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Stallman Urges Congress to Ease Cuba Trade Restrictions

Mar 11

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Lille topple Liverpool in Europa League
English Premier League giants Liverpool slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Lille in the first leg of their last 16 Europa League tie to heap more misery on under-fire coach Rafael Benitez.

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Children’s Fairyland delights young visitors
IT SEEMS LIKE all my favorite haunts are popping up on TV these days. Last week, the Travel Channel ran a series called “101 Tastiest Places to Chow Down,” and No. 4 in the whole country was Fenton’s Creamery in Oakland.

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Regents restore part of salary
LINCOLN — Something had to give. In January 2009, University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineering professor John Rohde, a member of an award-winning research team that designs crash walls for NASCAR racetracks, was facing contract deadlines and a tough travel schedule.

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DEA goes to Cocoa Beach
DEA opened its 2010 Baseball Season with its 2nd annual trip to Cocoa Beach. The Eagles spent five days (with travel) eating, sleeping, and playing baseball at the Cocoa Expo spring training facility. This year’s team faced teams from Canada, Maryland, and Virgina. The Eagles started the day at 7 am in the batting tunnels, breakfast at 8:30, practice at 10:00, lunch at 12:00, practice at 2:00, a …

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Stallman Urges Congress to Ease Cuba Trade Restrictions
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 11, 2010 – When it comes to competing for agricultural trade with Cuba, the United States is its own worst enemy. In testimony today before the House Agriculture Committee, American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman called on congressional members to support the Travel Reform and Export Enhancement Act , or H.R. 4645, which would lift some key U.S.-imposed …

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Woman is linked to terrorist plot

Mar 10

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Feds: ‘Jihad Jane’ plotted terror
Pennsburg woman aided radicals, tried to kill artist in Europe, indictment says. With phony travel documents, e-mail intrigue and a burning desire to kill ”or die trying,” a middle-age Montgomery County woman helped recruit a network for suicide attacks and other terrorist strikes in Europe and Asia, according to a federal grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday.

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Domestic vs. foreign adoptions
If the child you adopt is U.S.-born or a resident, there are Internal Revenue Service guidelines on when you can take the credit. Court costs, adoption charges, attorney fees and travel expenses are some of the items covered by the credit.

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Goal.com Q&A: Lille Speed Merchants Provide Latest Hazard For Misfiring Liverpool
Misfiring Liverpool can expect a tough test when they travel to Lille for Thursday night’s Europa League last-16, first-leg clash, and should be wary of the French side’s attacking pace.

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American Society Of Anesthesiologists Urges Patients To Ask The Right Questions When Considering Traveling …
Hundreds of thousands of Americans travel abroad for surgical procedures each year. As the guardian of patients’ vital health, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is urging those considering traveling internationally for medical care to educate themselves, and take the necessary precautions to avoid unexpected complications. According to the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions …

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Woman is linked to terrorist plot
Using e-mail, YouTube videos, phony travel documents and a burning desire to kill “or die trying,” a middle-aged American woman from Pennsylvania…

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Soaring Airlines Flip-On Afterburners

Mar 9

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Champions League Special: Can FC Porto Survive Arsenal’s Slick Passing Game At The Emirates?
FC Porto travel to The Emirates stadium safe in the knowledge that a clean sheet will be enough to take them into the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.

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Iran’s Ahmadinejad plans Afghan visit on Wednesday
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad plans to travel to Afghanistan on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, a day after the United States accused the Islamic state of a “double game” in its neighbor.

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Snow snarls traffic, strands thousands in southern Europe
Heavy snow Tuesday stranded thousands of road travellers on the French-Spanish border, blanketed Italian cities and left 10,000 homes in Corsica without power.

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Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Hollywood
&$ &$ It’s been half a century since Hollywood’s Golden Age and once again, Tinseltown is aiming to recapture its former glamour and magic. Tattoo parlors, trashy souvenir shops and bleary-eyed lost souls still line Hollywood Boulevard. But with the Oscars now firmly entrenched in the district that is in the midst of a $1 billion, 30-year redevelopment, many locals are hoping its heading back to …

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Soaring Airlines Flip-On Afterburners
When they’re cold they’re deadly, but when they’re hot you’ve got to hang on tight and ride.

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Biden in Mideast to press peace efforts

Mar 8

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CL Debate: Burden Falls On Fiorentina As Serie A Remains In Danger Of Losing Champions League Place To Germany
The effects of la Viola’s result against the Bavarian giants could be felt across the Peninsula should they fall.

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The Disney Queen: Tammy Sofonia
The Disney Queen: Tammy Sofonia has been Mickey’s guest 53 times By Erin Crowell Tammy Sofonia knows a lot about Disney theme parks. Well, that might be an understatement, considering the Traverse City Passageways Travel agent has been to Disney World, in Orlando, 53 times.

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GOAA – Family Camp 2010 Registration now Available (Worldwide Faith GOAA – Family)
NEW YORK =96 Ionian Village Family Camp, a collaboration of the offices of Ionian Village and the Center for Family Care of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, is currently accepting registrations for its inaugural Family Camp to be held July 17-26, 2010. Families who participate in Ionian Village travel across Greece venerate the relics of saints, walk in the footsteps of the Apostles, and visit …

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Barbour’s travel: Mississippi picks up $300K tab for trips
When Gov. Haley Barbour traveled to France for the Paris Air Show last year, Mississippi taxpayers picked up the tab for his bodyguards’ $400-a-night hotel rooms and museum admissions.

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Biden in Mideast to press peace efforts
US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in the Middle East on Monday with Israel and the Palestinians on the cusp of opening indirect peace talks after a break in negotiations of more than a year.

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Court places teen maid in embassy’s care

Mar 7

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Cats upbeat on Corey
JOEL Corey remains on track for a Round 1 comeback, but Max Rooke has been all but ruled out for Geelong’s season opener.

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Cats upbeat on Corey
JOEL Corey remains on track for a Round 1 comeback, but Max Rooke has been all but ruled out for Geelong’s season opener.

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The everyday miracle of commercial air travel
Most people don’t appreciate how logistically complicated commercial air travel is.

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Falkirk boss Pressley convinced they can take advantage of Celtic frailties
Falkirk manager Steven Pressley is convinced they can shock Celtic today. With Celtic still hurting from last Sunday’s injury-time defeat at Ibrox, which extended Rangers ‘ lead at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League into double figures, the Hoops travel to Falkirk knowing anything less than a victory is unacceptable. “The pressure is very much on Celtic ,” Pressley said. “They are on …

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Court places teen maid in embassy’s care
KUALA TERENGGANU: An underage Indonesian maid, who pleaded guilty to stealing various items from her employer’s house in January, was ordered by the juvenile court here yesterday to be placed in the c…

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Genealogical Tourism Redefining Leisure Travel Market

Mar 6

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UN asks fliers to click $2 for MassiveGood health charity
With a simple click, U.S. travelers buying airline tickets via some travel agencies and Internet sites can now donate $2 or more to fight AIDS in developing countries.

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You’re predictable! So says your cell phone
Humans are unpredictable, movers and shakers — or so we might think. Yet new research that used cell phones to track people reveals the patterns of our movements and where we can be found, day or night, are predictable as much as 93 percent of the time, no matter how far we travel.

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Comets legend Sansom at 40th night
WORKINGTON Comets legend Lou Sansom will travel thousands of miles to be a special guest at the Comets’ 40th anniversary meeting.

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Priceline prices $500 million notes offering
Travel Web site Priceline.com Inc. said Thursday it has priced a $500 million offering of convertible senior notes maturing in 2015. The notes will pay an interest twice a year at an annual interest rate of 1.25 percent. Under certain situations, the notes… Priceline.com – PCLN – Recreation – Expedia – Travel

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Genealogical Tourism Redefining Leisure Travel Market
For the work-weary, the word “vacation” may conjure images of leisurely, carefree days at the beach sipping umbrella drinks.

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Bohemians v Sporting Fingal

Mar 5

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Former Peninsula Manager Starts His Own Charity Fund
Infuriated by a wasted donation, Peter Gautschi started his own charity.

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SHOOTING: Ireton to tour affected neighborhood
SALISBURY — Mayor Jim Ireton plans to travel Camden Neighborhood at 2 p.m. today where two people were shot last night.

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Expect Traffic Problems Along I-70 All Weekend
Know before you go! Plan extra time for travel if you plan on using Interstate 70 near downtown this weekend. Construction crews will tear down the Madison Street bridge. That means a two mile stretch of the interstate will be closed. Starting Friday night at 7:00pm, the highway will shutdown between the Poplar Street Bridge to St. Louis Avenue.

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Road Warrior: Bureaucracy leaves drivers in the dark
If you often travel Route 21 and its feeder roads at night, you’re probably used to the street lamps that fail to shed much light on your trip. After all, it’s hard to change a light bulb, especially in the dark days of a recession.

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Bohemians v Sporting Fingal
Premier Division new boys Sporting Fingal travel to Dalymount Park to take on Bohemians, kick-off 7.35pm. Liam Buckley will take a strong Fingal squad to face the defending champions and new signings Ronan Finn, Shane Barrett, Glen Crowe and Ger O’Brien are likely to feature.

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The Cruise Ship Disaster: How Do ‘Rogue Waves’ Happen?

Mar 4

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Visitors At New York Travel Show Enamoured With Orang Utan
NEW YORK, March 2 (Bernama) — Against a backdrop of the popular wildlife documentary ‘Orang Utan Island’ shown on American television, visitors to the Malaysian and Indonesian booths at the ongoing three-day New York Times Travel Show displayed a marked interest in Borneo wildlife, particularly the primate.

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Recycled trail’ gets city approval
Bikers and hikers will eventually be able to travel from Swinney Park to the University of Saint Francis on recycled roof shingles and tires.

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Back in Time at Borough Museum
Visitors to a new art gallery exhibition can travel back in time to explore the origins of North Staffordshire.

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PSG ban away fan travel
Sixteen fans of Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain FC have received bans after violent clashes against rivals supporters before and after Sunday’s 3-0 home loss to Olympique Marseille.

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The Cruise Ship Disaster: How Do ‘Rogue Waves’ Happen?
For centuries, mariners have told tales about sudden stories-high waves that emerged out of the open ocean without warning, strong enough to topple even large ships. Fact or fiction?

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Cheapflights.com Spotlights Travel Deals to 10 Top Celebrity Hotspots

Mar 3

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Chicago’s Noah to miss three weeks
The NBA’s Chicago Bulls said on Wednesday that center Joakim Noah will miss three more weeks because of the plantar fasciitis in his left foot that has hindered him for the past month.

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Ford Navigation Adds Carpool Lane Routing for More Travel, Less Hassle
DEARBORN, MI – Drivers hitting the road in a new 2011 Ford, Lincoln, or Mercury vehicles equipped with voice-activated navigation will be able to tap into nearly 2,500 miles of highway and interstate lanes designed to help get them where they need to go quicker and with less hassle.

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Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores Completes 230 Store Rollout of Retalix Software
DALLAS — Retalix today announced that Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores has completed a rollout of the Retalix StorePoint suite, including StorePoint POS, StorePoint Back Office and StorePoint HQC applications, with Foodservice and Commercial Fuel modules.

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Safe sailing
The devastating earthquakes in Chile and Haiti are poignant reminders that we need to take precautions before traveling abroad. Here are top tips on how to keep safe when visiting a different country.

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Cheapflights.com Spotlights Travel Deals to 10 Top Celebrity Hotspots
Your Chance to Go, See and Be Seen

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Ctrip.com Announces a Registered Public Offering

Mar 2

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Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart Fuel Rumors Their Romance is a Publicity Stunt
ROBERT Pattinson and Kristen Stewart did nothing to dispel rumors their relationship is a PR stunt at the New York premiere of Rob’s new movie Remember Me Monday night — after the pair showed up to the red carpet event in separate cars. Real couples usually travel together! Rob, 23, was busy working the crowds with his [...]

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‘Dancing With the Stars’ tries bold new steps this season
The star-studded dance competition will have higher-profile celebrities, but fewer of them, when its new season kicks off March 22.

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Rain-snow mix hits north Alabama, some school systems delay openings
Students in county school systems including Blount, Cherokee, Clay, Jackson, Lawrence and Limestone got to sleep a little late today because of the potential for travel problems.

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THE DIFFERENCE A DECADE MAKES
British Airways’ top ten landmark moments in the evolution of air travel in the noughties Online check-in. Farewell to Concorde. The world’s first fully flat flying bed. The last ten years has arguab

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Ctrip.com Announces a Registered Public Offering
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. , a leading travel service provider for hotel accommodations, airline tickets and packaged tours in China, today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, 5,700,000 American depositary shares , each representing 0.25 ordinary shares of the Company.

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