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  • Every Airman has a critical role to play Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 1:03PMKADENA AIR BASE, Japan - Fly, fight and win. Bombs on target. You hear these terms growing up in the Air Force and are told no matter what your job is, your role is vital to the overall mission. For some, that link is difficult to make.
  • Wallet-friendly getaways to Puerto Rico Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:27AM This winter, travelers who book a four-night air-inclusive package to the island will save $200 off regular rates.
  • U of T professor to save General Motors Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:19AMBailout or no bailout, the key to General Motors’ long-term survival lies not in Washington, but in a product and production strategy that is being discreetly shaped by Canada’s Roger Martin — a business school dean with a penchant for big ideas
  • Top five UK law firms increase hold on M&A work as recession deepens Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 9:00AMSmall and mid-size legal teams given short shrift as downturn prompts ‘flight to quality’.
  • Ex-Giant captured after a month on the lam Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 8:53AMFormer New York Giant Mark Ingram was arrested in Michigan on Friday, nearly a month after he disappeared on the day he was scheduled to begin serving a prison sentence for bank fraud and money laundering.
  • Regional News, 01/05 Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 8:41AMIndiana-Summary --- Indiana Brigade Heads To Iraq (Shelbyville) -- The 75 members of Company C 1st Batallion, 137th Aviation Brigade said farewell to their families Saturday.
  • Etihad flying high Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:21PMABU DHABI: Etihad Airways flew more than six million passengers last year, a 34 per cent jump on 2007. The growth saw passenger numbers total 6,021,931 and the average seat factor rise from 68pc to 75pc.
  • Former NFL star arrested after month on run Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 5:08PMFormer NFL star and Flint native Mark Ingram is behind bars, nearly a month after he disappeared on the day he was scheduled to begin serving a prison sentence for bank fraud and money laundering.
  • NEC tie down young striking duo Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 4:18PMUEFA Cup contenders NEC Nijmegen have extended the contracts of forward pair Saidi Ntibazonkiza and Joël Tshibamba with both players signing deals that will keep them at the club until the summer of 2012.
  • Former Michigan State Standout Arrested Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 7:56AMFormer New York Giant and Michigan State standout Mark Ingram was arrested nearly a month after he disappeared on the day he was scheduled to begin serving a prison sentence...
  • Time to fly for bargain hunters Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 7:00AMTRAVELLERS can fly for less than the cost of a CD as airlines continue to slash prices as they try to fill empty seats.
  • Deep discounts will make travel tempting this year Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:46AMThe value of the U.S. dollar is surging, gas prices are at their lowest levels in four years, and hotel rates are softening. If you can afford a vacation, 2009 will be "the year of travel deals," predicts Genevieve Shaw Brown, senior editor of Travelocity.
  • Ex-Giants receiver nabbed by police Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 11:11AMMark Ingram was arrested in Michigan after a month on the lam for bank fraud and money laundering
  • Ex-NY Giant Captured After Month on Run Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 10:59AMFormer New York Giant Mark Ingram has been arrested in Michigan, nearly a month after he disappeared on the day he was scheduled to begin serving a prison sentence for bank fraud and money laundering.
  • Ex-Giant Ingram arrested after month on lam Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 10:57AMNEW YORK (AP) -- Former New York Giant Mark Ingram was arrested in Michigan on Friday, nearly a month after he disappeared on the day he was scheduled to begin serving a prison sentence for bank fraud and money laundering.
  • Ex-NY Giant Mark Ingram captured after month on lam Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 10:32AMNEW YORK - Former New York Giant Mark Ingram was arrested in Michigan, nearly a month after he disappeared on the day he was scheduled to begin serving a prison sentence...
  • Ex-NY Giant Captured After Month-Long Manhunt Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 10:26AMFormer New York Giant Mark Ingram was arrested in Michigan on Friday, nearly a month after he disappeared on the day he was scheduled to begin serving a prison sentence for bank fraud and money laundering. U.S. marshals tracked the retired wide receiver to a hotel room in Flint, Mich. after a manhunt that began when he failed to turn up at a federal prison in Kentucky on Dec. 5.
  • Ex-New York Giant captured in Flint after month on lam Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 9:07AMFormer New York Giant Mark Ingram has been arrested, nearly a month after he disappeared just before his scheduled prison sentence.
  • People to watch in 2009 Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 1:11AMThis former Royal Dutch Shell executive was lured from London to manage the Broomfield company.
  • Original Six final four? Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:03PMIn his first package of news, notes and quotes in 2009, ERIC DUHATSCHEK writes about the success of the Wings, Hawks, Habs and Bruins in the first half
  • Winter Weekends: A Dozen Easy Getaways Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 1:04PM12 quick getaways, from exuberant snow play in the Poconos to a stroll in a picture-book village or awed inspection of a mansion full of Impressionist paintings all within easy driving distance of New York.
  • Alaska celebrates 50 years of statehood Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:53AMTerry Richard/The OregonianA 50th anniversary Alaska license plate on a vehicle parked on the streets of Portland. When Alaskans found out that the U.S. Senate passed the Statehood Act in June 1958, sirens blared, crowds gathered and celebrated around bonfires....
  • In retrospect: Headlines of 2008 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:16AMA day-by-day look at the news making headlines in 2008. Jan. 1: Infected trees toppled. Pine wilt claims trees at Kansas State University Research Center south of Hays.
  • Turbulent 2008 Is Finally Over For Airlines Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 10:41PMThe meteoric rise and fall of the price of oil was the story for the airline industry for much of 2008, but as the year that brought big losses and hefty stock declines for many carriers drew to a close the erosion of demand for seats due to the recession was the main headline.
  • Airlines close the books on bumpy 2008, look for brighter skies in 2009 Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 7:48PMThe meteoric rise and fall of the price of oil was the story for the airline industry for much of 2008, but as the year that brought big losses
  • Transfer window: Prices high as football refuses to be crunched Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:21PM The January transfer window opens today and here are a few prices to digest: Jermain Defoe – £24m, Roque Santa Cruz – £18m, Craig Bellamy – £15m, Matthew Upson – £15m, Wayne Bridge – £11m. Add to that the €20m (£19.1m) for Lassana Diarra. Credit crunch? What credit crunch? Okay, some of the figures being quoted are those being demanded rather than being paid by the would-be buyer at present. ...
  • Managing food allergies abroad Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 9:36AMAt a London restaurant three years ago, Olivia Giovetti, a Los Angeles writer with a severe allergy to hazelnuts, asked if the crepes on the menu were made with Nutella. The waiter assured her it was chocolate -- but he was wrong.
  • Top Travel Web Sites Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 9:30AMEvery year, Travel + Leisure magazine editors pour over thousands of Web sites to come up with an incredible "short list" of the best sites. They are literally the cr me de la cr me of the online travel world.
  • Satellite Radio Still Reaches for the Payday Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 3:43AMDeep debt, including Howard Sterns $500 million contract, is causing Sirius XM Radio big worries despite growing revenue and subscriptions.
  • Asian airlines brace for recession blues Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 2:51AMKUALA LUMPUR : The year-end festive season usually heralds a busy period for Asia-Pacific airlines. But this year, a global economic slump has choked passenger and cargo traffic _ and 2009 looks even gloomier, corporate executives and industry experts say.
  • Mystery blast sends 7 men to hospital in P.E.I. Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 6:40PMSeven men are in hospital with burns after an unexplained explosion in Summerside, P.E.I., on Saturday evening.
  • Football preview of 2009: 10 highlights Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 6:20PMDavid Beckham playing in Europe again a promising transfer window the race for league titles and to avoid relegation the Champions League final and more
  • Pack ready for PapaJohns Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 12:49PMThe Eyewitness News sports team is blogging from Birmingham.
  • World citizen a great find for Flyers women Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 6:44PMAs Barack Obama was waging his successful campaign for the presidency of the United States, he caught the imagination of many college students across the nation, none more so than Marie Rosche.
  • Chicago Area Deals With Weather Woes Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 6:11PMWhile much of Chicago area deals with flooding from melting snow, more inclement weather is on the way in the form of rain, thunderstorms, tornadoes and snow.
  • Flash flood warning for Lake Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 5:50PM 5:47PM: While much of the Chicago area deals with flooding from melting snow, more inclement weather is on the way in the form of rain, high wind gusts and possible snowfall. A flash flood warning remains in effect until 9 p.m. for several Illinois counties, including Lake.
  • Persistent rain, possible snow in forecast Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 5:36PMWhile much of the Chicago area deals with flooding from melting snow, more inclement weather is on the way in the form of rain, high wind gusts and possible snowfall.
  • SpaceX awarded $1.6 billion contract Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 1:57AMFirm is chosen by NASA to restock space station starting in 2010.
  • More news in the Dec. 24 print and E-editions Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 1:26AMIn the Outer Banks Sentinel print and E-edition you can read these stories:
  • Big Deals! NASA Selects Orbital, SpaceX For ISS Cargo Resupply Duties Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 11:06PMContracts Worth $3.5 Billion Combined NASA has awarded two contracts -- one to Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, VA and one to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, CA -- for commercial cargo resupply services to the International Space Station. At the time of award, NASA has ordered eight flights valued at about $1.9 billion from Orbital and 12 flights valued at about $1.6 ...
  • Indian movie maker refuses to send product to Pakistan Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 6:15PMAn Indian movie company, UTV Motion Pictures has temporarily deferred all deals with Pakistan in an endeavour to support the Indian government in demanding stricter action against terrorism emanating from across the border.
  • Orbital Sciences wins $1.9 billion NASA contract Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 4:46PM(AP:WASHINGTON) NASA on Tuesday awarded two contracts that will shift cargo resupply services for the International Space Station to the private sector after the retirement of the space shuttle, including one to Orbital Sciences Corp., a maker of small rockets and space systems.
  • Prices plunge 25 per cent in airline price war Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 3:41PM A price war has broken out as major airlines slashed fares by up to 25 per cent to their lowest levels since the 1980s.
  • UTV suspends all commercial deals with Pakistan Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 1:59PMUTV Software Communications Tuesday temporarily deferred all deals with Pakistan in an endeavour to support the Indian government in demanding stricter action against terrorism emanating from across the border.
  • United may cut 250 flight attendants Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 9:24AMUnited Airlines notified its flight attendants union that it may cut up to 250 jobs in January. This news comes after the airline furloughed 1,550 earlier this fall. "We are hoping to achieve these reductions through voluntary furloughs, as we...
  • LI families mark Pan Am Flight 103 bombing 20th anniversary Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 5:35AMWhen Dan Tobin was 19 and his brother Mark was 21, "I was almost as good as he was at most things," Dan recalled.
  • Pan Am Flight 103 bombing 20th anniversary Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 5:35AMLI families remember the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103, which exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland en route to JFK.
  • Remembering Flight 103 Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 5:34AMLI remembers the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103, which exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland en route to JFK.
  • Epic marketing angle Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 6:10AMSYDNEY, Australia – The film camera sweeps across the landscape, taking in flat plains, gushing waterfalls and a dusty country town. The color is brilliant, the emptiness palpable and the soundtrack soars dramatically as warplanes bomb a city.
  • Storms in Midwest, East delay flights home for the holidays Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 2:54AMThe holiday travel season got off to a miserable start, with nasty winter weather delaying thousands.