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Chambers: How I’ll make Cisco into IT’s biggest player (InfoWorld)

Yahoo! News: Technology News — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:41:39 +0000

InfoWorld - By almost any measure, Cisco Systems is the biggest fish in the networking pond.

Supreme Court chief fights back after criticism from Obama (The Newsroom)

Yahoo! News: Most Viewed — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:36:05 +0000

The Newsroom - It's no secret that many think the fierce mood of partisanship is routinely crippling Washington. While most of the fur flies between the major parties in Congress — with the president weighing in occasionally to keep his party leaders on message — this week has seen an outbreak of hostilities in a less traditional venue: between the Supreme Court and the president.

Quality Distribution 4Q profit fall as sales drop (AP)

Yahoo! News: Business News — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:35:43 +0000

AP - Quality Distribution Inc., which hauls chemicals in trucks, said Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings fell on lower sales and one-time expenses.

British Airways strike looms as last-ditch talks fail (AFP)

Yahoo! News: World News — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:34:55 +0000

AFP - Talks to avert a strike by British Airways cabin crew over working conditions failed on Wednesday, raising the threat of a walkout as early as next week.

Bing gains US search market share for ninth straight month (AFP)

Yahoo! News: Technology News — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:32:36 +0000

AFP - Microsoft's new Internet search engine Bing slightly increased its share of the US search market in February, the ninth straight month of modest gains, online tracking firm comScore said Wednesday.

Italy, FBI raids crack down on Mafia in US, Sicily (AP)

Yahoo! News: World News — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:30:57 +0000

AP - The FBI arrested a reputed U.S. mobster Wednesday on charges he provided protection for a Sicilian counterpart mapping out criminal turf in Florida — part of an international sweep aimed at further crippling the storied Gambino organized crime family and disrupting its ties to the Italian mob.

Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks (AP)

Yahoo! News: Most Viewed — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:30:05 +0000

AP - The Senate voted Wednesday to extend key pieces of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor.

Obama decries waste, fraud in gov’t health system (AP)

Yahoo! News: Top Stories — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:28:41 +0000

AP - President Barack Obama denounced waste, inefficiency and downright fraud in the government's health care system on Wednesday as he sought to rally public support for his revamped overhaul plan. "Improper payments cost taxpayers almost $100 billion last year alone," Obama said at a rally in this St. Louis suburb.

Madonna, Lourdes to launch ‘Material Girl’ line (AFP)

Yahoo! News: Entertainment News — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:27:01 +0000

AFP - Madonna and her 13-year-old budding fashionista daughter Lourdes are to launch a new line in teen clothing called "Material Girl" in the US this August.

Swedish artist has no regrets over prophet drawing (AP)

Yahoo! News: Top Stories — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:26:39 +0000

AP - The point of a caricature depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog was to show that artistic freedom allows mockery of all religions, including the most sacred symbols of Islam, the Swedish artist who created it said Wednesday.