The spokesman for Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is dismissing Western criticism of the country's widely discredited elections.
George Charamba told reporters at the African Union summit in Egypt on Tuesday that the United States, Britain and other European countries can "go hang" because they have no basis to condemn Mugabe.
Mugabe is under intense international criticism for winning a …
HAWTHORNE: 3RD RACE TOP COUNTESS (PP 6) This filly comes off asolid effort and finds a good spot; top jock takes the mount and thedrop in class should do the trick; she has been running againsttougher company in Florida; Campbell rides for Berndt.
4TH RACE STOP A TRAIN (PP 2) This is a tough distance in which tobreak your maiden; this filly's pedigree says she can handle theadded ground; this is a daughter of Devil His Due and she will betighter after her last effort; Silva rides for Janks.
TAMPA BAY: 6TH RACE THE MAN (PP 4) This gray gelding has a lot offight in him and …
Coalition demands school funding parity
A coalition led by Chicago's Metropolitan Planning Council is demanding changes in school funding through a shift from reliance on property taxes to reliance on statewide taxes. "It would be important to low income people," to make the shift, said MPC Vice President John McCarron.
"The tax burden would be a progressive distribution if it were based on an income tax and sales tax and taxes other than the property tax," he said, adding that residential real estate taxes ultimately result in higher rents in addition to greater costs to homeowners.
The coalition's plan, MPC said, is to reduce the "unconscionable gap in resources …
President Barack Obama is telling the world's Muslims that his administration will be looking for a "new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect." And he's warning leaders around the globe who try to encourage conflict and "blame their society's ills on the West" that their people will judge them on what they build, not what they destroy.
In his inaugural …
Workers on the bottling line are fuming about being limited tofour breaks per 81/2-hour shift, only one of which can beunscheduled. Extra trips to the bathroom can result in reprimands.Workers with six violations can be fired.
The United Food and Commercial Workers local said some of the 100affected employees have urinated on themselves because they wereafraid to leave the line. Some wear protective undergarments andothers have feigned illnesses to go home and avoid gettingviolations, said Jo Anne Kelley, president of the union local.
"It's a shame when you feel you have the need to go to thebathroom, but you ask yourself, 'Do I soil myself or do I protect myjob?' " …
HUNTINGTON - Tre Whitted is coming of age.
That is an unusual description of an 18-year-old with only threeDivision I basketball games under his belt, but it applies to thisunusual true freshman.
Whitted proved that during Marshall's 89-76 loss to No. 9 Kentuckyon Monday in Cincinnati's US Bank Arena by impressively scoring 10points, including two 3-pointers, in the second half.
Imagine what that showing against a quality opponent in that venuehas to do for the precocious Whitted's maturation process.
"That's got to help him a bunch," said junior guard Ronnie Dawn."Being able to do that in the second half against Kentucky ... if hecan do that against …
Asante Samuel scored on an interception on Philadelphia's third offensive play and the unbeaten New England Patriots led the Philadelphia Eagles 14-7 after the first quarter Sunday night.
The Eagles, with A.J. Feeley filling in for injured quarterback Donovan McNabb, tied it on a 77-yard drive capped by Brian Westbrook's 1-yard touchdown run. The Patriots reclaimed the lead on their first possession on a 1-yard run by Heath Evans.
New England (10-0) was trying to move one game closer to the first unbeaten season since the Miami Dolphins had one in 1972. Philadelphia (5-5) won its previous two games and had a chance to be one of seven NFC teams with records of …
