Pawar Wins Bal Thackeray's Cooperation For an Incident Free IPL

On Sunday, Pawar visited Bal Thackeray and appealed for withdrawal of Shiv Sena's threat to Australian players' participation in the Indian Premier League's third season.

Pawar reportedly sought Bal Thackeray's Co-operation for keeping politics away from sports and allow trouble-free organization of the upcoming mega event.

Sharad Pawar, who is also the Board of Control for Cricket in India chief, visited "Matoshree," The Home of Bal Thackeray, in the evening and the two leaders spent about two hours together.

However, Speculations were rife that Pawar, currently facing criticism from nearly all quarters over Spiraling price rise of commodities, could be trying to come close to the Shiv Sena party.Read More Story,http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Pawar-wins-Bal-Thackerays-cooperation-for-an-incident-free-IPL/articleshow/5545995.cms

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Geithner: U.S. Won't Lose Triple-A Bond Rating

"Absolutely Not," Mr. Geithner said in an interview with ABC News's "This Week" when asked about the prospect of the U.S. Losing its top rating. "That will never happen to this country." 

Bond rating agency Moody's on Wednesday warned that the triple-A rating of U.S. Treasury Bonds could be in peril unless the U.S. reduces its federal budget deficit or the economy for rebounds. 

Mr. Geithner noted that "when investors were nervous about a global financial crisis, they sought safety in U.S. Treasury Securities and the U.S. dollars. "That is a very, very important sign of basic confidence in our capacity as a country to work together to fix these problems," he said. 

They said the Obama administration was "Deeply serious" about deficit reduction. Mr. Geithner has endorsed the creation of a Bipartisan commission that would be charged with Recommending ways to reduce the federal deficit over the long haul. 

The Treasury secretary sounded an upbeat note on the U.S. Economic Outlook, saying "we're seeing some Encouraging Signs of Healing," with the economy for Expanding at an annualized rate of nearly 6% and the jobless rate falling modestly in the most-recent unemployment report. 

The economic recovery "is going to take awhile and it's going to be Uneven," Mr. Geithner said. "While the risks of a double-dip recession are much lower than they have been, he said," we have more work to do "to spur job creation. 

They disputed remarks by newly elected it. Scott Brown (R., Mass.)., That the economic stimulus package enacted by Congress last year has failed to create jobs. "I do not think there's any basis for that judgment," Mr. Geithner said. They said the stimulus measures have been "very, very effective," and pointed Thurs improvement in the overall economy.Read More Story,http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703427704575051192374232722.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

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Hundreds Of Thousands without Power After Eastern Snowstorm

More than 300.000 people from Pennsylvania Thurs Virginia were in the dark Sunday morning, utility companies reported. The Blizzard - referred to as "snowmageddon" by President Obama - brought down power lines across the region, and snow continued Thurs cause outages.
"Since the heavy, wet snow is still bringing down trees, we are still seeing new outages occur," Allegheny Power said in a statement Sunday. "Damage assessment is ongoing, but overall estimated times for the restoration of service have not been determined."
The utility company provides electricity to customers in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. More than 142.000 of its customers had no power; The majority of them, more than 90.000, reside in Pennsylvania, the company said.Read More Story,http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/weather/02/07/winter.storm/?hpt=T1

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Iran's President Orders Higher Enrichment Of Uranium

The president did not set a deadline for the increase. But his announcement is Likely Thurs shake up his skeptics in the West amid efforts to get Iran Thurs accept a UN-backed draft deal Thurs swap its low-enriched uranium abroad, where it would be turned into material for use at a medical research reactor in Tehran.

"The doors for interaction are still open," Ahmadinejad said at a ceremony marking Iran's laser technology achievements. "We had told them (the West) to come and have a swap, although we could produce the 20 percent enriched fuel ourselves."

The Islamic republic had until the end of 2009 to accept the deal offered by the "P5 plus 1," which consists of permanent UN Security Council members Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States, plus Germany.

Instead, Iran came back with a counteroffer, giving the West until the end of January to accept its own proposal. The details of that offer were never disclosed,Read More Story,http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/07/iran.nuclear/

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Hermione Hot in Hollywood

She came 14th overall and was one of only two women in the top 20 Cameron Diaz was the other.

Potter co-stars Daniel Radcliffe, the highest-paid actor at no. 6 with £ 26 million, and Rupert Grint (15th, £ 20 million) has made it to the list behind top earner, Transformers producer Michael Bay, with £ 78 million.

A regular sight in the front rows of fashion shows in London and Paris, Watson, last year won a lucrative advertising deal with Burberry and this year launched a clothing collection in collaboration with ethical label People Tree.

Steven Spielberg was No.. 2 with more than £ 53 million in earnings.

Director James Cameron's Avatar recently overtook his last film, Titanic, to become the highest grossing movie ever made. His earnings, estimated at £ 31 million, ranked him No.. 4.Read More Story,http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/hermione-hot-in-hollywood-20100207-nkcq.html

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Love Is in the air Achievement Guide

Holiday Game Love Is In the Air begins Sunday, running February 7th (3:00 am server time) through February 21st (3:00 am server time) this year. Doing most of the achievements related tothe holiday will reward you with the meta-Fool for Love, the title "The Love Fool," and one more notch in the long,Read More Story,http://www.ordoh.com/?tag=love-is-in-the-air-wow-2010

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Randy Couture Vs. Mark Coleman and UFC 109 Hangover

How does the UFC Thiago hate? The guy has all three Fought AKA welterweights (going 2-1) not to mention he was scheduled to Fight Thiago Alves Alves got hurt before. So what is next, the loser of GSP Hardy Dan Hardy, the winner of Fitch-Alves or the loser of Koscheck-Daley. Actually, that is probably what the UFC is considering ... 

- Paulo Thiago employed the paddy-cake boxing technique. Seriously! Thiago was Countering by swatting with open hands at the Mike Swick threw punches. 

- Thiago Pualo Just Needs to embrace his inclusion in the BOPE (Brazil's version of a SWAT team, except way more bad ass) and turn it into his user name and put a giant BOPE is a symbolic tattoo his body. or maybe just his trunks. Whichever, they are basically the same thing ... 

- Paulo Thiago's trainer really, really wants Paulo Thiago's in the UFC video game. That would be a shooter, right? 

- Mike "Skeleton" Swick is done at as a Serious Contender at 170lbs. I actually kind of want him to go back up in weight because I am afraid he is undergoing a Raiders of the Lost Ark melt. 

- The UFC squeezed in Phil Davis' unanimous decision over Brian Stann domination but did not show Joey Beltran's second round TKO win over Rolles Gracie. Pretty clear evidence of which fighter they want their pay-per-view audience (aka the fans) to see. 

- Phil Davis absolutely spanked Brian Stann. Stann, who has a rudimentary ground game was a perfect match-up for Davis, a former NCAA wrestling champion. The match-up itself makes one wonder why one theUFC would send the "All-American" Stann (he's a former Marine) into the wrestling firing squad. This is not the Crimea and the Light Brigade! 

- Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller, was called "an amateur kickboxing 'bout by Joe Rogan. That About Sums Up This Fight,Read More Story,http://www.watchkalibrun.com/2010/2/7/1299026/randy-couture-vs-mark-coleman-and

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