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...season. Fox's regular-season baseball ratings fell 13%, while ESPN's shrunk 7%, and 15 local networks that broadcast baseball saw double-digit ratings declines for their games. The 2008 World Series, between the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays, was the least watched in history. In that respect, the new network's timing may be terrible...
...convicted with speed by the Illinois senate and removed from office." Meanwhile, the office of Illinois secretary of state Jesse White reiterated that White will not certify any appointment by Blagojevich and that the seat will probably remain in limbo. White said in a statement, "Although I have respect for former Attorney General Roland Burris, because of the current cloud of controversy surrounding the governor, I cannot accept the document [appointing him to the Senate...
Indeed, given the twists of the Blagojevich saga, the political winds could change and Burris might actually get the seat. The Senate caucus statement made clear that the Senators had no quarrel with Burris: "We respect his years of public service." If he finds his way to the Senate, Burris can surely carve another accomplishment into his mausoleum...
...should begrudge respect for Cubans on either side of the straits - not those who died in prisons fighting Fulgencio Batista nor those who died on rafts escaping Fidel Castro. But after 50 years, it's time to stop reliving the Bay of Pigs...
...just what happened. It would be hard to believe that Yusuf was not forced out or given some financial incentive to leave, or both. The U.S., which had backed Yusuf for years, gave him the usual platitudes but signaled it was ready for a new approach. "We support and respect President Yusuf's decision to resign as President of the transitional federal government and welcome his commitment to continue supporting the Djibouti peace process," State Department spokesman Gordon Duguid said. "We acknowledge President Yusuf's contributions to long-term peace and stability in Somalia...