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...players are not the only ones receiving distinctions this week. Coach Stone is poised to break the all-time NCAA career wins record. She needs one win this weekend to tie Laura Halldorson’s record of 337 wins and a clean sweep to surpass...
Halfway through the current 111th Congress, the filibuster has already been invoked 74 times, putting it on pace to surpass the 110th Congress, which set the high mark with 139. That was more than double the mark set by the Democratic minority in the previous Congress, 68. By comparison, there were only 70 filibusters in the entire period between 1919 (when Senate rules were changed to allow supermajorities to end a filibuster...
...technology. A study by Blackbaud found that online donors tend to be younger people with higher income, a group that matches the demographic of internet-savvy people in general. While offline giving still makes up the lions’ share of charitable donations, online giving will likely grow to surpass it, which means that the amount donated each year will also keep growing...
...Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell were signing a 20-year deal to develop a supergiant Iraqi oil field. The agreement had been heralded as a cornerstone for the future of an Iraq safe enough for investors to unload tens of billions of dollars, perhaps one that would see Iraq surpass Saudi Arabia in oil production. Many hoped it would underwrite Iraq's transition from war zone to prosperity. "Chemical Ali" was executed in the morning, another remnant of the bad old Saddam days gone. But very soon Monday brought back the Iraq of the bloody, shrieking past in three consecutive...
...edge out Columbia Pictures' doomsday epic 2012, which has made $20 million since its opening on Dec. 18. What's more, in a rare show of heft, the film continues to draw crowds despite the release of Bollywood's 3 Idiots two weeks later. It grossed $60 million to surpass the all-time record for an Indian film in the domestic and international market...