Times Online
South Africa's opposition leaders came together last week to launch what newspapers called “a desperate last-ditch effort” to deny the ruling African National Congress (ANC) a landslide victory in Wednesday's general election.
New York Times
The Associated Press
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San Jose Mercury News, USA
ROEM, along with partner CORE Development, is the company working on a townhomes and a senior housing project on the former Fiesta Lanes property near N. Buena Vista Avenue that the city recently dispersed $603435 in public housing funds to much …
Embedded.com, Ca.
By Colin Holland SEMICONDUCTOR VENDORS are in either in the microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sector or will be out of business; that was the stark assertion that came out of a panel session at the recent Globalpress Electronics Summit in San …
Eetasia.com (subscription)
Chicago Tribune
AP ELKHART, Ind. - Former Indiana Congressman Chris Chocola has been named the new president of the national conservative group Club for Growth.
The Associated Press
Philadelphia Inquirer
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AHN
Albany, NY (AHN) - Democrat Scott Murphy has taken a razor-thin lead over former New York State Assembly Minority Leader Jim Tedisco in the race to succeed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) as representative of New York's 20th congressional district.
Troy Record
WCAX
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San Francisco Chronicle, USA
Representatives meet periodically, with several participating in ongoing working groups divided according to tasks such as business development, workforce training and research, said Michael Caplan, Berkeley's manager of economic development. …
Wall Street Journal
AP ST. PAUL, Minn. — Democrat Al Franken's lead in Minnesota's US Senate race has grown to 312 votes after hundreds of absentee ballots were added to the race.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Washington Post
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AFP
PRAGUE (AFP) - Barack Obama is billing himself as the US president which Europe seems to have long desired, one who comes not to lecture, but to "listen, to learn and to lead".
EUX.TV
Reuters
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San Jose Mercury News, USA
By JIM SEIMAS SCOTTS VALLEY — When the dust settled in a thrilling contest that pitted the top two baseball teams in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings against each other, Scotts Valley High players were dismantling from a dogpile on Chris …
Xinhua
KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (Xinhua) — Malaysia's new Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak Friday said that he would provide strong leadership to lead the country out of the current economic hard times.
Voice of America
Hindu
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