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David Emerson, former foundation president, passes away. - Citizen Online
A former president and current director of the Auburn-based Fred L. Emerson Foundation has passed away, the foundation announced Saturday morning. David Emerson was the grandson of the foundation's founder, and had served more than three decades with ...

Cancer centre 'could lose £7.5m' - Croydon Guardian
One of the UK's leading cancer treatment centres has revealed it could lose £7.5 million as more casualties of the Icelandic banking system's meltdown emerged. The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, in Manchester, said the bulk of the money - £6.5 ...

Machel: Schools must act against trafficking - Boston Globe
MAPUTO, Mozambique— Graca Machel, a Mozambican human rights campaigner and the country's former first lady, appealed to schools Saturday to take more action to prevent children being kidnapped and sold into prostitution. Machel, who is married to ...

Urban Farmer Sells Affordable Fruits and Veggies, Envisions Skyscraper ... - ABC News
When most people think of farms, they think flat, endless fields of corn or wheat in the heartland of the American Midwest. Former pro basketball player Will Allen looks holds lettuce at the former garden center that he transformed into an urban ...

French, German Leaders Leaning Toward UK-Style Plan - CNBC
Sarkozy, whose country holds the rotating six-month presidency of the European Union, has called an emergency meeting on Sunday of the 15 countries that have the euro as their currency, with a view to taking steps to stop the rot. "We have prepared a ...

W. Pa. cancer foundation agrees to settle lawsuit - Philadelphia Inquirer
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A western Pennsylvania cancer foundation has agreed to pay nearly $270,000 to more than 2,100 people to settle a lawsuit with the state. Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett sued Slippery Rock-based Hope Cancer Treatment ...

EFF: Hollywood's RealDVD suit is a smokescreen - CNET News
Hollywood isn't suing RealNetworks over piracy, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation . That's just a smokescreen, according to the group that advocates for Internet users. In a blog posted to EFF.org on Friday night, the group made a ...

Sarkozy and Merkel prepare crisis plan - International Herald Tribune
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel paved the way on Saturday for European measures to tackle the global financial crisis but revealed little about their plans. Sarkozy, whose country holds the rotating six-month ...

Sarkozy, Merkel prepare European crisis plan - Forbes
COLOMBEY-LES-DEUX-EGLISES, France, Oct 11 (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel paved the way on Saturday for European measures to tackle the global financial crisis but revealed little about their plans ...

Scenes from the ground game - Seattle Times
Twenty houses in four hours. That's what Barack Obama volunteer Maria Logsdon hits every weekend, knocking on doors in the suburbs north of Denver. Our voter's guide helps you make smarter choices by letting you compare candidates side by side. Enter ...