News - Powered by Yahoo NewsWith Landers absent, Visalia City Council delays decision on mobile-home rent-control consultant choice until Jan. 19
Visalia City Council members earlier tonight voted, 4-0, with Councilman Don Landers absent, to delay for two weeks the selection of a consultant to study the feasibility of instituting rental control for Visalia?s 10 mobile-home parks.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:37:17 GMT - (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register)
N Korea rallies for absent leader
Tens of thousands of North Koreans hold a New Year rally celebrating leader Kim Jong-il, who did not appear.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:47:01 GMT - (BBC News)
N Korea rallies for absent leader
Tens of thousands of North Koreans hold a New Year rally celebrating leader Kim Jong-il, who did not appear in footage of the event.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:40:07 GMT - (BBC News)
OTHER POINTS OF VIEW: Claims of defense don't match the reality in Gaza
In media coverage of the violence in Gaza, the voices of Palestinians are, as usual, absent.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:09:41 GMT - (Detroit Free Press)
North West Evening Mail
CONCERNED residents say the streets of Millom have been turned into a rubbish tip as families feel the effects of absent Christmas dustbin collections.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:18:41 GMT - (North-West Evening Mail)
Nigeria: Absent for Two Months, Lawmaker Earns the Wrath of Colleagues
Following his absence from sittings on the floor of the Taraba State House of Assembly for two months without official permission, the Assembly queried one of its members, Kenneth Kaigama, to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against him.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:49:39 GMT - (AllAfrica.com)
Colin Powell, Combs Make ?Black List? in Museum Show
They include Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison , basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, rap and clothing mogul Sean Combs , comedian Chris Rock, the Reverend Al Sharpton and former Secretary of State Colin Powell. Obama is conspicuously absent.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:27:15 GMT - (Update1) (Bloomberg)
County officials sworn in
A packed room of well-wishers and supporters greeted the 10 newly elected or reelected officials at a swearing-in ceremony January 2 at the Liberty County Courthouse. Only two reelected officials, Pct. 1 Constable Tim Allison and Pct. 3 Constable Danny Frankum, were absent.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:31:06 GMT - (Cleveland Advocate)
A rush to broker peace in Gaza
Absent more forceful US role, others make frantic bid to halt fighting.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:36:56 GMT - (The Christian Science Monitor)
Picasa Finally Hits The Mac, Squares Off With iPhoto
Picasa , the popular free photo management software made by Google, has finally made its way to the Mac. The application has long been noticeably absent on the Macintosh - especially given the fact that it has been available for Linux (which typically lags behind Macs and Windows) since 2006. It's also a direct competitor to Apple's long running iPhoto product, which has come with all new ...
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:26:34 GMT - (TechCrunch)