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British Airways said it had joined a consortium led by a private equity firm, TPG Capital, bidding for the Spanish airline Iberia. British Airways joined with TPG Capital, Vista Capital de Expansión, Inversiones Ibersuizas and Quercus Equity to investigate a possible consortium offer for Iberia, the airline said in an announcement to the London Stock Exchange. British Airways has a 10 percent ...
Wed, 23 May 2007 02:50:21 GMT - (New York Times)
Every School Every Thursday -- Ankeny
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Wed, 23 May 2007 02:00:52 GMT - (The Des Moines Register)
Jambalaya has a rich history
Words are almost as much fun as food. Or is it the other way around? As a writer who gets to muse about the finer points of recipes, I love them both. Words and food can dance across the mouth and leave lasting impressions. They also can be overdone.
Wed, 23 May 2007 11:20:55 GMT - (The Olympian)
`CHANGE WILL COME FOR PRAGMATIC, NOT POLITICAL, REASONS'
When Nat Chediak first saw his fellow Cuban-Americans' euphoria over Fidel Castro's departure from power, he was wary. And he recalled a line from a Russian poet who had spent time in Cuba: ``The lion who is raised in a cage weeps for the cage.''
Sun, 20 May 2007 07:13:25 GMT - (Miami Herald)
Lost in mis-translation
Reaching out to the Hispanic community requires more than a Spanish-to-English dictionary. The inverse also holds true, says one local language expert.
Wed, 16 May 2007 17:20:09 GMT - (Las Vegas Business Press)
Author mixes Spanish, English in her 'Crónicas'
Words matter to Susana Chávez-Silverman. She is a writer, after all, as well as an academic with a background in linguistics.
Thu, 17 May 2007 07:14:40 GMT - (The Sacramento Bee)
Don't Protest...Just Spend
George W. Bush says he won?t raise taxes to pay for his war. ?I strongly oppose that. If that?s the kind of sacrifice people are talking about, I?m not for it because raising taxes will hurt this growing economy,? he explained.
Fri, 18 May 2007 14:37:55 GMT - (Valley Advocate)
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Tue, 15 May 2007 01:07:26 GMT - (Pocket PC Thoughts)
To Snitch Or Not To Snitch
To snitch or not to snitch. That's the question we're asking after Birmingham's police chief brought up a disturbing trend called ?stop snitching? at a town hall meeting on violence in The Magic City.
Wed, 16 May 2007 22:23:32 GMT - (CBS 42 Birmingham)
The woman who did the work for Berks County Election Services says she is satisfied with the Spanish wording on Act 1, ...
The woman who did the work for Berks County Election Services says she is satisfied with the Spanish wording on Act 1, but others say it?s confusing.
Sun, 13 May 2007 04:25:32 GMT - (Reading Eagle)