US – Thursday, March 18
Congress passes job-creation bill
A package of tax breaks and highway spending cleared Congress yesterday, the first of what Democrats hope will be several efforts to bring down the 9.7 percent unemployment rate.
 
Pakistan charges U.S. 5 with terror
A Pakistani court formally charged five young Americans of plotting terrorism in the country yesterday, their lawyer said, in a case that has raised alarm over the danger posed by militants using the Internet.
 
Bullock gets ‘Blind Side’d by alleged affair
It seemed too crazy to be true — America’s sweetheart Sandra Bullock fell for Jesse James, a heavily tattooed former bodyguard for Slayer turned custom motorcycle maker who was once married to a porn star.
 
‘The age of the freak is almost here’
For the past few years the tourist shops near where the SXSW Music Conference takes place have been selling goods emblazoned with the axiom “Keep Austin Weird.” And if the first night of live music was any indication, visitors, revelers and performers are taking the sentiment to heart. Here are a few of the highlights from Wednesday
 
‘Free’ ad leads to fraud suit
NEW YORK. A Wisconsin college student is suing credit firm Experian — the brains behind the ubiquitous FreeCreditReport.com jingles — for fraudulent advertising after she inadvertently signed up for a monthly $14.95 monitoring service.
 
The key to Kyoto
Kyoto’s temples and Geisha culture are legendary, but this city is no slouch when it comes to mixing in a large slice of contemporary, too.
 
Published 23:50, February the 8th, 2010
 
Paterson has been dogged by Internet rumors of a scandal.Paterson has been dogged by Internet rumors of a scandal.
Photo: GETTY IMAGES
 

Web rumors just a bunch of lies: Gov.

New York Democratic Gov. David Paterson is not planning to resign, his spokeswoman said yesterday, calling blog reports “entirely fabricated.”

“This is a new low, even by the standards of planet Albany. The circus of the past week — entirely fabricated out of thin air and innuendo — is an embarrassment for all who have played a role in fueling it,” Marissa Shorenstein said by e-mail.

Paterson, a former legislator and lieutenant governor, became governor in 2008 after former Governor Eliot Spitzer, also a Democrat, resigned amid a prostitution scandal.

Since last week, media blogs, including the Huffington Post, have said The New York Times was on the brink of publishing a story so scandalous that Paterson would have resign.

Paterson trails Democratic Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in opinion polls ahead of a potential September primary.

When he became governor, Paterson admitted being unfaithful to his wife and to past cocaine use.

Since last week, questions have also been raised about whether Paterson gave undue weight to political ties in choosing a consortium to run video lottery terminals at the Aqueduct horse track in Queens.

 
 
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MMMpod
The March MMMpod features conversation and music from Surfer Blood and The Allman Brothers Band (There's a double-bill you're not too likely to see. However, Gregg Allman does mention Hannah Montana!). We also speak with Vampire Weekend and the Dropkick Murphys.
 
 
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