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Archives for September, 2010

HP picks ex-software exec Leo Apotheker as new CEO

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=84470721&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Hewlett-Packard Co. has hired recently discarded software executive Leo Apotheker to steer the world's largest technology company as it tries to prove it can thrive without its previous leader, Mark Hurd.

Protesting police throw Ecuador into chaos

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=84470690&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Hundreds of police angry over a law to cut their benefits plunged this small South American nation into chaos Thursday, roughing up and tear-gassing the president, shutting down airports and blocking highways in a nationwide strike.

Rams RB Jackson unsure if he will play vs Seattle

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=84470688&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson has missed his second day of practice and it was unclear whether he will play Sunday against Seattle.

Facebook founder’s story no longer his alone

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=84470686&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Harvard dormitory where Facebook was born is a red brick and ivy-draped campus castle that, beyond just being a place to sleep and study, has long prided itself as a community of the best and the brightest.

Carter looks to vindicate poor playoff performance

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=84470665&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK If Vince Carter didn't have enough incentive to redeem his poor performance in the Eastern Conference finals, the message came through loud and clear from his Orlando Magic teammates during a meeting at the start of training camp.

Boehner urges congressional reform as vote nears

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=84470593&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Jettisoning partisan campaign-season rhetoric, if only for a moment, House Republican leader John Boehner said Thursday that both parties bear the blame for "dysfunction in Congress" and urged lawmakers to adopt a cut-as-you-go-rule to curb their appetite for spending on new federal programs.

Arizona US Senate candidate denies plagiarism

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=84470591&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Democrat who is challenging Republican John McCain in Arizona's U.S. Senate race on Thursday denied allegations that his 2005 doctoral dissertation contains sentences plagiarized from other researchers.

Ariz. fugitives indicted on capital murder charges

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=84470585&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A federal grand jury has indicted two Arizona prison escapees and a woman who allegedly helped them escape on capital murder and carjacking charges in the New Mexico deaths of an Oklahoma couple.

First-place Giants complete sweep of Diamondbacks

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=84470514&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Pablo Sandoval hit a splash shot into McCovey Cove, Andres Torres and Buster Posey also connected and the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants beat Arizona 4-1 Thursday for a three-game sweep.

Merck to appeal $4.6M verdict in Mass. fraud case

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=84470513&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Drugmaker Merck & Co. plans to appeal a federal court verdict that a former subsidiary caused the commonwealth of Massachusetts to overpay pharmacists for a widely used asthma medication, the company said Thursday.