http://robwire.com news and opinion Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 http://robwire.com/2010/03/golf-ishikawa-hopes-to-show-improvement-in-3-u-s-pga-events/ http://robwire.com/2010/03/golf-ishikawa-hopes-to-show-improvement-in-3-u-s-pga-events/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:15 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2010/03/golf-ishikawa-hopes-to-show-improvement-in-3-u-s-pga-events/ (Kyodo) _ Teenage star Ryo Ishikawa said Thursday he is well prepared to play in three U.S. PGA tournaments, including the Masters Tournament, in the next four weeks. “My spirit,… More
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]]> http://robwire.com/2010/03/golf-ishikawa-hopes-to-show-improvement-in-3-u-s-pga-events/feed/ 0 http://robwire.com/2010/03/thailand-deploys-50000-strong-force-ahead-of-protests/ http://robwire.com/2010/03/thailand-deploys-50000-strong-force-ahead-of-protests/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:15 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2010/03/thailand-deploys-50000-strong-force-ahead-of-protests/ Thai authorities Thursday began deploying 50,000 troops on the streets of Bangkok ahead of rallies by anti-government protesters that they fear could turn violent, the deputy prime minister More
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]]> http://robwire.com/2010/03/thailand-deploys-50000-strong-force-ahead-of-protests/feed/ 0 http://robwire.com/2010/03/3rd-ld-japans-oct-dec-economic-growth-revised-down-to-annualized-3-8/ http://robwire.com/2010/03/3rd-ld-japans-oct-dec-economic-growth-revised-down-to-annualized-3-8/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:15 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2010/03/3rd-ld-japans-oct-dec-economic-growth-revised-down-to-annualized-3-8/ TOKYO, March 11 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING COMMENTS AND DETAILS) Japan’s economy expanded an annualized 3.8 percent in real terms in the October-December quarter, slower than an initially… More
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]]> http://robwire.com/2010/03/3rd-ld-japans-oct-dec-economic-growth-revised-down-to-annualized-3-8/feed/ 0 http://robwire.com/2010/03/okinawa-assemblymen-urge-govt-to-move-futemma-out-of-prefecture/ http://robwire.com/2010/03/okinawa-assemblymen-urge-govt-to-move-futemma-out-of-prefecture/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:14 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2010/03/okinawa-assemblymen-urge-govt-to-move-futemma-out-of-prefecture/ (Kyodo) _ A group of Okinawa prefectural assembly members urged Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa on Thursday to move the U.S. Marines’ Futemma Air Station outside the southernmost… More
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]]> http://robwire.com/2010/03/okinawa-assemblymen-urge-govt-to-move-futemma-out-of-prefecture/feed/ 0 http://robwire.com/2010/03/marten-proves-responsible-for-attacks-on-crested-ibises-in-sado/ http://robwire.com/2010/03/marten-proves-responsible-for-attacks-on-crested-ibises-in-sado/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:14 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2010/03/marten-proves-responsible-for-attacks-on-crested-ibises-in-sado/ (Kyodo) _ The predator responsible for the fatal attacks on crested ibises placed in a protective program in Niigata Prefecture has proven to be a marten, the Environment Ministry said… More
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]]> http://robwire.com/2010/03/marten-proves-responsible-for-attacks-on-crested-ibises-in-sado/feed/ 0 http://robwire.com/2010/03/baseball-ichiro-gets-1-rbi-h-matsui-hitless-in-spring-training/ http://robwire.com/2010/03/baseball-ichiro-gets-1-rbi-h-matsui-hitless-in-spring-training/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:14 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2010/03/baseball-ichiro-gets-1-rbi-h-matsui-hitless-in-spring-training/ (Kyodo) _ Ichiro Suzuki went 1-for-3 with an RBI for the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui was hitless in spring training games on Wednesday. … More
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]]> http://robwire.com/2010/03/baseball-ichiro-gets-1-rbi-h-matsui-hitless-in-spring-training/feed/ 0 http://robwire.com/2010/03/s-korean-foreign-minister-to-make-3-day-visit-to-china-next-week/ http://robwire.com/2010/03/s-korean-foreign-minister-to-make-3-day-visit-to-china-next-week/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:14 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2010/03/s-korean-foreign-minister-to-make-3-day-visit-to-china-next-week/ (Kyodo) _ South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung Hwan will make a three-day visit to China from next Wednesday to hold talks with Chinese leaders on matters of mutual… More
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]]> http://robwire.com/2010/03/s-korean-foreign-minister-to-make-3-day-visit-to-china-next-week/feed/ 0 http://robwire.com/2010/03/california-sushi-restaurant-chef-accused-of-serving-whale-meat/ http://robwire.com/2010/03/california-sushi-restaurant-chef-accused-of-serving-whale-meat/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:14 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2010/03/california-sushi-restaurant-chef-accused-of-serving-whale-meat/ (Kyodo) _ The owner and chef of a high-end sushi restaurant in Santa Monica, California, are facing criminal charges for allegedly serving illegal whale meat, local reports said… More
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]]> http://robwire.com/2010/03/california-sushi-restaurant-chef-accused-of-serving-whale-meat/feed/ 0 http://robwire.com/2010/03/fresh-warrant-served-on-ex-aide-to-lawmaker-on-suspicion-of-fraud/ http://robwire.com/2010/03/fresh-warrant-served-on-ex-aide-to-lawmaker-on-suspicion-of-fraud/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:14 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2010/03/fresh-warrant-served-on-ex-aide-to-lawmaker-on-suspicion-of-fraud/ (Kyodo) _ Tokyo police served a fresh arrest warrant on a former state-paid secretary to House of Representatives member Koichi Yamauchi on Thursday on suspicion of defrauding a man of 40 More
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]]> http://robwire.com/2010/03/fresh-warrant-served-on-ex-aide-to-lawmaker-on-suspicion-of-fraud/feed/ 0 http://robwire.com/2010/03/main-events-scheduled-for-friday-march-12/ http://robwire.com/2010/03/main-events-scheduled-for-friday-march-12/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:14 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2010/03/main-events-scheduled-for-friday-march-12/ (Kyodo) _ — Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to release revised industrial production index for January at 1:30 p.m. More
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]]> http://robwire.com/2010/03/main-events-scheduled-for-friday-march-12/feed/ 0 http://robwire.com/2010/03/foreclosure-rates-up-by-smallest-amount-in-4-years/ http://robwire.com/2010/03/foreclosure-rates-up-by-smallest-amount-in-4-years/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:14 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2010/03/foreclosure-rates-up-by-smallest-amount-in-4-years/ The foreclosure crisis isn’t over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down. RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday that the number of U.S. households facing foreclosure in February… More
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]]> http://robwire.com/2010/03/bmw-of-north-america-llc-announces-best-dealerships-for-2010/feed/ 0 http://robwire.com/2010/03/lead-tokyos-bunkyo-ward-mayor-to-take-paternity-leave/ http://robwire.com/2010/03/lead-tokyos-bunkyo-ward-mayor-to-take-paternity-leave/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:14 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2010/03/lead-tokyos-bunkyo-ward-mayor-to-take-paternity-leave/ (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO FROM MAYOR’S PRESS CONFERENCE IN 2ND-3RD GRAFS) The mayor of Tokyo’s Bunkyo Ward, Hironobu Narisawa, plans to take about a two-week paternity leave in April More
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]]> http://robwire.com/2010/03/lead-tokyos-bunkyo-ward-mayor-to-take-paternity-leave/feed/ 0 http://robwire.com/2010/03/3rd-ld-govt-eyes-upgrading-economic-assessment-for-1st-time-in-8-months/ http://robwire.com/2010/03/3rd-ld-govt-eyes-upgrading-economic-assessment-for-1st-time-in-8-months/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:14 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2010/03/3rd-ld-govt-eyes-upgrading-economic-assessment-for-1st-time-in-8-months/ TOKYO, March 11 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) The government plans to upgrade its assessment of the Japanese economy for the first time in eight months in its monthly economic report More
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]]> http://robwire.com/2010/03/3rd-ld-govt-eyes-upgrading-economic-assessment-for-1st-time-in-8-months/feed/ 0 http://robwire.com/2010/03/kidd-mavs-beat-nets-for-13th-straight-victory/ http://robwire.com/2010/03/kidd-mavs-beat-nets-for-13th-straight-victory/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:14 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2010/03/kidd-mavs-beat-nets-for-13th-straight-victory/ Jason Kidd had 20 points and nine assists, Caron Butler added 16 points, and the Dallas Mavericks recovered from a lethargic start to match the NBA’s longest winning streak this season… More
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]]> http://robwire.com/2010/03/kidd-mavs-beat-nets-for-13th-straight-victory/feed/ 0 http://robwire.com/2010/03/lead-ibaraki-airport-opens-with-only-1-regular-daily-flight-to-seoul/ http://robwire.com/2010/03/lead-ibaraki-airport-opens-with-only-1-regular-daily-flight-to-seoul/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:14 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2010/03/lead-ibaraki-airport-opens-with-only-1-regular-daily-flight-to-seoul/ (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING 2ND GRAF, ADDING INFO AT LAST 2 GRAFS) Ibaraki Airport opened Thursday as the third airport in the Tokyo metropolitan area, with a daily flight to and from… More
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]]> http://robwire.com/2010/03/lead-ibaraki-airport-opens-with-only-1-regular-daily-flight-to-seoul/feed/ 0 http://robwire.com/2010/03/senate-passes-149-billion-for-jobless-aid/ http://robwire.com/2010/03/senate-passes-149-billion-for-jobless-aid/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:13 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2010/03/senate-passes-149-billion-for-jobless-aid/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate on Wednesday passed a 9 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts to lower the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before… More
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]]> http://robwire.com/2010/03/senate-passes-149-billion-for-jobless-aid/feed/ 0 http://robwire.com/2010/03/big-mike-draws-tears-cheers-on-american-idol/ http://robwire.com/2010/03/big-mike-draws-tears-cheers-on-american-idol/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:13 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2010/03/big-mike-draws-tears-cheers-on-american-idol/ “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi (dee-oh-GWAHR’-dee) may still be drying her tears after a moving performance by contestant Michael “Big Mike” Lynche. The 26-year-old Lynche of… More
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]]> http://robwire.com/2010/03/ballard-reports-audited-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2009-results/feed/ 0 http://robwire.com/2010/03/mavericks-beat-nets-for-13th-straight-victory/ http://robwire.com/2010/03/mavericks-beat-nets-for-13th-straight-victory/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:13 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2010/03/mavericks-beat-nets-for-13th-straight-victory/ Jason Kidd had 20 points and nine assists, Caron Butler added 16 points, and the Dallas Mavericks recovered from a lethargic start to match the NBA’s longest winning streak this season… More
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