Boston Online - AMHERST, Mass. -- President Bush's former chief of staff Andrew Card was loudly booed by hundreds of students and faculty members as he rose to accept an honorary degree at the University of Massachusetts on Friday. The boos and catcalls -- including
Forbes - SEOUL (XFN-ASIA) - Shinhan Financial Group said its board has approved a plan to launch a second tender offer to buy the remaining 14.3 pct stake, or 17.89 mln shares, in LG Card that it does not already own. Last year Shinhan acquired 85.7 pct of
Digital Chosunilbo - The amount of money that Koreans charge to their credit cards overseas is snowballing every year. That's mainly because the number of Koreans who travel overseas is surging by 20 percent every year, and they're spending more because of the stronger
Newsday - WASHINGTON - Starting July 30, immigrants applying for citizenship, green cards and other services will pay nearly twice as much as they do now under a plan officials promised will transform the nation's chief immigration agency into a more efficient
Stanford Daily - Although a photo finish didn t end the NCAA Championship hopes for Stanford women s rowing this past weekend, one did set the Cardinal off on the wrong course as the varsity eight finished fourth in its semifinal on the way to 10th place overall
Herald South Africa - PUBLIC Works MEC Christian Martin is waiting for his day in court, after teachers he accused of withholding report cards for pupils whose school accounts were in arrears, threatened legal action. Martin said yesterday he still firmly believed there
Philadelphia Daily News - A SmartTrip card gets riders quickly on D.C.'s Metro. Other U.S. transit systems are moving to such cards. When college student Terrence Evans rushes to catch the Metro subway in Washington, he barely slows down at the turnstile. Without breaking
Philadelphia Daily News - If this is the year they finally wake up on the day after Groundhog Day, they'll continue the steady rise toward a respectable record and a chance at the National League wild card. The next month . . . If you're having trouble being optimistic, well
Silicon.com - The idea is this: imagine walking into a grocery store, and instead of bringing your shopping list along, simply swiping a club card or entering a phone number. Any information you've entered online from home (milk, eggs, bread etc) will show up on
