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bishops urge (Reuters)
Reuters - British church leaders are encouraging people to give up their iPods for Lent, instead of more traditional vices such as chocolate, to help save the planet.
02-18-2010 by anniewells Tags give, ipod, lent, reuters, urge, your

Freddie regulator pitches new housing goals (Reuters)
Reuters - The federal regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Wednesday proposed an overhaul of rules governing how the mortgage funding giants serve low-income homeowners while limiting their risks.
02-17-2010 by judygreer Tags housing, pitches, regulator, reuters

Greek drama plays out on Wall Street (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. stocks could struggle to make headway this week if a meeting of European finance ministers fails to reassure markets that they can contain Greece's debt problems.
02-16-2010 by edbiddle Tags drama, plays, reuters

The Apartment makes diners feel at home (Reuters)
Reuters - There is a restaurant in Jakarta that promises patrons they're going to feel at home and things look promising when a pajama-wearing waiter asks if you'd like to dine in the bedroom.
02-16-2010 by anniewells Tags apartment, diners, feel, home, makes, reuters

Men risk anticlimax with anatomy-boosting pants (Reuters)
Reuters - Hundreds of British men are risking a Valentine's Day anticlimax for their partners by stocking up on anatomy-boosting underpants ahead of the most romantic weekend of the year.
02-15-2010 by guyhamilton Tags anatomy, anticlimax, pants, reuters, risk, with

Airport tries to spare Valentine blushes (Reuters)
Reuters - A British airport is entering into the Valentine's spirit by offering private pre-flight searches for those planning to surprise their partners on holiday with an engagement ring.
02-15-2010 by rickjarmin Tags airport, blushes, reuters

ConocoPhillips' Alaska head dies in avalanche (Reuters)
Reuters - The president of ConocoPhillips Alaska was killed in an avalanche and a colleague who was part of his snowmobiling party was missing and presumed dead, Alaska State Troopers told Reuters.
02-15-2010 by thomascraven Tags alaska, avalanche, conocophillips, head, reuters

Tourist's texts to Greece save him in New Zealand (Reuters)
Reuters - A tourist who got lost on a New Zealand mountain was rescued after sending text messages to his family in Greece, newspapers and websites reported on Monday.
02-12-2010 by generyack Tags greece, reuters, save, texts, zealand

U.S. missionary in Haiti says trusts God to free her (Reuters)
Reuters - A Haitian judge made no decision at a hearing on Monday whether to free or prosecute 10 U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping children, and their leader said she trusted in God they would be cleared and released.
02-09-2010 by danwanamaker Tags free, missionary, reuters, says

Second big snowstorm bears down on East Coast (Reuters)
Reuters - Not again! Residents from northern Virginia to New York braced for a major snowstorm that could bring 12 inches or more of snow just days after a blizzard dumped as much as 3 feet in some areas.
02-09-2010 by danwanamaker Tags coast, east, reuters, second, snowstorm

G7 talk on Greece will not soothe global investors (Reuters)
Reuters - Investors are skeptical of assurances European finance ministers gave to their Group of Seven counterparts this weekend that the euro zone's debt crisis is under control.
02-07-2010 by guyhamilton Tags global, greece, reuters, soothe, will

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