- 1st-place Rangers do what they do best: Grind it out
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Brooks on Twitter Rangers 3 Capitals 2
By LARRY BROOKS
The Garden clock had ticked into single digits and now the last chance for
the desperate Capitals had come down to the last puck battle.
But the last chance for the Capitals turned out to be no chance at all when
Brandon Dubinsky beat Dennis Wideman along the wall and chipped the puck
out of the Rangers' end to not only seal another victory for the conference-
leading Blueshirts but another grinding victory.
New York Post, 08:32 - PG handles fame
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Berman on Twitter
By MARC BERMAN
Ten days ago at Boston's TD Garden, Jeremy Lin entered the Knicks' game
against the Celtics late in the first quarter and crickets were heard all
the way to Harvard Square.
New York Post, 08:32 - Tech wreck
DUMBO jobs go begging amid biz boom
By RICH CALDER
Apply here, tech whizzes and gamer geeks.
Despite 9 percent of New Yorkers' being unemployed, according to the state
Labor Department, the growing tech industry in DUMBO, the small, affluent
waterfront corridor between the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges, can't find
enough qualified workers.
"This is a rapidly growing, competitive industry, but at the same time,
New York Post, 08:32 - Fedotenko may shake off injury to face Bruins
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By LARRY BROOKS
The Rangers have not confirmed that Ruslan Fedotenko suffered a concussion
as a result of his collision with Dominic Moore on Thursday night for which
the Tampa Bay center was fined $2,500 for "an interference infraction that
caused an injury," but the winger who missed the weekend sweep over
Philadelphia and Washington could play in Boston tomorrow night.
New York Post, 08:32 - Santorum plans aggressive strategy against Romney
PORTLAND, Maine (AP)
Rick Santorum is pursuing an aggressive strategy to challenge Mitt Romney
in the state where the Republican presidential front-runner grew up.
Santorum said yesterday he could do "exceptionally well" in Michigan, where
Romney's father served as governor.
Jamaica Gleaner, 08:28 - Following Whitney
Whitney Houston has had a colourful, if not always fairy tale, life but
when it is all weighed, her 48 years on this Earth were remarkable. The I
believe In You and Me hitmaker was born into music and died while battling
to regain her place at the top of it.
Jamaica Gleaner, 08:28 - Mitt backed earmarks as governor
WASHINGTON (AP):
Mitt Romney takes a hard line against congressional earmarks, but the GOP
presidential front-runner had a more favourable view of federal pork-barrel
spending when he was governor of Massachusetts.
Under his leadership, Massachu-setts sought tens of millions of dollars in
earmarks for transportation projects through the state's congressional
delegation.
A prime example was the $30 million that the Romney administration
Jamaica Gleaner, 08:28 - Romney's presidential bid gets boost with Maine win
NEW YORK (AFP) - Mitt Romney has gotten a sorely needed boost in the rocky
race for the Republican presidential nomination, winning a non-binding
contest in Maine and a straw poll among conservatives after a trio of
unnerving losses.
The former Massachusetts governor edged out Texas congressman Ron Paul by
fewer than 200 votes in the Maine caucuses Saturday, and outpolled former
senator Rick Santorum in the straw poll at the Conservative Political
Borneo Bulletin, 08:26 - Egypt and Syria: Two Civilizational Struggles
Posted GMT 2-13-2012 1:52:13
The rapidly changing Middle East is witnessing convulsions which are indeed
revolutionary when it comes to alliances.
Assyrian International News Agency, 08:23 - Obama Faces Task of Selling Dueling Budget Ideas
By JACKIE CALMES Published: February 12, 2012
WASHINGTON - With the election-year budget he unveils on Monday, President
Obama more than ever confronts the challenge of persuading voters that he
has a long-term plan to reduce the deficit, even as he highlights the
stimulus spending and tax cuts that increase deficits in the short term.
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