The America's Intelligence Wire articles from March 2007

The America's Intelligence Wire archives from March 2007

Anderson's Parting Words.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Alison L. McConnell Indictments from the Justice Department's criminal investigation of the municipal bond market may reveal a wealth of key information about bad practices in the industry, with serious...

Citigroup Still First at End of '06.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Matthew Hanson The list of last year's top senior managers looks much like 2005's, as Citigroup Investment Banking, UBS Securities LLC, and Merrill Lynch & Co. repeated as the three busiest banks in public...

In Brief: Weekly T-Bills Go At 4.930%, 4.900% Highs.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Nicole M. Smith Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills, auctioned yesterday, were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 4.930% high rate, up from 4.875% last...

In Brief: S&P Drops Calif. Multifamily Bonds.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Nicole M. Smith Standard & Poor's lowered its ratings to BBB-plus from A and to BBB-minus from BBB on the California Statewide Communities Development Authority's Series 2002 E-1 and E-3 multifamily...

As Anderson Departs, Lawyers Offer Up Grudging Respect.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Alison L. Mcconnell Market participants who have grappled with the Internal Revenue Service's tax-exempt bond audit program have been trying to decide how to appropriately mark the retirement of...

Negotiated Bond Offerings.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Alison L. Mcconnell Tentative dates for negotiated sales of $1 million or more. ISSUER ST DESCRIPTION AMOUNT ($000s) LEAD MANAGER FINANCIAL ADVISER INSURER MDY'S S&P FITCH FIRST APPEARED Week Of January 1...

Results of Negotiated Sales.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Alison L. Mcconnell CALIFORNIA California Statewide Communities Development Authority Dec 19, 2006 $20,000,000 Variable Rate Demand Senior Living Revenue Bonds (Southern California Presbyterian Homes),...

Municipal Bond Elections.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Alison L. Mcconnell This table lists bond elections involving $500,000 or more and gives the dates when the voters are scheduled to cast their ballots (,000 omitted). Tuesday, January 09, 2007...

Trends in the Region: Illinois Faces Tax-Hike Talks AmidWarning of 'Financial Implosion'.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields Illinois lawmakers will reconvene next week amid a growing chorus to raise taxes in order to boost school funding, pay off Medicaid bills, and address the state's formidable unfunded pension...

Visible Supply by State.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields Jan. 2, 2007 Dec. 26, 2006 State Issues Amount Issues Amount Chg in Amt Illinois 5 $380,025,000 3 $23,115,000 $356,910,000 Indiana 0 0 0 0 0 Iowa 2 23,770,000 1 3,770,000 20,000,000 Michigan...

MINNESOTA: Moody's Warns HealthEast.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields Moody's Investors Service last week affirmed HealthEast Care System's low investment-grade rating of Baa3, but warned that the system could fall back into junk-bond territory based on a...

WISCONSIN: RTA May Vote on Sales Tax.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields The Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority may vote next week to ask for state legislative approval to give southeastern counties authority to impose a new sales tax for a commuter train line...

Top Senior Managers: All Issues.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields Full Year 2006 - Full Credit to Bookrunner (Equal to Each) Rank Firm Amount Issues 1 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. $52,347.2 540 2 UBS Securities LLC 39,889.4 713 3 Merrill Lynch & Co....

Top Financial Advisers: All Issues.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields Full Year 2006 - Equal Credit to Each Adviser Rank Firm Amount Issues 1 Public Financial Management Inc. $35,444.5 711 2 First Southwest Co. 19,009.2 582 3 Public Resources Advisory Group...

Top Financial Advisers: Small Issues.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields Full Year 2006 - Equal Credit to Each Adviser Rank Firm Amount Issues 1 Public Financial Management Inc. $1,359.1 261 2 First Southwest Co. 1,223.2 261 3 Ehlers & Associates 939.0 313 4...

Top Financial Advisers: Negotiated Issues.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields Full Year 2006 - Equal Credit to Each Adviser Rank Firm Amount Issues 1 Public Financial Management Inc. $25,968.1 382 2 First Southwest Co. 15,161.5 324 3 Public Resources Advisory Group...

Top Issuers: All Issues.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields Full Year 2006 Rank Firm Amount Issues 1 California (State) $4,583.8 8 2 Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Finance Corp. 4,150.0 2 3 New York City 3,667.8 14 4 New York State Dormitory...

Top Senior Managers: Negotiated Issues.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields Full Year 2006 - Full Credit to Bookrunner (Equal to Each) Rank Firm Amount Issues 1 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. $43,402.0 327 2 UBS Securities LLC 34,548.8 519 3 Goldman, Sachs & Co....

Municipal Market Data General Obligation Yields.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields Aaa Aaa (pure) (ins) Aa A Baa 2007 3.51 3.54 3.54 3.60 3.76 2011 3.55 3.66 3.64 3.76 3.89 2016 3.71 3.84 3.82 3.97 4.10 2021 3.88 4.02 3.99 4.14 4.27 2026 3.98 4.11 4.08 4.21 4.34 2031 4.03...

U.S. Securities Prices.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields Prices as of 3 p.m. ET. Source: GovPx Inc. Treasury Bills Yesterday's Prev. Day's Yesterday's (in percent of discount) Bid/Offer Bid/Offer Bid Yield 1M -- 1/25/2007 4.668/658 4.648/638...

Short-Term Tax-Exempt Yields.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields Jan 2, 2007 Dec 29, 2006 Jan 3, 2006 Selected MIG-1/SP-1+ Notes California Rans 4 1/2s (June 07) 3.43 3.45 3.10 Los Angeles Co Trans 4 1/2s (June 07) 3.44 3.45 3.10 Michigan GO 4 1/4s (Sept...

Municipal Market Data Total Returns.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields Maturities 15 Years and Longer -- Periods Ending Dec. 29, 2006 Previous Month Year Week To Date To Date General obligation (composite) -0.559 -1.911 +8.437 Aaa (pure) -0.487 -1.747 +7.824...

Recent Tables.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields Weekly Bond Buyer Indexes Friday Bond Elections Wednesday Credit Calendar Friday General Obligation Bond Prices Monday Legislative Status Report Monday Merrill Lynch Corporate Bond Indexes...

Municipal Bond Prices.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields These 40 Bonds are evaluated and priced daily by Standard & Poor's Securities Evaluations Inc. All figures are rounded to the nearest eighth when reported in this table. "Change in...

Municipal Bond Index.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields Current Day Previous Day Week Ago Month Ago Year Ago The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index 116-07 116-03 116-23 118-04 114-09 Tuesday, January 02, 2007 Maturity Par Call Dollar Conversion...

S&P Revises Loyola Univ.To Positive From Stable.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields Standard & Poor's yesterday revised its outlook to positive from stable on Loyola University of Chicago's $128 million of A-minus rated debt, marking another step in the Catholic...

Tobacco Tax Hikes Could Put a Crimp in MSA Payments.
March 1, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Elizabeth Albanese Higher taxes on tobacco products go into effect this week in a number of states, with lawmakers saying they hope the higher overall prices will reduce tobacco consumption -- while at...

Magic Formula Investing.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (622 words) page(s) 10 by FRED W. FRAILEY page 10 | From the Editor KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 IMAGE Credit: WALTER SMITH...

Letters.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (813 words) covering: We were pumped and DUMPED on page(s) 12-14 pages 12-14 | Letters KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 IMAGE...

Incredible Shrinking Airlines.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (461 words) page(s) 18-19 by ANNE KATES SMITH pages 18-19 | KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 | VOL. 61 NO. 3 | FOUNDED 1947 ...

A Wide-Open Race.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (77 words) page(s) 19 page 19 | Ahead KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 FROM THE KIPLINGER LETTER IMAGE Caption: * Clinton and...

The Wonders of Cash.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (355 words) page(s) 20 page 20 | Ahead KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 INTERVIEW | A money-fund expert says those sweet 5% yields...

No Profit, Big Salary.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (90 words) page(s) 20 page 20 | Ahead KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 WORKPLACE IMAGE Credit: STEWART COHEN/PAM OSTROW/JUPITER...

As a Job Reference, Tell the Whole Truth.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (231 words) page(s) 22 by Knight Kiplinger page 22 | Ahead KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 MONEY & ETHICS by Knight Kiplinger...

That Great Street.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (88 words) page(s) 22 plus: STATE STREET on page(s) 22 page 22 | Ahead KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 STOCK TO WATCH It...

Sweeten the Sale With a Lower Rate.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (270 words) page(s) 24 page 24 | Ahead KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 WHAT'S THE DEAL? | Offer home buyers lower payments without...

Pension Protection.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (195 words) page(s) 22 page 22 | Ahead KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 FAQ | Are cash-balance pension plans protected if the...

Should You Keep a Timeshare?
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (264 words) page(s) 24 page 24 | Ahead KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 SOLVED | Don't confuse your vacation rights with a tax break...

Quick Facts.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007, 22 (85 words) page(s) 18-20, 22, 24 pages 18-20, 22, 24 | Ahead KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 12 PERCENT The increase in...

What You Need to Know About the AMT.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (538 words) page(s) 26 by Vera Gibbons page 26 | Ahead KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 THE LOWDOWN by Vera Gibbons ...

Put Your Faith in Ford?
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (1508 words) page(s) 28, 30 by James K. Glassman pages 28, 30 | Ahead KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 OPENING SHOT by James K....

A Dozen Ways to Play the Tech Revival.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (1856 words) page(s) 34-38, 40 by David Landis plus: KEY NUMBERS The scoop on seven promising tech stocks on page(s) 36 ...

Master of the Turnaround.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (2045 words) page(s) 42-45 by Manuel Schiffres plus: TOP TEN Excelsior on page(s) 45 pages 42-45 | Investing...

Fattening Your Wealth with Slender Fare.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (870 words) page(s) 51-52 by Anne Kates Smith pages 51-52 | Investing KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 STOCKS | These six...

How to Bet Against the Greenback.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (461 words) page(s) 52 by THOMAS M. ANDERSON page 52 | Investing KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 FUNDS | Buying a currency...

Private Equity for the Rest of Us.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (973 words) page(s) 46-47 by Andrew Tanzer plus: Companies they FINANCE on page(s) 47 pages 46-47 | Investing...

Pressure China, Pay the Price.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (681 words) page(s) 54 by Jeremy J. Siegel page 54 | Investing KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 GOING LONG by Jeremy J. Siegel...

An Offbeat Way to Bet On Blue Chips.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (377 words) page(s) 56 by THOMAS M. ANDERSON page 56 | Investing KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 BONDS | You can make money...

Growth Picks Beat the Market.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (230 words) page(s) 56 by DAVID LANDIS page 56 | Investing KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 UPDATE | After a slow start, our...

Funds Made for Your IRA.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (684 words) page(s) 58 by Russel Kinnel page 58 | Investing KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 MUTUAL FUNDS by Russel Kinnel ...

The Kiplinger 25.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (200 words) covering: THE KIPLINGER 25 News, views and updates about our recommended funds on page(s) 59 page 59 | Investing...

A Latte of Sound Advice.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (401 words) page(s) 60 by ROBERT FRICK page 60 | Investing KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 REVIEW | Once it stops belaboring...

Stealthy Stock Picker.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (251 words) page(s) 60 by ELIZABETH ODY page 60 | Investing KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 NEWSLETTERS | Despite the silly...

Rankings: Top-Performing Stock Mutual Funds--One Year.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (681 words) covering: RANKINGS on page(s) 62-63 pages 62-63 | Investing KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 RANKINGS: Top-performing...

Rankings: Top-Performing Stock and Bond Mutual Funds.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (449 words) covering: RANKINGS on page(s) 62-63 pages 62-63 | Investing KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 RANKINGS: Top-performing...

Key Benchmarks.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (94 words) page(s) 63 page 63 | Investing KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 * Trailing price-earnings ratio of S&P 500 index:...

Yes, You Can Make a Million.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007, 76 (3664 words) page(s) 68-74, 76, 78-79 by JESSICA ANDERSON, THOMAS M. ANDERSON, MARY BETH FRANKLIN AND KIMBERLY LANKFORD ...

The Buyer's Advantage.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (1775 words) page(s) 80-84 by Patricia Mertz Esswein plus: TOP SITES for buyers and sellers on page(s) 82-84 by...

The Future of Health Care.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (1274 words) page(s) 86-87 by Kimberly Lankford pages 86-87 | Your Money KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 WELLNESS | This top...

Finance Lessons for Home Schoolers.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (1075 words) page(s) 88-89 by Amy Esbenshade Hebert plus: Three ways to SAVE on page(s) 89 pages 88-89 | Your Money...

In You They Trust.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (1235 words) page(s) 90, 92 by Steven T. Goldberg plus: To-do list for TRUSTEES on page(s) 92 pages 90, 92 | Your Money...

Saving with Sammy Rabbit.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (653 words) page(s) 93 by Janet Bodnar page 93 | Your Money KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 MONEY-SMART KIDS by Janet Bodnar...

No Biz Like Home Biz.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (473 words) page(s) 94 by Kimberly Lankford page 94 | Your Money KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 TAXES | The ABCs on...

Score One for You.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (236 words) page(s) 94 by JOAN GOLDWASSER page 94 | Your Money KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 CREDIT | Fair Isaac's new...

Top Yields.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (261 words) covering: Top Money Market Yields on page(s) 98 page 98 | Your Money KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 Top-Yielding...

Ask Kim: Blackballed by Insurers.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (957 words) covering: BLACKBALLED by insurers on page(s) 96, 98 by Kimberly Lankford pages 96, 98 | Your Money KIPLINGER'S |...

Be Your Own Bank.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (405 words) page(s) 99 by Jessica Anderson page 99 | Your Money KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 CREDIT | Person-to-person...

Credit Cards.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (263 words) covering: CREDIT CARDS Think you have a no-fee card? Think again on page(s) 99 by JOAN GOLDWASSER page 99 |...

Digital Cameras for Serious Shooters.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (1396 words) page(s) 102-105 by Jeff Bertolucci plus: SIMPLE but sophisticated on page(s) 104 pages 102-105 | Rewards...

Finally, Your Real MPG.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (563 words) page(s) 107 by Mark K. Solheim page 107 | Rewards KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 DRIVE TIME by Mark K. Solheim...

The Beginning of the End of Tax Hell.
March 1, 2007... (From Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine) Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Vol 61, Issue 3, March 2007 (410 words) page(s) 108 by Mary Beth Franklin and June and Ron Speltz page 108 | My Story KIPLINGER'S | MARCH 2007 ...

U.S. Government Announces Award for Reconstruction of $30 Million Bridge Project in Lebanon.
March 1, 2007... (From US Newswire) WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and in conjunction with the Government of Lebanon, announced the start of...

NYC Urges People Not to Use N-Word.
March 1, 2007... (From AP Online) Byline: SARA KUGLER New York declared the n-word off limits to all races Wednesday in a purely symbolic resolution prompted by the increasingly casual use of the slur in hip-hop music, comedy and street slang. ...

Snow Leads to Large Crash in Colo.
March 1, 2007... (From AP Online) Byline: CHASE SQUIRES Dozens of vehicles crashed on a slippery stretch of highway, injuring nearly 20 people, after a surprisingly potent storm dumped a more than a half-foot of snow. The Colorado State Patrol...

Mother Kills Her 5 Children in Belgium.
March 1, 2007... (From AP Online) Byline: RAF CASERT A mother killed her five children, then tried to commit suicide at the family's home, officials said Wednesday. The four girls and a boy, aged between 4 and 14, were stabbed with a knife. The woman...

AP News Pronunciation Guide.
March 1, 2007... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: RAF CASERT A Abakan -- ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi -- feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas -- AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas -- mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abdel-Baset -- mah-MOOD'...

AP News Pronunciation Guide.
March 1, 2007... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: RAF CASERT F John Fabrizi -- fuh-BREE'-zee Fajr (Hezbollah missile) -- FAH'-zher Fallujah -- fuh-LOO'-juh Falun Gong -- FAH'-luhn goong Steve Farese -- fah-REES' Iyman Faris --...

AP News Pronunciation Guide.
March 1, 2007... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: RAF CASERT N Nabatiyeh -- nah-bah-TEE'-yuh Nabilone -- NAB'-ih-lohn Joseph Nacchio -- NAH'-chee-oh Javid Naghani -- jah-VEED' neh-GAH'-nee Ray Nagin -- NAY'-gin Nahariya --...

Talibanization takes root in militant havens on Pakistan's frontier.
March 1, 2007... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: STEPHEN GRAHAM Barbers are scared to shave customers' chins; alleged thieves with blackened faces are paraded through the streets in shame; and suspected spies for the U.S. are found beheaded in a ditch....

US middle school principal accused of dealing methamphetamine.
March 1, 2007... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MICHAEL RUBINKAM A middle school principal accused of selling crystal methamphetamine from his office after school and on weekends was arrested after police found the drug on his desk, authorities said...

China's internal migrants face abuse, legal discrimination, Amnesty International says.
March 1, 2007... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CHRISTOPHER BODEEN China's migrant workers are becoming an "urban underclass," held down by economic exploitation and residency rules that deny them access to medical, housing and education benefits,...

Lawmakers set to push for repeal of `don't ask, don't tell' policy on U.S. military gays.
March 1, 2007... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANDREW MIGA Foes of the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays hope for better results in their efforts to repeal it in the new Democratic-run Congress. Democratic Rep. Martin Meehan...

U.S. auditors say USAID's unpreparedness led to cost overruns, delays in tsunami reconstruction projects.
March 1, 2007... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: WILLIAM C. MANN The U.S. aid agency's lack of preparedness when it launched its tsunami recovery programs for Indonesia and Sri Lanka resulted in cost overruns and bureaucratic delays in completing...

WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT.
March 1, 2007... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: WILLIAM C. MANN SOCCER: COPA DEL REY: Match abandoned after Sevilla coach hit by bottle MADRID, Spain _ Sevilla coach Juande Ramos is knocked unconscious by a bottle hurled from the spectators,...