Sweden Prophet Drawing

2010-03-10T10:02:16Z

Swedish artist Lars Vilks talks during an interview with the Associated Press in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday March 10 2010. The Swedish artist who angered Muslims by drawing the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog...

Pa. suspect: Caretaker by day, 'Jihad Jane' online

2010-03-10T18:45:25Z

<div id="subtitle">Portait of dual life _ caretaker, would-be terrorist _ emerges on Philly area's 'Jihad Jane'</div><div><p>Colleen LaRose spent long days caring for her boyfriend's father in a second-floor apartment in Pennsburg, a small town north of Philadelphia.</p><p>But online, federal authorities say, the devoted caretaker developed a daring alter ego, refashioning herself as "Jihad Jane" while he...

Church abuse scandal reaches pope's brother

2010-03-10T17:15:50Z

<div id="subtitle">Church abuse scandal reaches pope's brother, threatens to throw papacy into turmoil</div><div><p>Church abuse scandals in Germany have reached the older brother of Pope Benedict XVI and are creeping ever closer to the pontiff himself.</p><p>While there has been no suggestion of wrongdoing by Benedict, the launch of an inquiry by Ge...

Business Highlights

2010-03-10T16:00:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Business Highlights</div><div><p>Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems</p><p>NEW YORK (AP) — Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn't mean there's an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid.</p><p>Experts on consumer psychology say the relentless negative media attention Prophet Muhammad as a dog was to show that artistic freedom allows mockery of all religions, including the most sacred symbols of Islam, the Swedish artist who created it said Wednesday.</p><p>

Eastman Chemical CEO gets $3.5M in 2009 pay

2010-03-10T14:15:52Z

<div id="subtitle">Eastman Chemical pays new CEO $3.5 million in 2009 compensation, according to AP tally</div><div><p>In his first year as CEO of Eastman Chemical Co., James Rogers received compensation valued at $3.5 million, according to an Associated Press calcula...

A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with feds

2010-03-10T12:32:28Z

<div id="subtitle">A-Rod says his lawyers are setting up interview with investigators regarding Canadian doctor</div><div><p>Alex Rodriguez may soon be talking to federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training.</p><p>Lawyers for the Yankee slugger are setting up an interview as part of an investigation into a Canadian doctor who is the focus of a cross-border drug smuggling ...

Workers stuck on open drawbridge in Fla. rescued

2010-03-10T09:30:52Z

<div id="subtitle">4 Florida workers rescued after drawbridge malfunctions, trapping them in the air</div><div><p>Four workers are safe after getting stuck on a drawbridge that went up unexpectedly in Florida</p><p>Pompano Beach city spokeswoman Sandra King says hydraulics failed on a bridge under reconst...

Texas Instruments CEO pay up 2 percent to $9.8M

2010-03-10T00:32:20Z

<div id="subtitle">Texas Instruments CEO Templeton's pay edges up 2 percent to $9.8 million in 2009</div><div><p>Chip maker Texas Instruments Inc.'s CEO's compensation edged up in 2009, according to calculations by the Associated Press, a recession year that proved difficult for the chipmaker.</p><p>Richard K. Temp...

Life Technologies CEO's 2009 compensation falls

2010-03-09T14:15:46Z

<div id="subtitle">Life Tech CEO's 2009 compensation falls 60 percent with no stock options, restricted stock</div><div><p>Life Technologies Corp. Chairman and CEO Gregory Lucier's compensation fell 60 percent to just over $4.5 million in 2009 on a lack of stock awards, according to an Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. received a pay package valued at $14 million in 2009, a 40 percent increase from the year before, according to an US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,382 Tuesday, according to Associated Press count</div><div><p>As of Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at least 4,382 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.</p><...

Chanel does climate change, with real icebergs

2010-03-09T13:47:07Z

<div id="subtitle">Specially delivered icebergs on set of Chanel's climate change chic show</div><div><p>Models in head-to-toe yeti suits picked their way around towering but quickly melting icebergs, sloshing through a deep puddle of Arctic melt in their shaggy fake fur.</p><p>Call it climate change chic, Chanel style.</p><p>Designer Karl Lage...

Humana CEO compensation for 2009 jumps 26 percent

2010-03-09T13:01:04Z

<div id="subtitle">Health insurer Humana hikes CEO compensation 26 percent in 2009, mostly due to bonus</div><div><p>Health insurer Humana Inc. paid CEO Michael B. McCallister 26 percent more last year than in 2008, largely because of a $1.8 million performance-related bonus.</p><p>McCallister, 57, received compensation valued at $6...

Cuban hunger striker rejects Spain asylum offer

2010-03-09T12:47:50Z

<div id="subtitle">Cuban hunger striker rejects offer of asylum in Spain, vows to continue his fast</div><div><p>A Cuban dissident on a 13-day hunger strike to demand the release of ailing political prisoners has refused a Spanish offer of asylum, saying on Tuesday that he is determined to continue with his protest until he dies.</p><p>Guillermo Farinas told New York Times Web vice president in charge of digital sales expansion</div><div><p>An executive who helped run The New York Times' Web site has been hired to guide The Associated Press' effort to sell consumer applications for the Apple iPad

AP Gateway Executive

2010-03-09T07:32:36Z

Daisy Veerasingham has been promoted to senior vice president for business development and partner relations for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia for The Associated Press. The appointment was announced Tuesday, March 9, 2010 by ...

Exelon CEO gets $12M in '09 compensation

2010-03-08T18:15:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Exelon CEO gets $12M in '09 compensation</div><div><p>The top executive of the nation's largest nuclear power company received total compensation of $12 million in 2009, down 1 percent from 2008, according to an Associated Press calculation of figures disclosed in a regulatory filing on Monday.</p><p>But...

UConn still No. 1 in women's poll

2010-03-08T18:15:17Z

<div id="subtitle">UConn still No. 1 in women's poll, sets NCAA record with 71st straight win</div><div><p>A few more wins and Connecticut is set to become the second team to run through two straight seasons as the No. 1 tea...

Top PG&E executive gets $9.4M in 2009 compensation

2010-03-08T17:15:35Z

<div id="subtitle">PG&E CEO Darbee sees '09 compensation rise nearly 9 percent to $9.4 million, AP says</div><div><p>The top executive of energy company PG&E received total compensation of $9.4 million in 2009, an increase of nearly 9 percent, according to Associated Press calculations of data filed with regulators on Monday.</p><p>

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