Manchester United will carry a slim 1-0 lead into their second leg of their all-English Champions League semifinal against Arsenal. A John O’Shea goal after 18 minutes was all the defending champions had to show despite dominating Wednesday’s first leg at Old Trafford. But the manner of their performance will encourage them to believe they can book a place in the final in Rome on May 27 and remain on course to repeat their feat of last season in winning the Champions League and English Premier League
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Commentary: Obama has best day as president
If a statesman is one who looks to the next generation and a politician one who looks to the next election, a political consultant must be one who looks to the next tracking poll. Well, I’ll go one better and just look at today — April 2, 2009. (CNN) — If a statesman is one who looks to the next generation and a politician one who looks to the next election, a political consultant must be one who looks to the next tracking poll
Fishing boats sink off Libyan coast
Two fishing vessels carrying over 600 people sunk off the coast of Libya on Monday, according to Egyptian state television. It was not clear how many injuries or fatalities resulted from the incident.
Are U.S. Missile Defenses Geared for the Wrong Missiles?
More than 25 years and $100 billion ago, Ronald Reagan ordered the Pentagon build a system to “intercept and destroy strategic ballistic missiles before they reached our own soil.” This week, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs said there wasn’t much point.
How to get lucky in love — and other parts of life
On a Saturday morning, Colleen Seifert woke up early and ate her usual breakfast: half a bagel, fruit, and coffee. She walked her Russian wolfhound, Bandit, and tidied her apartment. Seifert was an assistant professor in psychology at the University of Michigan, and for six years her life had been entirely focused on a single goal: earning tenure.
Motion: Police violated rights of suspect in anchorwoman’s death
Police violated the rights of a man charged in the death of a Little Rock, Arkansas, anchorwoman by interviewing him twice without his lawyer present, defense attorneys said in a motion. The motion requests a judge bar police from “interviewing, interrogating or otherwise communicating with” Curtis Lavell Vance
Construction accident buries 7 in China
The collapse of a construction site for a high-speed Beijing-Shanghai rail line buried seven workers in Danyang, China, in the eastern province of Jiangsu on Wednesday, state media reported.
Obama’s honeymoon with Americans still going strong
President Obama is halfway through his first 100 days in office and he’s still enjoying a honeymoon with the American public, according to an average of recent polls. Obama’s job approval rating stands at 61 percent in a new CNN poll of polls, which averaged seven national surveys conducted over the past two weeks
Inzaghi hat-trick upstages Beckham deal
David Beckham was upstaged on the day his AC Milan future was finally resolved as teammate Filippo Inzaghi fired a hat-trick in the 3-0 success over Atalanta at the San Siro on Sunday.
Clinton Schmoozes in Israel at the Right Length
The game among Israeli aides yesterday was checking their wristwatches to see how much time U.S.