Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Darren Aronofsky's 'Noah' Launching Finally With Russell Crowe Set For Biblical Star - Deadline.com

Darren Aronofsky's 'Noah' Launching Finally With Russell Crowe Set For Biblical Star - Deadline.com: "We’ve learned the deals are done for this big-ticket New Regency/Paramount co-production Noah which Deadline has been scooping first for nearly a year now."

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Petroleum producers plan presidential protest - KFOR

Petroleum producers plan presidential protest - KFOR: "CUSHING, Okla. -- The President is scheduled to speak in Payne County this Thursday morning. It may be rural Oklahoma, but when it comes to pipelines, it's the Capitol. The President is expected to talk about energy, though many in that industry are not impressed. "

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Drop in Soda Sales Accelerates as Healthier Options Grow - US Business News - CNBC

Drop in Soda Sales Accelerates as Healthier Options Grow - US Business News - CNBC: "Soda sales have been declining for the past seven years, but the pace of the decline quickened in 2011 despite growth in the overall beverage market."

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Hundreds of houses damaged after 7.4 earthquake hits Mexico - CNN.com

Hundreds of houses damaged after 7.4 earthquake hits Mexico - CNN.com: "A strong earthquake damaged hundreds of homes in southern Mexico Tuesday and rattled residents hundreds of miles away in the nation's capital."

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State Department exempts 11 countries from Iran sanctions | The Cable

State Department exempts 11 countries from Iran sanctions | The Cable: "The State Department announced on Tuesday that it would exempt 10 European countries and Japan from penalties for doing business with Iran's central bank, because those countries are making significant progress toward weaning themselves off of Iranian oil."

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Israelis Grow Confident Strike on Iran’s Nukes Can Work - Bloomberg

Israelis Grow Confident Strike on Iran’s Nukes Can Work - Bloomberg: "For Netanyahu, visits to Uganda are weighted with sadness. It was at the airport in Entebbe that his older brother, Yonatan Netanyahu, was shot dead by a Ugandan soldier. Yonatan was the leader of an Israeli commando team dispatched by Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in July 1976 to rescue Jewish hostages held by pro-Palestinian terrorists. The terrorists had diverted an Air France flight to Uganda, where the then-dictator, the infamous Idi Amin, gave them refuge."

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