"We don't outline lose a recounts single state that John Kerry won, and we would add Arkansas, West Virginia, Florida and Ohio. "--peter. nicholasTimes staff writers Nicholas Riccardi and Mark Z. Finding enough savings from closing special-interest tax loopholes is a pipe dream. Families with someone who had served in the war are about equally supportive at 55%. faye. fiore. "I sort of feel like this remodel is Show Pony grows up," she says. Once again, she'll stock one-of-a-kind pieces, including more elaborate (and expensive) work that might not have sold in the store's previous incarnation. "They were concerned about being left behind or being ditched, if I can use that term.

It had been painted with graffiti bearing the name of the Hamas military brigade . "I need one of them days off," said the 39-year-old Kent, who is batting . 328 after going 0 for 5. steve. henson . "To educate the voters on our sport and why it's important. "After decades-long campaigns, baseball became an Olympic medal sport in 1992 while softball was added for the 1996 Atlanta Games . In an area called Dexter's Lab, visitors can leap into the air as a 180-degree bank of cameras takes pictures in quick succession . In fact, growers have already started harvesting old favorites: Santa Rosa plums, the deep, wine-flavored variety developed more than 100 years ago by Luther Burbank; and rich, tangy Flavorcrest peaches. This stone fruit season is coming hard on the heels of the recently completed California cherry harvest, which was a whopping 244% bigger than last year (admittedly, a washout because of the weather). Still, this is the largest cherry haul ever in the state, more than 20% bigger than the previous record. And speaking of great harvests: This year's crop of Blenheim apricots is starting to show up in the markets. "Right now, you're my top priority. "--duke. helfandraja. abdulrahim.

But as better treatments have lowered the number of people progressing to full-blown AIDS, those estimates have become more iffy, experts said. The new numbers rely on newer testing methods that allow technicians to determine whether an HIV infection occurred in the last five months or is an older infection . I tell them it's never too late. "The New York Mets' new stadium, scheduled to open in 2009, will resemble Ebbets Field . (Gray's family, which filed a wrongful death suit, was awarded about $666,000 in compensatory damages; punitive damages were not permitted in their case. )About two months later, Goldstein declared the jury's award "excessive as a matter of law" and reduced Grimshaw's punitive damages award to $3. 5 million, as well as cutting the compensatory damages to $2. 5 million for Grimshaw and to $559,680 for the Grays. Goldstein told The Times that he believed the $3. 5 million in punitive damages he left in his decision was in line "with the kind of trial it was," the actual damages and Ford's actions. "It's still larger than any other punitive damage award in the state by a factor of about five," he said. In 1987, Goldstein presided over a trial in which he dismissed a suit by dissident shareholder Harry H . "But it won't be true, and that disrespects the will of the Angolan people. "--robyn. dixon . Rainer Schoenfelder of Austria was third in 2:35. 92. Miller leads the overall standings with 967 points. It may not matter much, because Solo's sureness and her teammates' cohesiveness led the U. S. For now, though, the Milwaukee Brewers say they have no plans to reword the plaque. "There hasn't been any discussion about changing the text of the plaque," said Rick Schlesinger, the Brewers' executive vice president.

An annual highlight is the Sunland-Tujunga Watermelon Festival, which starts Friday . They had bid for many of the same companies and each had negotiated big search deals with Google. They quickly realized they also shared the same aspiration: to invest in emerging online trends . She replaced Michaels in Season 3, which helped set the stage for Michaels' ultra-dramatic and ultimately triumphant return in Season 4, but she was not asked to return for "The Biggest Loser: Couples," Roth said. Lyons said she needed the break from the show to wrap up several personal projects that were already in the works when she joined the show, including a video series. Like Roth, the woman who says her goal is to become "the Rachael Ray of fitness," was noncommittal about whether she'd be back. There will also be an emphasis on the psychological aspect of weight gain: Why does a woman eager to have children continue to gain weight even as it jeopardizes her chances of conceiving? Why does a father continue to pile on the pounds even as he's watching his daughter do the same?The foray into the mind as well as the body will revolve around a surprise guest -- no spoilers here, but let's just say faithful viewers will want to tune in. One barrier the show has yet to break: After four completed seasons, a woman has never won "The Biggest Loser. " Some say the men on the show tend to be bigger and can lose weight so much more quickly than women that the scales, so to speak, are stacked in their favor. Roth, who says he hopes that a woman will lay claim to that prize, says a woman will win when the female contestants get savvier about playing the game and give male teammates the boot. "We interview them afterward" about their decision-making and find that they want to keep the men around because they're stronger and they can win the team challenges . But shortly after, Burnett said, "I was asked to send a follow-up note saying that the e-mail had been sent in error. ""I explained that I could not do this because it was not true," he said. The new charges of political interference come as California works to overturn a federal decision in December denying California and other states permission to impose stricter emission standards than the federal government. Congressional Democrats have tried to get records of White House communications with the EPA on the issue, but the White House recently invoked executive privilege in refusing to turn over documents to a congressional committee investigating the EPA's decision to deny California's request. But with Burnett, a Stanford-trained environmental economist, Democrats have a star witness who may be able to offer new insight into the White House's role in a number of EPA decisions at the planned July 22 Senate hearing. Boxer said the White House was trying to prevent the government from acting on a threat to human health and the environment . They plan to complete their inquiry by April 2. Sophie in 't Veld, a Dutch Liberal member of the European Parliament, said European politicians would ask their regulators to take privacy into account and would hold a January hearing on it, echoing a U. S. Only five high-yield offerings, raising a scant $2. 1 billion, have been done this month, according to Thomson. "I thought it would be interesting to explore those themes in a direct manner. " And the smack? "It really, really hurt.

Two years later, the EPA permanently banned the use of DBCP in the United States. It was the first skirmish in a legal war that soon spanned the globe. U. S law firms began suing in U. S . But is it fool's gold?Last month, two hedge funds owned by the New York investment bank Bear Stearns were all but wiped out by their CDO holdings Others are also reporting heavy losses . Paulus, who was re-evaluated at the Duke University Medical Center on Monday, will not need surgery. He is expected to follow a rehabilitation plan and make a complete recovery, the school said. Tara VanDerveer has received a six-year contract extension to remain Stanford's women's coach through the 2011-12 season. VanDerveer begins her 21st season at Stanford and 28th overall as a college head coach having taken her team to 18 straight NCAA tournaments, falling just short of reaching the Final Four the last three seasons. VanDerveer, 53, has led the Cardinal to two NCAA championships, five Final Four appearances and 14 Pacific 10 Conference titles . If all employees took five days off without pay, the county could save $20 million, he said. "Some will take a day or two Some won't be able to take any Some will take the entire two weeks," Berardino said . Stoll recovered the puck and fired it into an open net. Stoll struck again on the power play at 14:29 with a wrist shot from the top of the left circle that went over Ellis' left shoulder. Stoll also scored Friday night against St Louis, giving him goals in consecutive games.

I think I will do that again tomorrow. "In a statement issued by his office, the 76-year-old Democrat said the surgery would be followed by radiation treatments at Massachusetts General Hospital, as well as by chemotherapy. Saying he was "humbled by the outpouring" of prayers from around the world, the senior senator from Massachusetts thanked those who had "expressed their support and good wishes as I tackle this new and unexpected health challenge. "The liberal lion of the Senate, who endorsed Sen . Coyotes -- 1-1-4. Update -- Four of the five wins that Phoenix has over the Ducks have come in overtime or in a shootout. --eric. stephens . Sometimes they complained that his mau-mauing fouled up sensitive coalition building. Paul Tait, executive director of the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, remembers watching colleagues promise MOSES they'd do more about public transportation issues -- then never make good on their pledges. Many of those promises, Tait said, could only have been fulfilled by asking voters to tax themselves for more buses and trains . Within an hour, one of the spectators had posted the scene on YouTube. Favre isn't just a 38-year-old quarterback, he's a cultural phenomenon. "For an old man, he's doing pretty good," former New York mayor Ed Koch said . If Parks wins on June 3, his coalition, ironically, will probably resemble Hahn's 2001 base of African Americans and white moderates.

It's lunacy!"About a block way, more than 20 protesters -- some carrying placards saying "All hail Sonny Perdue" and "Is it raining yet?" -- joined a rally organized by the Atlanta Freethought Society . Their cover of Spanish Harlem Orchestra's 2004 scorcher "Un Gran Día en el Barrio" is almost as good as the original. The list goes on: Yari Moré Chino Espinoza y los Dueños del Son Orquesta la Palabra The Echo Park Project Susie Hansen Octavio Figueroa y la Combinación Luis Centeno y su Orquesta Melaza . Trees meant to buffer fields from the wind lay like broken twigs along the road . And he gave no presidential state-of-the-nation interview with the media . 26Price: $28 to $60Contact: (858) 550-1010Running time: 1 hour, 25 minutes. ESPN will carry games on Wednesday and Friday, ABC will broadcast games on Sunday, TNT will continue its Thursday double-header and NBA TV will carry games on Monday, Tuesday and Saturday. Under the deal, Time Warner and Disney will have rights to about 200 games and will be free to spin off digital feeds to any of their affiliated broadcast, cable, Internet and mobile assets.

Bonaventure, was packing heat when his team went through the security checkpoint last month at Buffalo Niagara International Airport. He had a . 357 Magnum revolver in his carry-on bag. Sudbrook, who has coached at the school for 22 years, was fined $1,000 last week after pleading guilty to a federal offense that U. S . We were left with a great scar on our bodies and souls that will stay there until our final days. "Prodded by protests, the government has increased subsidies for veterans in recent years. Gonzalez eventually found a job as a school porter after 17 years of peddling war mementos on trains; he now opens his stand only on weekends . But he can't run a war without money and must either succeed or prepare a serious exit strategy as the ceiling is reached. Congress should engage in vigorous oversight in the meantime, but it should resist the temptations of micromanagement . "There's still some uncertainty," said David Gomberg of the National Weather Service in Oxnard . I was amused to learn that before Maga turned the cistern into an apartment, it was an 80-seat jazz club. I contemplated leaving the next day, but slept soundly that night. State Democrats think at least 3 million ballots will be cast before election day. Gore hailed Crist's move -- opposed by many supporters of Republican candidate John McCain, who fear it will benefit Obama -- as the kind of bipartisan show of leadership the country is going to need in the next administration. Gore praised Floridians for a spirited campaign that polls suggest has turned the battleground state from the Republican camp to the Democratic, but he stopped short of predicting victory. "I don't want to jinx it," he told the crowd, which appeared divided between college students and retirees. His wife, Tipper, added, "Let's not have a shadow of a doubt. "Let's not leave anything hanging this time," she said, alluding to the tens of thousands of ballots invalidated in the 2000 race because of hanging chads, the perforated paper squares voters failed to fully dislodge from their punch-card ballots. Some who came to hear Gore said they thought the former vice president had grown more passionate in his role as a watchdog on election fairness. "Obama seems to be a very inspirational person as compared to, and I hate to say it, but Gore speaks a lot better today than he did eight years ago," said Joe Goldstein, a semiretired consultant from New York's Westchester County. Goldstein was in Florida volunteering for the "Great Schlep," an effort by Jewish Democrats from across the country to flood Florida to persuade their elders to vote for Obama. Most of those at the Broward rally raised their hands when asked if they had already voted.

John Edwards of North Carolina. Obama exhorted his audiences to put their faith in their own instincts . The cost to the taxpayer will be far below what is invested in the assets. "And with the clock ticking down on the scheduled congressional adjournment at the end of the week and the election drawing nearer, even many on Capitol Hill quietly agreed that refusing to act was not an option. "You cannot just sit by and let this thing crash," said Sen . Faring no better was her awkward reference this week to a "Saturday Night Live" skit that spoofed what some -- particularly the Clinton camp -- believe has been fawning media treatment of her rival. * The gatherings are not necessarily bonding experiences . In real life, Bo Barrett went on to earn a degree in viticulture and in 1982 became the winemaker for Chateau Montelena. Winery just soldAND ALSO in real life, the Chateau was just sold -- in late July, in fact -- for an undisclosed sum to Frenchman Michel Reybier, owner of the Bordeaux estate Chateau Cos d'Estournel . Turner's artistic vision in "Witchblade" "put Top Cow on the map," said Marc Silvestri, chief executive of the publishing company. "Much of the success of 'Witchblade' had to do with Mike's artistic talent and his wish to create greatness He approached creativity without fear That just showed on every page. He called the win "a weight off our shoulders" and said the celebrating would take place that weekend, when he turned 52 and heard from his children on Father's Day. The Mystics have labeled Rollins an "interim coach," although the team says it is not actively seeking a new one.

If you couldn't comprehend this burst of mirth, it meant you hadn't looked at cozy Court One's speed gauge from her previous serve. That one read 206 kilometers per hour, and this is one 26-year-old with a working knowledge of metric conversions . He faces a single count of felony stalking. Costales sent messages to the woman over the last year even though she repeatedly attempted to block his access to her MySpace profile, said Det . Baby Ava, their happy, healthy 7-pounder, was born with a minor hip joint misalignment . But for all the angry talk, polls show the public still hungry for a solution and, if anything, put off by the way the candidates are demagoguing immigrants . Even more impressive was the leap among those identified as English language learners: The proportion scoring basic or above soared from 31% to 52%. . Loading up their red Volkswagen van, the "autonauts" are off on their "cosmoroute. " (Such mock grandiloquence suggests that subverting our current concept of time is as ambitious as traveling in space. )The rate of progress is set by the number of rest stops (aires, the French beautifully call them) between Paris and Marseille. 29. The transcripts cover about 20 minutes of conversation between Carona and Haidl during an Aug.