| N.Y. official wants gays in St Patrick's Day parade
The truth is, the parade is stuck, and it's stuck and mired in a controversy that takes away from what the parade has been and what the parade could be," Quinn told New York public radio's "Brian Lehrer Show" on Tuesday. Representatives of the order could not be reached for comment. Quinn, an Irish-American, is the city's top-ranking openly gay official and may run for mayor in 2009. Last year she refused to march, instead participating in Dublin's parade. The New York parade, which will be held on March 17, is a private event, so Quinn has no authority as a city official to decide who can attend. Paisley and McGuinness brokered a power-sharing agreement that brought together Northern Ireland's Protestants and Roman Catholics into the same provincial government in May, helping bring stability to the British province.
Women's Basketball | Maryland outlasts Florida St.
Toliver made a three-pointer and Crystal Langhorne added a layup to put Maryland up 83-81. Mara Freshour led Florida State (16-11, 6-6) with 23 points. Other Top 10 games At No. 3 Tennessee 72, Mississippi St. 46 Candace Parker scored 19 points and set a Tennessee record for blocks as the Vols (25-2, 11-1 Southeastern) beat the Bulldogs (16-12, 4-9). Parker blocked five shots to set a Tennessee career record with 247, surpassing Shelia Frost's 246. At No. 10 Old Dominion 66, Drexel 51 Tiffany Green scored 12 points to help the Monarchs (24-3, 15-0 Colonial) defeat Drexel (15-11, 10-5). Old Dominion has won 18 in a row. .
Cape Advisors, Inc. Brings The Chelsea, The First Non-Gaming Boutique ...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Come Summer 2008, Cape Advisors, Inc. will launch Atlantic City's first non-gaming boutique hotel to open on the Boardwalk since the early 1960s. Featuring 332 guest rooms and suites, a roof-top swimming pool area with private cabanas, Sea Spa - a 6,500- square-foot spa complex, two signature Stephen Starr restaurants and the 5th Floor - a social destination housing the hotel's prime hotspots - the Chelsea will infuse "America's Playground" with a sexy refinement and timeless Hollywood glamour not seen since the Rat Pack put the seaside resort town on the map. Reservations are available through its official website: www.theChelsea-AC.com. Located on Atlantic City's best beach and neighboring The Tropicana Casino & Resort, the Chelsea combines two properties (previously the Holiday Inn Atlantic City-Boardwalk and the adjacent Howard Johnson Hotel Atlantic City), into a luxury destination catering to those who value relaxed elegance, service on an intimate scale and a fresh vibe.
Harper's 12
Also at Macleans.ca: Harper's 13th man and beyond | Seven more who almost made the cut The man to consider first, in figuring out which players matter most in Stephen Harper's inner circle, might be one who doesn't quite rate. About a year ago, John Weissenberger, widely considered the Prime Minister's closest friend for the past two decades, left his job as a geologist in Calgary and moved to Ottawa to become chief of staff to Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley. Critics pounced, charging that Harper, who had previously been known for valuing talent in his administration over close personal relationships, was lapsing into cronyism. Yet in a series of interviews with senior Conservatives--some close to Harper, and others with enough distance to bring a touch of added objectivity--Weissenberger's name was never spontaneously raised in conversations about who has real clout.
Car bomb kills long-sought Hezbollah militant
Car bomb kills long-sought Hezbollah militant Detroit News wire services BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Imad Mughniyeh, a senior but shadowy Hezbollah commander accused by the United States and Israel of masterminding suicide bombings, hijackings and hostage-takings that spanned 25 years, was killed by a car bomb in the Syrian capital of Damascus, the Shiite Muslim group and other officials said Wednesday. Hezbollah accused Israel of carrying out the attack on Mughniyeh, a charge that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office denied. In the past, Israeli officials have rarely confirmed or denied their involvement in assassinations abroad. Mughniyeh was also on the FBI's list of most wanted terrorists, and the U.S. State Department had offered a $5 million reward for information leading to his arrest or conviction.
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