NAEBA, Japan (AP) ? American star Hannah Kearney’s all-discipline record for consecutive FIS World Cup victories ended at 16 on Sunday with a semifinal loss in a dual moguls event. Canada’s Audrey Robichaud beat Kearney in the semifinals, then topped Japan’s Aiko Uemura in the final. Kearney finished fourth behind Japan’s Miki Ito. Kearney, from Norwich, Vt., broke downhill great Ingemar Stenmark’s record of 14 ? set in the giant slalom in 1978-80 ? last week in China and won again Saturday in Naeba. Kearney’s streak began in Lake Placid, N.Y., on Jan. 22, 2011. “I was really surprised and wasn’t sure what happened,” Robichaud said about her semifinal victory. “My coach just told me to push hard out of the gate.” American Patrick Deneen won the men’s event, beating World Cup leader Mikael Kingsbury of Canada in the final. Canadian Philippe Marquis was third. Associated Press Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/347875155d53465d95cec892aeb06419/Article_2012-02-19-Kearney-Streak%20Ends/id-760fb027c6b2447e97488f77a8a38ff4 copd angry birds online psychologist computer road trip tumblebooks bed bugs
With one week left until Congress is scheduled to adjourn for holiday recess, Senate Democrats are considering dropping a millionaire surtax designed to pay for a payroll tax break to 160 million Americans.? Related: Boehner Calls Obama’s Bluff, Links Pipeline to Payroll Tax Vote The 2 percent surtax on income of those making $1 million or more (revised down from 3.25 percent), was loathed by Republicans and, according to Politico’s Jake Sherman and Manu Raju,?Senate Democrats are “seriously” looking to replace it with a “series of cost-cutting offsets that can win GOP backing, according to people familiar with the talks.” The goal is to present an end-of-year payroll tax plan on their terms while casting the party as a reasonable broker.? Related: Obama and Cantor Got Snippy at the White House Yesterday The potential compromise would be the second development making life easier for House Speaker John Boehner, whose colleagues have been deeply skeptical of a payroll tax compromise. The first helpful development was President Obama’s Wednesday threat to veto a Republican proposal that includes a provision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. According to?The Hill’s?Russell Berman, Erik Wasson and Bernie Becker, the idea that Obama would reject the proposal has inflated support for it among rank-and-file Republicans. “Boehner defied the president on the issue and won over many skeptics in the process,” writes the paper. Rep. Jeff Flake of Arizona tells the paper??The difference between this conference and the last one was palpable. I think a lot of it….
India pushes refiners to cut Iran imports, despite sanctions scorn NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India, publicly disdainful of sanctions to pressure Iran, has been left off a list of nations given a U.S. waiver from the measures, but is privately pushing its refiners for substantial cuts in imports from the Middle Eastern country. The United States gave exemptions on Tuesday from its crippling financial sanctions to Japan and 10 EU nations it said had cut purchases of Iranian crude, but left Asian economic giants India and China exposed to the risk of such steps. However, the 15 percent cuts sources say India is privately demanding from state-run refiners could help it qualify for such an exemption. Reuters’ calculations show the overall cuts refiners are planning to make could be deeper at around 20 percent. “It’s a sensitive matter,” said a government official who declined to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media. “You won’t get to know. To keep it secret we are sharing information and minutes of the key meetings over the phone instead of exchanging or sending letters.” Written communication that was sent has been tightly guarded. “The letters were being sent like those in the British Raj,” another government official said. “Properly sealed with melted wax and in double envelopes as this is a very sensitive issue. Marked as ‘To be opened by addressee only.’” Indian state refiners planning to cut the size of their term deals with Iran have sought additional….
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