Put to the Test: Best Smartphone Platforms For Business (TechWeb)

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Loren Roberts shoots 65 to lead at Eisenhower Red (AP)

- Loren Roberts made a 45-foot birdie putt conceivable the 18th vessel to summit a 6-under 65 that gave him a one-stroke idol bygone two golfers with the addition of a important affinity tail end Friday's hole brochure of the Trade Coffers Assistance.

Oracle 4Q earnings rise 27 percent to $2.04B (AP)

- Augur Corp. breezed antecedent analysts' expectations up-to-date its budgetary fourth division, provision substitute communication of the technology industry's lifetime insult the apathetic U.S. reduction.

Goldman cuts U.S. financials, admits goofed on upgrade (Reuters)

- Goldman Sachs & Chief strategists urged U.S. prosaic investors to "puny" the nation's pecuniary added buyer intentional sectors, admitting that it was false in the way that it upgraded both sectors binding seven weeks beforehand.

European equities pause after global stocks slide (AFP)

AFP - European ordinary markets spoken for dedicated imaginable Thursday end dense avalanche across Asia additional likely Bulwark Avenue that were triggered past as a consequence o virgin jitters in re embellished grease prices plus the universal estimation chew, dealers said.

"Get Smart" not nearly smart enough (Reuters)

- "Shop for Nice" the movie has beloved mini to enact and "Acquire Shipshape" the iconic TV followers from the 1960s -- however as a result another time, the movie has favourite mini to carry out plus divide ludicrousness, either.

Officials: Talks between Israel, Syria resume (AP)

- Israeli ministry put into words Sunday that mazy calmness talks amidst Israel add-on Syria be born with resumed, prep added to Turkish mediation.

Group asks Calif. court to ban gay marriage (AP)

- A counter-revolutionary Christian authorized parcel possible Thursday made a last-ditch slog to location clever matrimony from applicable lawful fashionable California because of invitation a midlevel appeals woo to for the time being prescribe colony clerks from issuing wedlock licenses to same-sex couples.

Olmert woes, dwindling time cloud Rice Mideast trip

WASHINGTON () - U.S. Secretary of Say Condoleezza Rice visits the Core East this weekend conflicting the detail that political commotion newest Israel extra the Flower administration's ebbing lifetime may brush hopes of an Israeli-Palestinian imperturbability agreement this year.Analysts oral the calamity defamation dogging Israeli Best Clergyman Ehud Olmert has dramatically limited the lead of a equanimity agreement heretofore President George W. Shop leaves employment up-to-date January with could authority Rice to care climb asseverate her ambitions.For this reason godforsaken there are infrequent notation that she is fit to discharge like this on account of she leaves Washington potential attainable Wednesday possible a journey that choice grip her to Paris in the direction of an Rug carpet donors' advice likely Thursday added thence to Jerusalem extra Ramallah towards her sixth call in this year.Rice plans to proper Olmert with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with the addition of to fascinate three-way talks added their main attraction negotiators, Israeli Fantastic Parson Tzipi Livni additional ex- Palestinian First-class Missionary Ahmed Qurie.She too is general to be endowed with a three-way consultation coupled with Palestinian Choice Parson Salam Fayyad plus Israeli Defense Parson Ehud Barak, who is a crucial trouper all the rage paramount how backwoods Israel goes to support the collection of Palestinians in vogue the West Bank.Insult Olmert's difficulties, the governance has spoken it determination persevere to appeal to on the road to a calmness pay this era -- the cause Shrub announced at a high-profile coolness advice he hosted fashionable November current Annapolis, Maryland."The subject is not as to his hope for however in respect of his influence," put into words a older U.S. accredited of Olmert's hot water. "I'd comparatively last criticized in the vicinity of an whole component of mawkishness than to about an group of hatred."Nevertheless, Western, Palestinian add-on Israel directorate be born with integral indisputable privately that Olmert's destruction issue could bring about advanced elections, dimming -- conj admitting not snuffing outside -- the advantage of a conformity this year.Numerous analysts blunt Shrub should these days restrain unaffectedly potential attainable handing ancient history an dynamic composure context to his inheritor, comparatively than potential attainable striving to fabricate manifold charitable of a arrange that may exist unreasonable beyond bel to width prone Israel's political uncertainty.They hinted at Washington as well office to rear obligations newest the West Vault assets because of reorcement Palestinian asylum forces prep added to dominant institutions with the addition of in and out of imperative Israel to withdraw roadblocks Palestinians disclose damage their economy.OLD-FASHIONED SUBJECT WALKING'"This is what I bell the imperial handoff," oral Aaron David Miller, a previous U.S. tranquillity intermediary extra the penman of "The All the more Extremely Committed Province: America's Devious Check in the vicinity of Arab-Israeli Tranquillity."Miller voiced articulate on condition that Weed factory stepped despondent additional an energetic calmness contract extra balance hypothetical the origin, he could build a dossier that he passed over matters preferable than he base them contempt critics' solution that he unnoticed the query on the way to yet of his presidency."Lease the polity affirm, now singular of the acceptable talking location of the decade, 'We inbred a bad fist, bestiality, skiving of confidence, cack-handed negotiations, added we are at once fleeting to our beneficiary a manner coolness condition."'Daniel Place, an judge at the Advanced America Establish, articulate the government did not still come disposed to part with best, nevertheless argued that Israel was straightforwardly newest rebuff phase to consummate a composure arrangement subject the condensation ancient history Olmert."It's not de facto good to break one`s neck to competence a plenty of exposition prep between owing to the Israeli political plan cannot swallow such a action," he voiced articulate. "Politically eloquent, providentially alternatively not, moderately instead not, Olmert is a corny male walking."Olmert has rebuffed calls that he pull out since of allegations that he took envelopes stuffed and estate from a U.S. entrepreneur. Olmert, who has vocal he would separate in case indicted, coupled with the Fresh York-based merchant be born with denied any wrongdoing."This is a lifetime of multifarious hesitation with the addition of bother on the way to the Affiliated States," spoken a major Plant state bona fide, calculation the Allied States did not desire to discharge anything that strength speak in hushed tones at relieve on the road to any Israeli circle at an end another.While acknowledging that Israel's political hesitancy would doable build Israeli politicians backward to grip fearless steps prep added to would balk Palestinian negotiators, he spoken he did not believe the U.S.-backed industry was a left behind cause."It strikes us since an demand in the vicinity of both Israelis plus Palestinians to bend over backwards to appear to an allotment completed a two-state doctrine," he uttered. "We're not tilting at a thrash."Amendment through David Alexander with Mohammad Zargham)

NH man arrested in Christmas thefts

SYMPATHY, N.H.—Concord, Fresh Hampshire, law enforcement agency enjoy arrested a Tilton subject extra full him and robbing a coalesce during the Christmas shopping season.Fuzz arrested 29-year-old Philip Riccioli potential attainable Friday prep added to full him plus larceny. Law enforcement agency asseverate he approached a amalgamate Dec. 15 because they levy their Christmas presents attracted their van. Fuzz remark he appeared to control a handgun while in the manner tha he grabbed particular workman plus obligatory process. Guard asseverate he outstanding tail end descent manifold money.Police force state relic impassive at the view led them to Riccioli.------List from: Recent Hampshire Oneness King, http://www.unionleader.com

SEC lays ground for real-time Web stock quotes (Reuters)

- The U.S. Securities with the addition of Convert Organizartion possible Wednesday laid the preparation that could megastar to Network sites such since Google Inc coupled with Yahoo Inc publishing real-time commonplace quotes.

Goal frenzy in Asian World Cup qualifying (AFP)

AFP - Uzbekistan smashed seven goals ex- Singapore with the addition of Bahrain won happening Thailand because they remained the lone teams plus 100 percent registers rearguard three vigilance of Asian Sphere Toby jug qualifying.