Specter switch raises stakes in Minn. Senate race; Dems have shot at filibuster-proof majorityST. PAUL, Minn. — Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter’s party switch has turned up the heat on Minnesota’s long-simmering U.S. Senate race, which suddenly carries the possibility of giving Democrats a filibuster-resistant majority in that chamber. Scandinavian airline SAS posts 1Q loss amid falling demandSTOCKHOLM — Scandinavian airline group SAS AB on Tuesday posted a smaller first-quarter net loss as the slump in the global economy continued to weaken demand for air travel. New sporting venues aren’t just for ballplayers: St. Louis chess club has high-tech featuresST. LOUIS — A state-of-the-art, high-tech chess center is awaiting two dozen of the nation’s finest players, who are scheduled to descend on St. Louis next month for the country’s most prestigious chess tournament. Jerry Kelly rallies on the back 9 for a slim 1-stroke victory at Zurich ClassicAVONDALE, La. — Now Jerry Kelly has another reason to love New Orleans. Obama’s 100 days marked by energetic moves to fix economy, reverse GOP rule _ but no miraclesWASHINGTON — Barack Obama opened his presidency by drawing an unflinching portrait of the challenges. Then he set about turning those perils into possibilities. I Want Revenge, Pioneerof the Nile among favorites in expected full field for wide-open DerbyIt’s Kentucky Derby time again, and Nick Zito is looking toward the winner’s circle as always. Not for himself, though. For the sport. Obama’s 100 days marked by energetic moves to fix economy, reverse GOP rule _ but no miraclesWASHINGTON — Barack Obama opened his presidency by drawing an unflinching portrait of the challenges. Then he set about turning those perils into possibilities. Finance leaders pledge cooperation to end recession afflicting nations worldwideWASHINGTON — Finance officials from the world’s top economic powers pledged Friday to move swiftly on efforts to lift nations out of the worst recession since the 1930s. The major goal: Get banks in every country to start lending again. NY breeder’s farm gives away unwanted horses; owner Paragallo charged with crueltyALBANY, N.Y. — Horse lovers from around the country are hauling away sickly horses from thoroughbred owner Ernie Paragallo’s upstate New York breeding farm. Finance leaders pledge cooperation to lift world out of recessionWASHINGTON — Finance officials from the world’s top economic powers pledged to cooperate on efforts to lift the entire world out of the worst recession since the 1930s. The big goal: Get banks in every land to start lending again. World finance officials push ahead on plans to end recession; curb joblessness, povertyWASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urged his global counterparts on Friday to keep up the momentum on efforts to lift the world out of the worst recession since the 1930s. The big goal: Get banks in every land to start lending again. In last place until the end, Winter View picks up the pace to win by 2 lengthsLEXINGTON, Ky. — Winter View trailed in last place until the last quarter-mile, then pushed ahead to win the $150,000 Grade 3 Grey Goose Bewitch Stakes at Keeneland on Thursday. |