| Bush speech focuses on slumping economy
He promised to push ahead on helping to achieve a Middle East peace pact. And he said he'll "confront" Iran if necessary to protect U.S. troops and the country's interests in the Persian Gulf. Bush, who announced this year's trilateral meeting with Canada and Mexico will be held in New Orleans in April, committed $2 billion to a new global fund for clean energy alternatives and insisted the United States wants to work toward an international climate change deal. But he continued to insist it must include commitments "by every major economy and give none a free ride."" There were no new high-profile initiatives as Bush's presidency winds down and the focus shifts to the intense presidential race that will determine who will take his place, a change that can't come soon enough for some.
Savard restates goal: Commit to making playoffs
The Blackhawks returned to work Monday afternoon, and the good news for them was their boss had calmed down a bit.
The Hawks hit the ice in Bensenville for their first practice since Denis Savard's postgame tirade after Thursday night's 1-0 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, and the coach put his club through a nearly two-hour practice that featured plenty of hitting and hard work.
"They really acted like professionals, and I expected that out of that group," Savard said. "I wasn't pleased with [Thursday's performance]. The message was pretty clear, and they responded."
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The Weeklies: Tribes will hold special election about membership
Members of the Three Affiliated Tribes will have a special election in April to decide whether to change who qualifies as a tribal member and whether to increase the number of tribal council members from seven to nine.The tribal council is proposing to use lineal descendency rather than blood quantum for deciding who is a tribal member.To be one of the 10,185 tribal members enrolled now, people have to have at least one-fourth degree blood in a federally recognized tribe, of which one-eighth is either Mandan, Hidatsa or Arikara.The idea of using lineal descendency comes from the tribal council and would be defined as, "Any person born to any member of the tribes, shall be eligible for enrollment."Prior to 1975, the tribe used lineal descendency and residence, plus the official census rolls to determine membership, and blood quantum was not required of any tribal member who lived on the reservation.The second measure, to increase the size of the council, proposes to add an elected tribal treasurer and an elected tribal secretary, both elected at large.
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Road Test Suzuki XL-7 Crossover Expands on GM Model
Over the past few years, Suzuki Motor Corp. has been putting its name on a host of vehicles that are manufactured by other auto makers. Three of the seven models the Japanese auto maker sells in the U.S. are rebadged versions of vehicles made by Korea's GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co., a General Motors Corp. unit. At the recent Chicago Auto Show, Suzuki unveiled a rebranded version of Nissan's Frontier pickup it plans to sell called the Equator that will be built at Nissan's Tennessee plant and reach the market late this year. The 2008 XL-7, which is the largest and most expensive model the company sells in the U.S., is a re-engineered version of the Chevrolet Equinox. But, Suzuki did more than just add a handsomely restyled front end. The XL-7 is nearly 10 inches longer than its American cousin, and has an available third row.
Toll ahead? Officials OK more study on Knoxville Parkway
A toll road will not solve any problems as the truckers will continue to go through Knoxville with the present route in order to save the money. The idea is to reduce traffic flow through Knoxville, which is clearly far more than it should have been. Construction of the "by-pass" should have been started more than 25 years ago, and here we are still "talking" about it. No to a toll road! .
Rutgers' Stringer Earns 800th Victory
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The 800-win club has a new member: C. Vivian Stringer.
Stringer joined Pat Summitt and Jody Conradt as the only women's basketball coaches to win 800 games as No. 4 Rutgers beat DePaul 60-46 on Wednesday night.
"No one is more respected than Pat and Jody," Stringer said. "To be mentioned in the same breath is humbling."
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