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Atlantic Yards: Affordable Housing Still on the Table

Brooklyn Daily Eagle by Dennis Holt Perhaps still addled by his brush with the Nets dancers, Eagle columnist Dennis Holt rushes to Forest City Ratner's defense, prattling on erroneously (for the second time this week) about how the developer has secured affordable-housing bonds for Atlantic Yards — a claim convincingly debunked just moments ago by Atlantic Yards Report (see below). That affordable housing still is on the front burner is seen in the decision last week by the New York Stat http://www.nolandgrab.org/archives/2008/03...

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Delphi wins court OK to auction assets of damper business (Battle Creek Enquirer)

WASHINGTON â€" A federal judge said auto-parts supplier Delphi Corp. can auction the assets of its Kettering, Ohio, damper business, with Tenneco Inc. serving as the lead bidder with an $18.8 million offer.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/searc...

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Barack Obama's three little word — and they weren't, 'I love you'

Three poorly chosen words. In the sound-bite world of political campaigning, three words have the power to overpower a broader and deeper message. So, as Barack Obama attempts to climb out of two weeks of trench-warfare over the most critical social division in America - race - he's going to need to refocus his campaign on the things that got him this far. Obama didn't do himself any favors Thursday in an early-morning call to WIP 610, a sports radio station in Philadelphia, when he asked abohttp://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington...

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At Sports Venues, All-You-Can-Eat Seats Are Convenient For Fans (WSOC-TV Charlotte)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks. And some more. And more. A growing trend at sports venues is all-you-can-eat seating, with dozens of arenas, stadiums and tracks offering tickets that come with unlimited snacks.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/searc...

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Curry carries Davidson

"The Virginian-Pilot, USA" "Final: Davidson 82, Gonzaga 76 The Wildcats trailed for nearly the entire game, but put together an exhilirating second half, led by Stephen Curry. Key play down the stretch: Andrew Lovedale chasing down a rebound and then finding Curry for an open 3 with 58.6 seconds left. Curry knocked down two free throws with 14.5 seconds left to seal it; Curry finished with 40 points and finished 8 of 10 from 3-point range. That's not a misprint: 8 of 10 from 3-point range. And he finished with 30 points in the second half. Welcome to stardom, Mr. Curry. By the way, spotted in the crowd: former Zags star Adam Morrison. Looked like Jim Morrison. Still has the 'stache, but has grown out his locks. Not a good look, Adam. Tennessee ran away from American, 72-57; Miami leads St. Mary's by 13 points in the closing minute"...

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