Mussina calls it a career after first 20-win year (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

By BEN WALKER Mike Mussina took a secret to the ballpark every day this season. Maybe that's why he was so successful on the mound, so jovial in the clubhouse. From Day One of spring training, he knew this was his final year - even if it meant giving up bids for 300 wins, a World Series ring and a better shot at the Hall of Fame. The New York Yankees pitcher walked away from baseball Thursday ...

Mussina calls it a career after first 20-win year (AP via Yahoo! News)

Mike Mussina took a secret to the ballpark every day this season. Maybe that's why he was so successful on the mound, so jovial in the clubhouse.

Coalition calls for close watch on Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield (The Star-Ledger)

State regulators must press Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield to show senior citizens and working poor families will benefit if it becomes a for-profit company, a new advocacy group closely monitoring the deal said today. Set up as New Jersey's...

China's Hu calls for deeper partnership with Latin America (TODAYonline)

Chinese President Hu Jintao speaks during a ceremony at the Peruvian Congress in Lima. Hu called Thursday for a new era of cooperation with Latin America, saying the world's biggest developing country and the large developing region were a natural fit.

China's Hu calls for deeper partnership with Latin America (AFP via Yahoo!7 News)

LIMA (AFP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao called Thursday for a new era of cooperation with Latin America, saying the world's biggest developing country and the large developing region were a natural fit.

China's Hu calls for deeper partnership with Latin America (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Chinese President Hu Jintao called Thursday for a new era of cooperation with Latin America, saying the world's biggest developing country and the large developing region were a natural fit.

Job Board (Foreign Policy Association)

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Residents may get calls about parking bans (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

FITCHBURG - When the snow falls this winter, residents may be getting a phone call about moving their cars off city streets.

Community Listings (KYIV Post)

“Free English Discussions on Canada ’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program” will be held every Sunday throughout August and September. Reserve a seat by emailing jason@osrec.com No phone calls please.

Free Library chief calls for "smaller, stronger" system (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

The city's controversial plan to close 11 libraries will reduce a system that is too large and take the Free Library "into the future," its president and director, Siobhan Reardon, said yesterday after a briefing of City Council.