The Daily Tension for Mon. 24 Apr.
TENSION NEWSMAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
ENTERTAINMENT/TECH
On '24,' Chloe helps Jack Bauer pass the time
(USA Today) -- We need Jack to save the world. Jack needs Chloe to save himself.
NY Post: Record Labels May Bow to Apple's Fixed iTMS Pricing
(www.ipodobserver.com) -- Negotiations between Apple Computer and the world's major record labels have grown even more tense in recent weeks, according to a report from the New York Post, but the net result of that tension may be that record labels abandon their demand to have variable pricing at the iTunes Music Store.
OIL CRISIS
OPEC keeps oil output unchanged amid record prices
(www.channelnewsasia.com) DOHA : OPEC has decided not to change its crude output despite prices hovering at record levels as cartel members blamed the market frenzy on political tension and lack of refining capacity.
OPEC says powerless to drive down $75 oil
DOHA (Reuters) -- OPEC ministers conceded on Monday there was nothing they could do to halt surging oil prices that threaten consumer nations' economies and could trigger a collapse in demand disastrous to producer states.
Oil falls 2.5 percent, OPEC keeps output steady
LONDON (Reuters) -- Oil prices fell nearly 2.5 percent Monday after OPEC promised to keep pumping near maximum capacity, but losses were limited as the cartel conceded that it could not cool the red hot market.
IMMIGRATION
Common ground on who's American
Amid a heated immigration debate, a survey finds behavior is more important than background.
(www.csmonitor.com) -- LOS ANGELES – "What does it mean to be an American?"
"Opportunity," says Rosita Romero, a second-generation émigré from El Salvador, lunching at Twain's Restaurant on Ventura Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Bush Begins Push for Immigration Deal With Congress
IRVINE, Calif., April 24 (www.washingtonpost.com) -- Under pressure from Republicans to play a bigger role in the immigration debate, President Bush will begin meeting key lawmakers Tuesday to help forge a bipartisan agreement by Memorial Day to offer some undocumented workers a path to citizenship.
MIDDLE EAST
Hamas, Fatah agree to end crisis
(www.arabicnews.com) -- The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, and Fatah (the past governing party, and that of the current Palestinian President), yesterday agreed to end a state of tension between them and reassert Palestinian national unity.
U.S. Military Warily Eyes Iraqi Forces
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- U.S. troops aren't just training Iraqi forces, they're also keeping an eye on them, watching for signs they could be moonlighting in the Shiite death squads that target Sunnis.
No tension between Iran, its neighbors, says president
(www.irna.ir) -- "There is no tension between the Islamic Republic of Iran and its neighbors," said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here Monday.
ASIA
Nepal's King Reinstates Parliament
KATHMANDU, Nepal, April 24 (www.washingtonpost.com) -- The embattled King Gyanendra announced late Monday that he would reinstate the lower house of parliament, a major concession to political opponents after nearly three weeks of brinkmanship and often-violent street protests.
S.Korea fails to get North back to nuclear talks
SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korea agreed on Monday to work toward implementing a deal under which Pyongyang would scrap its nuclear weapons programs, but could not be induced to come back to multilateral disarmament talks.
SPORTS
Tiger on Leaderboard at Stock Car Race
HUNTLY, New Zealand (AP) -- Tiger Woods hunkered behind the wheel of his vehicle, its motor coughing noisily. One of the world's most visible athletes was suddenly unrecognizable under a flame-retardant suit, helmet and tinted visor
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Global Tags: Washington DC, News and Politics, News, Politics, Current Events, Current Affairs, Life, Culture, Tension
ENTERTAINMENT/TECH
On '24,' Chloe helps Jack Bauer pass the time
(USA Today) -- We need Jack to save the world. Jack needs Chloe to save himself.
NY Post: Record Labels May Bow to Apple's Fixed iTMS Pricing
(www.ipodobserver.com) -- Negotiations between Apple Computer and the world's major record labels have grown even more tense in recent weeks, according to a report from the New York Post, but the net result of that tension may be that record labels abandon their demand to have variable pricing at the iTunes Music Store.
OIL CRISIS
OPEC keeps oil output unchanged amid record prices
(www.channelnewsasia.com) DOHA : OPEC has decided not to change its crude output despite prices hovering at record levels as cartel members blamed the market frenzy on political tension and lack of refining capacity.
OPEC says powerless to drive down $75 oil
DOHA (Reuters) -- OPEC ministers conceded on Monday there was nothing they could do to halt surging oil prices that threaten consumer nations' economies and could trigger a collapse in demand disastrous to producer states.
Oil falls 2.5 percent, OPEC keeps output steady
LONDON (Reuters) -- Oil prices fell nearly 2.5 percent Monday after OPEC promised to keep pumping near maximum capacity, but losses were limited as the cartel conceded that it could not cool the red hot market.
IMMIGRATION
Common ground on who's American
Amid a heated immigration debate, a survey finds behavior is more important than background.
(www.csmonitor.com) -- LOS ANGELES – "What does it mean to be an American?"
"Opportunity," says Rosita Romero, a second-generation émigré from El Salvador, lunching at Twain's Restaurant on Ventura Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Bush Begins Push for Immigration Deal With Congress
IRVINE, Calif., April 24 (www.washingtonpost.com) -- Under pressure from Republicans to play a bigger role in the immigration debate, President Bush will begin meeting key lawmakers Tuesday to help forge a bipartisan agreement by Memorial Day to offer some undocumented workers a path to citizenship.
MIDDLE EAST
Hamas, Fatah agree to end crisis
(www.arabicnews.com) -- The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, and Fatah (the past governing party, and that of the current Palestinian President), yesterday agreed to end a state of tension between them and reassert Palestinian national unity.
U.S. Military Warily Eyes Iraqi Forces
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- U.S. troops aren't just training Iraqi forces, they're also keeping an eye on them, watching for signs they could be moonlighting in the Shiite death squads that target Sunnis.
No tension between Iran, its neighbors, says president
(www.irna.ir) -- "There is no tension between the Islamic Republic of Iran and its neighbors," said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here Monday.
ASIA
Nepal's King Reinstates Parliament
KATHMANDU, Nepal, April 24 (www.washingtonpost.com) -- The embattled King Gyanendra announced late Monday that he would reinstate the lower house of parliament, a major concession to political opponents after nearly three weeks of brinkmanship and often-violent street protests.
S.Korea fails to get North back to nuclear talks
SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korea agreed on Monday to work toward implementing a deal under which Pyongyang would scrap its nuclear weapons programs, but could not be induced to come back to multilateral disarmament talks.
SPORTS
Tiger on Leaderboard at Stock Car Race
HUNTLY, New Zealand (AP) -- Tiger Woods hunkered behind the wheel of his vehicle, its motor coughing noisily. One of the world's most visible athletes was suddenly unrecognizable under a flame-retardant suit, helmet and tinted visor
Tags: terrorism, Middle East, Iran, war, IAEA, nuclear, Israel, Russia, Arab, Islam, Muhammad, prophet, Mohammad, Muslim, terrorism, Bush, UN, U.N., United Nations, United States, oil, OPEC, economics, gas prices, Hamas, Palestine, Asia, ipod, iTunes, technology, 24, Jack Bauer, Chloe, Immigration, Mexico, Nepal, Korea, Tiger Woods, Stock Car
Global Tags: Washington DC, News and Politics, News, Politics, Current Events, Current Affairs, Life, Culture, Tension
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