http://www.hamsab.net Pakistani Community Chanel Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:59:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Paris, March 13 (IANS) Thousands of students and teachers took to the streets here Friday to protest against French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s education reforms, Xinhua reported. Demonstrations were also held in major cities like Strasbourg, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse and Nice after eight major teachers’ unions called for a countrywide protest. Police said ... http://www.hamsab.net/thousands-protest-against-france-education-reforms/ Hilarious clip from Eddie's Glorious DVD with him talking, in his unique way, about planes and flying! http://www.hamsab.net/eddie-izzard-flying-lesson/ Reuters - San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen, a monetary policy dove, tops President Barack Obama's list to be No. 2 at U.S. central bank, the White House said on Friday. http://www.hamsab.net/corrected-yellen-leads-picks-for-fed-seat-reuters/ Reuters - President Barack Obama on Friday delayed an overseas trip to focus on a final push to pass healthcare reform as the House of Representatives prepared to take up a final version of the bill next week. http://www.hamsab.net/obama-delays-trip-for-final-healthcare-push-reuters/ Reuters - Two suicide bombers targeting the Pakistani military killed at least 45 people in Lahore on Friday, officials said, in a challenge to government assertions that crackdowns have weakened Taliban insurgents. http://www.hamsab.net/suicide-blasts-kill-45-in-pakistans-lahore-reuters/ AP - HickoryTech Corp., which provides Internet access and other digital services, said Friday its board declared a quarterly dividend of 13 cents a share. http://www.hamsab.net/hickorytech-to-pay-dividend-of-13-cents-ap/ AP - THE DISPUTE: Cable TV providers challenged a five-year extension of federal regulations requiring them to make channels they own available to rivals such as satellite TV. http://www.hamsab.net/summary-box-court-oks-cable-tv-access-rules-ap/ AP - Sen. Harry Reid's wife has undergone surgery at a Virginia hospital to stabilize injuries from a broken neck she suffered in a traffic accident. http://www.hamsab.net/sen-reids-wife-has-surgery-after-serious-crash-ap/ Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday that his government sent a "deeply negative signal" by taking steps which undermined renewed Middle East peace talks. http://www.hamsab.net/clinton-warns-israel-over-settlements-reuters/ AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his government's announcement this week of new Jewish housing in east Jerusalem, calling it "a deeply negative signal" for the Mideast peace process and ties with the U.S. http://www.hamsab.net/clinton-slams-israel-on-housing-announcement-ap/