AP 2009-12-27

1. Democrats have secured enough votes to pass health care reform. Saturday, Ben Nelson became the 60th senator signed on to the bill. The legislation is the center keys of President Barack Obama's domestic agenda and its passage would be a major vic

Recommendations for Title IX Law 1)Stir 2)Controversy

Broadcast: Jan 11 2003 It's a Thursday night at the McDonough Gymnasium on Georgetown University's campus in Washington, D.C. About 200 fans have gathered to see Georgetown's women's basketball team t

Meetings: Agenda setting

BBC Learning English Talking Business Meetings: Agenda setting Transcript Clip 1 Sarah: Right then, Alex, lets get down to business. On the agenda today for our public relations meeting are the research project, the launch of the website, the timeli

AC Milan moves closer to title

ROME, April 23 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan moved one step closer to the Serie A title with a 1-0 win at Brescia on Saturday. Robinho struck in the 82nd minute - just after the home side had hit the woodwork（木制品,木匠活） and started to put Milan

Djokovic clinches first Wimbledon title

LONDON, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Novak Djokovic of Serbia claimed his first Wimbledon title on Sunday after beating defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3. The serb, who will take over the world top ranking from the Spaniard on Monday, extended

Federer beats Del Potro to capture second title in Rotterdam

THE HAGUE, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Roger Federer grabbed his second title at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam after beating Juan Martin Del Potro 6-1, 6-4 in the final on Sunday in Rotterdam. The match was a replay of the 2009 US Open fi

Federer wins Swiss Indoors tennis title

GENEVA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Roger Federer savored his fifth title at his Swiss Indoors home tournament on Sunday, beating Japanese wild card Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-3 in just over an hour. The world number four Swiss has appeared in eight Basle finals in

Djokovic wins record third China Open title

Djokovic wins record third China Open title BEIJING, Oct.7 (Xinhua) -- World No.2 Novak Djokovic from Serbia captured a record third China Open title after edging past always-dangerous and talented Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final on Sunday.

Wozniacki beats Stosur for Moscow title

Wozniacki beats Stosur for Moscow title MOSCOW, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Third seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark won her 20th career title by beating Australian Samantha Stosur 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in the Kremlin Cup final on Sunday. The 11th-ranked Dane was pl

Title holder Federer ousted in Rotterdam

THE HAGUE, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Julien Benneteau caused a major surprise in the quarter-finals of the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam on Friday by beating top seed Roger Federer 6-3, 7-5. Federer, the reigning champion in Rotterdam, was

Dortmund close in on title after beating Bayern 1-0

BERLIN, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Borussia Dortmund made a big stride towards the title of this season's Bundesliga with an effective 1-0 win over its main rival Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Robert Lewandowski scored in the 77th minute a

Nadal grabs sixth French Open title

PARIS, June 5 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal defeated the third seed Roger Federer in four sets to win the French Open title for the sixth time on Sunday,Nadal, 25, took the opening two sets 7-5, 7-6 (3) before the 29- year-old Swiss pulled one

Wu Jingyu defends taekwondo title at London

LONDON, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Wu Jingyu lifted women's 49kg title at London Olympic Games on Wednesday, successfully defending her victory on the same day when the Beijing Games opened four years ago. Wu capitalized on her expert axe kicks to crush Span

Lin Dan in quest for second Olympic title as China set to stamp authority

BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Badminton superstar Lin Dan is in quest for a record second Olympic title at the London Olympic Games starting from July 28 to August 5 when star-studded China will be looking forward to stamping its authority. Different

Man City's title race nearly ends after late defeat to Arsenal

LONDON, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Man City's title hope was nearly shattered on Sunday when Mikel Arteta's late goal propelled Arsenal to 1-0 victory over them and indirectly helped the Premier League leader Manchester United move eight points clear at the

Real close to La Liga title

MADRID, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid will have to wait until at least Wednesday night until they have the chance of being crowned as champions of La Liga after both they and FC Barcelona won their respective matches Sunday. Real Madrid kicked off

Mourinho celebrates title

MADRID, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid caoch Jose Mourinho celebrated his side's 32nd league title in Spain with a brief interview with the club's official television station on Thursday. Mourinho's side clinched the title with a 3-0 win away to Athle

China wins relay golds, S. Korea claims one more title

SHANGHAI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Hosts China showed their power in teamwork on Sunday as they claimed both the men's and women's relay golds at the ISU World Cup Short Track speedskating Shanghai leg. South Korea continued their good form to win their t

Kerber beats Wozniacki to lift WTA Copenhagen title

COPENHAGEN, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki saw her winning streak at the Danish Open snapped as Angelique Kerber of Germany downed the former world No. 1 6-4, 6-4 to clinch title here on Sunday. Wozniacki had previously won the 220

Els hungry for sixth SA Open title

JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Although it's still one month away, Ernie Els says he is already turning his thoughts towards a possible sixth South African Open Championship when he returns to defend his title at the Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Es