Since team no longer allowed making trades, GM?s have two options when it comes to strengthening their roster. One is to cut players who are hurting the team and the other is to sign these players who clear the waiver list. This past week two players got cut from their teams, Jon Barry (Houston) and Jim Jackson (Suns).

Though new German Chancellor Angela Merkel stands opposed to the existence of the U.S. holding facility for those captured as the U.S. and its allies fight the war on terror, she isn`t planning on pressing the issue forcefully too soon in talks with President Bush. Since her election as the first female chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ms. Merkel has vowed to repair ties with the United States which were severely strained over the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

It seemed that things were getting better in the business world. For a short time period stock prices were rising and even oil was coming down in price, but sadly this did not stay this way. As with most things in life, the business world is one with very few securities, and sometimes a bit of a plunge is what helps things rise again.

Gas prices have been rising significantly over the last couple of years. When prices hit the $1.50/gallon mark drivers around the US were horrified and certain that they would soon fall once more. However, this did not happen, at least not in the long term, as prices continued to edge their way to the $2 mark and beyond.

Fernando Araujo, a former minister in the Colombian government, escaped from his captures after being imprisoned for the past 6 years

NBC, one of three major television networks in the United States, has begun casting for new episodic drama. Actors and agents can submit potential season regular hopefuls to the network through the Internet as well as the traditional forms of application.

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England fans were relieved to learn that their top player, Wayne Rooney, will be participating at the upcoming World Cup in Germany.

Andy Reid and Joe Gibbs will be facing each other later today in a game that will seal the fate for one of the teams who will drop to last place in the NFC. Joe Gibbs is ranked number 1 in winning percentage among active coaches, trailed by Andy Reid. The Redskins are better on paper given the fact that Owens will not be playing today after getting suspended by the team for behavior detrimental to the team.

Israel`s Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday that his centrist Kadima party, founded by ailing former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, would work to form a governing coalition with the left-leaning Labor Party as a senior partner.

The Indianapolis Colts remain the only team undefeated after 10 weeks of NFL action. In a league so even as this week`s games exemplify, their 9-0 record stands out even more so

In an announcement calculated as a warning to its beleaguered neighbor Iraq, Kuwait has ordered its security forces to return fire if Iraqi insurgents launch any further attacks at the Kuwait-Iraq border.

The Chadian government has accused Chevron of not honoring tax obligations. Chadian officials have also ordered Malaysia`s Petronas company, responsible for the Petronas Towers in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, to do the same.

Morpheus, provider of eBusiness solutions, has announced this week that a leading UK online book supplier will invest in IBM WebSpehere Commerce technology in order to extend its e-commerce capabilities.

Following a string of deals involving Viacom`s MTV network and Myspace, Google has recently struck another big one with eBay. The company will supply eBay with web search advertising outside the United States