| Only talent influx will help Toronto FC
Every Major League Soccer club's cauldron is beginning to bubble as the warm-up to the new season begins. But I can bet you there is no pot quite so hot as Toronto FC's. Here's a club that got off to a scalding start to its inaugural MLS season. A new stadium that sold out every time the team played instantly establishing it as a Toronto landmark. Trouble was, it couldn't do a thing on the field. Coach Mo Johnston couldn't conjour a single goal out of the team he had built until 558 minutes into the season. And it had another stretch of 824 goalless minutes, an MLS record. .
Clinton Appoints New Campaign Manager As Obama Takes Maine
Barack Obama swept to victory in Maine last night, getting the upper hand in all the weekend contests with his rival Hillary Clinton in his bid to win the Democratic nomination for the White House. Mr Obama won Maine by 59 percent to 41 percent with 87 percent of precincts reporting. The victory was all the more impressive, as he was down in four polls before the caucus and lost in neighbouring Massachusetts on Super Tuesday. He even won a Grammy yesterday for the audio version of his book "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream," beating two former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter in the best-spoken word album category. Unable to blunt his advance Mrs Clinton responded by shaking up her own campaign. She replaced long time manager and friend Patti Solis Doyle, a move her campaign described as ‘a seamless transition.' The surprise announcement saw her position taken by Maggie Williams, another close confidante of Mrs Clinton.
North Beach to Build 'Green' Town Hall
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The captain's next shot at fame
He still looks like he could play. Same weight, same love of the game. Unfortunately, same right knee, too. "Oh, the knee is terrible," Steve Yzerman said, chuckling. "I have a tough time doing a lot of things, but I still do them." For Yzerman, the final steps on the ice were painful ones. Now, the Next Stepis a tender one, and he's not sure where it will lead. A year and a half since retiring after 22 seasons with the Red Wings, Yzerman's most immediate step is to enter the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame tonight at the Max M. Fisher Music Center, where he'll join 10 other inductees. Induction is a great time to look back at a legendary career, and to look forward. The only thing Yzerman, 42, is certain of these days is that he'll stay in hockey. He's a vice president with the Wings, a job he enjoys, part of a front office loaded with respected minds such as Scotty Bowman, Jimmy Devellano, Ken Holland and Jim Nill.
Budget breakdown: How agencies, programs fared
As he had proposed for this year's farm spending, President Bush Monday unveiled another hold-the-line budget for the Agriculture Department for fiscal 2009. Down to the dollar, the president's budget calls for slightly more than $94.7 billion in total agriculture spending for discretionary and mandatory programs in the next fiscal year. That is slightly less, $10 million, than the amount he estimates will be spent this year on USDA programs. Discretionary spending for the Food and Nutrition Service and for commodities and international programs would be increased, while spending for the Forest Service, research, and conservation programs would be cut. Under mandatory outlays, the Agricultural Marketing Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service and crop insurance programs would receive boosts in spending, along with food and nutrition.
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