Butler Shuts Down No. 22 Vols 56-44

NEW YORK - Butler coach Todd Lickliter was hoping his team could withstand Tennessee's pressure defense and not turn over the basketball. The Bulldogs did just that and also held the No. 22 Vols to 25 percent shooting from the field in a 56-44 victory Wednesday night in the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals.

"I thought we had to have under 15 turnovers and we'd be in great shape," Lickliter said.

Butler committed just 16 turnovers against Tennessee's fullcourt pressure.

The Bulldogs (5-0) advanced to the championship game Friday night against Gonzaga, an 82-74 winner over No. 2 North Carolina in the second semifinal at Madison Square Garden. The Volunteers (4-1) will …

Obama to Denver for stimulus signing

President Barack Obama travels to the American West on Tuesday to sign into law his hard-fought stimulus plan, hoping the measure will put a floor under the collapsing U.S. economy.

A relentless storm of economic bad news and public pessimism has raged through the first month of Obama's presidency. After his legislative victory with the $787 billion stimulus measure, he now must take equally vigorous steps to prop up the country's deeply troubled financial system, ease the pain of Americans facing home mortgage foreclosures and save the teetering auto industry.

Automakers General Motors Corp. and Chrysler, now kept afloat on a combined $13.4 billion in …

Middle-class families gain, lose tax breaks

WASHINGTON What Congress giveth, Congress taketh away.

That's the inescapable conclusion to draw from two separateactions taken recently by Congress. One provides more help formiddle-class families facing college bills while another reduces thetax break for middle-class families sending their preschoolers to daycare.

The measures have received generally scant attention becauseeach was a small part of much bigger legislation. The tuition breakis part of a law correcting errors left over from 1986, while the daycare change was part of a sweeping overhaul of the welfare system.

The tuition benefit goes to families that buy U.S. Savings BondEE Series - …

Mexican church draws fire for voting guidelines

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's Roman Catholic Church drew fire Tuesday for releasing a set of voting "guidelines" for the faithful ahead of the July 1 presidential elections.

All religious groups in Mexico are banned from engaging in electoral politics, or supporting or opposing any candidate or party. The guidelines published by the Archdiocese of Mexico on its web site appear to closely skirt the restriction.

But the issue is a sensitive one in Mexico, where harsh anti-clerical laws sparked the 1926-1929 Cristero war, an uprising by Roman Catholic rebels against Mexico's secular government in which tens of thousands of people died. While loosened in the 1990s, many restrictions …

Denis Watson birdies final hole to win FedEx Kinko's Classic

Zimbabwe's Denis Watson birdied the final hole Sunday to win the FedEx Kinko's Classic, taking advantage of countryman Nick Price's late collapse.

Watson closed with a 3-under 69 to finish at 10 under. He earned $240,000 for his second victory of the year and fourth overall on the Champions Tour.

"Never give up," Watson said. "I hate this for Nick because we need him on the tour. This is my first time as the recipient of a back-in win."

Watson's drive on the 18th hole landed in the middle of the fairway, and he put his second shot 50 feet from the pin. His eagle putt slid 5 feet past the hole, but he holed the putt for what …

Longtime adviser to Dianne Feinstein

LOS ANGELES — Veteran Democratic consultant Kam Kuwata, a longtime adviser to California Sen. Dianne Feinstein known for his political savvy and sly wit, was found dead Monday at his home in Los Angeles' Venice neighborhood. He was 57.

The death appeared to be from natural causes, and the Los Angeles County coroner is not investigating, agency spokesman Craig Harvey said.

Mr. Kuwata was a consummate political insider, and his influence was felt in many state Democratic campaigns for a quarter-century. He maintained an amiable demeanor and ready smile in an age when political campaigning is often viewed as little more than name-calling and smear jobs.

President …

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JONATHAN MILLER, CEO MILLER SAMUEL LLC, TALKS ABOUT HOUSING AT BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE

APRIL 25, 2011 TOM KEENE, BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE HOST

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TOM KEENE, BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE HOST : From Miller Samuel, Jonathan Miller here as he does a number of times a year, the state of real estate. All of you around the world, a focus on what New York and such, and maybe Miami?

JONATHAN MILLER, CEO MILLER SAMUEL LLC: Yes, well, Miami is coming. But, yes, we just …