• South Africa's 2010 Local Organising Committee chairman Danny Jordaan said the special tickets were an attempt to make watching the finals as accessible as possible to South Africa's population, more than half of whom live below the poverty line.

    BBC: Eto'o face of 2010 World Cup

  • Mr Stannard argues that mankind is living at a special time when it can contemplate the failure of its most successful attempt yet to understand the universe, but this is as unsatisfactory as arguing there is something special about the universe that allows mankind to exist.

    ECONOMIST: A counterblast to Stephen Hawking

  • Charles Schumer, D-New York, the leading proponent of appointing a special counsel in the matter, failed in an attempt Thursday to win Senate backing of a resolution endorsing the idea when the measure was ruled out of order and no vote was taken.

    CNN: Ashcroft cites progress in CIA leak probe

  • Meanwhile, some tax advisers are suggesting Madoff investors attempt to claim their losses on their 2008 returns even without special guidance.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • British special forces were sent to the Sokoto area the day before the rescue attempt and the go-ahead was given by Cobra, the government's crisis committee, after a review of the intelligence led to fears for the men's safety.

    BBC: Chris McManus

  • Last week I posted about crossbench peers Lord Owen and Lord Hennessey's attempt to send sections of the bill to be scrutinised by a special select committee.

    BBC: Health and Social Care Bill: Lords marathon begins

  • Another attempt at converting readers to shoppers was more successful when Refinery29 began offering vouchers and special discounts to readers alongside dedicated branded editorials.

    FORBES: Inside Refinery29's Effort to Turn Content Into E-Commerce

  • Still, Rangel says he won't attempt to roll back the temporary tax breaks already in the law, including the special top 15% rate for capital gains and dividends.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • It is what they have being training for ever since the Pentagon formed Special Operations Command in 1986, in the wake of the debacle of Desert One, the failed attempt to spring American hostages from Iran.

    BBC: Snipers

  • Barak forced Tuesday's special election with a surprise resignation on December 10, pre-empting a fractured Israeli Knesset's attempt to disband and force general elections.

    CNN: Blow for Barak as Rabbis back Sharon

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