March 2012 – Page 487 – The Portland Press Herald

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Bruins are at a loss again

by The Associated Press March 5, 2012

Boston drops its fifth straight to league-leading New York despite allowing just 17 shots on goalie Tim Thomas.

Beijing planning steep increase in defense spending

by Los Angeles Times March 5, 2012

BEIJING – China on Sunday announced an 11.2 percent rise in its 2012 defense budget, the latest double-digit hike in recent years. For the first time, the defense budget will top $100 billion, and international experts believe the figures omit such big-ticket spending as its space program. Although the increase is not as large as […]

Sports

Beckett’s start short and sweet

by The Associated Press March 5, 2012

Josh Beckett, who is working on a change-up this spring, throws two scoreless innings.

Nation & World

Officials: 61 dead in Yemeni attack

by The Associated Press March 5, 2012

SANAA, Yemen – Al-Qaida militants overran an army base in southern Yemen on Sunday, capturing heavy weapons and turning them on soldiers in intense clashes that left 61 dead, a military official said. The battle near the southern town of Zinjibar killed 36 government troops and 25 of the militants, he said. A medical official […]

Life & Culture

People & EntertainmentLimbaugh loses seventh advertiser

March 5, 2012

NEW YORK – A flower company is the seventh advertiser to pull its ads from conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh’s radio program in reaction to his derogatory comments about a law student who testified about birth control policy. ProFlowers said Sunday on its Facebook page that it has suspended advertising on Limbaugh’s program because […]