News Alert! Hamas rejects recognition of Israel

Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:51:41 -0500

U.S. and World News:

Hamas rejects Israel recognition option

The Palestinians' ruling Hamas group will not join a planned coalition
government if recognizing Israel is a condition, a close aide to Prime
Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said Friday.
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Cuban official expects Castro's return

Cuba's foreign minister said Thursday he expects Fidel Castro to be
fully back
at the helm by early December and urged U.S. intelligence chiefs to tear
up
their post-Castro scenario because his illness demonstrated Cubans'
strong
support for their government.
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Commerce Dept: More than 1,100 laptops missing since 2001

The Commerce Department has lost 1,137 laptop computers since 2001, most
of
them assigned to the Census Bureau, officials said Thursday night. The
Census
Bureau, the main collector of information about Americans, lost 672
computers.
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Business News:

Teens turn to TV, Internet for news
Half of all high school students get news online at least once a week,
but
teens rate TV the easiest-to-use news source and the most accurate, says
a
study out Friday.
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Japanese makers give ethanol a gander

While Detroit ballyhoos ethanol, Japanese automakers are quietly
positioning themselves in case the gasoline alternative becomes more
popular. Nissan just introduced its second flex-fuel vehicle capable of
burning either E85 ethanol or gas.
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States spin their spare stuff into gold

State governments are putting more of their surplus goods on sale rather
than in the dump. That's giving bargain hunters the opportunity to pick
up everything from computers and desks to a car crusher and a statue of
Smokey Bear.