Atlantic International Partnership Headlines:Sports briefs: Wozniacki, Sharapova advance in Madrid Open

http://atlanticinternationalpartnershipnews.com/2011/05/hello-world/GOLF • Caroline Wozniacki easily advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open on Sunday, while Maria Sharapova had to rally to beat Arantxa Rus 2-6, 6-3, 6-2. The top-seeded Wozniacki did not give Ayumi Morita of Japan a single break opportunity and the Dane rolled to a 6-2, 6-3 win at the clay-court event.
• In Belgrade, Serbia, Novak Djokovic beat Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (4), 6-2 Sunday to win the Serbia Open for his fifth title and 27th straight win this season.
• In Oeiras, Portugal, Juan Martin del Potro beat Fernando Verdasco 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday in the final of the Estoril Open.

Atlantic International Partnership Headlines:US holds photos of slain bin Laden, weighs release

http://atlanticinternationalpartnershipnews.com/2011/05/atlantic-international-partnership-headlinesus-holds-photos-of-slain-bin-laden-weighs-release/WASHINGTON – U.S. officials weighed the pros and cons of releasing secret video and photos of Osama bin Laden, killed with a precision shot above his left eye, as fresh details emerged Tuesday of an audacious American raid that netted potentially crucial al-Qaida records as well as the body of the global terrorist leader.
President Barack Obama is going to ground zero in New York to mark the milestone and remember the dead of 9/11.

Atlantic International Partnership Headlines:Spain’s region urged to stick to dificit limits

http://atlanticinternationalpartnershipnews.com/2011/05/atlantic-international-partnership-headlinesspains-region-urged-to-stick-to-dificit-limits/Spain’s finance minister has insisted that all 17 autonomous regions cut their budget deficits to agreed levels amid revived concerns among sovereign bond market investors at the nation’s finances.
Elena Salgado, together with Carlos Ocaña, the budget secretary, and other senior officials, met regional finance ministers in Madrid on Wednesday evening to implore them to comply with a deficit limit of 1.3 per cent of gross domestic product in 2011 and to map out austerity policies for the following three years.

Atlantic International Partnership Headlines:Royal Wedding: Boom or bust?

http://atlanticinternationalpartnershipnews.com/2011/05/atlantic-international-partnership-headlinesroyal-wedding-boom-or-bust/Offices across the UK have been spookily quiet the past few days. First there was the Easter holidays, followed swiftly by the extended Royal Wedding / May Day Bank Holiday weekend. Many workers deemed the three day week in between these two mega-weekends as insignificant, and by taking just three days vacation many could be out of the office for 11 days. So has the Royal Wedding hindered the productivity of the UK economy?

Atlantic International Partnership Headlines:US stock market, economy and companies update (May 03, 2011)

http://atlanticinternationalpartnershipnews.com/2011/05/atlantic-international-partnership-headlinesus-stock-market-economy-and-companies-update-may-03-2011/Markets remained choppy following the NY open. Stock prices are finding little momentum while the NASDAQ and Russell continue to noticeably underperform. The Greenback remains under pressure but it is having much less of an effect on commodities this session. Factory orders topped estimates while General Motors reported strong April sales figures. The US benchmark 10-year yield declined to 3.25% matching that of the German Bund for first time since November.

Atlantic Internartional Partnership Headlines: West Bromwich Albion boss Roy Hodgson ignoring headlines criticising his ability as a manager

http://atlanticinternationalpartnershipnews.com/2011/05/atlantic-internartional-partnership-headlines-west-bromwich-albion-boss-roy-hodgson-ignoring-headlines-criticising-his-ability-as-a-manager/Hodgson has had an up-and-down season; he was sacked by Liverpool in January, but since then he has taken West Brom to safety after they had slumped alarmingly mid-season under former manager Roberto Di Matteo.
Since Hodgson left Anfield, the Reds have had a complete turnaround in form under new interim boss Kenny Dalglish and are now on the brink of making the Europe League next season after climbing up to fifth.
However, it was only a few years ago that Hodgson was saving Fulham from almost certain relegation, before taking them into the Europe League final where they narrowly lost to Atletico Madrid.

Atlantic Internartional Partnership Headlines: Kvitova beats Azarenka for Madrid crown

http://atlanticinternationalpartnershipnews.com/2011/05/atlantic-internartional-partnership-headlines-kvitova-beats-azarenka-for-madrid-crown/Kvitova, seeded 16th, recorded a 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 win in one hour, 42 minutes, and continues to rise in the women’s tennis world. She won in Brisbane to start the year before reaching the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, and beat Kim Clijsters for the Paris Indoors crown in February.
Sunday’s victory gave Kvitova her first WTA title on clay, and the 21-year-old Czech will move into the top 10 for the first time next week. She is currently ranked 18th.

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http://atlanticinternationalpartnershipnews.com/2011/05/atlantic-internartional-partnership-headlines-white-house-respond-to-gops-consumer-bureau-threat/“The consumer agency’s sole mission is to protect American families and provide the tools they need to make smart financial decisions,” said White House spokeswoman Amy Brundage. “For far too long, American consumers have fallen victim to fraud, misleading claims, and powerful special interests and the President believes that American families who were the hardest hit by this financial crisis deserve an independent watchdog to protect consumers and prevent predatory lending and other abuses in the future.”