Carol Bartz, the former Yahoo chief executive who was ousted from her position Tuesday, has given her first post-firing interview to Fortune — and it’s a doozy. Using her characteristically salty language, Bartz described how she felt about being fired from the position she’d held since 2009. In her words, “These people [expletive] me over.” The printable translation: She was none too happy being dismissed over the phone with a lawyer’s script, then given two hours to decide whether to resign or have the board fire her. That much had been apparent from the quick e-mail she fired off to all Yahoo staff, which heavily implied that she thought she deserved better treatment. Read full article > >

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How will Rick Perry do in tonight’s presidential debate? Mitt Romney likes to call Perry a “ career politician ” — which means he has been in plenty of opportunities to debate during his long political career.  According to the Austin American-Statesman , he has had five debates as Texas governor and “in each case [Perry] has entered and exited the favorite — ‘no knockout blows’ is a line often used in next-day news coverage.”     The best way to preview how Perry might perform tonight is to watch some of the highlights of his two most recent debates, which took place last year during the 2010 Republican gubernatorial primary. (Perry did not debate his eventual Democratic opponent in the general election.)  I’ve posted the videos below.  Because these debates are so recent, many of the issues that Perry’s Republican opponents raise here are the same ones his Republican opponents might raise tonight — including his jobs record in Texas; his position on immigration and border security; his governor’s enterprise fund; and allegations that he raised taxes and supported the Troubled Assets Relief Program. Perry answers these charges and levels a few of his own.  Read full article > >

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As rebels solidify their position in Tripoli and appear to be consolidating their victory over the 42-year dictatorship of Moammar Gadhafi, it’s time to reflect on the significance of what just happened.

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Will Alec Baldwin’s next act after 30 Rock be one of political theater? A friend tells The Daily that the actor is considering running for mayor of New York, with Anthony Weiner’s Twitter scandal knocking the congressman out of his position as…

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Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, who was a front-runner to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was told by President Obama over the weekend that he is no longer being considered for the position, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The president could announce a replacement for Adm. Mike Mullen, who is in the final months of a four-year assignment as chairman, as soon as next week, the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to talk about internal administration discussions. Read full article > >

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Yemen is seeing its most violent clashes yet, a day after President Ali Abdullah Saleh refused to sign a brokered deal to step down from his position of power with immunity. Though previous clashes have resulted in more deaths, government officials and…

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Despite Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu’s furious reaction to President Obama’s call for a return to pre-1967 borders between Israel and Palestine during his Middle East speech Thursday, Obama reiterated his position on Sunday in remarks to the…

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn is called on to consider his position as IMF head after being charged with sexual assault in New York.

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The Washington Ballet announced Thursday that it has hired Peter M. Branch, the former head of Georgetown Day School, as its chief administrator. Branch, 68, will take over from Washington Ballet Executive Director Russell Allen, who plans to leave in the next few weeks. His three-year contract ends June 30. Not including interim officials, Branch will be the ballet’s fifth top administrator since Artistic Director Septime Webre arrived in 1999. Branch said he found out Wednesday night that he had been named the ballet’s new executive director, though he had been in discussions about the position since the beginning of the year. Branch and his wife, Paula Carreiro, who is head of the Beauvoir School, are donors to the ballet. Read full article > >

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With his position increasingly weakened by weeks of protests and high-profile defections on Monday, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has announced he’ll step down by January 2012. But he warned that there could be a civil war if protests continue,…

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Ronnie Moore leaves his position as manager of Rotherham after 18 months in charge, reports BBC Radio Sheffield.

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Iran’s former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has lost his position as head of a powerful clerical body, reports say.

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Rafsanjani leaves key Iran post

Since 2009, Audrey Silk, a retired police officer, has kept secret her patch of homegrown tobacco, but growing restrictions on smoking have changed her position on staying quiet.

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As wheel-clamping on private land in England and Wales is set to be banned under the government’s Protection of Freedoms Bill, one wheel clamp boss defends his position.

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Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys is considering his position after admitting he was wrong to make sexist comments about a female referee.

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