US dollar mostly higher in early European trading

The U.S. dollar was mostly higher against other major currencies in European trading Tuesday morning. Gold fell.

The euro traded at US$1.4122, down from US$1.4171 late Monday in New York.

Other dollar rates:

_96.33 Japanese yen, down from …

Price is right - Jordan's Hussein hires Howard Baker

Jordan's King Hussein has bagged Republican heavyweight HowardBaker, the former White House chief of staff and Senate majorityleader, as his new U.S. lobbyist at a reported fee of $500,000 ayear.

Baker, a high-priced Washington super-lawyer, has agreed for thefirst time to register his law firm with the Justice Department as aforeign agent. He will work mainly with Congress, where he hasintimate contacts with legislative leaders. He will seek torehabilitate Jordan following King Hussein's apostasy in backing Iraqduring the Gulf War.

Go-between for the arrangement was the king's father-in-law,Najeeb Halaby, former Pan American World Airways president andfederal …

Ronaldinho scores but Flamengo held to 3-3 draw

SAO PAULO (AP) — Ronaldinho scored his second goal in as many matches in the Brazilian league but Flamengo conceded a late equalizer and was held to a 3-3 draw by recently promoted Bahia.

Flamengo, Brazil's most popular club, was not able to hang on to its lead Sunday despite having a one-player advantage from the 75th minute after Bahia midfielder Helder was ejected for a second yellow card.

Young striker Jobson scored the equalizer for Bahia in the 90th, firing a low left-foot shot from inside the area at the Pituacu stadium.

Midfielder Lulinha opened the scoring for the hosts in the 16th, but Ronaldinho leveled for Flamengo from close range in the 30th. The two-time …

The Honda Classic Scores

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Scores Sunday from the Honda Classic, a $5.2 million event at the 7,158-yard, par-70 PGA National Champion Course (FedExCup points in parentheses):
Final Round
Camilo Villegas (500), $1,008,000 66-66-67-68_267
Anthony Kim (300), $604,800 68-64-73-67_272
Justin Rose (190), $380,800 70-72-67-64_273
Paul Casey (123), $246,400 73-64-70-67_274
Vijay Singh (123), $246,400 67-66-69-72_274

Schools offer prizes for attendance Tickets lure kids, but critic calls them 'doggie biscuits'

Would a free seat at a Chicago Bulls game make you want to go toschool?

Tickets to sporting events and coupons for Walgreens drugstoresare among the incentives that will be offered to Chicago public highschool students this year to get them to show up for class moreoften.

Some kids likened the idea to bribes, but Chicago Schools CEO ArneDuncan said he was merely trying to "incent improvement."

Virtually every year since Mayor Daley won control of the city'spublic schools, the system has offered an opening day plan to attackthe vexing problem of poor attendance.

This year proved no different.

On Tuesday, Daley and Duncan unveiled plans for a series …

Indonesia: Textile Industry Faces Difficulties

According to a report on the economic condition in Indonesia during the first half 2003, as compiled jointly by the Jakarta Japan Club and JETRO Jakarta Office, domestic demands for automobiles and electric appliances were favorable, and construction materials for housing and commercial facilities were also in good demand encouraged by an inflation cool-down, low interest rates and the high Indonesian currency. The textile industry, however, faced difficulties in the first half as a result of the SARS outbreak, military action in Iraq, stagnant domestic consumption, the inflow of Chinese textile products in addition to the strong rupiah.

Exports of textile products to the U.S. and …

McIlroy shoots 63 for a three-stroke lead

Teenager Rory McIlroy snapped out of a slump Thursday by shooting an 8-under 63 in the first round of the European Masters.

The 19-year-old Northern Irishman had missed halfway cuts the last three weeks.

"You get days when you read the lines perfectly and you know every putt is going in," McIlroy said. "It was like that today."

Garry Houston (66) chipped in for a birdie on the 18th hole for a share of second place with Kyron Sullivan and Julio Zapata. A large group at 67 included defending champion Brett Rumford, who birdied the first three holes.

Miguel Angel Jimenez, the only member of the European Ryder Cup team …