Kadima had been slipping in the polls, but jumped earlier this month when Mr Sharon's heir apparent, Ehud Olmert (whose face is shown on the billboard above) announced a plan of unilateral withdrawal from large parts of the West Bank, loosely outlining the Israeli borders he foresees.
The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, above, announced the end of its partnership with Live Nation a year ago.
On Tuesday, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, above, announced the indictment of three men who sought "to capture business lost by UBS and another large international Swiss bank" after the I.R.S.'s pursuit of the banks became public in 2008.
On Saturday the mayor of San Juan, Jorge A. Santini Padilla, above, announced that the pair's Halloween concert would not go on as scheduled because no contract had been signed with the Roberto Clemente Coliseum, where the performance was to take place.
Last week, Mr. Fukui, above, announced the imminent end of the Japanese central bank's superloose monetary policy as the nation's economy picks up momentum.
PAGE D1 metro TWO CITY OFFICIALS ACCUSED Of Faking Adoptions Prosecutor Michael J. Garcia, above, announced the arrests of two officials of the city's child welfare agency and the fiscal director of a Brooklyn foster care agency.
The Ohio attorney general, Mike DeWine, above, announced that he would appeal the decision.
He and the Australian prime minister, Julia Gillard (pictured above), announced that America will put rotating units of marines in Darwin, in northern Australia, for training and exercises.
The studio behind classics like "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (above) announced last year that it would license its name to a Dubai-based investment group for its hotels, which will include private screening rooms and a library of Paramount films.
