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    Davidson struggles in Spain  Nov 6, 2008
    The 1999 Mercer County high scholastic champion out of West Windsor-Plainsboro High shot a 79 yesterday in the first round of Stage 2 of European PGA Tour Q School at Montenmedio Golf and Country Club in Cadiz, Spain. That left him in a tie for 73rd place in an event which will send 20 players and ties to Stage 3 next week. (NJ.com -- Times)

    Seve inspires Quiros to Portugal Masters win  Oct 20, 2008
    The 25-year-old from Cadiz carded a final round 68 for a 19-under-par total at the Oceanico Victoria Golf Course while European Order of Merit leader Robert Karlsson had to settle for a share of third place after carding a 71. The giant Swede conceded second spot to Scotland's 1999 British Open champion Paul Lawrie, who shot a 67 to finish three strokes behind the winner. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Chelsea Bets on Long Odds That 12-Year-Old French Player Can Become a Star  Oct 4, 2008
    Today he is trying to salvage his career at FC Haka in Finland after failing with Millwall of England's third-tier and Cadiz in Spain. Author Filippo Ricci conducted an analysis of Italian youth players who had moved to the U.K. between 1997 and 2007. (Bloomberg -- UK)

    Spaniards Dump Golf, Languid Lunches as Plunging House Prices Sap Economy  Aug 1, 2008
    Maria Dubois is asking 75,000 euros for the share she and her husband have at a club in the seaside resort of Sancti Petri, near Cadiz in southwest Spain. The couple will put the proceeds toward a new apartment and rent membership at the club for about 200 euros a month instead. (Bloomberg -- Europe)

    Palau: Nobody can beat Spanish basketball team in spirit  Jul 18, 2008
    Speaking to the newspaper El Mundo Deportivo from her training camp near Cadiz, Palau, who will be in the side that travels to the Beijing Olympics, highlighted the spirit in the Spain side ... The women will continue to work in Cadiz until Saturday when they play Mali in a friendly game. (Xinhuanet, China)

    In a plane crash safest seats are in aisle  Jun 27, 2008
    don marshall, cadiz, spain. Michael from Chelmsford - adding more doors and windows to an aeroplane fuselage greatly reduces its structural integrity, which in turn would cut survivability rates. (Times Online)

    Carbonite Appoints Draque as Spanish Publisher & Releases Spanish Version of Online Backup  Jun 20, 2008
    BOSTON, and CHIPIONA (Cadiz), Spain, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Carbonite, Inc. today announced the release of the Spanish version of Carbonite Online Backup and the appointment of Draque Multimedia SL as its publisher in Spain ... About Draque Draque Multimedia was founded in 1996 and is based in Chipiona (near Cadiz), Spain. (PR Newswire)

    Two riders injured in motorbike race practice  Jun 16, 2008
    Axel Pons of Pons-Aprilia fractured both bones in his lower left leg and was taken to the Puerta del Mar hospital in Cadiz, track officials said in a statement. Pons fell during early training laps for a race and was trying to move off the track when he was hit by other motorcycles. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)

    A Review: 'The Legacy of Antisemitism'  Jun 11, 2008
    (In fact, the last of the Jews were expelled to North Africa, in 1492, on the very same tide that Columbus used to sail forth from Cadiz on his first voyage of discovery. (The author of this book can denigrate 19th Century Jewish romanticism about the benign rule of Muslim Spain all he wants, but Muslims did not expel Jews from Spain or force them to convert -- Spanish Catholicism did. (Human Events Online)

    At the Prado: Spectacular Goya  May 31, 2008
    The show begins with Goya s return in 1794 from Cadiz, where he had been recovering from a long illness. He brought with him a series of cabinet paintings, works he could not have done under the pressure of his commissioned work. (Suite101.com)

    So can the lyrics of Amy Winehouse REALLY be compared with Sir ...  May 29, 2008
    Schoolboys learned by heart The Fairie Queen by Edmund Spenser, his tribute to Gloriana herself, and John Donne - although a clergyman - wrote erotic love poetry and sailed with the fleet that harassed and hunted Spanish treasure ships off Cadiz ... Those lines - the last stanza of the Cambridge test piece - were written by a man who fought for his Queen and island, sailed to Venezuela to bring home gold and sacked the Spanish fleet in the harbour at Cadiz. (Daily Mail)

    Review: The unflinching eye  May 28, 2008
    ") He boasts about his posh friends, and the carriage he's bought, quick as greased lightning, made in England. He loves hunting, says he'd rather shoot than paint, dotes on his hunting dogs. And he begins to make a career as a portraitist. Goya's "breakthrough" portrait was of the minister of state, the second most powerful man in Spain, the Count of Floridablanca, 1783 . A stiff and elaborately kowtowing, obsequious affair, in which we see Goya (small in scale, dun-coloured) all but crouching... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)

    Spain plans $15bn stimulus package  May 2, 2008
    In the southern city of Cadiz, factory bosses are moving operations across the straits of Morocco to take advantage of cheaper labour. Braulio Martinez works for one of Spain's biggest unions, UGT, in the bay of Cadiz, and has been dealing with the fallout of the closure of the Delphi factory, which made car parts for its US owners. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Yes, ministra!  Apr 18, 2008
    Born in Cadiz, Andalucia, until her recent promotion she was head of the Flamenco Promotion Agency in the Andalusian regional government. Now her priorities will be to reduce domestic violence, which occupies a far higher position on the news agenda in Spain than in the UK.. (Guardian Unlimited)

    Victorious Spanish PM urges unity  Apr 17, 2008
    Prices are still rises but our re-elected President said the first measure he was going to take was to call unions,employers and the government to agree a social agreement to try to improve this touchy situation which affects every Spanish budgetDavid, Cadiz, Spain. I have lived in Spain for 14 years but was not permited to vote as I am British. (BBC News -- Europe)

    Sex symbols: the guys  Mar 30, 2008
    Born: Feb. 1, 1901, in Cadiz, Ohio. Signature role: Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind (1939). (Florida Times-Union)

    Sunken treasure ends up in court  Jan 25, 2008
    A.carrasco Ragel / EPA fileA Spanish patrol boat, left,escorts Odyssey Marine Exploration's ship Odyssey Explorer in Cadiz, Spain, on Oct. 17. The American shipwas interceptedas it left port. (MSNBC -- International)

    Atlantic record broken by rowers  Jan 18, 2008
    ----------------- ----------------- RELATED BBC SITES. Last Updated: Thursday, 17 January 2008, 21:26 GMT. (BBC News -- UK)

    Mystery over Kadhafi's private weekend in Spain  Dec 15, 2007
    Kadhafi was also said to be going on a hunting trip either near the city of Cadiz, north of Seville or near Grenada. The Libyan, who wraps up a controversial five-day visit to France on Saturday, would also like to meet with Muslim representative and members of extreme left-wing Andalucian farm workers union. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    * Raikkonen reports back to work as Formula 1 champ  Dec 6, 2007
    2007 Formula 1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari puts on protective gear during the practice session at the Jerez de la Frontera Circuit in Cadiz, Spain, on Tuesday. PHOTO: EPA. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    PTHS graduate studying and traveling abroad  Nov 28, 2007
    The itinerary includes: Ensenada, Mexico; Honolulu, Hawaii; Yokohama and Kobe, Japan; Qingdao, China; Hong Kong; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Bangkok, Thailand; Chennai, India; Port Suez (Adabiya); Alexandria, Egypt; Istanbul, Turkey; Dubrovnik, Croatia; and Cadiz, Spain. Carlin, a 2005 honors graduate from Pontiac Township High School, is the daughter of Lori Meier, Morton, and Kenn Carlin, of Pontiac, and granddaughter of Sylvia Bashore, Pontiac. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)

    Barbed wire marks gateway to Europe  Nov 15, 2007
    Across the Mediterrenean in the Bay of Cadiz, the legacy of attempted illegal immigration can be found. In October 2003 Rafael Quiros was shocked by the sight of 35 male corpses - washed ashore close to his home, 12 of them from the same Moroccan village. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Elizabeth: the Golden Age  Oct 27, 2007
    Sadly, the digitally gilded fleets of Cadiz and the truculent lisping of King Phillip are more reminiscent of, say, the Persians in 300 or excruciatingly enough the Trade Federation in Star Wars: Episode One. If The Golden Age cant stay afloat on the strength of its international intrigue, it certainly doesnt earn any points for the melodramatic and poorly scripted tension between its leads. (Yale Herald, CT)

    Sushi Craze Threatens Mediterranean's Giant Tuna  Oct 2, 2007
    "For the last seven or eight years we've seen a drought in the catch," Crespo said as he walked between mountains of net and cable spread about his warehouse in the fishing town of Barbate, on the Costa de la Luz, south of Cadiz. His employees spend two months setting up the complex system, then wait for the tuna to arrive in April. (Planet Ark, United States)

    The "China-France Friendship 2007" drill in the Mediterranean Sea off the southern French port city of Toulon was the first of its kind between the two navies in the Mediterranean.• Chinese, Spanish navies conduct exercise  Sep 26, 2007
    Chinese and Spanish navies line after conducting joint military exercise in the Atlantic Ocean near Spain's southern port city of Cadiz, on Sept. 18, 2007 ... Taking place near Spain's southern port city of Cadiz, the operation was also the Chinese Navy's first joint exercise with the Spanish Navy in Spanish waters. (Xinhuanet, China)

    China, France conduct joint naval drill  Sep 26, 2007
    On Tuesday morning the two Chinese vessels sailed out of Toulon, the last stop on a voyage of 23,000 nautical miles on which they also called at Russia's St. Petersburg, Britain's Portsmouth, and Spain's Cadiz. After the exercise, the two Chinese vessels were to return home. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Holland America's 2008 Grand Africa Cruise Circles the Exotic Continent in Style  Sep 25, 2007
    This extraordinary voyage finishes with farewell visits to the ports of Cadiz and Malaga in Spain and Lisbon, Portugal. Experience the Comforts of Cruising -- The Holland America Line experience involves award-winning service, five-star cuisine, spacious accommodations and extensive shore and ship activities and enrichment opportunities to suit the taste of every traveler. (Canada Newswire)

    Cultural heritage: Whose deep sea treasure is it really?  Sep 5, 2007
    The hoard of gold and silver coins that sunk with the Mercedes was probably minted in Peru - from where the galleon set sail for Cadiz, via Montevideo, in March of 1804. Today in Opinion. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)

    International Search For Missing Girl  Jul 25, 2007
    The man and woman both were arrested in Sotogrande, a town in the southern Spanish province of Cadiz, the spokeswoman said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with police rules. For more information visit and. (CBS News)

    Rewriting history|  Jul 11, 2007
    But Goerlitz and his crew have a harder challenge, and will have to tack against the strong Atlantic winds on the northerly route to reach their destination: first the Portuguese islands of the Azores and then onto Cadiz in Spain. "I hope to collect the ultimate evidence that advanced navigation took place during pre-historic times," says Goerlitz. (iAfrica.com)

    Man Arrested In Holland Over Madeleine 'Fraud'  Jul 6, 2007
    Sky's Ian Woods is in the southern Spainsh province of Cadiz where the arrests were made. Related Media. (Sky News)

    AGU Journal Highlights -- June 29, 2007  Jun 30, 2007
    Off the southwestern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, summer conditions can give rise to the onset of a warm countercurrent along the shelf of the Gulf of Cadiz ... The authors conclude that the countercurrent is mainly wind-driven in response to short but strong easterlies that blow over the western Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Cadiz ... Title: On the onset of Gulf of Cadiz Coastal Countercurrent. (EurekAlert!)

    Report: Two arrests in missing British girl case  Jun 29, 2007
    The man was detained in the town of Sotogrande in the southern province of Cadiz on an international arrest warrant originating in France, a police spokeswoman said. She said the warrant had nothing to do with the McCann case, but would not elaborate. (MSNBC -- International)

    Child abuser held in hunt for Madeleine  Jun 29, 2007
    A spokeswoman for the National Police said: "An Italian man has been arrested in the province of Cadiz. He was the subject of an international arrest warrant.". She said the arrest warrant had nothing to do with the case of Madeleine, but that police were now looking into possible links between the man and the abduction. (This is London)

    Pair Questioned Over Extortion Attempt  Jun 29, 2007
    Mr Chemello, 61, was initially picked up in the town of Sotogrande in Cadiz province on an international arrest warrant issued by French authorities before Madeleine vanished. He has been convicted in France of mistreating his own child. (Sky News)

    Two held in McCann extortion probe -PA  Jun 29, 2007
    Both the man and woman were arrested on Thursday morning in Sotogrande, a town in the southern Spanish province of Cadiz. Two Portuguese detectives took part in the arrests, police in Lisbon said. (Guardian Unlimited)

    Parador Hotels of Spain  Jun 19, 2007
    Paradors cover the whole of the mainland from the Pyranees to the Portuguese border, from Cadiz in the south-west to Girona in the north-east, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands to the Spanish outposts of Ceuta and Melilla on the north African coast. The Paradors have maintained a recognisable and unbeatable standard of accommodation, service and local gastronomy wherever they are. (Suite101.com)

    Telvent to Implement Electronic National ID Project for the Spanish Government  Jun 12, 2007
    In this key phase of the project, which is scheduled to commence in Cadiz this month, Telvent will supply personalization systems for the electronic NID, specifically the hardware and software required for laser recording of citizens' personal data on their NID cards. After the initial deployment in Cadiz, the technology will be implemented and maintained throughout the country. (Primezone Releases)

    Fashion-savvy Regent quests eye Barcelona  Jun 8, 2007
    Depending on the voyage, port highlights include Barcelona, St. Malo, Bordeaux, Bilbao, Lisbon, Cadiz, Casablanca, Malaga, Lanzarote (Canary Islands) and Funchal (Madeira), among other ports. The themed sailing is just one of many onboard and on-shore enrichment programs offered by Regent - the line, in fact, calls such programs Circles of Interest - allowing guests the opportunity to discover a destination through a lens of particular interest. (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)

    Spain targets US treasure ships  Jun 6, 2007
    A judge in Cadiz instructed police to capture the ships if they entered Spanish waters, Spanish media said. Odyssey Marine Exploration, which owns the ships, recently said it had found $500m (253m) in coins from a wreck somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. (BBC News -- Europe)

    Spain pushes claim on Fla. firm's treasure  Jun 6, 2007
    Spain pushes claim on Fla. firm's treasure - 06/06/2007 - MiamiHerald. (The Miami Herald)

    Reports: Spanish court orders search of ships in treasure case  Jun 6, 2007
    The court in the southern port city of Cadiz instructed police to capture the vessels should they leave the British colony of Gibraltar, on Spain's southern tip, and enter Spanish waters, leading radio Cadena SER and other media outlets said. The two ships, "Odyssey Explorer" and "Ocean Alert," belong to Odyssey Marine Exploration and are believed to have been involved in the exploration that led to the discovery of the treasure disputed by Spain. (Orlando Sentinel)

    Deep sea treasure trove launches trans-Atlantic dispute...  May 28, 2007
    Historians say that ship left the Spanish port of Cadiz for Britain with a haul including the wages of some 30,000 soldiers who fought for the Spanish crown during the 30 Years War. Copyright AFP 2005, AFP stories and photos shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. (The Drudge Report)

    Gimnastic is relegated  May 28, 2007
    On Saturday, it was: Real Madrid 3, Deportivo La Coruna 1; FC Barcelona 1, Cadiz 0 and Valencia 2, Villarreal 3. Copyright 2007. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Sunken treasure trove sparks dispute  May 28, 2007
    Historians say that ship left the Spanish port of Cadiz for Britain with a haul including the wages of some 30 000 soldiers who fought for the Spanish crown during the 30 Years War. AFP. (iAfrica.com)

    Real Madrid keeps lead in Spanish league  May 27, 2007
    Madrid leads the standings on 72 points, three more than second-place FC Barcelona, which hosted Cadiz later Saturday. Even if the clubs are tied at the end of the season, Madrid will win the title because it has the better record in games between the two. (News & Observer -- Sports)

    Row over shipwreck treasure deepens between Spain and US company  May 26, 2007
    El Mundo, however, said satellite images used by shipowners to control their vessels showed that Odyssey had been operating at a distance of about 20 kilometres off Cadiz in Spanish territorial waters. That would allow Spain to lay a legal claim to the treasure, estimated to be worth half a billion dollars (370 million euros), which Odyssey has taken to the United States. (Monsters and Critics.com)

    Sir Francis Drake  May 3, 2007
    Sailing into the port of Cadiz, Drake caught the Spanish unprepared and was able to destroy 30 ships. Despite this set back, one year later, the King of Spain launched his mighty Armada against the English. (Suite101.com)

    EXCHANGE RATES -- Study abroad? Try scrimping abroad.  Apr 25, 2007
    Kathryn Martires, who is studying in Madrid, and her friends booked a three-day trip to Cadiz in southern Spain -- but didn't reserve a hotel room. e just stayed out all night, said Martires, 20, a junior at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. (Somerset Daily American, PA)

    Congress panel backs Iraq pullout  Apr 25, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. Meanwhile, the violence continued in Iraq on Monday, with nine US soldiers killed in Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, when an explosive-rigged vehicle was detonated near a patrol base. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Baghdad police station attacked  Apr 23, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. George Bush, the US president, has committed almost 30,000 additional troops mostly to Baghdad, the centre of Iraq's sectarian violence. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Falluja council chairman shot dead  Apr 22, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. The US military confirmed the killing and provincial officials condemned it. (Aljazeera.net)

    Iraq residents angered by US wall  Apr 22, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. Adhamiyah residents, however, are unconvinced and many fiercely oppose the idea. (Aljazeera.Net)

    US marines granted Haditha immunity  Apr 22, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. The marines say they believed they were under attack in the wake of the roadside bomb blast and followed procedures to defend themselves. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Shia leader attacked in Iraq  Apr 21, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. "American forces are conducting an offensive on a mosque in al-Baiyaa, and worshippers are falling. Let the government see what the occupiers are doing to our people.". (Aljazeera.Net)

    US marine cleared in Iraq killings  Apr 18, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. A Marines spokesman refused to elaborate when contacted by AFP news agency. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Sadr bloc quits Iraqi government  Apr 17, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. Al-Maliki has said he sees no need to set a timetable for an American troop withdrawal because his government was working to build up Iraq's security forces as quickly as possible so the US-led forces could leave. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Many dead in Baghdad blasts  Apr 16, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. In Karrada, near the centre of the capital, a car bomb aimed at a police patrol killed five people and wounded another 10 in a blast that rattled windows hundreds of metres away, police said. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Group claims Iraq parliament attack  Apr 15, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. the meeting due to stringent security measures in Baghdad and at the parliament building itself. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Iraqi group 'splits' from al-Qaeda  Apr 13, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. The Islamic Army in Iraq is one of several nationalist groups which opposes hitting Iraqi civilians, but it has carried out high-profile attacks against multinational forces. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Iraq situation 'ever worsening'  Apr 12, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. Kraehenbuehl was speaking in Geneva, Switzerland, to mark the release of a new ICRC report titled Civilians Without Protection: The ever-worsening humanitarian crisis in Iraq. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Suicide bomber hits Iraqi police  Apr 11, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. The fighting raged in Fadhil and Sheikh Omar, two Sunni-majority neighbourhoods, two Iraqi police officials said. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Protests mark Iraq anniversary  Apr 10, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. Residents of Baghdad who welcomed the invading US troops on April 9, 2003, now blame the rampant bloodshed and chaos on what even some of the country's most senior leaders brand an unwanted US-led occupation. (Aljazeera.net)

    Pope: Nothing positive in Iraq  Apr 9, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. Elsewhere in his speech the pope touched upon the Middle East saying the region's future was "put seriously in jeopardy" by the political paralysis in Lebanon. (Aljazeera.Net)

    US jets bomb Iraq's Diwaniya city  Apr 8, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. Local police were warned to stay inside and unarmed during the operation. (Aljazeera.Net)

    20 Great designer villas  Apr 8, 2007
    El Navio Cadiz, Spain ... This luxury villa looks out to where the waves of the Med meet those of the Atlantic, at Cadiz, and the design and decor of the house reflect its dramatic coastal setting above the Costa de la Luz. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)

    Troops killed in Iraq violence  Apr 6, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. The attacks follow a relatively quiet period in Baghdad, where US and Iraqi forces have deployed thousands more troops in an attempt to bring security to the city. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Kirkuk bomb targets Iraqi police  Apr 3, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. Brigadier General Sarhat Qadir, a local police spokesman, said the bomber rammed his vehicle into the concrete blast barriers surrounding the police station and detonated the explosives, hidden under a load of flour. (Aljazeera.Net)

    International cocaine smuggler faces long sentence  Apr 3, 2007
    Wright was able to buy a large house in Frimley, Surrey, and a villa near Cadiz which he named El Lechero - The Milkman. He had a box at Ascot, rented a flat in Chelsea's luxurious King's Quay development, and conducted most of his business from the adjoining Conrad Hotel. (Guardian Unlimited)

    McCain touts Iraq 'good news'  Apr 2, 2007
    "You read every day about suicide bombings, kidnappings, rocket attacks and other terrible acts. "The chances of success [in Iraq] are essentially zero because the Iraqi people have no voice" Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain "What we don't read about and what is new is a lot of the good news - the drop in the murders in Baghdad, the establishment of security outposts throughout the city. the deployment of additional Iraqi brigades to Baghdad. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Spain's underwater treasure hunt  Apr 1, 2007
    Sunday, April 1, 2007. Hunt on for world's biggest underwater treasure in Spain. (Hindustan Times, India)

    * World News Quick Take  Apr 1, 2007
    The Bolivian group embarked in Brazil alongside well-heeled Argentine and Dutch passengers, but when the vessel reached its European stopovers of Tenerife, Cadiz and Valencia this week, police officers refused to let them into the country. A spokesman for the interior ministry said immigration officials suspected they had come to reunite with family and find jobs. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Iraqi justice minister resigns  Apr 1, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. Al-Shibli was elected to government in December 2005 as part of the secular coalition, the Iraqi National List. (Aljazeera.net)

    Francisco Jose de Goya: Artist  Mar 31, 2007
    While on his way to Cadiz, about the end of 1792, Goya was stricken with a severe illness that left him deaf. His unofficial paintings, more than before, became charged with emotion, and his brushwork became increasingly free and intense. (Suite101.com)

    Iraqi towns bury violence victims  Mar 31, 2007
    " Drop in violence Iraqi police said that 26 people were killed or found dead on Friday, a big decrease from the 181 who died on Thursday, most of them in suicide attacks north of Baghdad. The US military said one soldier was killed and a second wounded on Thursday during a patrol in southern Baghdad, raising to at least 3,245 the number of US service members who have died since the war began in 2003, according to an Associated Press count. In other incidents, the US army said that its forces... (Aljazeera.Net)

    Iraq deaths greet new US ambassador  Mar 30, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. At least 79 people were killed and 81 wounded as they jammed the market to buy provisions on the eve of the Muslim day of rest and prayer. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Senate backs Iraq pullout deadline  Mar 30, 2007
    Al Jazeera correspondent Viviana Hurtado said: "This is the first time in six years that Bush has had any questioning of his authority by the US congress. "The chances of success [in Iraq] are essentially zero because the Iraqi people have no voice" Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain "President Bush appears weaker in the eyes of Americans and in the eyes of the world. " Hurtado said Bush would "win this current round of the fight" as the Democrats cannot muster enough votes to overturn his veto. "[But]... (Aljazeera.Net)

    Iraq mosque burnt in revenge attack  Mar 26, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. As residents combed the ruins of the building on Sunday, a column of armoured US and Iraqi Humvee vehicles nearby came under machinegun fire. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Hurt Iraq deputy PM: Guards held  Mar 25, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. The group said its fighters had "succeeded with Allah's help" in striking Zubayi. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Iraq hit by more suicide bombings  Mar 25, 2007
    Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain. Hussam Ali, a police officer who witnessed the blast from a nearby guard post, said the attacker took advantage of the construction work to avoid the usually tight security and reach the main gate. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Sunny for nothing  Mar 24, 2007
    Since snapping up a collection of apartments on a central Cadiz backstreet in 2003, he has converted the rooftop terrace into a veritable shrine to suspended loafing ... Cheap eat La Perola (Canovas del Castillo 34) is Nick's favourite Cadiz tapas bar, run by local gastro-celeb Francisco Leal, famous for applying a distinctively Moorish twist to traditional Andalucian dishes. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)

    Worldwide protests mark 4th anniversary of Iraq war  Mar 18, 2007
    Spanish media say some 1,500 people gathered in Barcelona, while hundreds more also rallied in other cities including Seville, Cadiz and Granada in the south and Pamplona in the north. In Turkey, some 6,000 people demonstrated in Istanbul - 3,000 on both of the European and Asian sides of the city - to calls of "US go!" and "Stop the occupation!". (ABC News Online, Australia -- World)

    Housing Guide: Off campus, the grass is greener  Mar 8, 2007
    She resides in an apartment in The Cairo, at 1615 Q St. N.W. in Dupont, which she shares with a roommate and her pet dog, Cadiz, whose name comes from a small southern city in Spain. The Cairo apartments, mere blocks away from Safeway, Whole Foods, and in the center of exciting Dupont, are some of the most coveted residences in the District, according the Washington Post. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)

    Real Betis fails in appeal of stadium closure  Mar 8, 2007
    Castano said Betis had no alternative to playing at Manuel Ruiz de Lopera stadium on Sunday because the options of using Recreativo Huelva, second-division Cadiz, fourth-division Badajoz or Seville's Olympic stadium were unsuitable. Betis was punished last Friday after a bottle thrown from the crowd at a Copa del Rey quarterfinal second leg two days earlier hit Sevilla coach Juande Ramos in the head and left him unconscious. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Delphi to shut down factory in southern Spain  Feb 23, 2007
    Delphi spokesman Ignacio Campos Garcia said the plant affected is in Puerto Real in the southern province of Cadiz ... Workers at the plant have called a rally in Cadiz on March 1 and plan further protests to prevent the closure, the General Workers Union said in a statement. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)

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