WOOING ALLIES BETTER THAN BLASTING FOES.(MAIN)

Byline: WILLIAM RASPBERRY

WASHINGTON -- The beginning of the year may be a good time for America's black leadership to take a deep breath and clarify for itself the nature of the battle to be waged. Is it racism that should principally concern us? Is it racial discrimination? Or is it racial inequality?

The tempting thing -- because it requires no thought, only emotion -- is to answer: all three. And in truth the three problems do manifest themselves in ways that make it hard to distinguish one from another. Moreover, each problem feeds the other.

But they are not the same problem, and it may be time to sort them out and decide on priorities.

Racism, which seems to have …

Denmark beats Sweden 2-0 in friendly

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Nicklas Bendtner and Michael Krohn-Dehli scored to give Denmark a 2-0 win over Sweden on Friday in a friendly that served as the start of both teams' preparations for next year's European Championship.

Denmark pressed the visitors from the start but didn't break the deadlock until the 35th minute when Bendtner received a cross from Lars Jacobsen, calmly downed the ball in the …

Set in Stone

A century ago, craftspeople spent endless hours doing intricate work on the exterior of buildings that is seldom replicated today.

So, when an old structure such as a museum, library, or brick apartment complex needs restoration, many people believe it will be impossible to reconstruct portions of the original fa�ade or match it exactly without spending a lot of money, especially since colors of brick and mortar change and fade over time.

But Raymond James Restoration Inc. of Worcester and Springfield has been debunking that notion for 15 years. "Restoration work is an art, and a lot of projects can be expensive. But restoration is all we do and because of our background, …

ITINERARY OF UKRAINIAN FM`s AZERBAIJAN VISIT REVEALED.

Baku, July 14, 2010 (AzerTAc) -- Ukraine`s foreign ministry has announced the details of this week`s visit by minister Konstantin Grishenko to Azerbaijan. According to Oleg Voloshin, head of the Ukrainian ministry`s department for information policy, the visit scheduled for July 17-18 will be aimed at …

SEARCH DOGS FIND WOMEN UNDER DEBRIS FROM BLAST.(MAIN)

Byline: -- Associated Press

RADFORD, Va. -- Search dogs Monday located the bodies of two women under mounds of debris in an auto parts factory where an explosion also killed a co-worker.

The blast at New River Castings on Sunday night threw clouds of black soot over a wide area and left the building still smoldering the next day.

``There's mass destruction, a hole the size of a football field in the center of the plant,'' Fire Chief Lee Simpkins said.

Rescuers …

Davis Cup: Argentina beats Sweden 3-2

David Nalbandian sent Argentina through to the Davis Cup quarterfinals Sunday after defeating Sweden's Andreas Vinciguerra in the last reverse singles for a 3-2 series win.

Nalbandian secured a 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory to clinch the series at Stockholm's Royal Tennis Hall.

Nalbandian broke for a 2-1 lead in the fourth set and held his serve the rest of the way, converting his first match point with a backhand winner.

Earlier Sunday, Sweden's Robin Soderling beat Leonardo Mayer 7-5, 7-6 (5), 7-5 to level the tie.

Neither Vinciguerra nor Nalbandian was originally set to play the final match. Vinciguerra replaced Joachim Johansson and …

PPG Gets Porter.

PPG Industries says it has completed the purchase of the Porter Courtaulds architectural coatings business from Akzo Nobel. The business, which had sales of [pound]90 million ($53 million) in 1997, was included in …