Boeing Awaits Decision On AMF JTRS.

Boeing [BA] officials soon expect to receive the request for the final proposal revision in its competition with Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the military's next generation Airborne Maritime and Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS AMF).

The Defense Department FY '09 budget requests $834.6 million in research, development, test and evaluation for JTRS-Navy. The JTRS program is a DoD-wide program led by the Navy through the Program Executive Office-JTRS, located at Naval Sea Systems Command, San Diego. The FY '09 program is to design, develop and manufacture JTRS engineering development hardware and software models.

"The next step is to receive the request for final …

A WIN TODAY WOULD BE ONE GIANT STEP.(SPORTS)

Byline: BILL PENNINGTON New York Times

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- When the Giants and the Washington Redskins met three weeks ago, the game took one minute less than four hours to play, ended in a 7-7 tie and left each side emotionally and physically drained. Not surprisingly, neither team played well the following week -- the Giants losing decisively to Tampa Bay, the Redskins squandering a pivotal opportunity at home with a loss to lowly St. Louis.

``We had fought, struggled and scratched for five quarters,'' Giants linebacker Corey Widmer said this week. ``And in a sense, nothing was resolved. The frustration was noticeable everywhere you looked.''

This afternoon, the Giants and the Redskins will stage a rematch at Giants Stadium. A division championship is waiting for the Giants if they win or tie. The Redskins (7-6-1) will try to …

NCAA: It's Samhan vs. the Villanova team

Omar Samhan is putting together one of the truly impressive individual performances of this year's NCAA tournament, with 32 points _ one shy of his career high.

Villanova is countering with balance, especially as Scottie Reynolds struggles to find his shot. Nova has only turned the ball over five times in the game, but a key mistake with 4 1/2 minutes left led to a 3-pointer by Matthew Dellavedova and a 64-61 Gaels lead.

Maalik Wayns came back to score on a nifty drive for Villanova, and the lead is one.

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BYU star Jimmer Fredette had the highest-scoring game of the first round, with 37 points. But he did it on 13 of 26 shooting. Compare …

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New lighting technologies from Hella offer styling freedom for automakers and improved performance for consumers.

The trend toward dramatic styling in the front-ends of passenger cars has pushed the evolution of lighting as fast as technology and innovation will allow. Halogen lights, once considered the industry workhorse for years to come, have bumped up against the laws of physics as reflectors and optics shrink to accommodate sleeker front ends. Now the trend is toward high intensity discharge (HID) lighting, which is becoming more popular in Europe and moving downscale in vehicles across the globe.

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ST. ROSE MEN WIN IN OT.(Sports)

Jermaine Clark knocked down a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left in overtime to lift the College of Saint Rose men's basketball team to an 80-77 win over Saint Michael's Wednesday evening at Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium.

The Golden Knights trailed 77-76 before Clark, who finished with 11 points, hit the game-winner from the left wing to put his team in front for good.

Saint Rose has won seven of its last nine and improved to 7-1 at home on the season.

The Golden Knights (8-5, 5-3) jumped ahead 54-43 with 15:28 left to play in regulation, but Saint Michael's (5-7, 1-7) crawled back and took a 70-68 lead with 59 seconds left. Rob Gutierrez scored with 37 …

ABORTION RIGHTS BACKERS BLAST BUDGET COMPROMISE.(MAIN)

Byline: Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- The Clinton administration claimed victory Monday in a seven-year struggle to persuade Congress to release nearly $1 billion in back payments to the United Nations, but abortion rights advocates said the White House abandoned them to get the deal.

Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said the White House was ``putting the women of the world at risk in order to placate the right-wing Republicans who control Congress.''

Under the agreement reached Sunday night, the White House would accept restrictions on money going to …

Sharapova back at French; Nadal wins 29th straight

Those unmistakable shrieks punctuating point after point on Court 1 at the French Open on Monday trumpeted Maria Sharapova's return to the Grand Slam stage.

There were other ways Sharapova made her presence felt _ the big groundstrokes off both wings; the tough-as-nails turnaround after a slow start; the prematch accessories of buttoned-up blue jacket and oversized white purse; the postmatch victory waves and blown kisses.

Sharapova's tennis is not yet back to her lofty standards, as one might expect after shoulder surgery in October and four singles matches in the past 10 months. The 64th-ranked Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus is not the sort of opponent who …