Justices to Hear Cases on Product Liability; Tort cases

The Supreme Court's already substantial investment in defining the boundary between federal regulation and state tort law grew even bigger on Friday. The justices added two new cases to their docket on drug and cigarette labeling requirements.
In each case, as in four others the court has already agreed to decide in the current term, the question is one of federal pre-emption. The cases offer variations of a common question: if a product meets federal standards, can the manufacturer be liable for damages under state law for injuries suffered by consumers?
In the cigarette case, Altria Group Inc. v. Good, No. 07-562, the issue is whether state consumer-fraud laws can be used to sue cigarette makers for advertising a brand as containing low tar and nicotine.
Altria, the parent company of Philip Morris USA, argues that any finding of liability is pre-empted by the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act as well as by the fact that the low-tar and low-nicotine descriptions are based on the results of a test required by the Federal Trade Commission.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, in Boston, in a case brought under Maine's law prohibiting deceptive trade practices, rejected Altria's claim and reinstated a lawsuit brought by smokers who claimed that the packaging for Marlboro Lights and Cambridge Lights was deceptive. The plaintiffs argue that because smokers compensate for the lower nicotine by inhaling more deeply or smoking more cigarettes, any claimed health benefit from the brands is inherently fraudulent.
In the drug labeling case, the plaintiff was a guitar player who suffered the career-ending amputation of her right arm after being injected in a hospital with an anti-nausea drug made by Wyeth.
Gangrene and subsequent amputation was a risk from intravenous administration of the drug, Phenergan. The plaintiff, Diana Levine, argues that the federally approved label did not give doctors a specific enough warning about the risks of the method used to give her the drug.
The state courts in Vermont allowed Ms. Levine to sue for damages under state law and upheld a jury verdict of more than $6 million. The manufacturer's Supreme Court appeal, Wyeth v. Levine, No. 06-1249, argues that the lawsuit was pre-empted by the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the label.
The Bush administration, which reversed a longstanding policy against pre-emption in drug cases, is supporting the appeal. In a brief filed this month in response to the Supreme Court's request for its views, the administration said the agency's approval of the Phenergan label "reflects F.D.A.'s expert judgment that the labeling strikes the appropriate balance." The brief added: "Where, as here, F.D.A. was presented with information concerning the relevant risk, a jury's imposition of liability based on a drug's F.D.A.-approved labeling would interfere with F.D.A.'s expert judgment."
Nonetheless, the court's decision to grant Wyeth's appeal at this point was surprising. The administration urged the justices to defer action until they decide, later this term, another medicine-related pre-emption case that was argued last month.
That case, Riegel v. Medtronic Inc., No. 06-179, presents a question under a separate statute, the Medical Device Amendments, which governs the F.D.A.'s premarket approval process for devices like the balloon catheter at issue in the case. There is considerable overlap between that process and the one for approving new drugs under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, which is at issue in the new case.
The court had also agreed to decide a third pre-emption case involving the F.D.A., concerning whether state law can be used to determine whether a manufacturer defrauded the agency in seeking approval for a drug application. That case, Warner-Lambert v. Kent, No. 06-1498, will be argued Feb. 25. The justices have not announced whether they will hear the new case in April or at the start of the new term in October.
The proliferation of pre-emption cases on the court's docket in part reflects the considerable turmoil in the lower courts over the complex issues involved. It also reflects a concerted effort by the business community to push for federal pre-emption as a shield against state courts.
The United States Chamber of Commerce filed a vigorously worded brief in the cigarette case that the court accepted Friday, emphasizing for the justices the "jurisprudential gulf" that separates various lower court rulings on whether federally approved or required product labels should be given pre-emptive effect against state tort liability.
Referring to the lower court's ruling in the cigarette case, the chamber's brief said that "if allowed to stand, the First Circuit's approach would Balkanize cigarette labeling, advertising, and promotion into a state-by-state endeavor," adding that "it is difficult to imagine a more powerful blow to the interest of nationwide uniformity and consistency."
The plaintiffs' brief to the court emphasized the factual allegations of their case: that Philip Morris knew from its own research that based on actual smoking habits, smokers received the same tar and nicotine from "light" cigarettes as from regular brands, but that the company kept this from the F.T.C.

Bombay Stock Exchange Update (BSE) Indian shares move up on Fed rate cut amid volatility

Amid high volatility, Indian shares moved up Wednesday after opening higher as the US Federal Reserve stepped in to cushion the global financial crisis with a cut in interest rates, triggering positive reactions in stock markets across the globe.
The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened higher at 17,415.26 points, with a gain of 685.32 points, over the previous day's close at 16,729.94 points.
By noon, the index was ruling at 17,311.97 points, with a gain of 582.03 points, or 3.48 percent, data with the bourse showed. All sector-specific indices were also ruling higher.

But lingering uncertainty over possible recession in the US saw the key index fluctuate wildly in a broad range of 725.57 points as investors tried to book profits at every small rise, analysts said.
Considering Tuesday's close, the peak of 17,676.60 points reached minutes after commencement of trading meant a rise of 946.66 points.
The sector-specific index for realty stocks led the upswing, followed by those for oil and gas, power, metals, state-run units, banking, consumer goods and automobiles.
Among specific stocks, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd was up 9.06 percent, NTPC was up 8.08 percent, Reliance Communications gained 6.92 percent, Hindustan Aluminium was up 6.72 percent and Reliance Energy rose 6.32 percent.
Ranbaxy Laboratories, Satyam Computers, Housing Development Finance Corp, Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy, Associate Cement, Mahindra and Mahindra also made moderate gains.
Monday and Tuesday saw the barometer plummet 1,408.35 points, or 7.41 percent, and 875.41 points, or 4.97 percent, on account of panic selling, in line with the movements across the globe from Tokyo to New York.
The authorities at the Mumbai bourse had to suspend trading for an hour Tuesday, as Sensex fell below the circuit breaker level, before a pep talk from Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on the fundamentally strong Indian economy helped ease the losses.
Investors had lost $170 billion Monday in terms of market capitalisation, with another $95 billion shaved off the valuations the next day as scrip after scrip lost ground on account of panic selling.
Stung by fears of a possible recession, The US Federal Reserve had delivered a surprise interest rate cut of 75 basis points early Tuesday, which shored up market confidence across the globe, including India.
Indo-Asian News Service

The myth about world economy's independence from US economy

The steep Asian and European stock market fall seriously challenges the recent wisdom that the global markets have finally become independent of and immune to any slide in the US economy. If anything, the panic on the Asian and European stock markets only underscores how seriously misplaced this assertion was.
The subprime loan crisis, which is devouring America's real estate industry, was considered a local problem by many outside the US until they discovered how many major global players in fact stood quite close to the fire - thanks to complex deal making that goes on behind such mortgages.

As late as Monday, many in the US believed that the Federal Reserve, which sets the country's monetary policy, would prefer to let the subprime market crisis sort itself out. However, the scale and spread of the market panic in Asia and Europe reversed that view practically overnight with the Fed, as the Federal Reserve is known, intervened on Tuesday with the biggest interest rate cut of 0.75 percent since October, 1984.
It is true that the dramatic market fall was caused as much by the perception of a weakening and perhaps even recessive US economy as the early reality of it. What is surprising is that the global markets remained unaffected by the problems in the US for so long. What is even more intriguing is that after surging ahead for months the global markets took an about-turn as if they had just chanced upon the challenges in the US.
The red hot economies of India and China, one growing at nearly nine percent and the other between 11 and 12 percent, and overall strengthening of other Asian economies such as Japan, created the impression among many observers that finally the world economy was significantly reducing its dependence on the US.
On the contrary, as it turned out in the last couple of days, the world still remains inextricably attached to the fortunes of the US economy.
That is where the uncertain politics in the US come into play in so much as they impact the rest of the global community. With less than a year left for the Bush administration and it having lost most of its initiative on any substantive issues, especially the economy, it is seriously doubtful whether there would be a turnaround any time soon.
In a sense the US economic management is caught in the vicissitudes of electoral politics. The Bush administration is practically into its lame duck period where the president no longer sets or controls the agenda. On the other hand there is no one other than George Bush who at least theoretically has the power and the platform to intervene by the sheer virtue of still being president. The dichotomy is that the platform has lost its effectiveness.
The global fall put the US Federal Reserve in a peculiar spot. If it was contemplating a hands-off approach, as many had speculated, it had to change gears suddenly in the aftermath. A hands-off approach may have been a strategy to send a signal to the rest of the world that the problem is not as serious as the markets had concluded. However, on Tuesday the Fed reversed that strategy and delivered a dramatic three-quarters of a percentage point cut. Obviously, the hope was that such a big cut would calm frayed nerves on the Wall Street. But it had the opposite effect as the Dow Jones fell irrespective of the announcement.

The Federal Open Market Committee seemed to foreshadow recession that in so many words. It said, "Appreciable downside risks to growth remain" without really succeeding to hide that it was concerned about recession.
"The committee took this action in view of a weakening of the economic outlook and increasing downside risks to growth. While strains in short-term funding markets have eased somewhat, broader financial market conditions have continued to deteriorate and credit has tightened further for some businesses and households. Moreover, incoming information indicates a deepening of the housing contraction as well as some softening in labor markets," it said.
The announcement of a $150 billion stimulus package by the Bush administration coupled with the interest rate cut to bolster the US economy are measures that could well ease some of the pressures but at this stage it is anybody's guess when and if the global markets will be able to internalize the problems in the US without any significant loss.
Indo-Asian News Service

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Gives $100,000 Sponsorship to Microfinance Magazine MICROFINANCE INSIGHTS

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and Microfinance Insights, the quarterly flagship publication of the Indian investment and consulting firm Intellecap, have entered into a partnership to build an inclusive and sustainable financial sector through the development and dissemination of domain knowledge.
SDC has played an important role in advancing policy debate for the microfinance sector for over thirty years. Microfinance Insights has become a vital resource in the microfinance sector since its inception one year ago. By granting the magazine INR 4'100'000 (US$103,000) sponsorship, SDC will enable Microfinance Insights to continue as a leading sector resource, to increase its international reach and content especially in developing countries, to host events in conjunction with each issue, and to build a world class website for the magazine.

Microfinance Insights, the only quarterly publication of its kind globally, promotes knowledge exchange and fosters communication about microfinance among developing countries with an underlying focus on South-South Cooperation. Published in India, the magazine is international in scope which is reflected in articles focusing on global trends and initiatives. Each issue covers a contemporary theme through in-depth coverage, interviews and analysis. The fifth issue, released earlier this month analyzes the trajectory and growth potential of microinsurance and reveals how it can mitigate risks for the poor.
On the decision to invest in Microfinance Insights, SDC India's Deputy Country Director Adrian Marti said, "SDC strongly believes that the sharing of knowledge, especially South-South exchange, will be a key factor in the growth and sustainability of the sector, where so many new actors have pitched in. We are confident that best practices, cutting edge work and critical debate from around the world will be showcased in Microfinance Insights. SDC, which has country offices around the world, and Microfinance Insights make an excellent match which will bring the sector forward."
Aparajita Agrawal, Associate Vice President of Intellecap, said, "SDC's generous support will enable us to accelerate our goal of becoming the most comprehensive, consolidated source of insight and analysis on the microfinance sector."
The publication is referred to by many microfinance leaders, who have praised it as an invaluable resource. NV Ramana, Group CEO of BASIX India said, "At BASIX, we want all our employees to be updated on the current events and happenings in the sector. We believe Microfinance Insights is one of the publications which, with its coverage of trends and issues, and focused attention on key challenges can help keep practitioners abreast with the world around."

Past issues have included contributions from the World Bank, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation and leading MFIs. Previous themes covered by the publication include MFI governance, urban microfinance, the role of capital markets in microfinance, and innovations in the sector.
The next issue, due in April 2008, will focus on human resource challenges within the microfinance sector.

Subscriptions are available online:
www.microfinanceinsights.com. Advertising packages for financial institutions, MFIs, NGOs, technology firms and market facilitators are available. For subscription details, article contributions and to advertise, write to publications@intellecap.net or call +91-22-32535292 or +91-22-28801572. To learn more about the magazine, visit www.microfinanceinsights.com.

Microsoft and Citrix Expand Alliance to Deliver Virtualization Solutions From Desktops to Datacenters

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Citrix Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) today announced an expanded alliance to deliver a comprehensive set of virtualization solutions to address the desktop and server virtualization needs of customers. The two companies will work together to deliver and market joint virtualization solutions with Windows Server 2008 to help customers achieve a flexible and dynamic client computing infrastructure.
For more than 18 years, Microsoft and Citrix have offered customers solutions to deliver Windows-based applications using Citrix Presentation Server(TM) running on Terminal Services. Now the companies plan to co-market new client computing offerings with the next generation of Citrix Presentation Server and the Citrix XenDesktop(TM) products, both based on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Optimized Desktop solutions, and managed by Microsoft System Center. With these solutions, customers can build an array of flexible, low-cost and manageable client computing options for different types of enterprise users.

Citrix Presentation Server along with Windows Server 2008 enables customers to deliver remote Windows-based applications at a low cost and with high performance for users. The next generation of Citrix Presentation Server will support and extend Windows Server 2008 and will help enable customers to use Windows Server 2008 for the remote Windows application execution workload.
Citrix XenDesktop is a complete desktop virtualization system and, when combined with Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop and System Center, will help enable customers to deliver Windows-based desktops to virtually all task-based and knowledge-based workers at a low cost, and with high performance and enhanced security features. Citrix XenDesktop, planned for release in second quarter 2008, will support and extend Windows Server 2008 shortly after the availability of Hyper-V, a hypervisor-based virtualization feature available as part of Windows Server 2008. The two companies will work together to co-market both of those solutions -- Citrix Presentation Server and Citrix XenDesktop along with Windows Server 2008 and System Center -- to help customers meet the full spectrum of their Windows client computing needs. This expanded alliance also marks an initial step toward a longer-term plan to collaborate on future desktop virtualization solutions.

"Citrix's end-to-end virtualization strategy includes a strong shared alliance with Microsoft and a commitment to continued innovation on the Windows platform," said Mark Templeton, chief executive officer of Citrix Systems. "By leveraging our strength in desktop virtualization in support of the Windows Server 2008 platform and System Center, our development efforts enable businesses to deliver the right desktop experience to the right user at the right time for the increasingly diverse set of user needs. Customers should find that our virtualization products together provide one of the best ways to virtualize Windows apps, desktops and servers."
Microsoft and Citrix also have extended their alliance for server virtualization to enable IT departments to run heterogeneous hypervisor software. Citrix is developing a capability to enable the portability of virtual machines between the Xen hypervisor in Citrix XenServer(TM) and Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. This capability will offer the companies' joint customers a unified portfolio of virtual infrastructures that utilizes both Hyper-V and the Xen hypervisor under a common System Center management platform. This capability is scheduled to be available for beta evaluation in the second quarter of 2008.
Microsoft and Citrix will offer server virtualization solutions with the combination of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, System Center family of products and Citrix XenServer. Citrix will extend support for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and Microsoft System Center in all its virtualization products: XenDesktop, Presentation Server and XenServer. As part of this collaboration, a future version of System Center Virtual Machine Manager will support managing Citrix XenServer, and Citrix plans to integrate Hyper-V with Citrix XenServer. This collaboration will enable customers to easily deploy and manage heterogeneous virtualization environments built on both Citrix XenServer and Hyper-V.
"For nearly two decades, Microsoft and Citrix have delivered significant value to customers, and we're excited to expand our work around desktop and server virtualization technologies," said Bob Muglia, senior vice president of the Server and Tools Business at Microsoft. "Virtualization enables our customers to deliver the right computing resources to their employees virtually anytime, anywhere, regardless of the situation, and helps create IT systems that are more efficient, more flexible and more cost-effective. Microsoft and Citrix are working together on product integration so that customers have access to comprehensive and flexible virtualization solutions, all controlled by an integrated management platform."
Today's announcement is another milestone in the alliance between Citrix and Microsoft. Also recently, the two companies have collaborated on solutions designed to simplify branch office computing using Citrix WANScaler(TM) running on the Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server platforms. In the area of virtualization software, the companies agreed in September 2007 to standardize the companies' desktop and application virtualization solutions on the Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) format as a common runtime environment. And in July 2006, before Citrix's acquisition of XenSource, Microsoft and XenSource announced plans to provide interoperability between Xen-enabled Linux and Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008.

About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is the global leader and the most trusted name in application delivery infrastructure. More than 200,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to deliver any application to users anywhere with the best performance, highest security and lowest cost. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies and 99% of the Fortune Global 500, as well as hundreds of thousands of small businesses and prosumers. Citrix has approximately 6,200 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2006 was $1.1 billion.

About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

Scrapblog Announces 2007's Biggest Online Scrapbooking Trends

After having more than one million pages created in its first nine months, Scrapblog shares 2007's biggest and most surprising developments
Scrapblog, Inc., the first web-based service for creating and sharing multimedia scrapbooks online, has released a report highlighting the largest and most interesting themes and trends in online scrapbooking in 2007. Launched in April 2007 and hosting more than one million online scrapbook pages, Scrapblog has identified several large, interesting trends of the past year. Scrapblog's milestones and industry findings include:

Company milestones:
-- 1.2 million Scrapblog pages created in company's first 9 months
(4/2/2007 through 12/31/2007)
-- 50% of total pages were created in Q4 alone (Oct-Dec)
-- A 400% increase in page views in Q4 (Oct-Dec)

Industry trends:
-- 4 out of 5 online scrapbookers are women
-- 81% of online scrapbookers use photo-sites such as Photobucket, Flickr,
Facebook, Webshots, SmugMug, Picasa, etc.
-- The two most surprising Scrapblog topics: 1) Military moms and wives
using Scrapblog to share memories with loved ones overseas and 2)
Scrapbloggers using the service to preserve and share memorable moments
in Second Life and other virtual worlds.
-- The two most unusual and unexpected trends: 1) Scrapblogs being used as
electronic greeting cards and 2) to showcase favorite outfits or make
fashion wish lists.

"I was delighted by the trends in online scrapbooking," said Rebecca Saylor, recently appointed Scrapbook Community Manager at Scrapblog. "As many of our members, I joined Scrapblog because it combines my passion for crafting and sharing online. I see Scrapblog as a complement to my other scrapbooking and crafting activities. It just happens to be a more social way to preserve my memories. This trend report shows that Scrapblog removes the barriers for free, limitless creative expression online. We look forward to watching these trends grow and seeing what else Scrapbloggers have up their sleeves in 2008."
Since Scrapblog's launch in April 2007, the company has attracted significant distribution partnerships including March of Dimes' Every Baby has a Story, ABC's Ugly Betty and ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas. The company expects to launch several additional partnerships around travel, weddings and parenting memories over the next few months.

SIRIUS Satellite Radio Announces Broadcast Schedule for Super Bowl XLII

SIRIUS to air 12 individual broadcasts of Super Bowl XLII in eight languages

SIRIUS NFL Radio // ch. 124 to broadcast live from Phoenix

New England Patriots and New York Giants team radio calls to air nationally

SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) , the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, will provide the most comprehensive radio coverage available of Super Bowl XLII, with 12 live broadcasts featuring game calls in eight languages, an increase from the 11 broadcasts and seven languages SIRIUS aired last year, plus live day-long news and expert analysis every day of Super Bowl Week.
"The NFL is one of the cornerstones of SIRIUS' programming and our Super Bowl broadcasts will provide fans unparalleled access to the year's biggest sporting event," said SIRIUS CEO Mel Karmazin. "SIRIUS NFL Radio will feature comprehensive coverage of Super Bowl Week and fans across the country can follow the game in several different languages."

"With the broadcast going out in eight different languages and round-the- clock coverage leading to the game, more fans than ever will be able to experience the excitement of the Super Bowl on SIRIUS NFL Radio," said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. "This year's game marks the fourth consecutive Super Bowl on SIRIUS and each year SIRIUS continues to enhance its coverage, consistent with our goal to give fans new and exciting ways to connect with the NFL."

On Super Bowl Sunday, February 3, SIRIUS will air an expanded lineup of play-by-play broadcasts of Super Bowl XLII live from University of Phoenix Stadium to its nationwide audience. SIRIUS will offer 12 different game calls in eight languages, including the local radio broadcasts of both the AFC Champion New England Patriots and NFC Champion New York Giants. SIRIUS subscribers can choose from:

-- Patriots team broadcast - channel 126
-- Giants team broadcast - channel 123
-- Westwood One Radio broadcast - channel 124
-- BBC Radio broadcast - channel 125
-- Westwood One Spanish broadcast (Spanish-Latin America) - channel 181
-- CANAL+ Spain broadcast (Spanish-Spain) - channel 110
-- France 2 broadcast (French) - channel 143
-- NHK Japan broadcast (Japanese) - channel 140
-- ARD broadcast (German) - channel 130
-- Telenet broadcast (Flemish) - channel 119
-- NTV Plus broadcast (Russian) - channel 122
-- SMG broadcast (Mandarin Chinese) - channel 121

From Monday, January 28 through Super Bowl Sunday, SIRIUS NFL Radio // ch. 124, SIRIUS' 24/7 year-round NFL talk radio channel, will broadcast live every day from Radio Row in downtown Phoenix, providing up-to-the-minute news and analysis from a panel of expert hosts that includes Shannon Sharpe, Randy Cross, Tim Ryan, Pat Kirwan, Jerry Rice, Solomon Wilcots, Gil Brandt, Daryl 'Moose' Johnston, Jim Miller, Bob Papa, Adam Schein and Bryan McGovern. SIRIUS NFL Radio will broadcast live from University of Phoenix Stadium on Media Day, Tuesday, January 29, from 10am to 3pm ET. Media Day shows will feature one-on-one interviews with players and coaches from the New England Patriots and New York Giants.

On Saturday, Feb. 2 starting at 4pm ET, SIRIUS will have live coverage as the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2008 is announced at the Phoenix Convention Center. SIRIUS listeners will hear the live announcement as well as one-on-one interviews with the newly elected Hall of Famers.

SIRIUS NFL Radio Daily Schedule: (All times ET)

Monday - Tuesday
-- 7 am - 10 am: The Opening Drive with Bob Papa and Randy Cross
-- 10 am - 1 pm: Movin' The Chains with Tim Ryan and Pat Kirwan
-- 1 pm - 3 pm: The Red Zone with Alex Marvez, Gil Brandt and Steve Cohen
-- 3 pm - 7 pm: The Afternoon Blitz with Adam Schein and Jim Miller
-- 7 pm - 8 pm: NFL Network's Total Access
-- 8 pm - 11 pm: Late Hits with Bryan McGovern

Wednesday - Friday
-- 7 am - 10 am: The Opening Drive with Bob Papa and Randy Cross
-- 10 am - 1 pm: Movin' The Chains with Tim Ryan, Pat Kirwan and Daryl
Johnston (Friday)
-- 1 pm - 4 pm: The Red Zone with Bob Papa and Shannon Sharpe
-- 4 pm - 8 pm: The Afternoon Blitz with Adam Schein, Solomon Wilcots,
and Jerry Rice (Thursday)
-- 8 pm - 11 pm: Late Hits with Bryan McGovern and Jim Miller

Saturday
-- 8 am - 11 am: The Weekend Kickoff with Paul Allen and Dean Dalton.
-- 11 am - 2 pm: Press Coverage with Vic Carucci and Dan Leberfeld
-- 2 pm - 4 pm: Chalk Talk. Highlights from Super Bowl Week on SIRIUS NFL
Radio
-- 4 pm - 8 pm: Live Hall of Fame Election Coverage featuring interviews
with newly elected Hall of Famers

Super Bowl Sunday
-- 9 am - noon: The SIRIUS Tailgate Show with Adam Schein, John Madden,
Gil Brandt and Steve Cohen
-- Noon - 3 pm: The End Zone with Bryan McGovern
-- 3 pm: Westwood One Radio Super Bowl XLII coverage
-- Live postgame wrap-up from University of Phoenix Stadium


SIRIUS listeners can also tune in to Sporting News Radio's The Troy Aikman Show, hosted by the three-time Super Bowl Champion and Hall of Fame quarterback, live Thursday of Super Bowl Week (7:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET). The Troy Aikman Show airs every Thursday throughout the season on SIRIUS Sports Central, channel 123.
Additionally, SIRIUS will feature expanded traffic reports for the Phoenix area to SIRIUS First Traffic and Weather for Phoenix on channel 153.

As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, SIRIUS broadcasts every NFL game live nationwide, from the preseason through the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl. Fans can also tune into SIRIUS NFL Radio, channel 124, for the only radio channel dedicated to the NFL 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Visit www.sirius.com/superbowl for complete information about Super Bowl coverage on SIRIUS.

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