Gill Report - Brooke Astor, New York?s First Lady of Philanthropy, Dies at 105

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Brooke Astor, New York?s First Lady of Philanthropy, Dies at 105

By night Brooke Astor reigned over New York society with a disdain for pretension and by day devoted her time and considerable resources to New York?s unfortunate.
New York Times - August 13, 2007
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New Orleans Lawmaker Guilty in Bribe Case

The vice president of the City Council pleaded guilty today to taking $15,000 in bribes from a prominent businessman.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

Reader Q&A: Floyd Norris Answers Questions About the Markets

The Times?s chief financial correspondent on the markets, mortgage troubles and the credit squeeze.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

Elderly Organize to Meet Problems of Aging

Communities run by residents could make ?aging in place? safe and affordable for elderly people, experts say.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

Elusive First Lady Sets Tongues Wagging In France

PARIS (Reuters) - Capricious, mercurial or just unlucky? The failure of France's first lady to show up to lunch with U.S. President George W. Bush has once again raised questions about Cecilia Sarkozy's character.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

Hamas and Opposition Clash in Gaza

Hamas forcefully broke up what leaders of the Fatah-led opposition insisted was a peaceful rally for freedom of expression.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

Alleged Chessboard Killer Faces Trial

MOSCOW (AP) -- One by one, the squares on the chessboard filled up with numbers -- each commemorating a murder.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

Boy Runner's Coach Arrested for Torture

NEW DELHI (AP) -- The coach of a 6-year-old boy who ran a marathon last year in an attempt to set a world record was arrested Monday and charged with torturing the child, police said.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

Polish Governing Coalition Falls Apart

WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Months of political turmoil in Poland came to a head Monday when the bickering conservative coalition collapsed with the dismissal of four Cabinet ministers, clearing the way for an early election expected later this year.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

Islamist Nominated Again in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's Islamic-oriented ruling party decided Monday to renominate the religious-leaning foreign minister for president, raising the possibility of another showdown with secular factions, including the military.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

Somalia and Ethiopia Are Accused of War Crimes

Human Rights Watch accused the transitional government in Somalia and the Ethiopian troops that helped bring it to power of committing war crimes in Somalia.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

Deutsche Bank Brings in Greenspan as Adviser

The former U.S. Federal Reserve chairman has been hired as an adviser to Deutsche Bank?s corporate and investment banking unit, the bank said today.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

Accredited Home Sues Lone Star to Complete Merger

The lender is seeking to force Lone Star to close the merger, or else pay money damages. Accredited said this month that its survival was in doubt and a bankruptcy filing was possible.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

TPG and Northwest in Takeover Bid for Midwest Air

Midwest, which had been fending off hostile suitor AirTran Holdings, has accepted a higher bid of more than $400 million from TPG Capital and Northwest Airlines.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

Imperial Chemical Agrees to Takeover Offer

The British company that makes Dulux paints said it accepted a $16 billion takeover bid from Akzo Nobel.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

Qualcomm General Counsel Resigns

The resignation of Lou Lupin comes as Qualcomm faces multiple legal battles with rivals such as Broadcom Corp and a U.S. government ban on importing some wireless phones using its chips.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

Blackstone?s Profit Triples, but Challenges Continue

The private equity firm reported strong second quarter results, but acknowledged that the freeze in the credit markets could drag on its future earnings.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

Credit Squeeze Puts Europe?s Bank in Spotlight

On Monday, the European Central Bank provided the financial system with another 47.7 billion euros ($65 billion) to keep European money markets from drying up.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

Head of Chinese Toy Company Said to Kill Himself

Zhang Shuhong?s company was behind the recall earlier this month of more than a million Mattel toys.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

Goldman and Investors to Put $3 Billion Into Fund

Goldman Sachs and a group of investors are injecting $3 billion of capital into one of its flailing hedge funds.
New York Times - August 13, 2007

US church shooting murder charges

A man is charged with three counts of murder in connection with a shooting at a church in the US state of Missouri.
BBC News - August 13, 2007

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