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US News Archive for November 2007:
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Gambit Blog: New Chess Cheating Scandal Is Reported
Chess Vibes, an Internet chess news Web site, has reported that a player in the Dutch chess league has been banned from playing until the end of the 2009-10 season for using PocketFritz, a hand-held version of the popular computer program Fritz, which is made by Chessbase. Here is the link to the article. This [...]...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
ArtsBeat Blog: Youth Movement at Berlin in Lights
Advance contingents of the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra took the stage impressively at the Queens Museum today...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Charities Trying Mergers to Improve Bottom Line
Charities are experimenting with mergers as a way to cut costs, reduce duplication of services and increase their reach...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
The Web Finds Ron Paul, and Takes Him for a Ride
With the help of the Internet, Ron Paul?s quest to become president has taken on a life of its own...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
The DNA Age: In DNA Era, Worries About Revival of Prejudice
Research is exploring how DNA explains racial differences, but it could give discredited prejudices a new potency...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Illinois 28, No. 1 Ohio State 21: Illinois Shocks No. 1 Ohio State
Behind a relentless defense and four touchdown passes by the erratic quarterback Isiah Williams, unranked Illinois stunned the Buckeyes on Saturday...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Norman Mailer, Towering Writer With a Matching Ego, Dies at 84
Norman Mailer was an outspoken novelist who loomed over American letters longer and larger than any writer of his generation...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
As Stagehands Strike, Broadway Shows Don?t Go On
A strike comes after months of unsuccessful negotiations and will shut down all but eight Broadway shows...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
There?s No Superhero in the Wings
Banks, companies, consumers. Who can rescue whom?...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Credit Crisis Keeps Weighing on Stocks
The stock market declined sharply last week, and technology stocks, which had bolstered the market for weeks, fell into a swoon...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
A New Look to the Sky as Oil Prices Rise
More people are squinting up at the sun and thinking: Look at all that energy up there!...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Climbing Some Steps on the Pay Ladder
A pilot program helps workers aim toward promotions...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Dollar Gets a Snub From the Catwalk
The supermodel Gisele Bündchen, who once dated Leonardo DiCaprio and modeled for Victoria?s Secret, now wants to be paid in euros, according to a report...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Too Much Information? Ignore It
Silicon Valley stops and listens to a four-hour-workweek guru...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
A Bad Mood May Turn Worse
Two potentially perilous pieces of data this week are snapshots of October inflation...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
The Garage Guy Dons a Lab Coat
It?s a world of electronics under the hood, so the mechanic becomes a technician...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
In Search of Savers: 401(k) Rules Are Changing
Automatic enrollment is about to become easier for companies...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Your Home Can Be the Star of an Online Show
A new Web-based service presents homes for sale by combining crisp digital photographs with a detailed narration by agents...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Charities Trying Mergers to Improve Bottom Line
Charities are experimenting with mergers as a way to cut costs, reduce duplication of services and increase their reach...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Builders Return to Class for Lessons in ?Green?
Until recently, most builders lacked the expertise to build green housing, and also believed that such construction was too costly...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Insiders Bail, Stockholders Suffer
Recent drops in the stock prices at Crocs and Coach was preceded by heavy selling by insiders...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Bitten by the C.E.O. Bug
?I found that when irresistible force meets immovable object, irresistible force doesn?t always win.?...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Perhaps Too Many Acts in the Corporate Tent
C.E.O. departures raise questions about the size of huge companies...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
It?s Time to Act Like Grown-Ups
The deals that led to the current credit crisis did not just come out of the blue...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
In the Bond Market, a Bleak Prognosis for Iraq
With remarkable consistency, global financial markets have concluded that the long-term prospects for a stable Iraq are very bleak...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Undoing Your Daily Damage to the Earth, for a Price
Driven by rising concern over climate change, the consumer market for carbon offsets has been growing significantly...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Giving to Charity, Through Real Estate
A way to help a cause, save on taxes and maybe still get a monthly check...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
No Drivers, but a Lot of Drive
In a race between robot vehicles, the machines appeared to show distinct personalities, mirroring the styles of their human designers...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Is the Market Finally Waking Up?
Is the drop in stock prices a sign that the economy is in real trouble or is this simply a knee-jerk reaction to the trouble in the credit markets?...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
The Tables Turn for Dilbert?s Creator
Scott Adams, the progenitor of the multimillion-dollar Dilbert empire, is now a pointy-haired boss at an upscale restaurant serving California cuisine...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Consumers Won?t Know What They?re Missing
The proliferation of labels making negative health claims on food can be a source of confusion to consumers...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Countrywide?s Chief Salesman and Defender
Angelo R. Mozilo, chief executive of Countrywide Financial, considers himself and his company to be victims of financial forces beyond their control...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Anger Over Exhumation in Gipper?s Hometown
A failed attempt to prove that a woman was the daughter of the football legend George Gipp has sparked outrage...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Appraisal: Mailer Made America His Subject
In tackling everything from astronauts to actresses to art, Norman Mailer depicted the country?s contradictions...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Norman Mailer, Outspoken Novelist, Dies at 84
Norman Mailer, the combative, controversial and often outspoken novelist who loomed over American letters longer and larger than any writer of his generation, died today at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Benazir Bhutto Is Permitted to Leave Home
Police then blocked the opposition leader from visiting the home of the ousted chief justice, who has been detained...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Strike Shuts Down Most Broadway Shows
The stagehand strike comes after more than three months of unsuccessful negotiations and will shut down all but eight Broadway shows...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Golf: Mickelson leads in Shanghai
Phil Mickelson birdies the 18th to move two shots clear of England's Ross Fisher after three rounds of the HSBC Champions event in Shanghai...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Bits Blog: Finding Apple?s Clues About Movie Rentals
A search of Apple?s code unleashes a fever of speculation about what is next. Could it be movie rentals through iTunes?...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
TierneyLab: I Am, Therefore I Rationalize
Since writing about the newly discovered ability of monkeys to rationalize, I?ve gotten reactions to the experiment from some other experts in cognitive dissonance. Some of them find the new research with monkeys intriguing but say it doesn?t explain the complicated forms of rationalization employed by human primates. I heard from Elliot Aronson, who started [...]...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Six NATO Troops Die in Afghan Ambush
Taliban insurgents killed six troops from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and three Afghan soldiers in an ambush, an ISAF spokesman said...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Broadway Strike Will Halt All but Eight Shows
Broadway?s stagehands are striking today after months of negotiations with theater owners and producers...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
A Tough Guy With Charm, Often Living on the Edge
Bernard B. Kerik exposed himself to situations that could have destroyed his personal and professional life...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Explorer | Tayrona National Park: In Colombia, a War Zone Reclaims Its Past
Until recently, Tayrona National Park was associated with civil war and the narcotics trade. Now, one of the wildest and most beautiful corners of South America has been transformed...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Note to N.F.L.: High Prices Cut Demand
The battle between the N.F.L. and cable television providers heats up as the N.F.L. turns to the F.C.C. to try to get its way...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Sprint Ends Pact to Offer Fast Network
Sprint Nextel said that it had ended its WiMax partnership with Clearwire and was reviewing its plans for the next-generation wireless technology...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Third-Quarter Loss at Fannie Mae More Than Doubled
Fannie Mae, the home mortgage company, said that its third-quarter loss more than doubled, to $1.39 billion, as the housing slump increased mortgage delinquencies...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Big Fees for Little Credit
Some companies issue cards with the sole intent of collecting fees from gullible customers, not offering them credit; gold miners are digging deeper and more...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Letting a Stranger Do the Firing
Some firms hire consultants to help them lay off staff; five predictors of success in a career; Nasdaq offers help to firms looking for board members and more...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Harvard Endowment Picks a Steward
Robert S. Kaplan, a former Goldman Sachs vice chairman was selected by Harvard University to temporarily manage its $35 billion endowment...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Attracting Valuable Coaches to the Priciest College Town
Stanford University has created a new financial assistance plan to lure coaches to the most expensive college town in America...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Swimming, Biking, Running and Flying Under Radar
Like pro beach volleyball and off-season tennis exhibitions, triathlons draw only modest crowds of spectators. But at the participatory level, the sport is booming...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Next Estée Lauder President Is a Former P.& G. Executive
The cosmetics maker Estée Lauder Companies is hiring a snack foods executive for a top job, setting the stage for him to become its future leader...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
In Footsteps of MasterCard, Visa Schedules Stock Offering
Visa, the biggest credit card network in the nation, said in a regulatory filing on Friday that it hoped to raise $10 billion in an initial public stock offering...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Lessons in Shakespeare, From Stage to Boardroom
In the last few years management training programs have begun to use Shakespeare?s works to teach C.E.O.s the vulnerabilities to which the powerful are susceptible...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Exports Help Shrink the Trade Deficit to Lowest Level in Two Years
A surge in export sales, fueled by the dollar?s record-low value against the euro, sent the United States trade deficit to its lowest level in more than two years...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
There Comes a Time to Sell
As tempting as it may be to stick with a big winner, fund managers sometimes conclude that enough is enough...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
3 Big Banks See Troubles; Barclays Falls on Rumors
Three big banks warned about continuing losses in the credit markets, while Barclays of London denied speculation that it was facing a huge write-down of assets...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
In Mine Bid, BHP Again Takes the Long View
BHP Billiton, the world?s largest mining company, sees demand from China fueling a long-term run in commodities prices, and intends to continue its quest to buy rival Rio Tinto...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Two Growing Markets That Start at Your Tap
With water systems aging and environmentalists attacking bottled water for defiling the planet with plastic, its a great time to be selling water filters and reusable bottles...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Telling Mattress Users a Lot Has Changed Since 1871
H. Thomas Bryant, C.E.O. of mattress-maker Tempur-Pedic International, talks about the market, the housing slump and the business of a good night?s sleep...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Jury Tells Mall Giant to Pay $74 Million
A jury found that a California mall owner had tried to block the Cheesecake Factory chain from opening a restaurant in a rival shopping center...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
E*Trade Cuts Profit Forecast, Citing Write-Downs on Mortgage Securities
E*Trade said that it would miss its previously announced profit targets because it expected to report ?significant write-downs? in the value of mortgage-backed securities it holds...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
In Battery Buying, Enough Decisions to Exhaust That Bunny
Batteries are like so many products today: too many choices with too little information and too much hype...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Ford Workers Voting as Contract Opponents Step Up Their Efforts
Workers at major Ford plants are voting this weekend on a new contract whose approval looks likely, even though dissidents are stepping up efforts to defeat it...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
As Oil Soars, Natural Gas Is a Bargain
Oil and gas prices have never moved in lock step, in part because each has different users. But the bigger reason is that one is part of a global market and the other is not...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Another Steep Plunge Ends Harsh Week for Stocks
Stocks came tantalizingly close to a flat close but plunged in the final minutes, ending a painful week on a low note...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
House Backs Tax Relief Bill, but Fate in Senate Is Unsure
The tax bill would shield millions from the alternative minimum tax next year, paid for by ending tax breaks for private-equity funds and hedge funds...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
C.E.O. Evolution Phase 3
After eras of empire builders and repair experts, management thinkers say the current environment demands yet another kind of C.E.O.: the team builder...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
F.C.C. Planning Rules to Open Cable Market
New regulations would aid independent programmers and rival video services, officials said, and could lead to more diverse programs and lower rates...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Analysts See Merck Victory in Vioxx Settlement
While Friday?s settlement of Vioxx lawsuits at $4.85 billion seems steep, two years ago some analysts estimated that it would cost Merck as much as $25 billion...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
UN chief makes Antarctica visit
Ban Ki-moon becomes the first UN head to visit Antarctica, and sees for himself the impact of climate change...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
The Lede Blog: Man Who Shot Wallace Is Freed
Of all the assassins and would-be assassins of the 1960s to 1980s, Arthur H. Bremer appears to be the only one freed...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
The Caucus Blog: McCain Criticizes Ad Praising Him
A group, called the Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America, is running an ad praising John McCain for his support of the Iraq war...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Broker?s Assistant Charged in Her Killing
Linda Stein?s assistant bludgeoned her because she swore at her and blew marijuana smoke at her face, police said...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
In Hometown of the Gipper, Protests Over an Exhumation
A failed attempt to prove that football legend George Gipp fathered a child with an 18-year-old has sparked outrage...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Bush and Relatives of Fallen Lean on Each Other
In the past six years, President Bush has met hundreds of bereaved military families in deeply private sessions...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Broadway Stagehands to Go on Strike on Saturday
Stagehands plan to strike against theater owners and producers, according to two people briefed on the decision...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
A Defiant Kerik Vows to Battle U.S. Indictment
Bernard B. Kerick?s indictment sets the stage for legal proceedings that could cast a shadow over his friend Rudolph W. Giuliani...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Museum Review: At Billy Graham Library, Man and Message Are One and the Same
One of the unusual things about the Billy Graham Library and Mr. Graham?s ministry is that it is impossible to think of either without thinking of the man behind them...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Third-Quarter Loss at Fannie Mae More Than Doubled
Fannie Mae, the home mortgage company, said that its third-quarter loss more than doubled, to $1.39 billion, as the housing slump increased mortgage delinquencies...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Sprint Ends Pact to Offer Fast Network
Sprint Nextel said that it had ended its WiMax partnership with Clearwire and was reviewing its plans for the next-generation wireless technology...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Harvard Endowment Picks a Steward
Robert S. Kaplan, a former Goldman Sachs vice chairman was selected by Harvard University to temporarily manage its $35 billion endowment...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
What?s Offline: Letting a Stranger Do the Firing
Some firms hire consultants to help them lay off staff; five predictors of success in a career; Nasdaq offers help to firms looking for board members and more...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
What's Online: Big Fees for Little Credit
Some companies issue cards with the sole intent of collecting fees from gullible customers ? not offering them credit; gold miners are digging deeper and more...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Attracting Valuable Coaches to the Priciest College Town
Stanford University has created a new financial assistance plan to lure coaches to the most expensive college town in America...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Swimming, Biking, Running and Flying Under Radar
Like pro beach volleyball and off-season tennis exhibitions, triathlons draw only modest crowds of spectators. But at the participatory level, the sport is booming...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Lessons in Shakespeare, From Stage to Boardroom
In the last few years management training programs have begun to use Shakespeare?s works to teach C.E.O.s the vulnerabilities to which the powerful are susceptible...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
In Footsteps of MasterCard, Visa Schedules Stock Offering
Visa, the biggest credit card network in the nation, said in a regulatory filing on Friday that it hoped to raise $10 billion in an initial public stock offering...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Next Estée Lauder President Is a Former P.& G. Executive
The cosmetics maker Estée Lauder Companies is hiring a snack foods executive for a top job, setting the stage for him to become its future leader...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
3 Big Banks See Troubles; Barclays Falls on Rumors
Three big banks warned about continuing losses in the credit markets, while Barclays of London denied speculation that it was facing a huge write-down of assets...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Exports Help Shrink the Trade Deficit to Lowest Level in Two Years
A surge in export sales, fueled by the dollar?s record-low value against the euro, sent the United States trade deficit to its lowest level in more than two years...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Talking Business: Note to N.F.L.: High Prices Cut Demand
The battle between the N.F.L. and cable television providers heats up as the N.F.L. turns to the F.C.C. to try to get its way...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Market Values: There Comes a Time to Sell
As tempting as it may be to stick with a big winner, fund managers sometimes conclude that enough is enough...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
In Mine Bid, BHP Again Takes the Long View
BHP Billiton, the world?s largest mining company, sees demand from China fueling a long-term run in commodities prices, and intends to continue its quest to buy rival Rio Tinto...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Two Growing Markets That Start at Your Tap
With water systems aging and environmentalists attacking bottled water for defiling the planet with plastic, its a great time to be selling water filters and reusable bottles...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Saturday Interview: Telling Mattress Users a Lot Has Changed Since 1871
H. Thomas Bryant, C.E.O. of mattress-maker Tempur-Pedic International, talks about the market, the housing slump and the business of a good night?s sleep...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
E*Trade Cuts Profit Forecast, Citing Write-Downs on Mortgage Securities
E*Trade said that it would miss its previously announced profit targets because it expected to report ?significant write-downs? in the value of mortgage-backed securities it holds...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Jury Tells Mall Giant to Pay $74 Million
A jury found that a California mall owner had tried to block the Cheesecake Factory chain from opening a restaurant in a rival shopping center...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Ford Workers Voting as Contract Opponents Step Up Their Efforts
Workers at major Ford plants are voting this weekend on a new contract whose approval looks likely, even though dissidents are stepping up efforts to defeat it...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Shortcuts: In Battery Buying, Enough Decisions to Exhaust That Bunny
Batteries are like so many products today: too many choices with too little information and too much hype...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Off The Charts: As Oil Soars, Natural Gas Is a Bargain
Oil and gas prices have never moved in lock step, in part because each has different users. But the bigger reason is that one is part of a global market and the other is not...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Stocks & Bonds: Late Plunge Ends Harsh Week for Stocks
Stocks came tantalizingly close to a flat close but plunged in the final minutes, ending a painful week on a low note...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
House Backs Tax Relief Bill, but Fate in Senate Is Unsure
The tax bill would shield millions from the alternative minimum tax next year, paid for by ending tax breaks for private-equity funds and hedge funds...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
C.E.O. Evolution Phase 3
After eras of empire builders and repair experts, management thinkers say the current environment demands yet another kind of C.E.O.: the team builder...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Analysts See Merck Victory in Vioxx Deal
While Friday?s settlement of Vioxx lawsuits at $4.85 billion seems steep, two years ago some analysts estimated that it would cost Merck as much as $25 billion...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
F.C.C. Planning Rules to Open Cable Market
The commission is preparing significant new regulations after determining that cable companies have become too dominant, officials said...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Canada ex-PM under investigation
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces an investigation into allegations about ex-PM Brian Mulroney...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
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