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US News Archive for July 2007:
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Gilmore Drops Out of G.O.P. Presidential Race
The 57-year-old Republican said in a written statement that his late start, near the end of April, and the front-loaded primary schedule ?have made it impractical to continue.?...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Maliki Says His Forces Are Able to Secure Iraq
Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki declared Saturday that Iraqi forces could secure the country on their own ?any time? American troops decided to withdraw...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Officer Shot During Brooklyn Traffic Stop Dies
Russel Timoshenko, 23, died from the injuries he suffered early Monday, the New York Police Department said...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Deal Seen in Los Angeles Archdiocese Abuse Cases
A $600 million settlement would be by far the largest payout in the Roman Catholic Church?s abuse scandal...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Even as Loved Ones Fight On, War Doubts Arise
Continued chaos in Iraq, longer deployments and a rising death toll are causing weariness among military families...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Schools Diversity Based on Income Segregates Some
Recent experiments show how hard it can be to balance academic success and socioeconomic and racial diversity...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Former First Families Pay Respects to Lady Bird Johnson
Representatives of first families stretching back half a century came to pay condolences at the funeral of Lady Bird Johnson...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
The Count: For Retailers, the Dress Is an ?07 Success
Recently released data says sales of women?s dresses surpassed $5 billion in the 12 months ended in April ? up 30 percent from the year-earlier period...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Suits: What?s in His Wallet? Millions in Options
Since May, the chairman and chief executive of Capital One Financial has exercised more than 10,000 options every day, collecting as much as $3.4 million each week...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
National Perspectives: When New Building Dries Up Resources
Like other fast-growing areas across the country, Effingham County, in southeast Georgia, had to learn that large-scale expansion often comes at a price...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Square Feet | Spotlight: Outlet Shopping, the European Way
The designer outlet concept, long popular in the United States, has swept through Europe over the last several years...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Everybody's Business: Getting a Boost Up the Ladder of Success
There is an immense problem of inequality in this country, and sharing the skills and connections that some of us have could help solve it...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
The Goods: Buckle Up? No, Sit Back and Relax
Environmental friendliness, rather than comfort, is the chief selling point of the Ting Sling, a hammock made from seat belts...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Economic View: Fair Taxes? Depends What You Mean by ?Fair?
Recent claims that the rich do not pay their fair share in taxes don?t hold up under close examination...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Ideas & Trends: A Battle Between the Bottle and the Faucet
Thirsty? How much money do you have on you?...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
[TS] Fair Game: Subprime, Subpar: For Sale?
Some investors may think a buyout lies ahead for NovaStar Financial...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Ideas & Trends: Bribes and Punishment
To many Americans, the execution last week of China?s former top food and drug official may seem extreme, but severe sanctions for bribe-taking have a long and bloody history...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
An I.P.O. Glut Just Waiting to Happen
A flood of public companies have gone private over the last two years. What happens when they go public ? again?...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Strategies: Neighborly Advice, for Good or Ill
The impulse to keep up plays an enormous role in the behavior of consumers, whether they?re shopping for toothpaste or deciding on a school for their children...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
The Nation: Somehow the Spending Doesn?t Stop
Why the housing bust and inflation haven?t deterred American consumers ? yet...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Market Week: A Peek at Tech?s Strength
Whether high tech returns continue may become clearer this week, when two pairs of high-profile companies announce second-quarter earnings...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Investing: The Funds Are Good. The Fund Companies Are Better.
Investors in the market for mutual funds may want to consider a promising alternative: shares of asset management companies that sell the funds...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Spending: Beyond the Body Wrap: What Makes a Spa Stand Out?
As the wellness industry has grown, getting a massage or a facial has become nearly as routine as picking up a nonfat decaf latte...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
The Boat Is About to Rock (Again) in Internet Video
A new piece of software acts like a Web browser but displays only Internet video, presenting full-length shows and clips from the Web?s largest video sites...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Prototype: A Patent Is Worth Having, Right? Well, Maybe Not
For most public companies, patents don?t pay off, say a couple of researchers who have crunched the numbers...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Toy Magnets Attract Sales, and Suits
Magnetic toys have been ubiquitous at birthday parties for years. Now they are also appearing in lawsuits...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
China Blocks Some Imports of U.S. Chicken and Pork
China said it was suspending imports of some chicken and pork after inspectors found shipments that were contaminated with chemicals or bacteria...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Keeping Up With the Windsors
As the family?s relationship with the public has been tested, the British royals have begun to offer peeks at the underpinnings of their fortune...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Age of Riches: The Richest of the Rich, Proud of a New Gilded Age
Today?s titans often see themselves as pillars of a new age of prosperity, one in which their successes and their philanthropy have made government less important...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Thousands See Former First Lady?s Casket
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Thousands of visitors streamed past the casket of Lady Bird Johnson as former presidents and first ladies headed to Texas for her funeral service Saturday...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Britain Charges Doctor in Bomb Plot
LONDON (AP) -- An Indian doctor arrested the same day his brother allegedly drove a Jeep into Glasgow's main airport was charged with a terrorism offense in Britain on Saturday. A distant cousin in Australia was also charged in the failed attacks in London and Glasgow...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Gerdemann Leads in Tour de France
Linus Gerdemann of Germany won Saturday?s seventh stage of the Tour de France to take the overall leader?s yellow jersey as the race entered the Alps...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Dewey? At This Library With a Very Different Outlook, They Don?t
An Arizona library has forsaken the Dewey Decimal System, and is arranging books in a manner similar to the approach taken by Barnes & Noble...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Hilton's jail stay to be examined
Claims that Paris Hilton received special treatment in jail are to be investigated by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Beijing suspends US meat imports
China suspends US meat products amid international calls for it to improve food safety controls...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Panel Accord on Increasing Cigarette Tax
The tax would pay for a $35 billion expansion of the Children?s Health Insurance Program over the next five years...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Architecture Review | Akron Museum of Art : A Fine View, on the Outside at Least
The new addition to the Akron Museum of Art underscores how hard it can be to strike a balance between daring architecture and enjoyable spaces for viewing art...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Basic Instincts: Going Giddy Just Thinking of a Windfall
Reminding oneself when anticipating a windfall that money might buy happiness, but only at a cost...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
News Analysis: For Conrad Black, a Downfall Shaped by Many Battles
Opportunism and indignation helped power Conrad M. Black?s rise to the heights of media life...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Pan-American Games open
Thousands of people attend the opening of the Pan American Games in Brazil, amid heightened security...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Clinton Supporter?s Ties to Powerful Cut Both Ways
Vinod Gupta, a wealthy Democratic donor, is pulling back, saying that controversies have become too much...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Summer Rituals | Under the Boarwalk: Keeping Peace on Coney Island?s Salty Planks
Anyone who has spent time at Coney Island?s boardwalk will say there has always been an awful lot more than walking going on there...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Enticing Ad, Little Cash and Then a Lot of Regret
Consumer advocates are turning their attention to scam artists who market computers to people with low incomes or bad credit...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Public Defenders Get Better Marks When on Salary
Lawyers paid by the hour achieve worse results for their clients and are more costly for taxpayers, a study found...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Business Inventories Rise in May
The Commerce Department reported Friday that inventories held by businesses on shelves and backlots rose by 0.5 percent in May...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Samsung Profit Dips, but Shares Surge
Samsung said Friday that second-quarter net profit fell 5 percent from a year ago on price declines for its mainstay computer memory chips, but expressed confidence a rebound in the market would bolster earnings...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
July Consumer Sentiment Jumps to 6-Month High
Consumer sentiment climbed far more than expected in early July due to a surging stock market and reluctant acceptance of high gasoline prices, a survey showed on Friday...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Five Days: A Verdict, a Deal and an Online Masquerade Exposed
This week Conrad Black was found guilty while stocks soared, Alcan agreed to a buyout, and Whole Foods? C.E.O. was revealed to have posted online under a pseudonym...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
What?s Online: Runaway Runway Obsession
?Millage runners? seek out the longest flights and the most connections hoping to game the airlines? frequent flier rewards programs...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
What?s Offline: Vacation Is No Time to Be Idle
A growing number of people are taking ?virtuous vacations? where they spend time working for nonprofit groups...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Your Money: Emptying Nest Eggs, Not the Nests
Like an allowance that extends far past adolescence, parents are helping finance their children?s lives longer, and depleting their retirement savings in the process...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Saturday Interview: Justifying $5 Smoothies: It?s the Juice
Paul E. Clayton, C.E.O. of Jamba, parent company of Jamba Juice, the fruit smoothies retailer, talks about his company?s expansion and service...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Intel, in Shift, Joins Project on Education
Intel said it would join the board of the One Laptop Per Child Foundation, which seeks to build inexpensive computers for the developing world...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
G.E. Earnings Are Up 12%; Stock Buyback Is Increased
General Electric said commercial loans and major equipment sales contributed to the rise, and it confirmed the sale of its subprime mortgage unit...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Consumers Reduced Spending Last Month
Consumer spending in June fell by 0.9 percent, the steepest drop since August 2005...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
N.Y. Attorney General Objects to Insurer?s Ranking of Doctors by Cost and Quality
In a letter, New York?s Attorney General argued that such rankings would be used to steer consumers towards selected doctors...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Executive Pursuits: The Incomplete Angler
In fly fishing, outfoxing a creature with a brain the size of a pea can require a Zen-like approach, which may not come naturally...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Reprieve on Royalty Increase Being Pursued for Internet Radio
Amid an outcry from online listeners and Congress, the recording industry indicated in may show new leniency on royalties for Internet radio...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Maker of Narcolepsy Drug Pleads Guilty in U.S. Case
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, maker of Xyrem, said it had improperly promoted the drug for unapproved uses. The company will pay $20 million in fines...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Stocks & Bonds: Dow and S.&P. 500 Set Record Highs
The Dow Jones industrial average and the S.&P. 500 both closed at record levels for the second straight day, capping a week which saw the Dow surge 295 points...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Pricing Pills by the Results
Drug makers are exploring the possibility of tying pharmaceutical prices to performance...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Maker Settles Suit on Device for Hearts
Boston Scientific agreed to pay $195 million to settle claims related to a potentially flawed defibrillator made by it?s subsidiary, Guidant...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Ruling by Dutch Court Aids Barclays Bid for ABN Amro
A Dutch court overturned an earlier ruling that had barred ABN Amro from selling its American subsidiary as part of a takeover deal with Barclays...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Clinton Backs Higher Taxes for Investment Firm Managers
Senator Clinton became the latest Democratic presidential candidate to call for ending a ?glaring inequity? in tax policy that favors investment managers...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Market Forces Cited in Lymphoma Drugs? Disuse
Only about 10 percent of people who are suitable candidates for two drugs received one of them last year...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Conrad Black, Ex-Press Baron, Guilty of Fraud
Hollinger International?s former head was convicted of taking illegal payments from the company...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
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