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Big Issue Energy crisis hitting home
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Sony, Microsoft virtual communities to start
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Scientists Virginia sharks pup a virgin birth
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Sony seeks to harmonize music, electronics
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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NASA presses ahead for Mars rover launch in 2009
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Bodies, perhaps of migrants, wash ashore in Yemen
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Oil, soy, copper all go bust in Latin America
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Swedish couple hacked to death in Tobago 1 arrest
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Carter, peacemakers see Cyprus peace deal near
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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US News Archive for February 2008:
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Gatsby?s Green Light Beckons a New Generation of Strivers
Urban students see glimmers of their own evolving identities and dreams in F. Scott Fitzgerald?s novel...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Marine Study Faults Delay of Armored Trucks for Iraq
A report accused the Marine Corps of ?gross mismanagement? in delaying deliveries of the vehicles when battlefield commanders in 2005 were clamoring for them...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Queens Man Arrested in Killing of Therapist
Detectives arrested David Tarloff, 39, in connection with Tuesday?s stabbing of Kathryn Faughey...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
A Smiling McCain, Learning to Rein Himself In
Senator John McCain is recasting himself from one of the most disruptive figures in his party to someone playing it safer...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Dreams Stifled, Egypt?s Young Turn to Islamic Fervor
Across the Middle East, many people are forced to put off marriage, the gateway to independence. In their frustration they turn to religion for solace...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Taking Play Seriously
What can science tell us about why kids run and jump?...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
The Insiders Are Selling, but Why?
The credit crisis appears to be knocking on the doors of commercial educators...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Dress-Up for Dollars
It?s just like paper dolls ? only digital, global, mercantile and branded...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Letters
A Farewell to Paper?...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Early Rally Offsets Economic Worries
Despite a decline on Thursday and Friday over worries about the economy, the stock market gained ground last week...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
A.T.M. Fees: Always Rising, Often Avoidable
Convenience usually comes at a price ? and that price has been climbing...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
In Hotel Design, He?s Mr. Prolific
Many architects would be happy to design a single hotel in Manhattan; Gene Kaufman?s firm is designing 36 of them...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
A Wonderful Town, but He?s Moving On
Jonathan M. Tisch is giving up his post as chairman of NYC & Company, New York?s tourism marketing organization...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Determined to Find a New Beginning
The Center for Employment Opportunities provides former convicts living in New York City with temporary jobs...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Banker Leaves Hong Kong Post
David Li, the Hong Kong banker and lawmaker who is paying $8.1 million to settle an insider-trading case involving Dow Jones, resigned from his city council post...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
The Contented Traveler
I had the Midwest work ethic at a very early age... I learned that I could do really well if I worked really hard...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Two Paths for the Aspiring Alpha Female
The subtexts of two new books that aim to guide women through the worlds of commerce and finance both ask why a businesswoman can?t be more like a businessman...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
That Boring Job Should Sound an Alarm
People who are bored need to create more challenges and find more meaning in their work lives...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Keep It Simple, Says Yale?s Top Investor
What should an individual investor do when the domestic and foreign stock markets are shaky? One adviser says: Don?t try anything fancy...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
When Will Earnings Recover?
Amid all the talk of an economic slowdown, Wall Street stock analysts are forecasting a stellar year for corporate profit growth...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Learning From a Native Speaker, Without Leaving Home
If you can?t manage a trip abroad to learn a foreign language, the Internet and a broadband computer connection may do the job, too...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
It?s an Election, Not a Revolution
Voters are often told that the country?s economic health depends on pulling the right lever. But a new administration often brings only moderate economic policy changes...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Silicon Valley Starts to Turn Its Face to the Sun
Some of the region?s best minds are captivated by the challenge of solar power and hope to put the development of solar technologies on a faster track...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Arcane Market Is Next to Face Big Credit Test
The obscure market for credit insurance will be put to the test as a looming economic downturn strains companies? finances...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
The Power of Whimsy
By one rough estimate, Sandra Boynton has sold around a half-billion cards, which may make her one of the best-selling card creators of all time...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Where the Heads No Longer Roll
In the wake of the Société Générale scandal, France?s business aristocracy finds itself in a place it never wants to be: the spotlight...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
7 Are Killed at Site of an Illegal Road Race
A crowd had apparently gathered to watch a drag race on a suburban road when the car went out of control, hitting people on the roadside...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
By Making Holocaust Personal to Pupils, Sarkozy Stirs Anger
France?s president has touched off protests with a plan to have students learn the life stories of children killed by the Nazis...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Bush, in Africa, Emphasizes Successes
President Bush defended his decision not to visit violence-stricken nations like Kenya and Sudan, saying he wanted to focus on his programs to fight AIDS and malaria...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
5 Years After a Nightclub Fire, Survivors Struggle to Remake Their Lives
As the anniversary of a Rhode Island fire that killed 100 people approaches, survivors say they feel forgotten...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
F.B.I. Received Unauthorized E-Mail Access
As government surveillance has increased, violations of federal wiretap law have become a regular if little-noticed occurrence...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Fears of Violence as Pakistani Election Nears
Pakistan?s parliamentary elections on Monday have included charges of armed intimidation and bribes, and the suspicion of rigging hangs thick in the air...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
In Calmer Newark, the Unease Persists
There has not been a murder in Newark in 33 days, the longest stretch since 1963. The news has brought surprise and skepticism...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Unofficial Tallies in City Understated Obama Vote
Unofficial results from the New York Democratic primary reported that not a single vote was cast for Senator Barack Obama in about 80 election districts...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Gates Foundation?s Research Influence Criticized
A memo at the World Health Organization expressed concern that the growing dominance of malaria research by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation could stifle a diversity of views among scientists...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
In State Senate, Aging Fingers Cling to Power
An increasingly older bloc of Republican senators in New York State is desperate to hang on to a two-seat majority...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
U.S. Struggles to Tutor Iraqis in Rule of Law
American investigators working with Iraqis acknowledge that many criminal inquiries have yielded mixed results...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
For ?EcoMoms,? Saving Earth Begins at Home
Move over Tupperware. A new wave of parties is about waste-free school lunches and energy-efficient laundry...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Sarkozy Stirs Anger With Holocaust Curriculum
France?s president touched off protests with a plan to have students learn the life stories of children the Nazis killed...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
China Didn?t Check Drug Supplier, Files Show
An ingredient in a blood thinner linked to four deaths was made at an uncertified plant in China that was not inspected...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Running From Despair
Wings of America, a 20-year-old nonprofit organization, consists of American Indian runners from reservations around the country that dominate running championships...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Gunman, Active and Successful, Showed Few Hints of Trouble
Steve Kazmierczak was seen as personable and an excellent student, not a brooding outcast...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Democrats Look for Way to Avoid Convention Rift
Some senior Democrats plan to remain neutral for now in the presidential race in part to keep open the option to broker a peaceful resolution to a tight contest...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Hormel Profit Up 17% on Strong Sales
The company said first-quarter earnings rose to $88 million on strong Spam sales and a recovery in its turkey business...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
J.M. Smucker Earnings Rise on Sales Growth
Third-quarter profit rose 5 percent, helped by sales growth in its U.S. retail market and Canada, the company said...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Heinz Raises 2008 Outlook
The company said quarterly profit would be higher than analysts? estimates and it raised its full-year outlook as exchange rates and price and volume increases offset high commodity costs...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Abercrombie & Fitch Profit Up 9%
The retailer cited increased sales from its expanding Hollister Co. chain that cater to teens and its abercrombie stores for children...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Campbell Soup Profit Down Slightly
The soup maker said its second-quarter profit slipped 3.9 percent to $274 million even though its sales rose...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
At Morgan, Mack Made $41 Million
Morgan Stanley said on Friday that its chief executive, John J. Mack, received compensation valued at about $41.7 million in 2007, a year when the earnings of the investment bank declined 57 percent...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Super Bowl and Olympics: This Marketer?s Dream Year
Herbert Hainer, the chief executive of Adidas, says his company is using major athletic events like the Super Bowl and the Summer Olympics in its battle to catch up with and surpass Nike...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Settlement on Airline Price Fixing
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will together pay about $203 million to settle a lawsuit accusing them of illegally fixed the price of fuel surcharges on long-haul trips...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Rising Prices and Buffett Stake Bolster Food Company Shares
Food company shares regained a bit of their luster on Friday when several showed they could keep customers while raising prices...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Signs of Consumer Pullback Weigh on Shares
The Dow industrials and the Nasdaq slipped Friday on concerns about retail spending after an index of consumer sentiment fell to a 16-year low...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
After Slow January, Best Buy Lowers Forecast
But the chain, which is the nation?s largest consumer electronics retailer, said it would keep investing in new stores, including as many as 25 in China...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Famous Fund Open Again. Is It a Buy?
Fidelity Investments is welcoming new shareholders into its venerable Magellan fund after shutting them out for a decade. But, should you accept the invitation?...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Refco?s Ex-Chief Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Conspiracy
The former chief executive of Refco pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy and fraud charges that carry a possible prison term of more than 300 years...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
To Retire Better Off, Wait a Bit
Could the secret to having enough money in retirement be as simple as working a bit longer? Writing in AARP magazine, Jonathan D. Pond argues yes...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
?The Rings? Prompts a Long Legal Mire
This week heirs of J. R. R. Tolkien, author of the ?Lord of the Rings? trilogy and ?The Hobbit,? and a group of publishers joined the battle with a lawsuit demanding at least $150 million from New Line Cinema...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Worries on the Vine
In the coming decades, might oenophiles be debating the subtle aromas and delicate flavors of all the great new wines coming out of Saskatchewan?...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
The Workplace as Clubhouse
Fat paychecks, pensions and health insurance are not enough to recruit and keep employees these days...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Buy Less but Pay Lots More, and Get a Misleading Rise in Sales
Prices of necessities are up sharply over the past year, meaning that those items consume more and more of the household budget, leaving less for other things...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
China?s Trade Surplus Jumps, but Imports Are Rising
Exports in January rose 26.7 percent, to $109.7 billion, while imports grew by 27.6 percent, to $90.2 billion, according to the official Xinhua news agency...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Data Shows Struggling Manufacturers, Costly Imports and Gloomier Consumers
A closely watched measure of consumer confidence, the Reuters/University of Michigan survey, fell to 69.6 in February, the lowest reading since February 1992...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Judges Asked to Widen Inquiry at French Bank
A lawyer representing Société Générale shareholders asked judges on Friday to interview a supervisor of Jérôme Kerviel to try to determine when his superiors were first alerted to his actions...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Taps for HD DVD as Wal-Mart Backs Blu-ray
High-definition DVD died Friday after a brief illness. The cause of death was the decision by Wal-Mart to stock only HD DVDs and players using the Blu-ray format...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Prosecutors in Germany Expand Tax Evasion Inquiry
German prosecutors said that they were investigating several hundred people on suspicion of tax evasion in a case that claimed the job of Klaus Zumwinkel, the chief executive of Deutsche Post...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
All-in-One Telecom Packages: The Savings Don?t Come Simple
?Bundling? sounds sweet, doesn?t it? Like swaddling a baby. But don?t let it fool you ? the communications version of it is not such a simple pleasure...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Sharp Exchanges Over Surveillance Law
President Bush and House Democrats traded angry words over whether to grant immunity to telecommunications companies provided private data without warrants after 9/11...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
A Split-Up of Insurers of Bonds Is Considered
Proponents of the idea say such a step could restore confidence in the financial markets broadly, and specifically in the $2.6 trillion municipal bond market...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Conflict on the Menu
New York City?s new rules for menu labels at chain restaurants have set off a food fight among the nation?s obesity experts...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
F.D.A. Seeks to Broaden Range of Use for Drugs
The Food and Drug Administration?s proposed rules would allow drug and device makers to provide doctors with medical journal articles about product uses that have not been approved by the F.D.A...
New York Times - February 16, 2008
Rare US-Iran meeting is disclosed
The US treasury department reveals that one of its officials took part in rare talks with Iranian officials last month...
BBC News - February 16, 2008
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