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US News Archive for November 2007:
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Dot Earth Blog: U.S. Won?t Define Dangerous Warming
Senior Bush administration officials said that it remained impossible to define a ?dangerous? threshold in the concentration of greenhouse gases or resulting global warming...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Republican Uncertainty Amid a Push by Giuliani
Rudolph W. Giuliani is stepping up his efforts in Iowa, complicating Mitt Romney?s hopes for a clean victory...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Does Death Penalty Save Lives? A New Debate
Studies that show that executions help to prevent murders have become the subject of sharp criticism...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Behind the Jackpot: The Lottery Industry?s Own Powerball
Rebecca Paul Hargrove has built multibillion-dollar lotteries that have helped fuel the industry?s growth...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
In Korea, a Boot Camp Cure for Web Obsession
In South Korea, which boasts of its wired society, a camp to treat cyberspace addiction may be the first of its kind...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
For Clinton, More Time and More Advertising
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has nearly doubled the size of her staff in Iowa and has increased her advertising...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
As Owners Feel Mortgage Pain, So Do Renters
In the growing foreclosure crisis, thousands of families who rent their homes face eviction when owners default on their mortgages...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Creative Loans, Creative Compensation
Executives at NovaStar Financial, a subprime mortgage originator whose stock has dropped from $40 to $1.72, have pocketed millions in compensation...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
In a Catalog of Catastrophes, Hurricanes Rule
Hurricanes and tropical storms, in addition to being deadly, are the most expensive catastrophes out there...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Saluting a Champion of All That Jazz
More than 800 people turned out to pay tribute to Ed Bradley, the late ?60 Minutes? correspondent, at a benefit for Jazz at Lincoln Center...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Energy, Tech and Wal-Mart Aid the Market
The stock market rose last week, bolstered by better-than-expected earnings from Wal-Mart Stores, a big stock buyback by Cisco Systems and analyst upgrades of some technology and energy stocks...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Life as the Regginator
?While the lineup of companies I?ve worked for is diverse, the linkage for all of them is an appreciation for consumers and a passion for vibrant, youthful markets.?...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
On Time? Late? Here We Go Again
The prospect of another barrage of bad news about air travel has put everybody on the defensive...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
A Store?s Toast to Park Avenue
Sherry-Lehmann Inc., one of Manhattan?s best-known wine and spirits shops, recently moved to a new site at 59th Street and Park Avenue...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
As the Calendar Turns, So Do Many Stocks? Fortunes
If a stock surged last December, it may climb next month, too...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
In a Battle With Illness, Co-Workers Can Inspire
Anyone who is ill should be very specific when people ask what they can do...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
As Owners Feel Mortgage Pain, So Do Renters
In the growing foreclosure crisis, thousands of families who rent their homes face eviction when owners default on their mortgages...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Rise and Fall at the Big Board
In ?King of the Club: Richard Grasso and the Survival of the New York Stock Exchange, ? Charles Gasparino provides a blow-by-blow account of the former chairman?s rise and fall...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Betting Against the Dollar? This Time, Asia May Deserve a Look
There are still lucrative currency bets to be made, analysts say...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Rupert Murdoch, Embroiled in the Caucasus
How did the media mogul end up in the middle of hostilities on the rim of the old Soviet empire?...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Migrant Money Flow: A $300 Billion Current
Globally, migrants from poor countries send home more than three times the global total in foreign aid...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Building an Enclave Around a Mosque in Suburban Toronto
Peace Village, a faith-based subdivision, will soon have 53 more town houses under construction around its mosque...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Housing May Dim Retail Hopes
The holiday season begins this week, but if you expect Champagne corks to pop on Wall Street, prepare to be disappointed...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Memories of World War II, Still Fresh in Collectibles
For collectors of memorabilia, who scour the Internet, auctions, flea markets and estate sales, the war has never really ended...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
English, Algebra, Phys Ed ... and Biotech
Some public high schools are giving students lab experiences that approach, or even exceed, those found in university settings...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
What to Do When Goliaths Roar?
By presenting holiday sale prices in a single database, the Internet has made it easy to compare prices ? too easy, at least in the eyes of many retailers...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Every Workday Needs a Game Plan
Start with an important task, and avoid trivial distractions (including Web surfing)...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
If Buyout Firms Are So Smart, Why Are They So Wrong?
Private equity firms have repeatedly broken their word when breaking a deal, trying to shift the blame to investment banks...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Crazy Little Thing Called Risk
Investors are learning that others? moves can ruin a portfolio...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Blowing the Whistle, Many Times
The claim that medical sales practices are draining millions of dollars from public programs are key to what could be one of the largest whistle-blower lawsuits on record...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
In Korea, a Boot Camp Cure for Web Obsession
In South Korea, which boasts of its wired society, a camp to treat cyberspace addiction may be the first of its kind...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Mine Agency Faulted on Inspections
Government investigators found that the inspectors failed to conduct required inspections last year at 107 of the nation?s 731 underground coal mines...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Brothers, Bad Blood and the Blackwater Tangle
A story of two brothers with ties to the security contractor involves estrangement and a potential conflict of interest...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Immigration Dilemma: Mother Torn From Baby
A mother?s separation from a breast-feeding child, a U.S. citizen, has prompted changes to immigration guidelines...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Chávez?s Vision Shares Wealth and Centers Power
Venezuela seems likely to start an extraordinary experiment in centralized, oil-fueled socialism...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
In Name Count, Garcias Catching Up With Joneses
Smith is still the most common American surname, but for the first time, two Hispanic names are in the top 10...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Giuliani Expanded Public Health Care as Mayor
Rudolph W. Giuliani, a critic of ?socialized? medicine, is campaigning against his own record, his critics say...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
The Lottery Industry?s Own Powerball
Rebecca Paul Hargrove has built multibillion-dollar lotteries that have helped fuel the industry?s growth...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Bush Failed to See Musharraf?s Faults, Critics Contend
President Bush looked at Gen. Pervez Musharraf and saw a democratic reformer when he should have seen a dictator instead, critics say...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
My Genome, Myself: Seeking Clues in DNA
For as little as $1,000 and a saliva sample, customers of an infant industry will be able to learn what is known about how their biological code shapes who they are...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
U.N. Report Describes Risks of Inaction on Climate Change
In releasing the report, the U.N. secretary general called on the U.S. and China to play a greater role in coming negotiations for a new global climate treaty...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Film and TV Writers Set Negotiation Date
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hollywood film and TV writers who've been on a nearly two-week strike against studios will return to contract negotiations on Nov. 26, their union and producers said Friday...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
About New York: When Their Alter Egos Come Out to Play
On Saturday night, 30 women on two teams will compete for the championship of the Gotham Girls Roller Derby, in the Holman gymnasium at City College...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
The Lede Blog: Back to Cutting Edge of the ?Good War?
A P-38 Lightning found buried in the sand of a Welsh beach, and photographed by a camera attached to a kite. (TIGHAR via Associated Press) That extreme necessity can be the mother of extraordinary invention may never have been more obvious than during World War II. From the blitzkrieg beginning to the atomic end, the course [...]...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Writers and Producers Plan Talks
Hollywood film and television writers who have been on strike for nearly two weeks will return to contract negotiations on Nov. 26, their union and producers said...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
The Caucus Blog: Behind Clinton?s Jewelry Question
How did it come to pass that, at the close of the debate, Hillary Rodham Clinton was asked what sort of jewelry she liked?...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Timing of Bonds?s Indictment Feeds Speculation
A defense lawyer for Barry Bonds and two outside legal experts raised questions Friday about the timing of the perjury indictment against the former Giants slugger...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Court Bars Secret Papers in Eavesdropping Case
The ruling was a partial victory for the Bush administration and signaled trouble for those trying to prove that the eavesdropping program was illegal...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
In Name Count, Garcias Are Catching Up to Joneses
Smith is still the most common American surname, but for the first time, two Hispanic names are in the top 10...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Immigration Dilemma: A Mother Torn From a Baby
A mother?s separation from a breast-feeding child, a U.S. citizen, has prompted changes to immigration guidelines...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Pigeon-Rights Groups Rush to Defend Their Feathered Friends
About a dozen of New York?s leading pigeon advocates met recently to plan a response to a proposal that would make feeding pigeons illegal...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
The DNA Age: My Genome, Myself: Seeking Clues in DNA
For as little as $1,000 and a saliva sample, customers of an infant industry will be able to learn what is known about how their biological code shapes who they are...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Experts Advise a Grain of Salt With Mail-Order Genomes, at $1,000 a Pop
While people may welcome the rich new trove of data about their ancestry, genetic counselors are concerned that some people may find the information hard to handle...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Forget Fair; It?s Litigation as Usual
Is a mass tort really the right mechanism to settle disputes about product safety, or to punish corporate wrongdoing?...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Court Bars Secret Papers in Eavesdropping Case
The ruling was a partial victory for the Bush administration and signaled trouble for those trying to prove that the eavesdropping program was illegal...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Some Hunches About Intuition
Some managers might be able to improve their intuition, while others could learn from charting it...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
The M.B.A. Under Attack
A rising reaction against management theory, Hollywood modeling itself on Silicon Valley and more...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Harold Alfond, Donor and Shoe Factory Owner, Dies at 93
Mr. Alfond parlayed a hitchhiker?s tip into a fortune by founding the Dexter Shoe Company and running it for four decades...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Boston Scientific and Consultant Settle a Lawsuit
Boston Scientific and the ECRI Institute have settled a lawsuit that could have spotlighted efforts by medical device-makers to keep the prices of their products secret...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Judge Demands Documentation in Foreclosures
A federal judge in Ohio has given lenders 30 days to prove that they own the properties they intend to seize from troubled homeowners...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Court?s Fuel-Economy Ruling May Prod Congress to Set Even Higher Requirements
Nancy Pelosi has pledged that an energy bill, which is expected to include proposals for higher fuel-economy standards, will be acted upon before the end of the year...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Abu Dhabi Takes 8% Stake in Advanced Micro
Advanced Micro Devices said that an investment arm of Abu Dhabi?s government had taken an 8 percent stake in the chip company for $622 million...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Indexes End Turbulent Week on Plus Side
Wall Street ended a volatile week with a late-day comeback on Friday after investors set aside some concerns about banks and the health of the economy...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
NBC Acquires ?Quarterlife?; Internet Series Will Run First Online
The new Internet and social network series ?Quarterlife? will air on the NBC network after it has first played in eight-minute segments on several Web sites...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Hollywood Writers to Resume Talks
Hollywood film and TV writers who have been on strike for nearly two weeks will return to contract negotiations on Nov. 26, their union and producers said Friday...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Adding Math to List of Security Threats
One of the world?s most prominent cryptographers warned about a hypothetical scenario that could place the security of the global electronic commerce system at risk...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Bank of America to Open Ad Work to More Agencies
The decision means, among other changes, that the company will seek a new agency to handle its media planning and buying assignment...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Canada Bars Seaweed-Apparel Health Claims
Lululemon Athletica has agreed to stop making health claims in Canada about its VitaSea clothing, a line that the company says is made with seaweed...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
With a Full Quiver, Eager to Join the Band of Merry Men
Catching the archery bug that is sweeping the nation with a bullseye and a compound bow...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Hoping (Dreaming?) of Soccer as National Pastime
Don Garber, the commissioner of Major League Soccer, has helped to transform the soccer landscape with a broad growth plan for the league...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Why Must ID Security Be So Hard?
Credit bureaus are now offering security freeze services, allowing consumers to put their credit into a kind of lockdown, but the process remains complicated...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
OPEC Gathering Finds High Oil Prices More Worrisome Than Welcome
OPEC faces an increasingly uncertain environment, with fears that high oil prices will throw the global economy into recession and growing concern about climate change...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
China Tilting Away From Longtime Trading Partners
The benefits of China?s growth are no longer being spread as widely around the world, with Europe a particular loser as its exports to China begin to fall...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Kmart Items Marked Safe Had Lead
Kmart said that it would remove all jewelry advertised as ?lead free? after it was found that some pieces actually contained high concentrations of the metal...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
On Strike to Protect the Gains of the Past, With an Eye on the Future
Do recent walkouts at the auto unions, on Broadway and in Hollywood portend a resurgence of labor, even a new union militancy?...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Merrill to Pay Chief $50 Million, More if Stock Rises
John A. Thain, the new C.E.O. of Merrill Lynch, can expect nearly $50 million a year as he tries to restore the firm?s reputation as it grapples with the subprime mortgage problems...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Fed Official Hints at No Rate Cut
A Federal Reserve governor said that another interest rate cut would probably offer few additional benefits to the economy...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Discontented, DreamWorks Is in Talks to Join NBC
Although NBC Universal is interested in striking a deal, it wants DreamWorks to find outside financing to make its movies, which Universal could then distribute...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Shopping Bargains Before the First Bite of Turkey
For all the dour predictions, Americans will still mob the malls this holiday shopping season in search of the right gift at the right price. Here?s a guide to five likely trends...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Venezuela 'blew up Guyana boats'
Venezuela denies accusations that it blew up two gold-mining dredges on Guyanese territory...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Thousands march in US race rally
Protesters march to the Justice Department in Washington to demand action against race hate crimes...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
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