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US News Archive for November 2007:
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The Quad Blog: Carr Officially Retiring
Lloyd Carr is officially retiring as Michigan?s coach on Monday, ending a 13-year tenure in which he won a national championship and five Big Ten titles...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
Live on Stage in Chelsea, It?s Saturday Night!
With the writers? strike keeping ?Saturday Night Live? off the air, the cast performed the show at an improv theater before a small audience...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
The Caucus Blog: Mike Huckabee Is Questioned on His Record
The former governor was grilled today on Fox News, in a sign that he may be joining the ranks of the contenders...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
Cost of Elderly Care Double Prior Estimates
The out-of-pocket cost of caring for an aging parent or spouse averages $5,531 a year, according to the nation?s first in-depth study of such expenses...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
Financials, Once a Balm, Now Hamper the Market
Many market specialists expect that financial stocks will remain under pressure in the coming year, making it harder for the broader market to regain its footing...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
Giants 16, Lions 10: Defense Carries Giants Over Lions
The Giants were not elegant but they were efficient when they wore down the Detroit Lions and outlasted them for a victory Sunday to improve their record to 7-3...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
Critics Assail Weak Dollar at OPEC Event
A meeting of the heads of state of the OPEC countries ended on a political note, with two leaders blaming the weakness of the U.S. dollar for high oil prices...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
Financials, Once a Balm, Now Hamper the Market
Many market specialists expect that financial stocks will remain under pressure in the coming year, making it harder for the broader market to regain its footing...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
Critics Assail Weak Dollar at OPEC Event
A meeting of the heads of state of the OPEC countries ended on a political note, with two leaders blaming the weakness of the U.S. dollar for high oil prices...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
As Theatergoers Alter Plans, a Juggling Act for Ticket Agents
All over the United States and beyond, tourists have been rethinking their holiday trips to New York or rushing to rearrange them...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
The Nation: Candidates Walk a Tightrope on Immigration
An increasingly influential Hispanic electorate could be turned off by presidential candidates who take a hard line on the issue...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
Railroad and Hedge Fund Square Off
Directors at CSX publicly supported management and rebutted criticisms by a hedge fund that the company had overspent and failed to match its peers? performance...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
Opec pledges reliable oil supply
Opec leaders pledge to provide reliable supplies of oil and fight global warming as their summit wraps up...
BBC News - November 18, 2007
You Asked. Now Candidates Answer.
You picked the questions, and now it's time for the candidates to answer. But organizers are also facing questions about the voting process...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
Methane Blast Kills Miners in Ukraine
A methane blast ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 19 miners, authorities said...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
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 18, 2007
Democrats Outline Plans to Improve Environment
Three Democratic presidential hopefuls emphasized the need for government mandates to reduce greenhouse gases at an event organized by environmental groups...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
Sergeant Fled Army, but Not the War in His Head
Besieged by memories of death and destruction from Iraq, Sgt. Bard Gaskins went absent without leave for more than a year before being arrested by military authorities...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
U.N. Chief Seeks More Climate Change Leadership
In releasing a report on climate change, the U.N. secretary general called on the U.S. and China to play ?a more constructive role.?...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
Private School, Public Fuss
At Horace Mann, one of the nation?s most respected high schools, a history teacher was admired by some of his students despite the school administration?s disapproval...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
Does Death Penalty Save Lives? A New Debate
Studies indicating that executions are a deterrent against future murders have been the subject of sharp criticism...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
An Agent Fighting Steroids Harvests Trash and Turmoil
For five years, Jeff Novitzky has been dogging athletes, coaches and suppliers of performance-enhancing drugs...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
U.S. Secretly Aids Pakistan in Guarding Nuclear Arms
Debate is growing about whether an American classified program has done enough to help protect Pakistan?s nuclear weapons...
New York Times - November 18, 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 18, 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 18, 2007
NBC Acquires ?Quarterlife?; Internet Series Will Run First Online
The new Internet and social network series ?Quarterlife? will be distributed on the NBC network after it has first played in eight-minute segments on several Web sites...
New York Times - November 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 contained high concentrations of the metal...
New York Times - November 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 2007
Shopping Bargains Before the First Bite of Turkey
For all the dour economic 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 2007
Every Workday Needs a Game Plan
Start with an important task, and avoid trivial distractions (including Web surfing)...
New York Times - November 18, 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 18, 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 18, 2007
Crazy Little Thing Called Risk
Investors are learning that others? moves can ruin a portfolio...
New York Times - November 18, 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 18, 2007
Blowing the Whistle, Many Times
The claim that medical sales practices are draining millions of dollars from public programs is key to what could be one of the largest whistle-blower lawsuits on record...
New York Times - November 18, 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 18, 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 18, 2007
Clinton in Dublin gala fundraiser
Former US president Bill Clinton has travelled to Dublin to raise funds for wife Hillary's presidential campaign...
BBC News - November 18, 2007
The Caucus Blog: You Asked. Now Candidates Answer.
You picked the questions, and now it's time for the candidates to answer. But organizers are also facing questions about the voting process...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
Sergeant Fled Army, but Not the War in His Head
Beseiged by memories of death and destruction from Iraq, Sgt. Bard Gaskins went absent without leave for over a year before being arrested by military authorities...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
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 18, 2007
An Agent Fighting Steroids Harvests Trash and Turmoil
For five years, Jeff Novitzky has been dogging athletes, coaches and suppliers of performance-enhancing drugs...
New York Times - November 18, 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 18, 2007
NBC Acquires ?Quarterlife?; Internet Series Will Run First Online
The new Internet and social network series ?Quarterlife? will be distributed on the NBC network after it has first played in eight-minute segments on several Web sites...
New York Times - November 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 2007
Executive Pursuits: 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 18, 2007
Saturday Interview: 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 18, 2007
Basic Instincts: 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 18, 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 contained high concentrations of the metal...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
News Analysis: 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 2007
Shopping Bargains Before the First Bite of Turkey
For all the dour economic 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 18, 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 18, 2007
Correction: Giving to Charity, Through Real Estate
The Ventures column last Sunday, about donating real estate to charitable organizations, misspelled the surname of the director of gift planning at New York University, where donated apartments have been used to house faculty members. He is Alan Shapiro, not Shaprio...
New York Times - November 18, 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 18, 2007
Correction: Countrywide?s Chief Salesman and Defender
An article last Sunday about Countrywide Financial misidentified the institutional investor that has called for the resignation of three directors at the company. It is the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Pension Fund, not the A.F.L.-C.I.O. Investment Fund...
New York Times - November 18, 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 18, 2007
The Boss: 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 18, 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 18, 2007
Square Feet | Blueprints: 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 18, 2007
Travel Bug: 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 18, 2007
Strategies: 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 18, 2007
Preoccupations: 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 18, 2007
Talking Business: 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 18, 2007
Investing: 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 18, 2007
Off The Shelf: 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 18, 2007
Fair Game: 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 18, 2007
The World: 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 18, 2007
The World: 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 18, 2007
Market Week: 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 18, 2007
National Perspectives: 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 18, 2007
Spending: 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 18, 2007
Ping: 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 18, 2007
Career Couch: Every Workday Needs a Game Plan
Start with an important task, and avoid trivial distractions (including Web surfing)...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
Economic View: Crazy Little Thing Called Risk
Investors are learning that others? moves can ruin a portfolio...
New York Times - November 18, 2007
Digital Domain: 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 18, 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 18, 2007
Dealbook: 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 18, 2007
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