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Spacecraft flies by remote asteroid, camera stops
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Official Egypt rock slide toll rises to 31
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Philly school rekindles same-sex education debate
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Muslim separatist strike shuts down Indian Kashmir
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Troops, protesters clash in Indian Kashmir 1 dead
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Catholics assert themselves in Hanoi land dispute
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Myanmar says no sign of Suu Kyi hunger strike
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Landslides leave 27 dead or missing in Philippines
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Returning lawmakers make Capitol a campaign stage
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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City Room: Union Protests FreshDirect
The United Food and Commercial Workers union protested the online grocery delivery company's decision to let go of scores of immigrant workers. A unionization vote is planned this weekend...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Laugh Lines Blog: The Year?s Funniest Political Antics
Daniel Kurtzman edits the Political Humor page of About.com, which is part of The New York Times Company. Read more ? The late-night comedians may have made an early exit from the scene, but fortunately there was no shortage of political punch lines in 2007. From tapping toes and UFO encounters to prostitution scandals and $400 [...]...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Dot Earth Blog: Climate Consensus ?Busted??
A Republican senator finds hundreds of scientists and studies questioning the consensus over dangerous global warming. Does it matter?...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Scene of Omaha Slayings Reopens
Holiday shoppers entered the store for the first time since a gunman killed eight people there 15 days earlier...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Orphanages Stunt Mental Growth, a Study Finds
Giving credence to the long-held belief that orphanages stunt children?s mental development, a study shows that infants placed with foster families have higher IQs on average than those who remain in institutions...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
advertising: F.T.C. Approves DoubleClick Deal
The merger could still be held up in Europe, where personal privacy has more legal protections than in the United States...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Obama?s Vote in Illinois Was Often Just ?Present?
In his votes as a state senator, Barack Obama sometimes sidestepped sensitive issues...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Police Clash With Protesters in New Orleans
Police used chemical spray and stun guns Thursday on protesters seeking to halt the demolition of public housing tried to break through an iron gate at City Hall...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Giuliani Released From Hospital After Treatment
Rudolph W. Giuliani was released Thursday afternoon after coming down with what his campaign described as ?flu-like symptoms.?...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Bear Stearns Loss Presages More Turmoil
Bear Stearns reported its first quarterly loss ever, stung by the mortgage crisis that has swept markets across the globe...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Nike Posts 10 Percent Rise in Profit
Second-quarter profit was largely fueled by international sales growth, the athletic gear company said...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Rite Aid Reports Wider 3rd-Quarter Loss
The company lowered its 2008 profit outlook for the second time this year, as leery consumers held their pocketbooks closer...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Discover Posts Loss on Charge
The credit card issuer took a $391 million charge because of its struggling card business in Great Britain and reported a net loss of $84.1 million...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
FedEx Profit Falls on Fuel Costs
The package courier reported that its second-quarter profit fell 6 percent from a year ago, largely due to high fuel costs and a sluggish U.S. economy...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
ConAgra Posts Higher Profit and Lifts Forecast
The food company said that strong performance from its commodities trading group helped it overcome the cost of a pot pie recall and post a 15 percent jump in 2nd-quarter earnings...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Gems in the Back of a Closet
Reviewing some unreviewed products before the dust on their boxes gets too thick...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
U.S. to Cap Flights at Kennedy at Peak Times, but Its Daily Totals May Increase
Travelers going through Kennedy and Newark Liberty Airports next summer may find somewhat fewer flights at the hours they most want to travel, but are far more likely to leave on time or arrive in time to make connections...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
2 Young Hedge-Fund Veterans Stir Up the World of Philanthropy
Holden Karnofsky and Elie Hassenfeld rank charities by analyzing the numbers in much the same way they did at their investment management company...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Nike Profit Up 10%, Pushed by Overseas Sales
Nike, the world?s largest maker of athletic footwear and apparel, said Wednesday that its quarterly net profit jumped 10 percent, helped by strong international demand...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Late Shows to Return, but Who?ll Be Talking?
The late-night talk show hosts are returning. But the stars are not yet ready to come out for them...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Price Increases Lift Profit at General Mills
The food maker General Mills reported a slightly higher profit in its latest quarter on Wednesday, as stronger sales offset rising costs for ingredients and price increases did not faze consumers...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Bank Sues Bear Stearns in Fund Collapse
Barclays claims Bear Stearns loaded one of its hedge funds with about $500 million in troubled assets just weeks before it and another of its fund collapsed...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Nissan and Chrysler Discussing a Pact
Nissan is in talks with Chrysler on a possible manufacturing agreement...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Ex-Refco Executive Pleads Guilty
A former senior executive at Refco pleaded guilty on Wednesday to fraud charges for his role in the collapse of the futures and commodities broker...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Guilty Plea From Ex-HealthSouth Exec
A former HealthSouth executive, Malcolm E. McVay, pleaded guilty Monday to making illegally structured bank deposits 10 months after being resentenced to probation for his role in the company?s $2.7 billion fraud...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Hesitancy Makes for Mixed Results
Wall Street ended a volatile session mixed on Wednesday as investors wrestled with a troubling outlook for bond insurers and a $9.4 billion write-down at Morgan Stanley...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Internet Giants Settle U.S. Case on Gambling Ads
Microsoft, Yahoo and Google agreed to pay a combined $31.5 million to settle federal civil allegations that they had accepted ads for illegal gambling...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Treasury Dept. Declines to Press China on Yuan
The Treasury Department declined again to designate China as a currency manipulator, despite the increasing pressure from Congress...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Hedge Funds Propose CSX Directors, Starting Proxy Battle
An activist hedge fund that has feuded with the railroad operator CSX over its strategy proposed a slate of five alternate directors on Wednesday, beginning a proxy fight...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
93 Banks Place Bids to Borrow From Fed
The turnout suggested that banks might be more inclined to borrow from the Fed under its auction-based system...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Nanotechnology Companies Planning to Sell Shares
Nurtured by billions of dollars in government grants and venture investments, nanotechnology companies are getting ready to go public...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
$9.4 Billion Write-Down at Morgan Stanley
The company, battered by the subprime crisis, said it would sell a $5 billion stake to a Chinese investment fund...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Ransom-Note Ads About Children?s Health Are Canceled
N.Y.U. is dropping a controversial ad campaign aimed at raising awareness of children?s mental health disorders...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Portugal Polishes Its Image as the ?West Coast of Europe?
In a new tourism campaign, Portugal is portraying itself as ?the West Coast of Europe,? casting off its Old World image for a New World, high-tech gloss...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Tribune Chief to Step Down as Newspaper Chain Goes Private
Dennis J. FitzSimons? decision comes on the eve of an $8.2 billion privatization deal and clears the way for real estate billionaire Samuel Zell to assume control...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
After Chief Holds a Chat, Sallie Mae Stock Plunges
A conference call on Wednesday by Albert L. Lord, the chief executive of Sallie Mae, baffled investors and sent Sallie Mae stock into a tailspin...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Europe Proposes Binding Limits on Auto Emissions
E.U. officials told leading automakers to make deep cuts in emissions or face fines that could reach billions of euros. But automakers promised a fight...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Bank of Japan Holds Its Key Rate Steady
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday in its first unanimous decision since June, after a drop in business confidence signaled that companies were bracing for slower growth...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Oracle Beats Wall Street?s Expectations for Quarter
The business software firm recorded some of its sharpest quarterly growth in a decade, easing fears it would be bruised by the mortgage crisis...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
G.M. Selling a Truck Business to Navistar
Analysts have estimated the medium-duty truck unit, which includes the GMC TopKick and Chevrolet Kodiak, to be worth about $500 million...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Central Asia on Front Line in Energy Battle
Russia is trouncing the West in the race to gain access to the enormous oil and gas reserves of its neighbors...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Silicon Valley Shaped by Technology and Traffic
Silicon Valley is a collection of remarkably local clusters based on industry niches, skills, school ties, traffic patterns, ethnic groups and even weekend sports teams...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
E.P.A. Says 17 States Can?t Set Emission Rules
The E.P.A. said the proposed California rules were made moot by the energy bill signed into law by President Bush on Wednesday...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Stocks Rise After Oracle Earnings
Stocks fluctuated in a narrow range after Oracle reported strong earnings and Bear Stearns reported its first-ever quarterly loss...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Economy Grew at 4.9% Pace in Summer
The government GDP report for the July-to-September quarter was unchanged from an estimate a month ago. The economy is expected to limp through the final months of the year...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
A Compromise on Use of Avastin to Treat Eye Disease
Genentech appears to have resolved a dispute with ophthalmologists that will allow its drug Avastin to continue to be used to treat eye diseases, boths sides said...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Some Lawyers Seek Changes in Vioxx Settlement
Several plaintiffs? lawyers have asked the judge overseeing the $4.85 billion settlement to allow them to keep some of their clients outside the settlement while others accept it...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Bond Insurer?s Stock Plunges on Exposure
MBIA said it has exposure to $30.6 billion of collateralized debt obligations it insures, including a large exposure to risky bonds, sending its stocks plummeting 25 percent...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
F.T.C. Approves DoubleClick Deal
The merger could still be held up in Europe, where personal privacy has more legal protections than in the United States...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Bear Stearns Loss Presages More Turmoil
Bear Stearns reported its first quarterly loss ever, stung by the mortgage crisis that has swept markets across the globe...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Tancredo out of Republican race
Immigration hard-liner Tom Tancredo pulls out of the race to be the Republican candidate for US president...
BBC News - December 20, 2007
City Room: City Room: Spike in Stomach Flu Cases
Emergency room visits for vomiting and diarrhea -- the most common symptoms of norovirus, or the stomach flu -- have jumped to 500 a day this month from 300 a day in November...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Bats Blog: Bonds Back in Court Friday
A week after the Mitchell report detailing the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball was released with the name Barry Bonds appearing 95 times, the home run king will be back in federal court. A hearing has been set for 11 a.m. on Friday at the federal courthouse in San Francisco so the judge overseeing Bonds' [...]...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Carpetbagger Blog: Carpetbagger: Screen Actors Guild Nominations
The SAGS are in and "Hairspray" and "3:10 to Yuma" both get into into the ensemble category. "There Will Be Blood" and "Sweeney Todd" don't make the cut. More later. 14th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® NOMINATIONS THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role GEORGE CLOONEY / Michael Clayton 'Michael [...]...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Oil-for-Food Case Opens in Australia
Six Australian businessmen are facing the possibility of millions of dollars in fines in a new civil case connected with huge bribes paid to the government of Saddam Hussein...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Bush Deflects Questions on C.I.A. Tapes
President Bush told reporters he would not comment until investigations into the destruction of the tapes are done...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
French President Meets With Pope
French President Nicolas Sarkozy met with Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday and said he was ?personally moved? by his first audience with the pontiff...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Nike Posts 10 Percent Rise in Profit
Second-quarter profit was largely fueled by international sales growth, the athletic gear company said...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Discover Posts Loss on Charge
The credit card issuer took a $391 million charge because of its struggling card business in Great Britain and reported a net loss of $84.1 million...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
ConAgra Posts Higher Profit and Lifts Forecast
The food company said that strong performance from its commodities trading group helped it overcome the cost of a pot pie recall and post a 15 percent jump in 2nd-quarter earnings...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Rite Aid Reports Wider 3rd-Quarter Loss
The company lowered its 2008 profit outlook for the second time this year, as leery consumers held their pocketbooks closer...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
FedEx Profit Falls on Fuel Costs
The package courier reported that its second-quarter profit fell 6 percent from a year ago, largely due to high fuel costs and a sluggish U.S. economy...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
G.M. Selling a Truck Business to Navistar
Analysts have estimated the medium-duty truck unit, which includes the GMC TopKick and Chevrolet Kodiak, to be worth about $500 million...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Stocks Fluctuate on Earnings Reports
Stocks fluctuated in a narrow range after Oracle reported strong earnings and Bear Stearns reported its first-ever quarterly loss...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Economy Grew at 4.9% Pace in Summer
The government GDP report for the July-to-September quarter was unchanged from an estimate a month ago. The economy is expected to limp through the final months of the year...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
F.T.C. Clears Google-DoubleClick Deal
The go-ahead from the Federal Trade Commission clears the way for a formidable combination in the burgeoning online advertising sector...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Bond Insurer?s Stock Plunges on Exposure
MBIA said it has exposure to $30.6 billion of collateralized debt obligations it insures, including a large exposure to risky bonds, sending its stocks plummeting 22 percent in early trading...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
DealBook Blog: Bear Stearns Reports Steep 4th-Quarter Loss
The loss of $854 million exceeded fears about how badly the bank was hurt by its subprime mortgage bets...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Bear Stearns suffers $854m loss
US investment bank Bear Stearns reports its first loss after making risky bets on sub-prime mortgages...
BBC News - December 20, 2007
Briton jailed over US visa scam
A Norfolk man has been sentenced to 15 months in a US jail after he pleads guilty to forging visa applications for UK families...
BBC News - December 20, 2007
Reporting the unknown in Brazil
Sue Branford reflects on her time as her a journalist in South America during the 1970s when many countries in the region were under military rule...
BBC News - December 20, 2007
Death row Scot's release on hold
Death row Scot Kenny Richey misses a court hearing that would see him set free after taking ill...
BBC News - December 20, 2007
Brazil bishop's fast 'to go on'
A Brazilian bishop on hunger strike for 24 days in protest at a major irrigation project is said to want to continue his fast...
BBC News - December 20, 2007
Bush 'loses patience' with Syria
US President Bush says he has lost patience with Syria's President Assad, and rules out opening a dialogue with him...
BBC News - December 20, 2007
Bin Laden driver to face tribunal
A US military judge says Osama
Bin Laden's former driver, a detainee at Guantanamo, can
be tried by a military tribunal...
BBC News - December 20, 2007
Brazil museum's Picasso stolen
Thieves in Brazil steal two paintings said to be worth $100m (£50m), including a work by Pablo Picasso...
BBC News - December 20, 2007
US clears Google-Doubleclick deal
US regulators approve Google's $3.1bn takeover of online advertising firm Doubleclick...
BBC News - December 20, 2007
Giuliani in Hospital With Flu-Like Symptoms
ST. LOUIS ? Rudolph W. Giuliani was admitted to hospital in St. Louis late Wednesday with flu-like symptoms but was expected to leave the hospital and fly to New York later Thursday after doctors said they found nothing of concern, his campaign said...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
News Analysis: Congress Continues Its Pursuit of Earmarks
It?s been a difficult few years for earmarks, but the budget that Congress just passed still contained nearly 9,000 of them...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Bank of Japan Holds Its Key Rate Steady
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday in its first unanimous decision since June, after a drop in business confidence signaled that companies were bracing for slower growth...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
BP $50m blast fine 'not enough'
A proposed $50m fine for an explosion at a BP plant in Texas is too low, lawyers for the victims' families say...
BBC News - December 20, 2007
Brazil hunger strike bishop worse
A Brazilian bishop on hunger strike in protest at a major irrigation project is in hospital after collapsing...
BBC News - December 20, 2007
TV Decoder Blog: Shifting Shows Because of the Strike
In the first episode of NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice," the contestants run a hot dog stand in Manhattan. The show will now premiere on Jan. 10, one week later than expected. (NBC) Underscoring the topsy-turvy nature of the network?s strike schedules, ABC and NBC made tweaks to two midseason show premieres on Wednesday. Two series scheduled [...]...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Columbia Expansion Gets Green Light
A $7 billion project will transform a section of Manhattan now dominated by warehouses and auto body shops...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Park Plan Is Chosen for Governors Island
More than 10 years after the Coast Guard left Governors Island in New York Harbor, a team of architects has been selected to design a grandly whimsical green 40-acre park on its southern half...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Obama?s Vote in Illinois Was Often Just ?Present?
Barack Obama voted ?present? nearly 130 times as a state senator, sometimes sidestepping sensitive issues...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
A Centennial Face-Lift for a Beaux-Arts Gem
The New York Public Library is restoring the facade of its Beaux-Arts main building, in time for the structure?s centennial in 2011...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
In Charity and Politics, Clinton Donors Overlap
An examination of the William J. Clinton Foundation shows how its fund-raising has fostered potential conflict...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
News Analysis: The Earmark Bounces Back
It has a been a difficult few years for earmarks, but the year-end budget that Congress just sent to President Bush still contained almost 9,000 of them...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Congress Averts Higher Tax Bill for Middle Class
The alternative minimum tax has ensnared a growing number of middle-class Americans in recent years because the 1969 law was not indexed to inflation...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
U.S to Cap Flights at Kennedy at Peak Times, but Its Daily Totals May Increase
Travelers going through Kennedy and Newark Liberty Airports next summer may find somewhat fewer flights at the hours they most want to travel, but are far more likely to leave on time or arrive in time to make connections...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
2 Young Hedge-Fund Veterans Stir Up the World of Philanthropy
Holden Karnofsky and Elie Hassenfeld rank charities by analyzing the numbers in much the same way they did at their investment management company...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Late Shows to Return, but Who?ll Be Talking?
The late-night talk show hosts are returning. But the stars are not yet ready to come out for them...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Price Increases Lift Profit at General Mills
The food maker General Mills reported a slightly higher profit in its latest quarter on Wednesday, as stronger sales offset rising costs for ingredients and price increases did not faze consumers...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Nike Profit Up 10%, Pushed by Overseas Sales
Nike, the world?s largest maker of athletic footwear and apparel, said Wednesday that its quarterly net profit jumped 10 percent, helped by strong international demand...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Bank Sues Bear Stearns in Fund Collapse
Barclays claims Bear Stearns loaded one of its hedge funds with about $500 million in troubled assets just weeks before it and another of its fund collapsed...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Nissan and Chrysler Discussing a Pact
Nissan is in talks with Chrysler on a possible manufacturing agreement...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
G.M. Said to Be Selling a Truck Unit
Navistar International, an Illinois-based maker of trucks and diesel engines, is expected to announce Thursday that it is buying General Motors? medium-duty truck business...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Guilty Plea from Ex-HealthSouth Exec
A former HealthSouth executive, Malcolm E. McVay, pleaded guilty Monday to making illegally structured bank deposits 10 months after being resentenced to probation for his role in the company?s $2.7 billion fraud...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Ex-Refco Executive Pleads Guilty
A former senior executive at Refco pleaded guilty on Wednesday to fraud charges for his role in the collapse of the futures and commodities broker...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Hesitancy Makes for Mixed Results
Wall Street ended a volatile session mixed on Wednesday as investors wrestled with a troubling outlook for bond insurers and a $9.4 billion write-down at Morgan Stanley...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Treasury Dept. Declines to Press China on Yuan
The Treasury Department declined again to designate China as a currency manipulator, despite the increasing pressure from Congress...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Internet Giants Settle U.S. Case on Gambling Ads
Microsoft, Yahoo and Google agreed to pay a combined $31.5 million to settle federal civil allegations that they had accepted ads for illegal gambling...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
93 Banks Place Bids to Borrow From Fed
The turnout suggested that banks might be more inclined to borrow from the Fed under its auction-based system...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Hedge Funds Propose CSX Directors, Starting Proxy Battle
An activist hedge fund that has feuded with the railroad operator CSX over its strategy proposed a slate of five alternate directors on Wednesday, beginning a proxy fight...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Advertising: Portugal Polishes Its Image as the ?West Coast of Europe?
In a new tourism campaign, Portugal is portraying itself as ?the West Coast of Europe,? casting off its Old World image for a New World, high-tech gloss...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Entrepreneurial Edge: Nanotechnology Companies Planning to Sell Shares
Nurtured by billions of dollars in government grants and venture investments, nanotechnology companies are getting ready to go public...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Tribune Chief to Step Down as Newspaper Chain Goes Private
CEO FitzSimons? decision comes on the eve of an $8.2 billion privatization deal and clears the way for real estate billionaire Samuel Zell to assume control...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Ransom-Note Ads About Children?s Health Are Canceled
N.Y.U. is dropping a controversial ad campaign aimed at raising awareness of children?s mental health disorders...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
After Chief Holds a Chat, Sallie Mae Stock Plunges
A conference call on Wednesday by Albert L. Lord, the chief executive of Sallie Mae, baffled investors and sent Sallie Mae stock into a tailspin...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Oracle Beats Wall Street?s Expectations for Quarter
The business software firm recorded some of its sharpest quarterly growth in a decade, easing fears it would be bruised by the mortgage crisis...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Europe Proposes Binding Limits on Auto Emissions
E.U. officials told leading automakers to make deep cuts in emissions or face fines that could reach billions of euros. But automakers promised a fight...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Central Asia on Front Line in Energy Battle
Russia is trouncing the West in the race to gain access to its neighbors enormous oil and gas reserves...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Bond Insurer Cut to Junk; Negative Outlook for 4 More
Standard & Poor?s cut the rating of one troubled bond insurer on Wednesday and assigned a negative outlook to four other companies that guarantee debts linked to home loans...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
$9.4 Billion Write-Down at Morgan Stanley
The company, battered by the subprime crisis, said it would sell a $5 billion stake to a Chinese investment...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
A Social Order Shaped by Technology and Traffic
Silicon Valley is a collection of remarkably local clusters based on industry niches, skills, school ties, traffic patterns, ethnic groups and even weekend sports teams...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
E.P.A. Says 17 States Can?t Set Emission Rules for Cars
The E.P.A. said the proposed California rules were made moot by the energy bill signed into law by President Bush on Wednesday...
New York Times - December 20, 2007
Lottery fraud charge in Canada
Canadian police charge a retailer with claiming a C$5.7m lottery prize, which customers had won...
BBC News - December 20, 2007
Fire at US government building
A fire causes damage to Vice-President Dick Cheney's ceremonial office in Washington DC...
BBC News - December 20, 2007
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