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Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Astronauts step out for longest, hardest spacewalk
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Zimbabwe rejects Carter, Annan, Machel
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Nepals Buddha boy returns to jungle to meditate
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Romes chaos and crime meets its would-be Giuliani
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Jetliner plot suspect believed killed in Pakistan
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Economy, not rights, rules the new China-US world
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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US News Archive for January 2008:
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The Great Deal Spread of 2008
Is it the greatest arbitrage opportunity of the century? There currently appear to be more than 20 pending transactions with deal spreads greater than 10 percent. The spreads are a result of a variety of factors that sometimes seem to bear no relation to the actual terms of the merger agreement and its actual [...]...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Streaming Music That Users Choose
Last.FM, the free online radio service owned by CBS, will let users listen to any of 3.5 million songs on demand, paid for with advertising. The key limit: each user can only listen to each song 3 times...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
No Menus, in Five Languages
The forces against menus gear up with a new pentalingual warning sign and new enforceable legislation that could fine businesses up to $1,000 for leaving unwanted advertisements...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Resistant Bacteria Meet Reality Television
A popular Project Runway contestant contracts a potentially-deadly infection...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Bush Pushes Justice Dept. Nominee
President Bush pushed Steven G. Bradbury, author of legal opinions that endorsed rough techniques for suspects in C.I.A. custody, to be an assistant attorney general...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
2 Ways to Not Find Osama bin Laden
American officials still want to nab the terrorist leader, but Pakistan's leader sounds sick and tired of the whole subject...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Big Dig Suit Settled for $400 Million
Contractors who worked on the Boston highway project have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the state over a fatal tunnel ceiling collapse and to cover the costs of leaks and design flaws...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Beijing to Halve Traffic for Olympic Games
Beijing is planning to reduce motor traffic during the games to improve air quality and ease traffic flow...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
3 Skeletons in Washington Sq. Park
From 1797 to 1826, the area now known as Washington Square Park was used as a potter's field, or common burial ground. Several dozen bones were discovered there this week...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
New Details on Ledger?s Death
The masseuse who discovered Heath Ledger?s body called Mary-Kate Olsen before calling 911, police said...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Entrepreneur Unveils New Tourist Spacecraft
The creator of the first privately-financed craft to carry a human into space showed models of a new, bigger version...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
House Leaders Move Closer to Deal With Bush on Stimulus
Congressional leaders and the Bush administration appeared close to reaching a deal on a $145 billion economic stimulus package...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Freeport-McMoRan Profit Falls on One-Time Charges
The copper miner said its fourth-quarter earnings fell 3 percent from a slew of one-time charges and higher costs, despite surging revenue...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
The Macintosh Is Hot Again
Macintosh sales rise and two new software programs fill big holes in the computer?s landscape...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
$30 Million Settlement in Tainted-Toy Case
The agreement with the maker of Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway toys settles a class-action lawsuit by thousands of families who purchased lead-tainted products...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Qualcomm Reports Jump in First-Quarter Profit
The chipmaker posted an 18 percent increase in fiscal first-quarter profit on strong demand for cell phones that surf the Internet and download music and video...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
EBay Names Successor to Whitman
EBay said John Donahoe will replace Meg Whitman as C.E.O. The company, which reported a jump in fourth-quarter profit, muted its projected first-quarter revenue and sales for 2008...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Wal-Mart Chief Offers a Social Manifesto
As part of a campaign to upgrade its image by changing the way it does business, Wal-Mart has pledged to cut the energy used by many of its products by 25 percent...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Stocks Surge, Erasing Big Losses, at End of Volatile Day
Stocks plunged at the opening bell, spent much of the session in negative territory, then erased a 326-point deficit in the afternoon to post strong gains in the final hour...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
House Democrats Agree on Stimulus
Talks with the White House over a $145 billion economic package would bypass the normal committee process...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
New York-Boston, a Lopsided Rivalry
How badly does New York need a Giants victory over the Patriots to restore some equilibrium to the rivalry?...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Hollywood Overstated Campus Piracy
Human error is the offered explanation, but bloggers are joyously pairing "M.P.A.A." with ?bogus,? ?botched,? ?grossly inflated? and ?lying."...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
New Tourist Spacecraft Unveiled
The creator of the first privately-financed craft to carry a human into space traveled to New York to show detailed models of a new bigger, model...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
A $200-a-Gram Tax on Cocaine
The Spitzer administration has proposed a $3.50-a-gram tax on marijuana and a $200-a-gram tax on other illegal drugs like cocaine. Some experts are skeptical...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Beijing to Halve Traffic for Games
Beijing is planning to reduce the city?s motor traffic during the games to improve air quality and ease traffic flow...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Sean Bell Trial to Stay in Queens
A state appellate court has rejected an effort by defense lawyers to move the trial of three New York City police detectives charged in the killing of Sean Bell, the unarmed man who was fatally shot in Queens on Nov. 26, 2006, hours before he was to be married. Lawyers for the three detectives charged had [...]...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
An Online Scavenger Hunt on Prewar Claims
A database of public statements made by officials about the Iraq war offers some surprises. What did you find?...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Republicans, Lost in Space
Even by election-year standards, the G.O.P. candidates have been doing some truly ambitious pandering...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
An Actor Whose Work Will Outlast the Frenzy
Heath Ledger was serious and smart enough to be suspicious of deploying his charisma too easily or cheaply...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Palestinians Topple Gaza Wall and Cross to Egypt
Thousands of Palestinians streamed into Egypt to buy supplies that have been cut off from the Gaza Strip during a blockade by Israel...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Coach Posts Higher Profit but Trims Outlook
The handbag maker cited strong gains in Japan and at its U.S. factory stores, but it trimmed its full-year sales outlook amid economic uncertainty...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Southwest Profit Rises
The airline said fourth-quarter net income rose to $111 million compared to a year-earlier profit of $57 million, But it warned that fuel costs in the current quarter will rise substantially...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
WellPoint Profit Up 7 Percent
The largest U.S. health insurer said higher premiums revenue helped offset a 10 percent rise in medical benefit costs...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Delta Reports Narrower Loss
The carrier said it was hampered by high fuel prices in the fourth quarter but was able to post a narrower loss, $70 million compared to a loss of $1.98 billion a year earlier, on a solid increase in sales...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
SunTrust Profit Sinks 98 Percent
The bank said fourth-quarter net income fell to $11.1 million, hurt by a tripling of credit losses and a bailout of money market mutual funds...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
General Dynamics Profit Surges
The military contractor said fourth-quarter earnings rose 42 percent as the Army spent heavily to upgrade its fleet of Abrams tanks and Stryker armored vehicles...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
United Tech Profit Rises 23 Percent
Fourth-quarter earnings at the Industrial conglomerate rose to 1.06 billion as sales rose across each of segments, with aerospace unit Sikorsky and Otis leading the way, the company said...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
ConocoPhillips Earnings Rise on Soaring Oil Prices
The oil company said net income rose to $4.37 billion as record oil prices outweighed lower profits from gasoline production...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Abbott Labs Swings to Profit
The health care products maker posted higher profit in the fourth quarter versus year-earlier results that were reduced by acquisition charges for Kos Pharmaceuticals...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Pfizer Profit and Sales Top Consensus
The drug maker said its fourth-quarter profit fell 70 percent from a year-ago period that included the sale of its consumer health business, but adjusted profit topped Wall Street expectations...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Worries That the Good Times Were Mostly a Mirage
These days, the great moderation isn?t looking so great ? or so moderate...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Sallie Mae Posts Loss, Shares Fall
The student lender posted a fourth-quarter loss of $1.6 billion, citing higher provisions for loan losses due to the weakening credit markets...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Berkshire to Take a Stake in Swiss Re
Swiss Re clinched a deal with Warren Buffett?s Berkshire Hathaway, bolstering its beaten-down shares, but raising concerns the reinsurer was giving a rival too much access to its core business...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
G.M. and Toyota in a Close Race in ?07 Sales
G.M. said it sold 9,369,524 vehicles, a 3 percent increase. Toyota last week reported its sales as a rounded 9.37 million, 6 percent more than in 2006...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Motorola Stock Plunges on Profit Drop
The company?s shares plunged 15.9 percent to a nearly four-year low of $10.36 in morning trading after its net profit fell 84 percent in the fourth quarter...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
European Bank Chief Is Cool to a Rate Cut
Jean-Claude Trichet said euro-zone monetary authorities remain focused on inflationary pressures in the 15-nation bloc, dashing hopes of any short-term rate relief on the Continent...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
U.S. Markets Volatile After Europe Sell-Off
Wall Street remained unsettled after European markets sank following a signal from the central bank that no monetary easing was in the cards...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Delta loss as fuel prices surge
Delta Airlines reports a loss for the last three months of 2007, after fuel costs surge...
BBC News - January 23, 2008
General Dynamics profit goes up
General Dynamics reports a rise in quarterly profit on record US defence spending and demand for private jets...
BBC News - January 23, 2008
Writers will not picket Grammys
Striking film and TV writers in America have decided not to picket next month's Grammy music awards...
BBC News - January 23, 2008
'Vampire' man jailed in Bolivia
An American man who took the name of a fictional vampire is sentenced to 30 years for fatal bombings in Bolivia...
BBC News - January 23, 2008
Recession fears hit stock markets
US and European stocks fall, with the UK's FTSE 100 index slumping as much as 3.9%, on global economic worries...
BBC News - January 23, 2008
Hedge Fund Founder Is Sentenced
A founder of several Bayou Management hedge funds was sentenced to more than four years in prison Tuesday for a scheme to defraud investors. Judge Colleen McMahon in Federal District Court in Manhattan sentenced James G. Marquez, 59, to 51 months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release. He also was ordered [...]...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Thousands Cross Gaza Wall to Egypt
Masked gunmen blew holes in the wall separating the Gaza Strip from Egypt early Wednesday, and thousands of Palestinians poured across the border to buy supplies...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Asian Markets Ease Higher After Rate Cut
The Federal Reserve?s surprise rate cut stemmed a fall in the Asian markets Wednesday but heightened fears of recession. Stocks in Europe were down slightly...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
How to Stop the Downturn
The optimal package would contain one fast-acting measure along with others that could lead to increased spending if the economy goes into a steep downturn...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Asian Markets Ease Higher After Rate Cut
The United States Federal Reserve?s surprise rate cut stemmed losses on the Asian stock markets but heightened fears of a painful recession...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Supreme Court rejects Enron case
The US Supreme Court rejects an appeal by Enron investors pursuing banks that put together financing deals...
BBC News - January 23, 2008
Soros says US recession is likely
Billionaire investor George Soros tells the BBC it will be very difficult to avoid recessions in the UK and US...
BBC News - January 23, 2008
Padilla Gets 17 Years in Conspiracy Case
Jose Padilla?s detention became the centerpiece of a debate over the Bush administration?s prosecution of terrorism...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Sharapova Upsets Henin; Venus Williams Loses
Venus followed her sister Serena out of the Australian Open at the quarterfinal stage. But the biggest news in the round came earlier when Maria Sharapova upset No. 1 Justine Henin...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Congo?s Death Rate Unchanged Since War Ended
Almost all deaths come from hunger and disease, and the death rate has actually increased in some parts of central Congo, despite billions of dollars in international aid...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Web Site Assembles U.S. Prewar Claims
The site allows users to do simple searches for specific phrases, offering a replay of the crescendo of statements that led to the war in Iraq...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Heath Ledger, Actor, Is Found Dead at 28
The Australian-born actor was found in a New York apartment with sleeping pills near his body, the police said...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Thompson Ends Campaign for G.O.P. Nomination
Fred D. Thompson entered the race powered by the high hopes of conservatives, but his candidacy never took off...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
High Mercury Levels Are Found in Tuna Sushi
Tests on sushi bought in Manhattan revealed mercury levels that exceed accepted safety standards...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Rise of Chávez Sends Venezuelans to Florida
The Venezuelan population in the U.S. has grown more than 94 percent since President Hugo Chávez took office...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Diabetes Study Favors Surgery to Treat Obese
A study finds that weight-loss surgery works much better than standard medical therapy as a treatment for Type 2 diabetes in the obese...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
In a Reversal, AK Steel Reports Profit
CINCINNATI (AP) ? AK Steel Holding said Tuesday that it swung to a fourth-quarter profit in contrast to a loss a year ago, when it took a one-time charge for employee health care benefits during a long lockout at its biggest mill...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Strong Rail Prices Help CSX Beat Expectations
CHICAGO (Reuters) ? The CSX Corporation reported a better-than-expected quarterly net profit Tuesday as strong pricing for rail freight offset higher fuel costs and weaker volumes, sending its shares up more than 5 percent...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
United Narrows Its Loss Despite High Fuel Costs
CHICAGO ? The UAL Corporation, the parent of United Airlines, reported a quarterly loss on Tuesday, caused by fuel costs and economic weakness in the industry...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
DuPont?s Quarterly Profit Beats Analyst Expectations
The DuPont Company, the chemical giant, said Tuesday that fourth-quarter earnings rose before special items, in part because of increased profit from its performance materials business and strong agricultural sales in Brazil...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
J.&J. Earnings Rise Almost 10%
Johnson & Johnson, the medical and consumer products company, said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose almost 10 percent, in part because of lower taxes and a weak dollar that propelled overseas sales...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
UnitedHealth Income Rises, but Forecast Hurts Shares
The insurance company UnitedHealth Group said on Tuesday that fourth-quarter earnings rose slightly, in line with Wall Street forecasts, but its shares fell on concerns about disappointing trends for its commercial plans serving employers...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Worries That the Good Times Were a Mirage
For years many spent freely. Now comes the big payback...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Chip Maker Reports Profit Rose by 13%
Texas Instruments, the largest maker of chips for mobile phones, said its fourth-quarter profit rose 13 percent and that sales reversed a yearlong decline...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
High in the Air, Artist Attracts a Crowd
There is something wonderful about being 35,000 feet in the air, looking down on the earth, that gives an artist a new perspective...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Memo Pad
Major airlines have raised fares again, a week after a round of $50 round-trip fare increases collapsed when Continental Airlines rescinded its increases, causing all the others to back off as well...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Extension for Troubled Bond Insurer
ACA Capital Holdings Inc. has received an additional month to unwind an estimated $69 billion of credit exposure stemming from the subprime mortgage crisis...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
James Sorenson, Medical Device Pioneer, Is Dead at 86
Mr. Sorenson overcame a learning disability and built a fortune in innovative medical devices and real estate...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Online Reviews of Hotels and Restaurants Flourish
Many of the reader-generated reviews of travel services on the Web are taking an ever-growing piece of the market from print guides...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
For Ex-Trader, Sinking Feeling Is Reassuring
After four years of trading subprime mortgages, Jason Rew jettisoned his job at the investment bank Goldman Sachs and founded an off-shore business...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Stricter System to Trim Carbon Emissions Is Considered in Europe
European Union officials this week will aim to reduce corporate influence and make polluting more expensive...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Major Printer in Canada Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Quebecor World, the second-largest commercial printer in the world, made the move after its banks failed to approve a rescue plan...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Murdoch Son Part of Bid for Publisher
Lachlan Murdoch and the gambling magnate James D. Packer have made an offer of 3.3 billion Australian dollars ($2.9 billion) to buy Consolidated Media Holdings...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Aviation Industry Offers Ideas to Help Passengers
Aviation executives are sharing a list of steps they can take to make passengers? lives easier the next time a blizzard or another event strands planes on the ground...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Managers Foresee Fewer Airlines and Higher Fares
Three-quarters of corporate travel managers said they expect airline mergers to result in higher fares and more than half expect the quality of service to suffer...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Japan?s Bank, as Expected, Leaves Key Rate Unchanged
Nonetheless, some investors expect the bank to cut borrowing costs this year, backtracking from its pledge to raise interest rates gradually...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Britain to Aid Northern Rock Sale
The British Treasury said it would facilitate a sale of the troubled mortgage lender while trying to ensure that taxpayers will not have to pay for the bank?s rescue...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Siemens?s Prosperity Doesn?t Obscure Bribery Scandal
Business is booming at Siemens under the new chief executive. Yet the coming trials of some former executives have kept the company operating under a cloud...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Europe, Cutting Biofuel Subsidies, Redirects Aid to Stress Greenest Options
In cutting across-the-board subsidies for biofuels, governments in Europe are discovering how difficult it can be to figure out whether a particular fuel has been produced in an environmentally friendly manner...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Viewership of Debate Sets Record
CNN said Monday?s Democratic debate averaged 4.9 million viewers, easily exceeding all previous debates shown on cable...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Anheuser-Busch Pushes the Big Beers for the Super Bowl
Anheuser-Busch, which buys more commercial time each year in the Super Bowl than any other marketer, is likely to run seven spots in Super Bowl XLII on Feb. 3, all of them for Budweiser or Bud Light...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
A Neighbor Joins the Revival of Jamaica Avenue
A Manhattan-based developer will give the old Queens Family Court building in downtown Jamaica a makeover...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Terrence Elkes, 73, President of Viacom in ?80s, Dies
Mr. Elkes rose to become president of Viacom and oversaw some major acquisitions, which began the transformation of Viacom into a major entertainment company...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Roche to Buy Maker of Drug-Test Gear
The Swiss pharmaceuticals company said that it would pay $3.1 billion for Ventana Medical Systems...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Wachovia?s Big-City Splash Has a Sobering Aftermath
Wachovia, the nation?s fourth-largest bank, said it would take write-downs of more than $1 billion for commercial loans...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Times Company in Group Investing in Blog Publisher
Automattic, the commercial arm of the WordPress blog platform, has received $29.5 million in financing from four companies, including The New York Times Company...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Russia?s Gazprom Takes Control of Serbian Oil Monopoly
The deal between Serbia and Russia?s Gazprom comes four days after Russia announced a major deal with Bulgaria...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Whole Foods Chain to Stop Use of Plastic Bags
The decision comes as plastic bags are increasingly being discouraged or banned by governments and retailers because of concerns about their environmental impact...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Test of Brain Device Is Setback for Maker
Results from a crucial clinical trial showed that Northstar Neuroscience?s brain-stimulating device failed to help stroke victims recover the use of their arms and hands...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Supreme Court Won?t Hear Complaint by Enron Investors
The court?s refusal, eliminated what might have been the investors? only hope of recovering money lost when the energy giant collapsed...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Hedge Fund Founder Sentenced for Fraud
James G. Marquez, a founder of several Bayou Management hedge funds was sentenced to more than four years in prison for a scheme to defraud investors...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Google and Ad Conglomerate Teaming Up
Publicis Groupe, the advertising conglomerate, and Google, the Internet giant, said they would jointly develop an innovative approach to digital advertising...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Writers Drop Demand and a Picket Plan
Striking writers dropped their demand for extended jurisdiction over reality and animation work and said they won?t picket the Grammy Awards telecast...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
To Cut Costs, NBC Universal Ends Pilots
NBC Universal said it was moving to save as much as $50 million a year by reducing its reliance on expensive pilots of new series for NBC television...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Product Placement on Reality TV Seems Somehow More Realistic
It is typically easier to weave a product into an episode of a reality show like ?American Idol? than into a scripted series like ?Grey?s Anatomy? or ?Two and a Half Men.?...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Wal-Mart Says More Than Half Its Workers Have Its Health Insurance
Wal-Mart, the nation?s largest private employer, said more than half of its U.S. workers had enrolled in the company?s health insurance plan...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Ambac Looks at ?Alternatives? After $3.26 Billion Loss
Driving the company?s loss, which amounts to $31.85 a share, was a $5.21 billion write-down on its portfolio of credit derivatives...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Chief of eBay Is Expected to Retire
An era at eBay is about to end. Meg Whitman, chief executive of eBay for the past 10 years, is retiring...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Bank of America Joins Parade of Mortgage-Related Losses
The bank cited huge write-downs of mortgage-related securities and higher provisions for future losses in credit card and home equity loans...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Apple Earnings Up, but Stock Falls on Outlook
Apple beat Wall Street expectations with its earnings report, but shares of its stock fell more than 11 percent in after-hours trading as investors fretted over its future...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Why the European Bank Is Sitting Back
Amid U.S. market volatility, some analysts say the European Central Bank?s focus on inflation may be misplaced...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Anxiety Crashes the Party at Davos
This year, the World Economic Forum is actually going to be about the world economy. Which is not to say that there won?t be fun...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Legislation on Economy Will Start in House
Senate leaders said it made more sense strategically for the House to act first so that Congress could produce an economic package by mid-February...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Retreat of the Foreign Investor Is Singularly Painful for Japan
Japan?s Nikkei index has lost a third of its value since July, and the Tokyo Stock Exchange has lost $1.3 trillion in value ? equivalent to the entire economy of Canada...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Borrowers With Good Credit May Benefit
The Federal Reserve?s decision to cut interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point should offer some comfort to consumers, with limits...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
On Wall Street, a Day of Frayed Nerves
A dizzying somersault on the markets left traders and everyday investors biting their nails, and wondering what lies ahead...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Urgently, Washington Responds
As global markets swooned, Washington?s goal of projecting calm to the public crosses party lines...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Asian Markets Ease Higher After Losses
Most of the exchanges across Asia rebounded modestly on Wednesday after two days of sharp declines in response to fears of an American recession...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Fed?s Action Stems Sell-Off in World Markets
Confronting panic about a possible recession, the Federal Reserve announced the biggest one-day reduction of interest rates on record...
New York Times - January 23, 2008
Heath Ledger is found dead in US
Actor Heath Ledger, Oscar-nominated for his role in Brokeback Mountain, is found dead in New York...
BBC News - January 23, 2008
Morales defends Bolivian reforms
Bolivian President Evo Morales defends his first two years in office, saying his reforms are irreversible...
BBC News - January 23, 2008
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