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Saber-toothed cat fossils discovered in Venezuela
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Study Seismic has little effect on Gulf whales
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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At top of Greenland, new worrisome cracks in ice
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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US, Iraq reach deal to pull US troops out by June
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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French deaths in Afghanistan show rising Taliban
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Russians dig in but still promise Georgia pullout
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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US News Archive for March 2008:
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High & Low Finance: For Americans, a Bit of the Swagger Is Gone
Losses of confidence in America?s economy have occurred before, but renewal can take time when fear is self-fulfilling as businesses and consumers cut back...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
All Nippon Is First to Order Jet Made in Japan
By placing an order for regional jets made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, All Nippon becomes the first customer for what could be the first new Japanese aircraft in a generation...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Stocks Fall in Back-and-Forth Session
Wall Street sank in volatile trading after the government confirmed that the last quarter of 2007 did indeed see a sharp economic slowdown...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
TV Decoder: American Anchor Quits Al Jazeera
Dave Marash, the most prominent American anchor on Al Jazeera English, has quit, citing an increased amount of editorial control exercised by the channel?s headquarters in Doha, Qatar...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Comcast Adjusts Way It Manages Internet Traffic
Comcast said that instead of interfering with specific online applications, it will manage traffic by slowing the Internet speeds of its most bandwidth-hogging users when traffic is busiest...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Cayne Sells His Shares in Bear Stearns
The chairman of Bear Stearns, James E. Cayne, sold $61.3 million of Bear shares, according to a regulatory filing...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
The Lede: In Britain, Missing Luggage and Premier
Two special occasions in London drew enormous attention, and then embarrassment...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Study Ties Genetic Variations to Schizophrenia
Experts said the study, while not identifying the cause of the disorder, provided a striking demonstration of new gene-scanning technology...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Hundreds of Flights Canceled for Inspections
Hundreds of flights were canceled Thursday as mechanics for American Airlines and Delta Airlines inspected wiring in aircraft to ensure the planes met federal safety rules...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Matt Bai: Krazy Glue Moments
Some politicians seem coated in Teflon, while others seem covered in Krazy Glue, unable to shake the stickiness of what seem like minor embarrassments...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Obama Urges Regulation in Wake of Housing Slump
Senator Barack Obama laid much of the blame for the current financial difficulties on industry lobbyists and politicians...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
US court overturns death sentence
A US federal appeals court overturns the death sentence passed on former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
A.I.G. Accuses Greenberg of Misappropriating Shares
American International Group has filed a complaint in New York Supreme Court accusing its former chief executive Maurice R. Greenberg and six others of breaching their fiduciary duty...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Clear Channel Gets Court Order Against Banks
The radio station operator said a Texas judge had issued an order barring banks from taking steps that would ?interfere or thwart? the closing of the proposed buyout of the company...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
ConAgra Sells Trading Group for $2.1 Billion
ConAgra said that it would sell the commodities trading group to the Ospraie Special Opportunities fund as it focuses on its core consumer foods business...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
G.E. Swaps Units and Also Makes a Sale
GE Money and Commercial Finance agreed to exchange several European banking assets with Banco Santander of Spain. In exchange, GE Money will receive Interbanca, an Italian commercial bank...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Lennar Swings to Loss as Demand Weakens
The homebuilder reported a first-quarter loss of $88.2 million as it absorbed charges to write down asset values and costs, while new home sales and prices sank...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
JetBlue Founder Starting Airline in Brazil
David Neeleman said the new airline will begin operating next year with three jets and eventually grow to a fleet of 76 planes flying nationwide...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
4th-Quarter G.D.P. Growth Unrevised at 0.6%
The economy nearly sputtered out in the final quarter of last year and is probably faring even worse now amid the housing, credit and financial crises...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Stocks Fall on G.D.P. and Oracle Reports
Wall Street lost ground after an economic report confirmed a slowdown in the final quarter last year and a weak showing from Oracle weighed on technology stocks...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Harvard Hires Wellesley?s Investment Manager
Jane Mendillo has been appointed president of the Harvard Management Company, which oversees the university?s $34.9 billion endowment...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Bats: Matsui Gets Married
Hideki Matsui?s surprise wedding gets him a bride... and possibly some cash from Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
The Lede: The Passing of Two Fast-Food Figures
The creator of the Egg McMuffin and the founder of Popeye's Fried Chicken...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
City Room: City Room: TGood Ship Frying Pan
The Frying Pan, a popular combination of historic boat and drinking establishment, is planning to reopen in May at Pier 66a in Chelsea after a yearlong absence...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
North Korea Expels All South Korean Officials
The expulsions were in reaction to a recent hardening in the South?s policy toward the North over its lack of cooperation on its nuclear program...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Puerto Rican Governor Faces 19 Counts
Anibal Acevedo Vila has been charged with 19 crimes including conspiracy to violate federal campaign laws and making false statements to federal investigators...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Monks Protest During Press Tour of China
About 30 Tibetan monks shouting pro-independence slogans protested during a highly scripted tour for Western journalists in Lhasa?s central Buddhist temple...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
The Lede: L.A. Times Apologizes Over Tupac Shakur Story
The Los Angeles Times answered charges that it used forged documents for a story about an attack on Tupac Shakur...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
TierneyLab: We Have Ways to Make You Happy
Your pursuit of happiness is always our paramount concern here at the Lab, but this week we're making a special effort. We've been talking about how to nudge people into making better decisions, and also about a report in Science that spending money on others can make you happier than spending it on yourself. Clearly [...]...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Thousands in Baghdad Protest Basra Assault
Supporters of the powerful Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr took to the streets in Baghdad on Thursday while intense fighting continued in Basra for a third day...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
The Caucus: Obama?s Speech on the Economy
Barack Obama is proposing relief for homeowners and an additional $30 billion stimulus package to address the nation?s economic woes...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
AT&T 'bemoans lack of US skills'
AT&T is struggling to find enough skilled US staff to replace customer service jobs currently outsourced to India...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Bush invites Abbas to Washington
US President George W Bush invites Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to visit Washington next month...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Bush hails Iraq militia crackdown
President Bush praises Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki for ordering a crackdown on Shia militias in the city of Basra...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Indian men in US 'slave' protest
More than 100 Indians march to the US capital, Washington, complaining of having to work "like slaves"...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Brazil take-off for JetBlue boss
The founder of US low-cost airline JetBlue, David Neeleman, unveils his plans to create a new airline in Brazil...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Stocks & Bonds: A Downturn as Data Revives Pessimism
Wall Street pulled back on Wednesday after a drop in durable goods orders for February injected more pessimism about the economy into the stock market...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Speech row rocks Canada
A debate rages in Canada over attempts to use anti-discrimination legislation against critics of Islam...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Bear Stearns protects client list
Bear Stearns is seeking a court injunction to stop five former workers from using its client list in their new jobs...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
More US passport 'file breaches'
US state department workers viewed the passport files of several prominent Americans, a US news agency reports...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Baseball: Cabrera lands deal
Star third baseman Miguel Cabrera agrees a $152m contract with Detroit - the fourth-biggest in MLB history...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Man jailed for microwaving baby
A US man is sentenced to 25 years in prison for severely burning his two-month-old daughter in a microwave...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
You?ll Know How Much You Spent
Bottega Veneta?s logo-free beige-on-beige is the standard for a new kind of luxury...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Front Row: A Bad Reaction to a Diet
Vogue made the proposal, but was it indecent?...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Synching Just Became a Cinch
Sharpcast introduced SugarSync, a new, automated Internet backup and synchronization service...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
American and Delta Ground More Than 200 Planes
American Airlines and Delta Air Lines said that more than 200 of their planes might not comply with F.A.A. rules for securing wire bundles...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Take-Two Rejects Bid From Electronic Arts
The video game company famous for its ?Grand Theft Auto? games told its shareholders to reject a $2 billion buyout bid from Electronic Arts, calling it insufficient...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Bond Insurer Says Its Risk Exceeded Legal Limits
FGIC said its exposure to mortgage losses exceeded legal risk limits and that it might raise loss reserves because of litigation related to the stricken German bank IKB...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Chip Developer Wins Crucial Ruling in Patent Dispute
Rambus, the developer of memory chip technology, said it won an important ruling in a long-running patent lawsuit, sending its shares 39 percent higher...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Agency Partners Appear at Hollywood Wiretap Trial
Prosecutors drew a link between Michael S. Ovitz, a founder of Creative Artists Agency, and illegal database checks by private investigator Anthony Pellicano...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Bush Names New F.T.C. Chairman
William E. Kovacic will succeed Deborah Platt Majoras as the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission when she resigns at the end of the month...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Advertising: Trumpeting a Move to Put the Sun in SunChips
The Frito-Lay division of PepsiCo is trying to transform its SunChips snacks into a ?green? brand by powering one of its California production plants with solar power...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
New Orders for Goods Fall Sharply
Manufacturers, wary of making large investments during the economic slowdown, sent new orders for durable manufactured goods down 1.7 percent in February...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Los Angeles Times to Examine Its Report on Attack on Rapper
The Los Angeles Times is reviewing its recent report linking Sean Combs to the shooting of Tupac Shakur...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Oracle?s Profit Rises, but Shares Fall
The business software company reported a 30 percent rise in quarterly profit, but a lower-than-expected increase in new software licenses caused shares to fall in after-hours trading...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
A One-Stop Site Offers All the Photo Functions, From Posting Online to Red-Eye Removal
Adobe?s new Photoshop Express site lets users group images into Web albums and then post them to popular social networking sites...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
California Utility to Install Solar Panels
Southern California Edison plans to install solar panels on more than two square miles of rooftop, enough to power about 160,000 homes when the sun is shining...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
6 Banks Are Sued in Clear Channel Deal
A misdirected e-mail message has set the stage for a suit accusing six banks that agreed to finance Clear Channel?s $19.5 billion buyout of reneging on their commitments...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
As the Dollar Slides, Two Continents Feel the Side Effects in Divergent Ways
The dollar?s declining value is a high-profile symptom of America?s economic slowdown, analysts say. It?s also a sure sign of tougher economic times ahead in Asia...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Despite Thunderclouds in the United States, Business Confidence Is Up in Europe
Few officials or economists expect Europe to escape the effects of a downturn in the United States, but Europe?s broader economy is demonstrating startling resilience...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Shifting Careers: Finding Health Insurance if You Are Self-Employed
If there?s one issue that divides the self-employed from all other employees, it is their preoccupation with the subject of health insurance...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
YouTube Feature Tells Video Creators When and Where a Clip Is Being Watched
The company hopes the new feature will turn YouTube from an online video site into a place where marketers can test their messages...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Ford Reaches Deal to Sell Land Rover and Jaguar
India?s Tata Motors is buying the high-end brands for $2.3 billion ? about half what Ford paid for the brands when it bought them...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
The Atlantic Hires Away Publisher of Wired
Jay Lauf will leave Condé Nast Publications to become vice president and publisher of The Atlantic...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Citigroup Resolves Claims That It Helped Enron Deceive Investors
Citigroup said it would pay $1.66 billion to the Enron Bankruptcy Estate, which represented Enron creditors caught up in one of the biggest corporate scandals...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
The Builder Who Pushes Tokyo Into the Clouds
Minoru Mori, Japan?s most prolific developer, will finish the world?s tallest building in May, and plans to build or help build 10 more huge complexes in downtown Tokyo...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Senators Seek Details About Bear Stearns Deal
Senators are demanding information about how the Federal Reserve arranged the $30 billion shotgun marriage of JPMorgan Chase and Bear Stearns...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Pressured, Motorola Splits in Two
Motorola spun off its unprofitable mobile phone unit, as it struggled to come up with new products to replace the highly successful Razr, once a must-have phone...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Paper Cuts: ?Bonfire,? Relit
Over in the Book Review's Reading Room, we're talking about Tom Wolfe's "Bonfire of the Vanities." One of the big questions: How does the book hold up today, as rooted as it is in close observations of late 1980s New York? Is it a period piece best read as a work of urban history? Or [...]...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
A Search for a Baker Who Can Take Direction
A club is on the hunt for macaroons that can match the sweetness and chewiness of the beloved ones that they no longer get delivered...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
M.L.S. Looks to Latin America to Lift Its Game
Rather than depending on fading European stars, U.S. soccer teams are now finding much affordable talent south of the border...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Virus Kills Chile?s Salmon
A virus has sent shivers through Chile?s salmon industry and opened companies up to fresh charges that their breeding methods are producing potentially unhealthy fish...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Alaska Suit Against Lilly Is Settled
The prospect of a pending Supreme Court case that could sweep away many lawsuits against drug companies loomed over Alaska?s $15 million settlement with Eli Lilly...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Researchers Play Tune Recorded Before Edison
Researchers say they have found a recording of the human voice in Paris that predates Thomas Edison?s invention of the phonograph by nearly two decades...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Early Dazzle, Then Tough Path for a Governor
Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, who easily won in 2006 calling for hope and change, has struggled in office...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Finding Political News Online, the Young Pass It On
Younger voters tend to be not just consumers of news but conduits as well, sending out links and videos to friends...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Iraqi Army?s Assault on Militias in Basra Stalls
Fighting in two of Iraq?s largest cities threatens to destabilize a long-term truce that had helped reduce the level of violence in the five-year-old war...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Supplier Under Scrutiny on Aging Arms for Afghans
To arm Afghan forces to fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, the U.S. has relied on a fledgling company that has provided ammunition that is more than 40 years old...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Inquiry Assails Accounting Firm in Lender?s Fall
A sweeping investigation into failed subprime lender New Century Financial found that its accounting firm, KPMG, enabled its ?improper and imprudent practices.?...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Equity Loans as Next Round in Credit Crisis
Lulled by good times, millions of Americans borrowed ? sometimes heavily ? against the roofs over their heads. Now the bill is coming due...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Rozel Point Journal: Plans to Mix Oil Drilling and Art Clash in Utah
A fierce debate has erupted over a plan by Utah to allow oil drilling on the Great Salt Lake, and the focus is a work of art that juts into the lake...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Colombia blames rebels for raids
Colombia says suspected left-wing rebels based in Ecuador have carried out cross border attacks on farmers...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
US Radio giant deal in legal war
US Radio giant, Clear Channel, and the companies that want to buy it are suing the banks financing the deal...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
US charges man 'on Saddam's pay'
A US man who sent three lawmakers to Iraq in 2002 is charged with working for Saddam Hussein's regime...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
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