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US News Archive for July 2007:
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Embattled Musharraf meets with Bhutto
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf sat down Saturday with exiled opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, sources told CNN. Local media reported the two talked about a power-sharing deal. full story...
CNN - July 28, 2007
Cheney Has Surgery for New Heart Device
Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a long history of heart disease, had minor surgery to replace the implanted cardiac device that can monitor and correct his heart rhythm...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Fearful Witness Now Faces Trial for a Murder Seen, Then Unseen
A witness to a gang killing who changed his story now faces prison time for the sin of being scared silent...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Certain Degrees Now Cost More at Public Universities
School officials admit they are queasy about a practice that appears to value one discipline over another...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Handmade Alabama Quilts Find Fame and Controversy
Two quilters are suing the businessmen who helped make their work famous, saying that they were cheated out of thousands of dollars in the process...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Mining of Data Prompted Fight Over Spying
A 2004 dispute over domestic surveillance involved searches of vast electronic databases, according to officials briefed on the program...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Cancer Patients, Lost in a Maze of Uneven Care
The quality of cancer care varies, and it is difficult for even the most educated patients to be sure they are getting the best treatment...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
The Boss: I Fought the Law
?The next 10 years in the Internet industry will make the last 10 seem almost trivial.?...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Preoccupations: Hold the Elevator for Me. Forever.
Elevator phobia afflicts working people across the nation, and not just in major vertical metropolises...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Career Couch: Dealing With Low Morale After Others Are Laid Off
Small efforts can go a long way toward comforting co-workers and lightening the mood...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Economic View: The Under-Taxed Kings of Private Equity
Some people who are richer than Croesus are paying 15 cents in federal income taxes on the marginal dollar, while you may be paying 25 or 35 cents...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Square Feet | Blueprints: Hermès Tempts the Men of Wall Street
The 170-year-old luxury goods company opened a store across from the New York Stock Exchange, with a special focus on the men who work in financial institutions...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Goods: A Trimmer Gun to Spear Smaller Fry
As American spearfishers have begun to pursue smaller fish, a new line of spearguns is fashioned after those commonly used in the Mediterranean...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
[TS] Fair Game: Summer School for Investors Is in Session
With the equity markets off sharply for the week and the credit markets seizing, investors are being forced to relearn some of the basics...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
The Count: Right Off the Vine, It?s the Tomato?s Time to Shine
Now is the time when the dream of a perfect tomato has the best chance of becoming a reality...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
National Perspectives: New Housing on Resort Islands
In a growing trend, many longtime lodgings in resort locations are either closing outright or drastically scaling back the number and availability of their rooms...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Suits: Playing Dress Up With Mr. TechCrunch
In his newest incarnation, tech blogger Michael Arrington will be joining celebrities as a virtual dress-up doll...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Family-Leave Values
Do workers have a fundamental right to care for their families? The latest front in the job-discrimination battle...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Strategies: In All Things Moderation, Including Market Timing
A new study found that investors are likely to do better over the long term by resisting the advice of those who take extreme positions...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
The Basics: On the Lookout for a Bear Market
A week ago, Wall Street was on the march. Then the bottom fell out...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Spending: The Movers Are Here. Have You Done Your Homework?
Minimal regulation and the rise of Internet scams have opened up opportunities for moving companies to take advantage of consumers...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Investing: For Keogh Plans, a Technicality Could Crack a Nest Egg
People who expect to realize their dreams of financially secure retirements thanks to hefty balances in their Keogh plans are actually at risk, financial advisers say...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Dealbook: In Defense of Schwarzman
There is always going to be outrage when someone makes nearly $400 million a year. Unvarnished capitalism isn?t always pretty...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Market Week: Putting Off Plans for Vacation
Traders hoping for an easy week during the summer doldrums may not get the respite they seek. A stream of economic releases is in store...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Everybody's Business: The Hedge Fund Class and the French Revolution
In the midst of a war, is it fitting and morally right for the richest of the rich to be paying either very low taxes or no tax at all?...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Fidelity, Thy Name Is Ned
Edward C. Johnson III, the 77-year-old chief executive of the FMR Corporation, shows no signs of wanting to alter his managerial style, which endorses constant change...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Ping: In a Highly Complex World, Innovation From the Top Down
The opening of innovation to wider numbers of people obscures another trend: many of the most popular new products don?t allow for customization...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Slipstream: A Social-Networking Service With a Velvet Rope
The hottest startup in Silicon Valley ? minutely examined by bloggers, panted after by investors ? is Pownce, but only a chosen few can try out its Web site...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Decades After a Ford Plant Closes, Waste Remains
The automaker spent years removing sludge from a site near its shuttered plant in Mahwah, New Jersey. But a lawsuit claims that Ford has yet to finish the job...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
China Moves to Refurbish a Damaged Global Image
China is cracking down on pirated goods and has vowed to hold producers responsible for unsafe products...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Brown pledge over UK-US relations
Prime Minister Gordon Brown reaffirms the UK's close relationship with the US on the eve of his visit there...
BBC News - July 28, 2007
News helicopters collide, killing 4
Four people were killed Friday afternoon when helicopters from two TV news stations in Phoenix, Arizona, collided while shooting a police chase, according to fire and station officials. full story...
CNN - July 28, 2007
Contador Nears Tour de France Title
Alberto Contador appeared to clinch victory in the 94th Tour de France on Saturday, finishing fifth in the final time trial but riding fast enough to remain slightly ahead overall...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Parents? Ire Grows at Pedophile?s Blog
The Los Angeles police say they have no legal recourse against a man who writes about how he trolls for children...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Cheney Receives New Battery for Heart Monitor
Vice President Dick Cheney was to undergo minor surgery today to replace the battery that powers a device implanted in his chest to monitor his heart and deliver a shock if it ever goes out of rhythm...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Palestinians May Return to Gaza in Deal
There appears to be a deal to allow up to 6,000 Palestinians stranded in Egypt to begin returning to their homes in the Gaza Strip...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
In the ?60s, a Future Candidate Poured Her Heart Out in Letters
Letters written by Hillary Rodham provide a rare unfiltered look into the head of a future first lady and would-be president...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
An Ambivalent Panama Weighs Noriega?s Threat
With the deposed dictator?s imprisonment ending soon, there are mixed feelings about his possible return...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Public Colleges Raise Their Price on Some Degrees
Some school officials admit that they are queasy about a practice that appears to value one discipline over another...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Reluctant Witness Now on Trial for a Murder Seen, Then Unseen
A witness to a gang killing who changed his story faces up to three years in prison for the sin of being scared silent...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Beckham to miss Superliga match
David Beckham's ankle injury will keep him out of LA Galaxy's Superliga game against Chivas Guadalajara on Saturday...
BBC News - July 28, 2007
Cheney pacemaker battery replaced
The battery powering US Vice-President Dick Cheney's heart pacemaker is replaced in minor surgery...
BBC News - July 28, 2007
With No. 754, Bonds Moves to 1 Away From Record
Barry Bonds hit a solo shot in the first inning against the Florida Marlins to bring him within one home run of tying Hank Aaron?s all-time record...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Without Contact, Vick Takes Hit in the Pocket
Nike announced that it had suspended Michael Vick?s endorsement contract without pay and would not sell any more Vick-branded products...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Spitzer and Two Aides May Testify Before Ethics Panel
Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York said he was inclined to appear, if asked, as part of a review of the misuse of the State Police by his aides...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Wall Street Has Worst Week in Nearly 5 Years
The Dow was down more than 4 percent for the week, while the Standard & Poor?s 500 fell nearly 5 percent...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Cruise 'extortion' charges made
Two men are charged after allegedly trying to extort more than $1m from Tom Cruise for stolen wedding photos...
BBC News - July 28, 2007
News helicopters collide, killing four
Four people were killed Friday afternoon when helicopters from two rival TV news stations in Phoenix, Arizona, collided while shooting a police chase, according to fire and station officials. full story...
CNN - July 28, 2007
U.N. to probe gorilla deaths in Congo
The shooting deaths of four mountain gorillas -- three females and an alpha male silverback -- are prompting a United Nations agency to send a mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo. full story...
CNN - July 28, 2007
NASA Opens Inquiry Into Drunken-Flying Reports
Officials say they have asked NASA?s safety chief to interview astronauts, flight surgeons and others to determine whether the agency has an alcohol problem...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
CUNY Plans to Raise Its Admissions Standards
The new move comes in part as a response to complaints from professors that too many students are poorly prepared for college work, especially in math...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Parents? Ire Grows at Pedophile?s Unabashed Blog
Los Angeles police say they have no legal recourse against a man who has written about how he trolls for children...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Democratic Leaders Agree on Overhaul of Lobbying
A tentative deal would require lawmakers to identify lobbyists who assemble multiple donations for candidates...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
House Passes Farm Bill, Expanding Food Stamps
Democrats ignored a veto threat about a bill to continue generous farmers? subsidies at a time of record crop prices...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
2 Republicans Demur on a YouTube Debate
Mitt Romney has turned down the invitation and aides to Rudolph Giuliani say he may do the same...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Chevron?s Profit Rises 24%, With Help From Its Refineries
The sale of its stake in the power company Dynegy also helped Chevron beat analysts? expectations for second-quarter earnings...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Times Report Miscounted Refusals of Foreign Shipments
In a July 12 article regarding the F.D.A.?s rejection of food and other imports many of the statistics were incorrect because of a flawed analysis by The Times of inspection records that were in an online F.D.A. database...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Marketing Chief at Allstate Joins Coke
Coca-Cola named Joseph V. Tripodi its chief marketing and commercial officer yesterday, filling a post that has been vacant for months...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
For YouTube, a System to Halt Copyright-Infringing Videos
The technology would allow owners of videos to provide a digital fingerprint so that would remove any video that infringed copyrights within a minute or so...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Volkswagen, Aided by Cost Cuts, Expects to Hit Profit Goal Early
The German carmaker saw its second-quarter operating profit surged, beating analysts? expectations...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
What?s Online: Pick a Category, Push a Product
Online this week, Slate.com offers a review of the 12 categories of advertising formats, a chain of alternative newsweeklies gets bought and more...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
What?s Offline: Equal Rights, Pro Bono
Big law firms are taking on more pro bono cases championing conservative causes; tips on complaining effectively; and teenage girls are now most interested in becoming doctors...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Creditor Seeks Millions From Dining Chain
Landry?s Restaurants Inc. is facing early redemption demands from a creditor because it has failed to file quarterly reports...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Judge Permits eBay?s ?Buy It Now? Feature
A federal judge denied on Friday a request from a small Virginia company to stop eBay from using its ?Buy It Now? feature, which allows shoppers to purchase items at a fixed price...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Basic Instincts: Disclosing Bias Doesn?t Cancel Its Effects
Even when consumers know that experts may be giving biased opinions, they are likely to follow the advice...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Five Days: After iPhone Worries, a String of Encouraging Signs
This week all eyes were following the gyrating stock market, clues to the iPhone?s popularity were revealed, Barclays pursued ABN Amro, and the United States and China cracked down on software piracy...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
P.& G. Link in Amex Contest Raises Questions of Fairness
Some American Express card members have raised questions about one of the five finalists in a contest to select a philanthropic idea that will win up to $5 million...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Saturday Interview: Hermès Is So Much More Than Silk Scarves
Patrick Thomas, the elusive chief executive at Hermès, the luxury goods purveyor, discusses the luxury goods market, family ownership and his company?s expansion...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Medtronic to Buy Spinal Device Maker
The medical device maker said that it would buy Kyphon, which sells devices for spinal injuries, for $3.9 billion...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Cadbury Delays Sale of American Beverage Unit
The company cited ?extreme volatility? in the leveraged debt market, a decision that added to concerns that the private equity boom may be coming to an end...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Your Money: On Paying for Cars With Cash
Much to the chagrin of car dealers, who make a substantial portion of their profits from financing and extras on a sale, the number of people paying cash for new cars is growing...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Executive Pursuits: Tucking Forward, Chilling Out and Waiting for ?the Hands of God?
Whitewater kayaking offers a high-risk adrenaline rush and almost unlimited opportunities for adventure...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
The Bigger Ferris Wheels Get, the More Cash Flows
The success of the London Eye has reinvigorated demand for Ferris wheels around the world, and launched a heated competition to build the world?s tallest...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Family Shifts Add to Doubt at Dow Jones
The Bancroft family?s deliberations on a sale of Dow Jones to the News Corporation took several bizarre turns Friday...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Economy Expands 3.4%; Interpretation Is Debated
The economy pulled out of a winter slump and grew at a quicker pace in the spring, lifted by an improvement in the trade deficit and stronger business spending...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
Off The Charts: Markets Around the World Are Marching in Lock Step
Major markets around the world now tend to move more in line with one another than ever before, reflecting the dominance of global companies...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
A Second Day of Declines Caps Worst Wall Street Week in Years
The Dow was down more than 4 percent for the week, while the S.&P. 500 fell nearly 5 percent...
New York Times - July 28, 2007
UN concerned at Haiti lynchings
The top UN official in Haiti warns of a sharp rise in lynchings and other mob attacks in strife-ridden Haiti...
BBC News - July 28, 2007
Brazil air crash runway re-opened
The main runway at Congonhas airport re-opens 10 days after a plane overshot it in Brazil's worst aviation disaster...
BBC News - July 28, 2007
California cuts diesel emissions
Tough new rules in California aim to cut emissions from diesel engines over the next two decades...
BBC News - July 28, 2007
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