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Big Issue Energy crisis hitting home
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Sony, Microsoft virtual communities to start
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Scientists Virginia sharks pup a virgin birth
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Sony seeks to harmonize music, electronics
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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NASA presses ahead for Mars rover launch in 2009
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Bodies, perhaps of migrants, wash ashore in Yemen
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Oil, soy, copper all go bust in Latin America
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Swedish couple hacked to death in Tobago 1 arrest
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Carter, peacemakers see Cyprus peace deal near
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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US News Archive for December 2007:
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Dot Earth Blog: A Legal Guardian of the Future?
Do future generations need a legal representative today to protect their interests? Some legal and environmental scholars think so...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Infection Hits a California Prison Hard
More than 900 inmates have contracted a fungal infection that can be lethal, and experts are asking why...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Days Before Voting, Gloves Come Off
The Republican presidential candidates are launching a blizzard of negative attacks in Iowa, showing the strains of a wide-open race...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Public Lands: Off-Roading Stirs Dust and Debate in the West
Federally owned lands are being transformed into the new playgrounds, and battlegrounds, of the American West...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
In Units of Action, Not Just Talk, Oil Is Still King
It should come as no surprise that a new forecast of United States energy use through 2030 shows that energy consumption is expected to rise...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Pakistan Turmoil Adds to Market Woes
Stocks had an uneven week after glum economic data and the turmoil in Pakistan led to sell-offs...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
A Hilton in the News (and It?s Not Paris)
Barron Hilton may have put a crimp in the party lifestyle of his famous granddaughter when he announced that he would donate nearly all of his fortune to the Hilton family foundation...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
A Car Dealer?s Daughter
?My father had a rule that if you had an idea, you had to present it in writing.?...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
How to Lose Your Job on Your Own Time
The Web is a window on personal lives, and employers can peer in...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Job Growth May Be Fading Fast
Economists anticipate sluggish job numbers for December, and some think the markets will react favorably...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
These Bonds May Shine (Despite Your Tax Bracket)
For some, municipal bonds can far outpace Treasuries...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Can Airports Calm the Nerves?
Air travelers can now visit medical clinics, nail salons and spas while waiting out delays...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Queen of the Separates
She changed the way working women dressed...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
The Free Market: A False Idol After All?
As the world gets complicated, regulation finds some new fans from an unlikely quarter...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Anxious? You Should Be. It?s Good for Business.
Just enough worry can spur people to make changes...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Know When to Avoid Following the Leader
One year?s winner can lose big in the next cycle...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
An Asian Hub in the Making
New Songdo City, a sprawling development planned for the western coast of South Korea, is among the largest master-planned projects that is privately owned...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Drawn to an Island Life, and Seeing the Cost in Every Price Tag
Those who move from the mainland find that everything costs more and salaries are generally lower...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Orders From on High? That?s So Yesterday
In his latest book, ?The Future of Management,? Gary Hamel offers a way for business leaders to face a new avalanche of competition from China and India...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Turning an Evaluation Into More Pay
It was a good year for you. But do some homework before asking for a raise...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
To Botch a Forecast, Rely on Past Experience
Sometimes the best lesson from the past is to forget it before it shoves you into trouble...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Innovative Minds Don?t Think Alike
Experts in a field can benefit from an outsider?s perspective...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
A Toast to Wall St. (Please Hold the Bubbles)
A look at the winners and the losers behind the most notable mergers and acquisitions of the year...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
The Debt Crisis, Where It?s Least Expected
A children?s charity says it wasn?t told of mortgage debt risks...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
China Delays Elections in Hong Kong
Chinese officials announced that Hong Kong would have to wait at least another decade for democratic elections to select its leader...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Giuliani Returns to a Familiar Theme: 9/11
With his campaign hitting a rocky patch, Rudolph W. Giuliani is returning to the themes that transformed him from a lame-duck mayor to a popular national figure six years ago...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
The Pierre, It Turns Out, Isn?t Ageless
Most of the elegant Pierre Hotel will close for at least a year as it undergoes a $100 million renovation...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Candidates Digging for a Deeper Pool of Iowa Voters
The turnout effort among Democrats has exploded into the most ambitious and costly in the history of Iowa?s caucus system...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Connections: How Bhutto Won Washington
In the end, Benazir Bhutto?s American connections only underscored how little the United States fathomed the feudal politics of South Asia...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Qaeda Network Expands Base in Pakistan
The Qaeda network accused by Pakistan?s government of killing Benazir Bhutto is increasingly made up not of foreign fighters but of homegrown militants...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Cricket: Windies in historic win
West Indies beat South Africa by 128 runs to claim their first Test victory in over two years...
BBC News - December 29, 2007
Violence Escalates in Kenya
Thousands of people waved machetes and burned down homes as tensions flared over the slow return of results from the closest presidential election in Kenya?s history...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Letterman to return with writers
US talk show host David Letterman reaches a deal with striking writers that will allow him to return to the air in January...
BBC News - December 29, 2007
Sean Penn's wife seeks divorce
Actor Sean Penn's wife Robin Wright Penn files for divorce, according to media reports in the US...
BBC News - December 29, 2007
Police disarmed in Mexican town
Mexican troops confiscate guns from a border town police force, on suspicion of collusion with drugs gangs...
BBC News - December 29, 2007
New York Is Said to Have Inquiry in Tankleff Case
New York State has begun an inquiry into Suffolk County?s investigation of the murders of Arlene and Seymour Tankleff, according to people involved...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
For Patriots, 16-0 Could Be Forgotten, but Not 19-0
If the Patriots defeat the Giants, then fall short of a championship, what will they have accomplished?...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
China Lets Currency Appreciate a Bit Faster
China?s currency rose steeply against the dollar this week, feeding speculation that Chinese authorities were allowing their currency to appreciate more rapidly...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
New-Home Sales Fell to 12-Year Low in November
New-home sales fell 34.4 percent from a year earlier, the biggest year-over-year drop since January 1991...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
In Surprise Step, Bush Is Vetoing a Military Bill
President Bush said he was moving to block a provision that could expose Iraq to legal claims dating to Saddam Hussein?s rule...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Harvard?s Aid to Middle Class Pressures Rivals
Officials say expanded financial aid at Harvard may push other colleges to shift aid away from low-income students...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Political Memo: Crisis Overseas Is Sudden Test for Candidates
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto is a rare unscripted test of presidential hopefuls? leadership qualities and geopolitical smarts...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
The Long Run: A Biracial Candidate Walks His Own Fine Line
Barack Obama?s postracial style is the reason for much of his political success, but it also has its pitfalls...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Credit Crisis? Just Wait for a Replay
How different was subprime lending from other lending in the days of easy money that prevailed until this summer?...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Piracy and Privacy
The recording industry is seeking legislation in Europe that would require the filtering of Internet connections to block the illicit transfer of copyrighted material and more...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
How Smart Is Your Manager?
Some human resources professionals believe companies should test for intelligence when hiring managers, the conventional wisdom on compensation may be wrong and more...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Suit Claims Merrill Lynch Hid Losses
Former First Republic Bank shareholders accuse Merrill Lynch of hiding billions of dollars of losses related to subprime mortgages while the companies? merger was pending...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
G. D.Warrington, 55, Transit Executive, Dies
Mr. Warrington ushered in the Acela high-speed service when he headed Amtrak and double-decker cars when he was chief executive of New Jersey Transit...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Macy?s Plans Some Closings and Layoffs
Macy?s Inc., the owner of its namesake chain and Bloomingdale?s, said Friday that it would close stores deemed to have inadequate sales and eliminate 899 jobs...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
UBS Cancels Buyout of Indian Bank
UBS, shaken by the mortgage crisis, said that it was walking away from a proposed takeover of Standard Chartered Bank of India...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Air France a Step Closer to Buying Alitalia
The Italian government approved exclusive talks between Alitalia and Air France-KLM, paving the way for the sale of the troubled national carrier...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
In Japan, Inflation Surges and Job Market Sags
Japan?s inflation rose at the fastest pace in more than nine years in November while industrial production and household spending declined...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Market Mixed as Energy Gains and Financials Fall
Wall Street ended mixed Friday, with gains led by the energy sector and losses led by financial shares...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Wireless Tower Operator Sues Chief of Rival
The American Tower Corporation sued the head of a rival claiming he had impersonated its chief by sending a negative article about it via e-mail to two large investors...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Newcomer to Casinos Counts on Knowing the Players
Francis Lui, deputy chairman of the Galaxy Entertainment Group, offered his views on Macao, the intensity of the Chinese gambler and why he thinks he will outsmart his more experienced rivals...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Varied Home Markets Now Share a Slump
Distinctions between local economies are being overridden by a mortgage market that has made it more difficult for many would-be home-buyers to obtain financing...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Hospital Billing Never Ends
Unpredictable hospital billing can lead to financial anxiety about the prospect of dealing with insurance companies even before a surgery has happened...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
AOL to End Support of Netscape Navigator
Netscape Navigator, the world?s first commercial Web browser and the starting point of the Internet boom, will be pulled off life support Feb. 1 after a 13-year run...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Letterman and Writers Guild Reach Agreement for Shows
The agreement will allow the late-night star to resume his show on CBS starting Wednesday with his team of writers on board, even as the writers? strike continues...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
A Winner, but Now With a Lot to Lose
Finish Line has been ordered by a judge to complete its acquisition of shoe retailer Genesco against its will...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Is It Champagne or a Substitute? The Taste Testerd Drink Up
Comparing Champagne and sparkling wine reveals that a Champagne and caviar lifestyle might just be possible on a Diet Coke and Doritos budget...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Instant Fortunes, and Sudden Headaches
Suddenly coming into a lot of money isn?t necessarily the ticket to financial freedom. Instead, it can be difficult to find smart, solid advice for handling it...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
Wal-Mart Pulls Plug on Movies via the Web
Wal-Mart said it had ended the business because Hewlett-Packard, a chief technology partner, had decided to discontinue essential infrastructure for the service...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
New-Home Sales Fell to 12-Year Low in November
New-home sales fell 34.4 percent from a year earlier, the biggest year-over-year drop since January 1991...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
A Deal Maker With a Hot Hand Opens His Wallet
At 77, Warren E. Buffett, the country?s most famous investor, is in the midst of his hottest streak in almost a decade. And he is capping his run with a flurry of deal-making...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
China Lets Currency Appreciate a Bit Faster
China?s currency rose steeply against the dollar this week, feeding speculation that Chinese authorities were allowing their currency to appreciate more rapidly...
New York Times - December 29, 2007
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