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US News Archive for January 2008:
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City Room: The Freemasons Enter the Spin Zone
A guide to Masonic sites around New York City, including the Statue of Liberty, Theodore Roosevelt's birthplace and George Washington's favorite tavern...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Clemens Says Injections Were Not Steroids
CBS, clarifying a statement by its correspondent Mike Wallace, said Roger Clemens told ?60 Minutes? he received injections of vitamin B-12 and lidocaine, not performance enhancing drugs...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
NASA Delays Shuttle Flight Again
NASA delayed the flight of space shuttle Atlantis until late January or, more likely, February to replace a suspect connector in the fuel tank...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
The Lede Blog: A Democrat?s C.I.A. Tape Warning
"The fact of destruction would reflect badly on the Agency," Representative Jane Harman of California said...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Tankleff Says He Relishes Freedom
Martin H. Tankleff ? who spent 17 years in prison for two murders he insists he never committed ? told reporters on Thursday of his plans to go to college and become a lawyer...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
?Miraculous? Recovery for Man Who Fell From Sky
Alcides Moreno, 37, is continuing to recover and could walk again, his doctors said...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
High & Low Finance: Now You See Those Securities, Now You Don?t
The days before New Year?s are prime time for banks to try and appear healthier than they really are and for money managers to ditch dubious-looking securities from their portfolios...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
DealBook Blog: Marsh to Reorganize Amid Deal Speculation
Shares of Marsh & McLennan rose Thursday following a report that a key executive at its insurance brokerage unit had resigned and that a reorganization of the group was imminent...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Stocks Close Mixed Ahead of Jobs Report
Wall Street closed narrowly mixed as investors traded cautiously ahead of the Labor Department?s reading on December employment...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Oil Recoils After Breaking $100 a Barrel
Oil fell on Thursday as traders took profits from a record rally that had pushed oil to $100 a barrel two days in a row, raising a red flag over global economic growth...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Leno and Guild in Dispute Over His Monologue
The Writers Guild of America moved to try to prevent Jay Leno from performing any more monologues, saying that doing so would be a violation of strike rules...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Toyota Ousts Ford From No. 2 Spot in U.S. Sales
Ford?s sales fell 12 percent in 2007, allowing Toyota to replace it as the country?s second largest seller of vehicles. It was the first year that Ford was not No. 2, behind General Motors, since 1931...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Fund Manager Faces Legal Siege Over Investments
State Street ousted a senior executive on Thursday and said it would set aside $618 million to cover legal claims stemming from investments tied to mortgage securities...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Iran 'could restore ties with US'
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says relations with the US could be restored in the future...
BBC News - January 3, 2008
Rice meets Libya's top diplomat
The US secretary of state holds talks with Libya's foreign minister - the first such formal meeting in 36 years...
BBC News - January 3, 2008
Boeing aircraft deliveries up 11%
Boeing says that it delivered 441 commercial aircraft in 2007, the most it has managed for six years...
BBC News - January 3, 2008
Bio-rich Costa Rica's new marvels
Three new species of salamander are discovered in a remote forest reserve in Central America...
BBC News - January 3, 2008
City Room: Help on the Way for New Jersey Trains
Fires and other problems made for a rough commute into the city this morning for thousands of New Jersey residents. Workers are trying to fix the problems before the evening rush...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
The Lede Blog: Man Killed by Tiger Said to Be Quiet
An eyewitness account indicates that a death may have been especially tragic...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Well Blog: Cellphone Users Slow Traffic
Traffic congestion may be worsened by motorists chatting on cellphones, a new study suggests...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Bats Blog: No Injections From Trainer, Clemens Says
Roger Clemens told Mike Wallace in an interview for "60 Minutes," scheduled to be broadcast on Sunday, that he never took injections from his former trainer, Brian McNamee, Wallace said. Some athletes, confronted with evidence that they were injected with performance-enhancing drugs, have admitted they took injections but have said they did not know that they [...]...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Domestic Issues Now Outweigh Iraq
Economic anxiety may be at least matching national security as a factor driving the presidential contest...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
For Iowa?s Democrats, Too Many Good Picks
Many Democrats in Iowa have been in a state of happy paralysis. Republican voters are sounding more decisive...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Candidates Offer Final Messages to Iowa Voters
The presidential candidates sought to manage their expectations as they nervously awaited a verdict from voters in the first contest of the nominating season...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Monsanto Profit Nearly Triples
The company said it earned $256 million in the first quarter, tied to the performance of its Latin American business, and it raised its forecast for the year...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Head of State Street Unit Steps Down
State Street set aside $618 million to cover costs associated with its investment unit, which has been hurt by exposure to subprime mortgages, and replaced the head of the unit, William Hunt...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Oil Breaks $100 as U.S. Stockpiles Drop
Oil prices surpassed $100 a barrel for the first time after a U.S. government report showed a steep slide in crude inventories...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Private Sector Added 40,000 Jobs in December
ADP Employer Services also said it revised downward the number of jobs created in November to 173,000 from 189,000...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Stocks Rise After Jobs Report
Wall Street rose moderately after a private jobs report eased some concerns about the economy a day before the Labor Department?s key reading on employment...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Tata Pulls Ford Units Into Its Orbit
Tata Motors said that it was entering detailed talks with Ford about the takeover of Jaguar and Land Rover, confirming what investors and analysts have anticipated for months...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Ford Sales Fall in December and for the Year
Ford?s sales fell 9 percent in December, ending with a whimper a year that is expected to be the worst for the auto industry since 1998...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
State Street shares up on outlook
State Street shares rise, despite the money manager taking a $279m charge for sub-prime mortgage losses...
BBC News - January 3, 2008
Dot Earth: Is $100-a-Barrel Oil Good or Bad?
A look back to the halcyon days of 15-cent-a-barrel oil, and a question about whether expensive oil is good or bad for us and the planet...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
The TV Watch: Talk Shows Return as Strike Continues
The writers? strike has upset the natural order of television, and late-night talk shows did not set it right...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
4 Cameras Middling Only in Price
Taking a look at improved features of midrange single-lens reflex cameras...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Democrats: More Than Health Care
A look at the policies of Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama reveals that the candidates have actually laid out two competing economic philosophies. The fight over health insurance is just one part of their disagreement...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Regional Bank in Ohio to Trim 900 Jobs
The National City Corporation said it was cutting its dividend by nearly half and shutting its wholesale mortgage division...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Investor Adds to Zale Stake
Richard C. Breeden has raised his stake in the Zale Corporation, the jeweler, to 13.3 percent from 7.7 percent...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Lockheed Settles Discrimination Case
The military contractor Lockheed Martin Corporation has agreed to pay a former employee $2.5 million to settle a racial discrimination case...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Law Amended to Shield Tax-Exempt Groups
Pension funds, university endowments and other groups exempt from paying taxes get relief from a law intended to combat two notorious corporate tax shelters...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Travel Book Publishers Try to Reclaim the Web
The Rough Guides and Lonely Planet series of travel books play catch-up on the Web, after worries about giving away content...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
$30 Million Fine for Mileage Violations
DaimlerChrysler paid a $30 million fine in 2007, the most ever by an automaker, for failing to meet federal fuel-efficiency standards...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
January?s the Time to Get Shoppers Back in the Stores
For many small-business owners, the weeks after Christmas and New Year?s are a time to recharge after the adrenaline rush of the holidays gives way to an emotional letdown...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Social Net Site Is Said to Be for Sale
Plaxo, an early social networking site that helps people keep their address books updated is up for auction, seeking as much as $100 million...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Practicing the Subtle Sell of Placing Products on Webisodes
American Eagle Outfitters is at the forefront of a trend toward advertainment, making videos to engross viewers while glamorizing a brand...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
With Nods to the Strike, Late-Night Hosts Return
Jay Leno, David Letterman and Conan O?Brien are back...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Netflix Partners With LG to Bring Movies Straight to TV
Netflix, the DVD-by-mail company with more than 7 million customers, has a new strategy that may one day make those red envelopes obsolete...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Discussion of a Fed Cut Only Stirs Up Concerns About a Weak Economy
Usually cheered by an impending rate cut, investors reacted to the Fed minutes with anxiety that the economy is heading toward a recession...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Chain Said to Seek Bids for Weather Channel
The Weather Channel, one of the last privately owned cable channels, is being put up for sale and could fetch $5 billion...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Volatility of the Markets Carries On in 2008
Oil?s $100-a-barrel price flirtation suggests that traders will see more of the escalation in energy markets that marked the final months of 2007...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
With Builder in Bankruptcy, Buyers Are Left Out
The collapse of the fabled Levitt & Sons, the first big home builder to fail in the current slump, illustrates how the real estate turmoil is spreading far beyond subprime borrowers...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Alaska oil exploration to begin
The US offers rights for oil and gas in an area of north-western Alaska renowned for its wildlife...
BBC News - January 3, 2008
Floyd Norris Blog: Bad Start, Recession Near?
The maven of S.&P. numbers, Howard Silverblatt, points out that today ranks No. 6 among the worst first days of a year for the S.&P. 500. The index fell by 1.4 percent. Every one of the previous five came when the economy was in a recession, or not far from one. Here's the list: 1. 1932, [...]...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
California Sues E.P.A. Over Denial of Waiver
California sued the E.P.A. on Wednesday, challenging its recent decision to block California rules curbing greenhouse-gas emissions from new cars and trucks...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
The Lede Blog: Prankster Plays Bhutto?s Son Online
Images of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari found on Facebook, a social networking Web site. (Images: Facebook) When Benazir Bhutto's replacement as party chairman turned out to be her relatively unknown son, reports turned up little beyond his age (19) and occupation (student at Oxford University). In other words, enough facts to warrant a sprint to Facebook, where [...]...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
States Hesitate to Lead Change on Executions
Why have states so doggedly and uniformly clung to an execution method with the potential to inflict intense pain when a simpler one is readily available?...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Long Island Man Won?t Be Tried Again in Murders
The Suffolk County District Attorney announced on Wednesday that he was dropping the charges against Martin H. Tankleff for the 1988 murders of his parents...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Hospitals Slow in Heart Cases, Research Finds
In nearly a third of cases of sudden cardiac arrest in the hospital, the staff takes too long to respond, a study finds...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Iraq War Taking Back Seat to Domestic Issues
Economic anxiety may be at least matching national security as a factor driving the 2008 presidential contest as the voting begins...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Fatigue Factor Gives Equal Time to Candidates
Any candidate will attest that the epic fight now is against sleep deprivation, the gaffe-inducing monster that looms over a campaign in its final hours...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Investor Adds to Zale Stake
Richard C. Breeden has raised his stake in the Zale Corporation, the jeweler, to 13.3 percent from 7.7 percent...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Law Amended to Shield Tax-Exempt Groups
Pension funds, university endowments and other groups exempt from paying taxes get relief from law intended to combat two notorious corporate tax shelters...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Regional Bank in Ohio to Trim 900 Jobs
The National City Corporation said it was cutting its dividend by nearly half and shutting its wholesale mortgage division...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Lockheed Settles Discrimination Case
The military contractor Lockheed Martin Corporation has agreed to pay a former employee $2.5 million to settle a racial discrimination case...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
$30 Million Fine for Mileage Violations
DaimlerChrysler paid a $30 million fine in 2007, the most ever by an automaker, for failing to meet federal fuel-efficiency standards...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
State Of the Art: 4 Cameras Middling Only in Price
Taking a look at improved features of mid-range single-lens reflex cameras...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Travel Book Publishers Try to Reclaim the Web
The Rough Guides and Lonely Planet series of travel books play catch up on the Web, after worries about giving away content...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Advertising: Practicing the Subtle Sell of Placing Products on Webisodes
American Eagle Outfitters is at the forefront of a trend toward advertainment, making videos to engross viewers while glamorizing a brand...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Practically Speaking: January?s the Time to Get Shoppers Back in the Stores
For many small-business owners, the weeks after Christmas and New Year?s are a time to recharge after the adrenaline rush of the holidays gives way to an emotional letdown...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Netflix Partners with LG to Bring Movies Straight to TV
Netflix, the DVD-by-mail company with more than 7 million customers, has a new strategy that may one day make those red envelopes obsolete...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Social Net Site Is Said to Be for Sale
Plaxo, an early social networking site that helps people keep their address books updated is up for auction, seeking as much as $100 million...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Discussion of a Fed Cut Only Stirs Up Concerns About a Weak Economy
Usually cheered by an impending rate cut, investors reacted to the Fed minutes with anxiety that the economy is heading toward a recession...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
With Nods to the Strike, Late-Night Hosts Return
Eight weeks after their writers went on strike and plunged their shows into reruns, Jay Leno, David Letterman and Conan O?Brien returned to late-night television Wednesday with original shows in which both the Iowa caucuses and the new facial hair on two of the hosts loomed large...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Chain Said to Seek Bids for Weather Channel
The Weather Channel, one of the last privately owned cable channels, is being put up for sale and could fetch $5 billion...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Volatility of the Markets Carries On in 2008
Oil?s $100-a-barrel price flirtation suggests that traders will see more of the escalation in energy markets that marked the final months of 2007...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
With Builder in Bankruptcy, Buyers Are Left Out
The collapse of the fabled Levitt & Sons, the first big home builder to fail in the current slump, illustrates how the real estate turmoil is spreading far beyond subprime borrowers...
New York Times - January 3, 2008
Jail break guard commits suicide
A prison guard named in a note left by two inmates who escaped from a New Jersey jail commits suicide...
BBC News - January 3, 2008
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