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Saints QB Brees is AP Offensive Player of Year
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Laura Bush unveils George W. Bush state china
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Bush headed to Midland, Texas, after presidency
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Obama hails extraordinary gathering
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Obama has lunch with 4 presidents
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Obama names special watchdog for federal spending
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Will Smith voted 2008s top moneymaking movie star
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Apples Jobs has hormone imbalance, will stay CEO
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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US News Archive for March 2006:
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Bush wraps up Asia trip
President Bush ended his visit to Islamabad today after gaining reassurances from Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf that Pakistan is doing everything it can in the war against terror...
CNN - March 4, 2006
Al Qaeda video congratulates Hamas
In a videotape released Saturday, Osama bin Laden's deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri, complimented the Islamic militant group Hamas on its Palestinian election victory and spoke against published Prophet Mohammed cartoons that have sparked violence throughout the Muslim world...
CNN - March 4, 2006
Letters: Collecting Deferred Pay
Collecting Deferred Pay...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Correction
The Square Feet article last Sunday, about the developer Frank J. Sciame, misspelled the given name of the actress whose home he acquired in Old Saybrook, Conn. She was Katharine Hepburn, not Katherine. The article also misstated the name of a Lower Manhattan building that Mr. Sciame's company restored. It is the Seamen's Church Institute, not Seaman's...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Ventures: A Doctor in the House? Yes, and He Owns It, Too
More and more health care professionals are investing in office space, snapping up everything from office condos to shares in medical buildings...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
The Boss: A Passion for the Wheel
For Travis Engen, president and CEO of Alcan Inc., retirement means more time to race cars...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
[TS] Analysis, or Just Dictation?
A C.E.O.'s exit didn't seem to raise any red flags on Wall Street, where analysts are behaving more like stenographers...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Career Couch: Warming Up a Chilly Boss
Is your supervisor aloof? Don't jump to the conclusion that you're disliked...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Oscar Gifts Taxable, I.R.S. Reminds Stars
As if the Hollywood stars walking the red carpet tonight at the 78th annual Academy Awards did not have enough on their minds, the Internal Revenue Service wants to remind them of one more thing...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
The Goods: A Vase That's Accidental Art
The Run Over by Car Vase is a metal container that has been warped by an automobile's wheels...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Off the Shelf: At Play With Money, and Hearts
Stocks, bonds and sex are the three main topics covered in the newest business books. So, of course, we will begin our discussion with bonds...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
On the Contrary: Why Rules Can't Stop Executive Greed
IN the arena of executive compensation, two recent developments stand out against the backdrop of continuing looting. First, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced plans to make corporations more fully disclose executive pay. Second, a study by Mercer Human Resource Consulting found that more companies were imposing performance targets on the stock and options they granted to C.E.O.'s...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Spending: That Grand Prix Thrill, Costing Many Grand Less
An unusual club offers members the keys to an array of streamlined vehicles worthy of James Bond...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Market Week: When Good News Is Bad News
EVEN if the employment report on Friday offers job numbers that seem just right, do not be surprised if the markets take it badly. It happened last month, and one fund manager expects a reprise...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Nasdaq Defies Its Peers and Climbs for the Week
The broad stock market declined slightly last week on concerns about interest rates, but the Nasdaq composite index managed to claw its way to a gain...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Media Frenzy: How Much Profit Is Lurking in That Cellphone?
Why media companies are dreaming about the little screen...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
The Count: 'Everybody' Has It? Check the Facts to Make Sure
'Everybody' Has It?...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Suits: A Hotel Bigwig Tries On a Chef's Hat
It was almost like old times last week for Simon F. Cooper, president and chief operating officer of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, when he played host at an event for travel agents at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Fundamentally: Beware of Slam-Dunks in the Bond Market
When it comes to investing in bonds, the obvious answer isn't always the right one...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
A Successor for Buffett Is Reported
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
The King's Legacy, All Shook Up
An entrepreneur paid more than $100 million for the rights to Elvis Presley's name. Can he coax green out of those blue suede shoes?...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Virgin Islands Are at Center of Dispute on Tax Break
Wealthy homeowners in the Virgin Islands want Congress to drop a new rule that they must spend half the year there to get a tax break...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Economic View: The Search for Illegal Immigrants Stops at the Workplace
The workplace is the one place that is virtually unpoliced for illegal immigrants...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Is the Pen as Mighty as the Joystick?
Professional authors are turning out strategy guides for video games that can sell hundreds of thousands of copies...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Talking Money: Cleaning Up Messes, Friend to Friend
Suze Orman preaches a gospel of personal financial freedom, but does she follow her own advice? Well, not always...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Bush, Musharraf show solidarity
U.S. President George W. Bush gains reassurances from Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf that Pakistan is doing everything it can in the fight against terrorism...
CNN - March 4, 2006
An Imam in America: A Muslim Leader in Brooklyn, Reconciling 2 Worlds
Day after day, a Brooklyn imam must find ways to reconcile Muslim tradition with American life...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Hey Neighbor, Stop Piggybacking on My Wireless
Tapping into someone else's wireless Internet connection is no longer just for computer geeks. Ordinarily upstanding people are tapping in too...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Schools Avoid Class Ranking, Vexing Colleges
High schools are trying to avoid giving class ranking information to colleges, concluding it could harm the admission chances of their students...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Big Race: To Democrats Hungry for Senate, a Pennsylvania Seat Looks Ripe
No other race in the nation has so focused the Democratic Party's energy or raw hunger as the Senate race in Pennsylvania...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Cricket: Windies claim win
Dwayne Smith takes 5-46 and Wavell Hinds hits 40no as West Indies beat New Zealand in their one-day game in Auckland...
BBC News - March 4, 2006
Bush reaffirms Pakistan alliance
U.S. President George W. Bush gains reassurances from Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf that Pakistan is doing everything it can to help in the fight against terrorism -- and that both sides will remain in close coordination in the hunt for al Qaeda terrorists...
CNN - March 4, 2006
The Saturday Profile: After Stint of Crime, Art Forger Sells Genuine Fakes
After many years as an art forger, both criminal and legitimate, John Myatt has a thing or two to say about the vagaries of the art market...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Bush arrives in Pakistan to protests
U.S. President George W. Bush opened talks Saturday with his Pakistani counterpart Gen. Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad amid heavy security...
CNN - March 4, 2006
Noodle Prices Rise, Along With Chinese Tempers
Costlier noodles in Lanzhou, China, have prompted a full-blown controversy, with price fixing by a noodle cartel being alleged...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Gaza Crossings: Choked Passages to Frustration
A tour of all three crossings along the Gaza-Israel frontier offers a snapshot of how Palestinians are struggling to function...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Ex-Congressman Gets 8-Year Term in Bribery Case
Randy Cunningham was sentenced to eight years and four months for taking $2.4 million in bribes from military contractors...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Suddenly, an Industry Is All Ears
The big cellphone companies are eager to improve their customer support and service, an area that was an afterthought just a short time ago...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
[TS] The Anguish of Being an Analyst
Three years after Eliot Spitzer supposedly cleaned up Wall Street research, most analysts still spend far more time currying favor with companies than analyzing them...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Off the Charts: By Most Measures, a Housing Boom for the Ages
The great American housing boom is coming to an end, according to virtually every commentator...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Microsoft Presses 4 Rivals
Microsoft is asking courts to compel Sun Microsystems, I.B.M., Oracle and Novell to hand over correspondence with European Union regulators on Microsoft's antitrust battle...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Deal Reached to Clean Toxic Bronx Site
After years of community agitation, the state attorney general's office reached an agreement with companies linked to a drug maker that left toxic waste in the Bronx...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Markets Cling to Positive Comments by a Fed Governor
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Services Expansion Picks Up, Study Says
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Japan Expected to Shift Policy and Raise Rates
A recent stretch of hard-won inflation could prompt the Bank of Japan to scrap its extremely loose monetary policy as early as next week, economists said...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Dana, a Parts Supplier, Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Dana follows a lengthy list of other auto suppliers into bankruptcy court, all of which have been squeezed by cutbacks at G.M. and Ford...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Foiled in the U.S., Singapore Port Operator Seeks to Invest Elsewhere
Failure in the battle for Peninsular & Oriental presents PSA International of Singapore with an uncomfortable new reality about growth in the port terminal empires...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Saturday Interview: In Defense of Soda and Gum
Tod Stitzer, chief executive of Cadbury Schwepps, addressed questions about the future of the company's beverage business...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Intel Warns of Weaker Demand and Revises Forecast
Intel, the largest semiconductor manufacturer, shook the industry by announcing a decline in chip demand and sharply lowering its revenue forecast for the quarter...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Drug Tester Voids Financial Forecast
By Dow Jones/AP...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Pilots Agree to Pay Cut at Northwest
Pilots at Northwest Airlines agreed to a $358 million annual pay cut, averting the threat of a strike and positioning the carrier for a potentially rapid exit from bankruptcy...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Vodafone Says Japanese Unit Has a Suitor
Vodafone may be ready to throw in the towel in Japan, one of the largest and toughest cellphone markets...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
What's Online: Gladwell vs. Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell, a writer for New Yorker, has reversed the opposition on Canada's single-payer health care system that he voiced six years ago...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
What's Offline: The Long Studio Decline
In the past 20 years, the number of major Oscar nominations given to traditional 'studio' films is said to have dropped by more than 50 percent...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
In Reversal, Wal-Mart Will Sell Contraceptive
Relenting to pressure from state government officials, Wal-Mart said that it would begin carrying Plan B in all of its U.S. stores by the end of the month...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Five Days: Times Are Good, Except Where They Aren't
PEOPLE may not fully accept it, but the economy is growing, both in the United States and around the world. Some central bankers say it is growing too quickly. European governments apparently think that market forces are getting out of control and are acting to slow them down...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Short Cuts: A Growing Anger Over Unpaid Rebates
According to research by Vericours Inc., a consulting company, about 40 percent of rebate offers are never redeemed...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Market Values: Picking the Cream of the Cream
INVESTMENT advisers often say that they are searching for companies that offer good shareholder value. Makes sense, but what does it mean exactly?...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
BlackBerry Service to Continue
The patent holder, NTP, dropped its infringement lawsuit against the device maker, Research In Motion, in exchange for $612.5 million...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Chrysler's Goal: Keep Success but Lose Incentives
The twin combination of unsold cars and hefty rebates, often a sign of looming financial trouble, is causing eyebrows to go up in the auto industry over Chrysler...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Your Money: Tax Bills and Plastic Don't Mix
Last year, 1.57 million people paid their taxes by credit card. As many as a third of them did it just to accumulate points...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Hoping for Best in Home Sales, 2 Sides Sit Tight
While many home buyers are convinced that prices will fall, just as many sellers are biding their time until bids improve...
New York Times - March 4, 2006
Congressman jailed over bribery
US Republican Congressman Randy Cunningham is jailed for eight years for taking $2.4m in bribes...
BBC News - March 4, 2006
Nobel laureate to lead Costa Rica
Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias will become Costa Rica's president after a close-fought election...
BBC News - March 4, 2006
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