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US News Archive for January 2008:
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Abused Muslim Women in U.S. Gain Advocates
A small but growing movement seeks to help Muslim American women who are affected by domestic violence...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Kenyan City Is Quivering With Anger
Few places have been so thoroughly gutted by the post-election violence in Kenya as Kisumu, the country?s third largest city...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Officials Say Iraqi Soldier Killed 2 U.S. Soldiers
Two American soldiers were apparently shot on purpose last month by an Iraqi soldier on patrol with them, senior Iraqi officers said on Saturday...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
As Strike Persists, Late-Night Hosts to Be Guests
In an unusual act of unity, Jay Leno of NBC and Jimmy Kimmel of ABC will be on each other?s shows Thursday...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Many Without Power Amid California Storm
West Coast residents struggled to dig and dry out from a winter storm system, even as more precipitation bore down on soaked towns from Puget Sound to San Diego...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Age of Riches : As Public Works Languish, Private Dollars Set Agenda
Private spending, supported handsomely by a growing number of very wealthy families, is gaining ground on traditional public investment...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
McCain Mixes It Up on a Town-Hall Tour
John McCain has been holding town hall meetings in New Hampshire for much of the last year, including one on Thursday night, during the Iowa caucuses...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Testing Investors? Faith in State Street
Now seems a peculiar time for shareholders to suspend their disbelief about the full impact the continuing credit crisis might have on financial services stocks...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
A Defensive Strategy for REIT Investors
For many investors, advice to use a more defensive tack when choosing real estate investment trusts may take some getting used to...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
The New Year Begins With a Thud
Wall Street got off to a miserable start of the year, with all three major indexes dropping by sizable margins...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
For a Franchise, Success Is in the Hiring
In an industry known for its high turnover of employees, Dave Melton, a Domino?s Pizza franchisee in Manhattan, has built a work force with unusual longevity...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
That Campaign Button Can Sting You at Work
Read the policy: a private company can fire you for any show of partisanship...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Television, From Many Sides
?The challenge is to continue to grow in every way. It?s a tricky game.?...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
The Deluge Before the Dollar
IN ?A Nation of Counterfeiters? (Harvard University Press, $29.95), Stephen Mihm takes us back to the screwball days between the American Revolution and the Civil War, when the dollar did not exist...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Could It Be the Year of the Rising Dollar?
Some strategists say the dollar has probably hit bottom and may even be on the rebound...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Going for Growth, Even in a Slowdown
Money managers are betting on what has often been a riskier segment of the market: growth stocks...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Stop the World (and Avoid Reality)
Pessimism about globalization seems downright un-American. It is also fundamentally illogical...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
What This Gadget Can Do Is Up to You
The creator of a new video recorder, has invited skilled users to customize or ?hack? its device and share the improvements with others...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
The Economy Looks a Lot Like Pizza
The recent problems of Domino?s Pizza speak volumes about the challenges facing both companies and consumers in the year ahead...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Can Foundations Take the Long View Again?
A nonprofit?s success isn?t necessarily measured in dollars and cents...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Vans and Skechers, Squaring Off in Court
It is fairly common for apparel makers to ?borrow? ideas from one another, but when it comes to those checkerboard slip-ons, Vans Inc. feels very protective...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Minus Housing, U.S. Job Cuts Look Tame
The latest jobs report, raises questions about how long the economic firewall that has safeguarded most industries from the housing crisis can stay in place...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Harry Macklowe?s $6.4 Billion Bill
Trouble in the commercial real estate market squeezes a Manhattan developer...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Can Burt?s Bees Turn Clorox Green?
Another small, eco-friendly business is scooped up by a corporation...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
As Strike Persists, Late-Night Hosts to Be Guests
In an unusual act of unity, Jay Leno of NBC and Jimmy Kimmel of ABC will be on each other?s shows Thursday...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
As Public Works Languish, Private Dollars Set Agenda
Private spending, supported handsomely by a growing number of very wealthy families, is gaining ground on traditional public investment...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
US rivals clash in key TV debates
US presidential candidates begin key debates in New Hampshire as Mitt Romney gets a boost in Wyoming...
BBC News - January 5, 2008
Winter storm batters western US
A winter storm batters the US west coast, bringing floods and snowstorms, and leaving many without power...
BBC News - January 5, 2008
Killing in Nicaragua Makes Spectacle of the Courts
The conviction of an American citizen on charges of rape and murder, and his subsequent release, has put Nicaragua?s justice system on trial...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Many Without Power Amid California Storm
Up to 44 inches of snow had fallen in parts of the Sierra Nevada and some residents were isolated by flooding after a levee broke early Saturday in Nevada?s Lyon County...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
AIDS Patients Face Downside of Living Longer
As AIDS patients live longer they can experience a host of unexpected medical conditions, which challenge the prevailing view of the disease as chronic and manageable...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Testing New Themes and Tactics in a New State
Presidential candidates from both parties are packing in events in New Hampshire ahead of Saturday?s back-to-back debates...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Campaigns Plumbing the Independent Mind
The race for the White House is for the next few days largely in the hands of voters who identify themselves with neither party...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Winter storm batters California
A winter storm batters southern California and dumps heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada mountains...
BBC News - January 5, 2008
Interior Secretary Rejects Catskill Casino Plans
The federal government said that two casinos planned for the Catskill Mountains were too far from the reservations of the two tribes that submitted the plans...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Kibaki Proposes Governmental Unity
Kenya?s president is ready to form ?a government of national unity? to help resolve disputed elections that caused deadly riots, a government statement said...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Supporter of Democrats Is Sentenced in California
Norman Hsu, the shamed Democratic donor, was sentenced to three years in prison in connection with a 1992 fraud case...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
McCain May Benefit From Huckabee?s Jolt to G.O.P.
Out of the turmoil facing the Republican field may rise another opportunity for Senator John McCain...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Daring to Believe, Blacks Savor Obama Victory
African-Americans voiced pride and amazement over Senator Barack Obama?s victory in Iowa, with some seeing the result as a signal moment in race relations...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
A Campaign Retools to Seek Second Clinton Comeback
Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton have never faced a scrape quite like Tuesday?s New Hampshire primary, when their would-be dynasty will be on the line...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Job Cuts at Sun-Times
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New York Times - January 5, 2008
Put Buyers First? What a Concept
As the case of Amazon.com reveals, maybe taking care of customers is something worth doing when you are trying to create a lasting company...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
The Company With the Biggest Little Black Book
Every phone call, fax and personal computer connection in North America depends on a little-known company called NeuStar, and its chief executive, Jeffrey E. Ganek...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Alabama Bank?s Loan Losses
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New York Times - January 5, 2008
IMS Health to Cut 10% of Jobs
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New York Times - January 5, 2008
Wendy?s Reports Weak Sales
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New York Times - January 5, 2008
Wal-Mart Loses Tax Case Ruling
A North Carolina state judge ruled against Wal-Mart Stores in a tax shelter case involving the company?s paying itself rent and later citing that amount as a tax deduction...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Expanding Into Wind Energy
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New York Times - January 5, 2008
Biggest Student Lender Will Cut Back
Shares of Sallie Mae tumbled more than 13 percent as investors reacted to the company?s disclosure that it would cut back on its core business of making student loans...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Fears on Inflation and Jobs Give 2008 a Stumbling Start
When the closing bell rang on Friday, the Dow Jones industrials had fallen 256.54 points, nearly 2 percent, to 12,800.18...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Talbots Says It Will Close Men?s and Children?s Stores
BOSTON (AP) — Talbots will close its 78 children?s and men?s apparel stores to focus on its core middle-age female customer, the company said Friday...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Spammer Accused in Fraud Case
A man described as one of the nation?s most prolific senders of spam was among 11 people accused in a federal indictment of defrauding people by manipulating Chinese stock prices...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
The (Possible) Perils of Being Thirsty While Being Green
I have the usual New Year?s resolutions ? exercise more, lose weight, be a nicer person. I also hope to find out if I am inadvertently poisoning my children...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Hedging Their Way to Billions
Through the first nine months of 2007, three hedge fund managers had made more than $1 billion...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Bequeathing, With Strings Attached
Once only for the superrich, dynasty trusts now provide a way for the rest of us to leave money to loved ones and preserve wealth for future generations...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
The Appetite for Securities Turns Less Hearty
The underwriting totals for late 2007 reveal just how hard life became for those charged with selling new securities on Wall Street...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
How Long Will Profits Slump?
After increasing at double-digit rates for most of the last five years, corporate profits are about to decline for the second straight quarter, if analysts are correct...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Leno Faces Writers Guild Action Over Monologues
A spokeswoman said Friday that the Writers Guild of America would definitely take some action against Jay Leno, who is a member...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Fruitcake Might Be a Better Gift
With the holiday season now behind us, the nation is awash in gift cards, as stores sold many more in 2007 than they did the year prior...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Intel Quits Effort to Get Computers to Children
Intel and the One Laptop Per Child group had a rocky relationship from the start in their short-lived effort to get inexpensive laptops into the hands of the world?s poorest children...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Warner Backs Blu-ray, Tilting DVD Battle
Hollywood?s squabble over which of two technologies will replace standard DVDs skewed in the direction of Sony Corporation on Friday, with Warner Brothers casting the deciding vote...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
In Race for Gossip, TV Shows Turn to Blogs
Competition to publish the nastiest, most breathless and up-to-the-moment celebrity gossip has always been fierce, but the Internet has pushed it to a new level...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Congress Calls on Clemens and 4 Others to Testify
The star pitcher Roger Clemens, his former trainer Brian McNamee and three others will be asked to testify under oath before a Congressional committee on Jan. 16...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Ferocious Storm Punishes Northern California
A fierce storm howled into Northern California, bringing blizzard conditions for some and a treacherous mix of hurricane-force winds, torrential rains for millions more...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Noontime Web Video Revitalizes Lunch at the Desk
For Web video, lunchtime has become the new prime time, and media companies have started responding...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Supporter of Democrats Is Sentenced in California
Norman Hsu, the shamed Democratic donor, was sentenced to three years in prison in connection with a 1992 fraud case...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Justices to Decide if Rape of a Child Merits Death
Until now, the court?s 1977 re-examination of capital punishment had been widely understood as limiting the death penalty to the crime of murder...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Unemployment Sounds Warning About Economy
Economists viewed a surge in unemployment as the most powerful sign to date of a possible recessionary downturn...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
In Global Battle on AIDS, Bush Creates Legacy
President Bush?s initiative, which has helped 1.4 million people, may be his most lasting bipartisan achievement...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
In Chinese Factories, Lost Fingers and Low Pay
Worker abuse is still commonplace in many of the Chinese factories that supply Western companies, according to labor rights groups...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Daring to Believe, Blacks Savor Obama Victory
African-Americans voiced pride and amazement over Senator Barack Obama?s victory in Iowa, with some seeing the result as a signal moment in race relations...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
McCain May Benefit From Huckabee?s Jolt to G.O.P.
Out of the turmoil facing the Republican field may rise another opportunity for Senator John McCain...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
A Campaign Retools to Seek Second Clinton Comeback
Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton have never faced a scrape quite like Tuesday?s New Hampshire primary, when their would-be dynasty will be on the line...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Today in Business: Job Cuts at Sun-times
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New York Times - January 5, 2008
Today in Business: Wendy?s Reports Weak Sales
...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Today in Business: Alabama Bank?s Loan Losses
...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Today in Business: Expanding Into Wind Energy
...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Today in Business: IMS Health to Cut 10% of Jobs
...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Stocks & Bonds: Fears on Inflation and Jobs Give 2008 a Stumbling Start
When the closing bell rang on Friday, the Dow Jones industrials had fallen 256.54 points, nearly 2 percent, to 12,800.18...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Wal-Mart Loses Tax Case Ruling
A North Carolina state judge ruled against Wal-Mart Stores in a tax shelter case involving the company?s paying itself rent and later citing that amount as a tax deduction...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Talbots Says It Will Close Men?s and Children?s Stores
BOSTON (AP) ? Talbots will close its 78 children?s and men?s apparel stores to focus on its core middle-age female customer, the company said Friday...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
What?s Offline: Hedging Their Way to Billions
Through the first nine months of 2007, three hedge fund managers had made more than $1 billion...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Spammer Accused in Fraud Case
A man described as one of the nation?s most prolific senders of spam was among 11 people accused in a federal indictment of defrauding people by manipulating Chinese stock prices...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Shortcuts: The (Possible) Perils of Being Thirsty While Being Green
I have the usual New Year?s resolutions ? exercise more, lose weight, be a nicer person. I also hope to find out if I am inadvertently poisoning my children...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Saturday Interview: The Company With the Biggest Little Black Book
Every phone call, fax and personal computer connection in North America depends on a little-known company called NeuStar, and its chief executive, Jeffrey E. Ganek...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Your Money: Bequeathing, With Strings Attached
Once only for the superrich, dynasty trusts now provide a way for the rest of us to leave money to loved ones and preserve wealth for future generations...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Talking Business: Put Buyers First? What a Concept
As the case of Amazon.com reveals, maybe taking care of customers is something worth doing when you are trying to create a lasting company...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Off The Charts: The Appetite for Securities Turns Less Hearty
The underwriting totals for late 2007 reveal just how hard life became for those charged with selling new securities on Wall Street...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Market Values: How Long Will Profits Slump?
After increasing at double-digit rates for most of the last five years, corporate profits are about to decline for the second straight quarter, if analysts are correct...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Intel Quits Effort to Get Computers to Children
Intel and the One Laptop Per Child had a rocky relationship from the start in their short-lived effort to get inexpensive laptops into the hands of the world?s poorest children...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Leno Faces Writers Guild Action Over Monologues
A spokeswoman said Friday that the Writers Guild of America would definitely take some action against Jay Leno, who is a member...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
What?s Online: Fruitcake Might Be a Better Gift
With the holiday season now behind us, the nation is awash in gift cards, as stores sold many more in 2007 than they did the year prior...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Warner Backs Blu-ray, Tilting DVD Battle
Hollywood?s squabble over which of two technologies will replace standard DVDs skewed in the direction of Sony Corporation on Friday, with Warner Brothers casting the deciding vote...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
In Race for Gossip, TV Shows Turn to Blogs
Competition to publish the nastiest, most breathless and up-to-the-moment celebrity gossip has always been fierce, but the Internet has pushed it to a new level...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Unemployment Sounds Warning About Economy
Economists viewed a surge in unemployment as the most powerful sign to date of a possible recessionary downturn...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Noontime Web Video Revitalizes Lunch at the Desk
For Web video, lunchtime has become the new prime time, and media companies have started responding...
New York Times - January 5, 2008
Fed ups credit auction offering
The US Federal Reserve increases the amount of money available as it seeks to ease the credit crunch...
BBC News - January 5, 2008
Plane crashes off Venezuela coast
A plane with at least 14 people, including foreigners, crashes off Venezuela's coast, officials say...
BBC News - January 5, 2008
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