|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Will Smith voted 2008s top moneymaking movie star
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
|
Apples Jobs has hormone imbalance, will stay CEO
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
|
Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
|
Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as nature wonders
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
|
Iraq sends 30,000 troops to guard Karbala pilgrims
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
|
John Warner passes torch to Mark Warner
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
|
Transcript Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phone
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
|
Japans emperor marks 20th anniversary of reign
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
|
US Troops kill 32 insurgents in east Afghanistan
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
US News Archive for May 2006:
|
 |
Female prison guard held hostage
A male inmate with a homemade weapon is holding a female guard hostage at a maximum-security California State Prison in Sacramento. "There is no indication at this point that the officer has been harmed," Capt. Fred Schroeder said...
CNN - May 6, 2006
A Gay Soap (and Soapbox) in the Bronx
One of the longest-running programs on Bronx public access television, "Strange Fruits" entertains and confounds viewers with gender-bending camp and low-budget intrigue...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Barbaro Wins the Kentucky Derby
Barbaro won the 132nd Kentucky Derby, capturing the 1 1/4-mile first leg of American horse racing's Triple Crown...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
New Chief Will Find C.I.A. Is Hobbled on Iran
Serious gaps in the United States' knowledge of Iran are among the most critical problems facing the agency's new director...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Armchair M.B.A.: Between the Lines in Chapter 11
For companies, as well as consumers, bankruptcy rules have tightened...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Square Feet: A New Headquarters (Continuity Included)
After the Sept. 11 attacks, a New York investment bank needed a place to work, grow and heal...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
The Count: Will Women Have an Equal Say at the Tricentennial?
Will Women Have...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
A Fifth Week of Gains for the Dow
The stock market surged last week, taking the Dow Jones industrial average within 150 points of its record, 11,722.98, which was set on Jan. 14, 2000...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Letters
The Supply Cabinet,...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
The Boss: Marketing and Matchmaking
The chief executive of Match.com, Jim Safka, says that he was never good at dating growing up...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Off the Shelf: Coaching Employees: A Delicate Balance
Many managers have no clue how to help employees improve their performance. A crop of new books are intended to help...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Market Week: This Pause May Have to Wait
Ben S. Bernanke has suggested that the Federal Reserve may skip a chance to raise interest rates at some point, but some caution against expecting that pause soon...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Economic View: Why Prices at the Pump May Have Little Bite
Gas prices have been soaring, but they don't seem to be curbing the enthusiasm of American consumers...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Suits: Bucking a Trend on C.E.O. Pay
At a time when the compensation of so many chief executives seems breathtakingly high, Revlon's president and chief executive, Jack L. Stahl, is bucking the prevailing perception of corporate greed...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Buffett to Use Billions in Cash on More Deals
Warren E. Buffett, the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, said that he was trying to get his company's $43 billion in cash holdings down to $10 billion...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
The Thrifty Millionaire: Mad About the Perfect Hat for Summer
I found the perfect summer hat — for a price far less than I would have paid on Madison Avenue - just a few blocks away from Times Square...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Everybody's Business: You're Rich? Terrific. Now Pay Up.
Do the wealthy deserve more than those who protect the country?...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
[TS] Gretchen Morgenson: Can a For-Profit College Learn a Lesson?
A skirmish going on at the Career Education Corporation exemplifies why disenfranchised shareholders need more power in director elections...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
The Goods: The Gum That Keeps On Giving
A new sugar-free gum created by Cadbury Adams has been engineered to remain soft and sweet for many, many minutes, regardless of how aggressively it is chewed...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Boeing Bets the House on Its 787 Dreamliner
Having stumbled in recent years, Boeing is placing its hopes for renewed commercial aviation dominance in a new jet...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Finding Comfort (and New Friends) in Gold
For some, gold is a way of life. For others, it is a hedge against inflation...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Digital Domain: Someone Has to Pay for TV. But Who? And How?
The right to fast-forward past those commercials may be under attack...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Strategies: The Mystery of the Stock Price and the Strike Price
Many options traders have grown to suspect they are not operating on a level playing field. A recent study provides them with some ammunition...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Investing: In a 529 Savings Plan, the Number to Watch May Be 2010
Even if a tax break ends, a college savings program can be worthwhile...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Troops attacked after copter crash
Crowds of Iraqis attacked British troops after a military helicopter crashed in the southern city of Basra on Saturday. At least two Iraqis were killed as young men clashed with British personnel sent to the scene, Basra police said...
CNN - May 6, 2006
U.N. troops all clear for Darfur
A Sudanese government spokesman has said that United Nations peacekeepers now would be welcome in Darfur after a peace agreement between Khartoum and one of the rebel groups...
CNN - May 6, 2006
Goss: CIA resignation 'one of those mysteries'
Porter Goss said Saturday that his surprise resignation as CIA director is "just one of those mysteries," offering no other explanation for his sudden departure. As for Goss' replacement, President Bush has settled on Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden, officials told CNN...
CNN - May 6, 2006
[TS] Sports of The Times: It's Boos, Aches and Bad Karma as Bonds Slouches Toward Ruth
As Barry Bonds pursues Babe Ruth's home run record, the reaction to Bonds continues its venomous arc...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Border Arrests Rise as U.S. Debates Immigration Issue
Illegal immigration along the border with Mexico proceeds as it always has, even as the national debate over revamping immigration laws intensifies...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Rubbing Shoulders With Trouble, and Presidents
Many prominent politicians have accepted campaign contributions from John R. Burgess, a disbarred lawyer with a criminal record...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Tampa Journal: An Exile on Lean Street, Dreaming of Fat Tuesday
Kevin Lacassin, who used to chronicle his eating adventures in New Orleans, has been exiled to Tampa...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
New C.I.A. Chief Will Find Agency Hobbled on Iran
Serious gaps in the United States' knowledge of Iran are among the most critical problems facing a new director of the Central Intelligence Agency...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Early Intensity Underlines Role of Races in Ohio
As Ohio Republicans struggle with a corruption scandal, Democrats are trying to make the state a launching pad to seize control of Congress and the White House...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Golf: Rain halts Wie event
Michelle Wie's third-round debut in a men's event is washed out by rain at the SK Telecom Open in South Korea...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
10 die in U.S. Afghan copter crash
Ten U.S. soldiers died when their military helicopter crashed in the southeast of Afghanistan, officials said on Saturday. The helicopter was involved in coalition combat operations, but was not shot down, officials reported. The CH-47 Chinook aircraft was flying in a mountainous region near the Pakistan border, a statement said...
CNN - May 6, 2006
Mexican Mine Disaster Brings Charges of Collusion
Fallout from a mine tragedy in a remote corner of northern Mexico has set off one of the largest labor crises in the country's recent history...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
CIA chief quits
CIA Director Porter Goss is resigning, with no reason given. But sources said Goss had lengthy disputes with the director of national intelligence, John Negroponte, over the future of the CIA...
CNN - May 6, 2006
Rep. Kennedy Acknowledges Drug Problem
Patrick J. Kennedy said he would seek treatment at the Mayo Clinic for addiction to prescription medicines...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Top C.I.A. Pick Has Credentials and Skeptics
Senior administration officials said Friday that Gen. Michael V. Hayden was President Bush's likely choice of to head the C.I.A...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Statistics Aside, Many Feel Pinch of Daily Costs
For many Americans, their kitchen-counter economy is an increasing source of everyday anxiety...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Mandate for ID Meets Resistance From States
States say the requirements of the Real ID Law are too costly and too difficult to implement by the May 2008 deadline...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Surviving a Stampede to Begin the Run for the Roses
With a full field of 20 expected in Saturday's 132nd running of the Kentucky Derby, the possibility for mayhem increases exponentially...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Insurer Sued Over Payments to Brokers
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Tobacco Verdict Is Still Void, Illinois Supreme Court Says
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 5 (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court will not reconsider its decision to throw out a $10 billion verdict against the cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris USA. The court issued an order on Friday denying a request for a rehearing...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Pixar Becomes Unit of Disney
Shareholders voted on Friday to approve the company's acquisition by the Walt Disney Company for $7.4 billion in stock...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Berkshire Announces Acquisition
OMAHA, May 5 (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway, which is controlled by the billionaire Warren E. Buffett, announced a multibillion-dollar acquisition Friday, one day before the start of its annual meeting...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
2 Executives Resign at Circuit Maker
Power Integrations said Friday that two executives had resigned and that it might restate earnings for more than five years...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Warner Music Narrows Loss
Warner Music posted a narrower-than-expected loss, helped by rising CD sales and digital music revenue...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
British Panel Finds Sex Bias at HSBC
A former HSBC banker was not fired because he was gay, but was discriminated against for his sexual orientation, an employment tribunal ruled...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Off The Charts: It Really Has Been Tough to Make Money Lately
As the oldest baby boomers near retirement, the profits to be had from American financial markets seem to be shrinking...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Consumer Pace of Borrowing Slows Slightly
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Five Days: Producing More. Earning More. Spending More.
MASSES of illegal immigrants took a day off on Monday to demonstrate their contribution to the American economy. The nationwide protest closed some businesses, but did not succeed in significantly slowing the economy, as some organizers had hoped. But then, as the latest batch of statistics suggest, nothing seems to be slowing the economy...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Big Builder of Luxury Homes Says Business Is Off 29%
PHILADELPHIA, May 5 (AP) — Toll Brothers, the builder of luxury homes, said on Friday that signed contracts for its homes fell 29 percent in the second quarter and that home deliveries for the year would be 200 lower than expected as the housing market began to slow...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Federal Recipe for Gasoline Helped Drive Up the Price
A Congressional provision affecting gasoline formulas is helping to drive the price of gas up much faster than the rising price of crude oil...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Bush Gives a Lift to Retail Sales Data
President Bush talked up the newest job numbers as he bought treats for his dog at a small hardware store...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Executive Pursuits: A Novice Pilot Soars, and His Doubts Fall
I HURTLED toward the restricted military airspace over Avon Park Air Force Range in the rear cockpit of a TF-51 Mustang named Crazy Horse, clutching the control stick. The World War II vintage instruments indicated the plane was going 300 miles an hour at an altitude of 7,500 feet, some 40 miles south of Kissimmee, Fla...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
BASIC INSTINCTS M. P. Dunleavey: Financial Plan: Don't Graduate Without One
The college commencement season is upon us, raising an always tricky question: What's the best gift for a new graduate?...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
What's Offline: Nowhere Good to Eat
After comparing the current issues of Food and Wine and Condé Nast Traveler it would be hard not to conclude that there are no hot new restaurants in the U.S...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
What's Online: Reading Between the Testimony
Last week, the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, testified before Congress, and the markets and the Web reacted...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
No More Cheap Shrimp Cocktail
In the new Las Vegas, there's not much room for low rollers on the strip...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Saturday Interview With Glenn A. Britt: Fighting Off Satellites and the Bells
Last year was rough for cable companies but the outlook may be turning. Time Warner Cable's chief executive discusses the company's prospects...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Doubt Cast on Early Theory on Eye Infections
The recent outbreak of eye infections was unlikely to have come directly from Bausch & Lomb's lens cleaning solution, according to a researcher...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Gain of 138 Puts Dow at a 6-Year High
Stocks rose sharply Friday after a report of modest job growth bolstered hopes that the Federal Reserve would end its interest rate increases...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
[TS] Bullish, Sure, but There Was More to Say
Since his death, Louis R. Rukeyser has been described as a pioneer with a rare talent for making economics accessible. I'm not so sure that was a positive thing...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
As Profits Surge, Oil Giants Find Hurdles Abroad
Sharply higher gas prices have tilted the balance of power toward oil-producing countries...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Job Growth Was Weak in April, but Hourly Wages Increased
The contradictory numbers left economists unsure whether the weaker April job growth was a hiccup or early evidence of a slowdown...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Golf: Van Pelt shines in storms
American Bo Van Pelt grabs a three-shot lead at a rain-hit Wachovia Championship...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Cricket: Windies match rained off
Heavy rain has forced officials to cancel the third one-day cricket international between West Indies and Zimbabwe...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Spain accepts Bolivia gas plans
Spain reaches a "good understanding" with the Bolivian president over state control of gas reserves...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
| Keep up with Steve, join our G-Mail List to receive Gill Show updates and Steve's weekly column... |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
