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Will Smith voted 2008s top moneymaking movie star
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Intel will miss its already-lowered 4Q targets
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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LG shows off Dick Tracy wristwatch phone
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Israeli strikes, Hamas rockets resume after pause
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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US supports Egyptian-French initiative on Gaza
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Gaza fighting rages despite cease-fire proposal
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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US News Archive for Octomber 2007:
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TierneyLab: Low-Fat Fad, And Other Mistakes
I suspect a few readers ? and diet researchers ? will take issue with my Findings column about Gary Taubes? new book, ?Good Calories, Bad Calories,? and his debunking of the myth that low-fat diets will prolong your life. I?ll be happy in subsequent posts to debate the low-fat diet as well as other issues [...]...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
DealBook Blog: A Look at Sallie Mae?s Legal Eagles
Now that Sallie Mae has moved the fight over its $25 billion buyout from the boardroom to the courtroom, it appears that litigators will finally enter the fray. So who does the student-lending giant have in its corner? Based on its complaint, filed in Delaware Chancery Court (and available here), Sallie Mae has turned to a [...]...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
City Room: Women?s Room Incident Prompts Suit
A bouncer's decision to eject a 28-year-old woman from a women's room in a West Village restaurant has prompted a lawsuit by the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
The Lede Blog: Report Faults L.A.P.D. Actions in Protest
Poor planning, missed opportunities, and a police chief at Universal Studios...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Physics of Hard Drives Wins Nobel
Two physicists, one French and one German, who discovered how to manipulate the magnetic and electrical properties of thin layers of atoms in order to store vast amounts of data on the tiny disks in iPods and other wonders of modern life, were named as winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Clinton Unveils Her Retirement Savings Plan
The senator would spend up to $25 billion a year to create 401(k)-style retirement accounts for all Americans...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
The Caucus Blog: Live-Blogging the Republican Debate
Three economists weigh in on today?s debate in Dearborn, Mich., the first to feature Fred R. Thompson...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Co-Founder of Skype Defends Its Value
Niklas Zennstrom, Skype?s former chief executive, said he didn?t regret his handling of the company, whose parent, eBay, said it would take a $1.4 billion charge for the unit...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Heating Costs Seen Jumping This Winter
Heating oil customers will pay an average of 22 percent more this winter than last and natural gas customers will pay 10 percent more, the Energy Department estimated...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
AT&T Buys Spectrum Licenses for $2.5 Billion
AT&T said it agreed to buy spectrum licenses from Aloha Partners, expanding the telecommunication provider?s ability to deliver wireless voice, data and video services...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Skeptical Justices Question Investors? Lawyer
The Supreme Court will decide whether banks, lawyers, accountants and suppliers can be held liable for scheming with companies that deceive their stockholders...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Stocks Surge to Record Close on Fed News
The markets took newly released Fed board minutes as a positive sign, and the Dow gained nearly 121 points...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Fed rate-cut decision unanimous
Minutes from the Federal Reserve meeting that cut rates by half a point show the decision was unanimous...
BBC News - October 9, 2007
Google shares continue to surge
US search engine giant Google's share price continues to rise, boosted by strong comments from analysts...
BBC News - October 9, 2007
Democrats reject Michigan vote
Five Democratic candidates pull out of Michigan's presidential primary because its date breaks party rules...
BBC News - October 9, 2007
Cost of US home heating to rise
Heating homes in the US will cost 10% more this winter than it did last, according to a government report...
BBC News - October 9, 2007
Wall Street breaks more records
The Dow Jones and S&P 500 indexes both set record highs after the release of Federal Reserve minutes...
BBC News - October 9, 2007
'Dirty War' priest gets life term
A Catholic priest is sentenced to life in jail for involvement in murders during Argentina's 1976-83 military rule...
BBC News - October 9, 2007
City Room: Wearing Your Line on Your Sleeve
The most popular subway lines by retail sales at the M.T.A.'s Transit Museum Store are not the same as the most popular lines by ridership...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
The Lede Blog: The Lede: Qaeda Monitor Angry Over Leak
A private intelligence analyst decries loss of Al Qaeda source...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
The Caucus Blog: The Caucus: Child Health Care Remains an Issue
The Democrats gear up for an effort to override a presidential veto...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
DealBook Blog: NBC to Buy Oxygen for $925 Million
NBC Universal said Tuesday it would buy Oxygen Media, the parent of the Oxygen cable network and one of the industry’s last independent channels, for about $925 million in cash. The deal, which NBC expects to close in November, comes seven years after the Oxygen network made its debut, seeking to compete with Lifetime for [...]...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Two Iraqis Killed in Security Shooting
BAGHDAD, Oct. 9 ? Two women were killed in central Baghdad today when a security convoy of white sport utility vehicles opened fire on a sedan carrying four people, witnesses and police officials said...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Sports of The Times: Ever a Class Act, Yankees? Torre Faces Final Curtain
George Steinbrenner has a right to wonder if Joe Torre is the best man for a short series that will turn on a pivotal decision or two...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Wall Street Awaits Fed Minutes, Earnings
Stocks rose moderately in early trading today as Wall Street awaited the earnings season?s unofficial kickoff with Alcoa?s report...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
NBC Universal to Acquire Oxygen Media
NBC said it would pay $925 million for Oxygen, a cable television network that focuses on women viewers and is led by Geraldine Laybourne...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Miller and Molson Coors to Merge in U.S.
The joint venture places several of the nation?s most recognizable beer brands under a single concern...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Two global brewers team up in US
The brewer behind Miller Lite and Peroni, SABMiller, and smaller rival Molson Coors agree to create a joint venture in the US...
BBC News - October 9, 2007
NFL: Defeat deepens Miami gloom
Wembley-bound Miami fall to a fifth straight NFL defeat, losing 22-19 on a last-gasp field goal at Houston...
BBC News - October 9, 2007
Turks warn US over genocide law
Turkey warns the US against passing an Armenian genocide bill, saying the move would harm bilateral ties...
BBC News - October 9, 2007
Republican hopefuls in TV debate
As Republican presidential hopefuls prepare to debate in Michigan, attention is likely to focus on latecomer Fred Thompson...
BBC News - October 9, 2007
Nobel Prize in Physics Announced
Albert Fert of France and Peter Gruenberg of Germany won the 2007 Nobel Prize in physics for a discovery that lets computer users store reams of data on hard drives...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
7 Dead and 3 Missing in Crash
Rescue workers found the wreckage in the Cascade Range on Monday night...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Nerd Chic Arrives on TV
As a new audience raised on broadband comes together, seemingly goofy little enterprises like Boing Boing could end up playing very large for their size...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Ryder to Report Lower Earnings
America?s largest truck-leasing company said yesterday that its third-quarter earnings would be less than it forecast as demand fell for freight-hauling trucks...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Large Union Declines to Endorse a Candidate
The Service Employees International Union board gave the go-ahead to locals to endorse a candidate, an unusual move...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Textron to Buy Aircraft Maker
Underscoring the importance of unmanned aircraft to the United States military, Textron Inc. said it would buy the United Industrial Corporation for about $1.1 billion...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Yum Profit Rises 17%, Propelled by Overseas Growth
The fast-food giant said its third-quarter profit had risen 17 percent on the strength of surging sales in the international and China divisions...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Big Cutbacks for St. Joe
Florida?s largest private landowner plans to eliminate more than 75 percent of its work force, sell about 100,000 acres of land and scrap its dividend...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Glaxo Appoints New Chief
Andrew Witty was named GlaxoSmithKline?s new chief executive, ending a yearlong internal competition to succeed Jean-Pierre Garnier, who retires next year...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Thomson Deal With Reuters Draws European Scrutiny
The European Union said the Thomson Corporation?s plan to buy the Reuters Group raised competition concerns for the supply of financial information...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Consortium Wins Control of ABN Amro
The Royal Bank of Scotland, Banco Santander and Fortis won control of ABN Amro, the biggest Dutch bank, after shareholders backed a buyout bid valued at $101 billion...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Tranquil Session Before Earnings Data
Investors cashed in some gains from last week?s rally and awaited quarterly corporate earnings reports as Wall Street finished a quiet session mostly lower...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
In a Time of Need, a Concierge Steps Up
Registered Traveler programs are moving ahead slower than anticipated as the T.S.A. lags in approving technology that would speed up airport security checks...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Sports Fans, Always in Touch
Thanks to new information technologies and various hotel programs, traveling sports fans can more easily track scores and close deals while on the road...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Sprint Nextel Chief Resigns, Adding to Line of Departures
Gary D. Forsee?s resignation came on the heels of news reports last week that the company?s board was seeking to replace him as early as December...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Some New and Better Information on How to Make an Ad Work
The Starch service, which measures print advertising effectiveness, is undergoing a major makeover in a sign of the growing importance of accountability to advertisers...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Big Utility Says It Will Settle 8-Year-Old Pollution Suit
American Electric Power, one of the nation?s largest utilities, is expected to announced an agreement to settle a long-running lawsuit over emissions from its coal-fired power plants...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Obama Proposes Capping Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Making Polluters Pay
Senator Barack Obama presented a plan on Monday to decrease the nation?s dependence on foreign oil and fight global warming...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Impact Report Clears Russian Oil Project
The environmental impact report?s approval is vital to the $20 billion project because it allows a series of multibillion-dollar loans to be exercised...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Kazakh Leader Eases Tensions Over Oil Project
President Nursultan A. Nazarbayev indicated a cooling in the dispute with the Italian-led consortium developing the Kashagan project...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Google Plans Service to Allow Advertisers to Use Material From YouTube Videos
The new service represents Google?s first steps toward turning its powerful ad network, which places ads on Internet sites, into a system for distributing content...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Developer Is China?s Latest Hot Stock Offering
Shares of SoHo China, a Beijing property developer, soared 15 percent on their first day of trading in Hong Kong, valuing the company at $6 billion...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Union Tells Chrysler Workers to Prepare for Strike
Detroit is facing the possibility of two strikes within just three weeks if talks between the United Automobile Workers and Chrysler fail to produce a deal by Wednesday...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
New York Proposes Hurricane Insurance Fund
Seeking to ease soaring insurance premiums, New York regulators are proposing that insurance companies set aside extra money to pay for major hurricane damage...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Film Drop-Off Sites Fade Against Digital Cameras
As another retailer, Stop & Shop, moved to discontinue film processing at its 300 stores last month, the nation?s new emphasis on digital processing is pronounced...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
A Settlement by Vonage Over Patents
The Internet phone-calling pioneer came under fire from traditional phone companies who sought to shut it down, saying Vonage had infringed on their patents...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Stealthily, Stores Start Christmas in October
Eager to expand the holiday shopping season, retailers are trying a novel approach: early advertising that deliberately plays down the tinsel and holly...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
A Bank Bet on Condos, but Buyers Want Out
Condo developers must begin repaying construction loans taken out before the market turned sour, but if buyers do not close, some lenders may be left holding the bag...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
A Quest for Energy in the Globe?s Remote Places
As global demand soars and prices rise, energy companies are going to the ends of the earth to find new supplies...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Sallie Mae Sues to Force a Buyout
The giant student lender is suing the firms that agreed to buy it, but are now trying to renegotiate the deal...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Google shares breach $600 level
US search engine giant Google's share price continues to rise, heading above the $600 mark for the first time...
BBC News - October 9, 2007
Verdict due on 'Dirty War' priest
A Catholic priest accused of collaborating in murders during Argentina's military rule is to learn his fate...
BBC News - October 9, 2007
US skydivers' plane wreck found
The wreck of a plane carrying nine skydivers and a pilot, missing since Sunday, is found in Washington state...
BBC News - October 9, 2007
Bits Blog: Google Shares Shoot Past $600
Why are the company's shares still climbing? Analysts have a number of theories...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
The Lede Blog: Breaking Point in Immigration Debate
A clamp down leaves U.S. farmers moving to Mexico and short of workers back home...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Fashion Review: The Handbag Gets the Last Word
Reviews of the Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu and Ralph Rucci shows in Paris...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Licenses for Immigrants Finds Support
Some terrorism and security experts are supporting a plan to grant driver?s licenses to illegal immigrants, saying it will bring a hidden population into the open...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Jones Hands Over Her Olympic Medals
Marion Jones, the former track and field star who admitted Friday that she used performance-enhancing drugs, relinquished the five medals she won at 2000 Sydney Olympics...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Thank-You Note Enters College Admission Game
Thank-you notes have become the new frontier for students courting college admissions offices...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
3 Win Nobel in Medicine for Gene Technology
Two Americans and a Briton won the 2007 Nobel Prize in medicine yesterday for their work in gene targeting...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
A Senate Star Glimmers Less on the Stump
Despite an impressive résumé, Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. is struggling to draw crowds and coverage on the trail...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Political Memo: The Perils of Playing Front-Runner
Trying to run simultaneously as a primary and general-election candidate carries risks for any candidate ? and particularly for one named Clinton...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Indians 6, Yankees 4: Season Over: Yankees Out, and Torre ...
The Cleveland Indians eliminated the Yankees in Game 4 of their American League division series in what may have been the last game for Manager Joe Torre...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Aging and Gay, and Facing Prejudice in Twilight
Elderly gay people living in nursing homes or assisted-living centers increasingly report being disrespected, shunned or mistreated...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Democrats Seem Ready to Extend Wiretap Powers
Democrats remain nervous that they will be called soft on terrorism if they insist on strict curbs on gathering intelligence...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Large Union Declines to Endorse a Candidate
The Service Employees International Union board gave the go-ahead to locals to endorse a candidate, an unusual move...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Yum Profit Rises 17%, Propelled by Overseas Growth
The fast-food giant said its third-quarter profit had risen 17 percent on the strength of surging sales in the international and China divisions...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Ryder to Report Lower Earnings
America?s largest truck-leasing company said yesterday that its third-quarter earnings would be less than it forecast as demand fell for freight-hauling trucks...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Glaxo Appoints New Chief
Andrew Witty was named GlaxoSmithKline?s new chief executive, ending a yearlong internal competition to succeed Jean-Pierre Garnier, who retires next year...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Textron to Buy Aircraft Maker
Underscored the importance of unmanned aircraft to the United States military, Textron Inc. said it would buy the United Industrial Corporation for about $1.1 billion...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Big Cutbacks for St. Joe
Florida?s largest private landowner plans to eliminate more than 75 percent of its work force, sell about 100,000 acres of land and scrap its dividend...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Thomson Deal With Reuters Draws European Scrutiny
The European Union said the Thomson Corporation?s plan to buy the Reuters Group raised competition concerns for the supply of financial information...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Consortium Wins Control of ABN Amro
The Royal Bank of Scotland, Banco Santander and Fortis won control of ABN Amro, the biggest Dutch bank, after shareholders backed a buyout bid valued at $101 billion...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Tranquil Session Before Earnings Data
Investors cashed in some gains from last week?s rally and awaited quarterly corporate earnings reports as Wall Street finished a quiet session mostly lower...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
On the Road: In a Time of Need, a Concierge Steps Up
Registered Traveler programs are moving ahead slower than anticipated as the T.S.A. is from approving technology that would speed up airport security checks...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Advertising: Some New and Better Information on How to Make an Ad Work
The Starch service, which measures print advertising effectiveness, is undergoing a major makeover in a sign of the growing importance of accountability to advertisers...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Sports Fans, Always in Touch
Thanks to new information technologies and various hotel programs, traveling sports fans can more easily track scores and close deals while on the road...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Sprint Nextel Chief Resigns, Adding to Line of Departures
Gary D. Forsee?s resignation came on the heels of news reports last week that the company?s board was seeking to replace him as early as December...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Obama Proposes Capping Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Making Polluters Pay
Senator Barack Obama presented a plan on Monday to decrease the nation?s dependence on foreign oil and fight global warming...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Big Utility Says It Will Settle 8-Year-Old Pollution Suit
American Electric Power, one of the nation?s largest utilities, is expected to announced an agreement to settle a long-running lawsuit over emissions from its coal-fired power plants...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Impact Report Clears Russian Oil Project
The environmental impact report?s approval is vital to the $20 billion project because it allows a series of multibillion-dollar loans to be exercised...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Kazakh Leader Eases Tensions Over Oil Project
President Nursultan A. Nazarbayev indicated today a cooling in the dispute with the Italian-led consortium developing the Kashagan project...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Developer Is China?s Latest Hot Stock Offering
Shares of SoHo China, a Beijing property developer, soared 15 percent on their first day of trading today in Hong Kong, valuing the company at $6 billion...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
New York Proposes Hurricane Insurance Fund
Seeking to ease soaring insurance premiums, New York regulators are proposing that insurance companies set aside extra money to pay for major hurricane damage...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Google Plans Service to Allow Advertisers to Use Material from YouTube Videos
The new service represents Google?s first steps toward turning its powerful ad network, which places ads on Internet sites, into a system for distributing content...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Union Tells Chrysler Workers to Prepare for Strike
Detroit is facing the possibility of two strikes within just three weeks if talks between the United Automobile Workers and Chrysler fail to produce a deal by Wednesday...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Stealthily, Stores Start Christmas in October
Eager to expand the holiday shopping season, retailers are trying a novel approach: early advertising that deliberately plays down the tinsel and holly...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Film Drop-Off Sites Fade Against Digital Cameras
As another retailer, Stop & Shop, moved to discontinue film processing at its 300 stores last month, the nation?s new emphasis on digital processing is pronounced...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
A Settlement by Vonage Over Patents
The Internet phone-calling pioneer came under fire from traditional phone companies who sought to shut it down, saying Vonage had infringed on their patents...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
A Bank Bet on Condos, but Buyers Want Out
Condo developers must begin repaying construction loans taken out before the market turned sour, but if buyers do not close, some lenders may be left holding the bag...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
Sallie Mae Sues to Force a Buyout
The giant student lender is suing the firms that agreed to buy it, but are now trying to renegotiate the deal...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
A Quest for Energy in the Globe?s Remote Places
As global demand soars and prices rise, energy companies are going to the ends of the earth to find new supplies...
New York Times - October 9, 2007
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