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Q&A With Putin Ranges From Iraq to Food Costs

Russia?s president spent three hours on live television answering questions from the public and called the Iraq war ?absolutely pointless.?
New York Times - October 18, 2007
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City Room: Clinton on Driver?s License Issue

Parsing the senator's position on Gov. Eliot Spitzer's controversial proposal.
New York Times - October 18, 2007

TierneyLab: TierneyLab: Science Explains Tabloids

Do people prefer positive or negative gossip? The best answer to that question, which I asked in the last post, came from RA: “Honestly, I like to hear negative gossip about people I don?t know or don?t like. I like to hear positive gossip about people I know and like.” Besides being adm...
New York Times - October 18, 2007

Joey Bishop, ?Rat Pack? Comic, Dies

Joey Bishop, the long-faced comedian and the last surviving member of the Rat Pack, Frank Sinatra?s celebrated retinue of the 1960?s, died Wednesday night at his home in Newport Beach, Calif. He was 89.
New York Times - October 18, 2007

Neanderthals May Have Had Gene for Speech

The archaic human species possessed a critical gene known to underlie speech, according to DNA evidence.
New York Times - October 18, 2007

Limits on Pediatric Medicines Weighed

A panel of federal drug advisers began a two-day meeting to decide whether over-the-counter pediatric cough and cold medicines should continue to be sold.
New York Times - October 18, 2007

Mukasey Questioned on Interrogations

The attorney general nominee declined to say if he considered harsh interrogation techniques to be torture.
New York Times - October 18, 2007

House Fails to Override Child Health Bill Veto

Supporters of a children?s health insurance bill failed, as expected, to muster enough support in the House today to override President Bush?s veto.
New York Times - October 18, 2007

McCain Back at Scene of Collapse in South Carolina

The state is a painful symbol of the brutality of politics for John McCain, the place that derailed his 2000 bid.
New York Times - October 18, 2007

Deborah Kerr Is Dead at 86

The versatile actress, who projected the quintessential image of the proper Englishwoman but was also indelible in one of the most sexually provocative scenes of the 1950?s, died today.
New York Times - October 18, 2007

Bats Blog: Torre, 12-Year Veteran, Rejects Yankees Offer

The Yankees say they will move quickly to find a replacement for Joe Torre, who turned down a salary of $5 million with a possible $3 million in bonuses.
New York Times - October 18, 2007

Famed Scientist Apologizes for Quoted Racial Remarks

James D. Watson, who helped decipher the double-helix of DNA, apologized ?unreservedly? today for comments reported this week suggesting that black people, over all, are not as intelligent as whites.
New York Times - October 18, 2007

Taiwan Leader Dismisses Hu Overture

President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan denounced a peace overture from President Hu Jintao of China that has received a cautious welcome from both of the candidates to succeed him.
New York Times - October 18, 2007

More Than 100 Dead in Pakistan Blasts

Two explosions went off near a truck carrying Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan?s former prime minister, who returned from exile to her home city today. Ms. Bhutto was not injured in the blasts.
New York Times - October 18, 2007

McGraw-Hill Profit Up 18 Percent

Rising textbook sales and strong growth in international bond ratings at its Standard & Poor?s unit helped lift earnings to $452 million, the company said.
New York Times - October 18, 2007

high and low finance: Making a Loan Only After It Goes Bad

Some big banks report poor quarterly results and many bankers are surprised. Why?
New York Times - October 18, 2007

B.B.C. to Cut 2,500 Positions

The announcement angered many employees, who are threatening to strike, but the British Broadcasting Corporation said the cutbacks were necessary.
New York Times - October 18, 2007

Advanced Micro Devices Posts a Loss

The chip maker reported a net loss of $396 million, larger than Wall Street expected, but sales were up 23 percent on strong personal-computer demand.
New York Times - October 18, 2007

Judge Postpones KPMG Trial

A federal judge has disqualified a defense lawyer for a former KPMG partner in the government?s high-profile tax shelter case, a surprise twist on the eve of the trial.
New York Times - October 18, 2007

Nokia Profit Surges 85 Percent

Strong demand for low-cost phones in Africa, the Middle East and Asia lifted the company?s share of the global market to almost 40 percent.
New York Times - October 18, 2007

Dollar Hits a New Low, Oil Hits a New High

As the euro rose above $1.42 to a new high against the dollar, the price of crude oil also hit a record, briefly surpassing $90 a barrel in after-hours electronic trading.
New York Times - October 18, 2007

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