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Bush author says White House applying pressure over book (AFP) AFP - Writer Kitty Kelley has accused the White House of putting pressure on her and the US media over the new biography on the family of President George W. Bush | 0 |
Do You Deserve More Credit? Sometimes you should say "no" when your lender gives you more room to spend. | 2 |
Friend #39;s E-mail: Your E-mail: LSU football head coach Nick Saban spoke with members of the media after practice Wednesday. BATON ROUGE -- With one eye on Hurricane Ivan, LSU continued to prepare for Saturday #39;s contest against 14th-ranked | 1 |
Putin accuses West President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of indulging terrorists, just hours after a Chechen warlord claimed responsibility for a wave of deadly attacks in Russia and threatened more. | 0 |
Northern Ireland talks grind on through night LEEDS CASTLE, England : Talks to restore home rule to Northern Ireland ground on as British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Ireland #39;s Bertie Ahern pushed rival Catholic and Protestant parties toward a lasting peace deal. | 0 |
Megawati behind in pre-election polls Indonesian Incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri believes she can win next week #39;s run-off vote. Most opinion polls, however, show former army general, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | 0 |
New law will be milder than Pota NEW DELHI: The ordinance to withdraw Pota was approved by the Cabinet on Friday. quot;I would want to know if the amended Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act would incorporate all these anti-terror provisions, quot; BJP general secretary Arun Jaitley said. | 0 |
US accuses UN of dragging feet over locusts The United States accused the UN agriculture body on Friday of mismanaging the locust crisis afflicting vast swathes of West Africa. | 0 |
Cooper sells auto parts business Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. said Friday it agreed to sell an automotive parts business to two buyout firms for about \$1.17 billion, the latest private equity purchase in the sector. | 2 |
Firefox Threatens IE in the Browser Market Mozilla is starting to pose a threat to Microsofts Internet Explorer after years of being the darling of a strange mix of AOL enthusiasts and techies. | 3 |
Sign on to a new Microsoft standard? Why certainly, we #39;d love ... <b>...</b> So much for Microsoft #39;s Can-Spam proposal. Now you can add America Online to the growing list of ventures who #39;ve rejected a Microsoft-patent-encumbered and lawsuit-challenged anti-spam standard, Sender ID. | 3 |
Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) LSU puts its 10-game winning streak on the line when the defending co-national champs face a difficult road test. Auburn has rolled in its opening two games against Louisiana-Monroe and Mississippi State, but the Tigers haven #39;t been tested. | 1 |
Rain takes England-Lanka tie into second day UNI Southampton Sept 17: Rain interrupted a gripping contest between England and Sri Lanka in the Group D league match at the ICC Champions Trophy at the Rose Bowl here today. | 1 |
Indonesians prepare to directly elect president for the first time Just days after yet another terrorist blast shook their confidence, Indonesians are looking forward to some good news Monday: Citizens in the world #39;s largest Muslim | 0 |
Bambang: If we lack credibility or integrity, we are worthless Bambang Harymurti showed no signs of being broken in spirit when a panel of judges at the Central Jakarta District Court found him guilty of libel and sentenced him to a year in prison on Thursday. | 0 |
Europeans, U.S. agree on resolution to curb nuclear access at key UN meeting (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - VIENNA, Austria (AP) - The majority of countries at a key meeting of the UN atomic watchdog agency agreed Friday on the wording of a resolution meant to curb Iran's access to technology that could be used to make nuclear weapons and setting an indirect deadline on Tehran to meet their conditions. | 0 |
Mitsubishi Injects Cash Into UFJ (AP) AP - Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. pumped the equivalent of #36;6.4 billion into UFJ Holdings Inc., Japan's fourth biggest bank, Friday in a move designed to discourage a rival takeover. | 0 |
Martin brushes off Romanow's criticism of Quebec side deal in health accord (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - KNOWLTON, Que. (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin brushed aside criticism on Friday from a former premier who said Quebec's side deal in a federal-provincial health accord could weaken the country. | 0 |
Commentary: PeopleSoft: Ease The Inevitable (BusinessWeek Online) BusinessWeek Online - For more than a year, PeopleSoft Inc. CEO Craig Conway has battled to prevent Oracle Corp.'s Larry Ellison from grabbing his company in a hostile takeover. Now, Conway's spirited quest has absorbed a potentially fatal blow: On Sept. 9, U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn R. Walker ruled that the Justice Dept. had no grounds to block the acquisition. While the European Community could still stop it, the legal case for halting this shotgun wedding is looking weaker by the day. | 3 |
U.S. Stocks End Up, Ford Gives a Lift NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Friday after Ford Motor Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=F.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">F.N</A> raised its earnings forecasts, but Qualcomm Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=QCOM.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">QCOM.O</A> limited advances on the Nasdaq after the wireless technology provider said an accounting review may reduce its pretax income and revenue. | 2 |
D.C. Hotels Seek New Talks, File Complaint As a strike that could cripple the District's hospitality industry looms, employers offered to resume bargaining next week but also alleged to the NLRB that the union has not negotiated in good faith. | 2 |
Saudi Religious Leaders Reject U.S. Criticism JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Muslim leaders in Saudi Arabia rejected Friday U.S. criticism of religious constraints in the kingdom, saying the cradle of Islam had a duty to uphold its own faith. | 0 |
Sudan talks to end with no deal Talks between the Sudan government and Darfur rebels are ending with no deal on halting the fighting. | 0 |
Is Ford Out of the Ditch? Plus, Qualcomm's hazy visibility, EDS is grounded, and no telling with Nortel. | 2 |
Europe Routs U.S. to Start Ryder Cup Play BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - The United States sent out its Dream Team for the first match of the Ryder Cup, and it was all downhill from there... | 0 |
Baghdad Violence Leaves at Least 52 Dead BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide car bomber slammed into a line of police cars sealing off a Baghdad neighborhood Friday as American troops rounded up dozens of suspected militants, including many foreign fighters, capping a day of violence across Iraq that left at least 52 dead. The car bombing, which killed three people and wounded 23, was the second this week targeting the capital's beleaguered police forces... | 0 |
Microsoft #39;s Linux Strategist Speaks Out Beyond mapping out a strategy to take on Novell, Microsoft is putting an enormous amount of effort into its quot;get out the facts quot; campaign, which makes direct comparisons of Linux costs and Windows pricing. | 3 |
Identity Theft Suspect Pleads Guilty A man charged in one of the largest identity theft scams in US history pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and fraud in connection with identity documents this week. | 3 |
New Iomega Wireless Servers Bring New Features amp; Flexibility to <b>...</b> SAN DIEGO, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Iomega Corporation , a global leader in data storage, today announced the release of the new Iomega(R) NAS 100d entry-level network-attached storage (NAS) server. | 3 |
Auto Stocks Fall Despite Ford Outlook Despite a strong profit outlook from Ford Motor Co., shares of automotive stocks moved mostly lower Friday on concerns sales for the industry might not be as strong as previously expected. | 1 |
Athens throws Paralympic party for largest games ever More than 3,800 disabled athletes gathered Friday for the opening ceremony of the largest Paralympics in the games #39; 44-year history. | 1 |
ESPN.com news services BEIJING -- Marat Safin managed to do something the other top seeds at the China Open didn #39;t: stay alive. The top four seeds will be missing from the semifinals following early exits for Spaniards Carlos Moya | 1 |
Auburn waits while Ivan rolls through Auburn athletic director David Housel stuck to his plan of waiting until Friday morning to assess the viability of holding the game between the 15th-ranked Tigers and No. | 1 |
Europe and US Agree to Curb Iran #39;s Nuclear Ambitions Europe and the US agreed to moves to curb Irans nuclear ambitions tonight, but divisions emerged with so-called non-aligned nations objecting to parts of the text. | 0 |
Erdogan warns European Union not to meddle in Turkey #39;s affairs Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the European Union on Friday not to meddle in Turkey #39;s domestic affairs after an EU Commission spokesman expressed concern over a delay in key penal code reforms. | 0 |
Microsoft: Can we check your software license? Know whether your copy of Windows is licensed? The software maker might ask you this next time you visit its download site. | 3 |
British police arrest suspect in Cisco code theft A man suspected of stealing source code from Cisco Systems has been arrested in the U.K. | 3 |
Cingular handset talks to users Software application is intended to help the visually impaired make full use of their cell phones.\ | 3 |
Sun-Microsoft deal raises Open Office questions Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said that is looking for ways to work more closely with developers of the Open Office open source project, while at the same time, apparently reserving the right to sue them, according to a legal agreement between Microsoft and Open Office's major sponsor, Sun Microsystems Inc., made public this week. | 3 |
Microsoft trials piracy lock on Download Center As part of its efforts to combat software piracy, Microsoft Corp. is testing a new feature on its Download Center Web site that can lock out pirated copies of Windows. | 3 |
Conference focuses on challenges of fighting cybercrime Preserving the digital crime scene poses one of the biggest challenges in the global fight against cybercrime, said participants this week at a major international conference on fighting Internet-based crime. | 3 |
Alcatel Snaps Up Two US Companies French telecommunications equipment vendor Alcatel on Friday snapped up two US technology firms in acquisitions that will add wireless switching and IP conferencing technology to its portfolio. | 2 |
Hurricanes can have stormy effect on real estate SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Just days after Hurricane Charley devastated Charlotte County, Fla., real estate vultures flew through Punta Gorda and other towns, offering cash for ravaged homes, local real estate experts said. | 2 |
Firefox Threatens IE in the Browser Market Firefox Threatens IE in the Browser Market\\Mozilla is starting to pose a threat to Microsoft's Internet Explorer after years of being the darling of a strange mix of AOL enthusiasts and techies. This week Mozilla released the preview of FireFox 1.0, and with more web surfers becoming browser savvy, a ... | 3 |
Chechen warlord Basayev must be captured alive: Russian deputy prosecutor (AFP) AFP - Feared Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, who claimed responsibility for the deadly school hostage taking in southern Russia that killed more than 330 people, must be caught and brought to justice, not killed, Russia's deputy prosecutor said. | 0 |
US Stocks End Up as Ford Raises Forecasts NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended higher on Friday after Ford Motor Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=F.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">F.N</A> raised its earnings forecasts but gains on the Nasdaq were checked after wireless technology provider Qualcomm Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=QCOM.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">QCOM.O</A> said an accounting review may reduce pretax income. | 2 |
BMC looks to simplify network operations BMC Software is expected to announce upgrades to two of its systems management products on Monday. | 3 |
Freddie Mac Begins Paying Former CEO Home mortgage firm Freddie Mac on Friday said it began paying previously owed compensation to its former chairman and chief executive Leland C. Brendsel after a federal court lifted a government freeze order on the funds during a pending accounting | 2 |
IBM settles part of giant pension lawsuit With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority. | 2 |
FTC backs spammer bounties (false) Analysis: A program to encourage members of the public to become quot;bounty hunters quot; tracking down email spammers received the luke warm backing of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) yesterday. | 3 |
CA bundles storage apps Officials at Computer Associates International Inc. are trying to upgrade their image in the storage market with a bundled solution that contains many applications that were previously available individually | 3 |
British Troops, Militants Clash in Iraq (AP) AP - British troops took control of the offices of Muqtada al-Sadr in the southern city of Basra on Friday after clashing with militants loyal to the rebel cleric, witnesses said. | 0 |
Oil Lifted 4 Percent by Ivan Supply Crimp NEW YORK (Reuters) - World oil prices surged nearly 4 percent on Friday on worries the U.S. hurricane season would continue to hamper energy production and imports in the Gulf of Mexico, delaying vital stock-building ahead of winter. | 2 |
Maradona to Return to Cuba on Monday for Drug Rehab HAVANA (Reuters) - Fallen soccer great Diego Maradona will return to Cuba Monday to be shut away in a mental clinic for more drug treatment, Argentine diplomats said Friday. | 1 |
Japan Shuts Citigroup Private Bank Unit TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japan on Friday ordered Citigroup Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=C.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">C.N</A> to close its Japanese private banking offices after uncovering a series of problems, including a failure to prevent suspected money laundering. | 2 |
IBM holds settlement talks in pension case NEW YORK - The judge presiding over a massive pension suit against IBM, which could cost the company more than \$6.5 billion, agreed Friday to a short delay while settlement talks continue. | 2 |
Ex-Qwest Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty Former Qwest Communications International Inc. executive Thomas Hall agreed Friday to plead guilty to end a federal fraud case against him, but neither his lawyer nor prosecutors would disclose what charge he will face. | 2 |
United Aims for Another \$500M in Cuts CHICAGO Sept. 17, 2004 - Struggling to put together a new bankruptcy exit plan, United Airlines said Friday it is in talks with its unions about the need for an additional \$500 million in cost cuts. | 2 |
Pen Trick on Bike Locks Could Cost Firms Millions on Friday sought a recall of many U-shaped locks after word spread that an ordinary pen could pick what had been thought to be some of the toughest locks. | 2 |
Hurricanes May Affect Florida Presidential Contest A trio of fierce hurricanes have pushed presidential politics to the back burner in Florida, the epicenter of the 2000 election, and could affect voter attitudes and turnout in the Nov. 2 race, analysts say. | 2 |
Amazon offers discount to A9 search users SAN FRANCISCO--Online retailer Amazon.com is offering a 1.57 percent shopping discount to registered users of its new A9 Web search service as a way to increase A9 use and promote sales on Amazon, the company #39;s Web site showed on Friday. | 3 |
EPA works with IBM on grids Environmental Protection Agency officials are linking with IBM Corp. on a major new grid computing program aimed at improved air pollution modeling and environmental risk assessments, and whose grid capabilities may be offered as a service in the future. | 3 |
FTC Floats Spammer Bounty Scheme The FTC stipulated that, if successful, a bounty system for spammers would have to do several things: tie eligibility to a court order, rather than civil penalties; fund rewards separately from | 3 |
New Video Cameras Replace Tapes With Tiny Hard Drives The JVC Everio GZ-MC100 (\$1199.95) and GZ-MC200 (\$1299.95) will use 4GB Microdrive cards, which are removable hard drives measuring 1.5 inches square, but will also support standard CompactFlash and Secure Digital media. | 3 |
A Call for Music As cell phones continue to expand their horizons, a new generation, due in 2005, is slated to compete with digital music players such as the Apple iPod. | 3 |
Westwood and Garcia prove friendship works wonders The perfect pairing at The Belfry seems not to have broken its bond since the 34th Ryder Cup Matches back in 2002. The placid Lee Westwood and the fiery Sergio Garcia, who compiled a won three, lost one record | 1 |
Weather holds key to England #39;s chances England will return to the Rose Bowl this morning hoping to find Hampshire #39;s delightful new ground bathed in sunshine, or in the middle of a deluge. | 1 |
US, Europe Agree on Iran Resolution VIENNA, Austria Sept. 17, 2004 - The United States and most other nations at a meeting of the UN atomic watchdog agency agreed Friday on a resolution meant to curb Iran #39;s access to technology that could | 0 |
Into the abyss Where freedom was promised, chaos and carnage now reign. A suicide bomber in a car blows himself up in the heart of Baghdad killing 13 people. | 0 |
Pakistanis want me in uniform: Musharraf In yet another indication that he may renege on his pledge to step down as army chief by the end of the year, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that #39;the vast majority #39; of his countrymen want him in uniform as they fear that he would be | 0 |
Europe on Top as Woods, Mickelson Struggle (Reuters) Reuters - The heavyweight\United States duo of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were on\track for their second defeat of the day as Europe maintained a\stranglehold at the 35th Ryder Cup on Friday. | 0 |
A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq (AP) AP - As of Friday, Sept. 17, 2004, 1,027 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 777 died as a result of hostile action and 250 died of non-hostile causes. The figures include three military civilians. | 0 |
German teen who made Sasser worm hired by computer security firm (AFP) AFP - A German teenager accused of creating the Sasser worm that infected millions of computers around the world is being taught to become a security software programmer, the company that hired him said. | 3 |
Wagner Suspended After Being Ejected (AP) AP - Philadelphia Phillies closer Billy Wagner was suspended for two games Friday by major league baseball and fined an undisclosed amount after he was ejected against the New York Mets last weekend. | 1 |
IBM in Settlement Talks in Pension Case (AP) AP - The judge presiding over a massive pension suit against IBM, which could cost the company more than #36;6.5 billion, agreed Friday to a short delay while settlement talks continue. | 3 |
Europe on Top as Woods, Mickelson Struggle BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - The heavyweight United States duo of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were on track for their second defeat of the day as Europe maintained a stranglehold at the 35th Ryder Cup on Friday. | 1 |
Edwards: Democrats Focus Bush Criticism (AP) AP - The Democrats are trying to target their criticism of President Bush in a way that shows voters they've been hurt by administration policies on the economy and Iraq, vice presidential candidate John Edwards said in an Associated Press interview Friday. | 0 |
U.S. Treasury Debt Prices Slip CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt prices slipped on Friday after a key consumer sentiment report was not as weak as some dealers had suspected, triggering some profit-taking after Thursday's brisk rally. | 2 |
Ex-Qwest Exec Tom Hall to Plead Guilty DENVER (Reuters) - Former Qwest Communications Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=Q.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">Q.N</A> executive Tom Hall, who was scheduled to go on trial next month on charges stemming from an accounting scandal, will plead guilty, his attorney said on Friday. | 2 |
United Air May Need More in Cost Cuts CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines on Friday said it will need about \$500 million in annual cost cuts above the \$655 million now in the works and also received court approval for more time to develop a reorganization plan without interference from creditors. | 2 |
US takes stock of Hurricane Ivan US authorities begin relief operations as south-eastern states continue to assess Hurricane Ivan's impact. | 0 |
Coming Soon: Your Local Earthquake Forecasts? Within a decade computer models may be able to forecast some types of earthquakes with accuracy similar to that of current forecasts for hurricanes, scientists say. | 3 |
"Miracle" Microbes Thrive at Earth's Extremes For the past 30 years scientists have scoured the most inhospitable environments or life. Just about everywhere they look, they find it thriving in microscopic form. | 3 |
Travel Column: Armenia's Lesson in Street Life In this week's TravelWatch column: A small experiment in Armenia shows how easy it is to turn an urban dead zone into an appealing, living place. | 3 |
New National Indian Museum Is Native by Design From the wetlands out front to the undulating exterior, the new National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., is built on native ideas. <i>Includes photo gallery.</i> | 3 |
Israeli Cops Arrest 2 Madonna Bodyguards TEL AVIV, Israel - Police detained two bodyguards of pop star Madonna on Friday after a brawl with photographers waiting for the singer outside her Tel Aviv hotel. Two of the photographers and a policeman who tried to break up the fight were injured, said police spokeswoman Liat Pearl... | 0 |
U.S., Europe Agree on Iran Resolution VIENNA, Austria - The United States and most other nations at a meeting of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency agreed Friday on a resolution meant to curb Iran's access to technology that could be used for nuclear weapons, and indirectly set a deadline for Tehran to meet their demands... | 0 |
Look alert--WebEx is watching The Web conferencing leader will release a product for sales calls that watches clients to see whether they pay attention. | 3 |
Briefly: WebSideStory cuts IPO to 4.4 million shares roundup Plus: BMC looks to simplify network operations...Data center firms settle cookie suit...nStor sells off telecoms management unit...Nortel lowers expectations. | 3 |
WebEx adds Sales Center for sales professionals AN FRANCISCO - WebEx Communications Inc. is expanding its Web conferencing service with an offering designed for sales professionals, the company plans to announce on Monday. | 3 |
Firm Cashes in on Google Warrants By CHRISTOPHER WANG NEW YORK (AP) -- Executive search firm Heidrick Struggles International Inc. (HSII) on Friday said it bagged nearly \$130 million by selling Google Inc... | 3 |
Ford drives Wall St A BETTER-than-expected profit outlook from Ford juiced up trading on Wall Street overnight, but gains were capped by a lacklustre reading on consumer sentiment and a fresh rise in oil prices. | 2 |
Judge Dietz Finds School Finance System Unconstitutional On Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 15, state District Judge John Dietz concluded a five-and-half-week trial by ruling unconstitutional the Texas system of public school finance. | 2 |
Apple iTunes dubbed #39;rip-off #39; for Brits The world #39;s first legitimate music download service, Apple iTunes, is to be investigated by a government watchdog for overcharging its British customers by up to 20 per cent. | 3 |
National Semi Throws a Padlock on PCs National Semiconductor (Quote, Chart) took the wraps off a pair of I/O devices it said could help protect a computer from hackers and viruses. | 3 |
Major Windows SP2 bug reveals documents worldwide PC WELT in Germany said it has discovered a major bug in Windows XP Service Pack 2 which will crack open your PC like a song thrush breaks a snail shell. | 3 |
RosettaNet takes standards push to small firms SINGAPORE--RosettaNet, a consortium pushing to establish a universal e-business language, is hoping to broaden its appeal to smaller companies by slashing the costs of standards adoption. | 3 |
Drew amp; Jimmy Sox it to #39;em Funnyman Jimmy Fallon and Hollywood babe Drew Barrymore high-tailed it across the infield in Fenway Park last night - but their shenanigans didn #39;t disrupt the Sox game against Tampa Bay. | 1 |
Aide in Jakarta blast case admits link to key suspect JAKARTA, SEPTEMBER 17: Indonesian police have made their first arrest in the car bombing outside the Australian Embassy last week, detaining a man they said on Friday had helped their top suspect prepare the attack. | 0 |
POTA to go, Centre to beef up another law NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 17: The Cabinet today approved the repeal of POTA, an anti-terrorism law enacted by the NDA Government, stating that it was a draconian law and being grossly misused. | 0 |
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