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Taking on Sadr City in a Pickup Truck The convoy stopped in a single-file line: a half-dozen US armored military vehicles and one gray Nissan pickup truck, all of them idling in a dirt lot in the insurgent-controlled slum called Sadr City. | 0 |
PM Koizumi creates cabinet post, taps former FSA head TOKYO (CBS.MW) - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Monday reshuffled his Cabinet with the hope of drastically reforming Japan #39;s massive postal savings system the way some credit his administration with turning around banks #39; bad loan problem. | 0 |
Afghan warlords #39;threaten poll #39; The power of Afghan armed factions means elections there will go ahead in an environment of fear and repression, US-based Human Rights Watch says. | 0 |
Virginia, Fairfax Commit Funds To Help Lure New IBM Jobs (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - The state of Virginia and Fairfax County each pledged #36;600,000 to entice International Business Machines Corp. to bring 1,250 high-paying new government contracting jobs to Fairfax. | 3 |
Microsoft's Backup Plan Microsoft Corp. officials said Monday that the company has spent millions of dollars preparing a version of its Windows operating system without a program for playing digital music and videos, in the event it loses its bid to postpone antitrust sanctions ordered by European authorities. <BR&... | 3 |
Virginia Commits Funds To Lure New IBM Jobs The state of Virginia and Fairfax County each pledged \$600,000 to entice International Business Machines Corp. to bring 1,250 high-paying new government contracting jobs to Fairfax. <BR><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"&g... | 3 |
For Metro, a Case of Too-Free Speech Arrest of pregnant woman for talking loudly is latest incident in which Transit Police are accused of overzealous enforcement. | 3 |
Fannie Mae Agrees to Accounting Changes Fannie Mae, the giant mortgage finance company, Monday agreed to stop using accounting methods that its regulator criticized last week and to raise billions of dollars of additional capital as a cushion against potential losses. | 2 |
Bay Bridge Paving Flaw a Puzzler Maryland officials said yesterday that they are baffled about why a special type of concrete used on other bridge projects failed on a recently repaved section of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, a problem that could cost \$7 million to fix and promises to delay traffic for months. | 3 |
Union, D.C. Hotels Recess Negotiations Negotiations over a new contract for D.C. hotel workers broke off early Monday as the union and representatives of 14 major hotels reported little progress in resolving the impasse between them. | 2 |
The Scam After the Storm? After remnants of Hurricane Gaston hit Richmond, Michael Wright's 1999 Honda CR-V sat under water just blocks from his office for three days before a towing company hauled it away. | 2 |
Mirant to Cut Emissions, Pay Civil Fine The owner of four power plants in the Washington region agreed to reduce air-polluting emissions substantially in the next six years and to pay a \$500,000 fine, according to a settlement announced yesterday by environmental and company officials. | 2 |
Higher Costs, Less Care In the past four years, Americans have spent a growing portion of their paychecks on health care and for the most part gotten less for their money, according to government figures and several independent studies. | 2 |
Major Changes Set for Backer of Mortgages Fannie Mae, the nation's largest mortgage buyer, agreed to major changes in its accounting and management practices. | 2 |
President Bush #39;s Money For Space Cometh citanon writes quot; The Washington Post reports that House Majority Leader Tom Delay has delivered, via the omnibus spending bill passed Nov. 20, the President #39;s full budgetary request of \$16.2 billion dollars | 3 |
Japan's Leader Shuffles Cabinet to Push Economic Reforms Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shifted his economic repairman to Japan's next gargantuan task: privatizing the world's largest bank. | 2 |
Time Warner And Comcast Discuss Bid for Adelphia Comcast said it was in talks with Time Warner to make a joint bid for Adelphia, which has been operating under bankruptcy protection. | 2 |
Rises Seen in Florida Insurance Premiums As Florida was cleaning up yesterday from its fourth hurricane in six weeks, insurance executives and analysts said they expected the cost of coverage to rise sharply for millions of homes and businesses in the state. | 2 |
Toll of dead and missing from Philippine storms tops 1,400 (AFP) AFP - Relief agencies battled bad weather to deliver supplies into storm-ravaged areas of the Philippines as the toll of dead and missing from two storms in one week exceeded 1,400, officials said. | 0 |
AL Capsules The Boston Red Sox clinched their second straight trip to the playoffs, rallying past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-3 Monday night behind Manny Ramirez #39;s AL-leading 43rd home run. | 1 |
BASEBALL ROUNDUP Wigginton #39;s Homer Helps the Pirates Win Ty Wigginton, a former Met, hit a two-run homer and Oliver Perez pitched six and two-thirds strong innings, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates stop a seven-game road losing streak with | 1 |
American League Game Summary - Toronto at Baltimore Tejada finished 0-for-4 and had a 13-game hit streak broken...Zaun #39;s 34 RBI in 2004 ties his career-high set with Kansas City in 2000...Toronto has won six of the seven meetings between the clubs at Camden Yards this season. | 1 |
Red Sox lock up playoff spot The Boston Red Sox clinched their second straight trip to the playoffs, rallying past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-3 Monday night behind Manny Ramirez #39;s AL-leading 43rd home run. | 1 |
D. Miller, C OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- The Oakland Athletics limp home and try to keep their hold on first place in the American League West Division when they begin a four-game set with the Seattle Mariners on Monday. | 1 |
ANALYSIS:Koizumi puts post reformers in key LDP executive posts They lack solid political bases and support from ruling party elders. One felt the wrath of voters just four years ago when he lost his Diet seat. | 0 |
N. Korea evades missile test claim A senior North Korean official has called reports that North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic missile test quot;only rumor and guess. | 0 |
Yen Weighed Down as Oil Prices Hit Highs TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen was feeling the heat on Tuesday as oil prices scaled new record highs, underlining concerns about Japan's dependence on imported oil. | 2 |
IATA: Airlines to lose \$3B-\$4B in 2004 SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Higher fuel prices will help cause the domestic and international airline industry to lose \$3 billion to \$4 billion in 2004, the International Air Transport Association forecast Monday. | 2 |
Equitable takes 75m hit as it makes progress on compensation TROUBLED UK life assurer Equitable Life yesterday said it had taken a 75 million hit as it moved in line with the rest of the sector and set aside more reserves to address the fact that people are living longer. | 2 |
Picking Sides in the Battle for Adelphia Comcast and Time Warner are exploring an alliance to buy the bankrupt cable outfit. If their bid wins, then they divide the spoils. | 2 |
Indians 6, Royals 1 Casey Blake drove in three runs and Jake Westbrook pitched seven strong innings to lead the Cleveland Indians over the Kansas City Royals 6-1 Monday night. | 1 |
Red Sox Perk Up After Ejections The Red Sox clinched another playoff berth Monday night, but this time their reaction was much more subdued. | 1 |
Higher oil prices byproduct of storms The price of oil jumped to another high on Monday, in part because of dramatic disruptions caused by hurricanes whipping through the Gulf of Mexico. | 2 |
Fannie Mae Goes Along to Get Along By agreeing to its regulator #39;s demands, the mortgage titan has largely defanged its critics and distanced itself from scandal. | 2 |
Sports: Angels 5 Rangers 3 ARLINGTON, Texas The Anaheim Angels continued their chase for the American League West division crown with a 5-to-3 win over the Texas Rangers. | 1 |
Rustu Prepared for United Fenerbahce are adamant they can blunt Manchester Uniteds attacking threat in the Champions League clash tonight. Wayne Rooney is likely to link up with Ruud van Nistelrooy and Alan | 1 |
Blue Jays End O's Streak Gregg Zaun homers and Orlando Hudson has three hits to lead the Toronto Blue Jays past the Baltimore Orioles, 4-1, on Monday night, snapping the O's four-game win streak. | 1 |
O's Oust Head Scout The Orioles announce Monday that they will not bring scouting director Tony DeMacio back after this season, signaling a possible front-office shakeup. | 1 |
Battle Continues The fan who caught Barry Bonds' 700th homer is being sued by another man who says he was the rightful owner of the prized ball. | 1 |
Pirates Eliminate Phillies The Pirates stop a seven-game road losing streak with a 6-1 win over Philadelphia that eliminates the Phillies from playoff contention. | 1 |
Astros Stay Close Roy Oswalt became the NL's first 19-game winner as the Astros stay close in the wild-card race with a 10-3 victory over St. Louis. | 1 |
Oil prices breach US\$50, setting new mark in Asian trading Crude oil prices pushed past the psychologically important US\$50-per-barrel mark Tuesday to an all-time high of US\$50.01 as the market reacted to the slow recovery of US oil production in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ivan. | 2 |
Manchester United profits slip to 28m MANCHESTER United yesterday reported lower annual profits of 27.9m as it warned future results would be affected by a drop in media revenues. | 2 |
Astros ace willing to start on short rest this weekend Whether the Houston Astros are still in contention for the Wild Card spot when the Colorado Rockies roll into town this weekend is anyone #39;s guess, as is which starting | 1 |
NFL backups quick to step up Several starting spots may have been usurped or at least threatened after relatively solid understudy showings Sunday, but few players welcome the kind of shot delivered to Oakland | 1 |
Cubs 12, Reds 5 Todd Walker homered and drove in four runs, Carlos Zambrano won his fourth straight decision and the Chicago Cubs extended their lead in the NL wild-card race with a 12-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. | 1 |
Napster founder gets musical with Snocap Shawn Fanning, the founder of the original Napster peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing network, is set to unveil his new music download-related service called SNOCAP this week. | 3 |
MLB: Boston 7, Tampa Bay 3 Johnny Damon hit a three-run homer and Manny Ramirez a two-run homer Monday to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. | 1 |
CNN Producer Seized by Armed Men in Gaza Armed Palestinians kidnapped an Israeli Arab producer for the CNN television network from a car in Gaza City on Monday after asking for him by name. | 0 |
N. Korea Sees #39;Snowballing #39; War Danger, Slams US North Korea said Monday the danger of war on the Korean peninsula is quot;snowballing quot; and accused the United States of destroying the basis for negotiations on Pyongyang #39;s nuclear program. | 0 |
IBM forms new government consulting group NORFOLK, Va.Gov. Mark Warner today announced that IBM Corp. will spend about \$10 million to set up a high-level consultancy in Northern Virginia to focus on issues such as homeland security and intergovernmental interactions. | 2 |
David Jones Posts 2nd-Half Profit on Clothing Sales (Update1) David Jones Ltd., Australia #39;s second- largest department store, posted a second-half profit after increasing earnings at its credit card unit, selling more clothes and opening a store in Sydney #39;s Bondi Junction. | 2 |
New Technology Could Yield Terabyte Optical Disks British researchers have developed a scheme to store as much as a terabyte of data on a single video disk -- equivalent to 472 hours of video. | 3 |
AL Wrap: Red Sox Down Devil Rays to Clinch Playoff Spot Manny Ramirez belted his league-leading 43rd homer and Johnny Damon hit a three-run shot as the Boston Red Sox clinched a playoff spot with a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in St Petersburg on Monday. | 1 |
West Indies read the conditions well Of all the ICC Champions Trophies, this year #39;s at England was the worst in terms of timing. The weather was cold and with rain interrupting the flow of the game, it didn #39;t make for the excitement that a one-day game has. | 1 |
No decision after gymnastics hearing The hearing over the men #39;s gymnastics gold medal from the Athens Olympics adjourned today without a decision. The general secretary of the Court of Arbitration for Sport said he hopes there will be a decision within two weeks. | 1 |
American League Game Summary - Cleveland At Kansas City Kansas City, MO -- Casey Blake delivered a two-run single in the seventh inning and Jake Westbrook tossed seven solid frames to lead Cleveland to a 6-1 win over Kansas City in the first of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium. | 1 |
comment: Fallouts from Farooqis killing Nawabshah, the hometown of the incarcerated spouse of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, Asif Zardari has now become an international focal point following Sundays incident in which | 0 |
Bird flu virus unlikely to be eradicated soon, warn global bodies ROME : The bird flu epidemic in Asia is a quot;crisis of global importance quot; and the virus is unlikely to be eradicated soon, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) warned. | 0 |
Time Warner and Comcast Discuss Bid for Adelphia Comcast said it was in talks with Time Warner to make a joint bid for Adelphia, which has been operating under bankruptcy protection. | 2 |
Conan O'Brien to Succeed Jay Leno in 2009, NBC Announces Conan O'Brien will succeed Jay Leno as host of the "Tonight" show at the end of Mr. Leno's current five-year contract. | 2 |
Equitable Life makes #39;steady and sustained #39; progress TROUBLED mutual Equitable Life yesterday said it had continued to make quot;steady and sustained progress quot; in improving its financial position during the first half of the year. | 2 |
#39;Farooqi #39;s killing a blow to Al Qaeda #39;: Osama is alive - Musharraf THE HAGUE, Sept 27: President Pervez Musharraf has said the killing of top Al Qaeda militant Amjad Farooqi is a serious blow to the terrorist network. | 0 |
Equitable makes #39;steady progress #39; Troubled mutual insurer Equitable Life says it is making quot;steady and sustained progress quot; to restore its finances. Publishing its half-yearly results, the society said there had been quot;no material change quot; in its capital reserve, now standing at 532m. | 2 |
Genetic map to help curb ivory poaching Scientists have unveiled a new hi-tech weapon to help combat the illegal trade of ivory in Africa: a map. The map describes how the genetic profiles of African elephants vary across the continent, from the | 3 |
Key Al Qaeda suspect killed in shootout in Pakistan Pakistani Security Forces say they have killed a major al-Qaeda millitant on Monday, September 27. Amjad Farooqi was killed after a shootout with Pakistani Security Forces. | 0 |
Uncensored News For Real People A group of armed men abducted CNN producer Riad Ali in Gaza City on Monday. There has been no claim of responsibility for the abduction, and the militant group Hamas condemned it. | 0 |
U.S. to Keep 10 Guantanamo Detainees (AP) AP - A U.S. military review panel issued decisions Monday on 10 detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ordering them to remain in custody as "enemy combatants," an official said. | 0 |
India probes mad cow blood samples report (Reuters) Reuters - The Indian government is investigating reports that blood samples that could be contaminated with the human form of mad cow disease had entered the country from Britain, a top official said on Tuesday. | 0 |
Kennedy: Bush Makes U.S. More Vulnerable (AP) AP - An arrogant rush to war in Iraq has made the country more vulnerable to nuclear attack while the Bush administration has misled the public with "happy talk" about prospects for peace, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said Monday. | 0 |
Users See Slow Progress on Microsoft-Sun Alliance DECEMBER 06, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - The progress report that Microsoft Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. issued last week on their joint initiatives left some IT managers and analysts wondering when or if the | 3 |
Iranian Diplomat Freed in Iraq, Hopes Raised for Other BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iranian diplomat taken hostage in Iraq last month has been released by his captors but the fate of at least 11 other foreigners, including a Briton threatened with beheading, remained unclear on Tuesday. | 0 |
Afghan warlords 'threaten poll' Afghan warlords are involved in intimidation which could threaten October's elections, Human Rights Watch says. | 0 |
Drug ruled out in cancer battle A drug used to treat breast cancer would not be good for preventing the tumours occurring in the first place, say researchers. | 0 |
Security is just a mouse click away Next time an e-card with a jolly message drops into your computer #39;s inbox, think before you click it open - it could be a virus which will implant itself in your machine and spread before you even realise it. | 3 |
Fla. Residents Wait on Half-Mile Food Line VERO BEACH, Fla. - People lined up for more than a half-mile for food and water, while others searched in vain for generators in the sweltering heat Monday as Florida residents began cleaning up all over again, demoralized by the fourth hurricane in six weeks to batter the sta... | 0 |
Taking on Sadr City in a Nissan Pickup Monday's blast demonstrated the uneven vulnerability of U.S. forces, who are equipped with sophisticated weaponry and armor, and their Iraqi allies, who fight the same battles using inferior equipment. | 0 |
Koizumi Replaces Key Ministers Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reshuffled his cabinet on Monday, replacing several top ministers in an effort to boost his popularity, consolidate political support and quicken the pace of reforms in the world's second-largest economy. | 0 |
Intuit digs deeper into small businesses A simplified version of the QuickBooks application will target sole proprietors and other small firms that use basic accounting methods. | 3 |
Higher Oil Prices Send Dow Below 10,000 US stocks fell as oil prices reached a new high, spurring concern that rising energy costs will hamper earnings growth. The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in six weeks. | 2 |
Cash America expands to California Fort Worth-based Cash America International Inc. (NYSE: PWN) said Monday that it bought the operations of 32 cash advance locations in Southern California. | 2 |
Technology Secretary For Virginia Steps Down Virginia #39;s secretary of technology, George C. Newstrom, said yesterday that he is stepping down from the post after more than two years on the job. | 3 |
Cubs Extend Lead in NL Wild-Card Race (AP) AP - Todd Walker homered and drove in four runs, Carlos Zambrano won his fourth straight decision and the Chicago Cubs extended their lead in the NL wild-card race with a 12-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. | 1 |
Cook: Angels make right decision On Sunday, the Anaheim Angels took time out from their playoff chase with the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers to suspend left fielder Jose Guillen without pay for the | 1 |
New group plans to protest, push NASCAR toward diversity NASCAR officials are bracing to defend themselves from the negative publicity that might result from a planned protest at the races in Talladega, Ala. | 1 |
Oswalt Wins 19th As Astros Beat Cardinals (AP) AP - Roy Oswalt became the NL's first 19-game winner, and the Houston Astros stayed close in the wild-card race with a 10-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. | 1 |
AMD Adds Power Management to Opteron originally offered on notebook PCs -- to its Opteron 32- and 64-bit x86 processors for server applications. The technology will help servers to run | 3 |
Cisco inks another big VoIP deal Bank of America signs a deal to deploy 180,000 Cisco IP telephones nationwide over the next three years. | 3 |
NL Wrap: Cubs Pound Reds to Retain Wild Card Lead NEW YORK (Reuters) - Todd Walker homered, had three hits and drove in four runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 12-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds in National League play at Wrigley Field on Monday. | 1 |
Switches Drive Down Prices For 10-Gbps Ethernet Falling prices for 10-Gbps Ethernet switches may spur a new round of network upgrades by businesses looking to provide more speed for bandwidth-hungry applications. | 3 |
Angels Taking High Road in Pennant Race In the midst of a stretch against division rivals Texas and Oakland, the Angels suspended Jose Guillen without pay. | 1 |
Big Lead for Washington as Angelos Blocks Home The Montreal Expos appear to be heading to a new home in Washington, but the most pressing concern is the negotiation to compensate Orioles' owner Peter Angelos. | 1 |
Yen Weighed Down as Oil Prices Hit Highs (Reuters) Reuters - The yen was feeling the heat on Tuesday\as oil prices scaled new record highs, underlining concerns\about Japan's dependence on imported oil. | 2 |
Senior James Hardie executives stand down in Australia In Australia, the chief executive and chief finance officer of the James Hardie building materials company have stood aside. The move is the company #39;s first response to a damning report on the way it failed | 2 |
Karachi police guard against killing backlash Police were on red alert in the southern city of Karachi yesterday, fearing a militant backlash after a top Pakistani al-Qaeda suspect wanted for two assassination attempts against President General Pervez Musharraf was killed in a paramilitary raid. | 0 |
Ingram Micro moves in on Asia Pacific market Technology distributor Ingram Micro has announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase Australian based company Tech Pacific for AU\$700 million, in a move designed to strengthen its Asia Pacific presence. | 2 |
Airline loss projections revised The International Air Transport Association is forecasting quot;significantly quot; narrower losses for the global airline industry this year as reduced costs and rising demand for air travel help counter higher fuel prices. | 2 |
Slippery eel that #39;s feeding on economy The Government Accountability Office (what you and I remember as the General Accounting Office) last week issued a long-awaited report (which was supposed to be out last spring) on the nettlesome issue of offshoring/outsourcing. | 3 |
AL Roundup: Red Sox clinch spot The Boston Red Sox clinched their second consecutive trip to the playoffs, rallying past the host Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7-3, last night behind Manny Ramirez #39;s AL-leading 43rd home run. | 1 |
Figgins does it all at the end The last time the Angels played the Texas Rangers, they dropped two consecutive shutouts at home in their most agonizing lost weekend of the season. | 1 |
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