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Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business 
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Reuters - Countrywide Financial Corp's decision to sell itself to Bank of America Corp was driven in part by fear of potential read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Countrywide Financial Corp's decision to sell itself to Bank of America Corp was driven in part by fear of potential read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World 
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Reuters - Chaotic winter weather besieged China's business and farming heartland on Tuesday amid the country's worst power crisi read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Chaotic winter weather besieged China's business and farming heartland on Tuesday amid the country's worst power crisi read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Zhang Hanzhi, Mao Zedong's English tutor and an interpreter during the historic 1972 meeting between the Communist leader and read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Zhang Hanzhi, Mao Zedong's English tutor and an interpreter during the historic 1972 meeting between the Communist leader and read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment 
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AP - A judge has denied Foxy Brown's request to get out of jail early so she can go to California for an ear examination and for r read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - A judge has denied Foxy Brown's request to get out of jail early so she can go to California for an ear examination and for r read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
FT.com - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will use a "credit crunch" meeting in London on Tuesday to call for order to be imposed read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsFT.com - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will use a "credit crunch" meeting in London on Tuesday to call for order to be imposed read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business 
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Since taking over the FCC, Kevin Martin has supposedly been against regulations -- except in two areas: the cable industry and "i read more »
TechdirtSince taking over the FCC, Kevin Martin has supposedly been against regulations -- except in two areas: the cable industry and "i read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Australia will review its citizenship test only six months after its introduction, in part because of its emphasis on past s read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Australia will review its citizenship test only six months after its introduction, in part because of its emphasis on past s read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Gold and platinum hit record highs for a third straight day on Tuesday and silver rallied to its highest in 27 years on read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Gold and platinum hit record highs for a third straight day on Tuesday and silver rallied to its highest in 27 years on read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - It was far from Folsom Prison and certainly no "Jailhouse Rock," but folk singer Silvio Rodriguez and other musicians played read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - It was far from Folsom Prison and certainly no "Jailhouse Rock," but folk singer Silvio Rodriguez and other musicians played read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Liberty Media Corp is seeking the ouster of IAC/InterActiveCorp Chairman Barry Diller from its board of directors in read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Liberty Media Corp is seeking the ouster of IAC/InterActiveCorp Chairman Barry Diller from its board of directors in read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Societe Generale faces growing embarrassment after it emerged the French bank was warned last year about the suspect a read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Societe Generale faces growing embarrassment after it emerged the French bank was warned last year about the suspect a read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - A US envoy was heading to North Korea to see if it will fully disclose its nuclear activities and proceed to the next phase read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - A US envoy was heading to North Korea to see if it will fully disclose its nuclear activities and proceed to the next phase read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Monday that next month's elections had to b read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Monday that next month's elections had to b read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology 
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FT.com - When Kyocera (NYSE:KYO) bought Sanyo (NASDAQ:SANYY)'s mobile phone business last week, it left more than one analyst in T read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsFT.com - When Kyocera (NYSE:KYO) bought Sanyo (NASDAQ:SANYY)'s mobile phone business last week, it left more than one analyst in T read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
While there's still some speculation about an Al Gore run for the presidency, it appears he's got bigger fish to fry, such as an read more »
TechdirtWhile there's still some speculation about an Al Gore run for the presidency, it appears he's got bigger fish to fry, such as an read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - New home sales plunged in 2007 by the largest amount on record while home prices tumbled sharply in December. Analysts foreca read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - New home sales plunged in 2007 by the largest amount on record while home prices tumbled sharply in December. Analysts foreca read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - National Geographic Channel said Monday that its new series "Dogtown" will spend the next few months documenting the a read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - National Geographic Channel said Monday that its new series "Dogtown" will spend the next few months documenting the a read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A pathologist whose expert testimony against people accused of killing children led to at least seven wrongful convictions sa read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A pathologist whose expert testimony against people accused of killing children led to at least seven wrongful convictions sa read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - As of Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at least 3,940 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in Mar read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - As of Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at least 3,940 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in Mar read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - A Microsoft partner has become the first to offer Microsoft's new unified communications software as a hosted service. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - A Microsoft partner has become the first to offer Microsoft's new unified communications software as a hosted service. read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - After decades of war and upheaval, including the Khmer Rouge "Killing Fields," Cambodia is enjoying an unprecedented b read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - After decades of war and upheaval, including the Khmer Rouge "Killing Fields," Cambodia is enjoying an unprecedented b read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Liberty Media Corp has filed a court action to remove IAC InterActiveCorp Chairman and Chief Executive Barry Diller f read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Liberty Media Corp has filed a court action to remove IAC InterActiveCorp Chairman and Chief Executive Barry Diller f read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Channing Tatum has joined the "G.I. Joe" team. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Channing Tatum has joined the "G.I. Joe" team. read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Dr. Howard Stark's office is quiet. Very quiet. No patients sit in his waiting room. No receptionist answers the telep read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Dr. Howard Stark's office is quiet. Very quiet. No patients sit in his waiting room. No receptionist answers the telep read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced tough questions Monday after her conservatives suffered heavy losses in a key state el read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced tough questions Monday after her conservatives suffered heavy losses in a key state el read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
It looks like the UK is about to make the same dangerous mistake that US courts made a while back. A decision there has now stat read more »
TechdirtIt looks like the UK is about to make the same dangerous mistake that US courts made a while back. A decision there has now stat read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - More than a quarter of people who bought Apple Inc's iPhone are using them on wireless networks other than AT&T's, th read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - More than a quarter of people who bought Apple Inc's iPhone are using them on wireless networks other than AT&T's, th read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - The price of gold shot to a record 927.77 dollars here Monday as investors looked for safe havens from financial market turb read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - The price of gold shot to a record 927.77 dollars here Monday as investors looked for safe havens from financial market turb read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Sales of new single-family homes plummeted a record 26 percent in 2007 and builders slashed prices by the most since 1 read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Sales of new single-family homes plummeted a record 26 percent in 2007 and builders slashed prices by the most since 1 read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Money manager Legg Mason Inc on Monday said it promoted Mark Fetting, a senior vice president, to chief executive, ef read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Money manager Legg Mason Inc on Monday said it promoted Mark Fetting, a senior vice president, to chief executive, ef read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Playbill - Ha'Penny Bridge, the new Irish musical making its North American premiere in Toronto in May, will makes its U.S. debut read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsPlaybill - Ha'Penny Bridge, the new Irish musical making its North American premiere in Toronto in May, will makes its U.S. debut read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stocks surged on Monday as investors snapped up shares of manufacturers and downtrodden banks after more weak housing read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stocks surged on Monday as investors snapped up shares of manufacturers and downtrodden banks after more weak housing read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Investor's Business Daily - A solar energy IPO may seem so 2007. And indeed, it has been seven months since the end of the solar i read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInvestor's Business Daily - A solar energy IPO may seem so 2007. And indeed, it has been seven months since the end of the solar i read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
NewsFactor - According to industry reports, Toshiba has invested nearly $3 million for a 30-second advertising spot in Sunday's Su read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsNewsFactor - According to industry reports, Toshiba has invested nearly $3 million for a 30-second advertising spot in Sunday's Su read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Hollywood's admission last week that its campus piracy stats were bogus raises an interesting question: why have colleges been so read more »
TechdirtHollywood's admission last week that its campus piracy stats were bogus raises an interesting question: why have colleges been so read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Sky Dayton, the founder and chief executive of Helio LLC, is stepping down as CEO to become chairman of the youth-oriented ce read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Sky Dayton, the founder and chief executive of Helio LLC, is stepping down as CEO to become chairman of the youth-oriented ce read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Brazil is seeking to buy military technology from France that could help it become the first country in Latin America to have read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Brazil is seeking to buy military technology from France that could help it become the first country in Latin America to have read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Two refugee mothers handed their babies to a U.N. police officer and squeezed in for a picture. Nearby, other officers helped read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Two refugee mothers handed their babies to a U.N. police officer and squeezed in for a picture. Nearby, other officers helped read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Barbara Walters says she has been contacted by Britney Spears' manager and "very good friend," Sam Lutfi, who says the pop si read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Barbara Walters says she has been contacted by Britney Spears' manager and "very good friend," Sam Lutfi, who says the pop si read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - In the days after the Britney Spears soap opera rode a police-escorted gurney to its apex, celeb-mag sales spiked, traffic ja read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - In the days after the Britney Spears soap opera rode a police-escorted gurney to its apex, celeb-mag sales spiked, traffic ja read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - At least one Jamie Lynn Spears mystery is over. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - At least one Jamie Lynn Spears mystery is over. read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stocks surged on Monday as investors snapped up shares of manufacturers and downtrodden banks after more weak housing read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stocks surged on Monday as investors snapped up shares of manufacturers and downtrodden banks after more weak housing read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - American Express Co , the credit card and travel services company, on Monday said fourth-quarter profit fell 10 percen read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - American Express Co , the credit card and travel services company, on Monday said fourth-quarter profit fell 10 percen read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - CME Group Inc , the world's largest derivatives exchange, hopes to broaden its reach by buying the energy and precious read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - CME Group Inc , the world's largest derivatives exchange, hopes to broaden its reach by buying the energy and precious read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - Shire, the FTSE 100 drug company, extended losses since the turn of the year to almost 18 per cent on concerns about Vyva read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - Shire, the FTSE 100 drug company, extended losses since the turn of the year to almost 18 per cent on concerns about Vyva read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
There's something of a belief (at least among some) out there that kids who have "grown up" with Google are somehow better users read more »
TechdirtThere's something of a belief (at least among some) out there that kids who have "grown up" with Google are somehow better users read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Thousands of machete-wielding youths hunted down members of President Mwai Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe Monday in western Kenya's Ri read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Thousands of machete-wielding youths hunted down members of President Mwai Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe Monday in western Kenya's Ri read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Two foreign doctors working for an international medical aid organization, their Somali driver and a reporter died Monday whe read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Two foreign doctors working for an international medical aid organization, their Somali driver and a reporter died Monday whe read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - New home sales plunged in 2007 by the largest amount on record while home prices tumbled sharply in December. Analysts foreca read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - New home sales plunged in 2007 by the largest amount on record while home prices tumbled sharply in December. Analysts foreca read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Seven people, including a pregnant woman and two small children, drowned when a man failed in an attempt to drive his four-wh read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Seven people, including a pregnant woman and two small children, drowned when a man failed in an attempt to drive his four-wh read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - McDonald's Corp. showed its first sign of vulnerability to the U.S. economic slowdown Monday and uneasy investors responded b read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - McDonald's Corp. showed its first sign of vulnerability to the U.S. economic slowdown Monday and uneasy investors responded b read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A group of deep sea divers sued the government Monday, saying that working at extreme depths in the early years of Norway's o read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A group of deep sea divers sued the government Monday, saying that working at extreme depths in the early years of Norway's o read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday that it had produced almost 9.498 million vehicles in 2007, leapfrogging US rival Gen read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday that it had produced almost 9.498 million vehicles in 2007, leapfrogging US rival Gen read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Sales of new U.S. single-family homes plummeted a record 26 percent in 2007 and builders slashed prices by the most si read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Sales of new U.S. single-family homes plummeted a record 26 percent in 2007 and builders slashed prices by the most si read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - In a daring ambush, insurgents blasted a U.S. patrol with a roadside bomb Monday and showered survivors with gunfire from a m read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - In a daring ambush, insurgents blasted a U.S. patrol with a roadside bomb Monday and showered survivors with gunfire from a m read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AFP - CME Group, Inc. and NYMEX Holdings, Inc. said Monday they were conducting initial merger talks which could result in the Chi read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAFP - CME Group, Inc. and NYMEX Holdings, Inc. said Monday they were conducting initial merger talks which could result in the Chi read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - On a Gaza street corner, unemployed construction worker Mohammed Mikdad peddled $3,000 worth of diesel fuel he bought in Egyp read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - On a Gaza street corner, unemployed construction worker Mohammed Mikdad peddled $3,000 worth of diesel fuel he bought in Egyp read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - The Washington Post Co. launched a new online magazine Monday aimed at a black audience, featuring commentary from leading bl read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - The Washington Post Co. launched a new online magazine Monday aimed at a black audience, featuring commentary from leading bl read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology 
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According to industry reports, Toshiba has invested nearly $3 million for a 30-second advertising spot in Sunday's Super Bowl. The read more »
NewsFactor NetworkAccording to industry reports, Toshiba has invested nearly $3 million for a 30-second advertising spot in Sunday's Super Bowl. The read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
PayPal, the online payment-processing company owned by eBay, announced Monday that it will acquire privately held Fraud Sciences, read more »
NewsFactor NetworkPayPal, the online payment-processing company owned by eBay, announced Monday that it will acquire privately held Fraud Sciences, read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
The Wikileaks project is starting to bear fruit, with documents leaked to the site beginning to get a lot of attention. The lates read more »
TechdirtThe Wikileaks project is starting to bear fruit, with documents leaked to the site beginning to get a lot of attention. The lates read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Buyers save billions of dollars each year bidding on eBay auctions, according to a new study that quantifies the benef read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Buyers save billions of dollars each year bidding on eBay auctions, according to a new study that quantifies the benef read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Princess Diana feared her boyfriend's father was spying on her as the couple took a luxurious Mediterranean cruise, Diana's s read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Princess Diana feared her boyfriend's father was spying on her as the couple took a luxurious Mediterranean cruise, Diana's s read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - The world's biggest music companies, including Warner Music Group Corp and Sony BMG, denied that they have agreed to l read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - The world's biggest music companies, including Warner Music Group Corp and Sony BMG, denied that they have agreed to l read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - The defense in the tax fraud and conspiracy trial of Wesley Snipes rested Monday. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The defense in the tax fraud and conspiracy trial of Wesley Snipes rested Monday. read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - If you have a gold-plated resume and are beating recruiters off with a stick, here's a new twist: Companies will pay you to t read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - If you have a gold-plated resume and are beating recruiters off with a stick, here's a new twist: Companies will pay you to t read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - European and Asian stock markets saw further heavy falls on Monday as worries about a US recession continued to erode inv read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - European and Asian stock markets saw further heavy falls on Monday as worries about a US recession continued to erode inv read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - The European Union offered Monday to sign a political cooperation agreement with Serbia on February 7, as Dutch objections h read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - The European Union offered Monday to sign a political cooperation agreement with Serbia on February 7, as Dutch objections h read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Alliance Data Systems Corp , a credit card transaction processor, became the latest leveraged buyout to encounter turm read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Alliance Data Systems Corp , a credit card transaction processor, became the latest leveraged buyout to encounter turm read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Greece signed an agreement with the world's biggest software company, Microsoft , on Monday to establish IT developmen read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Greece signed an agreement with the world's biggest software company, Microsoft , on Monday to establish IT developmen read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Britain on Monday urged Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf to ensure next month's delayed elections pass without incident read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Britain on Monday urged Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf to ensure next month's delayed elections pass without incident read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Precious metals prices soared Monday, with gold and platinum hitting fresh highs on a falling U.S. dollar and supply concerns read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Precious metals prices soared Monday, with gold and platinum hitting fresh highs on a falling U.S. dollar and supply concerns read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
The issue of "domain tasting" (or "domain kiting") has been getting a lot more attention lately. Dell sued a company for pulling read more »
TechdirtThe issue of "domain tasting" (or "domain kiting") has been getting a lot more attention lately. Dell sued a company for pulling read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Snow and ice storms have stranded hundreds of thousands of people most of them migrant workers hoping to leave for the Chi read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Snow and ice storms have stranded hundreds of thousands of people most of them migrant workers hoping to leave for the Chi read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - The woman who famously labeled Bill Clinton as the "first black president" is backing Barack Obama to be the second. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The woman who famously labeled Bill Clinton as the "first black president" is backing Barack Obama to be the second. read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Verizon said its fourth-quarter earnings rose by 3.9 percent to $1.07 billion, driven by the robust performance of the company's w read more »
NewsFactor NetworkVerizon said its fourth-quarter earnings rose by 3.9 percent to $1.07 billion, driven by the robust performance of the company's w read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
TechWeb - Nokia says the Norwegian firm's Qtopia software technology it will help in the spread of its Ovi Web portal. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsTechWeb - Nokia says the Norwegian firm's Qtopia software technology it will help in the spread of its Ovi Web portal. read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Often relegated to signatures and back-of-envelope sketches, the humble pen may blossom with a new offering from Livescribe releas read more »
NewsFactor NetworkOften relegated to signatures and back-of-envelope sketches, the humble pen may blossom with a new offering from Livescribe releas read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
NewsFactor - Caught in a fierce competitive market populated by BlackBerries, iPhones and other innovative devices, Palm announced read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsNewsFactor - Caught in a fierce competitive market populated by BlackBerries, iPhones and other innovative devices, Palm announced read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Last week, we noted that the press couldn't stop talking about Last.fm's supposed effort to offer "free" music, when the details read more »
TechdirtLast week, we noted that the press couldn't stop talking about Last.fm's supposed effort to offer "free" music, when the details read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Five American soldiers were killed Monday in a complex attack in the northern city of Mosul, described as one of al-Qaida in read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Five American soldiers were killed Monday in a complex attack in the northern city of Mosul, described as one of al-Qaida in read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A political science professor was convicted Monday of insulting the revered founder of modern Turkey and given a 15-month sus read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A political science professor was convicted Monday of insulting the revered founder of modern Turkey and given a 15-month sus read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Gunmen briefly seized control of a high school in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, officials said, holding more than two doze read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Gunmen briefly seized control of a high school in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, officials said, holding more than two doze read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Qtrax, a new free music download service, backed off claims that it has deals with all four major music companies afte read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Qtrax, a new free music download service, backed off claims that it has deals with all four major music companies afte read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
AMD announced Monday that it has put two processors on a single graphics board, a development it says leapfrogs technology from Nv read more »
NewsFactor NetworkAMD announced Monday that it has put two processors on a single graphics board, a development it says leapfrogs technology from Nv read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Driven largely by gains in its wireless and data businesses, Verizon Communications' revenue was up 5.5 percent year o read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Driven largely by gains in its wireless and data businesses, Verizon Communications' revenue was up 5.5 percent year o read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Some 2,000 people from rival tribes faced off on a main road on Monday in this previously quiet tourist town, divided only by read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Some 2,000 people from rival tribes faced off on a main road on Monday in this previously quiet tourist town, divided only by read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Are the island castaways of "Lost" mere hours from rescue? Or will their latest chance at freedom turn to dust, like all the read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Are the island castaways of "Lost" mere hours from rescue? Or will their latest chance at freedom turn to dust, like all the read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Gunmen who took up to 250 Pakistani school children hostage in a northwestern town on Monday freed them all and surren read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Gunmen who took up to 250 Pakistani school children hostage in a northwestern town on Monday freed them all and surren read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Indonesia, the nation hardest hit by bird flu, has recorded its 100th human death as the virus picks up speed across Asia. read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Indonesia, the nation hardest hit by bird flu, has recorded its 100th human death as the virus picks up speed across Asia. read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
On Monday, Cisco announced a new family of switching platforms to meet consumer demands for next-generation data centers. As the read more »
NewsFactor NetworkOn Monday, Cisco announced a new family of switching platforms to meet consumer demands for next-generation data centers. As the read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
On Monday, Cisco announced a new family of switching platforms to meet consumer demands for next-generation data centers. As the read more »
NewsFactor NetworkOn Monday, Cisco announced a new family of switching platforms to meet consumer demands for next-generation data centers. As the read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says Mary-Kate Olsen will not be questioned by detectives about Heath Ledger's death. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says Mary-Kate Olsen will not be questioned by detectives about Heath Ledger's death. read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
At the end of last week, the latest banking scandal started hitting the wires as news broke of a low level trader for the French read more »
TechdirtAt the end of last week, the latest banking scandal started hitting the wires as news broke of a low level trader for the French read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Senegal coach Henri Kasperczak has resigned following his side's crushing 3-1 loss to Angola at the African Nations Cup on S read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Senegal coach Henri Kasperczak has resigned following his side's crushing 3-1 loss to Angola at the African Nations Cup on S read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Five men were convicted Monday over country's biggest cash robbery, which saw some 53 million pounds stolen from a depot in read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Five men were convicted Monday over country's biggest cash robbery, which saw some 53 million pounds stolen from a depot in read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
A disappointing revenue forecast and news that longtime eBay CEO Meg Whitman would soon retire overshadowed the real star of the e read more »
NewsFactor NetworkA disappointing revenue forecast and news that longtime eBay CEO Meg Whitman would soon retire overshadowed the real star of the e read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
SAN FRANCISCO -- When Yahoo reports year-end results on Tuesday, financial analysts may be more interested in what the Internet gi read more »
NewsFactor NetworkSAN FRANCISCO -- When Yahoo reports year-end results on Tuesday, financial analysts may be more interested in what the Internet gi read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
NEW YORK -- Jeffrey Citron, chairman, chief strategist and interim CEO of Internet phone carrier Vonage, isn't giving any ground. read more »
NewsFactor NetworkNEW YORK -- Jeffrey Citron, chairman, chief strategist and interim CEO of Internet phone carrier Vonage, isn't giving any ground. read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
A disabled American spy satellite is rapidly descending and is likely to plunge to Earth by late February or early March, posing a read more »
NewsFactor NetworkA disabled American spy satellite is rapidly descending and is likely to plunge to Earth by late February or early March, posing a read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - As servers and storage start to merge into unified, virtualized systems, Cisco wants to do the same thing with the netw read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - As servers and storage start to merge into unified, virtualized systems, Cisco wants to do the same thing with the netw read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
The Chinese Year of the Rat begins next week. In the cyberunderground, it is already shaping up to be the Year of the Clever Rat, read more »
NewsFactor NetworkThe Chinese Year of the Rat begins next week. In the cyberunderground, it is already shaping up to be the Year of the Clever Rat, read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
The Chinese Year of the Rat begins next week. In the Internet underground, it is already shaping up to be the Year of the Clever R read more »
NewsFactor NetworkThe Chinese Year of the Rat begins next week. In the Internet underground, it is already shaping up to be the Year of the Clever R read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Hollywood's stylish stars got right back to their red carpet routines Sunday night, even if they'd been a bit out of practice read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Hollywood's stylish stars got right back to their red carpet routines Sunday night, even if they'd been a bit out of practice read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Caught in a fierce competitive market populated by BlackBerries, iPhones and other innovative devices, Palm announced this weekend read more »
NewsFactor NetworkCaught in a fierce competitive market populated by BlackBerries, iPhones and other innovative devices, Palm announced this weekend read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page said Monday he was ready to take the iconic band on a world tour after burning up the stage read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page said Monday he was ready to take the iconic band on a world tour after burning up the stage read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Influential members of Muqtada al-Sadr's movement have urged the anti-U.S. Shiite cleric not to extend a cease-fire when it e read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Influential members of Muqtada al-Sadr's movement have urged the anti-U.S. Shiite cleric not to extend a cease-fire when it e read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Egyptian security forces and Hamas militants strung barbed wire across one of the openings in the Egypt-Gaza border Monday read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Egyptian security forces and Hamas militants strung barbed wire across one of the openings in the Egypt-Gaza border Monday read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - When Yahoo reports year-end results on Tuesday, financial analysts may be more interested in what t read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsUSATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - When Yahoo reports year-end results on Tuesday, financial analysts may be more interested in what t read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Nokia has offered to buy Trolltech, the Norwegian developer of a widely used application framework, for 844 million No read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Nokia has offered to buy Trolltech, the Norwegian developer of a widely used application framework, for 844 million No read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
We've been linking to Business Week's website for many, many years here on Techdirt. A quick search shows a long list of posts t read more »
TechdirtWe've been linking to Business Week's website for many, many years here on Techdirt. A quick search shows a long list of posts t read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - As servers and storage start to merge into unified, virtualized systems, Cisco wants to do the same thing with the net read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - As servers and storage start to merge into unified, virtualized systems, Cisco wants to do the same thing with the net read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Shiite Muslims began burying their dead on Monday, a day after seven protesters died in rioting and clashes in Beirut's south read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Shiite Muslims began burying their dead on Monday, a day after seven protesters died in rioting and clashes in Beirut's south read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology 
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Posted by Andrew Hogue, Uber Tech LeadIntroducing experimental views for search resultsThere have been a lot of recent improvement read more »
Official Google BlogPosted by Andrew Hogue, Uber Tech LeadIntroducing experimental views for search resultsThere have been a lot of recent improvement read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) Labor strife has been topping the bill in Hollywood of late, yet you wouldn't have known it from the week read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - LOS ANGELES (AP) Labor strife has been topping the bill in Hollywood of late, yet you wouldn't have known it from the week read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Tens of thousands of Indonesians mourned former dictator Suharto during his state funeral Monday, a striking display of affec read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Tens of thousands of Indonesians mourned former dictator Suharto during his state funeral Monday, a striking display of affec read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Death threats, loud catcalls and walkouts didn't stop rock legends Crosby Stills Nash & Young from completing their fi read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Death threats, loud catcalls and walkouts didn't stop rock legends Crosby Stills Nash & Young from completing their fi read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Shares in Asia fell 3 percent on Monday as concerns over the health of the global economy returned to haunt stock mark read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Shares in Asia fell 3 percent on Monday as concerns over the health of the global economy returned to haunt stock mark read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said it had signed deals with 10 music labels to add content to its PlayNow service, read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said it had signed deals with 10 music labels to add content to its PlayNow service, read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - An American warship arrived in Hong Kong Monday, the US consulate said, the first visit by a military vessel from that count read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - An American warship arrived in Hong Kong Monday, the US consulate said, the first visit by a military vessel from that count read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - China's government promised Monday to increase output of gasoline, coal and power to ease shortages amid severe winter weathe read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - China's government promised Monday to increase output of gasoline, coal and power to ease shortages amid severe winter weathe read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Julia Roberts will star in the film adaptation of Margot Berwin's upcoming novel "Hothouse Flowers." read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Julia Roberts will star in the film adaptation of Margot Berwin's upcoming novel "Hothouse Flowers." read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
On Friday, I wrote about a lawyer, John Dozier, issuing a press release claiming that you could copyright a cease and desist lett read more »
TechdirtOn Friday, I wrote about a lawyer, John Dozier, issuing a press release claiming that you could copyright a cease and desist lett read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - A teacher at a Tokyo school was arrested on Monday for making a group of boys undress at knifepoint and stealing their u read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - A teacher at a Tokyo school was arrested on Monday for making a group of boys undress at knifepoint and stealing their u read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Oil fell to $90 a barrel on Monday, as weaker global stock markets spurred profit taking, although expectations that O read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Oil fell to $90 a barrel on Monday, as weaker global stock markets spurred profit taking, although expectations that O read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Countrywide Financial Corp CEO Angelo Mozilo said on Monday that he would give up $37.5 million in severance pay and read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Countrywide Financial Corp CEO Angelo Mozilo said on Monday that he would give up $37.5 million in severance pay and read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - The Australian government will take the historic step of offering a formal apology to Aborigines "as early as possible" in t read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - The Australian government will take the historic step of offering a formal apology to Aborigines "as early as possible" in t read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - The boxoffice power of Oscar was demonstrated during the weekend as "Sweeney Todd," fueled by three Academy Award nomi read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - The boxoffice power of Oscar was demonstrated during the weekend as "Sweeney Todd," fueled by three Academy Award nomi read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - NBC has set a new premiere date and a new time slot for "Quarterlife." read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - NBC has set a new premiere date and a new time slot for "Quarterlife." read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Shares in Asia fell on Monday, with Japan down around 2.5 percent and Hong Kong down more than 3 percent, as concerns read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Shares in Asia fell on Monday, with Japan down around 2.5 percent and Hong Kong down more than 3 percent, as concerns read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Showtime is giving an upcoming episode of "The L Word" an online sneak peek after ratings for its fifth-season premier read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Showtime is giving an upcoming episode of "The L Word" an online sneak peek after ratings for its fifth-season premier read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Former Indonesian dictator Suharto, a U.S. Cold War ally whose military regime killed hundreds of thousands of left-wing oppo read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Former Indonesian dictator Suharto, a U.S. Cold War ally whose military regime killed hundreds of thousands of left-wing oppo read more »
Date : 28 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - "No Country for Old Men" emerged as the Oscars favorite Sunday by taking top honors for overall cast along with Javier Bardem read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - "No Country for Old Men" emerged as the Oscars favorite Sunday by taking top honors for overall cast along with Javier Bardem read more »