2008 Feb 15
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment 
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AP - The chief songwriter and founder of the band Boston has more than a feeling that he's being ripped off by Mike Huckabee. In a read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The chief songwriter and founder of the band Boston has more than a feeling that he's being ripped off by Mike Huckabee. In a read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World 
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AFP - An Irish diplomat who was expelled from Afghanistan for talking to Taliban-linked insurgents defended his actions Saturday, read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - An Irish diplomat who was expelled from Afghanistan for talking to Taliban-linked insurgents defended his actions Saturday, read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Kenya's political rivals announced on Friday a 10-point plan to resolve their political crisis after weeks of negotiations bu read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Kenya's political rivals announced on Friday a 10-point plan to resolve their political crisis after weeks of negotiations bu read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Top fashion houses are carving out a growing presence in the world of e-tailing, even if they have to cede a percentage to t read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Top fashion houses are carving out a growing presence in the world of e-tailing, even if they have to cede a percentage to t read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Christopher Walken sang a song from "Hairspray" and spoofed a "Saturday Night Live" skit Friday night to earn Harvard's Hasty read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Christopher Walken sang a song from "Hairspray" and spoofed a "Saturday Night Live" skit Friday night to earn Harvard's Hasty read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Christopher Walken sang a song from "Hairspray" and spoofed a "Saturday Night Live" skit Friday night to earn Harvard's Hasty read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Christopher Walken sang a song from "Hairspray" and spoofed a "Saturday Night Live" skit Friday night to earn Harvard's Hasty read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - North Korea marked the 66th birthday of leader Kim Jong Il on Saturday with an appeal for its impoverished people to unite ar read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - North Korea marked the 66th birthday of leader Kim Jong Il on Saturday with an appeal for its impoverished people to unite ar read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The head of the Anglican Church of Canada has warned members who split with the church over its decision to bless same-sex un read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The head of the Anglican Church of Canada has warned members who split with the church over its decision to bless same-sex un read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Former Walt Disney Co. CEO Michael Eisner has donated $1.75 million to Denison University to honor one of his favorite profes read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Former Walt Disney Co. CEO Michael Eisner has donated $1.75 million to Denison University to honor one of his favorite profes read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Venezuelan scientists and military officers set out on their country's first expedition to Antarctica, leaving Friday aboard read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Venezuelan scientists and military officers set out on their country's first expedition to Antarctica, leaving Friday aboard read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business 
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Nearly ten years ago, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) made its ruling in the State Street Bank case, effect read more »
TechdirtNearly ten years ago, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) made its ruling in the State Street Bank case, effect read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - East Timor's military and international forces have launched an operation against rebels hiding in hills near the capi read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - East Timor's military and international forces have launched an operation against rebels hiding in hills near the capi read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Maoist militants attacked six police compounds in eastern India in carefully coordinated attacks Friday night, killing 12 pol read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Maoist militants attacked six police compounds in eastern India in carefully coordinated attacks Friday night, killing 12 pol read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Steve Gerber, the comic book writer and creator whose signature character was the alienated, cigar-chomping Howard the Duck, read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Steve Gerber, the comic book writer and creator whose signature character was the alienated, cigar-chomping Howard the Duck, read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
Rob Hyndman points us to a news report on what must have been one of the more bizarre panel discussions at this week's Mobile Worl read more »
TechdirtRob Hyndman points us to a news report on what must have been one of the more bizarre panel discussions at this week's Mobile Worl read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - "Liverpool I left you, but I never let you down," a jubilant Ringo Starr sang as he performed at the launch party for read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - "Liverpool I left you, but I never let you down," a jubilant Ringo Starr sang as he performed at the launch party for read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - US property tycoon Donald Trump has fallen foul of ancient Scottish heraldic law for failing to register a coat of arms to p read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - US property tycoon Donald Trump has fallen foul of ancient Scottish heraldic law for failing to register a coat of arms to p read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The U.N. Security Council on Friday strongly condemned Eritrea's "lack of cooperation" with the U.N. peacekeepers monitoring read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The U.N. Security Council on Friday strongly condemned Eritrea's "lack of cooperation" with the U.N. peacekeepers monitoring read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology 
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AP - Several companies lost access to their own files when Amazon.com Inc.'s pay-as-you-go data storage system went down Friday mo read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Several companies lost access to their own files when Amazon.com Inc.'s pay-as-you-go data storage system went down Friday mo read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business 
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Reuters - Former Refco Chief Executive Phillip Bennett pleaded guilty on Friday to fraud and other charges stemming from the 200 read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Former Refco Chief Executive Phillip Bennett pleaded guilty on Friday to fraud and other charges stemming from the 200 read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Somalia's transitional government urged the Security Council on Friday to speed up its planning for the possible deployment o read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Somalia's transitional government urged the Security Council on Friday to speed up its planning for the possible deployment o read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
Having seen the Senate create a special patent exemption for banks, it should come as no surprise that plenty of other industries read more »
TechdirtHaving seen the Senate create a special patent exemption for banks, it should come as no surprise that plenty of other industries read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Angola extradited to Nigeria a man accused of leading a militant group that attacked foreign workers and installations in Afr read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Angola extradited to Nigeria a man accused of leading a militant group that attacked foreign workers and installations in Afr read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
TechWeb - The company offers its JBoss BlackTie.org project over BEA's software to emulate transaction-processing monitors that co read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsTechWeb - The company offers its JBoss BlackTie.org project over BEA's software to emulate transaction-processing monitors that co read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - The integrity of "American Idol" as a contest for raw, undiscovered talent was called into question again after an Iri read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - The integrity of "American Idol" as a contest for raw, undiscovered talent was called into question again after an Iri read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - After bouncing around on various networks and in syndication, the Gospel Music Assn.'s (GMA) Dove Awards have landed a read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - After bouncing around on various networks and in syndication, the Gospel Music Assn.'s (GMA) Dove Awards have landed a read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - TV's big switch from analog to digital broadcasts will be complete in just one year, on Feb. 17, 2009, and many consumers are read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - TV's big switch from analog to digital broadcasts will be complete in just one year, on Feb. 17, 2009, and many consumers are read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Mediaweek.com - -Yesterday's Winners: Survivor: Micronesia (CBS), Deal or No Deal (NBC), Lost (ABC), CSI R (CBS), Without a Trace read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsMediaweek.com - -Yesterday's Winners: Survivor: Micronesia (CBS), Deal or No Deal (NBC), Lost (ABC), CSI R (CBS), Without a Trace read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Utah is offering tax rebates to The Walt Disney Co.'s video-game unit if it creates at least 500 jobs within 10 years. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Utah is offering tax rebates to The Walt Disney Co.'s video-game unit if it creates at least 500 jobs within 10 years. read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - A curtain of snow fell on London Fashion Week on Friday as top designer Julien Macdonald sent fur-clad models gliding read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - A curtain of snow fell on London Fashion Week on Friday as top designer Julien Macdonald sent fur-clad models gliding read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Merger talks between United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc have picked up pace, but a deal still hinges on th read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Merger talks between United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc have picked up pace, but a deal still hinges on th read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
Eric writes in to let us know of a rather odd trademark infringement lawsuit going down in New York. It appears that "The Naked C read more »
TechdirtEric writes in to let us know of a rather odd trademark infringement lawsuit going down in New York. It appears that "The Naked C read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has approved with conditions the proposal by wireless operator SK Telecom Co. to bu read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has approved with conditions the proposal by wireless operator SK Telecom Co. to bu read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Egyptian police have stepped up arrests of persons suspected of having HIV, detaining four men this month in a crackdown that read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Egyptian police have stepped up arrests of persons suspected of having HIV, detaining four men this month in a crackdown that read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - She may be one of this year's most unlikely Oscar nominees, and because of that, Amy Ryan believes she already is a wi read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - She may be one of this year's most unlikely Oscar nominees, and because of that, Amy Ryan believes she already is a wi read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Every day for the last 14 years, Sergio Burstein has thought of his wife Rita, one of 85 victims of a terrorist bombing that read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Every day for the last 14 years, Sergio Burstein has thought of his wife Rita, one of 85 victims of a terrorist bombing that read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has picked Blu-ray over HD DVD in the market battle for the format of high-definition video. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has picked Blu-ray over HD DVD in the market battle for the format of high-definition video. read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - The chief songwriter and founder of the band Boston has more than a feeling that he's being ripped off by Mike Huckabee. In a read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The chief songwriter and founder of the band Boston has more than a feeling that he's being ripped off by Mike Huckabee. In a read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Investor's Business Daily - Wireless phone company Vodafone has dialed up mobile banking in -- surprise -- developing countries, n read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInvestor's Business Daily - Wireless phone company Vodafone has dialed up mobile banking in -- surprise -- developing countries, n read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
TechWeb - Harvard professor and security researcher Ben Edelman questions C-NetMedia's business and marketing practices as well as read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsTechWeb - Harvard professor and security researcher Ben Edelman questions C-NetMedia's business and marketing practices as well as read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - A judge has tossed out a lawsuit alleging that about 400 retired federal drug agents were defamed by a false statement on scr read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - A judge has tossed out a lawsuit alleging that about 400 retired federal drug agents were defamed by a false statement on scr read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
Nearly a year ago we wrote about how "professional" groups and organizations where professionals are required to obtain a license read more »
TechdirtNearly a year ago we wrote about how "professional" groups and organizations where professionals are required to obtain a license read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
NewsFactor - Activision, publisher of the enormously popular computer game Guitar Hero, will release a special version of the game read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsNewsFactor - Activision, publisher of the enormously popular computer game Guitar Hero, will release a special version of the game read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - Private investors have pulled billions of pounds out of some of the UK's best-known mutual funds in recent months, in a s read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - Private investors have pulled billions of pounds out of some of the UK's best-known mutual funds in recent months, in a s read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - The divorce hearing between Paul McCartney and Heather Mills looks set to stretch into a second week, after a judge allotted read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The divorce hearing between Paul McCartney and Heather Mills looks set to stretch into a second week, after a judge allotted read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
TechWeb - Company executives see improvements in overseas revenue growth as it builds out its xVM and open source database vision. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsTechWeb - Company executives see improvements in overseas revenue growth as it builds out its xVM and open source database vision. read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
NewsFactor - The SCO Group, which claims to own the UNIX code used in the Linux operating system, is poised to emerge from Chapter read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsNewsFactor - The SCO Group, which claims to own the UNIX code used in the Linux operating system, is poised to emerge from Chapter read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - The Dow and Nasdaq slipped on Friday on concerns about consumer spending after an index of consumer sentiment fell to read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - The Dow and Nasdaq slipped on Friday on concerns about consumer spending after an index of consumer sentiment fell to read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - A Meryl Streep movie about a student who turns violent on a U.S. campus that was delayed following the Virginia Tech shooting read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - A Meryl Streep movie about a student who turns violent on a U.S. campus that was delayed following the Virginia Tech shooting read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Harvard is getting ready to honor Christopher Walken as its Hasty Pudding Man of the Year. Walken has been invited to Harvard read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Harvard is getting ready to honor Christopher Walken as its Hasty Pudding Man of the Year. Walken has been invited to Harvard read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - After facing recall after recall of millions of Chinese-made items, the nation's biggest toy sellers are imposing stricter me read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - After facing recall after recall of millions of Chinese-made items, the nation's biggest toy sellers are imposing stricter me read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Playbill - Theatre historians take note. A Macbeth not cursed by fate or the critics arrived in town this week. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsPlaybill - Theatre historians take note. A Macbeth not cursed by fate or the critics arrived in town this week. read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Playbill - The world premiere of British playwright Jez Butterworth's marital drama, Parlour Song, starts Feb. 15 at Atlantic Thea read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsPlaybill - The world premiere of British playwright Jez Butterworth's marital drama, Parlour Song, starts Feb. 15 at Atlantic Thea read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
Over the summer, we saw Congress mistarget its anger over stupid government employees misusing P2P software to reveal government s read more »
TechdirtOver the summer, we saw Congress mistarget its anger over stupid government employees misusing P2P software to reveal government s read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has decided to exclusively sell high-definition DVDs in the Blu-Ray format, dealing what could be read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has decided to exclusively sell high-definition DVDs in the Blu-Ray format, dealing what could be read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stocks slipped on Friday on concerns about consumer spending after Best Buy warned that shopper traffic dropped off a read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stocks slipped on Friday on concerns about consumer spending after Best Buy warned that shopper traffic dropped off a read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has decided to exclusively sell high-definition DVDs in the Blu-Ray format, dealing what could be read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has decided to exclusively sell high-definition DVDs in the Blu-Ray format, dealing what could be read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
NewsFactor - Sony's PlayStation 3 may be just hitting its stride. Two reports indicate the PS3 is moving upmarket fast, and one of read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsNewsFactor - Sony's PlayStation 3 may be just hitting its stride. Two reports indicate the PS3 is moving upmarket fast, and one of read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - A high-speed wireless technology that is still in development promises to make mobile Web surfing about four times fas read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - A high-speed wireless technology that is still in development promises to make mobile Web surfing about four times fas read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Coupons days are here for owners of outdated analog televisions. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Coupons days are here for owners of outdated analog televisions. read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Top electronics retailer Best Buy Co cut its full-year outlook on Friday, saying fourth-quarter sales would miss its read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Top electronics retailer Best Buy Co cut its full-year outlook on Friday, saying fourth-quarter sales would miss its read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
Remember the infamous handwritten lawsuit against Google from last year? The one where the guy accused Google of revealing his soc read more »
TechdirtRemember the infamous handwritten lawsuit against Google from last year? The one where the guy accused Google of revealing his soc read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology 
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Activision, publisher of the enormously popular computer game Guitar Hero, will release a special version of the game built entire read more »
NewsFactor NetworkActivision, publisher of the enormously popular computer game Guitar Hero, will release a special version of the game built entire read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Klaus Zumwinkel will resign as chief executive of German mail and logistics group Deutsche Post, the company said on F read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Klaus Zumwinkel will resign as chief executive of German mail and logistics group Deutsche Post, the company said on F read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - More than a dozen recording artists, including the estates of Count Basie and Benny Goodman, sued Universal Music on F read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - More than a dozen recording artists, including the estates of Count Basie and Benny Goodman, sued Universal Music on F read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
NewsFactor - Microsoft shook up its executive ranks Thursday, bringing together a triumvirate of managers to take over its trouble read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsNewsFactor - Microsoft shook up its executive ranks Thursday, bringing together a triumvirate of managers to take over its trouble read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - US stocks ended the week on a subdued note on Friday when economic data combined with heightened credit concerns sent lea read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - US stocks ended the week on a subdued note on Friday when economic data combined with heightened credit concerns sent lea read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Despite its bold rejection of Microsoft's $44.6 billion buyout offer, there is not peace around the Yahoo board table. The New Yor read more »
NewsFactor NetworkDespite its bold rejection of Microsoft's $44.6 billion buyout offer, there is not peace around the Yahoo board table. The New Yor read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
The SCO Group, which claims to own the UNIX code used in the Linux operating system, is poised to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptc read more »
NewsFactor NetworkThe SCO Group, which claims to own the UNIX code used in the Linux operating system, is poised to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptc read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Most of Yahoo Inc's top institutional shareholders may be more interested in making sure Microsoft Corp does not ove read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Most of Yahoo Inc's top institutional shareholders may be more interested in making sure Microsoft Corp does not ove read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Aerospace and industrial components maker Barnes Group Inc's quarterly profit fell 5 percent hurt by charges related read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Aerospace and industrial components maker Barnes Group Inc's quarterly profit fell 5 percent hurt by charges related read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - An Internet committee investigating suspicious domain name transactions has found no evidence that insider information is bei read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - An Internet committee investigating suspicious domain name transactions has found no evidence that insider information is bei read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - Countrywide Financial Corp. said Friday home loan delinquencies and foreclosures rose in January as more borrowers struggled read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - Countrywide Financial Corp. said Friday home loan delinquencies and foreclosures rose in January as more borrowers struggled read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson transformed themselves into Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn, and her sister in " read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson transformed themselves into Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn, and her sister in " read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A showdown is shaping up in Pakistan's turbulent northwest between secular-minded ethnic Pashtuns and those who support Talib read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A showdown is shaping up in Pakistan's turbulent northwest between secular-minded ethnic Pashtuns and those who support Talib read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
In a move that should delight animal lovers, two U.S. government agencies have launched an initiative to develop robotic tools to read more »
NewsFactor NetworkIn a move that should delight animal lovers, two U.S. government agencies have launched an initiative to develop robotic tools to read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
I've definitely been a fan of Amazon's web services offerings. By providing cheap, scalable and robust processing power and stora read more »
TechdirtI've definitely been a fan of Amazon's web services offerings. By providing cheap, scalable and robust processing power and stora read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - FGIC Corp, a bond insurer that has lost its top credit ratings, has told New York regulators it wants to split into tw read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - FGIC Corp, a bond insurer that has lost its top credit ratings, has told New York regulators it wants to split into tw read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The U.S. on Friday demanded that Iran confess to trying to make atomic weapons, suggesting that anything short of that would read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The U.S. on Friday demanded that Iran confess to trying to make atomic weapons, suggesting that anything short of that would read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - In a thinly-veiled attack against President Nicolas Sarkozy, a group of leading French politicians have signed an appe read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - In a thinly-veiled attack against President Nicolas Sarkozy, a group of leading French politicians have signed an appe read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Candidates for Zimbabwe's March presidential elections were confirmed on Friday by a nominations court in Harare. read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Candidates for Zimbabwe's March presidential elections were confirmed on Friday by a nominations court in Harare. read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - As a raging civil war killed thousands in the country's northeast, Sri Lankans in Colombo and other southern cities shopped, read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - As a raging civil war killed thousands in the country's northeast, Sri Lankans in Colombo and other southern cities shopped, read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Weeklong discussions in India about the creation of online domain names entirely in languages other than English led to great read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Weeklong discussions in India about the creation of online domain names entirely in languages other than English led to great read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Scottish designer Graeme Black sent models sashaying down the catwalk in tartan pencil skirts, elbow-length leather gl read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Scottish designer Graeme Black sent models sashaying down the catwalk in tartan pencil skirts, elbow-length leather gl read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Some of the world's top companies vowed Friday to step up efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, saying governments were f read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Some of the world's top companies vowed Friday to step up efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, saying governments were f read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stocks fell on Friday, with the Nasdaq losing more than 1 percent, on worries about consumer spending after electronic read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stocks fell on Friday, with the Nasdaq losing more than 1 percent, on worries about consumer spending after electronic read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission unveiled a Web site on Friday that lets investors launch charts and graphs read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission unveiled a Web site on Friday that lets investors launch charts and graphs read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AFP - NYSE Euronext, the world's largest financial market group, said Friday it will pick up a five percent stake in Mumbai's mult read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAFP - NYSE Euronext, the world's largest financial market group, said Friday it will pick up a five percent stake in Mumbai's mult read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The U.N.'s top humanitarian affairs official visited Gaza Friday and said he was shocked by the "grim and miserable" humanita read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The U.N.'s top humanitarian affairs official visited Gaza Friday and said he was shocked by the "grim and miserable" humanita read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AFP - Some 3,000 Latin American computer geeks, many lugging their own hardware, are holding a big tech-fest in Brazil this week c read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAFP - Some 3,000 Latin American computer geeks, many lugging their own hardware, are holding a big tech-fest in Brazil this week c read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Sony's PlayStation 3 may be just hitting its stride. Two reports indicate the PS3 is moving upmarket fast, and one of them project read more »
NewsFactor NetworkSony's PlayStation 3 may be just hitting its stride. Two reports indicate the PS3 is moving upmarket fast, and one of them project read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - A series of bleak economic reports on Friday showed the mood of American consumers deteriorating in February to a poin read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - A series of bleak economic reports on Friday showed the mood of American consumers deteriorating in February to a poin read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - The nation's industrial output posted a modest increase in January as strength at utilities offset weakness in manufacturing read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - The nation's industrial output posted a modest increase in January as strength at utilities offset weakness in manufacturing read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
We've seen all sorts of ridiculous things get blamed on Google and Yahoo, but I never thought I'd see this. An executive at an ad read more »
TechdirtWe've seen all sorts of ridiculous things get blamed on Google and Yahoo, but I never thought I'd see this. An executive at an ad read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Microsoft shook up its executive ranks Thursday, bringing together a triumvirate of managers to take over its troubled online-serv read more »
NewsFactor NetworkMicrosoft shook up its executive ranks Thursday, bringing together a triumvirate of managers to take over its troubled online-serv read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Microsoft shook up its executive ranks Thursday, bringing together a triumvirate of managers to take over its troubled online-serv read more »
NewsFactor NetworkMicrosoft shook up its executive ranks Thursday, bringing together a triumvirate of managers to take over its troubled online-serv read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - The Guinness World Records brand, which bills itself as the authority on record-breaking achievements, has been sold t read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - The Guinness World Records brand, which bills itself as the authority on record-breaking achievements, has been sold t read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Electronics retailer Best Buy Co cut its full-year profit outlook on Friday, saying fourth-quarter sales would miss i read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Electronics retailer Best Buy Co cut its full-year profit outlook on Friday, saying fourth-quarter sales would miss i read more »
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NewsFactor - When the history of the nearly three-year, high-definition DVD format war is written, this may be the point when both read more »
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Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - FGIC Corp, a bond insurer that has lost its top credit ratings, has told New York regulators it wants to split into tw read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - FGIC Corp, a bond insurer that has lost its top credit ratings, has told New York regulators it wants to split into tw read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Location-based services appeared here, there, and everywhere at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, as s read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Location-based services appeared here, there, and everywhere at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, as s read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - Toys "R" Us will soon have stricter safety standards for the products it sells in its more than 1,500 stores. read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - Toys "R" Us will soon have stricter safety standards for the products it sells in its more than 1,500 stores. read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Hormel Foods Corp posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, helped by lower pork costs and strong sal read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Hormel Foods Corp posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, helped by lower pork costs and strong sal read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Judges have rejected an attempt to re-arrest a Dutch college student in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, a prosecutor s read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Judges have rejected an attempt to re-arrest a Dutch college student in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, a prosecutor s read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Consumer sentiment fell sharply in early February to levels associated with previous recessions, dragged down by conce read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Consumer sentiment fell sharply in early February to levels associated with previous recessions, dragged down by conce read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Online auction giant eBay has been implicated in piracy lawsuits. The Software & Information Industry Association is suing several read more »
NewsFactor NetworkOnline auction giant eBay has been implicated in piracy lawsuits. The Software & Information Industry Association is suing several read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Activision Inc on Friday unveiled a new "Guitar Hero" video game focusing on the rock band Aerosmith, taking the billi read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Activision Inc on Friday unveiled a new "Guitar Hero" video game focusing on the rock band Aerosmith, taking the billi read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stocks fell on Friday, extending the previous session's losses, on worries about the outlook for the economy and more read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stocks fell on Friday, extending the previous session's losses, on worries about the outlook for the economy and more read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
The Senate seems to be really into granting immunity these days. Most folks know about the decision to grant telcos immunity for read more »
TechdirtThe Senate seems to be really into granting immunity these days. Most folks know about the decision to grant telcos immunity for read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Television network NBC apologized for itself and actress Jane Fonda on Thursday after she used an offensive word on th read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Television network NBC apologized for itself and actress Jane Fonda on Thursday after she used an offensive word on th read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - US stocks were set for more pain on Friday as heightened credit concerns and fresh bad economic news weighed on investor read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - US stocks were set for more pain on Friday as heightened credit concerns and fresh bad economic news weighed on investor read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Four of the largest media companies have formed a new online ad-sales network. The alliance marks the second formal partnership in read more »
NewsFactor NetworkFour of the largest media companies have formed a new online ad-sales network. The alliance marks the second formal partnership in read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Two suicide bombers, one apparently armed with a grenade as well as an explosive vest, killed at least three people and wound read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Two suicide bombers, one apparently armed with a grenade as well as an explosive vest, killed at least three people and wound read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have tentatively agreed to settle a U.S. price-fixing suit over fuel surcharges, British read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have tentatively agreed to settle a U.S. price-fixing suit over fuel surcharges, British read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - President George W. Bush's coming African tour will emphasize the caring side of U.S. policy but it is widely seen as read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - President George W. Bush's coming African tour will emphasize the caring side of U.S. policy but it is widely seen as read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Six U.S. film studios have filed civil complaints against Chinese file-sharing firm Xunlei Networking Technology Co Lt read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Six U.S. film studios have filed civil complaints against Chinese file-sharing firm Xunlei Networking Technology Co Lt read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Kenya's political rivals have agreed to an independent review of the disputed presidential election, according to a copy of t read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Kenya's political rivals have agreed to an independent review of the disputed presidential election, according to a copy of t read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
When the history of the nearly three-year, high-definition DVD format war is written, this may be the point when both sides realiz read more »
NewsFactor NetworkWhen the history of the nearly three-year, high-definition DVD format war is written, this may be the point when both sides realiz read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The party of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto said Friday it would try to remove President Pervez Musharraf if it wins read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The party of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto said Friday it would try to remove President Pervez Musharraf if it wins read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Veteran director Andrzej Wajda said on Friday he had made enough films about war and his native Poland's past and woul read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Veteran director Andrzej Wajda said on Friday he had made enough films about war and his native Poland's past and woul read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Four major U.S. newspaper chains launched an online advertising network on Friday that will let advertisers book natio read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Four major U.S. newspaper chains launched an online advertising network on Friday that will let advertisers book natio read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Two suicide attackers targeted worshippers leaving a Shiite mosque Friday in the northern city of Tal Afar, killing at least read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Two suicide attackers targeted worshippers leaving a Shiite mosque Friday in the northern city of Tal Afar, killing at least read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - When a hacker going by the name Chujwamwdupe published attack code that exploited a recently patched bug in Microsoft read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - When a hacker going by the name Chujwamwdupe published attack code that exploited a recently patched bug in Microsoft read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
USATODAY.com - NEW YORK - Peace may be at hand in the nearly three-year battle to provide HDTV owners with an affordable DVD play read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsUSATODAY.com - NEW YORK - Peace may be at hand in the nearly three-year battle to provide HDTV owners with an affordable DVD play read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Even those of us who don't gab on cell phones appreciate having one for an emergency. For a blind or visually impaired person, the read more »
NewsFactor NetworkEven those of us who don't gab on cell phones appreciate having one for an emergency. For a blind or visually impaired person, the read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Even those of us who don't gab on cell phones appreciate having one for an emergency. For a blind or visually impaired person, the read more »
NewsFactor NetworkEven those of us who don't gab on cell phones appreciate having one for an emergency. For a blind or visually impaired person, the read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
In years past, when the mobile-phone industry gathered for its biggest annual convention, the talk was mostly about bells and whis read more »
NewsFactor NetworkIn years past, when the mobile-phone industry gathered for its biggest annual convention, the talk was mostly about bells and whis read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Microsoft Corp. announced the departure of several executives Thursday, among them a Silicon Valley veteran recruited to help fix read more »
NewsFactor NetworkMicrosoft Corp. announced the departure of several executives Thursday, among them a Silicon Valley veteran recruited to help fix read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
A member of the Saudi royal family and a private equity group are coming to the rescue of SCO Group, a company that claims it hold read more »
NewsFactor NetworkA member of the Saudi royal family and a private equity group are coming to the rescue of SCO Group, a company that claims it hold read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Six U.S. film studios have filed civil complaints against Chinese file-sharing firm Xunlei Networking Technology Co Lt read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Six U.S. film studios have filed civil complaints against Chinese file-sharing firm Xunlei Networking Technology Co Lt read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
Over in Europe, it appears that the European Union's internal market commissioner Charlie McCreevy has decided that it's high time read more »
TechdirtOver in Europe, it appears that the European Union's internal market commissioner Charlie McCreevy has decided that it's high time read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - The end of the Hollywood writers strike means the Oscar show will be the usual star-studded, fashion-filled extravaganza, org read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The end of the Hollywood writers strike means the Oscar show will be the usual star-studded, fashion-filled extravaganza, org read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Representatives for Australian Aborigines confirmed plans Friday to launch the first compensation lawsuits since a landmark g read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Representatives for Australian Aborigines confirmed plans Friday to launch the first compensation lawsuits since a landmark g read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Raids on al-Qaida forces in northern Iraq have left seven insurgents dead, the U.S. military said. But local police said Frid read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Raids on al-Qaida forces in northern Iraq have left seven insurgents dead, the U.S. military said. But local police said Frid read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Bai Ling's good looks and eccentric outfits have frequently put her picture in celebrity magazines, but that doesn't mean she read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Bai Ling's good looks and eccentric outfits have frequently put her picture in celebrity magazines, but that doesn't mean she read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The stakes are high but enthusiasm appears low as Pakistanis face one of the most crucial elections in their history. read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The stakes are high but enthusiasm appears low as Pakistanis face one of the most crucial elections in their history. read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Don't hold your breath waiting for the next Spice Girls reunion. Geri Halliwell, a.k.a. Ginger Spice, said a second ou read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Don't hold your breath waiting for the next Spice Girls reunion. Geri Halliwell, a.k.a. Ginger Spice, said a second ou read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - London stock markets moved higher on Friday, shrugging off Wall Street losses thanks to strength in mining groups and pha read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - London stock markets moved higher on Friday, shrugging off Wall Street losses thanks to strength in mining groups and pha read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
Thought SCO was dead? Yup, you're not the only one. But, with big private equity firms willing to bet huge amounts on questionab read more »
TechdirtThought SCO was dead? Yup, you're not the only one. But, with big private equity firms willing to bet huge amounts on questionab read more »
Date : 15 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - An appeals court has denied a request by Aruban prosecutors to arrest a Dutch college student in the disappearance of Natalee read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - An appeals court has denied a request by Aruban prosecutors to arrest a Dutch college student in the disappearance of Natalee read more »