2008 Mar 14
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology 
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AFP - Japanese companies plan to cut off the Internet connection of anyone who illegally downloads files in one of the world's tou read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAFP - Japanese companies plan to cut off the Internet connection of anyone who illegally downloads files in one of the world's tou read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment 
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AP - UCLA Medical Center will fire some employees and discipline others for snooping at the confidential medical records of Britne read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - UCLA Medical Center will fire some employees and discipline others for snooping at the confidential medical records of Britne read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Richard Gere is free to go back to India and he may have a new reason to book a trip. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Richard Gere is free to go back to India and he may have a new reason to book a trip. read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World 
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AP - Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom on Friday vetoed a bill that would have reinstated capital punishment and given the preside read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom on Friday vetoed a bill that would have reinstated capital punishment and given the preside read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Hu Jintao was re-elected Saturday as China's president and head of its military commission, a formality to cement a second fi read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Hu Jintao was re-elected Saturday as China's president and head of its military commission, a formality to cement a second fi read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
TechWeb - Encentuate gets it experience in a key industry and flexibility in two-factor authentication. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsTechWeb - Encentuate gets it experience in a key industry and flexibility in two-factor authentication. read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - A man once described as one of the world's top e-mail spammers pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges of mail fraud, wire f read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - A man once described as one of the world's top e-mail spammers pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges of mail fraud, wire f read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - A woman who claims the recording industry's anti-music piracy campaign threatens and intimidates innocent people has filed a read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - A woman who claims the recording industry's anti-music piracy campaign threatens and intimidates innocent people has filed a read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business 
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A little over two years ago, a civil rights group sued Craigslist, blaming the company for the fact that some of its users were po read more »
TechdirtA little over two years ago, a civil rights group sued Craigslist, blaming the company for the fact that some of its users were po read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - First lady Laura Bush joined her Mexican counterpart on Friday to inaugurate a two-country alliance to promote breast cancer read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - First lady Laura Bush joined her Mexican counterpart on Friday to inaugurate a two-country alliance to promote breast cancer read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - To the villagers who survived the My Lai massacre and many of the Americans who fought in the Vietnam War, all the anniversar read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - To the villagers who survived the My Lai massacre and many of the Americans who fought in the Vietnam War, all the anniversar read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Techdirt
While AT&T has been siding with Hollywood in saying that file sharing is bad (so bad!) and that it needs to filter file shari read more »
TechdirtWhile AT&T has been siding with Hollywood in saying that file sharing is bad (so bad!) and that it needs to filter file shari read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - U.S. radio operator Clear Channel Communications Inc said on Friday it completed the sale of its television assets to read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - U.S. radio operator Clear Channel Communications Inc said on Friday it completed the sale of its television assets to read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Hard-liners allied with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took a small lead in Iran's parliamentary elections, according to parti read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Hard-liners allied with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took a small lead in Iran's parliamentary elections, according to parti read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - With its popular Take-Away Shows -- on-the-spot live music videos -- French music Web site La Blogotheque is becoming read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - With its popular Take-Away Shows -- on-the-spot live music videos -- French music Web site La Blogotheque is becoming read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business 
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AFP - President George W. Bush acknowledged Friday that the US economy was going through a tough period but avoided talk of recess read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAFP - President George W. Bush acknowledged Friday that the US economy was going through a tough period but avoided talk of recess read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Techdirt
Despite a fear-mongering campaign filled with outright lies and fabrications, it appears that the Democrats in the House are actua read more »
TechdirtDespite a fear-mongering campaign filled with outright lies and fabrications, it appears that the Democrats in the House are actua read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Chinese security forces did not open fire during protests in Tibet, the region's chairman said here Saturday, according to t read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Chinese security forces did not open fire during protests in Tibet, the region's chairman said here Saturday, according to t read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Protests led by Buddhist monks against Chinese rule in Tibet turned violent Friday, bathing Lhasa in smoke from tear gas, bon read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Protests led by Buddhist monks against Chinese rule in Tibet turned violent Friday, bathing Lhasa in smoke from tear gas, bon read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - The emergency rescue of Bear Stearns Co Inc on Friday left observers from all quarters wondering who would be the las read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - The emergency rescue of Bear Stearns Co Inc on Friday left observers from all quarters wondering who would be the las read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Techdirt
Despite having politicians who seem to actually understand the real issues at stake surrounding file sharing (hint: it's not a leg read more »
TechdirtDespite having politicians who seem to actually understand the real issues at stake surrounding file sharing (hint: it's not a leg read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - A jury cleared a cardiologist and a radiologist Friday of negligence in the diagnosis and treatment of actor John Ritter, who read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - A jury cleared a cardiologist and a radiologist Friday of negligence in the diagnosis and treatment of actor John Ritter, who read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Acknowledging that conditions of Apple's iPhone SDK agreement may impede Sun's plan to put a JVM (Java Virtual Machine read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Acknowledging that conditions of Apple's iPhone SDK agreement may impede Sun's plan to put a JVM (Java Virtual Machine read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Techdirt
Since when is Lou Reed an audiophile? Down at SXSW Reed gave a talk where he complained about the sound quality of MP3 technology read more »
TechdirtSince when is Lou Reed an audiophile? Down at SXSW Reed gave a talk where he complained about the sound quality of MP3 technology read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Adoption of hosted applications among large companies jumped last year, but many CIOs and IT managers will not conside read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Adoption of hosted applications among large companies jumped last year, but many CIOs and IT managers will not conside read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - California resident Nancy Fiddler has put for sale on eBay a mastodon skeleton that takes up most of her garage. The min read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - California resident Nancy Fiddler has put for sale on eBay a mastodon skeleton that takes up most of her garage. The min read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - The rocky ride in U.S. stocks looks set to intensify next week with the survival of one of the biggest investment bank read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - The rocky ride in U.S. stocks looks set to intensify next week with the survival of one of the biggest investment bank read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Planet Out - SUMMARY: The 20th annual Lambda Literary Awards, honoring the best in LGBT literature, will be held May 29 in Los Ang read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsPlanet Out - SUMMARY: The 20th annual Lambda Literary Awards, honoring the best in LGBT literature, will be held May 29 in Los Ang read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The Muslim world has created a battle plan to defend its religion from political cartoonists and bigots. read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The Muslim world has created a battle plan to defend its religion from political cartoonists and bigots. read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Techdirt
Researchers have invented a device (via the Raw Feed) to remind hospital workers to wash their hands between patients. Bad hygiene read more »
TechdirtResearchers have invented a device (via the Raw Feed) to remind hospital workers to wash their hands between patients. Bad hygiene read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Chadian rebels on Friday dismissed the latest peace pact between Chad and Sudan, a deal that Khartoum and Paris said m read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Chadian rebels on Friday dismissed the latest peace pact between Chad and Sudan, a deal that Khartoum and Paris said m read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Investor's Business Daily - Think social networking is just a way for college kids to chat online? Think again. Eastman Kodak , J read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInvestor's Business Daily - Think social networking is just a way for college kids to chat online? Think again. Eastman Kodak , J read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Investor's Business Daily - "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is to China what "Morte d'Arthur" or "Antony and Cleopatra" is to the read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInvestor's Business Daily - "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is to China what "Morte d'Arthur" or "Antony and Cleopatra" is to the read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - President Hugo Chavez dared the U.S. on Friday to put Venezuela on a list of countries accused of supporting terrorism, calli read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - President Hugo Chavez dared the U.S. on Friday to put Venezuela on a list of countries accused of supporting terrorism, calli read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A South Korean biotechnology professor agreed to retract two papers on anti-aging technology published in international scien read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A South Korean biotechnology professor agreed to retract two papers on anti-aging technology published in international scien read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Bear Stearns on Friday said a sudden cash crunch forced it to turn to the Federal Reserve and JPMorgan Chase for emerg read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Bear Stearns on Friday said a sudden cash crunch forced it to turn to the Federal Reserve and JPMorgan Chase for emerg read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday Russia had shown some interest in U.S. ideas on cooperating on plan read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday Russia had shown some interest in U.S. ideas on cooperating on plan read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Playbill - Rebecca Gilman's The Crowd You're in With and Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll have been added to the 2008-09 season of Goo read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsPlaybill - Rebecca Gilman's The Crowd You're in With and Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll have been added to the 2008-09 season of Goo read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - A high-profile Mississippi lawyer, who became unpopular on Wall Street for battling powerful companies, pleaded guilty read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - A high-profile Mississippi lawyer, who became unpopular on Wall Street for battling powerful companies, pleaded guilty read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Techdirt
We've been pointing out that the Kevin Martin and the FCC's opinion on certain subjects seems to change over the same issue depend read more »
TechdirtWe've been pointing out that the Kevin Martin and the FCC's opinion on certain subjects seems to change over the same issue depend read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Google Inc. has pegged the final acquisition price of online ad service DoubleClick Inc. at $3.24 billion, slightly above the read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Google Inc. has pegged the final acquisition price of online ad service DoubleClick Inc. at $3.24 billion, slightly above the read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Friday he hopes the men charged with participating in the Sept. 11 terrorist attac read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Friday he hopes the men charged with participating in the Sept. 11 terrorist attac read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Protests led by Buddhist monks against Chinese rule in Tibet turned violent Friday, bathing Lhasa in smoke from tear gas, bon read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Protests led by Buddhist monks against Chinese rule in Tibet turned violent Friday, bathing Lhasa in smoke from tear gas, bon read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday as an emergency rescue of Bear Stearns orchestrated by the Federal Reserve revived fears read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday as an emergency rescue of Bear Stearns orchestrated by the Federal Reserve revived fears read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Microsoft Corp. met with Yahoo Inc. to discuss the software maker's unsolicited takeover bid earlier this week, a breakthroug read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Microsoft Corp. met with Yahoo Inc. to discuss the software maker's unsolicited takeover bid earlier this week, a breakthroug read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - After months in an orphanage, the first wave of children caught up in a French charity adoption scandal in the central Afric read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - After months in an orphanage, the first wave of children caught up in a French charity adoption scandal in the central Afric read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
NewsFactor - AT&T has become the latest wireless carrier to offer enterprise customers the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 from Research In read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsNewsFactor - AT&T has become the latest wireless carrier to offer enterprise customers the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 from Research In read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - The technology best known for pirating movies, music and software online is increasingly being adopted by businesses as a che read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - The technology best known for pirating movies, music and software online is increasingly being adopted by businesses as a che read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Techdirt
As YouTube got super popular and eventually sold to Google for $1.65 billion, a bunch of other startups tried to hop on the bandwa read more »
TechdirtAs YouTube got super popular and eventually sold to Google for $1.65 billion, a bunch of other startups tried to hop on the bandwa read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Turkey's chief prosecutor asked its highest court Friday to disband the ruling party for attacking the country's secular trad read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Turkey's chief prosecutor asked its highest court Friday to disband the ruling party for attacking the country's secular trad read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - 1. "Eliot Spitzer: High tech felt his impact" and "Oliver North ridicules Spitzer, calls on IT to hire war vets"It mig read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - 1. "Eliot Spitzer: High tech felt his impact" and "Oliver North ridicules Spitzer, calls on IT to hire war vets"It mig read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - A court ruling on whether IAC/InterActiveCorp chief Barry Diller breached his proxy agreement with controlling shareh read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - A court ruling on whether IAC/InterActiveCorp chief Barry Diller breached his proxy agreement with controlling shareh read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Independence protesters burned shops and cars in the Tibetan capital Lhasa on Friday and Chinese police were reported read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Independence protesters burned shops and cars in the Tibetan capital Lhasa on Friday and Chinese police were reported read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Hundreds of Serbs stormed a United Nations courthouse in northern Kosovo on Friday, took control of the site and hoisted a Se read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Hundreds of Serbs stormed a United Nations courthouse in northern Kosovo on Friday, took control of the site and hoisted a Se read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - Microsoft says a shortage in console availability is the reason its Xbox 360 console trailed substantially behind compe read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - Microsoft says a shortage in console availability is the reason its Xbox 360 console trailed substantially behind compe read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
U.S. News & World Report - NEW YORK--His press conferences were often the best show in town. On Dec. 20, 2002, for instance, Eliot read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessU.S. News & World Report - NEW YORK--His press conferences were often the best show in town. On Dec. 20, 2002, for instance, Eliot read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - An anti-corruption court on Friday quashed the last outstanding charge in Pakistan against the husband of slain former Prime read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - An anti-corruption court on Friday quashed the last outstanding charge in Pakistan against the husband of slain former Prime read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stocks extended losses on Friday after a cash crunch forced Bear Stearns to secure emergency funding, triggering a se read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stocks extended losses on Friday after a cash crunch forced Bear Stearns to secure emergency funding, triggering a se read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - The dollar fell below 100 yen on Friday for the second straight day and hit a record low against the euro after Bear S read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - The dollar fell below 100 yen on Friday for the second straight day and hit a record low against the euro after Bear S read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology 
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AT&T has become the latest wireless carrier to offer enterprise customers the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 from Research In Motion. The s read more »
NewsFactor NetworkAT&T has become the latest wireless carrier to offer enterprise customers the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 from Research In Motion. The s read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Techdirt
Last week, when I wrote about Kevin Kelly's concept of content creators building up 1,000 True Fans, I was pretty careful to focus read more »
TechdirtLast week, when I wrote about Kevin Kelly's concept of content creators building up 1,000 True Fans, I was pretty careful to focus read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Philip Rosedale, the founder and chief executive of "Second Life" creator Linden Lab, is stepping down and will become chairm read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Philip Rosedale, the founder and chief executive of "Second Life" creator Linden Lab, is stepping down and will become chairm read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The Bush administration's Mideast envoy pushed Israel and the Palestinians to speed up peace negotiations Friday at the first read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The Bush administration's Mideast envoy pushed Israel and the Palestinians to speed up peace negotiations Friday at the first read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Retiring Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates ventured inside the Beltway this week, calling on Congress to issue more visas for high-tec read more »
NewsFactor NetworkRetiring Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates ventured inside the Beltway this week, calling on Congress to issue more visas for high-tec read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Zend Technologies plans to announce availability of the open source Zend Framework 1.5 for building PHP (Hypertext Pre read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Zend Technologies plans to announce availability of the open source Zend Framework 1.5 for building PHP (Hypertext Pre read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AFP - Dresdner Bank, part of the giant Allianz insurance group, will split up its investment and retail banking activities, a spok read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAFP - Dresdner Bank, part of the giant Allianz insurance group, will split up its investment and retail banking activities, a spok read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Carrying flowers and olive branches, mourners wept and wailed as they carried a wooden coffin holding the body of one of Iraq read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Carrying flowers and olive branches, mourners wept and wailed as they carried a wooden coffin holding the body of one of Iraq read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Google isn't wasting any time leveraging its newest asset. After officially closing the $3.1 billion DoubleClick acquisition earli read more »
NewsFactor NetworkGoogle isn't wasting any time leveraging its newest asset. After officially closing the $3.1 billion DoubleClick acquisition earli read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Reformist leaders struggled to win at least a substantial minority in parliament as Iranians went to the polls Friday for ele read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Reformist leaders struggled to win at least a substantial minority in parliament as Iranians went to the polls Friday for ele read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday pledged the U.S. central bank will make every effort to soften the dam read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday pledged the U.S. central bank will make every effort to soften the dam read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AFP - Blue chips closed lower, weighed down by banks, following news that JP Morgan and the New York Federal Reserve had to step i read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAFP - Blue chips closed lower, weighed down by banks, following news that JP Morgan and the New York Federal Reserve had to step i read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Techdirt
It's no secret that the entertainment industry has some execs who are positively proud of the fact that they'll sacrifice long-ter read more »
TechdirtIt's no secret that the entertainment industry has some execs who are positively proud of the fact that they'll sacrifice long-ter read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - The leaders of Sudan and Chad have signed a new non-aggression pact, vowing to end support and funding for rebel movements a read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - The leaders of Sudan and Chad have signed a new non-aggression pact, vowing to end support and funding for rebel movements a read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stocks fell on Friday as concerns about the fallout from Bear Stearns' deteriorating cash position prompted investors read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stocks fell on Friday as concerns about the fallout from Bear Stearns' deteriorating cash position prompted investors read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The British government is reconsidering its decision to deny asylum to a gay Iranian teenager who claims his life would be at read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The British government is reconsidering its decision to deny asylum to a gay Iranian teenager who claims his life would be at read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Egypt struck back at a U.S. government report criticizing its human rights record on Friday, saying the report was bia read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Egypt struck back at a U.S. government report criticizing its human rights record on Friday, saying the report was bia read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Senior executives from Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc met on Monday to discuss Microsoft's takeover bid for the compan read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Senior executives from Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc met on Monday to discuss Microsoft's takeover bid for the compan read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - A Pakistani court Friday quashed the last remaining graft case against the husband of slain Benazir Bhutto, his lawyer said, read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - A Pakistani court Friday quashed the last remaining graft case against the husband of slain Benazir Bhutto, his lawyer said, read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Protests led by Buddhist monks against Chinese rule in Tibet turned violent Friday, with shops and vehicles torched and gunsh read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Protests led by Buddhist monks against Chinese rule in Tibet turned violent Friday, with shops and vehicles torched and gunsh read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A Chaldean Catholic archbishop found dead after a kidnapping was remembered Friday as a man of peace beloved by all Iraqis. read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A Chaldean Catholic archbishop found dead after a kidnapping was remembered Friday as a man of peace beloved by all Iraqis. read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
With the ongoing debate over Comcast's throttling of BitTorrent traffic as a backdrop, Verizon on Friday released a study that sho read more »
NewsFactor NetworkWith the ongoing debate over Comcast's throttling of BitTorrent traffic as a backdrop, Verizon on Friday released a study that sho read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Techdirt
Last week, we noted that Trent Reznor's latest experiment with business models had resulted in selling out the exclusive deluxe ed read more »
TechdirtLast week, we noted that Trent Reznor's latest experiment with business models had resulted in selling out the exclusive deluxe ed read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - U.S. video game sales including hardware and software jumped 34 percent in February to hit $1.33 billion, even with two read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - U.S. video game sales including hardware and software jumped 34 percent in February to hit $1.33 billion, even with two read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Cheaper gasoline and food helped keep U.S. consumer prices in check during February, the government said on Friday, bu read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Cheaper gasoline and food helped keep U.S. consumer prices in check during February, the government said on Friday, bu read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - JPMorgan Chase & Co and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Friday agreed to provide emergency financing to Bear read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - JPMorgan Chase & Co and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Friday agreed to provide emergency financing to Bear read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - The United States is in a recession that could be "substantially more severe" than recent ones, National Bureau of Eco read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - The United States is in a recession that could be "substantially more severe" than recent ones, National Bureau of Eco read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stocks fell sharply on Friday led by financial stocks on news that Bear Stearns' cash position had unraveled in the l read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stocks fell sharply on Friday led by financial stocks on news that Bear Stearns' cash position had unraveled in the l read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Selected home-video releases: read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Selected home-video releases: read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - Consumer inflation, after pushing relentlessly higher, posted its mildest reading in six months in February thanks to energy read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - Consumer inflation, after pushing relentlessly higher, posted its mildest reading in six months in February thanks to energy read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Only a handful of voters showed up at many polling stations in Tehran on Friday in Iran's parliament elections, a sign of fru read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Only a handful of voters showed up at many polling stations in Tehran on Friday in Iran's parliament elections, a sign of fru read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Fans never seem to get their fill of "Star Wars," and George Lucas is happy to oblige. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Fans never seem to get their fill of "Star Wars," and George Lucas is happy to oblige. read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The presidents of Venezuela and Colombia have pledged to put aside their differences after a bitter spat. read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The presidents of Venezuela and Colombia have pledged to put aside their differences after a bitter spat. read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Senior executives from Microsoft and Yahoo powwowed this week to discuss Redmond's $44.6 billion offer to acquire Yahoo, according read more »
NewsFactor NetworkSenior executives from Microsoft and Yahoo powwowed this week to discuss Redmond's $44.6 billion offer to acquire Yahoo, according read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AFP - The estranged wife of pop legend Paul McCartney is to receive 25 million pounds in a hard-fought and long-awaited divorce de read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAFP - The estranged wife of pop legend Paul McCartney is to receive 25 million pounds in a hard-fought and long-awaited divorce de read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Scientists have confirmed that no new flu strain has emerged in Hong Kong's recent flu outbreak, the government said Friday. read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Scientists have confirmed that no new flu strain has emerged in Hong Kong's recent flu outbreak, the government said Friday. read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Sales professionals are the original road warriors, so it makes sense that they should have mobile tools that will keep them up-to read more »
NewsFactor NetworkSales professionals are the original road warriors, so it makes sense that they should have mobile tools that will keep them up-to read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Sales professionals are the original road warriors, so it makes sense that they should have mobile tools that will keep them up-to read more »
NewsFactor NetworkSales professionals are the original road warriors, so it makes sense that they should have mobile tools that will keep them up-to read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Citigroup removed U.S. motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc from its top picks live list, and said dealer checks sugg read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Citigroup removed U.S. motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc from its top picks live list, and said dealer checks sugg read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - Security vendor Trend Micro has fallen victim to a widespread Web attack that splashed malicious software onto hundreds read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - Security vendor Trend Micro has fallen victim to a widespread Web attack that splashed malicious software onto hundreds read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - Prospective home buyers would get easier-to-understand information on mortgage terms and save an average $700 in closing cost read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - Prospective home buyers would get easier-to-understand information on mortgage terms and save an average $700 in closing cost read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Techdirt
We've seen a whole bunch of different technology companies (and government agencies) experimenting with various projects that woul read more »
TechdirtWe've seen a whole bunch of different technology companies (and government agencies) experimenting with various projects that woul read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - Google Apps users now have a more secure way to log on to the online groupware service. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - Google Apps users now have a more secure way to log on to the online groupware service. read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Private equity group Carlyle will look at ways to help investors who have lost money in Dutch-listed Carlyle Capital read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Private equity group Carlyle will look at ways to help investors who have lost money in Dutch-listed Carlyle Capital read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - MySpace on Thursday opened a test version of its applications gallery , allowing its members to install programs built read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - MySpace on Thursday opened a test version of its applications gallery , allowing its members to install programs built read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Microsoft Corp. plans to buy Rapt Inc., plugging a hole in its suite of tools for Web publishers and advertisers, the softwar read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Microsoft Corp. plans to buy Rapt Inc., plugging a hole in its suite of tools for Web publishers and advertisers, the softwar read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Some see the iPod touch as just an iPhone without the phone. Others see it as a taste of things to come: Truly portable tablet com read more »
NewsFactor NetworkSome see the iPod touch as just an iPhone without the phone. Others see it as a taste of things to come: Truly portable tablet com read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
It looks a bit like a child's toy, a walkie-talkie circa 1975, a cheap plastic throwback to the good old days when telephones were read more »
NewsFactor NetworkIt looks a bit like a child's toy, a walkie-talkie circa 1975, a cheap plastic throwback to the good old days when telephones were read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Caution -- Heavy Internet traffic ahead. Delays possible. For months there has been a rising chorus of alarm about the surging g read more »
NewsFactor NetworkCaution -- Heavy Internet traffic ahead. Delays possible. For months there has been a rising chorus of alarm about the surging g read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Facebook Inc.'s popular online hangout so far has proven to be a better place for promoting fun and games than peddling products. read more »
NewsFactor NetworkFacebook Inc.'s popular online hangout so far has proven to be a better place for promoting fun and games than peddling products. read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Acer Inc., the Taiwanese computer maker that bought Gateway last year, said on Tuesday that it now aims to take laptop users as cl read more »
NewsFactor NetworkAcer Inc., the Taiwanese computer maker that bought Gateway last year, said on Tuesday that it now aims to take laptop users as cl read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - LeBron James is striking a pose. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - LeBron James is striking a pose. read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
More investment in math and science education and a more liberal policy toward skilled foreign workers are crucial if America is t read more »
NewsFactor NetworkMore investment in math and science education and a more liberal policy toward skilled foreign workers are crucial if America is t read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - The Indian government is continuing in its demand that Research In Motion make it legally possible for the government read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - The Indian government is continuing in its demand that Research In Motion make it legally possible for the government read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - India's top court suspended an arrest warrant Friday against Hollywood star Richard Gere, wanted for allegedly breaking publi read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - India's top court suspended an arrest warrant Friday against Hollywood star Richard Gere, wanted for allegedly breaking publi read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - India's top court suspended an arrest warrant Friday against Hollywood star Richard Gere, wanted for allegedly breaking publi read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - India's top court suspended an arrest warrant Friday against Hollywood star Richard Gere, wanted for allegedly breaking publi read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - India's top court suspended an arrest warrant Friday against Hollywood star Richard Gere, wanted for allegedly breaking publi read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - India's top court suspended an arrest warrant Friday against Hollywood star Richard Gere, wanted for allegedly breaking publi read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - The collateral consequence of scandal often is newfound celebrity, and for the 22-year-old call girl involved in the Eliot Sp read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The collateral consequence of scandal often is newfound celebrity, and for the 22-year-old call girl involved in the Eliot Sp read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Prankster Steve-O from "Jackass" has been charged with felony possession of cocaine, according to an Internet report. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Prankster Steve-O from "Jackass" has been charged with felony possession of cocaine, according to an Internet report. read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Angry protesters set shops on fire in the Tibetan regional capital of Lhasa on Friday, state media and witnesses said, part o read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Angry protesters set shops on fire in the Tibetan regional capital of Lhasa on Friday, state media and witnesses said, part o read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A court on Friday quashed the last outstanding graft charge in Pakistan against the widower of former Premier Benazir Bhutto, read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A court on Friday quashed the last outstanding graft charge in Pakistan against the widower of former Premier Benazir Bhutto, read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Goa police, investigating the rape and murder of a British teenager, said on Friday they were willing to reopen past c read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Goa police, investigating the rape and murder of a British teenager, said on Friday they were willing to reopen past c read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Mourners carrying flowers and olive branches buried one of Iraq's most senior Chaldean Catholic clerics Friday, one day after read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Mourners carrying flowers and olive branches buried one of Iraq's most senior Chaldean Catholic clerics Friday, one day after read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Banks must quickly disclose losses on investments hit by a global credit squeeze otherwise governments will intervene read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Banks must quickly disclose losses on investments hit by a global credit squeeze otherwise governments will intervene read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Techdirt
This certainly isn't the first time it's been proposed, but it appears that the RIAA is potentially warming up to the idea of a "m read more »
TechdirtThis certainly isn't the first time it's been proposed, but it appears that the RIAA is potentially warming up to the idea of a "m read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - French telecoms and media group Vivendi is seeking around 1.9 billion euros ($3 billion) in damages from Poland as pa read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - French telecoms and media group Vivendi is seeking around 1.9 billion euros ($3 billion) in damages from Poland as pa read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A government crackdown has forced dozens of Muslim Brotherhood members into hiding ahead of local elections in Egypt, where t read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A government crackdown has forced dozens of Muslim Brotherhood members into hiding ahead of local elections in Egypt, where t read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Zimbabwe's police commissioner has warned his force would not allow "puppets" to rule the country following general election read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Zimbabwe's police commissioner has warned his force would not allow "puppets" to rule the country following general election read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Who wants to bask in the reflected glory of Paris Hilton? read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Who wants to bask in the reflected glory of Paris Hilton? read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Lou Reed is lashing out at new modes of audio technology, saying that "people have got to demand a higher standard" th read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Lou Reed is lashing out at new modes of audio technology, saying that "people have got to demand a higher standard" th read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A prisoner being transferred escaped his guards and commandeered a tourist bus at New Zealand's biggest airport Friday before read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A prisoner being transferred escaped his guards and commandeered a tourist bus at New Zealand's biggest airport Friday before read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) Sheryl Crow says she'll soon be singing with Fleetwood Mac, a move sure to give new life to the classic r read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - LOS ANGELES (AP) Sheryl Crow says she'll soon be singing with Fleetwood Mac, a move sure to give new life to the classic r read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - "Asterix and the Olympic Games" was supposed to have the French box office to itself for the first half of the year. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - "Asterix and the Olympic Games" was supposed to have the French box office to itself for the first half of the year. read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - The Senate passed a budget plan on Friday to eliminate the federal deficit by 2012 while spending more than President read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - The Senate passed a budget plan on Friday to eliminate the federal deficit by 2012 while spending more than President read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - Japan's main stock index extended losses Friday to a fresh low for the year as traders sold exporter issues because of the we read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - Japan's main stock index extended losses Friday to a fresh low for the year as traders sold exporter issues because of the we read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Chiara Lubich, founder of the international Focolare movement of the Roman Catholic Church and one of the most influen read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Chiara Lubich, founder of the international Focolare movement of the Roman Catholic Church and one of the most influen read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Japan's prime minister will seek ways to end the parliamentary standoff over picking the next central bank governor, includin read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Japan's prime minister will seek ways to end the parliamentary standoff over picking the next central bank governor, includin read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Iranians voted Friday in elections likely to yield little change: Conservatives and allies of the hardline president are expe read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Iranians voted Friday in elections likely to yield little change: Conservatives and allies of the hardline president are expe read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Techdirt
Last month, we wrote about a bill proposed in the Senate that would outlaw phishing even though phishing is already illegal. If i read more »
TechdirtLast month, we wrote about a bill proposed in the Senate that would outlaw phishing even though phishing is already illegal. If i read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - A former Australian state minister was convicted on child sex and drugs charges Friday after being described as a "sordid ge read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - A former Australian state minister was convicted on child sex and drugs charges Friday after being described as a "sordid ge read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Private equity group Carlyle will look at ways to help investors who have lost money in Dutch-listed Carlyle Capital read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Private equity group Carlyle will look at ways to help investors who have lost money in Dutch-listed Carlyle Capital read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A lawyer for the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto says a court has quashed the last outstanding graft charge a read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A lawyer for the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto says a court has quashed the last outstanding graft charge a read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - China is the biggest supplier of small arms to Sudan following three years of increased sales that helped fuel violence in t read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - China is the biggest supplier of small arms to Sudan following three years of increased sales that helped fuel violence in t read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - An Indian designer drew inspiration from actor James Dean's life -- and death -- at fashion week in New Delhi, paying read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - An Indian designer drew inspiration from actor James Dean's life -- and death -- at fashion week in New Delhi, paying read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Mexican investigators found 19 more bodies buried in the backyard of a house in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Mexican investigators found 19 more bodies buried in the backyard of a house in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Techdirt
Matt Blaze points out that USENIX, one of the world's most important computer science conferences, has decided to make all of its read more »
TechdirtMatt Blaze points out that USENIX, one of the world's most important computer science conferences, has decided to make all of its read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - With its morally complex story of soldiers who've served in Iraq, "Stop-Loss" offers a more direct and gritty account read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - With its morally complex story of soldiers who've served in Iraq, "Stop-Loss" offers a more direct and gritty account read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Sheryl Crow says she'll soon be singing with Fleetwood Mac, a move sure to give new life to the classic rock band, which hasn read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Sheryl Crow says she'll soon be singing with Fleetwood Mac, a move sure to give new life to the classic rock band, which hasn read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - This time out, there's no vat of chemicals to explain how Batman's greatest enemy came to be the twisted sociopath known as t read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - This time out, there's no vat of chemicals to explain how Batman's greatest enemy came to be the twisted sociopath known as t read more »
Date : 14 Mar 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc met on Monday to discuss Microsoft's takeover offer for the Internet company, the Wall read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc met on Monday to discuss Microsoft's takeover offer for the Internet company, the Wall read more »