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From Places Unexpected, Support For the Press
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 12:33pm EDT by By ERIC LICHTBLAU and PHILIP SHENON
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Conservative voices offered perhaps the broadest defense of reporters’ rights during oral arguments in a case involving the refusal of a reporter to disclose sources.
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Gas Prices Send Surge of Riders to Mass Transit
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 12:13pm EDT by By CLIFFORD KRAUSS
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Cities with long-established public transit systems and areas with a strong driving culture are both reporting increases in ridership on trains and buses.
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As Stimulus Rebates Go Out, Stores Want the Whole Check
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 11:13am EDT by By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD and MICHAEL BARBARO
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Retailers are pushing consumers to spend their windfall, but some offers require hundreds of dollars.
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Charles R. Ellis, President of John Wiley & Sons, Dies at 72
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 8:45am EDT by By BRUCE WEBER
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Mr. Ellis led the venerable family-owned publishing house John Wiley & Sons back to fiscal health in the 1990s after a period of misdirected expansion.
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Shortcuts: If Your Appliances Are Avocado, They Probably Aren’t Green
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 8:00am EDT by By ALINA TUGEND
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Getting rid of household appliances older than 15 years will probably save you money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Hints of a Shift at OPEC About a Rise in Oil Output
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 7:55am EDT by By JAD MOUAWAD
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An oil official signaled for the first time in months that the oil cartel might increase its output to prick the price bubble.
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You’ve Seen the YouTube Video; Now Try the Documentary
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 3:02am EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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Only after “Battle of Kruger” — an eight-minute African safari video — became one of the most popular videos in YouTube’s history did the television buyers come calling.
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Paul B. Gordon, Food Distributor, Dies at 84
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 12:58am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Mr. Gordon grew Gordon Food Service Inc. into one of the largest family-owned food distributors in North America.
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Mortgage Holders Find It Hard to Walk Away From Their Homes
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 12:36am EDT by By VIKAS BAJAJ
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The blogosphere is full of tales of homeowners who supposedly are choosing to mail the house keys to their lenders rather than keep their depreciating homes, but this remains a rare occurrence.
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Times Publisher and His Wife Separate
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 12:28am EDT by By THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Arthur Sulzberger Jr., chairman of The New York Times Company, and his wife, Gail Gregg, a painter and writer, said the decision to end their marriage was amicable.
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Stocks & Bonds: A.I.G.’s Quarterly Loss Depresses Dow
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 12:27am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Wall Street was down sharply as investors contended with wider-than-expected losses at American International Group and another worrisome spike in oil prices.
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What’s Online: Blogging Against Barbie
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 12:21am EDT by By DAN MITCHELL
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An attempt by Mattel to market a Barbie doll collection around eco-consciousness has raised criticism from parents.
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What’s Offline: How to Be Smarter
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 12:18am EDT by By PAUL B. BROWN
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While your I.Q. is basically determined at birth, there are many ways to increase your so-called functional intelligence.
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Bits: Google-Yahoo: Deal or No Deal?
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 12:15am EDT by By MIGUEL HELFT
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Google faces a conundrum. If it does a deal with Yahoo, it faces antitrust scrutiny. If it backs out, it leaves Yahoo hanging in the wind. Either way, it could harm its nice-guy image.
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The Chief of Barneys Is Expected to Resign
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 12:14am EDT by By MICHAEL BARBARO and ERIC WILSON
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Howard Socol, the chief executive of Barneys New York, is said to disagree sharply with the new owners of the chain over its strategy.
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Business Briefing | Deals: Short of Cash, Fremont May Not Complete a Deal
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 12:11am EDT by By BLOOMBERG NEWS
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Fremont General, once a major subprime lender, may go bankrupt and wipe out shareholders because it will not have enough time or cash to complete the sale of its retail banking business.
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Business Briefing | Lawsuits: Microsoft Appeals $1.4. Billion Fine by Europe
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 12:08am EDT by By BLOOMBERG NEWS
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Microsoft asked Europe’s second-highest court to overturn or reduce a record fine of 899 million euros ($1.4 billion) from the European Union.
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Housing Bailout Bill Seems to Be on Shaky Ground
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 12:07am EDT by By STEPHEN LABATON and STEVEN R. WEISMAN
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Despite pledges by the White House and Democrats to work together, the bill to rescue homeowners and their lenders produced partisan recriminations the day after it passed the House.
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Fragrance Market Is Establishing a Foothold in China
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 12:05am EDT by By CHANDLER BURR
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The importance of brand in sales raises the question of the market’s future stability as sales of perfume, a product that has few cultural roots in China, have recently risen exponentially.
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Thank Goodness, Dublin Keeps Its Guinness Plant
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 12:04am EDT by By EAMON QUINN
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Ending speculation that it would shut the 250-year-old St. James’s Gate brewery, the owner of Guinness stout said it was committed to continuing operations at the site because of its iconic status.
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Spam Moves to Cellphones and Gets More Invasive
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 12:02am EDT by By LAURA M. HOLSON
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If you thought spam on your computer was a bother, brace yourself for round two: spammers want to find you on your cellphone.