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The Facebooker Who Friended Obama Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:04:05 GMT
Chris Hughes, 24 and a founder of Facebook, left the company to develop Senator Barack Obama’s Web presence.

News Analysis: Google, Zen Master of the Market Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:38:23 GMT
Hal Varian, Google’s chief economist, in Mountain View, Calif.

It’s American Brandstand: Marketers Underwrite Performers Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:37:18 GMT
The English electronic duo Groove Armada, in Miami at the Bacardi B-Live event, is being promoted by Bacardi.

Weather Channel Is Sold to NBC and Equity Firms Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:48:02 GMT
An investor group led by NBC Universal and two private equity firms clinched a deal to pay about $3.5 billion for the channel.

Media Talk: Ads Are a Reminder: It’s Not Just Soap; It’s a Soapbox Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:35:28 GMT
A 30-second spot for Dove highlights the brand’s self-esteem workshops.

Some Press for More Notice of Transition in TV Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:54:41 GMT
TV antennas like this one in the Bronx will become relics after Feb. 17, 2009, when all television will be broadcast digitally.

Link by Link: Poof! You’re Unpublished. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:43:38 GMT

Ex-Prosecutor’s Book Accuses Bush of Murder Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:38:10 GMT
Vincent Bugliosi, a former Los Angeles prosecutor with a perfect record in murder convictions, and a respected crime author, builds a case for murder against President Bush for the deaths of Americans in Iraq.

Media Talk: Tracking the Olympics Audience Across the NBC Media Universe Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:49:02 GMT
To provide advertisers a portrait of its Olympics viewership, NBC will be relying on TAMI, an amalgam of existing yardsticks.

Media Talk: Blackjack Makes a Move From the Web to Television Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:48:16 GMT
Alfonso Ribeiro, right, the host of “Catch 21,” with television contestants.

Advertising: New Efforts to Make Long Commercial Breaks Sizzle Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:30:54 GMT
The Discovery channel promoted a series in an episode of “Mythbusters.”

Phones’ Texting Feature Often Unused Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:43:19 GMT
In the United States, 82 percent of cellphone owners said that they never used text messaging, while 15 percent said that they used it every week or even more.

Looking Ahead: The Week’s Major Economic Reports Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:43:24 GMT
Economic reports include wholesale trade, consumer credit and the trade deficit for May. Also, Alcoa, Marriott, and General Electric kick off the new earnings season.

Treasury Auctions Set for This Week Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:42:19 GMT
The Treasury’s schedule of financing this week included Monday’s weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills, and an auction of four-week bills on Tuesday.

Rare Hollywood Type: Camera-Ready Executive Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:41:50 GMT
Tom Rothman, the co-chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment, has developed a cult following for his historical monologues and self-deprecating style on the show “Fox Legacy.”

Ideas & Trends: Sit. Stay. Love. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:31:23 GMT

The Media Equation: When Fox News Is the Story Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:44:18 GMT
At Fox News, media relations is a kind of rolling opposition research operation intended to keep reporters in line.

‘Hancock’ Powers to the Top of Box Office Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:31:49 GMT
Will Smith in the film "Hancock."

Gap Widens Between Morning TV Competitors Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:43:31 GMT
Since the start of the year NBC’s “Today” is up about 3 percent, leading ABC’s “Good Morning America,” which is down 6 percent, by about 1.2 million viewers a week.

25 Years Later, Toxic Sludge Torments Bhopal Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:41:49 GMT
Children bathing in what Bhopal residents call the “poison pond” near the Union Carbide plant.

Checking In: Trump’s Adventures in the Land of Golf Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:51:11 GMT
Environmentalists say the site of Donald Trump's proposed golf resort on the northeast coast of Scotland, near Aberdeen, which includes miles of rugged coastline, should be left undisturbed.

Fundamentally: A Bear Market, Mauling Not Included Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:46:56 GMT
While you’re probably not happy with the returns of your portfolio right now, if you have been a conservative, diversified investor, you may well be doing better than the overall stock market.

NBC Clinches Deal for Weather Channel Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:16:30 +0000
An investor group led by NBC Universal and two private equity firms clinched a deal for the Weather Channel on Sunday, after three weeks of negotiations over the sale of the weather news giant. Though the parties did not disclose the price, the buyers – NBC and the private equity firms Bain Capital and the Blackstone [...]

Higher Education: Shedding the ‘Safe’ Label Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:44:05 GMT
The president of the University of Connecticut, a onetime “safety school” that now boasts sparkling new buildings and attractive programs, plans to raise its profile.

Education: School Official in Dispute With State on Severance Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:04:53 GMT
A $740,000 severance package negotiated by the departing superintendent at the Keansburg Board of Education is being challenged in court.

The Evidence Gap: Costly Cancer Drug Offers Hope, but Also a Dilemma Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:26:30 GMT
Avastin, which can cost as much as $100,000 a year, has become one of the most popular cancer drugs, but studies show it prolongs life by only a few months.

Quietly, Brazil Eclipses an Ally Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:24:30 GMT
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, left, publicly praises President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, whom he met with last month in Caracas, but works quietly to check his rival’s ambitions.

Bomber Near Pakistani Mosque Kills at Least 11 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:05:10 GMT
Police gear covered in blood at the scene of Sunday’s attack. Most of the dead and wounded appeared to be police officers.

Iraq City Has Brittle Calm and War Scars Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:12:23 GMT
Iraqi police officers stood guard at a checkpoint in June in war-ravaged Baquba, the capital of Diyala Province. Until recently the city was a stronghold for Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia.

In Japan for G-8 Meeting, Bush Defends Olympic Move Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:23:30 GMT
Reporters watched President Bush and Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan on Sunday. Mr. Fukuda said he would attend the Olympics’ opening, as Mr. Bush reiterated he planned to do.

Memo From Paris: Union of Mediterranean, About to Be Inaugurated, May Be Mostly Show Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:26:38 GMT
Nicolas Sarkozy upon winning the French presidency in 2007, when he proposed establishing a “Mediterranean Union.”

Cities Near Beijing Close Factories to Improve Air for Olympics Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:01:57 GMT
Tangshan, a city about 90 miles from Beijing, ordered 267 businesses to suspend operations ahead of the Olympic Games.

Turkey Jails 2 Retired Generals in Antigovernment Plot Inquiry Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:02:23 GMT
Two retired generals were jailed Sunday in connection with a suspected plot to topple Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government.

U.S. Helps Remove Uranium From Iraq Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:27:24 GMT
Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency worked at the nuclear facility in Tuwaitha in 2003.

Afghans Say New U.S. Strike Killed Civilians Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:19:52 GMT
Local officials said that an American airstrike killed at least 27 civilians at a wedding, but coalition officials disputed the report.

Gunmen Kill U.N. Official in Somalia Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:02:38 GMT
Gunmen opened fire on people leaving a mosque in Mogadishu on Sunday night, killing one of the country’s senior U.N. officials and wounding his son and another man.

The World: For Some Foes the Chat, Some the Cold Shoulder Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:30:49 GMT

The Other Front: Back in Kabul, Never at Peace Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:19:22 GMT

Explosion Kills Somali Official Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:25:29 GMT
An explosion killed a Somali official, his wife and four other people on Saturday in Mogadishu, witnesses and officials said.

Export Tax That Angers Farmers Advances in Argentina Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:30:35 GMT
After Argentina’s lower house of Congress approved agricultural export tax increases, farm leaders reacted cautiously.

A Side Competition in Beijing: Island vs. Mainland Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:21:21 GMT
The Taiwanese Olympic table tennis team practicing at Kaohsiung. Taiwanese players have hopes of winning medals next month in a sport China has dominated.

On Film, a Monk’s Passion and Protest Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:01:57 GMT
Palden Gyatso, 77, was a political prisoner in China for years. He is the subject of the documentary “Fire Under the Snow.”

Thai Museum at Angkor Draws Tourists, and Criticism Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:58:50 GMT
The Angkor National Museum, left, and adjoining retail mall, built by a Thai company at Cambodia’s archaeological gem.

Departing Rights Official Raised Volume on Issues Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:34:06 GMT
As the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Louise Arbour would “ask to see political prisoners,” an aide said.

Wax Hitler Figure Is Beheaded at Museum’s Opening in Berlin Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:06:12 GMT
A man tore off the head of a wax figure of Hitler at Madame Tussauds’ new branch in Berlin in what appeared to be a symbolic protest at the museum’s opening on Saturday.

Iran Says Its Nuclear Policy Has Not Changed Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:34:59 GMT
Gholam Hossein Elham, an Iranian spokesman.

Iraqi Parties, After Meetings in Finland, Agree on Principles to Guide Further Talks Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:21:48 GMT
The document that Iraq’s fractious groups agreed upon was the first step in a process that experts in reconciliation say could take decades.

Police Kill 9 Inmates During Prison Riot in Syria Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:23:07 GMT
Syrian military police officers fired on Islamist inmates during a riot at a prison outside Damascus.

Ancient Tablet Ignites Debate on Messiah and Resurrection Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:51:19 GMT
The writing on an ancient stone may contribute to a re-evaluation of popular and scholarly views of Jesus.

Employers Fight Tough Measures on Immigration Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:52:43 GMT
An electronics plant in Southern California. The chief executive worries that an immigration raid could cripple the company.

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