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Protected by Washington, Fannie and Freddie Grew Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:03:30 GMT
Helped by their lobbying, the imperiled mortgage finance companies resisted stronger oversight as they expanded.

The Silence of the Lenders Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:05:58 GMT
Dan A. Bailey Jr. at his Wilmington, N.C., home. His struggle with Countrywide ended up on the Internet, an embarrassing episode for the lender.

Warning: Habits May Be Good for You Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:59:16 GMT
Val Curtis knew soap could save lives, if only people would use it. So she turned to marketers, the masters of creating habits.

Yahoo Again Spurns a Microsoft Offer Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:31:42 GMT
Yahoo’s decision is another broadside between the company and Microsoft, two months after the software giant withdrew its $47.5 billion takeover offer.

Suits: Living in Houses Fit for a Museum Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:48:13 GMT
A house owned by Frank and Jamie McCourt in Malibu, Calif., is included in an exhibition of John Lautner’s architecture at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles.

The Count: Watching That Balance Grow . . . and Grow Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:09:33 GMT
It’s a tried-and-true piece of financial advice: try not to make too many purchases on credit.

Travel Bug: Fewer Flights to America’s Playgrounds Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:52:30 GMT
Airlines are cutting Las Vegas flights 13 percent this fall, and more cuts are coming — a worry to its hotel and casino industry.

Slipstream: On a Small Screen, Just the Salient Stuff Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:12:12 GMT
Powerset helps improve navigation in Wikipedia for the iPhone.

Digital Domain: So the iPhone Has Problems. What About the Stock Options? Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:14:44 GMT
For Steven P. Jobs, the chief executive of Apple, questions about stock options linger.

Economic View: What if the Candidates Pandered to Economists? Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:15:29 GMT

The Feed: The Man Who Dared to Question Ethanol Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:16:25 GMT
Dairy cows in Point Reyes Station, Calif., eat a mixture of alfalfa, hay and corn. The role of ethanol in rising food prices — for humans and for livestock — is contentious.

Strategies: The Prescient Are Few Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:15:06 GMT
How many mutual fund managers can consistently pick stocks that outperform the broad stock market averages — as opposed to just being lucky now and then?

Everybody’s Business: Lessons in Love, by Way of Economics Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:16:43 GMT

The Boss: Money Isn’t Everything Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:22:33 GMT

Fresh Starts: Baby Cries at 2 A.M.? No Need to Get Up Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:21:53 GMT
Jena Riley, founder of Night Nannies for Newborns in Denver, reading to Tessa Wilson, 11 months old. Ms. Riley and her staff work overnight shifts.

Preoccupations: Expressing Passions (Just Not Your Own) Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:02:03 GMT

Data Bank: Fannie and Freddie Skid, and Markets Slide Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:22:50 GMT
Concern about the stability of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two mortgage-lending giants, weighed on the markets and sent stocks down again last week.

Spotlight: In Search of Better (and Greener) Building Blocks Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:24:12 GMT
Blaine Brownell’s Web site features innovative materials.

Letters Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:21:12 GMT
Missed Chances.

Fair Game: The Fannie and Freddie Fallout Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:06:18 GMT
The advantages that the mortgage giants gained from their unique arrangement with the federal government were huge. Now it looks as if the bill is coming due.

Yahoo Rejects Microsoft-Icahn Search Proposal Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:53:12 +0000
Yahoo said on Saturday night that it had rejected a renewed proposal by Microsoft – together with the activist investor Carl C. Icahn – to buy the beleaguered Internet company’s search business. The new proposal, made on Friday evening by Mr. Icahn and Steven Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive, was substantially similar to a previous offer that [...]

Talk About Your Spring Awakening Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:49:27 GMT
Tarshiba Clar, 17, of Miami, applies makeup before performing in “Hairspray.”

Michael DeBakey, Rebuilder of Hearts, Dies at 99 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:29:16 GMT
Dr. Christiaan Barnard of South Africa, left, with Dr. Michael E. DeBakey and Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz of Brooklyn in 1967.

U.S. Considers Increasing Pace of Iraq Pullout Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:47:09 GMT
United States marines patrolled Saturday in the Afghan town of Garmser in Helmand Province.

Dissident’s Tale of Epic Escape From Iran’s Vise Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:14:01 GMT
Ahmad Batebi, a dissident who escaped from Iran, crossed into Iraq and made it to the United States, in Virginia last week with his lawyer, Lily Mazahery.

Deal on Verifying North Korean Disarmament Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:54:41 GMT
Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill talked to reporters in Beijing about the North Korean nuclear disarmament talks.

Architecture: In Changing Face of Beijing, a Look at the New China Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:59:13 GMT
The new landmarks reshaping China’s national identity include the new CCTV television headquarters.

A New Fashion Catches On in Paris: Cheap Bicycle Rentals Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:00:00 GMT
A year after the introduction of the sturdy gray bicycles known as Vélib’s, other major cities, including American ones, are exploring similar projects.

A Boy Jockey’s Last Ride in Mongolia Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:01:02 GMT
Munkherdene, 13, fed his father’s horse last week before the Naadam Festival. The young jockey did not win a medal.

U.S. Soldiers Lose Haven in Canada Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:47:56 GMT
James Corey Glass, an Army deserter, is appealing an immigration removal order in Canada.

Dozens Die in Afghan Blast, Police Say Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:06:25 GMT
Seventeen civilians and four police were killed in a suicide attack in a bazaar in Afghanistan’s southern province of Uruzgan, police said. The bomber targetted a police vehicle in a ba

World War II Bomb Forces Evacuation in Japan Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:04:28 GMT
About 5,400 residents were evacuated and flights were rerouted as an unexploded bomb believed to have been dropped by the U.S. during World War II was disposed of.

Executions for Drug Crimes Are Resumed in Indonesia Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:54:21 GMT
Indonesia’s attorney general has warned drug offenders on death row that their executions may now be accelerated.

Sarkozy Says Syria and Lebanon Will Open Embassies Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:30:20 GMT
France's president affirmed Saturday that Syria and Lebanon will open embassies in each other's countries. However, Syria's leader was more cautious.

U.S. Aid Was a Key to the Hostage Rescue Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:58:24 GMT
The United States deployed more than 900 American military personnel members to Colombia earlier this year in efforts to locate 15 hostages, according to an official briefed on these efforts.

Province Leaders Call Iraqis Unready to Handle Security Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:01:15 GMT
Any long-term delay in the transfer would be a blow to American efforts to portray the province as having nearly completed a security turnaround.

World Bank Head Issues Call for Food Aid Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:57:42 GMT
Poor countries will need some $6 billion in food aid annually, given that food and energy prices are expected to remain high, the president of the World Bank, said.

Colombia Trade Deal Is Threatened Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:47:10 GMT
The trade agreement remains a long shot, because of opposition by American labor unions, Democratic leaders in Congress and Senator Barack Obama.

Sudan Calls for Arab League Meeting Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:01:31 GMT
The request for a meeting comes in anticipation of an expected indictment of Sudan’s president for genocide and crimes against humanity in Darfur.

North Korea Rejects Talks Offer Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:04:40 GMT
North Korea also blamed South Korea for the death of a South Korean tourist last week.

South Africa Crucial to Zimbabwe Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:02:37 GMT
The failure of the United States campaign to gain approval for international sanctions on Zimbabwe’s leaders returns the focus to South African efforts to end the political crisis in Zimbabwe.

Ideas & Trends: Why Darfur Still Bleeds Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:17:32 GMT

Obama Supporters on the Far Left Cry Foul Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:12:31 GMT
Noah Litwer and Mollie Ruskin, fellows in a program run by a group that trains young people to campaign for progressive candidates.

Long-Term Fix Is Elusive in Medicare Payments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:29:05 GMT
Congress has blocked a cut in payments to doctors but has not solved the problem that caused the cut, experts say.

Turning to T-Shirts to Spiff Up Downtrodden Cities Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:09:20 GMT
T-shirts sporting inside jokes and slogans meaningful to locals aim to uplift, raise neighborhood pride and perhaps plant seeds of change.

Volcano Erupts on a Remote Island in Alaska Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:07:05 GMT
A volcano erupted Saturday with little warning on a remote island in Alaska, sending residents of a ranch fleeing from falling ash and volcanic rock.

Adelphia Founder’s Charges Upheld Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:13:29 GMT
A federal judge has refused to dismiss charges of conspiracy and tax evasion against John J. Rigas, and his son, Timothy.

In House, Tweets Fly Over Web Plan Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:32:57 GMT
Congressmen are sparring over a proposal to limit their freedom to use Internet technologies such as Twitter, YouTube and Utterz to communicate.

Timing Crucial in Visitor Center Debut Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:45:55 GMT
A welder working in 2006 on a wall leading to the visitors center in Washington. Groundbreaking took place in 2000.

Doctors Clear Cheney on Health Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:13:46 GMT
Doctors reported Saturday that Vice President Dick Cheney’s heartbeat was normal for a 67-year-old man who has a history of heart problems.

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