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| 17/07/2008
Stocks trade mixed on earnings reports, rising oil(AP)
| |  AP - Stocks traded mixed Thursday as investors parsed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from JPMorgan Chase&Co. and United Technologies Corp. that gave Wall Street some reassurance about the health of the economy. But a rise in oil prices appeared to erode some of the enthusiasm.
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| 17/07/2008
Bush hails Snow's'record of accomplishment'(AP)
| |  AP - President Bush fondly remembered Tony Snow Thursday, telling mourners at Snow's funeral that the conservative commentator-turned-White House press secretary"amassed a rare record of accomplishment."
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| 17/07/2008
Dems try to spur oil exploration on available land(AP)
| | AP - Seeking to blunt GOP efforts to permit oil exploration off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, House Democrats are pushing legislation they say would spur drilling on already available lands in Alaska, the West and the western Gulf of Mexico. > more |
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| 17/07/2008
'Mad Men,''Damages'make Emmy noms history(AP)
| |  AP -"Mad Men,"AMC's sleek drama set in the advertising world circa 1960, and FX's legal thriller"Damages"made Emmy nominations history Thursday as the first basic cable programs to gain best-series nods.
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| 17/07/2008
Cleveland Clinic taking kidneys through navel(AP)
| |  AP - Brad Kaster donated a kidney to his father this week, and he barely has a scar to show for it. The kidney was removed through a single incision in his bellybutton, a surgical procedure Cleveland Clinic doctors say will reduce recovery time and leave almost no scarring.
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| 17/07/2008
Live text - Open day one
| | South Africa's Retief Goosen shares the the clubhouse lead with Canada's David Weir at the Open, with scoring tough amid wind and rain at Royal Birkdale. > more |
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| 17/07/2008
Obama raised$52 million in June(Reuters)
| | Reuters - U.S. Democratic presidentialcandidate Barack Obama raised$52 million in June, his campaignsaid on Thursday, a jump from last month and more than doublethe$22 million raised by his Republican rival John McCain. > more |
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| 17/07/2008
Who is the greatest Russian?
| | Josef Stalin and Tsar Nicholas II are the leading contenders to be crowned 'The Name of Russia'. Who do you think should get the title? > more |
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| 17/07/2008
Poll: Deep economic insecurity(Politico)
| | Politico - Americans are deeply worried about their economic prospects and they want government to invest in expanding economic opportunity and assisting those in need, according to a new poll released today. > more |
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| 17/07/2008
Hippie town's homeless attack portends trend(AP)
| |  AP - Ricky Green wandered into this town some months ago, a stranger just a bit stranger than most. He had shed his middle-class respectability—a job as a graphic artist in the'burbs—strapped a guitar over his shoulder and landed here on what he told people was"a spiritual journey."
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| 17/07/2008
Midwest's flood-prone communities consider buyouts(AP)
| |  AP - Debbie Halcomb unpacked boxes as she moved back into her flood-damaged home, but worried that her damp carpet harbors mold. She enjoys the normally tranquil setting of Winfield, a community about three miles from the Mississippi River. But she's had enough. She's hoping for a government buyout so she can move to higher ground.
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| 17/07/2008
Fannie, Freddie spent millions on lobbying(AP)
| |  AP - For years, mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac tenaciously worked to nurture, and then protect, their financial empires by invoking the political sacred cow of homeownership and fielding an army of lobbyists, power brokers and political contributors.
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| 17/07/2008
Spain terror suspect's acquittal upheld(AP)
| |  AP - Spain's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the acquittal of a top suspect in the 2004 Madrid commuter train bombings, rejecting an appeal by prosecutors on the grounds he has already been convicted of the same crime in Italy.
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| 17/07/2008
5 militants vow to continue fighting Israel(AP)
| |  AP - Five militants who were freed as part of a prisoner swap with Israel prayed Thursday at a slain Hezbollah military commander's grave, pledging to follow in his footsteps and continue fighting Israel.
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