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Total CEO compensation up 7.5%
@ Dec 10, 2008 04:16 AM 0 comments
Corporate Library says stock options helped drive overall compensation for top executives higher. But the rate of increase is lowest since 2001.
Feeling lonely? Genes might be at fault
@ Dec 10, 2008 04:14 AM 1 comment
Research suggests that the degree of loneliness that any two people feel in a particular situation may vary widely, partly because of genetics. In fact, loneliness is half inherited, half environmental
Woman 'pregnant' with monkey convicted of smuggling
@ Dec 10, 2008 04:13 AM 0 comments
A Washington woman who hid a sedated monkey under her blouse on a flight from Thailand was convicted of violating wildlife laws for smuggling the monkey into the United States, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Commentary: Idea of selling Senate seat is delusional
@ Dec 10, 2008 03:24 AM 0 comments
Four words: Are you kidding me?
Selling Barack Obama's Senate seat? Are you kidding me?
Freed sailors: Pirates are animals
@ Nov 24, 2008 11:23 PM 0 comments
Five Indian sailors who were among the crew of a Japanese-owned cargo ship hijacked by pirates and held for two months before a ransom was paid said Monday their captivity was "total desperation."
How Japan carmakers took different route
@ Nov 24, 2008 11:23 PM 0 comments
At a time when U.S. automakers are telling taxpayers and lawmakers that they are on the brink of financial collapse, Japan's biggest automaker is still investing in its business.
Wells, Citi square off in Wachovia bid
@ Oct 03, 2008 02:21 PM 8 comments
Hours after Wells Fargo announced plans to buy Wachovia for $15B, Citigroup, which agreed to buy Wachovia bank assets Monday, demands firms terminate deal.
U.S. lawmakers pass $700 billion bailout bill
@ Oct 03, 2008 01:44 PM 5 comments
Congress voted 263 to 171 in favor of the bailout bill, which will now go to President Bush to be signed.
McKinney running for president as Green candidate
@ Jul 13, 2008 02:40 AM 0 comments
The liberal environmentalist Green Party nominated former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney as its presidential candidate Saturday.
McKinney running for president as Green candidate
@ Jul 13, 2008 02:40 AM 0 comments
The liberal environmentalist Green Party nominated former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney as its presidential candidate Saturday.
McKinney running for president as Green candidate
@ Jul 13, 2008 02:40 AM 1 comment
The liberal environmentalist Green Party nominated former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney as its presidential candidate Saturday.
McKinney running for president as Green candidate
@ Jul 13, 2008 02:38 AM 0 comments
The liberal environmentalist Green Party nominated former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney as its presidential candidate Saturday.
TMZ removes Verne Troyer sex tape from site
@ Jun 28, 2008 01:29 AM 0 comments
A 25-second snippet of video showing actor Verne Troyer and a former girlfriend having sex, available online over the past couple of days, is all the world will see of the tape -- for now.
Crowley: A picture-perfect day in Unity
@ Jun 28, 2008 01:29 AM 1 comment
The day began with a kiss.
McCain pushes tough guy image
@ Jun 28, 2008 01:29 AM 1 comment
Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is settling on a message.
Amanpour: Stunned silence followed nuke plant implosion
@ Jun 28, 2008 01:28 AM 2 comments
North Korea blew up part of its Yongbyon nuclear plant Friday, in full view of CNN and a handful of international broadcasters invited to witness this dramatic and symbolic event.
Pentagon: Taliban 'resilient' in Afghanistan
@ Jun 28, 2008 01:28 AM 0 comments
Nearly seven years after their defeat by U.S. forces, the Taliban have regrouped and have formed a "resilient insurgency," according to a new Pentagon report on security in Afghanistan
Review: 'Wall-E' is a classic
@ Jun 28, 2008 01:27 AM 1 comment
The most consistent production unit in Hollywood just hit another home run.
Oil settles at record above $140 a barrel
@ Jun 28, 2008 01:26 AM 0 comments
Crude prices jump as the Dow enters bear territory, but drift from daily highs towards end of session in anticipation that trading next week will be light.
Commentary: Iraq victory possible, if we want it
@ Jun 05, 2008 02:12 PM 0 comments
Beck: May 2008 held lowest rate of troop fatalities since beginning of the war
9/11 suspect: 'I wish to be martyred'
@ Jun 05, 2008 02:11 PM 0 comments
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed says he wants to plead guilty, desires death penalty
Continental cuts 3,000 jobs, grounds 67 airplanes
@ Jun 05, 2008 02:11 PM 1 comment
Nation's fourth-largest airline takes 67 airplanes out of service and slashes payroll in response to high fuel prices.
Clinton plans exit as Obama gathers more support
@ Jun 05, 2008 02:10 PM 674 comments
Clinton sends e-mail to supporters, pledging to help Sen. Barack Obama
Iraqi Sunnis eager to move fight to ballot box
@ Jun 05, 2008 02:01 PM 1 comment
Sunnis say they made mistake by sitting out 2005 election?They look forward to "the battle of the fingers" at this year's elections
Rapper DMX held on animal cruelty, drug charges
@ May 10, 2008 01:12 PM 0 comments
Rapper DMX was arrested Friday on drug and animal cruelty charges after attempting to barricade himself inside his Arizona home, sheriff's deputies said.
Pope: Sex can become 'like a drug'
@ May 10, 2008 01:11 PM 0 comments
Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged that the Vatican's teaching against birth control was difficult as he praised a 1968 Church document that condemned contraception
For sea lovers, a final resting reef
@ May 10, 2008 01:11 PM 0 comments
About 45 feet beneath the ocean's surface lies a cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques and even benches.
Tsvangirai to contest Zimbabwe election runoff
@ May 10, 2008 01:10 PM 0 comments
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will contest the presidential runoff with incumbent Robert Mugabe, he announced on Saturday.
Cyclone aftermath overshadows Myanmar vote
@ May 10, 2008 01:10 PM 0 comments
The military junta that rules Myanmar held a planned referendum on a new constitution Saturday despite the widespread devastation caused by last week's fatal cyclone.
80 accused in immigration weddings scam
@ May 10, 2008 01:10 PM 0 comments
A federal sting of four companies accused of arranging fraudulent marriages for U.S. citizenships, complete with wedding photos of brides in gowns and elaborate fake cakes, has netted more than 80 arrests
