Top headlines: Clift: Why Is Howard Dean So Quiet?: Howard Dean has stayed oddly quiet lately while intraparty squabbling over the Democrats primary calendar escalates. What gives? ›22:25 12 Oct, Fri Q&A: Policing School Shootings: A disturbed 14-year-old wounds four before killing himself in Clevelandjust another spasm of violence in another bloody year for Americas schools. How to spot trouble before it opens fireand the ongoing debate over blame for a cycle that just wont stop. ›23:25 11 Oct, Thu 'War and Peace': New Versions Worth the Read: 'War and Peace' has been the Everest of literature for more than 150 years. Two new English versions remind us why Tolstoy's tome is still worth the climb. ›22:06 6 Oct, Sat House proposal to tap strategic oil reserves fails: The House of Representatives on Thursday failed to pass legislation intended to cool off gasoline prices by requiring the government to sell 70 million barrels of light sweet crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. ›22:22 Congress OKs $48 billion global AIDS bill: Congress has sent to President Bush a bill to triple money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world, funding a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of lives. ›00:20 25 Jul, Fri Obama working to ensure Jewish vote: Meticulous planning for his recent trip to Israel reveals the lengths to which Barack Obama is going to ensure support among Jews, a traditional Democratic constituency. ›04:11 Will Knicks Scandal Affect Cablevision?: Jimmy Dolan's sports empire is a humiliation. Does that make him unfit to run Daddy's cable company? ›00:00 15 Oct, Mon Cars: Wheres the Perfect Part?: In the past, finding the perfect part for a classic-car restoration meant joining enthusiast clubs, hanging around swap meets and pawing through junkyards. How the Web has revolutionized the hunt. ›16:21 9 Oct, Tue Can the Youth Vote Save Obama?: With the Hillary juggernaut growing in strength every day, Barack Obama is hoping Iowas youth can help keep him in the game. ›14:47 8 Oct, Mon Blumenthal: Consider questions pollsters ask: With attention about to turn to convention bounces and how well voters know and rate each candidate, now is a good time to consider the questions asked to gauge the popularity of public figures. ›16:14 Source: Federal grand jury probing banks: A federal grand jury is investigating mortgage lenders Countrywide Financial Corp., New Century Financial Corp. and IndyMac Bancorp Inc., a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday. ›19:03 Could Nobel Win Push Gore Into 08 Race?: Thousands of activists are hoping to convince Al Gore to run for president. Could a Nobel Peace Prize give the reluctant candidate a push? ›14:39 8 Oct, Mon Video: Gender gap theory doesn't add up: July 24: A study just published in the journal Science, based on extensive data required by the "No Child Left Behind" law, may disprove the gender gap theory once and for all. NBC's Robert Bazell reports.(Nightly News) ›23:12 High-profile programs will trot out new QBs: Eight prominent teams looking to stay on top will be putting their fate in the hands of new or unproven quarterbacks, Randy Hill says. ›01:37 25 Jul, Fri Obama and the case of the missing 'thesis': Deep Background: Today Barack Obama made it official.He doesnt have and cant release any copies of the thesis-length paper he wrote 25 years ago while a senior at Columbia University. ›18:05 Obama visits Jerusalem's Western Wall: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made an unscheduled pre-dawn visit to Jerusalem's Western Wall on Thursday, at the end of a trip aimed at showing his strong support for Israel. ›09:40 Jobless claims surge as companies retrench: The number of newly laid off people filing claims for unemployment benefits bolted past 400,000 last week as companies trimmed their work forces to cope with a slowing economy. ›15:34 LIVE: Brewers go for series sweep vs. Cards: ›00:18 25 Jul, Fri by Lawrence Ulrich: MSN Autos columnist Lawrence Ulrich talks turkey about the 10 worst cars of recent memory. ›07:00 31 Oct, Wed Europe's slowing economy may drag on U.S.: Europe's economic outlook blackened Thursday, raising questions about its ability to help prop up the United States' own feeble economy by buying its goods. ›19:19 Microsoft plans big investments in search: Microsoft's CEO defended the software maker's decision to invest heavily in its unprofitable online business, but shed minimal light Thursday on specific steps. ›00:32 25 Jul, Fri Top 10 Sports Cars on MSN Autos: The most popular sports cars on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle pages. ›07:00 18 Oct, Thu Detroit: Behind the UAWs Striking Ways: The unions strategic mini-strikes against Chrysler and GM struck a chord with members and fear among management. Is Ford next? ›00:16 11 Oct, Thu New York sues UBS, alleges auction-rate fraud: New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a civil lawsuit on Thursday against UBS AG, accusing the Swiss bank of auction-rate fraud. ›17:45 |
