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Archive for October 17th, 2005
Monday, October 17, 2005 Embattled NY Times Reporter Judith Miller Appears at Aladdin By Dave Berns "FLASH: Embattled NYT reporter Judith Miller arrived at Aladdin on Monday nite, quelling concerns she might cancel her speaking appearance Tuesday at Society of Professional Journalists/National Journalism Conference. Norm Clarke reports in the LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL: Event organizers confirmed they were adding security after Internet sites urged people to protest her appearance at convention, [...]
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Monday, October 17, 2005 Monday, Monday, don't trust that day By Steve Sebelius Oh, it's a sad day in America, readers. The California Angels (sadly re-named the Los Angeles Angels at Anaheim, one of the stupidest things ever done in modern sports) have lost their chance to return to the World Series this year. The Chicago White Sox beat the Angels last night, 6-3.
We (who grew up [...]
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Monday, October 17, 2005 More media criticism By Steve Sebelius What's really going on with the Judith Miller/New York Times/CIA leak case? The Times had some extensive coverage on the matter this weekend, which we at Various Things & Stuff analyze on our other blog, Under A Naked Bulb. Check it out when you get time, but hurry, since Miller's expected in town this week [...]
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Monday, October 17, 2005 Give Harriet Miers a chance By Len Butcher Interesting to watch the reaction to President Bush’ nomination of Harriet Miers, his White House counsel and former personal attorney, to the Supreme Court. No surprise that there would be opposition. That’s a given, but the reasons, at times, are a little surprising..
Before Bush named his nomination, almost everyone — Democrats, Republicans, liberals and conservatives [...]
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Monday, October 17, 2005 Future of Local Phone Service Remains Uncertain Nationwide By Dave Berns " … the local phone business has declined in consistency. Competition from cable, wireless, and — to a lesser extent — wholesale local services has put pressure on the voice businesses of the nation's top local phone providers. In turn, we believe some carriers will spin off or sell their local phone business," reports Business [...]
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Monday, October 17, 2005 Questions Remain About Future of Gulf Coast Real Estate Market By Dave Berns "Urban planners and other experts differ on the prospects for an equitable real-estate renaissance. During the past several weeks, the state of Mississippi has hired renowned New Urbanism architect Andrés Duany to assist with plans for redeveloping the coastline. The state has also approved land-based casinos, a move aimed at rescuing 14,000 jobs displaced when [...]
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Monday, October 17, 2005 New Federal Bankruptcy Law Raises Concerns By Dave Berns "The motive is laudable, many say. But the new law also creates additional burdens for many Americans at a time of rising pocketbook challenges. Energy prices have surged. Interest rates are rising. Credit-card firms are boosting rates for high-risk customers while raising minimum payments," reports The Christian Science Monitor.
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Monday, October 17, 2005 Wachovia's Third-Quarter Earnings Up 32 Percent By Dave Berns "Wachovia Corp., one of the nation's biggest banks, on Monday said its profit swelled 32 percent in the third quarter, helped by growth in consumer banking and its other segments," reports The Associated Press.
"Net income rose to $1.67 billion, or $1.06 per share, in the three months ended Sept. 30 from $1.26 billion, or 96 [...]
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Monday, October 17, 2005 Citigroup's Third-Quarter Earnings Up 35 Percent By Dave Berns "Citigroup Inc., the nation's largest financial institution, said Monday its third-quarter earnings rose 35 percent, including a hefty $2.12 billion gain from the sale of its life-insurance and annuities business," reports The Associated Press.
"Citigroup said net income totaled $7.14 billion, or $1.38 per share, in the third quarter, up from $5.3 billion, or $1.02 per [...]
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Monday, October 17, 2005 Harrah's-AOL Sign World Series of Poker Online Deal By Dave Berns "Harrah's Entertainment has signed an agreement with America Online to create a cyberspace home for the World Series of Poker that will include free-play poker rooms, event updates and other content in an effort to widen the tournament's audience," reports the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The relationship between Harrah's and AOL will also allow 12 poker fans, [...]
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