กำลังเล่นซ้ำ วันเสาร์ที่ 20 ธันวาคม ค.ศ. 2008

Alcatel-Lucent Selling Stake in Flight Concern

Date: 20 December 2008

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

Dassault Aviation agreed to buy Alcatel-Lucent’s 20.78 percent stake in Thales, a maker of flight electronics, for about 1.57 billion euros ($2.24 billion).

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Sovereign Bank to Lay Off 1,000

Date: 20 December 2008

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

The Sovereign Bancorp, a savings and loan that agreed to be acquired by Spanish Banco Santander, is cutting 1,000 jobs beginning immediately.

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Letters: News/Analysis Blur, Privilege and Terrorism

Date: 20 December 2008

By Clark Hoyt

Clark Hoyt

Re “Expert Opinions, From Neutral Observers” While I frequently appreciate your principled analysis, today’s thought process was an especially evenhanded discussion of a very complex issue.The complexity of the matters giving rise to and exacerbating this economic crisis is nearly beyond the understanding of even most New York Times readers. To do justice to The Times and its readers on most any of the aspects of the crisis would truly require broadsheet-sized news stories to supply the facts necessary for readers to really be able to arrive at informed opinions.While there is some continuity of theme to all these events — greed, absence of regulation, cheap money, irresponsible lending and management and so on — the nuance is massive and nearly impossible to explore in 1,000 words.

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The Flipper Challenges the Crawl

Date: 20 December 2008

By Brian Stelter

Brian Stelter

CNN’s new less cluttered look is a tacit rejection of the information overload that has typified television news for much of this decade.

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Iraqi Shoe-Hurling Journalist Said to Ask for Pardon

Date: 20 December 2008

By Timothy Williams and Atheer Kakan

Timothy Williams

In a letter addressed to Iraq’s prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, the reporter apologized for the incident, calling it an “ugly action,” an Iraqi government official said.

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Kennedy Brand Leaves Cuomo Feeling Stymied

Date: 20 December 2008

By Danny Hakim and Raymond Hernandez

Danny Hakim

Friends say Andrew M. Cuomo is quietly fuming that Caroline Kennedy is now the favorite for a Senate seat.

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After Lifeline, Big 3 Are Still in Deep

Date: 20 December 2008

By Micheline Maynard

Micheline Maynard

Planned changes at G.M. and Chrysler are necessary in the short term, but they offer few fresh ideas, and no company can keep cutting its way to prosperity.

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Other Voices: When Labels Carry Moral Weight

Date: 21 December 2008

Readers respond to the public editor on recent columns.

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Scandals to Warm To

Date: 20 December 2008

By Alessandra Stanley

Alessandra Stanley

When greed trumps lust, and fraud is more fascinating than infidelity, it’s safe to say that the recession has arrived.

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‘The Slug Still Stuck in His Skull’

Date: 21 December 2008

By Tom Kuntz

Tom Kuntz

Your Jokes | Readers as late-night comics (use the comment link below):

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