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Restaurant review: Cafe Andiamo in Johnston is worth the wait - Providence Journal


The Linguine Pescatore is a mix of jumbo shrimp, littlenecks, sea scallops and calamari. Below, the dining room. The Providence Journal / Sandor Bodo JOHNSTON — We’d heard a lot of good things about Café Andiamo, but apparently, so had many ...


3 Dec 2008

French power company in hunt for Constellation - Washington Post


PHOENIX, Arizona -- A $4.5 billion bid Wednesday by France's state-controlled power company for reactors in two states could lead to the only foreign ownership stake in U.S. nuclear plants. The late bid for half of Constellation Energy's nuclear ...


3 Dec 2008

Commentary: Jobs going begging in some fields - CNN


Editor's Note: Sheila Maguire is the vice president for labor market initiatives at Public/Private Ventures and a board member of the Workforce Alliance . Public/Private Ventures (P/PV) is a nonprofit organization that describes itself as "a national ...


3 Dec 2008

Big Three want more money in bailout - CNN Money


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Automakers submitted their turnaround plans to Congress Tuesday with the hopes of winning approval for a lucrative loan package they claim is necessary for their survival. The plans included salary cuts for top executives ...


3 Dec 2008

Judge stays first U.S. military execution in 47 years - CNN


(CNN) -- A federal judge has stayed what would be the nation's first military execution since 1961, saying the U.S. soldier -- who was convicted of rape and murder two decades ago -- should have more time to pursue a federal appeal. Pvt. Ronald Gray ...


3 Dec 2008

Bail again denied in puffer fish toxin case - Chicago Tribune


A federal judge in Rockford has again denied a request from a Lake in the Hills man who asked to be freed on bail while awaiting trial on charges he unlawfully acquired a deadly puffer fish neurotoxin. U.S. District Judge Frederick Kapala said there ...


3 Dec 2008

China’s Yuan Is ‘Spanner in Works’ at Paulson’s Beijing Talks (Bloomberg)


YAHOO - China’s Yuan Is ‘Spanner in Works’ at Paulson’s Beijing Talks (Bloomberg)Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will press for a stronger yuan in talks starting in Beijing today, just three days after the currency’s biggest fall since the nation scrapped a fixed exchange rate in 2005.


3 Dec 2008

Leftover Explosives Found In Mumbai Hub (CBS News)


YAHOO - Leftover Explosives Found In Mumbai Hub (CBS News)Police discovered leftover explosives hidden in a bag in Mumbai's main train station. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Islamabad has a "special responsibility" to cooperate with the investigation into the attacks


3 Dec 2008

Union Pitches In, But Bailout Hopes Dim (CBS News)


YAHOO - Union Pitches In, But Bailout Hopes Dim (CBS News)United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said that the union is willing to change its contract and will delay billions of dollars in payments to a union-run health care trust in an effort to help the struggling Detroit Three automakers.


3 Dec 2008

US economy weakened further in November: Beige Book (AFP via Yahoo! News)


YAHOO - US economy weakened further in November: Beige Book (AFP via Yahoo! News)Economic activity weakened across the United States over the past several weeks with most sectors facing pressure, the Federal Reserve said in its Beige Book report Wednesday.


3 Dec 2008

US, Italian stars inaugurate children's hospital in Haiti (AFP via Yahoo! News)


YAHOO - US, Italian stars inaugurate childrenCelebrities from Hollywood and Italy helped cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new hospital for handicapped children in Haiti that has the highest infant mortality in the Western hemisphere.


3 Dec 2008

Mark Ruffalo's brother shot in Beverly Hills (AP via Yahoo! News)


YAHOO - Mark RuffaloA publicist for Mark Ruffalo says the actor's brother is fighting for his life after being shot in Beverly Hills.


3 Dec 2008

Another Stake in the Taxpayers' Heart, Arnold Kling | EconLog ...


I remind these executives that each American is already perfectly free and able, with no action from government, to "get a stake" in these companies. Of course, few Americans now choose to do so - a fact that reflects the considered ...


3 Dec 2008

Worldchanging: New Inaba Project on Display in Rome


Jeffrey Inaba of Inaba Projects has a new pavilion on display now in Rome, sponsored by Enel, Italy's largest utilities provider. Because of that sponsorship, Inaba "wanted to use numerous forms of alternative energy applications," but ...


3 Dec 2008

In Iraq, KBR Partner Confines 1000 Workers in Windowless ...


KBR, the defense services giant, and its subcontractors have been repeatedly accused of using slave labor in Iraq. But despite the lawsuits, and despite the Congressional hearings, KBR and its.


3 Dec 2008

Britain's civil liberties in spotlight after Parliament raid


Politicians and the press have protested police's decision to raid Parliament and arrest Conservative MP Damian Green.


3 Dec 2008

Ben Smith's Blog: Gloating in Oklahoma - Politico.com


Ben Smith's Politico.com blog on the 2008 presidential race, with a focus on the Democratic candidates. Includes political new coverage of primary and election races, and in-depth blog posts and stories on Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, ...


3 Dec 2008

Harvards Endowment Loses Billion in 4 Months - Mergers ...


DealBook is a financial news service reporting on mergers, acquisitions, venture capital and hedge funds and is produced by The New York Times.


3 Dec 2008