2. juli 2005

Serial numbers mark the business end of a cannon -- a real one. GETTYSBURG Listen, children, to the far-off thunder By Mary McNamara My father was an expert on the Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest clash of the Civil War. Lord knows why I thought this, except that over the years he took every friend and relative on at least one personally narrated tour of the Pennsylvania battlefield, a half-hour drive from my Maryland hometown. 7:13:33 PM    comment []

Dollar Hits High Against Euro on Strong U.S. Economic Data. The dollar reached a 13-month high against the euro on Friday after faster-than-expected expansion in manufacturing. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. [NYT > Business] 7:04:22 PM    comment []

Moving Beyond Ringtones . First, there were musical ringtones. Then came "ring-back" tones -- tunes that play while a caller waits for someone to pick up a mobile phone. Now cell phones are offering streaming music, with access to online music stores on the way. By Yuki Noguchi. [Business] 6:56:45 PM    comment []

Climate Plan Splits U.S. and Europe . To hear President Bush's top environmental adviser tell it, Europe is coming around to the administration's approach to confronting global warming. By Juliet Eilperin. [Business] 6:54:29 PM    comment []

O'Connor Was Friendly to Business . With yesterday's retirement of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, business lost one of its most important allies. By Carrie Johnson. [Business] 6:51:50 PM    comment []

Angola Reports Polio Case. Angola has reported its first case of polio in four years, and the crippling disease has also spread in Indonesia to the island of Sumatra. By REUTERS. [NYT > Health] 6:49:57 PM    comment []

Senate Leader Calls for Limits on Drug Ads. Bill Frist called on the pharmaceutical industry to limit drug advertising directed at consumers, increasing the pressure on companies to curb such marketing. By STEPHANIE SAUL. [NYT > Health] 6:48:15 PM    comment []

After a Brief Shock, Advocates on All Sides Quickly Mobilize. Justice O'Connor's retirement began a struggle with political implications for interest groups, the parties and the president. By ROBIN TONER. [NYT > Home Page] 6:45:51 PM    comment []

Making It Harder to Swap a Great Song (or Even a Mediocre One). Upsets and underdogs topped the news this week, with the Supreme Court upsetting the Internet ethos that everything is (or should be) free. By MARK A. STEIN. [NYT > Technology] 6:44:10 PM    comment []

Even Poolside, Casinos Entice by Hand-Held. A new law authorizes gamblers in Nevada to play games on hand-held wireless devices from public spaces in casinos. By FOX BUTTERFIELD. [NYT > Technology] 6:41:17 PM    comment []

Microsoft to Pay I.B.M. $775 Million in Settlement. The settlement stems from the Justice Department's antitrust case against Microsoft in 1995. By JOHN MARKOFF. [NYT > Technology] 6:39:27 PM    comment []

Resultat fra det Svenske Mesterskap i Matchplay for Damer.     SM-match presenteras av Dormy Bana: Stockholm, par 69. Datum: 0629-0702. Spelform: Match utslag   Emelie Svenningsson  Rond 6 Louise Stahle  Växjö  Match 1 Barsebäck    Hål 19   vann 19:e   Matchen Slut    Sidan uppdaterad 18:27:31   Tidigare matcher Omg Motståndare Res 1  Therese Nilsson  vann 2/0  2  Johanna Ericsson  vann 24:e  3  Elin Brask  vann 5/3  4  Josefin Svenningsson  vann 2/1  5  Lena Tornevall  vann 3/2    Omg Motståndare Res 1  Michelle Riber  vann 4/3  2  Lotta Lovén  vann 1/0  3  Maria Bodén  vann 19:e  4  Anna Berg  vann 19:e  5  Christine Hallström  vann 5/3 6:33:09 PM    comment []

Resultat fra det Svenske Mesterskapet i matchplay for herrer! SM-match presenteras av Dormy Bana: Stockholm, par 69. Datum: 0629-0702. Spelform: Match utslag   Mattias Nilsson  Rond 6 David Jonsson  Abbekås  Match 1 Karlstad    Hål 17   vann 3/1   Matchen Slut    Sidan uppdaterad 18:19:49   Tidigare matcher Omg Motståndare Res 1  Jakob Berlin  vann 1/0  2  Robert Eriksson  vann 4/3  3  Jonas Pettersson  vann 2/1  4  Joakim Kristiansson  vann 4/3  5  Marcus Norgren  vann 19:e    Omg Motståndare Res 1  Johan Bjerhag  vann 20:e  2  Hampus Von Post  vann 2/1  3  Erik Algulin  vann 3/2  4  Peter Kaensche  vann 2/1  5  Rickard Malmgren  vann 4/3 6:29:49 PM    comment []

Couch leads the Western Open, but Woods pulls back into contention at Cog Hill 6:00:49 PM    comment []

Sorenstam again advances in the HSBC Match Play, but Kerr and Creamer fall out 5:59:37 PM    comment []

Streck's 62 is the best on a day of record-low scoring at the Commerce Bank 5:58:30 PM    comment []

Bjorn and Donaldson share the top spot halfway through the Smurfit European Open 5:57:16 PM    comment []

Ex-U.S. Amateur champ Dickerson goes ahead by two at the Lake Erie Charity Classic 5:56:05 PM    comment []

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