13. august 2005

A Chinese Banker Is Convicted, and a Message Is Sent. One of China's best-known bankers was convicted of embezzlement Friday and given a death sentence, which was then suspended. By KEITH BRADSHER. [NYT > Business] 4:42:21 PM    comment [] British Airways Strike Strands Thousands. It may be several days before the airline can get all of its angry and frustrated passengers stranded in London to their destinations. By MICHELINE MAYNARD and GRAHAM BOWLEY. [NYT > Business] 4:39:21 PM    comment [] Crude Hits Another Record at $67 a Barrel . Crude oil jumped another $1 a barrel today, hitting a new record for the fifth day in a row and once again knocking down the stock market. By Jerry Knight. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 4:37:33 PM    comment [] Delta Said to Explore Bankruptcy Financing. Delta Air Lines has begun arranging the financing it will need if it seeks bankruptcy protection, something that analysts say could happen within weeks. By MICHELINE MAYNARD. [NYT > Business] 4:36:37 PM    comment [] Actress Paid Not to Talk of Schwarzenegger Affair . LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, already facing plummeting approval ratings and questions about his business dealings, took another hit Friday with a report that a tabloid publisher with close ties to the former movie star paid an alleged paramour of his $20,000 not to discuss... By Amy Argetsinger. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 4:34:21 PM    comment [] FBI Sting Targeted Louisiana Lawmaker . Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.), a veteran member of the Ways and Means Committee whose homes in Washington and New Orleans were raided by the FBI last week, had been the target of an undercover FBI sting involving public corruption for nearly a year, according to law enforcement sources. By Allan Lengel. [washingtonpost.com - Politics] 4:30:46 PM    comment [] Ex-Klan Figure in 1964 Killings Is Freed on Bail. The release raises the possibility that Edgar Ray Killen, who was convicted in the 1964 killing of three civil rights workers, will die a free man. By SHAILA DEWAN. [NYT > Home Page] 4:29:18 PM    comment [] Foreign Minister in Sri Lanka Is Assassinated. Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency following the assassination of Lakshman Kadirgamar, a slaying that put the island's fragile peace process at risk. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. [NYT > Home Page] 4:28:40 PM    comment [] At the Pumps and on the Web, Drivers Check for Lowest Prices. For millions of Americans, filling up the tank has become an eye-popping experience as prices reached levels not seen in decades. By KIRK JOHNSON. [NYT > Home Page] 4:27:37 PM    comment [] NY Times: Google Library Database Is Delayed. But a publishing trade association called the opt-out offer inadequate, saying it did not address the main concern of its members: the belief that the entire program, the Google Print Library Project, is built on a foundation of purposeful copyright violation. [Tomalak's Realm] 4:26:14 PM    comment [] India flood death toll increases. Indian health officials say at least 120 people have died from disease after recent floods in Maharashtra state. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:25:03 PM    comment [] 'Early release' for Bali plotter. Bali bomb plotter Abu Bakar Ba'asyir may leave prison early under a general amnesty, Indonesian media report. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:24:06 PM    comment [] Pervasive Corruption in Russia Is 'Just Called Business'. According to recent surveys and interviews with dozens of Russians, bribery has surged under the presidency of Vladimir Putin. By STEVEN LEE MYERS. [NYT > Home Page] 4:22:51 PM    comment []

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