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3 charged in boy's death at Massachusetts gun expo - Los Angeles Times
December 5, 2008
3 charged in boy's death at Massachusetts gun expo
Boston Globe
Los Angeles Times -
AP Reporting from Springfield, Mass. -- Three men, including a small-town police chief, were indicted Thursday on involuntary manslaughter counts in the death of an 8-year-old who accidentally shot himself in the head with an Uzi at a gun fair.
Video: Gun Club, 3 Others Charged in Boy's Uzi Death
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Politicians, transit advocates react to MTA panel plan - Newsday
December 5, 2008
Politicians, transit advocates react to MTA panel plan
Mid-Hudson News
Newsday -
BY MELANIE LEFKOWITZ AND JAMES T. MADORE | melanie. Political leaders and transportation advocates on Long Island, in New York City and in Albany yesterday reacted cautiously - some speaking positively, some distinctly skeptical - to a ...
Mixed Reviews on Transit Plan
Novel idea: MTA's board should have clue
Washington’s New Tack: Helping Homeowners - New York Times
December 5, 2008
Washington’s New Tack: Helping Homeowners
Sify
New York Times -
“Steps that stabilize the housing market will help stabilize the economy as well,” the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, said on Thursday.
Lower Rates Help Sell Houses, but Market Faces Broader Ills
High inventory is killing home builders, and the industry asks for ...
Retail sales fall 2.7% in November -- and experts say it could ... - Los Angeles Times
December 5, 2008
Retail sales fall 2.7% in November -- and experts say it could ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Los Angeles Times -
Shoppers hunt for holiday bargains the day after Thanksgiving in South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. But the frenzy of last month's much-hyped Black Friday failed to rescue retailers from a months-long slump: Sales fell 2.7% in November, according to a ...
Black Friday didn't save bleak November sales
Nov. sales dismal
China, US Deepen Financial Ties, Aid Global Trade (Update1) - Bloomberg
December 5, 2008
China, US Deepen Financial Ties, Aid Global Trade (Update1)
AFP
Bloomberg -
By Li Yanping and Rebecca Christie Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- China and the US pledged $20 billion to fund trade and agreed to deepen financial ties, stepping up efforts to counter the credit crisis in their final economic talks before President-elect ...
China, US pledge cooperation after "robust" talks
China Prods US in Talks
Technical glitches force delay of Mars mission - USA Today
December 5, 2008
Technical glitches force delay of Mars mission
BBC News
USA Today -
By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY NASA chief Mike Griffin announced Thursday that the costly Mars Science Laboratory will be delayed for two years.
NASA delays Mars tank launch until 2011
NASA Delays Next Mars Rover Mission
First Look: Why Facebook Connect Is Bound For Success - Washington Post
December 5, 2008
First Look: Why Facebook Connect Is Bound For Success
BBC News
Washington Post -
Here is a look at Facebook's latest feature Facebook Connect and what it can do for you. It looks like a winner. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site.
Facebook Connect, Now Live, May Change The Web
Facebook, Google Launch Data Portability Programs to All
Readers React to David Pogue’s Review of the BlackBerry Storm - New York Times
December 5, 2008
Readers React to David Pogue’s Review of the BlackBerry Storm
The Age
New York Times -
By DAVID POGUE The Times's technology columnist, David Pogue, keeps you on top of the industry in his free, weekly email newsletter.
BlackBerry 8900 Versus BlackBerry Bold: Picture Comparison
mocoNews.net - Reviewers Get Earful After Calling The BlackBerry ...
Review: 'Cadillac Records' - Newsday
December 5, 2008
Review: 'Cadillac Records'
MTV UK
Newsday -
BY RAFER GUZMÁN | rafer.guzman@newsday.com PLOT The story of Muddy Waters, Etta James and other icons of the pioneering Chess Records label.
'Cadillac Records—: Good music, shaky history
'Cadillac Records' offers quite a ride
Review: 'Punisher: War Zone' - Newsday
December 5, 2008
Review: 'Punisher: War Zone'
E! Online
Newsday -
BY RAFER GUZMÁN | rafer.guzman@newsday.com PLOT Vigilante Frank Castle takes on a disfigured mobster in this latest version of the Marvel hero.
A Comic-Book Avenger Strikes
Review: `Punisher' is several shades of awful
