Mal Kline posts a nice review of A Conservative History of the American Left at AIM.org. "It's a testament to Flynn's talent that reading A Conservative History of the American Left is as enervating as it is entertaining," writes Kathy...
Paul Allen has sold about 1.2 million shares of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. worth $35 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (DWA) (SBUX)
The California State Teachers' Retirement System said Monday it intends to award contracts to three investment management firms that will implement a developing manager program in its fixed-income portfolio.
IndyMac Bancorp Inc. posted a first-quarter loss on Monday, with a message from Chairman and CEO Michael Perry that the company won't return to profitability until "the current decline in home prices decelerates." (IMB)
Clear Channel Communications Inc. officials say pending legal proceedings in Bexar County District Court related to the pending acquisition of the company by a private equity group have been postponed until May 13. (CCU)
Q&A with:Karthik RamannaPublished:May 12, 2008Author:Martha LagaceCorporate donations to political campaigns reveal a lot about mutual back-scratching in the political and business arenas. Now new research from Harvard Business School reveals that corporate giving may consist of more than monetary contributions.
USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore is traveling to the cyclone-stricken region of Southeast Asia in her capacity as the President's Special Coordinator for International Disaster Assistance. Briefing l Policy Podcast l More
Department Spokesman McCormack (May 12): "The Serbian people can be proud of an election, the recent election that took place. There were observers on the ground, and I haven't seen any reports of serious incidents that would call into question
Deputy Secretary Negroponte (May 12): "I look forward to the talks that we will have today which are aimed at strengthening the friendship and understanding between our two governments and countries. I look forward to discussing with you and your
Virgin America, the new California-based low-cost airline partly owned by British business magnate Richard Branson, will ask the Federation Aviation Administration on Thursday for two gates and eight arrival slots at O'Hare International Airport.
The University of Chicago has unveiled designs for a new glass-domed library designed by celebrated Chicago architect Helmut Jahn. The new building will be funded in part by a $25 million gift from U of C alumni Joe and Rika
Refusing to preside over what he called a "kangaroo court," a judge Monday slapped a gag order on attorneys in the case of Anthony Abbate, the Chicago Police officer allegedly caught on video beating a bartender who refused to serve
A devastating earthquake that killed more than 8,700 people in China has left Chicagoans scrambling to reach their loved ones in and around the Sichuan province. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports.
The wife of a Baptist preacher from R. Kelly's hometown, a businessexecutive and a telecommunications company employee were the firstthree jurors chosen Monday for the R&B superstar's childpornography trial.
Wally Backman is hoping the three strikes rule only applies on the field in baseball. The former big league journeyman, who spent time managing in the White Sox farm system, is swinging at a blackball that's been placed on him,
A federal prosecutor scornfully denounced political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko on Monday as the engineer of millions of dollars worth of state government fraud who engaged in "the corrupt use of power and influence to benefit himself and his friends."
A Hobart, Ind., teacher and his wife are in mourning Monday after their 23-year-old son was killed in Iraq. CBS 2 Northwest Indiana Bureau Chief Pamela Jones reports.
