By MICHAEL R. GORDON
WASHINGTON — The Army has drafted a new operations manual that elevates the mission of stabilizing war-torn nations, making it equal in importance to defeating adversaries on the battlefield.
Military officials described the new document, the first new edition of the Army’s comprehensive doctrine since 2001, as a major development that draws […]
Posted on February 8th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: World News | No Comments »
By VIKAS BAJAJ
LAS VEGAS — It was Monday night on the Strip, and John Devaney was giving a party for himself and fellow connoisseurs of risk who have seen their hot hands go cold.
In a gilded ballroom at the Venetian, the revelers sipped cabernet, dined on surf and turf and crowed as the Blue […]
Posted on February 8th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: Business | No Comments »
VC Nation
By JOHN MARKOFF
Seattle
Many communities dream of becoming the next Silicon Valley. This one is actually doing it.
Stroll through the hip Fremont District and you will sense the Valley vibe. Google recently opened a research lab here, its second in Microsoft’s backyard. Technology start-ups are sprouting up amid quirky neighborhood landmarks like a […]
Posted on February 8th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: Technology | No Comments »
By MIGUEL HELFT and BRAD STONE
SAN FRANCISCO — One of the first questions that Jerry Yang and his top lieutenants pondered after he became chief executive of Yahoo last summer was whether the company could remain independent. They quickly answered yes.
But Mr. Yang, who founded Yahoo along with David Filo in 1995, had […]
Posted on February 8th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: Business, Technology | No Comments »
By WARREN E. LEARY
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The space shuttle Atlantis dodged an approaching weather front and rumbled into space on Thursday, carrying the European science laboratory Columbus to the International Space Station.
Atlantis and its seven-member crew lifted off into a partly cloudy sky at 2:45 p.m. Eastern time from the Kennedy Space Center. […]
Posted on February 8th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: U.S., Space & Cosmos | No Comments »
Op-Ed Columnist
By PAUL KRUGMAN
The economic news has been fairly dire this week. The credit crunch is getting worse, and a widely watched indicator of trends in the service sector — which is most of the economy — has fallen off a cliff. It’s still not a certainty that we’re headed into recession, but […]
Posted on February 8th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: Opinion | No Comments »
