Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) articles from October 2007

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) archives from October 2007

`Cue, Chicago-style.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Bill Daley and Donna Pierce CHICAGO _ Because many of the Chicago's original pitmen migrated from the South, true Chicago-style barbecue style reflects Southern traditions passed down in small towns in Louisiana, Mississippi,...

Olives and fennel flavor Mediterranean theme.(Recipe)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Carol Mighton Haddix While September's warm days linger, menus with a Mediterranean theme appeal. Olives and fennel are two common ingredients of the region. I love to combine them with fresh fish, and though we may not get the...

Chasing glory and revenge at the roller derby.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Barbara Brotman CHICAGO _ Along the fence of Chicago's North Avenue beach skate rink, eyes widened. Mouths hung open. What the... A clacking hum rose from the track. Ten pairs of roller skates vibrated past, 40 wheels of...

Nurturing your preschooler's palate can lead to more healthful eating.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Janet Helm How did today's so-called "kids' cuisine" become so narrowly defined? It's mostly limited to fried breaded chicken, fries and the like. Experts say this beige, deep-fried diet _ often washed down with "tall" sugary...

The wurst season.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Rick Asa CHICAGO _ When is a sausage not just a sausage? When a feinschmecker (gourmet) wants one in the wurst way. Puns aside, we're all honorary Germans during the Oktoberfest season and symbolic of the celebration is wurst _...

The mystique of barbecue.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Bill Daley Barbecue has always been about the next generation. Traveling around the country in search of the real deal in barbecue, we heard folks talk of family traditions as lovingly tended over the decades as the barbecue...

Landing in age limbo, many U.S. pilots seek foreign jobs.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Julie Johnsson CHICAGO _ After a 29-year career flying jets for United Airlines, Mike Ballard is now praying Canadian officials will speed his application for a commercial pilot's license. His quest is a consequence of a...

Midwest Foodways Alliance kicks off with worthy topic: sausage.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Robin Mather Jenkins CHICAGO _ More than 100 "frankophiles" turned out for "Stuffed: A Journey of Midwestern Sausage Traditions," the recent inaugural event of the Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance, at Kendall College. The...

Lone Star embrace.(Recipe)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Bill Daley LOCKHART, Texas _ To step out of the bright Texas sun into the Stygian gloom of the pit room at Smitty's Market can be quite a shock. The darkness offers no respite from summer's heat, not with two wood fires glowing hot...

The Top Ten travel list: Top U.S. resorts.
October 1, 2007... TOP U.S. RESORTS (with 2006 ranking in parentheses) 1. The Sanctuary, Kiawah Island, S.C. (5) 2. Four Seasons Hualalai, Hawaii (1) 3. Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tenn. (16) 4. Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, Calif. (8) 5. The...

Travel briefs.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Margaret Backenheimer HALLOWEEN SPIRITS The Brown Palace Hotel in downtown Denver gets into the Halloween spirit with a month of hotel tours that recall mysterious sightings and inexplicable disturbances in the property's...

Climbing the Adirondacks: The lessons learned on a careless day.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Barbara Brotman ADIRONDACK PARK, N.Y. _ It was not so much a vacation as a quest. Because this was no ordinary road trip; this was the voyage to take our daughter to her first year of college, the classic long-distance drive in...

The challenge of going eco in Toronto.(City overview)
October 1, 2007... Byline: John Keilman TORONTO _ The first snag in what was supposed to be an environmentally friendly visit to Toronto came when an emergency caused police to close a major road that led to my first destination. I had vowed to take nothing...

Amateurs find a way around Myanmar's Internet censorship.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Laurie Goering NEW DELHI _ Neerav Modi has never been an activist. But the American student and computer whiz, who is studying medicine in India, has played a crucial role in the political uprisings in Myanmar. In his spare...

Putin suggests he could become prime minister.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Alex Rodriguez MOSCOW _ Giving the strongest sign yet of what he might do once his presidency ends in the spring, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said Monday that he will head the slate of Russia's ruling party in parliamentary...

Chicago Tribune Teddy Greenstein column.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Teddy Greenstein Oct. 1--The White Sox eventually embraced Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'. " Wisconsin is not ready to make "Livin' on the Edge" its theme song. After the Badgers had squeaked out a 37-34 victory Saturday...

Some not happy with Edens work: Lane closings begin Monday for patching.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Jon Hilkevitch Oct. 1--Edens Expressway drivers aren't just unhappy that a resurfacing project might tack up to an hour onto their usual slow-go commute beginning Monday. Many regulars contend, in their self-proclaimed expert...

Chicago Tribune Sam Smith column: Jackson points a 'critical' finger.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Sam Smith Oct. 1--MARINA DEL REY, Calif. Phil Jackson sat sipping his favorite soft drink, the Arnold Palmer mixture of lemonade and iced tea. Jackson's cane, the one he uses as he recuperates from a second hip-replacement...

Edwards' strategy: Win early: Behind in polls and in money, candidate bets it all on 2 states.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Jim Tankersley Oct. 1--MANCHESTER, N.H. -- "Comfortable chairs" top the wish list scrawled on butcher paper at the New Hampshire headquarters of John Edwards' presidential campaign. Now more than ever, they seem needed: Edwards and...

Chicago Tribune Around Town column: Bears flame out after Hester's spark.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Fred Mitchell Oct. 1--DETROIT Devin Hester has incredible peripheral vision, but his ability to see the future could use some work. The Bears' Pro Bowl kick returner made a magnificent spectacle of himself again Sunday,...

For immigrant, potluck a mighty fortress: Restaurant patrons serving friend facing possible deportation.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Karoun Demirjian Oct. 1--HARBERT, Mich. -- In Ibrahim Parlak's native village of Gaziantep, Turkey, whoever had the biggest living room had the unofficial responsibility of opening his doors during celebrations and times of...

Turn up the heat: Piniella doesn't see Cubs wilting in desert.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Paul Sullivan Oct. 1--The Cubs ended their regular season Sunday with an 8-4 loss to Cincinnati, but the Cinderella story doesn't end there. After the New York Mets lost a few minutes later, the Cubs were assured of a National...

Museums to showcase Cambodian culture, old and new: Museums to display Cambodian exhibits.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah Oct. 1--In 2004, the Cambodian American Heritage Museum's first exhibit documented the terrors of the Khmer Rouge and how survivors made it to the United States. The Chicago museum's second exhibit, which...

Palatine couple killed in head-on collision: Palatine family driving home in separate cars after church event.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Andrew L. Wang Oct. 1--Along a swift-moving country road in Barrington Hills, in the black of night, Vania Aguirre trailed her parents' Saturn in her own car. It was late, and the family was headed home after a choir event at an...

BRIEF: Caray awaits if Cubs advance: Caray awaits if Cubs advance.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Paul Sullivan Oct. 1--CINCINNATI -- Current and former Cubs announcers will be at the mikes for TBS' coverage of the division series this week, with Chip Caray and Bob Brenly working together for the Yankees-Indians series while...

Municipal bonds making big waves: Chicago lawyer takes case to high court.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Ameet Sachdev Oct. 1--Chicago class-action lawyer John Wylie and his colleagues have the normally staid municipal bond industry on the edge of its seat. Wylie's challenge, on behalf of a Kentucky couple, of state tax incentives...

BRIEF: Sex-assault charges for school janitor.
October 1, 2007... Oct. 1--CHICAGO -- A custodian working at Tilton Elementary School was arrested last week and charged with seven counts of criminal sexual assault, police said. The victims were two teenage family members, police said. "There is no...

History classes shun Little Rock Nine, member says: 'Little Rock Nine' being forgotten in school curricula, a member says.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Jeff Long Oct. 1--Fifty years after Minnijean Brown Trickey and eight other African-American high school students made history as "the Little Rock Nine," forging the way for desegregation in the capital city of Arkansas, she told a...

Dow cracks 14,000; Fed rate cut hopes resurface: Market gained steam after the Institute for Supply Management said its index of manufacturing activity was below forecasts at 52.0.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Joe Bel Bruno Oct. 1--Wall Street shot higher Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average above 14,000 for the first time in 2 1/2 months as investors moved back into stocks at the start of the fourth quarter. While the...

Hyde Park fest brings jazz home: Hyde Park fest brings jazz home.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Howard Reich Oct. 1--It may have been the fastest 14 hours in jazz -- as well as the most inspiring. From 11 a.m. Saturday to the small hours of Sunday morning, a single Chicago neighborhood transformed itself into what Duke...

Chicago Tribune Dawn Turner Trice column: Scholarships' 'genius' wins recognition.(Column)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Dawn Turner Trice Oct. 1--Seven years ago, I wrote about a New York City-based diversity program called the Posse Foundation that had just opened shop in Chicago. Its objective was to help talented urban teens -- most of whom are...

Justices' docket a combustible mix: Death penalty, guns, drugs among issues.
October 1, 2007... Byline: James Oliphant Oct. 1--At first glance, Brian Gall and Lakhdar Boumediene have little in common. Gall lives in Iowa and owns a window installation business. Boumediene is an Algerian national and a citizen of...

Budget duel catches some in crossfire.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Jeffrey Meitrodt Oct. 1--SPRINGFIELD -- The mayor of Oreana was angry. A local lawmaker had promised him $750,000 for a water pipeline, but the money later was trimmed out of the budget by Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who described such...

Number of obese growing on global scale: Considerable weight gain appears across a majority of nations -- some of which also are fighting hunger.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Stephen J. Hedges Oct. 1--The world is growing together. And that is not a welcome thing. Obesity, it turns out, is not just an American problem; the whole world is becoming overweight. In China, the Middle East, Africa,...

The forbidden bottle toasted in Pakistan: Murree Brewery, an anomaly in a Muslim country, to debut its 20-year-old whiskey.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Kim Barker Oct. 1--RAWALPINDI, Pakistan -- The name of the Islamic world's first 20-year-old malt whiskey seems apt: Rarest. Only 6,000 bottles will be sold. Only non-Muslims, about 3 percent of the country's population, will...

EDITORIAL: Do you know where you are?: Do you know where you are?(Editorial)
October 1, 2007... Oct. 1--On Nov. 2, one of the most impressive collections of rare, important and dazzling maps ever assembled in one place will open across Chicago. You will be able to examine the map author J.R.R. Tolkien inked to create his fictional...

Chicago Tribune Your Space column: Hours, not output, still dominate.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Barbara Rose Oct. 1--Beware the employer that provides kitchen appliances. Julie Nagle learned this the hard way when she failed to notice the mini-refrigerators in managers' offices until after she started her new job....

Chicago Tribune Inside Technology column: Telephone book hopes facts will ring true.(Column)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Jon Van Oct. 1--Despite widespread belief that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, people who look deeply into the matter keep concluding that he didn't. Indeed, the first working telephone was built by Johann Philipp...

A sister in WW II's band of brothers: Florida woman, 86, once an Army nurse, is sole female at reunion of veterans of the Battle of the Bulge.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Gerry Smith Oct. 1--When Army Lt. Katherine Flynn Nolan stepped off the boat on the beaches of Normandy, France, in 1944, she nearly drowned. "The water was deeper than we expected," Nolan recalled. "We got off the boats and I...

Superintendent salaries could cost U-46 $500,000: Ailing schools chief, interim head in line to receive $500,000.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Mary Ann Fergus Oct. 1--Elgin-based School District U-46 could spend more than a half-million dollars this school year on the salary and benefits for Supt. Connie Neale, now on medical leave for an undisclosed condition, and a...

BRIEF: $3 million grant given for removal of lead paint.
October 1, 2007... Oct. 1--ILLINOIS -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Sunday that a $3 million grant will go to reducing and removing lead-based paint in more than 200 low-income homes, according to a news release. The new funding for the Illinois Get the...

BRIEF: McHenry County to redo 'boring' seal.
October 1, 2007... Oct. 1--MCHENRY COUNTY -- McHenry County's government seal, with its ubiquitous bald eagle carrying a banner, is in need of a makeover to reflect the county's rapid growth, one official says. "It's not unique," said County Board member Tina...

BRIEF: Lanes to close as ramps built for Chicago Spire.
October 1, 2007... Oct. 1--NEAR NORTH SIDE -- Temporary lane closings are scheduled to start Monday on the northbound lower level of Lake Shore Drive from north of Lower Wacker Drive to Illinois Street to accommodate the construction of two ramps that will serve...

3 slain in separate shootings.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Dan P. Blake Oct. 1--A man slain in a domestic-related shooting was one of three men killed in gun violence Sunday on Chicago's South Side, police said. Jesse Martin, 54, was shot about 10 a.m. during a fight inside his...

Gary reserve officer killed accidentally at gun range.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Dan P. Blake Oct. 1--A Gary reserve police officer was killed in an accidental shooting over the weekend when another officer's weapon discharged at a Hammond gun range, police said. Kevin Weaver, 49, was training with other...

Dr. Michael J. Scotti Jr.: 1938 - 2007: Physician promoted family medicine in Army.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Kristen Kridel Oct. 1--As America prepared for the Persian Gulf war and the possibility of mass casualties, Maj. Gen. Michael J. Scotti Jr., a physician, was tasked with figuring out how to treat and evacuate wounded soldiers. ...

J. Patrick Leahy: 1947 - 2007: Executive was wine connoisseur.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Mary Owen Oct. 1--At 23, J. Patrick Leahy was given a case of 1961 Chateau Nenin from the vineyards of Bordeaux. Those bottles sparked a love for the complexities and history of wine. It was a passion he shared with many, as he...

Wirtz: 2,500 say goodbye to Hawks owner, business tycoon.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Neil Milbert Oct. 1--Visitation began at 2 p.m. on a sunny autumn Sunday. By 2:30, the line of people who had come to pay their respects to Bill Wirtz twisted through the interior of the Donnellan Family funeral home in Skokie and...

Sox more than ready to move on: TIGERS 13, WHITE SOX 3.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Mark Gonzales Oct. 1--After the White Sox's frustrating season ended Sunday with a 13-3 loss to the Tigers, a rugged off-season finally began to unfold for several players. From durable starting pitcher Jon Garland to mercurial...

Cubs love spreads in the desert air: Transplanted fans, ex-players share Chicago memories.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Dave Van Dyck Oct. 1--DENVER -- When the Cubs open the National League Division Series on Wednesday at Arizona, Chase Field will have a definite Chicago flavor, from the box seats to center field to second base to the announcer's...

A big bang? Bulls hope so: Theme universal: It's time to step up.
October 1, 2007... Byline: K.C. Johnson Oct. 1--Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich are bigger and stronger. Andres Nocioni is sleeker. Ben Gordon, thanks to Pilates and an intensely committed off-season, is quicker. Tyrus Thomas and Thabo Sefolosha are more...

Chronicles turns a jaded eye on the excesses of pop cult: Chronicles turns a jaded eye on the excesses of pop cult.
October 1, 2007... Byline: James Warren Oct. 1--If Macbeth surfaced today, suggests the October issue of Chronicles, he might make a confessional on "Oprah" and possibly be a contestant on "Big Brother." And he'd inspire a battle between Larry King and...

BRIEF: Woman killed in I-55 crash.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Jeremy Gorner and Dan P. Blake Oct. 1--A Summit woman was killed this morning when she lost control of her car, possibly because of the rainy weather, and collided with a semi on the Stevenson Expressway, authorities said The...

Chicago Tribune Getting Around column: State to hold talks on expanding roadway to O'Hare.(Column)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Jon Hilkevitch Oct. 1--Talks between the state and two dozen municipalities are scheduled to begin this week on extending the eastern portion of the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway now that the Chicago-versus-suburbs fight over expanding...

Fans look to future, like what they see: Cubs faithful flock to Cincinnati and imagine possibilities.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Josh Noel Oct. 1--CINCINNATI -- Behind home plate, David Matarese had a prime view of Sunday's Cubs game, but his eyes kept drifting to the left-field wall. That's where the action was Sunday for Cubs fans. "Sure, we're...

Court Theatre's 'Thyestes' broadens the gory details: Court Theatre's 'Thyestes' broadens the gory details.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Chris Jones Oct. 1--"You have vast power," observes one of the shrewd-but-twisted souls in Lucius Annaeus Seneca's "Thyestes," "if you can manage without power." Ay, there's the rub. Unfortunately, we can't manage without it,...

Chicago Tribune Ask Amy column: Gym worker's instincts are on the mark.(Column)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Amy Dickinson Oct. 1--Dear Amy: I work at a local gym near my house. I work the front desk, assisting members and signing up new members. There are quite a few attractive young women who work out at my gym; they're in their 20s, in...

Culture clashes with humor in 'Aliens': Culture clashes with humor in 'Aliens'.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Maureen Ryan Oct. 1--"ALIENS IN AMERICA" 7:30 p.m. Monday, WGN-Ch. 9 New comedy: Starring Amy Pietz, Scott Patterson, Dan Byrd Rating: Really, really liked it. Much has been written about this fall's geek...

Chicago Tribune Tech Buzz with Eric Benderoff column: Text services make any phone smart.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Tech Buzz with Eric Benderoff Oct. 1--Here's a smart trick any mobile phone can do: Provide an address, directions or a number for that French restaurant you've been meaning to try. You don't need a GPS on the dashboard, a...

EDITORIAL: John Daley and the truth: John Daley and the truth.(Editorial)
October 1, 2007... Oct. 1--Sept. 5, 2002: The Cook County Board, meeting as overseers of the county's scandal-plagued forest preserves, confronts its own failure to rein in gross financial mismanagement. "We've known it," a contrite John Daley tells a large but...

CAMPAIGN DIGEST: CAMPAIGN DIGEST.
October 1, 2007... Oct. 1--IOWA NUMBERS: Barack Obama's presidential campaign has been telling people not to pay too much attention to the polls lately, but now it's e-mailing news of a new survey to supporters. Obama makes a strong showing in a new Newsweek poll...

Wheaton woman dies in town home fire.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Mary Ann Fergus Oct. 1--A Wheaton woman died in a fire that started in her town home early Sunday morning, police said. The DuPage County Arson Task Force, Wheaton police and firefighters responded about 5:45 a.m. to a call...

Fallacies on breast cancer persist: Survey finds many women misinformed.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Judy Peres Oct. 1--As the U.S. enters National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a new survey suggests raising awareness of the disease is a misplaced priority. The vast majority of women already consider themselves quite...

Chicago Tribune Mike Downey column: Meet the new QB, same as old QB.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Mike Downey Oct. 1--You asked for it, you got it. You demanded a different Bears quarterback. You were given a different quarterback. You were sick of the first guy. You begged for the other guy. You did, I did,...

Chicago Tribune Rick Morrissey column: Are they this bad? Believe it.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Rick Morrissey Oct. 1--DETROIT There are a lot of ways to die, but it's hard to remember a team being drawn and fourth-quartered the way the Bears were Sunday. If you were counting at home and mathematically gifted, you...

Chicago Tribune David Haugh column: Looking in mirror ugly proposition.
October 1, 2007... Byline: David Haugh Oct. 1--Suddenly, Lovie Smith's lazy Texas drawl packed some zip. The gentleman coach was in no mood for being polite, and the Bears' locker room was no place for excuses -- or the meek -- after Sunday's 37-27 loss...

Marquis' slide continues: 6.21 September ERA could cost righty playoff roster spot.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Paul Sullivan Oct. 1--CINCINNATI -- The Jason Marquis conundrum might cost Lou Piniella sleep the next two nights. Marquis was shelled by Cincinnati while getting some work in during the third inning Sunday, and he doesn't look...

Hobbled Harris plays through pain: Notches sack despite playing part time with sprained knee.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Vaughn McClure Oct. 1--DETROIT -- Tommie Harris peeled the final support wrapping from his left knee and slowly walked to the shower, his day complete. Despite the pain, Harris never doubted he would play Sunday against the Lions....

Victory has Lions' wideout Williams roaring: Catches 6, chastises Urlacher for his drop.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Fred Mitchell Oct. 1--DETROIT -- Roy Williams finally was able to back up some of the trash talking he has initiated the last couple of seasons. Last year the Lions' star wide receiver claimed his team "left 40 points on the...

Getting a grip baffles Benson: 2nd-quarter fumble gives Wolfe a chance.
October 1, 2007... Byline: David Haugh Oct. 1--DETROIT -- If fumbling three times in his first four games as the featured back in the Bears' offense concerns Cedric Benson, he hides it well. "It is surprising, I guess," Benson said Sunday after the...

BRIEF: Motorcyclist killed near mall.
October 1, 2007... Oct. 1--A motorcyclist was killed Sunday evening when he crashed into a fence off a frontage road in Schaumburg, police said. The crash occurred shortly after 5 p.m. outside Woodfield mall on West Frontage Road south of Golf Road, said Sgt....

BRIEF: Man charged with DUI death of uncle.
October 1, 2007... Oct. 1--CHICAGO -- A Chicago man was charged with reckless homicide Sunday after police said he was driving drunk when his vehicle slammed into a semitrailer truck this weekend and killed his uncle, who was riding in his passenger seat. ...

Lyric's 'Traviata' moves the drama back on stage: Lyric's 'Traviata' moves the drama back on stage.
October 1, 2007... Byline: John Von Rhein Oct. 1--Given the intense backstage drama swirling around Lyric Opera of Chicago last weekend -- the settlement of a cliffhanger labor contract and the firing of a controversial diva three days before the season's...

Planned Parenthood allowed to open Illinois clinic.
October 1, 2007... Byline: James Kimberly CHICAGO _ After three months of tumult and public protests, Planned Parenthood's reproductive health care clinic is to open Tuesday in Aurora, Ill. The city issued Planned Parenthood/Chicago Area a temporary...

Zambrano: Never a dull moment with edgy ace.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Paul Sullivan PHOENIX _ Carlos Zambrano has had pretty boring year. Not much has happened to him. No one paid any attention to him. Zambrano just kind of blended into the background, like a wallflower at the high school...

Holliday, celebrate! Rockies are in.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Phil Rogers DENVER _ The National League has found its team of destiny, and it is not the one Lou Piniella manages. Compared to what the Colorado Rockies have been through, winning 11 games in a row down the stretch to get into...

Nokia's purchase of mapmaker Navteq suggests changing landscape.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Eric Benderoff and Mike Hughlett CHICAGO _ Mobile phone companies want to make it so easy to find that pumpkin patch in the middle of farm country that you will never have to call for directions. Just pull out your phone and look at...

Bears say they can right ship on offense.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Vaughn McClure CHICAGO _ Cedric Benson was tucked inside the locker room Monday, getting treatment and staying well-hidden from the media. When will Benson and the offense crawl out of the hole it has dug for itself? Bears...

Obama takes in more than $19 million for primaries.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Mike Dorning and John McCormick WASHINGTON _ Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised more than $19 million during the past three months for the presidential primaries, demonstrating strong continued donor support even...

Provision would reduce meat inspection requirements.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Stephen J. Hedges WASHINGTON _ As one of the largest meat recalls in history unfolds, Congress is considering legislation that would reduce required federal inspections for meat that is produced by small companies and then shipped...

Thomas in spotlight at court.
October 1, 2007... Byline: James Oliphant WASHINGTON _ It was a First Monday in October like most at the Supreme Court. The justices marched in ritualistically. The chamber came to attention. The first advocate of the term shuffled his papers and cleared his...

Firm looks to tap Chinese capital.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Becky Yerak CHICAGO _ Futures markets pioneer Leo Melamed and former U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III have founded a financial services company that they hope will capitalize on the growing mergers-and-acquisitions market in China....

Number of Cubans caught at sea reached a 17-year high last year.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Michael Martinez HAVANA _ The number of fleeing Cubans caught at sea reached a 17-year high last year _ 2,868 in all _ despite a 1994 migration accord between Cuba and the U.S. designed to reduce immigration, according to U.S....

Blackwater has fired 122 employees in Iraq, documents show.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Aamer Madhani WASHINGTON _ The controversial private security firm Blackwater USA has fired 122 of its hired guns in Iraq for a laundry list of problems over the last three years, according to a report released Monday by the...