ON IRAQ Then /From Obama's campaign Web site: "Obama will immediately begin to remove our troops from Iraq. He will remove one to two combat brigades each month, and have all of our combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months." ...more

July 8, 2008

General Motors Corp. may get rid of some brands, speed the introduction of small cars from other markets and make further white-collar job cuts as it tries to deal with a shrinking U.S. auto market. ...more

July 8, 2008

Unable to strike a deal on its own, Microsoft Corp. reportedly is hoping to snap up Yahoo's online search operations with the help of News Corp. and Time Warner Inc. ...more

July 3, 2008

Facebook's quest to lure more advertisers to its popular online hangout is getting an assist from Visa's marketing machine. ...more

June 24, 2008

A former CEO leading Barack Obama's search for a vice presidential candidate resigned abruptly Wednesday after questions about his home mortgage deals became a distraction for a candidate who argues he is not influenced by special interests. ...more

June 12, 2008

Big Pooh and Phonte are just like everyone else who relies on commercial airlines these days. ...more

June 12, 2008

ridiculous and wise - related to the race for the Democratic presidential nomination . . . ...more

June 10, 2008

Quotations - ridiculous and wise - related to the race for the Democratic presidential nomination . . . ...more

June 9, 2008

Putting a market price on emissions of greenhouse gases will have to wait for a new year, a new president and a new plan. ...more

June 9, 2008

Verizon Wireless is in talks to buy Alltel Communications LLC, the country's fifth-largest wireless carrier by subscribers, for $27 billion, according to news reports. ...more

June 5, 2008