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One in 10 pilots carry a gun on board, and the number is growing.

Safeway Employees Approve Labor Contract
01-04-08 17:38

washingtonpost.com

Safeway employees in the Baltimore and Washington region voted this morning to approve a new labor contract with the supermarket chain. Giant employees were gathering for a vote at the D.C. Armory after the Safeway meeting concluded.

Oil Execs Grilled Over High Prices
01-04-08 17:21

Big oil wants $18 billion in tax credits. Congress asks: Is that fair?

The Businessman Who Finds Time to Fight
01-04-08 17:00

A former all-American running back, Jamal Patterson now spends his days selling orthodontic supplies and his nights engaging in mixed martial arts.

Sprint will sell iPhone-like device
01-04-08 16:43

Sprint Nextel on Tuesday said it is betting heavily on a touch-screen phone that appears to be the closest thing the U.S. market ...

Kennedy Space Center may lose more jobs than expected
01-04-08 16:34

Kennedy Space Center could lose thousands more jobs than once expected after the space shuttles retire in 2010, according to ...

German war film challenges taboo
01-04-08 15:32

BBC News

A film about the German WWI ace pilot, The Red Baron, breaks new ground for Germans, Tristana Moore reports.

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U.S. Appears to Take Lead in Fighting in Baghdad
01-04-08 13:58

washingtonpost.com

BAGHDAD, March 28 -- U.S. forces in armored vehicles battled Mahdi Army fighters Thursday in the vast Shiite stronghold of Sadr City, and military officials said Friday that U.S. aircraft bombed militant positions in the southern city of Basra, as the

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IOC: Beijing must open Internet during Olympics
01-04-08 13:25

The Internet must be open during the Beijing Olympics.

Imitation on YouTube proves to be his fastest form of audition
01-04-08 12:41

Brent Hardesty remembers the first clue that his teenage son, Brandon, was up to something strange: the screams he heard through ...

UBS Sees $12B Net Loss in First Quarter
01-04-08 12:25

The Swiss bank suffered serious damage due to exposure to the subprime crisis.

Sony will offer movies on AT&T phones
01-04-08 12:15

Sony Pictures Television says it will become the first Hollywood studio to offer full-length movies by cellphone.

Congress Drills Oil Execs for Answers
01-04-08 11:26

Oil execs to defend huge fed subsidies before Congress today.

Mets 7, Marlins 2: Santana?s Start Helps Mets Forget Finish
01-04-08 06:42

There is much to look forward to in 2008 if Johan Santana pitches as he did Monday in a win fueled by David Wright?s bases-clearing double in the fourth inning.

Cycling: Novitzky Defends Steroid Inquiry
01-04-08 06:30

The I.R.S. special agent Jeff Novitzky was cross-examined for the first time in open court Monday in connection with the Balco case.

Sports of The Times: Cautious Optimism, Even for Opener
01-04-08 04:51

Opening day is a ritual of innocence: every team is in first place, every team makes a fresh start. Except in New York, where Mets fans bravely face a new season with optimism and dread.

National League Roundup: Fukudome?s Big Day Not Enough for Cubs
01-04-08 04:29

Kosuke Fukudome did everything he could in his first major league game ? except bring the Chicago Cubs a victory.

American League Roundup: Small-Payroll Royals Top Tigers in the 11th
01-04-08 04:29

Tony Peсa Jr. hit a two-out, tie-breaking single in the 11th inning Monday and the frugal Kansas City Royals held on to beat the big-spending Tigers, 5-4, on opening day in Detroit to give Trey Hillman a victory in his major league debut as a manager.

N.B.A. Roundup: Return of O?Neal Gives Pacers a Lift
01-04-08 04:28

Jermaine O?Neal scored 9 points after sitting out more than two months with a knee injury, and the Indiana Pacers beat the visiting Miami Heat, 105-85, on Monday night.