Archive for September, 2011
SEC report cites flaws at credit rating agencies
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. securities regulators say their first annual review of the nation’s credit rating agencies finds the rating companies aren’t doing enough to protect their own financial integrity. The Securities and Exchange Commission report released Friday was mandated by the sweeping financial industry reforms passed last year.
Francona meets with management about his future
BOSTON (AP) — Terry Francona met with Boston Red Sox management on Friday to discuss his future as manager. Shortly after the meeting, Francona, owner John Henry, and chairman Tom Werner left in separate cars. Francona left first, at 11:55 a.m.
APNewsBreak: Navy explores longer sub deployments
GROTON, Conn. (AP) — The Navy is considering lengthening the standard deployment of attack submarines beyond six months as it faces rising demands with a fleet that has been shrinking since the end of the Cold War, the commander of American submarine forces told The Associated Press in an interview. Already, attack submarines are at times asked to stay out longer than six months – extensions that can be trying for sailors who serve in tightly confined spaces with limited outside communication as members of the “silent service.” Vice Adm
APNewsBreak: Christie to decide soon on 2012 bid
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is reconsidering his decision to stay out of the race for the White House in 2012 and is expected to make a decision soon, according to several people close to the governor with knowledge of his thinking
US on uncharted ground as drone kills 2 Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama steered the nation’s war machine into uncharted territory Friday when a U.S. drone attacked a convoy in Yemen and killed two American citizens who had become central figures in al-Qaida. It was believed to be the first instance in which a U.S
Technology is Changing The Once Simple Cookbook
With a box full of carrots and a hankering for something vaguely exotic, Mary-Claire van Leunen turned to her computer for a recipe. “I looked…
