Recently added articles from The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH):
ELECTABILITY MOVES TO FORE.(News)
Dec 31, 2007 ... Byline: Los Angeles Times KNOXVILLE, Iowa -- As the front-running Democratic presidential hopefuls barnstorm this snowy state in the final days before the caucuses, Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards agree on at least one thing: Voters should choose the ...
BOMB KILLS 2 IRAQI SOLDIERS.(News)
Dec 31, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press BAGHDAD -- A roadside bomb targeting a patrol near the Iranian border killed two Iraqi soldiers today and injured another four, police said, as 2007 neared its end with the country having witnessed a decline in overall violence. The attack ...
HUCKABEE: ROMNEY CAMPAIGN 'DISHONEST'.(News)
Dec 31, 2007 ... Byline: Los Angeles Times DES MOINES, Iowa -- The nasty tone of the Republican presidential nomination fight turned sharper Sunday as Mike Huckabee accused Mitt Romney of waging a "dishonest" campaign. "Mitt Romney is running a very desperate and, frankly, a ...
VIOLENCE ERUPTS AFTER ELECTION IN KENYA.(News)
Dec 31, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya's opposition leader compared President Mwai Kibaki to a military dictator today amid protests and violent clashes over an election marred by allegations that Kibaki stole the vote. Several people were shot as heavily armed police ...
2007 DEADLIEST FOR U.S. TROOPS IN IRAQ.(News)
Dec 31, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press BAGHDAD -- The second half of 2007 saw violence drop dramatically in Iraq, but the progress came at a high price: The year was the deadliest for the U.S. military since the 2003 invasion, with 899 troops killed. American commanders and ...
PAKISTAN ELECTIONS APPEAR SET FOR LONG DELAY.(News)
Dec 31, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Elections in Pakistan appeared set to be delayed by several weeks despite demands by the party of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and other politicians that they take place as scheduled on Jan. 8, officials said today. ...
'07 DATA BREACHES SET RECORD WITH TJX THEFTS.(Business)
Dec 31, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press BOSTON -- The loss or theft of such personal data as credit card and Social Security numbers soared to unprecedented levels in 2007. While companies, government agencies, schools and other institutions are spending more to protect ...
AUSTRALIA GREETS THE NEW YEAR.(News)
Dec 31, 2007 ... SYDNEY, Australia -- Revelers in Australia staked out prime spots along Sydney's iconic Harbor Bridge foreshore today, among the first in the world to usher in 2008 with a massive fireworks display. Meanwhile, celebrations in other parts of Asia were marred by casualties. In ...
LATE RAIN A BOOST.(News)
Dec 31, 2007 ... ATLANTA -- This year was almost one for the record books, but then it rained. A lot. After a fourth consecutive day of rain Sunday, 2007 barely missed becoming Atlanta's driest year on record. That dubious honor goes to 1954, when only 31.80 inches of rain fell. ...
HELICOPTER CRASHES.(News)
Dec 31, 2007 ... TUSCUMBIA, Ala. -- A helicopter conducting an aerial search for a missing hunter crashed in thick woods early Sunday, killing all three people on board moments after they had found the man. The cause of the crash was under investigation, said Jeff Davis, ...
AOL TO PULL PLUG ON NETSCAPE.(Business)
Dec 31, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK -- Development of Netscape Navigator, the world's first commercial Web browser, will end Feb. 1. Its current caretakers, Time Warner Inc.'s AOL, decided to kill further development and technical support to focus on the company's ...
CHANCE TO TACKLE HR ISSUES.(Business)
Dec 31, 2007 ... Byline: Joyce Rosenberg The arrival of a new year gives small-business owners a great opportunity to look at a variety of human resources issues and decide what changes they should make. January can be a fresh start for everyone in a company. So owners should think ...
LOSS OF A VOICE THE POST'S PASSING WILL CHANGE THE REGION'S MEDIA LANDSCAPE.(Business)(Financial report)
Dec 31, 2007; Paeth, Greg ... Byline: Greg Paeth, Post staff reporter A little more than 49 years ago, in July 1958, Cincinnati lost its third daily newspaper when the Cincinnati Times-Star was acquired by The Post, which at the time also owned the morning Enquirer. Today, as The Post ceases ...
WHEN THE POST HAD A HUNCH.(News)
Dec 31, 2007 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: The following article is excerpted from an article that appeared in the Dec. 16, 1966, edition of Time magazine. To City Editor Leo Hirtl of the Cincinnati Post & Times-Star, the rumor that City Solicitor William McClain was in a jam rated a routine check. Since ...
SPECIAL TV OFFER! ORDER NOW!(Business)
Dec 31, 2007 ... Byline: Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON -- The federal government doesn't usually give things away, but starting Tuesday broadcast TV watchers can apply for a gift that could keep their sets from going dark in 2009. The Commerce Department will begin accepting ...
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?(News)
Dec 31, 2007 ... Q: What will happen to The Post's Web sites, www.cincypost.com and www.kypost.com? A: KYPost.com, a new Web site hosted by WCPO-TV, will replace kypost.com. It will focus on Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties, using full-time staff, WCPO ...
E.W. SIDED WITH THE WORKING CLASS.(News)(Reprint)(Company overview)
Dec 31, 2007; Horstman, Barry M. ... Byline: Barry M. Horstman, Post contributor A collection of essays by E.W. Scripps is titled "Damned Old Crank"-- a description that much of his family, many of his employees and all of the targets of his newspapers' unrelenting crusades would no doubt find most fitting. ...
2 SHOT DEAD ON FRIDAY.(News)
Dec 31, 2007 ... POLICE -- Two shooting deaths late Friday increased the number of homicides in Cincinnati to 68 for the year, down from last year's record of 89. Bruce Calloway, 21, was found shot to death at 218 Peete St. shortly after 11 p.m., police said. In a ...
MAN KILLED IN ROSS.(News)
Dec 31, 2007 ... POLICE -- A Butler County man was killed early Saturday in a one-car crash on Ohio 129 in Ross Township. Matthew Oncay, 22, of Morgan Township, was driving east in ...
LAWYER SENTENCED.(News)
Dec 31, 2007 ... Courts -- A top criminal defense lawyer in Cincinnati has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for structuring large bank deposits in a way that circumvented laws requiring that the money be reported to the government. Bennett, who pleaded guilty in September to a federal charge ...