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Monday, January 05, 2009, 5:15 am
In Silicon Valley, Venture Capitalists Turn Cautious and Focus on the Short Term
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Venture capitalists make their fortunes, or lose them, on the strength of their predictions. As they hunt for barely hatched ideas and nurture them with money and advice, they are hoping that the new idea grows into the next Google.
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Monday, January 05, 2009, 5:15 am
Victor H. Krulak, Marine Behind U.S. Landing Craft, Dies at 95
Lt. Gen. Victor H. Krulak, a highly decorated Marine commander who championed innovative tactics in World War II, Korea and Vietnam, died Dec. 29 in San Diego. He was 95.
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Monday, January 05, 2009, 5:15 am
Copter Crash Kills 8 in Louisiana
HOUMA, La. — Eight people were killed and another injured Sunday when a helicopter ferrying oilfield workers to a job site went down in a marshy area of southeast Louisiana wilderness, Coast Guard officials said.
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Monday, January 05, 2009, 5:15 am
Emotional Trip on Plane Bound for the Presidency
Barack Obama arrived Sunday in a presidential plane at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. His inauguration is on Jan. 20. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)WASHINGTON — A sentimental Barack Obama locked up his Chicago home and arrived here on Sunday night to await his inauguration on Jan. 20, flying for the first time as president-elect on one of the Air Force planes used to ferry presidents and top government officials.
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Monday, January 05, 2009, 5:15 am
Richardson Won’t Pursue Cabinet Post
President-elect Barack Obama with Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico at a news conference last month announcing Mr. Richardson’s nomination as commerce secretary. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)WASHINGTON — Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for commerce secretary, withdrew from consideration for that job on Sunday, saying a pending investigation into whether his administration gave lucrative contracts to a political donor would have “forced an untenable delay” in his confirmation.
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Monday, January 05, 2009, 5:15 am
The Times to Sell Display Ads on the Front Page
In its latest concession to the worst revenue slide since the Depression, The New York Times has begun selling display advertising on its front page, a step that has become increasingly common across the newspaper industry.
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Monday, January 05, 2009, 5:15 am
In Israel, Bloomberg Shows His Support
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg delivered toys to children at a hospital in Ashkelon, Israel, during a brief visit to the nation. (Tsafrir Abayov/Associated Press)SDEROT, Israel — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was touring this rocket-battered town on Sunday when a public-address system warned of a fresh attack. Chairs were knocked over and frantic shouts — “Get inside now! Move!” — could be heard in Hebrew and English as the mayor was whisked by Israeli guards and his own security detail into a protected room.
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Monday, January 05, 2009, 5:15 am
Resurrecting the WB as a Web Contender
With more than 186 million Web sites on the Internet today, according to the research firm Netcraft, it’s no easy task to start a new one that users are going to find and keep coming back to.
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Monday, January 05, 2009, 5:15 am
Auto Industry Still Coming to Grips With the Damage of 2008
DETROIT — Carmakers will close out one of the most tumultuous and miserable years in their history Monday when they report what is certain to be another dreadful batch of monthly sales figures.
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Monday, January 05, 2009, 5:15 am
Obama Plan Includes $300 Billion in Tax Cuts
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama plans to include about $300 billion in tax cuts for workers and businesses in his economic recovery program, advisers said Sunday, as his team seeks to win over Congressional skeptics worried that he was too focused on government spending.
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Monday, January 05, 2009, 5:15 am
Landslide Kills 22 in North Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) — At least 22 people died in northern Guatemala on Sunday when part of a mountain collapsed on a walking trail, emergency authorities said.
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Monday, January 05, 2009, 5:15 am
India Gives Pakistan Evidence Over Mumbai Attacks
Filed at 4:34 a.m. ET
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Monday, January 05, 2009, 5:15 am
Universal Sells Rogue for $150 Million
LOS ANGELES — In a deal that signifies further reordering in Hollywood’s specialty movie business, the Universal Pictures unit of General Electric completed its sale of Rogue Pictures, a maker and distributor of lower-cost films, to Relativity Media for about $150 million.
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Monday, January 05, 2009, 5:15 am
Prominent Magazines Lose Weight, Shedding Nearly Half Their Ads
AT a glance, the covers of Allure magazine from January 2008 and January 2009 do not look very different from each other. The 2008 issue trumpeted headlines like “Mega Makeover Issue” and “Insanely Flawless Skin,” and 2009 has “Big Makeover Issue” and “Powerful Skin Care.”
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Monday, January 05, 2009, 5:15 am
Kidnappings in Mexico Send Shivers Across Border
Of the 400 houses in Felipe Angeles, Mexico, about 200 are now vacant, with 50 emptied in recent weeks, a teacher estimated. (Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times)FELIPE ANGELES, Mexico — Four hooded men smashed in the door to the adobe home of an 80-year-old farmer here in November, handcuffing his frail wrists and driving him to a makeshift jail. They released him after relatives and friends paid a $9,000 ransom, which included his life savings.
