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...Normal, Illinois, the nonprofit publishing house has been unearthing lost treasures for two decades. Founded by American critic John O'Brien, the Dalkey Archive takes its name from a 1964 novel of that title by the late, hard-drinking Irish writer Flann O'Brien (no kin), one of the firm's early reprints. The surviving O'Brien and his team have since uncovered more than 300 new and out-of-print literary classics...
...Dubai Ports World tries to buy 21 U.S. ports from a U.K. firm, but ferocious political and public pressure nixes the deal
...Financial markets, at least, have not been rattled despite the worsening political atmospherics. The Dow Jones index, the most-watched barometer of the U.S. stock market, neared a six-year high last week, and the dollar has been firm, despite the massive trade deficit which, in theory at least, is eventually supposed to drive the greenback's value down. Moreover, at a moment when the U.S. needs China's help in the U.N. Security Council to bring Iran's nuclear program to heel, U.S. President George W. Bush is plainly eager to finesse the trade issue as best...
...decided to allow testimony from seven officials from the Federal Aviation Administration, but not the ones whom Martin had improperly advised. Because of Martin’s coaching and Brinkema’s subsequent restrictions, a death penalty conviction for Moussaoui looks much less likely. And because of our firm position against capital punishment, we welcome the likely outcome of this scenario—a lifetime prison sentence, rather than a lethal injection, for Moussaoui. Yet, it will arrive due to less-than-fortunate circumstances. This episode reveals an impermissible misconduct from the executive branch and its prosecuting arm. True...
...stories that require investigation, and that someone somewhere would rather you not read about—it was our exposé of Harvard’s PetroChina holdings, for example, that sparked student protests and ultimately resulted in Harvard’s decision to divest from the Beijing-based firm that does business in the Sudan. Our job is to hold up the mirror to you, so that you can hold your administrators and representatives accountable for their actions...