LONDON – Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit rose 45 percent and said it expects sales growth of its key drugs to continue this year. Glaxo, the world’s second-largest pharmaceutical company after Pfizer Inc. (PFE), said net profit for the three months to Dec. 31, 2005 …
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ST. LOUIS – Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich wasn’t in on the joke. Blagojevich says he didn’t realize“The Daily Show” was a comedy spoof of the news when he sat down for an interview that ended up poking fun at the sometimes-puzzled Democratic governor. “It was going to be an interview …
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WASHINGTON – President Bush’s plan to boost the competitiveness of U.S. industry through innovation won support from members of Congress Thursday, although Democrats criticized the initiative for slashing some education programs to pay for more spending on math and science. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez won widespread support from members of …
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NEW YORK – Two recent publications, the February issue of Consumer Reports and the March issue of Real Simple, have some innovative money-saving tips worth sharing. Some of the suggestions are just plain obvious (pay off your credit cards, don’t bounce checks), other are too small to really matter (skip …
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TORINO, Italy – Across 16 topsy-turvy days in Torino, the U.S. Olympic team teetered somewhere between torment and triumph, each step up to the medal stand tempered by one step back somewhere else. There were unlikely Alpine golds from skiers Julia Mancuso and Ted Ligety. And the disaster in the …
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NEW YORK – The attention goes to celebrity sufferers, such as Brooke Shields, or to grim cases in which mothers kill their children. But beyond the headlines about postpartum depression, states are making strides in raising awareness of the disorder and screening more mothers for it. The boldest move has …
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NEW YORK – Comedies, frequently snubbed by award shows, will be front and center at this year’s MTV Movie Awards. “The 40-Year Old Virgin” and “Wedding Crashers” lead with five nominations each, MTV announced Monday. Both films will compete for best movie along with “Batman Begins,” “King Kong” and “Sin …
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KABUL, Afghanistan – A roadside bomb blast killed four Afghan soldiers and wounded two others Tuesday in the eastern Kunar province, a coalition military spokesperson said. The explosion in the mountainous Chawkay district, about 135 miles east of the capital, Kabul, took place during a joint Afghan-U.S. patrol, the spokesperson …
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WASHINGTON – At the request of Senate leadership, President Bush is issuing a veto threat against the emergency supplemental bill currently being debated in the Senate. The president has not yet vetoed a bill since taking office in 2001. The Office of Management and Budget issued a statement late Tuesday …
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BAGHDAD – Editor’s note: U.S. Army Capt. Dan Sukman is serving a one-year deployment to Iraq. For previous entries and his bio, see the Soldier’s Diary archives. April 20, 2006 I got back to FOB Striker last night. It was a short trip, I simply jumped in a convoy that …
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