| 'Special Report' Panel on Bill Clinton and the Presidential Campaign
And both the two candidates, Clinton and Obama, said good words about the stimulus package that was agreed to by House leaders of both parties and the White House today. The Senate said not so fast. John Edwards didn't like it. So where does this now seem to stand? Let's look at the polling average just to keep us b abreast of where the race appear to stand from that perspective. Obama appears to be well ahead, 12 points. That's the average of polls taken over the last eight or nine days. What about it, Mort? MORT KONDRAKE, EXECUTIVE EDITOR, "ROLL CALL": Well, it looks as though Obama will win South Carolina, but the Clinton campaign has already dismissed that as the product of the fact that 50 percent of the electorate is black, and they are moving on to other places.
Redesign, day 2
The syndicate that provided the feature to us, decided rather abruptly a week or so ago to stop carrying it, and unable to find an alternative source, features editor Pia Hansen opted to drop it. Amid the uproar, Hansen looked more closely and discovered that one of our other syndicate services does carry the Jumble, and we'll resume publication tomorrow. Oh, and we also redesigned the whole newspaper What we haven't heard this morning is complaints about the newly redesigned Spokesman-Review. There was some talk on the Mark Fuhrman show about it this morning, including a complaint from Fuhrman himself that we "never" have Iraq news in the paper. There were some issues with the press run - some readers reported "bleedthrough" (when wet ink from one page blots onto another, making the page unreadable) and other legibility issues.
Dream ride to Cape, but a nightmare driving home
For thousands of visitors, going to Cape Cod over Memorial Day weekend was much easier and more pleasant than heading home. The new $60 million flyover, which erased the hated rotary at the base of the Sagamore Bridge, smoothed Cape-bound travel on Friday and Saturday. But drivers returning from the Cape Monday found themselves in a worse-than-usual traffic nightmare, with backups that stretched as far as 17 miles to Yarmouth at midafternoon. To avoid a repeat this summer, state transportation officials said yesterday they plan to install electronic signs urging vacationers to stagger their departure from the Cape as well as their arrival. Officials said they will also look at possible changes to the roadways around Exit 1, where Route 6A merges into Route 6 at the base of the bridge.
AMR Corporation Reports a Third Quarter Profit of $175 Million
FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, Inc., today reported a net profit of $175 million for the third quarter of 2007, or $0.61 per diluted share. As disclosed in AMR's Sept. 21 investor update, the results for the third quarter of 2007 include the impact of a $40 million charge, or $0.13 per diluted share, to reflect an adjustment for additional salary and benefit expense accruals related to years 2003 through 2006 and the first six months of 2007. The current quarter results compare to a net profit of $15 million for the third quarter of 2006, or $0.06 per diluted share. The year-ago results included a $99 million non-cash charge in Other Income (Expense) to reduce the book value of certain outstanding fuel hedge contracts.
No. 10 Michigan State Beats Northwestern
Morgan scored seven during that stretch, but Michigan State was just getting started.
Allen hit two 3-pointers and Neitzel added one as the Spartans went on an 11-0 run midway through the first half, boosting their lead to 28-11. Another 3 by Allen and two free throws by Morgan made it 36-15 with 5:17 left in the half, before Northwestern scored 13 straight points. More articles Help a family on Long Island. Donate to Newsday Charities. Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. .
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