In five years, China has expanded on many fronts, while the U.S. has hit an economic barrier.
2011
Posted inSports
Boys’ Basketball Notebook: Big win in a classic game may jump-start Portland
The only thing that might have made the Portland-South Portland game better Wednesday night was if it had been in the Western Class A tournament. Once in a while you get games that are talked about long after they’re over. With two supremely clutch baskets, the first at the end of regulation and the other […]
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Posted inBusiness
Rules on Web traffic fought
In a lawsuit, Verizon says the FCC exceeded its authority in requiring ‘network neutrality.’
Posted inNation & World
Murder charges fuel late-term abortion debate
NEW YORK – The allegations of murder at a Philadelphia abortion clinic add fuel to already heated national debate over late-term abortions and oversight of providers. One side wants tougher restrictions; the other says women would be safer if they had more options. Almost in unison, abortion-rights and anti-abortion activists decried the alleged offenses of […]
Posted inBusiness
Briefcase
Fairchild Semiconductor reports net income gains Fairchild Semiconductor is reporting 2010 net income of $153 million, $1.20 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $60 million, 49 cents per share, in 2009. Fairchild, which makes semiconductors in South Portland, said fourth-quarter 2010 income was $51 million, 40 cents a share, up from $13.1 […]
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GOP moves to open debate on abortion
The emerging Republican strategy is to attack the health care law piece-by-piece and make it their own.
Posted inBusiness
SEC tightens rules on securities sales
WASHINGTON – The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules Thursday requiring firms selling securities backed by mortgages, student loans and credit cards to thoroughly review the loans and report the findings to the public. The markets for securities backed by bundles of such loans have remained weak since the financial crisis, largely because investors […]
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Arab coalition hires military contractor for Somalia
Erik Prince, former owner of Blackwater Worldwide, will help mobilize Somali recruits to fight piracy.
Posted inOpinion
M.D. Harmon: Today, Roe v. Wade is ‘historic,’ but someday it will be history
We cast aside all limits on our behavior and made our unborn children pay the price. It’s time to stop.
Posted inBusiness
Overcoming 3-D’s headaches
From Hollywood studios to Japanese TV makers, powerful business interests are betting 3-D will be the future of entertainment, despite a major drawback: It makes millions of people uncomfortable or sick.