China B-shares end morning sharply lower on global economic worries - Forbes
BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China B-shares finished the morning session sharply lower following further losses on Wall Street and in the region as global recession fears deepened, dealers said. Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal and China Merchants Property led the

‘A lot of charm to it’ - Baltimore Sun
Originally settled as a farming community in the 1700s and later known as Buttersburg because the town’s general store operator would take local butter for payment on goods, Union Bridge didn’t get its current name until 1820. This came after a

Low metro property values have broad impact - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Tumbling real estate values in metro Atlanta will cut both ways in coming months, with many property owners likely due substantial tax breaks at the expense of already cash-starved local governments. Local officials fear the impact of what has so far

An Iraqi Accord and a New U.S. President - Washington Post
The status-of-forces agreement that would govern conduct of the U.S. military and its contractors in Iraq beyond 2008 would apparently tie the hands of the next U.S. president in some respects if it was ratified by the Iraqis before Jan. 20. For