Nov 12, 2007 | Washington Post Video
Russian Business Network: Down, But Not Out
A major Russian Internet service provider whose client list amounted to a laundry list of organized cyber crime operations appears to have closed shop. via Washington Post Video
Study Debunks Theory On Teen Sex, Delinquency
Researchers at Ohio State University garnered little attention in February when they found that youngsters who lose their virginity earlier than their peers are more likely to become juvenile delinquents. via Washington Post Video
Security Pro Admits to Hijacking PCs for Profit
A Los Angeles security professional has admitted to infecting more than a quarter million computers with malicious software and installing spyware that was used to steal personal data and serve victims with ... via Washington Post Video
The Hollywood Strike, A Reality Show With Script
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9 -- Several thousand striking TV and film writers attended a mass rally Friday at Fox Plaza, where they were welcomed by their agents, dressed in power suits, who circulated through the crowd ... via Washington Post Video
House Passes $80 Billion Tax Relief Bill
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats on Friday pushed through an $80 billion bill to block the spread of a dreaded tax on middle-income people. via Washington Post Video
New Jersey Rep. Saxton to Retire
Rep. Jim Saxton, the twelve-term Republican from New Jersey's 3rd District, plans to retire after his current term, an announcement that could come as early as today, according to sources familiar with his ... via Washington Post Video
GM to Take $39 Billion Noncash Charge
DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. is taking a big hit on the bottom line of its third-quarter earnings report after the automaker said it will post a $39 billion noncash charge because of negative changes in its ... via Washington Post Video
Judge Allows Abu Ghraib Lawsuit Against Contractor
A federal judge in Washington ruled yesterday that a civil lawsuit alleging abuse and torture at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq can go forward against a U.S. military contractor, setting the stage for what could ... via Washington Post Video
Bush Pushes Pakistan's Musharraf to Give Up Military Leadership
President Bush intervened in Pakistan's political crisis yesterday with a telephone call urging embattled President Pervez Musharraf to resign as commander of the Pakistani military and to hold elections within ... via Washington Post Video
Citigroup names Stuckey subprime portfolio chief
NEW YORK - Citigroup Inc on Tuesday named Richard Stuckey, who helped stabilize the Long-Term Capital Management LP hedge fund, to fix a troubled subprime mortgage portfolio expected to cause a fourth-quarter ... via Washington Post Video
How Blackwater Sniper Fire Felled 3 Iraqi Guards
BAGHDAD -- Last Feb. 7, a sniper employed by Blackwater USA, the private security company, opened fire from the roof of the Iraqi Justice Ministry. via Washington Post Video
Okla. Death Penalty Foe Commits Suicide
NORMAN, Okla. -- Defense attorney Lisa McCalmont was well-known nationally as an outspoken critic of lethal injection and amassed a trove of information about problems with the three-drug cocktail that is at ... via Washington Post Video
Stocks Pull Back As Dollar Stumbles
NEW YORK -- Stocks lost ground and bonds jumped Wednesday after the dollar sank further amid speculation that China will seek to diversify some of its foreign currency stockpiles beyond the greenback. via Washington Post Video
Texas to Accept E-Mail Death Row Appeals
AUSTIN, Texas -- Weeks after a judge denied a death-row inmate's lawyers a few more minutes to file an appeal, the state Court of Criminal Appeals decided Tuesday to make Texas one of the last states to allow ... via Washington Post Video
Florida governor to lobby for ethanol
SAO PAULO - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said on Monday he will encourage Congress members to lobby for more ethanol use and a reduction in the 54-cent-a-gallon tariff on Brazilian imports of the biofuel. via Reuters Video
Solar-power fever may not last: Japan's Tokuyama
TOKYO - The world's fever for solar power may not be sustainable and could be a bubble, an executive at Japanese silicon maker Tokuyama Corp said on Monday. via Reuters Video
Merrill Lynch ousts Ceo O'Neal
NEW YORK - Merrill Lynch & Co Inc ousted Chairman and Chief Executive Stan O'Neal on Tuesday, just days after reporting the biggest quarterly loss in the company's history, making him the highest-ranking ... via Washington Post Video
Fed: Mortgage Standards Tightening
WASHINGTON -- More banks have tightened lending standards on home mortgages, the Federal Reserve said Monday in the latest sign of fallout from a spreading credit crisis. via Washington Post Video
Top court to decide Idaho death penalty case
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide a death penalty case from an Idaho inmate who says he received ineffective legal advice when his lawyer urged him to reject a plea deal that ... via Washington Post Video
Deconstructing the Fake FTC E-mail Virus Attack
A targeted e-mail virus disguised as an identity theft inquiry from the Federal Trade Commission appears to have successfully compromised more than 500 PCs, including victims at banks, real estate brokerages, ... via Washington Post Video