Foreign Human Rights Activists Honored by American Bar Association (American Bar Association)
WASHINGTON, D.C. July 3, 2008 – The American Bar Association’s Section of International Law announces the recipients of its 2008 International Human Rights Lawyer Award: Asma Jahangir from Pakistan, Hina Jilani from Pakistan, Abdulrahman al-Lahem from Saudi Arabia and Mohammed Dadkhah from Iran.
Flight Cutbacks Leave Business Travelers With More Time on Road (Bloomberg.com)
July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Jim Sachs, president of Puroast Coffee , the seller of low-acid coffee to grocery chains, is tacking on an extra 90 miles to every business trip he takes to and from his home in Sacramento.
Gas prices keeping holiday travelers home (Reporter-Times)
About 600,000 fewer Americans will be traveling this Independence Day weekend, according to an estimate by the American Automobile Association, but Indiana State Police are still beefing up patrols in Morgan County and throughout the state.
People in business (The Tennessean)
The American Advertising Federation recognized redpepper with a Silver ADDY Award at the national awards gala in Atlanta. The agency was honored for the "Brothers Wine Packaging" designed for client Gary Sasser. In the district competition, redpepper received Gold ADDYs for the Johnny Poppers Animated Video for John Deere Boots and the Brother's Wine Packaging for Gary Sasser and a Silver Addy ...
Home Calendar (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
A look at the week's home calendar events.
Home Front: Seesaw mortgage rates make it tough to decide when to lock in your loan (The Sacramento Bee)
If you think it's a stomach-turner to watch a volatile stock market and economy, try picking the right week to lock in your home loan.