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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comThu, 8 May 2008 20:02 BSTFri, 09 May 2008 17:50:07 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/comment/analysis(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c935d6e8-1d2c-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c935d6e8-1d2c-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlAlthough the junior Illinois senator looks ever surer of the Democratic candidacy, his ability to take on McCain depends increasingly on how the Clinton team behaves towards himThu, 8 May 2008 20:02 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6a5d14ee-1c4e-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6a5d14ee-1c4e-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlThe study and use of local plants and products over many generations ought to provide valuable clues for modern drug developers around the worldWed, 7 May 2008 18:33 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40ce218e-1c55-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40ce218e-1c55-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlRegulators in the UK are acting to tackle price-fixing in a more forceful way – although arguably not always with the effects they intendedWed, 7 May 2008 18:29 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6fd4642c-1b9f-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6fd4642c-1b9f-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlSixty years since its founding, the country has a successful economy – but the lack of an accord with Arabs both within its proclaimed borders and beyond means few Jewish citizens are confident about their future securityTue, 6 May 2008 20:24 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0401152c-1ad4-11dd-aa67-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0401152c-1ad4-11dd-aa67-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe trickle of corporate headquarters from large economies to ones competing to offer fiscal advantages creates a delicate task for governmentsMon, 5 May 2008 20:16 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6712f432-1ab6-11dd-aa67-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6712f432-1ab6-11dd-aa67-0000779fd2ac.htmlBrian Cowen, Ireland's incoming prime minister, will struggle to persuade trade unions of the need for wage restraint as economic worries increaseMon, 5 May 2008 19:44 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b7ee6ba-19fa-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b7ee6ba-19fa-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.htmlBeijing's investment vehicles are adding to competition among sovereign wealth funds as details of their efforts to bail out credit crisis casualties showSun, 4 May 2008 18:39 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6b0f69d8-186a-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6b0f69d8-186a-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlLosses at this week's local polls compound an impression that the UK prime minister is politically doomedSat, 3 May 2008 00:18 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1abecaa8-1867-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1abecaa8-1867-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlLong regarded as patrons of the arts and science, America's foremost dynasty has turned its considerable attention to shareholder activism at ExxonMobilFri, 2 May 2008 19:20 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a17a2482-1788-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a17a2482-1788-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlAs social networking spreads to users as young as five, toymakers and and media groups have found a new online audience to target through advertisingThu, 1 May 2008 20:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba9d86ce-179d-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba9d86ce-179d-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlAs the Olympic torch returns from its ill-starred journey, Beijing faces cooling attitudes overseas to its 'peaceful rise' as well as a nationalist backlash at homeThu, 1 May 2008 19:36 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dc6d3e22-16e2-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dc6d3e22-16e2-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlFar from rendering the EU unmanageable as many feared, the 'Big Bang' expansion of four years ago has even helped to streamline decision-making – though not to everyone's likingWed, 30 Apr 2008 19:49 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a52bdbc-1607-11dd-880a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a52bdbc-1607-11dd-880a-0000779fd2ac.htmlA belief is growing on Wall Street that the credit market turmoil could finally be abating. Yet new losses could develop as the economy deterioratesTue, 29 Apr 2008 19:54 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b4dd41f4-154d-11dd-996c-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b4dd41f4-154d-11dd-996c-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe region's economies are growing rapidly as oil prices surge and investment flows into construction. But rampant inflation is hurting someMon, 28 Apr 2008 19:37 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac7f42d6-148b-11dd-a741-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac7f42d6-148b-11dd-a741-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe bank has been thwarted in its efforts to extricate itself from a very political Chinese joint ventureSun, 27 Apr 2008 20:06 BST