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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:49:35 +0000Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:52:33 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/us/society(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/8c1d3204-cae3-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/8c1d3204-cae3-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlUS authorities have attacked the alleged ring in the Galleon case with a gusto usually reserved for mafia bossesFri, 6 Nov 2009 14:49:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/732929fe-ca59-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/732929fe-ca59-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlAn army psychiatrist described as being unhappy about being posted to Iraq opened fire at the US's biggest army base, leaving 13 people dead and 31 wounded, according to Texas officialsFri, 6 Nov 2009 08:42:22 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1641d5a-ca79-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1641d5a-ca79-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlResidents and personnel at Fort Hood turned to cell phones, clogging up lines as everyone sought information from one another as news of the shooting spreadFri, 6 Nov 2009 02:19:40 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/de5a800a-c974-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/de5a800a-c974-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlTights, sunglasses and boneless chickens have joined the list of casualties of America's economic crisis, as the era of impulse shopping gives way to more wary behaviour in the nation's grocery aisles.Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:30:34 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6b67640c-c706-11de-bb6f-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6b67640c-c706-11de-bb6f-00144feab49a.htmlThe UK Foreign Office leads the charge in a looming battle over the rising cost of funding the UN. UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has asked for $4.9bn to finance the organisation's regular budget over the next two yearsSun, 1 Nov 2009 17:18:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/596252e8-c586-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/596252e8-c586-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.htmlNone of America's 44 presidents has been an only child; and many siblings have proved thorns in the flesh, writes Jurek Martin Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:08:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d856108a-c4af-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d856108a-c4af-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.html Residents across Houston, and the US as a whole, have noticed little cutbacks apparently aimed at easing companies through the worst economic downturn since the Great DepressionThu, 29 Oct 2009 17:42:13 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/972b600e-c3f3-11de-8de6-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/972b600e-c3f3-11de-8de6-00144feab49a.htmlCity law firm is proposing a merger with Washington-based Hogan & Hartson that would be aimed at creating a rare successful big transatlantic legal tie-up with a strong litigation focusWed, 28 Oct 2009 22:49:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/43b0b74c-c3ff-11de-8de6-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/43b0b74c-c3ff-11de-8de6-00144feab49a.htmlAmerican savers watched in horror this year and last as the balances on their retirement accounts evaporated with the meltdown in the financial markets.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:25:44 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b18e498a-c3f2-11de-8de6-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b18e498a-c3f2-11de-8de6-00144feab49a.htmlUS lawmakers were set to propose a new law on Wednesday that would discourage people from raiding their retirement savings early to see them through tough financial times or to splash out on expensive items.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:02:23 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e45b353a-c2f3-11de-8eca-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e45b353a-c2f3-11de-8eca-00144feab49a.htmlFund manager pledges $50m to back a new institute with the mission of rethinking the field of economics, which he describes as 'a dogma whose time has passed'Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:20:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/cdecfef0-c190-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cdecfef0-c190-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.htmlAlthough US productivity has been surging and look set to improve, the employment market continues to disappoint with job losses and hours worked worse than feared, writes Krishna GuhaSun, 25 Oct 2009 23:14:22 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9780e088-c196-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9780e088-c196-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.htmlNow that MySpace has officially ceded leadership in the social networking world to Facebook, success online will be defined by more than just amassing the biggest audienceSun, 25 Oct 2009 19:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/35f7615a-c003-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/35f7615a-c003-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.htmlThe authors of a recent report call upon the government to support journalism, but in that case the taxpayer ought to have a say in what he pays for, writes Christopher Caldwell Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:18:17 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b2690ce2-bfaa-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b2690ce2-bfaa-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.htmlThe US asks Switzerland to extradite film director Roman Polanski after he fled sentencing for having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977, the Swiss justice department says Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:14:03 +0100