News: Wider death penalty sought

Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007

NEWS

Wider death penalty sought
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At least a half-dozen states are considering broadening the death
penalty,
countering a national trend toward scaling back its use. Lawmakers have
proposed legislation that would increase the range of crimes eligible
for
execution. In Texas and Tennessee, for example, legislators want to
include
certain child molesters who did not murder their victims.

Bremer admits errors in rebuilding Iraq
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The former head of the U.S.-led occupation in Iraq testified at a
congressional hearing Tuesday that he and the Bush administration made
mistakes, including inadequate planning.

Costly bypass medication may raise death risk later
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An expensive drug given to prevent excessive bleeding in coronary
artery
bypass surgery patients is linked to an increased risk of dying as long
as
five years after the operation, researchers report Wednesday.

MONEY

New dollar coins about to put a jingle in your pocket
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In most government buildings, workers and visitors have to walk through
metal
detectors on their way in. While that's also the case at the
Philadelphia
Mint, the biggest scrutiny comes when it's time to leave the building.

Burger King ads a royal success
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Burger King is desperately seeking pop culture's holy grail: to be cool.
So
cool it can sell more than 3 million Burger-King-branded Xbox video
games in
two months. So cool that The King, its masked icon-with-attitude, showed
up in
Jay Leno skits 17 times in two months. So cool that The King's got an
ultra-
popular profile on MySpace.com.

SEC pores over trading data to see if hedge funds are being tipped off
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Federal regulators have embarked on a fact-finding mission on Wall
Street to
determine if hedge funds are being routinely tipped off about buy and
sell
orders placed by mutual funds.

SPORTS

His season of discontent done, Daly starting over
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Long John Daly's list of calamities in 2006 was more extensive than one
of his
colossal drives: domestic difficulties, torn hand ligaments, a broken
pinkie,
a sore left hip, sciatic nerve problems and plenty of missed cuts.

Nationwide alums poised for wins
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The Nationwide Tour is a place where no golfer wants to be, but it has
become
almost a required stop for success on the PGA Tour. Entering this week's
AT&T
Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which begins Thursday, three of the five PGA Tour
events
have been won by Nationwide alums Paul Goydos, Charley Hoffman and Aaron
Baddeley.

Succeeding Keller, Howard faces first test as new starter tonight
against Mexico
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Early in his career, Tim Howard made more of a soccer splash in Europe
than he
did in his country. His time to make his mark on U.S. soil has arrived,
as he
is expected to start in goal tonight when the U.S. national team faces
bitter
rival Mexico.