The Federal Communications Commissions voted for a set of watered-down cable regulations late last night, as increasing tensions among the agency's five members allowed the industry to largely avoid tough rules.

Walking into the Hard Bean Cafe and Bookseller on Market Space, visitors were greeted with a newspaper rack filled with headlines touting Annapolis and its role as host for yesterday's peace talks.

EDITORS kick off 2008 with an expansive US Tour, with special guests Hot Hot Heat and Louis XIV. EDITORS' US Tour Dates Jan. 8th - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room Jan. 9th - Saint Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing Jan. 10th - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues Jan. 11th - Atlanta, GA - Roxy Jan. 12th - Nashville, TN - Wildhorse Jan. 14th - Norfolk, VA - The Norva Jan. 15th - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club Jan. 17th - New York - Terminal 5 Jan. 18th - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory Jan. 19th - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre Jan. 20th - Montreal, QC - Club Soda Jan. 22nd - Toronto, ON - Koolhaus Jan. 23rd - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall Jan. 25th - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre Jan. 26th - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre Jan. 27th - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater Jan. 29th - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre Jan. 30th - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe Feb. 1st - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre Feb. 4th - Seattle, WA - Showbox At The Market Feb. 5th - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom Feb. 6th - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater Feb. 8th - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre Feb. 9th - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern Feb. 10th - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues Feb. 13th - San Diego, CA - House of Blues Feb. 14th - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues All tickets will be on sale next week. Links to follow.

"When it comes to describing the benefits and risks of prescription drugs, the hyper-competitive, around-the-clock media is rarely at its best," Sidney Taurel, chair and CEO of Eli Lilly, writes in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece. [click link for full article]

To some, Sir Brian Pitman, Virgin's choice to chair Northern Rock, is the patron saint of British retail banking. During the 14 years he headed Lloyds as chief...

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