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WASHINGTON – Appearing at a fund-raiser for GOP Rep. Connie Morella of Maryland, President Bush said the vast majority of business executives are honest, upright people, but the Justice Department will hold them responsible if they “cook the books.” “Corporate America has got to understand there is a higher calling …

BERLIN – Hundreds of thousands of German fans in this soccer-crazy country were stunned, and sometimes in tears, after they gathered in downtown centers and bars to cheer on their national soccer team Sunday — only to see it lose the World Cup final to Brazil. As the crowd of …

A few years ago, I arrived at the beach house of a friend expecting to enjoy a weekend of socializing with the other guests. Instead, I sat on the backyard deck reading a magazine while the nine other people lounging on the deck chatted separately to persons unknown on their …