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The article reports on an advance warning of attack plan in the town of Marjah and surrounding areas in Helmand province in Afghanistan announced by U.S. military and its allies.

The article focuses on FreedomWorks, a small-government advocacy group chaired by former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey which, in the author's view, harnesses increasing activism on the right. It notes that the strategy of the group has been to lend financial clout and organizational skills to people who run tea-party and town-hall demonstrations and others angry about the health-care proposals, environmental bills and deficit spending of the Democrats. The support by the group to the payday-lending and tobacco industries is cited.

The article presents the views of Timothy Geithner and Lawrence Summers, leaders of the economic team of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, on certain economic and financial questions gathered from speeches, interviews and recollection of other people. Reportedly, the past performances of Geithner and Summers suggest views that are more pragmatic than ideological. Geithner and Summers gave their views on topics such as government spending to stimulate the economy, the role of the government in financial crisis, and on trade and protectionism.

The article reports on the imminent resignation of U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Alphonso Jackson. It mentions that Jackson has been accused of cronyism and favoritism after which senators Patty Murray and Christopher Dodd called for his resignation, stressing that the allegations made him ineffective. It adds that such resignation will frustrate the efforts of the government in addressing the housing and mortgage crisis. The allegations on Jackson arose from his role in a Philadelphia redevelopment deal.

The article relates the author's experience of learning the American Sign Language (ASL). He bought an abridged sign dictionary, textbooks and a couple of sets of flash cards to learn ASL. He had his first real chance to see how much he had learned at the 2007 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness Day in New Jersey. He believes that the grammar of sign language is easier in some cases.

Presents information on the exhibit "Picasso: The Final Years" at the Baltimore Museum of Art in Maryland, which run through April 16, 2006.

Provides a overview of an exhibition featuring the works and discoveries of English naturalist Charles Darwin, presented at the American Museum of Natural History in 2006.

Deals with the 2004 Summit Senior Expo, a trade show for seniors which will be held in Akron, Ohio.

Reports that the political crisis in Venezuela will test the diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Brazil.

Discusses the factors investors should consider to determine whether Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz In á cio Lula da Silva abandons or follows his predecessor's free-market reforms.

Reports on the reaction of Brazilians to the comment of U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill about the misuse of aid in Brazil in July 2002.

Discusses the delay in the release of the fund to fight AIDS and other infectious diseases in developing countries due to the demands by U.S. President George W. Bush that the fund set-up a world-wide aid delivery system from scratch instead of relying on United Nations and World Bank.

Reports on the conditions that make the currency market intervention by the U.S. government likely to be successful.

Reports on the corruption scandal that is threatening an AES Corp. dam project on the Nile River in Uganda, as of July 2002. INSET: Rolling Waters.

Focuses on the complaints from Ugandan charities and health officials on foreign assistance. Impact of foreign aid on exchange rates; Assessment of health expenditures; Debate over the effect of foreign assistance on the economy.

Focuses on the proposal of U.S. treasury secretary Paul O'Neill to increase the foreign aid for developing countries. Problem of poverty in developing countries; Financial assistance for HIV-positive mothers in South Africa; Assessment of the U.S. economic assistance loans and grants to sub-Saharan Africa.

Reports on the plan of the United States government to freeze the assets of several organizations, companies and individuals suspected of terrorist ties.

Deals with the agreement between the United States and China to resolve trade issues which will pave way for the participation of the city of Beijing in the World Trade Organization.

Reports on the results of the review conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers accounting firm on the allegations that Russian officials and their friends diverted money from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Background on the review; Issue on ruble devaluation; Areas that were not explored by IMF report.

Reports that Russian law enforcement officials are meeting with the United States Justice Department's criminal division head over the money-laundering case involving Bank of New York Co. Investigation into the source of the funds funneled through bank accounts from Benex International Co.; Focus on alleged official corruption within Russia; Political aspects of the money-laundering inquiry.

Reports on the solo effort made by the Japanese government to hold down the yen against the United States dollar. Reason the Bank of Japan has sold yen in Tokyo foreign exchange market; Comments from Claude Amadeo, senior research associate at Bridgewater Associates.

States that technological advances in agriculture have saved the United States (US) farmers from financial crisis, according to US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. Remarks from Greenspan concerning the status of agriculture; Technological improvements for insulating US agriculture from the effects of the global economic turmoil.

Examines the effect of the strong performance of the United States dollar on companies in the United States. Names of companies negatively affected by strength of dollar; Comments from Robert E. Mellman, vice president and economist at J.P. Morgan; Industries sensitive to exchange rates.

The article reports that both presidential candidates Republican Senator John McCain and Democratic Senator Barack Obama promised changes to the U.S. financial industry in 2008. McCain and Obama spoke about their broad proposals on September 16, 2008 in the wake of the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings and the sale of Merrill Lynch & Co. Both candidates reportedly proposed similar solutions, such as putting a system that would improve its monitoring of financial institutions that deal with complex securities.

Reports on the performance of the United States dollar against the euro as of December 6, 2000. Drop in the dollar in the later months of 2000; Possibility that foreign investors would dump U.S. stocks for fear the dollar would fall sharply; Reasons for the fall of the dollar, including signs that the U.S. economy is slowing down; Advice for investors should the dollar continue to fall.

Provides an update on the U.S.-led war against Iraq focusing on the entry of British soldiers in Basra, Iraq as of April 8, 2003.