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• Stars put the shine on other stars

  - 2008-05-01

  Celebrities take a break from their packed schedules to write about their colleagues, on the set and off, for annual lists from Time and People. USA TODAY's Lorena Blas checks out what they have to say: Beauties People's 19th annual 100 Most...

  Tags: Manufacturing, NBC Universal Inc., TVs, USA Today

• Changes for better on horizon for fliers in 2008

  - 2007-12-18

  Luggage may be no lighter and the gate agent may be no less rude in the new year, but 2008 promises improvements on several fronts for air travelers. After more than a decade of expansive promises and hot sales, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner should actually fly....

  Tags: American Airlines, Boeing Co., Manufacturing, USA Today, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS

• No rest for reviewers

  - 2007-11-30

  The economy may be cooling down, but that hasn't prevented the competition among restaurant review guides from heating up. USA TODAY's Jerry Shriver talked to the heads of the three guides to find out what's on their plates for 2008. Michelin The...

  Tags: Manufacturing, MARKETING, USA Today, Zagat

• Democrats profit as dozens of donors near $108K cap

  - 2007-11-13

  WASHINGTON -- Dozens of donors are nearing the $108,200 cap on federal campaign contributions for the 2008 elections in a sign of the record-breaking cost of the White House race, an analysis conducted for USA TODAY shows. With a year to go in what will be...

  Tags: Democrat, Manufacturing, USA Today, White House

• Ensure the freedom to practice all faiths

  - 2007-10-01

  A Forum article by T. Jeremy Gunn, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's program on freedom of religion and belief, trumpeted a distorted view of the "wall of separation between church and state" ("Accommodating the faithful," The Forum, Sept. 17). Gunn did not disclose that...

  Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, food, Manufacturing, Strategy, USA Today

• Celebrities bask in Emmy afterglow

  - 2007-09-18

  After the Emmys, some casts party-hop together, some pair up or split up. USA TODAY's Donna Freydkin, William Keck and Bill Keveney showcase the series with celebratory chops. 'Sopranos' castmates still one big family For the Sopranos cast, Sunday's Emmy show wasn't...

  Tags: Governor, Manufacturing, MARKETING, TV Guide, USA Today

• Pentagon slow to spend on safety for US troops in Iraq

  - 2007-09-04

  WASHINGTON AFP — The Pentagon often has dragged its feet or refused to spend on safer equipment for US troops in Iraq, forcing the Congress to step in, a study published on Tuesday found. The report published in USA Today came as a crucial report on the military situation...

  Tags: FINANCE, Investment, Iraq, Manufacturing, Pentagon, USA Today, Washington

• 10 great places to be dazzled by humans' labor

  - 2007-08-31

  Just as man "does not live by bread alone," humankind does not toil merely to eat. Civilizations are driven to create magnificent monuments. To celebrate the accomplishments symbolized by Labor Day, Barry Goldsmith, professor of architectural history at New York University, shared with Buzzy Gordon for...

  Tags: Benefits, Manufacturing, New York University, pyramid, temple, USA Today

• Fuel bill threatens jobs and car quality

  - 2007-08-02

  I was highly disappointed with writer Alan M. Webber's commentary "What are the Dinosaurs of Detroit thinking?" (The Forum, Wednesday). Webber correctly pointed out that the CEOs of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler are vehemently against H.R. 1506, which would make fuel economy requirements much tougher....

  Tags: car, Chrysler LLC, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., job, manufacturer, Manufacturing, Toyota Motor Corp., USA Today

• Big 3 automakers deserve some credit

  - 2007-08-01

  I suppose there are few things more perilous for a writer than to think up a great headline and then create facts to support it. This seems to be the trap that ensnared Alan Webber in his commentary "What are the Dinosaurs of Detroit thinking?" (The Forum, July 25). ...

  Tags: Detroit, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, pickup, Strategy, USA Today