SEAN M. HAFFEY / Union-Tribune
Traffic lights streaked along Interstate 5 looking south toward Del Mar Heights Road last week. |
U-T SPECIAL REPORT
Steering off S.D. roads
Fuel costs, economy contribute to decline in traffic volume
By Steve Schmidt
STAFF WRITER
It's considered almost a law of nature here: As our population grows, so will traffic. But the run-up in gas prices has helped put San Diego County in reverse. In what experts say is the first documented decline of its kind, freeway traffic is down.
2008 VOTE: PRESIDENTObama meets Afghan leader
Democratic candidate moves on, arrives in Iraq
By Fisnik Abrashi
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KABUL, Afghanistan – Sen. Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks yesterday with its Western-backed leader and vowed to pursue the war on terror “with vigor” if elected, an Afghan official said.
Budget compromise remains elusive
Legislators divided over tax hikes, spending cuts
By Ed Mendel
STAFF WRITER
SACRAMENTO – After seven years of deficits, lawmakers are talking about finding a way to reform a state budget that has been wallowing in borrowing and red ink for nearly all of this decade.
2008 OLYMPICS: BEIJINGUncertainty over limits on reporting awaits NBC
By Brian Stelter
NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE
For several years now, NBC has meticulously planned all the details for its coverage of the many sports events at the Beijing Olympics.
'Dark Knight' brightens so-so year at box office
By Michael Cieply
NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE
LOS ANGELES – Feverish fans pushed “The Dark Knight” to record three-day ticket sales of $155.3 million over the weekend, shoring up what so far had been a wobbly year at the box office.
