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Fed isn't finished by a long shot

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 01:12 PM CST

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Tuesday's surprise interest-rate reduction by the Federal Open Market Committee doesn't mark the end of U.S. rate cuts by any means, Federal Reserve watchers say. "Don't take today's move ... to mean that the FOMC is through," said Richard Moody, chief economist at Austin-based Mission Residential, in a note to clients. "We expect another funds rate cut at the

Konsumen Seluler Diminta Jeli Memilih

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 01:09 PM CST

Jakarta: Konsumen telepon seluler diminta jeli dan cerdas dalam memilih operator di tengah perang iklan pulsa murah seperti sekarang. "Iklan promo hanya sesaat jadi jangan lihat angka saja tapi cari informasi yang lebih lengkap dan sesuaikan dengan kebutuhan dan pola penggunaan," kata Ketua Yayasan Lembaga Konsumen Indonesia Husna Zahir kepada Tempo di Jakarta kemarin. Ia menjelaskan, konsumen

Musharraf Trip Shadowed by Troubles at Home

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 01:05 PM CST

The party of the assassinated Benazir Bhutto has drawn new support as President Pervez Musharraf's popularity hits new lows. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Pervez Musharraf is touring European capitals and plans to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday in a bid to show that he remains in charge of his troubled country, where his popular support has never been at

Dicanangkan Pemakaian 100 persen Kondom di Lokalisasi

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 01:03 PM CST

Tanjungpinang (ANTARA News) - Perang terhadap penyakit HIV Aids belum berakhir karena dalam waktu dekat Komisi Penanggulangan Aids Indonesia Daerah (KPAID) Provinsi Kepri akan menggelar 100 persen pemakaian kondom di lokalisasi. Ketua KPAID Kepri yang juga menjabat sebagai Wakil Gubernur Kepri, M Sani, Selasa mengemukakan, program pencanangan 100 persen pemakaian kondom di lokalisasi bertujuan

Padilla Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 01:02 PM CST

MIAMI — Jose Padilla, a Brooklyn-born convert to Islam who became one of the first Americans designated "an enemy combatant," was sentenced to 17 years and four months in prison by a federal judge in Miami on Tuesday for his conviction on charges that he conspired to help Islamic terrorists around the world. The judge also sentenced Adham Amin Hassoun, one of Mr. Padilla's two co-defendants, to

Konser Manusia Tank

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:59 PM CST

Zeke and the Popo (ZATPP) mengguncang lantai Auditorium Goethe Haus, Menteng, Jakarta. Zeke, Imam Fattah, Mugeni, dan Yudi menggelar konser debut album penuhnya yang berjudul Space in the Headline pada Sabtu malam lalu. Tidak cuma musik cadas dari band indie yang bernaung di bawah label Black Morse Records ini yang tampil. Kolaborasi tiga seniman musik: Unggul, Andi, dan Uke, juga unjuk gigi.

Mexico Hits Drug Gangs With Full Fury of War

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:58 PM CST

A federal police officer at the scene of a Jan. 8 shootout in Río Bravo, Mexico, where a drug cartel's guards kept a safe house. RÍO BRAVO, Mexico — These days, it is easy to form the impression that a war is going on in Mexico. Thousands of elite troops in battle gear stream toward border towns and snake through the streets in jeeps with .50-caliber machine guns mounted on top while fighter

Korban Kecelakaan di Menara Jamsostek Dapat Santunan Rp96,9 Juta

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:55 PM CST

Surabaya (ANTARA News) - Hariawan, korban kecelakaan mobil yang jatuh dari lantai delapan Menara Jamsostek di Jalan Gatot Subroto mendapat santunan Rp96.979.916 dari PT Jamsostek. Direktur Operasi dan Pelayanan PT Jamsostek Ahmad Anshori di Surabaya, Selasa, mengatakan berdasarkan data yang dimiliki PT Jamsostek, almarhum (kelahiran 1964) bekerja di Koperasi Karyawan (Kopkar) Jayasraya dan

Departemen Perhubungan Grounded 12 Awak Pesawat

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:53 PM CST

Jakarta:Departemen Perhubungan sudah menjatuhkan sanksi terhadap 12 awak pesawat sepanjang tahun 2007, atau sejak terjadinya kecelakaan pesawat udara dalam waktu hampir berdekatan. "Termasuk diantaranya ada pilot dan teknisi sepanjang tahun 2007," kata Direktur Sertifikasi Kelaikan Udara, Departemen Perhubungan Yurlis Hasibuan di Bandung, Selasa (22/1). Dia menjelaskan, hukuman yang dijatuhkan

Suicide Bomber Kills 17 at Ceremony Near Capital

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:52 PM CST

Mourners in Baghdad on Monday before the funeral of Jawad Abdul-Kadim, killed in a raid by American and Iraqi forces. BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber killed 17 people in Salahuddin Province north of Baghdad on Monday in the latest suicide attack outside the capital. Meanwhile, in the wake of a suicide bombing on Sunday near Falluja in Anbar Province, local tribesmen burned the house of the young

Jam Masuk Kerja dan Sekolah di Jakarta Akan Ditata Ulang

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:50 PM CST

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Pola jam masuk kerja dan jam masuk sekolah di Jakarta akan ditata ulang sebagai salah satu upaya untuk pengurangan kemacetan lalu lintas di ibukota. Gubernur DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo di Balai Kota Jakarta, Selasa, mengatakan, pihaknya saat ini tengah mengkaji pengaturan jam kerja dan jam sekolah sehingga tidak terjadi penumpukan arus lalu lintas pada jam dan titik yang sama

Hopes for Vehicle Questioned After Iraq Blast

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:49 PM CST

Soldiers assessed the safest way to cross a field in Arab Jabour on Saturday, the day an anti-mine vehicle was destroyed nearby. ARAB JABOUR, Iraq — From the blast and the high, thin plume of white smoke above the tree line, it looked and sounded like any other attack. The bare details were, sadly, routine enough: a gunner was killed and three crew members were wounded Saturday when their

Penjualan Notebook Acer Tertinggi

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:46 PM CST

TEMPO Interaktif, Nusa Dua: Acer menjadi produsen komputer dengan penjualan notebook tertinggi di Indonesia selama tiga tahun berturut-turut. Total penjualan Personal Computer (PC) Acer, termasuk notebook dan desktop, pada 2007 juga di peringkat pertama mengalahkan Hawlett Packard dan Toshiba. "Marketshare PC Acer 14,4 persen, sedangkan untuk notebook menguasai marketsahare 36,6 persen," kata

Tren Berbagi Telepon

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:46 PM CST

TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta: Ada tren baru dalam penggunaan telepon seluler di negara berkembang, yaitu berbagi telepon. Hasil jajak pendapat terbaru Nokia terhadap konsumen di negara-negara berkembang menunjukkan, lebih dari 50 persen responden di India, Pakistan, dan hampir 30 persen di Vietnam menyatakan berbagi atau mau berbagi telepon seluler dengan keluarga atau teman. "Makin banyak orang

Obama, Reagan and the Web

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:44 PM CST

In her Web column yesterday, Katharine Q. Seelye writes: "While the mainstream media has been obsessed with the presidential horse race, the Internet has been obsessed with recent comments by Senator Barack Obama about Ronald Reagan and the Republicans." Those comments rocketed around the blogosphere where they were quickly dissected — and often distorted — by liberals, conservatives, centrists

Bank Indonesia Antisipasi Gejolak Pasar

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:42 PM CST

TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta:Gubernur Bank Indonesia Burhanuddin Abdullah mengatakan Bank Indonesia memastikan akan tetap berada di pasar, karena ada indikasi investor menahan dolar. "Kami akan menjaga dampak negatif dari perkembangan (gejolak) pasar," kata Burhanuddin di Gedung Departemen Keuangan, Jakarta. Dia mengakui kemungkinan terjadinya aliran dana keluar (capital outflow) dari pasar

Obama Continues Duel With Bill Clinton

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:41 PM CST

GREENVILLE, S.C. – As his campaign opened a telephone hotline for voters to report instances of dirty politics in the South Carolina primary fight, Senator Barack Obama did not back down from a defiant tone he struck at the Democratic debate last night. "I think it's very clear that Senator Clinton – and President Clinton – have been spending the last month attacking me in ways that are not

Hasil Survei: Soeharto Presiden Terbaik di Mata Masyarakat

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:39 PM CST

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - HM Soeharto dinilai oleh masyarakat sebagai presiden terbaik diantara presiden Indonesia selama ini, demikian hasil survei Lembaga Kajian dan Survei Nusantara (LaKSNu) yang dipublikasikan di Jakarta, Selasa. Survei yang dilakukan pada Oktober 2007 ini, melibatkan 1.000 responden. Hasil survei menunjukkan 34,7 persen responden menilai Soeharto adalah presiden terbaik. "

Ahmadinejad Embarrassed by Ayatollah on Gas Legislation

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:38 PM CST

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was publicly humiliated Monday when Iran's supreme leader smacked down the president's decision not to implement a law supplying natural gas to remote villages. The move by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei came amid rising dissatisfaction with the president's performance. Ahmadinejad's popularity has plummeted amid rising food prices and deaths due to gas cuts during a particularly

Depag Susun Tim Pemantau Ahmadiyah

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:36 PM CST

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Departemen Agama sedang menyusun tim pemantau Ahmadiyah yang akan mengawasi apakah Ahmadiyah benar-benar melaksanakan 12 butir penjelasan yang telah dikeluarkannya bersama Badan Litbang Depag. "Sikap Pemerintah terhadap Ahmadiyah sudah jelas dengan memfasilitasi mereka untuk berdialog sehingga Ahmadiyah sampai mengeluarkan 12 poin itu, jadi sekarang mari kita buktikan

Family of Missing Nevada Woman, 19, Offers Reward for Her Return

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:36 PM CST

RENO, Nev. — The family of a missing 19-year-old college student who mysteriously vanished from a Reno, Nev., home early Sunday morning is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to her return, while police continue a nationwide search for her. Brianna Denison, a student at Santa Barbara City College, was staying with friends near the University of Nevada, Reno. She was last seen at

Tersangka Mutilasi di Jakarta Utara Tertangkap

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:32 PM CST

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Petugas gabungan Polda Metro Jaya dan Polres Metro Jakarta Utara, Selasa, telah menangkap Zaki Afrizal Nurfaizin yang menjadi tersangka pembunuhan yang disertai mutilasi di Hotel Bulan Mas, Jakarta Utara, Kamis (17/1). "Dia minta uang Rp3 juta untuk menggugurkan kandungan tetapi saya tidak punya uang sebanyak itu," kata Nurfaizin di Mapolda Metro Jaya. Sayang, tersangka

Limited Supplies Rolling Into Gaza

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:30 PM CST

Palestinians carried canisters filled with cooking gas on Tuesday in Gaza City. JERUSALEM — Israel started transferring fuel, medical supplies and some food into the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, easing a tight border closing that aid officials had warned could lead to a health and food crisis. The supplies that entered Tuesday included industrial diesel for Gaza's only power plant, which was shut on

Pasar Saham Indonesia Hancur Lebur

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:28 PM CST

Jakarta:Indeks Harga Saham Gabungan Bursa Efek Indonesia dalam perdagangan sesi pagi hancur lebur akibat aksi jual panik (panic selling) yang dilakukan para investor yang khawatir terjadinya resesi di Amerika Serikat. Penjualan besar-besaran oleh investor itu dipicu oleh ambruknya bursa-bursa global yang kecewa atas pemotongan pajak oleh Presiden G. Bush yang dianggap tak akan bisa memulihkan

Diduga Sesat, Kelompok Satariyah Sahid Diserang

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 12:27 PM CST

Medan (ANTARA News) - Sekelompok massa tidak dikenal menyerang kelompok pengajian Satariyah Sahid yang berlokasi di Jalan Bagan, Belawan sekitar Pukul 00.00 WIB, Selasa dinihari karena diduga menyebarkan ajaran sesat. Penyerangan itu terjadi ketika kelompok Satariyah Sahid sedang melakukan pengajian di pendopo aliran itu. Kelompok penyerangan itu berupaya untuk menghancurkan tempat pengajian