NEW YORK, March 30, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- This week's Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition will report on a broad range of informative business and lifestyle stories written by the Journal's award-winning reporters. The week's Weekend Edition will be available via home delivery and newsstands on March 31-April 1.
The following are the top stories from The Wall Street Journal's Weekend Edition:
A-Section Centerpiece:
* Lt. Col. V. Stuart Couch, a former marine and current military
prosecutor, declined to prosecute an alleged terrorist involved
in the 9/11 attack because he came to believe the man was
tortured into confessing while being held at Guantanamo Bay.
The case is the first known instance where a U.S. military
prosecutor refused to bring charges because essential evidence
allegedly was tainted by torture. It may not be the last;
Guantanamo prosecutors estimate that at least 90% of their cases
depend on statements taken from prisoners, making the
credibility, and admissibility, of such evidence critical to any
convictions.
Money & Investing:
* Oil's Impact on Stocks: Oil is taking stocks for a ride. We look
at how much of oil's move is driven by fear (Iran, etc.) and how
much is driven by supply/demand fundamentals. We also look at
what impact is oil having on stocks as the first quarter ends
today.
* Auto-tithing: How to auto-tithe -- that is, set up automatic
charitable deductions. It's an easy and painless way to do good,
since it can be set up to deduct just a few dollars at a time
(instead of hundreds or thousands all in one big end-of-year
whack), and it's getting easier.
Pursuits:
* Prestigious Restaurant Reservations: The competition for
prestigious restaurant reservations is fiercer than ever. For
mere mortals, it means that getting a table requires careful
study of how top restaurants work.
* Hot Fashion -- The Nail Polish Industry: The nail polish industry
is taking a page from the handbag or shoe business and trying to
turn its products into hot fashion accessories. After years of
churning out dozens of colors per year, big companies like OPI
and Essie are starting to tout specific colors as the "It" color
of the season.
* Book Excerpt: The new book on Jackie Robinson's first year in the
Majors debunks the myth that Brooklyn Dodgers owner Branch
Rickey picked Robinson to break the color barrier in baseball
because he wanted a mild-mannered guy who could easily turn the
other cheek. Rather, Rickey wanted -- and got -- someone who
would "not just raise the issue of equal rights but would press
it."
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