Aug 25th, 2008 · Izola White runs a soul food diner on Chicago's South Side that's a famous gathering spot for the city's political movers and shakers. But White and her diner have also become a stabilizing force in an otherwise rough neighborhood.
Aug 12th, 2007 · Entertainer Merv Griffin was not only one of TV's most well-known faces and voices, but also one of the industry's prime behind-the-scenes movers and a real estate mogul. He has died of prostate cancer at age 82.
Jul 3rd, 2007 · The busiest season for movers and these scams is between the month of May and Labor Day. Our personal finance contributor discusses the ways some moving companies rip off their customers, and how people can avoid these scams.
May 11th, 2007 · Housing is free in Cuba -- but for those wanting to move, they must find someone to swap homes, since there is no system of renting or buying. Every day on the Prado, people who want to move meet to see if they can find someone who wants to switch homes.
Nov 9th, 2005 · Ahmad Chalabi, the deputy prime minister of Iraq and a prime mover in the U.S. drive to overthrow Saddam Hussein, visits Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. Madeleine Brand talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Scot Paltrow about Chalabi's controversial relationship with the Bush administration and allegations that he manipulated pre-war intelligence to make a case for the invasion.
Jun 24th, 2005 · People who need to pack up and move are being taken advantage of by "rogue movers." These scammers low-ball moving estimates and then raise the price and hold people's belongings for ransom. Tim Walker, a former victim who started a Web site to help people avoid getting scammed, talks about the crime.