By Baumann, Michael When Howard Dean garnered nat

By Mary B. Pasciak Attendance was paltry the past two weeks at schools that shaved time off their spring breaks to compensate for time lost to the October storm and the occasional winter snow day.

By MATT MOORE and DAVID McHUGH FRANKFURT, Germany - Prestige automaker Porsche will increase its stake in Volkswagen AG, maker of the Beetle, Golf and Jetta, in a widely expected move aimed at keeping the company firmly in German hands.

By Baumann, Michael The Pew Internet & American Life Project issued a report on Web 2.0, one of the hottest buzzwords in the Internet community. Originally introduced in 2004 by Dale Dougherty, the phrase "Web 2.0" has now become ambiguous.

By Baumann, Michael Until recently, MySpace was the only social networking site available for widespread use. According to PC Magazine, MySpace holds 76.3 percent of the social networking market share, dwarfing runner-up Facebook, which holds only 8.3 percent.