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US News Archive for March 2005:
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Accuser back on stand
Michael Jackson's child molestation trial began more than 90 minutes late Thursday after the pop star flirted with possible jail by failing to show up on time. When court resumed, the teenage boy who says Jackson molested him two years ago retook the stand for a second day of testimony...
CNN - March 10, 2005
Accuser outlines details of Jackson touching him
A teenager began testifying Thursday about two incidents in which he claims he was inappropriately touched by music superstar Michael Jackson. The testimony took place after the judge in threatened to jail the singer for arriving late to court...
CNN - March 10, 2005
Senate OKs bankruptcy bill
The Senate passed legislation Thursday that will make it harder for Americans to rid themselves of debt by filing for bankruptcy. The House is expected to pass the measure next month, delivering to President Bush a second victory this year on pro-business legislation he had sought...
CNN - March 10, 2005
Evidence Links Man Who Killed Himself to Chicago Murders
A note taking responsibility for the murder of a judge's husband and mother was found in the vehicle where a man committed suicide...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
Yemeni Sheik Convicted of Plotting to Fund Terror Groups
The victory for the Justice Department came in one of the government's most visible terrorism-financing prosecutions...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
E.P.A. Announces New Emissions Regulations for Eastern U.S.
The regulations are designed to produce similar results to a bill favored by the White House that stalled in Congress yesterday...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
Collisions on Canvas That Still Make Noise
Jean-Michel Basquiat's bristling, ugly-elegant, stream-of-consciousness art looks stronger than ever at the Brooklyn Museum...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
Interpublic Wins $300 Million Intel Marketing Account
The Intel decision came after a five-month review that pitted Interpublic agencies against agencies owned by Omnicom and WPP...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
US view of Hezbollah 'unchanged'
The US denies a media report that its policy towards the Lebanese group is shifting...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
Intel improves its sales forecast
The world's largest chip-maker Intel raises its first quarter sales forecast, thanking lower manufacturing costs...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
Oil prices fall back from highs
The price of oil slips slightly from recent record highs, thanks to profit-taking and news of a drop in Chinese crude purchases...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
Argentina rail crash injures scores
At least 129 people are injured when two commuter trains collide in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
US quits international pact
The US withdraws from an international agreement being used to fight for foreigners on death row...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
Clinton rests after fresh surgery
Former US President Bill Clinton undergoes surgery as a follow-up to his quadruple heart bypass...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
Disney rebels attack boss search
Rebel Disney shareholders accuse the company's directors of subverting the search for a new chief executive...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
US suicide may have murder link
Police investigate whether a man who killed himself in Wisconsin was linked to the shooting of a federal judge's husband and mother...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
Rice reaffirms Mexico relations
Condoleezza Rice smoothes over disagreements with Mexico, in her first visit as US secretary of state...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
Argentine defence seeks acquittal
Lawyers for a former Argentine navy officer on trial in Spain for genocide say he should be acquitted...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
Jackson late for court after judge threatens arrest
A pajama-clad Michael Jackson arrived late for his trial today -- after the California judge trying the pop superstar's child molestation case said he would issue a warrant for Jackson's arrest if he did not appear in court within an hour. Earlier in the day, an attorney said Jackson was in a hospital with a "serious back problem."...
CNN - March 10, 2005
Clinton admitted to hospital
After a Secret Service security sweep, former President Clinton checked into a New York City hospital early Thursday for a low-risk chest operation to remove fluid and scar tissue that developed after his heart bypass six months ago...
CNN - March 10, 2005
Hong Kong leader resigns
Hong Kong's first leader since the former British colony was handed over to China nearly eight years ago tenders his resignation...
CNN - March 10, 2005
Jackson judge threatens arrest warrant
Michael Jackson was late for his trial Thursday, and the California judge trying the pop superstar's child molestation said he would issue a bench warrant for Jackson's arrest if he did not appear in court within an hour...
CNN - March 10, 2005
Bill Clinton Enters Hospital for Surgery
The former president is having a low-risk procedure at a New York hospital to remove fluid and scar tissue from his chest...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
Up to 36 Are Said to Be Killed in Blast at Shiite Mosque in Iraq
The bombing came on a day when gunmen who later claimed to be operatives of Al Qaeda shot and killed a police chief...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
Link Between Suicide and Judge Slayings Is Investigated
A man who killed himself in Wisconsin on Wednesday may have killed a judge's husband and mother, officials said...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
Agent Orange Case for Millions of Vietnamese Is Dismissed
The civil suit, filed last year, had sought what could have been billions of dollars in damages and the environmental cleanup of Vietnam...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
Jackson Arrives at Court After Almost 2-Hour Delay
Michael Jackson arrived late to his child molestation trial Thursday to face a judge who threatened to arrest him and revoke his $3 million bail...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
Chavez seeks Iran economic ties
The presidents of key oil producing nations Venezuela and Iran meet to discuss closer economic links...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
US interrogation methods cleared
A US inquiry into its prisoner interrogation techniques abroad says its policy has not lead to abuse...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
Clinton arrives for fresh surgery
Former US President Clinton is set to have a follow-up operation, six months after heart bypass surgery...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
Cycling: Armstrong pulls out
Lance Armstrong withdraws from the Paris-Nice cycling race because of a sore throat...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
Boxing: Tyson 'wants June bout'
Mike Tyson could make his latest comeback on 25 June in Washington...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
Do you know these people?
A missionary who found a digital camera with images of the December 26 tsunami just before it hit a Thai beach now hopes other pictures from that disk can help shed light on the fates of people in Thailand at the time...
CNN - March 10, 2005
Two high-level police officials slain in Iraq
Insurgents killed two high-ranking Iraqi police officials and wounded a third in a series of attacks today, police sources said. Two other police officers were wounded in the shootings. Killed were Col. Hamad Ubeyis, chief of central Baghdad's al-Salihiya police station, and Col. Aiyad Abdul Razaq, chief deputy of Jisrdiala police station...
CNN - March 10, 2005
Top Iraq police officials killed
Insurgents kill two high-ranking Iraqi police officials and wound a third in a series of attacks. Two other police were wounded in the shootings...
CNN - March 10, 2005
After a Young Athlete's Suicide, Steroids Are Called the Culprit
Weeks after finding their 19-year-old son, Efrain, at home with a bullet in his head, Brenda and Frank Marrero learned that he had been surrounded by steroids...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
Judge Tries to Regain Balance After Killings
Nine days after finding her husband and mother shot dead, Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow is stuck at the second stage of grief, anger...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
Carrefour exits Japan and Mexico
Europe's biggest retailer, Carrefour, announces it is selling its operation in the Japanese and Mexican markets...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
Oil price lingers near new high
The price of oil slips slightly but stays close to record levels on both sides of the Atlantic as supply worries persist...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
Bolivia unions intensify protests
Bolivian President Carlos Mesa's decision to remain in office angers his opponents, who are staging renewed protests...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
Harvard bars admissions hackers
Some of the US's most prestigious universities ban applicants who hacked into admissions websites...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
Jackson faces accuser
The teenage boy accusing Michael Jackson of molestation took the stand for the first time Wednesday, saying he once thought of the pop superstar as "the coolest guy in the world." His testimony will resume on Thursday...
CNN - March 10, 2005
Accuser felt 'hypnotized' by Michael Jackson
The teenager at the center of Michael Jackson's child molestation trial said in court Wednesday that he was "kind of hypnotized" by the pop star after meeting him while undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer. "I thought he was the coolest guy in the world," the teen, now 15, told jurors. The teenager's testimony marked the first time he faced Jackson in court...
CNN - March 10, 2005
G.O.P. Senators Balk at Tax Cuts in Bush's Budget
Republican leaders offered a budget for 2006 that would undo more than a fourth of the cuts that President Bush has requested...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
Congress and Baseball Begin Battle Over Steroids
A Congressional committee fired off 12 subpoenas, and Major League Baseball vowed to resist...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
Africa Makes Fine Films. Of Course, Projector May Fail.
Africa's premier film festival is a reminder that even in places racked by death, famine and war, culture remains as essential as air...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
Samsung Is Now What Sony Once Was
Samsung has become what Sony could once claim - the competitor with both the breadth of products and the appeal of a premium brand...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
Are Investors Finally Begin to Notice the Price of Oil?
While both the stock and bond markets have seemed unnerved by oil prices lately, there are signs that worries about economic growth or inflation have yet to mushroom...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
Free of Quota, China Textiles Flood the U.S.
In the first month after the end of all quotas on textiles and apparel around the world, imports to the U.S. from China jumped about 75 percent...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
2 Are Charged Over Trading in ImClone
Two friends of Samuel D. Waksal, the former chief executive of ImClone, were arrested and charged with insider trading...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
Another Data Broker Reports a Breach
LexisNexis, a major compiler of legal and consumer information, said on Wednesday that information on about 30,000 people may have fallen into the hands of thieves...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
Countdown at Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley's chief executive, Philip J. Purcell, is hearing calls to improve the company's lackluster results...
New York Times - March 10, 2005
More arrests in ImClone scandal
Two friends of the man at the centre of the Martha Stewart scandal are arrested on charges of insider trading...
BBC News - March 10, 2005
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