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US News Archive for April 2006:
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Italy election too close to call
Elections pitting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's conservative coalition against a center-left grouping led by Romano Prodi appeared too close to call on Monday after early projections showed a neck-and-neck race...
CNN - April 10, 2006
Call for immigrant rights
Peaceful protesters numbering in the hundreds of thousands marched in dozens of cities across the United States seeking dignity and justice for illegal immigrants as politicians seek to cut rights and benefits for them...
CNN - April 10, 2006
Thousands rally in support of undocumented workers
Tens of thousands of protesters turned out Monday in small towns and big cities across the United States demanding that undocumented immigrants get a chance to live the American dream...
CNN - April 10, 2006
Moussaoui Jury Hears From Families of Victims
The testimony is meant to show the impact of Sept. 11 and how it makes Zacarias Moussaoui deserving of execution...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Bush Calls Reports of Plan to Strike Iran 'Speculation'
Speaking at a foreign-policy discussion, the president called the reports of military plans "wild speculation."...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Toussaint and 2 Other Union Leaders Sentenced for Transit Strike
Roger Toussaint, the president of Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union, was sentenced today to 10 days in jail and fined $1,000...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Evacuees Return for New Orleans Vote
The city set up satellite voting centers for residents forced by Hurricane Katrina out of their homes...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Enron's Ex-Chief Says He's 'Absolutely Innocent'
Jeffrey K. Skilling, the former Enron chief executive, took the stand in his own defense today...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Disney puts shows online for free
Entertainment group Walt Disney is to put some of its top TV shows, including Desperate Housewives, online for free...
BBC News - April 10, 2006
Five held over Canada deaths
Five men are arrested by Canadian police probing the killings of eight suspected biker gang members...
BBC News - April 10, 2006
Humala looks set for Peru run-off
Nationalist Ollanta Humala takes a lead in Peru's poll and looks set for a run-off, but it is unclear who he will face...
BBC News - April 10, 2006
Polls: Berlusconi heads for defeat
Italian center-left candidate Romano Prodi looks set for victory over Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in parliamentary elections, according to exit polls, but initial projections show the race very tight. Prodi defeated Berlusconi for the PM's job once before, in 1996...
CNN - April 10, 2006
Immigration marches kick off
Thousands of marchers in white T-shirts filled the streets of an Atlanta neighborhood, one of dozens of nationwide immigration rights protests kicking off Monday...
CNN - April 10, 2006
Up to 70 cities prepare for immigration rallies
In what is being called a "national day of action for immigration justice" by organizers, hundreds of thousands of protesters were set to pour into the streets of as many as 70 U.S. cities Monday...
CNN - April 10, 2006
Immigration Advocates Rally Around U.S.
Crowds were gathering in cities around the country today to stage rallies that may draw even more people than those on Sunday...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Disney to Try New TV Model on Web
Some of Disney's most popular programming will be free but with commercials that cannot be eliminated...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Some Parents Let Children Choose College, and Pay
More parents are asking children who choose expensive institutions to cover the balance with loans...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
G.M.'s Joint Venture Partner in China Details Plans to Produce Own Cars
The Chinese joint venture partner of G.M. and Volkswagen announced plans to sell its own cars in China later this year and export cars to Europe next year...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Post to Daily News: Drop Dead
In New York's tabloid newspaper war, revenge is served in boldface...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Advice on Boss's Pay May Not Be So Independent
The secretive and often conflicted world of compensation consultants has grown into a big industry...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Facing Criticism, Wal-Mart Defends Plan to Open Bank
In testimony before federal banking regulators, Wal-Mart repeated its message over and over again: the company will not open bank branches...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Wal-Mart bank application probed
Hearings begin into Wal-Mart's request for a licence to run an in-house bank, which has been strongly opposed...
BBC News - April 10, 2006
US gears up for immigrant rallies
Millions of people are expected to take part in rallies in support of illegal immigrants...
BBC News - April 10, 2006
Canada puts Tigers on terror list
Canada's new government decides to list Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels as a terrorist group...
BBC News - April 10, 2006
France to scrap new jobs law
The French government has climbed down and scrapped the controversial youth jobs law that brought weeks of protests and strikes. The move comes as a blow to Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, who went on TV to explain the move...
CNN - April 10, 2006
Presidential runoff in Peru
Leftist candidate Ollanta Humala (above left) was only just ahead in Peru's presidential election, and a runoff election became inevitable when none of the top candidates received a majority of the vote...
CNN - April 10, 2006
Blasting of Kidney Stones Has Risks, Study Reports
The use of shock waves to pulverize kidney stones increases the risk for diabetes and high blood pressure...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Behind Gossip, There's Often a Relationship
The journalistic example set by the editor of the The New York Post's Page Six gossip column is one in which writers and the people they write about intersect personally...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Boeing Fined in Sale of Restricted Parts
CHICAGO, April 9 (AP) — The Boeing Company has agreed to pay $15 million to settle federal allegations that it broke the law by selling commercial airplanes equipped with a chip that has military applications...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Treasury Bills Set for This Week
The Treasury's schedule of financing this week includes today's regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Some Parents Letting Children Choose College, and Pay for It
More parents are limiting what they will pay, asking children who choose expensive institutions to cover the balance with loans...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Stock Offerings This Week
The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Advertising: At the Four A's, Jokes, Proposals and a Tribute
Highlights, lowlights and sidelights of the 2006 conference of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, known as the Four A's...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Wal-Mart Resists Pressure in 'Brokeback' DVD Sales
Wal-Mart Stores began selling "Brokeback Mountain" on DVD despite objections from the conservative American Family Association...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
A White Elephant, Whiff of Scandal Included
One of Canada's best-known business addresses, the 153-year-old former home of the Argus Corporation, is up for sale...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Drilling Down: The Fickle, the Loyal and Howard Stern
A survey found that a third of Howard Stern's once-regular listeners have bought, or plan to buy, access to Sirius Satellite Radio...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Looking Ahead
A WAL-MART BANK? The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation begins two days of hearings today on Wal-Mart's application to start its own bank. Dozens of groups have signed up to testify ...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Spurred by Bush, ABC Seeks Feedback on Iraq Coverage
"Good Morning America," tired of hearing conservative complaints about its Iraq coverage, asked viewers to tell them what Iraq stories to cover...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
A Laptop Comes Preloaded With the Web, Abridged
Webaroo plans to introduce laptops furnished with 40 gigabytes of data that represent a compressed snapshot of the Internet...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
E-Commerce Report: A Home Where Bloggers Can Plumb Those Obscure Passions
Last month a new Internet site, Squidoo.com, began offering Internet authors the chance to earn money on their obscure expertise...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
David Carr: 'Hairspray' Gets Ready for Next Life
New Line Cinema is betting that "Hairspray," a musical about a chubby girl with a dream and a cross-dressing co-star, can triumph anew...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Will Couric as Anchor Revive News at Night?
Over the past decade, network news has been all but written off as a passé, perhaps obsolete part of the news business...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Barenboim hits out at Muzak
Conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim is to launch a campaign against Muzak - the background music which for many has become the inescapable soundtrack to daily life...
BBC News - April 10, 2006
World's biggest prison system
About the same time that President Bush was condemning the abuse of prisoners in Iraq as un-American, a year-long inquiry began into the mistreatment of prisoners at home...
BBC News - April 10, 2006
Boxing: Mayweather claims crown
Floyd Mayweather claims the IBF welterweight title from Zab Judah after a near-riot in Las Vegas...
BBC News - April 10, 2006
Enron's Skilling due to testify
Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron chief executive, is due in court on Monday to face fraud charges...
BBC News - April 10, 2006
Immigration protesters take to the streets
Hundreds of thousands of protesters banged drums, waved U.S. flags and marched in rallies urging immigration reform that would legalize millions of undocumented workers. More protests are expected Monday in a signal that the effort has become more coordinated...
CNN - April 10, 2006
Leftist leads in Peru poll
Leftist candidate Ollanta Humala, above, with wife Nadine Heredia, holds a narrow lead in Peru's presidential election, with about 30 percent of the vote counted...
CNN - April 10, 2006
Bombs kill 4 on Iraq's 'Freedom Day'
On the third anniversary of the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, Iraqi authorities found the bodies of five men who appeared to be the latest victims of sectarian violence, and four civilians died in insurgent bomb blasts...
CNN - April 10, 2006
Bush Ordered Declassification, Official Says
A senior administration official confirmed that President Bush made the order in an effort to rebut war critics...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Mickelson Works Magic for Second Masters
While his competitors began to backslide in the final round, Phil Mickelson steadily found fairways and greens...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
As Katrina Recedes, Newspapers Still Float
The futures of the daily newspapers in New Orleans and Gulfport, Miss., are tied to the economic fortunes of their struggling communities...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
With Big Boost From Sugar Cane, Brazil Is Satisfying Its Fuel Needs
Brazil is meeting its growing fuel demand by increasing production not only of petroleum, but also ethanol...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Across the U.S., Growing Rallies for Immigration
As many as 500,000 marched in Dallas in the largest of the rallies, demanding citizenship for illegal immigrants...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Young Officers Leaving Army at a High Rate
Generals are worried about whether there will be enough candidates for the next generation of leaders...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
U.S. Research Funds Often Lead to Start-Ups, Study Says
The study suggests that the payoff for government funding of basic research in the life sciences is greater than previously thought...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Cable Companies Bulk Up in Wireless Phone Services
The country's biggest cable companies are developing wireless products, the missing piece of their so-called quadruple-play bundle...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
To Marshal Immigrant Forces, Start at Ethnic Radio Stations
Ethnic radio is playing a large role in mobilizing people acroos the country in the rally against immigrant legislation...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Some Worries as San Francisco Goes Wireless
The city has found itself at the center of debate about the role of advertising and the implications of the network on consumer privacy...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Outside Advice on Boss's Pay May Not Be So Independent
The secretive, prosperous and often conflicted world of compensation consultants has grown into a substantial industry...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
A Web Site Born in U.S. Finds Fans in Brazil
Orkut, the invention of a Turkish-born software engineer, never caught on in the United States. In Brazil, however, it is a cultural phenomenon...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
Post to Daily News: Drop Dead (& Back Atcha)
In New York's tabloid newspaper war, revenge is served in boldface, and when either paper fumbles, it does not escape the other's notice...
New York Times - April 10, 2006
US rally backs illegal migrants
Tens of thousands of people march in Dallas in support of the 11m illegal migrants in the United States...
BBC News - April 10, 2006
Venezuela head accuses US envoy
Venezuela's President Chavez threatens to expel the US ambassador, as a diplomatic row worsens...
BBC News - April 10, 2006
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