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US News Archive for September 2004:
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Jamaicans prepare for Ivan
Hurricane Ivan, a powerful and dangerous storm, moved closer to Jamaica today and edged its way toward Florida. Few Jamaicans are seeking the safety of the more than 1,000 shelters the Caribbean nation opened in anticipation of the lethal storm...
CNN - September 10, 2004
Jamaica braces for Ivan
Few Jamaicans are seeking the safety of the more than 1,000 shelters the Caribbean nation opened in anticipation of lethal Hurricane Ivan. "We are concerned," one emergency official said...
CNN - September 10, 2004
Memorial set for 9/11
Last year, children's voices echoed across ground zero. This year, it is the bereaved parents and grandparents of World Trade Center victims who will read aloud the names of those lost on September 11, 2001...
CNN - September 10, 2004
Violence Will Intensify in Iraq as Elections Near, Rumsfeld Says
But the defense secretary said that the U.S. was determined to insure that voting takes place as planned...
New York Times - September 10, 2004
Eisner Plans to Step Down as Disney Chief in 2006
The embattled chief executive officer told Disney's board of directors that he plans to step down in two years...
New York Times - September 10, 2004
Qwest Is Said to Pay $250 Million in S.E.C. Settlement
Qwest has agreed to pay $250 million to settle financial and disclosure fraud charges, a source familiar with the matter said today...
New York Times - September 10, 2004
Tribune to Take $60 Million Charge in Circulation Scandal
Newspaper publisher Tribune, embroiled in a scandal over inflated circulation figures, today also further cut circulation numbers at two New York newspapers...
New York Times - September 10, 2004
Cheney tempers Kerry criticism
Dick Cheney backs away from comments that warned of another terror attack if John Kerry is elected president...
BBC News - September 10, 2004
UN warning over Haiti's militias
The UN Security Council says rebel groups threaten Haiti's stability and the government must exert its control...
BBC News - September 10, 2004
Guatemala army to open books
Guatemala's military is told to open its records to a probe into alleged corruption under former President Alfonso Portillo...
BBC News - September 10, 2004
Anti-Moore movies to be screened
Two films attacking Fahrenheit 9/11 director Michael Moore will debut at a conservative US film festival...
BBC News - September 10, 2004
Jamaica braces for Ivan
Jamaicans are preparing for Hurricane Ivan as the powerful storm heads toward the island's southeast coast. With just hours to go before the Category 4 storm hits land, panic buying has made for long lines in Kingston. The forecast puts Ivan over Jamaica by tonight, then it is expected to head for the Cayman Islands and Cuba before possibly reaching the Florida Keys on Monday afternoon...
CNN - September 10, 2004
Florida braces for third hurricane
Before Florida could catch a breath from a furious hurricane double-whammy, residents of the Keys were sent scurrying under new evacuation orders Friday as another powerful storm, Ivan, was taking aim at the state...
CNN - September 10, 2004
Text 'warned of Jakarta bombing'
Indonesian police received a text message warning of an attack on a Western embassy less than an hour before a suicide car bomber detonated in front of the Australian Embassy on Thursday, according to Australian Prime Minister John Howard...
CNN - September 10, 2004
Bush Guard memos questioned
Questions are being raised about the authenticity of newly unearthed memos which asserted that George W. Bush ignored an order from a superior officer in the Texas Air National Guard and lost his status as a pilot because he failed to meet military performance standards and undergo a required physical exam...
CNN - September 10, 2004
Jamaicans Flee as Powerful Hurricane Approaches
Hurricane Ivan, the third powerful storm to boil up out of the Atlantic this year, bore down on Jamaica today after devastating Grenada...
New York Times - September 10, 2004
Eisner to Step Down as Disney Chief in 2006
Michael D. Eisner told the board of directors Thursday that he plans to step down in two years...
New York Times - September 10, 2004
Inflation Fears Ease as Price Index Dips
Wholesale prices dipped 0.1 percent in August as a retreat in food costs helped to blunt a rise in the price of some energy products...
New York Times - September 10, 2004
Coffee pact aims to help growers
Four of the big coffee houses sign a new agreement that aims to improve conditions in growing countries by offering the best producers a higher price for their beans...
BBC News - September 10, 2004
US aircraft keep up Falluja raids
US planes fire a missile into rebel positions in the Iraqi city of Falluja for the fourth day, killing a civilian...
BBC News - September 10, 2004
Disney boss prepares to step down
Six months after he survived a shareholder coup, Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner announces he will step down in 2006...
BBC News - September 10, 2004
Jamaica braces for powerful Ivan
Officials in Jamaica plan to evacuate as many as 500,000 people from low-lying areas as powerful Hurricane Ivan, a Category 4 storm, heads toward the island nation. Ivan's forecast path puts the storm over Jamaica by Friday night, and it is then expected to move toward the Cayman Islands and Cuba before possibly reaching the United States early Monday...
CNN - September 10, 2004
Cracking Under the Pressure? It's Just the Opposite, for Some
Psychologists are struggling to understand a rare breed of workers remarkable for the way they flourish under stress...
New York Times - September 10, 2004
Patriots edge Colts
The New England Patriots beat the Indianapolis Colts 27-24 in the first game of the NFL regular season...
BBC News - September 10, 2004
Tight US supplies boost oil price
Crude oil stockpiles in the US are at their lowest level since March, helping drive up the cost of a barrel of oil by almost $2...
BBC News - September 10, 2004
Paraguay seeks Stroessner return
A Paraguay judge calls for the extradition of the country's former military ruler Alfredo Stroessner from Brazil...
BBC News - September 10, 2004
Jamaica prepares for powerful Ivan
Officials in Jamaica plan to evacuate as many as 500,000 people from low-lying areas as powerful Hurricane Ivan, a Category 4 storm, heads toward the island nation. Ivan's forecast path puts the storm over Jamaica by Friday afternoon, and it is then expected to move toward the Cayman Islands and Cuba before possibly reaching the United States early Monday...
CNN - September 10, 2004
Campaigns Enlist Big Names to Set Debates' Details
The Bush and Kerry campaigns put forward their most formidable proxies to face-off over establishing the details of the debates...
New York Times - September 10, 2004
From Dismal Chechnya, Women Turn to Bombs
The participation of Chechen women in suicide attacks reflects the radicalization of a war that has turned increasingly nihilistic...
New York Times - September 10, 2004
Falling Bodies, a 9/11 Image Etched in Pain
The families of some Sept. 11 victims are exploring how their loved ones died, but the topic of those who jumped from the World Trade Center is especially sensitive...
New York Times - September 10, 2004
Johansson Ousts Defending Champion Roddick
Andy Roddick ran into a bold, bigger version of himself at the U.S. Open, and 6-foot-6 Joachim Johansson sent the defending champion home...
New York Times - September 10, 2004
Cost of Insuring Workers' Health Increases 11.2%
It was the fourth consecutive year of double-digit increases in health insurance premiums, which has resulted in a decline in the number of insured workers...
New York Times - September 10, 2004
Judge Allows Oracle to Bid for PeopleSoft
The ruling handed the Justice Department a rare defeat in a legal challenge to a corporate merger...
New York Times - September 10, 2004
A Farsighted New Fortress Mentality on Wall St.
In the wake of Sept. 11, there is a prevailing sense of wariness in the finance industry, in regard to the security environment as well as the direction of the markets...
New York Times - September 10, 2004
US Airways Seen as Likely to Declare Bankruptcy
Barring a last-minute change of heart by its recalcitrant unions, US Airways appears all but certain to seek bankruptcy protection on Sunday...
New York Times - September 10, 2004
Heavy US attacks on Iraqi towns
Bombardments of the Iraqi rebel-held towns of Talafar and Falluja cause heavy casualties...
BBC News - September 10, 2004
Oracle clear to go for PeopleSoft
A federal judge rejects the US government's bid to block software giant Oracle's hostile takeover of rival PeopleSoft...
BBC News - September 10, 2004
Royals hammer Detroit
Kansas City humiliate the Tigers with a 26-5 victory...
BBC News - September 10, 2004
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