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US News Archive for September 2004:
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Ivan gains power as death toll rises
Ivan strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane Saturday after brushing past Jamaica -- where 11 people died in the storm -- and is now on a collision course with the Cayman Islands. In a special update, the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, said Ivan's maximum sustained winds have reached 165 mph, with higher gusts...
CNN - September 11, 2004
World mourns 9/11 victims
Victims of the September 11 attacks were mourned worldwide Saturday, but in the Middle East, amid sympathy for the dead, Arabs also said Washington's support for Israel and the war on terror launched in the aftermath of the World Trade Center's collapse have only fueled anger and violence...
CNN - September 11, 2004
Remembering September 11
Three years after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, people across the United States and the world paused to remember the 2,973 people who were killed that day. At Ground Zero in New York, family members at what was the base of the twin towers, cried, prayed and hugged one another...
CNN - September 11, 2004
Medicare Costs Are New Focus for Candidates
Democrats are vowing to roll back a sharp increase in premiums announced this month and the Bush campaign is seeking to blame lawmakers for the rise...
New York Times - September 11, 2004
Toll of Death and Ruin Grows in Soaked Jamaica
The storm continued on Saturday toward Florida, with the Cayman Islands and Cuba immediately in its sights...
New York Times - September 11, 2004
Rituals of Grief, on a Day Eased Only by Time
Hundreds drew close to the sites of the worst terrorist attack in United States history to remember and mourn those lost three years ago yesterday, on Sept. 11, 2001...
New York Times - September 11, 2004
September 11 remembered
With quavering voices, parents and grandparents of those killed at the World Trade Center read the names of the victims in a solemn recitation today, marking the third anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony is one of many planned in the United States and around the world to honor the memory of the nearly 3,000 victims of 9/11...
CNN - September 11, 2004
September 11 remembered
Hundreds of people who lost relatives on September 11 gathered Saturday at the site where the World Trade Center towers collapsed to commemorate the third anniversary of the terrorist attacks...
CNN - September 11, 2004
Families Mark Moment of 2001 Attacks
Family members clutching roses and bearing photos of the relatives they lost on Sept. 11 fell silent early Saturday to mark the third anniversary of the World Trade Center attack...
New York Times - September 11, 2004
Republicans Pack Punch. Democrats Take It. (For Now)
It seems that the Republicans are, today at least, more adept at the black art of attack politics, according to historians and flummoxed Democratic partisans...
New York Times - September 11, 2004
Flight From Keys Begins as Storm Hits Jamaica
Hurricane Ivan lashed Jamaica with winds nearing 155 miles per hour today, but the storm unexpectedly lurched west, possibly sparing the island the worst of its fury...
New York Times - September 11, 2004
US Airways Pilots Offer Final Talks
The leadership of the pilots' union at US Airways voted late last night to hold last-ditch talks with the airline on its bid for wage and benefit cuts...
New York Times - September 11, 2004
Hurricane Ivan batters Jamaica
Waves two-stories high and torrential rains flooded eastern Jamaica and punishing winds knocked down trees and power lines as Hurricane Ivan slammed coastal areas early Saturday morning, heading for a direct hit on the island. The death toll elsewhere in the Caribbean rose to 37...
CNN - September 11, 2004
Ivan batters Jamaica
Power is shut off on the island of Jamaica as Hurricane Ivan rages above, packing maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 kmph)...
CNN - September 11, 2004
Flight From Keys Begins as Storm Hits Jamaica
As Hurricane Ivan lashed Jamaica with wind and rain, officials in Florida stepped up their evacuation efforts...
New York Times - September 11, 2004
Hurricane Ivan lashes Jamaica
Waves two-stories high and torrential rains flooded eastern Jamaica and punishing winds knocked down trees and power lines as Hurricane Ivan slammed coastal areas late Friday night, heading for a direct hit on the island. The death toll elsewhere in the Caribbean rose to 37...
CNN - September 11, 2004
Ivan lashes Jamaica
Waves two-stories high and torrential rains flooded eastern Jamaica and punishing winds knocked down trees and power lines as Hurricane Ivan slammed coastal areas, heading for a direct hit on the island. The death toll elsewhere in the Caribbean rose to 37...
CNN - September 11, 2004
Bush Stepping Up Attacks as Kerry Weighs Response
Divisions have surfaced in the Kerry campaign over how best — and how far — they should go in taking on President Bush...
New York Times - September 11, 2004
Bush's Backers Donate Heavily to Veteran Ads
Swift Boat Veterans for Truth said it had raised $6.7 million in a windfall brought about by its high profile in recent weeks...
New York Times - September 11, 2004
Flight From Keys Begins as Gusts Whip Jamaica
As Hurricane Ivan began to lash Jamaica with wind and rain, officials in Florida stepped up their evacuation efforts...
New York Times - September 11, 2004
Growing Up Grieving, With Constant Reminders of 9/11
The children of the victims of Sept. 11 deal with the burden of mourning a private loss that is historic in stature...
New York Times - September 11, 2004
Sudan Government's Attacks Stoke Rebels' Fury
Much of the responsibility for the growth of insurgency in the Sudan lies with the Arab-led government in Khartoum...
New York Times - September 11, 2004
Disney Chief to Leave, Setting Off Race for Job
Michael Eisner announced an exit on his own terms, shifting the spotlight from the debate over his leadership to speculation over his successor...
New York Times - September 11, 2004
Qwest Said to Settle S.E.C. Investigation
Qwest Communications has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into its accounting practices...
New York Times - September 11, 2004
Despite Ruling, PeopleSoft Battles to Stand Alone
A ruling that allows Oracle to proceed with its bid for PeopleSoft appears to have done nothing to soften PeopleSoft's resolve to remain independent...
New York Times - September 11, 2004
2 Tribune Papers Revise Circulation Again
The Tribune Company said that two of its newspapers had overstated their average circulation figures by even more than the company disclosed in June...
New York Times - September 11, 2004
Brazil gun buyback plan hits mark
Brazilian police hail the success of a campaign to cut gun crime by buying back weapons...
BBC News - September 11, 2004
Astros fall to Pirates
Pittsburgh claim a second win in three days over high-flying Houston...
BBC News - September 11, 2004
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