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US News Archive for September 2005:
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Japanese Leader Wins by a Landslide
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Liberal Democratic Party seems headed for a landslide victory in a general election today, according to exit polls...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
Population shift might affect Louisiana, Texas politics
Population shifts caused by the exodus of hurricane victims from the Gulf Coast could have ripple effects for years to come in Louisiana political races and perhaps beyond...
CNN - September 11, 2005
Breakdowns Marked Path From Hurricane to Anarchy
An initial examination of Katrina's aftermath shows the extent to which the federal government failed to act as a unified force...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
In Louisiana Shelter, Game Day Offers Diversion
For many of displaced by the hurricane, Sunday's football games provided a momentary escape from grim reality...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
With Pain Still Lingering, 9/11 Victims Honored
With tears and flowers, in clear or trembling voices, relatives of the 9/11 victims marked the fourth anniversary of the attacks in a ceremony today in New York City...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
Officials Cite Progress, Though Many Problems Remain
As President Bush made another trip to the area, officials said they have made significant progress over the weekend in New Orleans...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
Texan Blues star Brown dies at 81
Grammy-award winning guitarist and singer Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown dies in Texas at the age of 81...
BBC News - September 11, 2005
US pauses to recall 9/11 attacks
A memorial service marking the 11 September 2001 attacks is held at the former site of the Twin Towers...
BBC News - September 11, 2005
Allen: Pumping out water No. 1 challenge
The Coast Guard officer in charge of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts for the federal government said Saturday his priority is to remove water from New Orleans as quickly as possible -- and he intends to coordinate the groups providing aid...
CNN - September 11, 2005
New relief chief sets goals
With floodwaters receding and the body count rising, the Coast Guard officer in charge of the federal government's Hurricane Katrina relief efforts has met local officials in New Orleans to improve coordination...
CNN - September 11, 2005
Huge. Awesome. Irresistible. Just Not Overbearing.
In marketing "King Kong," Universal is using the director, Peter Jackson, to generate hype without the appearance of hype...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
Nascar Sponsors Are Also Squirming Over Chase
A year after Nascar began its grand experiment by putting in a playoff system to crown a champion, it is clear that the Chase for the Nextel Cup has changed the sport...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
Japan's Rivalry With China Is Stirring a Crowded Sea
The diplomatic, economic and military rivalry between Japan and China is increasingly being played out in the waters between the countries...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
Dubai Opens Door Wide to News Media, but Journalists Note a Catch
Friction between the news media and Dubai officials have left some journalists wondering how far their freedoms really run...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
If All Politics Is Local, So Is Much Investing
A new study finds that the stocks of companies whose headquarters are in the same geographical area tend to rise and fall together...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
In Complex Office Deals, He's Mr. Big
FOR another commercial real estate broker, it would have been the deal of a lifetime. In March, Robert J. Alexander and his team at CB Richard Ellis arranged the $505 million sale of Verizon's headquarters, on the Avenue of the Americas near 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, to Equity Office Properties Trust, the nation's largest office real estate investment trust. At the same time, as part of Verizon's consolidation efforts, he helped the company buy the old AT&T headquarters in Basking Ridge, N.J., for $100 million. Next, Equity Office hired him and his team to act as leasing agent for the former Verizon headquarters, with 1.1 million square feet of space...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
Hybrid Dreamin': How Much Is That Prius in the Window?
Hybrid Dreamin':...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
At Last, M.I.T. Fields A Strong Sports Team
The new world of sports management met the hallowed halls of academia last week, when the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management introduced its first course on the subject, taught by a protégé of Bill James, the baseball statistician hero of...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
Laughing All the Way From the Bank
Sanford I. Weill, Citigroup's chairman, is looking back on the decades of deal making that went into building the world's biggest financial institution...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
The Chinese, Too, May Be Worth Copying
How to stay competitive? Innovate. And borrow good ideas wherever you find them...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
Suddenly, Those Solar Panels Don't Look So 1970's
New interest in solar panels has helped a handful of domestic solar stocks surge this year...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
As Recovery Starts, Some Lights Go On, Some Mail Is Delivered
Officials and workers in devastated parts of the Gulf Coast began making small but meaningful strides in restoring services and rebuilding the shattered infrastructure...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
The Alarm on Security Is Sounded, Quietly
Today, given the war on terror, the cautionary poster as a tool of homeland security is making a comeback...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
Thwarting a Cough, With Decorum
The executives at InnoZen, makers of Suppress Cough strips, believe that decorum is still alive and that polite people still dread making a scene...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
A Flair for the Unconventional
Himanshu Bhatia is the chief executive of Rose International an information technology services company in St. Louis...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
After Katrina, Invest in Oil, but Shut Off the A.C.
NOW for a few brief thoughts about the catastrophe that is Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
The Crime: Slow Job Growth. A Suspect: Enron.
There's one force that so far has managed to avoid blame for the sluggish pace of job growth: Enron...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
Monthly Data, Overtaken by Events
ONE economic report after another is due this week. Under normal circumstances, each might provide crucial clues about the direction of the markets...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
With a Deluge of Claims, Adjusters Work Quickly to Ease the Burden for Homeowners
Thousands of homeowners affected by Hurricane Katrina are about to enter a long, cumbersome process to determine what caused the damage and who should pay...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
These Urban Cyclists Know When to Fold 'Em
Ever-lighter, more sophisticated bikes are increasingly visible on bike paths and city streets...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
He Naps. He Sings. And He Isn't Michael Dell.
Kevin B. Rollins, the chief executive of Dell, who blamed himself when the company failed to meet analyst expectations, is a different cut of C.E.O...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
Disasters Waiting to Happen
Has a zeal for budget cuts undermined public safety?...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
Striking Mechanics Expect Deal With Airline
Striking Northwest Airlines mechanics said that they expected to reach a deal with the airline, although they probably would not like it...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
Want a Hedge Fund? Here's Your Homework
If you're thinking about investing in a hedge fund, how can you steer clear of the likes of the Bayou Group? Unfortunately, getting information about individual hedge funds isn't easy...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
Playing All the Angles in a Wireless Home Network
Creating a reliable, fast, private wireless network is a matter of choosing the right equipment, placing it efficiently and tweaking the settings to suit the situation...
New York Times - September 11, 2005
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