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US News Archive for May 2006:
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FBI searches home of CIA official
The FBI is searching the home and office of former CIA Executive Director Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, the CIA told CNN. Foggo, who until recently was the spy agency's third-ranking official, is part of a broad law enforcement investigation into allegations of corruption, according to officials familiar with the probe...
CNN - May 12, 2006
FBI searches home of ex-CIA official
The FBI searched the home and office of former CIA executive director, Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, on Friday, the CIA told CNN. Foggo, who until recently was the spy agency's third-ranking official, is part of a broad law enforcement investigation into allegations of corruption, according to officials familiar with the probe...
CNN - May 12, 2006
Babysitter Charged With Assault; 13-Month-Old in Coma
Andrea Lopez Palacios was violently shaken by her babysitter who had covered the girl's mouth and nose with duct tape, the authorities said...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Surgery to Repair Matsui's Wrist Is Successful
It is still not clear whether the Yankees left fielder will be able to return before the end of the season, officials said...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Hip-Hop Radio D.J. Arrested for On-Air Threats
Troi Torain, known as D.J. Star, was arrested for threatening to sexually abuse the daughter of a rival...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Bush to Address Nation on Immigration
On Monday, the president will push a bill that could put millions of illegal immigrants on the path to citizenship...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Up to 200 People Die in Nigeria Oil Blast
A fuel pipeline exploded about 30 miles east of Nigeria's main city of Lagos, according to accounts...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
F.B.I. Says House of Ex-C.I.A. Deputy Is Searched
The agency's third-ranking official, Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, has been under investigation by several federal agencies...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Google Keeps Two-Tier Ownership Structure
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New York Times - May 12, 2006
Delta Pays Heavily for Restructuring
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New York Times - May 12, 2006
Qwest's Refusal of N.S.A. Query Is Explained
Qwest turned down requests for private telephone records because it concluded that doing so would violate federal privacy laws, a lawyer said...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Energy Prices Affecting Consumers, Reports Show
High energy prices appear to be deflating the optimism of American consumers, according to new reports...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
FBI raids top CIA official's home
US federal agents search the home and office of the outgoing executive director of the CIA, Kyle Foggo...
BBC News - May 12, 2006
Up to 200 killed in oil pipe blast
Up to 200 people are killed in an oil pipeline explosion near Lagos, the Nigerian city's commissioner of police tells CNN. Vandals are thought to be the cause of the explosion, and all of them were killed, he said...
CNN - May 12, 2006
Pentagon eyes ways to use military on borders
Faced with growing pressure from Southern states, the Bush administration wants the military to come up with ideas to help solve security problems along the U.S. border with Mexico...
CNN - May 12, 2006
Hayden confirmation faces new challenges
Enjoying "100 percent" support from the White House, CIA director nominee Gen. Michael Hayden on Friday defended the secret surveillance programs he oversaw while head of another spy agency as lawful and designed to "preserve the security and the liberty of the American people."...
CNN - May 12, 2006
Cloning Scientist Is Indicted in South Korea
Prosecutors blamed the scandal, one of the most notorious cases of science fraud in recent years, on a combination of elements...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Tony Snow Makes Debut as Press Secretary
Tony Snow suffered a couple missteps in his first question-and-answer session with reporters...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
F.B.I. Says House of Ex-C.I.A. Deputy Is Searched
The agency's third ranking official, Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, has been under investigation by several federal agencies...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
C.I.A. Nominee Defends N.S.A. Programs
Gen. Michael Hayden declined to comment on news reports about a phone call database, but spoke about the N.S.A.'s work in general terms...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
China's Exports Climbed Steeply in April
The unexpectedly wide trade surplus is likely to further upset China's critics in the U.S., Europe and Japan...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Senate Approves Extension of Bush Tax Cuts
Cuts on stock dividends and capital gains, amounting to almost $70 billion, will mostly benefit wealthy taxpayers...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Wal-Mart Tries to Enlist Image Help
A campaign to encourage suppliers to join Wal-Mart's advocacy group challenges the company's longstanding policy of keeping suppliers at arm's length...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Wal-Mart 'turns to organic foods'
Retail giant Wal-Mart is reportedly asking suppliers to widen their ranges of organic food to meet growing demand...
BBC News - May 12, 2006
Pay-for-play costs Universal $12m
Universal Music agrees to pay $12m following a probe into paying radio stations to play its songs...
BBC News - May 12, 2006
Gatlin breaks world 100m record
Olympic and world champion Justin Gatlin sets a new 100m world record in Doha...
BBC News - May 12, 2006
130 dead in Somalia fighting
One of the bloodiest battles in a decade of unrest in Somalia has left at least 130 people dead and hundreds injured. Most victims of the clashes between transitional government forces and Islamic fighters were civilians, medics say...
CNN - May 12, 2006
Rebels warn truce monitors
Tamil separatist militants are warning European-led truce monitors that they travel aboard Sri Lankan navy ships at their own risk...
CNN - May 12, 2006
US flight security's practices
US flight security officials make thousands of dollars from the sale of confiscated, sharp items...
BBC News - May 12, 2006
Hayden could face trouble
General Michael Hayden's experience is without question but concerns have emerged over his nomination as the next CIA director, writes Adam Brookes...
BBC News - May 12, 2006
NHL: Anaheim sweep Colorado
Anaheim reach the NHL Western Conference finals after a 4-1 win over Colorado seals a 4-0 sweep...
BBC News - May 12, 2006
Alligator kills jogger in Florida
An alligator killed a woman who went jogging near a canal in Florida, a US medical examiner says...
BBC News - May 12, 2006
US tax vote halts EU trade threat
The US votes to end tax breaks for some of its biggest firms, heading off billion-dollar EU sanctions...
BBC News - May 12, 2006
Moussaoui 'saved by lone juror'
Only one juror prevented Zacarias Moussaoui from being sentenced to death, the Washington Post reports...
BBC News - May 12, 2006
Sri Lanka on brink of civil war
A sea battle launched by Tamil Tiger rebels in northern Sri Lanka leaves about 50 insurgents and 17 sailors dead or missing, in a sharp escalation of violence that has pushed the South Asian nation back to the brink of civil war...
CNN - May 12, 2006
Antidepressant May Raise Suicide Risk
GlaxoSmithKline has warned that Paxil appears to increase the risk of suicide attempts in some young adults...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
The News at the Base Was Bad, With More Likely to Follow
At Fort Drum, N.Y., and other bases, the Army in recent years has organized a support structure to help families and soldiers deal with death...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Army Acts to Curb Abuses of Injured Recruits
Soldiers and their parents said troops injured at Fort Sill were punished with physical abuse and medical neglect...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Red Sox 5, Yankees 3: A Broken Wrist Ends Matsui's Streak
Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui broke his left wrist while trying to catch a ball hit by the Red Sox' Mark Loretta...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Bush Is Pressed Over New Report on Surveillance
The president's pick to lead the C.I.A. could face trouble over a report that records were collected on millions of phone calls...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Shift in Treating Breast Cancer Is Under Debate
Large medical studies are testing a new approach in which many women could skip chemotherapy...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Foreign Briefing: Europe
EUROPE...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
French Digital Music Copyright Bill Advances
French lawmakers have moved a step closer to a copyright law that would have wide-ranging effects on those selling or listening to digital music...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
After Vivid Ads, a Bill Stalls
A provocative advertisement featuring a bright red push-up bra symbolized the fierce opposition to a bill on small business health insurance...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
UnitedHealth May Restate Its Earnings
By Reuters...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
The Churn: Deal Makers and People
Deal Makers...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Google Keeps Two-Tier Ownership Structure
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New York Times - May 12, 2006
Delta Pays Heavily for Restructuring
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New York Times - May 12, 2006
Expedia’s First-Quarter Profit Falls 51%
Expedia, the Internet travel agency, said first-quarter profit plunged 51 percent on higher expenses and waning demand for vacation packages...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Steel Maker Resisting Takeover Files Patent Suit Against Bidder
Arcelor, based in Luxembourg, said that it was suing a rival, Mittal Steel, for illegally copying a type of steel that it makes for the auto industry...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Ford Leadership Comes Under Fire
WILMINGTON, Del., May 11 (Reuters) — Shareholders of the Ford Motor Company defeated a proposal to curb the influence of its founding family at an annual meeting on Thursday that featured concern over fuel economy and a sharp exchange over the quality of William Clay Ford Jr.'s leadership as chief executive...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Smurfit-Stone to Sell Packaging Division
By Reuters...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
April Sales Didn't Meet Expectations
High gasoline prices discouraged shoppers, the government reported, supporting views that the Federal Reserve may pause its campaign to raise interest rates in June...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Court to Rule on Delaware Public Records Law
A panel of judges will rule on the constitutionality of Delaware's Freedom of Information Act, which denies nonresidents access to public records in the state...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Viacom Beats Predictions; Cable Aids Strong Results
Viacom posted results that outpaced forecasts, with strong revenue from its cable networks and its newly purchased DreamWorks movie studio...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
J. C. Penney Profit Rises 22%; Kohl's Net up 34% in Quarter
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Insider: The Triumphs, and Obsession, of New Hedge Fund Managers
When you collect 2 percent of assets and 20 percent of profit, outsize returns are part of the job description...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
H&M Names Dutch Pair as Designers for a Season
H&M, the Swedish retailer, said it would begin carrying a bargain version of Viktor & Rolf designs for one season, beginning in November...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Advertising: Bringing Digital Ads to the Local Mall
The OnSpot Digital Network will sell commercial time on screens to be placed at or near the entrances, food courts, escalators and corridors of malls...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
BlackBerry E-Mail Service to Be Offered in China
The announcement prompted questions about how the product would fit into the Chinese government's program of communications surveillance and censorship...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
No Added Risk Seen From Ending Vioxx Use
Merck & Company said that Vioxx users who were in the study that led to the drug's removal from the market were not at increased risk of heart attack or stroke in the year after stopping the drug...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Street Scene: Finding the Cream of the Coffee
The Board of Trade trades $1.02 billion of coffee every day as well as contracts on cocoa, sugar, cotton and ethanol...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Universal Music Settles Big Payola Case
The Universal Music Group has agreed to pay $12 million to settle accusations that executives paid radio programmers to play songs...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
China Stock Market Up 50% in a Year
The powerful rally is the longest sustained rise in share prices in China in more than five years...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Oil Companies Not Entitled to Payment, Bolivian Says
President Evo Morales said there was no need to pay oil companies because they had already recovered their investments and had earned a significant profit from the fields...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Inflation Stirs Worry on Wall St.
Stock prices fell in the largest drop since January as investors reacted to rising oil prices and concern that the pace of inflation might be quickening...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Arrest of Grand Juror Is Latest Twist in Insider Trading Case
Jason C. Smith was arrested and charged with leaking secret information from grand jury proceedings to two men previously accused of running an insider trading ring...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
The Higher Cost of Breathing
A federally mandated shift to a more ozone-friendly version of inhalers used to quell asthma attacks is creating spot shortages of the devices and higher prices...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Merger-Hungry Italian Banker Wants Europe to Take Fences Down
Alessandro Profumo wants to build a financial empire that can run with the giants of the United States and, someday, those who may dominate in China...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Wal-Mart Eyes Organic Foods
Wal-Mart wants to sell more organic food — and because of its size and clout, Wal-Mart usually gets what it wants...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
Senate Approves 2-Year Extension of Bush Tax Cuts
The tax cuts on stock dividends and capital gains, amounting to almost $70 billion, will mostly benefit wealthy taxpayers...
New York Times - May 12, 2006
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