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US News Archive for June 2005:
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Report fuels Guantanamo criticism
The U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay drew fresh criticism Sunday following a magazine report on a logbook tracing the treatment of a detainee who officials believe was intended to take part in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Time magazine said the interrogation techniques included "standing for prolonged periods, isolation for as long as 30 days, [and] removal of clothing."...
CNN - June 12, 2005
Philadelphia blaze kills 5 children
Five young children were killed in a fast-moving fire that swept through a rowhouse on Sunday morning, and fire officials said security bars in the home's windows slowed the attempted rescue. Two adults escaped the blaze by jumping from a second floor window...
CNN - June 12, 2005
Bombs kill 8 in Iran
Bombs killed eight people and wounded 75 in Iran Sunday -- five days before a presidential election. Seven people did in Ahvaz, capital of Khuzestan province where most of Iran's oil reserves lie, and one died in Tehran...
CNN - June 12, 2005
Cycling: Armstrong 'not at best'
Lance Armstrong admits he needs to fine tune his riding if he is to win the Tour de France for a seventh time...
BBC News - June 12, 2005
Arlene mostly a rainmaker
Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, had threatened to strengthen to a hurricane, but it fizzled as it sloshed ashore with sustained wind of only about 60 mph and weakened into a tropical depression...
CNN - June 12, 2005
20 bodies found buried near Baghdad
The bodies of 20 men were found buried southeast of Baghdad, Iraqi police said today. All 20 had gunshot wounds and some showed signs of torture, police said. Meanwhile, a French journalist and her Iraqi interpreter were freed today after five months in captivity, a French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said...
CNN - June 12, 2005
Large turnout for Lebanese vote
Lebanese turn out in large numbers for a third round of voting that will decide nearly half the legislative seats and could put the country on the path toward ending the last vestiges of Syrian control...
CNN - June 12, 2005
Polls open in Lebanese elections
Lebanon's political direction is in the hands of the voters of central and eastern Lebanon, who are deciding nearly half the legislative seats in the third stage of staggered parliamentary elections held as Syria continues to cast a shadow over its tiny neighbor...
CNN - June 12, 2005
Athletics: Montgomery, Jones flop
Tim Montgomery and Marion Jones disappoint on their return to action in Monterrey...
BBC News - June 12, 2005
Cautious welcome for G8 deal
Campaigners and nations welcome a pledge to cancel debts for some of the world's poorest countries...
BBC News - June 12, 2005
NFL owners 'eye European clubs'
Kansas City Chiefs' Clark Hunt says Malcolm Glazer may not be the last NFL owner to buy a European club...
BBC News - June 12, 2005
3 Arubans to remain in custody
A judge in Aruba ruled Saturday that three young men will stay jailed in connection with the disappearance of an Alabama teenager, a government official said. The decision allows police and prosecutors eight days to continue their investigation into 18-year-old Natalee Holloway's disappearance, the official said. Defense attorneys say the young men are maintaining their innocence...
CNN - June 12, 2005
Bolivian protesters declare truce
Protesters removed some of the more than 70 roadblocks in this Andes Mountain nation, and energy companies said radical farmers had pulled out of several occupied oil fields after a month-long political crisis appeared headed toward resolution...
CNN - June 12, 2005
And Next to the Bearded Lady, Premature Babies
Half a century after his death, the man who put premature babies in incubators on display in Coney Island has found acceptance...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
What's Bad for G.M. Is . . .
Only if you work for G.M. is the company's decline a worry. For consumers, the decline can be seen as a symbol of healthy competition...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
Amtrak: Stuck in Its Tracks
The Bush administration is talking about forcing Amtrak to reorganize itself in bankruptcy. But for Amtrak, bankruptcy would be poison...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
Maybe Spitzer's Cape Was Too Big
A former broker at Bank of America stood up to accusations made by the New York attorney general's office and won in court...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
Striking Back at the Food Police
Rick Berman, a prominent Washington lobbyist, has emerged as a powerful and controversial voice in the debate over the nation’s eating habits...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
In a Real Estate Boom, Many Try Life as a Landlord
With the stock market stalled, homeowners nationwide are tapping their equity and taking advantage of continued low interest rates to make the most of real estate investing...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
What? You Don't Trust The Company?
Why did shareholders of Pathmark, a supermarket chain in the Northeast, approve a $150 million investment in the company that was inferior to other offers?...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
Real Estate, the Global Obsession
These days, house price vertigo is more than a local or national condition. It's a worldwide phenomenon...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
When It Comes to Cash, Sooner Looks a Lot Like Later
A climb in short-term interest rates has not produced all of the usual long-term benefits for savers...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
High-Yield Market Survives G.M. and Ford, but Now What?
A caution flag is waving at anyone who is now tempted to jump into the high-yield market...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
The Mystery at Mass Mutual
Fortune 100 companies do not often summarily fire chief executives, presidents or chairmen. When they do, it is rarely done without a full explanation...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
A Neater Way to Make a Paintball Mess
The Kingman Group hopes new technology will make its paintball gun, or marker, the must-have model for pros and amateurs alike...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
Redoing the Math of an Index
The stock market's performance was better last year, and with some common-sense adjustments to the calculations by Standard & Poor's, it was better still...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
Laptop Packed? Cellphone Charged? Ready, Set, Relax!
Laptop Packed?...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
Your Plane Is Waiting. But the Baby Is Feverish.
If you stay home with a sick child, what will happen to your boss’s blood pressure?...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
At These Camps, Everybody Is a Star (if Only for a Day)
Fantasy camps give prosperous middle-aged men a chance to play guitar with their rock heroes or learn basketball from Michael Jordan...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
Yes, Virginia, There Is an Answer
Creating a local monopoly is harder than it used to be, and that could explain the country's economic enigma...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
Airline Profits Are So Close, Yet Still So Far
One anguished question keeps popping up for big airlines: What will it take to make the losses stop?...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
The Russia House, After the Oligarchs
Wherever the unusual journey of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former of chief of Yukos, ends, the economic cast of tomorrow’s Russia has been shaped by his demise...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
Enough Keyword Searches. Just Answer My Question.
For anything but simple queries, even the best search engines are surprisingly ineffective...
New York Times - June 12, 2005
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