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US News Archive for September 2005:
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I come with 'no agenda,' Roberts says
At his confirmation hearing Monday, chief justice nominee John Roberts told the Senate Judiciary Committee, "I come before the committee with no agenda. I have no platform. Judges are not politicians."...
CNN - September 12, 2005
Three Days After Losing Katrina Duties, FEMA Chief Resigns Post
The White House quickly announced that it intended to nominate R. David Paulison, a top aide at FEMA, as acting director...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Senate Panel Begins Hearings on Nomination for Chief Justice
In his opening statement, Judge Roberts pledged to preside over the Supreme Court "without fear or favor."...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Bush Denies Racial Component to Government's Effort After Storm
President Bush also said that there were enough troops to deal with both the Iraqi war and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Accident Causes Blackout in Much of Los Angeles
Large areas of Los Angeles lost power today after a utility worker accidentally cut a cable, officials said...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Delta is 'close to bankruptcy'
Shares in Delta Air Lines plunge as analysts warn that the company is close to bankruptcy...
BBC News - September 12, 2005
Power blackout hits Los Angeles
Police declare an emergency in Los Angeles after power mysteriously dies in several parts of the city...
BBC News - September 12, 2005
Roberts hearings begin
The confirmation hearings on the nomination of John Roberts for chief justice began today, with senators promising tough questioning of the federal judge...
CNN - September 12, 2005
Bush Is Briefed on Recovery Effort as He Tours New Orleans
With Mayor C. Ray Nagin and other officials, the president toured some of the streets in New Orleans that had been flooded...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Oracle Agrees to Acquire Siebel Systems for $5.85 Billion
Oracle said the deal would make it the world's No. 1 producer of software for managing sales contacts...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
EBay to Buy Internet Phone Firm for $2.6 Billion
EBay's planned acquisition of Skype Technologies would be its biggest purchase since it bought the Internet Auction Company of South Korea in 2004...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Saving New Orleans' animals
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, volunteers try to help thousands of abandoned or missing animals...
BBC News - September 12, 2005
Argentine footballer shot in riot
An Argentine footballer is shot and seriously wounded by a police officer during a riot between rival fans...
BBC News - September 12, 2005
New banana duty proposed
The EU cuts its planned banana import duty as the "banana wars" between Europe and Latin America continue...
BBC News - September 12, 2005
Rat-hit community to get UN aid
The UN is to send 230 tons of emergency food aid to thousands of Miskito Indians facing hunger in Nicaragua...
BBC News - September 12, 2005
Bush in New Orleans
President Bush today will get his first up-close look at the streets of New Orleans, flooded nearly two weeks ago after levees protecting the city broke. The visit is the president's third to the Gulf Coast region since Hurricane Katrina slammed ashore on August 29...
CNN - September 12, 2005
The Business Week Ahead
ECONOMIC AFTERMATH Early evidence of how much stress Katrina has put on the national economy will be piling up this week. Did higher gasoline prices make shoppers more thrifty? Chain-store sales figures compiled by the International Council of Shopping Centers, due out tomorrow, and government retail sales figures, coming out on Wednesday, should provide clues. Did $70 oil crimp manufacturing? Manufacturing surveys being released Friday by the New York and Philadelphia Federal Reserve Banks may have some answers to that question. We will learn more about inflation prospects from tomorrow's report on producer prices and Friday's data on consumer prices. Jobless claims out Thursday may actually show a decline (people fleeing the hurricane had no way to fill out forms) before surging in the weeks ahead...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
An Uncertain Future for Media in New Orleans
New Orleans media outlets face a future in a city void of functioning businesses, with no goods to advertise and almost no people to buy them...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Condé Nast's $100 Million Gamble
Condé Nast's decision to bet huge on a new business magazine is ripped from the pages of publishing history...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Washington Mutual Begins Account Review
Washington Mutual...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Allianz Makes Offer for the Rest of RAS
The German insurer Allianz said that it would offer $7.1 billion to buy out minority shareholders in RAS of Italy to streamline its business and increase its earnings in Europe...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Treasury Bills Set for This Week
The Treasury's schedule of financing this week includes today's regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
An Anchor Who Reports Disaster News With a Heart on His Sleeve
With his emotional but sincere reporting style, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper may very well be the newscaster of the future...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Stock Offerings Scheduled
The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Keeping an Eye on Events (Beyond Sports)
Arbitron, a company best known for radio ratings, is testing a portable, pager-size device that tracks exposure to media throughout the day...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Making Good on Broadway, 'Bee' Earns Back Investment
"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" has returned its capitalization 18 weeks after opening on Broadway, a remarkably quick return for a new musical...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Search Engines Set Out to Find Missing Persons
Scores of bulletin boards aimed at finding missing persons have popped up on the Internet since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, and two companies have built specialized search engines to help scour them...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
To Some, Katrina Was Mission Accomplished
For some online observers, the hurricane was a Sodomesque comeuppance for a city that brought us Mardi Gras and played backdrop to "Girls Gone Wild."...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Want 'Satisfaction'? You Won't Get It From This Best Songs List
In a shot across Rolling Stone's bow, Blender magazine, which is owned by Dennis Publishing and has a circulation of 630,000, is coming out with its own list, "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born," comprising only songs published after 1980...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Objects in Ears Are Not as Full as They May Appear
A survey released last week suggests that people greatly overestimate how much capacity they need on their digital music players...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
A Journalist and Blogger Tries Teaching
Jeff Jarvis, a well-known blogger, has been named director of the new-media program and associate professor at the City University of New York...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Talks Over for Now in Northwest Strike
Three days of negotiations between Northwest Airlines and the union representing its striking mechanics ended Sunday morning with no new contract and uncertainty over when more talks would be held, the union and airline said...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Disney Takes Exception to China's Media Rules
The Walt Disney Company will hold off building a theme park in mainland China until it is assured that it will be able to air Disney shows on Chinese television...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Internet Entrepreneurs Draw a Crowd in China
Hundreds of people gathered in Hangzhou, China, to listen to some of the nation's young Internet millionaires talk about the next big thing...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Sun Microsystems Returns to Its Roots to Determine a New Direction
Sun Microsystems is unveiling computers that are a notable shift from its insistence on systems tied to its own standards and software to systems that are more readily interchangeable with other companies' products...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Ford Labor Deal in Canada Includes Job Cuts
The Ford Motor Company is close to reaching agreement with its Canadian union over a new labor contract that will include significant job cuts...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Yahoo Hires Journalist to Report on Wars
Yahoo, in its first big move into original online video programming, is betting that war and conflict will lure new viewers...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Kirstie Alley Shows Leaner Side in Ads
After eight months on the Jenny Craig diet, Kirstie Alley, the star of the short-lived HBO show "Fat Actress," says she has lost 50 pounds...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
New Approach From Gap to Cut Down on Clicks
Gap Inc. recently shut down its Web sites while it worked on the "too many clicks" problem...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Oracle's Chief in Agreement to Settle Insider Trading Lawsuit
The chief of Oracle has reached a tentative agreement under which he would pay $100 million to charity to resolve a lawsuit charging that he engaged in insider trading in 2001...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Skies clear for US airline merger
America West Airlines' planned merger with US Airways could be sealed as soon as October, officials say...
BBC News - September 12, 2005
Golf: US win Solheim Cup
America win the Solheim Cup 15˝ -12˝ with a powerful display in the Sunday singles at Crooked Stick, Indiana...
BBC News - September 12, 2005
Tennis: Agassi uncertain on future
Andre Agassi admits he may not be back in 2006 after losing to Roger Federer in the US Open...
BBC News - September 12, 2005
Bird's-eye view of Katrina's fury
The BBC's Lesley Curwen joins the Texas National Guard on an aerial mission over the hurricane zone...
BBC News - September 12, 2005
Estefan heads Katrina aid stars
Singer Gloria Estefan leads a group of Hispanic-American entertainers to visit victims of Hurricane Katrina...
BBC News - September 12, 2005
Violence as Chile marks 1973 coup
Clashes between protesters and police mar events marking the 32nd anniversary of Chile's military coup...
BBC News - September 12, 2005
Canada Sharia law move quashed
The leader of Canada's Ontario province rules against proposals to allow Sharia law tribunals...
BBC News - September 12, 2005
Roberts Spotlight Falls on Senators, Too
When John G. Roberts Jr. arrives at Monday's hearings, he will face senators whose questions will be colored by their personal histories and electoral ambitions...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Identifying Hurricane Dead Poses Unusually Daunting Challenges
Public health officials face a difficult, if not insurmountable, task in identifying many of the countless dead from Hurricane Katrina...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
At 35, Agassi Gives All but Falls to Younger Star
It was one of Andre Agassi's finest performances in a United States Open final, but he still lost to Roger Federer in four sets...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Bush Goes Back to New Orleans for Inspection
President Bush arrived for his third visit as the stricken city continued its determined struggle to recover from Hurricane Katrina...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Coastal Cities of Mississippi in the Shadows
Mississippi's catastrophe has been largely overshadowed in the national consciousness by the disaster in New Orleans...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
F.D.A. Had Report of Short Circuit in Heart Devices
Months before the F.D.A. issued an alert about Guidant heart devices, the agency received a report from Guidant showing that some of the devices were short-circuiting...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
Showtime's Perennial Struggle to Capture That HBO Aura
Viacom executives hope to do what none of their predecessors have been able to do: turn Showtime into a hit maker to rival HBO...
New York Times - September 12, 2005
NFL: Carney lifts New Orleans
John Carney kicks a field goal with three seconds left to help New Orleans to a 23-20 win over Carolina - plus an NFL week one round-up...
BBC News - September 12, 2005
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