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US News Archive for November 2005:
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Tornado victim: 'I heard a big whoosh'
Jackie and Bill Seeman sorted through the wreckage of their home Sunday to see what was spared by a tornado that killed one person and damaged dozens of homes. "We'll probably stay here, although I'd like to go somewhere without a tornado," Jackie Seeman said as she began crying...
CNN - November 13, 2005
The Empathist
How did Peter Sarsgaard learn to play the role of a Marine sharpshooter? The way he learns every role: by deftly inhabiting the mind-set of the unfamiliar...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
Jordan 'failed bomber' confesses
An Iraqi woman in Jordanian custody has said in a televised confession that she tried to blow herself up with her husband in an Amman hotel last week, in one of three attacks that killed 57 people...
CNN - November 13, 2005
Sifting and Sorting Until the Sun Sets
They have returned to their houses in New Orleans. They don't know whether to rebuild or to move on...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
Yale Law Frets Over Court Choices It Knows Best
Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. will most likely face some of the hostility that met the last two Supreme Court nominees who were connected to Yale Law School...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
Carey triumphs at quiet Vibe show
Mariah Carey takes four prizes at the US Vibe Awards, which are peaceful after violence at 2004's event...
BBC News - November 13, 2005
Jordan: 'Failed bomb' woman held
A woman believed to be a fourth suicide bomber in the blasts that killed 57 people at three Amman hotels has been detained by authorities, Jordanian officials say...
CNN - November 13, 2005
Irish Report on Sexual Abuse by Priests Stokes Outrage
The report has led some members of Parliament to call for a severing of the formal ties between the Irish government and the Roman Catholic Church...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
Saudi Arabia and U.S. Pledge More Cooperation in Future
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Saudi Arabia's foreign minister sought to repair to repair recently strained relations with a new “strategic dialogue.”...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
Football fans flee tornado, town evacuates
Tornadoes swept across central Iowa Saturday, damaging homes and forcing college football fans to take shelter. At least one person was killed in the storm and authorities Saturday night were evacuating Stratford, a town 23 miles northwest of Ames, Iowa. "Half the town's gone," said one resident...
CNN - November 13, 2005
Massive rally honors Rabin
Tens of thousands of Israelis pack the Tel Aviv square where Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated 10 years ago to mourn the former prime minister and to express hope his memory will spur new efforts to bring peace between Israel and the Palestinians...
CNN - November 13, 2005
The World: In Jordan, Methodical Madness
The creation of chaos has often been a first step in the revolutionary process, and that is one way to look at the hotel bombings that killed 57...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
Are U.S. Innovators Losing Their Competitive Edge?
James E. West, a lifelong tinkerer who holds many patents, and others fear that America's tradition of invention is fading...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
[TS] Oohs and Ahs at Delphi's Circus
Delphi investors were lucky enough to view a performance by consultants trying to justify the monster pay packages that they recommended for the bankrupt company's executives...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
How to Sell a Movie (or Fail) in Four Hours
In today's world of computerized supply chains, the whole process of releasing a movie on DVD has become one in which success can be measured nearly instantly...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
'The Fairtax Book' and 'Flat Tax Revolution': 1040EZ — Really, Really EZ
Two new books make the case for a drastic simplification of the tax code...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
Ideas & Trends: Buy a Home, and Drag Society Down
The debate over the mortgage interest deduction poses a more fundamental question: Is homeownership a social good?...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
Ventures: Doing Your Homework Before Closing a Deal
ALMOST all home buyers are familiar with the trite-but-true axiom of real estate and location. But for those who will someday branch out to the commercial side - and as residential markets cool, more people are doing just that - there's another mantra to intone...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
Career Couch: When the Job Isn't as Promised
If a position turns out not to be what you expected, is there an alternative to leaving?...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
On the Contrary: Why Should the Boss Pay for Your Health Care?
WHEN it comes to health insurance, Americans agree on one thing: someone else should pay for it...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
The Boss: Lessons From Dad
Joyce Nelson is the president and chief executive of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
At Lunch With: Want to Make Millions? First, Get the Loan
Nell Merlino, who created Take Our Daughters to Work Day, winced when she found out that four times as many men as women owned companies that raked in more than $1 million a year...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
Suits: This TV Soap Opera May Outlive Its Star
How eager was NBC Universal to resolve its feud with Lowell W. Paxson, the founder of Paxson Communications? If Mr. Paxson, who is 70, dies in the next few years, NBC may be paying him not to compete with it from beyond the grave...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
Market Week: Watching, Again, for the Katrina Effect
ENERGY prices have retreated, and there has been no need lately to stay glued to the Weather Channel, but investors may discover this week that normality is not as comfortable as they had hoped...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
Dealbook: The Great Global Buyout Bubble
The leveraged-buyout boom and bust that Michael Milken led in the 1980's could end up looking like a dress rehearsal for the mess this time around...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
Media Frenzy: It's Like Selling Meals by the Bite. And It May Work.
The latest mania in media-land is finding new ways to be paid for old material...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
Economic View: Real Energy Savers Don't Wear Cardigans. Or Do They?
The most effective energy policy won't be one that fights against market forces. It will be one that helps them work better...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
Investing: How to Make Employees Take Their 401(k) Medicine
A check under the hood of the 401(k) shows a rash of problems that can send many plans back to the shop for overhauls...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
Spending: Steps to Take Before the Collective Well Runs Dry
36 of 47 states that participated in a government water survey expected shortages within 10 years...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
The Goods: Have Yoga Mat, Will Accessorize
The BigHeart yoga mat carriers are ideal for letting post-workout sweat evaporate, rather than fester in a sealed bag...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
The Count: Why Do Companies Give Money Away? Count the Reasons
Why Do Companies...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
Fundamentally: Now Playing at Fidelity: Magellan, Unplugged
What to do when blue-chip stocks are going nowhere? For a growing number of investors, the answer seems simple: go anywhere in search of higher returns...
New York Times - November 13, 2005
Football: Uruguay beat Australia
Dario Rodriguez's first-half goal gives Uruguay a narrow advantage after the first-leg of their World Cup qualifier...
BBC News - November 13, 2005
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