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US News Archive for May 2006:
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At Falwell's University, McCain Defends Iraq War
In a speech at Liberty University, Senator John McCain also said it was important to have a debate on the conflict...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Devils 5, Hurricanes 1: Devils Avoid Elimination
Plagued by bad bounces and misfortune throughout the first three games of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Hurricanes, the Devils busted out with three first-period goals as they cruised to a victory...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Thinking Triple Crown Before First Race Was Run
The trainer of this year's Kentucky Derby winner hopes an unorthodox plan will lead to a Triple Crown sweep...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Correction
A chart on Sunday with the Count column, about women's representation on corporate boards, misstated the percentage of Fortune 500 board seats held by nonwhite women. It is 3.4 percent...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Fundamentally: Foreign Stocks and the Allure of Double-Digit Growth
Diversifying overseas can lower the risk in your portfolio over the long term, but short-term risks remain...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
The Goods: Betting on a Glove, Instead of a Horse
The Bionic Equestrian Glove was designed to reduce calluses and enhance control for jockeys...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Square Feet: Long-Term Lodging Finds a Foothold
There are challenges to developing extended-stay hotels in New York...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Stocks Slide, Ending Dow's Five-Week Advance
The broad stock market declined last week, pulling the Dow Jones industrial average down after five consecutive weeks of advances...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Letters
The Ben Stein Tax Plan...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Career Couch: Betrayed by a Colleague
You told a co-worker how much you earn, and now she is trying to use the information to get a raise. What can you do?...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Suits: Now, in Toy Stores Far, Far Away...
Gold statues? Who needs them? George Lucas, the creator of...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Army Concerned About HBO War Film
Army officials are worried that a documentary about a Baghdad hospital could negatively affect public opinion about the war...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Economic View: 'Temporary' Tax Cuts Have a Way of Becoming Permanent
Of the tax policy initiatives that were made law under the Bush administration, almost every one came with an expiration date, but many of those deadlines have been extended...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
The Count: Ozzie Is Taking On a Bit More Child-Rearing
Ozzie Is Taking On...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Market Week: Mixed Signals Are Expected for Fed Policy
FEDERAL Reserve policy makers indicated last week that data on the housing market and on the economy's use of vital resources would influence their decisions on interest rates. Several reports scheduled for Tuesday should supply crucial information on both fronts...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
At Home in Samsonite
Reto Wittwer, chief executive of Kempinski Hotels and Resorts, says that traveling is his down time...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
China Says One of Its Scientists Faked Computer Chip Research
A university scientist who had developed one of China's first homegrown computer chips stole the technology from a foreign company...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Digital Media Brings Profits (and Tensions) to TV Studios
Studios and networks are arguing about how to divide up profits from DVD's, the Web and cellphones...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Living: Golfing and Gardening (and Working) in Retirement
Call it flex-retirement. It involves reduced, but continuing, work extending long past age 65, and its gaining acceptance...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Spending: In Case of Disaster, Have a Backup Plan for Your PC
With more people saving essential information on their computers, failing to back up a hard drive is asking for heartache...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Job Hunting: In a Ghost-Written Résumé, Your Best Incarnation
When putting together a résumé, there are countless services ready to write it for you...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Thriller: Rescuing a Sinking Pop Star
What happened to the fortune that Michael Jackson made? The singer invested wisely, but then came all the spending...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
[TS] Gretchen Morgenson: Gentlemen, Start Your Proxy Fight
Acxiom Corporation, an information management company, is finding that its chief executive's hobbies and family are drawing scrutiny...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Media Frenzy: Can TV's and PC's Live Together Happily Ever After?
Big hurdles are likely to postpone the marriage of television and the Web...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Thousands flee fiery volcano
More than 20,000 people living on the slopes of Indonesia's most dangerous volcano are ordered to evacuate their homes as it spews burning ash, rock and molten lava, signaling a major eruption is imminent...
CNN - May 13, 2006
All states will fail teacher test
Not a single state will have a highly qualified teacher in every core class this school year as promised by President Bush's education law. Nine states along with the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico face penalties...
CNN - May 13, 2006
Unorthodox Approach for Triple Crown Contender
The trainer of Barbaro, who won this year's Kentucky Derby, believes an unorthodox plan will lead to a victory at the Preakness Stakes...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
From TV Role in 'Dobie Gillis' to Rights Fight in Legislature
A California state senator's bill requires textbooks to include material on the contributions of gay people...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
In Kentucky Hills, a Homeland Security Bonanza
The Department of Homeland Security has invested tens of millions of dollars into creating an identification card that has yet to be produced...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Cheney Pushed U.S. to Widen Eavesdropping
In the weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks, Vice President Dick Cheney argued that domestic telephone calls and e-mail messages should be intercepted without warrants...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Military Plans Tests in Search for an Alternative to Oil-Based Fuel
The Air Force, which accounts for more than half of the fuel the U.S. government uses each year, is looking beyond conventional fuel to power its jets...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Attention Shoppers: Low Prices on Shots in the Clinic Off Aisle 7
Walk-in health clinics are springing up as an antidote to the expense and inconvenience of full-service doctors' offices...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Top theatre award to Bennett play
Alan Bennett's The History Boys is named the best play of the past year by leading drama critics in New York...
BBC News - May 13, 2006
Indonesia raises volcano alert
Indonesian authorities order the evacuation of thousands of residents near Mount Merapi, warning a deadly volcanic eruption could be imminent...
CNN - May 13, 2006
Full Tanks Put Squeeze on Working Class
As drivers struggle to cope with fuel prices, working-class people with long commutes are suffering the most...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Moussaoui in sentence appeal
Al-Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui lodges an appeal against a life sentence for his role in the 9/11 attacks...
BBC News - May 13, 2006
Hybrid bear shot dead in Canada
DNA tests confirm a white bear with brown patches shot in Canada is the first grizzly-polar hybrid in the wild...
BBC News - May 13, 2006
Iran overshadows Indonesia summit
The presidents of Iran and Indonesia begin a summit of eight developing nations in Bali on Saturday overshadowed by fears about Tehran's nuclear program...
CNN - May 13, 2006
Pentagon weighs border deployment
The Pentagon has been asked to draw up options for deploying military personnel to help secure the border with Mexico, CNN has learned. President Bush could announce a plan as soon as next week, and Pentagon sources told CNN on Friday that National Guard troops might be involved...
CNN - May 13, 2006
Gatlin Is Really the Fastest Man
Justin Gatlin set the world record in the 100 meters at a Grand Prix meet in Doha, Qatar, winning the race in 9.76 seconds...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Rumors May Fly, but Treasury Chief Hangs On
No other cabinet member in recent memory has endured so lasting a deathwatch as John W. Snow...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
C.I.A. Aide's House and Office Searched
Federal agents searched the office and home of Kyle Foggo as part of a criminal probe of possible contracting fraud...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Bush to Unveil Plan to Tighten Border Controls
President Bush will deliver a televised address on Monday to discuss immigration with a renewed emphasis on border security...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Full Tanks and Empty Wallets Put Squeeze on Working Class
As many drivers struggle to cope with soaring fuel prices, working-class people who commute long distances are suffering the most...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Tracing Lung Ailments That Rose With 9/11 Dust
There are clear signs that the dust that responders breathed in have led to an increase in lung diseases...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Time Warner Takes Full Control Over Court TV
Time Warner bought the rest of Court TV yesterday for $735 million from the Liberty Media Corporation...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
2 Plead Guilty to Charges Involving Big Board Trading
By Reuters...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Promotions for Times Advertising Executives
Virginia P. French, vice president for national advertising, has been promoted to group vice president. Two other executives were also promoted...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Inflation Fear Takes Shares Down Again
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Jump in Exports Widens China's Global Surplus
Chinese exports climbed steeply in April while growth in China's imports faltered, producing an unexpectedly wide trade surplus...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Steel Makers in Takeover Fight Beat Expectations on Earnings
BRUSSELS, May 12 (AP) — Mittal Steel and its takeover target, Arcelor, reported better-than-expected results on Friday that Arcelor used as proof that it should stay independent. Mittal also announced that it had clearance from United States regulators for its proposed takeover...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Bolivia and Venezuela Are Chided at European Gathering
Walking a diplomatic tightrope, several European and Latin American leaders criticized Bolivia and Venezuela for their hostile treatment of foreign investors...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Real Estate Getting Its Turn to Share in India's Boom
Forged land titles, corruption, high taxes? No matter. India's real estate market is getting very, very warm...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Russia Decides It's Time to Try Modern Oil Drilling
Technology could become crucial to unlocking the shackles of nationalist restrictions on Russian oil reserves...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Mexico Is Offering Bonds to Cover a Major Quake
Despite a greater risk for a strong earthquake than even California, the Mexican government has not bought insurance until now...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Qwest's Ex-Chief Is Suddenly Cast as Defender of Privacy
Joseph P. Nacchio, who is under indictment for insider trading, has been recast as a champion of the Fourth Amendment and a friend of the man on the street...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Televisa to Enter Bidding for the Spanish-Language Broadcaster Univision
The Mexican media company said that it planned to bid for Univision along with five private investment firms, including one owned by Bill Gates...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Saturday Interview With Andrew C. Taylor: Renting Cars While Gas Is Soaring
The head of Enterprise Rent-a-Car spoke about summer demand, off-airport rentals and future developments in car technologies...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
What's Online: No Neutral Ground in Net Debate
According to Arianna Huffington, the use of banal, insipid language could spell doom for the Internet...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Short Cuts: The Tree Doctors Are In. So Are Second Opinions.
IT was several months ago, after the enormous tree across the street majestically fell, its roots pulling up the sidewalk, that my next-door neighbor Lisa got really worried...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Market Values: Commodities: Run With or Run From?
IF the high-tech bubble passed you by six years ago, you still have a chance to help inflate the low-tech bubble in commodities. Many investment advisers warn that prices may have a long way to fall, however, and that anyone who gives in to the temptation to ride the run-up may regret it...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Ex-Tyco Chief to Settle Tax Evasion Charges
L. Dennis Kozlowski agreed to pay $21.2 million to settle charges of avoiding New York sales tax on 12 paintings, including a Monet, a Renoir and a Bouguereau...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
[TS] A Revolution That Came in a Box
The microchip, light bulb and television are all world-changing inventions that deserve celebration. And so does the shipping container...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
What's Offline: The Failure Traps
THE project, business or division is hemorrhaging cash. All turnaround efforts have failed, but management continues to spend time and resources trying to turn the situation around instead of pulling the plug...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Five Days: Buyers Don't Let High Prices Get in the Way
KEEP spending. That message came through in several ways this week, in decisions by corporate boards to pursue mergers despite high valuations, in the determination of drivers to burn more gasoline regardless of near record prices, and in the assumption that consumers will gladly pay twice as much for the latest electronic playthings...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Follow-Up Study on Vioxx Safety Is Disputed
Researchers are taking issue with Merck's conclusion that a follow-up study of patients who took the painkiller shows that the drug posed no significant risk...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Your Money: Vet Bills and the Priceless Pet: What's a Practical Owner to Do?
Making a choice between expensive health care for a pet or ending the life of that animal companion is a complicated dilemma most pet-owners eventually face...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
U.S. Says Microsoft Browser Is No Threat to Competition
The Justice Department found that the design of Microsoft's new Web browser did not pose a threat to competition in the lucrative new market for Internet search...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Dell's World Isn't What It Used to Be
Dell is sharply reducing prices again, but some think the strategy may not faze rivals this time...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Largest Hummer to Go the Way of the Dodo
General Motors is preparing to give a final salute to the hulking Hummer H1, flagship of its line, and to its critics, the ultimate in environmental incorrectness...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Questions Raised for Phone Giants in Spy Data Furor
Lawmakers vowed to examine the phone database operation and possibly issue subpoenas to AT&T, BellSouth and Verizon...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Gas Prices and Rate Worries Rattle Consumer Confidence
The upbeat mood present at the start of the year appears to have been clouded by rising gasoline prices, a cooling housing market and higher interest rates...
New York Times - May 13, 2006
Golf: Oberholser misses record
American Arron Oberholser misses a birdie putt at the last that would have given him only the fourth sub-60 round in US Tour history...
BBC News - May 13, 2006
Australian PM set for Bush talks
Australian PM John Howard flies to Washington for talks with the US president, likely to focus on Iran...
BBC News - May 13, 2006
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