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US News Archive for July 2005:
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Bush Says He Might Consider Newcomers for High Court
President Bush said today that his nominee for the Supreme Court may be someone who has never sat on the bench before...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Chertoff Restructuring Homeland Security Department
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said that the nation must "maximize our security, but not security at any price."...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Shuttle's Liftoff Canceled by Fuel Sensor Problem
The decision came with less than 3 hours left in the countdown. A new launching date was not announced...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Colin Powell Joins Venture Capital Firm
One of Silicon Valley's most famous venture firms announced that former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell is joining the firm as a part-time partner...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Sharp Rise in IPod Sales Drives Apple's Profit to $320 Million
Apple sold six times as many music players in the last quarter as it did a year ago. Sales of its computers are also starting to rise...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Deficit to Shrink to $333 Billion Because of Extra Tax Revenue
For the first time since President Bush took office, an unexpected leap in tax revenue is about to shrink the federal budget deficit this year...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Apple reports 'best-ever' quarter
Apple Computer reaps more rewards from the popularity of iPod music players as sales and earnings rocket...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
Protest in Cuba triggers scuffle
Government supporters confront a group of protesters marking the deaths of people who tried to flee to the US...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
US chief justice in hospital bed
US Chief Justice William Rehnquist has been admitted to hospital because of a fever, the Supreme Court says...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
N.H.L. and Players' Association Reach Labor Agreement
The N.H.L. and the players' association reached an agreement in principle Wednesday on a new labor deal, ending a lockout that wiped out last season...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Shuttle on Track for Launching Despite Declining Weather
If all goes as planned, the shuttle Discovery will roar into the sky moments before 3:51 this afternoon...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Ebbers Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for $11 Billion Fraud
The former chief of WorldCom Bernard J. Ebbers will receive a sentence of 25 years in prison, a judge said in court before the formal sentencing process...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
May Trade Deficit Shows Slight Improvement
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly in May to $55.3 billion as exports rose slightly to a new record and imports retreated a bit...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Bush predicts budget gap closing
US President Bush has said the nation's large budget deficit will be $94bn less in 2005 than originally projected...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
Actor Pitt admitted to hospital
Hollywood film star Brad Pitt is in hospital in Los Angeles suffering from flu-like symptoms...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
Bid to clear executed US man
A campaign has been launched to clear the name of Larry Griffin, executed in the US state of Missouri 10 years ago...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
Tejada shines in AL All-Star win
Miguel Tejada homered and drove in a pair of runs as the American League beat the National League 7-5 in the
76th All-Star Game...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
Cricket: Captain boosts Windies
Captain Shiv Chanderpaul makes a vital half-century as West Indies end day one of the Colombo Test on 271-6...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
US hawk admits Iraq doubts
Outgoing Pentagon number three Douglas Feith admits to doubts over US policy in Iraq...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
NHL strikes a deal to end lockout
The two sides in the long-running NHL labour dispute have finally agreed a deal in principle...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
Bush 'not prejudging' Rove probe
President Bush says he will withhold judgement over aide Karl Rove's role in a CIA identity leak until a probe is over...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
Guantanamo head 'faced rap'
US military investigators tried to get a former Guantanamo prison chief reprimanded over detainee abuse, a report says...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
'Air rage' Briton faces US court
A British man appears in court after allegedly threatening to kill all 247 passengers on board a US flight...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
Worldcom's ex-boss gets 25 years
Former Worldcom boss Bernard Ebbers is sentenced to 25 years in jail for his part in the scandal which brought down the firm...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
Storm threat to shuttle launch
Weather conditions threaten space shuttle Discovery's planned launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
Suicide Bomber Kills 27 in Baghdad
Twenty-seven people, most of them children, were killed by a suicide truck bomb today as the children gathered around an Army vehicle where troops were handing out candy...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Reds make bid for defender Milito
Real Zaragoza confirm Liverpool have made offer for central defender Gabriel Milito...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
Worldcom ex-boss awaits sentence
Former Worldcom boss Bernard Ebbers is to be sentenced for the $11bn fraud at the US telecoms giant...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
Among Janitors, Labor Violations Go With the Job
Cleaning contractors frequently hire immigrants, often without proper papers and at low wages, trying to squeeze out profits as they submit rock-bottom bids to win business...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Senators Advise Bush on Picking a Supreme Court Nominee
Democrats went so far as to offer names for consideration while senators of both parties encouraged the president to look beyond the federal judiciary...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Rove Case May Test Bush's Loyalty to His Closest Aides
Loyalty has long been the most hallowed virtue in the Bush White House, but rarely has it been tested the way it has this week...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
The A.L. Has It All, Especially the Victory
Miguel Tejada homered and drove in two runs to lead the A.L.'s offense and earn most valuable player honors...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
American Express Unit Settles Charges
By Reuters...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Keeper of Expired Web Pages Is Sued Because Archive Was Used in Another Suit
The Internet Archive, which stores snapshots of ever-changing Web sites, is on the defensive in a legal case that represents a strange turn in the debate over copyrights...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Despite Rebound in Oil Price, Shares Mostly Extend Gains
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Toronto-Dominion to Acquire Bank Based in New Jersey
Toronto-Dominion Bank, one of Canada's largest financial institutions, has agreed to buy Hudson United Bancorp for $1.9 billion...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Doing Deals While Wary of Bubbles
As in the residential market, prices for commercial real estate have been going through the roof. So is commercial real estate enveloped in a bubble of its own?...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Less Space, More Hotel Bells and Whistles
What to do with a faded 75-year-old hotel with small bedrooms and shared bathrooms?...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Lord King, Who Remade British Airways, Dies at 87
The tough-minded executive took over British Airways in 1981 and turned it into a sleek, profitable airline...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Editors at Time Inc. Offer Reassurances to Reporters
The top editors of Time Inc. shuttled between New York and Washington to address the discontent simmering among Time magazine's staff members in both cities...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
The CBS Evening Blog
CBS News is turning its eye on itself, introducing a Web log to comment on CBS newscasts, whether broadcast or online...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Ameritrade Posts 20% Increase in Earnings
OMAHA, July 12 (AP) - The Ameritrade Holding Corporation, the online brokerage firm that recently agreed to buy TD Waterhouse USA, said Tuesday that its third-quarter earnings rose 20 percent from a year earlier, meeting Wall Street expectations...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
KB Home and F.T.C. Reach Settlement
By Reuters...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Levi Strauss Profit More Than Quadruples
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Company posted a quarterly profit on Tuesday that more than quadrupled as demand for premium jeans in Europe, growing business in Asia and lower costs helped offset an overall decline in sales...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
JetBlue, Planning Flights From Newark, Will Serve the 3 New York Airports
JetBlue Airways said yesterday that it planned to begin flights from Newark Liberty International Airport in October, meaning that it will serve all three major airports in the New York City area...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
PepsiCo Profit Increases 13% on Strength of Overseas Sales
By Reuters...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Allure of Hedge Funds Is Waning for Investors
THE party may be winding down...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Court Rejects a State Move on Bank Regulation
By Reuters...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Procter and Gillette Shareholders Approve $57 Billion Merger
CINCINNATI, July 12 (AP) - Shareholders of the Procter & Gamble Company and the Gillette Company overwhelmingly approved the proposed $57 billion combination of the companies on Tuesday...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Venture to Put Live Shows on Internet and Radio
America Online and XM Satellite Radio are backing a venture that will deliver live performances to Internet, satellite and wireless customers and through other media...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
An Oil Importer Struggles to Keep Growing
Backed into a corner by rising oil prices, Thailand announced measures aimed at propping up consumer confidence and curbing fuel consumption...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Europeans Step Up Investigation Into Intel
The European Commission turned up the heat in its antitrust inquiry into Intel on Tuesday, conducting unannounced visits to company offices around Europe...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Shell Settles Employee Suit About Overstated Reserves
The Royal Dutch/Shell Group has agreed to pay about $90 million to settle a lawsuit brought by its U.S. employees after the company overstated its reserves...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Dictionaries Are Set Aside in Patent Suits
Inventors, not dictionaries, get to define the terms in patents involved in lawsuits, a federal appeals court said...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Big Havas Shareholder Takes the Helm
Having won a battle with management, the corporate investor Vincent Bolloré has consolidated his control of Havas, the French agency company...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Ebbers Sentencing to Proceed as Judge Denies Plea for Retrial
Bernard J. Ebbers, the former WorldCom chief executive convicted of orchestrating the largest corporate fraud in United States history, had his bid for a retrial shot down by a federal judge yesterday, setting the stage for his sentencing today...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Prosecutors Give Closing Arguments in Trial of Ex-Enron Officers
HOUSTON, July 12 (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the trial of five former executives of the Enron Corporation's failed Internet business wrapped up their arguments on Tuesday, accusing the former executives of lying about the unit's health and hiding its huge losses...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Sharp Increase in Tax Revenue Will Pare U.S. Deficit
The federal budget deficit will shrink for the first time since President Bush took office, falling by nearly $100 billion...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
In First of Many Vioxx Cases, a Texas Widow Prepares to Take the Stand
The lawyer for Carol Ernst, who claims that Merck's painkiller Vioxx caused her husband's death, is counting on her as his most effective weapon in influencing the jury...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Judges Cite Concerns Over Trial of Banker
Three federal appeals judges indicated that they had reservations about a jury's decision to convict Frank P. Quattrone on obstruction of justice charges...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Off the World Stage, Taking a Role in Venture Capitalism
One of Silicon Valley's most famous venture firms will announce Wednesday that former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell is joining the firm as a part-time partner...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
Unocal Bid Opens Up New Issues of Security
China National Offshore Oil Corporation's bid for Unocal has prompted a groundswell in Congress to make sure oil is defined as being vital to America's security...
New York Times - July 13, 2005
US opposes UN reform plan
The US rejects a proposal by four nations to expand the 15-seat UN Security Council with 10 new members...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
Bush 'supports' embattled advisor
The White House breaks its silence, saying President Bush has confidence in aide Karl Rove amid CIA leak claims...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
New ministers appointed in Brazil
Brazil's president continues a cabinet reshuffle to boost his government after a series of corruption scandals...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
New blunder for Mexico police
Mexican police admit their third arrest blunder in a month after a "drug baron" turns out to be a car showroom employee...
BBC News - July 13, 2005
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