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US News Archive for December 2006:
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Gaza battle after Israel bars PM
Israel blocks Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh from carrying millions of dollars of donations into Gaza, eventually allowing the Hamas leader to return from fund-raising in Muslim countries only after he left the money behind...
CNN - December 14, 2006
Missing climber's cell phone sends signal
One of three climbers stranded amid ice, billowing snow and gale-force winds on Oregon's Mount Hood has been turning his cell phone on and off, authorities said Thursday, raising hopes for his rescue...
CNN - December 14, 2006
Gunmen kidnap then free dozens in Iraq
At least 25 people, mostly Shiites, were freed in northern Baghdad Thursday, hours after being kidnapped from a shopping area by gunmen wearing police uniforms, an Interior Ministry official said...
CNN - December 14, 2006
Spacewalk to Rewire the Space Station Begins
The complex rewiring began ahead of schedule, at the midpoint of the 12-day mission of the shuttle Discovery...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
After Border Standoff, Hamas Leader Enters Gaza
The Palestinian prime minister, Ismail Haniya, was forced to leave tens of millions of dollars in cash behind in Egypt before Israel would allow him to enter Gaza...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
New Jersey Legislature Votes to Allow Civil Unions
New Jersey would be the third state, after Vermont and Connecticut, to establish civil unions for gay couples...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
A Humbled Airbus Learns Hard Lessons
A company that once symbolized European integration and competitiveness has suffered a fall thanks to hubris, haste, inattention and obfuscation...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Merger deals boost Bear Stearns
Investment bank Bear Stearns reports a 38% jump in quarterly profits, boosted by merger and acquisition deals...
BBC News - December 14, 2006
US expands malaria programme
More African countries join America's billion dollar programme to fight malaria, President Bush announces...
BBC News - December 14, 2006
ISS crew may do extra walk
The Discovery crew may have to perform an unscheduled spacewalk to fix a stuck solar panel on the International Space Station (ISS)...
BBC News - December 14, 2006
Ahmadinejad 'faces genocide suit'
Iran's president is expected to be the target of a lawsuit which accuses him of inciting genocide against Israel...
BBC News - December 14, 2006
Founder of Atlantic Records dies
Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, who made stars of Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin, dies, aged 83...
BBC News - December 14, 2006
Funds scandal: Police quiz Blair
Tony Blair is questioned by police in connection with a political fundraising scandal, a major embarrassment for the beleaguered British prime minister...
CNN - December 14, 2006
Rescuer: We've hit brick wall in climber search
Despite an army of rescue crews and plenty of high-tech equipment, the search for three men missing on Mount Hood has come down to the whims of Mother Nature...
CNN - December 14, 2006
Senate control hangs on member's health
With Democrat's grasp of the Senate relying on the thinnest of margins, ultimate control of the chamber hung on the health of a South Dakota senator who underwent brain surgery Thursday morning...
CNN - December 14, 2006
OPEC Calls for 2nd Cut in Oil Output
The decision was the strongest signal yet that OPEC aims to keep oil prices above $60 a barrel next year...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Inquiry Concludes Diana?s Death Was an Accident
A British police inquiry concluded that allegations of murder in a 1997 Paris car crash are unfounded...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Chauffeur Threatened Yoko Ono, Prosecutor Says
The threats by Koral Karsan, 50, a Turkish immigrant, were part of a letter read in court today...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Democrat in Senate in Intensive Care After Surgery
Senator Tim Johnson?s office said it was too early to say whether further surgery would be necessary, or to assess his long-term prognosis...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Palestinian Leader Blocked From Entering Gaza
Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, a leader of Hamas, was returning from a two-week trip abroad...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Pelosi Calls for New Oversight of Intelligence Spending
Representative Nancy J. Pelosi said the formation of the panel was in response to the 9/11 panel?s recommendations and is part of an effort to make spending on intelligence more transparent...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Football: Club America beaten 0-4
Ronaldinho inspires Barcelona to victory over Club America in the semi-finals of Fifa's Club World Championship...
BBC News - December 14, 2006
Bush hosts malaria summit
Global measures to combat malaria are to be discussed at a summit at the White House in Washington...
BBC News - December 14, 2006
Gunmen seize Haiti schoolchildren
Street gangs are blamed for the abduction of a dozen children in broad daylight in the capital...
BBC News - December 14, 2006
McCain urges more Iraq troops
Top Republican Senator John McCain calls for more US troops to be sent to Iraq to stabilise the country...
BBC News - December 14, 2006
Diana: No murder, no pregnancy
Claims that Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed were murdered were unfounded, the official Metropolitan Police inquiry said Thursday. Lord Stevens, who headed the inquiry, told a news conference the princess was not pregnant. Nor was she engaged or about to get engaged to Fayed...
CNN - December 14, 2006
Gunmen kidnap 30 in Iraq
About 20 or 30 Iraqis were kidnapped by armed men wearing outdated Iraqi National Police uniforms in central Baghdad today. Also, two police officers died as they tried to defuse a car bomb...
CNN - December 14, 2006
Black History Trove, a Life?s Work, Seeks Museum
Mayme Agnew Clayton?s collection of artifacts devoted to African-American history is close to finding a home...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
BP 'should face US civil action'
BP says US regulators have recommended that it face civil action for its alleged role in improper petrol trades...
BBC News - December 14, 2006
Cricket: Lara to quit one-dayers
West Indies captain Brian Lara is likely to retire from one-day internationals after the World Cup...
BBC News - December 14, 2006
Democratic senator 'has surgery'
Democrats' control of the US Senate is put in doubt as a senator reportedly has surgery after suffering stroke symptoms...
BBC News - December 14, 2006
U.N. rights watchdog to Darfur
The new U.N. human rights watchdog agreed on Wednesday to send a high-level mission to Sudan's Darfur to probe allegations of worsening abuses against civilians...
CNN - December 14, 2006
Diana report finds to be announced
A three-year police inquiry into the death of Princess Diana was issuing its long-awaited report Thursday, amid hopes it would finally stop the swirl of speculation about her fatal Paris car crash in 1997...
CNN - December 14, 2006
Bush meets military brass, taking time on Iraq strategy
President Bush met with top Pentagon officials Wednesday as part of what he called a "long deliberation" as he works toward "a new way forward in Iraq."...
CNN - December 14, 2006
Study Questions Colonoscopy Effectiveness
The study found some gastroenterologists were 10 times better at finding the polyps that can turn into cancer...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Senator Is Hospitalized, Prompting Talk of Stroke
The news of Senator Tim Johnson?s hospitalization highlighted the fragility of the Democrats? new majority...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Lamar Hunt, Football Pioneer, Dies at 74
Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, son of a famous and wealthy Texas family who became a pro sports visionary and author of the term "Super Bowl," died Wednesday night at a Dallas hospital...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Trove of Black History Gathered Over Lifetime Seeks a Museum
Mayme Agnew Clayton?s collection of artifacts devoted to the history of African-Americans is close to finding a home...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
U.S. Subpoena Is Seen as Bid to Stop Leaks
Federal prosecutors are trying to force the A.C.L.U. to turn over copies of a document it received from a source...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Small-Town Judge?s Personal Justice Stirs Concern
A ?judge?s probation? program shows what can happen when meager legal training mixes with unchecked power...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Democrats Plan to Tighten Reins on Iraq Spending
Democrats said that they would move toward integrating the war spending into the regular federal budget...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
World Business Briefing: Italy: Toll-Road Concerns Drop Merger
Autostrade, Italy?s biggest toll-road operator, abandoned a 13.6 billion euro ($18 billion) merger with Abertis Infraestructuras of Spain because of Italian government opposition. Lack of government approval and demands for a review of road concessions led to the decision, Autostrade and Abertis said in a joint statement. Autostrade is based in Milan and Abertis is based in Barcelona. The combination would have created the world?s largest highway operator, with about 6,713 kilometers (4,200 miles) of highways in Europe and the United States under management...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
World Business Briefing: Britain: Reuters Names Editor in Chief
The news and financial information provider Reuters Group said it had appointed David Schlesinger, left, to be its new editor in chief, succeeding Geert Linnebank, who will become a senior adviser to the company?s chief executive. Mr. Schlesinger, who joined Reuters in 1987 as a correspondent in Hong Kong, has been global managing editor and head of editorial operations since 2003. He will take over in January. Reuters said that Mr. Linnebank would advise the chief executive, Thomas H. Glocer, on a range of news and content-related areas, including Reuters? joint ventures in India, and other international strategic opportunities for the company...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
World Business Briefing: Insurer Acquires a U.S. Specialty Unit
Hannover Re of Germany said it had agreed to sell a specialty insurer, the Praetorian Financial Group of the United States to the QBE Insurance Group of Australia for $800 million. Praetorian provides insurance on what the industry calls niche products, such as art collections, cellphones, jewelry businesses and even pet insurance, specialty areas that Praetorian plans to focus on, its chief executive, Rod Fox, said...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
?Girls Gone Wild? Company Penalized for Using Under-Age Women
Joe Francis was sentenced to community service after his company pleaded guilty to charges of failing to monitor the ages of the women in its videos...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
World Business Briefing: Britain: Citigroup to Buy Quilter Holdings
Citigroup said it had agreed to buy Quilter Holdings, an investment manager for wealthy clients, from Morgan Stanley. Quilter, which manages £5.6 billion ($11 billion), will become part of Citigroup?s global wealth-management division in Europe, run by Marianne Hay, Citigroup said. Quilter has more than 18,000 clients and 300 employees in 10 offices in Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands, Citigroup said. Terms were not disclosed...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
World Business Briefing: Europe Approves Extensive Chemical Rules
Some dangerous chemicals could be banned from the European market, and about 30,000 substances used in everyday products ranging from detergents to toys will have to be registered in a central European Union database under a new law. The European Parliament passed the law, one of the most complex and far-reaching commission regulations ever, after years of haggling marked by intense lobbying by the European chemicals industry and by protests from environmentalists who sought more restraints on the industry. The law, a compromise balancing health and environmental concerns against fears that excessive red tape would stifle business, puts the burden of proof on companies to show that industrial chemicals and substances used in everyday products are safe. It is likely to take effect in mid-2007...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Monster Worldwide Restates 9 Years of Earnings
The owner of the most used online job-listing service reduced past earnings by $271.9 million to correct stock-based compensation costs...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
British Publisher Will Close a U.S. Magazine
Emap announced that it would close the American edition of FHM magazine because of the difficult advertising market...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Panel Wants Broader Antidepressant Labeling
Warning labels on antidepressants about suicide risk should be extended to include adults under 25, an advisory panel said...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Questions Posed on H.P. Options
A Congressional panel investigating Hewlett-Packard demanded its chief executive explain his exercise of $1.37 million worth of options just before the company?s scandal became public...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Stocks & Bonds: S.& P. 500 Climbs After Report of Strong Retail Sales
The S. & P.?s 500-stock index approached a six-year high as retailers rallied on the first sales increase since July...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Vioxx Suit Is Won Quickly by Merck
A federal jury found that Merck had adequately warned of the heart risks associated with the arthritis pain reliever...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Huge Fine on Thai Broadcaster Is Upheld
Thailand?s Supreme Administrative Court upheld a decision against a local broadcaster, iTV, that appeared likely to force it to close...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
November Retail Sales Strong, Stirring Hopes About Holidays
The jump in retail sales is likely to reinforce the Federal Reserve?s view that the cooling housing market has not hurt the rest of the economy...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Home Depot to Buy Protégé Retailer in China
Home Depot is buying HomeWay, a move that will give the chain its first stores in the fast-growing Chinese market...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Recalculating the Costs of Global Climate Change
Exploring the implications of alternative assumptions is likely to lead to better policy than making a single blanket recommendation...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
I.B.M. and Universities Plan Collaboration
The initiative is evidence that U.S. companies and universities are searching for ways to be less hampered by legal wrangling about who holds the patents to research...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Qantas Board Accepts Offer of $8.7 Billion for a Buyout
Australia?s largest airline agreed to an $8.7 billion buyout offer from a consortium led by Macquarie Bank and the Texas Pacific Group...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Rising Metal Prices Prompt Ban on Melting and Export of Coins
The United States Mint has banned melting or exporting pennies and nickels over concern about rising metal prices...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
JetBlue Adding Some Legroom by Removing Seats From Airbus 320 Planes
JetBlue said it will remove a row of seats from all 96 of its Airbus 320 planes, giving the front 11 rows more legroom...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Ritchie Capital Said to Be Close to Selling Assets in Major Fund
Ritchie Capital Management is said to be close to an agreement to sell the assets in its flagship multi-strategy fund for about $1 billion...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
A County in California Allows Merrill to Come Back
Orange County?s board of supervisors put the investment bank on its list of firms qualified to provide it with underwriting services...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Bankers Report More Mortgages Being Paid Late or Not at All
The rate of delinquencies and foreclosures rose to 4.7 percent from July through September...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
U.S. May File Charges Against BP Over Dealings in Gasoline Futures
BP said regulators were considering civil charges against it for trading activities in the gasoline futures market four years ago...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
In Beijing Talks, Issues of Will and Way
U.S. officials say a Chinese vice prime minister may not have the influence to challenge the party apparatus that is tied to the sprawling state-owned export industries...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Advertising: Online, P.& G. Gets a Little Crazy
Procter & Gamble is looking to push the advertising envelope with new viral campaigns online...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
A Passion Becomes a Business. Now for the Hard Part of Making It Profitable.
Pursuing one?s passion for a living may involve taking a circuitous, costly and time-consuming route, but for some entrepreneurs, it is worth the journey...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
State Of The Art: Vista Wins on Looks. As for Lacks ...
Microsoft?s new operating system, Vista, will soon be on sale to the public. But you may need a new computer to run it properly...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
S.E.C. Eases Regulations on Business
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued deregulatory orders and proposals intended to lower costs to public companies...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
H.P. Board Cuts Its Ties With Lawyer
Hewlett-Packard?s board is said to have ended a crucial advisory relationship with Larry W. Sonsini, the powerful Silicon Valley lawyer...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
Big Consolidated Airline Inc.
A new round of merger talks in the airline industry is causing concern about rising fares and reduced air service to smaller destinations...
New York Times - December 14, 2006
US scientists reject interference
More than 10,000 US researchers sign a statement protesting about political interference in the scientific process...
BBC News - December 14, 2006
Army discharges Pinochet grandson
Gen Pinochet's grandson is sacked from the army over an unapproved speech at his grandfather's funeral...
BBC News - December 14, 2006
China-US economic talks start
The United States and China criticise each other at the start of a two-day economic summit in Beijing...
BBC News - December 14, 2006
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