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US News Archive for January 2005:
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Graner found guilty in Iraqi prisoner abuse
A military jury Friday found Spc. Charles Graner guilty of nine of 10 counts, for his role in abusing detainees at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison. The case was to go immediately into the sentencing phase. Graner was identified by prosecutors as a ringleader in the physical abuse and sexual humiliation of prisoners...
CNN - January 14, 2005
Boeing profits eaten up by costs
Boeing's fourth quarter profits will be all but lost in costs relating to development and shutting down production...
BBC News - January 14, 2005
Venezuela cuts ties with Colombia
Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez suspends key ties with Colombia over a "violation of national sovereignty"...
BBC News - January 14, 2005
Rising dam waters prompt evacuation
Rainwater building up behind a Southern California dam led authorities to order more than 800 homes evacuated as a precaution early Friday...
CNN - January 14, 2005
Scientists: Huygens a success
The first probe to land on Saturn's moon, Titan, has signaled it survived its descent. The Huygens space probe was designed to last only minutes on Titan's surface, but surpassed the expectations of mission managers. Huygens descended the atmosphere, contacted the surface and transmitted for at least an hour and half, said NASA's Bob Mitchell...
CNN - January 14, 2005
Prisoners from Iraq's Abu Ghraib escape
Iraqi police are searching for 28 prisoners from Abu Ghraib who escaped while being transported to another facility in Baghdad, police and U.S. military spokesmen say...
CNN - January 14, 2005
A Moratorium on Weddings
In a protest against the Episcopal Church's refusal to allow same-sex marriages, the leaders of a New Haven church will perform no marriage ceremonies at all...
New York Times - January 14, 2005
G.M. Forecasts a Decline in Its Earnings for 2005
General Motors said Thursday that its earnings would fall this year because of rising health care costs and slowing profits at its financing division...
New York Times - January 14, 2005
GM issues 2005 profits warning
General Motors sends an early warning to shareholders that 2005's payout is likely to be less than last year's...
BBC News - January 14, 2005
Argentina pins hopes on debt deal
Argentina launches the world's biggest debt swap yet, hoping to convince investors to accept about half the money they are owed...
BBC News - January 14, 2005
US soldier jailed for Iraq murder
A US soldier is jailed for a year for the murder of a severely wounded Iraqi teenager in a Baghdad suburb...
BBC News - January 14, 2005
Terror fear for Iraq in 2020
Iraq could become a training ground for terrorists around the world, a US intelligence report warns...
BBC News - January 14, 2005
Bush: Comments had 'unintended consequence'
President Bush expressed misgivings at a meeting with reporters for two of his most famous expressions: "Bring 'em on," in reference to Iraqis attacking U.S. troops, and his vow to get Osama bin Laden "dead or alive."...
CNN - January 14, 2005
Abu Ghraib prisoners escape
Iraqi police are on the lookout for 28 Abu Ghraib prisoners who escaped while en route to a Baghdad courthouse for trial...
CNN - January 14, 2005
Huygens descends toward Saturn moon
A spacecraft about the size of a Volkswagen Beetle is plunging through the orange clouds surrounding Saturn's moon Titan and may soon offer scientists their first glimpse of the mysterious orb. "It's going to be the most exotic place we've ever seen," said Candice Hansen, a scientist for the Cassini-Huygens mission...
CNN - January 14, 2005
Moss fined for 'mooning' incident
Minnesota's Randy Moss is fined $10,000 for pretending to 'moon' the Green Bay fans...
BBC News - January 14, 2005
Agassi fear for Australian Open
A hip injury may force Andre Agassi to miss the year's first Grand Slam...
BBC News - January 14, 2005
US Ahold suppliers face charges
US prosecutors charge nine food suppliers with helping Dutch retailer Ahold inflate earnings by more than $1bn...
BBC News - January 14, 2005
US in EU tariff chaos trade row
The US files a new trade complaint against the EU, saying it is not a true single market and the confusion is hurting American firms...
BBC News - January 14, 2005
Argentine ex-officer on trial
An Argentine ex-soldier accused of killing dissidents during the country's "Dirty War" is set for trial in Spain...
BBC News - January 14, 2005
Chile's Pinochet released on bail
Former Chilean military ruler Augusto Pinochet - who faces charges of human rights abuse - is released on bail...
BBC News - January 14, 2005
Thaksin: Send more aid to others
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has called for more tsunami aid relief, but says his nation does not need financial assistance...
CNN - January 14, 2005
Probe hours away from Saturn moon touchdown
A spacecraft about the size of a Volkswagen Beetle will plunge through the orange clouds surrounding Saturn's moon Titan on Friday, offering scientists their first glimpse of the mysterious orb. "It's going to be the most exotic place we've ever seen," said Candice Hansen, a scientist for the Cassini-Huygens mission...
CNN - January 14, 2005
FBI may scrap big project
A top FBI official said Thursday the bureau may have to scrap a computer program that so far has cost $170 million and was intended to be an important tool in fighting terrorism...
CNN - January 14, 2005
F.B.I. May Scrap Vital Overhaul of Its Outdated Computer System
The computer overhaul is considered critical to the campaign against terrorism but has been riddled with problems...
New York Times - January 14, 2005
Baseball Players and Owners Set Tougher Policy on Steroid Use
Baseball players agreed to a stricter policy for steroids and other drugs that will include more tests and tougher penalties...
New York Times - January 14, 2005
Once a Village, Now Nothing: Even the Bodies Are Gone
Villages along the western coast of Aceh Province in Indonesia, where help was slow to arrive, appear to have suffered some of the worst losses in the tsunami...
New York Times - January 14, 2005
A Push in States to Curb Malpractice Costs
Republicans are mounting campaigns to control medical malpractice insurance premiums by limiting civil litigation...
New York Times - January 14, 2005
Rocky Mountain High Life
Dunton Hot Spring, Colo., is a luxury spa hidden in the San Juan Mountains with 19th-century log cabins...
New York Times - January 14, 2005
In Push for Small Schools, Other Schools Suffer
Many large high schools in New York are suffering, their troubles largely the fallout from efforts to create new small high schools...
New York Times - January 14, 2005
Reform Effort at Businesses Feels Pressure
The white-hot movement to overhaul corporate governance has cooled in recent months in Washington and beyond...
New York Times - January 14, 2005
9 Executives Face Charges of Sales Fraud
Nine sales executives from an assortment of food companies were charged with participating in a scheme that created a huge accounting fraud at U.S. Foodservice...
New York Times - January 14, 2005
Foreign-Profit Tax Break Is Outlined
The Bush administration outlined rules for a huge one-time tax break for companies that reinvest their overseas profits back into the United States...
New York Times - January 14, 2005
Future of '60 Minutes Wednesday' in Doubt
Dan Rather may not have a chance to work very long on the program that he expected would be his next professional address, CBS's "60 Minutes Wednesday."...
New York Times - January 14, 2005
In Europe, a Shift: Euro Crisis? What Euro Crisis?
Europeans, many of whom worked themselves up about the swooning dollar and the stampeding euro last year, suddenly seem to have mellowed...
New York Times - January 14, 2005
Shares Fall as Oil Rises and G.M. Warns of Lower Profit
By Reuters...
New York Times - January 14, 2005
US starts review of Iraq security
A retired US army general begins an assessment of security in Iraq at the request of the Pentagon...
BBC News - January 14, 2005
Baseball clamps down on steroids
Major League Baseball finally reaches an agreement on steroid testing...
BBC News - January 14, 2005
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