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US News Archive for August 2005:
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Historic Gaza pullout begins
Israel has officially begun its historic pullout from Gaza as Israeli troops started sealing off all 21 settlements in Gaza, barring anyone from entering. In a military ceremony, Israel closed a gate at the Kissufim border crossing that settlers use to enter Gaza...
CNN - August 14, 2005
White House Cook-Off Ends: Woman Becomes First Chef
First Lady Laura Bush announced today that Cristeta Comerford, an assistant chef at the White House, was promoted...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
9/11 Rescuer Recalls Fear and Faith
Renae O'Carroll's oral history is incredible for its mix of modesty, luck and candidness about seemingly small steps in surviving the ordeal...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
Murdoch and Clinton: An Unlikely Alliance
Why The New York Post, often known for its conservative bent, is giving favorable coverage to Hillary Rodham Clinton...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
Next Disney Chief Plans Company's Transformation
Robert A. Iger does not officially become chief executive of Disney for another six weeks, but he is already well along with his restoration plan...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
Guilty Plea Raises Stakes in U.S. Inquiry of KPMG
For accountants, lawyers and financial executives whose role in the sale of some questionable tax shelters has been under federal investigation, the stakes have suddenly risen sharply...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
NBA: Redd lands big Bucks deal
Milwaukee re-sign All-Star guard Michael Redd on a six-year deal worth a reported $90m...
BBC News - August 14, 2005
121 dead in Greek air crash
A Cypriot plane with "no sign of life" in the cockpit as it approached Athens has crashed into a mountain, killing all 121 people on board, Greek officials said...
CNN - August 14, 2005
Historic Gaza pullout nears
Palestinian security forces and Israeli troops said they had deployed near Jewish settlements on Sunday, just hours ahead of Israel's historic pullout from Gaza...
CNN - August 14, 2005
Mom's normal life ended with son's death
Before her son was killed in Iraq, before she began a peace vigil outside President Bush's Texas ranch, before she became an icon of the anti-war movement and the face of grieving mothers, there was a time when Cindy Sheehan's life was, by all appearances, incredibly normal...
CNN - August 14, 2005
The Other Army
There are dozens of private security companies operating in Iraq, and Triple Canopy is one of the largest. How was it formed, who are its men — and what is the line between "security" and warfare?...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
Plane with 121 crashes in Greece
A Cypriot plane carrying 115 passengers and six crew has crashed into a mountain north of Athens after losing contact with air traffic controllers, officials say...
CNN - August 14, 2005
What Is Free Speech, and What Is Terrorism?
Throughout Europe, governments have become conspicuously tougher with radicals in their midst, far readier than before to deport them...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
Iraqi pilot buried at Arlington cemetery
Iraqi Air Force Capt. Ali Hussam Abass Alrubaeye, 34, is the first Iraqi ever buried at the United States' premiere military cemetery. He and four U.S. airmen were aboard an Iraqi Air Force plane when it crashed in May...
CNN - August 14, 2005
N. Korea hints at compromise
North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator says Pyongyang may be willing to offer proof that it does not have a uranium-based weapons program, which the United States claims it does...
CNN - August 14, 2005
Security alert for Gaza withdrawal
Palestinian Authority security forces are on high alert, stationed outside Gaza settlements as the withdrawal of Israeli troops and thousands of Jewish settlers begins Sunday at midnight...
CNN - August 14, 2005
The Taking, and Keeping, of Purple Heart Boulevard: Now an Iraqi Military Mission
Since an Iraqi Army unit took control of an area once dominated by insurgents, attacks have fallen off sharply and residents are beginning to feel safer, commanders say...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
For Businesses, a Gradual Change in Ownership
For Businesses,...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
Hey, Guys, Hairy Knees Are for the Beach, Not the Office
Men at work these days all too often dress like total slobs, and it hurts the eyes, the spirit and, I suspect, the bottom line...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
A Taste for Timing, and Confrontational Art
What did Aby Rosen, the New York real estate turnaround artist, do when new opportunities in Manhattan grew scarce? He looked to Las Vegas and Miami...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
Don't Put Away That Yawn-o-Meter Just Yet
Except for energy, the year is not going all that well for investors, who have not been given many easy options for their money...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
One Global Game, Two Sets of Rules
The world produces, and the U.S. consumes. Can that last?...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
In for the Long Term
Charles Schwab is the chief executive of Charles Schwab & Company...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
Big Tobacco, in Court Again. But the Stock Is Still Up.
Two weeks ago, Philip Morris USA and five other cigarette makers were sued for $60 billion. But the industry long ago accepted litigation as a routine cost of business...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
Colorado Conservatives at War Over Tax Cap
The cap on state and local spending has been so effective in curbing government growth that tax opponents are making it the centerpiece of a national campaign...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
Divorce, Corporate American Style
No chief executive is a master of the universe to his ex-wife...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
Sometimes Investors Should Just Say No
At last, investors seem to be awakening to the idea that not all mergers are in their best interests...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
Death Tax? Double Tax? For Most, It's No Tax
The estate tax currently only applies to a large amount of money held by a very small number of families...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
The 30-Year Bond Is Back, and So Is Romance
Many fixed-income specialists have been strangely moved by the recent announcement that the 30-year bond will be reissued next year...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
Don't Let Travel Miles Burn a Hole in Your Pocket
Some advice for using frequent-flier miles on airlines that are close to, or already in, bankruptcy...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
The Promise and the Pitfalls of Health Savings Accounts
Depending on whom you ask, health savings accounts are either a tool to help Americans become more price-conscious, or another way for employers to pass along expenses to workers...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
Oil Is Up, So Where's Inflation?
WITH the price of crude oil within striking distance of $70 a barrel - which would be twice the cost in early 2004 - one would think that energy inflation is becoming a problem...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
Never Lose a Corn Holder Again
How to tame a hazard in the kitchen drawers...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
She's Still Wild About Harry
When the latest installment of the...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
A Dot-Com Die-Hard
David Lord is not a changed man. Though his company, Toysmart, failed as an online retailer despite backing from the Walt Disney Company, he is still a dot-com believer...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
My Generation: Hope I Shop Before I Get Old
MY generation was created by Time magazine. Calling us...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
Paradise and Money Lost
A trio of hedge-fund managers in West Palm Beach, Fla., attracted well-heeled investors by cultivating an air of exclusivity. Now investigators fear that up to $200 million may have vanished...
New York Times - August 14, 2005
Gay Mexican wins US asylum
A US court rules that a gay Mexican with Aids can stay because of the danger of persecution in his home country...
BBC News - August 14, 2005
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