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US News Archive for April 2006:
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Body believed to be missing girl found
A district attorney said he plans to seek the death penalty against a Purcell, Oklahoma, man who was arrested after the body of a girl was found in his apartment...
CNN - April 15, 2006
Danube hits century high point
The Danube rose to its highest level in more than a century on Saturday. Waters rose to an 111-year high in the Romanian town of Bazias, near the Serbian border, flooding thousands of acres of farmland on the Danube's northern bank...
CNN - April 15, 2006
Muriel Spark, Novelist Who Wrote 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,' Dies at 88
Muriel Spark created one of the funniest and most sinister characters in modern fiction, Miss Jean Brodie...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Corrections
A table last Sunday listing chief executives' compensation in 2005 misstated the size of the increase for Michael L. Eskew of United Parcel Service. His total direct compensation rose 5.7 percent, not 79.6. His total compensation, including the estimated value of stock options granted last year, rose 7.6 percent, not 67.5...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Off the Shelf: The Spectacle of Labor at the Trough
A book offers revealing and even funny scenes in an exposé of union corruption...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Letters
Executive Pay, Revisited...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Square Feet: Finding the Middle Ground in Manhattan Hotels
With Manhattan loaded with full-service hotels, the so-called midpriced hotels are finding eager customers...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
In a Short Week, Borrowing Costs Are the Buzz
Investors mostly remained on the sidelines in a short trading week, though the Dow Jones industrial average did manage a small gain. The markets were closed on Good Friday...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
The Count: It's Tax Time. Do You Know Where Your Money's Gone?
It's Tax Time...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Suits: A Busman's Holiday for Disney's Chief
If you are the head of an entertainment giant, how do you act when you experience its new adventure ride for the first time? Real cool...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Strategies: One Borrowed Share, but One Very Real Vote
Investors may be taking advantage of a loophole in regulations to cast shareholder votes that are far out of proportion to the number of shares they actually own...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Career Couch: Nine to Five, and Then Some
Your boss expects you to work long hours, but you want a life, too. Is there a middle path?...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
The Boss: The Midwest Perspective
Mark A. Ernst, the CEO of H&R Block, devised an accounting system at age 12 for his newspaper delivery route...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Amending: Filed Your Taxes Early? It's Not Always a Good Move
Your taxes are done and you're feeling smug, but then a corrected Form 1099 arrives from your broker or mutual fund, changing the figures you reported...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Market Week: All Eyes on Housing Numbers
Investors will be examining retail and wholesale prices for signs of rising inflation, but they may scrutinize reports on the housing market even more closely...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
The Goods: Oxygen at Hand, Delivered by the Sip
The makers of personal-sized oxygen canisters say that consumers are yearning for concentrated shots of the gas...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Media Frenzy: Why Can't I Have Just the Cable Channels I Want?
Loosening the way that cable television channels are packaged would be like selling burgers and buns separately, companies argue. Others beg to differ...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Economic View: Cost of Illegal Immigration May Be Less Than Meets the Eye
While some are contending that illegal immigrants are causing harm to Americans in the competition for jobs, the economic data suggests that the argument is overstated...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
[TS] Gretchen Morgenson: Fund Managers May Have Some Pay Secrets, Too
Amid all the talk about executive compensation and pay for performance, one group of managers has been pretty much untouched: those who run mutual funds...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
In Silicon Valley, a Man Without a Patent
Geoff Goodfellow came up with the idea of wireless e-mail, but he will never see a penny of the $612.5 million payday that has resulted from the technology...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Is Poker Losing Its First Flush?
Three years into the poker boom, TV executives are betting that the game has real legs, even as some viewers are folding...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Coca growth spreads in Colombia
Coca production in Colombia is more widespread than previously registered, the US government says...
BBC News - April 15, 2006
Baby Boomers Stay Active, and So Do Their Doctors
Baby boomers who grew up exercising regularly are bearing the toll as body parts like knees begin to wear out...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
New York City Is Model of Civility? Hey, It's the Law
New York has been adopting laws that govern personal conduct, making the state an unlikely model for legislating courtesy and decorum...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Dozens Reported Killed in Attack on Taliban
Afghan forces backed by coalition helicopters attacked a suspected Taliban hideout in Afghanistan, setting off an intense gun battle...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Torn by Storm, Families Tangle Anew on Custody
For families already torn apart by separation and divorce, Hurricane Katrina produced painful new battles over child custody...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Generals Break With Tradition Over Rumsfeld
The demands for Donald H. Rumsfeld's resignation shed light on a principle of American governance: civilian control of the military...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Ripples From Law Banning Abortion Spread Through South Dakota
Many people in South Dakota are uneasy in their spot at the leading edge of the country's clash over abortion...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Medicaid Rules for Immigrants May Hurt Others
Officials fear that a new law will prevent poor people who are unable to come up with citizenship documents from receiving Medicaid benefits...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
47 killed in attack on Taliban
In some of the fiercest fighting in months, Afghan forces backed by U.S.-led coalition troops killed 41 Taliban insurgents, the governor of Kandahar province says...
CNN - April 15, 2006
Business Digest
Broadcast Networks Challenge Indecency Ruling...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
At LensCrafters, Selling Candor and Designer Frames
LensCrafters is set to announce next week that it is revamping its stores and its advertising in an effort upgrade the shopping experience at the chain...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Golf: Furyk leads Heritage
America's Jim Furyk fires a second-round 67 to assume control of the Verizon Heritage in South Carolina...
BBC News - April 15, 2006
Iran leader raises tensions
Iran's president has slammed the United States and other countries as "against the advancement of technology and science" in his country, defending the nuclear program that has caused a firestorm of international controversy. Adding fuel to that fire, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad repeated assertions that furthered concerns about Tehran's nuclear ambitions, again calling for Israel's destruction...
CNN - April 15, 2006
Hurt by Hamas, Americans Sue Banks in U.S.
American victims of bombings in Israel are going after banks they say helped to finance Palestinian terrorism...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Law to Segregate Omaha Schools Divides Nebraska
The law calls for dividing public schools into three racially distinct districts, one black, one white and one Hispanic...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
The Fraidy-Cat of Hudson Street Is Yanked to Safety
The epic search for Molly, the black, 11-month old fraidy-cat stuck in the wall of a Greenwhich village food store for two weeks, has ended...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Making Artists: Warhols of Tomorrow Are Dealers' Quarry Today
Some top art schools are taking steps to protect students from the hordes of hungry dealers and collectors...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Rumsfeld Gets Robust Defense From President
President Bush strongly backed Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, in an effort to blunt retired generals' calls for his resignation...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Wal-Mart Will Stop Selling Guns in a Third of Its U.S. Stores
Wal-Mart Stores called the move a marketing decision based on lack of demand, a company spokeswoman said...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Business Lobbyists Call for Action on Immigration
Business lobbies and trade groups have turned to their grass-roots partners to put hometown pressure on lawmakers during the two-week Congressional recess...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Big Board Says It's Mulling Possible Acquisitions
The regulatory filing is an indication that the chief executive of the exchange is responding to the Nasdaq's $4.2 billion bid for London Stock Exchange...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
McClatchy Discloses Details on Acquisition
The McClatchy Company disclosed that the outcry from Knight Ridder's three largest shareholders dated back to last April...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
For Immigrants and Business, Rift on Protests
Hundreds lost their jobs after skipping work to attend rallies against legislation in Congress cracking down on illegal immigrants...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Short Cuts: Pining for the Kick-Back Weekend
An organized movement has sprung up to encourage families to have fewer planned activities...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Reaction Time of Bausch Is Questioned
Crisis consultants note that clusters of the eye infection began surfacing in Asia in November and question why Bausch waited so long to tackle the issue here...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Financier Denies Inflating Price of Stock
Adnan Khashoggi denied accusations that he had helped inflate the share prices of a telemarketing company as part of a $130 million securities deal...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Industrial Output Picks Up; Capacity Use at 5-Year High
The 0.6 percent increase in production followed a 0.5 percent gain in February...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Off the Charts: What One Low Number Doesn't Show
It is necessary to look beyond the published unemployment rates to get a more accurate picture...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
What's Online: Capitalism on the Cob
Michael Pollan's new book describes a nation that is the victim of "a plague of corn."...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
What's Offline: Honest, All Types Cheat on Taxes
According to an article in Psychology Today, some people cheat on their taxes just for the thrill of it...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Saturday Interview With Stephen Riggio: Words Printed on Pages Still Sell Well
Stephen Riggio, the chief executive of Barnes & Noble is eager to talk about the joys of books and the pleasures of a comfortable store...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Weakness in Memory Chips Takes Toll on Profit at Samsung Electronics
Steep declines in global prices hurt earnings from cell phones and memory chips for the South Korean maker of consumer electronics...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Market Values : Seeking Cover if the Prices of Homes Fall
Short of selling the attic (or a few outbuildings, if life has treated you very well), how can you hedge against a decline, if it ever comes?...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
[TS] Mr. Skilling, for the Defense
How in the world could anyone have thought that Jeffrey K. Skilling had the skills and the emotional makeup to run a publicly traded corporation?...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
A Tightening Border Has Canadians Worried
Manufacturers who ship parts and finished products across the border worry about further slowdowns at already congested crossings...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Indian Outsourcer Says Big Profits Will Continue
Infosys, the first of the major technology outsourcers to report its annual results, plans to increase its payroll by nearly 50 percent...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
An Ambitious Lexus Takes on the Europeans
With the Lexus LS 600hL, the company has rolled out by far its most ambitious car in a continuing battle with its venerable German rivals...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Delta and Pilots Reach Agreement on Pay
A strike could have crippled Delta, which filed for bankruptcy protection in September, and possibly forced it out of business...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Your Money: Organized or Not, Tax Day Is at Hand
Nearly 1.2 million more taxpayers than last year have waited until the final week to file their tax returns...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
Five Days: Economy Meanders, but Gas Prices Stick to Trend
Two different views on the economy had their believers amid mixed signals on energy prices, consumer attitudes, the job market and interest rates this week...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
For Leading Exxon to Its Riches, $144,573 a Day
Lee R. Raymond, who retired from Exxon in December, was paid more than $686 million from 1993 to 2005...
New York Times - April 15, 2006
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