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US News Archive for September 2004:
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Ivan claims first U.S. fatality
One person was killed Wednesday in a tornado spawned from the leading edge of Hurricane Ivan in Panama City Beach, Florida, a government spokeswoman said. Ivan -- which has caused more than 60 deaths in its trek across the Atlantic -- is heading for the Alabama coastline and is predicted to make landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday...
CNN - September 15, 2004
Gulf Coast feels Ivan's ire
Hurricane Ivan began bashing the coasts of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday with 135 mph winds and pounding waves...
CNN - September 15, 2004
Musharraf plans to keep army post
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf plans to remain the army chief despite earlier pledging to leave the post by the end of the year, officials say...
CNN - September 15, 2004
Survey Confirms It: Women Outjuggle Men
Working women spend about twice as much time as working men on household chores and the care of children, a Labor Department study showed...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
Kerry rips Bush on jobs
Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush on Wednesday of presiding over an "excuse presidency," challenging Bush's credibility on jobs, the record national deficit and the war in Iraq...
CNN - September 15, 2004
Residents Continue to Flee Gulf Coast as Hurricane Closes In
With maximum sustained winds of 135 miles per hour, Ivan is expected to make landfall late tonight or very early Thursday...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
Kerry Sharply Criticizes Bush's Record on the Economy
Senator John Kerry lashed out at the Bush administration today over tax policy, jobs, the economy and health care...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
Martha Stewart Asks to Begin Sentence as Soon as Possible
Martha Stewart said today that she has decided to surrender for prison as soon as possible, citing the need to "reclaim her life."...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
OPEC Raises Output Ceiling in Bid to Bring Down Oil Prices
The move will not add any oil to the market as most of OPEC's members are already producing well above their quotas and near their maximum capacity...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
US blasts Saudi 'religious curbs'
Saudi Arabia severely violates religious freedom, the US says, in an unusual public rebuke to its key ally...
BBC News - September 15, 2004
Stewart wishes to serve term now
Convicted lifestyle guru Martha Stewart wants to start her five month jail sentence as soon as possible...
BBC News - September 15, 2004
Clearing algae 'can curb malaria'
Clearing algae from pools and rivers could significantly curb the spread of malaria, research carried out in Mexico indicates...
BBC News - September 15, 2004
NHL lock out players
NHL team owners lock out players following a meeting of the sport's board of governors...
BBC News - September 15, 2004
Martha asks to do time now
Martha Stewart said today she has asked to start serving her five-month prison sentence now in order to put her "nightmare" behind her. Stewart said the decision was a hard but necessary one for her to get on with her life and her business. A federal judge had allowed her to stay out of prison until now as she appealed her conviction...
CNN - September 15, 2004
Gulf Coast flees Ivan
New Orleans' mayor urged the Big Easy's half-million residents to evacuate, and residents of low-lying Gulf Coast communities were ordered to leave as Hurricane Ivan moves toward the northern Gulf Coast with 140 mph winds...
CNN - September 15, 2004
Turkish hostage freed in Iraq
A Turkish man held hostage for 50 days in Iraq has been freed, an official says. Meanwhile, the bodies of three beheaded men have been found on a highway north of Baghdad...
CNN - September 15, 2004
With Hurricane Ivan Closing In, Throngs Retreat From Gulf Coast
Tens of thousands of people heeded evacuation orders and left a 300-mile stretch of the Gulf Coast...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
Martha Stewart to Surrender for Prison 'as Soon as Possible'
Martha Stewart announced today that she had decided to begin her prison sentence "as soon as possible" for lying about a stock trade...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
Industrial Production Inches Up in August
The small rise in industrial activity followed a sizable 0.6 percent gain in July. Meanwhile, businesses' inventories rose in July as sales picked up...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
Coke Says It Will Miss 2nd-Half Earnings Estimates
Soft-drink giant Coca-Cola Co. warned Wednesday that third-quarter and second-half results will fall short of expectations because of soft sales...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
Cayman Islands banks survive Ivan
The Cayman Islands' offshore finance industry, the fifth biggest in the world, has kept trading despite Hurricane Ivan...
BBC News - September 15, 2004
Wet weather hits Coca-Cola sales
Coca-Cola, the world's largest maker of soft drinks, issues a profit warning, partly blaming the impact of cold and wet weather in northern Europe...
BBC News - September 15, 2004
Florida 'to list Nader on ballot'
Ralph Nader can be listed on Florida ballots in the US presidential election, the state's electoral chief says...
BBC News - September 15, 2004
Chavez and Lula mull trade links
Venezuela's President Chavez visits his Brazilian counterpart on his first trip abroad since winning a vote on his rule...
BBC News - September 15, 2004
Press: Castro conquers Ivan
The Cuban press praises leader Fidel Castro for his handling of Hurricane...
BBC News - September 15, 2004
US vigilantes convicted in Kabul
Three Americans are jailed for up to 10 years for torturing Afghans and running a private jail in Kabul...
BBC News - September 15, 2004
Scorsese sued over check-up
Director Martin Scorsese is sued by a production company for allegedly failing to have a check-up before a new film...
BBC News - September 15, 2004
NHL shutdown approaches
NHL team owners are set to lock out players as Thursday's 0401 BST deadline to find a new labour agreement nears...
BBC News - September 15, 2004
Coast residents flee Ivan
New Orleans' mayor urged the Big Easy's half-million residents to evacuate, and residents of low-lying Gulf Coast communities were ordered to leave as Hurricane Ivan moves toward the northern Gulf Coast with 140 mph winds. Landfall is expected sometime early Thursday...
CNN - September 15, 2004
New Orleans, coastal residents flee Ivan
New Orleans' mayor urged the Big Easy's half-million residents to evacuate, and residents of low-lying Gulf Coast communities were ordered to leave as Hurricane Ivan moves toward the northern Gulf Coast with 140 mph winds. Landfall is expected sometime early Thursday. Officials in New Orleans say a direct hit could submerge the city in 12 to 18 feet of water...
CNN - September 15, 2004
CBS' experts say they didn't vouch for Bush memos
Three document experts who were asked by CBS News to examine memos alleging that President Bush received special treatment during his service in the Texas Air National Guard tell CNN that they did not authenticate the documents -- and one said the network "ignored" her reservations about them before a "60 Minutes" broadcast last week...
CNN - September 15, 2004
The All-Too-Human Hitler, on Your Big Screen
That Hitler is now fair game for cinematic use attests to how far Germans have come in laying to rest their ghosts...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
Database Demand Gives Oracle 16% Profit Rise
Just as lawyers are preparing to defend Oracle's hostile bid to acquire PeopleSoft, Oracle reduced its all-cash offer for the company from $26 to $21 per share...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
Bonds made to wait
Barry Bonds is still on 699 career home runs after the San Francisco Giants win over Milwaukee...
BBC News - September 15, 2004
New Orleans evacuates
More than 1.2 million people in metropolitan New Orleans were warned to get out Tuesday as 140-mph Hurricane Ivan -- already blamed for 68 deaths in the Caribbean -- churned toward the Gulf Coast...
CNN - September 15, 2004
Oil, safety priority for U.S. Iraq spending
In response to continuing violence in Iraq, the United States says it will shift more than $3 billion earmarked for Iraqi reconstruction to improve security and oil production...
CNN - September 15, 2004
Vote Drives Gain Avid Attention of Youth in '04
Surveys show that interest in the election among the young is near the highest level it has reached at any time since 18- to 20-year-olds were given the vote in 1972...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
Bleak Prognosis by C.I.A. Nominee
Porter J. Goss said that rebuilding the C.I.A. would take more than five years and that spies must take more risks...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
Throngs Flee Gulf Coast as Storm Nears
Tens of thousands of people from a 300-mile swath of the Gulf Coast fled Hurricane Ivan and winds of 140 miles per hour...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
Carmakers in for a Long Haul in Paying Retiree Health Care
For older domestic manufacturers like General Motors, health care represents a severe financial burden...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
Yahoo to Buy Online Music Seller for $160 Million
In a move to expand its role in the online music business, Yahoo will buy Musicmatch, a company that sells music online, for $160 million...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
Record Deficit for a Crucial Trade Figure
The United States hit a record deficit of $166.2 billion last quarter in trade and capital flows with the rest of the world...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
OPEC to Put Formal Lifting of Output on the Table
Oil ministers are meeting to consider raising the formal output ceiling as crude prices remain stubbornly high despite OPEC's persistent efforts to lower them...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
New Scrutiny for Airline Bailout Plan Three Years After Sept. 11
The federal loan board that was created in 2001 to help assure the survival of the floundering airline industry may ultimately face the opposite task...
New York Times - September 15, 2004
Film on cat killers draws protest
Animal-rights activists demand a boycott of a Toronto screening of a film about killing a cat...
BBC News - September 15, 2004
Canada triumph over Finland
Shane Doan's scores the winner as Canada edge out Finland 3-2 to win the World Cup of Hockey...
BBC News - September 15, 2004
Oracle sees profits surge 16%
Oracle, the world's second largest software producer, saw profits jump 16% to $509m (£283m) in the first half of the year on strong sales of its core database products...
BBC News - September 15, 2004
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