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US News Archive for September 2005:
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Leadership vacuum 'stymied aid'
As violence, death and misery gripped New Orleans and the surrounding parishes in the days after Hurricane Katrina, a leadership vacuum, bureaucratic red tape and a defensive culture paralyzed volunteers' attempts to help...
CNN - September 15, 2005
Bush to outline Katrina plan
Faced with the unprecedented destruction of a major U.S. city and communities across the Gulf Coast, President Bush is using an address to the nation Thursday to offer a package of new federal aid to help uprooted hurricane victims rebuild their lives...
CNN - September 15, 2005
Ophelia soaks Carolina coast
After dumping more than a foot of rain in some places, Ophelia sputtered off the North Carolina coast Thursday evening, its winds barely at hurricane speed...
CNN - September 15, 2005
Mayor Plans to Reopen Parts of New Orleans by Weekend
Mayor C. Ray Nagin said today that beginning on Saturday, officials will allow residents and business owners to return to the city, ZIP Code by ZIP Code...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Newell to Cut 5,000 Jobs and Close Plants in Restructuring
Newell Rubbermaid, which produces some of the country's best-known consumer goods, said today that it would cut 5,000 jobs and close a third of its 80 manufacturing plants...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Spitzer targets Marsh executives
Eight former executives of Marsh & McLennan are indicted on charges involving price rigging...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Mexico fireworks blast hurts many
Dozens are injured in a blast and fire at a fireworks market near the Mexican capital, reports say...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Parts of city 'to reopen Friday'
For the first time since Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast on August 29, many areas of New Orleans will be reopened, beginning Friday, Mayor Ray Nagin said...
CNN - September 15, 2005
Ophelia threatens Carolinas
A sluggish Hurricane Ophelia raked the Carolinas with high winds and heavy rain Thursday, threatening to punish the Outer Banks for hours...
CNN - September 15, 2005
Roberts: 'I am not an ideologue'
Chief justice nominee John Roberts promised the Senate Judiciary Committee that he was "not an ideologue" during the fourth day of his confirmation hearing Thursday. Roberts tried to show Democrats that he would be a modest judge, respectful of precedent and the rule of law...
CNN - September 15, 2005
Bush to Focus on Vision for Reconstruction in Speech Tonight
Initiatives will cover education, health care and other social services, and plans for those returning to New Orleans...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Court Nominee Says His Record Shows He Is No Ideologue
Judge Roberts Jr. tried to win over wary Democrats who questioned his commitment to minority rights and to candor...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Abbott Labs Gets F.D.A. Approval for Stroke Treatment
The approval is for a combination of implanted devices that reduces stroke risk in patients whose neck arteries have been narrowed by a build-up of fatty tissue...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Energy Prices Pushed Inflation Up in August
Higher energy prices took a sizeable bite out of consumers' wallets in August as inflation rose and negated the value of wage increases...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
US inflation less than expected
US inflation grew less quickly than expected in August, despite surging petrol prices, official figures show...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
US and EU agree wine names deal
The US and European Union reach a deal over the use of wine names and imports, ending 20 years of talks...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Hurricane drenches US coastline
Residents along North Carolina's coast are urged to head inland as Hurricane Ophelia approaches the shore...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
NBA: Hornets seek home
New Orleans may not be able to play NBA games in the stricken city for at least six months...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Texas executes first black woman
The US state of Texas carries out its first execution of a black woman since the Civil War...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Star telethons raise $70m
A telethon for victims of Hurricane Katrina raises $30m, adding to the $40m donated at an earlier event...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Ailing Northwest in shares plunge
Shares of troubled US airline Northwest lose nearly half their value in early trading on Wall Street...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
US jobless at 10-year high
US unemployment jumps after Hurricane Katrina - with weekly jobless claim figures surging to 10-year highs...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Roberts quizzed on discrimination
US chief justice nominee John Roberts says Congress has the power to thwart race and gender discrimination...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Violence rocks Iraq for second day
Violence throughout Iraq takes the lives of at least another 30 people Thursday with 53 wounded, authorities say. The surge of attacks comes a day after a surge of insurgent-led violence killed at least 151 people and wounded more than 300 others...
CNN - September 15, 2005
Ophelia pounds N.C. coast
Hurricane Ophelia raked the Carolinas early today with high winds, heavy rain and a punishing surf as the storm paralleled the Outer Banks. The Category 1 hurricane may never make landfall, forecasters said, but its northwest eyewall was expected to remain over the Outer Banks for the next 24 hours...
CNN - September 15, 2005
Senators press Roberts on social issues
Chief justice nominee John Robertsendured more intense probing Wednesday as Senate confirmation hearings continued for a third day. "Without any knowledge of your understanding of the law, because you will not share it with us, we are rolling the dice with you, judge," Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Delaware, told Roberts...
CNN - September 15, 2005
Vatican to Check U.S. Seminaries on Gay Presence
Investigators appointed by the Vatican have been instructed to review each of the 229 Roman Catholic seminaries in the U.S. for "evidence of homosexuality."...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Four years on from 9/11
After the 11 September attacks, the world changed in ways that were not predicted at the time, writes the BBC's Paul Reynolds...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Google offers new stock at $295
Google says it will price its latest stock sale at $295 a share, more than three times as much as its initial 2004 offering...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Disney movie unit to make losses
Walt Disney warns its film studios will make a loss of as much as $300m as ticket sales fall and marketing costs rise...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Montserrat exodus remembered
As New Orleans' residents consider whether they will ever return home, the BBC's Nicola Stanbridge looks at what has happened in Montserrat - where volcanic eruptions in 1995 made most of the Caribbean island inhabitable...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Tennis: Davenport 'not at best'
Top seed Lindsay Davenport says she was not at her best despite easing into the Wismilak International quarter-finals...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Bush call to end trade barriers
President George W Bush renews his pledge that the US will abolish all trade barriers if other countries do the same...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Sound of Music director Wise dies
Robert Wise, Oscar-winning director of The Sound of Music and West Side Story, dies at the age of 91...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Katrina dolphin rescue launched
Wildlife experts are attempting to rescue eight dolphins stranded after Hurricane Katrina...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Baseball: Astros beat Marlins
Roger Clemens turns in a gritty display just hours after his mother's death to lead Houston to a 10-2 victory over Florida...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Brazil expels 'whistleblower'
The Brazilian lawmaker whose corruption allegations caused a deep political crisis is expelled from congress...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
More child 'illegals' cross to US
The number of unaccompanied children crossing the border from Mexico into the US is growing dramatically, a report says...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Money matters in online game
US bank Wells Fargo enters the world of online games to teach young people the basics of managing their money...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
Al Qaeda claims Iraq violence
A wave of suicide bombings and other attacks rocks central Iraq, killing at least 150 people and wounding more than 300, police say...
CNN - September 15, 2005
Support for Bush Continues to Drop, Poll Shows
Just half of Americans approve of President Bush's handling of terrorism, which has been his most consistent strength...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
In the Quarter, Haunting Silence and Berets That Don't Speak French
In the quiet, in the dark, the French Quarter feels haunted now by its own old spirit...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Weiner Concedes Race for Mayor to Avert Runoff
Anthony D. Weiner hopes to avert a potentially destructive runoff election and to strengthen Fernando Ferrer's hand...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
In Roberts Hearing, Specter Assails Court
Senator Arlen Specter's line of questioning addressed the Supreme Court's recent move to limit Congressional power...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Ex-FEMA Chief Tells of Frustration and Chaos
In an interview, Michael D. Brown declined to blame President Bush for his removal or for the flawed response to the hurricane...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Northwest's Timing Made U.S. an Unsecured Creditor
By filing for bankruptcy yesterday, Northwest Airlines expects to make the federal government an unsecured creditor for a $65 million contribution to its pension fund that was coming due today. Had Northwest delayed the filing by even one more day, the government would have had a stronger claim on the money...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
At Time of Epic Storms, Oil Industry Thinks Anew
As the petroleum industry confronts the challenge of recovering as quickly as possible from Hurricane Katrina, officials clearly cannot count on nature being predictable...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
A Summer of Turmoil
July 20 A federal mediator releases Northwest from talks with the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, starting a 30-day cooling-off period, after which workers could strike and Northwest could impose lower wages...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Lawmakers Push for More Data on Heart Devices
Two federal lawmakers plan to increase their scrutiny of how the Food and Drug Administration monitors the safety of critical medical devices once they are on the market...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Lehman Brothers Earnings Surged 74% in Quarter
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Disney Shares Drop on Weak Outlook
Shares of the Walt Disney Company dipped nearly 3 percent after the company said that it expected its movie studio to show fourth-quarter losses of as much as $300 million...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
At FEMA, Disasters and Politics Go Hand in Hand
Research on the spending patterns of the emergency management agency shows that, to a significant degree, the agency is influenced by political concerns...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
John H. Slade, 97, an Institution At the New York Stock Exchange, Dies
Mr. Slade was a former star athlete in Germany who fled the country in the 1930's and established a career as a prominent investment banker on Wall Street...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
U.S. and European Reluctance to Cut Farm Subsidies Weighs on Trade Talks
Negotiators for the U.S. and the European Union were still far apart on Wednesday on reducing elaborate protections for their own farmers...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Times Co. Buys TV Station
The New York Times Company announced on Wednesday that it had agreed to buy KAUT-TV in Oklahoma City from Viacom...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
At Frankfurt Auto Show, a Reluctant Embrace of Hybrids
Although German carmakers said they would develop dual gasoline-electric engines, Europe's auto executives remain privately skeptical about hybrid technology...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Greek Airline Told to Repay State Aid
A 17-month inquiry by the European Commission found that Olympic Airlines had received up to 540 million euros in improper aid since 2002...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
A Specialist on Mergers Joins Morgan as a Senior Adviser
J. P. Morgan Chase said yesterday that Robert I. Lipp, a longtime financial services executive who has played a role in some of the biggest bank and insurance mergers in recent decades, is joining the bank as a senior adviser...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
For Passengers, a Weary Feeling of Bankruptcy Fatigue
Air travelers reacted to yesterday's bankruptcy filings by Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines the same way they greeted earlier decisions by United Airlines and US Airways to seek Chapter 11 protection: with resignation...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Beating Rivals, Microsoft's Xbox 360 Is Expected Nov. 22
The Microsoft Corporation plans to announce Thursday at the Tokyo Game Show that it will begin selling the Xbox 360, its new video game console, on Nov. 22...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
F.D.A. Advisory Panel Backs an Anemia Drug
A federal advisory panel recommended approval of Celgene's drug Revlimid as a treatment for a potentially fatal blood disorder...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Asbestos Fund Bars 9 Doctors
One of the largest trusts set up to compensate victims of asbestos exposure has barred payments to claimants who rely on reports by nine doctors...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
2nd Trial for Merck on Vioxx Begins
Merck's legal struggle over its painkiller Vioxx edged forward as lawyers presented opening arguments in the second personal injury suit to reach a jury...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Investors Rush to Buy Another $4.2 Billion in Google Stock
Google raised $4.18 billion in a secondary offering, as investors tried to add to their holdings of a stock that has more than tripled since the company's initial offering...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Gillette Is Betting That Men Want an Even Closer Shave
The people at Gillette have a far more immediate challenge than antitrust problems: persuading men that they need to buy yet another new shaving system...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Sony Says It's an IPod Killer, Not Just Another Walkman
Can the Walkman make a comeback against the explosively popular iPod? The Walkman's maker, Sony, is betting that it can...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Profit Taking and Jump in Oil Price Push Shares Lower
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Numbers Show Economic Lag Before Storm
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (AP) - Hurricane Katrina is eating into the economy, leading to concern that consumers will lose confidence and curtail spending...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
A Middleman Who Doesn't Feel Squeezed by China
With Chinese clothing flooding the U.S., Henry Fan foresees a huge shakeout in the Los Angeles garment industry. But he believes his company can thrive...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Demand for Gasoline Falls for a 2nd Week
Demand for gasoline fell nationwide for a second consecutive week, the government reported yesterday, indicating that record retail prices may have forced some consumers to cut back on their driving over the week of Labor Day...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Bankruptcy for 2: Storm Broke the Camel's Back
With the filings of Northwest and Delta for bankruptcy, half the seats on flights in the U.S. are offered by airlines operating under court protection...
New York Times - September 15, 2005
Americans 'back church leaders'
More than one-third of people in the US would like religious leaders to be given more power, a global poll suggests...
BBC News - September 15, 2005
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