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US News Archive for January 2005:
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Expatriate Iraqis to vote across U.S.
Iraqis in the United States will line up Monday to register to vote in their homeland's first independent election in 50 years. They will join Iraqis at polling centers in 13 other nations in preparing to choose a constitutional assembly...
CNN - January 16, 2005
On-the-lam parents evade police after snatching kids
Authorities searched Sunday for two North Carolina children abducted at gunpoint from a foster home by their biological parents, law enforcement officials said. The parents lost custody of their children eight months ago, after authorities raided a methamphetamine laboratory at their home, and are considered armed and dangerous, a sheriff said...
CNN - January 16, 2005
Iraqis angry at abuse sentence
Many Iraqis reacted angrily on Sunday to news that U.S. soldier Charles Graner had been sentenced to 10 years in jail for his role in prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib jail, saying he should have faced harsher punishment...
CNN - January 16, 2005
A Fierce Investment, in Skates and Family Time
The number of young athletes involved in ice hockey is striking, as is the time and money invested by parents...
New York Times - January 16, 2005
Bush Signals Steadfast Approach to Iraq
The president also appeared to retreat from a key element of his re-election appeal to social conservatives, a gay-marriage ban...
New York Times - January 16, 2005
Genes Promoting Fertility Are Found in Europeans
Researchers in Iceland have discovered a region in the human genome that, among Europeans, appears to promote fertility, and maybe longevity as well...
New York Times - January 16, 2005
Colombia bid to end row rejected
Venezuela turns down Colombia's offer of a regional summit to resolve a row over a kidnapped rebel leader...
BBC News - January 16, 2005
Colombia road accident kills 27
A bus-truck collision in northern Colombia leaves 27 dead and many others injured, officials say...
BBC News - January 16, 2005
Iraq casualties hit town hard
Though it is some 6,500 miles away, the war in Iraq is a constant, sobering presence in Paris, Illinois, the home of an Army National Guard unit that has suffered enormous losses since it was deployed about a year ago...
CNN - January 16, 2005
Sharon orders crackdown; PLO calls for non-violence
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today said that Israeli forces will conduct anti-terrorist operations "without restrictions," while the Palestine Liberation Organization called for an end to "violence against Israelis anywhere."...
CNN - January 16, 2005
'End violence' says PLO as Israel cracks down
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Sunday that Israeli forces will conduct anti-terrorist operations "without restrictions," while the Palestine Liberation Organization called for an end to "violence against Israelis anywhere."...
CNN - January 16, 2005
Moore's Makeover
For the People's Choice Awards, the notoriously scruffy Michael Moore ditched his trademark baseball cap and sweats in favor of a tailored suit and silver tie...
New York Times - January 16, 2005
Guns and Jeers Used by Gangs to Buy Silence
The tactics used by youth gangs to silence witnesses are increasingly similar to those used by the Mafia...
New York Times - January 16, 2005
Sharon orders militant crackdown
Israeli forces will increase anti-terror operations "without restrictions" in the wake of recent attacks against Israeli citizens, Israeli Prime Minister Sharon said Sunday...
CNN - January 16, 2005
For Inauguration in Wartime, a Lingering Question of Tone
President Bush, like most wartime presidents, is not halting inaugural partying, but planners are striving for a solemn mood...
New York Times - January 16, 2005
Catch Him if You Can
Calvin Darden, a young stockbroker, boasted a flashing smile and celebrity clients. But what happened to their money?...
New York Times - January 16, 2005
Superlatives (and Contradictions) in a Fraud Trial
The superlatives, firsts and continuing fights over WorldCom are a big reason that the Bernard Ebbers trial is being called the granddaddy of all fraud cases...
New York Times - January 16, 2005
Tyco Ex-Chief Is Humbled, but Unbowed
L. Dennis Kozlowski declared his innocence in his first extensive interview since he was charged with stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from Tyco...
New York Times - January 16, 2005
Social Security Enlisted to Push Its Own Revision
The Social Security Administration is preparing a campaign to convince the public that private accounts are needed...
New York Times - January 16, 2005
Why Stock Markets Stayed Calm in Southern Asia
Natural disasters often provoke sharp stock market declines where they occur. But the Asian tsunami had negligible impact on industrial capacity...
New York Times - January 16, 2005
Union Calls for Urgent Meeting on Airlines
A major airline union called on the Transportation Department yesterday to convene a summit meeting of management, labor and consumer groups to find ways to help the struggling industry...
New York Times - January 16, 2005
Canada minister in pizza scandal
Canada's immigration minister resigns, denying allegations she offered help an immigrant avoid deportation in exchange for pizza and garlic bread...
BBC News - January 16, 2005
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