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US News Archive for February 2005:
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Goss: Attack may be 'matter of time'
U.S. intelligence officials warned Wednesday that the threat of al Qaeda or other terrorist groups attacking the United States was still imminent and likely would be in the form of a car bomb or other low-tech weapon...
CNN - February 16, 2005
Goss: North Korea nuclear capability has increased
North Korea's nuclear weapons arsenal has grown since the country was labeled part of an "axis of evil" by President Bush three years ago, CIA Director Porter Goss said Wednesday. He told the Senate Select Intelligence Committee North Korea is also looking for new customers for its ballistic-missile technology, now that "traditional customers" such as Libya are no longer in the market...
CNN - February 16, 2005
N.H.L. Commissioner Cancels Rest of Season
The N.H.L. becomes the first major pro sports league in North America to lose an entire season to a labor dispute...
New York Times - February 16, 2005
Italian Journalist Held Hostage Pleads for Her Life in Video
An Italian reporter pleaded for her life and asked all foreigners to leave Iraq, in a crudely made videotape that surfaced Wednesday...
New York Times - February 16, 2005
Greenspan Favors Cautious Changes in Social Security
The Fed chairman said that he favored private accounts but also signaled that he wanted to change Social Security slowly...
New York Times - February 16, 2005
Latin airlines face US tax probe
US Tax officers are investigating Latin American airlines claiming that they may owe taxes on salaries for crew members...
BBC News - February 16, 2005
Profits up across HP's businesses
Hewlett-Packard reports a slim rise in profits after increased sales across all of its business areas...
BBC News - February 16, 2005
Golf: Tiger Woods back on form
Tiger Woods can regain his world number one status with a top-four finish in this week's Nissan Open...
BBC News - February 16, 2005
US focuses on indecency
US legislators approve a bill which could see broadcasters and entertainers receive huge fines for indecency...
BBC News - February 16, 2005
Army to curb Amazon unrest
Brazil sends 2,000 soldiers to Para to quell unrest following the murder of US missionary Dorothy Stang...
BBC News - February 16, 2005
NHL calls time on 2004/05 season
The NHL season is finally cancelled after players and owners fail to reach a last-ditch agreement...
BBC News - February 16, 2005
WorldCom director admits to lying
Former WorldCom officer Scott Sullivan admits lying, but insists the boss was in on the $11bn fraud...
BBC News - February 16, 2005
Intelligence leaders face questioning
The Bush administration has yet to name a new national intelligence director, and the Senate intelligence committee's top Democrat says he wants an explanation. The committee is holding its annual public hearing today on global threats -- a rare open session for the secretive panel...
CNN - February 16, 2005
Goss: Terror threat to U.S.
Groups associated with al Qaeda are at the top of the list of threats to the United States, leading government intelligence officials said Wednesday, saying Iran has emerged as the top threat to American interests in the Middle East...
CNN - February 16, 2005
Mixed Feelings as Treaty on Greenhouse Gases Takes Effect
The Kyoto Protocol, which the U.S. has not joined, takes effect today amid worries about its fairness...
New York Times - February 16, 2005
Coke says results 'disappointing'
Coca-Cola, the world's largest maker of soft drinks, says it is disappointed with last year's performance...
BBC News - February 16, 2005
Greenspan urges cautious growth
Fed chairman Alan Greenspan says the US economy is continuing to grow but warns about inflation and the budget deficit...
BBC News - February 16, 2005
Jury rejects Zoloft defense
A 15-year-old boy was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison after he was convicted of two counts of murder in the shotgun slayings of his grandparents. The jury rejected defense arguments that taking the antidepressant Zoloft drove the boy, then 12, to kill...
CNN - February 16, 2005
Thousands mourn Hariri
The body of Rafik Hariri, the assassinated former prime minister of Lebanon, was buried today as crush of mourners crowded the mosque Hariri helped build. After a two-hour journey from Hariri's Beirut mansion to the Mohammed al-Amin mosque at Martyr's Square, Hariri's body was removed from its coffin and buried in a shroud...
CNN - February 16, 2005
Hariri buried amid chaos
The body of Rafik Hariri, the assassinated former prime minister of Lebanon, has been buried amid a passionate crush of mourners crowded around the mosque Hariri helped build...
CNN - February 16, 2005
C.I.A. Is Seen as Seeking New Role on Detainees
The C.I.A. is seeking to scale back its role as interrogator and custodian of terrorist leaders who are being held without charges in secret sites, officials said...
New York Times - February 16, 2005
JFK auction fetches high prices
Brisk bidding boosts the sales of items from the homes of former US President John F Kennedy...
BBC News - February 16, 2005
Brazil farmers bury activist nun
Brazilian farmers attend the funeral of a campaigning US nun who fought to protect the Amazon jungle...
BBC News - February 16, 2005
U.S. pressure on Syria
U.S. pressure is mounting on Syria in the wake of the deadly bomb blast in Lebanon that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri...
CNN - February 16, 2005
Pressure mounts on Syria
U.S. pressure on Syria is mounting in the wake of the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister, Rafik Hariri. While the United States recalled its ambassador to Syria, leaders there denied any role in the bombing and shrugged off U.S. claims that the country supports terrorism. Meanwhile, a U.N. source told CNN that in recent days "strong messages" were sent to the Syrian government regarding Hariri's security...
CNN - February 16, 2005
Poll Finds Gain for Mayor, but a Long Way to Go
A New York Times poll shows a steady rise in Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's favorability ratings as he begins his run for a second term...
New York Times - February 16, 2005
F.D.A. to Create Advisory Board on Drug Safety
The F.D.A. is responding to the widespread criticism of the government's handling of drug safety problems...
New York Times - February 16, 2005
Transit Agency Seeks Other Bids on West Side Site
Plans for a stadium were jolted when the M.T.A. said it would use open bidding for the rights to the West Side railyards...
New York Times - February 16, 2005
For Democrats, Rethinking Abortion Runs Risks
Democrats are encountering a mixture of resistance and retreat from abortion rights advocates in their own party...
New York Times - February 16, 2005
A New Model Army Soldier Rolls Closer to the Battlefield
The Pentagon predicts that robots will be a major fighting force in the American military in less than a decade...
New York Times - February 16, 2005
Carlee Points and Struts to Best in Show
A German shorthaired pointer called Carlee became top dog out of the 2,581 entrants at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show...
New York Times - February 16, 2005
A Hedge Fund May Try to Buy Circuit City, but It May Not
Highfields Capital Management's bid for Circuit City is either the latest example of a hedge fund jumping into the leveraged buyout world, or a ploy to put Circuit City in play...
New York Times - February 16, 2005
New Head of Lowe Hopes to Revive a Faltering Agency
Lowe Worldwide's new leader has a reorganization plan for the agency, which is recovering from account losses, management turmoil and failed mergers...
New York Times - February 16, 2005
Mixed Feelings as Kyoto Pact Takes Effect
The Kyoto Protocol, which requires 35 nations to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, takes effect on Wednesday amid worries about its fairness...
New York Times - February 16, 2005
Spruced Up, Qwest Looks at Its Options
Without a clear path for acquiring another company, Qwest Communications has to gauge whether it can grow on its own or whether it must fix itself up to be sold...
New York Times - February 16, 2005
Laurels for Giving the Internet Its Language
The Association for Computing Machinery plans to announce that Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn will receive the 2004 A. M. Turing Award for creating the underpinnings of the Internet...
New York Times - February 16, 2005
Britain Faulted Over McDonald's Libel Case
Two anti-McDonald's activists convicted of libel did not get a fair trial and should be compensated by the British government, a European court said...
New York Times - February 16, 2005
Chile court probes Pinochet judge
Chile's Supreme Court will examine claims the judge investigating General Pinochet came under state pressure...
BBC News - February 16, 2005
Ex-rebel to chair Uruguay Senate
Two former guerrillas have been appointed to chair both houses of Uruguay's leftwing dominated parliament...
BBC News - February 16, 2005
New deadline for NHL season
NHL players are given a deadline of 1600 GMT on Wednesday for the season is to be saved...
BBC News - February 16, 2005
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