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US News Archive for January 2006:
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Human rights in Iraq 'much worse'
After a year of arduous political spadework by Iraqis trying to establish a democracy, a major humanitarian watchdog group says "the human rights situation in Iraq deteriorated significantly in 2005."...
CNN - January 18, 2006
U.N. resumes quake relief flights
The United Nations resumed crucial relief flights to earthquake-devastated areas of Pakistan on Wednesday, but the race to save hungry and freezing victims was stymied by new landslides...
CNN - January 18, 2006
Democrats unveil own lobbying measure
Congressional Democrats on Wednesday promised to clean up Capitol Hill amid an influence-peddling scandal that has spurred Republicans to propose their own reforms...
CNN - January 18, 2006
Child Welfare Agency Orders Shakeup Following Girl's Death
Workers ignored "clear warning signs" that the 7-year-old girl was in danger, said the commissioner of the agency today...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
New Regulations for Drug Labels Aim to Cut Medical Errors
Drug labels will have a highlights section that summarizes the vital information needed to prescribe a drug safely...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Democrats Unveil Their Own Plan for Rules on Lobbying
The plan includes a ban on gifts from lobbyists, criminal penalties for war profiteers and changes to the contract process...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Surviving US miner is recovering
Doctors say the only survivor in the Sago Mine accident in West Virginia is breathing on his own...
BBC News - January 18, 2006
US cuts diplomats in Europe
The US reduces the number of diplomats in Europe in favour of developing countries, says Condoleezza Rice...
BBC News - January 18, 2006
US Democratic party targets graft
The Democrat party unveils legislation aimed at stopping political corruption, following a recent scandal...
BBC News - January 18, 2006
Doctor: Mine survivor awakening from coma
More than two weeks after surviving a coal mine explosion and 40 hours trapped underground, Randal McCloy is giving his doctors new hope, his neurosurgeon said on Wednesday. "He is opening his eyes," reported Dr. Julian Bailes...
CNN - January 18, 2006
Panic selling hits global markets
Panic selling in Tokyo spills over into Europe and North America after a criminal probe into a high-profile Japanese Internet company and weaker-than-expected U.S. tech earnings forces the Tokyo Stock Exchange to suspend trading in the world's second-largest market...
CNN - January 18, 2006
Democrats disparage GOP ethics proposal
Democrats will offer their own package of ethics reforms Wednesday, a day after Republican leaders in the House and Senate proposed overhauling rules that govern congressional relations with lobbyists. Democrats said the GOP moves are too weak to head off a growing influence-peddling scandal...
CNN - January 18, 2006
High Winds Cause Commuter Havoc
A sudden burst of high winds swept across the New York metropolitan area this morning, creating a notably horrendous commute...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
A College Dropout Turned Internet Tycoon
The American-style Internet tycoon Takafumi Horie has many of the...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Supreme Court Steers Clear of First Abortion Case in 5 Years
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that a lower court was wrong to strike down New Hampshire abortion restrictions...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Two Parties Rush to Offer Proposals to Curb Lobbying
Democrats will issue their proposal today after the Republicans called for tougher restrictions on gifts and favors...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Consumer Prices Rose by Largest Rate in 5 Years in 2005
Inflation ended the year on a tame note with overall prices dropping by 0.1 percent in December following an even bigger 0.6 percent decline in November...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Profit and loss for two US flyers
Budget US airline Southwest reports a 53% rise in profits, outshining rival American Airlines, whose losses soared by 56%...
BBC News - January 18, 2006
Fuel prices hit US consumer costs
US consumer prices rose by their largest rate in five years in 2005, due to a surge in energy costs, says a report...
BBC News - January 18, 2006
Further delay for Pluto mission
The US space agency, Nasa has delayed the launch of its New Horizons mission to Pluto until Thursday...
BBC News - January 18, 2006
Europe sets up CIA prison inquiry
The European Parliament sets up an investigation into whether the CIA has used secret jails in Europe...
BBC News - January 18, 2006
US reviews minors' abortion law
The US Supreme Court calls for a review of an earlier ruling against restricting minors' rights to an abortion...
BBC News - January 18, 2006
New peacekeeping head for Haiti
A Brazilian is appointed to head the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti, following the death of his predecessor...
BBC News - January 18, 2006
Sell-off shuts Tokyo early
Investors spooked by a raid on an Internet company and weaker U.S. tech earners dump Japanese shares, sending the Nikkei plunging and prompting the Tokyo Stock Exchange to suspend trading on the world's second-largest market...
CNN - January 18, 2006
Nagin says he's sorry
Mayor Ray Nagin on Tuesday apologized for urging residents to rebuild a "chocolate New Orleans" and for adding: "You can't have New Orleans no other way." Across the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged city, many voiced their displeasure with the mayor's Monday remarks at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day speech...
CNN - January 18, 2006
Square Feet: Bringing a Big-Box Store to a Tough Area of Brooklyn
The 1,940th store in the Home Depot chain is the first big-box store in Bedford-Stuyvesant...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Rush to Sell Shuts Down Tokyo Stock Exchange
An avalanche of sell orders forced Tokyo’s stock market to close early Wednesday, with the main benchmark closing down 2.94 percent...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Lennon original lyrics for sale
John Lennon's original draft of lyrics to the groundbreaking Beatles song A Day in the Life goes on sale...
BBC News - January 18, 2006
Tennis: Serena thrashes Pin
Serena Williams thrashes Camille Pin in round two of the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 18, 2006
Bolivia leader sacks army head
Bolivia's outgoing president sacks the army chief and orders a probe into the destruction in the US of some 30 missiles...
BBC News - January 18, 2006
US mayor regrets 'God remarks'
New Orleans' mayor retracts comments suggesting the 2005 hurricanes were divine retribution for the Iraq war...
BBC News - January 18, 2006
Nikkei suspends trading
Investors spooked by a raid on an Internet company and weaker U.S. tech earners dumped Japanese shares Wednesday, sending the Nikkei plunging and prompting the Tokyo Stock Exchange to suspend trading on the world's second-largest market...
CNN - January 18, 2006
Nagin calls for rebuilding 'chocolate' New Orleans
Mayor Ray Nagin on Monday called for the rebuilding of a "chocolate New Orleans" that maintains the city's black majority, saying, "You can't have New Orleans no other way."...
CNN - January 18, 2006
News Analysis: Fraught Issue, but Narrow Ruling in Oregon Suicide Case
The Supreme Court's upholding of assisted-suicide in Oregon may not have the broad impact that some people are predicting...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
2 Parties Rush to Offer Curbs for Lobbying
The Republican plan calls for tougher restrictions on gifts and favors. Democrats will issue their own proposal Wednesday...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Senator Clinton Makes Her Run While Tiptoeing Around 2008
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has been building a national political network while running for re-election in New York...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Gaza Journal: Warm and Fuzzy TV, Brought to You by Hamas
A television station owned by Hamas is part of the militant group's strategy to broaden its role in Palestinian politics and society...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Loosen the Chin Straps
Being the face of teams on the brink of the Super Bowl, the unusually full beards of quarterbacks Jake Plummer and Ben Roethlisberger have started a debate...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
A New Old Way to Make Diesel
In Qatar, oil companies are exploring an obscure and once-shunned method for converting natural gas into clean-burning diesel...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Impath Figure Is Sentenced
By Reuters...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Developers Can't Imagine a World Without Eminent Domain
Since the Supreme Court's recent decision upholding government's right to condemn homes and businesses there has been an onslaught of legislation to limit condemnation...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Advertising: A February in Overdrive: Super Bowl and Olympics
A billion-dollar advertising blitz is coming to a TV set near you, as marketers seek to make spots more memorable by running them during must-see programs...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Square Feet: Bringing a Big-Box Store to a Tough Area of Brooklyn
The 1,940th store in the Home Depot chain is the first big-box store in Bedford-Stuyvesant...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Market Place: Can Holders Sue Merrill in State Courts When Traders Cannot?
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case involving Merrill Lynch and research that two lawsuits contend was fraudulent...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Production at Gulf Coast Wells Bolsters Industrial Output
The Federal Reserve reported that production at the nation's factories, mines and utilities rose after a September decline caused by Hurricane Katrina...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Ads Coming to On-Demand TV
A new channel from Comcast is the latest attempt by cable companies to generate revenue from on-demand programming...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Buyout Discussions End
By Reuters...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Bankruptcies Cut Into Profit at Two Lenders
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Business Wire Acquired
OMAHA, Jan. 17 (AP) - Berkshire Hathaway, the investment company run by the billionaire investor Warren E. Buffett, said on Tuesday that it was buying Business Wire, a privately held distributor of news releases, for an undisclosed amount...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Earnings Concerns and a Jump in Oil Price Take a Toll
By Reuters...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Respectable Results at I.B.M. Win Approval From Investors
The company's aggressive cost-cutting continued to bear fruit as profit grew 13 percent for the quarter despite fairly tepid sales growth...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Raid on an Internet Company Sends Japanese Shares Down
The inquiry into possible securities violations at Livedoor, an Internet-portal company, raised questions about Japan's tolerance for a maverick entrepreneur...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Error by Securities Firm Puts Its Initial Offering in Jeopardy
Thomas Weisel Partners, a securities firm trying to sell shares in an initial public offering, underestimated its loss for the first three quarters of last year...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
McDonald's Sets Forecast
The McDonald's Corporation forecast fourth-quarter earnings slightly ahead of Wall Street estimates...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Union Head Softens His Tone With Delphi
The U.A.W. president, Ron Gettelfinger, called Delphi's decision to withdraw a bid for sharply lower wages and benefits a positive development...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
U.S. Halts Egypt Trade Talks After Jailing of Opposition Figure
The Bush administration has halted trade negotiations to protest the Egyptian government's imprisonment of a leading political dissident...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Higher Valuation of Stock Causes Tension at United
Union officials have sharply criticized the stock allocation for United executives because their members have made annual compensation concessions...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Continental Losses Are Slimmer, but Not Over
Continental Airlines posted a narrower fourth-quarter loss as sharply higher fuel costs offset higher revenue and cost-cutting efforts...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Tentative Northwest Deal
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Yahoo's Profit Surges, but Its Stock Falls
Yahoo said that its profit rose 80 percent in the fourth quarter, but after deducting several special items, it fell short of Wall Street's expectations...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Change in Chief Executive Suite at Software Services Company
Carol A. Bartz stepped down yesterday as chief executive of Autodesk and was succeeded by the chief operating officer, Carl Bass...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Boston Scientific, With Abbott's Help, Raises Bid for Guidant
The seven-week bidding war over the medical device maker took yet another unexpected twist as Boston Scientific made an irresistible $27 billion bid...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Google to Buy Radio Advertising Sales Unit
The acquisition of dMarc Broadcasting is the most tangible indication yet of the effort by Google to extend its Web-based network to other media...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Airbus Edge in '05 Sales Comes With an Asterisk
The European airplane manufacturer claimed a surprise victory over Boeing in 2005, but the arithmetic of airplanes can be deceptive...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Insider Named to Senior Post at Coca-Cola
Muhtar Kent will oversee operations outside of North America. The move signals the growing importance of foreign markets to overall business at Coca-Cola...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
E*Trade Offers to Reimburse Any Victims of Online Fraud
E*Trade Financial is the first online brokerage company to offer the kind of protection that users of credit and debit cards receive...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
S.E.C. to Require More Disclosure on Executive Pay
The change is expected to lead to greater disclosure but not to any significant decline in executive compensation...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
Intel Fails to Meet Its Targets
The world's largest chip maker, a bellwether for the technology industries, attributed the disappointment to slower sales of desktop computers and weaker prices...
New York Times - January 18, 2006
NFL: Mangini gets Jets coach job
New England defensive co-ordinator Eric Mangini succeeds Herman Edwards as head coach of the New York Jets...
BBC News - January 18, 2006
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