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US News Archive for April 2006:
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10,000 protesters in New York
Thousands of immigrant rights supporters formed a line stretching more than a mile long Saturday as they marched across the Brooklyn Bridge, waving flags from more than a dozen countries as they demonstrated against possible immigration reform in Congress...
CNN - April 1, 2006
Taylor trial ups hope for justice in Africa
A former Chadian military leader accused in the deaths of thousands of opponents lives in a pleasant, seaside capital. An infamous Ethiopian dictator has a haven in Zimbabwe. Uganda's Idi Amin, perhaps the most notorious of all, died peacefully in Saudi Arabia. When Africans play "Where are they now?" the answer is rarely "facing justice." But that may be changing...
CNN - April 1, 2006
FEMA Calls, but Top Job Is Tough Sell
Numerous disaster response experts were asked to consider being FEMA's director, but the response was "No thanks."...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Internet Injects Sweeping Change Into U.S. Politics
Both Democratic and Republican campaigns are finding the Internet to be far more efficient than the traditional tools of politics...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
[TS] Gretchen Morgenson: One Share, One Vote: One Big Test
An institutional investor has decided to deliver a potent punch to directors it views as not up to the job...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Corrections
Because of an editing error, an article last Sunday about a lawsuit contending that a hedge fund colluded with a research firm to spread false information to drive down the stock price of Biovail, a drug maker, misidentified the company that developed Wellbutrin, a depression treatment that Biovail produces in extended-release form. It was GlaxoSmithKline, not Merck. The article also misidentified the drug that was the subject of articles in Barron's and The Wall Street Journal suggesting that doctors were being paid, potentially improperly, to prescribe it. It was Cardizem LA, a blood-pressure medication, not Wellbutrin XL...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Case Study: Fix a Baseball Team
Take an ailing franchise, insert brainy bankers, and start pitching...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
The Count: A Job for Life? G.M. Puts an End to That Fading Idea
A Job for Life?...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Market Week: Follow the Bouncing Jobs Data
Job growth probably slowed last month, and that is just as well for the economy's future, an analyst says...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Letters
The Sound of Cellphones...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Off the Shelf: Smoothing the Sharp Elbows
Publishers are offering books that focus on how managers can integrate morality and ethics into the everyday tasks of running a business...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Economic View: Invest Globally, Stagnate Locally
In the U.S. and Europe, there has been a disconnect between the performance of the corporate sector and the performance of the overall economy...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
The Goods: From the Armory of Middle Earth
A line of souvenir weapons inspired by "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy continues to sell well...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Suits: Cutting and Pasting a Corporate Board
The pictures of a dozen outside directors in General Electric's 2005 annual report seem out of sync, as if some of the heads were photographed and then pasted onto the bodies. They were, confirmed a company spokesman, Russell Wilkerson, who said that some photographs had been taken individually and others in small groups. They were then assembled, he said, for a panoramic shot of the powerhouse board, which includes Rochelle B. Lazarus, the chairwoman and chief executive of Ogilvy Mather Worldwide, and Ralph S. Larsen, the former chief executive of Johnson & Johnson...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Square Feet: A Nation of Pack Rats Needs Room to Stow
The self-storage business is maturing and consolidating. And it has been capturing the attention of Wall Street...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
The Boss: Schooled in the Scrum
Kevin Roberts is the chief executive of Saatchi & Saatchi...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
A Mixed Week, but a Strong Quarter for Stocks
The broad stock market gave up ground last week on concerns about inflation and interest rates, but the technology-dominated Nasdaq composite index rallied...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
On the Contrary: Hand in Hand, Over the Precipice
Union leaders and General Motors executives joined forces years ago. However unwittingly, they have been working hand in glove to wreck the place...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Fundamentally: Less Can Be More When It Comes to Overseas Stocks
In search of global gains? Don't forget the risks...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Career Couch: Making Small Talk With the Boss's Spouse
Your boss's spouse is always very friendly at company gatherings, and you're not sure how to respond. What should you do?...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Spending: Low-Cost Workouts for Young Minds
Like many activities for children, chess brings an associated cost, but it can be significantly lower than that of other popular pastimes...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
The Nuisance That May Cost Billions
When a jury in Rhode Island held three companies liable for the state's lead paint problem, the paint industry found itself in the same boat as cigarette makers...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Deals Turn Swaths of Timber Company Land Into Development-Free Areas
Timber companies and conservation organizations have arranged deals transferring swaths of forestland to groups committed to keeping them free from development...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Media Frenzy: Death by Smiley Face: When Rivals Disdain Profit
Ventures that simply want to cover costs - like Craigslist.org - are illogical in commercial terms. But they have the competition scratching their heads...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Investing: A High-Octane Roth Plan Beckons to High Incomes
With a Roth I.R.A., high-income employees can accumulate savings tax-free for the first time...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
'Corrupt' Argentine police purged
The Argentine authorities try to clean up the Buenos Aires police force with a purge of more than 100 officers...
BBC News - April 1, 2006
Search for student turns to landfills
Authorities planned Saturday to search two Pennsylvania landfills for a missing college student after his blood was found in and around a trash bin outside his dormitory. Officials are investigating whether John Fiocco, 19, went down a trash chute and into the bin...
CNN - April 1, 2006
Rice downplays Iraq errors remark
One day after Condoleezza Rice said the United States made possibly "thousands" of tactical mistakes in the war against Iraq, the secretary of state says she was speaking "figuratively, not literally." Rice has been touring northwest England with her UK counterpart Jack Straw...
CNN - April 1, 2006
Bahrain death boat's captain detained
The captain of a cruise boat that capsized off the Bahrain coast has been detained and is being questioned over the accident in which 57 people drowned, Bahrain's public prosecutor said Saturday...
CNN - April 1, 2006
When a Vehicle Serves as Home, Troubles Abide
Experts and advocates believe that the number of homeless people living in their cars is growing...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Politics Is Facing Sweeping Change via the Internet
Both Democratic and Republican campaigns said that the Internet appears to be far more efficient than the traditional tools of politics...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Few Answered a FEMA Call for Its Top Job
The calls have gone out to disaster response experts to consider the job of a lifetime: FEMA director. But the response has been "No thanks."...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Jill Carroll: 'Happy to be here'
Former hostage Jill Carroll, saying "I'm happy to be here," arrives in Germany, two days after her captors released her in Baghdad. The American journalist's release came as she was heard slamming the United States and praising Iraqi insurgents in a video posted on an Islamist Web site...
CNN - April 1, 2006
Some Doctors Voice Worry Over Abortion Pills' Safety
In the wake of reports that two more women had died after using abortion pills, some doctors say they are becoming uneasy about prescribing them...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
The Saturday Profile: A Geek, Sure, but No Patsy When It's About Research
Laurie Pycroft may be Britain's youngest and most closely scrutinized campaigner against a militant animal rights movement...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Off the Charts: China and U.S. Are World's Growth Engines and Its Market Laggards
THE stock market in the United States has performed very well since the fall of 2002, when the sell-off started by the bursting of the Internet bubble and accelerated by Sept. 11 and the 2001 recession finally came to an end...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Hip-hop 'power couple' separating
The co-founder of Def Jam Records, Russell Simmons, has split from his wife of seven years...
BBC News - April 1, 2006
Brazil plane crashes killing 19
All 17 passengers and two crew are killed as a Brazilian plane crashes in mountains near Rio de Janeiro...
BBC News - April 1, 2006
Ex-hostage praises insurgents
U.S. journalist Jill Carroll, released after being held hostage in Iraq for almost three months, slams America and praises Iraqi insurgents in a video posted on an Islamist Web site...
CNN - April 1, 2006
Stepping Onstage as a Waitress, She May Exit the Met as a Star
Erika Sunnegardh is preparing to appear at the Metropolitan Opera in the title role of Beethoven's "Fidelio."...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
$200 Million Gift Prompts a Debate Over Antiquities
By accepting the money, some argue, N.Y.U. is tacitly approving Shelby White's practice of buying looted antiquities...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Smithsonian Agreement Angers Filmmakers
The agreement between the Smithsonian Institution and Showtime Networks Inc. could restrict filmmakers using Smithsonian materials from offering their work to other non-Showtime broadcast outlets...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
The Operators: For 911 Operators, a Catastrophe Beyond All Training
Overworked and overwhelmed, emergency operators had no time to do anything but give advice and appeal for calm...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Ex-DeLay Aide Pleads Guilty in Lobby Case
Tony Rudy faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and restitution of up to $100,000...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Some New Math on Homes
Researching their own purchase, two economics professors concluded many markets that others were calling overpriced were probably underpriced...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
What's Offline: Live a Little. Have That Latte.
The secret to financial self-help may start with determining if you are a sleepwalker, status spender, or a scrimper...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
The Convenience of an A.T.M., but So Much More
A.T.M.'s have long been a staple in convenience stores, but now several major chains are installing kiosks that are able to do a lot more...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Your Money: Calculating What to Pay for a Home
Two Pomona College professors argue that with housing you want to know how the price relates to the future stream of rent from a home...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
China Output Not a Threat, Official Says
Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said unemployment was declining and wealth increasing even as imports from China rise...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Market Values: Some Chartists Connect Dots and See a Bear
ECONOMICS is called the dismal science, but you would be forgiven for thinking that adherents of technical stock market analysis are even less fun to be around. As investors celebrate five-year highs in major indexes, some chartists are forecasting a sharp, imminent reversal...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Short Cuts: Squeamishly Waging the Rodent War
Getting rid of your own mice or rats is a bit like acting as your own lawyer; you can do it, but you have a fool for a client...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Cuts in Benefits for G.M. Retirees Approved
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Five Days: Jitters Over Rate Increases and the Auto Business
Is a fast-growing economy good news or bad? Answer: Normally good, of course, but not always...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
[TS] Off the Charts: China and U.S. Are World's Growth Engines and Its Market Laggards
THE stock market in the United States has performed very well since the fall of 2002, when the sell-off started by the bursting of the Internet bubble and accelerated by Sept. 11 and the 2001 recession finally came to an end...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Lab Suspends Testing After F.D.A. Audit
By The New York Times...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Radio Industry Said to Seek Deal to Settle Payoff Accusations
Talks between radio broadcasters and the F.C.C. have stalled over how much money the companies might have to pay to settle the case...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Shares End a Positive First Quarter With a Modest Drop
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Saturday Interview With Bruce Karatz: Gearing Up for Slowdown in Housing
Bruce Karatz subscribes to the "jump in with feet first" philosophy of life, an approach that has proved tremendously successful...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Steel Maker's Pension Plan to Continue
The government will stop going after the assets of Ira L. Rennert after being assured that Mr. Rennert will keep a disputed steelworkers' pension plan going...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
After Quick Start in January, Spending Cooled in February
New data indicated that the economy was settling down after unseasonably warm weather in January revved up growth...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Music Industry's Sales Post Their Sixth Year of Decline
Global music sales, including "physical" and digital formats, fell to about $21 billion in wholesale revenue, a decline of 3 percent...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
2 Sides Differ Over Results of Hearing on Microsoft
Microsoft left an antitrust hearing in Brussels claiming it had reached a breakthrough, but regulators and rivals dismissed the claim as an exaggeration...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
H&R Block Restates Results for '04 and '05
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 31 (AP) — H&R Block said on Friday that it was restating earnings for 2004 and 2005 to reflect previously reported mistakes on its income taxes...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Car Parts Maker Moves to Break Its Union Deals
Delphi sought permission to sharply lower wages and workers' benefits, setting up a confrontation that could lead to a strike...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
A Tangle in Caracas for Exxon
Venezuela's government is taking steps to put more than two dozen coveted petroleum ventures under government control...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Votes Back Boston Scientific-Guidant Deal
American and European regulatory approval is the final hurdle for Boston Scientific's $27 billion acquisition...
New York Times - April 1, 2006
Tennis: Ljubicic to face Federer
Ivan Ljubicic will meet Roger Federer in the final of the Nasdaq-100 Open...
BBC News - April 1, 2006
Golf: Mickelson takes charge
Defending champion Phil Mickelson leads by six strokes at the halfway stage of the BellSouth Classic...
BBC News - April 1, 2006
Small Brazilian plane disappears
A small aircraft carrying 19 people goes missing in a mountainous area near the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro...
BBC News - April 1, 2006
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