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US News Archive for September 2004:
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Cheney to take the RNC stage
Dick Cheney, who has been described as one of the most powerful vice presidents in recent history, will take center stage at the Republican National Convention tonight. Under the "Land of Opportunity" theme he is expected to talk about the big issues of the campaign. Another speaker will be Sen. Zell Miller, a Democrat who backs President Bush...
CNN - September 1, 2004
Attackers seize Russian school, take 100 hostage
Armed attackers have seized a school in southern Russia and are holding more than 100 children, parents and teachers hostage. Russian forces are stationed near the school and gunfire has been reported...
CNN - September 1, 2004
Protesters reach GOP floor
Eleven protesters were arrested Wednesday on the floor of Madison Square Garden, site of the Republican National Convention, officials said. The protesters, members of an AIDS activist group, shouted and carried signs on the convention floor during a speech by White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card...
CNN - September 1, 2004
Dick Cheney's turn
Dick Cheney, who has been described as one of the most powerful -- and controversial -- vice presidents in recent history, will take center stage Wednesday on the third day of the Republican National Convention...
CNN - September 1, 2004
After 2 Nights of Sizzle, the Regulars Take the Stage
After Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the party serves up Zell Miller and Dick Cheney...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
Kerry Turns Up the Volume With Litany of Critiques for Bush
On the president's handling of Iraq and the war on terror, John Kerry said: "I would have done almost everything differently."...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
With Hurricane Approaching, Florida Calls for Evacuations
About 300,000 residents in coastal areas of Palm Beach County were told to evacuate starting 2 p.m. Thursday...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
Demonstrations Continue, but With Fewer Arrests So Far
Demonstrations against the Bush administration and its policies continued into the third day of the Republican National Convention...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
G.M. and Ford Cut Production as U.S. Sales Fall
The two Detroit automakers, whose planned production cuts could hurt profits, capped a weak summer with their third straight month of lower sales...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
Chief Executives Plan to Increase Hiring and Capital Spending
A quarterly survey of U.S. chief executives painted the most positive economic picture since it was launched in November 2002...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
Stocks End Mixed as Oil Prices Rise
Stocks closed mixed today following a lower reading on manufacturing activity and a spike in oil prices...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
France to Lower Debt With Telecom Sale
France will sell up to 12.1 percent of France Telecom in Europe's largest share placement in four years, bringing as much as $6.95 billion into state coffers...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
Panama's new president sworn in
Panama's new President Martin Torrijos is sworn in for a five-year term and promises to investigate human rights violations...
BBC News - September 1, 2004
Fall in sales at US car giants
Sales of GM and Ford cars in the US dropped during August as the industry was hit by a number of factors...
BBC News - September 1, 2004
1,100 arrested in protests
More than 1,100 people were arrested Tuesday in protests across New York, including about 200 demonstrators near Ground Zero, police officials said...
CNN - September 1, 2004
GOP to tout 'Land of Opportunity'
Republicans opened the third day of their national convention today with a program featuring speeches from Vice President Dick Cheney, Democratic Sen. Zell Miller and President Bush's arrival in New York after a tour of battleground states. Convention organizers are promoting the theme "A Land of Opportunity."...
CNN - September 1, 2004
Employer: 7 Iraq hostages released
Seven truck drivers taken hostage in Iraq over a month ago have been released, according to their employer, Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport company...
CNN - September 1, 2004
'Land of Opportunity'
Republicans open the third day of their convention Wednesday with a program themed "A Land of Opportunity" and scheduled to feature speeches from Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic Sen. Zell Miller...
CNN - September 1, 2004
Bush Promises in 2000: Some Fulfilled, Some Thwarted
How well President Bush fulfilled promises made four years ago is a subject of intense debate...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
Loves Dogs, Hates Kerry: A Two-Prong Campaign Tactic
The carefully modulated strategy reflects what advisers say is the necessity of running a negative campaign against John Kerry...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
Serving Canapés, Then Recalling the 107th Floor
The subject of 9/11 is often raised by the Republicans, but for the city they have chosen for their political coronation, it is intensely personal...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
Manufacturing Activity Rises Again, but at Slower Pace
Manufacturing activity rose in August for the 15th consecutive month, according to a monthly report released today...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
Glaxo Begins Posting Drug Trial Results
GlaxoSmithKline started the process of publicly posting the results of clinical trials for its marketed drugs...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
Stocks Are Higher Despite Rising Oil Prices
Stocks edged higher today despite a lower reading of industrial activity and a spike in oil prices...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
Robbins defends Iraq war satire
US actor Tim Robbins defends his satirical Iraq war play Embedded following "terrible" reviews...
BBC News - September 1, 2004
Brazil slashes Mozambique's debt
Brazilian president Lula da Silva says his government will cancel 95% - or $332m - of the debt owed to it by Mozambique...
BBC News - September 1, 2004
Speakers point to compassion
First lady Laura Bush and Austrian-immigrant-cum-American-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger ended the second night of the Republican convention Tuesday with a litany of anecdotes designed to highlight family issues and portray the party as a "people of compassion." "Everything I have -- my career, my success, my family -- I owe to America," said Schwarzenegger, the action movie star who was elected California governor last year...
CNN - September 1, 2004
Attackers seize Russian school
Armed attackers, some of them wearing suicide belts, seize a school in southern Russia and are holding up to 400 children, parents and teachers. Russian forces are stationed near the school and gunfire has been reported...
CNN - September 1, 2004
Speakers tout 'compassion'
First lady Laura Bush and Austrian-immigrant-cum-American-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger ended the second night of the Republican convention Tuesday with a litany of anecdotes designed to highlight family issues and portray the party as a "people of compassion."...
CNN - September 1, 2004
Drop in Consumer Confidence Unexpectedly Steep in August
Consumers' renewed worries about job prospects led to a bigger-than-expected drop in confidence in August and suggested the economic expansion is fragile...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
Yankees suffer record loss
The New York Yankees are handed a 22-0 thrashing by the Cleveland Indians...
BBC News - September 1, 2004
Shock NFL return for Sanders
Deion Sanders comes out of retirement to sign for the Baltimore Ravens...
BBC News - September 1, 2004
Top Enron official gets plea deal
A former high-ranking Enron official agrees to a plea deal with US prosecutors, as the company auctions off its natural gas pipelines...
BBC News - September 1, 2004
First lady 'so proud' of president
First lady Laura Bush took center stage Tuesday evening at the Republican National Convention, describing her husband as a compassionate conservative, a decisive leader and a man to lean on in tough times. "I am so proud of the way George has led our country with strength and conviction," she said. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said America's compassion had helped the world's sick, poor and oppressed...
CNN - September 1, 2004
First lady: Bush shows 'strength and conviction'
First lady Laura Bush took center stage Tuesday evening at the Republican National Convention, describing her husband as a compassionate conservative, a decisive leader and a man to lean on in tough times...
CNN - September 1, 2004
First lady 'so proud'
First lady Laura Bush took center stage Tuesday evening at the Republican National Convention, describing her husband as a compassionate conservative, a decisive leader and a man to lean on in tough times...
CNN - September 1, 2004
16 killed in Israel bus blasts
Two suicide bombers set off almost simultaneous blasts on buses in this southern Israeli city Tuesday, killing 16 people in addition to themselves. At least 93 people were wounded, medical officials said...
CNN - September 1, 2004
Upbeat Republicans Revive Bush Theme of Compassion
Republicans circled back to President Bush's winning 2000 campaign theme of "compassionate conservatism."...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
Hundreds Are Arrested as Protests Escalate
A series of demonstrations rippled across Manhattan when protesters tried to converge on the Republican convention...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
I.M.F. Accepts Standstill to Let Argentina Work on Debt
The International Monetary Fund sought to mend fences with Argentina, agreeing with the country to put aside an I.M.F. loan program...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
Hollinger Files Stinging Report on Ex-Officials
Conrad Black and other controlling shareholders of Hollinger used $400 million for personal perks, a new report says...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
Glaxo to Begin Posting Drug Trial Results
GlaxoSmithKline is expected to start the process of publicly posting the results of clinical trials for its marketed drugs...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
US Airways Sets Talks With Pilots on Further Cuts to Pension Plan
US Airways and its pilots’ union were set to meet, amid resistance to the airline’s bid to shrink their already diminished pension plan...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
Pfizer Ends Drug Cards for Elderly
Pfizer ended its widely used discount card for the elderly, leaving Medicare beneficiaries at least temporarily without access to reduced prices for popular medicines...
New York Times - September 1, 2004
Judge adjourns Iraq abuse hearing
A US military judge could decide next week whether a soldier should face trial over the Iraq prison abuse scandal...
BBC News - September 1, 2004
Judge set to question Pinochet
Former Chilean president Augusto Pinochet is set to questioned over allegations of human rights abuses...
BBC News - September 1, 2004
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