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US News Archive for September 2006:
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Pentagon: Carnage soaring in Iraq
Death squads and terrorists have ramped up attacks on civilians in Iraq, killing more than 1,600 people in cold-blooded "execution-style" slayings in July alone, a Pentagon report says...
CNN - September 1, 2006
Pentagon: Cold-blooded carnage soaring in Iraq
Death squads and terrorists have ramped up attacks on civilians in Iraq, killing more than 1,600 people in cold-blooded "execution-style" slayings in July alone, a Pentagon report said Friday...
CNN - September 1, 2006
Baja Battens Down as Hurricane John Advances
Winds from Hurricane John reached 115 miles an hour early today as it advanced toward this tourist resort...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
British TV Movie Imagines Assassination of Bush
“Death of a President,” a film that is to be broadcast in Britain in October, depicts the assassination of President Bush...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Search Launched for Suspect in Troopers’ Shooting
State troopers launched a widescale manhunt today in western New York for a prison escapee suspected of ambushing two troopers on Thursday evening...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Europe Is Not Ready to Impose Sanctions on Iran
The European Union’s statement cast doubt on efforts to punish Iran quickly for refusing to halt uranium enrichment...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Pentagon Releases Grim Report on Iraq
Iraqi casualties soared by more than 50 percent during the roughly three-month period ending in early August, the report said...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
U.S. Reports Successful Test of Missile Interceptor
The country’s missile defense system passed a crucial test today, the Pentagon announced...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
J.C. Penney Switches Its Ad Agency
Penney, which spends more than $400 million a year on ads, said today that it would shift the creative assignment to Saatchi & Saatchi in New York...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
General Motors sees rise in sales
General Motors reports a 4% rise in US car sales in August, its first rise in seven months, thanks to heavy discounts attracting customers...
BBC News - September 1, 2006
US missile defence test 'success'
The US says it has intercepted a dummy long-range missile in a test of its missile defence system...
BBC News - September 1, 2006
Iran jet crashes, burns
An Iranian passenger plane skidded off the runway and smashed its wing on the ground, sparking a fire as it landed in the northeastern city of Mashhad, killing 29 people, Iran's aviation chief say. His comments corrected an earlier report of 80 dead, which had come from state-run television...
CNN - September 1, 2006
Ernesto brings dangerous wind ashore
Gale-force winds are battering mid-Atlantic states after Ernesto made landfall, the National Hurricane Center said Friday. Ernesto was downgraded to a tropical depression but the threat of flooding and high winds remains for North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland...
CNN - September 1, 2006
Democrats raise attacks on Rumsfeld
Congressional Democrats are sharpening their attacks on Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, with one senator proposing a resolution that would call on President Bush to sack the outspoken Pentagon chief...
CNN - September 1, 2006
Two Troopers Are Shot Upstate, and Fugitive Is the Main Suspect
Two state troopers were shot and critically injured last night in western New York, and the police said their main suspect is a fugitive who broke out of jail in April...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Never Mind the MTV Awards. Just Bring on the Show.
When MTV gets around to playing video clips nowadays, as opposed to reality shows or visits to celebrities, it’s a strange coalition of niches...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Britain’s Political Season Gets Under Way
The prime minister said he would not be quitting any time soon, while his adversaries within his own party said he should...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Politician Says Japan Should Revise Pacifist Constitution
Shinzo Abe formally declared his candidacy in an internal party election scheduled for later this month...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Tropical Storm Moves North After Drenching Carolinas
Residents along the coast said they were mostly just relieved that the storm would be well past them before the Labor Day weekend...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Annan Says Syria to Cut Off Flow of Arms Into Lebanon
The U.N. secretary general said today that Syria’s president has agreed to cut off the illegal supply of arms...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Economy Adds More Jobs in August Than in July
Unemployment ticked down a tenth of a point, but the average American worker is logging fewer hours and wage gains are minimal...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
EU growth outstrips US and Japan
Growth in the 25-nation EU was better than the US and Japan in the second quarter of the year, figures show...
BBC News - September 1, 2006
Modest increase to US job figures
US firms added a modest 128,000 jobs in August, the latest sign that economic growth has slowed...
BBC News - September 1, 2006
U.N. report: Iran still enriching
The threat of sanctions has not convinced Iran to stop enriching uranium or to comply with demands that the Islamic republic prove its program is peaceful, a U.N. report has said. The report, which has received mixed reactions, came on the deadline set by the Security Council for Iran to halt its nuclear activities...
CNN - September 1, 2006
Ernesto losing some steam
Tropical Storm Ernesto was weakening early today as it continued moving inland over eastern North Carolina, forecasters said. As of 5 a.m. ET, Ernesto was packing winds of 60 mph and was about 20 miles south-southwest of Kinston, North Carolina...
CNN - September 1, 2006
U.N.: Sanctions loom, Iran keeps enriching
The threat of sanctions has not convinced Iran to stop enriching uranium or to comply with demands that the Islamic republic prove its program is peaceful, a U.N. report said Thursday...
CNN - September 1, 2006
Astor Painting Becomes Focus of Courtroom Battle
In early 2002, Brooke Astor’s son, Anthony D. Marshall, sold one of her favorite paintings for about $10 million, and took a $2 million commission...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Another Victory for the 'Old Man'
It was only after his five-set battle against Marcos Baghdatis that Andre Agassi looked vulnerable...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Basketball: Greece oust USA
Greece beat favourites USA 101-95 at the World Basketball Championship semi-finals in Japan...
BBC News - September 1, 2006
Gene therapy clears cancer
Scientists clear two men of deadly skin cancer by genetically modifying their immune cells...
BBC News - September 1, 2006
U.N.: Sanctions loom, Iran keeps enriching
The threat of sanctions has not convinced Iran to stop enriching uranium or to comply with demands that the Islamic republic prove its program is peaceful, a U.N. report said Thursday...
CNN - September 1, 2006
Education Dept. Shared Student Data With F.B.I.
Under the program the Education Department received names from the F.B.I. and checked them against its student aid database, forwarding information...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Political Memo: Voters Hearing Countless Ways of Saying ‘Sorry’
The recent wave of apologies from politicians has been remarkable in its frequency and sweep...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Agassi Advances at U.S. Open
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New York Times - September 1, 2006
Europe’s Bank Chief Hints of Higher Rates
An interest rate increase is likely after the European Central Bank president promised “strong vigilance” against inflation...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Heinz Posts Rise in Profit
Heinz posted a greater-than-expected 23 percent rise in quarterly profit, aided by higher prices and increased sales of new ketchup and soup products...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Video Game Features Real-Time Advertisements
The coming video game Need for Speed Carbon will feature advertisements that change over time...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
The Churn: People
People...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Panel Plans to Make Cities Reveal More on Pensions
The project is aimed at improving cities’ disclosure of information about pension funds for municipal employees...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Shares Tread Water as Investors Await a Report on Jobs
Wall Street ended an aimless session barely lower after investors shrugged off comments about productivity by the Federal Reserve chairman...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
U.S. Wants More Data on Alaskan Oil Line
The Department of Transportation said it would need more data from an Alaska pipeline before it could approve a plan to restart some production from the eastern half of the oil field...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Insider: A Bet Against Those Who Bet Against the Company
Technology company Pegasus Wireless announced an unusual plan for investors to receive what the company described as a stock warrant for every 10 shares of stock. But there was a catch. But there was a catch...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
New Name and Strategy for Chip Division at Philips
The semiconductor unit of Philips Electronics is adopting a new name, NXP, and a new strategy to supply chips to the advanced electronics products market...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Consumer Spending in July Grew at Twice the June Rate
Recent consumer spending suggests that the economy may not be slowing as suddenly as some economists had thought...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Plan at Intel May Include Many Layoffs
Intel executives are expected to reveal the results of an internal evaluation that could include layoffs of thousands of employees...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Sales Rose in August at Stores That Cater to Teenage Shoppers
Clothing chains American Eagle Outfitters and Abercrombie & Fitch posted surprisingly strong sales as young people flocked to malls ahead of the new school year...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Big Video Game Producer Receives More Subpoenas
Take-Two Interactive Software said it received additional grand jury subpoenas seeking information about its financial activities...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
How Does Warren Buffett Get Married? Frugally, It Turns Out
The marriage of Warren E. Buffett to his longtime companion had the financial world abuzz, even if it did not move markets...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
For New Lawyers, the Going Rate Has Gone Up
The going rate for a first-year associate in New York is now $145,000, and that news has traveled fast...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Canadian Gold Companies Merge Into Giant
Goldcorp and Glamis Gold agreed to a friendly merger worth about $21.3 billion...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Despite Its 007 Cachet, Ford May Sell Aston Martin
Aston Martin is one of three British companies that Ford may sell as part of its effort to finance a turnaround in North America...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
California Plan to Cut Gases Splits Industry
While high-tech companies have lined up behind the state’s recent pledge to curb carbon emissions, some in basic industries say it will force energy-intensive businesses out of state...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Advertising: The Plot Is the Pitch
Rather than just buying TV commercial time, more advertisers are paying for programming that features their products in plot lines...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Acceptance Found: On the Job, Nursing Mothers Find a 2-Class System
For lower-income mothers, breast-feeding, and the pumping it requires, is close to impossible at work...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
[TS] If Boomers Have It All, What’s Left?
Baby boomers may be known as the generation that took it all, leaving their successors to take on the risks they did not have to accept for themselves...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Lockheed Wins Job of Building Next Spaceship
The NASA decision is likely to change the dynamics of the space business, setting Lockheed up to be the dominant player in space exploration...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
A Younger India Is Flexing Its Industrial Brawn
For decades, India focused on its domestic economy and grew more slowly. But all that is starting to change...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Generic of Plavix Is Blocked
In a patent dispute, a federal judge ordered a Canadian company to stop distributing its generic version of Plavix...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Village Voice Dismisses 8, Including Senior Arts Editors
The move decimated the senior ranks of its arts staff and included longtime pop music critic Robert Christgau...
New York Times - September 1, 2006
Row over Bush TV 'assassination'
A TV company is criticised for making a drama in which US President George Bush is assassinated...
BBC News - September 1, 2006
California passes emissions law
California introduces tough laws on greenhouse gas emissions in a deal reached by Governor Schwarzenegger...
BBC News - September 1, 2006
Guyana president wins re-election
Guyana's President Jagdeo wins another term in office after his party easily won the general election...
BBC News - September 1, 2006
Chile copper miners' strike ends
A strike at the world's largest privately-owned copper mine, La Escondida in Chile, ends with a 5% pay rise for miners...
BBC News - September 1, 2006
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