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US News Archive for December 2006:
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Ethiopians march on Somali capital
Somalia government and Ethiopian troops advanced toward the country's capital Tuesday as Islamic fighters retreated, bloodied by a week of artillery and mortar attacks but promising a "new phase" in the war -- a chilling pronouncement from a movement that has threatened suicide attacks...
CNN - December 26, 2006
Parents of fallen U.S. soldiers travel to Iraq
After her son Justin was killed serving in Iraq, a grieving Jan Johnson resolved to see the place where he died and to better understand why it happened. And so she did, travelling to Iraq with the parents of half a dozen other fallen soldiers...
CNN - December 26, 2006
Biden wants Rice to testify on Iraq policy
Sen. Joseph Biden, the incoming chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, said he has invited Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to testify during three weeks of hearings in January about the Iraq war...
CNN - December 26, 2006
Ford and Toyota Chiefs Met in Tokyo
The discussions appear to have centered on the environment, manufacturing efficiencies and other issues...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Canada throws out 'Russian spy'
Canadian authorities deport a man they say took a false identity to spy on the country for Russia...
BBC News - December 26, 2006
Judge: Hussein to die within month
The Iraqi High Tribunal's appellate chamber on Tuesday upheld Saddam Hussein's death sentence in the Dujail massacre case...
CNN - December 26, 2006
Christmas tornados wreak havoc in Florida
At least two Christmas Day tornadoes damaged hundreds of Florida homes, with one flipping airplanes at a flight school and tearing the roofs off three apartment buildings, officials said...
CNN - December 26, 2006
Pipeline explosion kills at least 200
At least 200 people were killed outside Lagos, Nigeria, in a massive explosion and fire that ignited as crowds carried away buckets of refined fuel from a tapped fuel pipeline, the Nigerian Red Cross said...
CNN - December 26, 2006
Islamist Forces in Somalia Are on the Retreat
The Islamists seem powerless to stop the advance of the Ethiopian-backed forces of the transitional government...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Strong Earthquake Shakes Taiwan
The earthquake caused damage and at least one death, but a feared tsunami did not happen...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Court Upholds Death Penalty for Hussein
The decision by an Iraqi appeals court clears the way for Saddam Hussein?s execution within 30 days...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Triple car bomb attack in Baghdad
A high-ranking Iraqi interior ministry official was shot dead and a trade official was kidnapped, while explosions killed at least 23 people and wounded 105 others Tuesday morning, according to interior ministry and police sources...
CNN - December 26, 2006
Christmas in the City Reveals Wishes of All Kinds
Christmas is a mirror and a lodestar for the city, reflecting its diversity and affirming its separate parts...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Fans Remember a Legend Who Worked Up a Sweat
They mourned James Brown the James Brown way: took his promotional poster and turned it into a shrine...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Eagles through to NFL play-offs
Philadelphia clinch an NFL play-off spot with a 23-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas Day...
BBC News - December 26, 2006
Pioneer of American TV dies at 98
A leading light of US broadcasting Frank Stanton has died at the age of 98...
BBC News - December 26, 2006
Across Asia, a somber anniversary
Ceremonies across Asia mark the anniversary of the 2004 tsunami by visiting mass graves, lighting candles along beaches, observing a moment of silence and erecting warning towers in hopes of saving lives in the future...
CNN - December 26, 2006
Nanny Hunt Can Be a ?Slap in the Face? for Blacks
Many black parents do not have the same child care options as their colleagues and neighbors...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
In New Orleans, Ex-Tenants Fight for Projects
The fierce battle over housing has brought sharply into focus how much the New Orleans public housing projects were places apart...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Bipartisan Effort to Draft Immigration Bill
The bipartisan bill would place millions of illegal immigrants on a more direct path to citizenship...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
When Going Downhill Is a State of Mind
Rigorous specialty ski and snowboarding camps have become a popular, upscale adjunct to the conventional one-hour, private ski-school lesson...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
James Brown, the ?Godfather of Soul,? Dies at 73
James Brown was the singer, songwriter, bandleader and dancer who indelibly transformed 20th-century music...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Memo Pad
NEW PASSPORT RULES New, more restrictive rules on travel documents take effect Jan. 23 for entry into the United States by air from Bermuda, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico and Central and South America. Starting then, all travelers entering the United States by air must present a passport under new regulations from the Department of Homeland Security. The president of the Air Transport Association, James C. May, said, ?This holiday season is the last time that passengers will be able to fly throughout the Western hemisphere and return without a passport, so we urge all travelers without a passport to act now to ensure a seamless journey.?...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Stocks Fall in Tokyo as Traders Show Caution Before Release of Key Numbers
Share prices in Tokyo slipped as traders held off making big moves before the release of economic data this week...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Frequent Flier: Event Planning, Doing-the-Impossible Division
If you think planning a business trip is stressful, try organizing one for thousands of people. At once...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Europe May Thrive Despite the U.S.
Thriving businesses outside the United States may be one reason why Europe can take an American slowdown in stride...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
2 Executives at Japanese Firm to Resign in Accounting Scandal
Nikko Cordial Corporation said its two most senior executives would resign because of accounting irregularities...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
On The Road: Away From the Tour Group, an MP3 Player as Your Guide
iJourneys produces narrated walking tours for use with personal MP3 players, including iPods, for those do not relish the idea of doing so in a group...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
I?m Elite and You?re Not
Airlines are reserving more choice seats for their best customers, while making it easier for them to check in and get on board...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Advertising: Verizon to Allow Ads on Its Mobile Phones
The move is a symbolic advance toward the widespread appearance of marketing messages on the smallest of screens...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Addressing a Shortage of Hotel Rooms, Not People
Demand for hotel rooms is soaring in India, pushing peak season rates for basic rooms into the stratosphere...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
2007 Seen as a Potentially ?Defining Year? for the Current Round of Global Trade Talks
The international trade system is heading for turbulent times next year unless negotiators move quickly to conclude a deal...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Ex-Trader Tells Story as a Warning
Nicholas W. Leeson lost $1.3 billion in frenzied trades but turned it into a money-making enterprise ? warning bankers of their continuing vulnerability to rogue traders...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Coffeehouses as Fashion Boutiques; Selling Cachet by the Cup
Italians are now positioning their coffee as a gourmet item much the way coffeehouse chains in the United States have been doing...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Rush at End, But Sales Fall Short
The final burst of buying over the crucial holiday weekend is expected to fall short of retailers? expectations...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Mark: Heady Days for Makers of Weapons
Despite a Democratic takeover of Congress, few in the military industry are worried...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Frank Stanton, Broadcasting Pioneer, Dies at 98
Frank Stanton was the industry?s most articulate and persuasive spokesman while president of CBS...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
An Economy of Extremes
Lately the ?just right? economy has taken a particularly tricky turn: it is both too hot and too cold...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
Costs of a Crisis: Diabetics in the Workplace Confront a Tangle of Laws
Diabetes is becoming a conspicuous fact of life in the nation?s labor force, raising all sorts of issues for workers and managers...
New York Times - December 26, 2006
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