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US News Archive for September 2007:
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Bits: Bargaining Down Your Internet Bill
It may be time to renegotiate your telephone service...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
City Room: Are iPods to Blame for Rising Crime?
An Urban Institute study suggests that iPods may partly account for a nationwide increase in violent crime in 2005 and 2006...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
The Caucus: Edwards to Accept Public Funds
The move seemed part of an escalating pattern to set John Edwards apart from the bigger fund-raising machines behind the campaigns of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Hate-Crime Provision Clears Senate
The Senate voted today to extend federal hate-crime protection to people victimized because of their sexuality, but it remained doubtful that the measure would ever become law...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Senator Says Google Deal Merits Scrutiny
The chairman of a Senate antitrust panel said Google?s proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of the online advertising company DoubleClick '?warrants close examination?' by regulators...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Freddie Mac to Pay $50 Million to Settle Fraud Charges
The penalty will settle charges related to a multibillion accounting fraud at the mortgage finance company from 1998 through 2002...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
U.S. Settles With Hip and Knee Makers
The four companies, charged with criminal conspiracy to violate anti-kickback laws, have agreed to pay $311 million in penalties...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Stocks Rise After Mixed Economic Data
Stocks extended their gains Thursday with a modest advance as investors weighed fresh economic data, for clues to whether more interest rate cuts are in the offing...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
E.E.O.C. Files Lawsuit Against Bloomberg L.P.
The lawsuit against the financial services company founded by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg accused the company of discriminating against women...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Bush Moves to Ease Flight Delays
President Bush publicly directed his transportation secretary today to take steps to reduce delays in the nation?s airspace, beginning in New York...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Iran in $1bn Bolivia oil pledge
Iran's leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad promise $1bn (£493m) to help Bolivia exploit oil and gas reserves...
BBC News - September 27, 2007
Blackwater deaths 'tragic' - US
The US says something went tragically wrong in a shooting involving private security guards that left 11 Iraqis dead...
BBC News - September 27, 2007
The Lede Blog: The Lede: Bush?s Private Thoughts Before Invasion
A transcript of a prewar meeting with the Spanish leader emerges...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
The Caucus Blog: The Caucus: New McCain Ads in N.H. Push
The Republican candidate begins a television advertising campaign as he prepares for a sweep of stops in the early primary state...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Bits Blog: Bits: The Intel Ministry of Education
Intel announced a new initiative to rapidly broaden the reach of its program, Intel Teach. The Intel effort focuses on training teachers around the world to use personal computers as a tool in classrooms...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Goal Blog: Brazil Delivers U.S. a Stunning World Cup Exit
It is difficult to imagine a more complete collapse than the one the United States suffered in a 4-0 defeat to Brazil in the Women?s World Cup semifinal Thursday...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
BA Divides Order Between Boeing and Airbus
In its largest aircraft purchase in nearly a decade, the airliner ordered 24 Boeing 787 aircraft and 12 Airbus A380s...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Verizon Reverses Itself on Abortion Messages
Verizon said it would make its mobile network available for a text-message program by Naral Pro-Choice America...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Stocks Flat After Mixed Economic Data
Wall Street traded mostly flat as investors weighed economic data, including a sharp drop in new home sales, for clues to whether more interest rate cuts are in the offing...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Morgan Stanley to Pay $12.5 Million in E-Mail Case
The settlement resolves regulatory charges related to e-mails Morgan Stanley said were destroyed in the September 11, 2001, attacks, but in fact were saved on backup files...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Wal-Mart Adds Drugs to $4 Program
Wal-Mart said it would add about six new compounds, including generic versions of the heart medication Coreg and the anti-fungal drug Lamisil, to the $4 program...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
New Home Sales and Prices Off Sharply in August
Sales hit their lowest rate in over seven years, as tighter credit and rising inventories hurt the housing industry...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Further fall in new US home sales
Sales of new family homes in the US fell 8.3% in August to its slowest rate in more than seven years, figures show...
BBC News - September 27, 2007
USA Women 0-4 Brazil Women
Brazil Women cause a shock by beating USA Women and earning a place in Sunday's World Cup final...
BBC News - September 27, 2007
Debate Over Decision to Skip Minority Forum
The leading Republican presidential candidates are skipping a televised forum on Thursday that is focused on issues important to black and Hispanic voters...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Verizon Rejects Messages of Abortion Rights Group
Verizon Wireless denied a request from Naral Pro-Choice America to use its network for a text-message program...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
550,000 More Chinese Toys Recalled for Lead
A random testing of more than 50 plastic toys found high lead content in 11 of them, according to a consumer advocacy group...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Group drops US loan firm buyout
US student loan firm Sallie Mae says private equity buyers are pulling out of a $25bn buyout of the firm...
BBC News - September 27, 2007
New recall of toys made in China
Target Corporation becomes the latest US firm to recall toys made in China because of excess lead levels in paint...
BBC News - September 27, 2007
Assisted suicide fear 'unfounded'
Concerns that legalised assisted death would be used to kill vulnerable people have not played out, a study says...
BBC News - September 27, 2007
Euro enjoys another dollar high
The euro hits another all-time high against the dollar, as dealers anticipate more weak US economic data...
BBC News - September 27, 2007
Colombia posters tackle abusers
Giant posters of convicted paedophiles are put up in Colombia's capital as part of a campaign against child sex abuse...
BBC News - September 27, 2007
Boeing eyes Latin America growth
Demand for air travel in Latin America will see the region buy more than 1,700 planes in the next 20 years, Boeing says...
BBC News - September 27, 2007
Spy charges for US computer duo
Two computer engineers in the US are charged with conspiring to steal microchip designs to sell to China's army...
BBC News - September 27, 2007
Asteroid mission gets its chance
A Nasa spacecraft set for launch on Thursday will explore the two biggest asteroids in the Solar System...
BBC News - September 27, 2007
Candidates Hedge Bets on Iraq Withdrawal
The three leading Democratic presidential candidates last night said in a televised debate that they could not predict the future challenges in Iraq ? and that they foresaw a continuing need for at least some troops there...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Mistrial Declared in Spector Murder Case
The murder trial of music producer Phil Spector ended Wednesday in a mistrial after the jury, leaning heavily to convict him, could not reach a unanimous verdict...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Judge Rules Provisions in Patriot Act to Be Illegal
Two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow search warrants to be issued without showing probable cause, a federal judge ruled Wednesday...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Nationals 9, Mets 6: From Starter to Finish, Mets Can?t Stop Bleeding
The Mets could not hold on to a five-run lead, and lost to the Nationals as they threaten to suffer a record-setting late season collapse...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Yankees 12, Devil Rays 4: Yanks Took Long Way to Accustomed Spot
The Yankees clinched their 13th consecutive playoff berth with a victory in Tampa Bay on Wednesday, and will almost surely be the wild-card team in the American League...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Prisons to Restore Purged Religious Books
Republican lawmakers, liberal Christians and evangelical talk shows all criticized the government for creating a list of acceptable religious books...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Craig Will Remain in Senate Until Judge Rules
Senator Larry E. Craig backed away from his earlier decision to resign on Sept. 30 and said he would await a judge?s ruling on a motion to reverse his guilty plea in a sex sting...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
In a 9/11 Survival Tale, the Pieces Just Don?t Fit
A remarkable tale of survival and loss in the World Trade Center comes under scrutiny...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Scientists Feel Miscast in Film on Life?s Origin
A group of scientists are upset about their inclusion in a film that makes the case for intelligent design...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Abroad: In a Changing Italy, a Band With a Multicultural Face
An immigrant band wouldn?t raise an eyebrow in the United States, but it does in Europe, especially in Italy...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
State Of the Art: A Cellphone Without Borders
Early next month, a small company called Cubic Telecom will release what it?s calling the first global mobile phone...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Goldman Fills a Critical Job
The Goldman Sachs Group has named Edward C. Forst as the co-head of the investment management unit that oversees more than $796 billion in assets...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Herbert Gallen, Who Founded Ellen Tracy Line, Dies at 92
As women began entering the work force in greater numbers, Mr. Gallen?s company introduced a line of more stylish clothing for the workplace...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Borse Dubai and Nasdaq Sweeten Bid for OMX
Nasdaq and Borse Dubai increased an offer for the OMX Group to $4.9 billion yesterday and push close to acquiring a majority stake in the Nordic exchange group...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
W.T.O. Hears European Complaint of U.S. Aid to Boeing
At a W.T.O. hearing Wednesday, the E.U. argued that Boeing receives ?lavish? government subsidies that give it an unfair advantage over its rival Airbus...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
G.M. Pact With Union Sets Off a Rally
Stocks rose soundly yesterday after word that General Motors had a tentative contract agreement with the United Automobile Workers and that Bear Stearns might sell a share in the company...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Stock Buyback Set by Chevron
The Chevron Corporation will repurchase as much as $15 billion of its stock as record crude prices increase earnings...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Goods Orders Off Sharply for August
Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods dropped at the sharpest rate in seven months in August, adding to signals of a slowdown in the nation?s industrial sector...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Verizon Rejects Abortion Rights Group?s Messages
Verizon Wireless has rejected a request from Naral Pro-Choice America to make Verizon?s mobile network available for a text-message program...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Washington Taking a Look at Air-Traffic Problems
The Transportation Department has been sending signals that it is determined to take some action to address air traffic delays across the nation...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Canadian Hedge Fund?s Founders Charged With Fraud
The founders of Portus Alternative Asset Management were charged with multiple counts of fraud and money laundering, among others...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Problems Mount for 2 Mortgage Firms
Shares in Fremont General dropped 19 percent after a rescue plan was abandoned, while Luminent Mortgage Capital said second quarter profits were lower than initially reported...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Drug Makers Seek Clues to Side Effects in Genes
A group of seven on of the world?s largest pharmaceutical companies hopes to develop genetic tests to determine which patients would be at risk of drug side effects...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
New-Look Search Sites Aim to Close Google Gap
Microsoft is launching a new look for some of it?s Live Search results in an attempt to win more of the search business from Google...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
The Executive Who Welcomed Wal-Mart to India
Sunil Bharti Mittal, who signed a deal in August to help bring Wal-Mart to India as a wholesale operation, has become a figurehead of Indian capitalism...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Advertising: Public Service Groups Follow the Audience
Partnership for a Drug-Free America is making a major commitment to online advertising while shifting spending away from traditional television outlets...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Small Business: Headquarters at Home and Proud to Be There
A growing number of home-based business are no longer trying make their small operations look bigger...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Kazakhstan Moves to Alter Oil Company Contracts
The Kazakhstan Parliament took steps on Wednesday to give the government the right to alter or cancel energy contracts unilaterally...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Medtronic, Again Questioned Over Payments to Doctors, Is Subject of Senator?s Inquiry
Senator Charles E. Grassley has asked Medtronic to explain any payments made to spine surgeons since its settlement last year over accusations that the company had paid kickbacks to doctors...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Yale Endowment Grows 28%, Topping $22 Billion
Yale?s endowment outperformed all its competitors in the fiscal year that ended June 30...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Deal at Risk, Buyers Warn Sallie Mae
A consortium that had agreed to buy the student lender Sallie Mae for $25 billion said Thursday that it was unwilling to complete the deal at the current price...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
The Mideast Money Flows
The growing influence in the financial world of Dubai and its neighbors is raising political concerns in among U.S. lawmakers...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Off the Picket Line at G.M., Relieved but Wary
U.A.W. workers remain concerned but hopeful about the settlement?s health care and job security provisions...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
With U.A.W. Accord, G.M. Looks to a New Detroit
G.M. has taken a major step toward eliminating much of the burden of providing benefits for its current and former workers...
New York Times - September 27, 2007
Why strikes are gripping the US car industry
As GM fails to reach agreement with its main union on a new contract, BBC News explains the difficult issues facing both sides...
BBC News - September 27, 2007
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