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US News Archive for November 2005:
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New Israeli party lays out principles
The new party created amid political upheaval in Israel will support the creation of a peaceful Palestinian state, giving up some land to ensure Israel's Jewish majority and maintaining all of Jerusalem under Israeli control...
CNN - November 28, 2005
Congressman resigns after bribery plea
Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham said Monday he is resigning from Congress after pleading guilty to taking more than $2 million in bribes in a criminal conspiracy involving at least three defense contractors...
CNN - November 28, 2005
New York City Police Officer Dies After Shooting
Several hours after the incident, a 27-year-old man was taken into custody, just blocks away from the shooting scene...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Wagner Agrees to New Deal With Mets
The Mets agreed to a four-year contract with their top free-agent target, closer Billy Wagner, according to an executive from another team...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Bush Presses Tougher Measures on Illegal Immigration
The president said immigration legislation should include more pressure on other governments to take back illegal immigrants...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Congressman Resigns After Admitting He Took Bribes
Representative Randy Cunningham told a federal judge that he had taken $2.4 million in bribes from a military contractor...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Delphi to Accelerate Talks With G.M.
Delphi Corporation, which is operating under bankruptcy protection, received some much-needed financial aid today from its biggest customer, General Motors...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Delphi postpones wage cut plans
Struggling US car-parts firm Delphi delays plans to cut staff wages, reducing fears of a strike at the company...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Ronaldinho win European award
Barcelona forward Ronaldinho has been named 2005 European Footballer of the Year...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
US lawmaker quits in bribery row
US Republican congressman Randy Cunningham resigns after admitting taking bribes from a defence contractor...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Thief to wear 'I stole mail' sign
The US Supreme Court rejects an appeal by a jailed thief, against the legality of being publicly shamed...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Oil price down on warm weather
Oil prices fall sharply due to unseasonably mild winter temperatures in the northern states of the US...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Canada's government is thrown out
Canadian PM Paul Martin's government is ousted in a no-confidence vote, setting up an election in January...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Scores dead, trapped in mine blast
An explosion at a coal mine in northeastern China has killed at least 134 miners and left another 15 trapped underground, according to the official China news service Xinhua...
CNN - November 28, 2005
Blizzards close major highways
Blizzard conditions closed hundreds of miles of major highways across the Plains states Monday, part of a treacherous system that also sent tornadoes ripping through Arkansas and Kansas...
CNN - November 28, 2005
Bush to address illegal immigration issues
President Bush will make stops in Arizona and Texas this week to address an issue that has divided some members of his own Republican Party -- illegal immigration...
CNN - November 28, 2005
Saddam trial adjourned amid courtroom rancor
The chief judge in Saddam Hussein's trial adjourned proceedings Monday until December 5 after defendants complained about their attorneys...
CNN - November 28, 2005
Merck, Under Pressure, Will Cut Jobs and Close Plants
The drug company plans to streamline its operations, particularly how it makes and distributes drugs and vaccines...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Housing Market Showing Signs of Slowdown, Report Says
In another indication of a modest slowdown in the booming housing market, sales of existing homes fell in October from their second-highest level ever the month before...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
German Steelmaker Offers 4.1 Billion for Canadian Rival
ThyssenKrupp, Germany's largest steelmaker, said today it was launching an amicable takeover bid for Canadian steel maker Dofasco...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Royal Ahold to Pay $1.1 Billion to Settle Shareholder Lawsuit
The deal will settle a shareholder lawsuit accusing the Dutch food retailer of violating securities laws for more than two years...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Second bid for steel firm Dofasco
Germany's ThyssenKrupp launches a 3.5bn euro bid for Canadian steel firm Dofasco, trumping a bid from Arcelor...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Rush to gold pushes prices higher
Gold's image as a safe investment attracts buyers and drives its price towards the $500-an-ounce level...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Canada government 'set to fall'
Canada's prime minister faces a no-confidence vote that is likely to bring down his minority Liberal government...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Vioxx producer to cut 7,000 jobs
Drugmaker Merck says it will cut 7,000 jobs on the eve of the first federal trial relating to its controversial drug Vioxx...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Opposition 'wins' Honduras poll
The presidential poll in Honduras is won by opposition candidate Manuel Zelaya, a top election official says...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Storms strand travelers across Midwest
Blizzard conditions wreaked havoc from Colorado to the Midwest, and tornadoes ripped through Arkansas and Kansas as a burst of treacherous weather damaged homes, turned roads into ice rinks and sent cars spinning off highways...
CNN - November 28, 2005
Saddam hits out at 'occupiers'
Deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein argues with the judge and complains about Iraq's "occupiers" as his trial for crimes against humanity resumes in a Baghdad court Monday...
CNN - November 28, 2005
Saddam trial resumes
The trial of Saddam Hussein and his seven co-defendants resumed Monday, but defense attorneys concerned about security and frustrated with the court processes said they would seek a three-month delay...
CNN - November 28, 2005
Gadid Journal: Gaza Gets Ready for a Harvest of Produce and Promise
Amid the rubble of the former Jewish settlements, Palestinians have sown the first seeds of a modest economic revival...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Discounts drive US holiday sales
The post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping season gets off to a mixed start, following a brisk discount-driven opening...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Ronaldinho set to win Ballon D'Or
Barcelona forward Ronaldinho is set to be named European Footballer of the Year on Monday...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
NFL: Feely hands Seattle victory
New Giants kicker Jay Feeler takes the blame for the Seahawks' 24-21 win - plus an NFL round-up...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Uribe announces re-election bid
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe officially announces he will stand for a second term in office next May...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Millions head home after holiday
Millions of travelers headed home Sunday at the end of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, braving crowded roads and airports on one of the busiest travel days of the year...
CNN - November 28, 2005
Janitors' Drive in Texas Gives Hope to Unions
In an era when unions typically fail to attract workers in the private sector, a union drive in Houston is bringing in 5,000 janitors...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Corruption Endangers a Treasure of the Caspian
Although international and domestic regulations protect the sturgeon, lawlessness and graft have led to unchecked fishing and struggling hatcheries...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
2nd Time Reporter Asked to Testify in Leak Case
The reporter, Viveca Novak, has been asked to testify under oath about conversations she had in 2004 with a lawyer for Karl Rove...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Rolling Stone Is Going 3-D for No. 1,000
In May, Rolling Stone will mark its 1,000th issue, and for the occasion, Wenner Media is planning what appears to be a first for the magazine: a cover in 3-D...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
So, What's the Spielberg Magic Worth?
Steven Spielberg will likely prove to be a key asset in any deal for DreamWorks...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
David Carr: Media Age Business Tips From U2
The band is running a corporation, yet the fans don't seem to mind...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Advertising : If It's After Midnight, Then It's Time to Market to Young Men
For a growing number of companies, nighttime may be the right time to reach younger male consumers...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
E-Commerce Report: This Year, Discounts Pop Up Almost Anywhere You Click
Internet retailers are flooding the pipeline with promotional e-mails in hopes of catching the early wave of shoppers...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Another Hurricane Side Effect: Some Soul-Searching About the Pet Coverage
Animal advocates say that while the pet press became news-astute with Hurricane Katrina, the rest of the media is still struggling to become pet-aware...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
On Top of Talk of Rifts, the Problems Keep Piling Up for Sony-Bertelsmann Venture
Already afflicted by declining market share and falling sales, Sony BMG was shaken by reports of behind-the-scenes tension and problems with its anti-piracy software...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Drilling Down: Great for Craigslist but Not for Newspapers
The number of users of online classified advertising services increased 80 percent this year, according to a report...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Being Quoted 'on the Record' on What You Might Have Said
The journalistic phrase 'off the record' seemed to lose all meaning last week at an event featuring Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Mall Stores See Trouble in Sales Data
Consumers mobbed discount chains over the holiday weekend, but largely shopped right past other specialty retailers at the mall...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Merck Says It Will Soon Disclose Plans for Restructuring
Merck, under pressure from investors and analysts to cut costs and pare thousands of employees from its payroll, said it would soon announce details of its restructuring plan...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Upstart From Chinese Province Masters the Art of TV Titillation
Producers at Hunan TV, now one of the most popular television properties in China, say their formula for success is simple: creating zany and even risqué programs...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Swiss Voters Approve Ban on Genetically Altered Crops
Swiss voters supported a five-year-ban on the farming of genetically modified crops, underscoring the problems facing the European Commission and biotech companies...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Epic-Scale Stories Excite the Superhero Universe
Marvel and DC Comics have both built the 2005 schedule around hugely promoted special projects, mirroring the "tent pole" model used by Hollywood studios...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Writing the Fastest Code, by Hand, for Fun: A Human Computer Keeps Speeding Up Chips
Kazushige Goto is the John Henry of the information age, using hand-tuned code to help solve the toughest supercomputing problems...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Gimme an Rx! Cheerleaders Pep Up Drug Sales
Drug companies seeking attractive sales representatives have opened a recruiting pipeline to top college cheerleading squads...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Westerners kidnapped in Iraq
Two Canadians are among four Western aid workers abducted in Baghdad, Ottawa says...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
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