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US News Archive for March 2005:
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Schiavo fight in D.C.
Supporters of Terri Schiavo's parents were in Washington Monday rying to win support for getting the brain-damaged woman's feeding tube reinserted...
CNN - March 28, 2005
Quake death toll rising
A major earthquake -- with a magnitude 8.7 -- struck off the west coast of Indonesia late Monday, killing hundreds on the island of Nias, but fears of another tsunami like those that devastated the region in late December faded early Tuesday...
CNN - March 28, 2005
Quake death toll nears 300
A major earthquake -- with a magnitude 8.7 -- struck off the west coast of Indonesia late Monday, killing nearly 300 people, but fears of another tsunami like those that devastated the region in late December faded early Tuesday...
CNN - March 28, 2005
Schiavo fight moves to D.C.
Supporters of Terri Schiavo's parents planned last-chance efforts in Florida and Washington on Monday aimed at winning the life-and-death fight to have the brain-damaged woman's feeding tube reinserted...
CNN - March 28, 2005
Judge to Allow Testimony on Past Allegations Against Jackson
The ruling to allow testimony related to previous accusations against Michael Jackson is a defeat for his defense...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
With Bush Safely Re-elected, Rove Turns Intensity to Policy
Other presidents have had powerful advisers, but Karl Rove's involvement in politics and policy makes his status unusual...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
SunGard Data Says 7 Investment Firms Will Acquire It for $11.3 Billion
The deal, reached on Sunday, is the largest leveraged buyout since Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company bought RJR Nabisco in 1989...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Oil prices fall as BP reassures
Crude oil prices fall on Monday after BP says last week's explosion at its largest refinery in the US will not affect petrol supplies...
BBC News - March 28, 2005
US court mulls death row Mexicans
The US Supreme Court is considering the fate of 51 Mexicans on death row who say their rights were denied...
BBC News - March 28, 2005
Schiavo receives drop of wine for Easter
With their court battles apparently exhausted, supporters of Terri Schiavo's parents will go to Washington today to again implore lawmakers to restore her feeding tube. On Easter Sunday, her ninth day without food or water, the brain-damaged woman received Holy Communion -- a single drop of wine on her tongue...
CNN - March 28, 2005
Deadly attacks target Iraqi police
Insurgents struck at Iraqi security forces Monday, killing the head of a Baghdad police station and another officer in separate attacks, police said...
CNN - March 28, 2005
Teacher prayed before killer
Neva Rogers, the only teacher slain in last week's Minnesota school massacre, is being remembered as a woman who always went the extra mile for her students. As the killer gunman approached her, Rogers told students to hide and then stood in the open. "God be with us," she prayed. "God help us."...
CNN - March 28, 2005
President Bush's New Public Face: Confident and 'Impishly Fun'
White House officials say that the frisky president people are seeing in public is simply the one he has kept private for the last four years...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Approval for Generic Drug
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Economic Calendar
Today...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Treasury Bills Scheduled for This Week
The Treasury's schedule of financing this week includes the regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills today and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
In the Blog Era, Liz Smith Wonders if There's Room for the Pro
The gossip industry has become so pervasive and ruthless that it is difficult to break through with a distinctive voice...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
As Regulators Look at A.I.G., Offshore Deals Are Top Issue
Regulators are examining transactions by the insurer with offshore reinsurers to determine whether the company struck deals to enhance its financial position or performance...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Print Ads Intended for Gays Rose in 2004
spending in print publications aimed at gay and lesbian readers rose in 2004 after three years of declines, an annual survey said...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Eco-Lessons Taught in a Surfer-Girl Patois
"Trippin," Cameron Diaz's new show on MTV, presents endangered animals in their natural habitats, but it also showcases celebrities outside theirs...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
New Reality Show Goes in Search of a Nice Girl
Seventeen magazine and MTV will hook up this spring, collaborating on a reality show that tracks the magazine's search for what it calls "America's Sweetheart."...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
A Service That Aims to Make Cold Calls a Bit Warmer
Jigsaw Data has collected business contacts that are contributed and vetted by its members, all in an effort to help salesman find the right person to call...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Bank Regulator in China Issues Directive on Risk
The China Banking Regulatory Commission said it had issued a 13-point circular to banks on how to control lending risks better...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Income Gaps Found Among the College-Educated
Black and Asian women with bachelor's degrees earn slightly more than similarly educated white women, and white men with four-year degrees make more than anyone else...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Sell? No, We'll Wait, One Start-Up Says
The founders of Aruba Networks turned away a chance at instant riches when Cisco Systems came calling...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Cable's Regulatory Duties
In a case that could alter high-speed Internet access, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether cable companies should be required to lease their lines to rivals providing Internet service...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Africa Looks to Show Itself Off to the U.S.
With the start of the Africa Channel later this year, entrepreneurs seasoned in African culture and history hope to demystify the continent for American viewers...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Online Searchers for Job Seekers
So far, there's a truce between the big job search boards and new employment sites that scan the big boards' listings...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Is Silicon Valley Similar to Detroit?
Some see technology as a 'graying industry,' but others see a vibrant life ahead for applied computing in new fields...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Newest Chip Is Combination of Fiber Optics and Electronics
A small start-up plans to announce a new class of silicon chips that blur the line between electronic computing and optical communications...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Private Investment Firms to Pay $11.3 Billion for SunGard Data
A group of the nation's biggest financiers reached a deal to buy SunGard Data Systems, a technology provider, for $11.3 billion...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
A Supreme Court Showdown for File Sharing
The Supreme Court will hear a case in which the recording and film industries seek to hold makers of file-sharing software liable for illegal copying...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
On Public TV, Not Quite an Ad But Pretty Close
In order to raise money for noncommercial programming, corporate underwriters are turning their credits into something resembling regular commercials...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Sungard sold for a record figure
US software company Sungard Data is bought by a consortium of investment funds for $11.3bn, the largest private buyout of a technology firm...
BBC News - March 28, 2005
Sony faces $90.7m patent damages
Sony is told to suspend US sales of its PlayStation consoles after losing a patent infringement lawsuit, but will appeal...
BBC News - March 28, 2005
Satellite launched on spacewalk
Two astronauts install antennae on the space station and release a mini-satellite during a spacewalk...
BBC News - March 28, 2005
Backers of Schiavo parents head to D.C.
With their options in court running out, supporters of Terri Schiavo's parents said Sunday that they would take their battle to Washington. Their news conference was disrupted by a minor scuffle among protesters...
CNN - March 28, 2005
Schiavo activist to press case in D.C.
A representative of the parents of Terri Schiavo said Sunday last-ditch appeals will be made in Washington to get the brain-damaged woman's feeding tube reinserted. After a news conference announcing the plan, a woman, saying she was from the Revolutionary Communist Youth Brigades, grabbed the microphone to say Terri Schiavo should be allowed to die in peace...
CNN - March 28, 2005
Hariri blast video aired on TV
An Arabic-language satellite channel has broadcast a videotape that it says shows images recorded seconds before the explosion that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in February...
CNN - March 28, 2005
In Battling Cancer, a Genome Project Is Proposed
Federal officials are planning to compile a complete catalog of the genetic abnormalities that characterize cancer...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
A Dutch Soccer Riddle: Jewish Regalia Without Jews
A troubling trend for a Dutch soccer team with a "Jewish" identity: Anti-Semitic chants and gestures from the bleachers...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Congress Ready to Again Debate End-of-Life Issues
The central question in the Terri Schiavo case is headed back to Capitol Hill, where debate over broader legislation has already begun...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
An Army Program to Build a High-Tech Force Hits Cost Snags
Military supporters in Congress are questioning the cost of the Army's plan to transform itself into a high-technology force...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Under New Chief, F.C.C. Considers Widening Its Reach
Lawmakers and the new leader of the Federal Communications Commission have proposed an expansion of indecency rules...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Investigation of Insurance Puts Buffett in a Spotlight
Investigators on three continents are examining units of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway for possible financial manipulation...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Some Creditors Make Illegal Demands on Active-Duty Soldiers
Americans heading off to war are facing demands from companies trying to collect on debts that, by law, they cannot enforce...
New York Times - March 28, 2005
Nun suspect farmer held in Brazil
A Brazilian farmer suspected of ordering the killing of a US missionary surrenders to police...
BBC News - March 28, 2005
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