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US News Archive for May 2006:
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Rain hinders quake rescuers
Heavy rain and damaged roads are hindering efforts to help survivors of a major Indonesian earthquake that killed more than 5,100 people, while many of the thousands left homeless are forced to forage for food and shelter. CNN's Dan Rivers, in Yogyakarta, says he has seen little evidence of aid reaching those in need, but that progress is being made...
CNN - May 29, 2006
Iraq violence kills 50
At least 50 people died Monday in a series of bombings and ambushes in Iraq, police and the military said. Monday's deadliest attack was near Khalis, about 50 miles north of Baghdad as a roadside bomb ripped through a minibus...
CNN - May 29, 2006
Volcano Poses Threat to Quake-Striken Indonesia
Significant amounts of aid began arriving today in Bantul, but a nearby volcano substantially increased its threatening activity...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Bush Pays Tribute to War Dead at Arlington
President Bush drew a link between those who fought in an earlier era and those killed in Iraq and Afghanistan...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Golf: Woods prepares for return
Tiger Woods practices at Winged Foot ahead of next month's US Open at the New York State course...
BBC News - May 29, 2006
Canada envoy found dead in Italy
A body found in a manhole in southern Italy has been identified as that of a missing Canadian diplomat...
BBC News - May 29, 2006
Desperate quake victims await aid
Heavy rain and damaged roads hinder efforts to help survivors of a major earthquake in Indonesia as officials put the death toll to above 5,100, with 6,504 seriously injured. Meanwhile, Indonesia's president acknowledges a "lack of coordination" as the first aid trickles into the quake-stricken zone on Java island...
CNN - May 29, 2006
Iraq violence kills 46
At least 46 people have been killed in a series of bombings and ambushes in Iraq, police and the military say. Monday's deadliest attack was near Khalis, about 50 miles north of Baghdad as a roadside bomb ripped through a minibus...
CNN - May 29, 2006
Bush honors 'place where valor sleeps'
President Bush, visiting America's most hallowed military burial ground to "honor this place where valor sleeps," said Monday the nation must persevere in the war against terrorists for the sake of those have already given their lives in this cause...
CNN - May 29, 2006
Political Memo: Mayor Says No National Bid, but Actions Keep Question Alive
For a man who says he is not running for president, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has been sounding a lot like a candidate for the White House...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
There Is Joy in San Francisco as Bonds Passes Ruth
Barry Bonds hit a ball over the fence at AT&T Park against the Colorado Rockies right-hander Byung Hyun Kim for the 715th home run of his 21-year major league career...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Indonesia quake toll over 5,100
The death toll from the massive earthquake in southern Indonesia has risen to above 5,100, with 6,504 others reported seriously injured. Meanwhile Indonesia's president has acknowledged a "lack of coordination" as the first aid trickled into the quake-stricken zone on Java island...
CNN - May 29, 2006
East Timor descends into chaos
The number of dead in the latest wave of violence in East Timor has risen to at least 20, with more than 50 people wounded, hospital officials in the capital Dili said Monday...
CNN - May 29, 2006
Dili Journal: In East Timor, Refugees Born of Chaos, Carnage and Fear
Even though Australian troops are patrolling East Timor's capital, fear is keeping those who fled fighting and looting from returning...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
NFL: Banned Williams to Canada
Suspended Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams is to play for Toronto Argonauts in 2006...
BBC News - May 29, 2006
GE invests $50m in 'green' China
US industrial giant General Electric strikes a deal with China to invest $50m on developing green technology...
BBC News - May 29, 2006
Guatemala ex-head dies in exile
Guatemalan former President Romeo Lucas Garcia, accused of human rights abuses, dies in Venezuela...
BBC News - May 29, 2006
Last words: 'Daddy, Daddy'
Poniran's daughter was breathing when he dug her from the ruins of his house. But 5-year-old Ellie died in his arms as they waited for treatment at a hospital overflowing with injured after a massive weekend earthquake in southern Indonesia...
CNN - May 29, 2006
Incumbent wins Colombia presidency
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe won a solid re-election victory Sunday, claiming more than 60 percent of the vote in a field of seven, election officials reported...
CNN - May 29, 2006
Frist: Search of lawmaker's office is OK
In a break with his counterparts in the House, the Senate's leader said Sunday the FBI was within its right to search the office of a congressman under investigation in a bribery case...
CNN - May 29, 2006
Cannes Journal: Ken Loach's 'Wind That Shakes the Barley' Wins Top Prize at Cannes
A film about the Irish rebellion against British rule and the country's subsequent civil war won the top prize at the 59th Cannes Film Festival on Sunday...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Bush Ally Coasts to 2nd Term in Colombia
President Alvaro Uribe was re-elected in a landslide Sunday in Colombia's most peaceful elections in more than a decade...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Unto the City the Wildlife Did Journey
Bears, a moose, a coyote and other animals have visited the New York area, and a fair degree of chaos has ensued...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
After Loss of a Parent to War, a Shared Grieving
A Memorial Day weekend gathering helped children in military families cope with death and talk about loss...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Target of F.B.I. Raid Had a Hard Path to Capitol Hill
The questions facing Representative William J. Jefferson have long resonances in a career shaped by an ascent from deep poverty...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Rules Collide With Reality in the Immigration Debate
Last year, the United States gave permanent visas for unskilled laborers to two Mexicans, but jobs were waiting for most of the 500,000 Mexicans who arrived illegally...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Looking Ahead
DAY OF REST All stock markets, government offices and many businesses are closed today in observance of Memorial Day...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Diesel a Savior in Squeeze on Energy? Obstacles Exist
Diesel vehicles, which get better mileage and are eligible for tax breaks, may become more attractive to consumers. But refining capacity for diesel fuel is limited...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
6 Admit Guilt in Case of Circulation Fraud
Six people pleaded guilty last week to inflating circulation figures at Newsday and the Spanish-language publication Hoy...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Wal-Mart Posts Modest Rise in May Sales
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
In High School, Early to the Party
Brian Tierney, leader of the team that bought the Philadelphia Inquirer and The Daily News, became a Republican by happenstance...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Addenda
Accounts...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Squabble Over Name Ruffles a Web Utopia
CMP Media's efforts to keep a nonprofit from using the term "Web 2.0" has created an uproar on the Internet...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Questions in Canada, but Only Some Can Ask Them
Canada's prime minister is trying to use Washington-style tactics to control reporters, and Canada's press is fighting back...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Big Web Site Gives Lift to a Littler One
In linking their web sites, The Huffington Post gets media-savvy New York readers and The New York Observer gets more hits...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Teva Gains on Approval of Cholesterol Drug
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the generic drug maker, won tentative regulatory approval in the U.S. to sell copies of Zocor...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
DAVID CARR: Studios Turn Thumbs Down on Film Critics
The shrinking list of movies scheduled for review is an indication that the long marriage between print and film is hitting a rough spot...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Drilling Down: Rivalry or Alliance? Maybe a Bit of Both
EBay and Yahoo's new partnership will not sever the strong ties that exist between eBay and Google, Yahoo's chief rival...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
E-Commerce Report: Pay Bills With a Click? More Americans Are Doing It and Banks Are Loving It
Banks recently made it free to pay bills through their web sites, resulting in a boom in the number of bills viewed and paid online...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
New Tool in TV Guide's Effort to Stay Relevant: A DVD
On the East and West coasts, TV Guide will give a free DVD of television clips to those who buy the magazine on the newsstand...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Goldman Sachs Tries to Halt Sale of a Big Stake by Arcelor
The investment bank Goldman Sachs is trying to block Arcelor's plans to sell off a major stake to Severstal, a Russian company...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Michelin Seeks Continuity After the Death of a Leader
Édouard Michelin, the co-managing partner of Michelin, the tire maker, drowned Friday in a boating accident at age 42...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Investor in Advertising Firms Makes His Move on a Rival
After installing himself at the advertising company Havas, French investor Vincent Bolloré is now moving on rival ad company Aegis in the hopes that he can merge the two...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Software to Look for Experts Among Your Friends
Tacit Software is preparing software that will make it easy to pick the brains of friends and colleagues for opinions and expertise...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Soon, Maybe, He'll Have Even Less to Do
The advertising agency that created the character of the lonely Maytag repairman is about to be replaced...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Reality TV, Ripening in the Heat of Summer
Reality shows rule summer for two reasons: they get higher ratings than repeats and they have lower costs than new scripted shows...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
Cutting Sony, a Corporate Octopus, Back to a Rational Size
Sony has expanded into so many businesses in Japan and abroad that it has blurred its original identity as an engineering innovator...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
When a Newsmaker Buys the Newspaper
Will the new chief executive of Philadelphia's newspapers nurture the people he once bullied?...
New York Times - May 29, 2006
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