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US News Archive for March 2005:
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Jackson P.R. expert says she was fired
A public relations expert hired by a lawyer for Michael Jackson to control damage -- after a 2003 TV documentary -- testified today that she was fired after she questioned the way the family of a boy, who appears in the show, was treated. Jackson faces child molestation charges...
CNN - March 2, 2005
Greenspan urges action
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told a congressional committee Wednesday that urgent action was needed to take care of the financial problems with Social Security and Medicare...
CNN - March 2, 2005
Court Considers Government Displays of Ten Commandments
The justices of the Supreme Court seemed to wrestle with contradictory impulses as they heard arguments today in cases from Texas and Kentucky...
New York Times - March 2, 2005
Audit Shows Widespread Fraud in Long Island School District
An audit found that at least $11.2 million from the Roslyn School District was used for private cars, cash withdrawals and private mortgages...
New York Times - March 2, 2005
Greenspan Warns Congress That Deficits Are 'Unsustainable'
The Fed chairman urged Congress to consider spending cuts and tax increases as possible solutions to the budget deficit...
New York Times - March 2, 2005
Chiron Is Free to Resume Making Flu Vaccine
Chiron has received permission to resume production at a British factory that was shut down five months ago...
New York Times - March 2, 2005
NBA: Trailblazers fire coach
Portland fire coach Maurice Cheeks after a run of seven losses in nine games...
BBC News - March 2, 2005
NFL: Redskins keep Samuels
A round-up of the major re-signings and releases on NFL free agency deadline day...
BBC News - March 2, 2005
US court mulls church-state split
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments to decide if it is legal to allow public displays of the Ten Commandments...
BBC News - March 2, 2005
Uruguay bolsters regional links
Uruguay's new left-wing president holds talks with the leftist leaders of Venezuela, Argentina, and Brazil...
BBC News - March 2, 2005
Fed chief warning on US deficit
The US Fed chief warns of "severe" consequences if the government fails to curb its huge budget deficits...
BBC News - March 2, 2005
Lebanon opposition lists demands
A meeting of Lebanese opposition leaders has ended with a list of demands calling for the immediate withdrawal of Syrian troops and intelligence assets from the country...
CNN - March 2, 2005
Ten Commandments debate
The issue of whether the Ten Commandments can be displayed on government property was before the Supreme Court Wednesday, in a pair of potentially landmark cases that test religion's cultural and legal status in American society...
CNN - March 2, 2005
When is invoking God permissible?
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia today challenged people who want to ban displays of the Ten Commandments on government property, noting legislative proclamations invoking God's name are permissible. "I don't see why the one is good and the other is bad," Scalia said...
CNN - March 2, 2005
GOP attacks Dems, AARP
Republican House leaders attacked Democrats and the AARP, which represent more than 35 million Americans over 50, for opposition to President Bush's call for personal investment accounts as part of Social Security...
CNN - March 2, 2005
Uruguay press joy over new president
Newspapers in Uruguay reflect the national mood of elation after the swearing in of the country's first left-wing president...
BBC News - March 2, 2005
North Korea calls for US apology
North Korea says the US must apologise for calling it an "outpost of tyranny" before it will consider resuming nuclear talks...
BBC News - March 2, 2005
Court to rule on Commandments
The Supreme Court is to hear arguments to decide if it is legal to allow public displays of the Ten Commandments...
BBC News - March 2, 2005
Web site gets goods to troops
When it comes to supplying an army in the field, there are thousands of materiel specialists, quartermasters and supply officers. And then there are the "special forces" -- like the Horn family in LaPlata, Maryland. Their Web site -- AnySoldier.com -- enables people to send a taste of home to troops overseas...
CNN - March 2, 2005
Bombs kill 13 in Baghdad; tribunal judge slain
Two suicide car bombers killed 13 people in Baghdad today. The first bomb blew up near an Iraqi army recruiting center and the second bomb targeted an Iraqi military convoy, police said. The blasts come a day after insurgents gunned down a judge with the court that will hear charges against Saddam Hussein...
CNN - March 2, 2005
Car bombs kill 13 in Iraq
Insurgents attack on Iraqi security forces, with two suicide car bombers killing 13 people and wounding at least 30 others...
CNN - March 2, 2005
Brazil buy boosts Belgium's Inbev
Belgian beer giant Inbev sees profits soar thanks to its purchase in August 2004 of Brazil's Ambev...
BBC News - March 2, 2005
Fossett plane passes over India
Twenty-four hours into his solo, non-stop global flight, adventurer Steve Fossett reaches India...
BBC News - March 2, 2005
F1: Montoya angered by 'fat' jibe
Juan Pablo Montoya criticises former boss Frank Williams for calling him fat...
BBC News - March 2, 2005
Boxing: Fenech to train Tyson
Mike Tyson is to train full-time with Aussie boxing great Jeff Fenech...
BBC News - March 2, 2005
Rumsfeld sued over prison abuse
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is sued over the alleged torture of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan...
BBC News - March 2, 2005
Key Saddam trial judge killed
A judge with the court that will hear charges against Saddam Hussein and members of his government was gunned down by insurgents Tuesday -- one of at least four Iraqis killed around Baghdad, sources said...
CNN - March 2, 2005
Defense goes after Jackson documentary journalist
Michael Jackson's attorney sparred today with a British journalist who produced a controversial documentary on the superstar's life, challenging Martin Bashir's methods. On the second day of his child molestation trial, Jackson had two words for reporters who asked how he felt leaving court. "Good," Jackson said as he walked by. Then, turning back, he added, "Angry."...
CNN - March 2, 2005
Haunted by Threats, U.S. Judge Finds New Horror
A judge is under guard in an undisclosed place after she found her husband and mother dead of gunshots to the head...
New York Times - March 2, 2005
Court Takes Another Step in Reshaping Capital Punishment
Justices narrowed the class of people eligible for execution, excluding juveniles as it had previously the mentally retarded...
New York Times - March 2, 2005
For President's Social Security Proposal, Many Hurdles
While it is way too soon to declare it doomed, President Bush's drive to overhaul Social Security faces obstacles on all sides...
New York Times - March 2, 2005
Fiorina Called Candidate for World Bank
Carleton Fiorina and Paul Wolfowitz are among those under serious consideration to become the next president of the World Bank...
New York Times - March 2, 2005
G.M. and Ford Lose Ground in Sales Again
The gears of the domestic auto industry are grinding again, with shares of General Motors and the Ford Motor Company trading near one-year lows...
New York Times - March 2, 2005
Proposed Law on Bankruptcy Has Loophole
A proposed law being debated by the Senate leaves open a loophole that lets wealthy people protect assets from creditors even after filing for bankruptcy...
New York Times - March 2, 2005
Brazilian Growth Rebounded to 5.2% in '04
The Brazilian economy expanded in 2004 at its fastest pace in a decade, with booming exports and a sharp increase in consumer spending helping it rebound...
New York Times - March 2, 2005
Digital Rx: Take Two Aspirins and E-Mail Me in the Morning
Doctors may no longer make house calls, but they are answering patient e-mail messages - and being paid for it...
New York Times - March 2, 2005
Man of Many Names Now Called No. 1 Tax Cheat
Walter Anderson, the telephone entrepreneur accused of being the biggest tax cheat in American history, made a habit of acquiring aliases...
New York Times - March 2, 2005
GM, Ford cut output as sales fall
Carmakers GM and Ford cut production as US car sales fall in the face of strong competition from Asian rivals...
BBC News - March 2, 2005
US company admits Benin bribery
The US Titan corporation admits it paid $2m in bribes in Benin, and is fined a record $28m by a California court...
BBC News - March 2, 2005
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