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US News Archive for April 2006:
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Ex-hostage back in U.S.
After nearly three months in captivity in Iraq, reporter Jill Carroll is spending time with her family after returning to the United States. Carroll appeared relaxed and happy during the flight, counting down the hours until she arrived back on American soil, said CNN's Paula Hancocks, who was also on the flight...
CNN - April 2, 2006
Chaos likely after Thai 'no votes'
Early results from Sunday's snap poll in Thailand show a strong protest vote that could keep Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from claiming the mandate he sought and lead to a constitutional crisis. Refusing to recognize the election as legitimate, the opposition boycotted the polls, which Thaksin called three years early to counter weeks of street protests...
CNN - April 2, 2006
Television: The Award for Best Satanic Rabbit Goes to ...
Can googly-eyed creatures and shy, nerdy boys restore Japan to its imperial glory? A report from the Tokyo International Anime Fair...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
Alcatel and Lucent Agree to Merge in $13.4 Billion Deal
The merger would create a French-American telecommunications equipment maker with revenue of $25 billion...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
Golf: Mickelson leads Atlanta
Defending champion Phil Mickelson leads by eight shots going into the final round of the BellSouth Classic...
BBC News - April 2, 2006
Tennis: Federer wins Miami
Roger Federer claims back-to-back Masters Series events with a straight-sets win over Ivan Ljubicic in the Nasdaq-100 Open final...
BBC News - April 2, 2006
1 killed in North Dakota floods
The rising Red River and its tributaries threatened homes in North Dakota and Minnesota and on Saturday killed on person in North Dakota. On Sunday, severe weather also is expected in western Indiana, most of Illinois, southern Iowa, and into eastern Missouri, forecasters said...
CNN - April 2, 2006
US helicopter 'shot down' in Iraq
A helicopter lost in Iraq is believed shot down and the two pilots are feared dead, the US military says...
BBC News - April 2, 2006
Rice, Straw in surprise Iraq visit
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her counterpart, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, are in Baghdad for a previously unannounced visit aimed at jump-starting the process of forming a national unity government...
CNN - April 2, 2006
Internet Injects Sweeping Change Into U.S. Politics
Both Democratic and Republican campaigns are finding the Internet to be far more efficient than the traditional tools of politics...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
FEMA Calls, but Top Job Is Tough Sell
Numerous disaster response experts were asked to consider being FEMA's director, but the response was "No thanks."...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
In a Wired South Korea, Robots Will Feel Right at Home
South Korea has marshaled an army of scientists and business leaders to make robots full members of society...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
Case Study: Fix a Baseball Team
Take an ailing franchise, insert brainy bankers, and start pitching...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
The Count: A Job for Life? G.M. Puts an End to That Fading Idea
A Job for Life?...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
Market Week: Follow the Bouncing Jobs Data
Job growth probably slowed last month, and that is just as well for the economy's future, an analyst says...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
Letters
The Sound of Cellphones...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
Corrections
Because of an editing error, an article last Sunday about a lawsuit contending that a hedge fund colluded with a research firm to spread false information to drive down the stock price of Biovail, a drug maker, misidentified the company that developed Wellbutrin, a depression treatment that Biovail produces in extended-release form. It was GlaxoSmithKline, not Merck. The article also misidentified the drug that was the subject of articles in Barron's and The Wall Street Journal suggesting that doctors were being paid, potentially improperly, to prescribe it. It was Cardizem LA, a blood-pressure medication, not Wellbutrin XL...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
Off the Shelf: Smoothing the Sharp Elbows
Publishers are offering books that focus on how managers can integrate morality and ethics into the everyday tasks of running a business...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
Economic View: Invest Globally, Stagnate Locally
In the U.S. and Europe, there has been a disconnect between the performance of the corporate sector and the performance of the overall economy...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
The Goods: From the Armory of Middle Earth
A line of souvenir weapons inspired by "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy continues to sell well...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
Square Feet: A Nation of Pack Rats Needs Room to Stow
The self-storage business is maturing and consolidating. And it has been capturing the attention of Wall Street...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
The Boss: Schooled in the Scrum
Kevin Roberts is the chief executive of Saatchi & Saatchi...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
A Mixed Week, but a Strong Quarter for Stocks
The broad stock market gave up ground last week on concerns about inflation and interest rates, but the technology-dominated Nasdaq composite index rallied...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
Fundamentally: Less Can Be More When It Comes to Overseas Stocks
In search of global gains? Don't forget the risks...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
Career Couch: Making Small Talk With the Boss's Spouse
Your boss's spouse is always very friendly at company gatherings, and you're not sure how to respond. What should you do?...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
Spending: Low-Cost Workouts for Young Minds
Like many activities for children, chess brings an associated cost, but it can be significantly lower than that of other popular pastimes...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
Suits: Cutting and Pasting a Corporate Board
The pictures of a dozen outside directors in General Electric's 2005 annual report seem out of sync, as if some of the heads were photographed and then pasted onto the bodies. They were, confirmed a company spokesman, Russell Wilkerson, who said that some photographs had been taken individually and others in small groups. They were then assembled, he said, for a panoramic shot of the powerhouse board, which includes Rochelle B. Lazarus, the chairwoman and chief executive of Ogilvy Mather Worldwide, and Ralph S. Larsen, the former chief executive of Johnson & Johnson...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
The Nuisance That May Cost Billions
When a jury in Rhode Island held three companies liable for the state's lead paint problem, the paint industry found itself in the same boat as cigarette makers...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
Deals Turn Swaths of Timber Company Land Into Development-Free Areas
Timber companies and conservation organizations have arranged deals transferring swaths of forestland to groups committed to keeping them free from development...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
Media Frenzy: Death by Smiley Face: When Rivals Disdain Profit
Ventures that simply want to cover costs - like Craigslist.org - are illogical in commercial terms. But they have the competition scratching their heads...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
Investing: A High-Octane Roth Plan Beckons to High Incomes
With a Roth I.R.A., high-income employees can accumulate savings tax-free for the first time...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
On the Contrary: Hand in Hand, Over the Precipice
Union leaders and General Motors executives joined forces years ago. However unwittingly, they have been working hand in glove to wreck the place...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
Rice in joint mission to Baghdad
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her UK opposite number are in Iraq on a surprise visit...
BBC News - April 2, 2006
Minutemen return to U.S. border watch
Citizens irate over the continued flow of illegal immigrants into the U.S. gathered here Saturday to kick off a new monthlong watch campaign aimed at helping deter such entries...
CNN - April 2, 2006
Thais go to polls amid crisis
Thais have began voting in a general election called early by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to rout a campaign to oust him but seen likely to plunge the country into a constitutional mess...
CNN - April 2, 2006
Keeping It Secret as the Family Car Becomes a Home
Experts and advocates believe that the number of "mobile homeless," as they are often called, is growing...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
N.C.A.A. Tournament: Bruins Have a Shot at Title No. 12
U.C.L.A. played its trademark tenacious defense and got some good shooting, too, to demolish L.S.U. 59-45...
New York Times - April 2, 2006
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