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US News Archive for Octomber 2006:
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Fears school attack may fan unrest
Islamic leaders have blamed the United States for a military attack on a religious school Monday that killed 80 people in one of the deadliest attacks yet against suspected militants in Pakistan. The leaders have called for nationwide demonstrations to condemn the attack that flattened the school...
CNN - October 30, 2006
Pentagon boosts public relations arsenal
The Pentagon is buttressing its public relations staff and starting an operation akin to a political campaign war room as Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld faces intensifying criticism over the Iraq war...
CNN - October 30, 2006
Gay marriage joins taxes, terrorism on Bush agenda
President Bush has tried to define the midterm elections as a referendum on taxes and terrorism. Now, with polls predicting bleak results for Republicans, he is trying to fire up his party by decrying gay marriage...
CNN - October 30, 2006
New York Health Board Hears Comments on Restaurant Proposals
One would ban almost all trans-fats; the other would require many fast-food chains to post caloric data...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
N.J. High Court Hears Arguments in N.B.A. Star’s Case
The State Supreme Court heard arguments today on whether efforts by Jayson Williams to cover up evidence can be presented in the new trial...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
One for the Ages: A Prescription That May Extend Life
Calorie-restricted diets, which involve eating about 30 percent fewer calories than normal, can extend life consistently in a variety of animal species...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
Whitney Museum May Move Expansion to Downtown Site
The museum has all but decided to scrap plans to build an addition to its Madison Avenue building...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
Circulation Plunges at Major Newspapers
The decline, one of the steepest on record, adds to the woes of a mature industry beset by layoffs and the possible sale of some of its flagships...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
World 'failing on hunger pledges'
Little progress has been made on tackling hunger despite world leaders' promises, the UN's food agency says...
BBC News - October 30, 2006
Pentagon mounts media offensive
The Pentagon sets up a new unit to counter "inaccurate" stories, with much of the focus on the internet and blogs...
BBC News - October 30, 2006
KFC to reduce artery-clogging fats
Kentucky Fried Chicken says it will switch to healthier oils for most products as New York City mulls a ban on trans-fats...
BBC News - October 30, 2006
Tense stand-off in Mexican city
Thousands of protesters gather in the Mexican city of Oaxaca, a day after riot police moved in to restore order...
BBC News - October 30, 2006
Kidnapped soldier 'has Iraqi wife'
A U.S. soldier kidnapped last week in Baghdad was married to an Iraqi college student and was with his wife and her family when hooded gunmen dragged him out of a house, bound his hands and threw him in the back seat of a car, according to a woman claiming to be his mother-in-law...
CNN - October 30, 2006
St. Louis 'most dangerous'
A surge in violence made St. Louis, Missouri, the most dangerous city in the nation, according to an annual list by Morgan Quitano Press based on FBI figures. Violent crime surged nearly 20 percent in St. Louis from 2004 to last year, when the rate of such crimes rose most dramatically in the Midwest...
CNN - October 30, 2006
Baghdad bomb kills 35, wounds 100
Six bombs rock Baghdad, killing 35 people and wounding nearly 100, most of them in a single attack in the Sadr City neighborhood in eastern Baghdad. Meanwhile, the U.S. military death toll for October in Iraq has reached 100...
CNN - October 30, 2006
Time.com: Bush's lonely election season
"Stay the course" is a time-honored rallying cry in politics. But it has always been more a slogan than a strategy, meant to show the steadfastness of the person who shouts it rather than convey any idea of what he actually intends to do. More telling is when staying the course turns into "constantly changing tactics to meet the situation on the ground."...
CNN - October 30, 2006
At College for Deaf, Trustees Drop New Leader
The victory of the protesters at Gallaudet University represents a signal moment in the fight over deaf culture...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
Pakistan Destroys Religious School for Militants
At least 80 people are thought to have been killed in the operation, according to local television news reports...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
With the House in the Balance, Pelosi Serves as a Focal Point for Both Parties
Representative Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, has emerged as a searing symbol of the country’s deep partisan divide...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
Consumer Spending Remains Flat as Incomes Rise
Americans saw their incomes rise last month, but they did not respond by rushing out to spend that extra money...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
Nicaragua canal: a pipe dream?
Is Nicaragua's plan for a new canal realistic - or will it join a long line of expensive pipe dreams?...
BBC News - October 30, 2006
Thrills and spills at X-Prize Cup
The BBC's Martin Redfern reports from the X-Prize Cup for space enthusiasts in Las Cruces, New Mexico...
BBC News - October 30, 2006
Last-gasp Colts overhaul Denver
Adam Vinatieri's field goal with two seconds left clinches a 34-31 win for Indianapolis at Denver...
BBC News - October 30, 2006
Map: What to watch out for
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BBC News - October 30, 2006
Vote machine firm investigated
A US supplier of voting machines agrees to an inquiry, saying it will dispel "baseless" rumours about ties to Venezuela...
BBC News - October 30, 2006
At-a-glance: 30 October
Everything you need to know about the latest developments...
BBC News - October 30, 2006
House arrest for Chile's Pinochet
Chile's ex-military leader, Augusto Pinochet, is given house arrest for crimes at a 1970s detention centre...
BBC News - October 30, 2006
Warming 'could bring 1930s havoc'
Climate change will devastate the global economy on a scale of the two world wars and the depression of the 1930s if left unchecked, a British report has warned. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is enlisted as adviser to the Blair government on the issue...
CNN - October 30, 2006
Baghdad bomb kills 26, injures 60
At least 26 people were killed and 60 wounded when a roadside bomb exploded in Sadr City, eastern Baghdad, emergency police said. Meanwhile the U.S. military death toll for October in Iraq has reached 100...
CNN - October 30, 2006
Deadly winds knock out power
Howling Northeast winds tore into trees and power lines, plunging thousands of homes into the dark and contributed to least two deaths. In New Hampshire, a man was missing after falling off a cruise ship on a lake, and another man drowned when his kayak overturned on a rain-swollen river, state officials said. A 165-foot crane and wrecking ball toppled in Portland, Maine, falling on three houses. No injuries were reported...
CNN - October 30, 2006
Pakistan Destroys Militant School Near Afghan Border
More than 83 people are thought to have been killed in the military operation, according to local television news reports...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
On Dangerous Footing in Iraq, Where Dancing Is a Courageous Act
The members of the national dance troupe of Iraq are hoping one day to thrive again as a troupe. But the religiosity sweeping Iraq does not bode well for their future...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
Bonds tests free agency market
San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds files for free agency, paving the way for a career-extending move for 2007...
BBC News - October 30, 2006
Gaining on the fire
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he attended one of the church services held for the firefighters killed or injured battling the huge wildfire that scorched southern California. Fire officials said they have the blaze 70 percent contained Sunday, but warned that it could still be a threat...
CNN - October 30, 2006
Pakistan 'hits al Qaeda school'
Pakistani troops backed by helicopters firing missiles have destroyed an al Qaeda-linked training facility in a northwestern tribal area near the Afghan border, killing "many" militants, officials say. The pre-dawn attack Monday targeted a religious school holding 70-80 militants in Chingai village near the town of Khar in the Bajur tribal district, according to army spokesman Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan...
CNN - October 30, 2006
Democrats Critical of New Medicare Guide
Congressional Democrats say that the new government publication inappropriately favors private insurance plans...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
A Sheik?s Thoroughbred Kingdom Grows on the Kentucky Bluegrass
Sheik Mohammed of Dubai and members of his royal family have joined the ranks of fabled names in U.S. horse racing...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
Fears of Inquiry Dampen Giving by U.S. Muslims
Many Muslim Americans have become reluctant to donate to Islamic causes for fear of unwanted attention from federal agents...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
At Gallaudet, Trustees Give Up on New Leader After Protests
The board of trustees of the nation’s premier university for the deaf abandoned its choice of the institution’s next president...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
A Most Violent Month, and Many Final Farewells
Burials at Arlington National Cemetery took on a grim regularity in October, when at least 103 American troops were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
In Key House Races, Democrats Run to the Right
Democrats have turned to conservative and moderate candidates who fit the profiles of their districts more closely than the profile of the party...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
Looking Ahead: Looking Ahead
DIAL M FOR MERGER The Federal Communications Commission could decide as soon as this week whether to approve the proposed $80 billion combination of AT&T and BellSouth. Then again, it could decide not to decide; the deal is on a meeting agenda for Friday, but the F.C.C. has postponed the decision more than once. At issue is whether the commissioners ought to impose any conditions on the deal, and, if so, what they should be. The transaction, which would bring under one corporate roof the dominant telephone companies in California, Texas, the Midwest and much of the South, has been approved by both companies’ shareholders, state regulators and the Justice Department...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
Stock Offerings This Week
The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
American Album: As the Jobs Go South, the Hope Goes With Them
Left behind in McMinnville, Tenn., are thousands of people who once had a piece of the American middle class, including Don Rackley...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
It Doesn’t Take a ‘Comic Book Nerd’ to Create a Superheroes Hit
Tim Kring is a veteran writer and producer whose previous credits would hardly have foretold the creation of the NBC serial drama "Heroes."...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
Addenda
Help for Small Business...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
October Sales Disappointing at Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores estimated over the weekend that October sales rose 0.5 percent at its stores in the U.S. open at least a year...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
Qantas Orders 8 More Airbus A380 Jets
The order increased the Australian airline’s commitment to the A380 to 20 aircraft, to be delivered between August 2008 and 2015...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
Afghans, Returning Home, Set Off a Building Boom
The frantic construction began when the entire population of a ruined village came back after 26 years as refugees in Pakistan...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
BBC Plan for Web Ads Draws Fire
Critics inside the BBC’s Web site are condemning plans to advertise on the site, saying the ads could damage the BBC’s reputation and lead to less serious journalism...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
A Corner of the Web for Studios to Promote Their Oscar Hopefuls
The Hollywood Reporter’s Web site has added a section where studios can promote movies for Oscar awards using rich content like trailers, screenplays and songs...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
At 2 TV Stations in Maine, What Al Gore’s Movie Says Isn’t News
After a story on Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth,” a Bangor, Maine station manager told his staff not to cover global warming again until “Bar Harbor is underwater.”...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
A Web Conflict Centers on Languages Used in Addresses
As the first Internet Governance Forum begins today near Athens, a conflict is emerging over the use of non-Western characters and languages in Internet addresses...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
Drilling Down: After Getting a Bargain, an Urge to Spend
Researchers have found that people who get a bad deal on a hotel room are much more reluctant to go shopping than those paying the same price for a good room...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
Nintendo at AARP Event to Court the Grayer Gamer
Nintendo’s booth at this year’s AARP Life@50+ event was part of its attempts to sell Wii, its new video game console, to older adults...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
Lehman and I.B.M. to Start Chinese Private Equity Fund
Lehman Brothers and I.B.M. have teamed up to create a $180 million private equity fund to take minority stakes in companies in China...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
British Government Report Calls for Broad Effort on Climate Issues
The report calls for substantial international cooperation to combat global warming and doubling public spending on research into low-carbon technologies...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
New Culprit in Climate Change? Try Airlines
Eco-campaigners say air travel is one of the fastest-growing producers of emissions linked to global warming...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
E-Commerce Report: When Outside the Loop, a Quicker Way to Get in
Hoovers.com, the business research site, will soon offer its users the ability to mine their contacts to find prospective clients or business partners...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
En Garde! Fight Foes Using a Controller Like a Sword
With its new Wii console, Nintendo is eschewing speed and graphics quality in favor of an inventive new controller that senses a user’s motions...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
YouTube Is Purging Copyrighted Clips
Last week YouTube began removing clips of Comedy Central shows. The week before, nearly 30,000 clips were removed because of copyright concerns...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
Man Walks Into a Celebrity Lunch... and the Jokes Are All Written for Him
There is a small clutch of writers who specialize in media-mogul laughs, and the reigning king of such humor is Mark S. Katz...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
Advertising: Marketers Demanding Better Count of the Clicks
In an effort to combat click fraud, companies are demanding that online publishers hire auditors to check their ad and viewer counts by the middle of 2007...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
A Dot-Com Survivor’s Long Road
The collapse of the dot-com boom forced Shutterfly, the online photo printing service, to take seven years and $90 million to get to its I.P.O...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
Dodging Taxes Is a New Wrinkle in the Stock Options Game
Some executives may have backdated their stock options to avoid paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in income taxes...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
The Media Equation: American Tragedies, to Sell Trucks
Patriotic images are a mainstay of advertising, but new G.M. commercials depicting national tragedies cross a line...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
The Energy Challenge: Budgets Falling in Race to Fight Global Warming
Though experts agree the world faces a daunting challenge in finding nonpolluting energy sources, research into new technology has declined...
New York Times - October 30, 2006
US debates 'hidden' food fats ban
Public hearings to discuss a ban on trans fatty acids from fast food outlets in New York begin on Monday...
BBC News - October 30, 2006
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