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US News Archive for May 2005:
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Allegation of rights abuses offends Cheney
Vice President Dick Cheney today said he was offended by Amnesty International's condemnation of the United States for what it called "serious human rights violations" at Guantanamo Bay. "For Amnesty International to suggest that somehow the United States is a violator of human rights, I frankly just don't take them seriously," he said." An Amnesty executive hit back saying Cheney also does not take seriously torture and the Geneva Convention...
CNN - May 30, 2005
France set for shakeup
French President Jacques Chirac appeared set to replace his prime minister after voters soundly rejected a proposed constitution for the EU. Chirac and under-fire Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin met Monday and Chirac's office said the president would address the nation Tuesday...
CNN - May 30, 2005
Bush Says Finishing Mission Is Best Memorial to Fallen
President Bush paid a Memorial Day tribute today to generations of Americans who have given their lives for the nation...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Cheney Says Ex-Prisoners Are 'Peddling Lies' About U.S. Treatment
Vice President Dick Cheney emphatically defended the handling of detainees at Guantánamo Bay in an interview to be broadcast tonight...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Parades, solemn events mark Memorial Day
Americans are honoring their war dead this Memorial Day with parades, official ceremonies and solemn visits. At Arlington National Cemetery, President Bush laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Elsewhere, many cities are holding Memorial Day parades, honoring veterans and those still serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and other spots around the globe...
CNN - May 30, 2005
Nation marks Memorial Day
Americans are honoring the war dead this Memorial Day with parades, official ceremonies and solemn visits. At Arlington National Cemetery, President Bush on Monday laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns...
CNN - May 30, 2005
Iraq suicide bombers kill 27
A pair of suicide bombers, wearing vests packed with explosives, detonate themselves in Hilla, killing 27 people and wounding 118, police said...
CNN - May 30, 2005
EU makes fresh offer in plane row
Europe's trade commissioner proposes a deal to settle a long-running dispute over subsidies for aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing...
BBC News - May 30, 2005
Hilla suicide bombers kill 27
A pair of suicide bombers, wearing vests packed with explosives, detonated themselves today in Hilla, killing 27 people and wounding 118, police said. Meanwhile, Iraqi security forces and U.S. soldiers in Baghdad captured a former general in Saddam Hussein's intelligence network, a U.S. military statement said...
CNN - May 30, 2005
Hilla suicide bombers kill 16
As Iraqi and U.S. forces prepared a offensive against rebels in Baghdad, two suicide bombers outside a government office in Hilla today killed 16 people -- many of them police officers...
CNN - May 30, 2005
A Battle Against Illegal Workers, With an Unlikely Driving Force
Robert Vasquez, a Republican and Mexican-American, has been on a crusade against what he calls "an imminent invasion" from south of the border...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Facing Chaos, Iraqi Doctors Are Quitting
In the past year, about 10 percent of Baghdad's total force of 32,000 registered doctors have left or been driven from work...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Donald H. Ryan, 80, Entrepreneur in Repair, Is Dead
Donald Hillsdon Ryan built an overseas network of quick-fix repair franchises in busy cities...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Clinton visits tsunami-hit Aceh
Former US President Bill Clinton visits Indonesia's Aceh province to finish a tour of tsunami-hit countries...
BBC News - May 30, 2005
Six found slain in Ohio
Three adults and three youths were found shot to death Sunday morning in two neighboring houses in a rural area outside Bellefontaine, Ohio, authorities said. The deaths appeared to be multiple murders and a suicide...
CNN - May 30, 2005
Iraqis launch 'Lightning' crackdown
A joint Iraqi-U.S.. offensive against rebels in Baghdad is under way, one day after insurgents killed at least 19 people and wounded 44 in attacks around the country, officials said. Operation Lightning involves 40,000 Iraqi soldiers and police, backed up by about 10,000 American troops...
CNN - May 30, 2005
Iraqi forces launch largest offensive
A joint Iraqi-U.S. offensive against rebels in greater Baghdad was under way early Monday, the day after insurgents killed at least 19 people and wounded 44 in attacks around the country, officials said...
CNN - May 30, 2005
Woman Makes History at Indy 500 Without Checkered Flag
Danica Patrick, the first woman to lead the Indy 500, was passed with six laps left by Dan Wheldon, who held on to win...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
2 Men, in New York and Florida, Charged in Qaeda Conspiracy
The men were arrested on charges that they conspired to train and provide medical assistance to Al Qaeda terrorists...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Wells Reprises His Glory Days
With ample support from Edgar Renteria, David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez, who combined for 11 hits, David Wells cruised past the Yankees...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Snack Makers Use a Calorie Count to Appeal to Dieters
Makers of popular snacks like Oreos and Pringles have found a new way to appeal to consumers who are trying to lose weight: selling small-portion snacks by their calorie count...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Publisher Expands Free Classifieds on Web
Most of the Web sites of the newspaper publisher Knight Ridder have stopped charging for classified ads for household items and other merchandise...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
A Ring Tone of a Moped Outsells a Hit Song
A mobile phone ring tone based on an imitation of the sound of a Swedish moped is expected to become the leading music single in Britain...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
The Double Ups and Downs of a Philanthropist
Through much of the 1990's, Alberto W. Vilar was a prominent patron of the arts. On Thursday, federal agents arrested him on fraud charges...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Bad Business for Magazines About Business
Business has been bleak this year for business magazines like Fortune, Forbes and BusinessWeek...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Donald H. Ryan, 80, Entrepreneur in Repair
Donald Hillsdon Ryan, an American entrepreneur with a Harvard M.B.A. degree who built an overseas network of quick-fix repair franchises in busy cities, died on May 9 at his home in London...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Arnold Morton, Steakhouse Founder, Dies at 83
Arnold Morton founded the chain of steakhouses that bear his name and helped start the first Playboy Club and the Taste of Chicago food festival...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Niagara Falls, Already in Decline, Faces Another Blow
Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station will close if Congress approves the recommendations of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Online Travel Industry Tries to Adjust to Maturity
The online travel industry is maturing, and Web sites that provide reservations for consumers are jostling to cut costs and add services as their share prices decline...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Plan to Let New York Use Web for Out-Of-State Wine Has Some Toasting, but Others Stewing
Distributors and retailers fear that out-of-state wineries may gain an advantage, leading to a loss of sales and jobs in New York...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
For Network Runners-Up, Big Shoes to Fill
Though both "Raymond" and "Friends" were the top-rated sitcoms, they weren't equally popular...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Identity Thief Teaches Colleges About Fraud
The former identity thief assumed more than 50 aliases to collect about $316,000 in federal student grants and loans...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
A Mystery: When Will 'Da Vinci' Go Into Paperback?
After nearly two years at the top of nearly every best-seller list, "The Da Vinci Code" is losing momentum...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Good Economic Times Can Mean Health Risk
A study by an economist at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, has found that good economic times can increase risks to health...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
At CNBC, Only the Boss Is Allowed to Own Stock
CNBC has allowed its chairwoman to work as a director of a pharmaceutical company and accept stock options despite a policy that forbids its managers and news staff from owning shares in individual companies...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Security Video Shows Conrad Black Taking Boxes
A video made by a security camera showed Conrad M. Black, the deposed head of Hollinger International, and two assistants carrying boxes of documents out of his former company's Toronto headquarters...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Clear Channel in a Stealth Promotional Campaign
What appeared to be a consumer campaign taking potshots stations owned by Clear Channel Communications turned out to be a campaign by the company itself to promote a change in format at one of its stations...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Want to Be an Astronaut? How One CNN Anchor Nearly Grasped the Job
But for the wreck of the shuttle Columbia in early 2003, Miles O'Brien of CNN might have been the first American journalist in space. And it would have taken an unusual deal between CNN and NASA, accompanied by a hefty donation, to do it...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
For Scrushy, Vexed Jury Could Still Give Verdict
The jury in the trial of Richard M. Scrushy, the former chief of HealthSouth, will resume deliberations after telling the judge in notes that it was having trouble reaching a consensus on a conspiracy charge...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Ombudsmen Rebuff Move by Public Broadcasting
An association of news ombudsmen has rejected an attempt by two ombudsmen from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to join their organization as full-fledged members, questioning their independence...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
No Privacy in Your Cubicle? Try an Electronic Silencer
Applied Minds, a research and consulting firm, has developed a voice scrambling device that turns sounds into a cone of silence...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
A TV Duel at Sunrise
"Good Morning America" has started to close in on the ratings of its top rival "Today." At stake are bragging rights, and millions in ad revenues...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Low Ratings Aside, a Call for a Contender Rematch
In Tuesday's season finale of "The Contender," viewers were treated to a pummeling of their own during the blow-by-blow commentary, as Sylvester Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard repeatedly called for a sequel...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
At This Restaurant, the Video Games Come With the Meal
A new restaurant will not have human waiters but powerful central computers that will record food orders and display video games that customers can play while they eat...
New York Times - May 30, 2005
Brazil hosts huge Gay Pride march
Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo for a Gay Pride parade...
BBC News - May 30, 2005
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