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US News Archive for September 2004:
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Bush, Kerry square off tonight
The stakes are high for both candidates in tonight's presidential debate, with President Bush hoping to maintain his lead in the polls and Sen. Kerry hoping to clarify his platform for the American public. Recent polls showed that many American voters say that what they hear in the debates will make a difference in how they vote...
CNN - September 30, 2004
Scientist: Mount St. Helens likely to erupt
The flurry of earthquakes at Mount St. Helens intensified further Thursday, and one scientist put the chance of a small eruption happening in the next few days at 70 percent...
CNN - September 30, 2004
The stage is set
The stakes are high for both candidates in tonight's presidential debate, with President Bush hoping to maintain his lead in the polls over Sen. John Kerry and Kerry hoping to clarify his platform for the American public...
CNN - September 30, 2004
Car bombs kill 34 children
Nearly three dozen children died and many more were wounded Thursday when car bombs exploded at a community celebration where U.S. soldiers were handing out candy...
CNN - September 30, 2004
Bush and Kerry Prepare for Their First Debate
In the hours before tonight's debate, President Bush comforted Floridians, while Senator John Kerry got some last-minute advice...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
Treasury Chief Urges Debt Relief for Poor Nations
Global lenders need to offer more grants and debt relief to poor countries and tailor lending toward the private sector, Treasury Secretary John Snow said today...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
Sports marketing firm IMG bought
The world's leading sports management and marketing firm is to be bought by a New York investment firm for an undisclosed fee...
BBC News - September 30, 2004
Campaigns spin debate advantage
President Bush and Sen. Kerry meet tonight in Florida for the first debate of the presidential campaign, and the spin machines for both camps are working overtime to show their man has the advantage...
CNN - September 30, 2004
AP: 35 children killed in Baghdad
More than two dozen children were killed today as a string of car bombs rocked Baghdad, officials said. At least 45 people were killed and scores more were wounded in attacks aimed at Iraqi government targets. A hospital official told The Associated Press 35 children were killed...
CNN - September 30, 2004
Baghdad bombs toll hits 45
Suspected insurgents launched deadly car bomb attacks Thursday in Baghdad, killing at least 45 people and wounding scores more in operations aimed at Iraqi government targets...
CNN - September 30, 2004
Merck Pulls Vioxx Painkiller From Market, and Stock Plunges
Merck said it voluntarily pulled the drug after new data from a clinical trial found an increased risk of heart attack and stroke...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
Consumer Spending Remains Flat in August
Consumers relaxed spending amid soaring gasoline costs last month while hurricane-related disruptions sent applications for jobless benefits soaring...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
Tax Benefits Lift PepsiCo Profit
PepsiCo, the world's No. 2 soft drink company, said quarterly profit rose due to tax benefits and a strong performance from its Frito-Lay snack business...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
Ashcroft 'to defend' Patriot Act
The US Attorney General says a court ruling attacking the Patriot Act as unconstitutional is likely to go to appeal...
BBC News - September 30, 2004
Mount St Helens rumbles to life
Scientists in the US fear a volcano in Washington state could soon erupt, after a surge in seismic activity...
BBC News - September 30, 2004
Indians pitcher Denney shot
Cleveland pitcher Kyle Denney is recovering after being shot in the leg while travelling on the team bus...
BBC News - September 30, 2004
Microsoft starts EU legal defence
Microsoft asks a court to suspend EU penalties against it for violating antitrust law, pending the outcome of an appeal...
BBC News - September 30, 2004
Kerry and Bush to go head-to-head
US President George W Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are preparing for a key TV debate...
BBC News - September 30, 2004
Pinochet undergoes medical tests
Chile's former military ruler Augusto Pinochet is having medical tests to see if he is mentally fit to stand trial...
BBC News - September 30, 2004
U.S. airstrike targets Falluja
U.S. forces strike a suspected safe house in Falluja used by terrorists linked to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The military did not report any casualties, but video of the aftermath showed five dead bodies, including three young children...
CNN - September 30, 2004
Debate spin in full swing
As the much-anticipated first debate between the presidential candidates nears, the spin machines for both campaigns are working overtime, claiming that their man has an advantage going into tonight's face-off...
CNN - September 30, 2004
In Debate on Foreign Policy, Wide Gulf or Splitting Hairs?
Tonight, President Bush and Senator John Kerry will meet in their first debate on foreign policy...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
3 Weeks After Hurricane, Grenada's Life Is Still in Ruins
Grenadians are struggling to rebuild amid the wreckage left behind by Ivan...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
Conoco Wins Lukoil Bid, a Window on Iraq
ConocoPhillips paid nearly $2 billion at auction for the Russian government's stake in Lukoil, a purchase that could allow Conoco to become the first Western company to return to Iraq's oil fields...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
Giant insurer under investigation
AIG, the world's largest insurer, is the target of a criminal investigation, accused of helping a client commit fraud...
BBC News - September 30, 2004
IBM in $320m pension settlement
US computer giant IBM agrees a $320m deal with older staff, who had argued that changes to its pension scheme left them worse off...
BBC News - September 30, 2004
NHL stars set for Euro tour
A tour of Europe is being organised for NHL players left idle by the lock-out...
BBC News - September 30, 2004
Oil price drops slightly from $50
US crude oil prices ease slightly from 21-year highs reached amid concern about supplies from Nigeria...
BBC News - September 30, 2004
China asks Canada for refugees
China asks Canada to hand over a group of North Koreans who stormed the Canadian embassy in Beijing...
BBC News - September 30, 2004
Pentagon Iraq strategy 'failing'
The training of Iraqi forces is going too slowly ahead of January planned elections, says a US think-tank...
BBC News - September 30, 2004
Cuba to shut plants to save power
Cuba is to close more than 100 factories for all of October as part of a plan to deal with power shortages...
BBC News - September 30, 2004
Fans disrupt Expos farewell
The last Expos game in Montreal is marred by several incidents - plus an MLB round-up...
BBC News - September 30, 2004
'Volcanic advisory' for Mount St. Helens
The U.S. Geological Survey issued a volcanic advisory today for Mount St. Helens with officials warning of a heightened possibility of a small to moderate eruption. Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, killing 57 people. The nine-hour eruption flattened nearly 230 square miles of forest and sent a mushroom cloud of ash thousands of feet into the sky...
CNN - September 30, 2004
A 3-Decade Campaign Is Over: Baseball Is Back in Washington
In the first relocation of a major league team since last time the Washington Senators left, the Expos are headed to the nation's capital...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
The Division Is Almost in the Yankees' Hands
After a doubleheader sweep of the Minnesota Twins, the Yankees can clinch the A.L. East championship on Thursday by beating them again...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
Rivals' Foreign Policy Stances Show Few Clear Distinctions
On Thursday night, President Bush and Senator John Kerry meet in their first debate on foreign policy...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
Pentagon Spends Without Bids, a Study Finds
More than 40 percent of Pentagon business, a total of $362 billion, has been awarded on a no-bid basis over the last six years...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
I.M.F. Asks China to Free Its Currency From Dollar
The International Monetary Fund added its voice to the growing calls for China to float its currency immediately...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
I.B.M. Agrees to Settle Part of Giant Pension Case
I.B.M. said that it had agreed to pay $320 million to its employees to settle in part a class-action lawsuit over its pension plan...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
Forstmann Said to Make Deal for Talent Agency
In what could be the last big deal of his career, Theodore J. Forstmann agreed yesterday to acquire IMG, the talent agency, for $750 million in cash...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
Want to Lose Weight Insurers Consider Paying for Weight Loss
In November, Medicare's advisers will assess the safety, efficacy and cost of a popular method of weight loss: surgery...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
ConocoPhillips Buys $2 Billion Stake in Lukoil
The purchase, which ConocoPhillips, the American energy conern, made at an auction today for the Russian government's stake in Lukoil, sets the stage for projects in Iraq...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
Martha Stewart to Serve Time in West Virginia
Martha Stewart's prison stay for lying about a stock sale will take her to West Virginia, farther from home for the holidays, she said today, than she had hoped...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
Stocks End Up on Economic Growth Reading and Higher Oil Prices
Stocks rose today as investors digested a jump in the second-quarter gross domestic product and kept a close eye on lower oil prices...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
Economy Grew at 3.3 Percent Rate in 2nd Quarter
While the economic growth in the U.S. was significantly better than a previous estimate, it was still the weakest showing in more than a year...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
With Oil Near $50 a Barrel, Gas Prices Start to Inch Up
Gasoline prices are heading up, ending an unusual period in which they were falling even as oil prices rose...
New York Times - September 30, 2004
Expos get Washington move
Major League Baseball's Montreal Expos will be relocated to Washington for the 2005 season...
BBC News - September 30, 2004
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