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US News Archive for September 2006:
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No survivors in plane crash
Rescuers have reached the wreckage of a Brazilian airliner that crashed a day earlier in the Amazon's dense rainforest, an official told Brazilian media outlets. There were no survivors. The president of Infraera, the organization governing Brazilian airports, told reporters that all 155 people on board Gol Airlines Flight 1907 died...
CNN - September 30, 2006
Medicare Insurers to Offer More Options in ’07
Medicare beneficiaries will have more options for prescription drug coverage in 2007, officials said...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Black Incomes Surpass Whites in Queens
Queens is the only large county in the U.S. where this is so, according to analysis of new census data...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Martínez to Miss 8 Months Following Shoulder Surgery
Pedro Martínez will undergo surgery this week to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and may not be back until after the All-Star break next season...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
‘Chorus Line’ Returns, as Do Regrets
The musical is based on the stories of dancers who question whether they have been fairly compensated...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Campaign Cash Mirrors a High Court’s Rulings
Ohio Supreme Court justices routinely sat on cases after receiving campaign contributions from the parties involved or from groups that filed supporting briefs...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Of Party Dues and Deadbeats on Capitol Hill
To move up the ladder, you must do more than win votes. You are, quite literally, expected to pay your dues...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
DataBank: Dow Cracks the Ceiling Twice, but Falls Back
The Dow Jones industrial average briefly surpassed its all-time closing high on two occasions this week, only to fall back each time and close below the record...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Career Couch: Out of the Office, Into the Home
Even if you're much more productive in your PJ's, the boss may not want you to telecommute...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
A Rickshaw for Your Stuff
Why use a wheeled, engineless cart, a very 19th-century technology, instead of a space-age backpack?...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
The Boss: Bearing the Gift of Hearing
"What changed me was seeing in people’s eyes what it meant to finally be able to hear."...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Economic View: Even if Rates Don’t Move, the Interest Bill Will Rise
The truism that higher interest rates function as a tax on people who hold variable debt has been particularly apparent to homeowners holding adjustable-rate mortgages...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Does This Mean The Housing Party Is Really Over?
In August, for the first time since 1995, housing prices slipped a bit from the previous August...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Home Front: Adding a Personal Touch to Hotel Etiquette
Susan Carlin is one of the first graduates of a new corporate training program called “Living Loews.”...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
[TS] Gretchen Morgenson: All’s Not Lost, Disgruntled Investors
A crucial moment for shareholders who want more say in board elections...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Back in the Building, but Not on the Board
The “Mouth of the South” was in town last week to open a New York outpost of his Ted’s Montana Grill restaurant chain...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Fundamentally: Happy Birthday, Bull Market. (Now, Make a Wish.)
The bull market is on the verge of accomplishing what four of the past seven could not — surviving to at least the start of Year 5...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Market Week: Listening to the People Who Purchase
On Monday, the Institute of Supply Management will issue its report on the first of those surveys, on manufacturing activity for September...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Investing: Is the Corporate Profit Machine About to Sputter?
A few economists and money managers have begun to warn that the rumbling gravy train is about to derail...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Careers: Couples Who Run the House for Others
Is there enough Cristal? Is the plane ready? The right pair will know...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Everybody's Business: Suddenly, California Hates the Car
California's attorney general is going after one of the mainstays of life in a way that is so confused, so terrifying an abuse of state power, that it begs for redress...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Media Frenzy: How Did Newspapers Land in This Mess?
Serving Wall Street while trying to serve the public...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Spending: When Building ‘Green,’ It’s Still Tough to Find a Builder
Sometimes a choice must be made: reduce costs or save energy...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Checking In: Just Add a Water Park, and Watch Revenue Climb
Family-style hotels are pouring on the amenities. Hey, is that Sponge Bob?...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Hope, at $4,200 a Dose
With patients often facing grim prognoses, and insurers relatively powerless to negotiate prices or deny coverage, the cost of treatments have little impact on demand...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
H.P., Red-Faced but Still Selling
Revelations that the company supervised an extensive investigation of some of its directors, journalists and a few employees has blemished its reputation...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
US principal dies after shooting
A head teacher dies from his wounds after being shot at his high school in the US state of Wisconsin...
BBC News - September 30, 2006
Wreckage of missing jet found
Rescue planes spot wreckage of a Brazilian jetliner that was reported missing over dense rainforest with at least 145 people on board, an airline spokesman tells CNN. "At this moment there is no way of telling if there are any survivors," says Denise Abreu of the Brazilian Aviation Agency...
CNN - September 30, 2006
Colorado town mourns slain teenager
The small mountain community of Bailey was mourning Emily Keyes, the 16-year-old girl killed in a high school standoff, as investigators learned more about the gunman, including a letter that warned of his impending death...
CNN - September 30, 2006
Foley 'not honest' about teen e-mails, colleague says
Rep. Mark Foley "was not honest about his conduct," according to Rep. John Shimkus, R-Illinois, the chairman of the House Page Board, referring to an e-mail exchange between the former congressman and a teenage male page. Foley resigned on Friday...
CNN - September 30, 2006
Congressional Memo: Along With Victories, G.O.P. Takes a Few Blows
Legislative victories were overshadowed by questions about the resignation of Representative Mark Foley...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Books of The Times: A Portrait of Bush as a Victim of His Own Certitude
In Bob Woodward’s highly anticipated new book, a passive leader presides over a grossly dysfunctional war cabinet...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Memo Fueled Deep Rift in Administration on Detainees
After a broad overhaul was urged, officials often led by Vice President Cheney were pitted against officials in the State and Defense departments...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
'We have to ... have faith in God'
The Brazilian air force search the densely forested Amazon region for a Gol airlines jet with 155 people aboard, aviation authorities say. "We have to root for them and have faith in God," says one relative. The authorities say they are no longer certain the disappearance was caused by a collision with a private jet as they had earlier thought...
CNN - September 30, 2006
U.S. Congress OKs Mexico fence
Republicans will go into the elections with a message that they've made great strides fighting illegal immigration, including authorizing a fence along one-third of the U.S.-Mexico border and making a $1.2 billion down payment on it...
CNN - September 30, 2006
Resigning congressman's teen contacts spawn probe
The House voted unanimously to launch an investigation into messages allegedly sent by former Rep. Mark Foley to a male teenage page. The six-term Florida Republican abruptly resigned after public disclosure of the notes. The House vote came after some GOP leaders said they had known of questions about Foley's conduct for months...
CNN - September 30, 2006
Boxing: Tyson returns to ring
Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is to step back into the ring in a bid to settle his spiralling debts...
BBC News - September 30, 2006
Golf: Woods takes control
Tiger Woods tightens his grip on the WGC event at The Grove with a second-round 64 to move to 15 under...
BBC News - September 30, 2006
Air Force seeking missing jetliner
The Brazilian air force continued searching Saturday in the densely forested Amazon region for a Gol airlines jet with about 155 people aboard that is Friday. Authorities are now saying they are no longer certain the disappearance was caused by a midair collision...
CNN - September 30, 2006
Brazilian officials: Plane disappears over Amazon
The Brazilian air force is searching the Amazon jungle for a Gol airlines jet missing with about 155 people aboard, Brazilian aviation authorities said. Officials were uncertain about an earlier report that the incident was caused by a collision...
CNN - September 30, 2006
Lawmaker Quits Over Messages Sent to Teenage Pages
Representative Mark Foley, a Florida Republican, resigned after being confronted with sexually explicit Internet messages he is reported to have sent...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Wisconsin’s Crown of Cheese Lies Within California’s Reach
Last year, Wisconsin made 2.4 billion pounds of cheese, while California crept ever closer, finishing with 2.14 billion pounds...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Wanted: Parking Spot in Manhattan, Size XXXXL
If you think finding a space to park a car in New York City is difficult, try finding a spot for a 203-foot-long supersonic jet...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Senate Passes Bill on Building Border Fence
Senate approval of the 700-mile fence came as lawmakers were trying to finish a batch of legislation before heading home to campaign...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
In Many Public Schools, the Paddle Is No Relic
Corporal punishment remains alive, particularly in rural parts of the South and the lower Midwest, where it is not only legal, but also widely practiced...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
News Analysis: Detainee Bill Shifts Power to President
The detainee treatment bill gives a solid statutory foundation to the formidable powers President Bush has asserted since the Sept. 11 attacks...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Woodward Book Debut Not Quite as Planned
Simon & Schuster’s intricate marketing strategy for the release of “State of Denial” was disrupted after The New York Times published details of the book...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Stocks & Bonds: Small Drop at End of Strong Quarter
Wall Street ended a stellar third quarter with a moderate decline, as the Dow Jones industrial average pulled back further from record-high levels...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Regulators Tighten Some Mortgage Rules
Lenders say the move which tightened “exotic” mortgages might stifle the use of loans that make houses more affordable...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
F.D.A. Says Bayer Failed to Reveal Drug Risk Study
The study suggested that a widely used heart-surgery medicine might increase the risks of death and stroke...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Short Cuts: Debating the Age of Consent for That First Cellphone
The question of cellphones for preteenagers and teenagers is rarely one of financial cost anymore. It is one of social value...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Off the Charts: A Statistic That Shortens the Distance to Europe
The differences in the employment rate between Europe and the U.S. are narrowing, if not vanishing, for those in the prime working ages...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Market Values: Profits Offset H.P.’s Scandal, at Least So Far
For investors, Hewlett-Packard’s leak investigation is a nonissue, analysts say, unless it affects chief executive Mark V. Hurd...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Saturday Interview: The Focus Stays on Putting the Clips First
Chad Hurley, the chief executive of YouTube, spoke about how the rapidly growing video Web site will cope with advertising, copyright law and other challenges brought on by its success...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Five Days: Watching Prices Swing in Health, Housing and Stocks
Blue-chip stocks flirted with record highs, buoyed by record corporate profits and moderating energy prices...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Study Says Airbus Super Jet Poses Airport Traffic Problem
The study said that Airbus’ A380 jet could slow traffic at heavily congested airports, casting another shadow over the European plane maker’s flagship project...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
U.S. Loosens Its Control Over Web Address Manager
Experts called the move by the Commerce Department a big step toward private-sector control...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
What’s Online: A File Sharer Fights Back
LimeWire’s counterclaim against the record industry accuses it of a “modern conspiracy” to aquire a monopoly over copyrighted music...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
What’s Offline: That’s Why They Call It Work
More than half of all employees say they have “high levels of stress,” extreme fatigue and/or feel out of control...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Change in Goldman Index Played Role in Gasoline Price Drop
A Goldman Sachs announcement that it was reducing its largest commodity index’s weighting in gasoline futures may have helped the decline in gas prices...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Spending Fell in August as Income Growth Lagged
Americans were more frugal in their spending in August as their incomes rose at a slower pace...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Venezuela and Nigeria, Both OPEC Members, Say They Will Cut Their Oil Production
The voluntary cuts in production are in response to oil prices that have fallen nearly 20 percent from their peak two months ago...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
[TS] Talking Business: Fastow’s Long Walk to Less Time
Andrew S. Fastow, who was recently sentenced for his role in the Enron debacle, does seem to be a changed man. But it took him a very long time to get to that place...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
The Green Flag’s Out for Bold, Fast and Highly Styled
Carmakers displaying their wares at the Paris Motor Show are pushing bold, aggressive designs, even on their smallest models...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Jones Apparel Hires Designer to Revamp Anne Klein Line
The company is continuing to move its Anne Klein division upscale by hiring the designer Isabel Toledo as its new creative director...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Your Money: Even Some Contractors Are Choosing Modular Homes
Modular homes are gaining mainstream respect and popularity, and not just with buyers who know building inside out...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Hedge Fund With Big Loss Says It Will Close
The founder of Amaranth Advisors told investors that it was suspending all redemptions so that the fund could be liquidated...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
Better Mood at the Gas Pump. What About the Voting Booth?
Gas prices have dropped by nearly 25 percent since mid-July, putting the issue at the forefront of the midterm elections...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
H.P. Read Messages of Reporter
Hewlett-Packard’s spying operation included monitoring an employee’s instant-messaging exchanges with a reporter at The Wall Street Journal...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
YouTube’s Video Poker
Many are willing to bet that media companies will want to share ad revenue with the popular video Web site, despite questions about piracy...
New York Times - September 30, 2006
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