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US News Archive for January 2005:
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Judge: Gitmo challenges can proceed
A U.S. federal judge rules that non-U.S. fighters in American military custody in Cuba can protest their detention in U.S. courts. The decision puts at legal odds a key component of the Bush administration's incarceration of terror suspects...
CNN - January 31, 2005
Jackson child abuse jury selection begins
The child-molestation trial for pop star Michael Jackson officially started Monday after 150 prospective jurors filed into the courtroom in the Santa Barbara County Courthouse. About 100 of his fans cheered and chanted outside court as he arrived wearing a white suit. Before entering the court Jackson underwent a security check...
CNN - January 31, 2005
U.S. Denies Guantánamo Inmates' Rights, Judge Says
The administration has been wrongly blocking terror suspects held in Cuba from fighting their detention, the ruling said...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Democrats Clash With Bush on Iraq and Social Security
Democratic leaders today urged President Bush to present a plan for what lies ahead in Iraq and reiterated skepticism about his efforts to change Social Security...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Experts Urge Tests for Men at Risk of Abdominal Aneurysms
An advisory group is recommending that all men aged 65 to 75 who are smokers or who ever smoked have an ultrasound test for abdominal aortic aneurysms...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Glass for the Canvas and Gold on the Brush
Jerry Pagane is an artist who makes gold leaf signs using a technique created centuries ago...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
MetLife to Buy Citigroup's Travelers Life for $11.5 Billion
The insurance giant will buy Travelers Life & Annuity, and most of Citigroup's foreign insurance units, for $11.5 billion...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Unions agree United wage deal
United Airlines reaches agreements with pilots and flight attendants on pay cuts which will save the bankrupt airline more than $310m a year...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Iraq authority 'mismanaged $9bn'
An auditor's report criticises the former US occupation authority in Iraq for mismanaging nearly $9bn in funds...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Jackson arrives for trial
About 100 fans of pop star Michael Jackson cheered and chanted today as the singer arrived for the first day of his trial on child molestation charges. Jackson arrived at the Santa Barbara County courthouse in a black SUV with tinted windows. He stepped out of the vehicle wearing an all-white suit and waved to his fans...
CNN - January 31, 2005
Jackson arrives for start of trial
About 100 fans of pop star Michael Jackson cheered and chanted Monday as the singer arrived for the first day of his trial on child molestation charges. Jackson stepped out of a black SUV with tinted windows and waved to the crowd outside the Santa Barbara County courthouse...
CNN - January 31, 2005
Dems decry Bush policies
Democratic leaders spoke ahead of the State of the Union address Monday morning, with Nancy Pelosi vowing a fight on Social Security and Harry Reid calling for a 'real' plan in Iraq...
CNN - January 31, 2005
SBC Finishes $16 Billion Deal for AT&T
The deal, approved today, would lead to the virtual disappearance of one of America's best known corporate icons...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Marsh to Pay $850 Million to Settle Charges by Spitzer
The largest insurance brokerage company in the U.S. was accused of taking payoffs from insurance companies to send them clients...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Exxon Mobil profits exceed $25bn
Exxon Mobil, the world's largest public oil company, makes a record $25bn profit in 2004 on the back of surging oil prices...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Argentine fire legal action opens
A judge starts legal proceedings against the owner of the disco where nearly 200 people died in a fire last month...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Killer 'asks for execution delay'
A US serial killer on death row who asked to die is expected to ask for his execution to be delayed...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
EU lifts Cuba diplomatic freeze
The EU suspends a diplomatic freeze imposed on Cuba in response to human rights violations...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Allawi: 'Terrorists were defeated'
Iraqi Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi called Sunday's national elections a defeat for insurgents who had promised to disrupt the voting. In a news briefing today, he said the Iraqi people had showed the world their courage and love of freedom. "The terrorists were defeated in Iraq," he said...
CNN - January 31, 2005
World hails Iraq vote
Iraqi officials count votes one day after millions cast ballots in the nation's first free election in half a century, a poll world leaders have hailed as a success...
CNN - January 31, 2005
Bush hails Iraqi election
President Bush called the Iraqi election a "resounding success" and promised that the United States will help Iraqis fight continuing insurgency as they build a democratic government...
CNN - January 31, 2005
Adelphia Board's Choices Complicate a Bidding Process
As bids for Adelphia’s cable systems come due, a joint bid from Time Warner and Comcast remains the one to beat. But investors and analysts are warning that Time Warner and Comcast could be overpaying at the $17.5 billion asking price...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Search Sites Play a Game of Constant Catch-Up
The market for search advertising has been growing rapidly, and the competition has increased among search engines...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
SBC agrees to buy AT&T for $16bn
US phone company SBC Communications agrees to buy its former parent AT&T for about $16bn (£8.5bn)...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Jackson pleads for fair trial
Pop singer Michael Jackson issued a video statement Sunday, a day before jury selection begins in his child molestation trial, calling leaks from the grand jury "disgusting and false."...
CNN - January 31, 2005
Praise for Iraq elections
The first free Iraqi election in 50 years is being hailed as a success by Iraqis and members of the international community. The U.N.'s election organizer said he was pleased with the turnout, while the U.S. State Department said the vote was "very transparent." In Iraq, an election official said: "We directed to (terrorists) the message of elections and freedom and democracy."...
CNN - January 31, 2005
World leaders praise voters
Leaders around the globe have praised the courage of ordinary Iraqis in turning out to vote in the face of threats of violence and retribution...
CNN - January 31, 2005
For a Battered Populace, a Day of Civic Passion
On Sunday, everything about the voting resonated with a passion for self-expression...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Security Efforts Hold Insurgents Mostly at Bay
U.S. and Iraqi forces widely thwarted insurgents who had threatened to wash the streets with blood...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Toll Uncertain After Crash of British Plane
A British Royal Air Force transport plane crashed in central Iraq, and news reports here said that up to 15 service members might have died...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
The Sisterhood Judging WorldCom
Although Denise Cote and Barbara Jones have presided over major trials, their oversight of the WorldCom cases is drawing the national spotlight...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
SBC Near Deal to Acquire AT&T for $16 Billion
The $16 billion deal would lead to the virtual disappearance of one of America's best known corporate icons...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Federal Reserve Is Expected to Continue Raising Rates
The Federal Reserve appears poised to continue raising interest rates for most if not all of this year...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
A Texas Paper Bets on Español, Not Assimilation
Four new Spanish-language daily papers have launched in Texas, catering to the ethnic group predicted to be a majority in 20 years...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Ford to Use an E.P.A. Engine in Effort to Develop Diesel Cars
Ford Motor said it would work with the Environmental Protection Agency to try to develop a diesel engine prototype for use in its cars and trucks...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Much Ado About What's in a Disney Book
A new book written by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author is said to have sections highly critical of Disney’s outgoing chief, Michael D. Eisner...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
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