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US News Archive for February 2005:
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Report slams oil-for-food chief
The man in charge of the oil-for-food program for the United Nations made illicit "oil deals" with Iraq and "violated standards of integrity," according to an initial investigative report released Thursday...
CNN - February 3, 2005
Tales of survival at jet crash
Rohan Foster credits co-worker James Dinnall with saving his life when a corporate jet smashed into Foster's car while the two men sat at a red light near Teterboro Airport. "Jimmy looked up and said, `Look out!"' Foster recalled Thursday, a day after the crash. "So I ducked."...
CNN - February 3, 2005
Oil-for-food head 'violated standards of integrity'
The man in charge of the oil-for-food program for the United Nations made illicit "oil deals" with Iraq and "violated standards of integrity," according to an initial investigative report released Thursday...
CNN - February 3, 2005
Selling Social Security
President Bush on Thursday kicked off a five-state tour in North Dakota to push his plan to overhaul Social Security, an issue highlighted in his State of the Union address...
CNN - February 3, 2005
Bush Promotes Social Security Plan as Opponents Fault Premise
A day after his State of the Union address, the president began a five-state tour to sell his plans to overhaul Social Security...
New York Times - February 3, 2005
Senate Votes 60-36 to Confirm Gonzales as Attorney General
Alberto R. Gonzales's confirmation today came after one of the most polarized debates over a cabinet nominee in years...
New York Times - February 3, 2005
Antidepressants Can Affect Newborns, Study Finds
A new analysis of W.H.O. medical records has found that infants whose mothers take the drugs while pregnant may suffer withdrawal symptoms shortly after they are born...
New York Times - February 3, 2005
Ask Jeeves tips online ad revival
Search engine Ask Jeeves becomes the latest in a string of internet firms to tip a turnaround in online advertising...
BBC News - February 3, 2005
Colombia opens peace conference
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe asks donors to help fund a process to disarm right-wing guerrillas...
BBC News - February 3, 2005
Gonzales is new attorney general
President Bush's pick for US attorney general, Alberto Gonzales, passes Senate scrutiny by 60 votes to 36...
BBC News - February 3, 2005
US 'war is fun' general rebuked
The US Marine Corps admonishes one of its Generals for describing violent combat in Iraq as "fun"...
BBC News - February 3, 2005
Radio staff axed for tsunami song
Two members of a New York radio crew are sacked for creating a song ridiculing tsunami victims...
BBC News - February 3, 2005
NFL: Smith announces retirement
All-time NFL rushing leader Emmitt Smith confirms he is quitting the sport...
BBC News - February 3, 2005
Emotional hug electrifies speech
The mother of a soldier killed in Iraq and the daughter of a man killed by Saddam Hussein's regime found some comfort in each other's arms in a private moment that electrified President George W. Bush's State of the Union address...
CNN - February 3, 2005
Bush takes Social Security plan on the road
President Bush, who made his Social Security makeover plan a focus of his State of the Union address, is traveling to North Dakota and Montana today to begin selling the plan to the nation. Bush said that on its current path Social Security is "headed toward bankruptcy."...
CNN - February 3, 2005
Promoting his agenda
President Bush, who made revamping Social Security a focus of his State of the Union address, is traveling Thursday to North Dakota and Montana to begin pitching his plan with the nation...
CNN - February 3, 2005
12 die as Iraqi recruits ambushed
Insurgents killed 12 Iraqi army recruits and critically wounded two others in an ambush on their bus near the village of Zab, an Iraqi army spokesman said...
CNN - February 3, 2005
Bush Puts Much of Legacy on the Line With Social Security Plan
President Bush did not explain how his plan would solve Social Security's long-term problems or how to protect against risks that come along with private accounts...
New York Times - February 3, 2005
Introducing Private Investments to the Safety Net
Under President Bush’s proposal, every American born after 1949 would be confronted with a very different Social Security system...
New York Times - February 3, 2005
Disappointing profits hit Amazon
Shares in online retailer Amazon plunge 17% after its fourth-quarter profits fail to impress...
BBC News - February 3, 2005
MCI shares climb on takeover bid
Shares in MCI climb on speculation that rival phone firm Qwest has tabled a $6.3bn takeover offer...
BBC News - February 3, 2005
Venezuela-Colombia row talks
The countries' two leaders are to meet to try and resolve a diplomatic dispute over the kidnap of a rebel chief...
BBC News - February 3, 2005
Rice heads to UK for Blair talks
The new US secretary of state is due to arrive in the UK at the start of her first overseas trip as America's top diplomat...
BBC News - February 3, 2005
Gonzales set for Senate backing
President Bush's pick for US attorney general, Alberto Gonzales, looks set to pass Senate scrutiny...
BBC News - February 3, 2005
Marines Miss January Goal for Recruits
The Marine Corps missed its monthly recruiting goal in what officials said was the latest troubling indicator of the Iraq war's impact on the armed services...
New York Times - February 3, 2005
Bush's key domestic plans
What exactly are Social Security and tort reform? The BBC's John Shields explains the Bush agenda...
BBC News - February 3, 2005
Bush: Advance the ideal of liberty
President Bush used his State of the Union speech to press home key domestic and international agendas. At home he promised to reform Social Security for future generations. Looking overseas, Bush vowed to spread freedoms around the world while continuing the war on terror, and he pointed to Iraq as a symbol of change...
CNN - February 3, 2005
Jet at Teterboro Rams Warehouse, Injuring 20
The corporate jet shot off a runway at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey and barreled across a six-lane highway...
New York Times - February 3, 2005
Bush addresses the Union
President Bush used his State of the Union speech to press home key domestic and international agendas. At home he promised to reform Social Security for future generations. Looking overseas, Bush vowed to spread freedoms around the world while continuing the war on terror and pointed to Iraq as a symbol of change...
CNN - February 3, 2005
In Speech, Bush Sketches a Bold Domestic and Foreign Agenda
President Bush laid out details of how he would create individual investment accounts and assure the health of Social Security...
New York Times - February 3, 2005
Proposing Private Accounts in Addition to the Safety Net
Americans born after 1949 would be confronted with a very different Social Security system under President Bush's plan...
New York Times - February 3, 2005
Goal of Patriots' Mastermind: Win Big Game Before It Begins
Bill Belichick has formed the bedrock of a New England Patriots team that will try to win its third Super Bowl title in four seasons...
New York Times - February 3, 2005
'Unfettered Authority' That Led to Overreaching at the Big Board
The extent of Richard Grasso's control of the New York Stock Exchange board, as laid out in a report released on Wednesday, still came as something of a surprise...
New York Times - February 3, 2005
A WorldCom Settlement Falls Apart
A landmark settlement that had 10 former WorldCom directors agreeing to pay $18 million from their own pockets was scuttled on Wednesday...
New York Times - February 3, 2005
Ad Reaction Claims Super Bowl Casualty
Even before kickoff, the Super Bowl has its first advertising casualty - the Ford Motor Company withdrew a commercial from the game in the face of complaints...
New York Times - February 3, 2005
Fed Steps Up Interest Rates a Sixth Time
The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates on Wednesday and signaled that it intends to keep raising rates in the months to come...
New York Times - February 3, 2005
Stewart to Star in Trump Spinoff
Martha Stewart will soon join Donald Trump in crowning a new generation of young moguls on her own version of "The Apprentice."...
New York Times - February 3, 2005
Report Details Huge Pay Deal Grasso Set Up
Richard A. Grasso, the former chairman and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange, received $144 million to $156 million in excessive compensation...
New York Times - February 3, 2005
Baseball: Sosa becomes Oriole
Sammy Sosa moves from the Chicago Cubs to the Baltimore Orioles...
BBC News - February 3, 2005
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