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US News Archive for February 2008:
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Iran?s NASA, Through 3-D Glasses
Iran's firing of a rocket was called "unfortunate," but what about its leader's latest accessory?...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Racism Hits Formula One in Spain
A sad thing happened during Formula One testing last weekend outside of Barcelona. Fans attending the test spewed racist taunts at Lewis Hamilton, who last year became the first black driver in series history, and made gestures at him that would've been offensive 50 years ago...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
The Five Stages of Yahoo?s Grief
By rejecting Microsoft?s initial foray back in February 2007, Yahoo?s denial of Microsoft?s interest may have only whet Microsoft?s appetite...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Suicide Attack in Israel Kills One
A suicide bomber killed at least one Israeli, while a second bomber failed to detonate his explosive belt...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
For the Giants, a Moment to Believe In
It was not until David Tyree?s fourth-quarter catch that hope was spun into belief for the underdog Giants...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
A Medical Mystery Unfolds in Minnesota
Officials are trying to figure out why workers at a meat plant were stricken with a strange neurological illness...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Bush Seeks Budget of $3.1 Trillion
The president?s budget plan, which foresees near-record deficits just ahead, is sure to meet resistance in the Democratic Congress...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Candidates Make Final Push Before Tuesday Vote
Senator John McCain and the Democratic hopefuls made appearances in the Northeast, while Mitt Romney set off on a coast-to-coast swing...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Yum Profit Beats Street, Shares Fall on Outlook
The operator of the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut fast-food chains said higher costs in the United States offset strength in its international business...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Fox Gives Lift to News Corp. Earnings
News Corp. said quarterly earnings were up 1 percent from a year earlier as results from the Fox broadcast network and news channel outweighed lighter returns from movies and TV production...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Cut Undersea Cables Raise Questions of Safety
Most telecommunications specialists and cable operators say that sabotage seems unlikely, but no one knows specifically how the cables were damaged or if the incidents were related...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
BHP Weighs Options in Rio Tinto Bid
BHP Billiton must decide by Wednesday if it will proceed with a bid for Rio Tinto after China intervened with a strategic investment that could sharply increase the price of the merger...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
U.S. Factory Orders Rose 2.3% in December
The December results were slightly better than forecasts, but total orders placed with U.S. factories for all of last year went up by just 1.4 percent, the worst performance since 2002...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Suitor Ends Bid for Northern Rock
Olivant Advisers dropped out of the bidding, increasing the chances for Richard Branson?s Virgin Group, which submitted a takeover proposal before the Monday deadline...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Former Banker Convicted of Insider Trading
A U.S. jury found Hafiz Naseem, a former Credit Suisse investment banker, guilty of insider trading related to a string of corporate takeovers including the $32 billion buyout of TXU Corp...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
How Google Could Keep Yahoo From Microsoft
Google could help keep Yahoo away from Microsoft if it took over selling search ads for Yahoo in return for a very large check. That money could help finance all sorts of possible deals...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Colombians in huge Farc protest
Hundreds of thousands of Colombians protests against Farc rebels, in a movement launched on the internet...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
The Lede: The Super Bowl, From Unlikely Sources
For some reason (settling bar bets?), Google searchers have had one question on their minds...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Antidepressants Don?t Ease Back Pain
Doctors often prescribe depression drugs for back pain, but a review found no evidence to support the practice...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Pettitte Meets With Investigators
Andy Pettitte spent two and a half hours on Capitol Hill Monday for a deposition with House committee staffers about his former teammate, Roger Clemens, and allegations of the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Thousands Said to Flee Chad?s Capital
As shelling and small arms fire erupted in Ndjamena, residents were crossing into neighboring Cameroon...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Candidates Make Final Push Before Tuesday Primaries
Senator John McCain and the two Democratic presidential hopefuls made campaign appearances in the Northeast, while Mitt Romney set off on a coast-to-coast swing...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Does New York Still Know How to Give a Victory Parade?
The city?s last ticker-tape parade came in 2000, after the Yankees beat the Mets in the World Series...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Comparing Great Catches
Where does David Tyree?s fourth-quarter catch rank among all-time great postseason catches?...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Bush Unveils $3.1 Trillion Spending Plan
The president?s budget, which foresees near-record deficits just ahead, is sure to meet resistance in the Democratic Congress...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Israel Hit by First Suicide Attack in More Than a Year
A suicide bomber killed at least one Israeli, while a second bomber failed to detonate his explosive belt, officials said...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Higher Margins Lift Wendy?s Profit
Fourth-quarter earnings rose 42 percent from a year ago as profit margins at its U.S. stores improved despite higher commodity costs...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Clorox Net Falls on Rising Costs
The company was hurt by rising costs for raw materials used in such products as its Glad plastic storage bags and Hidden Valley salad dressings...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Archer Daniels Midland Profit Up 7%
Higher earnings from oilseed processing and rising demand for feed grains offset declining margins in the company?s ethanol business...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Humana Quarterly Profit Surges 57%
The health insurer got a boost from its growing government segment, a lower-than-expected income tax rate and a gain on the sale of a venture capital investment...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
U.S. Factory Orders Rose 2.3 in December
The December results were slightly better than forecasts, but for all of last year, total orders placed with U.S. factories went up by just 1.4 percent, the worst performance since 2002...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Stocks Fall as Investors Weigh Economy
Investors, showing their cautious side after the market?s best week in four years, cashed in profits while they debated their next move...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Microsoft Says It May Borrow to Acquire Yahoo
Microsoft said that it might borrow money for the first time in its history to fund a portion of its $44.6 billion unsolicited offer for Yahoo...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Map: Interactive guide
Check out Super Tuesday states plus other key states and a past elections guide in this clickable map...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Bush presents $3 trillion budget
President George W Bush urges Congress to pass his budget to boost the economy and keep the US safe...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
US rivals in frantic campaigning
US presidential hopefuls ratchet up their campaigning on the eve of crucial "Super Tuesday" nominating votes...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Rebels Say They?ve Left Chad?s Capital
Chadian rebels said Monday they had voluntarily withdrawn from Chad?s capital overnight, but it was unclear if they succumbed to government forces...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Israel Hit by First Suicide Attack in a Year
A suicide bomber killed at least one Israeli and wounded 11 others in the southern town of Dimona, officials said...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
?Everybody?s a Giants Fan Tonight?
Across the New York region, screaming fans jammed bars and after the Giants won the Super Bowl and boisterous throngs filled the streets...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Amgen Selling Japanese Rights to Some Drugs
Biotechnology giant Amgen is selling the Japanese rights to some drugs to Takeda Pharmaceutical of Japan in a deal that might bring Amgen more than $1 billion...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
US admits killing Iraqi civilians
Nine Iraqi civilians, including a child, were killed during raids south of Baghdad, the US military admits...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Storms slam East, Midwest, West
Winter storms at both ends of the country dumped snow and snarled travel Friday, killing at least 10 people, blocking major highways and stranding 400 train passengers in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. full story...
CNN - February 4, 2008
Tadic wins new term in Serbia
Incumbent Boris Tadic narrowly won a second term as Serbia's president after a runoff Sunday with ultranationalist rival Tomislav Nikolic, according to preliminary figures from election monitors. full story...
CNN - February 4, 2008
One Survivor in Shooting at Illinois Mall
The police confirmed Sunday that one woman survived an apparent robbery gone wrong at a suburban Chicago shopping center that left five others dead...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Fighting Rages for Second Day in Chad?s Capital
Diplomats and analysts in the region worried that the escalating violence could lead to a civil war in Chad and a war between Chad and Sudan...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Endowments Widen a Higher Education Gap
America?s already stratified system of higher education is becoming ever more so, and the chasm is creating all sorts of tensions as the less wealthy colleges try to compete...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Barak to Remain in Israeli Coalition Government
The move stabilizes Prime Minister Ehud Olmert?s coalition despite last week?s harsh report on the handling of the Lebanon war in 2006...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
U.S. Says It Accidentally Killed 9 Iraqi Civilians
American forces acknowledged what appeared to be one of the deadliest cases of mistaken identity in recent weeks...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
A Tiny Staff, Tracking People Across the Globe
An online journal has been followed worldwide by scholars, policy makers and the occasional migrant in distress...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Great Firewall of China Faces Online Rebels
The Chinese government?s censorship of Web sites with no discernible political content has fostered a backlash...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Cross-Border Chases From Iraq O.K., Document Says
American forces in Iraq were in some cases authorized to pursue foes into Iran and Syria, according to a classified 2005 document that was leaked...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
McCain Looks Confident; Democratic Race Tightens
John McCain was striving to end the Republican race on Tuesday, while polls showed Hillary Rodham Clinton?s lead over Barack Obama was narrowing...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Music Review: Stubborn Voice of a Troubadour
Tom Petty was not an obvious choice for halftime entertainment at Super Bowl XLII, but his brawny, ringing riffs of his songs were aided by his frayed but stubborn voice...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Giants Make the Most of Second Chance
As much as the final score will be remembered, so, too, will the way the Giants managed to win a game that few expected them to even play...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
A Formula for Success, but Not for Innovation
The image-conscious N.F.L. got the matchup it wanted for Super Bowl XLII: two popular teams and two attractive quarterbacks with compelling stories...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Giants Stun Patriots in Super Bowl XLII
Eli Manning led a game-winning scoring drive late in the fourth quarter to give the Giants an unlikely victory in the Super Bowl and spoil the Patriots? perfect season...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Extreme Makeover, Champions Edition
The unlikeliest of Giants championship runs hurdled the best of the National Football Conference and finally a team that was supposed to be one for the ages...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Leno?s Art of Late-Show Maintenance
Jay Leno has maintained his customary position atop the ratings in late-night television despite the Hollywood writers? strike...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
It?s Splitsville for Rupert and Hillary
With its endorsement of Obama, Rupert Murdoch and The New York Post tack in a different direction...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Campaign Conflicts Are Not Over Core Goals, but How to Get There
There is more consensus than disagreement in the parties over tax, health and Iraq proposals, though the presidential candidates do disagree over means, priorities and each other?s sincerity...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
In Election of Change, TV Gives Voice to Insiders
The best-known television pundits who hold politicians to account are entangled in old partisanship and past allegiances...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Treasury Auctions Set for This Week
The Treasury?s schedule of financing this week includes Monday?s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills Tuesday...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Natural Gas Project Planned in Australia
The Queensland Gas Company, an Australian producer of natural gas from coal seams, and the BG Group of Britain plan to invest about 8 billion Australian dollars ($7.2 billion) in an export project in northeastern Australia to tap rising demand for the fuel...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
For Celebrities, Ads Made Abroad Shed Some Stigma
A new Web site, Japander.com, catalogs Japanese ads featuring Western actors, like Harrison Ford drinking Kirin beer or Charlize Theron selling Lux products...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
That?s Crain?s New York, as Distinct From Craig?s
Name-squatting on the Internet is nothing new, but one public relations firm has found a novel use for it in promoting a nascent awards and networking program...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Baby Essentials Succeed Where Pet Food Failed
Diapers, wipes and formula ? the basics ? draw in other more lucrative purchases...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Internet-Era Magazine Is Revived to Look at the Future
A predictions market about technology that can benefit from the wisdom of crowds...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Is Obama a Mac and Clinton a PC?
The Mac may be the cooler computer, but aren?t there more PC users in the world?...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Private Schools Cry ?Unfair? Over a Grade
Report cards are in, and the grades are not good: New York City private schools have given The New York Sun an F...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Northern Rock?s Troubles Demoralize Its Hometown
The British bank could face nationalization should an effort being led by Prime Minister Gordon Brown?s government fail to find a buyer...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
G.M.?s Global Strategy: A Brand for Every Place
G.M.?s international strategy isn?t about focusing on a single brand. Instead, it wants its consumers to be able to choose from a fleet of them...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
ESPN to Offer Sports Events on the Web Free to Some
The network?s charge for access to content over the Internet has been troubling...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Best Ad? Bowl Fans and TiVo Clash
Sometimes media metrics and audiences have very different views of what works...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Mad Magazine Uses Pulitzer Winners to Tweak Bush
Mad magazine enlists the talents of 10 Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonists for its upcoming two-page exposé, ?Why George W. Bush Is in Favor of Global Warming.?...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Microsoft Adds Research Lab in East as Others Cut Back
As other high-tech companies cut back on their research labs, Microsoft continues to increase its ranks of free-rein thinkers...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
It?s the Economy Again, and Some See Similarities to 1992
Economists say the stimulus package and other efforts to address the economic slowdown are likely to be cold comfort to incumbent politicians in November...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
A Severed Car Grille? It?s Super Bowl Ad Time
An assessment of some of the high and low points among this year?s Super Bowl ads...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Strike May End Soon, but Writers May Confront a Hostile Hollywood
Some fear a less lucrative future for writers as studios turn to alternatives...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
France Said to Suggest New Controls for Its Banks
The French government is calling for tighter risk-control measures and a broad review of bank rules in response to losses from the trading scandal at Société Générale...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Even as the Candidates Make Nice, the TV Crew Hopes for a Fight
A serious discussion on pressing national issues may be good for the country. But it isn?t necessarily good television...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Another Difficulty for a Microsoft-Yahoo Marriage: Recruiting
In an industry that favors start-ups, a faint stodginess clings to Microsoft and Yahoo that could impede their ability to draw top engineering talent...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
A Battle of the Moguls Over IAC
A battle royal shaping up between Barry Diller and John C. Malone over IAC/Interactive is not about their personal differences, despite the juicy material this provides...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Google Works to Torpedo Microsoft Bid for Yahoo
Google is making an unusually aggressive effort to block Microsoft?s $44.6 billion hostile bid for Yahoo...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Huge crowds flock to Rio carnival
Thousands of people join in with carnival celebrations in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Giants comeback stuns New England
A last-gasp touchdown seals a 17-14 upset win for the New York Giants over New England in Super Bowl XLII...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
US rivals in Super Tuesday push
US presidential hopefuls do battle on Sunday talk shows in a final bid for votes ahead of Super Tuesday...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
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