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US News Archive for March 2005:
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Coalition: Troops fired after car ignored warnings
U.S. soldiers attempted to warn the occupants of a car carrying a freed Italian journalist before troops opened fire, killing a bodyguard and wounding the reporter, multinational officials said Friday night. Giuliana Sgrena and three Italian security officers were in the car headed to Baghdad International Airport when they approached a checkpoint, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said...
CNN - March 4, 2005
Officials: Warnings ignored
Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena was wounded and one of her bodyguards killed by U.S. troops while on her way to the airport after one month of captivity in Iraq, multinational forces said Friday night...
CNN - March 4, 2005
Bush and Democrats Take Social Security Debate on the Road
President Bush today pledged to mend a hole in the system's safety net and Democrats urged, "Do no harm."...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
U.S. Economy Added 262,000 Jobs in February
The government report today confirmed that the economy remained on a path of robust and sustained growth...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
U.S. Marshals Seize 2 Drugs, Citing Production Violations
Federal officials said GlaxoSmithKline failed to correct violations of production safety standards in Paxil CR and Avandamet...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Glaxo sees two drugs seized in US
The US Food and Drugs Administration seizes batches of two GlaxoSmithKline drugs after concerns over manufacturing quality...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Ecuador arms case minister freed
A former defence minister of Ecuador is freed from house arrest, charged with backing a secret arms deal...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
US Air Force lifts its Boeing ban
The US Air Force ends a 20-month ban stopping Boeing from bidding for satellite-launch contracts...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
NFL: Cowboys splash out
Dallas are busy in the NFL's free agency market - plus a round-up of major moves...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Stewart: 'Great to be home'
Martha Stewart took a morning stroll around her Bedford, New York, home this morning, hours after leaving a West Virginia prison. "It feels great to be home -- do you guys want any coffee or donuts -- I haven't had breakfast yet," Stewart shouted to reporters as she toured the grounds of her property and fed her horses...
CNN - March 4, 2005
Bush on the road
President Bush, on the first leg of an intensified push for a Social Security overhaul that faces daunting challenges, said the government retirement system's long-standing problems urgently need fixing...
CNN - March 4, 2005
Jackson accuser's sister testifies
The sister of the teenager accusing Michael Jackson of child molestation said her brother seemed to withdraw from their family in the weeks after a TV documentary featuring her and Jackson aired two years ago...
CNN - March 4, 2005
Bush Elevates Acting E.P.A. Chief to Top Job on Full-Time Basis
President Bush nominated Stephen L. Johnson, a scientist who has worked for the E.P.A. for 24 years, to lead the agency...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Stewart Returns Home After Five Months in Federal Prison
Marth Stewart emerged from her house on her estate in Bedford, N.Y., to walk a dog, visit her horses and talk with reporters...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Strivers Sharpen No. 2's for Different College Test
The universe of college admission testing has been changing, with more students opting to take the ACT to boost their score...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
News Corp. Raises Offer for Fox Buyout
The News Corporation, the media company controlled by Rupert Murdoch, raised its offer for full ownership of the Fox Entertainment Group by 7 percent...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Actor Blake murder claim 'absurd'
The idea that US actor Robert Blake murdered his wife was "absolutely absurd", a court in Los Angeles hears...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Chavez in India for energy talks
Venezuela president Hugo Chavez starts a state visit to India where he hopes to sign energy and cooperation agreements...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Engineer 'took Ray Charles tapes'
Boxes of original recordings by Ray Charles are recovered from the home of a sound engineer, say police...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Czechs offer aid after Chile fire
A Czech Republic delegation arrives in Chile with offers of aid after a fire in the Torres del Paine National Park that was caused by a Czech tourist...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Bush renews Bin Laden pledge
President Bush reiterates his pledge to hunt down Osama Bin Laden, in a rare mention of the al-Qaeda leader...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Martha Stewart out of jail
With a big smile and her daughter by her side, Martha Stewart said good-bye early today to the West Virginia prison where she has been confined since last fall. Stewart is now home at her estate in Bedford, New York, where she will be under house arrest for five months. The 63-year-old Stewart was convicted of lying to investigators about a personal stock sale...
CNN - March 4, 2005
Ex-Ukraine minister 'kills self'
Ukraine's former interior minister has been found dead of an apparent suicide on the day he was to be questioned about the killing of an opposition-minded journalist...
CNN - March 4, 2005
Strivers Sharpen Their No. 2's for a Different Test for College
The universe of college admission testing has been changing with more students opting to take the ACT to boost their score...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Martha Stewart Leaves Federal Prison
Martha Stewart was heading home after spending five months at the minimum-security federal women's prison in Alderson, W.Va...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Police killed in Canada drug raid
Four Canadian police officers are killed during a raid on a suspected cannabis farm in Alberta...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Ivorian teacher wins US reprieve
A popular Ivory Coast teacher is allowed to remain in the US for 17 months following a sustained campaign by his students...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Taiwan awaits Chinese law decision
Relations between Taiwan and mainland China are set to be a key issue at Beijing's annual session of parliament, which begins under tight security on Saturday. China is expected to pass an anti-secession law targeting Taiwan, which it regards as a renegade province...
CNN - March 4, 2005
BTK: DNA, disk and letters
A taunting message in puzzle form on a computer disk that police believe the BTK killer sent to a Wichita TV station led investigators to the suspect's church. But despite the high-tech trail, a retired FBI profiler believes BTK's desire to be caught is a key component in the case...
CNN - March 4, 2005
Stewart free, flying home
Martha Stewart has been released from a West Virginia prison, nearly five months after being incarcerated for lying to investigators about a personal stock sale in late 2001. A private jet is now taking Stewart, 63, to her estate in Bedford, New York. In a statement, Stewart said her experience over the last five months "has been life altering and life affirming."...
CNN - March 4, 2005
American Jails in Iraq Bursting With Detainees
The growing detainee population reflects recent changes in how the military has been waging the war, U.S. officials say...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Strain Lingers for Canadians on Cattle Ban
A seemingly small trade dispute with Canada over imports of Canadian beef is jumping to the top of the political agenda...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Tipping Off the Tax Collector About Games Companies Used to Play
Will the man who used to peddle the tax shelters turn around and tip off the tax man about the tricks a company used to play? That is the plan...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Fed's Chief Gives Consumption Tax Cautious Backing
Alan Greenspan endorsed a major shift in taxation, from focusing on what people earn to focusing on what they spend...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Martha Stewart Is Released From Prison
Martha Stewart was reported heading home after spending five months at the minimum-security federal women's prison in Alderson, W.Va...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Did the Buck Stop Anywhere at WorldCom?
The jurors deliberating Friday might be excused for having difficulty determining the "real" Bernard Ebbers, the former WorldCom chief executive...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Surprising Vigor for Retail Sales in February
America's consumers extended their bargain shopping spree for another month in February, taking advantage of stores' final clearance sales...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Horse Trading for a Venture in China
In exchange for making a "donation" to cover investor losses at a failed Chinese firm, Goldman Sachs won approval to set up a joint-venture bank in Beijing...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Dominican MP sent to jail
The Dominican Republic's Supreme Court jails an opposition MP for 18 months for smuggling in Asian migrants...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
FBI to assist Azeri murder probe
The US sends an FBI agent to help track down the killers of the editor of an Azeri opposition magazine...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Argentine restructuring 'success'
Provisional figures show that Argentina's record-breaking debt restructuring has been a success...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
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