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US News Archive for February 2005:
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Tight security doesn't stop Super Bowl fans
Boats, planes and high tech cameras will be patrolling a wide area around Alltel Stadium on Super Bowl Sunday. More than 50 law enforcement agencies are involved in the security operation in Jacksonville, Florida. "This is huge. I didn't realize how huge it was until I got down here," said Detroit Assistant Police Chief Walter Martin...
CNN - February 5, 2005
Budget battle ahead
President Bush's budget will propose slashing grants to local law enforcement agencies and cutting spending for environmental protection, American Indian schools and home-heating aid for the poor, The Associated Press has learned...
CNN - February 5, 2005
In Montana, Bush Faces a Tough Sell on Social Security
The president's power to grab attention was on display in Montana last week, but Social Security showed a power of its own...
New York Times - February 5, 2005
Shiites lead in Iraq poll results |
Preliminary results from Iraq's election show that the predominantly Shiite Muslim south voted for the party endorsed by Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, over the secular party of interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi...
CNN - February 5, 2005
Missing passenger jet found
Rescue teams have located the wreckage of an Afghan passenger jet that crashed two days ago with 104 people aboard, but severe weather and mountainous terrain have prevented them from reaching the crash site. Three American health workers were on the Boeing 737, and are presumed dead, according to the U.S.-based company that employed them...
CNN - February 5, 2005
Often Overlooked, but in the Super Bowl, Again
Tom Brady of the Patriots is the king of midwinter, a quarterback so natural and complete that he is easy to ignore...
New York Times - February 5, 2005
In Barrooms, Smoking Ban Is Less Reviled
The ban has not had the crushing effect on New York's economic, cultural and political landscapes predicted by many opponents...
New York Times - February 5, 2005
Top Iraq Shiites Exert Influence on Constitution
The leaders want their faith to be enshrined as the national religion, governing marriage, divorce and family inheritance...
New York Times - February 5, 2005
Bush Is Said to Seek Deep Cuts in Farm and Commodity Programs
The proposal, aimed at reducing the deficit, puts the president at odds with some of his most ardent supporters in the rural South...
New York Times - February 5, 2005
Abuses Endangered Veterans in Cancer Drug Experiments
Scores of patients at the V.A. hospital in Albany were put at risk, and employees say bigger concerns were dismissed by officials...
New York Times - February 5, 2005
U.S. Drops Criminal Inquiry of C.I.A. Antidrug Effort in Peru
Officials said it was the most serious inquiry to focus on the official conduct of C.I.A. officers since the Iran-contra affair...
New York Times - February 5, 2005
NHL: Heatley gets probation
Dany Heatley is sentenced to three years' probation after the death of Atlanta team-mate Dan Snyder in a car crash...
BBC News - February 5, 2005
Skiing: Miller takes world title
Bode Miller wins the men's downhill at the World Championships...
BBC News - February 5, 2005
Roadside bomb kills U.S. soldiers
Two U.S.soldiers were killed and five others were injured Friday when an improvised explosive device detonated as their patrol passed the Iraqi town of Bayji, the military said...
CNN - February 5, 2005
Sheriff: Couple accused of child torture held in Utah
A Florida couple accused of torturing and starving five children in their care were taken into custody Friday night in Utah, a spokeswoman for the Citrus County, Florida, Sheriff's Department said. They are accused of using a cattle prod or some sort of stun gun to shock the children, striking their feet with hammers and pulling the children's toenails out with pliers...
CNN - February 5, 2005
A Medical Mystery Man Bounces Back From Avian Flu
Nguyen Thanh Hung's recovery is a mystery that flu experts are trying to decipher as they consider what impact his illness will have around the world...
New York Times - February 5, 2005
Sheriff: Couple accused of child torture caught in Utah
A Florida couple accused of torturing and starving five children in their care were captured Friday night in Utah, a spokeswoman for the Citrus County, Florida, Sheriff's Department said...
CNN - February 5, 2005
Sheriff: Couple accused of child torture caught in Utah
A Florida couple accused of torturing and starving five children in their care were captured Friday night in Utah, a spokeswoman for the Citrus County, Florida, Sheriff's Department said. They are accused of using a cattle prod or some sort of stun gun to shock the children, securing them to spots in the house with chains, striking their feet with hammers and pulling the children's toenails out with pliers...
CNN - February 5, 2005
Judge's Ruling Opens Window for Gay Marriage in New York
A New York State judge in Manhattan ruled that denying gay couples licenses to marry violates the State Constitution...
New York Times - February 5, 2005
Shrinking Student Pools Force Public Universities to Fish Afar
Public universities are plunging into what private colleges have already mastered: scouring the nation in search of students...
New York Times - February 5, 2005
A Child Learns a Harsh Lesson in Politics
Emma Reisner, who was to star in PBS's "Postcards From Buster," found out just how unwelcome her same-sex parents are in Mr. Rogers' old neighborhood...
New York Times - February 5, 2005
How Old Ties Helped Wrap Up the Marsh Deal
Old friends Eliot Spitzer and Michael Cherkasky found themselves on opposite sides of a case that rattled the insurance industry...
New York Times - February 5, 2005
Appellate Court Backs Companies in Tobacco Case
The court ruled the government could not collect $280 billion it alleges the tobacco industry earned through fraud...
New York Times - February 5, 2005
Working for Top Bosses on Wall St. Has Its Perks
The role of the executive assistant has drawn scrutiny after the disclosure that the former New York Stock Exchange chairman's assistant was paid $240,000 a year...
New York Times - February 5, 2005
Labor Market Expanded at Modest Rate in January
The government's report indicated that employers are still cautious about hiring despite more than a year of healthy economic growth...
New York Times - February 5, 2005
MCI and Qwest Still in Talks, but the Air Cools
Merger talks between Qwest Communications and MCI cooled on Friday, though the two companies may still reach an agreement...
New York Times - February 5, 2005
Greenspan Says Trade Gap May Narrow
Alan Greenspan, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, said that America's trade deficit might be poised to stabilize and even fall because of market pressures...
New York Times - February 5, 2005
Jackson hits back in TV interview
Michael Jackson has said in a TV interview that many of the news reports about him are "fiction"...
BBC News - February 5, 2005
Dollar gains on Greenspan speech
The dollar rises to its highest level in almost three months after the Federal Reserve chairman said the US trade deficit is set to stabilise...
BBC News - February 5, 2005
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