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Most popular news on 26 October 2007 |
President Visits Scene of Fires, Promising Help - New York Times
Andre Stoner works to control a fire set in an attempt to stop the Slide Fire near Arrowbear Lake, Calif. By JENNIFER STEINHAUER LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25 - President Bush toured Southern California on Thursday as investigators got down to the work of ...
US and Turkey Thwart Armenian Genocide Bill - New York Times
By CARL HULSE WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 - With backing from more than half of the House this summer, proponents of a resolution condemning the Armenian genocide were confident that they would finally prevail in their quest for Congressional recognition.
US Levies Harsh Sanctions Against Iran - Guardian Unlimited
From AP By ANNE GEARAN AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States announced harsh new penalties on the Iranian military and state-owned banking systems Thursday, raising pressure on the world financial system to cut ties with a regime the ...
Ex-Philippine President Estrada girds for freedom - Reuters
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - Joseph Estrada, the playboy former president of the Philippines, was preparing for life as a free man on Friday after being pardoned of his conviction for plundering the nation's coffers.
Opposition Leader Meets Burmese Official - New York Times
By SETH MYDANS BANGKOK, Oct. 25 - The long-detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a government official in Myanmar today in the first tangible sign that the generals were responding to outside pressure after crushing a popular uprising ...
House Passes Health Bill but Gains No Republican Votes - New York Times
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic leadership did not gain enough votes to override a promised veto by President Bush. By ROBERT PEAR and DAVID STOUT WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 - Once again defying a veto threat from President Bush, the House this ...
Crystal, Costello laud Hillary's 60th birthday - Reuters
By Chris Michaud NEW YORK (Reuters) - Led by crooner Elvis Costello, supporters of presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton rose to their feet and cheered on Thursday night, the eve of the 60th birthday of the Democrat who aims to become the ...
?Preppy Killer? Pleads Not Guilty in Drug Case - New York Times
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS Still wearing the soiled black T-shirt in which he was arrested, Robert E. Chambers Jr., who has been unable to shake his 20-year-old identity as the ?Preppy Killer,? spoke in a soft voice as he pleaded not guilty yesterday to ...
Microsoft Earnings Send Stock Soaring - New York Times
By STEVE LOHR Microsoft reported surprising strong quarterly sales and profit growth today, well ahead of Wall Street?s expectations.
Tax Plan Yields Mixed Blessings - Wall Street Journal
By SARAH LUECK and JESSE DRUCKER WASHINGTON -- The broad attempt to revamp the tax code introduced yesterday by the House's top tax writer could hurt oil and technology companies, manufacturing firms and others in order to fund an across-the-board cut ...
Japan's Consumer Prices Fall for Eighth Month; Production Slips - Bloomberg
By Mayumi Otsuma Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's consumer prices fell for an eighth month in September, a sign that deflation lingers in the world's second-largest economy.
James Watson Quits Post After Remarks on Races - New York Times
By CORNELIA DEAN James D. Watson, the eminent biologist who ignited an uproar last week with remarks about the intelligence of people of African descent, retired yesterday as chancellor of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island, ...
Space Docking, With Women at the Helm of Both Crafts - New York Times
By JOHN SCHWARTZ HOUSTON, Oct. 25 - A hug on Thursday between the commanders of the space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station marked the first time that women have served in both roles at the same time.
Shares Rise as Vonage Settles Fight Over Patent - New York Times
By MATT RICHTEL Shares in Vonage, the Internet telephone provider, rose sharply in after-hours trading yesterday after the company announced a settlement in a patent dispute with Verizon.
Rolfe helps Fire take first leg vs. United - ESPN
BRIDGEVIEW, Illinois -- Chris Rolfe's first career playoff goal helped the fourth-seeded Chicago Fire post a 1-0 victory over top-seeded DC United in the first leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Thursday.
Series notes: Tiant's cigar legacy - USA Today
BOSTON (USATODAY.com) - Cigars have long been associated with victory celebrations in Boston, where former Celtics coach Red Auerbach used to light up when a win was secure.
Boston College 14, Virginia Tech 10 Eagles Shock Hokies Late to ... - New York Times
By ADAM HIMMELSBACH Interviews, insight and analysis from The New York Times on the competition and culture of college football. AP Poll | USA Today In an area ruled by the Red Sox and the Patriots, the No.
'Dan in Real Life': For Steve Carell, A Relative Disaster - Washington Post
By Ann Hornaday There are some Steve Carell fans out there who believe the gifted comic actor has yet to make a superb feature comedy; they didn't see what the fuss was all about with "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," thought "Little Miss Sunshine" was not ...
One Theory on the Lost Arrests - E! Online
Daniel Dae Kim's arrest this morning for suspicion of driving under the influence has some of you Lost fans emailing in to ask, What is going on with the Losties on that island?
Britney's Hit-and-Split Case Dead Ends - E! Online
by Gina Serpe A misdemeanor count of hit-and-run was tossed Thursday, exactly one week after the 25-year-old beleaguered pop reached a deal with the owner whose car Spears dinged up in a Studio City parking lot.
2 suburban schools close after report of staph cases - Chicago Tribune
By Alexa Aguilar | Tribune staff reporter 10:41 PM CDT, October 25, 2007 Two suburban Catholic elementary schools were closed Thursday for heavy-duty cleaning after school leaders discovered each had a case of a drug-resistant staph infection, ...
It?s Not the Stress, It?s How You Deal With It - New York Times
By CLYDE HABERMAN Members of the American Psychological Association visited New York from Washington the other day to talk about stress.
FDA Issues New Warning Against Anti-Clotting Drug Trasylol - AHN
Washington DC (AHN) - Trasylol, a clotting drug used to prevent excessive bleeding during heart bypass surgery, increases the risk of death when compared with other drugs, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Thursday.
?80s Plot to Hit Giuliani? Mob Experts Doubt It - New York Times
By MICHAEL BRICK For reasons that ought to be obvious, the leaders of the city?s organized crime families have never shown much fondness for federal prosecutors.
Pakistan Blast Kills 21, Mostly Troops - Washington Post
By Griff Witte and Imtiaz Ali KARACHI, Pakistan, Oct. 25 -- A suspected suicide bomber attacked a Pakistani military convoy on Thursday, killing at least 21 people in a scenic valley that has become another front in the nation's war with Islamic ...
GA Renner Dies at 75; Wrote of Abuse Within Church - New York Times
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN Gerald A. Renner, a religion reporter and editor who helped uncover a trail of sexual abuse accusations against the powerful founder of a Roman Catholic religious order, the Legionaries of Christ, died Wednesday in Norwalk, Conn.
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