The America's Intelligence Wire articles from April 2004

The America's Intelligence Wire archives from April 2004

U.S. stocks end higher on data, easing crude oil prices.
April 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Pulses)) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- U.S. stocks ended higher Thursday as a stronger-than-expected reading on manufacturing activity and favorable inflation data provided an early push, with a fresh drop in crude oil...

UPDATE 1-Diversify your retirement accounts.
April 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Stories)) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Traditional IRAs and 401(k) plans allow workers to put aside money, tax deferred. The funds are only taxed when they are withdrawn, usually after the worker has become a retiree and is...

UPDATE 2-Boston Life, Pfizer pace drug rally.
April 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Stories)) SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Boston Life Sciences shares climbed more than 10 percent midday Thursday, highlighting a broad-based advance in the pharmaceutical sector. Also, Pfizer rose when it was...

UPDATE 1-Options expensing issue back for Intel voters.
April 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Stories)) SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Following a narrow defeat last year, shareholders asking Intel to expense employee stock option grants are back with the same proposal. Intel filed its annual proxy last...

Senate panel clears mortgage-lender reform bill.
April 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Pulses)) WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The Senate Banking Committee approved a bill to reform regulations for mortgage lending giants Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac , and the twelve Federal Home Loan Banks in a 12 to 9 vote that...

Schnitzer Steel's Q2 profit more than doubles.
April 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Pulses)) SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Schnitzer Steel Industries said late Thursday that its fiscal second-quarter profit more than doubled, led by a strong performance it its metals recycling business. The company,...

UPDATE 1-Chips open second quarter with gains.
April 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Stories)) SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Chip and computer hardware stocks logged gains Thursday, the first trading day of the second quarter. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index added 1.7 percent to 495.3 and the...

Chicago Fire Commissioner to Step Down.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) The city's fire commissioner announced his retirement Thursday amid an investigation into a deadly high-rise fire and an uproar over racial slurs broadcast over firefighter radios. James Joyce said he would retire at...

Ex-Researcher Accused of Bilking Donors.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) A former Harvard Medical School instructor was accused of bilking donors of $600,000 for a bogus SARS research project, but his attorney said his client was sincere and is himself a victim of a scam. Weidong Xu, 38,...

Former Harvard medical instructor accused of bilking donors of $160,000.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) A former Harvard Medical School instructor was accused of bilking donors of $600,000 for a bogus SARS research project, but his attorney said his client was sincere and is himself a victim of a scam. Weidong Xu, 38,...

Raw Sewage Overflows Into Texas River.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) A faulty gate at a wastewater treatment plant backed up millions of gallons of raw sewage, causing a smelly mess that flowed into a river, shot manholes into the air and closed a park. State and federal environmental...

'Worst thing you've ever smelled': Raw sewage flows into Texas river, closes park.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Worldstream) A faulty gate at a wastewater treatment plant backed up millions of gallons (liters) of raw sewage, causing a smelly mess that flowed into a river, shot manholes into the air and closed a park. State and federal...

Gold up.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Worldstream) Gold for current delivery closed at $427.80 per troy ounce Thursday on the New York Commodity Exchange, up from $427.30 late Wednesday. HSBC Bank USA gave a late quote of $427.25, up from $426.25 Wednesday. ...

Official reports suspension of April round on proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Worldstream) A Free Trade Area of the Americas meeting scheduled for April in Mexico has been suspended because of differences over farm subsidies, an Argentine official said Thursday. Argentina's Vice Foreign Minister Martin...

Head of French Computer Company Dies.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Pierre Bonelli, who rose from an engineer at Texas Instruments to become chairman and CEO of French computer maker Bull SA, has died, the French company said Thursday. Bonelli, 64, died in Paris on Wednesday. Bull did...

Boy Cleared in Fatal Shooting of Postman.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) A 10-year-old who randomly fired a pistol from his bedroom window and killed a postal worker last summer will not be charged, officials said Thursday. The boy's mother, who owned the gun, was charged with illegal...

White House's Rice to testify to 9-11 commission Apr. 8.
April 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Pulses)) WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice is scheduled to testify in public, under oath, to the independent commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks next Thursday, the commission...

UPDATE 3-ChevronTexaco's $5 bln share buyback lifts stock.
April 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Stories)) DALLAS (CBS.MW) -- ChevronTexaco's shares closed higher after the company announced the launch of a program to buy back up to $5 billion in common shares to boost stockholder value. Repurchases by the...

UPDATE 3-Boston Life, Pfizer end higher to pace drug rally.
April 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Stories)) SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Boston Life Sciences shares closed more than 4 percent higher Thursday, highlighting a broad-based advance in the pharmaceutical sector. Also, Pfizer rose when it was announced...

UPDATE 3-Gold futures close at a 15-year high.
April 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Stories)) SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Gold futures closed near $429 an ounce Thursday -- their highest level in over 15 years, with weakness in the U.S. dollar and inflationary concerns sparking investment demand for a...

UPDATE 19-U.S. stocks end higher on data, easing oil prices.
April 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Stories)) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- U.S. stocks ended higher Thursday as a stronger-than-expected reading on manufacturing activity and favorable inflation data provided an early push, with a fresh drop in crude oil...

UPDATE 3-Manugistics closes weakly on Q4 warning.
April 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Stories)) SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Manugistics watched its shares tumble 18 percent Thursday after the software company said a drop in service revenue caused it to miss its fourth-quarter estimates. Rockville,...

UPDATE 6-Dollar falls on ECB-rate view, Japanese outlook.
April 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Stories)) CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- The dollar hit a one-week low against the euro and remained near four-year lows vs. the Japanese yen on Thursday. The dollar pared its decline briefly as economic data hinting at...

UPDATE 1-Bank of America closes Fleet buy.
April 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Stories)) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Bank of America on Thursday closed its $47 billion acquisition of FleetBoston Financial, creating the second largest U.S. bank by assets with close to $1 trillion. Charlotte,...

Kana issues Q1 earnings warning.
April 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Pulses)) SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Kana on Thursday said it expects to post a wider-than-expected first-quarter loss due to several multimillion-dollar contracts that failed to close in the period. The maker of...

CCRKBA Blasts Anti-Gun TSA Bigotry and Supports Proposed Cockpit Security Act.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk Contact: John Snyder of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, 202-326-5259 WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- "Today, we offer our support for the proposed Cockpit...

HHS Cites Progress In Fighting Chronic Homelessness; Sec. Thompson Completes Tenure as Chair of US Interagency Council on Homelessness.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk Contact: HHS Press Office, 202-690-6343 WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today vowed to continue to push for an end to chronic homelessness by increasing...

Applications Accepted for Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowships; Free Seminars for DC-based Regional Reporters, Sept. 04 - June 05.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk, Media Reporter Contact: Nolan Walters of the National Press Foundation, 202-663-7283, Web site: http://www.nationalpress.org WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Press...

HHS Secretary Thompson Statement Regarding Senate Action on TANF Reauthorization.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk Contact: Health and Human Services Press Office, 202-690-6343 WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement by Tommy G. Thompson secretary of Health and Human Services...

Local Initiatives Support Corporation Awarded $4 Million Grant to Support Charter School Financing Program.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk, Education Reporter Contact: Erika Dilday of LISC, 212-455-9800, edilday@lisc.org NEW YORK, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the nation's leading...

Applications Now Accepted for Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowships; Free Monthly Seminars for Washington-Based Regional Reporters, September '04 - June '05.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk, Media Reporter Contact: Nolan Walters of the National Press Foundation, 202-663-7283, Web site: http://www.nationalpress.org WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Press...

Hollywood "Reach The Stars" Campaign: Jewish Civil Rights Group Asks Stars to Stop Supporting Genocidal Policies.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk Contact: Aaron Zelman of Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, 262-673-9745 or jpfo@netwurx.net HARTFORD, Wisc., April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- What do Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael...

Kerry Cousin Calls RNC to Support Bush (Happy April Fools Day).
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk, Political Reporter Contact: Christine Iverson of the Republican National Committee, 202-863-8614 WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The RNC today sent a new April Fool's Day web video to...

Press Briefing to Release Two New Reports to Help Improve Health Literacy for 90 Million Americans.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor, Health Reporter Contact: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 301-427-1855, Web site: http://www.ahrq.gov News Advisory: WHAT: Press briefing to discuss the...

New Ad Highlights Kerry Commitment to Keeping Jobs Here.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk, Political Reporter Contact: Stephanie Cutter of Kerry for President, 202-712-3000; Web: http://http://www.johnkerry.com WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- With President Bush and his...

PPFA: President Signs Dangerous Unborn Victims of Violence Act; S. 1019 Poses a Direct Threat to Roe v. Wade.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk Contact: Gustavo Suarez of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 212-261-4339 WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) today denounced...

HHS Offers More Information About Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Cards; Tools for Choosing Medicare-Approved Discount Cards Available.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk Contact: CMS Public Affairs, 202-690-6145 WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced that the Medicare program is offering help to beneficiaries in...

National Abortion Federation Decries Administration's Latest Attack on a Woman's Right to Choose.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk Contact: Jessica Bodger of the National Abortion Federation, 202-667-5881 ext. 256 WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement by Vicki Saporta, NAF President and CEO,...

USACA and ACerS Partner to Better Serve Ceramics Community.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National and Business desks Contact: Brian Schorr of Technology Transition Corp., 202-293-6253 or bschorr@ttcorp.com WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The United States Advanced Ceramics Association...

President's Council on Bioethics' Report Aims but Misses the Mark; Focus on the Family Responds to New Bioethics Report.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk Contact: David Gasak or Christopher Norfleet, 719-548-4570, both of Focus on the Family; culturalissues@family.org Web: http://www.family.org COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ --...

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for April 2: First Weather Satellite.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National and Feature desks Contact: Rick Reed or Tom Edwards, 301-763-2812, both of the U.S. Census Bureau WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature for April 2...

American Federation of Teachers Secretary-Treasurer Edward J. McElroy Statement on Senate Misses Opportunity on Welfare Reform Bill.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk and Education Reporter Contact: Jaime Zapata of the American Federation of Teachers, 202-879-4458 or jzapata@aft.org WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ - The following is a Statement by the...

DeLay: Protection for All Victims, Born and Unborn; President Signs Unborn Victims of Violence Act Into Law.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk Contact: Stuart Roy or Jonathan Grella, 202-225-4000, both of the Office of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas)...

PCMA's Legislative Policy Conference to Feature Administration, Congressional & Academic Leaders on Emerging Challenges for PBMs.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk, Health and Politics Reporters Contact: Phil Blando of the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, 202-207-3614 WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- At a time of unprecedented challenges...

Thousands Demand Money Back from Bush-HMO Scandal; Bush Administration Desperate to Cover Up Secret Medicare Deal, Says Group.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk Contact: Toby Chaudhuri of the Institute for America's Future, 202-955-5665 ext. 133 or chaudhuri@ourfuture.org WASHINGTON, April 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- More than 5,500 people organized by the...

Budget Must Address Housing Needs, Says NAHRO.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk Contact: Dee NaQuin Shafer of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, 202-289-3500, ext. 277, Web: http://www.nahro.org WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House and...

Fetal Personhood Law Has Radical Implications for Freedom of Religion Says Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk Contact: Marjorie Signer of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, 202-628-7700 ext. 12 or msigner@rcrc.org WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement of...

Remarks by the President at Signing of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk Contact: White House Press Office, 202-456-2580 WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a transcript of remarks by the President at the signing of the Unborn Victims of Violence...

CMA Doctors Decry 'Hard-Hearted' Graphic Abortion Testimony.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk, Health Reporter Contact: Margie Shealy of the Christian Medical Association, 888-231-2637 or 423-341-4254 (mobile), margie@cmdahome.org Web:http://www.cmdahome.org WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S....

Federal Court Orders Class Action for Immigrants Denied Proof of Status; Delays Keep Legal Permanent Residents from Work, Family.
April 1, 2004... (From US Newswire) To: National Desk Contact: Javier N. Maldonado of the Texas Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, 210-277-1603 ext. 307 MCALLEN, Texas, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Texas Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and...

British Co. to Advise Iraq on Promotion.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) The company run by Margaret Thatcher's favorite public relations man is advising Iraq's interim leadership on promoting the country's transformation to a democracy, officials said Wednesday. Bell Pottinger, headed by...

Marvan Atapattu named captain of Sri Lanka test squad.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) The Sri Lanka cricket board on Thursday named Marvan Atapattu to lead the test squad against Zimbabwe. Atapattu, 33, replaced Hashan Tillakaratne, who quit as Sri Lankan captain immediately after Australia beat his...

Australia's Anglican priests to answer sex questionnaires.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Dogged by allegations of child and sex abuse, Australia's Anglican Church is ordering clergy members in its largest diocese to provide details about their sex lives and drinking habits. The eight-page questionnaire,...

Australia pledges US$19 million to Afghan reconstruction.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Australia has pledged a further 25 million Australian dollars (US$19 million) for humanitarian aid and reconstruction in Afghanistan, the foreign minister said Thursday. Alexander Downer, who is in Germany attending an...

Australian uranium mine resumes operations after water contamination.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) A mine that was closed after workers complained their drinking water was contaminated with uranium has resumed operations at an Australian national park, the company that runs it said Thursday. Officials closed the...

World Cup semifinalist South Korea under fire after scoreless draw with Maldives.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) South Korea's national soccer team and its Portuguese coach came under scathing criticism Thursday after the 2002 World Cup semifinalists drew 0-0 to tiny Maldives in a qualifying match for the 2006 finals. ...

Vacationing Woman Finds Abducted Boy.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) A boy allegedly abducted by his father eight months ago is back home in Texas after a woman vacationing in Belize became suspicious about the father and son she met there. Jake Clenney, 4, was the only child at the...

Greenpeace says regulations protecting Mexico's mangrove swamps in danger.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Greenpeace volunteers in orange jumpsuits placed chain saws and sawdust at the entrance to Mexico's Environment Department on Wednesday, accusing the agency of failing to protect mangrove swamps forests and favoring...

Woman Pleads Guilty in Death of Friend.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) A young woman on trial on charges of murdering a high school classmate in a suicide pact pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter. Elizabeth Connelly, 18, entered the plea as prosecutors were resting their case. She...

Sri Lanka heading for hung Parliament in national election.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Sri Lanka's elections on Friday may lead to a hung Parliament with no clear winner, which in turn would complicate efforts to end the island country's 20-year-old civil war with Tamil Tiger rebels. The latest opinion...

Bus plunges into river in China's southwest, killing 14.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) A bus plunged off a road and into a river in China's southwest after its brakes and steering malfunctioned, killing at least 14 people, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Thirty-eight people were injured in the...

Four Turkish men reported abducted in southern Philippines.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Four Turkish men were reported missing in the southern Philippines Thursday, and one of their wives told police they were abducted by men in uniform claiming they were immigration agents. The Turks, who run a private...

Mexico's Human Rights Commission to investigate complaints by expelled British cavers.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Mexico's governmental National Human Rights Commission said Wednesday it has launched a formal investigation into complaints by a group of expelled British cavers about their detention by Mexican police. The 13...

Venezuela upsets Uruguay 3-0 in World Cup qualifying.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Venezuela scored one of the biggest upsets in its history Wednesday, beating host Uruguay 3-0 in South American World Cup qualifying. Gabriel Urdaneta, Hector Gonzalez and Juan Arango scored a goal each at Centenario...

Substitute Teacher Accused of Choking Boy.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) A substitute teacher is accused of using a string to choke a 7-year-old student who had not done his homework. Albert Coleman, 59, of East Orange, is accused of slipping a string around the child's neck and drawing it...

St. Petersburg Times Chief to Retire.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Andrew Barnes, chairman and chief executive of the St. Petersburg Times for 15 years, will retire in May and turn his duties over to Paul Tash, the newspaper's editor and president, the paper reported Wednesday. ...

'Melo's mission: Get Nuggets in the playoffs.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) It's fitting that Carmelo Anthony's teammates call him Melo, with his brilliant smile and easygoing nature. But a closer look reveals a fierce competitor who has made it his mission to get the Denver Nuggets into the...

Tokyo stocks open higher, dollar up against yen.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Tokyo stocks opened higher Thursday as investors welcomed an upbeat central bank business survey released on the first day of Japan's new fiscal year. The U.S. dollar was up slightly against the Japanese yen. The...

Fictional take on Paris literary salon wins Young Lions award.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Monique Truong's "The Book of Salt," a fictionalized take on the Paris salon of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, has won the fourth annual "Young Lions" award. The 35-year-old Truong, a Vietnamese immigrant who...

Colo. Wildfire Forces Evacuation of Homes.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) A wildfire that has grown to about 1,000 acres forced authorities to order evacuations of eight homes Wednesday and put residents of a dozen more on alert. Embers from a small yard fire are believed to have started the...

Explosion, gunfire at stronghold of top war-crimes suspect, NATO speaks of "ongoing operation".
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) NATO troops surrounded a building in Pale, the stronghold of the world's top war crimes suspect at large early Friday, amid the sounds of gunfire and an explosion. Two helicopters landed in front of the building....

Explosion, gunfire at stronghold of top war-crimes suspect; NATO speaks of "ongoing operation".
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) NATO troops early Thursday surrounded a building in Pale, the stronghold of Radovan Karadzic, the world's top war crimes suspect at large. Gunfire and an explosion wree heard. Two helicopters landed in front of the...

German tourist drowns off Australian beach.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) A German tourist drowned while swimming off a popular resort beach in the Australian state of Queensland, police said Thursday. The 24-year-old woman, from the German city of Templin, had been swimming with her German...

NATO Troops Seek Suspect in Bosnia.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Gunfire and an explosion resounded early Thursday as NATO troops surrounded a building in Pale, the city where a major war crimes suspect has taken refuge, officials said. Two helicopters landed in front of the...

South Korea's acting president vows fair and neutral election management.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) South Korea's acting president vowed to manage coming parliamentary elections fairly and neutrally Thursday, a day ahead of the start of official campaigning for the April 15 polls. Prime Minister Goh Kun, running the...

Herbie Hancock receives Masters award from NEA.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Nine-time Grammy winner Herbie Hancock was honored with the Jazz Masters Fellowship Award from the National Endowment of the Arts. Hancock received the award, the government's most prestigious honor for jazz musicians,...

Business sentiment among manufacturers hits seven-year high.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Major Japanese manufacturers were more upbeat about business prospects during the first quarter of this year than at any time since early 1997, a key survey showed Thursday. The Bank of Japan's latest quarterly poll...

Nasdaq-100 Open Results.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Results Wednesday from the Nasdaq-100 Open at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park (seedings in parentheses): Singles Men Quarterfinals Guillermo Coria (3), Argentina, def. Nicolas Kiefer, Germany, 6-3,...

Schwarzenegger Took Sex Harassment Class.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose campaign was dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct, voluntarily took a training course about preventing sexual harassment after his election. The two-hour course was conducted by...

Schwarzenegger takes sexual harassment course.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose campaign was dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct, voluntarily took a training course about preventing sexual harassment after his election. The two-hour course was conducted by...

Amnesty International calls for release of prisoners in Myanmar ahead of constitutional convention.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) The human rights group Amnesty International strongly criticized Myanmar's military government on Thursday for rights abuses and urged it to release all political prisoners before a National Convention begins drafting a...

Sony sues Kodak for patent infringement.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Sony Corp. sued Eastman-Kodak Co., alleging patent infringement on digital camera technology. tHE salvo comes three weeks after Kodak filed a similar suit against Sony. Sony's suit, filed Wednesday in U.S....

Tokyo stocks mixed, dollar up against yen.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Tokyo's key stock index inched up Thursday morning as investors welcomed an upbeat central bank business survey released on the first day of Japan's new fiscal year. The U.S. dollar was up against the Japanese yen. ...

Thai Airways seeks early delivery of eight Airbus jets.
April 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Thai Airways will ask Airbus to hasten the delivery of eight jetliners it ordered last year after the national carrier's plan to buy seven used aircraft from United Airlines fell through. Airbus was supposed to deliver...