The America's Intelligence Wire articles from July 2004

The America's Intelligence Wire archives from July 2004

UPDATE 3-Charting a summer rally.
July 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Stories)) This is a special edition of The Technical Indicator, a daily CBS MarketWatch service. For a more detailed account of the markets on a day-to-day basis -- in addition to 100 trading ideas per month - please...

UPDATE 1-Short-term rally hope lies with the financials.
July 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Stories)) (Editor's note: Todd Harrison, a former hedge fund manager and derivatives trader, is founder and CEO of Minyanville, a financial educational and entertainment Website.) NEW YORK -- After widespread...

UPDATE 1-Report: Time Warner making bid for MGM.
July 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Stories)) SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Time-Warner is making a play for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, according to a published report, despite Sony's month-long effort to woo the venerable studio and its treasure-trove library of...

Israeli government scrambling to come up with new route for key stretch of West Bank separation barrier.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: KARIN LAUB Israeli army planners were scrambling to reroute a key section of the West Bank separation barrier after the Supreme Court ruled that the original path would have caused too much hardship for...

Cassini spacecraft enters orbit around Saturn.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: JOHN ANTCZAK The international Cassini spacecraft threaded a gap between two of Saturn's dazzling rings and entered orbit around the giant planet, completing one of the mission's most critical maneuvers more...

Would-be Mexican candidate nails himself to cross to protest nomination list.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: JOHN ANTCZAK A farmer upset about not getting his party's nomination to run for the Zacatecas state legislature nailed himself to a wooden cross and donned a crown of thorns in a protest outside the state's...

Cassini spacecraft enters orbit around Saturn.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: JOHN ANTCZAK The international Cassini spacecraft threaded a gap between two of Saturn's dazzling rings and entered orbit around the giant planet, completing one of the mission's most critical maneuvers more...

UPDATE 1-Charting a summer rally.
July 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Stories)) Byline: JOHN ANTCZAK This is a special edition of The Technical Indicator, a daily CBS MarketWatch service. For a more detailed account of the markets on a day-to-day basis -- in addition to 100 trading...

UPDATE 2-Charting a summer rally.
July 1, 2004... (From CBS Marketwatch (Stories)) Byline: JOHN ANTCZAK This is a special edition of The Technical Indicator, a daily CBS MarketWatch service. For a more detailed account of the markets on a day-to-day basis -- in addition to 100 trading...

General to set punishment for pilot accused in bombing of Canadians.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: DOUG SIMPSON An Air Force general will determine what punishment, if any, will be imposed on a fighter pilot who mistakenly bombed Canadian forces in Afghanistan two years ago, killing four soldiers. A...

Top executive at Chinese brokerage replaced amid worries over company's health.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: ELAINE KURTENBACH The chairman of one of China's biggest securities companies has been replaced in an effort to rescue the ailing state-owned brokerage, officials and media reports said Thursday. The...

Infonavit housing to be insured against flaws.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) El Universal Workers who acquire National Workers Housing Fund (Infonavit) housing will now be protected by an insurance policy against structural faults in their dwelling. Infonavit has yet to get the approval of...

SCT supports Satmex "within reason".
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) El Universal Pedro Cerisola y Weber, secretary of Transportation and Communications, stated that the federal government is willing to support Satelites Mexico (Satmex) in its attempt to clean up its finances,...

Employment climbs 2.5% in maquiladora industry during April.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) El Economista In April, the number of people employed in the maquiladora export industry rose 2.5%. In other words, 26,768 more workers were employed by the sector compared year-on-year, according to the National...

Pidiregas reach their limit.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) El Economista The head of the Energy Secretariat (Sener), Fernando Elizondo, has confirmed that the federal government's sources of financing to sustain energy supplies are at their limit, especially regarding the...

Elizondo says CSM auctions will continue regardless.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) Notimex The process to auction off the Multiple Service Contracts (CSM) will continue, despite the efforts by the parliamentary bloc of the Institutional Revolution Party (PRI) to have them declared void, said...

INA seeks to guarantee competitivity.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) El Economista The National Auto Part Industry (INA) is developing a strategic plan to achieve that Mexico continues to be competitive in the automobile assembly market, together with countries such as China and...

Mexico, profitable for natural gas terminals.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) El Economista Due to the characteristics of the market, Mexico, unlike the United States, has a very attractive market for investments in liquefied natural gas, said Christopher J. Goncalves, director of the...

Lopez Obrador proposes greater State intervention in economic activity.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) El Economista The head of government in the Federal District of Mexico City, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has officially begun his pre-campaign towards the presidential elections in 2006 with the presentation of his...

Faults found in performance of Cofetel.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) El Financiero The Federal Telecommunication Commission (Cofetel) has failed in its objective of lowering the price of telephone services, as Mexico still had higher telecommunications costs than in the United States...

Homex stock market debut a success.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) El Economista The stock of the housing constructor Desarrolladora Homex got off to a good start on their first day on the Mexico City Stock Exchange (BMV). The firm issued 60.6 million shares in the market at a...

Purchase of Tapon Corona to be concluded soon.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) El Financiero With the backing of a US$5-million loan, Corporativo de Envases will conclude the purchase of Tapon Corona this year. This deal will mean that the recently-created company will have a 20% market share...

Aeromar to buy two new aircraft.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) Notimex The airline Aeromar has spent US$26 million on the purchase of two new ATR 42 aircraft, made in France. In July these will be added to its fleet of 13 planes, reported the general director of the firm, Juan...

Cemex to meet Colombian authorities over lawsuit.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) Mexico Analytica In order to settle the differences that have cropped up due to the problems with the flagstones in the Transmilenio transport system in Bogota, Colombia, cement company Cemex is set to meet up to...

Employment up 102% under Fox.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) Mexico Analytica During the four years of President Vicente Fox's government, more than 612,000 people have joined the ranks of the unemployed, which is an increase of 102% compared to 2000. This has brought the...

Pemex has total debt of 700bn pesos.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) Mexico Analytica Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has a total debt of 700 billion pesos (US$61 billion), of which 340 billion are labor liabilities and are growing at around 10% per year, acknowledged the corporate...

New financial system to improve money transfer business.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) El Economista Beginning late next year, Mexico and the United States will inaugurate a new financial system that will allow banks and clients to transfer funds directly from one bank account to another, between...

Cable TV companies demand right to offer phone services.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) El Economista Cable TV companies that have requested permission to operate in the telephone sector have said that the agreement signed by the Communications and Transport Secretariat (SCT) allowing telephone...

Gil Diaz: Economic growth is certain.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) El Financiero Hikes in international interest rates, the perception of greater country risk, and China's domineering role in world trade are creating pressure for Mexico, however growth is still certain, stated...

Fox: Economy guaranteed to grow 4% this year.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) CNI President Vicente Fox assured Tuesday that growth expectations are favorable at "close to 4% for this year." The premier added that hand-in-hand with economic growth, employment is taking off. He explained...

Scotiabank: Investment falling short of potential.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) El Universal Francisco Gutierrez, Scotiabank's director of Analysis, stated that the decomposition of the political environment is a relevant and determining factor when it comes time for investors to decide where...

Private sector calls for stronger state of law and lower crime.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) Diario de Yucatan The private sector agreed that two great challenges for Mexico are achieving economic growth and getting crime under control. President of the Business Coordination Council (CCE) Jose Luis...

Grupo Angeles prepares to enter BMV.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) Mexico Analytica Grupo Empresarial Angeles is studying its eventual debut on the Mexico City Stock Exchange (BMV) through the issue of capital. "What we have more or less agreed is to monitor public capital markets...

Pension fund administrators will see competition grow.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) Mexico Analytica Mexico will soon be adding to its portfolio of 13 pension fund administrators (Afores) with up to four new players in the coming months, stated Mario Gabriel Budebo, president of the National...

Repecos to pay IVA.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) El Universal The Treasury Secretariat (SHCP) reported that the Small Taxpayer System (Repeco) will not exclude IVA national sales tax payments as established by Congress and will include a fixed fee, which will be...

Banxico: All eyes on US Federal Reserve.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) Diario de Yucatan The Bank of Mexico (Banxico) will keep its guard up in light of the hike in US interest rates in order to keep Mexico's inflation in line with the annual goal of 3% +/-1%. We will put pressure on...

Unemployment grows 102% in 4 years.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) Diario de Yucatan During the four years of President Vicente Fox's administration, more than 612,000 people have been added to open unemployment figures, a 102% variation when compared to 2000. With this addition,...

Calls for bids on Bullet Train to begin in September.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) Notimex The bullet train project, which will connect Mexico City with Guadalajara is still on the agenda and sometime in early September authorities expect to begin the call for tenders, reported Pedro Cerisola y...

SE announces investments of US$292 million in Tijuana.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) Notimex A group of 25 companies will invest US$292 million in Tijuana, Baja California, generating some 15,400 direct jobs, reported the Economy Secretariat (SE). Fernando Canales Clariond, head of the SE, spent...

World Bank approves US$75mn loan for Mexico.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) Notimex On Tuesday, the World Bank approved a loan of US$75.5 million to reinforce savings and credit organizations in Mexico, including those in marginal areas to improve access to financial services. The...

EIU projects greater economic growth in Mexico.
July 1, 2004... (From Corporate Mexico) Mexico Analytica The economic perspectives for Mexico have improved and 3.2% growth is expected for 2004 and 2005, forecast The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in its latest report. John Bowler, EIU analyst...

Brother Denies Captured Marine Deserted.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: TRAVIS REED The brother of missing Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun denied reports that the Marine had deserted the military before being captured by insurgents in Iraq. "To me it has no foundation. It's all...

-FirstAlert: 5 P.M. Investrend / Bestcalls.
July 1, 2004... (From FinancialWire) FinancialWire-30 June 2004-FirstAlert: 5 P.M. Investrend / Bestcalls (C)2004 Investrend Communications, Inc. June 30, 2004. (FinancialWire) Conference calls scheduled during the 5 p.m. period on Investrend Broadcast...

-FirstAlert: 4 P.M. Investrend / Bestcalls.
July 1, 2004... (From FinancialWire) FinancialWire-30 June 2004-FirstAlert: 4 P.M. Investrend / Bestcalls (C)2004 Investrend Communications, Inc. June 30, 2004. (FinancialWire) Conference calls scheduled during the 4 p.m. period on Investrend Broadcast...

-FirstAlert: Morning Investrend / Bestcalls.
July 1, 2004... (From FinancialWire) FinancialWire-30 June 2004-FirstAlert: Morning Investrend / Bestcalls (C)2004 Investrend Communications, Inc. June 30, 2004. (FinancialWire) Conference calls scheduled this morning on Investrend Broadcast via partner...

-IMA Exploration Says All Resolutions Passed, Including Reorganization.
July 1, 2004... (From FinancialWire) FinancialWire-30 June 2004-IMA Exploration Says All Resolutions Passed, Including Reorganization (C)2004 Investrend Communications, Inc. June 30, 2004. (FinancialWire) IMA Exploration Inc. (OTCBB: IMXPF; TSX Venture:...

-Headliners Entertainment Buys Dance Clubs Chain With $20M Revenues.
July 1, 2004... (From FinancialWire) FinancialWire-30 June 2004-Headliners Entertainment Buys Dance Clubs Chain With $20M Revenues (C)2004 Investrend Communications, Inc. June 30, 2004. (FinancialWire) Headliners Entertainment Group, Inc. (OTCBB: HLNR)...

-VirTra Systems Joins Dozens of Companies Asking for Berlin De-Listing.
July 1, 2004... (From FinancialWire) FinancialWire-30 June 2004-VirTra Systems Joins Dozens of Companies Asking for Berlin De-Listing (C)2004 Investrend Communications, Inc. June 30, 2004. (FinancialWire) VirTra Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: VTSI) said it has...

-Project Group Names Former Education Department Chief of Staff to Board.
July 1, 2004... (From FinancialWire) FinancialWire-30 June 2004-Project Group Names Former Education Department Chief of Staff to Board (C)2004 Investrend Communications, Inc. June 30, 2004. (FinancialWire) The Project Group Inc. (OTCBB: PJTG) said John...

-Orphan Boy Resources Completes Financing for $472K.
July 1, 2004... (From FinancialWire) FinancialWire-30 June 2004-Orphan Boy Resources Completes Financing for $472K (C)2004 Investrend Communications, Inc. June 30, 2004. (FinancialWire) Orphan Boy Resources Inc. (TSX Venture: ORS) has completed the last...

-Burcon and Archer Daniels Midland Complete Key Milestone For Puratein, Supertein.
July 1, 2004... (From FinancialWire) FinancialWire-30 June 2004-Burcon and Archer Daniels Midland Complete Key Milestone For Puratein, Supertein (C)2004 Investrend Communications, Inc. June 30, 2004. (FinancialWire) Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX...

-MIV Therapeutics Successfully Completes Full Range of Biocompatibility Studies.
July 1, 2004... (From FinancialWire) FinancialWire-30 June 2004-MIV Therapeutics Successfully Completes Full Range of Biocompatibility Studies (C)2004 Investrend Communications, Inc. June 30, 2004. (FinancialWire) MIV Therapeutics Inc. (OTCBB: MIVT) said...

-Delta Completes Alpine Purchase, To Go on Russell 2000 Index.
July 1, 2004... (From FinancialWire) FinancialWire-30 June 2004-Delta Completes Alpine Purchase, To Go on Russell 2000 Index (C)2004 Investrend Communications, Inc. June 30, 2004. (FinancialWire) Delta Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ: DPTR) has completed...

-Resin Systems Research Issued, But At What Price?
July 1, 2004... (From FinancialWire) FinancialWire-30 June 2004-Resin Systems Research Issued, But At What Price? (C)2004 Investrend Communications, Inc. June 30, 2004. (FinancialWire) Analyst John Nobile of Taglich Brothers initiates coverage of Resin...

-Heartland Oil & Gas Gains 16.54% on 2X Average Volume.
July 1, 2004... (From FinancialWire) FinancialWire-30 June 2004-Heartland Oil & Gas Gains 16.54% on 2X Average Volume (C)2004 Investrend Communications, Inc. June 30, 2004. (FinancialWire) Heartland Oil & Gas (OTCBB: HOGC) gained 16.54% Tuesday on volume...

-MarketPerform Analyzes Fulcrum's coverage of XM Satellite.
July 1, 2004... (From FinancialWire) FinancialWire-30 June 2004-MarketPerform Analyzes Fulcrums coverage of XM Satellite (C)2004 Investrend Communications, Inc. June 30, 2004. (FinancialWire) (Investrend Research Syndicate) MarketPerform.com...

-I-Sector Gains 2.70% Following Independent Research Report, Contract Announcement.
July 1, 2004... (From FinancialWire) FinancialWire-30 June 2004-I-Sector Gains 2.70% Following Independent Research Report, Contract Announcement (C)2004 Investrend Communications, Inc. June 30, 2004. (FinancialWire) I-Sector Corp. (AMEX: ISR) traded up...

-Microsoft Follows Arizona Settlement With Massachusetts Deal.
July 1, 2004... (From FinancialWire) FinancialWire-30 June 2004-Microsoft Follows Arizona Settlement With Massachusetts Deal (C)2004 Investrend Communications, Inc. June 30, 2004. (FinancialWire) Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has settled the antitrust...

-Washington Mutual, Still Abusing Small Customers, Has Bad Day on Wall Street.
July 1, 2004... (From FinancialWire) FinancialWire-30 June 2004-Washington Mutual, Still Abusing Small Customers, Has Bad Day on Wall Street (C)2004 Investrend Communications, Inc. June 30, 2004. (FinancialWire) Washington Mutual (NYSE: WM) had a bad day...

-FirstAlert 6/30: Goodbye 1%.
July 1, 2004... (From FinancialWire) FinancialWire-30 June 2004-FirstAlert 6/30: Goodbye 1% (C)2004 Investrend Communications, Inc. June 30, 2004. (FinancialWire) When the day is done, interest rates are likely to have climbed from 1% to 1-1/4%, perhaps...

As aging Prince Rainier takes ill, modern-medieval Monaco worries over its future.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: MORT ROSENBLUM In a quirk of Old World time and space, a motorist can exit France's A8 freeway near Nice and, without seeing so much as a welcome sign, downshift into a jet-age version of the 12th century. ...

Tracking down Nepal's communist rebels in a land of timeless beauty and uncertain reality.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: ELIZABETH DALZIEL A trek deep into this Himalayan kingdom is a bit like stepping into Alice's rabbit hole and stumbling along a path that takes you to a land of physical grandeur, hard poverty and the slow...

Al-Azhar's philosophy influences Muslims bombarded with religious advice, bin Laden's railings.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: DONNA BRYSON Muslims today are bombarded with religious advice from many quarters: Osama bin Laden's railings on the Internet, dial-a-fatwa hot lines, suave preachers on the air waves, even T-shirts on Cairo...

Prisoner prominent in "Thin Blue Line" case executed.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: MICHAEL GRACZYK A man whose false testimony sent an innocent man to death row before the 1988 documentary film "The Thin Blue Line" cast doubt on the evidence was executed Wednesday for an unrelated murder. ...

Al-Azhar founded in A.D. 972 by Fatimids.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: DONNA BRYSON The Fatimids _ Shiite Muslims who invaded Egypt from Tunisia _ founded what would become the Sunni Muslim world's most prestigious seat of learning. Al-Azhar mosque was completed in 972, just...

ALAND ISLANDS: Summer playground for Finns and Swedes.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: TIM VICKERY Sparkling in the azure waters of the Gulf of Bothnia like sea-polished grains of fallen moon dust, the 6,500 sun-splashed islands of Aland (pronounced Oa-lahnd) have been a treasured summer...

Seat of Islamic learning represents silent majority of moderates, but sends mixed messages to extremists.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: DONNA BRYSON Al-Azhar's grand sheik, one of Islam's most influential figures, is unequivocal: His faith stands for peace and justice. But the definitions seem up for debate at his historic university and mosque...

ARCHIPELAGOS: Fresh local cuisine promoted.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: TOMMY GRANDELL Traveling through the archipelagos of Sweden and Finland means experiencing new flavors and food traditions. In a bid to attract tourists to the spectacular Baltic Sea islands between these...

Hawaii: $2 tour of paradise charms and exasperates.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: MATT SEDENSKY How did I end up here? The stifling heat, the sickening motion, a herd of people struggling to keep from falling on each other. It's one of those moments when a traveler would do anything to be...

Sideshow, sport or stunt? How competitive eating went big-time _ and who's responsible.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: PAULINE ARRILLAGA The woman's contorted expression reveals something between skepticism and pure revulsion, but the president of the International Federation of Competitive Eating is undaunted. In fact, Rich...

MONTICELLO: Jefferson's home reveals a 21st century man.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: BETH J. HARPAZ Thomas Jefferson was the quintessential 18th-century man _ a revolutionary tempered by reason. Yet a visit to his estate, Monticello, reveals the former president's habits and interests to have...

In Sudan and across Sahara, Arab-African slavery holds legacy of tension.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: ELLEN KNICKMEYER Strolling on a summer evening in a North African resort town, the vacationing Senegalese businessman could have forgotten he was anything but a Muslim among Muslims, an African among Africans....

New day dawns for Hawke, Delpy in romantic sequel `Before Sunset'.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: DAVID GERMAIN After a single night together, new lovers Jesse and Celine parted on a Vienna train platform nine years ago, promising to meet at the same spot again six months later. Fans of the 1995...

Let a hundred salons bloom: China's men discover `self-beauty'.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: AUDRA ANG Pop music wafts through the Extraordinary Space Spa as Su Xin sinks into a chair, skin glowing and mood mellow after a facial and aromatherapy massage scented with lavender and sandalwood. "I...

Anglican commission gets radical proposals for solving rift over homosexuality.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: RICHARD N. OSTLING Conservatives upset over an openly gay bishop and same-sex blessings in the Episcopal Church have suggested to an emergency commission that global Anglicanism should shun both the bishop and...

World's ports lag behind as new rules to tighten security in shipping industry take effect.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: BRUCE STANLEY Measures aimed at thwarting terror attacks on ports and ships take effect Thursday, but almost half of the world's ports and 21 percent of all cargo ships have yet to prove they've complied with...

GI Says He Shot Iraqi Civilian in Defense.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: BRUCE STANLEY A soldier charged with murdering an Iraqi civilian said he shot in defense of another soldier and he was not aware that the man was handcuffed and unarmed at the time. "It was a reaction,"...

Saddam's victims are eager to see his trial, but they will never be the same.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: NADIA ABOU EL-MAGD Firas Adnan need only open his mouth to give evidence of Saddam Hussein's legacy. Just before the regime fell, the 24-year-old laborer quarreled with a Saddam loyalist, who punished him by...

European Central Bank expected to hold firm even as the U.S. Fed begins raising rates.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: DAVID McHUGH The European Central Bank is expected to leave its key rate unchanged Thursday as it sorts through mixed signals about future growth in the 12 countries using the euro currency _ even as central...

Appeals court approves Microsoft antitrust settlement.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: TED BRIDIS A U.S. appeals court has unanimously approved the landmark antitrust settlement Microsoft Corp. negotiated with the Justice Department, setting aside objections by Massachusetts that sanctions were...

As U.S. legal worries dim, Microsoft must still focus on European antitrust battle.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: ALLISON LINN Microsoft Corp. has cleared another hurdle in its U.S. antitrust battles, greatly easing the software behemoth's legal worries in this country and allowing it to focus on its significant antitrust...

Ireland, with plain-spoken `Bertie' in charge, shines during EU presidency.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: SHAWN POGATCHNIK Ireland's leadership of the European Union has hopped from success to success in six whirlwind months _ formally welcoming 10 more states, reaching agreement on the bloc's first constitution...

Portugal in Euro 2004 final after beating Netherlands 2-1.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: ROBERT MILLWARD Millions of flag-waving, car-honking Portuguese celebrated their nation's first berth in a major soccer final. Suddenly that stunning opening-game loss to Greece was a distant memory. A...

Statue of Liberty to Reopen Aug. 3.
July 1, 2004... (From AP Online) Byline: ROBERT MILLWARD Visitors to the Statue of Liberty, closed to the public after the Sept. 11 attacks because of security concerns, will not be allowed up the cramped circular metal staircase into the crown when...