Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from November 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from November 2004

Sailing in Jamaica sounded like a good idea _ and it was.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Charles Buhman Our idea of yachting is the all-day pass on the Water Taxi in Fort Lauderdale, so when my wife's childhood chum calls from Kingston inviting us for a week sailing the north shore of Jamaica on a 40-foot captained...

Guernsey: An island for tourists, cows in the English Channel.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: John Bordsen What's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit. Mark Pontin, 38, operates the Ship &...

`Jeopardy!' brainiac at wits end? Lock in your wager.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Mark Washburn Henry VIII, Louis IV and Alexander the Great, smart guys all, had long and historic reigns, but it had to end sometime, and so it must be with America's King of Trivia, Ken Jennings. Since June, the clean-cut...

No big moves if your ring finger's still naked.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Tara Solomon Dear Advice Diva: My boyfriend suggested I write you. We are both in our mid-40s. He has two young teens and I have a 12-year-old. We met in the neighborhood and live a few blocks from each other. We have been...

People in the news.
November 30, 2004... Heidi Klum is hosting her own reality TV show, but that doesn't mean she's a big fan of the genre. The supermodel prefers to call "Project Runway" _ a contest among 12 aspiring fashion designers that premieres Wednesday on Bravo _ a...

Bush nominates Kellogg chief for secretary of commerce.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Gregg Fields MIAMI _ Carlos Gutierrez showed an affinity for new cultures early on _ when, as a 6-year-old Cuban exile in 1960, he first learned English from a hotel bellhop in Miami. Later, he started a career at the Kellogg...

Cuba releases jailed dissidents in poor health.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Nancy San Martin MIAMI _ At least three Cuban dissidents jailed during a crackdown last year were allowed to return home Monday amid widespread speculation that the Cuban government's surprise move is part of a strategy to ease...

Beamer talks up Hurricanes.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Susan Miller Degnan MIAMI _ Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer, ever the diplomat, gushed about the University of Miami football players during a Monday teleconference as if they already had secured a spot in the FedEx Orange Bowl...

Auburn, Texas on edge as BCS nears final rankings.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Jeff Shain MIAMI _ Auburn is running out of time. Texas coach Mack Brown is running out of patience. The season's next-to-last Bowl Championship Series standings showed little change at the top Monday, leaving No. 3 Auburn...

Alston returns from Miami.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Israel Gutierrez MIAMI _ Rafer Alston was in Los Angeles when he first heard the Toronto Raptors were about to offer him a six-year contract worth up to $30 million. For a basketball drifter who never had any long-term NBA...

Seminoles to play West Virginia in Gator Bowl.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Stephen F. Holder MIAMI _ Florida State will accept a bid to play West Virginia in the Gator Bowl as early as Tuesday, athletic director Dave Hart confirmed Monday. West Virginia, which two weeks ago seemed destined for the...

Allen's injury creates hole in Heat offense.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Israel Gutierrez MIAMI _ Malik Allen has been frustrated watching the Heat play of late, knowing his consistent jump shot could help loosen up the paint for Shaquille O'Neal. But the forward has been even more annoyed with...

Injury-heavy Dolphins turn to younger players.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Bob Emanuel Jr. MIAMI _ With the Dolphins out of the playoff hunt for some time, fans have clamored for opportunities for the younger players. Over the past few weeks, those requests have been met. Quarterback A.J....

Auburn is one more reason BCS is a mess.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: David J. Neal MIAMI _ Poor Auburn. Bad enough to be imprisoned in Alabama and hear Bear Bryant tales until the whiskey is done. Permanently No. 2 in your state's consensus heart is worse than getting glass-ceilinged at No. 3 in...

McCain cautions Pentagon to take time on tanker study.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Alan Bjerga WASHINGTON _ Sen. John McCain told the Pentagon on Monday not to rush a study crucial to the future of an embattled plan to replace Air Force tankers, a plan that's ignited Washington's biggest military procurement...

Peach Bowl said to choose Florida; Zook may coach vs. Miami.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Mike Phillips MIAMI _ The Gators are in, and they're waiting on the Hurricanes. According to a source close to the situation, the Peach Bowl on Tuesday will announce it has selected Florida over Alabama to represent the SEC...

The 12 `aways' of the Christmas holidays.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Jay Clarke We may not have a partridge in a pear tree, but we do have 12 days of Christmas _ or at least 12 ``aways'' of holiday celebrations to tempt travelers who want to get into the seasonal spirit. Not that it's easy to...

Cook's Corner: Use turkey leftovers in stew.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Linda Cicero Q: Years ago, back in Northern California, a friend's mother made a great chicken pot-pie stew. I was wondering if you might have a recipe. _ Vince Vichot, Coral Gables, Fla. A: Great timing on your request,...

Film gives winery a boost.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Fred Tasker Richard Sanford's favorite line from the new wine-country, road-trip movie "Sideways" is the one in which the leading character, Miles, says to his buddy, Jack: "Let's go to Sanford Winery. They make the best pinot...

Food brief: Flavor subs; Mini veggies.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Allison Askins OUT OF THAT? USE THIS McCormick Spices offers these suggestions for quick flavor substitutes: _You can substitute \ teaspoon garlic powder for 1 medium-sized clove of garlic or 3 tablespoons dried minced...

It's all about jeans.
November 30, 2004... Byline: Madeleine Marr Aren't jeans the best? So versatile, so comfortable, so matchable, so now. "Jeans are the new black pant," says Michele Bohbot, the designer/owner of Bisou Bisou, sold exclusively at JCPenney stores. "Most...

Tips so even an amateur can make photos pop.
November 30, 2004... Byline: Peter Weinberger Not getting close enough to the subject, and heavy use of a wide-angle lens top the list of common mistakes photographers make. The result can be images that lack impact and detail, causing the need for severe...

Say 'thanks' to the baby-sitter, letter carrier, manicurist.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Kathryn Wexler MIAMI _ Once a year, a quandary arises over what to give to the people who make your life livable _ your housekeeper, baby-sitter, doorman, manicurist, secretary, piano instructor. Some believe it's important...

How to make certain they'll ask you back next time.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Madeleine Marr The pile of holiday party invitations is staring back at you. Good news: You're really popular. Bad news: You've actually got to show up at a couple of these things. And certainly ``not'' empty handed. But...

See your lawyer before subjecting yourself to deposition.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Jan L. Warner and Jan Collins Q: I know you don't answer questions directly, but I feel that I am about to get myself into a pickle and would appreciate your response. My lawyer's paralegal called and told me to come by the...

How much hearty at the office party?(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Jeff Elder Guess what. I just saw the plan for the holiday office party: Open bar till 2, shrimp the size of your fist, sexiest-elf contest at midnight. Man, we're gonna par-TAY! Oops. My bad. That was the program for the...

'Broadway' takes me back to many magic moments.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Mary C. Curtis Did you catch "Broadway: The American Musical," a six-part series on PBS? Even casual channel-surfers must have seen pieces of it. The documentary seemed to be playing on a loop day and night. That was fine...

Glad You Asked: That yellow line on the field during televised football.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Jeff Elder Q: How do they make those electronic first-down lines on TV during NFL games? _ John Adams, Indian Trail, N.C. A: They do it with technology that hustles more than a crazed Ray Lewis in the fourth quarter. The...

Surgical chip shows patient info.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: John Dorschner MIAMI _ Thinking there had to be something better than writing on the body part that was to be operated on, a Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., surgeon has invented a computerized label designed to help prevent hospital...

This is noble work.
November 30, 2004... Byline: P. Anthony Ridder The following comments were delivered last week at the annual dinner of the Committee to Protect Journalists by P. Anthony "Tony" Ridder, chairman and CEO of Knight Ridder. ___ Like many in this room, I...

`Idol' winner has no time to be idle.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Tonya Jameson In the last two weeks, Fantasia Barrino has performed on the American Music Awards, "The Tonight Show" and "Live With Regis and Kelly." She worked on a Christmas special that aired last week and airs again Dec....

The best of our values must be carried on.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2004... Byline: John Carroll These remarks were delivered by Los Angeles Times Editor John Carroll at the Committee to Protect Journalists dinner after he received that organization's 2004 Burton Benjamin Memorial Award for lifetime achievement....

Venezuela edges closer to political precipice.
November 30, 2004... The following editorial appeared in the Miami Herald on Sunday, Nov. 28: X X X Under President Hugo Chavez, the rule of law in Venezuela has been deteriorating steadily _ some would say precipitously _ for a long time. Two recent...

U.S. Davis Cup team faces a tough go in Spain.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Charles Bricker FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ U.S. players, heavy underdogs in the Davis Cup final, were scheduled to leave for Spain on Monday, almost exactly nine years to the day the 1995 team flew to Russia and produced perhaps the...

Boost for female sex drive stirs debate.
November 30, 2004... Byline: Judy Peres CHICAGO _ The first-ever drug for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction _ a testosterone skin patch _ could get the go-ahead from government experts this week, offering help to women with medical reasons for their...

Travel Q&A: Soaking up pristine sights of Switzerland by rail.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Jean Allen Q. We are planning a trip to Switzerland next year for our 25th wedding anniversary. It's where my wife wanted to go for our honeymoon, but it has taken us 25 years. Our anniversary is June 15 and we would like to be...

The Top Ten travel list: Hot hotels.
November 30, 2004... How the top hotel brands in North America rated in Conde Nast Traveler magazine's 2004 Business Travel Awards: 1. Peninsula: 81.8 2. Luxury Collection: 80.5 (tie) Park Hyatt: 80.5 4. Mandarin Oriental: 78.0 (tie)St....

Getting up close to unique statues.
November 30, 2004... Byline: Michael Kilian Statues as a rule are commanding works that dominate their space and are intended to be viewed from a distance. New York's prestigious Frick Collection has opened an exhibition of extraordinary statuettes _...

The resourceful traveler.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2004... Byline: June Sawyers GUIDEBOOKS _"Antigua & Barbuda" (Rough Guides; $10.99) It had to happen. With their Directions series, the Rough Guides combines the best of both worlds: for those old-fashioned book lovers out there, the...

At least 4 Cuban dissidents released from jail, receive probations.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Vanessa Bauza HAVANA _ The Cuban government freed at least four jailed dissidents on Monday, granting them probations in an apparent move toward repairing relations with the estranged European Union. At least 14 others were...

China, Southeast Asian countries agree on free-trade pact.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Michael A. Lev BEIJING _ China and the major Southeast Asian countries on Monday signed a high-profile agreement to create what would become the world's largest free-trade zone, a deal that illustrates the power of economic...

Supreme Court hears arguments on medical marijuana use.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Jan Crawford Greenburg WASHINGTON _ The Supreme Court Monday jumped into the fight over the use of illegal drugs for health purposes, as the justices debated whether allowing medical marijuana use is a necessary kindness in a...

Outgoing Ukrainian president says new vote possible.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Alex Rodriguez KIEV, Ukraine _ Faced with the prospect of breakaway regions and a burgeoning financial crisis, outgoing President Leonid Kuchma signaled a willingness Monday to acquiesce to opposition demands for a new...

Lakers' Buss reaches out to Shaq.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Michael Cunningham MIAMI _ Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss said he hopes to reconcile with Shaquille O'Neal. O'Neal wasn't saying Monday if that's possible. The Heat center declined interview requests after practice....

Cuba frees dissidents; analysts cite effort to ease tensions with EU.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Gary Marx HAVANA _ Three of the 75 dissidents jailed last year by the Cuban government were released Monday in a move that analysts said may be designed to improve tense relations between Cuba and European nations. Oscar...

Cuban dissidents released from jail.
November 30, 2004... Byline: Vanessa Bauza HAVANA _ The Cuban government freed three ailing dissidents from prison on Monday in an apparent attempt to repair frayed relations with the European Union and renew diplomatic dialogue. At least 15 others were...

Loopholes have turned the BCS into big j-o-k-e.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Mike Downey CHICAGO _ The abject failure that is the Bowl Championship Series is making a mockery of college football. A sham and a farce, it was meant to separate America's best from the near-best. Its singular purpose was...

Bears give George a shot at redemption.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2004... Byline: David Haugh CHICAGO _ As newly anointed starting quarterback Chad Hutchinson walked past a row of photographers Monday, the lenses stayed focused on the practice field. Cameras rolled as Jeff George, with his signature flick...

Skiles, Paxson see hope as Bulls build brick by brick.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2004... Byline: K.C. Johnson CHICAGO _ Reminded that Sunday marked his one-year anniversary as Chicago Bulls coach, Scott Skiles cracked wise. "Is that all it's been?" he said, laughing. But general manager John Paxson grew serious when...

Kellogg CEO nominated for top job at Commerce Department.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2004... Byline: William Neikirk WASHINGTON _ In a surprise move, President Bush Monday tapped Cuban-born businessman Carlos Gutierrez as his new commerce secretary, replacing Bush's longstanding Texas friend Donald Evans. In choosing...

Inmate's hearing illustrates imprecision of DNA evidence.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Flynn McRoberts YUMA, Ariz. _ Bobby Lee Tankersley sits on Arizona's death row largely because a forensic dentist asserted he could match Tankersley's teeth to marks found on a murder victim's body. New doubts about the...

Post-hoops life is just fine with Jackson.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Sam Smith VENICE BEACH, Calif. _ Kobe Bryant and the Lakers were packing Monday after practice, looking for winter wear and smiles as they prepared to fly to Milwaukee for a game Tuesday night. They'll be in Chicago to face the...

Favre throws 3 TD passes to keep Green Bay on roll.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Don Pierson GREEN BAY, Wis. _ Like a North Woods explorer, Brett Favre keeps charting new territory, trying to drag his Green Bay Packers along with him. On Monday night, it was NFL start No. 200 in a row, unheard of for a...

Favre throws 3 TD passes in Packers' 6th win in row.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Don Pierson GREEN BAY, Wis. _ Like a North Woods explorer, Brett Favre keeps charting new territory, dragging his Green Bay Packers along with him. On Monday night, it was NFL start No. 200 in a row, unheard of for a...

Knowledgeable nosh.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Renee Enna Yes, it's a reference book. But for foodies, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America is like going to a tapas bar: You can't stop nibbling. (Come to think of it, given the heft of this two-volume work, it...

Holiday nut bread.
November 30, 2004... Hillis Howie of Evanston, Ill., shared this recipe, which dates back many generations. Although the original recipe uses hickory nuts, we successfully substituted easy-to-find pecans. We used small disposable foil pans to make gift-size...

Off The Shelf: American classics; Equal Sugar Lite; Drinking chocolate.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Renee Enna ALL-AMERICAN HERITAGE John T. Edge captures two classic dishes from the American kitchen in "Apple Pie" and "Fried Chicken" (G.P. Putnam, $18.95 each). The subtitle for each is appropriately "An American Story."...

A machine is no match for good old motherly technique.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Leah Eskin The lazy cooking utensil holds a job description so narrow as to render it useless. The fussy springerle mold. The dedicated asparagus steamer. The elaborate tortilla crisper. I have little patience and less storage...

`Gourmet Cookbook' offers thousands of reasons to support its `all-you-need' claim.
November 30, 2004... Byline: Robin Mather Jenkins Is "The Gourmet Cookbook" (Houghton-Mifflin, $40), edited by Gourmet magazine editor-in-chief Ruth Reichl, really "a book with every recipe you would ever want," as the book's back cover promises? Well,...

Dinner Tonight: Fennel, lost and found.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Carol Mighton Haddix Fennel is one of those overlooked vegetables. It's time to bring it out of its hiding place. This main dish pairs the mild, licorice-flavored plant with equally mild fish steaks and the salty...

Corncob pipes _ and the Missouri factory making them _ endure.
November 30, 2004... Byline: Tim Jones WASHINGTON, Mo. _ The 19th century brewery is gone, and so is the zither factory that began production at the close of the Civil War. But in the old brick building near the gently sloping southern bank of the...

Warnings on sulfites.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Bob Hosmon Q: Wines sold in Europe do not have the words "contains sulfites" on their labels. Do European wines, like U.S. wines, contain sulfites? _ Michael D'Angelo, Deerfield Beach, Fla. A: All wines contain sulfites. It...

A palate-pleasing taste of Persian cuisine.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Steve Petusevsky I had the most amazing dinner recently. And I had nothing to do with it. It started months back when I was shopping for some Persian ingredients at Nu-Taste Market in Plantation, Fla. I've become friends with the...

Book review: `How to Keep Kosher'.
November 30, 2004... Byline: Robin Mather Jenkins "How to Keep Kosher: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Jewish Dietary Laws," Lise Stern (William Morrow, $24.95). ___ Whether you're Jewish or not, you'll find much of interest in "How to Keep...

Go fish.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2004... Byline: Emily Nunn CHICAGO _ On a recent morning at the Shedd Aquarium, kids in school uniforms formed a shrieking, overstimulated cluster near the Caribbean Reef tank, with its exotic day-glo fish. They applauded for the penguins,...

University battles state for right to ban guns from Utah campus.
November 30, 2004... Byline: Bonnie Miller Rubin SALT LAKE CITY _ In this reddest of red states it's not surprising to find fierce gun-rights advocates who put weapons right up there with God and country. What is startling to many, however, is that some...

U.S. use of `pepper' bullets at border alarms Mexicans.
November 30, 2004... Byline: Hugh Dellios CIUDAD DEL CARMEN, Mexico _ In a casual conversation on the wharf, the ice cream vendor and the underwater welder began talking about unemployment, which led to talk about sneaking into the United States, which led...

People in the news.
November 29, 2004... Members of the children's chorus who sang on Pink Floyd's anti-authoritarian 1979 hit, "Another Brick in the Wall," are owed thousands of dollars in payment, a royalties agent said. Peter Rowan, who said he was representing one of the...

Panthers put a hex on Gramatica.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 29, 2004... Byline: Tom Sorensen CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Tampa Bay kicker Martin Gramatica, who at 170 pounds has never been fined for missing his weight limit, missed three field-goal attempts Sunday. He was wide left from 37 and 39 yards and had a...

Colbert more than makes up for drop.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 29, 2004... Byline: Scott Fowler CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ As the Carolina Panthers offense huddled one last time trying to win the game against Tampa Bay on Sunday, Keary Colbert was trying not to think about what had just happened. On Carolina's...

D.C. museum's Cuba program gets wrong kind of notice.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 29, 2004... Byline: Pablo Bachelet and Juan Tamayo WASHINGTON _ The Corcoran Museum of Art has postponed a program on Cuban culture it was cosponsoring with Havana's diplomatic mission here after the $70-$90 tickets sparked little interest _ except...

Panthers see hope after beating Bucs.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 29, 2004... Byline: David Newton CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ No, the 61,195 fans that came to Bank of America Stadium on Sunday weren't caught in a time warp from last season. There really was a blocked field goal. There really was an interception...

Miami slips past Boston, 106-104.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 29, 2004... Byline: Israel Gutierrez MIAMI _ The look on Stan Van Gundy's face Sunday was eerily familiar. It was the same expression of anger and exasperation he had after the Heat lost to Detroit by one point Friday. Only this time it...

Dolphins edge Niners for 2nd victory.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 29, 2004... Byline: Armando Salguero SAN FRANCISCO _ The Miami Dolphins had a chance to chase one of two quarterbacks Sunday. They chose Tim Rattay, mercilessly tracking San Francisco's quarterback for a season-high eight sacks in a 24-17...

Somehow, it doesn't feel right celebrating a win like this one.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 29, 2004... Byline: Greg Cote SAN FRANCISCO _ They are allowed this unusual feeling of brief but unmistakable pleasure, the Dolphins are. They have paid for it with their pain, with their months of humiliation. They are allowed this respite, this...

Time to give Manning credit, not an asterisk.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 29, 2004... Byline: David J. Neal MIAMI _ Peyton Manning's arm hadn't finished the follow-through on his 10th touchdown pass before the analysts began devaluing NFL 2004 passing stock. He wouldn't have done it in the old days. Aren't they going...

There's no excuse for Ron Artest.
November 29, 2004... Byline: Greg Cote MIAMI _ The punishment was harsh, yes. Very. The punishment was something else. Appropriate. It was appropriate both as a penalty for what Ron Artest did, and as a clear deterrent to make certain the NBA is never...

Stern copied Artest: he overreacted.
November 29, 2004... Byline: Dan Le Batard MIAMI _ Ron Artest's penalty is excessive. It is without precedent in American games even though his action wasn't. Vernon Maxwell once did something worse than Artest. He ran 12 rows into the stands...

Hurricane center weighs changes in how it depicts storm track.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
November 29, 2004... Byline: Ken Kaye FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Instead of the skinny black line, showing a hurricane's forecast track, forecasters have drafted a couple of alternative graphics to depict where the storms might go _ and they want your opinion....

In Mosul, troops try to stop insurgents without alienating residents.(Chicago Tribune)
November 29, 2004... Byline: Kirsten Scharnberg MOSUL, Iraq _ Soldiers joke that the Iraqis see Capt. Bill Jacobson as something of a deity, an omniscient authority in desert fatigues who sits high above them judging whether they have sinned. The scene...

For pair of Bulls, no ignoring trade talks.(Chicago Tribune)
November 29, 2004... Byline: K.C. Johnson CHICAGO _ Bulls general manager John Paxson has bemoaned the trade rumors that have surrounded his team, most dealing with Tyson Chandler and Eddy Curry. Like most GMs, Paxson believes such rumors are...

Republicans must avoid overreaching on agenda, analysts warn.(Chicago Tribune)
November 29, 2004... Byline: William Neikirk WASHINGTON _ Moving swiftly to consolidate their control over government in the wake of their big election triumph, President Bush and Republican leaders in Congress are facing a different kind of threat _...

Wildcats home for the holidays after loss to Hawaii.(Chicago Tribune)
November 29, 2004... Byline: John Mullin CHICAGO _ The season did not end where Northwestern would have preferred _ in a third bowl game in five years for the first time in school history. But it did end in a special place. A 49-41 defeat late Saturday...

Big Ten out to dent ACC's dominance in challenge.(Chicago Tribune)
November 29, 2004... Byline: Skip Myslenski CHICAGO _ Duke drilled Michigan State at the Spartans' Breslin Center, winning by 22, and Georgia Tech buried Ohio State at the Buckeyes' Value City Arena, winning by 20. Wake Forest played host to Indiana and...