This is the archive for November 2006
By Warren P. Strobel and Jonathan S. Landay
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
WASHINGTON — This is supposed to be a pivotal week for the U.S. venture in Iraq: President Bush is to meet Thursday in Jordan with Iraq's prime minister, and the blue-ribbon Iraq Study Group has begun debating its final recommendations to the White House.
But does any of it matter?
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By Jasmeen Banwait, Courier Staff Writer
Hope Connections' annual canned food drive, which pits second period classes against each other to see which can collect the most food for the needy in Union City, starts on Wednesday and will continue until Dec.13.
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By Warren P. Strobel and John Walcott
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
WASHINGTON Ᾱ The assassination Tuesday of a prominent Lebanese Christian politician in Beirut deepens President Bush's dilemma over what to do about Syria, which is widely believed to be helping foment Lebanon's growing unrest.
Supporters of assassinated Lebanese leader Pierre Gemayel created impromptu tributes to the slain Christian leader in downtown Beirut, Tuesday night. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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By Hannah Allam and Zaineb Obeid
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqis are dying in record numbers and fleeing by the tens of thousands from an anarchic nation where armed men rule the streets and there's little faith in government institutions, according to a United Nations report released Wednesday.
A U.S. Marine from Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment provides security during a patrol through the streets of Barwanah, Iraq, Oct. 26, 2006. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jason L. Jensen)
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By Steve Everly
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hundreds of millions of dollars in fuel taxes paid by American drivers aren't going to the government, but instead into the pockets of gas and diesel retailers.
It's legal, the IRS acknowledges. It's widespread, according to industry experts. And it's the latest twist in a controversy involving how the oil industry sells fuel based on temperature fluctuations across the country.
"Hot" fuel is pumping up oil industry profits at the expense of consumers and governments. Courier graphic
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By Glenn Garvin
McClatchy Newspapers(MCT)
MIAMI — Media baron Rupert Murdoch, facing a civil war within his television empire and a furious barrage of criticism from outside, pulled the plug Monday on a book and TV special in which O.J. Simpson would have confessed — maybe, sort of — to the murder of his ex-wife and one of her friends.
"This was an ill-considered project," said Murdoch, chairman of News Corp. "We are sorry for any pain that this has caused the families."
His words spelled doom for ``If I Did It,'' a book/TV package announced with great fanfare only last week by ReganBooks and Fox Broadcasting, both part of the sprawling News Corp. media conglomerate.
Courier graphic
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By Alex L. Goldfayn
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
Distraught and scrambling off the United Airlines plane, the man ran out of the jet bridge past passengers waiting to get on board, clutching his laptop. Smoke poured from it.
He ran to a relatively unoccupied area of the gate and threw the Lenovo computer on the ground.
It ignited, shooting a 2-foot flame upward.
Courier graphic
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By Martha McKay
The Record (MCT)
HACKENSACK, N.J. — The rise in laptop use, increased thefts and tightening of internal corporate controls have led companies to look for ways to safeguard their machines and boost the chances of getting them back.
Courier Graphic
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By Christi Parsons
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
WASHINGTON — Just hours after the soon-to-be congressman arrived in town, his Marine escort whisked him from his hotel to the White House for a meeting with the president followed by dinner with dignitaries in the Capitol.
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By Mark Silva
Chicago Tribune(MCT)
SINGAPORE — Promising that the United States is committed to an era of "partnership, not paternalism," President Bush campaigned Thursday for free trade and democracy across the rapidly developing Pacific region, while drawing a line against the expansion of nuclear weaponry there.
President George W. Bush and President Vladimir Putin of Russia exchange handshakes Sunday at the Sheraton Hanoi after their two countries signed agreements supporting Russia's accession into the World Trade Organization." White House photo by Eric Draper
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By Jasmeen Banwait and Hassina Obaidy, Courier Staff Writers
James Logan High School students have had extraordinary access to on-campus health care since 1994, and, in recognition of that, he Logan Health Center hosted its 12th anniversary celebration Thursday at The Spot.
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By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor
Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Rated R
84 minutes
Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan may be one of the smartest and best movies of the year. This R-rated movie is about Borat Sagdiyev, played by Sacha Baron Cohen, who is a Kazakhstani journalist that travels to the United States to make a film documentary with his producer, Azamat Bagatov (Ken Davitian).
Posted by courier at 11:19 AM. Filed under: News
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By Rick LaPlante, New Haven Unified School District Public Information Officer
The Board of Education on Tuesday night approved new boundaries that will determine where students will attend school throughout the District. The new boundaries will go into effect for elementary students July 1, 2007, after the closure of Cabello Elementary at the end of the current school year, and for middle school students July 1, 2008, after the closure of Barnard-White Middle at the end of 2007-08.
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Courier Staff Report
James Logan’s staff gave thanks for a free breakfast provided and cooked for them by the James Logan administrators Friday morning.
House Principals Alberto Solorzano, cooking pancakes, and Jesus Varela helped prepare breakfast for the James Logan staff. Courier Photo
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The James Logan freshman who was hit by a car during her Physical Education class Wednesday is at home recovering and will be back at school after the upcoming vacation, Principal Don Montoya said today.
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By Susan Muramoto
That time of the year has come for all college-bound seniors—the time to stress over college applications and personal statements.
Career Center tech Barbara Hart. Courier Photo
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While her fellow students and her mother looked on in horror this morning, Tranna' Graham was hit by a car on H Street and left lying in the street motionless.
Principal Don Montoya comforted Tranna' Graham after she was hit by a car Wednesday morning, while other administrators managed traffic on H Street. Courier Photo ©2006
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By Christina La, Courier Staff Writer
Logan had its annual blood drive in the Alfonso Roderigues Gymnasium Tuesday, and by the end of the day, the American Red Cross had collected almost nine gallons of blood from students and staff.
The Alfonso Roderigues Gymnasium became a bloodletting site Tuesday Courier Photo
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By Marie McCullough
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
PHILADELPHIA — A novel gene therapy that uses a genetic version of a Trojan Horse has shown promise in fighting the AIDS virus, a coup in a field crippled by disappointments and setbacks.
Artist's conception of three mutant forms of the AIDS virus, HIV. U.S. Government illustration
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By Michelle Raskin, Courier Staff writer
Toward the end of second semester last year, Apple computers contacted New Haven District Director of Technology, Rhonda Neagle, asking if they could use Logan and some of its students in some promotional photographs they had planned.
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By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
F.E.A.R.: FIRST ENCOUNTER ASSAULT RECON
For: Xbox 360 (previously available for PC; coming 2007 for PS3)
From: Day 1 Studios/Monolith/Sierra
ESRB Rating: Mature
"F.E.A.R." is, by gaming terms, old news. The Xbox 360's newest first-person shooter is a year old on the PC — practically a relic in an industry that defines "old" as "came out last month."
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By Mary Jane Smetanka
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
Peace Corps volunteers who have two-year college degrees will be able to earn a bachelor's degree while they're overseas under a pioneering distance-education agreement with Metropolitan State University in St. Paul.
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By Maria Orozco, Courier Staff Writer
School food services, the bell schedule and the agenda were the "hot topics as Principal Don Montoya last week met with his Principal's Advisory Committee for the third time this year.
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By VOA News
President Bush has paid tribute to America's military veterans by laying a wreath at the U.S. Tomb of the Unknowns during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington.
Veterans and invited guests stand in remembrance at Veteran’s Day ceremonies Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., where President George W. Bush lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, and addressed veterans, their family members and guests. White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
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By Scott Stearns
VOA News
U.S. President George Bush marked America's Veterans Day by awarding a posthumous Medal of Honor to a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq. Mr. Bush made the award as part of the dedication of a new museum to the nation's Marine Corps.
Read the text of Bush's speech dedicating the museum.
President George W. Bush stands with Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Michael Hagee, at the dedication ceremony of the National Museum of the Marine Corps Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, in Quantico, Va. White House photo by Paul Morse
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By Ron Hutcheson
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
WASHINGTON - After demonizing each other on the campaign trail, President Bush and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi met over plates of pasta at the White House on Thursday and agreed to seek common ground on Iraq and other national problems.
President Bush meets with Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Vice President Dick Cheney in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, November 9, 2006 after their meeting. (Chuck Kennedy/MCT)
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By Barbara Schoetzau, VOA News
New York
The international auction house, Christie's, held the biggest auction in history in New York Wednesday evening, posting almost $500 million in sales of blockbuster Impressionist and modern art. The sale included works looted during the Nazi era.
Christie's posted a record-breaking $491 million in sales for almost 80 works of art in a 2 1/2 hour auction, exceeding the auction house's own high estimate by more than $60 million.
The staggering art sale included works by Gauguin, Klimt, Modigliani, Egon Shiele and several Picassos.
Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II" sold for $88 million
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Courier Staff Report
A mysterious, unidentified odor caused the Union City Fire Department to order the evacuation of some rooms in the 400s area for about 40 minutes Thursday.
"We evacuated the back 400's due to a strong smell of gas," said House Principal Jesus Varela, in an email.
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ACTIVITIES:
Come out and support the MVAL League Champion Logan Football team tonight at 7 pm. Plus, it is Senior Night!!
Interested in trying out for the spring musical? Come to a meeting today after school to discuss the show. auditions will be held next week
CLUBS:
Hopeconnections meeting today after school in Room 527. We will be making the hygiene baskets for Sunrise Shelter.
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By Rick LaPlante, Public Information Officer, New Haven Unified School District
New Haven Unified School District voters elected Gwen Estes and Gertrude Gregorio to seats on the Board of Education in Tuesday's election.
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By Mark K. Matthews
The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)
GREENBELT, Md. — Shuttle astronauts will take one final trip to the popular Hubble Space Telescope to try to add another four years of life to the orbiting observatory.
Click here to read more about this image from the Hubble Space Telescope
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By Steve Johnson
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
CHICAGO — Whatever happens to the balance of political power today, this will be a landmark election in terms of the Internet's role.
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By Priya Jagannathan, Courier Staff Writer
James Logan's Marketing and Management Academy are opening a new student store selling school supplies Wednesday.
“The Store will be having it’s grand opening on Wednesday, November 8, 2006,” said LeAndrew Dominique, the VP of the academy.
Teacher Wil Richberg's Marketing and Management Academy is opening a new student store Wednesday. Susan Muramoto/Courier Photo
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ACTIVITIES:
Girl’s basketball tryouts continue today & tomorrow in the Pavilion. 11th & 12th grades at 3-4 pm; 9th & 10th grades from 4-5 pm both days. You must have completed physical paperwork to tryout.
Girl’s soccer tryouts are today after school on the grass from 3-5. Bring your cleats & shin guards.
Professor Java, located in the Staff Lounge, opened today during periods 1 & 2. Open daily, serving latte, mocha, cappuccino, and baked goods.
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By Jessica Rosales, Courier Staff Writer
Union City’s Annual Community Halloween Carnival brought holiday fun to children ages three to twelve Sunday afternoon at the Holly Community Center.
Spread throughout three rooms were games, prizes, and plenty of treats. A haunted house and costume contests were also part of the carnival festivities.
Tinkerbell tries her hand at a bean bag toss.Jessica Rosales/Courier Photo
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By Veronica Brown, Courier Staff Writer
The James Logan Heath Center is a program designed to give teenagers a comfortable, confidential environment to seek medical or mental help.
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