Thursday, September 18, 2003
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Bush works toward U.N. Iraq compromise: "President Bush, working to find common ground with allies on a new U.N. Iraq resolution, sought to dispel controversy about recent administration statements on Saddam Hussein and the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
NYSE seeks successor after chairman quits: "Dick Grasso is gone, and his millions with him, leaving a new, almost certainly less extravagant and more public era to be ushered in by the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Jobless claims at lowest level in 3 weeks: "After rising for three straight weeks, new claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in nearly a month, raising hopes that the pace of layoffs may be starting to slow down again."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Spanish police make more al-Qaida arrests: "Police have arrested several suspects on orders of a Spanish judge who is investigating al-Qaida links, the government said Thursday, a day after he issued the first known indictment against Osama bin Laden in the Sept. 11 attacks."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Gunman who held class hostage is killed: "A 26-year-old man with a history of mental problems held at least a dozen college students at gunpoint during a nine-hour standoff before a SWAT team stormed the school building and killed him."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Calif. seeks to hold recall on schedule: "The fate of the gubernatorial recall election was back in the hands of an appeals court as candidates ramped up their rhetoric in anticipation of a reversal that would reinstate the historic Oct. 7 vote."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
New version of Beatles' 'Let It Be' coming: "A new version of The Beatles' album "Let It Be" will be released in November, the group's company Apple Corps announced Thursday."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Stocks expected to open higher: "U.S. stocks were expected to open higher Thursday as investors remained upbeat about the prospects for the economy. Futures were up early on the first day of trading after the resignation of New York Stock Exchange Chairman Dick Grasso."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press