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Global News Archive for July 2008:
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House OKs rescue for homeowners, Freddie, Fannie
Rescue legislation sailed through the House Wednesday aimed at helping 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure and to prevent troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from collapsing...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Hurricane Dolly slams South Texas, but levees hold
Hurricane Dolly barreled into South Texas on Wednesday, lashing the coast with winds up to 100 mph and dumping heavy rain that threatened to flood low-lying areas but spared levees along the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Hurricane Dolly slams South Texas before weakening
Hurricane Dolly slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, peeling off roofs and knocking out power to thousands before weakening over land...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Hurricane Dolly weakens heads for inland Texas
Hurricane Dolly slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, peeling off roofs and knocking out power to thousands before weakening over land...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Galarraga perfect into 7th as Tigers sweep Royals
Armando Galarraga carried a perfect game into the seventh inning, Miguel Cabrera drove in three runs and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Galarraga perfect into 8th as Tigers sweep Royals
Armando Galarraga carried a perfect game into the seventh inning, Miguel Cabrera drove in three runs and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Ethan Hawke and wife welcome daughter Clementine
Ethan Hawke and wife Ryan Shawhughes are the new parents of a baby girl...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Bale mum at Dark Knight premiere in Spain
Christian Bale is staying mum on allegations of assault at a premiere in Barcelona...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Forbes Vince Vaughn is best value for the money
Vince Vaughn is the best star for the buck, says Forbes magazine...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
McCain denies misstating the timing of Iraq surge
Republican John McCain pushed back on Wednesday against Democratic criticism that he misstated when the troop buildup ordered by President Bush began, saying elements were put in place before Bush announced the strategy in early 2007...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
McCain denies he misstated timing of Iraq surge
Republican John McCain is pushing back against Democratic criticism that he misstated the timing of the buildup of troops ordered by President Bush in early 2007. He says parts of the new strategy began months earlier...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Obama tells Israel hes committed to its security
From the solemnity of a Holocaust museum to a dusty village battered by Hamas rockets, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Wednesday professed "an unshakable commitment to the security" of Israel, whether the threat comes from terrorists, Iran or elsewhere...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Angels outslug Indians 14-11 with 19-hit attack
Jeff Mathis was 4-for-5 with a career-high six RBIs, including his first grand slam in the majors, and Casey Kotchman had a career-best five hits for the Los Angeles Angels in a 14-11 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Mathis leads Angels over Indians 3-2
Jeff Mathis hit a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth innings to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Costco sees 4Q below estimates
Costco Wholesale Corp. said Wednesday that its earnings for the current quarter will be lower than expected as it delays raising prices on items from food to patio sets amid soaring energy costs that have accelerated in recent weeks...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Ship-barge crash closes Mississippi at New Orleans
A stretch of the Mississippi River at New Orleans could be closed for days as crews clean a 12-mile oil slick caused Wednesday when a tanker and barge collided, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Minimum wage going up, little help as costs soar
About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage hike to consumers...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Leslie, Parker involved in melee with Shock
Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker are the only players to have dunked in a WNBA game...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Hurricane Dolly lashes Texas-Mexico coast
Hurricane Dolly churned into a Category 2 storm as its eye neared the Texas-Mexico border Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rains that blew down signs, damaged an apartment complex and knocked out electricity to thousands...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
PepsiCo 2Q profit rises 9 percent
Snacks and drinks company PepsiCo says its profit rose 9 percent in the second quarter on strong growth in its international business...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
No survivors so far found following B-52 crash
The Air Force continued to hold out hope of finding survivors Tuesday in the crash of a B-52 bomber off Guam, but a brigadier general said there was no evidence that any of the airmen were alive...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Opponents form alliance against Indian government
Several key Indian political parties announced an alliance to oppose the government Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh won a confidence vote that paves the way for a landmark nuclear deal with the United States...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Agent No rights advisement for Gitmo prisoners
An FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any rights because the military prison is dedicated to intelligence gathering, not law enforcement...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
No rights advisement for Guantanamo prisoners
An FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any rights because the military prison is dedicated to intelligence gathering, not law enforcement...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Obamas great-uncle recalls liberating Nazi camp
Charles T. Payne was 20 years old and, like any good Midwesterner, he knew how to listen...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
WNBA reviewing fight between Detroit, LA players
The WNBA is watching replays of the skirmish involving the Detroit Shock, Los Angeles Sparks and former Pistons Bad Boy Rick Mahorn...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Rice presses North Korea on nuclear program
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged North Korea to accept terms to verify the dismantling of its nuclear weapons program, as the two countries ended a four-year hiatus in cabinet-level talks on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Karadzic handover to Hague could come this weekend
A Serbian official says genocide suspect Radovan Karadzic will be handed over to the U.N. war crimes tribunal this weekend or early next week...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
US talks with Iraq could stretch years
The next White House will most likely inherit the difficult negotiations over the long-term status of American military forces in Iraq as disputes linger over setting timelines for expected troop withdrawals, U.S. officials say...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Guantanamo prisoners reportedly not told of rights
A former FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any rights because the military prison is dedicated to intelligence gathering, not law enforcement...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Beijing to set up special Olympic protest zones
China will allow a modicum of dissent at the Olympics, setting up special protest zones far from the main sports venues, in a shift that supporters and detractors said Wednesday is meant to safely channel criticism and avoid disrupting the games...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Pakistan warns of new nuclear arms race with India
Pakistan has warned a deal leading to increased Indian access to nuclear fuel could accelerate the atomic arms race between the rivals, according to a letter obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
US hits at bin Laden ties in Gitmo trial
A Guantanamo prisoner on trial for war crimes was so close to Osama bin Laden that he attended a meeting of top al-Qaida aides the day of the Sept. 11 attacks, a former FBI agent testified Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Karadzics secret life enthralls his fellow Serbs
Radovan Karadzic sent word he plans to defend himself against U.N. genocide charges, but his fellow Serbs were more enthralled with details that emerged Wednesday about his secret life: a mistress, a bogus family in the U.S., and regular visits to the Madhouse bar and its photo of his beardless days as wartime leader of Bosnian Serbs...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
UN to take up Thai-Cambodian border dispute
The United Nations Security Council will convene a special session to try to prevent a border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia from escalating into a military confrontation...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Correction Guantanamo tribunal story
In a July 22 story about the war crimes tribunal at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, The Associated Press, based on a statement by the prosecutor, erroneously described witness Ali Soufan as an FBI agent. Soufan is a former FBI agent...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
EU freezes aid to Bulgaria, citing corruption
The European Commission froze almost euro500 million ($800 million) in aid to Bulgaria on Wednesday, citing corruption, organized crime, severe spending irregularities and alleged vote-buying in a country that only joined the EU last year...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Swiss Libya retaliating for Gadhafi sons arrest
Switzerland warned its citizens Wednesday not to travel to Libya, saying the North African nation has been retaliating ever since Swiss police arrested the youngest son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi for allegedly beating two of his servants...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Woman charged with bludgeoning toddlers to death
A German woman was charged Wednesday with bludgeoning two toddlers to death with a hammer and seriously injuring their mother in a rampage in Sweden spurred by jealousy over an ex-boyfriend...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Drug smugglers get record sentences in Ireland
A trio of English cocaine smugglers who were caught after putting the wrong fuel into their boat received the longest drug-related prison sentences in Irish history Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
100 employees at French nuke site contaminated
The French electric company EDF says that 100 employees have been "slightly contaminated" by a leak at a reactor site in southern France...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Low uptake mars chlamydia testing
Chlamydia screening in England reached just a third of those it should have in its first full year, the BBC learns...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Bride-to-be dies in diving trip
A bride-to-be from South Yorkshire apparently died after suffering the bends on a diving trip in the South Pacific...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Hero's tale
How a Royal Marine risked his life to save comrades...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Shilton backs Terry for captaincy
England legend Peter Shilton believes John Terry should be given the captaincy on a regular basis...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
President Bush explains the credit crunch: 'Wall Street got drunk'
A secret recording shows US President George W Bush explaining the problems afflicting the US stock markets: "Wall Street got drunk."...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Sunderland sign versatile Tainio
Sunderland announce the signing of Tottenham midfielder Teemu Tainio on a three-year deal...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Soy foods 'reduce sperm numbers'
A regular diet of even modest amounts of food containing soy may halve sperm concentrations, scientists suggest...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Tories reach out to UUP
The Conservatives and UUP are to set up a working group to consider greater co-operation between their parties...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
UK men cleared of child sex abuse
Two Britons jailed in India for sexually abusing boys at a children's shelter are cleared on appeal...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Police disrupt 13 terror networks
Scotland Yard reveals it has disrupted 13 terrorist networks in London in 12 months...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Vote revokes French 35-hour week
France's parliament passes a law which effectively ends the country's compulsory 35-hour working week...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
New E Africa food crisis warning
More than 14m people in the Horn of Africa are in need of food aid because of drought and high prices...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Net firms in music pirates deal
Six of the UK's biggest net providers are believed to have signed up to a government-backed plan to tackle illegal file-sharing...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Obama begins Mideast visit, vows to work for peace
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama stepped into the thicket of Mideast politics Wednesday, declaring that neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians are strong enough internally to make the bold concessions necessary for peace...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Obama says hell work for Mideast peace
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama stepped into the thicket of Mideast politics Wednesday, declaring that neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians are strong enough internally to make the bold concessions necessary for peace...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Edge of Hurricane Dolly lashes Texas coast
Hurricane Dolly strengthed early Wednesday as its leading edge lashed the Gulf Coast near the Texas-Mexico border with heavy rain and powerful winds...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
R&B singer Ashanti turns into tourism ambassador
Grammy-winning singer and Long Island native Ashanti has a new gig: tourism ambassador...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Jonas Brothers buy house in Dallas-Fort Worth area
The Jonas Brothers reportedly bought a house in a Dallas-Fort Worth suburb _ and some young neighbors sound thrilled...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Hurricane Dolly lashes Texas-Mexico coast
Hurricane Dolly churned into a Category 2 storm as its eye neared the Texas-Mexico border Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rains that blew down signs, damaged an apartment complex and knocked out electricity to thousands...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Dolly strengthens to Category 2 on Tex-Mex coast
Hurricane Dolly churned into a Category 2 storm as its eye neared the Texas-Mexico border Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rains that blew down signs, damaged an apartment complex and knocked out electricity to thousands...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Dolly strengthens to Category 2 hurricane
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say Hurricane Dolly has strengthened to a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds near 100 mph...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Dolly lashes Texas coast as Category 2 hurricane
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say Hurricane Dolly has strengthened to a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds near 100 mph...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Yankees continue roll after All-Star break
The way New York has been playing lately, the All-Star game might not be the last marquee event at Yankee Stadium. Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning and drove in three runs, leading the surging Yankees past the Minnesota Twins 8-2 on Tuesday night, their ninth consecutive victory at home...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Braves one-hit by Marlins Cubs punchless too
The Atlanta Braves found a new way to struggle. The Chicago Cubs just kept on flailing the same old way...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Rogers picks up victory over Royals
Kenny Rogers pitched six strong innings and Placido Polanco homered and drove in two runs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Obama in his own words
Quotes from Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee-in-waiting...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Obama, McCain and their uneven gifts of gab
If the presidential election were decided by speeches alone, it would be over already...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
McCain in his own words
Quotes from John McCain, the Republican nominee-in-waiting...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Obama daughters keep hectic schedules of their own
The rules in the Obama household for Malia and Sasha are clear-cut:...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Mathis leads Angels over Indians 3-2
Jeff Mathis hit a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth innings to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Dolly becomes hurricane, set to hit Tex-Mex border
Rain started to fall along the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Dolly _ upgraded in force from a tropical storm _ closed in on towns straddling the Texas-Mexico border...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Leslie, Parker involved in melee with Shock
Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker are the only players to have dunked in a WNBA game...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
PepsiCo 2Q profit rises 9 percent
Snacks and drinks company PepsiCo says its profit rose 9 percent in the second quarter on strong growth in its international business...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
No survivors so far found following B-52 crash
The Air Force continued to hold out hope of finding survivors Tuesday in the crash of a B-52 bomber off Guam, but a brigadier general said there was no evidence that any of the airmen were alive...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Angry Serb nationalists protest Karadzic arrest
Serb nationalists skirmished with riot police in the capital Tuesday, lashing out against the new Western-leaning government that captured war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Angry nationalists protest Karadzic arrest
Serb nationalists skirmished with riot police in the capital Tuesday, lashing out against the new Western-leaning government that captured war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
British say Taliban leader gives up, another slain
A senior Taliban leader has surrendered to Pakistani authorities and another insurgent commander was killed by a British airstrike in southern Afghanistan, British officials announced Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Obamas great-uncle recalls liberating Nazi camp
Charles T. Payne was 20 years old and, like any good Midwesterner, he knew how to listen...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Agent No rights advisement for Gitmo prisoners
An FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any rights because the military prison is dedicated to intelligence gathering, not law enforcement...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
No rights advisement for Guantanamo prisoners
An FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any rights because the military prison is dedicated to intelligence gathering, not law enforcement...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Thai-Cambodian conflict enters 2nd week
Thailand accused Cambodia of eyeing even more of its land and leaflets appeared in the Cambodian capital calling for a boycott of Thai goods, as a military standoff over disputed border territory entered a second week Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
US ties prisoner to 911 at Gitmo trial
A former driver for Osama bin Laden knew the target of the fourth hijacked plane on Sept. 11, a prosecutor said Tuesday as he sought to undercut defense arguments that the Guantanamo prisoner was a low-level employee of the terrorist leader...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Rice presses North Korea on nuclear program
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged North Korea to accept terms to verify the dismantling of its nuclear weapons program, as the two countries ended a four-year hiatus in cabinet-level talks on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Karadzic handover to Hague could come this weekend
A Serbian official says genocide suspect Radovan Karadzic will be handed over to the U.N. war crimes tribunal this weekend or early next week...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Opponents form alliance against Indian government
Several key Indian political parties announced an alliance to oppose the government Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh won a confidence vote that paves the way for a landmark nuclear deal with the United States...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Guantanamo prisoners reportedly not told of rights
A former FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any rights because the military prison is dedicated to intelligence gathering, not law enforcement...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Jewish group asks protection of Ukraine mass grave
A Jewish group is asking the Ukrainian government to stop construction on the site of a grave containing the remains of some 26,000 victims of the Holocaust...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Storm delays rescue of Himalayan climbers
Organizers of a Himalayan climb say bad weather has delayed a helicopter rescue for two Italians descending a mountain in Pakistan following the death of a fellow climber...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Woman charged in Sweden with murdering toddlers
A German woman has been charged in Sweden with murder and attempted murder in a hammer attack that left two toddlers dead and their mother with serious injuries...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
EU freezes aid to Bulgaria, citing corruption
The European Commission froze almost euro500 million ($800 million) in aid to Bulgaria on Wednesday, citing corruption, organized crime, severe spending irregularities and alleged vote-buying in a country that only joined the EU last year...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Swiss Libya retaliating for Gadhafi sons arrest
Switzerland warned its citizens Wednesday not to travel to Libya, saying the North African nation has been retaliating ever since Swiss police arrested the youngest son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi for allegedly beating two of his servants...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Schools hunting 'missing' papers
Schools in England are trying to track down national curriculum test papers mislaid by the Sats contractor, ETS...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Des O'Connor to leave Countdown
Veteran TV presenter Des O'Connor is stepping down as the host of Countdown at the end of the current series...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
New opposition front in India
India's communists and other opposition parties launch a joint campaign against rising prices and a nuclear deal with the US...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Eco-towns proposal 'not unlawful'
The government denies claims that its approach to delivering up to 10 eco-towns could be "unlawful"...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Obama firm on Iran nuclear plans
US White House hopeful Barack Obama says the world must prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Turkey makes 'coup plot' arrests
Twenty Turks, including politicians and a journalist, are held over an alleged plot to overthrow the government...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Man murdered in front of children
A murder inquiry is launched after a man was stabbed to death while out for a walk with his girlfriend and her two children...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Footballer, 30, dies before game
A goalkeeper collapses and dies after warming up for a friendly football match in Flintshire...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Three held over extortion claims
Three men are arrested in the west Belfast area, in what police have said was an operation against serious crime...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Trail of mistakes
Why the Darwins' Panama fraud was destined to fail...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Robbery gang target Heskey's home
The partner of Wigan and England footballer Emile Heskey is threatened at knifepoint by robbers...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Quadrillions
The crazy numbers of Zimbabwe inflation...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Dolphin call tells calf who's mum, say researchers
Bottlenose dolphins whistle more to their newborns, perhaps to stop theft by other females, researchers say...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
West Ham sign Lazio star Behrami
West Ham sign Lazio's Switzerland international Valon Behrami in a £5m deal...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Mother charged over newborn's death
A British woman is charged with causing the death of her newborn baby son in a hotel room in Crete...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
No action over Leslie rape claim
No further action is being taken over a rape allegation made against former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie, police have confirmed...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Family loses battle with CS Lewis estate over web domain name
An Edinburgh couple have lost a battle with the estate of Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis over a web domain name...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Grenade hero wins George Cross
A Royal Marine who threw himself on a grenade in Afghanistan to save his comrades' lives is to receive the George Cross...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
'Suicide' GP guilty of misconduct
A Glasgow GP who prescribed sleeping pills to a patient who wanted to take her own life is found guilty of misconduct...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Canoe couple jailed for fraud
A canoeist and his wife are jailed for fraudulently claiming insurance and pension money after faking his death in an accident...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Ted Danson relishes first post-Cheers Emmy nod
Ted Danson is relishing his first Emmy nomination since "Cheers."...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Mulder, Scully believe in X-Files audience
Some Mulder and Scully fans were dubious when the title for the new movie based on their favorite TV show was announced: "The X-Files: I Want to Believe."...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
A-Rod signs with William Morris agency
Alex Rodriguez signed another big-league contract, joining the William Morris Agency in an attempt to extend his brand beyond the baseball diamond...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Hurricane Dolly bears down on Texas-Mexico coast
Rain started to fall along the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Dolly closed in on towns straddling the Texas-Mexico border, packing 85 mph winds that could strengthen when it hits land later Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
House to vote on foreclosure rescue measure
The government would help struggling homeowners get new, cheaper loans and be allowed to offer troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a cash infusion as part of legislation that aims to calm the chaotic housing market...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Obamas great-uncle recalls liberating Nazi camp
Charles T. Payne was 20 years old and, like any good Midwesterner, he knew how to listen...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Yankees continue roll after All-Star break
The way New York has been playing lately, the All-Star game might not be the last marquee event at Yankee Stadium. Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning and drove in three runs, leading the surging Yankees past the Minnesota Twins 8-2 on Tuesday night, their ninth consecutive victory at home...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Braves one-hit by Marlins Cubs punchless too
The Atlanta Braves found a new way to struggle. The Chicago Cubs just kept on flailing the same old way...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Rogers picks up victory over Royals
Kenny Rogers pitched six strong innings and Placido Polanco homered and drove in two runs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
R&B singer Ashanti turns into tourism ambassador
Grammy-winning singer and Long Island native Ashanti has a new gig: tourism ambassador...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Utilities say grid can handle rechargeable cars
Which draws more juice from the electric grid, a big-screen plasma television or recharging a plug-in hybrid car?...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Washington Mutual posts 2Q loss of $3.3 billion
Washington Mutual, the Seattle-based bank known for its buoyant advertising slogan, "Whoo hoo!," had little to cheer about as it reported a staggering $3 billion loss _ the biggest quarterly loss in its history...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Obamas West Bank trip raises hope, skepticism
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans to tell Barack Obama on Wednesday that he must immediately turn his attention to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict if he is elected U.S. president, or risk losing gains made in peace talks with Israel...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Obama launches day of meetings in Israel
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama held a breakfast meeting Wednesday with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, the first event in a day packed with meetings and travel across Israel and the Palestinian territories...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Dolly becomes hurricane, set to hit Tex-Mex border
Rain started to fall along the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Dolly _ upgraded in force from a tropical storm _ closed in on towns straddling the Texas-Mexico border...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Mathis leads Angels over Indians 3-2
Jeff Mathis hit a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth innings to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Dolly now a hurricane, set to hit Texas coast
Dolly spun into a hurricane Tuesday, heading toward the U.S.-Mexico border and the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley, where officials feared heavy rains could cause massive flooding and levee breaks...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Molina homers twice to lead Giants
Bengie Molina hit a two-run homer and a solo shot, Barry Zito won his second straight decision and the San Francisco Giants beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Leslie, Parker involved in melee with Shock
Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker are the only players to have dunked in a WNBA game...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
No survivors so far found following B-52 crash
The Air Force continued to hold out hope of finding survivors Tuesday in the crash of a B-52 bomber off Guam, but a brigadier general said there was no evidence that any of the airmen were alive...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Cambodia seeks UN intervention in Thai dispute
Cambodia asked the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to intervene in its dispute with Thailand over land near an ancient temple, saying the standoff had created "an imminent state of war."...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Sri Lankan artists address anti-Tamil riots
Anoma Rajakaruna has warm memories of her childhood in the diverse suburb of Panadura, where she went to the market and the pharmacy with her mother and chatted with neighbors in a mixture of English, Sinhalese and Tamil...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
US seeks to link bin Laden driver to 911 attacks
A former driver for Osama bin Laden knew the target of the fourth hijacked plane on Sept. 11, a prosecutor said Tuesday as he sought to undercut defense arguments that the Guantanamo prisoner was a low-level employee of the terrorist leader...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Pack your bags for Baghdad? Iraq looks to tourism
Someone had fun tinkering with the airline board at the old, disused terminal at Baghdad International Airport. It advertises a "special flight" on Japan Airlines from Basra to Sydney, Australia, while a flight from Baghdad to Mexico City is "delayed."...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Obamas great-uncle recalls liberating Nazi camp
Charles T. Payne was 20 years old and, like any good Midwesterner, he knew how to listen...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
British say Taliban leader gives up, another slain
A senior Taliban leader has surrendered to Pakistani authorities and another insurgent commander was killed by a British airstrike in southern Afghanistan, British officials announced Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Obama meets Obamamania in Europe eager for change
Barack Obama comes face to face this week with a constituency truly eager for change after eight years of George W. Bush: Europeans...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Obama says hell work for Mideast peace
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama stepped into the thicket of Mideast politics Wednesday, declaring that neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians are strong enough internally to make the bold concessions necessary for peace...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Thai-Cambodian conflict enters 2nd week
Thailand accused Cambodia of eyeing even more of its land and leaflets appeared in the Cambodian capital calling for a boycott of Thai goods, as a military standoff over disputed border territory entered a second week Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
US ties prisoner to 911 at Gitmo trial
A former driver for Osama bin Laden knew the target of the fourth hijacked plane on Sept. 11, a prosecutor said Tuesday as he sought to undercut defense arguments that the Guantanamo prisoner was a low-level employee of the terrorist leader...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Angry Serb nationalists protest Karadzic arrest
Serb nationalists skirmished with riot police in the capital Tuesday, lashing out against the new Western-leaning government that captured war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Angry nationalists protest Karadzic arrest
Serb nationalists skirmished with riot police in the capital Tuesday, lashing out against the new Western-leaning government that captured war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
British soldier wounded in Afghan ambush dies
A British soldier died after being wounded in an ambush in southern Afghanistan, while U.S.-led coalition troops killed several militants near the capital, officials said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Wolfowitz says US will OK Taiwan arms deal
President Bush is committed to an $11 billion arms package for Taiwan, former Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz said Wednesday, amid reports that the U.S. is freezing such sales to the island to avoid angering China...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Karadzic handover to Hague could come this weekend
A Serbian official says genocide suspect Radovan Karadzic will be handed over to the U.N. war crimes tribunal this weekend or early next week...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Opponents form alliance against Indian government
Several key Indian political parties announced an alliance to oppose the government Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh won a confidence vote that paves the way for a landmark nuclear deal with the United States...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Agent No rights advisement for Gitmo prisoners
An FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any rights because the military prison is dedicated to intelligence gathering, not law enforcement...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
No rights advisement for Guantanamo prisoners
An FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any rights because the military prison is dedicated to intelligence gathering, not law enforcement...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Pirates seize ship with 20 Filipinos off Somalia
Pirates have seized a cargo ship with 20 Filipino sailors on board off the coast of Somalia, a Philippine government official said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Report Australian newsman posts bail
An Australian TV journalist has been released on bail on drug charges in Singapore, his employer reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
UK court rejects terror plotters appeal
A British court has rejected an appeal by five men, serving life sentences for plotting a bombing spree, to overturn their convictions...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Greece 3 hurt in ferry collision
Two ferryboats carrying more than 1,500 passengers collided at a Greek island port Wednesday, injuring three people, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Fossils date Dry Valleys' origin
Tiny fossils time the climate shift which gave rise to Antarctica's Dry Valleys, a landscape akin to Mars...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Golden Girls pay tribute to Getty
The stars of classic US sitcom The Golden Girls remember actress Estelle Getty, who has died at the age of 84...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Oil prices continue on downwards
The price of oil keeps on sliding as US demand wanes and a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico takes a favourable course...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Birth weight 'sets future health'
Blood vessel changes linked to poor health later in life can be spotted within a few years in boys born small, say scientists...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Morris tells Balls to reform Sats
Ed Balls should not resign over the Sats problems, but should use it as an opportunity to overhaul testing, says Estelle Morris...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Iran vows no nuclear concessions
Iran will not "retreat one iota" in its nuclear activities, its president says, defying fresh international pressure...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
China 'to allow Olympic protests'
China says it will allow demonstrations in three designated city parks during the Olympic Games in Beijing...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
EU suspends funding for Bulgaria
The European Commission suspends aid to Bulgaria worth hundreds of millions of euros amid concern about crime and corruption...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Cheap transport call to help poor
Cheaper public transport should be more widely available in rural areas to try to ease poverty, a report says...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
MPs pushing abortion rights in NI
A group of MPs is seeking to give women in Northern Ireland the same abortion rights as in England, Wales and Scotland...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Sudan president defiant in Darfur
Sudan's president defies accusations from the International Criminal Court during a rare visit to Darfur...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Obama gives pledge on Israel ties
US White House hopeful Barack Obama vows to strengthen the US' ties with Israel, on a visit to Israel and the West Bank...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Your US accents
Readers respond with their Yankee twangs...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Pc killer wins life term appeal
A policeman killer who claimed his "whole life" sentence breached his human rights wins an appeal against the term...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Rural disquiet
Affordable housing a big issue - but what can be done?...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Monkey magic
Sideburns, kung-fu and bad dubbing. Why was it a hit?...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Toxic detox
'Don't drink water unless you are thirsty'...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
'No let-up'
On the ground as polling day nears in Glasgow East...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Ferguson doubts Chelsea challenge
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says Chelsea's ageing squad may struggle to challenge for honours next season...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Selectors hold talks with Vaughan
England's selectors hold talks with captain Michael Vaughan after his comment that Darren Pattinson's call-up "looked confused"...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Doctors facing 'five-year MOTs'
The government has set out more details on how it will be introducing five-year MOTs for doctors...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Three-way split on rate decision
The majority of Bank of England policymakers voted to keep rates at 5% this month, but one voted for a cut and another for a rise...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Royal Marine awarded George Cross
A Royal Marine who threw himself on a grenade to save his comrades' lives is to receive the George Cross...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Back to wax: Winehouse model unveiled at Madame Tussauds
A waxwork model of Amy Winehouse is unveiled by her parents at Madame Tussauds in London...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
UK soldier dies in Afghanistan
A British soldier has died and two were injured after their patrol came under fire in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Mortgage approvals hit fresh low
The number of new mortgages approved by the major banks fell to a new record low in June, and is down 67% on the year...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Abu Hamza to be extradited
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri is to be extradited to the US to face terror charges, after he is refused leave to appeal...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Karadzic 'aims to defend himself'
War crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic plans to conduct his own defence in his trial at The Hague, his lawyer says...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Jailed bomb plotters lose appeal
Five men jailed for plotting a huge fertiliser bomb attack, targeting nightclubs or a shopping centre in the UK, lose their appeal...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Polygamist sect leader Jeffs, 5 others indicted
A grand jury has indicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs and five of his followers. Jeffs, who was indicted Tuesday, is accused of sexual assault. The charges and identities of the others were being withheld until authorities can arrest them, said Schleicher County clerk Peggy Williams...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Ted Danson relishes first post-Cheers Emmy nod
Ted Danson is relishing his first Emmy nomination since "Cheers."...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Mulder, Scully believe in X-Files audience
Some Mulder and Scully fans were dubious when the title for the new movie based on their favorite TV show was announced: "The X-Files: I Want to Believe."...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
A-Rod signs with William Morris agency
Alex Rodriguez signed another big-league contract, joining the William Morris Agency in an attempt to extend his brand beyond the baseball diamond...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Dolly upgraded to hurricane, set to hit Texas coast
Dolly spun into a hurricane Tuesday, heading toward the U.S.-Mexico border and the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley, where officials feared heavy rains could cause massive flooding and levee breaks...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
AP IMPACT Traffic deaths fall as gas prices climb
Rising prices at the gas pump appear to be having at least one positive effect: Traffic deaths around the country are plummeting, just as they did during the Arab oil embargo three decades ago...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Obama begins Mideast visit, vows to work for peace
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama stepped into the thicket of Mideast politics Wednesday, declaring that neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians are strong enough internally to make the bold concessions necessary for peace...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Mathis leads Angels over Indians 3-2
Jeff Mathis hit a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth innings to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Petit shuts down Cubs in 9-2 Diamondbacks rout
Yusmeiro Petit became the latest starter to shut down sputtering Chicago, and the Diamondbacks made it two in a row over the Cubs with a 9-2 romp on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Jimenez tosses 4-hitter, Rockies rout Dodgers 10-1
Ubaldo Jimenez threw a four-hitter in his first career complete game and Ian Stewart homered and drove in four runs to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 10-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Paulson says financial stability is top priority
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson spent another day stumping for the U.S. banking system, declaring Tuesday that his top priority was ensuring "stability and confidence in our markets and financial institutions."...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Obamas great-uncle recalls liberating Nazi camp
Charles T. Payne was 20 years old and, like any good Midwesterner, he knew how to listen...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Analysis Obama pledges engagement in Mideast
Is there anything new a presidential candidate can say about the absence of peace in the fragile Middle East?...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Downturn gains steam as inflation roars ahead
The U.S. economic downturn gained steam Tuesday, with a report of the highest inflation since the early 1980s, more bad news for banks and automakers and a suggestion by the Federal Reserve chief that worse days are ahead...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Mets closer Wagner has muscle spasm near shoulder
Mets closer Billy Wagner has tightness around his left shoulder, which an MRI exam Tuesday showed was a muscle spasm around his pitching arm...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Washington Mutual posts 2Q loss of $3.3 billion
Washington Mutual, the Seattle-based bank known for its buoyant advertising slogan, "Whoo hoo!," had little to cheer about as it reported a staggering $3 billion loss _ the biggest quarterly loss in its history...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Obamas great-uncle recalls liberating Nazi camp
Charles T. Payne was 20 years old and, like any good Midwesterner, he knew how to listen...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Molina homers twice to lead Giants
Bengie Molina hit a two-run homer and a solo shot, Barry Zito won his second straight decision and the San Francisco Giants beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Cambodia wants Security Council meeting
Stepping up its diplomatic offensive, Cambodia has asked the U.N. Security Council and its Southeast Asian neighbors to help resolve a military standoff over disputed border territory around an ancient temple...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Pack your bags for Baghdad? Iraq looks to tourism
Someone had fun tinkering with the airline board at the old, disused terminal at Baghdad International Airport. It advertises a "special flight" on Japan Airlines from Basra to Sydney, Australia, while a flight from Baghdad to Mexico City is "delayed."...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Police arrest 9 Basque separatists in Spain
The alleged leader of a Basque separatist cell believed responsible for a string of recent bomb attacks in Spain was arrested Tuesday along with eight other cell members, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Obama says hell work for Mideast peace
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama stepped into the thicket of Mideast politics Wednesday, declaring that neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians are strong enough internally to make the bold concessions necessary for peace...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Cambodia seeks UN intervention in Thai dispute
Cambodia asked the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to intervene in its dispute with Thailand over land near an ancient temple, saying the standoff had created "an imminent state of war."...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Sri Lankan artists address anti-Tamil riots
Anoma Rajakaruna has warm memories of her childhood in the diverse suburb of Panadura, where she went to the market and the pharmacy with her mother and chatted with neighbors in a mixture of English, Sinhalese and Tamil...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
US seeks to link bin Laden driver to 911 attacks
A former driver for Osama bin Laden knew the target of the fourth hijacked plane on Sept. 11, a prosecutor said Tuesday as he sought to undercut defense arguments that the Guantanamo prisoner was a low-level employee of the terrorist leader...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Angry Serb nationalists protest Karadzic arrest
Serb nationalists skirmished with riot police in the capital Tuesday, lashing out against the new Western-leaning government that captured war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Angry nationalists protest Karadzic arrest
Serb nationalists skirmished with riot police in the capital Tuesday, lashing out against the new Western-leaning government that captured war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
British say Taliban leader gives up, another slain
A senior Taliban leader has surrendered to Pakistani authorities and another insurgent commander was killed by a British airstrike in southern Afghanistan, British officials announced Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Obama meets Obamamania in Europe eager for change
Barack Obama comes face to face this week with a constituency truly eager for change after eight years of George W. Bush: Europeans...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
France lifts water ban from spill at nuclear site
Authorities in southern France have lifted a ban on water sports and fishing in two rivers that was imposed after a leak at a nearby nuclear site...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Thai-Cambodian conflict enters 2nd week
Thailand accused Cambodia of eyeing even more of its land and leaflets appeared in the Cambodian capital calling for a boycott of Thai goods, as a military standoff over disputed border territory entered a second week Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
US ties prisoner to 911 at Gitmo trial
A former driver for Osama bin Laden knew the target of the fourth hijacked plane on Sept. 11, a prosecutor said Tuesday as he sought to undercut defense arguments that the Guantanamo prisoner was a low-level employee of the terrorist leader...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Tokyo woman killed in stabbing attack
Police arrested a man for allegedly stabbing a woman to death and wounding another at a Tokyo bookstore in an attack the suspect described as random and fueled by frustration, police said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
5 kidnapped SKoreans released in Mexico
Five South Koreans abducted in Mexico were set free unharmed on Tuesday, more than a week after they were kidnapped and held for ransom, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
5 SKorean abductees released
South Korean officials say five South Koreans who were kidnapped while driving in a Mexican border city have been set free...
Southern Ledger - July 23, 2008
Poor stroke care 'still common'
Failings in stroke care are leaving thousands dead or unnecessarily disabled each year, The Stroke Association says...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
EU to suspend funds to Bulgaria
The European Commission is set to block two Bulgarian agencies from using EU funds worth hundreds of millions of euros...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
India media condemns vote 'taint'
The Indian press says the government's vote of confidence win was "tainted" by charges of vote buying...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Drugs 'cause' higher death rate
Scotland's higher death rate than England and Wales is partly down to greater drug use, a study suggests...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Plymouth end troubled keeper's contract
Plymouth cancel the contract of keeper Luke McCormick by mutual consent after he was charged with causing death by dangerous driving...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Althorp turns 500
The Spencers celebrate centuries of family history...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
No-cull badger policy 'deficient'
The decision not to cull badgers in England to control tuberculosis in cattle is flawed in the short-term, say MPs...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Passport workers strike over pay
Workers at seven of Britain's regional passport offices go on strike to protest over pay and cutbacks...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Many mental health wards 'poor'
Many NHS mental health services are poor, according to a review of the sector by watchdogs...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
GPs told to cut antibiotics usage
Doctors are told to cut the number of prescriptions they hand out to help save the NHS millions of pounds a year...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Doctors facing annual assessments
Doctors face annual assessments which would mean that licences could be removed from poor performers...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Karadzic will fight extradition
A lawyer acting for war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic says he will fight moves to extradite him to face The Hague tribunal...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
Child knife sellers 'not jailed'
No one has been jailed for selling a knife to a child in England and Wales in the last five years, it has emerged...
BBC News - July 23, 2008
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