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Spacecraft flies by remote asteroid, camera stops
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Official Egypt rock slide toll rises to 31
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Philly school rekindles same-sex education debate
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Muslim separatist strike shuts down Indian Kashmir
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Troops, protesters clash in Indian Kashmir 1 dead
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Catholics assert themselves in Hanoi land dispute
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Myanmar says no sign of Suu Kyi hunger strike
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Landslides leave 27 dead or missing in Philippines
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Returning lawmakers make Capitol a campaign stage
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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US News Archive for December 2006:
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Former dictator Pinochet dies
Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the fierce anti-communist dictator who ruled Chile with an iron fist from 1973 to 1990, has died from heart complications. He was 91...
CNN - December 10, 2006
Getty Is Expected to Return Gold Wreath to Greece
Greek cultural officials contend that a rare fourth-century B.C. funerary wreath was illegally taken...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
Nobel Winner Warns of Dangers of Globalization
Muhammad Yunus warned that the globalized economy was becoming a dangerous “free-for-all highway.”...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
Study Detects Recent Instance of Human Evolution
The ability to digest milk in adulthood appeared as recently as 3,000 years ago, geneticists have found...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
New Radiation Traces Linked to Associate of Ex-Spy
The discoveries are the first evidence that tie a specific person to the poison that killed Alexander V. Litvinenko...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
Protesters Jam Beirut to Urge Government’s Ouster
Hundreds of thousands of pro-Hezbollah demonstrators pressed their call for the Lebanese government to resign...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
Augusto Pinochet, 91, Ex-Dictator of Chile, Dies
Gen. Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, who repressed and reshaped Chile for nearly two decades, became a symbol of human rights abuse and corruption...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
Baker and Hamilton Defend Report on Iraq
The co-chairmen of the Iraq Study Group defended their approach amid criticism from conservatives and the Iraqi president, Jalal Talabani...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
Religion for a Captive Audience, Paid For by Taxes
A growing number of programs use tax dollars to pay for religious activities aimed at prisoners, recovering addicts, job seekers, teenagers and children...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
Obama to meet key poll activists
US Senator Barack Obama visits a key political testing ground amid fresh speculation about political ambitions...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Former Chilean dictator Pinochet dies at 91
Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the fierce anti-communist dictator who ruled Chile with an iron fist from 1973 to 1990, died Sunday from heart complications, the Santiago Military hospital reported. He was 91...
CNN - December 10, 2006
Rumsfeld, in Iraq, Bids Farewell to U.S. Troops
The outgoing secretary of defense said American troops should stay in Iraq until the insurgents were defeated...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
Actor Cage 'to cut back acting'
Actor Nicolas Cage plans to take time off from acting to concentrate on "other interests"...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Cricket: Pakistan beat Windies
Pakistan overcome a blackout for a seven-wicket win over West Indies to go 2-0 up in the one-day series...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Hollywood chimps 'given freedom'
A pair of chimps who appeared on film and TV, are being retired following allegations of animal cruelty...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Spy's widow accuses Moscow
The widow of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko says she does not believe Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally reponsible for his death, but says Russian authorities could be behind the poisoning. Marina Litvinenko's comments came as two British policemen working on the inquiry tested positive for polonium-210...
CNN - December 10, 2006
Anti-government protest in Lebanon
Hundreds of thousands of protesters thronged central Beirut on Sunday ahead of a rally called by the Hezbollah-led opposition, bidding to oust Lebanon's Western-backed government...
CNN - December 10, 2006
Ohio State's Smith lands Heisman
Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith is awarded the Heisman Trophy as US college football's top player...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Discovery lights up night sky
The space shuttle Discovery has rocketed into the darkness in Florida, the first night launch in four years. Poor weather scrubbed the launch Thursday. During the 12-day mission, the crew will continue construction on the international space station by rewiring the orbiting laboratory and adding a two-ton segment to its integrated truss structure...
CNN - December 10, 2006
U.S. and Foreign Regulators Consider Tightening Controls on Deadly Polonium 210
Nuclear regulators are considering tightening security on polonium 210 in case terrorists seek the material for so-called dirty bombs...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
Safety Errors Cited in Fire That Killed 45 in Moscow
A fire in a drug-treatment hospital killed 45 women who were trapped behind a blocked emergency exit, Russian officials said...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
Discovery Takes Off on a Complex Mission
Discovery sped away on a mission to rewire the International Space Station in the first nighttime launching in more than four years...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
Buckeyes’ Smith Collects Heisman
Troy Smith was awarded the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, with a margin of victory that was the second largest in the award’s history...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
DNA Gatherers Hit a Snag: The Tribes Don’t Trust Them
At issue is whether scientists seeking DNA from aboriginal populations are underselling the risks to donors...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
Embattled Louisiana Legislator Prevails
Despite a federal corruption investigation, Representative William J. Jefferson was re-elected with a decisive runoff victory...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
In God’s Name: Religion for a Captive Audience, Paid For by Taxes
A growing number of programs use tax dollars to pay for religious activities aimed at prisoners, recovering addicts, job seekers and others...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
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