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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Congo rebel faction denounces Nkunda as leader
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Arabs put Hamas in UN draft, West offers own text
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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New US-led naval force to battle Somali pirates
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How many scorpions? London Zoo does critter count
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Handlers on phone ordered Mumbai gunmen to kill
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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US News Archive for Octomber 2004:
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Source: U.S. tried twice to rescue hostages
The United States tried twice to rescue the two Americans and a Briton held hostage in Iraq, according to a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the attempts. The operations involved deploying U.S. military on two occasions to different locations in Baghdad, said the official. Americans Eugene Armstrong and Jack Hensley, and Briton Ken Bigley, were kidnapped together on September 16 and were all beheaded...
CNN - October 12, 2004
Source: U.S. tried to rescue hostages
The attempts involved deploying U.S. military as well as other government personnel on two separate occasions. The rescue attempts were executed at two locations in Baghdad based on intelligence, the official said...
CNN - October 12, 2004
Bush diagnoses Kerry plan
President Bush told supporters Tuesday in the conservative heart of Colorado that John Kerry cannot pay for the health and other domestic programs he is proposing unless taxes are raised on the middle class...
CNN - October 12, 2004
Supreme Court to Hear Cases on Displaying Ten Commandments
The court agreed to hear cases from Texas and Kentucky on displaying the Ten Commandments on government land and buildings...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Bush and Kerry Trade Charges in Run-Up to Final Debate
President Bush said today that John Kerry cannot pay for his domestic proposals unless taxes are raised on the middle class...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
U.S. Says It Hit Terror Targets, but Iraqi Civilians Disagree
The American military staged a series of aggressive strikes today in insurgent strongholds west of Baghdad...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Yankees and Red Sox: Only One Can Survive
The Mariano Rivera incident puts a somber backdrop to a series that has been anticipated since the last one ended...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Yahoo's Profit More Than Triples
The Internet media company's quarterly profit was boosted by stronger online advertising and its acquisition of Overture Services...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Intel's Third-Quarter Profit Rises 15%
Driven by demand for flash memory chips used in cell phones, Intel's profits rose as it struggled to overcome weak PC sales, growing inventory, product missteps and stiff competition...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Oil Prices Surge Briefly Above $54 a Barrel
The International Energy Agency said that higher petroleum prices would hurt economic growth around the world next year...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Fannie Mae Discloses Document Request
The mortgage giant said today that prosecutors had asked the company to preserve documents as part of an investigation into Fannie Mae's accounting practices...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
PC demand boosts Intel earnings
The world's largest chipmaker Intel sees profits rise 15% to £1.9bn thanks to strength in its personal computer business...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Giants ace Bonds has knee surgery
San Francisco star Barry Bonds undergoes knee surgery but expects to be fully fit for pre-season training...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Stricken sub 'hit by two fires'
An inquiry into the fire on a Canadian submarine bought from the UK finds two separate fires broke out...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Legal fight over anti-Kerry film
The Democratic Party is attempting to stop a US television company airing a critique of John Kerry's Vietnam record...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
High Court to hear Ten Commandments appeals
The Supreme Court said today it will take up the constitutionality of Ten Commandments displays on government land and buildings. Lower courts have reached a hodgepodge of conflicting rulings that allow displays in some instances but not in others. Justices will hear appeals next year involving displays in Kentucky and Texas...
CNN - October 12, 2004
Doctors: Dehydration may have saved girl
A 17-year-old girl who survived eight days after her car crashed and tumbled 200 feet down a ravine may have been saved by her own dehydration, which prevented the expansion of a blood clot in her brain, doctors said...
CNN - October 12, 2004
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Display of Ten Commandments
The Supreme Court said it will take up the constitutionality of Ten Commandments displays on government land and buildings...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
U.S. Steps Up Attacks on Insurgent Strongholds in Iraq
U.S. forces attacked targets in Hit and Falluja from the air today and supported Iraqi troops in raids on mosques in Ramadi...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Oil Prices Reach $54, a New Record
The new all-time high was fueled by continuing worries over supply in Nigeria and reduced output in the hurricane-hobbled Gulf of Mexico...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Merrill Lynch's Earnings Fall 8 Percent
Merrill Lynch executives said lower revenues and earnings were expected due to unusually light equity trading in the summer months...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Chiron Gets Grand Jury Subpoena on Vaccine
Chiron today it received a grand jury subpoena requesting certain documents and materials related to its Fluvirin influenza vaccine...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Baseball rivals set for showdown
New York and Boston go head-to-head on Tuesday for a place in the World Series...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
GM 'planning European job cuts'
The world's largest car builder General Motors is to cut 12,000 European jobs, trimming $500m (£280m) from annual costs, it is reported...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Pill plan sparks tensions in Peru
Peru's health minister vows to push on with plans to make emergency contraception available, amid legal threats...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
US to tackle religious displays
The Supreme Court is to
decide whether displaying the Ten Commandments on government property is constitutional...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
US sex abuse trial for ex-priest
A former Catholic priest at the centre of the child sex abuse scandal in the Boston archdiocese faces trial on Tuesday...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Iraqi forces raid Ramadi mosques
Iraqi security forces, backed by U.S. Marines and troops, today launched a series of raids on seven mosques in Ramadi, the U.S. military said. The Combined Press Information Center said the mosques were suspected of "harboring known terrorists" and storing illegal weapons. U.S. airstrikes today also targeted a meeting center and a "terrorist safe house" in Falluja...
CNN - October 12, 2004
Iraqi forces raid Ramadi mosques
Iraqi security forces, backed by U.S. Marines and troops, launched a series of raids on seven mosques in Ramadi, the U.S. military has said...
CNN - October 12, 2004
Experts Fail to Discover Columbus, or at Least Where He Remains
After two years of forensic tests on remains held in Seville, Spain, that were thought to be the explorer's, the mystery endures...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Questions on the $3.8 Billion Drug Ad Business
Intensive marketing has helped create blockbuster drugs that aren't necessarily more effective than cheaper alternatives...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Caesars plans vast Wembley casino
US casino giant Caesars plans to build a £335m gambling and leisure resort beside the new Wembley Stadium in London, its first foray into Europe...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Packers suffer home rout
Tennessee score more points than any previous visitors as Green Bay lose 48-27...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
No US troops in Spanish parade
Spain's annual military parade is due to take place in the capital Madrid - without the presence of US troops...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Astros pound Braves to progress
Houston hammer Atlanta 12-3 to clinch their first-ever play-off series victory...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
U.S. airstrike on suspected terror meeting place
An airstrike Tuesday destroyed a building in Falluja, which the U.S. military said was used by wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog says materials of "proliferation significance" disappeared from Iraq after the U.S.-led invasion. And Iraqis loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr start handing in weapons for coupons they can use to get cash from the Iraqi government...
CNN - October 12, 2004
Girl survives week in wreck
After eight days, Laura Hatch's family had almost given the 17-year-old up for dead, and sheriff's deputies had all but written her off as a runaway. Then she was found, badly hurt but alive, in the back seat of a crumpled car, 200 feet down a ravine...
CNN - October 12, 2004
Kerry retains debate bump
Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry appears to be holding the ground he gained against President Bush after the first presidential debate, according to a recent poll. But the race remains a statistical dead heat...
CNN - October 12, 2004
Challenging Rest of the World With a New Order
The election will show if the president's foreign policy has been persuasive at home. It has clearly divided America's friends...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Security Grants Still Streaming to Rural States
Funds to guard against terrorism are distributed based on spreading the wealth among states rather than assessing risks...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Group of Bishops Using Influence to Oppose Kerry
A group of Catholic bishops is intent on throwing the weight of the church into the elections, identifying abortion and gay marriage as "non-negotiable issues."...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Tax Measure, And Its Breaks, Passes Senate
After nearly three years of jockeying by legions of business groups, the Senate passed a $137 billion corporate tax bill on Monday that gave something to almost everyone...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
2 Mavericks in Economics Awarded Nobel Prize
An American and a Norwegian won the Nobel prize in economics for research into how new technologies and financial "shocks" play a role in booms and recessions...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Selling Prescription Drugs to the Consumer
The issue of drug advertising directly aimed at consumers is becoming political...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Higher Fuel Costs Starting to Hit Consumers
There are some indications that frustration over higher heating bills may spill over into the political arena in November...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
More Tax on Venezuela Oil Projects
President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela said a decision to end tax breaks on four oil projects would not drive oil companies away...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
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