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Frozen yogurt war de-thaws, tart new brands hit US
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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25 bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Displaced Georgians look to US for hope, aid
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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US News Archive for December 2005:
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Ministry: 'Problems' found at second Iraqi jail
Inspectors found "a number of problems" at a jail housing Iraqi detainees, the nation's Human Rights Ministry said Monday, while a report surfaced of possible torture of some of the inmates, three days before the country's election...
CNN - December 12, 2005
Williams denied clemency
Unless the full 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals or the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes, Stanley Tookie Williams is scheduled to be put to death at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday (3:01 a.m. ET) at San Quentin State Prison, near San Francisco. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger denied clemency today for the convicted killer...
CNN - December 12, 2005
Supreme Court to Review Texas Redistricting Dispute
The redistricting has been credited with helping the G.O.P. gain five more seats in the Texas delegation to the House...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Governor Schwarzenegger Denies Clemency for Gang Co-Founder
Stanley Tookie Williams, the co-founder of the Crips gang of Los Angeles, is scheduled to die by injection at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Despite G.O.P. Plea, Pirro Says She's in Senate Race
New York's Republican leaders urged Jeanine F. Pirro to run for attorney general and backed William F. Weld for governor...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
S.& P. Cuts General Motors' Debt Ratings Again
The ratings service cut its rating on the automaker's debt two more notches into junk status today...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Colombian militia faction disarms
At least 2,000 fighters and a leader of Colombia's main right-wing paramilitary group give up their weapons...
BBC News - December 12, 2005
Bush: 30,000 Iraqis dead in war
U.S. President George W. Bush has compared the struggle for democracy in Iraq to the troubled birth of the United States, but acknowledged Iraqis have paid a heavy price. "I would say 30,000, more or less, have died as a result of the initial incursion and the ongoing violence against Iraqis," Bush told the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia...
CNN - December 12, 2005
Bush lauds Iraqi steps toward democracy
President Bush, speaking Monday in the cradle of American democracy, compared Iraq's struggle to the plight of America's founders while acknowledging more than 30,000 Iraqis had died since the U.S.-led invasion nearly three years ago...
CNN - December 12, 2005
Report: 'Severe torture' at second Iraqi jail
Inspectors found "a number of problems" at a jail housing Iraqi detainees, the nation's Human Rights Ministry said Monday, amid a report of a dozen incidents of "severe torture" at the facility...
CNN - December 12, 2005
Supreme Court to Review Texas Districting Dispute
The 2003 Congressional redistricting plan resulted in a Republican majority in the Texas delegation in Washington...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
OPEC Leaves Its Production Levels Unchanged for Now
OPEC strongly hinted that it would consider reducing its output early next year in order to stave a possible drop in demand next spring...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Judge Declares Mistrial in First Federal Trial on Vioxx
Merck emerged from its third Vioxx trial with a hung jury, in the case of a Florida man who died after taking the drug...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
US state signs Cuban trade deal
Maine Governor John Baldacci signs a multi-million dollar trade deal with Cuba's state-run food agency...
BBC News - December 12, 2005
Beirut blast kills anti-Syria MP
Gebran Tueni, a journalist and anti-Syrian member of Lebanon's parliament, is killed when a car bomb explodes in an eastern Beirut suburb, opposition officials say...
CNN - December 12, 2005
After Success as Governor in G.O.P. Stronghold, Democrat Seeks a National Identity
Gov. Mark Warner of Virginia has begun a major foray onto the national stage, raising millions of dollars for his likely presidential bid...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Japan Partly Lifts Ban on Imports of U.S. Beef, Easing Trade Dispute
Japan decided to allow the import of beef from younger American cattle after a government food-safety commission made a long-awaited ruling...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Case calls for Time Warner split
Steve Case, the founder of internet company America Online (AOL), backs calls for parent firm Time Warner to be split up...
BBC News - December 12, 2005
Obituary: Richard Pryor
From humble beginnings in Illinois, Richard Pryor's talent for comedy and writing brought him great fame until drugs and illness ended his career...
BBC News - December 12, 2005
Tookie sparks death row debate
Many will have heard of Stanley "Tookie" Williams, because of a campaign to spare the ex-gang leader from execution, but for most Americans it is not a big issue...
BBC News - December 12, 2005
NFL: 13th win for Colts
Indianapolis became the fourth team in history to win their opening 13 games in the NFL as they beat Jacksonville 26-18...
BBC News - December 12, 2005
Court upholds gang boss execution
California's Supreme Court refuses to block the execution of ex-gang leader Stanley "Tookie" Williams...
BBC News - December 12, 2005
TV actor 'on murder charge'
Sopranos actor Lillo Brancato Jr faces murder charges after a policeman was shot dead during a burglary...
BBC News - December 12, 2005
ASEAN summit targets Myanmar
Southeast Asian leaders have opened their annual summit, grappling with a myriad of problems, from the Myanmar junta's snail-paced steps towards democracy and the bird flu to economic competition from China and India...
CNN - December 12, 2005
Immigrants' Dreams Mix With Fury in a Gray Place Near Paris
A town on the outskirts of Paris has become a symbol of France's failure to integrate Arab and African immigrants and their French-born children and grandchildren...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
On Gulf Coast, a Conflict Over How to Rebuild
A debate over whether to cede large swaths of land to nature or to rebuild what was there is playing out on the Mississippi coast...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Finland Rekindles Interest in Nuclear Power
With continued spikes in gas and fuel prices, Finland's choice to move ahead this year with the construction of the world's largest nuclear reactor appears prescient...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
To Promote a Cable Network, a Plan to Inundate the Internet
The MSNBC cable network plans to flood the Internet this week with its largest concentrated online pitch, running advertising on hundreds of Web sites and blogs...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Barrick Extends Date on Placer Dome Bid
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
David Carr: Hollywood Gives the Press a Bad Name
Hollywood renders many professions as cartoons, but part of the reason that the news media are held in such low esteem is that they are cast as such...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Sesame Street Goes Global: Let's All Count the Revenue
Thirty-six years after the original ‘‘Sesame Street’’ had its debut in the U.S., Muppet characters like Elmo have left their familiar neighborhood for a fresh wave of globalization...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
AOL Choice Will Affect Ad Market on the Web
AOL is pondering how it can best expand its advertising revenue, which it is counting on to replace declining income from Internet access subscriptions...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Would You Like Some Fries With That Download?
If the Walt Disney Company has its way, McDonald's Happy Meal toys could be replaced with portable media players that hold Disney movies, music, games or photos...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Advertising: Holiday Themes Sell Everyday Items
The holiday product category has continued to expand, including everything from toilet paper with pictures of Santa Claus to peppermint-flavored coffee...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Three Firms Near Deal to Buy Dunkin' Donuts for $2 Billion
Three private-equity firms are near an agreement to buy the Dunkin' Donuts chain for about $2 billion, people close to the talks said last night...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Adobe's Deal for Macromedia May Help It Fend Off Microsoft
Adobe Systems' $3.4 billion acquisition of Macromedia cements its dominant position in the market for electronic document management...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Sony Got Hip, but the Hipsters Got Sony
Sony has started a marketing campaign that entails spray-painting buildings with images of youngsters using its game machines. But some of the city dwellers who are the targets of the campaign are not pleased...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Among Makers of Memory Chips for Gadgets, Fierce Scrum Takes Shape
Toshiba is battling Samsung Electronics for control of the market for the advanced memory chips at the heart of portable music devices like the Apple iPod Nano...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
A New Port in Shanghai, 20 Miles Out to Sea
China has opened the first phase of what could eventually become the world's largest container shipping port...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Drilling Down: Marketers Search for the Right Keyword
Online marketers are increasingly interested in search ads - the paid listings that accompany search results - and this has driven up prices, according to a recent report by DoubleClick, the online advertising firm. Using a panel of representative marketers, DoubleClick has tracked the average monthly cost of running a search ad...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
E-Commerce Report: Is That Item Sold Out? Know Before You Go
Being able to check the Internet to see whether certain local stores have particular items in stock seems a marriage made in shopping heaven, but analysts caution that the wedding date may be a long way off...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz: Alka-Seltzer Remakes an Old TV Commercial (the Whole Thing)
Fans of the small screen can watch a remake of a commercial widely considered one of the funniest ever made - a 1972 spot for Alka-Seltzer known as "I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Thing."...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
AOL Co-Founder Calls for Split of Time Warner
Stephen M. Case is aligning himself with the thinking of the financier Carl C. Icahn, who controls 3 percent of Time Warner's shares...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
ConocoPhillips May Buy Rival for $31 Billion
The acquisition of Burlington Resources would give ConocoPhillips control of key natural-gas exploration areas in the U.S...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
DreamWorks Deal Played Like a Drama
Paramount chairman Brad Grey pulled off a Hollywood coup, snatching DreamWorks from the grasp of NBC-Universal...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Trade Talks Now Expected to Focus on Exports of Poorest Nations
The director general of the World Trade Organization has called for an agreement eliminating all duties and quotas on the exports of at least 32 of the world’s poor countries...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Saudi Minister Says OPEC Should Not Curtail Production
OPEC should not curtail its current oil production because strong demand has kept prices high, Saudi Arabia's oil minister said...
New York Times - December 12, 2005
Japan eases US beef ban
Japan's agriculture ministry says it will resume imports of US and Canadian beef after a two-year ban...
BBC News - December 12, 2005
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