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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Astronauts end spacewalk to repair gummed-up joint
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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UN expects new peacekeepers in Congo in weeks
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Warsaw marks borders of former ghetto
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Afghanistan markets its brand of pomegranates
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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China says 19,000 students died in May earthquake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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US News Archive for May 2005:
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Battle lines drawn over base-closure plan
The Pentagon today recommended closing 33 major military installations and many smaller facilities across the United States, sparking fierce reactions from lawmakers who had hoped their states would be spared. The proposed changes also include significant reductions of forces at 29 more major bases...
CNN - May 13, 2005
Lawmakers try to save bases
The Pentagon on Friday recommended closing 33 major military installations and many smaller facilities across the United States, sparking fierce reactions from lawmakers who had hoped their states would be spared...
CNN - May 13, 2005
Pentagon Proposes Shutting 33 Major U.S. Bases and Other Cuts
More than 100 other smaller facilities would be closed, including scores of Reserve and National Guard installations...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Marines Hit Hideout in Iraqi Desert as Villagers Seek Refuge
American fighter jets flattened what the military said was an insurgent hideout, and hundreds of Iraqi families streamed out of the area to seek refuge in other villages...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Frist to Begin Showdown on Judicial Filibusters Next Week
The majority leader identified two state Supreme Court justices, Priscilla R. Owen of Texas and Janice Rogers Brown of California, as the focus of the showdown...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Europe's Ex-Trade Commissioner Is Picked to Lead W.T.O.
The World Trade Organization said today that it was nominating the former European Union trade commissioner Pascal Lamy as its next director general...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Golf: Tiger's record run ends
Tiger Woods misses his first cut in seven years at the Byron Nelson Championship...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
US police identify chilli finger
US police say they have traced a human finger allegedly served up in a bowl of Wendy's chilli...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
More than 30 major bases on closure list
The Pentagon today proposed shutting about 180 military installations from Maine to Hawaii including 33 major bases, triggering the first round of base closures in a decade -- and ushering in an intense struggle by communities to save their facilities. The cost-cutting plan will go through a review process before being submitted to Congress for a vote...
CNN - May 13, 2005
Targeted bases listed
The Pentagon on Friday recommended closing 33 major military installations in the United States in a realignment that apparently also would cut 29,000 military and civilian jobs...
CNN - May 13, 2005
US woos soldiers with early exit
Facing a shortage of recruits, the US Army widens a scheme to allow people to sign up for just 15 months...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Colombia ex-minister arrested
A former Colombian justice minister is arrested on suspicion of planning the murder of Luis Carlos Galan...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
US migration laws vex Mexico
Mexico is to complain to the US over tough new immigration measures that will allow new border fences to go up...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Targeted bases to be listed
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is scheduled today to unveil the Pentagon's list of recommended military base closures -- moves that he says will save the U.S. military nearly $50 billion over two decades...
CNN - May 13, 2005
Connecticut serial killer put to death
In New England's first execution in 45 years, the state of Connecticut put serial killer Michael Ross to death early today. The 45-year-old Ross was executed for killing four eastern Connecticut women in the 1980s. Ross had rejected all efforts to halt his execution, saying he wanted to die. But his father and court-appointed attorneys tried to stop the state from proceeding, claiming Ross was not competent to drop his appeals...
CNN - May 13, 2005
Pressure 'keeping bin Laden quiet'
The capability of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to make "international mischief" has been vastly reduced by the constant pressure from Pakistan's military operations along the border with Afghanistan, according to Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri...
CNN - May 13, 2005
Military Base, Awaiting Future, Tries Hard to Assure It Has One
The upstate New York city of Rome has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to sell Griffiss Air Force Base as an essential cog in a shrinking military...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Connecticut Carries Out Its First Execution in 45 Years
While death penalty opponents held vigil, a lethal injection was administered to Michael Bruce Ross, a convicted serial killer...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Former Enron executive sentenced
A former Enron finance executive is sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison for his role in a bogus deal to boost earnings...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
US executes killer eager to die
A US serial killer who fought to speed up his own death is executed - the first execution in New England in 45 years...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Pentagon to reveal base closures
The US defence department is set to reveal which military bases face closure as part of a savings plan...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Rumsfeld: Base closings will save $48 billion
A round of military base closures will save the military nearly $50 billion over 20 years, but will be less extensive than once thought, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Thursday. He is due to present the list of suggested closures to lawmakers Friday -- and the effect for bases and their local communities can be far-reaching...
CNN - May 13, 2005
Landslide Buries Busy Road on the West Side
A retaining wall collapsed onto the Henry Hudson Parkway in Upper Manhattan. No one was believed killed or injured...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Oddly, Hillary and, Yes, Newt Agree to Agree
Newt Gingrich has been talking up Hillary Clinton's presidential prospects in 2008, to the chagrin of conservative loyalists...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Self-Taught and Biblically Inspired
The Museum of Biblical Art's first show does more to obscure the relationship between art and religion than to illuminate it...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Public Service Spots Find New Ways to Hold Their Own
The Advertising Council, the biggest producer of public service campaigns, says that its tactics to secure more and better donated time and space are paying off...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
A Chinese Deal Gone Awry
Charges are flying after a plan to bring video services to 100 million cable subscribers in China fell through...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Rejected, E*Trade Discloses Terms of Its Ameritrade Offer
The bid made by the E*Trade Financial Corporation included $1.5 billion in cash and a 47.5 percent stake for Ameritrade shareholders in the combined company...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
China Acts to Curtail Property Speculation
The Chinese government moved to impose new taxes and restrictions on property transactions to prevent a huge real estate bubble from developing...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Who's in Charge of Determining U.S. Interest Rates? It May Be Beijing
Instead of searching for hints as to when China will allow its currency to rise, perhaps it would be better for Americans to ponder the impact of China's current policies...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
A Struggling German Retailer Picks a New Chief to Try to Stem Losses
Thomas Middelhoff was named Thursday as chief of KarstadtQuelle, a German retailer struggling to right its flagging mail-order catalog business...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Microsoft Says It Will Offer Virus Defense
Microsoft said Thursday that it would enter the consumer antivirus business as part of a subscription service that it will offer next year...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Press Center Drops Plan for Training
The Nieman Foundation dropped a plan to train Chinese officials on how to deal with the news media when the Olympic Games are held in Beijing in 2008...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
As Deliberations Near in Fraud Case, Scrushy Lawyers Win Dismissal of Two Counts
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 12 - The judge overseeing the criminal accounting fraud trial of the former HealthSouth chief executive Richard Scrushy dismissed two of the counts against him on Thursday...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
A Push for a Central American Trade Pact
President Bush tried to kick-start a stalled free trade agreement by welcoming the presidents of five Central American countries and the Dominican Republic to the White House...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Parts Supplier Loses Chief and Its Rating
TROY, Mich., May 12 (AP) - The Collins & Aikman Corporation, the maker of car interior parts, said Thursday that its chairman and chief executive, David A. Stockman, had resigned. The company also announced that it was seeking a waiver from creditors because of lower-than-expected first-quarter results and "liquidity issues."...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Media Operations Chief Named at Interpublic
Media Operations Chief...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Disney Board Rejects Dissent Over Chief
Walt Disney Company directors said that criticisms of how they selected the company's next chief executive were "baseless and inaccurate."...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
3 Sentenced for Enron Deal
HOUSTON, May 12 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a former Enron finance executive, Daniel O. Boyle, to 3 years and 10 months in prison for his role in a fraudulent 1999 deal with Merrill Lynch & Company that helped bolster Enron's earnings...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Ford's Wounded Credit Rating Suffers Another Heavy Blow
A second credit rating agency on Thursday lowered its assessment of Ford Motor's debt, but to one step above junk status...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Overseas Demand Helps Lift Dell's Quarterly Profit 28%
Dell Inc. reported on Thursday that its first-quarter profit rose 28 percent on an increase in demand outside the United States...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
U.S. Billionaire Doubles Stake in Manchester Soccer Club
Malcolm Glazer, owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team, is expected to win control of the Manchester United soccer club...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Oil Is Down, Sales Are Up, but Shares Still Fall Back
The stock and bond markets moved against expectations yesterday while the dollar did just what one would think it would do...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Talent Agency Defends Itself Against Gossip
Insiders have been abuzz over the fate of the William Morris Agency, a Hollywood institution that is reeling from a series of negative gossip items...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Fuel Provider in Singapore Raises Offer to Creditors
China Aviation Oil of Singapore offered creditors a sweetened repayment deal as it tries to fend off legal efforts to replace its managers...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
What Slowdown? Retail Sales Bounce Back
High gasoline prices did not keep consumers away from shopping malls and restaurants last month, which showed the best advance in retail sales since September, the government said yesterday...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
In Console Wars, Xbox Is Latest to Rearm
Looking for an advantage in the video-console wars, Microsoft has unveiled the Xbox 360, which can act as a home entertainment hub...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Morgan Stanley Dissidents Describe Plan to Split Firm
A dissident group of retired Morgan Stanley executives described in greater detail their proposal to split the firm in two...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Wal-Mart Lags but Target Hits Its Sales Goal
Target posted a better-than-expected profit on Thursday, while Wal-Mart reported its lowest sales growth in more than two years...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
United Chief Says Strikes Would Set Back Recovery
The chief executive of United Airlines said that walkouts would destroy the reorganization work done since the airline sought bankruptcy protection...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Baseball gets its own World Cup
A World Cup-style baseball event will be held for the first time next March...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
US state set for rare execution
The US state of Connecticut is preparing to carry out its first execution in 45 years on a killer who wants to die...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
New boss to oversee Ground Zero
New York Governor George Pataki appoints his chief of staff to oversee rebuilding at Ground Zero...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
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