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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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Dubai parties at hotel gala despite economic gloom
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Warsaw marks borders of former ghetto
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Pakistan protests to US over deep missile strike
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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Dems delay auto bailout vote, seek plan from Big 3
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Spears paparazzo blamed for having foot run over
A paparazzo who pressed charges against Britney Spears after her car allegedly ran over his foot was himself to blame for any injury it may have caused, prosecutors said in refusing to pursue the case...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Car bomb kills at least 51 near Baghdad market
A car bomb ripped through a busy commercial street in a Shiite area of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 51 people and wounding scores more in the deadliest blast in the capital in more than three months...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Car bomb shatters Baghdads calm, kills 51
A car bomb ripped through a busy commercial street in a Shiite area of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 51 people and wounding scores more in the deadliest blast in the capital in more than three months...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mars team ponders whether lander sees ice or salt
Is the white stuff in the Martian soil ice or salt?...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mugabe threatens opposition arrests
President Robert Mugabe threatened to arrest opposition leaders he accused of supporting mounting election violence, state radio reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Vatican to mark anniversary of death of Pius XII
The Vatican said Tuesday it will mark the 50th anniversary this year of the death of Pope Pius XII, describing the controversial World War II pontiff as a great pope who spoke out when necessary...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mugabe threatens to arrest opposition leaders
President Robert Mugabe threatened to arrest opposition leaders he accused of supporting mounting election violence, state radio reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Cyd Charisse dies in LA at 86
Cyd Charisse, the long-legged Texas beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died Tuesday. She was 86...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Actress-dancer Cyd Charisse dies in L.A. at 86
A publicist for Cyd Charisse says the actress-dancer has died in Los Angeles at age 86. Publicist Gene Schwam says Charisse died early Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after suffering an apparent heart attack on Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Calif. man claims singer Eddy Arnold was father
A California man has filed a petition asking a Nashville court to order DNA testing he believes will prove the late singer Eddy Arnold was his father...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Ludacris is busy building his resume
Ludacris is following the footsteps of P. Diddy and Jay-Z with a laundry list of projects, including a Web site, acting gigs and a show on the Planet Green network...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Deans 9th-inning double keeps LSU alive in CWS
Blake Dean hit a three-run double off the left-field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning to keep LSU alive in the College World Series with a 6-5 victory over Rice on Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Deans 9th-inning double keeps LSU alive
Blake Dean hit a three-run double off the left-field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning to keep LSU alive in the College World Series with a 6-5 victory over Rice on Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Deans 9th-nning double keeps LSU alive
Blake Dean hit a three-run double off the left-field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning to keep LSU alive in the College World Series with a 6-5 victory over Rice on Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Beltran homers twice to back Pelfrey in Mets win
Carlos Beltran homered his first two times up as a DH this season, Mike Pelfrey won for the first time in 11 starts and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-6 Monday night in the opener of a six-game road trip...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Air Canada to cut 2,000 jobs, slash capacity
Air Canada will cut up to 2,000 jobs at the end of this year as it sharply reduces capacity to deal with the rising cost of fuel...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
McCain ad puts distance with Bush on environment
TITLE: "Global"LENGTH: 30 secondsAIRING: National cable and broadcast markets in Colorado, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Democrat Pentagon sought abusive interrogations
A top Senate Democrat says military officials tasked with training U.S. troops to evade enemy interrogations helped Pentagon lawyers devise abusive tactics that could be used in prisons like Guantanamo Bay...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Probe Officials warned about harsh interrogation
Military psychologists were enlisted to help develop more aggressive interrogation methods, including snarling dogs, forced nudity and long periods of standing, against terrorism suspects, according to a Senate investigation...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Feds 26 levees could overflow if sandbags fail
A map obtained by The Associated Press shows the federal government predicting that 26 levees could potentially overflow along the Mississippi River in the next week if the weather forecast is on the mark and a massive sandbagging effort fails to raise the level of the levees...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Star Trek star George Takei to marry partner
"Star Trek" star George Takei is ready to "live long and prosper" with his partner of 21 years. Takei will marry 54-year-old Brad Altman on September 14th in Los Angeles...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Analysis Law schools growing, but jobs arent
To hear many students tell it, law school is a guaranteed ticket to a well-paying career. So a recent milestone must have sounded like good news...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples wed in Calif. after ruling
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Same-sex couples in California get married
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Judges wife calls Web porn story outright lies
A federal appeals court judge under scrutiny for sexually explicit videos and photos posted on a personal Web site is the victim of distortions and "outright lies" published by the Los Angeles Times, his wife charged Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples get married in California
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a historic ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect. At least five county clerks around the state extended their hours to issue marriage licenses, and many same-sex couples got married on the spot...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Helicopter saves sandbaggers from Midwest flooding
The rising Mississippi River interrupted travel on two bridges between Iowa and Illinois and forced the helicopter rescue of more than a dozen people sandbagging a levee before it broke near the western Illinois village of Gulfport...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Flooding stalls bridge travel between Iowa, Ill.
The rising Mississippi River forced the closure of one bridge between Iowa and Illinois and the partial shutdown of another Tuesday as residents of the two states and other parts of the Midwest stacked sandbags to prepare for more flooding...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Flooding closes bridge between Iowa and Illinois
The rising Mississippi River forced the closure of one bridge between Iowa and Illinois and the partial shutdown of another Tuesday as residents of the two states and other parts of the Midwest stacked sandbags to prepare for more flooding...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Flooding interrupts bridge travel between Iowa, Illinois
The rising Mississippi River forced the closure of one bridge and partial shutdown of another between Iowa and Illinois as residents of the two states and other parts of the Midwest stacked sandbags to prepare for the possibility of more flooding...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Bridge partly closed between Iowa, Illinois
The banks of the rising Mississippi were stacked with sandbags and a major bridge across the river was partially closed Tuesday as the rest of Iowa began the slow move from protection to cleanup...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Gay couples rush to get married in California
Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples had appointments to secure marriage licenses and exchange vows Tuesday, the first full day same-sex nuptials will be legal throughout California...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Judge dismisses charges in Haditha killings case
A military judge dismissed charges Tuesday against a Marine officer accused of failing to investigate the killings of 24 Iraqis...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Rising Mississippi disrupts bridge travel
The rising Mississippi River interrupted travel on two bridges between Iowa and Illinois and threatened thousands of acres of farmland Tuesday. People stacked millions of sandbags near 27 levees the federal government said were in danger of overflowing...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Brain fitness market booming with aging Boomers
Chester Santos has been training his brain for seven years...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Military judge dismisses charges in Haditha killings
A military judge dismissed charges Tuesday against a Marine officer accused of failing to investigate the killings of 24 Iraqis...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Attorneys to decide bridge victims compensation
Susan Holden built her legal career trying to get everything she could for people hurt in car accidents or by defective products...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mississippi River breaks through Illinois levee
The rising Mississippi River broke through a levee Tuesday, forcing authorities to rescue about a half-dozen people by helicopter, boat and four-wheeler as floodwaters moved south into Illinois and Missouri...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
FLDS Utahs warnings about church were slanderous
An attorney for a polygamous sect is accusing Utah police and prosecutors of abusing their authority and slandering sect members by passing on bad information about them to Texas authorities...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Flood health risks exist, but common sense rules
Public health threats rise to the surface during a flood like the one in the Midwest with animal waste runoff from farms and overflowing city sewer lines. But people are usually smart enough to avoid what can make them sick, experts say...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Texas A&M to begin search for keel of sunken boat
Texas A&M University System officials say they will do whatever it takes to find a missing keel in the Gulf of Mexico that could help explain why a racing sailboat capsized earlier this month, killing one on board...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Computer expert Briton searched for how to kill
A computer expert has testified that a laptop taken from the home of a British man accused of killing his wife and 9-month-old daughter was used to do an online search on "how to kill with a knife" four days before the slayings...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Spears paparazzo blamed for having foot run over
A paparazzo who pressed charges against Britney Spears after her car allegedly ran over his foot was himself to blame for any injury it may have caused, prosecutors said in refusing to pursue the case...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Blame for Spears pap hit-run on the other foot
A paparazzo who pressed charges against Britney Spears after her car ran over his foot was himself to blame for any injury, prosecutors said in refusing to pursue the case...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Family, friends gather to mourn director Pollack
Friends, family and show business colleagues gathered to remember late Oscar-winning director, producer and actor Sydney Pollack at a private memorial service, according to a person with knowledge of the service...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
The necktie, knot what it used to be, still hangs on
They were the best of ties. They were the worst of ties...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Car bomb shatters Baghdads calm, kills 51
A car bomb ripped through a busy commercial street in a Shiite area of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 51 people and wounding scores more in the deadliest blast in the capital in more than three months...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mars team ponders whether lander sees ice or salt
Is the white stuff in the Martian soil ice or salt?...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mugabe threatens to arrest opposition leaders
President Robert Mugabe threatened to arrest opposition leaders he accused of supporting mounting election violence, state radio reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Car bomb kills at least 51 near Baghdad market
A car bomb ripped through a busy commercial street in a Shiite area of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 51 people and wounding scores more in the deadliest blast in the capital in more than three months...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mugabe threatens opposition arrests
President Robert Mugabe threatened to arrest opposition leaders he accused of supporting mounting election violence, state radio reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Vatican to mark anniversary of death of Pius XII
The Vatican said Tuesday it will mark the 50th anniversary this year of the death of Pope Pius XII, describing the controversial World War II pontiff as a great pope who spoke out when necessary...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Ludacris is busy building his resume
Ludacris is following the footsteps of P. Diddy and Jay-Z with a laundry list of projects, including a Web site, acting gigs and a show on the Planet Green network...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Attorneys to decide bridge victims compensation
Susan Holden built her legal career trying to get everything she could for people hurt in car accidents or by defective products...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mississippi River breaks through Illinois levee
The rising Mississippi River broke through a levee Tuesday, forcing authorities to rescue about a half-dozen people by helicopter, boat and four-wheeler as floodwaters moved south into Illinois and Missouri...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Deans 9th-inning double keeps LSU alive
Blake Dean hit a three-run double off the left-field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning to keep LSU alive in the College World Series with a 6-5 victory over Rice on Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Deans 9th-nning double keeps LSU alive
Blake Dean hit a three-run double off the left-field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning to keep LSU alive in the College World Series with a 6-5 victory over Rice on Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Beltran homers twice to back Pelfrey in Mets win
Carlos Beltran homered his first two times up as a DH this season, Mike Pelfrey won for the first time in 11 starts and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-6 Monday night in the opener of a six-game road trip...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Cyd Charisse dies in LA at 86
Cyd Charisse, the long-legged Texas beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died Tuesday. She was 86...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Actress-dancer Cyd Charisse dies in L.A. at 86
A publicist for Cyd Charisse says the actress-dancer has died in Los Angeles at age 86. Publicist Gene Schwam says Charisse died early Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after suffering an apparent heart attack on Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
McCain ad puts distance with Bush on environment
TITLE: "Global"LENGTH: 30 secondsAIRING: National cable and broadcast markets in Colorado, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Deans 9th-inning double keeps LSU alive in CWS
Blake Dean hit a three-run double off the left-field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning to keep LSU alive in the College World Series with a 6-5 victory over Rice on Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Air Canada to cut 2,000 jobs, slash capacity
Air Canada will cut up to 2,000 jobs at the end of this year as it sharply reduces capacity to deal with the rising cost of fuel...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Democrat Pentagon sought abusive interrogations
A top Senate Democrat says military officials tasked with training U.S. troops to evade enemy interrogations helped Pentagon lawyers devise abusive tactics that could be used in prisons like Guantanamo Bay...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Probe Officials warned about harsh interrogation
Military psychologists were enlisted to help develop more aggressive interrogation methods, including snarling dogs, forced nudity and long periods of standing, against terrorism suspects, according to a Senate investigation...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Feds 26 levees could overflow if sandbags fail
A map obtained by The Associated Press shows the federal government predicting that 26 levees could potentially overflow along the Mississippi River in the next week if the weather forecast is on the mark and a massive sandbagging effort fails to raise the level of the levees...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Bonnaroo fest opens with Metallica, Chris Rock
Bonnaroo began in earnest Friday with the rarest of double bills: Chris Rock followed by Metallica...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Rainout gives Kyle Busch pole at Michigan
Kyle Busch will start from the pole Sunday in the Lifelock 400, thanks to rain that washed away qualifying at Michigan International Speedway...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Star Trek star George Takei to marry partner
"Star Trek" star George Takei is ready to "live long and prosper" with his partner of 21 years. Takei will marry 54-year-old Brad Altman on September 14th in Los Angeles...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Pearl Jam wows Bonnaroo with 3-hour performance
Pearl Jam wowed the Bonnaroo crowd with a three-hour performance late Saturday night, returning the band to the grand stage of a music festival...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Rising star Logano wins Natinwides Meijer 300
Joey Logano became the youngest winner in Nationwide Series history Saturday night, cruising to victory in the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
B.B. King given key to the city at Bonnaroo
B.B. King was awarded the key to the city Saturday at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
NASCAR officials accused of exposing themselves
Two officials suspended by NASCAR are accused in a $225 million lawsuit of exposing themselves to a former co-worker, the Associated Press has learned...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
2 suspended NASCAR officials accused of harassment
Two officials suspended by NASCAR are accused in a $225 million lawsuit of exposing themselves to a former co-worker, the Associated Press has learned...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Suspended NASCAR officials accused of harassment
Two officials suspended by NASCAR are accused in a $225 million lawsuit of exposing themselves to a former co-worker, the Associated Press has learned...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Predators tie up another young defenseman
The Nashville Predators signed defenseman Ryan Suter to a four-year, $14 million contract on Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Sara Evans has married former Alabama quarterback
Country star Sara Evans has married former University of Alabama quarterback Jay Barker...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Calif. man claims singer Eddy Arnold was father
A California man has filed a petition asking a Nashville court to order DNA testing he believes will prove the late singer Eddy Arnold was his father...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Gay couples rush to get married in California
Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples had appointments to secure marriage licenses and exchange vows Tuesday, the first full day same-sex nuptials will be legal throughout California...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples wed in Calif. after ruling
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Same-sex couples in California get married
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples get married in California
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a historic ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect. At least five county clerks around the state extended their hours to issue marriage licenses, and many same-sex couples got married on the spot...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Bargain buy
Peru's lucrative copper mountain in Chinese hands...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Lasting legacy
Brazilian-Japanese mark 100 years of immigration...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Musical star Charisse dies in LA
Cyd Charisse, a former co-star of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, dies in Los Angeles aged 86, her publicist says...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Colombia warlord admits smuggling
A leading former Colombian paramilitary leader pleads guilty to drug trafficking charges before a court in New York...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Charges dropped in Haditha trial
A US judge drops charges against a marine officer accused of failing to investigate deaths of Iraqi civilians in Haditha...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Mars team ponders whether lander sees ice or salt
Is the white stuff in the Martian soil ice or salt?...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Prison is urged in Equatorial Guinea plot case
A British ex-military officer faces 30 years in prison if convicted of masterminding a failed coup plot in the oil-rich Central African nation of Equatorial Guinea, prosecutors said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Floodwaters start receding in southern China
Floodwaters began receding Tuesday in parts of southern China after killing at least 63 people, swamping 2.5 million acres of farmland and causing billions of dollars in damage, the government said...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mugabe threatens opposition arrests
President Robert Mugabe threatened to arrest opposition leaders he accused of supporting mounting election violence, state radio reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Vatican to mark anniversary of death of Pius XII
The Vatican said Tuesday it will mark the 50th anniversary this year of the death of Pope Pius XII, describing the controversial World War II pontiff as a great pope who spoke out when necessary...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mugabe threatens to arrest opposition leaders
President Robert Mugabe threatened to arrest opposition leaders he accused of supporting mounting election violence, state radio reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Blame for Spears pap hit-run on the other foot
A paparazzo who pressed charges against Britney Spears after her car ran over his foot was himself to blame for any injury, prosecutors said in refusing to pursue the case...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Taylor Dayne pleads no contest to reckless driving
Taylor Dayne has pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge in connection with her March 6 arrest...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Amy Winehouse still in London hospital for tests
A spokesman says soul diva Amy Winehouse is having more tests in a London hospital after fainting at home...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Spears paparazzo blamed for having foot run over
A paparazzo who pressed charges against Britney Spears after her car allegedly ran over his foot was himself to blame for any injury it may have caused, prosecutors said in refusing to pursue the case...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Special-effects maestro Stan Winston dies at 62
Stan Winston, the Oscar-winning special-effects maestro responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life, has died. He was 62...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Miller shuts down Mariners in Florida win
Andrew Miller limited Seattle to one run and six hits over seven innings, and the Florida Marlins beat the Mariners 6-1 on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Jones raises average to .403, Braves beat Rockies
Chipper Jones hit a two-run single in the fifth to break open a scoreless game, Jair Jurrjens pitched into the eighth inning without allowing a run and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
McCain, Obama offer different visions on taxes
Make more than $250,000 a year? Watch out. Barack Obama wants to raise your income taxes. Social Security taxes, too...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Beltran homers twice to back Pelfrey in Mets win
Carlos Beltran homered his first two times up as a DH this season, Mike Pelfrey won for the first time in 11 starts and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-6 Monday night in the opener of a six-game road trip...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Woman arrested in cold case has other dead spouses
For two decades, Al Gentry begged investigators to take another look at the mystery of who killed his brother, Harold, and left his gunshot-ridden body sprawled on the floor of the home he shared with his wife...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Air Canada to cut 2,000 jobs, slash capacity
Air Canada will cut up to 2,000 jobs at the end of this year as it sharply reduces capacity to deal with the rising cost of fuel...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Wholesale prices post biggest gain in 6 months
The government says wholesale prices bolted ahead in May at the fastest pace in six months as energy and food prices marched higher...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Probe Officials warned about harsh interrogation
Military psychologists were enlisted to help develop more aggressive interrogation methods, including snarling dogs, forced nudity and long periods of standing, against terrorism suspects, according to a Senate investigation...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Feds 26 levees could overflow if sandbags fail
A map obtained by The Associated Press shows the federal government predicting that 26 levees could potentially overflow along the Mississippi River in the next week if the weather forecast is on the mark and a massive sandbagging effort fails to raise the level of the levees...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Judges wife calls Web porn story outright lies
A federal appeals court judge under scrutiny for sexually explicit videos and photos posted on a personal Web site is the victim of distortions and "outright lies" published by the Los Angeles Times, his wife charged Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples get married in California
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a historic ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect. At least five county clerks around the state extended their hours to issue marriage licenses, and many same-sex couples got married on the spot...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Airliners tires blow out upon landing in Phoenix
Flames shot out from a wheel in the landing gear of a Southwest Airlines jet as it landed Monday at Sky Harbor International Airport, forcing the runway to be shut down for more than two hours...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Same-sex couples in Calif. get marriage licenses
California has become the second state to allow same-sex marriages. A landmark California Supreme Court ruling overturning bans on gay marriage went into effect at 5 p.m. Monday and clerks in at least five counties began handing out gender-neutral marriage licenses...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Checkpoints stoke frustration among flood victims
Police twice caught a man in his flood-damaged home before the property had been cleared by city inspectors. But Rick Blazek vowed to return _ even if he had to sneak behind bushes...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Gay couples rush to get married in California
Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples had appointments to secure marriage licenses and exchange vows Tuesday, the first full day same-sex nuptials will be legal throughout California...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Analysis Law schools growing, but jobs arent
To hear many students tell it, law school is a guaranteed ticket to a well-paying career. So a recent milestone must have sounded like good news...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples wed in Calif. after ruling
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Same-sex couples in California get married
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Obituaries in the news
Ray GetliffeMONTREAL (AP) _ Ray Getliffe, the hard-hitting forward credited with giving Canadiens teammate Maurice Richard the nickname "The Rocket," died Sunday, his son said. He was 94...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Helicopter saves sandbaggers from Midwest flooding
The rising Mississippi River interrupted travel on two bridges between Iowa and Illinois and forced the helicopter rescue of more than a dozen people sandbagging a levee before it broke near the western Illinois village of Gulfport...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Flooding stalls bridge travel between Iowa, Ill.
The rising Mississippi River forced the closure of one bridge between Iowa and Illinois and the partial shutdown of another Tuesday as residents of the two states and other parts of the Midwest stacked sandbags to prepare for more flooding...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Flooding closes bridge between Iowa and Illinois
The rising Mississippi River forced the closure of one bridge between Iowa and Illinois and the partial shutdown of another Tuesday as residents of the two states and other parts of the Midwest stacked sandbags to prepare for more flooding...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Flooding interrupts bridge travel between Iowa, Illinois
The rising Mississippi River forced the closure of one bridge and partial shutdown of another between Iowa and Illinois as residents of the two states and other parts of the Midwest stacked sandbags to prepare for the possibility of more flooding...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Bridge partly closed between Iowa, Illinois
The banks of the rising Mississippi were stacked with sandbags and a major bridge across the river was partially closed Tuesday as the rest of Iowa began the slow move from protection to cleanup...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Judge dismisses charges in Haditha killings
A military judge has dismissed charges against a Marine officer accused of failing to investigate the killings of 24 Iraqis...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
SAT new exam works slightly better than old one
New research says the SAT exam that was introduced three years ago with a writing test does only a little bit better job of predicting how students will do in their freshman year of college than the old test did...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Former Boeing scientist charged in defense probe
A former Boeing Co. scientist who specialized in anti-missile systems plans to plead guilty to unlawfully retaining national defense information, his attorney said...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Southern heritage group offers a life-size homage to Davis
The American Civil War Center is weighing a $100,000 gift to its interactive Richmond education center...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Military judge to rule on future of Haditha case
The fate of the prosecution of a Marine officer accused of failing to probe the killings of 24 Iraqis rests on whether a military judge finds a four-star general was wrongfully influenced by an investigator when he decided to file charges...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Plane makes emergency landing on Fla. interstate
Authorities are working to remove a small plane that made an emergency landing on Interstate 95 in central Florida...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Prison is urged in Equatorial Guinea plot case
A British ex-military officer faces 30 years in prison if convicted of masterminding a failed coup plot in the oil-rich Central African nation of Equatorial Guinea, prosecutors said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mars team ponders whether lander sees ice or salt
Is the white stuff in the Martian soil ice or salt?...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mugabe threatens opposition arrests
President Robert Mugabe threatened to arrest opposition leaders he accused of supporting mounting election violence, state radio reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Vatican to mark anniversary of death of Pius XII
The Vatican said Tuesday it will mark the 50th anniversary this year of the death of Pope Pius XII, describing the controversial World War II pontiff as a great pope who spoke out when necessary...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mugabe threatens to arrest opposition leaders
President Robert Mugabe threatened to arrest opposition leaders he accused of supporting mounting election violence, state radio reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Floodwaters start receding in southern China
Floodwaters began receding Tuesday in parts of southern China after killing at least 63 people, swamping 2.5 million acres of farmland and causing billions of dollars in damage, the government said...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Blame for Spears pap hit-run on the other foot
A paparazzo who pressed charges against Britney Spears after her car ran over his foot was himself to blame for any injury, prosecutors said in refusing to pursue the case...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Helicopter saves sandbaggers from Midwest flooding
The rising Mississippi River interrupted travel on two bridges between Iowa and Illinois and forced the helicopter rescue of more than a dozen people sandbagging a levee before it broke near the western Illinois village of Gulfport...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Flooding stalls bridge travel between Iowa, Ill.
The rising Mississippi River forced the closure of one bridge between Iowa and Illinois and the partial shutdown of another Tuesday as residents of the two states and other parts of the Midwest stacked sandbags to prepare for more flooding...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Analysis Law schools growing, but jobs arent
To hear many students tell it, law school is a guaranteed ticket to a well-paying career. So a recent milestone must have sounded like good news...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Flooding closes bridge between Iowa and Illinois
The rising Mississippi River forced the closure of one bridge between Iowa and Illinois and the partial shutdown of another Tuesday as residents of the two states and other parts of the Midwest stacked sandbags to prepare for more flooding...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Flooding interrupts bridge travel between Iowa, Illinois
The rising Mississippi River forced the closure of one bridge and partial shutdown of another between Iowa and Illinois as residents of the two states and other parts of the Midwest stacked sandbags to prepare for the possibility of more flooding...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Miller shuts down Mariners in Florida win
Andrew Miller limited Seattle to one run and six hits over seven innings, and the Florida Marlins beat the Mariners 6-1 on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Jones raises average to .403, Braves beat Rockies
Chipper Jones hit a two-run single in the fifth to break open a scoreless game, Jair Jurrjens pitched into the eighth inning without allowing a run and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Taylor Dayne pleads no contest to reckless driving
Taylor Dayne has pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge in connection with her March 6 arrest...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Amy Winehouse still in London hospital for tests
A spokesman says soul diva Amy Winehouse is having more tests in a London hospital after fainting at home...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Spears paparazzo blamed for having foot run over
A paparazzo who pressed charges against Britney Spears after her car allegedly ran over his foot was himself to blame for any injury it may have caused, prosecutors said in refusing to pursue the case...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Special-effects maestro Stan Winston dies at 62
Stan Winston, the Oscar-winning special-effects maestro responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life, has died. He was 62...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
McCain, Obama offer different visions on taxes
Make more than $250,000 a year? Watch out. Barack Obama wants to raise your income taxes. Social Security taxes, too...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Beltran homers twice to back Pelfrey in Mets win
Carlos Beltran homered his first two times up as a DH this season, Mike Pelfrey won for the first time in 11 starts and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-6 Monday night in the opener of a six-game road trip...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Woman arrested in cold case has other dead spouses
For two decades, Al Gentry begged investigators to take another look at the mystery of who killed his brother, Harold, and left his gunshot-ridden body sprawled on the floor of the home he shared with his wife...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Air Canada to cut 2,000 jobs, slash capacity
Air Canada will cut up to 2,000 jobs at the end of this year as it sharply reduces capacity to deal with the rising cost of fuel...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Wholesale prices post biggest gain in 6 months
The government says wholesale prices bolted ahead in May at the fastest pace in six months as energy and food prices marched higher...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Probe Officials warned about harsh interrogation
Military psychologists were enlisted to help develop more aggressive interrogation methods, including snarling dogs, forced nudity and long periods of standing, against terrorism suspects, according to a Senate investigation...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Feds 26 levees could overflow if sandbags fail
A map obtained by The Associated Press shows the federal government predicting that 26 levees could potentially overflow along the Mississippi River in the next week if the weather forecast is on the mark and a massive sandbagging effort fails to raise the level of the levees...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Bonnaroo opens with Metallica, Chris Rock
The smorgasbord of Bonnaroo began in earnest Friday with a packed slate highlighted by the rarest of double bills: Chris Rock followed by Metallica...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
NASCAR officials accused of exposing themselves
Two officials suspended by NASCAR are accused in a $225 million lawsuit of exposing themselves to a former co-worker, the Associated Press has learned...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
2 suspended NASCAR officials accused of harassment
Two officials suspended by NASCAR are accused in a $225 million lawsuit of exposing themselves to a former co-worker, the Associated Press has learned...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Suspended NASCAR officials accused of harassment
Two officials suspended by NASCAR are accused in a $225 million lawsuit of exposing themselves to a former co-worker, the Associated Press has learned...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Bonnaroo fest opens with Metallica, Chris Rock
Bonnaroo began in earnest Friday with the rarest of double bills: Chris Rock followed by Metallica...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Rainout gives Kyle Busch pole at Michigan
Kyle Busch will start from the pole Sunday in the Lifelock 400, thanks to rain that washed away qualifying at Michigan International Speedway...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Rainout gives Kyle Busch pole
Kyle Busch will start from the pole Sunday in the Lifelock 400, thanks to rain that washed away qualifying at Michigan International Speedway...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Pearl Jam wows Bonnaroo with 3-hour performance
Pearl Jam wowed the Bonnaroo crowd with a three-hour performance late Saturday night, returning the band to the grand stage of a music festival...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Rising star Logano wins Natinwides Meijer 300
Joey Logano became the youngest winner in Nationwide Series history Saturday night, cruising to victory in the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
B.B. King given key to the city at Bonnaroo
B.B. King was awarded the key to the city Saturday at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples get married in California
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a historic ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect. At least five county clerks around the state extended their hours to issue marriage licenses, and many same-sex couples got married on the spot...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Predators tie up another young defenseman
The Nashville Predators signed defenseman Ryan Suter to a four-year, $14 million contract on Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Sara Evans has married former Alabama quarterback
Country star Sara Evans has married former University of Alabama quarterback Jay Barker...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Gay couples rush to get married in California
Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples had appointments to secure marriage licenses and exchange vows Tuesday, the first full day same-sex nuptials will be legal throughout California...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples wed in Calif. after ruling
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Same-sex couples in California get married
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Slowdown knocks Goldman profits
Goldman Sachs reports an 11% fall in quarterly profit, avoiding the massive losses sustained by some rivals...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Paraguays Lugo names Cabinet chief
President-elect Fernando Lugo, whose historic election ended six decades of one-party rule in Paraguay, on Friday named a former leftist militant to head his Cabinet when he takes office on Aug. 15...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Philippine kidnappers extend deadline
Al-Qaida-linked militants extended a Tuesday deadline for a ransom payment to free a popular TV news anchor and her cameraman kidnapped in the southern Philippines, a negotiator said...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
South Korea union federation to strike
A South Korean union federation said Tuesday it will launch a strike next month, the latest blow to the new administration already reeling from anti-government protests and strikes by truckers and construction workers over rising fuel costs...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Japan hangs 3 convicted murderers
A serial killer who mutilated the bodies of four young girls and reportedly drank the blood of one of his victims was among three convicted murderers executed in Japan on Tuesday for crimes an official called indescribably cruel...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Beltran homers twice to back Pelfrey in Mets win
Carlos Beltran homered his first two times up as a DH this season, Mike Pelfrey won for the first time in 11 starts and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-6 Monday night in the opener of a six-game road trip...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Miller shuts down Mariners in Florida win
Andrew Miller limited Seattle to one run and six hits over seven innings, and the Florida Marlins beat the Mariners 6-1 on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Jones raises average to .403, Braves beat Rockies
Chipper Jones hit a two-run single in the fifth to break open a scoreless game, Jair Jurrjens pitched into the eighth inning without allowing a run and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Blame for Spears pap hit-run on the other foot
A paparazzo who pressed charges against Britney Spears after her car ran over his foot was himself to blame for any injury, prosecutors said in refusing to pursue the case...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Stan Winston dies of cancer at 62
Stan Winston, the Oscar-winning special-effects maestro responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurrasic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life, has died. He was 62...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Twain, Wharton homes join others in financial peril
Mark Twain, Edith Wharton and other boldfaced names among the dead have something in common with living Americans in these hard financial times:...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Oil hits record near $140 a barrel on dollar, fire
Crude oil futures hit a record close to $140 a barrel Monday as the dollar weakened against the euro. Retail gas prices rose to a record $4.08 a gallon...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
McCain, Obama offer different visions on taxes
Make more than $250,000 a year? Watch out. Barack Obama wants to raise your income taxes. Social Security taxes, too...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Gore endorses Obama and promises to help him
Al Gore is endorsing Barack Obama and promising to help the Democrat achieve what eluded him _ the presidency. In a letter to be e-mailed to Obama supporters, the former vice president and Nobel Prize winner wrote, "From now through Election Day, I intend to do whatever I can to make sure he is elected president of the United States."...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
New numbers on wholesale inflation are due today
The Labor Department reports this morning on the producer price index for May, the Commerce Department reports on housing starts for May and the first-quarter current account, and the Federal Reserve reports on industrial production for May...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Probe Officials warned about harsh interrogation
Military psychologists were enlisted to help develop more aggressive interrogation methods, including snarling dogs, forced nudity and long periods of standing, against terrorism suspects, according to a Senate investigation...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Calif. same-sex weddings will affect other states
After wedding-day celebrations subside, gay and lesbian couples from other states who marry starting this week in California face sobering challenges...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Special-effects maestro Stan Winston dies at 62
Stan Winston, the Oscar-winning special-effects maestro responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life, has died. He was 62...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Obama to visit Iraq, Afghanistan before election
Barack Obama says he is going to visit Iraq and Afghanistan before the November election...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Police in NC may have been warned before killing
North Carolina authorities say they are are investigating whether police were warned that a woman with five dead spouses was trying to hire a hit man to kill one of her husbands...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
NC couple accused of tying son to tree charged
A couple accused of killing their 13-year-old son by tying him to a tree for two nights have appeared in a North Carolina courtroom to face charges...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Soldiers risk ruin while awaiting benefit checks
His lifelong dream of becoming a soldier had, in the end, come to this for Isaac Stevens: 28, penniless, in a wheelchair, fending off the sexual advances of another man in a homeless shelter...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples get married in California
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a historic ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect. At least five county clerks around the state extended their hours to issue marriage licenses, and many same-sex couples got married on the spot...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Airliners tires blow out upon landing in Phoenix
Flames shot out from a wheel in the landing gear of a Southwest Airlines jet as it landed Monday at Sky Harbor International Airport, forcing the runway to be shut down for more than two hours...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Same-sex couples in Calif. get marriage licenses
California has become the second state to allow same-sex marriages. A landmark California Supreme Court ruling overturning bans on gay marriage went into effect at 5 p.m. Monday and clerks in at least five counties began handing out gender-neutral marriage licenses...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Checkpoints stoke frustration among flood victims
Police twice caught a man in his flood-damaged home before the property had been cleared by city inspectors. But Rick Blazek vowed to return _ even if he had to sneak behind bushes...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Analysis Law schools growing, but jobs arent
To hear many students tell it, law school is a guaranteed ticket to a well-paying career. So a recent milestone must have sounded like good news...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples wed in Calif. after ruling
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Same-sex couples in California get married
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Judges wife calls Web porn story outright lies
A federal appeals court judge under scrutiny for sexually explicit videos and photos posted on a personal Web site is the victim of distortions and "outright lies" published by the Los Angeles Times, his wife charged Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Eastern NC wildfire mostly contained
Firefighters tapped two lakes in eastern North Carolina on Monday to douse the land around a wildfire that has spread thick smoke hundreds of miles. The fire was about 60 percent contained...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Report No safety briefing for crew in fatal crash
The Navy helicopter crew killed in a crash after striking a power line during training last year skipped a safety briefing before the flight, according to a newspaper report...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Same-sex couples in California get marriage licenses
California has become the second state to allow same-sex marriages...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Man will face child sex tourism charges in Calif.
A 61-year-old man is headed to California to face federal charges he traveled abroad to abuse a Costa Rican girl...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Extradition appealed in Kansas porn model killing
Authorities say a man suspected of killing a Kansas college student who led a secret life as an Internet porn model is appealing his extradition from Mexico...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Gay couples rush to get married in California
Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples had appointments to secure marriage licenses and exchange vows Tuesday, the first full day same-sex nuptials will be legal throughout California...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Southern heritage group offers a life-size homage to Davis
The American Civil War Center is weighing a $100,000 gift to its interactive Richmond education center...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Military judge to rule on future of Haditha case
The fate of the prosecution of a Marine officer accused of failing to probe the killings of 24 Iraqis rests on whether a military judge finds a four-star general was wrongfully influenced by an investigator when he decided to file charges...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Obituaries in the news
Ray GetliffeMONTREAL (AP) _ Ray Getliffe, the hard-hitting forward credited with giving Canadiens teammate Maurice Richard the nickname "The Rocket," died Sunday, his son said. He was 94...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Paraguays Lugo names Cabinet chief
President-elect Fernando Lugo, whose historic election ended six decades of one-party rule in Paraguay, on Friday named a former leftist militant to head his Cabinet when he takes office on Aug. 15...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Philippine kidnappers extend deadline
Al-Qaida-linked militants extended a Tuesday deadline for a ransom payment to free a popular TV news anchor and her cameraman kidnapped in the southern Philippines, a negotiator said...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
South Korea union federation to strike
A South Korean union federation said Tuesday it will launch a strike next month, the latest blow to the new administration already reeling from anti-government protests and strikes by truckers and construction workers over rising fuel costs...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Japan hangs 3 convicted murderers
A serial killer who mutilated the bodies of four young girls and reportedly drank the blood of one of his victims was among three convicted murderers executed in Japan on Tuesday for crimes an official called indescribably cruel...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Analysis Law schools growing, but jobs arent
To hear many students tell it, law school is a guaranteed ticket to a well-paying career. So a recent milestone must have sounded like good news...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
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