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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 January 2005:
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Bush: Better human intelligence needed
President Bush said Tuesday that the United States needs better intelligence gathering to further gains in the war on terrorism. In a wide-ranging CNN interview, he touched on Mideast diplomacy and the Muslim world's perception of America -- where he says "we're behind when it comes to... telling the people the truth about America." He also talked about his upcoming inauguration and drugs in sport...
CNN - January 18, 2005
Hearing gets testy
California Sen. Barbara Boxer questioned national security adviser Condoleezza Rice aggressively today at a confirmation hearing for secretary of state. When Boxer pointed out what she said were inconsistencies in Rice's statements, Rice bristled and said, ""I really hope that you will refrain from impugning my integrity."...
CNN - January 18, 2005
Pataki Urges Huge Cuts in Health Care
The $105.5 billion budget proposal for New York state also included an increase of $526 million in public school spending...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Bomber Kills Israeli in Gaza on Day New Palestinian Leader Visits
A Palestinian suicide bomber killed a member of the Israeli security forces and wounded six others next to a busy road in the southern Gaza Strip...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Airbus Unveils Europe's Biggest Aviation Hope
The Airbus A380, a gargantuan, double-deck plane, is dedicated to the principle that size matters...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Krispy Kreme Picks Turnaround Specialist
Investors showed hope that Stephen F. Cooper could reorganize the company without bankruptcy proceedings...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
US man admits Iraq oil charge
An Iraqi-American pleads guilty to four charges connected to the UN oil-for-food scandal...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Advertising boom boosts Yahoo
Internet portal Yahoo thanks the worldwide boom in online advertising for nearly tripling its fourth-quarter profits...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
New models up Motorola earnings
Strong sales of its latest mobile phones help Motorola report strong profits ahead of Wall Street expectations...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Rice grilled at confirmation hearing
Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today questioned Condoleezza Rice on Iraq at her confirmation hearing to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state. Democratic Sen. Joseph Biden said he planned to vote for Rice, but said the United States has paid a "heavy price" for the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq war...
CNN - January 18, 2005
Rice hearing under way
National security adviser Condoleezza Rice is facing a Senate committee Tuesday, the first step of her nomination as secretary of state. Rice has been questioned on a string of issues -- from the war in Iraq to the U.S. relationship with European nations. "Our interaction with the rest of the world must be a conversation, not a monologue," she said in her opening statement...
CNN - January 18, 2005
Rice grilled by senators
Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee grill Condoleezza Rice on the situation in Iraq and the Bush administration's international policy in her confirmation hearing to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state...
CNN - January 18, 2005
Rice: 'The time for diplomacy is now'
Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee grilled Condoleezza Rice on the situation in Iraq and the Bush administration's international policy on Tuesday in her confirmation hearing to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state...
CNN - January 18, 2005
Rice Pledges to Mend Ties as Confirmation Hearing Begins
The State Department nominee faced tough queries from Democrats, including John Kerry, on Iraq and the fight against terror...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Harvard Chief Defends His Talk on Women
Lawrence Summers stood by comments he made suggesting that gender differences may explain why fewer women succeed in science and math careers...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Krispy Kreme Shares Jump as Chief Is Ousted
Scott A. Livengood will be replaced as chief executive by Stephen F. Cooper, a turnaround specialist who took over that role at Enron after its collapse...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Airbus Unveils Europe's Biggest Aviation Hope
Europe heralded a new era in air travel today, christening the Airbus A380, a gargantuan, double-deck plane dedicated to the principle that size matters...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Boss' departure aids Krispy Kreme
Struggling doughnut giant Krispy Kreme sees its shares jump more than 18% after it parts company with its chief executive...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Former Tyco bosses facing retrial
The retrial of two former Tyco bosses accused of stealing $600m in company money is due to begin on Tuesday...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Families to reclaim WTC pictures
Personal photographs recovered from the ruins of the World Trade Center are to be returned to families...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Chinese firms punished over Iran
The US imposes sanctions on seven Chinese firms suspected of selling nuclear weapons technology to Iran...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Report: Kidnapped archbishop freed in Iraq
A Catholic archbishop has been released a day after he was kidnapped in Mosul, Iraq, the Missionary Service News Agency reported today. No ransom was paid for the release of Basil George Casmoussa, a Vatican spokesman said. There were reports that the kidnappers had demanded a $200,000 ransom...
CNN - January 18, 2005
Kidnapped archbishop freed in Iraq
A Catholic archbishop is released one day after he was kidnapped in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the Vatican confirms...
CNN - January 18, 2005
Grilling expected
National security adviser Condoleezza Rice is expected to face tough questions when a Senate committee opens hearings this morning on her nomination as secretary of state, but most observers say her confirmation is all but certain...
CNN - January 18, 2005
Ex-Inmate 46664 Fights for His Now Profitable Name
A Johannesburg intellectual property lawyer is on a mission to stop the unauthorized use of Nelson Mandela's name...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
US retail sales 'to slow' in 2005
US retail sales are set to slow markedly this year as consumers feel the impact of rising interest rates, the National Retail Federation says...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
US chill fuels oil price rise
Severe cold weather in the north east of the United States forces oil prices above $49 a barrel, a seven week high...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Hollywood star Virginia Mayo dies
Actress Virginia Mayo, who starred in some of the biggest films of the 40s and 50s, dies aged 84...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Tennis: Roddick strolls through
Second seed Andy Roddick beats Irakli Labadze at the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
NFL: 49ers close in on coach
The 49ers are set to name Baltimore defensive coordinator Mike Nolan as their new coach...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Grilling expected
National security adviser Condoleezza Rice is expected to face tough questions when a Senate committee opens hearings Tuesday morning on her nomination as secretary of state, but most observers say her confirmation is all but certain...
CNN - January 18, 2005
Iraq Expatriates Sign Up to Vote in 5 Cities in U.S.
Despite long drives and scant notice, scores of Iraqi expatriates began registering to vote from afar in Iraq's election on Jan 30...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Cheney Exercising Muscle on Domestic Policies
The vice president is playing a potentially pivotal role in shaping the Bush administration's ambitious domestic agenda...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
U.N. Proposes Doubling of Aid to Cut Poverty
An international team sponsored by the U.N. proposed a detailed, ambitious plan to halve extreme poverty by 2015...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Homeless of Aceh Wary of Program to Resettle
In Aceh, Indonesia, the decision about where to resettle must be made at the intersection of natural calamity and civil war...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Judges' New Leeway in Passing Sentence May Change Little
Allowing federal judges great leeway in sentencing criminals does not have to breed chaos, according to judges and sentencing specialists in states that already have such systems...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
WorldCom's Audacious Failure and Its Toll on an Industry
Few executives have helped create, and then watched the destruction of, as much wealth as Bernard J. Ebbers, the former chief executive of WorldCom...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Electronic Arts and ESPN Sign 15-Year Deal to Sell Games
Electronic Arts, hoping to shore up its eroding dominance in the sports video game market, signed a deal giving it the exclusive right to use the ESPN brand in games...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Purloined Domain Name Is an Unsolved Mystery
In the latest case of Internet names being hijacked, panix.com saw its name slip out of its control and become the center of a cyberhunt to get it back...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Simul-Chief: Nissan Executive May Run Renault, Too
Carlos Ghosn may be handed management control of both Nissan Motor and Renault, giving him the first dual-chief role in the auto industry...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Is the Steel Industry in a Boom or on a Bubble?
Last year was a banner year for the steel industry. So why is the investment community so divided over steel's future?...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Huggies and Pampers Seek to Extend Brands Into Toiletries
Makers of the two top diaper brands, Huggies and Pampers, are both introducing lines of toiletries for babies and small children...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Rice to face US Senate grilling
Condoleezza Rice is set to start senate hearings, to be confirmed as President Bush's next Secretary of State...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Chilean panic at tsunami rumour
Thousands of panicking people in southern Chile flee their homes after a false tsunami alarm...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
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