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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
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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US News Archive for August 2006:
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Bush confident about appeal on wiretap ruling
President Bush said Friday he expects his administration will win its appeal of a judicial ruling finding the National Security Agency's warrantless domestic surveillance program unconstitutional...
CNN - August 18, 2006
Cuba Mobilized for a U.S. Attack, Raúl Castro Says
Raúl Castro made his first public comments since temporarily taking over power from his ailing brother...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Bush Vows to Fight Wiretapping Ruling
The president described those who hailed the ruling against an electronic surveillance program as naïve...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Suspect Wrote of Feelings for Girls, Newspaper Says
The e-mails are apparently what sparked an investigation into John Mark Karr in connection with the killing...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
An Army of Some
Iraqi soldiers are underpaid, underequipped and frequently AWOL. And then there’s the problem of serving a government that hardly exists in a country that’s tearing itself apart...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Powell equals 100m world record
Jamaican Asafa Powell equals his own 100m world record of 9.77secs he jointly holds with American Justin Gatlin...
BBC News - August 18, 2006
Pinochet's fraud immunity lifted
Chile's Supreme Court rules that ex-military ruler Augusto Pinochet can be prosecuted on embezzlement charges...
BBC News - August 18, 2006
Mexican held over serial murders
A man is held in the US over a 13-year wave of rapes and killings in a Mexican town that left 300 dead...
BBC News - August 18, 2006
JonBenet confession: Clear as mud
Despite John Mark Karr's startling confession in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case, many questions remain to be answered before authorities can say the case has been solved...
CNN - August 18, 2006
Karr 'knew murder scene secrets'
John Mark Karr gave authorities graphic details about the condition of JonBenet Ramsey's body that have been kept secret from public for a decade, a law enforcement source tells CNN. Those details were known only to the medical examiner and the investigators...
CNN - August 18, 2006
Southern Lebanese greet national forces
Residents of the southern town of Shebaa, Lebanon, greet Lebanese troops with cheers and the national flag, the first time such forces have deployed to the region in decades...
CNN - August 18, 2006
Bush: In time, world will recognize Hezbollah's loss
President Bush acknowledged Friday that it could take time for the people of Lebanon and the world to view the war between Israel and Hezbollah as a loss for the militant group...
CNN - August 18, 2006
Ford Sets Steep Cuts to Vehicle Production
The company said the production cuts were necessary because unexpectedly high gas prices were depressing sales of pickup trucks...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
China’s Central Bank Raises Interest Rates
The Chinese government is trying to choke off a speculative investment binge in the country...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Obituary: Alfredo Stroessner
Alfredo Stroessner was a military strongman who ruled Paraguay for 35 years, from 1954 to 1989. Under his rule Paraguay became a haven for Nazi war criminals, peaceful opposition was crushed and the country's indigenous population was persecuted...
BBC News - August 18, 2006
Brazil's alcohol cars hit 2m mark
Brazil's new generation of vehicles adapted to run on alcohol hits the two-million mark, figures show...
BBC News - August 18, 2006
Live: USPGA
Henrik Stenson makes the running in the second round of this year's final major at Medinah, Illinois...
BBC News - August 18, 2006
Ford to cut car production by 21%
Struggling US carmaker Ford is to cut its fourth-quarter North American output by 21% as part of cost-cutting efforts...
BBC News - August 18, 2006
'Early transfer' in JonBenet case
A suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey murder could be sent to the US as early as this weekend, officials say...
BBC News - August 18, 2006
JonBenet 'confession': New doubts
Far from laying to rest the mystery of who killed six-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, the stunning admission by John Mark Karr in Thailand brings fresh questions about the 10-year investigation. Some of his account -- including that he drugged her -- is at odds with autopsy reports...
CNN - August 18, 2006
Questions upon questions
Far from laying to rest the 10-year mystery of who killed JonBenet Ramsey, the stunning admission by John Mark Karr in Bangkok, Thailand, only deepened speculation about whether the soft-spoken schoolteacher committed the crime...
CNN - August 18, 2006
Aid Workers Face Obstacles and Threats in Sri Lanka
International aid agencies are encountering suspicion, hostility and deadly attacks in the country’s long-running civil war...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Plane diversion reveals raw nerves
The diversion to Boston of a London-Washington flight suggests that air travel may never be the same again...
BBC News - August 18, 2006
Falling sales hit profits at Gap
Clothing giant Gap posts a 53% drop in quarterly profits, hit by declining sales, price cuts and high advertising bills...
BBC News - August 18, 2006
Boxing: Holyfield's final comeback
Evander Holyfield begins a comeback on Friday which he hopes will end in an unprecedented fifth world title...
BBC News - August 18, 2006
Chile copper mine suspends work
The world's largest privately-owned copper mine suspends operations after striking workers block access...
BBC News - August 18, 2006
VW's Mexico staff vote to strike
Workers at Volkswagen's Mexico factory, which makes all the firm's Beetle cars, vote to strike on Friday...
BBC News - August 18, 2006
Fidel 'getting better' says Raul
Cuba's Raul Castro says his brother Fidel's condition is improving, in his first public statement...
BBC News - August 18, 2006
Questions upon questions
Far from laying to rest the 10-year mystery of who killed young JonBenet Ramsey, the stunning admission Thursday by John Mark Karr in Bangkok, Thailand, only deepened speculation about whether the soft-spoken schoolteacher committed the crime...
CNN - August 18, 2006
Doubts remain on JonBenet killing
A stunning admission in Thailand by John Mark Karr that he was involved in the death of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey only deepens speculation about whether the American schoolteacher actually committed the crime...
CNN - August 18, 2006
Questions of Lebanon troops video
A video showing Lebanese soldiers cordially offering Israeli troops glasses of tea during the military offensive earlier this month has hit Israeli and Hezbollah airwaves...
CNN - August 18, 2006
Where Do Rivals Draw the Line?
New Britain, Conn. is the midpoint between New York City and Boston, but is this where one draws the line of baseball’s bitterest border?...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Minority Students Decline in Top New York Schools
Fewer black and Hispanic pupils are passing an admission test for elite high schools, despite efforts to prepare them...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
New York’s Tally of Heat Deaths Draws Scrutiny
Unlike other cities, New York only counts deaths from heat stroke, leaving out related deaths with other causes...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
U.S. Judge Finds Wiretapping Plan Violates the Law
The Justice Department filed an immediate appeal, allowing the wiretapping to continue for the time being...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Arrest in Ramsey Case Presents More Questions
It is unclear whether John M. Karr’s confession is genuine or the product of a troubled, attention-seeking man...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
China Puts Teeth Into Anti-Inflation Policy
China punished three officials for the construction of a power station as the government tries to curb economic growth...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Nathan Sloane, 97, Candy Bar Maker, Dies
Nathan Sloane was the longtime maker of the Charleston Chew candy bar...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
The Churn: People
People...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Sales Are Down but Profit Is Up at Sears
Better-than-expected second-quarter earnings led analysts to speculate whether the company’s chariman is looking for other investment opportunities...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Conrad Black Faces Additional Charges
A revised indictment stated that the former Hollinger International chairman caused his company to file false tax returns in 1999 and 2000...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Earnings Rise 23% at Barnes & Noble
The bookseller said lower costs for goods and rent helped offset declining sales...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Comverse Cuts Ties With Former Officials
The company terminated all employment agreements and stock-based compensation to its former executives...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Rally Continues for Third Day After the Price of Oil Falls
A sharp drop in oil prices and strong earnings from Hewlett-Packard gave stocks a modest lift...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
AOL Adds Another $584 Million to Restatements of Ad Sales
Time Warner restated another $584 million, bringing to more than $1.26 billion the total sales that AOL booked improperly over several years...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
A London Hedge Fund That Opts for Engineers, Not M.B.A.’s
At the hedge fund giant Man Group, some of the smartest traders are often beaten by an unlikely foe: a room full of Hewlett-Packard computers...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Yukos Managers Are Now Targets of Prosecutors
Russian officials are pursuing a criminal investigation against four Yukos executives who managed the oil company before it was declared bankrupt...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Adviser Jailed Since 2000 Pleads Guilty in Securities Fraud Case
Martin A. Armstrong admitted to deceiving corporate investors and improperly commingling client funds in a case that resulted in losses of more than $700 million...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
New Details in Reported Secret Deal Over Generic Drug
A court filing asserts that a Bristol-Myers Squibb executive made a secret deal to preserve the lucrative monopoly over the anticlotting drug Plavix...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Apple Finds No Forced Labor at iPod Factory in South China
But the company said that an investigation found several violations of its code of conduct and that the supplier was changing its practices as a result...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Time Magazine, Hoping to Gain Readers, Shifts to Friday
The switch is an attempt to increase newsstand sales and is expected to have significant implications for advertisers...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Boeing to End Its Service for Using Internet Aloft
Boeing announced that it planned to scrap its in-flight Internet service, saying there was low demand...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
2 Ex-Officers of Military Supplier Charged
Two former executives of DHB Industries, a maker of bulletproof vests for soldiers in Iraq, were arrested on federal securities fraud charges...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Nickel, a Base Metal, Is Scaling Speculative Heights
The price of nickel has been on a rising curve as producers have been unable to keep up with the voracious appetite of China and other emerging economies...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Wal-Mart Image-Builder Resigns
Andrew Young resigned after making critical comments about Jewish and Arab shop owners in urban areas...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Insider: Hedge Funds Place Big Bets on Hurricane Season
Hedge funds are piling into reinsurance, seeing profit in property catastrophe coverage in areas like Florida and the Gulf Coast...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
New Limits Set Over Marketing for Cigarettes
A federal judge found that cigarette makers deserved to be punished for deceiving the public about tobacco’s danger...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
[TS] It’s the Law, but Is the Law Meaningless?
A provision of the new bankruptcy law is supposed to prevent companies from rewarding top executives with rich retention payments while others are suffering...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Advertising: Next Season’s Hit Shows? They’re the Talk of the Web
Coverage about the coming television season has started earlier than ever, making it easier for media agencies to capture early consumer sentiment...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Judge Won’t Block Strike by Northwest Attendants
A federal judge said he could not block the strike, opening the door for a potentially crippling labor disruption...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Merck Suffers a Pair of Setbacks Over Vioxx
The company was ordered to pay a retired F.B.I. agent who suffered a heart attack while taking the drug $51 million in damages...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
A World Beyond Dial-Up
Threatened with obsolescence in the era of broadband, Earthlink is transforming itself into a full-service telecommunications company...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Hollywood, the I.R.S. Is Watching
Hollywood celebrities who show up at awards ceremonies and leave with armloads of booty can expect one more item with their gift baskets: a tax form...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Profit Falls by Half at Dell
Three days after its announcement of a safety recall, Dell reported lower profits and an informal S.E.C. investigation into its accounting...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Heart Procedure Is Off the Charts in an Ohio City
The number of angioplasties performed in Elyria is so high that Medicare is starting to ask questions...
New York Times - August 18, 2006
Dell performance 'disappointing'
The boss of PC maker Dell expresses disappointment at a 51% fall in quarterly profits and pledges action...
BBC News - August 18, 2006
Time Warner to restate accounts
Time Warner is to restate its accounts since 2000 after it was found to have accounted for deals improperly...
BBC News - August 18, 2006
Honours even in Tiger & Phil show
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson cannot be separated after 18 holes at the USPGA as both card three-under 69s...
BBC News - August 18, 2006
Ex-Paraguay ruler buried in exile
Paraguay's former military ruler Alfredo Stroessner is buried in a private ceremony in the Brazilian capital...
BBC News - August 18, 2006
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