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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 March 2005:
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House to consider compromise to 'save Terri'
The House of Representatives will meet in a special session Sunday to consider a compromise bill that House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said could "save Terri Schiavo." The announcement came after Schiavo's anguished mother pleaded with officials and lawmakers to save her daughter's life...
CNN - March 19, 2005
Congress agrees on Schiavo bill
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said Saturday the House and the Senate have agreed on a "bipartisan, bicameral compromise bill to save Terri Schiavo." The announcement came after Schiavo's anguished mother pleaded with officials and lawmakers to save her daughter's life...
CNN - March 19, 2005
Agreement on Schiavo bill
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said Saturday the House and the Senate have agreed on a "bipartisan, bicameral compromise bill to save Terri Schiavo." The announcement came after Schiavo's anguished mother pleaded with officials and lawmakers to save her daughter's life. The House and Senate will meet Sunday...
CNN - March 19, 2005
States Battling Another Round of Base Closings
Thousands of jobs and billions of dollars to local and state economies are at stake as the Military evaluates all 425 domestic bases...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
In Courts, Threats Become Alarming Fact of Life
Threats against judges, prosecutors and public defenders appear to be a regular, almost routine, part of courthouse life...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Behind Lebanon Upheaval, 2 Men's Fateful Clash
Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's death eliminated the one man potentially able to pressure Syria to release its grip on Lebanon...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
G20 urges end to farm subsidies
Twenty developing countries call on rich countries to scrap the subsidies they give to farmers within five years...
BBC News - March 19, 2005
Police say remains of missing Florida girl found
Police in Florida today said that Jessica Lunsford's remains have been found just yards from her home. The 9-year-old had been missing for more than three weeks. John Evander Couey -- a 46-year-old convicted sex offender -- has confessed to killing Jessica, Citrus County Sheriff Jeff Dawsy said Friday...
CNN - March 19, 2005
Five Iraqis die in new attacks
Insurgents ushered in the second anniversary of the war in Iraq Saturday by killing two Iraqi contractors working for the U.S. Army in a drive-by shooting and three Iraqi police officers in a bombing...
CNN - March 19, 2005
States Battling Planned Round of Base Closings
Pentagon officials say all 425 domestic bases are under scrutiny, as the military looks to squeeze efficiencies and billions of dollars in savings...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Protesters at Hospice in Florida Push Showdown Over Schiavo
Lawyers for Terri Schiavo's parents sought new avenues today to keep their daughter alive as protesters tried to enter the hospice where the critically brain-damaged woman lay in bed...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Trying to Keep Nation's Ferries Safe From Terrorists
To improve security on the nation's commuter ferries, the Coast Guard is studying screening methods...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Taliban Trek Rocky Road Back to Afghanistan
The national government's program of reconciliation, promised last year by President Hamid Karzai, has faced resistance in the cabinet and among ethnic groups that suffered under the Taliban's rule...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Investigators searching for missing girl's body
Convicted sex offender John Evander Couey has admitted to abducting and killing 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, the Citrus County sheriff said Friday. Investigators are searching the area around the home where Couey was staying when Jessica disappeared three weeks ago...
CNN - March 19, 2005
Rice talks tough over North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice used firm language Saturday to reiterate Washington's demand that North Korea immediately resume six-nation talks to resolve the international standoff over its nuclear weapons programs...
CNN - March 19, 2005
Woman leads US Muslim prayers
A US professor has sparked controversy by becoming one of the first Muslim women to lead traditional Friday prayers...
BBC News - March 19, 2005
Schiavo's feeding tube removed
The feeding tube that has kept Terri Schiavo alive for 15 years has been disconnected, said the attorney for the woman's husband. The move comes amid a flurry of legal activity focusing on the brain-damaged woman Friday...
CNN - March 19, 2005
The Medical Becomes Political for Congress
The fevered Congressional intervention in Terri Schiavo's health crisis is being driven in significant part by powerful political forces...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Growth of Wireless Internet Opens New Path for Thieves
Federal and state law enforcement officials say criminals have begun to use unsecured Wi-Fi networks to help cover their tracks...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
In Life on the Mekong, China's Dams Dominate
The effects of the river dams that serve China's upstream ambitions are felt in five nations and 60 million people downstream...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Tall Tales and the Unlarded Truth About Hogzilla
Few episodes have drawn the Southern talent for tall tales like the legend of Hogzilla, the alleged 12-foot, 1,000-pound wild hog shot and killed last June...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
A New Test for Imax: The Bible vs. the Volcano
Several Imax theaters are refusing to show movies that mention evolution, fearing protests by opponents of the theory...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Movie Gallery Profit Falls
Movie Gallery, which has agreed to buy the Hollywood Entertainment Corporation, said that fourth-quarter profit fell 35 percent...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Europe and U.S. Fail to Agree on Plane Subsidy
U.S. officials said that talks with the European Union had broken down over how to control subsidies to civilian aircraft makers...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Executive Involved With Chief Has Resigned, Boeing Says
The Boeing executive whose romantic relationship with Boeing's chief executive, Harry C. Stonecipher, led to his ouster, has voluntarily resigned from the company, Boeing said in a statement yesterday...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Oracle Raises Offer for Retek, Topping Bid by German Rival
The Oracle Corporation raised its bid for Retek, a software maker, to $631 million, leapfrogging the latest offer from SAP and escalating the bidding war...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Talks on Greek Telecom Deal Inconclusive
Talks by private equity firms and the majority owner of TIM Hellas, the Greek telecommunications company, again failed to produce a purchase agreement Friday...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Consumer Confidence Declines and Import Prices Are Higher
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Oil Wealth Wasting Away in Indonesia
As OPEC struggles with how to respond to rising oil prices, the failure of Indonesia's oil industry is more than just a tragedy for a poor developing country...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Ex-Directors at WorldCom Settle Anew
A landmark agreement by former WorldCom directors to pay millions of their own money to settle with investors has been revived about six weeks after it was scuttled...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Investing for a Profit and a Daughter's Health
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, which won federal approval for its first drug on Wednesday, was saved from collapse by the father of a girl with diabetes...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Honda Tries to Spruce Up a Stodgy Image
Honda's new Civic coupe will not be available for sale until the fall, and for Honda executives worried about fading sales, that cannot come soon enough...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Wal-Mart to Pay U.S. $11 Million in Lawsuit on Immigrant Workers
The settlement grew out of enforcement actions in which janitors who were illegal immigrants were arrested at Wal-Marts...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Judge Given Option of Altering Sentence of Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart has a chance - albeit a slim one - of getting her monitoring bracelet taken off sooner than expected...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Mixed Day Leaves the 3 Big Indexes With a Losing Week
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Study Criticizes Government on Cybersecurity Research
SAN FRANCISCO, March 18 - A report released Friday by a panel of computer experts criticizes the federal government, saying that its financing of research on computer network security is inadequate and that it is making a mistake by focusing on classified research that is inaccessible to the commercial sector...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Sol M. Linowitz Dies at 91; Businessman and Diplomat
Sol M. Linowitz, a confidant of Democratic presidents who became renowned as a lawyer, businessman and diplomat, died Friday...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
Dangling Broadband From the Phone Stick
Even as high-speed Internet service becomes one of the most quickly adopted technologies, there are few options for those trying to upgrade their dial-up connections...
New York Times - March 19, 2005
US patient's feeding tube removed
Doctors withdraw the feeding tube of a brain-damaged US woman, despite moves by legislators to keep her alive...
BBC News - March 19, 2005
Allies to join US strategy talks
The Pentagon is to invite allies to secret meetings on defence strategy in an effort to boost co-operation...
BBC News - March 19, 2005
Tennis: Davenport beats Russian
Lindsay Davenport beats Maria Sharapova 6-0 6-0 to reach the Indian Wells final...
BBC News - March 19, 2005
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