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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 2004:
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Florida roads clear, but 'life's not easy'
The scars left by Hurricane Charley's sweep across Florida are not likely to disappear soon from either the landscape or the minds of Floridians, who are slowly picking up and moving on in the storm's wake...
CNN - August 19, 2004
Google leaps onto Nasdaq
Google made its long-awaited debut on the Nasdaq today. More than 9 million shares changed hands within the first few minutes of trading, making Google one of the most actively traded stocks on the Nasdaq. The stock, trading under the ticker symbol GOOG, finally opened shortly before noon ET -- but not until appearing to surge nearly 60 percent above its offering price to $135.91 about 20 minutes earlier...
CNN - August 19, 2004
Kerry blasts attack ads
Democratic presidential candidate and Vietnam War veteran John Kerry on Thursday shot back at attack ads questioning his service record during the war and called on President Bush to denounce the TV commercials...
CNN - August 19, 2004
Kerry Calls Ad Group a 'Front for the Bush Campaign'
John Kerry made the comments after weeks of standing by as a group of Vietnam veterans criticized his wartime record...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Patterson Wins All-Around Gold
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New York Times - August 19, 2004
Shares of Google Jump as It Debuts on Nasdaq
Google stock closed today at $100.34 a share, about 18 percent above the $85 price set in the I.P.O. on Wednesday...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
United Airlines Likely to Terminate Pension Plans
The cash-strapped airline said in a bankruptcy court filing today that it "likely" will be necessary to terminate and replace its employee pension plans...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Court Rules Some File-Sharing Companies Are Not Liable
Grokster and StreamCast are not liable for the swapping of copyright content through their file-sharing software, a federal appeals court ruled today...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Oil Prices Hit $48 a Barrel as Iraq Violence Flares
Oil prices struck a fresh record today on violence in Iraq and evidence that strong demand growth in China and India has not slowed due to higher energy costs...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Iraq mortar fire hits US mission
A mortar round hits the roof of the US embassy in Baghdad, slightly injuring two emplyees, a spokesman says...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Italy's Parmalat sues US bank
Italian food giant Parmalat is pushing ahead with plans to sue its former auditors by taking CSFB to task over a bond deal back in 2002...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
'Final call' for al-Sadr fighters to leave mosque
Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi today issued a "final call" for cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's forces to disarm and vacate the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, as sounds of fighting were heard outside the Shiite Muslim holy site...
CNN - August 19, 2004
'Final' surrender call to al-Sadr
Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has issued a "final call" for cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's forces to disarm and vacate the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf. Meanwhile, sounds of fighting were heard outside the Shiite Muslim holy site...
CNN - August 19, 2004
Kerry blasts attack ads
Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush on Thursday of relying on front groups to challenge his record of valor in Vietnam, asserting, "He wants them to do his dirty work." He called on Bush to denounce television commercials run by the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth...
CNN - August 19, 2004
A 'War President' Reinforces His Military Positions
The challenge for President Bush is not so much to solidify his standing as the nation's commander in chief as it is to make sure he appears stronger than John Kerry...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Google Begins Trading on Nasdaq
Google, whose final share price of $85 was far off the target range of $108 to $135, began trading just before noon today...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Stocks Open Lower as Market Awaits Google
With the much-ballyhooed initial public offering of Google Inc. behind them and oil chugging to a new record high, investors took a step back Thursday...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Nortel to Cut Its Work Force by 3,500
Nortel struggles to recover from an accounting scandal that toppled three top executives and led to a criminal investigation and lawsuits...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Brazil takes on football-crazy Haiti
Football-crazy Haitians have been enjoying a sporting carnival as Brazil's team took on the home side...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
US reporters fined over spy case
Five US journalists are fined for refusing to identify sources behind stories alleging nuclear espionage...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Kerry 'ex-flame' in web backlash
A woman who put details of her alleged romance with John Kerry on the internet says it has sparked hate mail...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
America's Cronkite quits column
The journalist described as the most trusted figure in American public life, Walter Cronkite, retires from regular work at 87...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Amazon moves into China
US internet giant Amazon.com is buying China's largest web retailer Joyo.com, in a deal worth $75m (£41m)...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Iraqi officials: Cleric must publicly say he's disarming
Iraqi officials, taking a hard line toward radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, have given him only several more hours to publicly announce he is disarming -- or he will face military action in Najaf. U.S. tanks have surrounded the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, where al-Sadr and his militia are believed to be holed up...
CNN - August 19, 2004
Winfrey, jurors convict killer
A jury that included talk show host Oprah Winfrey convicted a man of murder Wednesday after a trial that turned into a media frenzy because of the billionaire in the jury box. Outside court, Winfrey summed up her experience: "It's a huge reality check ... When your life intersects with others in this way, it is forever changed."...
CNN - August 19, 2004
Cleric given new ultimatum
Iraqi officials, taking a hard line toward radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, have given him only several more hours to publicly announce he is disarming -- or he will face military action in Najaf...
CNN - August 19, 2004
To Onetime Political Inmates, This Jail Was No Vacation
A western German investor wants to fill a 140-year-old jail for women who were political prisoners with paying customers...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Opposition snubs Chavez audit
Venezuela's opposition says a review of the referendum won by President Chavez does not go far enough...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
El Salvador prison riot kills 31
A battle between prisoners wielding knives and sticks leaves at least 31 dead in San Salvador, police say...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Oprah jury reaches verdict
A jury which included US talk show host Oprah Winfrey convicts a man of murder in Chicago...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Jail sentence for tutu prankster
A Canadian in a tutu who disrupted an Olympic diving final is sentenced to five months in prison...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Wal-Mart 'targets Japan retailer'
Shares in Japanese supermarket chain Daiei surge after reports say US retail giant Wal-Mart is thinking of buying a stake in the firm...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Insurer lowers hurricane estimate
Hurricane Charley, the worst storm to hit the US in over a decade, will cost insurers just $7.4bn, one insurance expert estimates...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Cross-examination delayed
A California judge brought Scott Peterson's double murder trial to a sudden halt today amid an evidentiary dispute that put off cross-examination of Peterson's former mistress, Amber Frey, until next week. Peterson defense lawyer Mark Geragos was slated to begin questioning Frey this morning, but Judge Alfred Delucchi sent the jury home after a lengthy conference with lawyers in his chambers...
CNN - August 19, 2004
For Post-9/11 Material Witness, It Is a Terror of a Different Kind
People held as material witnesses in terrorism investigations are often not called to testify against others; instead, frequently they are charged with crimes themselves...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Toppled Power Lines Are Posing a Herculean Task in Florida
Five days after Hurricane Charley struck Florida, more than 400,000 customers still lack electricity...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Google Lowers Its Sights as Demand Proves Weak
The final price was $85, far off the target range of $108 to $135 a share that the company projected last month...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Rising Cost of Health Benefits Cited as Factor in Slump of Jobs
Data and surveys indicate that businesses remain reluctant to hire full-time employees because of health insurance costs...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
A Secretive Bank Faces Calls for Transparency
The world's largest and most obscure public bank is a potent blue-chip financial institution that has, ever so discreetly, managed to outspend and outborrow the World Bank in Washington...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Oil Prices Set a New Record as Supply Falls
Oil prices climbed above $47 a barrel, setting yet another record, after figures showed that supplies in the United States were down for a third consecutive week...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
US Airways Chief Steps Up Pressure for Concessions
The chairman of US Airways said that its employees must agree to a third round of wage and benefit cuts worth $800 million in the next 30 days or the airline could be liquidated...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Selling Houston Warts and All, Especially Warts
Descriptions of urban afflictions and images of giant mosquitoes and cockroaches to convey a sense of how Houston is nevertheless beloved by many residents...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
US soldier sues over Iraq call-up
A veteran US soldier sues the Defence Department over its plans to forcibly extend his reservist's contract and send him to Iraq...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
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