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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 February 2006:
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Governor: Stop mining until safety checked
After two mine workers were killed in separate accidents in West Virginia on Wednesday, Gov. Joe Manchin has called on all of the state's coal companies to stop production until safety checks can be conducted. There have been 16 mining-related fatalities in West Virginia this month...
CNN - February 1, 2006
Bush takes State of the Union on the road
President Bush took his State of the Union message on the road Wednesday, traveling to Tennessee to tout his plan to cut U.S. dependence on imported oil...
CNN - February 1, 2006
Israeli Police Clash With Jewish Settlers in West Bank
Police battled stone-throwing settlers today and tore down nine houses built on a hilltop without government approval...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Bigger Than Pluto, but Smaller Than a Planet?
Astronomers have described measurements that pin a size on a large ball of ice and dust in the outskirts of the solar system...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Congress Narrowly Approves $39 Billion in Budget Cuts
House Republicans, handing a close-fought victory to President Bush, pushed through a measure today to rein in spending...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Time Warner Speeds Up Stock Buyback as Profit Rises 21%
Top executives sought to reassure shareholders that they are the best people to continue leading the media company, even as Carl C. Icahn attempts to gather steam for a boardroom coup...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Boeing surprises with profit news
US plane firm Boeing surprises investors with a profit report that topped expectations, pushing shares higher...
BBC News - February 1, 2006
Troop backer barred from speech
A Republican's wife is made to leave the State of the Union speech because of her t-shirt backing US troops...
BBC News - February 1, 2006
Court dismisses Pinochet appeal
A Chilean court rules General Augusto Pinochet is fit to face human rights charges and his trial should go ahead...
BBC News - February 1, 2006
Deaths spark US mines closure
The governor of the US state of West Virginia orders a halt to all coal production following more deaths...
BBC News - February 1, 2006
Postal shooter's former neighbor found dead
The woman who shot and killed six people inside a California mail processing plant may have killed a former neighbor a few hours before the attack, sheriff's officials said Wednesday...
CNN - February 1, 2006
U.S.: New questions on Iran nukes
A day before a key meeting on Iran's nuclear program, a "troubling" briefing in Vienna has revealed new information that Iran may be pursuing nuclear weapons, according to the U.S. ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency...
CNN - February 1, 2006
Bush hits the road to tout State of the Union message
President Bush will take his State of the Union message on the road Wednesday, traveling to Tennessee where he'll tout his plans to cut U.S. dependence on imported oil...
CNN - February 1, 2006
Israeli forces clash with protesters
In a major test for acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Israeli security forces clashed Wednesday with thousands of demonstrators before demolishing the illegal settlement at the center of the dispute...
CNN - February 1, 2006
Writer Releases Note on Memoir Scandal
James Frey said today that the reason he invented events that never happened is because it made a better book...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
News Analysis: Bush's Bold Visions Have Given Way to New Reality
Instead of evoking the grand ambitions that have suffused his presidency, the president emphasized the familiar and modest...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Record US outlay on construction
Low interest rates fuel record spending on construction in the US, but some experts warn the market could soon cool...
BBC News - February 1, 2006
Obituary: Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King, the widow of US civil rights leader Martin Luther King, became a campaigner in her own right after his death...
BBC News - February 1, 2006
Injured TV anchor flown to the US
ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff and his cameraman, who were seriously wounded in Iraq, arrive in the US for treatment...
BBC News - February 1, 2006
Ex-Wal-Mart boss stole from firm
Ex-Wal-Mart vice-chairman Tom Coughlin admits stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his employer...
BBC News - February 1, 2006
Bush: Kick oil 'addiction'
President Bush used his State of the Union speech to propose weaning the United States from its addiction to imported oil and studying how baby boomers may strain federal entitlements...
CNN - February 1, 2006
World gives Iran 'final chance'
The international community has given Iran a "final opportunity" to meet its nuclear obligations, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says after meeting with his Iranian counterpart. Earlier, Iran's president responded angrily after U.S. President George W. Bush vowed to keep Tehran from having an atomic bomb...
CNN - February 1, 2006
Bush: Stay course in Iraq
On the heels of a politically tough year, President Bush used his State of the Union speech to propose weaning the United States from its addiction to imported oil and studying how baby boomers may strain federal entitlements. He also emphasized the need to stay in the fight in Iraq, be on the offensive against terrorism at home and be competitive in the global economy...
CNN - February 1, 2006
Troops clash with Israeli settlers
Mounted troops in riot gear clashed with stone-throwing Jewish protesters Wednesday as they began dismantling homes in this illegal West Bank settlement, officials said. Dozens of people were wounded...
CNN - February 1, 2006
In Annual Address, Bush Warns About Dangers of Isolationism
President Bush said that "America is addicted to oil" and set a goal of replacing 75 percent of the nation's Mideast oil imports...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Medical corruption 'global issue'
Corruption in healthcare systems remains a serious global problem in both poor and rich countries alike, a report says...
BBC News - February 1, 2006
Telesur and al-Jazeera sign deal
Venezuela-backed TV station Telesur signs a co-operation agreement with the Arabic channel al-Jazeera...
BBC News - February 1, 2006
Thousands hit by Bolivia flooding
Bolivia's President, Evo Morales, is dealing with his first emergency after widespread flooding leaves 13 dead...
BBC News - February 1, 2006
China bankers in US scam charge
Two ex-Bank of China managers are charged in the US with stealing $485m and trying to launder the money through Las Vegas casinos...
BBC News - February 1, 2006
Bush speech envisions hope and optimism
In his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, President Bush will say that "Americans always win when America leads," a White House spokesman said, offering up an optimistic agenda for the nation's challenges...
CNN - February 1, 2006
Bush: U.S. must kick oil addiction
U.S. President George W. Bush uses his fifth State of the Union speech to propose weaning America from its addiction to imported oil and stands firm on staying in Iraq...
CNN - February 1, 2006
Bush: Choose action over isolationism
President Bush delivered his State of the Union address tonight, and emphasized the need of America to stay in the fight in Iraq, be on the offensive against terrorism at home and be competitive in the global economy...
CNN - February 1, 2006
Alito Vote May Be Decisive in Marquee Cases This Term
A first taste of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s legal views on abortion could come before the end of the year...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Coretta Scott King, a Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 78
Coretta Scott King was an avid proselytizer for her husband's vision of racial peace and non-violent social change...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Mayor's Budget Calls for Spinach And Few Sweets
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg would use $2 billion over the next two years to create a trust fund to pay retirees' health care costs...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
President Warns About Dangers for Nation in Isolationism
The president said tonight that "America is addicted to oil" and set a goal of replacing much of the nation's Mideast oil imports...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
News Analysis: Bold Visions Have Given Way to New Reality
Instead of evoking the grand ambitions that have suffused his presidency, President Bush emphasized the familiar and the modest...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
A Retailing Czar, Looking Out for Mom and Pop
Michelle Mooney will assist neighborhood organizations in efforts to attract and retain a diversity of businesses that serve local residents...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Fed Comments About Rates Send Major Indexes Lower
Jitters about the outlook for interest rates caused both the Nasdaq and the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index to snap three-day winning streaks...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Job Market Feeds Optimism of Consumers
A measure of consumer confidence went to its highest level in three-and-a-half years, but consumers are still uneasy about the future...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
New Money, New Ideas
Oil producers are experiencing a boom but many are trying to diversify their economies away from oil's increasingly volatile cycles...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Square Feet: Gentrification Arrives at a Crossroads in Yorkville
Two planned projects may begin a major transformation of the shopping district on 86th Street...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Text of the Fed's Statement on Interest Rates
Following is the text of a statement released by the Federal Reserve yesterday after the Fed's monetary policy panel, the Federal Open Market Committee, decided to raise its benchmark interest rates a quarter-point:...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
How Bernanke Could Outshine Greenspan
What the country is missing right now is a public figure who can come up with some solutions regarding global trade...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Morgan Stanley Hires New Chief for China
Wei Christianson will become the investment bank's new chief executive for China...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Credit Data Breach at Two Newspapers
Credit card information for as many as 240,000 subscribers of The Boston Globe and The Worcester Telegram & Gazette might have been inadvertently released...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Ex-Citigroup Executive Settles With S.E.C.
Victor J. Menezes has agreed to pay about $2.7 million to settle insider trading charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
G.M.'s Top P.R. Executive to Step Down
Tom Kowalesk, who steered the company's public relations during times of dismal earnings and bankruptcy rumors, will resign March 1...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Wounded ABC Anchor and Cameraman Flown to U.S.
Bob Woodruff, the anchor, and cameraman Doug Vogt arrived in Maryland to continue treatment for wounds suffered in a roadside bombing in Iraq...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
OPEC Will Not Cut Output, Soothing Jitters in the Market
OPEC ministers stressed that oil supplies were secure despite tension over Iran's nuclear program...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Cablevision Rethinking a Dividend
The giant cable operator said Tuesday that it would consider restoring a special $3 billion dividend that was canceled in December...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Advertising: Two Approaches to Selling Secure Transactions
Visa and MasterCard have come up with two vastly different approaches to market their security efforts...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Knight Ridder Says Earnings Tumbled 22%
The latest results came in two cents a share ahead of the expectations of analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Market Place: Auto Supplier Finds Business Is Better Elsewhere
Johnson Controls, the world's largest supplier of vehicle interior parts, exhibits diversification that is rare among auto suppliers...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Ukraine Gas Deal Draws Attention to Secretive Importer
RosUkrEnergo, a shell entity based in Switzerland, is now facing an uncomfortable amount of attention...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Loan for Foreign Mining in Ghana Approved
The World Bank's investment agency said the loan was approved on the condition that Newmont Mining meet stringent social and environmental standards...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Opening Arguments in the Trial of Ex-Enron Chiefs
Lawyers for the government and the defense portrayed starkly different versions of why the energy company collapsed in late 2001...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
United Plans to End Stay in Bankruptcy
Many of United's workers remain wary of management's plans to continue to streamline the carrier...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Finance Officer From Wachovia to Be Chief at Mellon Financial
Robert P. Kelly will become Mellon's chairman and chief executive on Feb. 13, ending months of criticism from activist investors...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Angiotech to Buy Needle Maker
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals agreed to acquire the privately held American Medical Instruments Holdings for $785 million in cash...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
A Guilty Plea in Wal-Mart Case
A former Wal-Mart Stores vice chairman admitted that he stole money, gift cards and merchandise from the company...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Merck Net Up; Wyeth Profit Falls Short
Merck & Company said that its profit edged up 2 percent in the fourth quarter as drug sales leveled off...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Exit Greenspan, Amid Questions on Economy
Alan Greenspan left his successor both a wide berth to set his own policy and some major uncertainties about the future...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
ABC Looks at Fill-Ins for Anchor
ABC News plans for Diane Sawyer and Charles Gibson to fill in on "World News Tonight" while Bob Woodruff recovers from injuries suffered in Iraq...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Big Results at Google Fall Short
An earnings increase that fell shy of investors' hopes sent Google's shares plummeting...
New York Times - February 1, 2006
Viewpoint: Clear view of Bush
On the eve of President Bush's annual State of the Union Speech, the BBC's Justin Webb takes a sideways look at the president's international agenda...
BBC News - February 1, 2006
Rodman agrees to Brighton return
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is set to make a second appearance in the BBL...
BBC News - February 1, 2006
Ecuador steps up border security
Ecuador is to send warplanes to its northern border after Colombian forces allegedly entered its airspace...
BBC News - February 1, 2006
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