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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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'Terri's law' battle in D.C.
Senators today passed legislation aimed at prolonging the life of brain-damaged patient Terri Schiavo, but a similar bill in the House was delayed by Democrats. Schiavo's mother, Mary Schindler said: "I'm pleading with the moms and the dads, call their congressmen. Help them pass this bill."...
CNN - March 20, 2005
Pakistan toll climbs to 44
At least 44 people were killed and dozens were injured when a bomb exploded at a religious shrine in Gandhawa, 220 miles east of Quetta, police sources told CNN...
CNN - March 20, 2005
Senate passes Schiavo legislation
Senators Sunday passed legislation aimed at prolonging the life of brain-damaged patient Terri Schiavo, but a similar bill in the House was delayed by Democrats...
CNN - March 20, 2005
House to Begin Debate on Schiavo Bill This Evening
The Senate unanimously passed a bill giving a federal district court in Florida jurisdiction over the case of a brain-damaged woman...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
'Disneywar': The Mickey Mouse Club
James B. Stewart takes us inside the corporate boardroom at Disney in the reign of Michael Eisner...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
'Blockbuster' and 'The Big Picture': I Am Large, I Contain Multiplexes
New books by Tom Shone and Edward Jay Epstein describe the seismic change in the way movies are conceived, made and marketed...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
'The New New Journalism': Gonzos for the 21st Century
Robert S. Boynton interviews representatives of the next generation of journalists, who regard truth as more important than a fancy prose style...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
John DeLorean, Innovative Automaker, Dies at 80
John Z. DeLorean, the automaker who left a career in Detroit to develop the short-lived gull-winged sports cars, has died...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
US and China appeal over N Korea
China and the US secretary of state call for action to get North Korea to rejoin talks on its nuclear programme...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Pope greets Palm Sunday pilgrims
Pope John Paul II, unable to preside over Palm Sunday Mass for the first time in his 26-year papacy, waved an olive branch in the sign of the cross from his apartment window to tens of thousands of pilgrims who filled St. Peter's Square. The crowd cheered as John Paul appeared at his third-floor window and saluted pilgrims who jammed the square for the ceremony ushering in Holy Week...
CNN - March 20, 2005
Rice presses China on North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has met China's top leaders in Beijing on the final leg of her six-nation Asian tour, with restarting nuclear talks with North Korea topping the agenda...
CNN - March 20, 2005
Congress Ready to Approve Bill in Schiavo Case
Top lawmakers said they hoped to pass a bill as early as today to force the case of Terri Schiavo into federal court...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Ask Them (All 8 of Them) About Their Grandson
A national family drama began with the climb in divorce in the 1970's. The impact is now playing out across three generations...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Rice presses China on North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has met China's top leaders in Beijing on the final leg of her six-nation Asian tour, with North Korea topping the agenda. Rice met President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao today for talks scheduled to focus on issues including diplomatic efforts to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program...
CNN - March 20, 2005
At least 40 dead in Pakistan blast
At least 40 people were killed and dozens were injured when a bomb exploded at a religious shrine in Gandhawa, 220 miles east of Quetta, police sources told CNN...
CNN - March 20, 2005
Cricket: West Indies drop Lara
Brian Lara is excluded from the West Indies squad for the first Test against South Africa...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Motorsport: Hornish takes IRL win
Sam Hornish wins the Indy 200 in Arizona but angers Scotland's Dario Franchitti...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
House to consider bill 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."...
CNN - March 20, 2005
Missing girl suspect en route to Florida
John Evander Couey -- a 46-year-old convicted sex offender -- is en route to Florida where he will faces charges in the death of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford. Investigators found her remains earlier Saturday. In announcing that development, the sheriff called Couey "a piece of trash" and said he wants to see him "get the death penalty."...
CNN - March 20, 2005
Congress Ready to Approve Bill in Schiavo Case
Congressional leaders reached a compromise on legislation to force the case of Terri Schiavo into federal court...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Beyond the Bullets and Blades
The vast majority of those who die in African war zones are not done in directly by warriors...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Varied Predictions as Plan to Drill in Refuge Develops
One crucial question is whether there is enough oil scattered underneath the coastal plain section of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to be commercially viable...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Now You See It: An Audit of KBR
There are new questions about how the Pentagon, at Halliburton's suggestion, chose the items it edited out of an audit of Kellogg, Brown & Root...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
'Blockbuster' and 'The Big Picture': I Am Large, I Contain Multiplexes
New books by Tom Shone and Edward Jay Epstein describe the seismic change in the way movies are conceived, made and marketed...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
'The New New Journalism': Gonzos for the 21st Century
Robert S. Boynton interviews representatives of the next generation of journalists, who regard truth as more important than a fancy prose style...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
'Disneywar': The Mickey Mouse Club
James B. Stewart takes us inside the corporate boardroom at Disney in the reign of Michael Eisner...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Toward a Unified Theory of Black America
Roland Fryer says he wants to use the tools of economics to figure out where African-Americans "went wrong" — starting with his own family...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
For Kicks
Creating the folk art of a global consumer subculture, one shoe at a time...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
A Life in Reruns: Watch Out, The Ending Goes Quickly
An advertisement for DirecTV recounts the baby boomer life cycle as a succession of instantly recognizable TV moments...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Enron: Patron Saint of Bush's Fake News
Revisiting the Enron story as it re-emerges in 2005 is to be reminded of just how much the Enron culture has continued to shape the Bush administration...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
A Prescription for Getting Rich
At a glance, Henry A. McKinnell Jr., the chairman and chief executive of Pfizer, appears to have received a 20 percent raise last year, despite a slump in the company's stock since a study revealed health risks posed by its blockbuster pain drug, Celebrex...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Does a Huge Theft Mean Hard Time? Well, It Depends
Does a Huge Theft...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey Just Won't Do
Birthday parties are getting bigger and more elaborate than ever, with the guest list spanning entire preschool classes and price tags that can reach $1,000 or more...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Sound Advice, If You Can Get Past All the Shouting
WHETHER he is appearing on CNBC, or writing for the TheStreet.com, the financial Web site he co-founded, James J. Cramer always seems to be trying to cram the most words - especially adjectives - into the smallest space. He has raised the hyperbolic rat-a-tat approach of communicating to an art form...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
The Pregnant Job-Seeker: What to Say, and When?
Prospective employers can't legally ask, but sometimes it may be prudent to tell...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Real Children's Dramas for Him
After a career that included management positions in television, the movies and baseball, Robert A. Daly is focusing on the rest of the world...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Not Always Clear Sailing
Robert I. Toll, the chief of Toll Brothers, talks about his life in the home building business...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Washington, We Have a Problem ...
The second excerpt from Kurt Eichenwald's new book, "Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story", detailing the fall of Enron...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
What? They Never Heard of WorldCom?
Contrary to popular belief, the quality of corporate earnings is on the slide again...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Wearing Eco-Politics on Your Sleeve
At FutureFashion, a show during Fashion Week in New York last month, the message was clear: Eco-style need not be an oxymoron...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Blogged Down
The would-be reporter talks about the controversy over his White House press pass, his relationship with Scott McClellan and the revelations about his personal life...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Can the Apprentice Undo the Sorcerer's Spells?
Perhaps one of Robert A. Iger's greatest assets as he prepares to become chief executive of Walt Disney is that he is not his predecessor, Michael D. Eisner...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Social Security as Dramamine
Judging by the polls, President Bush's plan to transform Social Security into something resembling a 401(k) investment program isn't going very well...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
To-Do List: Shop, Pay Bills, Organize Brain
Two new visually oriented programs are designed to organize everything from tasks and obligations to ideas...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Mergers: Fair Should Be Fair
Reform of fairness opinions, justifications that banks provide clients about a proposed merger or acquisition, is a contentious issue on Wall Street...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
'Neutral' Isn't So Easy to Define
AS Federal Reserve policy makers meet this week, the market will receive two reports on inflation...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Don't Worry About the Fed. Oil? That's Another Story.
THE Dow Jones industrial average has stumbled on its way to 11,000, tripped up by record oil prices, burgeoning fears of inflation, worries about earnings growth and a jump in longer-term interest rates...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Mr. Clean and the Future of Mopping
WHEN fully assembled, the new Mr. Clean MagicReach resembles a razor that King Kong might use. But instead of disposable blades, the MagicReach's pivoting, football-shaped head is fitted with disposable cleaning pads, infused with chemicals that its manufacturer, Procter & Gamble, says will vanquish bathroom grime...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
The Company He Keeps (for Now)
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg plans to sell Bloomberg L.P. one day. The timing of any sale may hinge on how he fares in voting booths this fall...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Tennis: Clijsters wins Indian Wells
Kim Clijsters beats world number one Lindsay Davenport in three sets to win the Pacific Life Open...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
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