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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 Octomber 2006:
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Bombs rip though Iraq market
Attackes on a crowded market in Mahmoudiya, Iraq, today, killed at least 11 people, the U.S. military said. Attacks elsewhere killed more civilians and three U.S. Marines. The violence came on the day President Bush discussed the war with his top commanders...
CNN - October 21, 2006
Political Memo: Guardedly, Democrats Are Daring to Believe
The Democrats’ confidence is tempered by memories of being outmaneuvered by superior Republican organizing...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Marcus Thames’s Mother Inspires and Amazes
The mother of Marcus Thames reared five children despite being paralyzed for the past 24 years...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Alcohol, a Car and a Fatality. Is It Murder?
The conviction of Martin R. Heidgen stirs a debate about how far to go in prosecuting drunken drivers who kill...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Troubled Children: Living With Love, Chaos and Haley
The families of children diagnosed with mental disorders are often left on their own to sort through a cacophony of conflicting advice...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Market Week: Comparisons That Make Earnings Look Good
At first glance, the quarterly earnings season is off to a healthy start...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
DataBank: A Bouncing Dow Ends the Week Above 12,000
The Dow Jones industrial average broke through the 12,000 barrier last week and despite some up-and-down days...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Life's Work: Lessons in Closeness, Learned at a Distance
On the road and fully immersed, but never out of touch with home...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Even the Well Employed Yearn to Unleash Their Writer’s Muse
Whatever joy Jo Ann S. Barefoot has found by reaching the pinnacle of the business world cannot compare with the thrills she is now finding as an aspiring novelist...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Armchair M.B.A.: Raising Labor’s Hand at Annual Meetings
One way to change how a chief is paid may be to give investors more power to pick directors...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
The Boss: When Retailing Is in the DNA
James A. Goldman, president of Godiva Chocolatier Worldwide, worked as a security guard for the family business when he was 10 years old...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
The Count: Location, Location and Nothing but Location
The topic that still gets pulses racing is real estate prices...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
[TS] Gretchen Morgenson: The Shot Heard Round the Boardrooms
The days of pouring other people’s money into the pockets of C.E.O.’s without justification are over...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
The Goods: A Second Life for Plastic Bags
Encouraging the reuse of plastic bags is the purpose of the Binvention, which makes it slightly easier to turn a grocery tote into a trash receptacle...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Dealbook: Colluding or Not, Private Equity Firms Are Shaken
Despite their nonchalance, private equity executives acknowledge that their firms have hired an army of lawyers...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Economic View: An Early Calculation of Iraq’s Cost of War
What has been the cost of the Iraq war for Iraq? As it turns out, it’s not easy to find an economist who can provide an answer...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Square Feet | Blueprints: Offices and Showrooms, Made to Measure
For clients, Indian music, fully stocked bars and a flat-screen television...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Suits: Orchestrating a Deal, Organizing a Concert
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? “Practice, practice, practice,” goes the old joke. For Vagit Y. Alekperov, you might say it was “pump, pump, pump.”...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Strategies: Behind Those Stockpiles of Corporate Cash
Cash rich, dividend poor, and risk prone?...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Digital Domain: It’s Not Who You Know. It’s Where You Are.
In Silicon Valley, physical distance is very much on the minds of the investors who provide venture capital...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Novelties: A ‘Green’ Building, With Chairs to Match
When Hearst moved into a new office tower, the company decided it would consider environmentally friendly chairs. How green is the Hearst chair?...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Investing: Goodbye, Toaster. Hello, Free Stock Trades.
If the bank accounts are big enough, the stock trades are free...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Off the Shelf: The Economic Miracle as an Economic Mirage
“The Great Risk Shift” asks whatever happened to the good old days of cradle-to-grave security...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Oh Yeah, There’s a Ballgame, Too
Putting on a game has become more expensive, making it a priority for owners to wring more money out of stadiums by turning them into mini-malls...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Prepare Thee for Some Serious Marketing
Nondenominational organizations are modeling their outreach practices on proven business and marketing strategies to reach potential new members...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
The Starbucks Aesthetic
Can the ubiquitous retailer be a serious cultural arbiter? Don’t laugh; you might spill that $6 Frappuccino...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
That Squish Behind the Jet Seat May Be an Open Ketchup Pack
Cleanliness may be next to godliness, but in the airline industry it has taken a back seat to financial survival...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
S.E.C. Inquiry on Hedge Fund Draws Scrutiny
Two Senate committees are investigating how diligently the S.E.C. pursued its inquiry of possible insider trading by Pequot Capital Management...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Bush, generals plot Iraq strategy
President Bush discussed the war in Iraq with top generals at a White House summit Saturday, two days after the U.S. military said violence had forced a rethink of its crucial Baghdad security plan. Bush emphasized: "There is one thing we will not do: We will not pull our troops off the battlefield before the mission is complete."...
CNN - October 21, 2006
For Latinos, Familiar Faces May Not Be Nice Bosses
Immigrants seek empathy, but don’t always get it, from Hispanics who have succeeded in America...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Turmoil at College for Deaf Reflects Broader Debate
Protests over a new president at Gallaudet University illuminate differences over the future of deaf culture...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
In a G.O.P. Stronghold, 3 Districts in Indiana Are Now Battlegrounds
Indiana, which has not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964, has become an unexpected battleground in this year’s Congressional elections...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Pacino lands film institute prize
Actor Al Pacino is to receive the American Film Institute's highest honour, its Lifetime Achievement award...
BBC News - October 21, 2006
Aged US man guilty of car deaths
An American pensioner who crashed into a market, killing10 people, has been convicted of manslaughter...
BBC News - October 21, 2006
Rice: No promise on 2nd nuke blast
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she has no knowledge of a pledge by North Korea's leaders not to carry out a second nuclear explosion following an atomic test earlier this month. Speaking en route to Russia on the final leg of a tour to push U.N. sanctions against Pyongyang, Rice cast doubt on South Korean reports that the North had no plans for further testing...
CNN - October 21, 2006
Train derails on bridge, bursts into flames
A train derailed and burst into flames over a bridge in southwestern Pennsylvania late Friday, leaving fiery rail cars dangling over a river, authorities said...
CNN - October 21, 2006
Canada in Afghanistan warning
Canada tells Nato that its other members must better support the military operation in Afghanistan...
BBC News - October 21, 2006
US Republicans launch terror ad
The Republican Party launches a controversial terror-linked TV ad to garner support ahead of November polls...
BBC News - October 21, 2006
Series Spotlight on Rookie Starters
The rookies Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers and Anthony Reyes of the St. Louis Cardinals are starting Saturday, making it the first time two rookies have ever started the opener of a World Series...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Life, Meet Art: Pinter’s Last Stand
The playwright and actor Harold Pinter, 76 and suffering from cancer of the esophagus, appeared in “Krapp’s Last Tape” in London...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Turmoil at Gallaudet Reflects Broader Debate
The protests over the selection of a new president illuminate differences over the future of deaf culture...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
In Debate, Clinton Deflects Questions About 2008
John Spencer accused the senator of having already abdicated her responsibilities to New York...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Campaign 2006: Open Seats Lift Democratic Hopes in the House
The open seat, like the one in Colorado’s 7th District, is a golden opportunity for one party to wrest control from the other...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Entrees Break the $40 Barrier, and, Sorry, the Sides Cost Extra
The $40 entree, which first appeared in New York and Las Vegas, is appearing on menus across the nation...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
YouTube Deletes 30,000 Files After a Copyright Complaint
A Japanese entertainment group said they had found video clips posted on YouTube’s site without permission...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Basic Instincts: Relax, It?s Just Preschool
In choosing between public and private schools, education can be as much about whom your children sit beside as what they learn...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Saturday Interview: A Law to Cut Emissions? Deal With It
Peter A. Darbee, head of PG&E, the owner of Pacific Gas and Electric, discussed his decision to support a measure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Cholesterol Pill Sales Bolster 2 Drug Makers
Merck and Schering-Plough reported strong sales from two cholesterol pills they both sell...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Ruling on Convictions Could Help Skilling
An appeals court refused to consider reinstating the convictions of former Merrill Lynch executives found guilty in an Enron sale...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Troubles Mounting on Options
Three companies reported continued fallout from problems with accounting for stock options...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Earnings Rise at Caterpillar, Yet Shares Fall
Caterpillar said third-quarter profit rose 15 percent. But after reducing its forecasts, shares fell 14.5 percent...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Stocks & Bonds: Dow Retreats as Caterpillar Shows Weakness
The Dow was up for the week, but broader market indicators were mixed...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
What’s Online: Seeing Red in Product Red
Not since the days of khaki colonialism has buying Africa been so sexy...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
What’s Offline: What a Difference Money Makes
When the Tesla Roadster goes into production next year, it will go from zero to 60 m.p.h. in four seconds and have a $100,000 price tag...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Five Days: The Dow Soars, and Consumer Prices Sink
Good week for the stock market. Not so for the man who used to run it...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Indian Conglomerate Looks Beyond Purchase of Corus
Tata’s chairman said the company’s next moves include entering some far-flung markets like Vietnam and Indonesia...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Off the Charts: Viewed From Abroad, the Dow at 12,000 Isn?t So Impressive
When adjusted for inflation, the Dow lags behind those of many other countries, and appears to be going nowhere fast...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
New Rules Prompt Upheaval in Australia’s Media Market
News Corporation’s decision to buy a stake in John Fairfax Holdings may indicate new changes in Australia’s ownership restrictions...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
3 Former Knight Ridder Newspapers Plan Layoffs and Other Staff Reductions
The San Jose Mercury News, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Contra Costa Times painted a bleak outlook for newspapers...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Market Place: When Ford Pushed, a Supplier Pushed Back
Auto parts makers are facing increasing pressure from car companies that are demanding lower prices and buying less...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Icahn Appears to Be Gaining Control of ImClone’s Board
ImClone said that an ally of billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn had been named a director of the company...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
News Corporation Shareholders Back Murdoch’s Takeover Defense
The vote by shareholders could also improve Rupert Murdoch’s leverage in his DirecTV talks with Liberty Media...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Executive Pursuits: Werewolves Come and Go, but Business of Halloween Is Forever
Werewolves, witches and the makings of a haunted house help turn Halloween into a $4.96 billion holiday for retailers...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
[TS] Talking Business: The University of Raising Big Money
Are fund-raising campaigns by America’s elite universities just an example of the rich getting even richer — just because they can?...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Firing Chief Was Wrong, Panel Says
A arbitration panel found that Massachusetts Mutual’s board did not terminate its chief “for cause” and owed benefits denied to him...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Buffett Acts to Extricate Lloyd’s
Warren E. Buffet will pay up to $7 billion in insurance claims that threatened to ruin many Lloyd’s investors...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Sunny Side Up
More companies are finding a risk-free way to to adopt solar energy from systems installed by others...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
A Student’s Video Résumé Gets Attention (Some of It Unwanted)
Aleksey Vayner, who became the Internet’s latest viral sensation, is now portraying himself as a victim of a flash flood of Web interest...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Doctors Rethink Widespread Use of Heart Stents
New evidence indicates that some stents can cause fatal blood clots months or even years after they are implanted...
New York Times - October 21, 2006
Abortion ban closer in Nicaragua
A Nicaraguan parliamentary committee backs a draft law banning abortions even if a woman's life is at risk...
BBC News - October 21, 2006
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