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Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Astronauts step out for longest, hardest spacewalk
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Zimbabwe rejects Carter, Annan, Machel
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Nepals Buddha boy returns to jungle to meditate
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Romes chaos and crime meets its would-be Giuliani
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Jetliner plot suspect believed killed in Pakistan
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Economy, not rights, rules the new China-US world
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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US News Archive for August 2006:
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Poll: U.S. antiwar feeling at high
Opposition among Americans to the war in Iraq has reached a new high, with only about a third of respondents saying they favor it, according to a recent poll...
CNN - August 21, 2006
Bush: Democrats wrong on Iraq
The attitude of many Democrats on Iraq -- a quick pullout of U.S. troops -- shows a lack of understanding of world politics and increases the threat of attacks in the United States, President Bush said Monday...
CNN - August 21, 2006
Cricket Imbroglio Offers Diversion in Britain
An umpire’s decision to award a game to Britain after a protest by Pakistani players has consumed a nation recovering from its latest terror scare...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
AOL Technology Chief Quits After Data Release
Maureen Govern’s departure follows the release of the search terms of over 650,000 users earlier this month...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
Jones 'shocked' by positive test
Marion Jones makes her first official comment since testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs...
BBC News - August 21, 2006
Radio stations seized in Mexico
Striking teachers in the Mexican state of Oaxaca have occupied eight radio stations to voice their demands...
BBC News - August 21, 2006
Court throws out Padilla charge
A US court throws out one charge against Jose Padilla, a US citizen who was held as an "enemy combatant"...
BBC News - August 21, 2006
AOL woman leaves after breach
AOL's chief technology officer leaves not long after search queries from 650,000 users were inadvertently released...
BBC News - August 21, 2006
Bush: Iraq pullout would be 'disaster'
President Bush on Monday said there would be no quick U.S. exit from Iraq despite talk of civil war during times that are "straining the psyche of our country." "If we ever give up the desire to help people who want to live in a free society, we will have lost our soul as a nation," Bush said...
CNN - August 21, 2006
11 charged in air terror 'plot'
Eleven of the 22 people still being held over an alleged plot to bomb trans-Atlantic airliners have been charged in the UK with terrorism offenses as police reveal they have found bomb-making equipment and martyrdom videos...
CNN - August 21, 2006
Bush: Leaving Iraq now would be a 'disaster'
President Bush on Monday said there would be no quick U.S. exit from Iraq despite his concerns over talk of civil war in the country and the effect the war is having in American society...
CNN - August 21, 2006
Joe Rosenthal, Photographer at Iwo Jima, Dies
His photograph of the flag-raising atop Mount Suribachi on Feb. 23, 1945, may be the most widely reproduced photograph in American history...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
Two Picked for U.S. Ryder Cup Team
Cink and Verplank will join Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Chad Campbell, David Toms, Chris DiMarco and four Ryder Cup rookies...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
Report Reignites Feud Over ‘Little People’ as Separate Species
A new study concludes that the “little people of Flores,” as they are often called, were not a newfound extinct species...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
Group of Reservists Demand Olmert’s Resignation
A group of reservist soldiers carried out a protest today demanding the resignations of Israel’s prime minister...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
Britain Files Charges for 11 Tied to Plot
The decision to press formal charges against 11 people came after days of widening public skepticism about the extent of the plot...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
As 2nd Hussein Trial Starts, Kurds Are Fixated
Facing a charge of genocide for trying to annihilate Iraq’s Kurdish minority, Saddam Hussein defiantly refused to enter a plea...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
Dark Corners: On the Web, Pedophiles Extend Their Reach
In an elaborate online community, stories are swapped and tips for getting near children are sought...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
Fight for presidency hits Brazil TV
Hopefuls in Brazil's presidential elections make use of free TV and radio slots...
BBC News - August 21, 2006
Gatlin faces losing world record
Justin Gatlin will be stripped of his share of the 100m world record if he is found guilty of doping, says the IAAF...
BBC News - August 21, 2006
Mexico hit by new electoral row
The two main candidates for governor in Mexico's Chiapas state claim victory, raising the prospect of another electoral stand-off...
BBC News - August 21, 2006
Egypt train crash kills 51
Two passenger trains collide in northern Egypt, killing at least 51 and injuring more than 100. The trains, carrying morning commuters to Cairo, crashed into each other 12 miles north of the capital. Security forces are searching for survivors and recovering bodies amid the crumpled and destroyed cars...
CNN - August 21, 2006
Saddam fails to enter poison gas plea
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein fails to enter a plea on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity in the so-called Anfal campaign of 1988...
CNN - August 21, 2006
Nasdaq 'does not fear price war'
Nasdaq will not shy away from a price war if the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) cuts prices, a report says...
BBC News - August 21, 2006
Snakes scale US box office ladder
Samuel L Jackson thriller Snakes on a Plane tops the US box office, but modest takings fail to match hype...
BBC News - August 21, 2006
Golf: Woods 'years from record'
Tiger Woods says it will take him an entire career to break Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 major victories, despite wining his 12th on Sunday...
BBC News - August 21, 2006
Iwo Jima photographer dies
Joe Rosenthal - who took the iconic WWII photograph of six US marines raising their flag over Iwo Jima - has died...
BBC News - August 21, 2006
Iran tests short-range missile
Just days before a U.N. deadline to accept limits on its nuclear program or face possible sanctions, Iran's armed forces tested surface-to-surface missiles in the second stage of war games near its border with Iraq...
CNN - August 21, 2006
Karr arrives in Los Angeles
John Mark Karr, a suspect in the 1996 death of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, arrived early today on a flight from Thailand to the United States, where he will be questioned by investigators. The 15-hour flight from Bangkok to Los Angeles was uneventful, a CNN correspondent said...
CNN - August 21, 2006
Rough Start for Effort to Remake Faltering New Orleans Schools
The first school year after Hurricane Katrina is off to a shaky start for a group of schools taken over by the state after the storm...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
A Decade After Welfare Overhaul, a Shift in Policy and Perception
Ten years after the overhaul of the welfare system, the implications are still rippling through policy and politics...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
Suspect in Ramsey Killing Returns to U.S.
John M. Karr sipped champagne and drank beer and chardonnay with a meal of fried prawns on his flight to Los Angeles...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
With Loving and Costly Care, Barbaro’s Long Odds Improve
Barbaro has benefited from the most extraordinary efforts ever mounted to save a top-flight racehorse...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
McCain Mines Elite of G.O.P. for 2008 Team
Senator John McCain is drawing supporters of President Bush despite the sometimes rocky history between the two men...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
Pakistanis Find U.S. an Easier Fit Than Britain
Pakistani enclaves in the U.S. are in many ways different from their counterparts in Britain that have proved to be breeding grounds for terrorists...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
Treasury Bills Set for This Week
The Treasury’s schedule of financing this week included today’s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills, and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
In a Twist, a Travel Web Site Plans to Spin Off a Magazine
ShermansTravel.com, a popular Web site that ferrets out discounted travel offers, is entering the offline publishing fray with its own quarterly magazine...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
Who Gets the Cash From a Forum by the Ultimate Source? No Secret.
The Evans-Novak Political Forum is a twice-a-year gathering that features a speech by an A-list politician, with proceeds going to Robert Novak...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
Addenda
National Advertisers Seek...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
Looking Ahead
POTENTIAL CHAOS Barring an appeals court ruling, flight attendants at Northwest Airlines could begin a job slowdown at 9:01 p.m. on Friday. The union that represents them, the Association of Flight Attendants, said it did not plan a full-fledged walkout, but rather a strategy, aimed at specific jets and airports, that it calls Chaos, an acronym for “create havoc around our system.” The airline says it needs wage and benefit cuts from its 7,300 flight attendants to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
A Move to Secure Data by Scattering the Pieces
New software divides digital documents and other files into slices that can only be reassembled by the computer that created them, then stores the slices on the Internet...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
A Product Endorsement, Courtesy of the Revolution
Like Zinédine Zidane, Tracy McGrady and Reggie Bush, Fidel Castro, the temporarily sidelined president of Cuba, is an Adidas man...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
With Airports Engulfed, Some Businesses Deftly Adapted
A plot to blow up airliners may not seem like a promising marketing opportunity, but not long after the terror alert settled in, marketers were finding silver linings...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
A Predictor of Airfares Adds Cities
Farecast, the Web site that predicts airfare prices, said that starting Monday, it will predict prices for airfares on routes serving the 55 busiest airports in the U.S...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
Al Jazeera on Television Is Causing Trouble for British Pubs, but It’s Not Political
Al Jazeera Sports Plus has become a popular way to show British soccer matches, but Britain’s powerful FA Premier League is not cheering...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
At Comverse, Many Smart Business Moves and Maybe a Bad One
Jacob Alexander transformed Comverse Technology from a start-up to a communications software market leader, but he also allegedly committed securities fraud...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
E-Commerce Report: Now the Music Industry Wants Guitarists to Stop Sharing
In the last few months, trade groups representing music publishers have used the threat of copyright lawsuits to shut down guitar tablature sites...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
Advertising : Code Promotions, a Madison Ave. Staple, Are Going Online
Code promotions, like so many other traditional marketing tactics, are being transformed by high technology...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
David Carr: Pigskin to Thin Skin to Skin Alive
In a churlish response to tepid reviews of his “Monday Night Football” debut, Tony Kornheiser added some dark shading to his jocular public persona...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
Dark Corners: From Their Own Online World, Pedophiles Extend Their Reach
Pedophiles have created an elaborate online community where they swap stories and seek tips for getting near children...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
Fresh Princes of Mumbai, Building a Global Audience
After years of declining domestic movie attendance, U.S. studios and stars like Will Smith are looking abroad...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
Web Casinos Becoming a Riskier Bet for Investors
Is buying a stake in an Internet casino a sucker’s bet, or the chance to buy low and score a big payday?...
New York Times - August 21, 2006
JonBenet suspect lands back in US
A US man held in Thailand over the death of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey flies into Los Angeles...
BBC News - August 21, 2006
Police shot in Texas gun standoff
Three US police officers and a state
trooper are wounded in a standoff with a gunman in a Texas apartment...
BBC News - August 21, 2006
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