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Gulf states rise higher on oil boom
Gulf countries swimming in oil wealth are using the money to build huge industrial cities and gleaming financial centers to sustain them when the wells run dry...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Company offers to clone dogs for 5 highest bidders
A Northern California biotech company announced Wednesday that it will clone dogs for the five highest bidders in a series of online auctions. Some ethicists condemned the offer, fearing it could lead to human clones...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
2 arrested in bomb scare at Swedish nuclear plant
Swedish police arrested two maintenance workers on suspicion of plotting sabotage after they tried to enter a nuclear power plant Wednesday with traces of a powerful explosive like that used in the 2005 London transit bombings, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
French strikers hobble public transport, ports
Tens of thousands of protesters put the squeeze on President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday as they blocked ports and demonstrated in the streets amid discontent over pinched pocketbooks and his reform plans...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
US strike on al-Qaida kills children
A U.S. helicopter strike north of Baghdad killed eight people in a vehicle, including at least two children, Iraqi officials said Thursday, insisting all the dead were civilians. The U.S. military said six were al-Qaida militants but acknowledged children were killed...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Israel minister to French counterpart Shun Hamas
The Israeli foreign minister told her visiting French counterpart Thursday that world governments must shun Hamas, days after he disclosed that France was in touch with the Islamic militant rulers of Gaza, an Israeli ministry statement said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Special election tests UK prime minister
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his faltering governing party faced a vital test in a special election Thursday, where the death of a longtime Labour Party legislator has opened the door to a possible Conservative victory...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Police Gunman wounds 3 outside SoCal church
A man with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at a church festival Saturday, wounding his ex-wife and two bystanders before festival-goers grabbed him and held him for police, authorities and a church official said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
UK police Bombing suspect injured in blast
Police arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with a bombing Thursday at a restaurant in southwestern England that left the suspect injured, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Police Gunman wounds 3 outside California church
A man with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at a church festival Saturday, wounding his ex-wife and two bystanders before festival-goers grabbed him and held him for police, authorities and a church official said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Dozens sickened in Japan after suicide
A Japanese farmer who committed suicide by drinking pesticide vomited the poison at a hospital before he died, releasing toxic fumes that sickened more than 50 people, the hospital said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Wedding photographer captures earthquake moments
The photographer was waiting for the bride and groom when the ground began shaking. Then they were enveloped in dust thrown up by the mighty earthquake, and the photographer kept shooting, documenting a remarkable wedding day...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Workers start to raze hard-hit town in China
Heavy equipment began toppling the few buildings left standing in this quake-stricken town once home to 30,000 people, and workers in white protective suits sprayed disinfectant Thursday in the silent streets amid roaming dogs and chickens...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Amy Winehouse wins Novello songwriting award
Amy Winehouse has won a prestigious songwriting award for "Love Is a Losing Game" from her "Back to Black" album...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Hamiltons homer lifts Rangers past Twins in 10th
Josh Hamilton hit a two-out homer in the 10th inning, lifting the Texas Rangers past the Minnesota Twins 8-7 on Thursday afternoon...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Inge, Joyce lead Tigers past Mariners 9-2 in sweep
Brandon Inge and Matt Joyce homered, and the Detroit Tigers continued their offensive resurgence with a 9-2 victory over Seattle on Thursday to complete their first three-game home sweep of the Mariners since 1995...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Drew, Lowell hit slams to lead Boston
J.D. Drew and Mike Lowell hit grand slams to help Diasuke Matsuzaka remain unbeaten, and the Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of their seven-game homestand with an 11-8 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Haas shoots 1-under for 1st-round lead at Sr. PGA
Jay Haas withstood wet, bone-chilling and eventually windy conditions by shooting the only sub-par round Thursday to take the lead at the Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Erica Blasberg survives the cold, leads at Corning
Nothing slowed Erica Blasberg, not even all the layers she was wearing at the start of the LPGA Corning Classic...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Obama and McCain on the hunt for veeps
Barack Obama and John McCain have begun taking quiet but purposeful steps toward choosing their running mates, fresh signs that the Democratic nomination fight is over and the presidential race is rapidly moving toward the Obama-McCain general election matchup...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Jobless claims drop to lowest level in 4 weeks
The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week to the lowest level in a month...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Stocks advance after 2-day plunge oil declines
Wall Street steadied itself Thursday after two sessions of steep declines, rebounding moderately as oil prices stepped back from their frenetic upward run...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Gas tops $3.83 as early holiday travelers hit road
Americans getting an early start on the Memorial Day weekend found that gasoline prices again sprinted to a new record high overnight, reaching a national average above $3.83 a gallon. Some analysts predict gas will break past $4 as early as next week...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Gap boosts 1Q profit on tight cost management
Gap says it boosted its first-quarter profit 40 percent by tightly managing costs and inventory, beating analyst estimates...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Researchers say smokers tend to quit in groups
The urge to smoke is contagious, but quitting apparently is, too. A team of researchers who showed that obesity can spread person-to-person has found a similar pattern with smoking cessation: A smoker is more likely to kick the habit if a spouse, friend, co-worker or sibling did...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
South Africa allows military to help stop attacks
President Thabo Mbeki gave the go-ahead Wednesday for military troops to step in and quell a surge of anti-immigrant violence that has left 42 dead and driven tens of thousands from their homes...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Manchester United wins European Champions League
Manchester United beat Chelsea 6-5 in a rain-soaked penalty shootout to win the European Champions League title Wednesday night following a 1-1 tie...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
American Airlines to charge for first checked bag
For some time now, cash-strapped airlines have been doing away with once-complimentary perks such as earphones, meals and extra legroom in exit rows...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Daughter of gospel star hit, killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of contemporary Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Daughter of Christian music star killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Suspect in NJ triple murder case pleads not guilty
A man charged with murdering three members of a family in their Tenafly home pleaded not guilty Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
5 endangered tiger cubs born at Saint Louis Zoo
Five rare tiger cubs have been born at the Saint Louis Zoo...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Fanfare to mark Brooklyn Bridges 125th birthday
It was so singular a marvel, so ambitious a feat, that its opening drew the president and a crowd of thousands. A leading national magazine said it stood poised to become "our most durable monument."...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Professor calls Caladesi Island USs best beach
Kaylee Sturm sat in the low surf, the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lapping around her...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Unarmed missile successfully tested, hits target
An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully tested early Thursday with a longer-than-usual flight, Air Force officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Texas officials 15 mothers wrongly in foster care
Half the mothers from a polygamist sect that Texas child welfare authorities put in foster care as children have now been declared adults...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Wildfire threatens homes in rural area of Calif.
A wind-whipped wildfire threatened several homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Thursday, forcing some evacuations...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Court Texas had no right to take polygamists kids
An appeals court has ruled that Texas had no right to seize hundreds of children from polygamous sect...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
High gas prices force cops to walk the beat more
With gasoline climbing toward $4 a gallon, police officers around the country are losing the right to take their patrol cars home and are being forced to double up in cruisers and walk the beat more...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Ohio firefighter spared death in fireworks slaying
A Cleveland firefighter has been spared the death penalty for killing three people over Fourth of July fireworks...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Obama to stand in for Kennedy at Wesleyan
Sen. Edward Kennedy is pulling out of the commencement address at Wesleyan University after being diagnosed with brain cancer, and Barack Obama will stand in for him...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Tornado rips through N. Colorado 1 killed
A large tornado tore through several northern Colorado towns on Thursday, flipping over tractor-trailers, ripping roofs off buildings and killing at least one person...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Obama to stand in for Teddy Kennedy at Wesleyan
Barack Obama has agreed to deliver the commencement address at Wesleyan University in place of Sen. Edward Kennedy, who pulled out Thursday after finding out he had brain cancer...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Homes burn as fire spreads in central California
Gusty winds fanned a wildfire Thursday that burned several homes, forced evacuations and closed schools in the mountains of central California, where rugged terrain frustrated efforts to get a handle on the fast-moving blaze...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Tornadoes rip through Colorado, Wyoming 1 killed
Tornadoes touched down in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming on Thursday, damaging buildings, flipping vehicles and killing at least one person...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Tornado reported in N. Colorado buildings, trucks damaged
Authorities say a large tornado has touched down in northern Colorado, overturning trucks and damaging buildings...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Large tornado causes heavy damage in Colorado
A large tornado caused heavy damage in two northern Colorado towns on Thursday, flipping over tractor-trailers and ripping roofs off buildings. No serious injuries were immediately reported...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Tornado reported in N. Colorado Buildings damaged
Authorities say a large tornado has touched down in northern Colorado, overturning trucks and damaging buildings...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Missouri to control St. Louis schools 3 more years
The Missouri Board of Education has voted to extend its control over St. Louis public schools for another three years...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Tornado kills 1, causes heavy damage in Colorado
A large tornado plowed through a swath of northern Colorado north of Denver Thursday, killing at least one person and damaging buildings, homes and agricultural equipment in several towns...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Prosecutor Seattle Jewish center shooter was sane
A prosecutor told jurors Thursday said a man charged with a fatal shooting at a Jewish center knew right from wrong but was using murder to get out a message...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
2 arrested in shooting deaths of 2 LSU students
Two suspects were arrested Thursday on fishing boats near the Gulf Coast in the killing of two Louisiana State University graduate students late last year, authorities said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
LA welcomes 18,000 new citizens, a city record
Record crowds of immigrants _ more than 18,000 in all _ took citizenship oaths here Thursday, a showing credited to rising fees, a heated debate over illegal immigration and one of the brand-new Americans raising their hands...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
California marriage opponents seek 5-month delay
A conservative legal group is asking the California Supreme Court to stay its decision legalizing same-sex marriage until voters get a chance to weigh in...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Sports goes country at Snyders ACM show
Sports fans can thank Dan Snyder for making some of the Academy of Country Music Awards spectacle relevant for them...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Gulf states rise higher on oil boom
Gulf countries swimming in oil wealth are using the money to build huge industrial cities and gleaming financial centers to sustain them when the wells run dry...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
2 arrested in bomb scare at Swedish nuclear plant
Swedish police arrested two maintenance workers on suspicion of plotting sabotage after they tried to enter a nuclear power plant Wednesday with traces of a powerful explosive like that used in the 2005 London transit bombings, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Company offers to clone dogs for 5 highest bidders
A Northern California biotech company announced Wednesday that it will clone dogs for the five highest bidders in a series of online auctions. Some ethicists condemned the offer, fearing it could lead to human clones...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Israel minister to French counterpart Shun Hamas
The Israeli foreign minister told her visiting French counterpart Thursday that world governments must shun Hamas, days after he disclosed that France was in touch with the Islamic militant rulers of Gaza, an Israeli ministry statement said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
French strikers hobble public transport, ports
Tens of thousands of protesters put the squeeze on President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday as they blocked ports and demonstrated in the streets amid discontent over pinched pocketbooks and his reform plans...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Special election tests UK prime minister
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his faltering governing party faced a vital test in a special election Thursday, where the death of a longtime Labour Party legislator has opened the door to a possible Conservative victory...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
US strike on al-Qaida kills children
A U.S. helicopter strike north of Baghdad killed eight people in a vehicle, including at least two children, Iraqi officials said Thursday, insisting all the dead were civilians. The U.S. military said six were al-Qaida militants but acknowledged children were killed...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
UK police Bombing suspect injured in blast
Police arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with a bombing Thursday at a restaurant in southwestern England that left the suspect injured, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Police Gunman wounds 3 outside California church
A man with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at a church festival Saturday, wounding his ex-wife and two bystanders before festival-goers grabbed him and held him for police, authorities and a church official said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Police Gunman wounds 3 outside SoCal church
A man with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at a church festival Saturday, wounding his ex-wife and two bystanders before festival-goers grabbed him and held him for police, authorities and a church official said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Dozens sickened in Japan after suicide
A Japanese farmer who committed suicide by drinking pesticide vomited the poison at a hospital before he died, releasing toxic fumes that sickened more than 50 people, the hospital said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Wedding photographer captures earthquake moments
The photographer was waiting for the bride and groom when the ground began shaking. Then they were enveloped in dust thrown up by the mighty earthquake, and the photographer kept shooting, documenting a remarkable wedding day...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Workers start to raze hard-hit town in China
Heavy equipment began toppling the few buildings left standing in this quake-stricken town once home to 30,000 people, and workers in white protective suits sprayed disinfectant Thursday in the silent streets amid roaming dogs and chickens...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Obama to stand in for Teddy Kennedy at Wesleyan
Barack Obama has agreed to deliver the commencement address at Wesleyan University in place of Sen. Edward Kennedy, who pulled out Thursday after finding out he had brain cancer...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Tornadoes rip through Colorado, Wyoming 1 killed
Tornadoes touched down in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming on Thursday, damaging buildings, flipping vehicles and killing at least one person...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Homes burn as fire spreads in central California
Gusty winds fanned a wildfire Thursday that burned several homes, forced evacuations and closed schools in the mountains of central California, where rugged terrain frustrated efforts to get a handle on the fast-moving blaze...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Amy Winehouse wins Novello songwriting award
Amy Winehouse has won a prestigious songwriting award for "Love Is a Losing Game" from her "Back to Black" album...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Drew, Lowell hit slams to lead Boston
J.D. Drew and Mike Lowell hit grand slams to help Diasuke Matsuzaka remain unbeaten, and the Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of their seven-game homestand with an 11-8 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Hamiltons homer lifts Rangers past Twins in 10th
Josh Hamilton hit a two-out homer in the 10th inning, lifting the Texas Rangers past the Minnesota Twins 8-7 on Thursday afternoon...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Erica Blasberg survives the cold, leads at Corning
Nothing slowed Erica Blasberg, not even all the layers she was wearing at the start of the LPGA Corning Classic...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Inge, Joyce lead Tigers past Mariners 9-2 in sweep
Brandon Inge and Matt Joyce homered, and the Detroit Tigers continued their offensive resurgence with a 9-2 victory over Seattle on Thursday to complete their first three-game home sweep of the Mariners since 1995...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Haas shoots 1-under for 1st-round lead at Sr. PGA
Jay Haas withstood wet, bone-chilling and eventually windy conditions by shooting the only sub-par round Thursday to take the lead at the Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Obama and McCain on the hunt for veeps
Barack Obama and John McCain have begun taking quiet but purposeful steps toward choosing their running mates, fresh signs that the Democratic nomination fight is over and the presidential race is rapidly moving toward the Obama-McCain general election matchup...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Gas tops $3.83 as early holiday travelers hit road
Americans getting an early start on the Memorial Day weekend found that gasoline prices again sprinted to a new record high overnight, reaching a national average above $3.83 a gallon. Some analysts predict gas will break past $4 as early as next week...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Jobless claims drop to lowest level in 4 weeks
The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week to the lowest level in a month...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Gap boosts 1Q profit on tight cost management
Gap says it boosted its first-quarter profit 40 percent by tightly managing costs and inventory, beating analyst estimates...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Stocks advance after 2-day plunge oil declines
Wall Street steadied itself Thursday after two sessions of steep declines, rebounding moderately as oil prices stepped back from their frenetic upward run...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Researchers say smokers tend to quit in groups
The urge to smoke is contagious, but quitting apparently is, too. A team of researchers who showed that obesity can spread person-to-person has found a similar pattern with smoking cessation: A smoker is more likely to kick the habit if a spouse, friend, co-worker or sibling did...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
South Africa allows military to help stop attacks
President Thabo Mbeki gave the go-ahead Wednesday for military troops to step in and quell a surge of anti-immigrant violence that has left 42 dead and driven tens of thousands from their homes...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Manchester United wins European Champions League
Manchester United beat Chelsea 6-5 in a rain-soaked penalty shootout to win the European Champions League title Wednesday night following a 1-1 tie...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
American Airlines to charge for first checked bag
For some time now, cash-strapped airlines have been doing away with once-complimentary perks such as earphones, meals and extra legroom in exit rows...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Professor calls Caladesi Island USs best beach
Kaylee Sturm sat in the low surf, the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lapping around her...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
With 6 ACM noms, Rodney Atkins joins country elite
Rodney Atkins is still surprised when people recognize him in the grocery store nowadays. But give it time...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Perry survives wet day, shares AT&T Classic lead
Kenny Perry sloshed through the water-logged fairways, ducking under an umbrella every chance he got...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Bean takes 1-shot lead into final round of Regions
Andy Bean birdied the final hole to take a one-shot lead over Mike Goodes on Saturday heading into the final round of the Regions Charity Classic with two of the top Champions Tour players in close pursuit...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Parker leads Sparks to 99-94 victory over Mercury
Candace Parker scored 34 points, the most ever in a WNBA debut, and added 12 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion Phoenix Mercury 99-94 on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Chesney, Atkins up for country music awards
Kenny Chesney leads all nominees at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards with 11 and can tie Garth Brooks by winning his fourth straight entertainer of the year trophy...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Lambert wins best-album ACM Sugarland wins twice
Miranda Lambert won album of the year and Sugarland took single record and song of the year honors Sunday for their mellow hit "Stay" at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Sugarland, Swift take early ACM honors
Sugarland took single record of the year honors for their mellow hit "Stay," and Taylor Swift won top new female vocalist Sunday at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Youth serves Pens, experience paces Red Wings
While the Detroit Red Wings count postseason victories on the tentacles of octopi, both they and the Pittsburgh Penguins can chart their playoff losses on the fingers of one hand _ and still have some left over...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Daughter of gospel star hit, killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of contemporary Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Andrew Bynum undergoes knee surgery in New York
Center Andrew Bynum underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Wednesday in New York, and the Los Angeles Lakers said they expect him to make a full recovery by the start of training camp next fall...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Daughter of Christian music star killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Cost cuts help lift Gap's profits
Clothing retailer Gap reports a 40% profit rise as stock control and fewer discounts help offset falling sales...
BBC News - May 22, 2008
Ford slams brakes on profit plan
Us car giant Ford warns it will not return to profitability next year sending shares tumbling more than 7%...
BBC News - May 22, 2008
Court overrules Texas sect raid
A US court rules that officials had no right to seize 463 children from a polygamist sect in Texas last month...
BBC News - May 22, 2008
US hopefuls weigh running mates
US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain begin the task of picking their running mates...
BBC News - May 22, 2008
Cuba asks US for reply over funds
Cuba asks the US to respond to accusations that its top diplomat on the island passed funds to dissidents...
BBC News - May 22, 2008
Hairdresser loses dead fly case
A Canadian hairdresser who became depressed after finding a dead fly in bottled water loses a damages claim...
BBC News - May 22, 2008
Gulf states rise higher on oil boom
Gulf countries swimming in oil wealth are using the money to build huge industrial cities and gleaming financial centers to sustain them when the wells run dry...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Company offers to clone dogs for 5 highest bidders
A Northern California biotech company announced Wednesday that it will clone dogs for the five highest bidders in a series of online auctions. Some ethicists condemned the offer, fearing it could lead to human clones...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
2 arrested in bomb scare at Swedish nuclear plant
Swedish police arrested two maintenance workers on suspicion of plotting sabotage after they tried to enter a nuclear power plant Wednesday with traces of a powerful explosive like that used in the 2005 London transit bombings, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Iraqi official says US strike kills 8 civilians
A U.S. helicopter strike north of Baghdad killed eight civilians, including several children, an Iraqi police official said Thursday. The U.S. military said the assault targeted al-Qaida fighters but acknowledged that children died...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
US helicopter strike kills Iraqi children
A U.S. helicopter strike north of Baghdad killed eight civilians, including several children, an Iraqi police official said Thursday. The U.S. military said the assault targeted al-Qaida fighters but acknowledged that children died...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Iraqi official says US strike kills children
A U.S. helicopter strike north of Baghdad killed eight civilians, including several children, an Iraqi police official said Thursday. The U.S. military said the assault targeted al-Qaida fighters but acknowledged that children died...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Police Gunman wounds 3 outside SoCal church
A man with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at a church festival Saturday, wounding his ex-wife and two bystanders before festival-goers grabbed him and held him for police, authorities and a church official said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Police Gunman wounds 3 outside California church
A man with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at a church festival Saturday, wounding his ex-wife and two bystanders before festival-goers grabbed him and held him for police, authorities and a church official said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Dozens sickened in Japan after suicide
A Japanese farmer who committed suicide by drinking pesticide vomited the poison at a hospital before he died, releasing toxic fumes that sickened more than 50 people, the hospital said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Petraeus Iraq troop decision likely by September
Gen. David Petraeus says a decision on Iraq troop levels is likely by September...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Indiana Jones and the computer-generated jungle
In these hallowed halls, Indiana Jones almost seems out of place...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Ferrell, Stiller presenters at MTV Movie Awards
MTV is rolling out the gold carpet _ and the star power _ for its 2008 Movie Awards. Sarah Jessica Parker, Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell, Edward Norton and Liv Tyler are among the celebrities set to serve as presenters at the June 1 ceremony, the network said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Ludwick, Glaus lift Cards to 11-3 win over Padres
Ryan Ludwick and Troy Glaus both drove in three runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 11-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Frenzied Utah stadium deflates in a word Cook
For fans of Utah crooner David Archuleta, the seventh season of "American Idol" was a fairy-tale ride without the fairy-tale ending...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Dye homers twice and White Sox beat Indians 7-2
Jermaine Dye hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning and added solo shot in the seventh, and the Chicago White Sox won their seventh straight game with a 7-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Well-rested Francoeur leads Braves past Mets 11-4
Jeff Francoeur, back in the lineup after a rare night off, homered and drove in four runs to help the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 11-4 Wednesday night for their third straight win in the series...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
IRS rules Obama church appearance not improper
The Internal Revenue Service says the United Church of Christ did not violate rules when it hosted Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at its convention in Hartford last year...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Officials say Obama starts search for running mate
Democratic officials say Barack Obama has begun a top-secret search for a running mate...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Ford cuts N. American production, cuts profit goal
Ford Motor Co. says it is cutting North American production for the rest of the year as high gas prices and the weak economy depress its sales...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Samsung announces reorganization plan
Samsung Electronics said Thursday it was consolidating some of its key businesses a week after announcing a new executive lineup...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Gas over $3.83 as early holiday travelers hit road
Americans getting an early start on the Memorial Day weekend found that gasoline prices again sprinted to a new record high overnight, reaching a national average above $3.83 a gallon. Some analysts predict gas will break past $4 as early as next week...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Barnes & Noble loss widens, weighing Borders bid
Barnes & Noble Inc. is getting more serious about buying chief rival Borders Group Inc., confirming Thursday that it put together a management team to study the "feasibility" of a combination...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Jobless claims drop to lowest level in 4 weeks
The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week to the lowest level in a month...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Oil settles above $129 for first time
Just in time for the start of the summer driving season: Oil near $130 a barrel and gas up nearly 20 percent over last year. It may be worth packing some extra cash along with the picnic supplies this Memorial Day weekend...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Ford will cut back on 2008 N. American production
Ford Motor Co. says it is cutting North American production for the rest of the year as high gas prices and the weak economy continue to hurt sales...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Manchester United wins European Champions League
Manchester United beat Chelsea 6-5 in a rain-soaked penalty shootout to win the European Champions League title Wednesday night following a 1-1 tie...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
South Africa allows military to help stop attacks
President Thabo Mbeki gave the go-ahead Wednesday for military troops to step in and quell a surge of anti-immigrant violence that has left 42 dead and driven tens of thousands from their homes...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Nebraska boy, 11, wins National Geographic Bee
Quick: Cochabamba is the third-largest conurbation in what country?...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
American Airlines to charge for first checked bag
For some time now, cash-strapped airlines have been doing away with once-complimentary perks such as earphones, meals and extra legroom in exit rows...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Groups try to stop circus from chaining elephants
A coalition of animal welfare groups says it has evidence that Ringling Bros. circus elephants are sometimes chained for days at a time, and the groups asked a judge Wednesday to halt the practice while a lawsuit comes to trial...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Texas CPS returns to sect ranch rebuffed at gate
Child Protective Services workers returned to the west Texas ranch of a polygamist sect Wednesday in search of children they believe might have arrived since more than 460 others were seized in a raid last month...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Drew Peterson charged with weapons violation
Former police Sgt. Drew Peterson turned himself in Wednesday on a weapons charge unrelated to the disappearance of his wife, a high-profile case in which he has been named as a suspect...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Governor says Alaska will challenge polar bear listing
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says the state will sue to challenge the listing of polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Governor Alaska to challenge polar bear listing
The state of Alaska will sue to challenge the recent listing of polar bears as a threatened species, Gov. Sarah Palin announced Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Gay ex-NJ gov says divorce costs left him bankrupt
Former New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey on Wednesday said he owes a quarter-million dollars to his boyfriend but wants to pay child support for the daughter he has with his estranged wife, as well as for a child from an earlier marriage...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Daughter of gospel star hit, killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of contemporary Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Daughter of Christian music star killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Suspect in NJ triple murder case pleads not guilty
A man charged with murdering three members of a family in their Tenafly home pleaded not guilty Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
5 endangered tiger cubs born at Saint Louis Zoo
Five rare tiger cubs have been born at the Saint Louis Zoo...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Fanfare to mark Brooklyn Bridges 125th birthday
It was so singular a marvel, so ambitious a feat, that its opening drew the president and a crowd of thousands. A leading national magazine said it stood poised to become "our most durable monument."...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Unarmed missile successfully tested, hits target
An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully tested early Thursday with a longer-than-usual flight, Air Force officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Texas officials 15 mothers wrongly in foster care
Half the mothers from a polygamist sect that Texas child welfare authorities put in foster care as children have now been declared adults...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Professor calls Caladesi Island USs best beach
Kaylee Sturm sat in the low surf, the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lapping around her...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Woman held after courthouse bombing is denied bail
A woman arrested during an investigation into a bombing at a San Diego courthouse has been denied bail...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Court Texas had no right to take polygamists kids
An appeals court has ruled that Texas had no right to seize hundreds of children from polygamous sect...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
USDA axes national survey charting pesticide use
Consumers and farmers will soon be on their own when it comes to finding out which pesticides are being sprayed on everything from corn to apples...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
2 Picasso etchings stolen from Fla. art gallery
Police say two Pablo Picasso etchings worth a combined $450,000 have been stolen from a gallery in Palm Beach...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Ohio man pleads not guilty in school attack plot
An Ohio man has pleaded not guilty to charges of plotting with an Indiana teenager to carry out Columbine-style attacks at two high schools...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Atlanta cop sentenced to 4 12 years in prison
An Atlanta police officer has been sentenced to 4 years and six months in prison for lying to investigators after a drug raid ended in the death of a 92-year-old woman...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Wildfire threatens homes in rural area of Calif.
A wind-whipped wildfire threatened several homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Thursday, forcing some evacuations...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
US government Up to 9 Atlantic hurricanes in 2008
Government forecasters expect between six and nine hurricanes to form in the Atlantic this year...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Pa. moms sentenced for fire that killed 5 children
Two women whose house burned down while they were at a bar, killing five of their children, have received sentences of one to two years...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Parts of SC prison on lockdown after disturbance
Portions of a maximum-security South Carolina prison were on lockdown Thursday as officials investigated an inmate disturbance that led guards to use tear gas, then seal off and abandon a wing of the prison for more than two hours...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
SC prison on lockdown after inmate disturbance
Parts of a male maximum-security prison in Bishopville, S.C. are on lockdown after an inmate disturbance...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Gulf states rise higher on oil boom
Gulf countries swimming in oil wealth are using the money to build huge industrial cities and gleaming financial centers to sustain them when the wells run dry...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Sports goes country at Snyders ACM show
Sports fans can thank Dan Snyder for making some of the Academy of Country Music Awards spectacle relevant for them...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
2 arrested in bomb scare at Swedish nuclear plant
Swedish police arrested two maintenance workers on suspicion of plotting sabotage after they tried to enter a nuclear power plant Wednesday with traces of a powerful explosive like that used in the 2005 London transit bombings, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Company offers to clone dogs for 5 highest bidders
A Northern California biotech company announced Wednesday that it will clone dogs for the five highest bidders in a series of online auctions. Some ethicists condemned the offer, fearing it could lead to human clones...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Iraqi official says US strike kills 8 civilians
A U.S. helicopter strike north of Baghdad killed eight civilians, including several children, an Iraqi police official said Thursday. The U.S. military said the assault targeted al-Qaida fighters but acknowledged that children died...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
US helicopter strike kills Iraqi children
A U.S. helicopter strike north of Baghdad killed eight civilians, including several children, an Iraqi police official said Thursday. The U.S. military said the assault targeted al-Qaida fighters but acknowledged that children died...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Iraqi official says US strike kills children
A U.S. helicopter strike north of Baghdad killed eight civilians, including several children, an Iraqi police official said Thursday. The U.S. military said the assault targeted al-Qaida fighters but acknowledged that children died...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Police Gunman wounds 3 outside SoCal church
A man with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at a church festival Saturday, wounding his ex-wife and two bystanders before festival-goers grabbed him and held him for police, authorities and a church official said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Police Gunman wounds 3 outside California church
A man with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at a church festival Saturday, wounding his ex-wife and two bystanders before festival-goers grabbed him and held him for police, authorities and a church official said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Dozens sickened in Japan after suicide
A Japanese farmer who committed suicide by drinking pesticide vomited the poison at a hospital before he died, releasing toxic fumes that sickened more than 50 people, the hospital said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Petraeus Iraq troop decision likely by September
Gen. David Petraeus says a decision on Iraq troop levels is likely by September...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Texas officials 15 mothers wrongly in foster care
Half the mothers from a polygamist sect that Texas child welfare authorities put in foster care as children have now been declared adults...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Court Texas had no right to take polygamists kids
An appeals court has ruled that Texas had no right to seize hundreds of children from polygamous sect...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Indiana Jones and the computer-generated jungle
In these hallowed halls, Indiana Jones almost seems out of place...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Ferrell, Stiller presenters at MTV Movie Awards
MTV is rolling out the gold carpet _ and the star power _ for its 2008 Movie Awards. Sarah Jessica Parker, Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell, Edward Norton and Liv Tyler are among the celebrities set to serve as presenters at the June 1 ceremony, the network said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Ludwick, Glaus lift Cards to 11-3 win over Padres
Ryan Ludwick and Troy Glaus both drove in three runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 11-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Frenzied Utah stadium deflates in a word Cook
For fans of Utah crooner David Archuleta, the seventh season of "American Idol" was a fairy-tale ride without the fairy-tale ending...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Dye homers twice and White Sox beat Indians 7-2
Jermaine Dye hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning and added solo shot in the seventh, and the Chicago White Sox won their seventh straight game with a 7-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Well-rested Francoeur leads Braves past Mets 11-4
Jeff Francoeur, back in the lineup after a rare night off, homered and drove in four runs to help the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 11-4 Wednesday night for their third straight win in the series...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Officials say Obama starts search for running mate
Democratic officials say Barack Obama has begun a top-secret search for a running mate...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
IRS rules Obama church appearance not improper
The Internal Revenue Service says the United Church of Christ did not violate rules when it hosted Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at its convention in Hartford last year...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Ford cuts N. American production, cuts profit goal
Ford Motor Co. says it is cutting North American production for the rest of the year as high gas prices and the weak economy depress its sales...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Samsung announces reorganization plan
Samsung Electronics said Thursday it was consolidating some of its key businesses a week after announcing a new executive lineup...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Barnes & Noble loss widens, weighing Borders bid
Barnes & Noble Inc. is getting more serious about buying chief rival Borders Group Inc., confirming Thursday that it put together a management team to study the "feasibility" of a combination...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Jobless claims drop to lowest level in 4 weeks
The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week to the lowest level in a month...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Gas over $3.83 as early holiday travelers hit road
Americans getting an early start on the Memorial Day weekend found that gasoline prices again sprinted to a new record high overnight, reaching a national average above $3.83 a gallon. Some analysts predict gas will break past $4 as early as next week...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Oil settles above $129 for first time
Just in time for the start of the summer driving season: Oil near $130 a barrel and gas up nearly 20 percent over last year. It may be worth packing some extra cash along with the picnic supplies this Memorial Day weekend...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Ford will cut back on 2008 N. American production
Ford Motor Co. says it is cutting North American production for the rest of the year as high gas prices and the weak economy continue to hurt sales...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
American Airlines to charge for first checked bag
For some time now, cash-strapped airlines have been doing away with once-complimentary perks such as earphones, meals and extra legroom in exit rows...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Professor calls Caladesi Island USs best beach
Kaylee Sturm sat in the low surf, the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lapping around her...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Manchester United wins European Champions League
Manchester United beat Chelsea 6-5 in a rain-soaked penalty shootout to win the European Champions League title Wednesday night following a 1-1 tie...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
South Africa allows military to help stop attacks
President Thabo Mbeki gave the go-ahead Wednesday for military troops to step in and quell a surge of anti-immigrant violence that has left 42 dead and driven tens of thousands from their homes...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
With 6 ACM noms, Rodney Atkins joins country elite
Rodney Atkins is still surprised when people recognize him in the grocery store nowadays. But give it time...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Perry survives wet day, shares AT&T Classic lead
Kenny Perry sloshed through the water-logged fairways, ducking under an umbrella every chance he got...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Bean takes 1-shot lead into final round of Regions
Andy Bean birdied the final hole to take a one-shot lead over Mike Goodes on Saturday heading into the final round of the Regions Charity Classic with two of the top Champions Tour players in close pursuit...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Parker leads Sparks to 99-94 victory over Mercury
Candace Parker scored 34 points, the most ever in a WNBA debut, and added 12 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion Phoenix Mercury 99-94 on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Sugarland, Swift take early ACM honors
Sugarland took single record of the year honors for their mellow hit "Stay," and Taylor Swift won top new female vocalist Sunday at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Chesney, Atkins up for country music awards
Kenny Chesney leads all nominees at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards with 11 and can tie Garth Brooks by winning his fourth straight entertainer of the year trophy...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Lambert wins best-album ACM Sugarland wins twice
Miranda Lambert won album of the year and Sugarland took single record and song of the year honors Sunday for their mellow hit "Stay" at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Youth serves Pens, experience paces Red Wings
While the Detroit Red Wings count postseason victories on the tentacles of octopi, both they and the Pittsburgh Penguins can chart their playoff losses on the fingers of one hand _ and still have some left over...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Daughter of gospel star hit, killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of contemporary Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Andrew Bynum undergoes knee surgery in New York
Center Andrew Bynum underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Wednesday in New York, and the Los Angeles Lakers said they expect him to make a full recovery by the start of training camp next fall...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Daughter of Christian music star killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
US city to charge polluting firms
The US city of San Francisco passes new rules requiring businesses to pay for the amount of CO2 they emit...
BBC News - May 22, 2008
Gulf states rise higher on oil boom
Gulf countries swimming in oil wealth are using the money to build huge industrial cities and gleaming financial centers to sustain them when the wells run dry...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Sports goes country at Snyders ACM show
Sports fans can thank Dan Snyder for making some of the Academy of Country Music Awards spectacle relevant for them...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
2 arrested in bomb scare at Swedish nuclear plant
Swedish police arrested two maintenance workers on suspicion of plotting sabotage after they tried to enter a nuclear power plant Wednesday with traces of a powerful explosive like that used in the 2005 London transit bombings, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Company offers to clone dogs for 5 highest bidders
A Northern California biotech company announced Wednesday that it will clone dogs for the five highest bidders in a series of online auctions. Some ethicists condemned the offer, fearing it could lead to human clones...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Swedish nuclear plant shuts reactor after scare
Officials at a Swedish nuclear plant shut down one of its three reactors for inspections after a man tried to enter the power station with traces of a highly explosive substance, a spokesman said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Police Gunman wounds 3 outside SoCal church
A man with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at a church festival Saturday, wounding his ex-wife and two bystanders before festival-goers grabbed him and held him for police, authorities and a church official said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Police Gunman wounds 3 outside California church
A man with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at a church festival Saturday, wounding his ex-wife and two bystanders before festival-goers grabbed him and held him for police, authorities and a church official said...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Dozens sickened in Japan after suicide
A Japanese farmer who committed suicide by drinking pesticide vomited the poison at a hospital before he died, releasing toxic fumes that sickened more than 50 people, the hospital said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
David Cook is Going to Disney World!
David Cook is no professional athlete, but he celebrated like one after winning "American Idol" on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Simon says Sorry Cowell apologizes to Cook
Did Simon Cowell know David Cook would win? Or was he _ gasp! _ just being nice?...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Garner, Affleck sign up for W.Va. fundraiser
Jennifer Garner and husband Ben Affleck have signed up to help funds for an athletic complex at her hometown university in West Virginia...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Ludwick, Glaus lift Cards to 11-3 win over Padres
Ryan Ludwick and Troy Glaus both drove in three runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 11-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Dye homers twice and White Sox beat Indians 7-2
Jermaine Dye hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning and added solo shot in the seventh, and the Chicago White Sox won their seventh straight game with a 7-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Well-rested Francoeur leads Braves past Mets 11-4
Jeff Francoeur, back in the lineup after a rare night off, homered and drove in four runs to help the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 11-4 Wednesday night for their third straight win in the series...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Drug industry contributing more to Democrats
In a sharp reversal, drug and medical device companies are giving more money to Democrats than Republicans this election season, one more sign of the campaign difficulties the GOP could face this November...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Candidates seek centrist answers in Iraq
Hard-core advocates for and against the Iraq war are losing leverage as John McCain and Barack Obama, having virtually secured their nominations, appeal to centrist voters who will decide the fall presidential election...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
Oil climbs to record above $135
Oil prices hit a record above $135 a barrel before falling back in Asia Thursday, with supply worries, rising global demand and a slumping dollar keeping crude futures on an upward track...
Southern Ledger - May 22, 2008
IRS rules Obama church appearance not improper
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