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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 September 2006:
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Sen. Clinton Calls for Global Plan for Poor Women
At former President Bill Clinton’s conference on global challenges, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton called for a concerted attack on the “feminization of poverty”...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
F.D.A. Is Faulted for Drug-Safety Process
The agency is plagued with poor management and persistent internal squabbling, according to a report...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Hewlett Chairwoman Resigns; Two Others Fired Over Spying
Patricia C. Dunn resigned over the disclosure of Hewlett-Packard’s internal spying operation. She will be replaced by Mark V. Hurd, right, the chief executive officer. Also, two senior employees involved in the investigation have been fired, people briefed on Mr. Hurd’s plans said...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Introducing Raul Castro
Matt Frei reports from the non-aligned conference in Havana, hosted by Fidel Castro's 75-year-old brother...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Tennis: Russia leads US
Mikhail Youzhny and Marat Safin give Russia a 2-0 lead over the US in their Davis Cup semi-final...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Hezbollah 'won't surrender arms'
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah appears in public for the first time since a 34-day war with Israel, addressing thousands of supporters in Beirut at what organizers call a "victory rally."...
CNN - September 22, 2006
Dragged woman identified, was mother of three
A woman dragged to her death behind a vehicle was identified as a mother of three from the Mexican state of Guerrero, the Mexican consul general said...
CNN - September 22, 2006
Hamas rebuffs Abbas on Israel
The ruling Hamas party will not join any Palestinian unity government that recognizes Israel, according to a spokesman for Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh...
CNN - September 22, 2006
Bush, Musharraf: We're working together
President Bush says he was surprised by a report that a U.S. official threatened the United States would attack Pakistan if it did not help immediately after 9/11. "I was taken aback by the harshness of the words," Bush said at a joint White House news conference with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf...
CNN - September 22, 2006
E.P.A. Chief Rejects Recommendations on Soot
Stephen L. Johnson said that the annual standard would remain at its current level while research continued...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Europe Leads U.S. at Ryder Cup
The United States team is in the familiar role of pursuer after the morning four-ball matches were concluded today at the K Club course in County Kildare...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Trial Nears in Fire at Seton Hall
A mother is hoping to get some answers soon about how and why her son and two other students died in a fire in the freshman dormitory at Seton Hall University in 2000...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Report Lists Faults of F.D.A. Drug-Safety Process
The agency is plagued with poor management and persistent internal squabbling, according to the report...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Hezbollah Chief Leads Huge Rally
Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah told the crowd that the militant group had more than 20,000 rockets, and made clear that it would not disarm, despite the requirements of a United Nations cease-fire accord...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Tribune to Consider Sale of Some Media Assets
The company said it would investigate whether to sell any or all of its 11 newspapers and 25 television stations...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
'No evidence yet' against HP boss
California's top law officer says there is no evidence linking Hewlett-Packard's boss to illegal spying...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Karzai asks Canada to stand firm
Afghan President Hamid Karzai asks Canada to stand firm in its military support for Afghanistan despite losses...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Pope: Muslim invite to calm anger
Pope Benedict XVI invites ambassadors from Muslim nations to meet him in a bid to calm anger over his use of a medieval text saying their religion was spread by violence...
CNN - September 22, 2006
Abbas: Israel will be recognized
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas tells the U.N. General Assembly that the planned national unity government will recognize Israel...
CNN - September 22, 2006
N.Y. English Scores Drop Sharply in 6th Grade
The results, for the first time, allowed state officials to pinpoint where student achievement falls off sharply...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
HP's boss to brief on spy scandal
Hewlett-Packard boss Mark Hurd is set to reveal details of how his firm is dealing with allegations of illegal spying...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Nike sales soothe brand concerns
Global sportswear brand Nike has reassured market analysts with quarterly sales above expectations...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Karzai shores up Canada support
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is visiting Canada to seek continued financial and military aid...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Billionaires rule US richest list
For the first time, the richest 400 tycoons in the US all have a personal wealth of at least $1bn, Forbes says...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
New conviction for Peru spy chief
Peru's ex-intelligence chief Montesinos gets a 20-year jail sentence for selling arms to Colombian guerrillas...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Deal eases ban on buying drugs outside U.S.
U.S. customs agents would be prohibited from seizing short-term supplies of prescribed medicines brought across the border under an agreement reached Thursday between House and Senate Republicans...
CNN - September 22, 2006
U.S. Democrats: Cool down, Chavez
Two of U.S. President George W. Bush's staunchest domestic critics leap to his defense a day after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called Bush "the devil" in a scorching speech before the United Nations...
CNN - September 22, 2006
Pakistan: U.S. threatened to bomb us
President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan says the United States threatened to bomb his country back to the Stone Age after the 9/11 attacks if he did not help America's war on terror...
CNN - September 22, 2006
Claim 9/11 Terrorists Were Identified Is Rejected
The inspector general’s office at the Defense Department said in a report that it found no evidence to suggest that the intelligence program, known as Able Danger, identified any of the 9/11 hijackers...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Innovator Devises Way Around Electoral College
A professor of genetic programming at Stanford has concocted a plan for states to skirt the Electoral College...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
U.S. Urges H.I.V. Tests for Adults and Teenagers
Officials urged the removal of two major barriers to testing: separate signed consent forms and lengthy counseling before each test...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Pickers Are Few, and Growers Blame Congress
Stepped-up border enforcement has exacerbated a labor shortage for the agriculture industry...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Children of Rich Learn Class, Minus the Struggle
A new generation of affluent parents in China are trying to cement their children’s place in a fast-emerging elite...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Political Memo: Volatile Mix: Campaigning and Religions
Senator George Allen is in a growing group of political figures who have discovered their Jewish roots late in life...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Republicans Reach Deal on Detainee Bill
Under the deal, President Bush dropped his demand that Congress redefine the nation’s obligations under the Geneva Conventions...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Advertising: Marketing on Google: It’s Not Just Text Anymore
Google is turning to Madison Avenue to help convince marketers to buy its more elaborate types of online ads, like click-to-play video...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
In China, People See Paulson and Think of Goldman
Remarks from just about everyone Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. met in Beijing showed that he still carried a glow from his old job at Goldman Sachs...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
World Business Briefing: German Drug Business Is Sold
A German chemical and pharmaceutical company, Altana, said that it was selling its drugs business to Nycomed Holding of Denmark for 4.5 billion euros ($5.75 billion), following through on its intention to split the company and focus on its chemicals operation. Altana, based in Bad Homburg outside Frankfurt, is selling the business because it is too small to compete in the global drug industry. Altana said it would focus on its specialty chemicals business and keep its stock exchange listing. Nycomed, which focuses on prescription drugs for gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases, is owned by a consortium of private equity companies: the Blackstone Group, CSFB Private Equity, NIB Capital Private Equity and Nordic Capital. It will distribute Altana’s top-selling drug, the ulcer treatment Pantoprazol, in Nordic countries and Belgium...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
World Business Briefing: Disappointing Profit at Pernod Ricard
Pernod Ricard, the liquor maker, said its annual profit rose less than forecast as a result of higher spending on advertising. Profit for the year ended June 30, excluding interest, taxes and amortization, was 1.26 billion euros ($1.6 billion), missing some analysts’ estimates. Net income rose 32 percent, to 639 million euros. The results are the first full-year numbers since Pernod bought Allied Domecq for $13 billion last year. Pernod, which is based in Paris, said it increased its marketing spending during the year to 1.04 billion euros from 593 million a year earlier...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
World Business Briefing: Trade Surplus Rises Sharply in Japan
Japan’s trade surplus was sharply higher in August compared with a year earlier as companies shipped more cars and steel to global markets. The trade surplus widened 95.5 percent, to 200.5 billion yen ($1.71 billion) as exports to the United States grew 19.3 percent and sales to China expanded 20 percent, government data showed. The value of exports of automobiles to the United States rose 49.3 percent from a year earlier, the fastest pace since January 1997...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
The Churn: People
Bear Stearns has named Bruce Lisman and Steven Meyer co-heads of global equities. The firm has also appointed Wendy de Monchaux to manage a new unit, the principal strategies group...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Samsung Official Agrees to Plead Guilty
An executive with the U.S. unit of Samsung agreed to plead guilty for taking part in the price fixing of computer memory chips...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Rite Aid Posts Smaller Loss
The drugstore chain said its quarterly loss narrowed as a result of an income tax benefit and increased sales of generic drugs...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Profit Falls at ConAgra
ConAgra Foods said quarterly profit fell 66 percent from a year earlier...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
World Business Briefing: German Steel Workers Get Raises
ThyssenKrupp and Salzgitter, the largest steel makers in Germany, agreed to the highest wage increases for their workers in more than 10 years. Salaries for 85,000 workers at steel makers will increase 3.8 percent from the beginning of 2007, IG Metall, the steel workers’ union, said. Wages last rose that much in 1995, when they increased 4 percent. IG Metall had been seeking a 7 percent wage increase for 12 months, while employers had offered 3 percent...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Bill on Marketing to Military Clears House
Congress has taken final action to approve a bill that would tighten life insurance marketing rules to American military personnel...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Nike Profit Falls 13%
The world’s No. 1 maker of sport shoes said profit fell as stock-based compensation weighed on results...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Palm Earnings Tumble
Palm, the maker of Treo smart phones, said profit slipped on stock option expenses and slow sales growth amid tougher competition...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
FedEx Profit Rises 40%
Quarterly profit beat expectations on strong growth in its international, ground and freight segments...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Stocks & Bonds: Some Signs of a Slowing Economy Send Shares Lower
Stocks fell after a report said factory activity shrank in the mid-Atlantic region in September for the first time in more than three years...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Credit Card Companies Pledge Help in Fighting Child Pornography
The executives from credit card companies said it as difficult to keep pace with those who seek to exploit children on the Web...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Some Signs of Sluggishness
A report of a surprise drop in regional factory activity suggested that the economy might be losing momentum faster than most economists expected...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Cereal Sales Help General Mills’ Profit
General Mills said its quarterly profit rose 5.9 percent on strong performance across its food businesses...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
MTV Will Acquire Maker of Music-Oriented Games
The deal will allow MTV to offer its Web site visitors the ability to play along with, or remix, their favorite songs...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Airbus Jet Faces Further Delivery Delays
The parent company of Airbus said its troubled A380 would face more delivery delays while it tackles wiring “challenges.”...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
A Familiar Story, Youthful Bent Included
Experienced traders say the commodity markets are full of young hotshots who see risk as a mere speed bump, until they lose big...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
VC Nation: Venture Investing as a Strategy, Not to Make Money
Technology giants are increasingly deciding that venture investing is not for them and not just because of the financial risk involved...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Interior Official Says She Will Not Try to Recoup Lease Money
An agency official said she had little or no bargaining power to force oil companies to pay the $1.3 billion lost in royalty payments...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Federal Officials Scrutinizing Company Payments to Doctors
Ela Medical, a producer of implantable heart devices said it had received a subpoena seeking information about payments to doctors using its products...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Cablevision Restates Results Because of Stock Options
The company also said the S.E.C. was investigating the timing of its option grants from 1997 to 2002...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Family Property’s Tangled History
A family seeks restitution for property confiscated by the Nazis, including what is now the site of the Ritz-Carlton Berlin hotel...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Tribune to Consider Selling Some Media Assets
The Tribune Company said it had taken steps that could lead to the sale of any or all of its 11 newspapers and 25 television stations...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
News Analysis: Relief for Some but Maybe Not Many in Wal-Mart Plan for $4 Generic Drugs
A close examination of Wal-Mart’s plan suggests that its impact could be blunted by several factors...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Germany’s Merck Buying Biotech Concern
The company announced it would take control of Serono, a Swiss pharmaceutical maker, for 10.6 billion euros ($13.5 billion)...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Luring Customers From Medicare
Critics see the flourishing trend of fee-for-service health plans as further evidence that the government is paying private industry to take Medicare off its hands...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Yahoo Woos a Social Networking Site
Yahoo has offered about $900 million to woo Mark Zuckerberg, the 22-year-old founder of the popular social networking site Facebook.com...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Branson Pledges to Finance Clean Fuels
Sir Richard Branson’s pledge, estimated at $3 billion, appeared to be the largest individual commitment of money made to avert climate change...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
[TS] High & Low Finance: Time to Bring Share Lending Into the Light
If the S.E.C. continues to require that shares be borrowed before they can be shorted, then an effort to make the stock loan market more transparent makes sense...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Focus Turns To the Chief Of H.P.; Stock Falls
Pressure is mounting on H.P.’s chief to explain his role in the company’s spying operation after his name figured in new documents in the investigation...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Billionaires form US' rich list
The US' richest tycoons increased their wealth in the past year, with the top 400 worth $1.125 trillion, says Forbes magazine...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
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