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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 March 2005:
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Full appeals court declines Schiavo case
For the third time, a federal court has ruled against Terri Schiavo's parents, who are battling to have their brain-damaged daughter's feeding tube reinserted...
CNN - March 23, 2005
Court and state decides against Schiavo parents
For the third time, a federal court has ruled against Terri Schiavo's parents, who are battling to have their brain-damaged daughter's feeding tube reinserted. In her home state, the Florida Senate rejects a bill ordering the feeding tube be reinserted while Gov. Jeb Bush raises the possibility that Schiavo was misdiagnosed...
CNN - March 23, 2005
Florida weighs in again
Florida authorities have filed a new request to intervene in the case of brain-damaged Florida woman Terri Schiavo, arguing that new information suggests her condition may have been misdiagnosed, Gov. Jeb Bush said today...
CNN - March 23, 2005
Full Court of Appeals Turns Down Request to Review Schiavo Case
Also, a Florida judge rebuffed efforts by Gov. Jeb Bush to intervene in the case by taking custody of Terri Schiavo so that another doctor could review her condition...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
India Tightens Patent Law, Alarming Advocates for AIDS Patients
India, a source of inexpensive drugs for AIDS patients in many poor countries, passed a patent law that critics said would eventually choke off that supply...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Trustees Foresee an Earlier Insolvency for Social Security
Social Security and Medicare will run short of money even faster than recent projections had anticipated, trustees of the programs said today...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Truck Driver Convicted in Smuggling Case
A federal jury convicted a truck driver today in the smuggling of illegal immigrants, but it was deadlocked on questions that could have subjected him to the death penalty...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
European Commission Rejects Microsoft Proposal on Trustee
The issue is the latest in a series of problems delaying the enforcement of two orders handed out on March 24, 2004, in the ruling against Microsoft...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Police seek school killing motive
Police in Red Lake, Minnesota, are still trying to establish why teenager Jeff Weise went on the rampage, killing nine...
BBC News - March 23, 2005
Debate over Jackson's 'porn pics'
Prosecutors at Michael Jackson's abuse trial argue the jury should be told about pornographic images on his computers...
BBC News - March 23, 2005
US firms fined over mutual funds
Four leading US finance firms are fined following allegations that they sold mutual fund investments without providing full information about the products...
BBC News - March 23, 2005
US concern over Venezuela rifles
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says he is worried about Venezuelan plans to buy 100,000 Russian rifles...
BBC News - March 23, 2005
Schiavo's parents seek appellate court rehearing
The parents of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo have asked the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for an expedited rehearing by all 12 judges. Earlier today, a three-judge panel from the same court voted 2-1 to deny an emergency request from Bob and Mary Schindler to have Terri Schiavo's feeding tube reinserted...
CNN - March 23, 2005
85 rebels dead in Iraq firefight
After a two-hour firefight, Iraqi forces and U.S. helicopters captured an insurgent base northwest of Baghdad, U.S. military officials said. The Iraqi military said it killed 85 insurgents during the firefight...
CNN - March 23, 2005
Schiavo's parents seek rehearing
The parents of Terri Schiavo have filed with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for an expedited rehearing of her case, CNN has learned. Earlier today, a three-judge panel from that same court voted 2-1 to deny an emergency request from Bob and Mary Schindler to have Terri Schiavo's feeding tube reinserted...
CNN - March 23, 2005
Bush welcomes Fox, Martin
President Bush, seeking smooth relations with U.S. neighbors despite dustups over immigration, trade and defense, announced on Wednesday a pact with Canada and Mexico to broaden cooperation on security and economic issues...
CNN - March 23, 2005
New York Imports Dirt?
The entire North Pavilion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center has been turned into an off-road track in time for the New York auto show...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Appeals Panel Refuses to Order Schiavo's Feeding Reinstated
The parents appealed the case to the full appeals court in Atlanta before seeking a Supreme Court hearing...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Consumer Prices Increase, Adding to Concerns on Inflation
Consumer prices rose by 0.4 percent last month, the most in four months, in a new sign that inflation is gaining momentum...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Microsoft in EU compliance battle
The European Commission rejects a key part of Microsoft's plan to comply with sanctions...
BBC News - March 23, 2005
Stronger Jackson early for court
Michael Jackson arrives early for his child abuse trial, and walks without help from his aides...
BBC News - March 23, 2005
Schwarzenegger libel bid stopped
A second attempt to block a libel action against Arnold Schwarzenegger and two of his aides fails...
BBC News - March 23, 2005
North American leaders show unity
President Bush signs a pact with the leaders of Mexico and Canada aimed at boosting security and trade ties...
BBC News - March 23, 2005
Venezuela 'seizes' British ranch
Venezuela says local people can farm on a huge UK-owned cattle ranch, after declaring it state property...
BBC News - March 23, 2005
Teen used police gun, car
The teenager who killed seven people at a northern Minnesota high school used his grandfather's police-issue pistol to carry out the slayings, the FBI believes, and drove to the school in his grandfather's police car. The killer, Jeff Weise, 16, also wore a bulletproof vest...
CNN - March 23, 2005
Panel votes 2-1 against feeding tube
A three-judge panel in Atlanta early today declined to order that Terri Schiavo's feeding tube be reinserted. Schiavo's parents plan further appeals. The brain-damaged woman has been without food or water since Friday...
CNN - March 23, 2005
Deadly blast near Beirut
A bomb rips through a shopping mall in a predominantly Christian area north of Beirut, killing three people and wounding at least two others, police say...
CNN - March 23, 2005
At Mexican Border, Tunnels, Vile River, Rusty Fence
Perhaps nowhere is the vulnerability of the U.S. to infiltration, whether by migrants or by terrorists, more apparent than in Mexicali, Mexico, and in its sister city, Calexico, Calif...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Subways Are Stalling, and the Riders Are Screeching
Major subway disruptions have occurred with striking regularity throughout the city in the past two months, unleashing a torrent of frustration from riders and elected officials...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
F.D.A. Issues a Guide to Gathering Genetic Data
The F.D.A. took a significant step toward the development of so-called personalized medicine, in which drugs would be tailored to individuals based on their genetic profiles...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Hartwell makes Falcons switch
Free agent linebacker Edgerton Hartwell agrees a $26.2m six-year deal with Atlanta - plus other NFL news...
BBC News - March 23, 2005
Cubs reeling after Borowski blow
Chicago Cubs closer Joe Borowski is out for six weeks after having his arm broken in a pre-season game...
BBC News - March 23, 2005
Lord Black facing criminal probe
US federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into newspaper tycoon Lord Black, it has been confirmed...
BBC News - March 23, 2005
Guatemala murder jail terms cut
Guatemala's court reduces prison sentences of two ex-soldiers convicted for killing of a human rights crusading Catholic bishop...
BBC News - March 23, 2005
Injured Bonds could miss season
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds fears he could miss the entire season...
BBC News - March 23, 2005
U.N. to pay legal fees of oil-for-food ex-boss
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has agreed to have the United Nations pay some legal fees for the embattled chief of its defunct oil-for-food program in Iraq, Annan's spokesman said Tuesday...
CNN - March 23, 2005
Startling Scientists, Plant Fixes Its Flawed Gene
The finding implies that some organisms may contain a cryptic backup copy of their genome that bypasses the usual mechanisms of heredity...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Schiavo's Parents Appeal After Judge Declines to Order Feeding
Terri Schiavo's parents told a federal appeals panel that their daughter must be reconnected to a feeding tube immediately...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Behind the Why of a Rampage, Loner With a Taste for Nazism
Before the storm of bullets that left 10 dead, Jeff Weise was rarely noticed. But when he was, people saw a brooding teenager...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Lufthansa Wins Support to Take Over Swiss Carrier
Deutsche Lufthansa said Tuesday that it had won approval for a staggered takeover of Swiss International Airlines, the successor to the defunct Swissair...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Josh Howard, CBS Producer, Resigns Over Flawed Report
The executive producer of the Wednesday edition of "60 Minutes" announced that he had agreed to resign over its flawed report on the National Guard...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
San Francisco's Goldilocks Market
The spike in commercial real estate prices in San Francisco has left many real estate specialists scratching their heads...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Brokers and Money Managers Move In Above the Shops
Fifth Avenue from 50th to 57th Street is known as a premier shopping destination, with stores like Tiffany, Brooks Brothers, Gucci and Hugo Boss attracting customers from around the world...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Rival Calls Microsoft Unready to Carry Out European Order
Microsoft is failing to comply with a European Commission order to sell an unbundled version of its Windows operating system, competitors said...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
U.S. Inquiry Into Ex-Leaders of Hollinger
The Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation of Conrad Black and F. David Radler, two former top executives of Hollinger International...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
More Help Wanted: Older Workers Please Apply
More companies are hunting for older workers because they have lower turnover rates and better work performance...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Ruling for Sanofi in Canada Stops Generic Version of Drug
A Canadian court has blocked an attempt to sell a generic version of Plavix, the top-selling blood thinner, in Canada...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Goldman Sachs Unit Is Fined for Skirting Rules on the Resale of I.P.O. Stock
WHEN an initial public offering is hot, a sure-fire way to make money is to buy shares at the offering price and sell them immediately - a practice known as flipping...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
A Day of Volatile Trading in G.M. Bonds
DETROIT, March 22 - When investors are nervous about a company, ripples of news can lead to tremors in the financial markets...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Morgan Settles Suit
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Lara Croft, Video Game Heroine, Has 2 Suitors
The SCi Entertainment Group, a British video game maker, made a surprise $144.5 million bid for a rival company, Eidos, which is best known for developing Tomb Raider...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Stocks Plunge as Fed Stirs Inflation Fears
Stocks and bonds fell sharply yesterday and interest rates rose after the Federal Reserve said that inflation pressures had increased in the last few months. The dollar rallied on the anticipation of higher interest rates to curb price increases...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Publisher of Los Angeles Times Steps Down for a 'Career Break'
John P. Puerner, who has cut costs and staff size as publisher of The Los Angeles Times since the newspaper was acquired by the Tribune Company in 2000, is stepping down...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Williams-Sonoma Net Up
By Reuters...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Saatchi Lands a Top Executive From a Rival to Begin Rebuilding
Saatchi & Saatchi, scrambling to recover from the loss of 17 employees, has lured a creative executive from a competitor to help rebuild the team...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Tyco Unit to Appeal Antitrust Verdict
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Reporter Wins Award
A New York Times reporter has won the 2005 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting for articles on the use of misleading information to sell financial products to military families...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Newspaper Giants Buy Web News Monitor
The Gannett Company, Knight-Ridder Inc. and the Tribune Company are joining forces to buy three-fourths of Topix.net, a Web site that monitors online news sources...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Judge's Ban Overruled
A judge violated the First Amendment when he barred reporters from disclosing the names of jurors in the trial of a former Wall Street banker...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Investment Bubble Builds New China
A recent investment binge in China could produce unneeded factories and underused highways, weakening the country's already shaky financial system...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Fewer Employers Totally Cover Health Premiums
As old-line American companies struggle in global markets, fewer and fewer of them are able to shoulder 100 percent of workers' health insurance premiums...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
TV Chief at Fox Going to Paramount
Gail Berman is expected to leave her job as the chief television programmer at Fox Entertainment to take the top creative position at Paramount Pictures...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Investigation of A.I.G.'s Deals Moves Offshore
Regulators are examining whether the American International Group has in recent years burnished its results by striking deals with offshore insurers that appear to be independent companies but that may in fact be affiliates of A.I.G. If these companies are indeed A.I.G.'s affiliates, the transactions between them may not involve a true transfer of risk and may run afoul of insurance accounting rules...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Oracle Profit Slips 15% After Acquisition
The Oracle Corporation's revenue rose 18 percent in the third quarter but its profit declined as it followed through on its takeover of the PeopleSoft Corporation...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
F.D.A. Issues a Guide to Gathering Genetic Data That May Personalize Drug Therapy
The Food and Drug Administration took a significant step yesterday toward the development of so-called personalized medicine, in which drugs would be tailored to individuals based on their genetic profiles...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Music Sales Rise in United States
After years of decline, sales of recorded music and music-video products appear to be stabilizing in the United States...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Fed Lifts Rate 7th Time in Year and Warns of Greater Inflation
The Federal Reserve raised new worries about inflation on Tuesday, setting off alarms that the central bank might drive up interest rates faster than expected...
New York Times - March 23, 2005
Army to set up second Rio clinic
Brazil's army expands its emergency health care in Rio de Janeiro, despite the mayor's objections...
BBC News - March 23, 2005
Canada gives seal hunt go-ahead
The government says more than 350,000 seals can be killed this year as the population explodes...
BBC News - March 23, 2005
Trevi's ex-manager guilty of rape
The ex-manager of Mexican pop star Gloria Trevi gets nearly eight years in jail for rape and kidnapping of minors...
BBC News - March 23, 2005
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