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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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Rumsfeld Also Plays Hardball on Squash Courts
Squash reveals much about the defense secretary’s competitiveness and seemingly limitless stamina...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Officials Wary of Electronic Voting Machines
Officials are making last-minute efforts to limit or reverse the rollout of new machines in the November elections...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
As Children Suffer, Parents Agonize Over Spinach
Around the country, some families still wait by bedsides, wondering which foods they could ever again feel safe giving their children...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
For N.F.L., Crowd Noise Has Become a Headache
In its latest quest to overcome crowd noise, the N.F.L. may soon allow visiting teams the benefit of a helmet-to-helmet wireless communication system...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Lung Patients See a New Era of Transplants
A quiet revolution in the world of lung transplants is saving the lives of people who, just two years ago, would have died waiting...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Life's Work: That Back-to-School Feeling
Years after graduation, there's still an annual longing for a clean slate...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Long Days, Challenging Clients, Potty-Training Experience Useful
There is a slight uptick in the number of men who provide early childhood care or education to children 5 and younger...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Investing: A Shield From Inflation, Though Not From Anxiety
While TIPS do offer some protection from the long-term vagaries of inflation, their day-to-day price fluctuations can be as volatile as those of other bonds...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
The Goods: Bather, Spare That Towel
The Bodyflik purports to remove roughly 75 percent of the water clinging to a bather...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Market Week: Housing’s Influence Gets a Test
Sales of existing homes are predicted in a Bloomberg News poll of economists to show a decline on Monday...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Armchair M.B.A.: The Rebirth of Venture Capitalism
The investors are looking beyond Silicon Valley, and beyond the Internet and biotech...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
The Boss: Power of a Passion
Paintings of now-defunct steel plants hang in Brian Lipke's office to remind him what can happen if you let your guard down...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Too Big for Your Boss
Beware, protégé of the mentor who is jealous of your success...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Suits: A Promotional Photo Lands in the Rough
A snarky caption contest probably was not what Buick had in mind last week when it sent around a photograph of its celebrity spokesman, Tiger Woods...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
[TS] Gretchen Morgenson: Dangers of a World Without Rules
Federal lawmakers aim to close a legal loophole that has left the electronic energy markets to pretty much regulate themselves...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
DataBank: After a Bit of Good News, Stocks Fall for the Week
Stocks fell for the week on concerns that the economy was slowing...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Square Feet | Blueprints: Two Buildings, One Unifying Design
How to capitalize on a stylish address (and an irregular space)...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Economic View: Are You Better Off Than You Were 4 Years Ago? Do You Care?
Despite an apparently imminent slowdown, economic policy and the general state of the economy have hardly made it onto the evening news of late...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
The Count: Picking an Outsider as the New Leader: It’s No Big Deal
There was a collective gasp in the business world a few weeks back when Alan R. Mulally was recruited from Boeing to become Ford’s new chief executive...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Strategies: Why All Those Frowns Should Make You Smile
The powerful undercurrent of skepticism in the market right now is a good omen for stocks...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Dealbook: Private Equity, Public Feuds
The cozy world of private equity is about to become a lot less comfortable...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Digital Domain: The Big Gamble on Electronic Voting
Diebold declines to let Princeton researchers test the latest voting machine, which uses a standard industrial part to protect the door to its memory card slot...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
At Lunch With Kate Ludeman: Dealing With Those Alpha Types (and Winning)
To tame a strong personality, an author says, don't force it to play defense...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Novelties: The Hearing Aid as Fashion Statement
Sharp designs and colors fight the impression made by older devices...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
So Small a Town, So Many Patent Suits
What sets Marshall apart from its neighbors is a red-hot patent docket. An estimated 234 cases will be filed in the Federal Eastern District of Texas this year, a majority of them in Marshall...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
A Dog’s Life, Upgraded
Are kennel amenities for the bet's benefit, or the pet owner's?...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Tennis: Argentina in Cup final
Argentina win the doubles to take an unassailable 3-0 lead over Australia in their Davis Cup semi-final...
BBC News - September 23, 2006
US Anglicans avoid gay clergy row
The US Episcopal Church chooses a Massachusetts priest to be a new bishop, passing over a gay candidate...
BBC News - September 23, 2006
Rumors swirl over bin Laden's fate
Osama bin Laden has a water-borne illness, a Saudi intelligence source tells CNN, a report that conflicts with an article in a French newspaper saying the al Qaeda leader is already dead...
CNN - September 23, 2006
Storms threaten deadly return
Forecasters warn that storms and possibly tornadoes could hit parts of Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri today. Rescuers are searching for anyone still stranded after torrential rain sparked flooding and tornadoes ripped through homes...
CNN - September 23, 2006
Updated Rules Shorten Waits for New Lungs
A quiet revolution in the world of lung transplants is saving the lives of people who, just two years ago, would have died on the waiting list...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
1994, the Election to Embrace (and Avoid)
The climactic 1994 midterm elections offer some new old strategies for the Congressional battle this fall...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Car bomb kills 28 in Iraq
A car bomb explodes at a busy gas station, killing 28 and wounding 26 more in Baghdad's Sadr City district, Iraqi emergency police say. Meanwhile, a leader of the Ansar al-Sunna terrorist network has been arrested by Iraqi forces in Muqdadiya, an Interior Ministry spokesman says...
CNN - September 23, 2006
Top militant arrested in Iraq; car bomb kills 28
A top militant was arrested Saturday in Iraq, a government spokesman said, even as police said a car bomb killed 28 people in Baghdad's Shiite Sadr City district...
CNN - September 23, 2006
NBC Draws Protests From Conservatives
In a Madonna concert that includes a crucifixion scene and the exclusion of religious references from “VeggieTales,” critics see a double standard...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Helicopter missing in east Nepal
A helicopter with 24 people on board, including WWF conservationists, goes missing in Nepal...
BBC News - September 23, 2006
German train crash toll rises
A high-speed magnetic train traveling at almost 125 mph has crashed in northwestern Germany, killing at least 23 people in the first fatal wreck involving the high-tech system, officials say. Initial indications are that human error was to blame for putting a maintenance vehicle on the track at the same time as the Transrapid train...
CNN - September 23, 2006
Report Says Education Officials Violated Rules
Officials improperly selected the members of review panels that awarded large grants, a searing report found...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
As Time Stands Still in Court, Justice for a Broken Girl Waits
The death of Nixzmary Brown, 7, in Brooklyn in January demanded a reckoning but time appears to be standing still in court...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
News Analysis: Detainee Deal Comes With Contradictions
The compromise reached on the interrogations and trials of terrorism suspects is a series of interlocking paradoxes, experts say...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
U.S. Best Seller, Thanks to Rave by Latin Leftist
Ever since Hugo Chávez held up a copy of Noam Chomsky’s “Hegemony or Survival” during a speech at the U.N., sales have climbed best-seller lists...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Saturday Interview With Ronald M. Shaich: Inspiration: Seeing Meat Put on Bread
The chief executive of the Panera discussed his company’s no-longer-white-hot stock price and a recent Barron’s article...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Dean E. Wooldridge, 93, Missile System Developer, Is Dead
Dean E. Wooldridge was a crucial figure in the development of the technology of nuclear warfare in the 1950’s...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Basic Instincts: Credit Reports: They’re Free but Flawed
Credit reports are now free but that hasn’t made decoding them or correcting the errors you’re likely to find on them one whit easier...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Richard Caleal, 94, Helped Design Innovative ’49 Ford, Dies
Richard D. Caleal helped create the hugely popular 1949 Ford credited with lifting the company out of its postwar financial slump...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Study Condemns F.D.A.’s Handling of Drug Safety
The report is likely to intensify a debate about the safety of the nation’s drug supply and the adequacy of government oversight...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Parts of Toy Workbench Recalled
Hasbro Inc. is recalling parts of a toy workbench set after the deaths of two children who apparently choked on large plastic toy nails, company officials said. The company’s chief executive, Al Verrecchia, said the voluntary recall applied to two plastic nails in the Playskool Team Talkin’ Tool Bench. The workbench is designed for children ages 3 and older, company officials said. Both victims were younger than that. Consumers who return the nails will receive a $50 gift certificate. The toy was sold for about $35 at Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, Target, KB Toys stores and various other stores nationwide...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Former Dynegy Accountant Is Resentenced
A former midlevel Dynegy executive was resentenced to six years in prison for his role in a fraudulent accounting scheme...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Stocks & Bonds: Another Drop on Economic Worries
Wall Street’s growing pessimism about the economy sent stocks down for a second straight day...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Off the Charts: What’s a Couple of Hundred Trillion When You’re Talking Derivatives?
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association reported that the outstanding nominal value of swaps and derivatives at the end of June was $283.2 trillion...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Five Days: Energy Prices and a Hedge Fund Take a Tumble
The market reversed as some statistics suggested economic growth might be slowing more than traders had anticipated...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
$73,200 for Buffett’s Town Car
Warren Buffett’s 2001 Lincoln Town Car was sold for $73,200 at a charity auction held on eBay’s Web site...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Paulson Ends China Visit With Little Progress but Gratified to Be Talking
Officials acknowledged that while a new strategic economic dialogue between the U.S. and China was an accomplishment, it does not equal achievement of results...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
What’s Online: The March of Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology could enable engineers to combine the functions of memory chips and disk drives on a device the size of a dime...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
What’s Offline: Retirement Made Easy, Sort of
An increasingly popular choice when investing for retirement is using target-date, or life cycle, mutual funds...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Your Money: How Much Is Enough in Insuring a Life?
If you died today, would your family be destitute, comfortable, or toasting your good planning as they vacationed on the Riviera?...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Executive Pursuits: How to Succeed at Knife-Sharpening Without Losing a Thumb
Getting an angle on serious knives for serious cooks, from craftsmen who learned in the land of the Samurai...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Google Defies Order That It Publish Adverse Belgian Ruling
Google defied a court order to publish a ruling that prevents it from running summaries of news reports and links to articles in Belgium...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Biggest Bank in China Planning an I.P.O.
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China’s sale of shares as part of an I.P.O. could set a record by raising a projected $19 billion...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
News Analysis: Gazprom Reaps the Benefit of Friends in the Kremlin
Gazprom moved closer to being the monopoly supplier of Russian natural gas to Europe and may soon get a similar role in Asia...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Decline in Gas Prices Isn’t Buoying Detroit
Few in the automotive industry are betting that the latest drop in gas prices will undo the damage done to Detroit...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Click Fraud Is Growing on the Web
Pay-per-click advertising fraud is becoming more pervasive as spurious clicks can be generated through automated programs...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Betting the House and Losing Big
Amaranth Advisors pledges to regain investors’ trust after suffering $6 billion in natural gas trading losses...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
[TS] Talking Business: Curiosity Has Its Merits and Its Profits
Hedge funds don’t investigate options backdating just to satisfy their curiosity. Rather, they do it to find an edge — and to use that edge to get richer than they already are...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Chairwoman Leaves Hewlett in Spying Furor
Patricia C. Dunn resigned and will be replaced by the company’s chief executive. Also, two key members of H.P.’s investigation task force are said to be out...
New York Times - September 23, 2006
Wal-Mart packaging to go green
Wal-Mart joins the green revolution by planning to cut its packaging by 5% over five years from 2008...
BBC News - September 23, 2006
Argentine rebel leader dies at 65
The Argentine rebel who led the assassination of Nicaragua's military ruler in 1980 dies at 65...
BBC News - September 23, 2006
HP chairman to leave immediately
Hewlett-Packard chairman Patricia Dunn resigns as more details of spying by the firm emerge...
BBC News - September 23, 2006
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