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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 November 2005:
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Thanksgiving far from home
U.S. troops around the world are far from home and worried about their fellow soldiers. Yet they are still finding a way to celebrate Thanksgiving -- even if that means eating a turkey dinner while using the hood of a Humvee as a table...
CNN - November 24, 2005
Gov. Richardson admits throwing curveball
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is coming clean on his draft record -- the baseball draft, that is, admitting that his claim to have been a pick of the Kansas City A's in 1966 was untrue. It's a claim he has maintained for nearly four decades. "I never tried to embellish this," he said. "I never tried to mask it."...
CNN - November 24, 2005
2 Sisters Injured as Parade Balloon Crashes Into Lamppost
Two sisters were hurt today after a balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade knocked a streetlight onto spectators below...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
US strip club inquiry boss quits
The boss of US telecoms firm Savvis resigns after an inquiry into a strip club bill charged to a company credit card...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
US plane stops in Spain 'legal'
Spain's foreign minister says there is no evidence CIA planes have made illegal landings on Spanish soil...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Uribe and Chavez in energy talks
The presidents of Venezuela and Colombia meet to discuss joint energy projects, including an oil pipeline across the border...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Arab TV staff blast Bush 'threat'
Journalists in Qatar call for an end to incitement against al-Jazeera, after an alleged
threat by President Bush...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Jazeera fury over 'U.S. bomb' memo
Al-Jazeera employees protest over a British tabloid report that the U.S. allegedly planned to bomb the Arabic news network's headquarters in Qatar -- a report vehemently denied by the White House...
CNN - November 24, 2005
Chicago train wreck under investigation
Christina Rodriguez's frustration with rush-hour traffic gridlock turned to panic when she saw the lights of a commuter train bearing down on her. The National Transportation Safety Board has been sent to investigate the wreck that left at least 16 people injured...
CNN - November 24, 2005
China warns Russia of toxic slick
Chinese officials say they have warned Russia about a chemical spill that has disrupted life in the city of Harbin and will reach Russia in about two weeks...
CNN - November 24, 2005
Car Bomb South of Baghdad Kills At Least 30 People
A car bomb exploded outside the main hospital this morning in Mahmudiya, a town in the region known as the Triangle of Death...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Lamppost Hit by Parade Balloon Injures 2 Spectators
Two people were hurt Thursday when a balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade knocked a lampost to the ground...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Putin Defends Russia's Right to Regulate Private Groups
Russia said it would review a controversial plan to control the activities of charities and other nongovernmental organizations...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Mass grave yields Mayan secrets
A mass grave discovered in the Guatemalan jungle could cast new light on the mysterious collapse of the Maya civilisation...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Cuba brings in major salary rises
Cuba brings in a major increase in government salaries to reward high productivity and highly-trained workers...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Pinochet to be released on bail
A Chilean court rules that Augusto Pinochet can be freed on bail, after being charged with tax evasion...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
No-confidence vote for Canada PM
Canada's PM Paul Martin faces a no-confidence vote which could topple his government within days...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Menem 'to renew presidential bid'
Argentina's former president, Carlos Menem, say he will run again for his country's leadership in 2007...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Car bomb kills 30 in Iraq
Thirty people, most of them Iraqi civilians, are killed when a car bomb detonates outside a hospital in Mahmudiya, 35km south of Baghdad, police say. In other incidents, three Iraqi security officials are gunned down in three separate attacks in Baghdad within an hour...
CNN - November 24, 2005
Toxins flow into Chinese city
Fears of a potential environmental disaster loom over Harbin as a long stretch of the Songhua River carries toxins into the northeastern Chinese city...
CNN - November 24, 2005
Will music return to New Orleans?
Stephen Evans asks whether musicians will return to hurricane-damaged city of New Orleans...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Deal on downloading piracy
The man behind BitTorrent and the Hollywood movie industry have signed an anti-piracy deal...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Golf: Woods trounces rivals
Tiger Woods romps to a seven-shot victory at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Hawaii...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Magazine-trade broker arrested
A former stockbroker is arrested on suspicion of trading on information contained in stolen copies of Business Week magazine...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Cuba announces major salary rises
Cuba brings in a major hikes in state salaries to reward high productivity and highly-trained workers...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Bolivia denounces 'interference'
Bolivia is calling in Venezuela's ambassador to complain about alleged interference in its presidential campaign...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Poison river flows to Chinese city
Fears of a potential environmental disaster loom over Harbin as a long stretch of the Songhua River carries toxins from a chemical plant explosion into the northeastern Chinese city...
CNN - November 24, 2005
The Met May Settle With Italy
A potential solution allows the Metropolitan Museum to keep its disputed antiquities, even though Italy would officially own them...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Forget the Career. My Parents Need Me at Home.
Mary Ellen Geist used to be the archetypal career woman. She is now caring for her parents, one lost to dementia and the other to sorrow...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Shift on Suspect Is Linked to Role of Qaeda Figures
The Bush administration charged Jose Padilla with less serious crimes to avoid the testimony of two members of Al Qaeda...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Priests Citing New Problem in Gay Policy
Some priests are shocked by a clause in the new Vatican directive that deters most gay men from joining the priesthood...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Millions Face a Deadline for Choosing a New Medicare Plan
Before you throw up your hands, there are basic steps that can be taken to help decide which plan is right for you...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
David Pogue: A Tiny Windows Laptop With a Sense of Fashion
In a world of smaller and smaller laptops, the Flybook attempts to find a balance somewhere on the spectrum between miracle and torture device...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
When the Founder Finally Decides to Share the Load
When Derek Mercer's company became successful, he faced a stark choice: cash out or hire a manager to take charge...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Q. & A.: Leaving It On or Shutting It Off
Is it better to turn off the computer or can I just keep it on all the time?...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Three Sizes of Data to Go, All in the Same Small Package
Memorex has increased the capacity of its tiny Mega TravelDrive hard drives from four gigabytes to as much as eight gigabytes...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Basics: CD/DVD Burners With Extra Oomph
For discerning mediaphiles, aftermarket drives offer faster recordings and higher quality...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
A Novel Repair Concept: Replace Battery, Not iPod
A line of high-capacity batteries from Sonnet Technologies offers a solution to the iPod's Achilles' heel: its battery...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
A Moody Robotic Chimp With Eyes That Can Track Your Every Move
Animatronics are primed to invade the living room in the form of a hairy, interactive digital toy: the Alive Chimpanzee by the toy robotics maker WowWee...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
To Help Tune the TV, a High-Tech Arachnid
Datacolor's SpyderTV unit is the high-tech route to adjusting color, brightness and contrast...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Ex-Chief's Firm Is Selling A.I.G. Shares
By Reuters...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
BlackBerry Maker Lowers Subscriber Forecast
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Big Board's Deal for Archipelago Is Deemed Fair
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Placer Dome Rejects Bid by Rival Gold Producer
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Tickling the Ivories and the Keyboard in One Device
The Creative Prodikeys PC-MIDI multifunction keyboard lets you play music as you type, or vice versa...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Insider Charge Filed Against Ex-Broker
Prosecutors have charged a former securities broker with insider trading by illegally obtaining advance copies of Business Week and buying stocks that the magazine was covering favorably...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
United Unit to Sell Retail Goods in Flight
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Which Plan? The Answers Are Out There
Signing up my father for a Medicare drug plan should be simple, especially because the Medicare.gov Web site is well designed and easy to use. If only the real world would cooperate...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Profit Rose in Fourth Quarter, but Hormel Issues a Warning
By Reuters...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Profit Off at Gillette Units
The Procter & Gamble Company said yesterday that third-quarter earnings fell at two units acquired from Gillette, hurt by marketing expenses and flat battery sales...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Shares Climb on Lower Oil Prices and Rising Confidence
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Court Ruling on Delphi Pay Is Delayed
By Reuters...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Europe's Turn to Wrestle With Obesity
Europe's food industry and consumer groups are to submit ideas to the European Union on Thursday on how to confront obesity...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Move by Ex-Andersen Partner Could Affect Enron Case
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Steel Maker in Canada Receives Offer
In a bid to supply steel to North American auto plants, Arcelor has begun a 4.3 billion Canadian dollar ($3.66 billion) hostile bid for Dofasco, Canada's largest steel maker...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Declining Fuel Prices Help Lift Consumer Sentiment This Month
Falling fuel prices lifted consumer sentiment in the United States this month, brightening the outlook for the holiday shopping season...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
The Long Wait for the Chance to Empty Pockets and Shed Shoes
With 21.7 million people expected to fill airports over the Thanksgiving travel period, this would seem to be the time for the T.S.A. to shine...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Son of Adelphia Founder Guilty of Falsifying Records
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Oil Companies File Arbitration Against Yemen
Two U.S. oil companies filed arbitration this week against Yemen for expropriating an oil-producing block with output worth more than $1 billion a year...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Economic Scene : Sometimes, a Tax Cut for the Wealthy Can Hurt the Wealthy
A careful reading of the evidence suggests that even the wealthy have been made worse off, on balance, by recent tax cuts...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Staff Issues Hampering Morgan's Recovery
Five months into his term as chief executive of Morgan Stanley, John J. Mack is stepping up efforts to add new businesses...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
A German Auto Supplier Delphi Might Envy
Continental, a German auto parts maker, has avoided most of the jolts that have rattled its American counterparts - Delphi and General Motors...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Families share 'autistic traits'
Relatives of people with autism may display autistic traits despite not having the condition themselves...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Merrill pays out $2m for sexism
Three former Merrill Lynch workers win a $2m payout from broker Merrill Lynch for a sex discrimination claim...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
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