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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 February 2005:
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Vatican: Surgery performed for 'adequate breathing'
Hours after Pope John Paul II was hospitalized with a relapse of the flu, doctors late Thursday performed a successful tracheotomy to ease the ailing pontiff's breathing, a Vatican spokesman said...
CNN - February 24, 2005
Concern over nuclear arms
President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin say they are committed to keeping nuclear weapons ouf of the hands of Iran and terrorists. Bush, on the last stop of his European tour, also said he raised concerns about Russia's state of democracy "in a constructive and friendly way" during talks with Putin...
CNN - February 24, 2005
Viacom Posts Large Fourth-Quarter Loss
Viacom took an $18 billion writeoff on its radio station and outdoor broadcasting businesses, sending its net income for the fourth quarter to a loss of $18.4 billion...
New York Times - February 24, 2005
Google and Yahoo see ratings cut
Shares in internet search engine companies Google and Yahoo were hit by a downgrade and fears of weak ad revenue...
BBC News - February 24, 2005
Bush presses Putin on democracy
US President Bush tells Russian leader Vladimir Putin of his "concerns" about Russian democracy...
BBC News - February 24, 2005
US military's gay policy 'costly'
The Pentagon's policy on homosexuals has cost $200m over a decade, a congressional report finds...
BBC News - February 24, 2005
Arrests over Ecuador arms deal
A former defence minister of Ecuador is held for allegedly authorising a secret deal to buy Argentine weapons...
BBC News - February 24, 2005
Bombings kill 16 Iraqi police
Bombers strike Iraqi police targets in a string of attacks that kill at least 16 police officers, including 12 in Tikrit, authorities say. Meanwhile, two U.S. soldiers have died in explosions in regions north of Baghdad...
CNN - February 24, 2005
U.S. to test bird flu vaccine
The U.S. government is getting ready to test a bird flu vaccine and preparing to stockpile both vaccine and antiviral drugs as the threat grows that a deadly strain of avian influenza will begin spreading from Asia...
CNN - February 24, 2005
Bush, Putin: No nukes for Iran
President Bush and Russian President Putin agreed today on new efforts to keep nuclear arms away from terrorists as well as Iran and North Korea. "We agreed that Iran should not have a nuclear weapon," Bush said. "We agreed that North Korea should not have a nuclear weapon."...
CNN - February 24, 2005
Bush, Putin talk democracy
President Bush has just wrapped up a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Bratislava, Slovakia, and is briefing reporters on the discussions. In a speech early Thursday, Bush saluted the former Soviet Republic for standing with the United States and its European allies...
CNN - February 24, 2005
Radio review brings Viacom loss
US media giant Viacom reports an $18bn fourth-quarter loss after being forced to reduce the book value of its radio business...
BBC News - February 24, 2005
Oil prices reach new high at $52
Oil prices rose to more than $52 a barrel on Thursday despite better-than-expected figures for US oil inventories...
BBC News - February 24, 2005
Hybrid cars take hold in US
Fuel-efficient hybrid petrol-electric vehicles are becoming more mainstream in the US, but many millions more will have to be sold to help the environment...
BBC News - February 24, 2005
Canada says no to missile plan
Canada's foreign minister confirms his country will not participate in the US missile defence system...
BBC News - February 24, 2005
Nato-Israel partnership boosted
Nato's secretary general is holding talks in Israel about closer military co-operation but rules out alliance membership...
BBC News - February 24, 2005
Bush: Slovakians are example for freedom
President Bush today hailed Slovaks as "friends, allies and brothers" in the fight for global freedom and thanked the country for deploying non-combat troops to Iraq. Later today, Bush meets with Russian President Putin. It will be their first meeting since Bush began his second term in January...
CNN - February 24, 2005
Bush salutes Slovak 'allies'
President hailed Slovaks as "friends, allies and brothers" in the fight for global freedom Thursday and thanked the nation for deploying non-combat troops to Iraq...
CNN - February 24, 2005
Bomber targets Tikrit police
As Iraqi politicians jockey for the job of prime minister, insurgents are keeping up their attacks on security forces. A suicide car bomber targeted a temporary police station in Tikrit today, killing at least 11 policemen and wounding 24 more...
CNN - February 24, 2005
Jackson jury diverse group
The 12-person jury chosen for Michael Jackson's child molestation trial is a diverse group. There are four men and eight women on the jury. The youngest juror is a 20-year-old man. The oldest is a 79-year-old woman...
CNN - February 24, 2005
Palestinian Parliament Approves New Cabinet List
The approval of the new cabinet, ending an impasse that began on Monday, strengthens the hand of President Mahmoud Abbas...
New York Times - February 24, 2005
Canada 'shuns US missile system'
Canada is set to announce it will not participate in the US missile defence system, reports say...
BBC News - February 24, 2005
Worldcom ex-boss launches defence
Lawyers defending former WorldCom chief Bernie Ebbers against fraud charges call a whistleblower as their first witness...
BBC News - February 24, 2005
Takeover talk boosts TiVo shares
Speculation that Apple Computer may make a bid for TiVo has sent shares in the manufacturer of digital video recorders soaring...
BBC News - February 24, 2005
'Hundreds' of US abuse cases
The US army says hundreds of inquiries into claims of detainee abuse have been completed or are ongoing...
BBC News - February 24, 2005
Bledsoe signs for Dallas Cowboys
Veteran quarterback Drew Bledsoe joins Dallas, while Miami cut Jay Fiedler...
BBC News - February 24, 2005
Bush ready for showdown with Putin
President Bush is in Slovakia for the final stop on his European tour, where he is expected to raise concerns about the health of Russia's democracy with Russian President Vladimir Putin. After their first meeting, in 2001, Bush declared he had found Putin "straightforward and trustworthy." But U.S. officials concede that bond is now strained -- and that Bush will make clear that it is up to Putin to ease that tension...
CNN - February 24, 2005
Jury seated in Jackson trial
Lawyers have selected 12 people to sit as jurors in Michael Jackson's trial on child molestation charges, but the process of picking eight alternate jurors to hear the case will resume Thursday...
CNN - February 24, 2005
Model in Utah May Be Future for Medicaid
Michael O. Leavitt, who is now leading a drive to change how Medicaid works, often points to Utah as an illuminating example that other states might consider...
New York Times - February 24, 2005
From Psst to Oops: Secret Taper of Bush Says History Can Wait
Doug Wead pledged to turn over to President Bush the tapes on which he secretly recorded some of their phone calls...
New York Times - February 24, 2005
In the Old Dialect, a Balkan Region Regains Its Identity
In what was Yugoslavia, some "new" languages have surfaced as signs of national pride...
New York Times - February 24, 2005
Report Faults Bush Initiative on Education
A bipartisan panel of lawmakers called No Child Left Behind a convoluted and unconstitutional initiative that has usurped local control of public schools...
New York Times - February 24, 2005
Kings Ship Webber to Philadelphia
Sacramento sent Chris Webber, Matt Barnes and Michael Bradley to the Sixers for Brian Skinner, Kenny Thomas and Corliss Williamson...
New York Times - February 24, 2005
Medical Companies Joining Offshore Trend, Too
The exporting of jobs is now spreading to a crown jewel of corporate America: the medical and drug industries...
New York Times - February 24, 2005
Breach Points Up Flaws in Privacy Laws
The privacy breach at the data collection giant ChoicePoint has exposed the shortcomings of the laws governing the data-mining industry...
New York Times - February 24, 2005
Credit Suisse Tries to Sell Itself to Its Bankers
Ossie Grübel, chief executive of the Credit Suisse Group, is trying to sell bankers on yet another turnaround plan after a turbulent four years...
New York Times - February 24, 2005
Prices Rise Only Slightly, Easing Fears About Inflation
Consumer prices barely rose in January, but the Federal Reserve signaled its intention to keep nudging up interest rates in the months ahead...
New York Times - February 24, 2005
JetBlue to Expand Its New York-Los Angeles Service
The expansion by JetBlue comes amid stiff price competition on transcontinental flights, sharply limiting fares in what has been a lucrative market for the big carriers...
New York Times - February 24, 2005
Earnings Rise 27% at Lowe's on Strong Sales of Appliances
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - February 24, 2005
Three-year hostage ordeal marked
Ceremonies are held in France and Colombia to mark three years since Ingrid Betancourt was taken hostage...
BBC News - February 24, 2005
Honduras massacre 'leader' held
The alleged head of a gang blamed for massacring Honduras bus passengers is arrested in the US...
BBC News - February 24, 2005
NBA: Anxious times for Shaquille
Shaquille O'Neal will have his injured knee examined by doctors in Miami later on Thursday...
BBC News - February 24, 2005
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