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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 2004:
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Florida declares state of emergency
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush declared a state of emergency Friday as the state prepared for the arrival of Hurricane Jeanne, potentially the fourth hurricane to strike the Sunshine State this year. Jeanne has already hit Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Haiti where more than 1,100 people died...
CNN - September 24, 2004
Plane crash survivor 'incredibly lucky'
His back broken, his body burned and the ordeal of surviving a plane crash just two days behind him, Forest Service worker Matthew Ramige was already joking with nurses and calling for milkshakes...
CNN - September 24, 2004
Poll: Tight race in Florida
President Bush has opened a slight lead over Sen. John Kerry in the pivotal battleground state of Florida, but the race still remains within the margin of error 40 days before the election, according to a new CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll...
CNN - September 24, 2004
Egyptians kidnapped in Iraq
Six Egyptians who work for a mobile telephone company were kidnapped in two separate incidents in Iraq -- four while at a remote location near the Syrian border and two from the company's Baghdad office late Thursday, said company preisdent Naguib Sawiris...
CNN - September 24, 2004
Kerry Attacks Bush's Handling of Campaign Against Terror
Senator John Kerry said attacks were on the rise and the Bush administration was "in confusion" about how to respond...
New York Times - September 24, 2004
Powell Deputy Says Elections Must Be 'Open to All' in Iraq
Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said all regions should participate, contradicting the secretary of defense...
New York Times - September 24, 2004
Bankruptcy Judge Rules Against United Airlines
The ruling does not derail United's controversial bid to shed its pension obligations but underscores that eliminating them will not be achieved without a legal battle...
New York Times - September 24, 2004
Bahamas put on hurricane warning
The Bahamas and Florida are readying themselves for the latest savage hurricane to hit the region...
BBC News - September 24, 2004
Cuban fails Paralympic test
Cuba's Sergio Arturo Perez tests positive for a banned substance in Athens, the third athlete to have done so...
BBC News - September 24, 2004
Brazil jail riot ends in deaths
Seven youths die and five are injured as a protest over conditions at a detention centre turns violent...
BBC News - September 24, 2004
Kerry unveiling plan for terror war
John Kerry, intensifying his assault on President Bush's record fighting terrorism, is outlining a detailed strategy to contain terrorists and bolster national security...
CNN - September 24, 2004
'Brutal' Jeanne headed to Florida
Hurricane Jeanne continues its westward crawl today after killing more than 1,100 people in Haiti. The storm's forecast track shows it hitting the Bahamas, then making landfall somewhere along Florida's east coast on Sunday. Gov. Jeb Bush calls Jeanne a "brutal" storm and warns the state to take it seriously...
CNN - September 24, 2004
Poll: Presidential race tight in Florida
President Bush has opened a slight lead over Sen. John Kerry in the pivotal battleground state of Florida, but the race still remains within the margin of error 40 days before the election, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Thursday...
CNN - September 24, 2004
Florida braces for fourth storm
Hurricane Jeanne is approaching Florida for a weekend landfall after devastating Haiti with floods which killed more than 1,000 people and left thousands homeless...
CNN - September 24, 2004
Storm Appears on Track to Hit Florida by Weekend
The only other time four hurricanes have been known to hit the same state in one season was in Texas in 1886...
New York Times - September 24, 2004
Just This Side of the Treacherous Border, Here Lies Juan Doe
The grinding problem of illegal immigration, and the toll it takes on communities on each side of the border, is apparent in the paupers' cemetery in one California town...
New York Times - September 24, 2004
Orders for Durable Goods Fell 0.5 Percent
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket goods dropped in August, largely weighed down by a sharp decline in demand for commercial airplanes...
New York Times - September 24, 2004
S.E.C. Is Investigating Morningstar Over Data
Morningstar is under investigation from the Securities and Exchange Commission for taking too long to correct inaccurate data it published regarding a single mutual fund...
New York Times - September 24, 2004
Halliburton may sell troubled KBR
Halliburton will restructure and may even sell its controversial KBR subsidiary, which is mired in overcharging scandals in Iraq...
BBC News - September 24, 2004
McCartney calls for foie gras ban
Sir Paul McCartney urges California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to ban the French delicacy foie gras...
BBC News - September 24, 2004
'Mexican Madonna' comeback urged
Thousands of fans urge Mexican superstar Gloria Trevi to resume her career after being released from jail...
BBC News - September 24, 2004
West Antarctic glaciers speed up
Many glaciers in West Antarctica have substantially increased their rate of shrinkage compared with the 1990s...
BBC News - September 24, 2004
Stewart gets new five-year deal
Martha Stewart, the lifestyle guru convicted of lying about a share sale, signs a new five-year contract with the firm that bears her name...
BBC News - September 24, 2004
Florida prepares for fourth hurricane, Jeanne
Hurricane Jeanne weakened slightly early today but was expected to strengthen again as it approaches Florida for a weekend landfall, the National Hurricane Center said. Jeanne follows hurricanes Charley and Frances, which hit the Florida peninsula, and Ivan, which pounded the Florida panhandle last week even though its eye made landfall on the Alabama coast...
CNN - September 24, 2004
Jeanne heading for Florida
Hurricane Jeanne weakened slightly early today but was expected to strengthen again as it approaches Florida for a weekend landfall, the National Hurricane Center said. Jeanne follows hurricanes Charley and Frances, which hit the Florida peninsula, and Ivan, which pounded the Florida panhandle last week even though its eye made landfall on the Alabama coast...
CNN - September 24, 2004
Campaigns tussle over Iraq
The visit to Washington of interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi spurred a new salvo Thursday in the battle for the White House, with Vice President Dick Cheney pointedly rebuking Sen. John Kerry's charge that Allawi was trying to help President Bush put a misleading "best face" on events on the ground in Iraq...
CNN - September 24, 2004
Coma woman intervention 'illegal'
The battle between a US woman's husband and parents over whether to keep her alive takes a new twist...
BBC News - September 24, 2004
Ivan hits U.S. -- again
Reborn Tropical Depression Ivan, packing 5 to 10 inches of rain, made its way inland late Thursday night near the Texas-Louisiana border. Ivan originally came ashore in Alabama on September 15 as a major hurricane. It moved north through Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina before turning and regaining strength as a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, Hurricane Jeanne is likely to strengthen and hit Florida this weekend...
CNN - September 24, 2004
More than 1,100 dead in Haiti
Trucks dumped scores of bodies into a mass grave in this flood-ravaged city still littered with corpses, as officials said the death toll from Tropical Storm Jeanne rose to more than 1,100 and could double again...
CNN - September 24, 2004
Ivan hits the U.S. -- again
Reborn Tropical Depression Ivan, packing 5 to 10 inches of rain, made landfall late Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana border. Meanwhile, Hurricane Jeanne is likely to strengthen and hit Florida this weekend, giving the state a record for the most hurricanes in a season...
CNN - September 24, 2004
Echoes of a 1972 Loss Haunt a 2004 Campaign
John Kerry is once again surrounded by many of the loyalists from his first campaign — the only one he has ever lost...
New York Times - September 24, 2004
Florida Supreme Court Voids Law Keeping Woman Alive
The court said that Gov. Jeb Bush violated separation of powers when he signed a law to keep Theresa Schiavo alive...
New York Times - September 24, 2004
Yanks Qualify for Playoffs and Let Loose
The Yankees reserved a spot in October for the 10th year in a row, assuring themselves of no worse than a wild card...
New York Times - September 24, 2004
Troubled Unit of Halliburton May Go on Block
In a sign that Iraq contracts did not provide the boon executives had expected from KBR, Halliburton is considering selling it...
New York Times - September 24, 2004
US Airways to Ask Court to Cut Union Workers' Pay 23%
US Airways also said it would reduce or stop contributions to some employee retirement plans and would end its commitment to keep 279 aircraft in its fleet...
New York Times - September 24, 2004
Overseer Says Fannie Mae May Be Due For Shake-Up
Federal regulators raised the possibility of a management shake-up at Fannie Mae to clean up its culture and finances...
New York Times - September 24, 2004
Bank of America, a Believer in Branches, Opens in New York
Bank of America absorbed more than 500 Fleet branches this week and is seeking to prove that it can continue to digest new stores successfully...
New York Times - September 24, 2004
Ex-Executives of Computer Associates Plead Not Guilty
Two former executives of Computer Associates International pleaded not guilty to charges of securities fraud and obstruction of justice...
New York Times - September 24, 2004
Brazilian drug kingpin shot dead
Brazilian police investigate the murder of a drug lord who achieved notoriety in a dramatic 1980s jail-break...
BBC News - September 24, 2004
Salvador jail gangs take hostages
Gang members take more than 100 people hostage in co-ordinated uprisings at two prisons in El Salvador...
BBC News - September 24, 2004
Honduras investigates child group
Honduras inquires into reports of abuse at Central America's main children rights group, Casa Alianza...
BBC News - September 24, 2004
Dreamworks trio in US wealth list
Founders of Dreamworks film studio feature on Forbes' 2004 list of the richest 400 people in America...
BBC News - September 24, 2004
Rangers corral Oakland
The Texas
Rangers beat leaders Oakland 5-4 - plus an MLB round-up...
BBC News - September 24, 2004
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