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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 2006:
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Weather puts damper on Carnival
The crowds came back, but so did the rain. Soggy weather postponed one of New Orlean's biggest and glitziest processions on the last big weekend of Carnival...
CNN - February 25, 2006
GOP working on solution to ports deal
Republicans in Congress are crafting a solution under which the controversial deal allowing a state-owned Arab company to run some terminals at six U.S. ports could move forward...
CNN - February 25, 2006
Younger Clerics Showing Power in Iraq's Unrest
Sectarian strife has resulted in more militant and anti-American stances for rival hard-line Shiite factions...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Gaps in Security Stretch From Model Port to U.S.
From Dubai to the U.S., a shipping chain shows many of the vulnerabilities that make ports such attractive targets...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
For Ken Lay, Enron's Riches Turning to Ruin
The ex-chief of Enron is keeping up appearances, but his stated net worth now stands at less than $650,000...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Ohno Breaks Through in 500 Meters
Leading from start to finish, Apolo Anton Ohno upset favored South Korean Ahn Hyun-soo to win gold in the 500 meters Saturday...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
L.I. Democrat Is Spitzer Rival in Governor Bid
Thomas R. Suozzi will rely to an unusual degree on New Yorkers who have been sued by Eliot Spitzer or who dislike his tactics...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Half a year later, Big Easy far from whole
They're throwing Mardi Gras beads again -- so many strands, they're landing in tree branches and getting snagged on the trellised balconies of the French Quarter...
CNN - February 25, 2006
Iraq curfew fails to stop killings
At least 21 people are killed in Iraq, including nearly a dozen members of a family believed to be Shia, as authorities impose an extended curfew to prevent sectarian violence from spiraling into civil war...
CNN - February 25, 2006
Miller's Final Failure in Turin Symbolizes a Flat U.S. Effort
Bode Miller, ski racing's reigning world champion, needed about 15 seconds to stumble off the slalom racecourse on Saturday and bring his ignominious Italian trip to an end...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
An Afghan Prison Expands, Filling Guantánamo's Role
The legal void at the prison is similar to the one that led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling on Guantánamo, officials concede...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Sectarian Killings Shatter Brief Calm of Iraqi Curfew
The killings pushed the death toll for four days to about 200 and seemed to underscore the weakness of the Iraqi government...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
What Civil War Could Look Like
What happens if Iraqi and American efforts to calm sectarian fury prove incapable of stopping an all-out war?...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Attacks continue despite curfew
Despite a curfew in four provinces intended to limit sectarian violence that erupted after Wednesday's bombing of a Shiite mosque in Samarra, deadly attacks continue in Iraq...
CNN - February 25, 2006
Emergency rule shadows anniversary
Filipinos on Saturday mark 20 years of freedom from a previous dictator while living under a state of emergency imposed by current President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo...
CNN - February 25, 2006
The Saturday Profile: Shining a Light Into the Abyss of Chile's Dictatorship
Juan Guzmán Tapia's notoriety as the judge who prosecuted Gen. Augusto Pinochet has left him with a reputation as a maverick and contrarian...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Cricket: WI beaten by Kiwis
Nathan Astle's century is the difference between the two sides as West Indies are beaten in Christchurch...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Al Qaeda claims refinery attack
Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for an attempted suicide attack at an oil processing facility in eastern Saudi Arabia. Saudi security forces thwarted the attempt...
CNN - February 25, 2006
Religious Strife Shows Strength of Iraq Militias
The recent violence has demonstrated the power that the many militias in Iraq have to draw the country into a full-scale civil war...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Schools Where the Only Real Test Is Basketball
An investigation by The Times found Basketball-centered schools where students were athletes trying to raise their grades...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
1 Cafe, 1 Gas Station, 2 Roads: America's Emptiest County
At last count, 16 people make Mentone, Texas, their home and 55 more are spread throughout the rest of Loving County...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Mardi Gras Diary: Amid Revelry, Evidence of City's Cruel Transformation
Nothing has illustrated Hurricane Katrina's cruel demographic shift in New Orleans like this year's Mardi Gras parades...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Executive Pursuits: Yin, Yang and Back Relief at 105 Degrees
I NEVER thought I'd find myself standing on one leg in a mirrored room heated to 105 degrees, staring at my "third eye" while pretending to be a tree. But then again, I never thought I'd be reckless enough to bust my back riding a polo pony for the first time in 30 years. Funny how the old yin tries to reconnect with the young yang when the executive pursuit of pleasure becomes a pursuit of pain relief at all costs...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Know Before You Go
Those who need help in finding work overseas should know that some groups charge hefty placement fees. Determine whether the groups are covering room and board or are charging you just for the paperwork. Research will also uncover which programs require applications a year ahead of time and which accept only recent graduates...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Orders for Durable Goods Post Steepest Monthly Fall Since 2000
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell by the largest amount in 5 1/2 years as demand for commercial aircraft dropped sharply...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Taking Spying to Higher Level, Agencies Look for More Ways to Mine Data
Intelligence agencies, hardly newcomers to data mining, are using new technologies to take the practice to another level...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
[TS] Overstock's Campaign of Menace
Patrick M. Byrne, chief executive of Overstock.com, has been saying that his company is the victim of a Wall Street conspiracy...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
A Year Abroad (or 3) as a Career Move
Thousands of young Americans are realizing that working abroad has moved beyond trust-fund children...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Little Mideast Oil Wealth Is Going Toward Takeovers of U.S. Assets
Despite soaring oil revenues in the Middle East, Arab countries have made little effort to acquire hard assets in the United States...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Shares Tread Water in Final Session of Mixed Week
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Ted Turner Leaving Time Warner's Board
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Saturday Interview: A Car Seller Who Favors Fuel Taxes
Mike Jackson, chairman and chief executive of AutoNation, is calling for an increase in the gas tax and wondering when Washington will deliver a new energy policy...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Basic Instincts: Oh, Those Hidden Monthlies
FOR more than a year I've been paying $4.95 a month for access to product reviews on the Consumer Reports Web site. I'm not an appliance junkie. I just happened to sign up when my husband and I were looking for a washer-dryer, and told myself: It's only $4.95 a month; I'll cancel as soon as we figure out what to buy...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Anti-Tax Advocate Receives 13 Years
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 24, (AP) — The anti-tax crusader and author, Irwin Schiff, was sentenced on Friday to more than 13 years in federal prison for advising people that no United States law required them to pay income tax...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Responding to U.S. Restrictions, Venezuela Will Reduce Flights by American Carriers
In its latest political dispute with the U.S., Venezuela's populist government has announced that it is unilaterally reducing flights by American-owned airlines starting March 1...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Sanofi to Pursue Approval of Weight-Loss Drug
Sanofi-Aventis, the French drug maker that suffered a setback to efforts to market its Acomplia drug, said it still planned to start selling the product for weight loss this year...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Five Days: Oil Worries, and Price, Rise After Turmoil Abroad
Disruptions in the oil patch served as bookends to the debate that consumed the nation this week over ports and national security...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
What's Online: Office Humor Needs Work
Office Pirates, a Webzine run by a former editor of Maxim, is an online version of that guy in your office who makes a lot of bad jokes and doesn't let the fact that nobody is laughing slow him down...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
What's Offline: Helping the Poor Do Business
Fast Company magazine singled out 25 entrepreneurial organizations that are trying to make a difference by applying free market solutions to some of the world's oldest problems...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
A Move to Add Still More Fine Print to Advertised Airfares
Proposed changes to industry advertising regulations would give large airlines leeway to advertise fares that do not include the entire amount that the airline would receive...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Outside U.S., Puzzlement Over Reaction to the Dubai Port Deal
The tempest over Dubai's takeover of some U.S. port operations has surprised and puzzled shipping officials and experts outside America, who called the criticism misguided...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Ruling May Undercut Google in Fight Over Its Book Scans
A recent court decision on image copyrights might undermine a pillar of defense for Google in its dispute with publishers and authors...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Armed Group Shuts Down Part of Nigeria's Oil Output
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has managed to hinder oil production, briefly push up global prices and throw Nigeria's government into crisis...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Off the Charts: On Wall Street, the Inflation View Is Rosier Than It Is on Main Street
CONSUMER prices in the United States are rising rapidly. Or maybe they are not...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Market Place: H&R Block Fumbles on Its Own Tax Return
H & R Block faces a marketing problem stemming from problems with computing the state income taxes it should report on its earnings statement...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
U.S. Subpoenas 2 Dow Writers, Then Backs Off
The S.E.C. subpoena sought information about articles that have contributed to stock declines at several companies...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Judge Lets BlackBerry Stay in Play for Now
A federal judge delayed ruling on the shutdown of the popular BlackBerry wireless e-mail service...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Rei Momo opens Brazilian carnival
One of the world's biggest carnival celebrations is officially opened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
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