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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 January 2006:
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Hamas landslide shakes Mideast
The Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas, which has said it favors the destruction of Israel, has won a landslide victory in Palestinian legislative elections, securing 76 seats in the 132-member legislature, officials say. Reacting to the result, U.S. President George W. Bush says he will not deal with Hamas unless it renounces terrorism...
CNN - January 26, 2006
Sen. Kerry calls for filibuster of Alito
Sen. John Kerry has decided to support a filibuster to block the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, CNN's Congressional Correspondent Ed Henry reported Thursday...
CNN - January 26, 2006
Unbearable loss for family after 7 kids killed
Officials said Thursday they believe the trucker who slammed his rig Wednesday into a car full of children -- pushing it into a stopped school bus and killing all seven -- "just wasn't paying attention." Meanwhile, a family is dealing with the deaths of the seven children, including an infant...
CNN - January 26, 2006
Bloomberg Wants to Accelerate Downtown Redevelopment
Michael R. Bloomberg used his state of the city speech today to outline an ambitious agenda that included taking more control of the redevelopment of Lower Manhattan...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Photos With Lobbyist Are 'Not Relevant,' Bush Says
The president replied somewhat indirectly when asked if he was afraid to release the pictures of him and Jack Abramoff...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
News Analysis: Bush's Wait-and-See Stance on Hamas Reflects Complex Issues
President Bush struck a conciliatory note on Hamas's victory while warning it to disarm and renounce terrorism...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
AT&T and Verizon Post Earnings That Exceed Estimates
AT&T and Verizon Communications reported earnings that were bolstered by continued demand for their wireless and broadband services...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Golf: Woods ready for campaign
Tiger Woods is five shots off the pace as he returns to action at the Buick Invitational in California...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
River boat sinks in central Peru
Two people are killed and three missing after a river boat sinks in a jungle region of central Peru...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
Argentina river row ends in court
Argentina is to take neighbouring Uruguay to court over paper mills which it says will pollute a shared river...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
Venezuela ends 'dictatorship' row
Venezuela's president and Church leaders settle a row sparked when a cleric says the country was becoming a dictatorship...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
Landslide victory for Hamas
The Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas, which has said it favors the destruction of Israel, has won a landslide victory in Palestinian legislative elections, securing 76 seats in the 132-member legislature, officials says...
CNN - January 26, 2006
Bush: 'No doubt' NSA surveillance is legal
President Bush defended anew his program of warrantless surveillance Thursday, saying "there's no doubt in my mind it is legal." He also reiterated that the United States will not deal with Palestinian leaders who do not recognize Israel's right to exist...
CNN - January 26, 2006
Photos With Disgraced Lobbyist Are 'Not Relevant,' Bush Says
President Bush responded somewhat indirectly when asked if he was afraid to release the pictures of him and Jack Abramoff...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Oprah Calls Defense of Author 'a Mistake'
Oprah Winfrey said today she believed that the author James Frey "betrayed millions of people" by making up elements of his life in his best-selling memoir...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
G.M. Reports Big Losses as Its Woes Grow
General Motors said this morning that losses in its North American automotive business topped $5 billion last year as the company's financial troubles continued to mount...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Caracas excels as left-wing haven
More than 100,000 people are taking part in this year's World Social Forum in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
Canada's leader faces frustration
Canada's new leader has promised change, but may have difficulty effecting it, the BBC's Lee Carter writes...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
US conviction over Iraq sanctions
A Palestinian-born man faces jail after an Indiana court convicts him of violating US sanctions against Iraq...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
Tennis: Nalbandian beaten
Marcos Baghdatis stuns fourth seed David Nalbandian to reach the final of the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
Woman held in Mexico killer hunt
Mexican police hunting a suspected serial killer arrest a female wrestler known as the Silent Lady...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
'Mutiny' cruise to dock in Brazil
Row-hit cruise ship Queen Mary 2 is due to dock in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, amid threats of a passenger sit-in...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
GM sees loss after difficult year
General Motors posts a quarterly net loss in the face of high costs, reduced market share and flat sales of SUVs...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
Palestinian government resigns
In a stunning development ahead of official election results, Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorie said he and the rest of the Palestinian Authority government will resign in the wake of militant group Hamas' apparent election victory...
CNN - January 26, 2006
Obituary: Chris Penn
A look back at the career of actor Chris Penn, who was found dead at his home in California...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
Kerkorian increases his GM stake
Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian increases his stake in troubled US car maker General Motors...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
Live: Nalbandian v Baghdatis
David Nalbandian faces unseeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in the Australian Open semi-finals...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
US tries to defuse India-Iran row
The US moves to defuse a row following comments made by its envoy in India over its relations with Iran...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
Cuba 'blocking' US messages
Cuban bulldozers are digging up an area in front of the US mission in a move the Americans say is designed to obscure their electronic messages...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
Bush defends secret surveillance
President George Bush defends the surveillance of citizens suspected of terror links, saying he has a duty to protect the US...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
Jackal appeal over solitary term
The European Court of Human Rights considers appeal by Carlos the Jackal over solitary confinement...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
US military 'at breaking point'
The US military is dangerously overstretched by operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, two reports warn...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
Exit poll: Hamas slashes majority
Palestinian voters loosened the dominant Fatah movement's hold in their first election in a decade, but the ruling party remains No. 1, according to an exit poll. Militant group Hamas is projected to snare about 40 percent of the parliamentary posts and to block Fatah from gaining a majority in the 132-seat Palestinian Legislative Council. ...
CNN - January 26, 2006
Strong showing for Hamas, polls show
In the first Palestinian parliamentary elections in a decade, the ruling Fatah Party fell short of a majority in the 132-seat parliament, with the militant group Hamas thrusting itself onto the political scene, exit polls showed...
CNN - January 26, 2006
Call for a 9/11 health czar
Thousands of ground zero workers are still sick more than four years after working at the World Trade Center site after terrorists attacked. Two New York officials are asking Washington to appoint a special 9/11 health czar to help workers and residents...
CNN - January 26, 2006
In Public Schools, the Name Game as a Donor Lure
Strapped districts are considering everything from corporate sponsorship of the prom to selling ad space on school roofs...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Mexican Candidate Tries to Emerge From Fox's Shadow
The candidate for Fox's party, Felipe Calderón, is a strong second in most opinion polls, but surveys show one in five Mexican voters do not know who he is...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
In Address, Bush Is Seen Avoiding Large Initiatives
After a tough 2005, the president heads into his State of the Union speech intent on showing his control of the national agenda...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Small Business: A Move to Ease Safety Rules for Some Employers
Congress wants to step in and give small businesses more leeway in dealing with the regulations that federal workplace safety inspectors enforce...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
BellSouth Earnings Drop 55% on Costs of Hurricane Repairs
Sales and profit beat analysts' estimates, aided by higher long-distance and Internet use...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Letter From South Korea: North Korea Takes a Peek Down China's Capitalist Road
In a recent tour of China, North Korea's leader studied China's special economic zones and market reforms. Will he implement them at home?...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Advertising: A Mexican Beer at World's Crossroad
New signs on 48th Street for Corona Extra, the best-selling imported beer in America, will face south toward the Budweiser sign on 1 Times Square...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Retailer Wants Its Other Brands to Be More Like Gucci
François-Henri Pinault is heir to one of France's biggest luxury groups, but questions have arisen about the group's hydra-headed business model...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
India to End One Limit on Foreign Retailers
The decision is expected to bring in Western brands like Louis Vuitton, Nike and Nine West, which until now depended on local franchisees...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Economic Scene : Would You Take the Bird in the Hand, or a 75% Chance at the Two in the Bush?
People have different tastes for risk, just as they have different tastes for ice cream or paint colors...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
News Analysis: In Case About Google's Secrets, Yours Are Safe
Google's fight with the government over search records has almost nothing to do with privacy and more to do with trade secrets...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Critic's Notebook: What Now, Weinsteins? Films Bold or Safe?
The Weinstein brothers' success has been as much about branding as about discovering good films. Can that success continue with the new Weinstein Company?...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
The Times Promotes Three to Be Assistant Managing Editors
The New York Times announced the appointment of three assistant managing editors, effective immediately...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Profit Grows 51% for ConocoPhillips
By Reuters...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Ex-Broker Admits Fraud
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Lukoil Reports a Big Find in the Caspian Sea
Russia's largest private oil operator has discovered a major oil and gas field in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Disney Shareholders Ask Court to Reverse Ovitz Pay Decision
The lawyer also criticized the trial judge for accepting the "self-serving testimony" of the directors as evidence of their good faith...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Weaker Outlook for Homes and Oil Profits End a Rally
Stocks ended a two-day rally yesterday as a worsening profit outlook for oil companies and homebuilders sent prices lower...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Bank to Deny Loans if Land Was Seized
BB&T announced Wednesday that it would deny loans to developers building shopping malls and other private projects on land acquired through eminent domain...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Microsoft to License Part of Key Code to European Rivals
The move is an attempt to comply with a ruling by the European Commission in March 2004 that Microsoft had violated antitrust laws...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
China Reports Another Year of Strong (or Even Better) Growth
The statistics for 2005, showing national economic output of $2.26 trillion, make China the world's fourth-largest economy...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Russia Gas Line Explosions Scare Europe
Authorities are calling the strike a terrorist attack - bad news for Europe, which gets a quarter of its natural gas from Russia...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Ameriprise Says Stolen Laptop Had Data on 230,000 People
The security breach occurred in late December, Ameriprise said, after a company laptop was stolen from an employee's car...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Market Place: Quiet End to Battle of the Bids
A quiet conclusion to the most contentious takeover battle yet in the medical device industry leaves Boston Scientific as the apparent winner of Guidant...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Kerkorian Repurchases G.M. Stake
The purchase, disclosed in a regulatory filing, cost Kirk Kerkorian $263 million and returns his company to a 9.9 percent stake in G.M...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
'India Everywhere' in the Alps
Delhi swept into Davos with an extravagant public relations campaign by India to promote the country as an investment alternative to China...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Home Sales Fell Again in December
The number of homes sold fell or was flat in all four regions of the country in December, while the total inventory of homes for sale dipped slightly...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Bristol-Myers Earnings Fall After a 3% Decline in Sales
Bristol-Myers Squibb has become the latest drug maker to post lower revenue as competition increased for the cholesterol-lowering drug Pravachol...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Biotech Drug Said to Be Useful Against a Rare Blood Ailment
Alexion Pharmaceuticals said that its drug eculizumab has been found to be highly effective in treating a rare, often debilitating blood disorder...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Prognosis Is Mixed for Health Savings
President Bush has made "consumer-directed" health savings plans a cornerstone of his policy for addressing runaway medical costs...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Big Test Looms for Prosecutors at Enron Trial
As Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling step into court next week, the outcome of their fraud trial is far from certain...
New York Times - January 26, 2006
Woods ready to open campaign
Tiger Woods plays his first tournament of 2006 at this week's Buick Invitational in San Diego...
BBC News - January 26, 2006
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