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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 March 2007:
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Smith's partner accuses media
Former Playboy centerfold Anna Nicole Smith's death is being blamed on an accidental overdose of prescription medication, a police chief says. An attorney for her partner, Howard K. Stern, accused the media of "outrageous speculation" when reporting on Smith's death...
CNN - March 26, 2007
Justice official to plead the Fifth
A Justice Department official will refuse to answer questions during a Senate committee hearing on the firing of eight U.S. attorneys, citing her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself, her lawyer said Monday...
CNN - March 26, 2007
Head of Smithsonian Resigns After Audit
The report showed that the museum had provided lavish perks such as chauffeurs and private jets to its top official...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Inquiry Calls Tillman?s Shooting Death Accident
A Pentagon report concluded that investigations into Cpl. Pat Tillman?s shooting were initially mishandled...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Justice Official Won?t Testify on Prosecutor Firings
Monica Goodling, a liaison to the White House who was involved in the firings of U.S. attorneys, will refuse to testify on Capitol Hill...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Drugs Work as Well as Stents, Study Finds
Many heart patients routinely implanted with stents to open arteries gain no lasting benefit compared to those treated with drugs alone, researchers said...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Reagan Budget Chief Is Charged With Fraud
David A. Stockman is accused of committing financial fraud at Collins & Aikman, the auto parts supplier he ran...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
AT&T Has Done the Deals. Now It Needs Results.
Edward E. Whitacre Jr. has overseen a string of multibillion-dollar takeover deals, and now must compete through execution, not acquisition...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Kenya attacks suspect sent to US
The US transfers to Guantanamo Bay a man it accuses of helping carry out twin terror attacks in Kenya in 2002...
BBC News - March 26, 2007
US army faulted in Tillman case
An army probe criticises nine US officers over the mis-reported death in Afghanistan of football star Pat Tillman...
BBC News - March 26, 2007
Anna Nicole: Overdose accidental
Former Playboy centerfold Anna Nicole Smith's death is being blamed on an accidental overdose of prescription medication, a police chief says, about six weeks after the death of the reality TV star and Playboy playmate...
CNN - March 26, 2007
UK, Iraq up pressure on Iran
Britain and Iraq are increasing pressure on Iran to release 15 British sailors and marines seized in what Tehran insists were its territorial waters...
CNN - March 26, 2007
Specter: Gonzales has some explaining to do
A leading GOP senator is questioning whether Attorney General Alberto Gonzales "has been candid" about the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, while another said the issue has left a "cloud" over the Justice Department chief...
CNN - March 26, 2007
Japan Again Denies Role in Sex Slavery
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offered so-called comfort women an apology, but refused to confirm a state role...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Anna Nicole Smith?s Death Called ?Accidental?
Anna Nicole Smith died of an accidental drug overdose after she was found at a hotel, authorities said...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Intel to Build Advanced Chip-Making Plant in China
Intel has only seven other similar wafer fabrication facilities in the world, mostly in the western United States...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
State-of-the-art care for vets
Thousands of miles from the scandals at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, some Iraq veterans are getting very different treatment...
BBC News - March 26, 2007
New US home sales see fresh fall
The number of new US homes sales fell for the second month in a row in February, according to official data...
BBC News - March 26, 2007
Amazon 'facing deadly droughts'
Climate change is likely to lead to more frequent and severe droughts in the Amazon region, scientists warn...
BBC News - March 26, 2007
Quebec votes in close elections
Canadians in the French-speaking province of Quebec are electing a new government in a tight race...
BBC News - March 26, 2007
Nizhny Novgorod Journal: Meager Efforts to Protest Meet Subterfuge and Nightsticks
The Russian government has employed quiet but effective subterfuge to undermine even meager attempts at mobilizing dissent in the country...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Citigroup Plans to Shed Thousands of Jobs
Under pressure from shareholders, the bank intends to focus outside North America for growth...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Xstrata buys second Canada firm
Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata agrees to buy Canadian nickel producer LionOre for $4bn...
BBC News - March 26, 2007
Water clash at Chile copper mine
A dispute over water rights and fears of pollution hits one of Chile's largest copper mines, Los Pelambres...
BBC News - March 26, 2007
Woolmer police 'eliminate no-one'
Jamaican police say no-one is eliminated from their probe into the murder of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer...
BBC News - March 26, 2007
Oil bonds for sale in Venezuela
Venezuelan investors are being urged to buy bonds in the state-owned oil company, PDVSA...
BBC News - March 26, 2007
US held talks with Iraq militants
Outgoing US ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad says he held talks with insurgents last year...
BBC News - March 26, 2007
First Guantanamo tribunal to open
Australian David Hicks is to become the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to attend a new US tribunal system...
BBC News - March 26, 2007
2 dead in Sri Lanka base attack
Tamil Tiger rebels used two light aircraft to bomb and strafe an air force base next to Colombo International Airport, killing two airmen and wounding 10 others, a spokesman for the group's political wing told CNN...
CNN - March 26, 2007
Edwards? Cancer Has Spread Into One of Her Hips
Elizabeth Edward?s health has sparked debate over whether her husband should continue to pursue his political ambitions...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
City Asks Court Not to Unseal Police Spy Files
Lawyers said the release of documents could hurt New York?s ability to defend itself in lawsuits over mass arrests...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Detainee?s Lawyers Seek Removal of Prosecutor
A dispute over the proper role of military defense lawyers is intensifying as military commissions reopen at Guantánamo Bay...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
G.O.P. Senators Lug Weight of War Toward ?08
The war in Iraq has become the key to the political future of many Republicans seeking re-election next year...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Poor Behavior Is Linked to Time in Day Care
Keeping a preschooler in day care increased the likelihood that the child would become disruptive, a study found...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Trains (and Patience) Stretched Thin in Chicago
The city is confronting the possibility that its century-old elevated train system, the El, may be at a breaking point...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Failing Schools See a Solution in Longer Day
Spurred by grim test results, districts are moving to longer days, but many teachers and parents are critical...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
The Week Ahead
ECONOMIC DATA The Commerce Department will release revised figures for fourth-quarter gross domestic product (Thursday), which are expected to confirm a 2.2 percent annualized growth rate for the quarter. The department will also release data on durable goods orders for February (Wednesday). Economists forecast a 3.5 percent increase in orders for durable goods for the month, after an 8.7 percent decline in January. The Labor Department will release its latest weekly reading of unemployment claims (Thursday)...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Treasury Bills Scheduled for This Week
The Treasury?s schedule of financing this week includes today?s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
John T. Gilbride, 90, Former Chairman of Military and Commercial Shipbuilder, Dies
John T. Gilbride was the former head of Todd Shipyards Corporation, once the largest independent shipbuilding company in the country...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Addenda: Agencies Quit SABMiller Unit Over ?Creative Differences?
The Miller Brewing Company unit of SABMiller and two agencies have separated...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Hey, Boss, Permission for a Follow-Up Question?
Judging from a conference call by the News Corporation and NBC Universal, corporate control of the news media is still going strong...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Distributor of Medical Test to Buy a Rival
Beckman Coulter will acquire Biosite, a smaller maker of diagnostic blood tests, for about $1.55 billion...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Drilling Down: Despite Choices on TV, the Favorites Reign
Rather than browsing among the myriad channels, viewers tend to pick their own favorites and stick to them...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Praise and Lampoons for the Crimson?s Ombudsman
Reactions to the hiring of an ombudsman for The Harvard Crimson ranged from praise to disappointment. And then there was the online satire...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Lights, Camera, Tirade! Hollywood?s Elite Seen Online
An outtake from the filming of ?I Heart Huckabees? that shows actress Lily Tomlin on a tirade has been repeatedly posted on YouTube...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Gay Media Outlets Seek Place at the Table at Awards for the Representation of Gays
The organization that recognizes positive portrayals of gays and lesbians in the mainstream media is facing growing pressure to honor its own...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Study Supports Safety of Heart Drug, but Not Its Effectiveness
Results showed that Johnson & Johnson?s controversial heart drug, Natrecor, did not work in the population studied...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
News Analysis: European Carmakers Act Pre-Emptively to Keep Control
Recent decisions by Porsche and DaimlerChrysler reflect European automakers? desire to control their own fates...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
News Analysis: Drop in Ad Revenue Raises Tough Question for Newspapers
Industry watchers are wondering whether the decline is part of a short-term slump or whether it signals a deepening systemic problem...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
With a New Owner, a Book Publisher Gets a New Name
Warner Books, which was sold by Time Warner, will change its name to Grand Central Publishing...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Advertising: Remember the Teletubbies? The Brand Owner Hopes So
A new campaign aims to revive the popularity of the Teletubbies, positioning them as retro chic...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
E-Commerce Report: Fuzzy Critters With High Prices Offer Lesson in New Concepts
The cuddly stuffed animals called Webkinz have gained notice among Internet executives for their ability to bridge the online and offline worlds...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
New Crop of Books on the Evils of Wall Street Misses Old Standards
A new crop of books about Wall Street aim to capture, if not update, the rich mix of greed, striving, intrigue and vanity...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Maker of Mobile Games Brings Line to BlackBerry
Gameloft plans to announce that it is bringing its line of mobile games to the BlackBerry...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Aged, Frail and Denied Care by Their Insurers
Many long-term-care policyholders say that years of premiums have resulted in only excuses about why insurers will not pay...
New York Times - March 26, 2007
Golf: Woods wins through
Tiger Woods comes through a scrappy final round to defend his WGC-CA Championship crown at Doral...
BBC News - March 26, 2007
Guantanamo hearing for Hicks
Australian David Hicks is expected to raise the legitimacy of his case at a Guantanamo hearing...
BBC News - March 26, 2007
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