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New mad-cow rule poses health dangers of its own
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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Tibetan exiles stick with middle way for now
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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US News Archive for August 2004:
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Ayatollah reaches peace deal with al-Sadr
The interim government of Iraq has accepted "with open arms" a peace agreement reached today between the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, said Kasim Daoud, minister of state for military affairs. The grand ayatollah's spokesman said the men have agreed on several points, among them: multinational forces are to leave Najaf and nearby Kufa. "Muqtada al-Sadr is free to go anywhere he likes. He is as free as any Iraqi citizen," Daoud said...
CNN - August 26, 2004
Ayatollah brokers 'positive deal' on Najaf standoff
The Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have reached an agreement in Najaf, an al-Sistani deputy said Thursday...
CNN - August 26, 2004
Census: More Americans living in poverty
The number of Americans living in poverty increased by 1.3 million last year, while the ranks of the uninsured swelled by 1.4 million, the Census Bureau reported Thursday...
CNN - August 26, 2004
Bush wants to block 527s
President Bush wants to work with Sen. John McCain to take legal action against "shadowy" outside groups that have been spending millions of dollars on ads criticizing the president and Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry, the White House said Thursday...
CNN - August 26, 2004
More Americans Are Living in Poverty, Census Bureau Says
The number of Americans living in poverty increased by 1.3 million last year, while the ranks of uninsured swelled by 1.4 million...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Bush to Urge Court to End Independent Political Ads
President Bush is taking aim at 527 groups as a whole, rather than condemn the specific group attacking John Kerry...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Law Banning Type of Abortion Is Unconstitutional, Judge Says
A federal judge said that a Supreme Court ruling in 2000 required a clause allowing abortions if a women's health is at risk...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Maker of Paxil to Release All Trial Results
The New York State attorney general predicted other companies would soon follow GlaxoSmithKline's lead by posting the results of their own studies online...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Blue Chips and Technology Shares Close With Modest Losses
Stocks fell modestly today as a jump in jobless claims offset investors' relief over declining oil prices...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Oil Prices Slide Despite Iraq Export Drop
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Oil prices fell for a fifth consecutive day Thursday despite a sharp drop in Iraqi exports after pipelines were sabotaged -- evidence that the bull market may have lost some steam...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Toronto-Dominion Bank Is Buying Stake in Banknorth
Canada's T.D. Bank Financial Group is buying a controlling stake in Maine-based Banknorth for $3.8 billion...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Crawford sprints to gold
Shawn Crawford leads an American 200m 1-2-3 amid extraordinary scenes in the Olympic Stadium...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Lawyers to visit Guantanamo four
Lawyers are to be allowed to meet the four Britons held in Guantanamo Bay next week, but will not be able to say anything about the visit...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Marine's grieving father in blaze
The father of a US marine serving in Iraq sets himself on fire in Florida after learning his son is dead...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Clinton holds talks in N Ireland
Former US President Bill Clinton says he believes local politicians are serious about wanting to reach a deal...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
US: Phillips grabs Olympic gold
American Dwight Phillips wins the Olympic men's long jump title with a leap of 8.59m...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
One million join ranks of US poor
An extra 1.3 million Americans slid into poverty in 2003 while health care cover also fell, official figures show...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Glaxo settles New York drug suit
The drugs giant settles accusations that it withheld information about anti-depressants by agreeing to publish all its drug trials online...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Ayatollah arrives in Najaf to broker peace
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric, arrived at his home in Najaf today, seeking to put an end to violence in the region. The bloodshed around Najaf has escalated and spread to the nearby Kufa, where at least 48 people were killed -- 25 at a mosque and 23 in sniper fire...
CNN - August 26, 2004
Police suspected Peterson conspiracy
Police investigating the disappearance of Laci Peterson once suspected that more than one person may have been involved, including her husband's former mistress...
CNN - August 26, 2004
Tale of two letters
Representatives of both political parties converged on Crawford Middle School in attempts to deliver messages -- in letter form -- about a campaign that is critical of the military record of Sen. John Kerry. Neither letter was delivered to its intended party...
CNN - August 26, 2004
Al-Sistani arrives in Najaf
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric, arrives at his home in Najaf, seeking to put an end to violence in the region. Earlier, an attack on the nearby Kufa mosque killed at least 25 people as Iraqis gathered for peaceful protests...
CNN - August 26, 2004
U.S. Report, in Shift, Turns Focus to Greenhouse Gases
Previously, the administration stressed uncertainties in understanding the causes and consequences of global warming...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
A Scarred Campaign Veteran, Caught in a New Crossfire
Senator John McCain, who says he is furious over the latest anti-Kerry ads, is campaigning to re-elect the president...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Iraq Oil Exports Cut in Half After Attack
BASRA, Iraq (AP) -- A sabotage attack on a cluster of about 20 oil pipelines in southern Iraq has cut exports from the key oil producing region by half, a top oil official said Thursday...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
GlaxoSmithKline to Release Paxil Data
The pharmaceutical company agreed today to release negative data on the safety and effectiveness of the antidepressant drug Paxil to settle a lawsuit...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Stocks Are Flat As Oil Prices Decline
Stocks traded nearly unchanged today as oil prices continued to fall while jobless claims posted a jump...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Krispy Kreme's Second-Quarter Profit Falls 50 Percent
The results fell widely short of Wall Street estimates and the company declined to provide earnings guidance for the next quarter...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Bogota touts 'e-mail peace talks'
A suggestion by the Colombian peace commissioner to conduct talks with rebels via e-mail fails to impress...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Panama pardons Castro 'plotters'
Four men accused of planning to kill Cuba's Fidel Castro have been pardoned by Panama's president...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Brazil take beach gold
Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego outclass Spain's Javier Bosma and Pablo Herrera to take gold for Brazil...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Top Enron official pleads guilty
Enron's ex-head of investor relations pleads guilty to fraud, pays a penalty of $1.49m and agrees to testify against his ex-bosses...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Vietnam ads get sticky for Kerry
Ads discrediting John Kerry's service in Vietnam could do lasting damage, BBC News Online's Kevin Anderson reports...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
A world away from the election
Paul Greenberg findss that the election fever of the mainland has not yet gripped the residents of his holiday island...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
At least 25 dead as mortars hit Kufa mosque
At least 25 people were killed and about 60 wounded today when mortars hit the mosque in Kufa, near the restive city of Najaf, witnesses and officials said. Demonstrators had gathered at the mosque for peaceful protests aimed at ending the violence in Najaf. Demonstrators blamed the U.S. military, which categorically denied involvement. Later, demonstrators marching to Najaf came under sniper fire, the source of which could not be determined...
CNN - August 26, 2004
Deadly attack at Kufa mosque
An attack on the Kufa mosque has killed at least 25 people and wounded about 60 others as they gathered around the holy site for peaceful protests to end the violence in neighboring Najaf...
CNN - August 26, 2004
A tale of two letters
Representatives of both political parties Wednesday converged on Crawford Middle School in attempts to deliver messages -- in letter form -- about a campaign that is critical of the military record of Sen. John Kerry. Neither letter was delivered to its intended party...
CNN - August 26, 2004
Mortar Attack Kills at Least 27 at Mosque in Iraq
A mortar barrage hit a mosque in Kufa today, killing at least 27 people hours before Iraq's top Shiite cleric was expected to arrive in the area with a peace initiative...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
New-Home Sales Fall; Durable Goods Rise
Sales of new homes fell more than expected in July, to their lowest pace since December, as higher mortgage rates cooled the housing market...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Eyetech Pins Its Hopes (and Shares) on New Drug
An experimental eye disease drug has been a boon to Eyetech Pharmaceuticals. But as the drug nears approval, many doctors are questioning its effectiveness...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
A Boom Along Mexico's Border
Across Tijuana's vast industrial parks, the export assembly plants known as maquiladoras are thriving, posting giant "help wanted" signs...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Oil prices ease with supply fears
Crude oil prices fell for the fourth day on Wednesday, aided by an increase in Iraqi exports and better than expected petrol stocks in the US...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
US slams Colombia prisoner plan
The US voices concern at the Colombian government's plans to reach peace deals with illegal armed groups...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Grieving dad torches van
After learning his 20-year-old son -- a U.S. Marine -- died in Iraq, a Florida man doused a government van with gasoline and set it on fire while sitting inside. He is hospitalized with severe burns...
CNN - August 26, 2004
Officials probe Russian crashes
Russian emergency workers are continuing to sift through twisted metal for clues about why two airliners crashed within minutes of each other, killing all aboard. A spokesman for the Federal Security Service said Wednesday that while a preliminary investigation of the crash sites had not revealed evidence of a terrorist act, terrorism was still on the table as a possible cause...
CNN - August 26, 2004
Lawyer for Bush Quits Over Links to Kerry's Foes
The quick resignation suggests that the Bush campaign, which has repeatedly said it has no ties to the Swift boat veterans group, is eager to put the issue behind it...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Internet Gives Teenage Bullies Weapons to Wound From Afar
For teenagers, online harassment has become a part of life, but many schools and parents have only just become aware of it...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Playing Catch-Up With Sheffield
Even nearly 25 years later, Gary Sheffield still wonders how his team from Tampa, Fla., lost to Taiwan in the 1980 Little League World Series...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
For Mutual Funds, First the Slap. Now Comes the Pinch.
A year after the mutual fund industry began to clamp down on abuses, critics say that questionable practices remain untouched...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
KPMG Wrote New Versions of Shelters Ruled Illegal
Newly disclosed internal e-mail messages may show that KPMG, the accounting firm under scrutiny for promoting abusive tax shelters, didn't heed official warnings...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Dude, Where's My Resale Value?
Detroit’s big rebates and interest-free financing deals have strengthened car sales for the last three years. But they have also eroded the resale value of many American automotive brands...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Labor Department Wins $1.9 Million in Back Pay for Janitors
A contractor for the Target Corporation had not paid overtime to hundreds of immigrants who often worked seven nights a week...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Built for America, Sold (Cheaply) to the World
Billions of dollars worth of global telecommunications networks bought or built by United States investors now belong to Chinese, Indian and other non-American companies that have snapped them up for a fraction of their cost...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Reports Show a Mixed View of Economy
Orders for costly manufactured goods in July posted the biggest gain in four months. New-homes sales, meanwhile, slid, according to a pair of reports...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Oil Below $45 as Gasoline Prices Slide
Oil prices were dragged down today by heavy losses on U.S. gasoline as summer driving demand failed to meet expectations...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
A Bank Takeover in Japan Breaks Tradition
The biggest takeover battle in Japanese history got even bigger as the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group sought to disrupt a rival's expansion plans with a $29 billion hostile bid for UFJ Holdings...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Singapore Air Sets $7.35 Billion Boeing Order
Singapore Airlines, the world's second most valuable airline, said today it planned to buy up to 31 Boeing planes worth about $7.35 billion...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Dozens Charged in Push Against Spam and Scams
Federal and state law enforcement agencies have quietly arrested or charged dozens of people with crimes related to junk e-mail, identity theft and other online scams...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
New York bans rally against Bush
New York bans a huge rally against President Bush before the Republican Convention on environmental grounds...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
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