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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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Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Rwanda protocol chief says shell prove innocence
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Lame-duck US, Israeli leaders to meet a final time
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan
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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Kanye Wests new album to debut on MySpace Music
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Hollywood actors guild to seek strike
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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US News Archive for September 2005:
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Soldier Convicted of Abusing Iraqis at Abu Ghraib Prison
Pfc. Lynndie R. England was found guilty of six of the seven counts against her and faces up to 10 years in a military prison...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Ex-Roslyn School Chief Admits Stealing $2 Million
Roslyn residents at today's hearing, many of whom booed when he entered the room, widely criticized the proposed plea deal...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Debate on Chief Justice Nominee Opens in Senate
With speculation focusing on the president's next Supreme Court choice, the Senate began debate today on Judge John G. Roberts Jr...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Bush Urges Conservation as Retail Gas Prices Rise
President Bush today called on Americans to avoid non-essential driving as the average national prices climbed higher...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Crude oil prices rise after Rita
Oil prices rise as the industry continues to evaluate the damage caused in the Gulf of Mexico by Hurricane Rita...
BBC News - September 26, 2005
US evolution court battle opens
Eleven parents in the US go to court to protect the teaching of evolution at their local schools...
BBC News - September 26, 2005
US anti-war mother held at rally
Cindy Sheehan, the anti-war protester and mother of a US soldier killed in Iraq, is arrested on a rally in Washington DC...
BBC News - September 26, 2005
Louisiana bails out
Louisiana reeled Monday from its second hurricane strike in a month, as flooded communities bailed out from Hurricane Rita...
CNN - September 26, 2005
IRA 'disarms entire arsenal'
The Irish Republican Army has scrapped its weapons after more than three decades of armed struggle against British rule, the chief disarmament monitor for Northern Ireland says...
CNN - September 26, 2005
27 years for al Qaeda 'cell leader'
A suspected al Qaeda cell leader has been convicted in Madrid over involvement in the September 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. and sentenced to 27 years in prison. Two other suspected al Qaeda members were acquitted...
CNN - September 26, 2005
Bush prepared to tap oil reserve
President Bush said Monday that the government is prepared to again tap into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to alleviate any new pain at the pump caused by Hurricane Rita's assault on the center of the nation's energy industry...
CNN - September 26, 2005
Retail Gas Prices Rise, Despite Absence of Severe Damage
Average national retail gasoline prices climbed higher today for the first time since they peaked over the Labor Day weekend...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Rita gives highway headaches
Texans who fled Hurricane Rita now face long delays on the route back, as they start to return home...
BBC News - September 26, 2005
Indian centre helps Rita victims
An Indian call centre helps Texans fleeing Hurricane Rita find help and shelter...
BBC News - September 26, 2005
NFL: Patriots stun Steelers
Adam Vinatieri kicks a final-second field goal as New England edge Pittsburgh - plus an NFL round-up...
BBC News - September 26, 2005
Parents in court over evolution
Eleven parents in the US are taking the local school board to court in a bid to protect the teaching of evolution...
BBC News - September 26, 2005
Chavez to speed up land reform
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez vows to accelerate his controversial programme of land redistribution...
BBC News - September 26, 2005
Texas, Louisiana tally Rita wrath
As waters recede one day after Hurricane Rita struck the U.S. Gulf Coast, the damage becomes apparent. In some Louisiana towns up to 90 percent of homes are destroyed, with one parish as much as 15 feet under water, officials say...
CNN - September 26, 2005
Rita's damage extensive
Towns near where Hurricane Rita made landfall have had all but a handful of buildings destroyed, including nearly all homes in the Louisiana communites of Cameron, Holly Beach and Creole, officials say...
CNN - September 26, 2005
Suicide bomber kills 7 in Baghdad
Seven people were killed and 27 others were wounded in eastern Baghdad Monday morning when a suicide car bomber detonated close to a checkpoint near a number of government buildings, police said...
CNN - September 26, 2005
Oprah Winfrey to Back 'Purple'
"The Color Purple," a planned Broadway musical based on Alice Walker's prize-winning novel, has enlisted Oprah Winfrey as a producer...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Black Voters, No Longer a Bloc, Are Up for Grabs in Mayor's Race
The numbers suggest that black voters are up for grabs in the New York City mayoral race, evidence that the black vote is becoming harder to predict...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Oil dips as US refineries reopen
Oil prices fall again as several US refineries in Houston restart after escaping the worst of Hurricane Rita...
BBC News - September 26, 2005
Rita claims 'lower than Katrina'
Shares in leading insurers rise after experts forecast insured losses from Hurricane Rita will be much lower than Katrina...
BBC News - September 26, 2005
Alonso clinches Formula One title
Fernando Alonso becomes the youngest ever F1 champion, finishing third behind Juan Pablo Montoya in Brazil...
BBC News - September 26, 2005
Boeing reaches deal with strikers
Boeing reaches agreement with striking workers after three weeks of industrial action that had hit deliveries...
BBC News - September 26, 2005
Oprah Winfrey 'producing musical'
US TV host Oprah Winfrey will produce a Broadway musical based on novel The Color Purple...
BBC News - September 26, 2005
Receding waters reveal destruction
Towns near where Hurricane Rita made landfall have had all but a handful of buildings destroyed. In Lake Charles, Louisiana, receding waters were revealing buildings smashed to bits. In other towns along the Texas state line, between 70 and 90 percent of homes were destroyed...
CNN - September 26, 2005
Relieved Texans Returning Home as Storm Fades
Receding floodwaters in New Orleans brought a welcome respite, and residents who fled Houston began returning home...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
In Mexico's Murders, Fury Is Aimed at Officials
The bungling by the police investigating the deaths of women in Juárez is so extensive that they have themselves become suspects...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
A Web of Faith, Law and Science in Evolution Suit
The Dover case is the first direct challenge to a school district that has tried to mandate the teaching of intelligent design...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
A Story Better Told in Print
Hurricane coverage is a bit of a caper. Reporters get to take over hotels, spend like pirates and drink like sailors, writes David Carr...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Is Kate Moss 'Soapy'? 'A Minger'? That's What Some in Britain Say
For years, consumers have generally approved of the "Kate Moss look." Or so it would seem...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Going Deep for Digital
Last March, Walt Disney Studios asked Industrial Light & Magic an audacious question. Could they convert "Chicken Little" into 3-D?...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
J.C. Penney Decides T-Shirts With Beer Logos Are for Men
J. C. Penney's Sunday back-to-school circular includes T-shirts promoting beer and whisky...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Like High-Def? Here Comes the Next Level
Scientists plan to test the world's highest-resolution videoconferencing system on Monday over a 9,000-mile optical network...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Stock Offerings This Week
The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
New Sun Software to Work With Microsoft
Sun Microsystems is hoping to steal market share from Microsoft with the release of a new version of its business software, StarOffice...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Those Who Inspire Are Memorialized in Romance Tales
The "More Than Words" award, presented by the romance publisher Harlequin, gives winners actual romance novels based on their organization...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Blind Trusts Get New Look After Sale by Frist
Investigations into a stock sale by Senator Bill Frist are calling attention to the blind trusts that many government officials use to deal with potential conflicts of interest...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
At Google, The Workers Are Placing Their Bets
Google helps people sort through information from the past. But a new service, being used inside the company, tries to forecast the future...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
A TV Channel Takes Aim at Toddlers
Parents looking for "Sesame Street" for their toddlers have a new outlet, "PBS Kids Sprout," a national 24-hour channel aimed at the very young...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
He Said. She Said. And Then What Did the Therapist Say?
George Gurley has been venturing into perilous territory for The New York Observer: couples therapy, making a minor celebrity of his therapist...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Paying Homage to the Era of Housewifely Slogan-Writing
"The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio" seeks to return moviegoers to a time when consumers won prizes for writing the best jingles, slogans and advertisements...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
To Stand Out, a British Daily Gets Just a Little Smaller
The Guardian revealed its new look: smaller, but not too small; lively to the eye, but still serious in content; new and improved, but familiar...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Many Contracts for Storm Work Raise Questions
More than 80 percent of the $1.5 billion in contracts signed by FEMA were awarded without bidding or with limited competition...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Delta's Woes Won't Stop a Party for Its Magazine
Why let bankruptcy spoil a good party? Delta Air Lines will host a MoMA cocktail reception for the redesign of Sky, Delta's in-flight magazine...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Fewer Clicks but More Follow-Through
DoubleClick announced that consumers opened direct-marketing e-mails less often, but were more likely to buy if they opened such messages...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Microsoft Plans to Sell Search Ads of Its Own
Microsoft will unveil its own system for selling Web advertising as it struggles to compete with Google and Yahoo in the expanding Web search business...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
New Level of Competition: When a Supplier Gets Into Its Customers' Business
FedEx is plunging into e-commerce, ruffling the feathers of the big office supply companies that send so much business its way...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Rebuked, Even Sued, a Board Remains in Place
Hollinger International's independent directors, including Richard Perle and Henry Kissinger, remain in their positions even after censure and a lawsuit...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Porsche Says it Plans to Amass a 20% Stake in Volkswagen
Porsche announced on Sunday that It planned to amass a 20 percent stake in Volkswagen...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
China Tightens Its Restrictions for News Media on the Internet
China on Sunday imposed more restrictions intended to limit the news and other information available to Internet users...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
A Quiet Departure for Eisner at Disney
When Michael D. Eisner leaves the Walt Disney Company for good on Friday, there will be no grand send-off or congratulatory party...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Machinists Reach Tentative Accord With Boeing
Boeing has reached a tentative agreement with its machinists' union, whose more than 18,000 members have been on strike for 24 days...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Storms Cast Spotlight on Energy's New Reality
The energy complex along the Gulf Coast apparently escaped serious damage in the latest storm. But for an industry still reeling, the recovery will be arduous...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Early Estimates of Storm's Cost Are Just a Fraction of Katrina's
Damage caused by Hurricane Rita appears to have been only a small fraction as costly as Hurricane Katrina...
New York Times - September 26, 2005
Golf: Stylish DiMarco seals US win
Chris DiMarco clinches the Presidents Cup for the hosts when he beats the Internationals' Stuart Appleby in their crucial singles match...
BBC News - September 26, 2005
Golf: Texas ends Gamez drought
American Robert Gamez ends a USPGA Tour record victory drought when he takes the Texas Open title by three shots...
BBC News - September 26, 2005
Match-fixing charge rocks Brazil
Brazilian football is hit by the arrest of a referee said to have fixed matches for an illegal betting ring...
BBC News - September 26, 2005
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