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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 Octomber 2006:
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Cheney 'water boarding' denial
The White House says that U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was not talking about a torture technique known as "water boarding" when he said dunking terrorism suspects in water during questioning was a "no-brainer." Human rights groups complained that Cheney's comments amounted to an endorsement of water boarding, in which the victim believes he is about to drown...
CNN - October 27, 2006
Karzai launches civilian deaths probe
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has assembled a team to investigate reports of civilian casualties caused by NATO air operations in southern Afghanistan. Also, NATO said it and the Afghan Defense Ministry are conducting a joint investigation into one incident "in which a number of civilians were killed."...
CNN - October 27, 2006
Webb: Sex passage recital a 'character assassination'
A bitter Senate campaign entering its final stretch turned uglier Friday, as a Republican incumbent pulled up sexual passages from novels written by his Democratic opponent, who called the move baseless...
CNN - October 27, 2006
Suspects Tied to Killing of Family in Florida
Four suspects are being held in Palm Beach County on drug charges unrelated to the killings...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Former White House Aide Gets 18-Month Sentence
Choking back tears, David H. Safavian insisted that “there was no conspiracy to defraud anybody, least of all taxpayers.”...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Play Magazine: What Keeps Bill Parcells Awake at Night
After a life defined by pressure, the next game is still all that matters. Spend eight days with the Dallas Cowboys' head coach...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Pataki Seeks Inquiry of Embattled Comptroller
The governor asked an ex-federal prosecutor to determine if Alan Hevesi should lose his post...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Safety Remains Top Priority for Stent Doctors
Stent safety became a dominating theme at an annual cardiology conference, as more patients raised concerns over new evidence linking heart stents to deadly blood clots...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Chinese Bank’s Shares Make Robust Debut
Shares of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the largest in the country, rose by 15 percent on their first day of trading today...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Drugs may be behind turnpike killings
Investigators believe the killings of a family of four along Florida's Turnpike this month were premeditated and carried out for "drugs, money or both," St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara said Friday...
CNN - October 27, 2006
Iran 'fires up nuclear processors'
Iran has resumed its uranium enrichment program by building a second cascade of centrifuges and injecting gas into the system over the past few weeks despite threats of U.N. sanctions over its nuclear program, Iran's semi-official news agency ISNA reported on Friday...
CNN - October 27, 2006
Where the right went wrong
Today, the right is politically dominant. Yet now, at what should be the flood tide of conservative power, many on the right are expressing open, even passionate disagreement with what has been done in their name, CNN Senior Analyst Jeff Greenfield writes...
CNN - October 27, 2006
California Fire Burns Virtually Out of Control
Fire continued today in southeastern California, fueled by dry vegetation and gusty Santa Ana winds...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Where the Beat Goes On
CBGB may be gone, but New York’s rock scene, ever scrappy and vibrant, is alive and well...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Iran Said to Take New Step to Enrich Uranium
Iran has started to feed gas into a second cascade of centrifuges, an Iranian news agency reported...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
U.S. Economic Growth Slowed in 3rd Quarter
The economy grew more slowly in the third quarter than at any time since early 2003, held back by a deflating housing market...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Pinochet gold papers 'are fake'
Papers linking Chilean ex-ruler Augusto Pinochet to alleged gold deposits in Hong Kong are fake, the HSBC bank says...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Richie gets weight loss treatment
Reality TV star Nicole Richie checks into a treatment centre to help her gain weight...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Oaxaca teachers vote for return
Teachers in the Mexican state of Oaxaca vote to end their five-month strike...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
US forces hunt seized soldier
US forces raid a mainly Shia Baghdad suburb in search of a kidnapped American soldier, the US military says...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Judge 'orders arrest of Pinochet'
A judge orders the arrest of Chilean ex-ruler Augusto Pinochet over crimes at a detention centre, sources say...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Wildfire doubles in size
Fire teams in Southern California early today had gained a small measure of control over a raging wildfire near Palm Springs -- an arson blaze that has killed four firefighters, forced mandatory evacuations and doubled in size. The fire has burned nearly 24,000 acres, up from 10,000 acres...
CNN - October 27, 2006
Spitzer Withdraws Endorsement of Hevesi
Attorney General Eliot Spitzer made it clear the State Senate should remove the comptroller, Alan G. Hevesi, from office...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
4 Firefighters Killed by Blaze in California
Officials said the fire was deliberately set but did not give details...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Tennessee Controversy Shaped by Spin Expert
Who was behind the provocative and, critics said, racially loaded ad mocking Representative Harold E. Ford Jr.?...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
I.R.S. Going Slow Before Election
The commissioner ordered the I.R.S. to delay collecting back taxes from Katrina victims until after the elections...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Family Ties Help Kean in Senate Race, Poll Says
Thomas H. Kean Jr. is holding his own in his bid to unseat Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Kelvedon Hatch Journal: Cameras Catch Speeding Britons and Lots of Grief
To drive in Britain is to measure out your trip in speed cameras. It is a shame that so many people hate them...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
G.O.P. Moves Fast to Reignite Issue of Gay Marriage
President Bush and Republicans across the country tried to use a court ruling in New Jersey to rally dispirited conservatives to the polls...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Democrats Fear Disillusionment in Black Voters
Democratic strategists in some states worry that blacks may not turn up at the polls because of disillusionment over past shenanigans...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Bush condemns gay rights ruling
President Bush uses a rare campaign visit to condemn a New Jersey verdict on equal rights for gay couples...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
UN initiates arms trade treaty
The United Nations is to draw up an international arms treaty regulating the trade in conventional weapons...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Baseball: St Louis close in on title
St Louis move to within one win of their first World Series title in 24 years with a 5-4 comeback win over the Detroit...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Fox 'not acting' in campaign ads
Actor Michael J Fox denies he is acting or off his medication for Parkinson's disease in US political campaign ads...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Iraq monthly toll nears 100
There has been a dip in violence across Iraq's war-torn capital in recent days, a U.S. military spokesman said Thursday. But the spokesman, Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, pointed out that it was too soon to call the lull a trend...
CNN - October 27, 2006
Sudan's man at the U.N. slams envoy to Sudan
The Sudanese ambassador to the United Nations lambasts the body's chief envoy to Sudan for insulting the country's government and army on a Web blog. "He abused his authority, his mandate," Abdalmahmood Mohamad said of envoy Jan Pronk...
CNN - October 27, 2006
World Business Briefing: Eurotunnel Debt Restructuring Advances
The head of Eurotunnel, the operator of the undersea rail tunnel linking Brit- ain and France, said directors had approved his proposal to restructure the company’s crippling debt. The plan, which would create a new company called Groupe Eurotunnel, will be presented to Eurotunnel’s court-appointed administrators today after its approval by the board, the chief executive, Jacques Gounon, left, said. Under the new plan, shares in the old company will be exchanged for new Groupe Eurotunnel shares, leaving existing shareholders with a 13 percent stake in the company that can later be increased to 67 percent. Eurotunnel will be left with £2.84 billion ($5.33 billion) of senior debt with a 40-year maturity...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
William A. Marquard Ex-Chief Executive, 86, Dies
William A. Marquard is credited with reviving the American Standard Companies in the 1970s and 1980s...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
The Churn: People
People...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
World Business Briefing: Chinese Investment Company Buys Oil Assets
The China International Trust and Investment Corporation will buy the Kazakhstan oil assets of the Nations Energy Company of Canada for $1.9 billion, adding reserves to meet surging demand in China. China International, a government investment company, is buying assets that produce 50,000 barrels of oil a day and hold more than 340 million barrels of oil equivalent. An assistant president at China International, Zhang Jijing, said the company might also build a refinery in Kazakhstan...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
World Business Briefing: General Motors Is Expanding Hummer Sales
General Motors said it would begin Hummer sales in Australia next year as it adds international markets for the vehicle, its fastest-growing brand. The Hummer H3 midsize sport utility vehicle will start arriving at Australian dealers in mid-2007, G.M. said. Australia will be Hummer’s 39th market. The H3s will be built in the company’s factory in Port Elizabeth, South Africa...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
World Business Briefing: Consumer Confidence Rises in Germany
Consumer confidence in Germany rose to a five-year high as residents said they would spend more in the final months of 2006 to beat a planned increase in the value-added tax, according to a survey. The GfK research group said its consumer climate indicator edged up to 9.2 points for November, the highest since November 2001, when it was at 9.6, from 8.9 in October and 8.6 in September. “With the sales tax increase looming, consumers think it advisable to bring forward plans for large purchases,” GfK said in a statement. The value-added tax in Germany is set to rise to 19 percent from 16 percent in January. The survey is based on around 2,000 interviews with consumers each month, conducted on behalf of the European Commission...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Raytheon Profit Up
Raytheon’s third-quarter profit rose 41 percent on increased sales of aircraft and systems to coordinate battle operations...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Comcast Profit Is Up
The cable operator reported a better-than-expected rise in quarterly profit on record subscriber growth...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
World Business Briefing: Indian Outsourcing Company Acquired
Europe’s largest technology services company, Capgemini, will acquire Kanbay International, an outsourcing company based in Chicago, in a deal that values Kanbay at $1.25 billion, the two companies said. Kanbay has the bulk of its outsourced operations in India, including more than 5,000 of its 6,600 employees. Capgemini, which is based in Paris, said it increased its presence in India by 89 percent with the acquisition. Capgemini will pay $29 a share for Kanbay’s stock, representing a premium of nearly 16 percent over its closing price Wednesday...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Former Trader Convicted in Fraud Case
David Finnerty was convicted of federal charges that his improper trades defrauded investors of $4.5 million...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Aetna Profit Rises 28%
The health insurer said the rise was due in part to aggressive campaigns that added more than 700,000 customers last year...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
US Airways Posts Loss
The airline posted a $78 million loss after fuel hedging and merger related costs...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Ford to Nearly Double Purchase of China-Made Parts
Ford will buy $2.5 billion to $3 billion in auto parts in China to cut production costs...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Kellogg Profit Up 2.5%
The cereal maker said profit was helped by sales of new snacks and frozen Eggo waffles...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Profit at Nissan Increases 31%
Gains that offset sliding sales contributed to the rise, but the auto maker warned of increasing global competition...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Grasso to Challenge a Judge’s Ruling on Compensation
Lawyers for the former chairman of the N.Y.S.E. said the judge “ignored the law and facts” in the case...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Ex-Fund Executive Settles Securities Fraud Case With S.E.C.
The former chief executive of Pimco Advisors Distributors settled a fraud case by paying a $572,000 fine.l...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Ethanol Could Corrode Pumps, Testers Say
BP said it would delay the expansion of ethanol at its U.S. gasoline outlets until laboratories certified a dispensing system...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
J. P. Morgan Chairman to Retire; Chief Is His Likely Successor
William B. Harrison Jr. plans to retire at the end of the year and expects to hand the title to the chief executive, James Dimon...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Stocks & Bonds: October Bull Run Continues as Nasdaq Hits 5-Year High
Stocks extended their rally as lower oil prices improved the outlook for companies sensitive to consumer spending...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Terms Approved for Vietnam’s Admission to W.T.O.
The biggest winners from Vietnam’s prospective entry into the W.T.O. may be European and Asian businesses, not American...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Virgin Atlantic Postpones Deliveries of A380
Virgin Atlantic became the first airline to step back from its commitment to the troubled Airbus twin-deck plane...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Airbus to Supply Planes and a Factory to China
Airbus won a huge order to supply 150 of its A320 jets to Chinese airlines, in a deal experts estimate could be worth about $10 billion...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
AstraZeneca Stroke Drug Fails in a Clinical Trial
AstraZeneca said it would halt development of the product, which it hoped could protect the brain from the damage caused by a stroke...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Editor at Los Angeles Times Urges Others to Question Cuts
Dean Baquet encouraged other editors to push back more against newspaper owners when they propose staff cuts...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
VC Nation: Not the Best of Timing for the Industry’s Obituary
The business model may be broken for some in the venture capital world, but for others, business is booming...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Battery Recall Exacts Steep Toll on Sony
Sony reported a 94 percent drop in third quarter earnings and lowered its forecasts for the 2006 fiscal year...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Sun Reports Higher Sales, and a Rise in Optimism
Sun Microsystems beat estimates with a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss on a 17 percent increase in sales...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Microsoft Profit and Revenue Up 11% on Strength of Games and Servers
Earnings slightly surpassed expectations, as the company’s Xbox game business and database software continued to drive growth...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Spitzer Suit Accuses Company of Abuses in Insurance for Elderly and Ill
Coventry First was accused of bid-rigging and other types of fraud in acquiring more than $3.6 billion worth of life insurance policies...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Exxon and Shell Post Strong Quarter Profits
The two oil giants reported stronger-than-expected earnings, overcoming a decline in oil and gas prices and rising costs...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Generic Rival?s Inroads Hurt Bristol-Myers Squibb
Bristol-Myers said it lost up to $600 million in sales to a Canadian rival, causing a 65 percent earnings decline in the third quarter...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Sprint Nextel Posts 52% Decline in Quarterly Earnings
Slow subscriber growth and high turnover rates were partly to blame, but the company said turnaround efforts were starting to bear fruit...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Advertising: Putting the Horror Back in Halloween
Marketers are dialing up the horror quotient in Halloween advertising after five years of tamer approaches...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Law Firms Are Starting to Adopt Outsourcing
More law firms are looking to move clerical functions out of high-cost cities and into lower-cost regions like India...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
New York Isn’t the World’s Undisputed Financial Capital
New York’s crown as the financial capital of the world may be slipping, raising alarm in Washington and in Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s office...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Doctors Say Slow Action on Stents Leads to Heart Deaths
Prominent cardiologists noted that clearing the blockages through the technique used by the stenters increases the survival rates of people who have had heart attacks...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
[TS] High & Low Finance: Warning: Auditor Jokes Are Being Told
After Sarbanes-Oxley, auditors are being privately vilified for charging too much money while refusing to provide enough service...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
New-Home Prices Fall Sharply
Builders drastically cut prices and offered discounts in September to keep ahead of a weakening housing market...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Rigs on the Skyline and Gas Far Below
A natural gas drilling boom in Fort Worth is bringing with it hopes of wealth, and fears of pitfalls...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
S.E.C. Facing Wide Review of Practices
Congress plans to investigate the S.E.C., prompted by its handling of an insider-trading case involving a prominent hedge fund...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Deadlock in Americas UN seat row
Talks between Guatemala and Venezuela fail to end the bitter contest over a UN Security Council seat...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Football: Honduras woo Maradona
The Hondruan soccer federation hold talks with Argentina legend Diego Maradona about becoming national coach...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Colombia peace talks set to begin
Colombia's second-largest rebel group agrees to start peace talks with the government...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
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