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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Taliban, Afghan officials meet in Saudi Arabia
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Pakistan to deport all Afghans from tribal region
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Lehman sought millions for execs while seeking aid
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Colbert on Colbert Its fun playing a jerk
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Dancing with the Stars contestant injured
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hopper stars in Starz series Crash
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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US News Archive for January 2008:
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Plan to Close Prisons Stirs Anxiety in Rural Towns
Proposed prison closings are creating a gnawing uncertainty for residents of several communities in the remote, challenging region of New York where the correction industry is big business...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Deadly Protests in Beirut Leave 7 Dead
Deadly clashes erupted in Beirut on Sunday, leaving at least seven people dead and escalating Lebanon?s deepest political crisis since the end of its civil war in 1990...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Kremlin Denies Ballot Spot to Putin Opponent
The Russian government on Sunday denied an opposition leader?s application to appear on the March 2 presidential ballot, clearing a path for the Kremlin?s favorite candidate to run all but unchallenged...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Israel to Allow Supply Flow Into Gaza
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert promised that Israel would no longer disrupt the supply of food, medicine and necessary energy...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Violence Spreads in Kenya, Killing 19 in House Fire
Ethnically driven violence intensified in Kenya on Sunday, and police officials said at least 19 people, including 11 children, were burned to death in a house...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
In Bush?s Legacy, Weak Economy Moves Up Front
President Bush?s final State of the Union address will focus on the economy, as Mr. Bush himself suggested Friday during a short preview of the speech at a Congressional Republican retreat...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Kennedy Plans to Back Obama Over Clinton
On the heels of his victory in South Carolina, Senator Barack Obama is set to receive the endorsement of Senator Edward M. Kennedy on Monday...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
French Bank Offers Details of Big Loss
Société Générale the trader was involved in an elaborate, yearlong ruse that involved betting billions of dollars of the bank?s money on European stock index futures...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Djokovic Wins His First Grand Slam
After upsetting Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic avoided an upset of his own with a victory over the unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
In Death, Ex-Dictator Elicits Grief and Tributes
Shouting crowds mobbed the ambulance driving Suharto?s body from a hospital to his home as television stations maintained live coverage...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
A Baptist Coalition Aims for Moderate Image
Baptist groups are meeting to try to mend old fractures and present a more diverse and moderate image...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Cameras Show if Surf Is Good, but Surfers Are Getting in Way
Many hard-core surfers blame cameras trained on beaches for leading crowds to once-secluded spots...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Pakistan Shuns C.I.A. Buildup Sought by U.S.
President Pervez Musharraf dismissed proposals to allow the U.S. greater latitude to operate in tribal territories where militants are active...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Senator Kennedy to Endorse Obama
Senator Edward M. Kennedy intends to endorse Senator Barack Obama on Monday in Washington...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
His Mettle Tested, Obama May Emerge Still Stronger
With his victory in South Carolina, Senator Barack Obama proved he could endure what the Clintons threw at him and draw votes across racial lines...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
French Bank Offers New Details on Fraud
Société Générale said that a trader had misappropriated computer access codes, falsified documents and employed other methods to cover his tracks...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Loan Reviewer Aiding Inquiry Into Big Banks
The company will provide evidence that banks had detailed information about the risks posed by ill-fated subprime mortgages...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Sundance win for immigrant film
Frozen River, a story about smuggling immigrants into the US, wins top prize at the Sundance Film Festival...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Djokovic Wins Australian Open Title
Novak Djokovic fended off unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the Australian Open final Sunday, earning his first Grand Slam title...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Suharto, Former Indonesian Dictator, Dies at 86
The rule of Suharto, who was driven from office in 1998, was one of the 20th century?s most brutal and corrupt...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Obama triumphs in South Carolina
Barack Obama nets a big win in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary over his main rival, Hillary Clinton...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Song Getting the ?Once? Over
Is song from "Once" getting the once over?...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Officer Who Was Killed Tried to Break Up a Fight
The off-duty police officer who was shot and killed by other officers in White Plains on Friday was trying to break up a fight but failed to drop his gun when ordered to do so, two witnesses said...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
U.S. Spy Satellite, Power Gone, May Hit Earth
A disabled American spy satellite is rapidly descending and is likely to plunge to Earth by late February or early March, posing a potential danger from its debris, officials said Saturday...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Cameras Show if Surf Is Good; Surfers Get in Way
Surf cams, which help advertise lesser-known beaches, are gaining popularity, but many hard-core surfers blame them for leading crowds to once-secluded spots...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Ethnic Violence in Rift Valley Tears Kenya Apart
In the deeply troubled Rift Valley, furious mobs rule the streets, brutalizing ethnic rivals with complete impunity...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
In More Cases, Combat Trauma Is Taking the Stand
Prosecutors, judges and juries are increasingly prodded to assess the role of combat trauma in crimes by veterans...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Reviewer of Subprime Loans Agrees to Aid Inquiry
The company will provide evidence that banks had information about the risks posed by subprime mortgages...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Obama Weathers a Test of Mettle
Senator Barack Obama proved he could endure all that the Clinton campaign threw at him this week...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Pakistan Rebuffs Secret U.S. Plea for C.I.A. Buildup
President Pervez Musharraf dismissed proposals to allow the United States greater latitude to operate in tribal territories where militants are active, officials said...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Obama Wins South Carolina Primary
Senator Barack Obama?s commanding victory over Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton amid record-setting turnout sets the stage for a state-by-state fight...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Royal Pay at Delphi, Reined in by a Judge
Managers won?t get $87 million for exiting bankruptcy...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Hate to Spoil a Weekend, but ....
I don?t see how you can avoid a certain amount of gloom given the week we?ve just had ? and its implications for the future of the U.S. economy...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Old-School Economics
The transition to a new economy is over. Do our candidates know it?...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Children?s Crusade
How does a computer designed for kids in poor countries connect to us?...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Tightening the Alligator Belt
With stock markets around the world falling last week, New Yorkers cut back on the essentials, like dry-cleaning their sheets...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Extra Helping
What happens when a philanthropic project becomes so popular that it has trouble keeping up with demand?...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Letters
Conservation on the Farm...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
A Small Gain in a Tumultuous Week
After the Federal Reserve made an unscheduled interest-rate cut of three-quarters of a percentage point, the broad stock market rallied, eking out a modest gain for the week...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Built for the Earth and the Pocketbook
A Manhattan architect is attempting to marry modernist design and reasonable cost in a Long Island modular home...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
?Green? Buildings Don?t Have to Be New
The vast stock of older buildings presents a much bigger opportunity to cut down on energy consumption and carbon emissions...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Bringing Home the Bacon, and Keeping Off the Weight
Whether their workplaces are superhealthy or stocked with candy at every turn, employees who are struggling to lose weight must deal with challenges at the office...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
As Seen on TV
In college I took a door-to-door sales job. I knew it would be challenging, but I saw it as a way to overcome my shyness...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
When English Is the Rule at Work
Insistence on an official language means complications for a diverse work force...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Moviegoers in Seoul Will Love This Film
The destruction of New York City in action films may not be appealing to many American moviegoers, but it plays well overseas...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Can Their Wish Be the Market?s Command?
The lessons of legal realism have always been uppermost in my mind when I think about anything important: Stated reasons are often not the real reasons...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Outsmarting the Pack During Earnings Season
Knowing a little bit more than the next guy is the name of the game on Wall Street...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
An Ear to the Ground on Stocks
Investor sentiment suggests that the bulk of the stock market?s decline is now behind us...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
To Build Confidence, Try Better Bricks
The key to maintaining economic stability is well-placed confidence in the markets. Bubbles, by contrast, result from misplaced confidence...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Identified Flying Objects Over Phoenix
Private-jet schedulers say their seeing record bookings for Super Bowl weekend flights, and that an epic traffic jam could ensue in the skies...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Freed From the Page, but a Book Nonetheless
Amazon?s new device could turn out to be the iPod of the written word...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Don?t Dismiss the Psychology of the Tax Refund
Although the money was always yours, a tax refund can seem like a windfall...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
The Coming Wave of Gadgets That Listen and Obey
Devices that incorporate speech recognition are starting to hit the mass market, giving users the ability to let their mouths do the walking -- and the searching...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Saving Sears Doesn?t Look Easy Anymore
The problem, analysts say, boils down to this: Customers are avoiding Sears stores in droves...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Will Cars Fly as Fast as the Metaphors?
Old rhetoric dies hard for Alan R. Mulally, the chief executive at Ford Motor Company, who spent most of his career at jet maker Boeing...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
What?s $34 Billion on Wall Street?
For many top Wall Street executives, humiliation and defeat do not necessarily result in professional exile...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Rogue Trader in Custody in France
Investigators were expected to question the trader in connection with a massive fraud at Société Générale...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Obama takes clear South Carolina win
Barack Obama wins an easy victory over Hillary Clinton in South Carolina's Democratic primary election...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
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