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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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Director and actor Sydney Pollack dies at 73
Sydney Pollack, the Academy Award-winning director who collaborated with a long list of elite actors on films such as "Out of Africa," "Tootsie," "The Way We Were" and "Absence of Malice," has died. He was 73...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Sydney Pollack dies of cancer director was 73
Sydney Pollack was remembered Tuesday as a generous, unpretentious talent by the elite actors he directed in films such as "Out of Africa," "Tootsie" and "Absence of Malice."...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Director and actor Sydney Pollack dies at age 73
Sydney Pollack was remembered by some of the elite actors he directed in films such as "Out of Africa," "Tootsie," and "Absence of Malice," not only for his Academy Award-winning direction, but also for his acting talents...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Feud over sports could keep Iraq out of Olympics
Sports has been one of the few things unifying Iraqis in recent years _ with soccer victories bringing Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds alike into the streets cheering...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Palestinian police get training in riot control
Palestinian police officers in riot gear trained under the desert sun Tuesday as part of a European Union-sponsored public order course begun after a deadly clash between police and demonstrators last fall...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
American testifies he gave cash to Israels leader
A Jewish-American businessman testified Tuesday in a corruption probe that threatens to bring down Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, saying he handed cash-stuffed envelopes to the Israeli politician he described as a bon vivant with a penchant for fancy hotels, fine cigars and first-class travel...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Indians protest Brazil hydro dam project
Hundreds of Amazon Indians capped a five-day protest against the construction of a multibillion dollar dam by swimming in the river they say it will destroy...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
China evacuates villagers after new flood threat
About 80,000 people were evacuated Tuesday from downstream of an unstable earthquake-created dam that is threatening to collapse, and troops rushed to carve a trench to drain the water before it floods the valley...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Mental trauma rampant after China earthquake
Liu Yisi sits on a hospital bed, reading a comic book. His nose is bruised, swollen and cut, and his left arm is heavily bandaged...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Earle Hagen, Andy Griffith composer, dies at 88
Earle H. Hagen, who co-wrote the jazz classic "Harlem Nocturne" and composed memorable themes for "The Andy Griffith Show," "I Spy," "The Mod Squad" and other TV shows, has died. He was 88...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Kuznetsova and Safina advance at French Open
Russian players Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday before rain again disrupted play at Roland Garros...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Kuznetsova, Safina advance at French Open
Russian players Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday before rain again disrupted play at Roland Garros...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Kuznetsova, Safina advance at French
Russian players Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday before rain again disrupted play at Roland Garros...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Mauresmo advances at French Open
Amelie Mauresmo held her nerve and her serve when it counted Tuesday, reaching the second round of the French Open by defeating Olga Savchuk 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 in a match disrupted by rain...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Amelie Mauresmo advances to French Open 2nd round
Amelie Mauresmo held her nerve and her serve when it counted Tuesday, reaching the second round of the French Open by defeating Olga Savchuk 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 in a match disrupted by rain...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Today on the presidential campaign trail
IN THE HEADLINESAfter a week of setbacks, Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks of faith ... Obama subs for Kennedy at Wesleyan, promotes public service and evokes Kennedy legacy ... Libertarian Party picks former GOP Rep. Bob Barr as presidential candidate ...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
McCain US, China could stop making nuke bomb fuel
Republican presidential candidate John McCain called Tuesday for talks with China to negotiate a temporary halt to production of nuclear weapons-grade material and with Russia on a new treaty to destroy more nuclear weapons...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
May consumer confidence falls to near 16-year low
A private research group says that soaring gas prices and weakening job prospects left shoppers gloomier about the economy in May, sending a key barometer of consumer sentiment to its lowest level in almost 16 years...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Home sales unexpectedly rise in April
Sales of new homes rose in April for the first time in six months although the unexpected increase still left activity near the lowest level in 17 years...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
New reports give bleak outlook on housing, economy
Not since George H.W. Bush ran the White House have consumers felt so downbeat about the economy. And the catalyst for much of the gloom _ the housing slump _ shows no signs of abating, new data Tuesday showed...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
McCain, Obama begin battle for Western states
Republican John McCain and Democratic U.S. presidential rival Barack Obama were trading barbs as they began crisscrossing three Western states that are likely to be pivotal battlegrounds that could decide the November presidential election...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Mass. Sen. Kennedy competing in Cape sailboat race
Sen. Edward Kennedy is feeling well enough after his brain cancer diagnosis to compete in the second day of an annual sailboat race between Nantucket and Cape Cod...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Teen actor in upcoming Harry Potter film killed
A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in London on Saturday, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
China says earthquake death toll rises to 67,183
A Chinese government spokesman says the confirmed death toll in the earthquake more than two weeks ago has risen to 67,183...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Authorities Storm kills 7 in northeast Iowa
A state official says a powerful storm that tore through a rural area of northeast Iowa has killed seven people injured dozens more...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
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European stock markets edged higher Monday and key Asian markets fell amid worries about high oil prices and the U.S. economy on a day when the U.S. and British markets were closed for a holiday...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Mass. Sen. Kennedy competes in Cape sailboat race
Sen. Edward Kennedy took the helm of his sailboat "Mya" on Monday and rode a stiff southern wind from Nantucket back to Hyannis in a regatta just a week after undergoing a brain biopsy that diagnosed him with cancer...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Iowa town measures the loss after deadly tornado
Half of this small town lay in ruins or heavily damaged Monday following a deadly tornado that ripped apart a stretch of northern Iowa...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Major changes urged in transracial adoption
Several leading child welfare groups Tuesday urged an overhaul of federal laws dealing with transracial adoption, arguing that black children in foster care are ill-served by a "colorblind" approach meant to encourage their adoption by white families...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Food banks face high costs but feeding more people
Jackie Hoffman sifted through a laundry bin filled with aging bread, choosing a loaf of white...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Police say 7 people shot on NYC street
Police say seven people have been shot near a busy intersection in New York City, and at least one victim has been critically injured...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Borders returns to Web retailing after 7 years
Borders Group is jumping back into online retailing with a Web site designed to evoke the feeling of browsing at a neighborhood bookstore, down to the popular shelves of staff picks that are familiar to its customers nationwide...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
5 people killed in chain-reaction California crash
Police say five people including a 12-year-old boy died in a fiery six-vehicle collision in South Los Angeles...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Louisiana vineyard struggles for recognition
Travel down the winding, two-lane road where oversize houses with names like "Beau Regard" or "Ville Belle" have become the biggest cash crop, and you will come to a little gravel lane leading to some of the last farm land left in an area once known for agriculture...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
5 people die in South Los Angeles vehicle pileup
Both the scene and the toll of a fiery six-vehicle crash were staggering...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
8 people found shot on busy New York City street
Police are investigating the shootings of eight people in a New York City neighborhood...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
String of shootings in New York City leave 8 hurt
A string of shootings in a New York City neighborhood sent eight people, including half a dozen teenagers, to nearby hospitals with gunshot wounds, police said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Boy Scouts sue Philadelphia over rent, policy barring gays
A Boy Scouts chapter engaged in a long fight over gay rights has sued the city of Philadelphia to try to avoid paying $200,000 a year in rent to stay in the city-owned space that has been its headquarters for 80 years...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
New Yorks Original Kazoo Co. stays true to name
The name of the place says it all: The Original Kazoo Co. And, boy, do its owners mean original...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
US nears record tornado year meteorologists dont know why
Another week, another rumbling train of tornadoes that obliterates entire city blocks, smashing homes to their foundations and killing people even as they cower in their basements...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Scouts sue after Philly demands rent or new policy
A Boy Scouts chapter engaged in a long fight over gay rights has sued the city of Philadelphia to try to avoid paying $200,000 a year in rent to stay in the city-owned space that has been its headquarters for 80 years...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
US on track to break record for tornadoes
Another week, another rumbling train of tornadoes that obliterates entire city blocks, smashing homes to their foundations and killing people even as they cower in their basements...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Warrant Blood found in NC insurance office
A police search warrant says there was blood inside a Charlotte, N.C. insurance agency owned by a man charged in the death of a woman auditing his business...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Philly cops charged in attack on graffiti artist
Two Philadelphia police officers accused of beating a man they saw painting graffiti were charged Tuesday with assault and falsifying records...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Defendant sorry for SoCal commuter rail deaths
A man who admits causing a Southern California commuter train derailment that killed 11 people has apologized from the witness stand at his murder trial...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Amtrak passenger train, truck collide 4 injured
At least four people have been injured in a collision between an Amtrak passenger train and a garbage truck on a rural stretch of track south of Jackson, Mississippi...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
UT professor pleads not guilty in secrets case
A retired University of Tennessee professor has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to provide military secrets to a Chinese graduate student...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
National Spelling Bee has international flair
Thomas North sounded a little groggy Tuesday morning, having experienced what he called a "pretty erratic" sleep pattern during his first 24 hours in the United States...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Iranian guilty of using US nuclear software
An engineer from Iran was convicted Tuesday of illegally accessing a protected computer in the United States to use training software he obtained at a former job at a nuclear power plant in Arizona...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Amtrak train, truck collide in Miss. 7 hurt
An Amtrak passenger train collided with a garbage truck Tuesday on a rural stretch of central Mississippi track, injuring at least seven people, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Blackwater grand jury hears from Iraqi witnesses
A group of Iraqis appeared before a federal grand jury investigating the deadly Sept. 16 shooting in Baghdad involving Blackwater Worldwide contractors...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Wartime PTSD cases jumped roughly 50 pct. in 2007
The number of troops diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder jumped by roughly 50 percent in 2007, the most violent year so far in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Pentagon records show...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Bush, on fundraising tour, touts economys potential
President Bush says the stimulus package Congress passed this year will make a "positive contribution" to the economy...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Sydney Pollack dies of cancer at age 73
Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack, who achieved commercial and critical success with the gender-bending comedy "Tootsie" and the period drama "Out of Africa, has died. He was 73...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Director and actor Sydney Pollack dies at 73
Sydney Pollack, the Academy Award-winning director who collaborated with a long list of elite actors on films such as "Out of Africa," "Tootsie," "The Way We Were" and "Absence of Malice," has died. He was 73...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Director Sydney Pollack dies at 73 in Los Angeles
Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack, a Hollywood mainstay who achieved commercial success and critical acclaim with the gender-bending comedy "Tootsie" and the period drama "Out of Africa," has died. He was 73...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Director and actor Sydney Pollack dies at age 73
Sydney Pollack was remembered by some of the elite actors he directed in films such as "Out of Africa," "Tootsie," and "Absence of Malice," not only for his Academy Award-winning direction, but also for his acting talents...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Sydney Pollack dies of cancer director was 73
Sydney Pollack was remembered Tuesday as a generous, unpretentious talent by the elite actors he directed in films such as "Out of Africa," "Tootsie" and "Absence of Malice."...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Palestinian police get training in riot control
Palestinian police officers in riot gear trained under the desert sun Tuesday as part of a European Union-sponsored public order course begun after a deadly clash between police and demonstrators last fall...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Feud over sports could keep Iraq out of Olympics
Sports has been one of the few things unifying Iraqis in recent years _ with soccer victories bringing Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds alike into the streets cheering...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
American testifies he gave cash to Israels leader
A Jewish-American businessman testified Tuesday in a corruption probe that threatens to bring down Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, saying he handed cash-stuffed envelopes to the Israeli politician he described as a bon vivant with a penchant for fancy hotels, fine cigars and first-class travel...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Indians protest Brazil hydro dam project
Hundreds of Amazon Indians capped a five-day protest against the construction of a multibillion dollar dam by swimming in the river they say it will destroy...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Boy Scouts sue Philadelphia over rent, policy barring gays
A Boy Scouts chapter engaged in a long fight over gay rights has sued the city of Philadelphia to try to avoid paying $200,000 a year in rent to stay in the city-owned space that has been its headquarters for 80 years...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
China evacuates villagers after new flood threat
About 80,000 people were evacuated Tuesday from downstream of an unstable earthquake-created dam that is threatening to collapse, and troops rushed to carve a trench to drain the water before it floods the valley...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Mental trauma rampant after China earthquake
Liu Yisi sits on a hospital bed, reading a comic book. His nose is bruised, swollen and cut, and his left arm is heavily bandaged...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
US on track to break record for tornadoes
Another week, another rumbling train of tornadoes that obliterates entire city blocks, smashing homes to their foundations and killing people even as they cower in their basements...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Scouts sue after Philly demands rent or new policy
A Boy Scouts chapter engaged in a long fight over gay rights has sued the city of Philadelphia to try to avoid paying $200,000 a year in rent to stay in the city-owned space that has been its headquarters for 80 years...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
US nears record tornado year meteorologists dont know why
Another week, another rumbling train of tornadoes that obliterates entire city blocks, smashing homes to their foundations and killing people even as they cower in their basements...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Earle Hagen, Andy Griffith composer, dies at 88
Earle H. Hagen, who co-wrote the jazz classic "Harlem Nocturne" and composed memorable themes for "The Andy Griffith Show," "I Spy," "The Mod Squad" and other TV shows, has died. He was 88...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Kuznetsova and Safina advance at French Open
Russian players Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday before rain again disrupted play at Roland Garros...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Kuznetsova, Safina advance at French Open
Russian players Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday before rain again disrupted play at Roland Garros...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Kuznetsova, Safina advance at French
Russian players Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday before rain again disrupted play at Roland Garros...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Mauresmo advances at French Open
Amelie Mauresmo held her nerve and her serve when it counted Tuesday, reaching the second round of the French Open by defeating Olga Savchuk 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 in a match disrupted by rain...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Amelie Mauresmo advances to French Open 2nd round
Amelie Mauresmo held her nerve and her serve when it counted Tuesday, reaching the second round of the French Open by defeating Olga Savchuk 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 in a match disrupted by rain...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
McCain US, China could stop making nuke bomb fuel
Republican presidential candidate John McCain called Tuesday for talks with China to negotiate a temporary halt to production of nuclear weapons-grade material and with Russia on a new treaty to destroy more nuclear weapons...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
May consumer confidence falls to near 16-year low
A private research group says that soaring gas prices and weakening job prospects left shoppers gloomier about the economy in May, sending a key barometer of consumer sentiment to its lowest level in almost 16 years...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Today on the presidential campaign trail
IN THE HEADLINESAfter a week of setbacks, Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks of faith ... Obama subs for Kennedy at Wesleyan, promotes public service and evokes Kennedy legacy ... Libertarian Party picks former GOP Rep. Bob Barr as presidential candidate ...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Home sales unexpectedly rise in April
Sales of new homes rose in April for the first time in six months although the unexpected increase still left activity near the lowest level in 17 years...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
McCain, Obama begin battle for Western states
Republican John McCain and Democratic U.S. presidential rival Barack Obama were trading barbs as they began crisscrossing three Western states that are likely to be pivotal battlegrounds that could decide the November presidential election...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
New reports give bleak outlook on housing, economy
Not since George H.W. Bush ran the White House have consumers felt so downbeat about the economy. And the catalyst for much of the gloom _ the housing slump _ shows no signs of abating, new data Tuesday showed...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Mass. Sen. Kennedy competing in Cape sailboat race
Sen. Edward Kennedy is feeling well enough after his brain cancer diagnosis to compete in the second day of an annual sailboat race between Nantucket and Cape Cod...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
8 people found shot on busy New York City street
Police are investigating the shootings of eight people in a New York City neighborhood...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Teen actor in upcoming Harry Potter film killed
A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in London on Saturday, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
5 people die in South Los Angeles vehicle pileup
Both the scene and the toll of a fiery six-vehicle crash were staggering...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
China says earthquake death toll rises to 67,183
A Chinese government spokesman says the confirmed death toll in the earthquake more than two weeks ago has risen to 67,183...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Authorities Storm kills 7 in northeast Iowa
A state official says a powerful storm that tore through a rural area of northeast Iowa has killed seven people injured dozens more...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
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European stock markets edged higher Monday and key Asian markets fell amid worries about high oil prices and the U.S. economy on a day when the U.S. and British markets were closed for a holiday...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Retired Univ. of Tenn. professor accused of passing secrets
A retired University of Tennessee professor is accused of conspiring to provide military secrets to a Chinese graduate student...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Delta flight returns to Memphis for smoke alert
Condensation coming off a freshly washed airplane engine forced a Delta commuter flight to return to the Memphis airport Thursday, operator Pinnacle Airlines said...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Adoption community mourns musicians daughter
Christian singer-songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman may be well known for his music, but many others recognize him as an advocate who has helped hundreds of couples adopt orphans from other countries...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Tenn. nursing home evacuated after tanker leak
A gasoline tanker has overturned near Memphis and led to the evacuation of a suburban nursing home...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Pacman Jones paying Las Vegas gambling debt, lawyer says
Adam "Pacman" Jones intends to pay a $20,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas casino to settle a criminal complaint alleging the suspended NFL player wrote three bad checks...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Conservative group hits senators on climate bill
A conservative, free-market advocacy group will begin airing ads this week pressing Senate Republicans and Democrats to vote against a bill that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Postseason NHL Schedule
N.Y. Rangers 4, New Jersey 1Friday, April 11...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
UT professor pleads not guilty in secrets case
A retired University of Tennessee professor has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to provide military secrets to a Chinese graduate student...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Andrew Bynum undergoes knee surgery in New York
Center Andrew Bynum underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Wednesday in New York, and the Los Angeles Lakers said they expect him to make a full recovery by the start of training camp next fall...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Youth serves Pens, experience paces Red Wings
While the Detroit Red Wings count postseason victories on the tentacles of octopi, both they and the Pittsburgh Penguins can chart their playoff losses on the fingers of one hand _ and still have some left over...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Daughter of gospel star hit, killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of contemporary Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
McCain spends months on standby Democrats rev up
Republican John McCain has been slow to take advantage of his potential head start for the presidency against Democrats, who are better organized and generate more excitement among voters...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Daughter of Christian music star killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Tiger Woods to skip Memorial following surgery
Tiger Woods decided Friday not to play in the Memorial as he recovers from knee surgery, meaning he likely will go to the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines without having played a tournament in two months...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Francoeurs walk-off homer lifts Braves 3-1
Jeff Francoeur hit a game-ending, two-run homer off Chad Qualls in the ninth inning, and the Atlanta Braves overcame a sparkling 10-strikeout performance by Randy Johnson to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Frances president wants tax cut on fuel in Europe
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday proposed cutting fuel taxes Europe-wide, responding to economic discontent that has prompted French fishermen to launch protests now spreading to other European shores and sectors...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Zimbabwe opposition leader helps violence victims
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai launched a $300,000 fund Tuesday to help victims of politically motivated violence that he said has left 50 supporters dead over the past six weeks...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Indians protest Brazil hydro dam project
Hundreds of Amazon Indians capped a five-day protest against the construction of a multibillion dollar dam by swimming in the river they say it will destroy...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Appreciation Pollacks smart and complex films
Sydney Pollack had the rare ability to use his acting experience as adeptly behind the camera as he did in front of it...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Martin Sheen opens up about son Charlies drug use
Martin Sheen became "fanatic" when his son Charlie was using drugs...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Director and actor Sydney Pollack dies at age 73
Sydney Pollack was remembered by some of the elite actors he directed in films such as "Out of Africa," "Tootsie," and "Absence of Malice," not only for his Academy Award-winning direction, but also for his acting talents...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Sydney Pollack dies of cancer director was 73
Sydney Pollack was remembered Tuesday as a generous, unpretentious talent by the elite actors he directed in films such as "Out of Africa," "Tootsie" and "Absence of Malice."...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Federer improves clay-court record
Roger Federer added another win to his already burgeoning clay-court record this season...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Kuznetsova, Safina advance at French
Russian players Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday before rain again disrupted play at Roland Garros...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Kuznetsova and Safina advance at French Open
Russian players Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday before rain again disrupted play at Roland Garros...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Kuznetsova, Safina advance at French Open
Russian players Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday before rain again disrupted play at Roland Garros...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
McCain, Obama begin battle for Western states
Republican John McCain and Democratic U.S. presidential rival Barack Obama were trading barbs as they began crisscrossing three Western states that are likely to be pivotal battlegrounds that could decide the November presidential election...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Obama says he will fight McCain for western states
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama set his sights on the West on Tuesday, saying he will fight for states there that narrowly voted Republican in the last presidential election four years ago...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Home sales post unexpected April increase
Sales of new homes rose in April for the first time in six months although the unexpected increase still left activity near the lowest level in 17 years...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
US home prices drop at sharpest rate in 20 years
A closely watched housing index shows U.S. home prices dropped at the sharpest rate in two decades during the first quarter...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
May consumer confidence falls to near 16-year low
A private research group says that soaring gas prices and weakening job prospects left shoppers gloomier about the economy in May, sending a key barometer of consumer sentiment to its lowest level in almost 16 years...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Home sales unexpectedly rise in April
Sales of new homes rose in April for the first time in six months although the unexpected increase still left activity near the lowest level in 17 years...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Authorities Storm kills 7 in northeast Iowa
A state official says a powerful storm that tore through a rural area of northeast Iowa has killed seven people injured dozens more...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
China says earthquake death toll rises to 67,183
A Chinese government spokesman says the confirmed death toll in the earthquake more than two weeks ago has risen to 67,183...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
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European stock markets edged higher Monday and key Asian markets fell amid worries about high oil prices and the U.S. economy on a day when the U.S. and British markets were closed for a holiday...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
In a Twin City suburb, storm makes chaos, sadness
As storms roared over his head, shaking his house and sending the family belongings flying all over the place, all Jason Akins could do was put his arms over his wife, two sons and two neighbor kids and hope for the best...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Racial tensions heat up in a Brooklyn neighborhood
Seventeen years after race riots left the streets of one New York City neighborhood bloodied, tensions are rising again there between Orthodox Jews and blacks...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Billionaire treats wounded soldiers to Vegas weekend
All too familiar with the gambles of war, Jimmy Kinsey, Kyle Riley and a few dozen fellow soldiers landed in the desert. But for these guys this Memorial Day, the most at stake is a few bucks...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Mass. Sen. Kennedy competing in Cape sailboat race
Sen. Edward Kennedy is feeling well enough after his brain cancer diagnosis to compete in the second day of an annual sailboat race between Nantucket and Cape Cod...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Power restored in storm-ravaged Twin City suburb
As a storm roared over his head, shaking his house and sending the family belongings flying all over the place, all Jason Akins could do was put his arms over his wife, two sons and two neighbor kids and hope for the best...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Damage surveys start in storm-ravaged Minn. town
As a storm roared over his head, shaking his house and sending the family belongings flying all over the place, all Jason Akins could do was put his arms over his wife, two sons and two neighbor kids and hope for the best...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Lethal injections raise defense attorneys fears
A call from death row inmate Terry Lyn Short interrupted a meeting in the office of his attorney, James Rowan...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Mass. Sen. Kennedy competes in Cape sailboat race
Sen. Edward Kennedy took the helm of his sailboat "Mya" on Monday and rode a stiff southern wind from Nantucket back to Hyannis in a regatta just a week after undergoing a brain biopsy that diagnosed him with cancer...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Iowa town measures the loss after deadly tornado
Half of this small town lay in ruins or heavily damaged Monday following a deadly tornado that ripped apart a stretch of northern Iowa...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Food banks face high costs but feeding more people
Jackie Hoffman sifted through a laundry bin filled with aging bread, choosing a loaf of white...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Major changes urged in transracial adoption
Several leading child welfare groups Tuesday urged an overhaul of federal laws dealing with transracial adoption, arguing that black children in foster care are ill-served by a "colorblind" approach meant to encourage their adoption by white families...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Borders returns to Web retailing after 7 years
Borders Group is jumping back into online retailing with a Web site designed to evoke the feeling of browsing at a neighborhood bookstore, down to the popular shelves of staff picks that are familiar to its customers nationwide...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Police say 7 people shot on NYC street
Police say seven people have been shot near a busy intersection in New York City, and at least one victim has been critically injured...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Louisiana vineyard struggles for recognition
Travel down the winding, two-lane road where oversize houses with names like "Beau Regard" or "Ville Belle" have become the biggest cash crop, and you will come to a little gravel lane leading to some of the last farm land left in an area once known for agriculture...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
5 people killed in chain-reaction California crash
Police say five people including a 12-year-old boy died in a fiery six-vehicle collision in South Los Angeles...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
8 people found shot on busy New York City street
Police are investigating the shootings of eight people in a New York City neighborhood...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
String of shootings in New York City leave 8 hurt
A string of shootings in a New York City neighborhood sent eight people, including half a dozen teenagers, to nearby hospitals with gunshot wounds, police said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
5 people die in South Los Angeles vehicle pileup
Both the scene and the toll of a fiery six-vehicle crash were staggering...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
New Yorks Original Kazoo Co. stays true to name
The name of the place says it all: The Original Kazoo Co. And, boy, do its owners mean original...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Virginia set to execute convicted killer Tuesday
Barring intervention from the U.S. Supreme Court or Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, a man will be executed Tuesday for killing a convenience store owner in 1998...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Professor to head new peace center at Va. Tech
A Virginia Tech professor whose wife was one of the 32 people killed by a student gunman will head a peace center based in the building where most of the victims died...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Rezko jurors will work late to help conclude our decision
The federal court jury deliberating charges against political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko has told the judge it plans to work late two nights this week "to help conclude our decision."...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Professor to head new peace center at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech professor Jerzy Nowak, whose wife was one of 32 people killed by a student gunman on campus last year, will head a peace center to be established in the building where most of the victims died...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Prof. to head new peace center at Virginia Tech
A Virginia Tech professor who lost his wife in a mass shooting last year will head a new peace center in the classroom wing where she died, the university announced Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Sydney Pollack dies of cancer at age 73
Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack, who achieved commercial and critical success with the gender-bending comedy "Tootsie" and the period drama "Out of Africa, has died. He was 73...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Director Sydney Pollack dies at 73 in Los Angeles
Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack, a Hollywood mainstay who achieved commercial success and critical acclaim with the gender-bending comedy "Tootsie" and the period drama "Out of Africa," has died. He was 73...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Director and actor Sydney Pollack dies at 73
Sydney Pollack, the Academy Award-winning director who collaborated with a long list of elite actors on films such as "Out of Africa," "Tootsie," "The Way We Were" and "Absence of Malice," has died. He was 73...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Frances president wants tax cut on fuel in Europe
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday proposed cutting fuel taxes Europe-wide, responding to economic discontent that has prompted French fishermen to launch protests now spreading to other European shores and sectors...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Zimbabwe opposition leader helps violence victims
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai launched a $300,000 fund Tuesday to help victims of politically motivated violence that he said has left 50 supporters dead over the past six weeks...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Indians protest Brazil hydro dam project
Hundreds of Amazon Indians capped a five-day protest against the construction of a multibillion dollar dam by swimming in the river they say it will destroy...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
String of shootings in New York City leave 8 hurt
A string of shootings in a New York City neighborhood sent eight people, including half a dozen teenagers, to nearby hospitals with gunshot wounds, police said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Borders returns to Web retailing after 7 years
Borders Group is jumping back into online retailing with a Web site designed to evoke the feeling of browsing at a neighborhood bookstore, down to the popular shelves of staff picks that are familiar to its customers nationwide...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
New Yorks Original Kazoo Co. stays true to name
The name of the place says it all: The Original Kazoo Co. And, boy, do its owners mean original...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Appreciation Pollacks smart and complex films
Sydney Pollack had the rare ability to use his acting experience as adeptly behind the camera as he did in front of it...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Martin Sheen opens up about son Charlies drug use
Martin Sheen became "fanatic" when his son Charlie was using drugs...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Sydney Pollack dies of cancer director was 73
Sydney Pollack was remembered Tuesday as a generous, unpretentious talent by the elite actors he directed in films such as "Out of Africa," "Tootsie" and "Absence of Malice."...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Director and actor Sydney Pollack dies at age 73
Sydney Pollack was remembered by some of the elite actors he directed in films such as "Out of Africa," "Tootsie," and "Absence of Malice," not only for his Academy Award-winning direction, but also for his acting talents...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Federer improves clay-court record
Roger Federer added another win to his already burgeoning clay-court record this season...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Kuznetsova and Safina advance at French Open
Russian players Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday before rain again disrupted play at Roland Garros...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Kuznetsova, Safina advance at French
Russian players Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday before rain again disrupted play at Roland Garros...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Kuznetsova, Safina advance at French Open
Russian players Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday before rain again disrupted play at Roland Garros...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Obama says he will fight McCain for western states
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama set his sights on the West on Tuesday, saying he will fight for states there that narrowly voted Republican in the last presidential election four years ago...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
McCain, Obama begin battle for Western states
Republican John McCain and Democratic U.S. presidential rival Barack Obama were trading barbs as they began crisscrossing three Western states that are likely to be pivotal battlegrounds that could decide the November presidential election...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Home sales post unexpected April increase
Sales of new homes rose in April for the first time in six months although the unexpected increase still left activity near the lowest level in 17 years...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
US home prices drop at sharpest rate in 20 years
A closely watched housing index shows U.S. home prices dropped at the sharpest rate in two decades during the first quarter...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
May consumer confidence falls to near 16-year low
A private research group says that soaring gas prices and weakening job prospects left shoppers gloomier about the economy in May, sending a key barometer of consumer sentiment to its lowest level in almost 16 years...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Home sales unexpectedly rise in April
Sales of new homes rose in April for the first time in six months although the unexpected increase still left activity near the lowest level in 17 years...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
8 people found shot on busy New York City street
Police are investigating the shootings of eight people in a New York City neighborhood...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Mass. Sen. Kennedy competing in Cape sailboat race
Sen. Edward Kennedy is feeling well enough after his brain cancer diagnosis to compete in the second day of an annual sailboat race between Nantucket and Cape Cod...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
5 people die in South Los Angeles vehicle pileup
Both the scene and the toll of a fiery six-vehicle crash were staggering...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Authorities Storm kills 7 in northeast Iowa
A state official says a powerful storm that tore through a rural area of northeast Iowa has killed seven people injured dozens more...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
China says earthquake death toll rises to 67,183
A Chinese government spokesman says the confirmed death toll in the earthquake more than two weeks ago has risen to 67,183...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
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European stock markets edged higher Monday and key Asian markets fell amid worries about high oil prices and the U.S. economy on a day when the U.S. and British markets were closed for a holiday...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Naked pilot, flight attendant arrested in woods
An airline pilot was found hiding behind a shed wearing only flip-flops and a wristwatch as a nighttime romp in the woods with a flight attendant ended with both under arrest, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
NBAs losing teams hope for big score in lottery
Lucky Lefty and Larry Legend are the latest characters looking for a big score in New Jersey...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Retired Univ. of Tenn. professor accused of passing secrets
A retired University of Tennessee professor is accused of conspiring to provide military secrets to a Chinese graduate student...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Delta flight returns to Memphis for smoke alert
Condensation coming off a freshly washed airplane engine forced a Delta commuter flight to return to the Memphis airport Thursday, operator Pinnacle Airlines said...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Adoption community mourns musicians daughter
Christian singer-songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman may be well known for his music, but many others recognize him as an advocate who has helped hundreds of couples adopt orphans from other countries...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Tenn. nursing home evacuated after tanker leak
A gasoline tanker has overturned near Memphis and led to the evacuation of a suburban nursing home...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Pacman Jones paying Las Vegas gambling debt, lawyer says
Adam "Pacman" Jones intends to pay a $20,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas casino to settle a criminal complaint alleging the suspended NFL player wrote three bad checks...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Postseason NHL Schedule
N.Y. Rangers 4, New Jersey 1Friday, April 11...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Youth serves Pens, experience paces Red Wings
While the Detroit Red Wings count postseason victories on the tentacles of octopi, both they and the Pittsburgh Penguins can chart their playoff losses on the fingers of one hand _ and still have some left over...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Andrew Bynum undergoes knee surgery in New York
Center Andrew Bynum underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Wednesday in New York, and the Los Angeles Lakers said they expect him to make a full recovery by the start of training camp next fall...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Daughter of gospel star hit, killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of contemporary Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
McCain spends months on standby Democrats rev up
Republican John McCain has been slow to take advantage of his potential head start for the presidency against Democrats, who are better organized and generate more excitement among voters...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Tiger Woods to skip Memorial following surgery
Tiger Woods decided Friday not to play in the Memorial as he recovers from knee surgery, meaning he likely will go to the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines without having played a tournament in two months...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Daughter of Christian music star killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Francoeurs walk-off homer lifts Braves 3-1
Jeff Francoeur hit a game-ending, two-run homer off Chad Qualls in the ninth inning, and the Atlanta Braves overcame a sparkling 10-strikeout performance by Randy Johnson to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Mixed news on US property sector
New home sales rose in April, the government says, but a separate survey indicates price falls are getting worse...
BBC News - May 27, 2008
Ex-US sailor admits threat calls
An Irish-born former US navy officer admits making hundreds of threatening phone calls...
BBC News - May 27, 2008
Ice hockey: Detroit in finals
Detroit will face Pittsburgh in the Stanley Cup finals after beating Dallas 4-2 to win their Western Conference series...
BBC News - May 27, 2008
US consumer mood at new low
US consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest for 16 years, the Conference Board research body says...
BBC News - May 27, 2008
Argentine ex-army chief on trial
One of Argentina's most feared army chiefs goes on trial for crimes committed during military rule in the 1970s and 80s...
BBC News - May 27, 2008
Amazon tasks for Brazil minister
Brazil's new environment head Carlos Minc takes office amid growing economic pressures on the Amazon rainforest...
BBC News - May 27, 2008
Fifa suspends altitude match ban
Football's governing body suspends a ban on high-altitude internationals after South American lobbying...
BBC News - May 27, 2008
Indians protest Brazil hydro dam project
Hundreds of Amazon Indians capped a five-day protest against the construction of a multibillion dollar dam by swimming in the river they say it will destroy...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
China to evacuate 80,000 because of flood risk
A Chinese news agency says 80,000 people are to be evacuated because of a flood risk in earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Nepal swears in new assembly
Nepal has sworn in a new assembly charged with reshaping the country from a conflict-ridden Himalayan kingdom into a peaceful republic...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Officials in China rush to evacuate 80,000
Chinese officials rushed Tuesday to evacuate another 80,000 people in the path of potential floodwaters building up behind a quake-spawned dam, state media reported, as soldiers scraped a channel to try to drain away the threat...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Sydney Pollack dies of cancer at 73
An agent for Sydney Pollack says the Academy Award winning director has died. He was 73...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Director Sydney Pollack dies at 73 in Los Angeles
Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack, a Hollywood mainstay who achieved commercial success and critical acclaim with the gender-bending comedy "Tootsie" and the period drama "Out of Africa," has died. He was 73...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Sydney Pollack dies of cancer at age 73
Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack, who achieved commercial and critical success with the gender-bending comedy "Tootsie" and the period drama "Out of Africa, has died. He was 73...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Director and actor Sydney Pollack dies at 73
Sydney Pollack, the Academy Award-winning director who collaborated with a long list of elite actors on films such as "Out of Africa," "Tootsie," "The Way We Were" and "Absence of Malice," has died. He was 73...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
McDyess scores 21 Pistons beat Celtics, tie series
Antonio McDyess refused to let the Detroit Pistons get pushed to the brink of elimination. McDyess had his best game of the playoffs, scoring 21 points and grabbing 16 rebounds to lift Detroit to a 94-75 series-evening win Monday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Federer improves clay-court record
Roger Federer added another win to his already burgeoning clay-court record this season...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Rays put up another impressive win
The Tampa Bay Rays are in rare company atop the major league standings...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
McCain says he and Obama should visit Iraq together
Republican John McCain on Monday sharply criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama for not having been to Iraq since 2006, and said they should visit the war zone together...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Alternative fuels a focus at air show
With oil prices on a record flight path, the global aerospace industry will be focusing on improved efficiency and developments in alternative fuels at the International Berlin Air Show this week...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
McCain, Obama begin battle for Western states
Republican John McCain and Democratic U.S. presidential rival Barack Obama were trading barbs as they began crisscrossing three Western states that are likely to be pivotal battlegrounds that could decide the November presidential election...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
European, Asian markets mixed despite inflation concerns
European stock markets edged higher Monday after key Asian markets fell amid worries about high oil prices and the U.S. economy on a day when U.S. markets were closed for the Memorial Day holiday...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Food banks facing new clients, mounting costs
Jackie Hoffman sifted through a laundry bin filled with aging bread, choosing a loaf of white...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Group to pay $1.5 billion for GM building, 3 other towers
A real estate investment group has agreed to pay nearly $1.5 billion in cash for four Manhattan office towers, including the landmark General Motors building on Fifth Avenue from New York developer Harry Macklowe...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
AP INTERVIEW McCain says Obama should visit Iraq
Republican John McCain on Monday sharply criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama for not having been to Iraq since 2006, and said they should visit the war zone together...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
European, Asian markets mixed amid inflation concerns
European stock markets edged higher Monday and key Asian markets fell amid worries about high oil prices and the U.S. economy on a day when the U.S. and British markets were closed for a holiday...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Sri Lanka 22 rebels, 2 soldiers killed
Government troops and ethnic Tamil separatists fought gunbattles that killed 22 rebels and two soldiers in war-ravaged northern Sri Lanka, the military said Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
China says earthquake death toll rises to 67,183
A Chinese government spokesman says the confirmed death toll in the earthquake more than two weeks ago has risen to 67,183...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
Authorities Storm kills 7 in northeast Iowa
A state official says a powerful storm that tore through a rural area of northeast Iowa has killed seven people injured dozens more...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
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European stock markets edged higher Monday and key Asian markets fell amid worries about high oil prices and the U.S. economy on a day when the U.S. and British markets were closed for a holiday...
Southern Ledger - May 27, 2008
In a Twin City suburb, storm makes chaos, sadness
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