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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 August 2005:
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Residents told to flee Katrina
As powerful Hurricane Katrina churns toward the Gulf Coast of the United States, officials tell residents of low-lying areas they should leave within 36 hours...
CNN - August 27, 2005
Bush counsels patience in viewing Iraq war
President Bush on Saturday asked Americans to be patient with the U.S. military mission in Iraq, a request issued as less than half of those polled supported his war policy and protesters planned a weekend of boisterous anti-war rallies in his tiny hometown...
CNN - August 27, 2005
Gulf Coast warned
As powerful Hurricane Katrina churned toward the Gulf Coast today, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued an urgent warning to residents of low-lying areas. Michael Brown said those residents should leave within 36 hours because "beyond that, it's just too late."...
CNN - August 27, 2005
How an Accounting Firm Went From Resistance to Resignation
Senate hearings into questionable tax shelters created and sold by KPMG pushed the accounting firm to take "a new direction."...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Spinal Cement Draws Patients and Questions
Doctors have been offering and patients demanding vertebroplasty, a treatment in which a form of cement is injected into the broken spinal bone...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Morning-After Pill: Politics and the F.D.A.
Federal drug officials have insisted that repeated delays in deciding whether to approve over-the-counter sales of Plan B have nothing to do with abortion politics...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Assailing Draft, Sunnis Still Seek Charter Changes
Sunni Arab political leaders said it was unlikely that they would approve the constitution and that it could provoke even more violence...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
In War Debate, Parents of Fallen Are United Only in Grief
Some parents of troops killed in Iraq appear as divided as the rest of the nation in their opinions of Cindy Sheehan and the antiwar encampment named for her dead son...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Hurricane gains strength
Hurricane Katrina becomes a major Category 3 storm as it churns in the Gulf of Mexico, and forecasters say it is poised to deal a powerful blow to the Mississippi Gulf Coast and southeast Louisiana -- possibly including the city of New Orleans -- next week...
CNN - August 27, 2005
Trachsel Displays Backbone in Return
Steve Trachsel held the San Francisco Giants hitless for five and two-thirds innings and scoreless for eight as the Mets won their fifth straight game...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Tennis: Davenport seals top spot
Lindsay Davenport reaches the final of the New Haven Open and ensures her return to the top of the world rankings...
BBC News - August 27, 2005
US and Cuba trade blows over boat
The US and Cuba blame each other after a boat packed with Cubans apparently sank en route to Florida...
BBC News - August 27, 2005
Afghan bomb attack on US troops
One US soldier is killed and four others injured in a roadside bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan...
BBC News - August 27, 2005
Hurricane forces emergency warning
People along the Gulf Coast of the United States received some very unwelcome news just before the weekend -- Hurricane Katrina appears headed their way and may be a destructive monster by the time it arrives. Governors of Louisiana and Mississippi declared states of emergency Friday...
CNN - August 27, 2005
Iraq: 'Deal in principle'
Another self-imposed deadline for resolving differences over the Iraqi constitution passed early Saturday without an agreement. But Shia and Kurd lawmakers have agreed on a "deal in principle" that would delay a decision on federalism, the Iraqi National Assembly speaker told CNN...
CNN - August 27, 2005
Mississippi, Louisiana fear Katrina
Hurricane Katrina will make a "big shift" to the west on its way across the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to reach dangerous Category 4 intensity before making landfall Monday afternoon in Mississippi or Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center said Friday...
CNN - August 27, 2005
Sheehan shifts to Congress
Iraq war protester Cindy Sheehan said Friday she plans to expand her focus to Congress, starting with House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a Bush ally and fellow Texan. "The president is not going to meet with us, probably," Sheehan said. "We the people need to influence our congressional representatives."...
CNN - August 27, 2005
U.S. Again Delays Decision on Sale of Next-Day Pill
The announcement infuriated Democrats and abortion rights advocates, who said the F.D.A. allowed politics to trump science...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Denver Airport Saw the Future. It Didn't Work.
At Denver International Airport, the book is closing on a computerized baggage-handling system that couldn't sort straight...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Hurricane Drenches Florida and Leaves Seven Dead
Hurricane Katrina churned through the Gulf of Mexico, increasing its strength and threatening the Florida Panhandle...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
To Buy or Not to Buy: The Quandary of Warranties
In the often confusing world of extended service warranties, consumers find it is almost impossible to shop for a good warranty deal as they would for other products...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
At TiVo, a Risk of Being Skipped Over
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New York Times - August 27, 2005
Divorced From Fiscal Reality
You'd think both members of a couple would strive to protect their finances during a divorce, but advisers say that women are less likely to protect themselves...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Weighing the Risks
Consumers should consider extended service warranties product by product, knowing that all products carry some risk of malfunction. While you cannot compare prices on warranties as you do on products, you can ask questions - even at the cash register:...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
U.S. Denies a Tax Deduction to Foreign-Based Companies
International companies that let American employees purchase shares under a stock ownership plan cannot claim tax deductions for dividends paid on those shares...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
How to Request Free Credit Report
Every American is entitled to one report from each of the credit agencies - Experian, TransUnion and Equifax - each year under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Two Suspected in Computer Worm Attacks Are Arrested
Two men were arrested overseas on charges of unleashing a computer worm that infected networks across the United States nearly two weeks ago...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
A Monthly Mystery
Baffling new fees have made figuring out the monthly phone bill the consumer's equivalent of deciphering hieroglyphics, but rebellion seems futile...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
At TiVo, a Risk of Being Skipped Over
Recently, TiVo's chief executive, Thomas S. Rogers, discussed DirecTV's decision to stop marketing TiVo to its customers...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Some Victories for Janus in Suit
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
US Airways Reaches a Deal Over Terminated Pensions
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (Dow Jones) - The US Airways Group has reached a deal with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to resolve nearly $2.7 billion in claims in the bankruptcy case and to ensure the agency's support for the airline's reorganization plan...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
S.E.C. Is Investigating Pixar Over Reporting of DVD Sales
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Reorganization Extension Granted to United Airlines
CHICAGO, Aug. 26 (AP) - A federal judge on Friday granted a request by United Airlines to extend until Nov. 1 the company's exclusive right to file a reorganization plan to get out of bankruptcy protection...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
U.S. and China Take Different Paths on Discouraging Gas Guzzling
China proposed stiff taxes on inefficient cars and trucks this week, while the U.S. finally came ahead with its own overhaul of fuel economy standards...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Shares Slip as Investors Fear Oil Prices Will Slow Growth
Stocks fell this week as investors continued to focus on oil prices...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Italian Central Bank Chief Rejects Calls for Resignation
Antonio Fazio, governor of the Bank of Italy, vigorously defended his handling of two thwarted takeovers of Italian banks by foreign institutions...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Mechanics' Strike Disrupted Flights, Northwest Admits
DETROIT, Aug. 26 - Northwest Airlines confirmed Friday what the union claimed and its passengers already knew. Its operations were badly fouled up at the beginning of a strike by its mechanics' union...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Nice Trip. So-So Hotel.
Judging by the current issue of Travel + Leisure, you aren't going to hear a lot of raves about hotels, at least not if your travel plans include staying in the U.S...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Rules to Warm Detroit's Heart
A writer for Forbes.com says that the revamped fuel efficiency standards are "as dated as Neil Sedaka" and "have loopholes you could drive a Hummer H2 though."...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Hiring Freeze and Cost Cuts at Time Inc.
Time Inc. announced a hiring freeze and clamped down on spending for travel and customer gifts to meet profit goals...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Merger Helps Raise Profits 45% at WPP
The WPP Group, the world's second-largest advertising company, posted the gain in first-half profit after winning work from clients like Samsung...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Drug Maker Named in Lawsuits Over OxyContin
About 1,000 people filed lawsuits on Staten Island against the manufacturer of the painkiller OxyContin, claiming they were victims of accidental addiction...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Consumer Confidence Falls for First Time in Three Months
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Settlement Seen on Tax Shelters by Audit Firm
KPMG will pay $456 million and accept an outside monitor of its operations in lieu of an indictment of the firm...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Apple, Digital Music's Angel, Earns Record Industry's Scorn
Steven P. Jobs is girding for a showdown with at least two of the four major record companies over the price of iTunes songs...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Greenspan Chides Investors
The Fed chairman warned that people have been unrealistic in believing that the economy has become permanently less risky...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Memo to U.S.: Pay Attention to Canada
The U.S. stance on lumber tariffs has made our friendly neighbors to the north a lot less friendly - in fact, Canada is absolutely up in arms...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Credit: For Those of You Keeping Score at Home
Come Sept. 1, Americans everywhere can order free copies of their credit reports, but what they're really looking for - their FICO score - isn't free...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
This Suit Requires a Certain Amount of Finesse
AS someone who has been married for only two years, I don't spend much time dwelling on divorce. It's just that three friends' marriages are ending, and what they're going through is nasty...
New York Times - August 27, 2005
Two detained for US computer worm
Two men are arrested in Turkey and Morocco two weeks after the Zotob bug hit more than 100 US firms...
BBC News - August 27, 2005
Chile officials take over colony
The Chilean authorities have taken control of the secretive religious commune, Colonia Dignidad...
BBC News - August 27, 2005
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