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Saber-toothed cat fossils discovered in Venezuela
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Study Seismic has little effect on Gulf whales
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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At top of Greenland, new worrisome cracks in ice
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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US, Iraq reach deal to pull US troops out by June
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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French deaths in Afghanistan show rising Taliban
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Russians dig in but still promise Georgia pullout
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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US News Archive for December 2007:
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A Streetcar of Solace Is Back in New Orleans
Service has returned to the historic St. Charles streetcar line in New Orleans, but there are far fewer riders than before Hurricane Katrina...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Candidates Digging for a Deeper Pool of Iowa Voters
The turnout effort among Democrats has exploded into the most ambitious and costly in the history of Iowa?s caucus...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
So Many Crimes, and Reasons to Not Cooperate
In Camden, N.J., the stigma of being seen as a snitch prevents many from talking about even the worst crimes...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Surge in Off-Roading Stirs Dust and Debate in West
Federally owned lands are being transformed into the new playgrounds, and battlegrounds, of the American West...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Among Iraqi Street-Cleaners, Hope for Less Work
Baghdad street-sweepers receive bonus pay for cleaning up after bombings, but they do not relish the grisly job...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Tribal Rivalry Boils Over After Kenyan Election
President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner amid riots in Kenya?s slums and evidence of election mischief...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Tapes by C.I.A. Lived and Died to Save Image
Decisions about interrogation videotapes were prompted by fear about what the public might think, officials say...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Bhutto?s Son and Husband to Lead Party
Benazir Bhutto?s son, 19, said that his mother?s party, the biggest and most potent in Pakistan, will contest the coming election...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Candidates Step Up Attacks in Iowa
New polls suggested tightening races in both the Democratic and Republican fields as the candidates made their last appeals...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
New Orleans Journal: A Streetcar of Solace Is Back in New Orleans
Service has returned to the historic St. Charles streetcar line in New Orleans, but there are far fewer riders than before Hurricane Katrina...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Patriots 38, Giants 35: Record-Setting Night, Perfect Finish for Patriots
The New England Patriots completed a perfect regular season. But the Giants put up quite a fight...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Scared Silent: So Many Crimes, and Reasons to Not Cooperate
In Camden, N.J., the stigma of being seen as a snitch prevents many from talking about even the worst crimes...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Kenya?s President Declared Winner
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- President Mwai Kibaki took the oath of office Sunday minutes after being declared the winner of a vote marred by allegations of rigging, and the government swiftly suspended live television coverage as riots raged in the slums home to thousands of opposition supporters...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Hannah Montana competition fake
An essay that won a six-year-old girl tickets to a Hannah Montana concert is exposed as a fake...
BBC News - December 30, 2007
Iraq Marks Saddam Anniversary
Iraqi forces were on high alert around Baghdad and in the Sunni heartland north of the capital as the country marked the anniversary of Saddam Hussein?s execution...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Bloomberg Seeks New Way to Decide Who Is Poor
Frustrated by the 42-year-old federal poverty standard, the Bloomberg administration is creating its own...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Hugh Massingberd, Laureate for the Departed, Dies
Mr. Massingberd, a celebrated former obituaries editor of The Telegraph of London who made a once-dreary page required reading, died on Christmas Day...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
The Times Adds an Op-Ed Columnist
William Kristol, one of the nation?s leading conservative writers and a vigorous supporter of the Iraq war, will become an Op-Ed page columnist...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Patriots complete unbeaten season
New England Patriots go the entire 16-game season unbeaten by defeating New York Giants 38-35...
BBC News - December 30, 2007
Dealbook: Winners and Losers in a Year of Deal-Making
A look at the winners and the losers behind the most notable mergers and acquisitions of the year...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Have Team, Will Travel, Losing Badly
Many men?s basketball programs are moving to Division I in the hope of gaining exposure, money and a bit of glory...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Patriots 38, Giants 35: Record-Setting Night, Perfect Finish
The New England Patriots completed a perfect regular season. But the Giants put up more of a fight than almost anyone imagined they would...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Courting Iowa?s Undecided Voters With a Late Push
The Democratic contenders tangled over electability while the Republican candidates delivered attacks on their rivals...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Newcomer to Casinos Counts on Knowing the Players
Francis Lui, deputy chairman of the Galaxy Entertainment Group, offered his views on Macao, the intensity of the Chinese gambler and why he thinks he will outsmart his more experienced rivals...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Varied Home Markets Now Share a Slump
Distinctions between local economies are being overridden by a mortgage market that has made it more difficult for many would-be homebuyers to obtain financing...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Hospital Billing Never Ends
Unpredictable hospital billing can lead to financial anxiety about the prospect of dealing with insurance companies even before a surgery has happened...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
AOL to End Support of Netscape Navigator
Netscape Navigator, the world?s first commercial Web browser and the starting point of the Internet boom, will be pulled off life support Feb. 1 after a 13-year run...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Letterman and Writers Guild Reach Agreement
The agreement will allow the late-night star to resume his show on CBS starting Wednesday with his team of writers on board, even as the writers? strike continues...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
A Winner, but Now With a Lot to Lose
Finish Line has been ordered by a judge to complete its acquisition of shoe retailer Genesco against its will...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Instant Fortunes, and Sudden Headaches
Suddenly coming into a lot of money isn?t necessarily the ticket to financial freedom. Instead, it can be difficult to find smart, solid advice for handling it...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Is It Champagne or a Substitute? Refined Palates Can Be Fooled
Comparing Champagne and sparkling wine reveals that a Champagne and caviar lifestyle might just be possible on a Diet Coke and Doritos budget...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
New-Home Sales Fell to 12-Year Low in November
New-home sales fell 34.4 percent from a year earlier, the biggest year-over-year drop since January 1991...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
A Deal Maker With a Hot Hand Opens His Wallet
At 77, Warren E. Buffett, the country?s most famous investor, is in the midst of his hottest streak in almost a decade. And he is capping his run with a flurry of deal-making...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Wal-Mart Pulls Plug on Movies via the Web
Wal-Mart said it had ended the business because Hewlett-Packard, a chief technology partner, had decided to discontinue essential infrastructure for the service...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Pakistan Turmoil Adds to Market Woes
Stocks had an uneven week after glum economic data and the turmoil in Pakistan led to sell-offs...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
China Lets Currency Appreciate a Bit Faster
The increase fed speculation that China was yielding to international pressure and the state of its economy...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
A Hilton in the News (and It?s Not Paris)
Barron Hilton may have put a crimp in the party lifestyle of his famous granddaughter when he announced that he would donate nearly all of his fortune to the Hilton family foundation...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
In Units of Action, Not Just Talk, Oil Is Still King
It should come as no surprise that a new forecast of United States energy use through 2030 shows that energy consumption is expected to rise...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
A Car Dealer?s Daughter
?My father had a rule that if you had an idea, you had to present it in writing.?...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
How to Lose Your Job on Your Own Time
The Web is a window on personal lives, and employers can peer in...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Job Growth May Be Fading Fast
Economists anticipate sluggish job numbers for December, and some think the markets will react favorably...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
These Bonds May Shine (Despite Your Tax Bracket)
For some, municipal bonds can far outpace Treasuries...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Can Airports Calm the Nerves?
Air travelers can now visit medical clinics, nail salons and spas while waiting out delays...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Know When to Avoid Following the Leader
One year?s winner can lose big in the next cycle...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Queen of the Separates
She changed the way working women dressed...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
The Free Market: A False Idol After All?
As the world gets complicated, regulation finds some new fans from an unlikely quarter...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
An Asian Hub in the Making
New Songdo City, a sprawling development planned for the western coast of South Korea, is among the largest master-planned projects that is privately owned...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Anxious? You Should Be. It?s Good for Business.
Just enough worry can spur people to make changes...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Drawn to an Island Life, and Seeing the Cost in Every Price Tag
Those who move from the mainland find that everything costs more and salaries are generally lower...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Orders From on High? That?s So Yesterday
In his latest book, ?The Future of Management,? Gary Hamel offers a way for business leaders to face a new avalanche of competition from China and India...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Turning an Evaluation Into More Pay
It was a good year for you. But do some homework before asking for a raise...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
To Botch a Forecast, Rely on Past Experience
Sometimes the best lesson from the past is to forget it before it shoves you into trouble...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Winners and Losers in a Year of Deal-Making
A look at the winners and the losers behind the most notable mergers and acquisitions of the year...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
Innovative Minds Don?t Think Alike
Experts in a field can benefit from an outsider?s perspective...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
The Debt Crisis, Where It?s Least Expected
A children?s charity says it wasn?t told of mortgage debt risks...
New York Times - December 30, 2007
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