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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hungary 4 dead, 26 injured in train collision
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Iraqi lawmaker urges resolution of minority issue
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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Supreme Court to open new term with heavy workload
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Designers play it safe as economy sours
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
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Dell shares get boost from strong earnings report
Growth in Asia and strong sales of notebook computers helped Dell Inc. beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter sales and profit...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Lawyer Spears not yet fit to take part in case
Britney Spears is not yet fit to participate in court proceedings in her conservatorship case, her lawyer has told a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Alma weakens to tropical depression
The remnants of Tropical Storm Alma dumped rain on Honduras and Guatemala on Friday, as officials in Nicaragua and Costa Rica cleared trees from roads and repaired roofless homes...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Opposition mounts to US-Iraq security deal
Tens of thousands rallied in several cities Friday against a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, raising doubts that negotiators can meet a July target to finalize a pact to keep U.S. troops in Iraq after the current U.N. mandate expires...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
UN delegates agree to biodiversity measures
Delegates to a U.N. conference on biological diversity agreed Friday to develop measures to counter bio-piracy and protect marine wildlife and rainforests...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Phoenix Mars Lander has short-circuit problem
Scientists for the Phoenix Mars Lander are wrestling with a short circuit on the spacecraft...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Vatican excommunication for female priests
The Vatican is slamming the door on attempts by women to become priests in the Roman Catholic Church. It has strongly reiterated in a decree that anyone involved in ordination ceremonies is automatically excommunicated...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
111 nations, but not US, adopt cluster bomb treaty
Chief negotiators of a landmark treaty banning cluster bombs predicted Friday that the United States will never again use the weapons, a critical component of American air and artillery power...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
NATO general sees long fight in Afghanistan
The outgoing American commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan said the insurgency there will last for years unless Pakistan shuts down safe havens where militants train and recruit...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
US presses Vietnam over jailed journalists
The U.S. has expressed concern about the case of two Vietnamese journalists arrested because of their aggressive reporting on a major government corruption case, a State Department official said Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Report Angelina Jolies twins born in France
"Entertainment Tonight" is reporting that Angelina Jolie has given birth to twins in France...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Clinton faces adjustment upon return to Senate
Hillary Rodham Clinton, who ran for the presidency with the aura of inevitability, faces the reality of being one of 100...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Webb, Sorenstam show off Hall of Fame play
Karrie Webb continued to show off her Hall of Fame style Friday at the Ginn Tribute _ and just in time, Annika Sorenstam did, too...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Goggin, Perry reach the top different ways
The first sign of hope at the Memorial came from the scoreboard, which showed Mathew Goggin coming back to the pack after a blazing start. The second sign came from the gray skies that promised some relief from a brutal test of golf...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Edmonds, DeRosa help Cubs rally, beat Rockies 10-9
Jim Edmonds and Mark DeRosa delivered key hits and the Chicago Cubs overcame an eight-run deficit, rallying past the Colorado Rockies 10-9 Friday for their fifth straight victory...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Amelie 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 beating Olga Savchuk 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 in a match disrupted by rain...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Biffle takes pole at Dover
Greg Biffle took the pole. Kyle Busch took the heat...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Incomes and spending both slow in April
Consumer spending barely budged in April while growth in personal income slowed sharply, even though the government started sending out billions of dollars in economic stimulus payments...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Begone to the nomination race that wouldnt quit
After what feels like forever, the end of the presidential primaries is in sight. Really...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Clinton expects superdelegates to decide next week
Hillary Rodham Clinton says she expects her marathon Democratic race against Barack Obama to be resolved next week...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Iceland shaken by magnitude 6.2 earthquake
A strong earthquake shook southern Iceland on Thursday, injuring at least 15 people as it rocked buildings in the capital, touched off landslides and forced evacuations in outlying towns, officials and local media said...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Clinton touts electability in South Dakota
Hillary Rodham Clinton touted her electability before separate audiences Wednesday, saying her wins in swing states and strong vote margins among certain voting blocs give her the best chance of defeating Republican John McCain in November...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Ford to build Fiesta subcompact near Mexico City
Ford Motor Co. plans to build its new Fiesta subcompact at a factory near Mexico City for sale in the U.S., the company said Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Clinton backers to protest outside rules meeting
The Democratic presidential race is heading into a fractious end game as supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton mobilize for a protest Saturday to demand that the party count two outlawed primaries that favored her...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Lieberman to speak at conference hosted by Hagee
Sen. Joe Lieberman said Wednesday he will address a conference hosted by the Rev. John Hagee, who was spurned by Republican John McCain for his claim that God sent Adolf Hitler to help Jews reach the promised land...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Giants cap title celebration with presentation of rings
After four months of celebrations, parades, dinners and a tour of the White House, the New York Giants got their final reward on Thursday night for winning the Super Bowl: the bling...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Signals, cell phone focuses of Boston train crash
Federal investigators at the site of a fatal commuter train crash checked trackside signals Thursday, as well as reports that the trolley driver who was killed may have been on a cell phone...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
National Spelling Bee begins, record 288 spellers
Bright and early at 8:03 a.m., 14-year-old James Bailey of Scottsboro, Ala., stepped to the microphone and confidently spelled "magenta," and the Scripps National Spelling Bee was under way...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Minn. Indian tribe buys up land to restore prairie
A 30-acre field where corn and soybeans were once grown is now covered with Canada wild rye, big bluestem, Golden Alexander and compass plant _ the same grasses and flowers the pioneers saw as they pushed westward across the American prairie in the 1800s...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
State Gay marriage to begin June 17 in California
California officials are telling county clerks that they can start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on June 17. The state Office of Vital Records says it chose June 17 because the state Supreme Court has until the end of business on June 16 to decide whether to grant a stay of its ruling legalizing gay marriage...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Ask AP Jet pollution, fraction-of-a-cent coins
It can be a manufacturing plant, a spice grinder or a place where rumors get started. But did you know a "mill" can also be one-tenth of a cent _ a unit of currency that showed up on state-issued tokens in the 1930s?...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
LI resort proposal features indoor ski mountain
The 35-story indoor ski mountain would soar over bucolic pine barrens and farms at the twin forks of Long Island...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Sect members waiting for children to be returned
Now, the waiting begins. A Texas Supreme Court ruling paves the way for members of a polygamist sect to get their children out of foster care, but it remains unclear when that might happen or what kind of restrictions might be imposed...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
45 advance to final day of National Spelling Bee
No one has mastered the look of spelling bee despair better than 10-year-old Veronica Penny...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Court Sect children should be returned to parents
The Texas Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that hundreds of children from taken from a polygamist sect should be returned to their parents...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Texas officials take DNA from sect leader
Texas authorities have collected DNA swabs from jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs for an ongoing criminal investigation...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Fire destroys landmark seafood business in Boston
Fire destroyed a landmark seafood business on the waterfront early Friday, snarling rush hour traffic. There were no reports of injuries...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
States grapple with fuel costs for school buses
The reality of rising fuel costs students in a Tennessee school district their bus ride to school this week on the last day of the year...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
12 set for finals at National Spelling Bee
Matthew Evans heard the bell, slumped his shoulders, lowered his head and slowly walked offstage. He stayed in the comfort room for more than a half-hour, and his eyes were still red when he emerged, his hopes of winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee dashed before he could even reach the finals...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Texas, polygamists reach tentative deal on kids
Texas authorities and a polygamist sect have reached a tentative agreement to begin returning children taken by the state starting Monday...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Teacher, student get into brawl at Ga. school
A substitute teacher and a student at a suburban Atlanta high school have been charged with disorderly conduct after a fight during class that was captured on video...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Police 3 dead in shooting in eastern Ky.
Kentucky State Police say three people have died in a shooting at an eastern Kentucky convenience store...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Minor leaguer traded for 10 bats seeks redemption
An umpire teasingly calls him "Bat Man." His teammates consider it an embarrassment and a "slap in the face." His former ballclub sees it as a bit of harmless fun...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Flaws found during inspection of ND Air Force unit
The Air Force wing blamed for a foul-up in which a bomber mistakenly flew to Louisiana armed with nuclear missiles will have to be retested after coming up short in an inspection...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Recalled pet food settlement gets initial approval
A judge granted initial approval Friday to a settlement in which companies that manufactured or sold contaminated pet food would compensate pet owners for all costs related to the death or illness of their dogs and cats...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Man kills 2, himself at Ky. convenience store
A man shot and killed an elected official and a county employee at an eastern Kentucky convenience store Friday, then turned the gun on himself, a deputy coroner said...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Defense Marine general to testify in Haditha case
Prosecutors will call a top NATO general to address a potential conflict of interest in the case of a Marine officer charged with failing to investigate the killings of 24 Iraqi men, women and children, defense attorneys said Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Childrens group reinstated after fixing paperwork
A foundation named for a child who was found four years after he vanished while riding his bike has been reinstated after resolving a paperwork problem...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
10 states ask Calif. court to delay gay marriage
The attorneys general of 10 states are urging the California Supreme Court to delay finalizing its ruling to legalize same-sex marriage...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Little action on Iraq debt relief at conference
A U.N. conference on Iraq ended Thursday with a declaration encouraging debt forgiveness but without commitments from its biggest creditors...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Ashlee Simpson will take the Wentz name
Ashlee Simpson is so over.The newlywed pop singer will go by Ashlee Wentz in private, and be professionally known as Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, according to a report posted Wednesday on People.com. The heretofore Simpson was married on May 17 to Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Phoenix Mars Lander has short-circuit problem
Scientists for the Phoenix Mars Lander are wrestling with a short circuit on the spacecraft...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Dell shares get boost from strong earnings report
Growth in Asia and strong sales of notebook computers helped Dell Inc. beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter sales and profit...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Lawyer Spears not yet fit to take part in case
Britney Spears is not yet fit to participate in court proceedings in her conservatorship case, her lawyer has told a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
111 nations, but not US, adopt cluster bomb treaty
Chief negotiators of a landmark treaty banning cluster bombs predicted Friday that the United States will never again use the weapons, a critical component of American air and artillery power...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Alma weakens to tropical depression
The remnants of Tropical Storm Alma dumped rain on Honduras and Guatemala on Friday, as officials in Nicaragua and Costa Rica cleared trees from roads and repaired roofless homes...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Opposition mounts to US-Iraq security deal
Tens of thousands rallied in several cities Friday against a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, raising doubts that negotiators can meet a July target to finalize a pact to keep U.S. troops in Iraq after the current U.N. mandate expires...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
UN delegates agree to biodiversity measures
Delegates to a U.N. conference on biological diversity agreed Friday to develop measures to counter bio-piracy and protect marine wildlife and rainforests...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
US presses Vietnam over jailed journalists
The U.S. has expressed concern about the case of two Vietnamese journalists arrested because of their aggressive reporting on a major government corruption case, a State Department official said Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Vatican excommunication for female priests
The Vatican is slamming the door on attempts by women to become priests in the Roman Catholic Church. It has strongly reiterated in a decree that anyone involved in ordination ceremonies is automatically excommunicated...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Texas, polygamists reach tentative deal on kids
Texas authorities and a polygamist sect have reached a tentative agreement to begin returning children taken by the state starting Monday...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
NATO general sees long fight in Afghanistan
The outgoing American commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan said the insurgency there will last for years unless Pakistan shuts down safe havens where militants train and recruit...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Report Angelina Jolies twins born in France
"Entertainment Tonight" is reporting that Angelina Jolie has given birth to twins in France...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Minor leaguer traded for 10 bats seeks redemption
An umpire teasingly calls him "Bat Man." His teammates consider it an embarrassment and a "slap in the face." His former ballclub sees it as a bit of harmless fun...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
12 set for finals at National Spelling Bee
Matthew Evans heard the bell, slumped his shoulders, lowered his head and slowly walked offstage. He stayed in the comfort room for more than a half-hour, and his eyes were still red when he emerged, his hopes of winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee dashed before he could even reach the finals...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Biffle takes pole at Dover
Greg Biffle took the pole. Kyle Busch took the heat...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Goggin, Perry reach the top different ways
The first sign of hope at the Memorial came from the scoreboard, which showed Mathew Goggin coming back to the pack after a blazing start. The second sign came from the gray skies that promised some relief from a brutal test of golf...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Edmonds, DeRosa help Cubs rally, beat Rockies 10-9
Jim Edmonds and Mark DeRosa delivered key hits and the Chicago Cubs overcame an eight-run deficit, rallying past the Colorado Rockies 10-9 Friday for their fifth straight victory...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Amelie 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 beating Olga Savchuk 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 in a match disrupted by rain...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Clinton expects superdelegates to decide next week
Hillary Rodham Clinton says she expects her marathon Democratic race against Barack Obama to be resolved next week...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Clinton faces adjustment upon return to Senate
Hillary Rodham Clinton, who ran for the presidency with the aura of inevitability, faces the reality of being one of 100...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Webb, Sorenstam show off Hall of Fame play
Karrie Webb continued to show off her Hall of Fame style Friday at the Ginn Tribute _ and just in time, Annika Sorenstam did, too...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Incomes and spending both slow in April
Consumer spending barely budged in April while growth in personal income slowed sharply, even though the government started sending out billions of dollars in economic stimulus payments...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Clinton backers to protest outside rules meeting
The Democratic presidential race is heading into a fractious end game as supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton mobilize for a protest Saturday to demand that the party count two outlawed primaries that favored her...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Iceland shaken by magnitude 6.2 earthquake
A strong earthquake shook southern Iceland on Thursday, injuring at least 15 people as it rocked buildings in the capital, touched off landslides and forced evacuations in outlying towns, officials and local media said...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Clinton touts electability in South Dakota
Hillary Rodham Clinton touted her electability before separate audiences Wednesday, saying her wins in swing states and strong vote margins among certain voting blocs give her the best chance of defeating Republican John McCain in November...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Ford to build Fiesta subcompact near Mexico City
Ford Motor Co. plans to build its new Fiesta subcompact at a factory near Mexico City for sale in the U.S., the company said Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Lieberman to speak at conference hosted by Hagee
Sen. Joe Lieberman said Wednesday he will address a conference hosted by the Rev. John Hagee, who was spurned by Republican John McCain for his claim that God sent Adolf Hitler to help Jews reach the promised land...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Giants cap title celebration with presentation of rings
After four months of celebrations, parades, dinners and a tour of the White House, the New York Giants got their final reward on Thursday night for winning the Super Bowl: the bling...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Today in History - May 29
Today is Thursday, May 29, the 150th day of 2008. There are 216 days left in the year...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
State Gay marriage to begin June 17 in California
California officials are telling county clerks that they can start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on June 17. The state Office of Vital Records says it chose June 17 because the state Supreme Court has until the end of business on June 16 to decide whether to grant a stay of its ruling legalizing gay marriage...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 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 30, 2008
Some Iraqi insurgents agree to reconcile
School teacher Raad Mohammed Mahdi used to take on another role after classes: foot soldier in the Sunni insurgency north of Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Pa. police Ohio truck rigged to steal fuel
Police have linked the large-scale theft of diesel fuel from a western Pennsylvania convenience store to a specially equipped pickup truck trailer with a trap door and a vacuum hose...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Chris Cagle, girlfriend jailed for domestic assault
Country music singer Chris Cagle has been arrested for domestic assault in Nashville after police said he and his girlfriend got into a drunken fight...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 2008
Loss doesnt dull Red Wings confidence
The Detroit Red Wings are talking and acting like a team with a hammerlock 3-0 grip of a lead in the Stanley Cup finals against Pittsburgh, rather than the more precarious 2-1 advantage they own going into Game 4...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Tenn. woman who spent life in iron lung dies at 61
A woman who spent nearly 60 years of her life in an iron lung after being diagnosed with polio as a child died Wednesday after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her breathing, her family said...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Tenn. woman, 61, dies in iron lung after outage
A woman who spent nearly 60 years of her life in an iron lung after being diagnosed with polio as a child died Wednesday after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her breathing, her family said...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
UPS plans air deal with DHL
DHL, the struggling U.S.-based express shipping unit of German postal service Deutsche Post AG, wants UPS to carry some of its air packages. The collaboration between rivals with past legal battles would give UPS a hefty new revenue stream and help DHL cut costs...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Begone to the nomination race that wouldnt quit
After what feels like forever, the end of the presidential primaries is in sight. Really...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
States grapple with fuel costs for school buses
The reality of rising fuel costs students in a Tennessee school district their bus ride to school this week on the last day of the year...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Election at-a-glance: 24-30 May
A weekly guide to the 2008 US presidential election, in words and pictures...
BBC News - May 30, 2008
Fatal crash at Honduras airport
A passenger plane landing in Honduras overshoots a runway and hits a road, leaving at least three people dead, officials say...
BBC News - May 30, 2008
Phoenix Mars Lander ready to flex its robotic arm
The Phoenix lander is getting ready to flex its muscles on Mars...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Review Sonys Rolly not quite love at first dance
For years, Sony Corp. has been scrambling to regain its position at the leading edge of music players. Now, that scrambling has produced an egg _ a $399 dancing egg that flashes, rolls and flaps its plastic flippers to the beat...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Lawyer Spears not yet fit to take part in case
Britney Spears is not yet fit to participate in court proceedings in her conservatorship case, her lawyer has told a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Iraqis say Marine handed out Christian coins
A U.S. Marine handed out coins promoting Christianity to Muslims in the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, outraged Sunni officials said Friday. The U.S. military responded quickly, removing a trooper from duty pending an investigation...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Dell shares get boost from strong earnings report
Growth in Asia and strong sales of notebook computers helped Dell Inc. beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter sales and profit...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
US presses Vietnam over jailed journalists
The U.S. has expressed concern about the case of two Vietnamese journalists arrested because of their aggressive reporting on a major government corruption case, a State Department official said Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
China warns evacuation possible with flood threat
More than 1 million people may have to evacuate dozens of villages in a Sichuan province valley if an earthquake-spawned lake threatens to burst and flood the region, an emergency official warned Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Vatican excommunication for female priests
The Vatican is slamming the door on attempts by women to become priests in the Roman Catholic Church. It has strongly reiterated in a decree that anyone involved in ordination ceremonies is automatically excommunicated...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
NATO general sees long fight in Afghanistan
The outgoing American commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan said the insurgency there will last for years unless Pakistan shuts down safe havens where militants train and recruit...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Putter powers Goggin to Memorial lead
Around here they call it "Muirfield weather" _ because rain always falls during the Memorial Tournament...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Report Angelina Jolies twins born in France
"Entertainment Tonight" is reporting that Angelina Jolie has given birth to twins in France...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Home at center of 50 Cent lawsuit destroyed by fire
Authorities say six people are hospitalized after a "suspicious" fire burned down a multimillion-dollar Long Island home owned by Grammy-nominated rapper 50 Cent...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Comic powerhouse Harvey Korman dies at 81
Harvey Korman, the tall, versatile comedian who won four Emmys for his outrageously funny contributions to "The Carol Burnett Show" and played a conniving politician to hilarious effect in "Blazing Saddles," died Thursday. He was 81...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
1 of Hanson brothers becomes a father
The drummer for the rock group Hanson is now a first-time father...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Condoleezza Rice enlists in Kiss Army fan club
The Kiss Army fan club has an enthusiastic new recruit: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Obama used party rules to foil Clinton
Unlike Hillary Rodham Clinton, rival Barack Obama planned for the long haul...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Serena Williams loses at French Open
For Serena Williams, missed chances came in a flurry Friday at the French Open...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Serea Williams upset in third round
For Serena Williams, missed chances came in a flurry Friday at the French Open...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Srebotnik upsets Serena Williams at French Open
For Serena Williams, missed chances came in a flurry Friday at the French Open. She shanked overheads, hit wild volleys and squandered seven break points. The net result: a stunning third-round loss to Katarina Srebotnik, 6-4, 6-4...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Serena Williams upset by Srebotnik at French Open
Serena Williams is out of the French Open.The fifth-seeded American shanked overheads, hit wild volleys and squandered seven break points Thursday in a stunning 6-4, 6-3 third-round loss to Katarina Srebotnik...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Democrats push for quick end to nomination battle
A top Democrat says that party leaders intend to push for a quick end to the grueling presidential nomination battle, as supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton planned a rally in Washington in a last-minute effort to save her faltering candidacy...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Records shed light on career of McCains father
As John S. McCain Jr. started down the road toward four-star admiral, he hit a bump...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Iceland shaken by magnitude 6.2 earthquake
A strong earthquake shook southern Iceland on Thursday, injuring at least 15 people as it rocked buildings in the capital, touched off landslides and forced evacuations in outlying towns, officials and local media said...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Clinton backers to protest outside rules meeting
The Democratic presidential race is heading into a fractious end game as supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton mobilize for a protest Saturday to demand that the party count two outlawed primaries that favored her...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Clinton touts electability in South Dakota
Hillary Rodham Clinton touted her electability before separate audiences Wednesday, saying her wins in swing states and strong vote margins among certain voting blocs give her the best chance of defeating Republican John McCain in November...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Incomes and spending both slow in April
Consumer spending barely budged in April while growth in personal income slowed sharply, even though the government started sending out billions of dollars in economic stimulus payments...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Giants cap title celebration with presentation of rings
After four months of celebrations, parades, dinners and a tour of the White House, the New York Giants got their final reward on Thursday night for winning the Super Bowl: the bling...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Lieberman to speak at conference hosted by Hagee
Sen. Joe Lieberman said Wednesday he will address a conference hosted by the Rev. John Hagee, who was spurned by Republican John McCain for his claim that God sent Adolf Hitler to help Jews reach the promised land...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Officials probe train wrecks in Boston, Chicago
The operator of a commuter train was killed and several passengers were injured when the trolley she was driving slammed into the back of another train, derailing both, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Mayor New Orleans reinventing itself
Historic New Orleans is reinventing itself as it recovers from Hurricane Katrina, with efforts under way to help make this a safer, more vibrant city, Mayor Ray Nagin said in his annual State of the City address...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Idaho town enjoying mine industry resurgence
Condos and a gondola have replaced giant smokestacks and piles of mine waste that used to greet visitors in this northern Idaho town as it turned to the ski industry for survival...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
State Gay marriage to begin June 17 in California
California officials are telling county clerks that they can start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on June 17. The state Office of Vital Records says it chose June 17 because the state Supreme Court has until the end of business on June 16 to decide whether to grant a stay of its ruling legalizing gay marriage...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Signals, cell phone focuses of Boston train crash
Federal investigators at the site of a fatal commuter train crash checked trackside signals Thursday, as well as reports that the trolley driver who was killed may have been on a cell phone...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
National Spelling Bee begins, record 288 spellers
Bright and early at 8:03 a.m., 14-year-old James Bailey of Scottsboro, Ala., stepped to the microphone and confidently spelled "magenta," and the Scripps National Spelling Bee was under way...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Minn. Indian tribe buys up land to restore prairie
A 30-acre field where corn and soybeans were once grown is now covered with Canada wild rye, big bluestem, Golden Alexander and compass plant _ the same grasses and flowers the pioneers saw as they pushed westward across the American prairie in the 1800s...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Helicopter crashes at Mich. hospital, no deaths
A helicopter whose pilot was practicing approaches crashed on the roof of a hospital Thursday, catching fire moments after the two people on board escaped unharmed, a fire official said...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Coroner Singer Sean Levert died of natural causes
The R&B singer Sean Levert, who died at age 39 after falling ill in jail, suffered from a variety of ailments and died of natural causes, the county coroner ruled Thursday...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Sect members waiting for children to be returned
Now, the waiting begins. A Texas Supreme Court ruling paves the way for members of a polygamist sect to get their children out of foster care, but it remains unclear when that might happen or what kind of restrictions might be imposed...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
45 advance to final day of National Spelling Bee
No one has mastered the look of spelling bee despair better than 10-year-old Veronica Penny...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Court Sect children should be returned to parents
The Texas Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that hundreds of children from taken from a polygamist sect should be returned to their parents...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
States grapple with fuel costs for school buses
The reality of rising fuel costs students in a Tennessee school district their bus ride to school this week on the last day of the year...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Ask AP Jet pollution, fraction-of-a-cent coins
It can be a manufacturing plant, a spice grinder or a place where rumors get started. But did you know a "mill" can also be one-tenth of a cent _ a unit of currency that showed up on state-issued tokens in the 1930s?...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
LI resort proposal features indoor ski mountain
The 35-story indoor ski mountain would soar over bucolic pine barrens and farms at the twin forks of Long Island...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Texas officials take DNA from sect leader
Texas authorities have collected DNA swabs from jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs for an ongoing criminal investigation...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Fire destroys landmark seafood business in Boston
Fire destroyed a landmark seafood business on the waterfront early Friday, snarling rush hour traffic. There were no reports of injuries...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
3 Texas teens plead guilty in prostitution ring
Three teenagers accused of forcing girls as young as 12 into prostitution have reached plea agreements and been sentenced to a juvenile detention center...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Canadian smelter spills acid into Columbia River
A leak in a pipe at a Canadian smelter spilled an acid solution laced with lead into the Columbia River, and authorities in Washington state were monitoring water quality...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Calif. torture trial airs family horror stories
For weeks, the three wives of Mansa Musa Muhummed and most of their 19 children have been telling a jury countless stories of torture and starvation that they kept to themselves for years...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Fire destroys landmark lobster business in Boston
Fire destroyed a landmark wholesale and retail seafood business on the waterfront early Friday, but there were no reports of injuries...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Man denies buying babies in Mexico to sell in US
A Texas man being held in Mexico on child trafficking charges said allegations that he bought babies from poor Mexican women and sold them to adoptive U.S. couples are false...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Murder charge to be dropped in shooting of toddler
A murder charge will be dismissed against a Bronx man accused in the stray-bullet shooting of a 2-year-old boy...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Little action on Iraq debt relief at conference
A U.N. conference on Iraq ended Thursday with a declaration encouraging debt forgiveness but without commitments from its biggest creditors...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Wildfire damages some homes near Naples, Fla.
A wildfire consumed more than a square mile and destroyed or damaged a number of homes in a rural southwestern Florida, authorities said Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
R.I. jury acquits CVS execs of corruption charges
Two former CVS executives have been acquitted of bribing a Rhode Island state senator for legislative favors...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Mich. man charged with murder at 11 arrested again
A man charged with murder at age 11 who spent the rest of his childhood in custody was arrested Friday on a drug charge after undercover officers allegedly caught him selling at a gas station, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Review Sonys Rolly not quite love at first dance
For years, Sony Corp. has been scrambling to regain its position at the leading edge of music players. Now, that scrambling has produced an egg _ a $399 dancing egg that flashes, rolls and flaps its plastic flippers to the beat...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Lawyer Spears not yet fit to take part in case
Britney Spears is not yet fit to participate in court proceedings in her conservatorship case, her lawyer has told a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Dell shares get boost from strong earnings report
Growth in Asia and strong sales of notebook computers helped Dell Inc. beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter sales and profit...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Phoenix Mars Lander ready to flex its robotic arm
The Phoenix lander is getting ready to flex its muscles on Mars...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Iraqis say Marine handed out Christian coins
A U.S. Marine handed out coins promoting Christianity to Muslims in the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, outraged Sunni officials said Friday. The U.S. military responded quickly, removing a trooper from duty pending an investigation...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
China warns evacuation possible with flood threat
More than 1 million people may have to evacuate dozens of villages in a Sichuan province valley if an earthquake-spawned lake threatens to burst and flood the region, an emergency official warned Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Vatican excommunication for female priests
The Vatican is slamming the door on attempts by women to become priests in the Roman Catholic Church. It has strongly reiterated in a decree that anyone involved in ordination ceremonies is automatically excommunicated...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
NATO general sees long fight in Afghanistan
The outgoing American commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan said the insurgency there will last for years unless Pakistan shuts down safe havens where militants train and recruit...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
US presses Vietnam over jailed journalists
The U.S. has expressed concern about the case of two Vietnamese journalists arrested because of their aggressive reporting on a major government corruption case, a State Department official said Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Condoleezza Rice enlists in Kiss Army fan club
The Kiss Army fan club has an enthusiastic new recruit: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Texas officials take DNA from sect leader
Texas authorities have collected DNA swabs from jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs for an ongoing criminal investigation...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Fire destroys landmark seafood business in Boston
Fire destroyed a landmark seafood business on the waterfront early Friday, snarling rush hour traffic. There were no reports of injuries...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Serena Williams upset by Srebotnik at French Open
Serena Williams is out of the French Open.The fifth-seeded American shanked overheads, hit wild volleys and squandered seven break points Thursday in a stunning 6-4, 6-3 third-round loss to Katarina Srebotnik...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Putter powers Goggin to Memorial lead
Around here they call it "Muirfield weather" _ because rain always falls during the Memorial Tournament...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Report Angelina Jolies twins born in France
"Entertainment Tonight" is reporting that Angelina Jolie has given birth to twins in France...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Home at center of 50 Cent lawsuit destroyed by fire
Authorities say six people are hospitalized after a "suspicious" fire burned down a multimillion-dollar Long Island home owned by Grammy-nominated rapper 50 Cent...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Comic powerhouse Harvey Korman dies at 81
Harvey Korman, the tall, versatile comedian who won four Emmys for his outrageously funny contributions to "The Carol Burnett Show" and played a conniving politician to hilarious effect in "Blazing Saddles," died Thursday. He was 81...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
1 of Hanson brothers becomes a father
The drummer for the rock group Hanson is now a first-time father...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Records shed light on career of McCains father
As John S. McCain Jr. started down the road toward four-star admiral, he hit a bump...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Obama used party rules to foil Clinton
Unlike Hillary Rodham Clinton, rival Barack Obama planned for the long haul...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Serena Williams loses at French Open
For Serena Williams, missed chances came in a flurry Friday at the French Open...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Serea Williams upset in third round
For Serena Williams, missed chances came in a flurry Friday at the French Open...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Srebotnik upsets Serena Williams at French Open
For Serena Williams, missed chances came in a flurry Friday at the French Open. She shanked overheads, hit wild volleys and squandered seven break points. The net result: a stunning third-round loss to Katarina Srebotnik, 6-4, 6-4...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Clinton touts electability in South Dakota
Hillary Rodham Clinton touted her electability before separate audiences Wednesday, saying her wins in swing states and strong vote margins among certain voting blocs give her the best chance of defeating Republican John McCain in November...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Incomes and spending both slow in April
Consumer spending barely budged in April while growth in personal income slowed sharply, even though the government started sending out billions of dollars in economic stimulus payments...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Democrats push for quick end to nomination battle
A top Democrat says that party leaders intend to push for a quick end to the grueling presidential nomination battle, as supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton planned a rally in Washington in a last-minute effort to save her faltering candidacy...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Iceland shaken by magnitude 6.2 earthquake
A strong earthquake shook southern Iceland on Thursday, injuring at least 15 people as it rocked buildings in the capital, touched off landslides and forced evacuations in outlying towns, officials and local media said...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Clinton backers to protest outside rules meeting
The Democratic presidential race is heading into a fractious end game as supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton mobilize for a protest Saturday to demand that the party count two outlawed primaries that favored her...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Giants cap title celebration with presentation of rings
After four months of celebrations, parades, dinners and a tour of the White House, the New York Giants got their final reward on Thursday night for winning the Super Bowl: the bling...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Excerpts of Recent Editorials in Newspapers in US and Abroad
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
State Gay marriage to begin June 17 in California
California officials are telling county clerks that they can start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on June 17. The state Office of Vital Records says it chose June 17 because the state Supreme Court has until the end of business on June 16 to decide whether to grant a stay of its ruling legalizing gay marriage...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Lieberman to speak at conference hosted by Hagee
Sen. Joe Lieberman said Wednesday he will address a conference hosted by the Rev. John Hagee, who was spurned by Republican John McCain for his claim that God sent Adolf Hitler to help Jews reach the promised land...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Today in History - May 29
Today is Thursday, May 29, the 150th day of 2008. There are 216 days left in the year...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Former tennis star Roscoe Tanner charged with grand theft
Former tennis star Roscoe Tanner has been arraigned on felony theft charges in Knox County...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 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 30, 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 30, 2008
Pa. police Ohio truck rigged to steal fuel
Police have linked the large-scale theft of diesel fuel from a western Pennsylvania convenience store to a specially equipped pickup truck trailer with a trap door and a vacuum hose...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
UPS plans air deal with DHL
DHL, the struggling U.S.-based express shipping unit of German postal service Deutsche Post AG, wants UPS to carry some of its air packages. The collaboration between rivals with past legal battles would give UPS a hefty new revenue stream and help DHL cut costs...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Chris Cagle, girlfriend jailed for domestic assault
Country music singer Chris Cagle has been arrested for domestic assault in Nashville after police said he and his girlfriend got into a drunken fight...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 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 30, 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 30, 2008
Tenn. woman who spent life in iron lung dies at 61
A woman who spent nearly 60 years of her life in an iron lung after being diagnosed with polio as a child died Wednesday after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her breathing, her family said...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Tenn. woman, 61, dies in iron lung after outage
A woman who spent nearly 60 years of her life in an iron lung after being diagnosed with polio as a child died Wednesday after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her breathing, her family said...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Loss doesnt dull Red Wings confidence
The Detroit Red Wings are talking and acting like a team with a hammerlock 3-0 grip of a lead in the Stanley Cup finals against Pittsburgh, rather than the more precarious 2-1 advantage they own going into Game 4...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
States grapple with fuel costs for school buses
The reality of rising fuel costs students in a Tennessee school district their bus ride to school this week on the last day of the year...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Smuggling crackdown nets 185
International police agency Interpol arrests 185 people in five Latin American countries in a big anti-smuggling operation...
BBC News - May 30, 2008
'Faith foundation' launched in NY
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair launches a faith foundation in an attempt to unite the world's religions...
BBC News - May 30, 2008
Plane crash lands in Tegucigalpa
A passenger plane overruns a runway as it lands in the Honduran capital, injuring some people, local media say...
BBC News - May 30, 2008
Spears 'not fit enough for court'
Britney Spears is not well enough to appear in the case dealing with the control of her assets, her lawyer says...
BBC News - May 30, 2008
Guantanamo man on terror charge
The last British resident to be held in Guantanamo Bay is to be charged with terrorism, the BBC learns...
BBC News - May 30, 2008
Review Sonys Rolly not quite love at first dance
For years, Sony Corp. has been scrambling to regain its position at the leading edge of music players. Now, that scrambling has produced an egg _ a $399 dancing egg that flashes, rolls and flaps its plastic flippers to the beat...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Dell shares get boost from strong earnings report
Growth in Asia and strong sales of notebook computers helped Dell Inc. beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter sales and profit...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Phoenix Mars Lander ready to flex its robotic arm
The Phoenix lander is getting ready to flex its muscles on Mars...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
US concerned about jailed Vietnamese journalists
The U.S. has expressed concern about the case of two Vietnamese journalists arrested because of their aggressive reporting on a major government corruption case, a state department official said Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
China warns evacuation possible with flood threat
More than 1 million people may have to evacuate dozens of villages in a Sichuan province valley if an earthquake-spawned lake threatens to burst and flood the region, an emergency official warned Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
China warns mass evacuation possible with flood threat
More than 1 million people may have to evacuate dozens of villages in a Sichuan province valley if an earthquake-spawned lake threatens to burst and flood the region, an emergency official warned Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Ailing Kennedy fading as top target for right wing
Republicans have raised many millions of dollars over the past three decades just invoking the name of Ted Kennedy...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Putter powers Goggin to Memorial lead
Around here they call it "Muirfield weather" _ because rain always falls during the Memorial Tournament...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Goggin leads Kelly, Perry by 1 shot at Memorial
Jack Nicklaus always envisioned the Memorial as a northern version of the Masters, from the superb course conditions to super slick greens, from caddies wearing white coveralls to grounds so immaculate that nary a cigarette butt is to be found...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Obama used party rules to foil Clinton
Unlike Hillary Rodham Clinton, rival Barack Obama planned for the long haul...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Serea Williams upset in third round
For Serena Williams, missed chances came in a flurry Friday at the French Open...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Srebotnik upsets Serena Williams at French Open
For Serena Williams, missed chances came in a flurry Friday at the French Open. She shanked overheads, hit wild volleys and squandered seven break points. The net result: a stunning third-round loss to Katarina Srebotnik, 6-4, 6-4...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Serena Williams upset by Srebotnik at French Open
Serena Williams is out of the French Open.The fifth-seeded American shanked overheads, hit wild volleys and squandered seven break points Thursday in a stunning 6-4, 6-3 third-round loss to Katarina Srebotnik...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
AP IMPACT US freight rail congestion a concern
Railway executive Matthew Rose stood before fellow industry leaders, pointing to a map meant to tell the future of the U.S. rail freight network. It was drenched in red _ east to west, north to south...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Records shed light on career of McCains father
As John S. McCain Jr. started down the road toward four-star admiral, he hit a bump...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Clinton backers to protest outside rules meeting
The Democratic presidential race is heading into a fractious end game as supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton mobilize for a protest Saturday to demand that the party count two outlawed primaries that favored her...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Review Lost ends season with answers, mystery
Like the island where so much of the action takes place, "Lost" giveth and it taketh away. Flashes of illumination for its viewers are routinely undone the next moment by bewilderment...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Iceland shaken by magnitude 6.2 earthquake
A strong earthquake shook southern Iceland on Thursday, injuring at least 15 people as it rocked buildings in the capital, touched off landslides and forced evacuations in outlying towns, officials and local media said...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
Japan shares rise as oil, yen weaken
Japanese shares extended gains on Friday as oil prices dropped and a softer yen spurred the buying of export-linked stocks...
Southern Ledger - May 30, 2008
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