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Will Smith voted 2008s top moneymaking movie star
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Intel will miss its already-lowered 4Q targets
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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LG shows off Dick Tracy wristwatch phone
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Israeli strikes, Hamas rockets resume after pause
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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US supports Egyptian-French initiative on Gaza
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Gaza fighting rages despite cease-fire proposal
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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US News Archive for March 2006:
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Senate Debates Resolution to Censure the President
Senator Russell D. Feingold, Democrat of Wisconsin, proposed the measure in response to the president's surveillance program...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
City Releases Tapes of 911 Calls From Sept. 11 Attack
The recordings are stripped of the voices of the people inside the World Trade Center but still evocative of their struggles...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
What's Online: An Open Mind on Open Borders
GIVE me a pint,...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Shareholders Approve Guidant Takeover
Boston Scientific's proposed $27 billion takeover still requires the blessing of antitrust regulators in the United States and Europe...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Economic Reports Show Slow Growth and Low Inflation
The American consumer took a breather in February, the Commerce Department reported today...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Microsoft and EU 'breakthrough'
Microsoft and the EU reach a breakthrough in talks over millions of dollars in fines, the software firm's lawyer says...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
US consumers perk up
US consumer confidence improved in February amid rising wages and a better job market, a report shows...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
Guilty plea in US bribery probe
A former Republican aide pleads guilty to conspiracy in a case centred on disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
Bolivia takes control of airports
Bolivia's president orders security forces to take over airports to break a strike by disaffected workers...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
Falklands BBC radio show finishes
The BBC radio programme Calling the Falklands is broadcast for the final time...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
Rice: Thousands of errors in Iraq
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has defended her government's war in Iraq, despite having made "thousands of errors," as she faced a series of protests during a tour of northwest England (above). Rice is on a two-day tour of the region with UK counterpart Jack Straw...
CNN - March 31, 2006
Bahrain capsize kills 57
At least 57 passengers died after a cruise boat carrying about 150 people on a company outing capsized and sank in a narrow channel off the Bahrain coast, officials said...
CNN - March 31, 2006
'They're saying it was a terrorist attack'
911 operators on September 11 offered calm and compassion amid the chaos at the Twin Towers, tapes released on Friday show. But sometimes there was little they could do. "I've got a guy on the 106th floor and he wants ... directions," a fire operator says. "I don't know."...
CNN - March 31, 2006
Committee debates censure of Bush over spying
Former Nixon White House counsel John Dean, testifying on behalf of a Democratic resolution to censure President Bush, asserted Friday that Bush's conduct in connection with domestic spying exceeds the wrongdoing that toppled his former boss from power...
CNN - March 31, 2006
In Operators' Voices, Echoes of Calls for Help
The recordings are stripped of the voices of the people inside but still evocative of their invisible struggles for life...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Former DeLay Aide Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy
Tony C. Rudy agreed to cooperate in a widening investigation into lobbying fraud and influence-peddling...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Delphi Asks Bankruptcy Court to Void Union Deals
The nation's biggest auto-parts maker today asked a judge for permission to impose sharply lower wages and benefits...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Delphi primed for GM court battle
Troubled car parts firm Delphi seeks a court order to annul supply contracts with GM and also plans to cut 8,500 staff...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
Boxing: Rahman ordered to fight
The WBC orders Hasim Rahman to defend his title against Oleg Maskaev, with the winner to face James Toney...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
Iran earthquakes: toll rises
A series of earthquakes strikes western Iran, killing dozens and flattening entire villages. At least 66 people were killed and 988 injured, a medical official in Lurestan province told the official IRNA news agency...
CNN - March 31, 2006
Bahrain boat capsize kills 57
At least 57 passengers died after a cruise boat carrying about 150 people on a company outing capsized and sank in a narrow channel off the Bahrain coast, officials said. The dead include citizens of many nationalities including the U.S., Philippines, South Africa, Singapore, Pakistan, Germany and Poland. Thirteen are believed to be British...
CNN - March 31, 2006
Seoul Journal: Gay-Themed Film Gives Closet Door a Tug
To everyone's surprise, not least the director's, "King and the Clown" became the most popular movie in South Korea's history...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
4th-Quarter Growth Put at 1.7%
Energy costs now take up more than 6 percent of household spending in the United States, up from 4.2 percent just a few years ago, the Commerce Department reported yesterday as it released the final revision of economic growth statistics for the fourth quarter of last year...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Free trade bid for emerging world
Brazil, India and South Africa pledge to set up free trade area which may expand to take in the nations they represent...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
China, US and EU in tariffs row
China says it "regrets" a decision by the EU and US to take a row over car part imports to the WTO...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
US may help destroy Libya arms
US defence officials are considering plans to help Libya destroy its stockpile of banned chemical weapons...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
US deserter 'shocked by abuses'
A US soldier who fled to Canada to avoid serving in Iraq says he was shaken by alleged abuses committed by the military...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
Matt LeBlanc divorces model wife
Former Friends actor Matt LeBlanc is to divorce his wife Melissa after three years of marriage...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
Golf: Mickelson takes lead
Defending champion Phil Mickelson holds a one-shot lead after the first round of the BellSouth Classic...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
Tennis: Roddick downed by Ferrer
David Ferrer stuns Andy Roddick to reach the Nasdaq-100 Open semi-finals in Miami...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
Iraq hostage thinks ransom paid
A Canadian peace activist held for nearly four months in Iraq says "instinct" tells him a ransom was paid...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
Air strike hits Bolivian flights
Workers demanding the nationalisation of Bolivia's main airline bring air travel to a near standstill...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
'Miracle' miner goes home
"I would just like to thank everybody for their thoughts and prayers," Randy McCloy said softly before leaving the hospital Thursday with his wife, son and brother-in-law for his home. The only survivor of a January accident that killed 12 coal miners, he was rescued after 41 hours and was in a coma for weeks...
CNN - March 31, 2006
Bahrain ferry death toll rises
A passenger ferry carrying about 135 people sank off the coast of Bahrain on Thursday, a senior Bahraini official said. Bahrain's interior minister told CNN dozens of bodies have been recovered. Divers, boats and a helicopter from the U.S. Navy were assisting with rescue efforts, Navy officials said...
CNN - March 31, 2006
At Sept. 11 Trial, Tale of Missteps and Management
Documents released in the sentencing of Zacarias Moussaoui have offered an eerie parallel view of Al Qaeda and the F.B.I...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Blacks Turn to Internet Highway, and Digital Divide Starts to Close
Blacks and other members of minorities of various ages are merging onto the digital information highway as never before...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Long-Awaited Medical Study Questions the Power of Prayer
Prayers by strangers had no effect on the recovery of people who were undergoing heart surgery, a large study has found...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
:-) !!!! )-: !!!!!!! (-: What's All This? Admission Angst
College applicants awaiting news from admissions offices are chronicling their experiences online in blogs and on forums...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
S.E.C. Suspends 3 Ex-Managers of KPMG Over Tenet Audit
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Street Scene: Poison Ink Aimed at 'Locusts'
Werner G. Seifert's blow-by-blow account of his ouster as chief executive of Deutsche Börse has already generated a noisy buzz in London...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
South Korea Raids Office of U.S. Firm
Prosecuters conducted the raid of Lone Star Funds, investigating allegations of tax evasion and embezzlement...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Setback for Merrill in a Hiring Dispute
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Insider: For Hedge Funds, Life Just Got a Bit More Complicated
The S.E.C. now requires that hedge funds register with the commission, which while hardly boot camp, is no insignificant matter...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Panels Approve Bills About Ports Issues
Two Congressional panels approved measures in efforts to stem the furor over the attempted ports takeover...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
A Woman, Full of Hope, in the Dressing Room
Like many women, my experience shopping for pants is often an exercise in futility...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Alcatel Weighing Deal
Alcatel's board met to discuss a possible merger with Lucent Technologies, but offered no hint on whether a deal was nearing completion...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Advertising : Wal-Mart Shows a Similar Side to Sears
Wal-Mart is hoping to shake off its image as a house of bargains for cheap laundry detergent and toilet paper...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
THE CHURN: The Churn
People...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Blue Chips Fall on Worries of Extended Fed Rate Rises
By Reuters...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
More Subpoenas in Suit Over Obscenity Law
A judge ordered Google to provide some information to the Justice Department, but not information on individual searches...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Approval of Guidant Deal Expected
Shareholders are expected to vote overwhelmingly to approve Boston Scientific's proposed $27 billion takeover...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Nokia Raises Its Forecast
Nokia increased its worldwide growth forecast on expectations of rising demand in China and India...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Judges Order Release on Bail for Ex-Broker in Enron Case
The former Merrill Lynch executive, was one of four former Merrill employees convicted in 2004 on fraud and conspiracy charges...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
[TS] 4th-Quarter Growth Put at 1.7%
Energy costs now take up more than 6 percent of household spending in the United States, up from 4.2 percent just a few years ago, the Commerce Department reported yesterday as it released the final revision of economic growth statistics for the fourth quarter of last year...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Apple Defends Its Use of Logo on iTunes Store
A lawyer for the company argued that Apple Computer was not a recording label simply because it distributed music...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
U.S. Asks European Union to Be Fair in Microsoft Case
Microsoft has complained frequently that it has been denied the right to a fair defense in the continuing antitrust case...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
U.S. and Europe Say Tariff by China Is Discriminatory
In a rare coordinated move, the United States and the European Union filed a complaint with the W.T.O...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Colony Capital Offers to Buy Owner of Tropicana Casinos for $1.4 Billion
The offer by Colony, if successsful, would create the country's third-largest casino company...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Goodbye Dolly: Up From Sheep to Cloned Horses
A Texas company, Viagen, announced the succesful birth of a cloned commercial horse, and say seven more are on their way...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Judge Questions Clarity of Prosecution's Tax-Shelter Case
A federal judge raised questions yesterday about the prosecution of 16 former KPMG employees over aggressive tax shelters, criticizing prosecutors for what he called murky definitions of fraud and evasion...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Clothes That Fit the Woman, Not the Store
A Dallas company has developed a sizing system it hopes will allow consumers to better navigate the world of off-the-rack apparel...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Nasdaq Withdraws Offer for London Stock Exchange
Nasdaq did not cite a reason for its retreat, but several executives involved in talks said that the price had risen too high...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Court Rules Against Gabelli
An investor won a crucial ruling in a long-running legal battle over whether Mario J. Gabelli bilked him and another backer out of more than $100 million...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Shocks Seen in New Math for Pensions
A proposed new method of reporting pension obligations is likely to show that many companies have a lot more debt than was obvious before...
New York Times - March 31, 2006
Jamaica gets first woman leader
Jamaica swears in its first female Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
Four US firms top global big list
An all-American top four continues to lead the latest annual Forbes Global 2000 list of the world's biggest firms...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
Bush reassures Mexico on migrants
George W Bush tells Mexico's leader he backs controlled immigration, at the start of a two-day summit...
BBC News - March 31, 2006
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