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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
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Even critics give Apple a pass on iPhone 3G woes
First an iPhone price cut left early buyers feeling foolish, and then came reports that some iPods were spitting sparks. Now the new iPhone 3G has been marred by bugs, spotty service, disappearing programs for the device and a veil of secrecy over software developers trying to broaden its appeal...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Cells change identity in promising breakthrough
Talk about an extreme makeover: Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Powerful Gustav leaves Cuba New Orleans evacuates
Cubans returned from shelters to find flooded homes and washed-out roads Sunday, but no deaths were reported after a monstrous Hurricane Gustav roared across the island and into the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Dell 2Q profit drops 17 percent and stock plunges
Computer maker Dell Inc. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 17 percent, hurt in part by lower prices and restructuring charges. The earnings were short of Wall Street estimates, and Dell shares plunged...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Dalai Lama fasts for peace from hospital bed
The Dalai Lama participated in a 12-hour fast for peace in Tibet on Saturday from his hospital bed in western India, his spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Calif. ex-radio host gets 7 years for child porn
A former San Francisco radio talk show host and Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to more than seven years in prison Thursday for distributing child pornography...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Mexican leader meets anti-crime march organizers
Moving quickly to address mounting anger over crime, President Felipe Calderon promised Sunday to adopt several proposals from civic groups who led more than 100,000 Mexicans in marches against daily kidnappings and killings...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Venezuela No anti-drugs pact with US
Venezuela on Sunday rejected U.S. requests to resume cooperation in the war on drugs, saying it has made progress despite an alleged fourfold-gain in the amount of Colombian cocaine now passing through its territory...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Afghan commission US troops were fired on first
An Afghan army commander said that U.S. and Afghan troops were fired on first from a village where a government investigative commission says scores of civilians were killed, according to a report released Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Pakistan halts strikes on insurgents for Ramadan
Pakistan said Sunday it was suspending a military operation against insurgents in a tribal region for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan but warned any provocations in the area would bring immediate retaliation...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Sri Lankas Tamils live in fear of security forces
People in the poor, mainly Tamil neighborhood in Colombo described it as a harrowing day...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
India seizes private boats to reach flood victims
The government commandeered private boats on Sunday in a desperate effort to reach hundreds of thousands of people trapped after a monsoon-swollen river burst its banks and spilled over the vast plains of northern India...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Diddy halts private jet flights over fuel prices
Fuel prices have grounded an unexpected frequent-flyer: Diddy...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Satellite phones make cowboys wildfire sentinels
The craggy gullies where Idaho cowboy Paul Nettleton runs 1,200 head of cattle are often precious minutes from reliable cell phone coverage...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Morneau powers Twins past As, 12-4
Justin Morneau homered and drove in four runs, Scott Baker won for only the second time since the All-Star break and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 12-4 Sunday to split a four-game series...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Hamilton, Byrd homer in Rangers 4-3 win
Josh Hamilton and Marlon Byrd hit home runs and the Texas Rangers beat Los Angeles 4-3 on Sunday to avoid a sweep of the four-game series...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Rodriguez drives in 2 runs to give Padres 2-1 win
Trevor Hoffman blew the save after a terrific outing by Jake Peavy but Luis Rodriguez singled in the winning run in the ninth to give the San Diego Padres a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
TV networks shifting from politics to storm
Television networks rapidly shifted focus and personnel away from the Republican national convention to Gulf Coast communities in the path of Hurricane Gustav on Sunday, wondering how much of their political planning will be for naught...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
TV networks shifting toward hurricane
Television networks rapidly shifted focus and personnel away from the Republican national convention to Gulf Coast communities in the path of Hurricane Gustav on Sunday, wondering how much of their political planning will be for naught...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Obama deals gently with Palin on equal pay issue
Barack Obama seems to have only one problem with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican candidate for vice president: She holds the same positions as John McCain, the GOP presidential candidate who tapped her...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain orders convention curtailed for Gustav
John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday, ordering the cancellation of all but essential opening-day activities as Hurricane Gustav churned toward New Orleans...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Weir takes 1-shot lead in Boston
Mike Weir holed a 5-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a 4-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead Sunday in the Deutsche Bank Championship, leaving him in a familiar position with hopes of a better outcome...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Hoffman blows save but Rodriguez gives Padres win
Trevor Hoffman blew the save after a terrific outing by Jake Peavy but Luis Rodriguez singled in the winning run in the ninth to give the San Diego Padres a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Gulf Coast utilities ready for Gustav
After Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, more than 10,000 workers from 200 utilities across the country spent weeks rebuilding an electrical system devastated by one of the strongest storms to hit Louisiana...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Teen apparel stores see secondary brands struggle
At the Arden B clothing store on Fifth Avenue, dance music is pumping and sale signs are everywhere, but Sara Chidester walks out empty-handed...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Laboring longer is growing trend for Americans
Americans are changing the game plan for retirement, with millions laboring right past the traditional retirement age and working into their late 60s and beyond...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Evangelicals energized by McCain-Palin ticket
Sarah Palin already has energized conservative religious leaders who had fretted that John McCain would pick an abortion rights supporter as his running mate. The Alaska governor was raised in a Pentecostal church and has called herself "as pro-life as any candidate can be."...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Oil companies completing Gulf evacuations
Royal Dutch Shell, BP and other oil companies wrapped up evacuations and shut down production Saturday as an intensifying Hurricane Gustav churned toward the petroleum-rich waters of the Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Dust storm causes some to leave Burning Man early
A dust storm chased away some participants from the counterculture Burning Man festival before its traditional climax Saturday night on the northern Nevada desert, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain, Palin in Pa. GOP convention eyes Gustav
John McCain voiced concern for Gulf Coast residents fleeing the path of Hurricane Gustav on Saturday even as he reintroduced running mate Sarah Palin to a raucous crowd in a key battleground state...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Hurricane watch issued for Gulf Coast of US
The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane watch for Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and part of Texas...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain, Palin in Pa. GOP convention eyes Gustav
John McCain voiced concern for Gulf Coast residents fleeing the path of Hurricane Gustav on Saturday even as he reintroduced running mate Sarah Palin to a raucous crowd in a key battleground state...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Chemical prompts lockdown at 2 St. Louis ERs
Eight people were sickened Saturday after exposure to a chemical at an Illinois plant, and emergency rooms at two hospitals where they were treated were quarantined...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
New Orleans orders mandatory evacuation
Spooked by predictions that Hurricane Gustav could grow into a Category 5 monster, an estimated 1 million people fled the Gulf Coast Saturday _ even before the official order came for New Orleans residents to get out of the way of a storm taking dead aim at Louisiana...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Nagin orders mandatory evacuation of New Orleans
Mayor Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation of New Orleans on Saturday, directing residents of a city still recovering from the devastation left behind three years ago from Hurricane Katrina to flee from the approaching Hurricane Gustav...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
AAA Labor Day travel expected to dip
Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Gulf Coast residents flee ahead of powerful Gustav
Hurricane Gustav charged across the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as residents fled New Orleans and the National Guard prepared to patrol evacuated neighborhoods in a city still recovering three years after Katrina...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
New Orleans residents get out of Gustavs way
As dawn broke Sunday over a city under siege, bumper-to-bumper traffic was reported in nearly every direction as residents heeded orders to flee an only partially rebuilt New Orleans. Police and National Guard troops were on the streets, preparing to patrol evacuated neighborhoods. And officials nervously watched the track of Hurricane Gustav, a Category 3 monster that threatens a city still recovering nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Auto association projects drop in Labor Day travel
Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Powerful Gustav heads for US after hitting Cuba
Hurricane Gustav roared into the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico on Sunday after destroying homes and roads in Cuba. The mayor of New Orleans ordered residents to flee the "storm of the century" by morning...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
AAA Labor Day travel expected to decline
Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
New Orleans evacuates ahead of powerful Gustav
Hurricane Gustav charged across the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as residents fled New Orleans and the National Guard prepared to patrol evacuated neighborhoods in a city still recovering three years after Katrina...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
New Orleans evacuates as massive Gustav bears down
Hurricane Gustav charged across the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as residents fled New Orleans and the National Guard prepared to patrol evacuated neighborhoods in a city still recovering three years after Katrina...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
New search starts for missing adventurer Fossett
A year after aviator and adventurer Steve Fossett vanished on a Labor Day solo flight over western Nevada, friends and admirers are waging a new search for some sign of him in an area of rugged mountains...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
As Gustav nears, New Orleans becomes a ghost town
With Hurricane Gustav just a day away from a possible monster hit on New Orleans, the mayor Sunday pleaded with the last of its residents to get out, imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on those who stay and warned looters they will be sent directly to prison...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
8 sickened by chemical exposure at plant in Ill.
At least eight people were sickened by exposure to a dangerous chemical that was spilled at a storage and mixing plant, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Statewide smoking ban soon taking effect in Pa.
The clock is ticking down on Pennsylvania smokers who want to light up in many public spaces...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
2 dead from chemical exposure at plant in Ill.
Two people have died after exposure to a dangerous chemical at a storage and mixing plant, a city official said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Police Nearly 1.9 million flee Louisiana
With Hurricane Gustav just a day away from a possible monster hit on New Orleans, state police say roughly 1.9 million people have evacuated coastal Louisiana. Thousands more have fled from coastal Mississippi, Alabama and Texas...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
W.Va.s first lady hit by car while riding bike
The first lady of West Virginia is recovering from bruises after she was struck by a car while riding a bicycle with her husband, Gov. Joe Manchin...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Modesto man tries to amputate own arm
Police say a man tried to cut off his own arm at a restaurant in Modesto, Calif., because he thought he had injected air into a vein while shooting cocaine and feared he would die unless he took drastic action...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Service union vice president steps down amid probe
The executive vice president of the Service Employees International Union has stepped aside while under investigation for allegations she paid thousands of dollars in union funds to a former boyfriend, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Burn After Reading opens Venice Film Festival
The Coen brothers wrote their dark comedy, "Burn After Reading," with stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand in mind. Not necessarily a compliment...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Global warmings toasty water connection to Gustav
Global warming has probably made Hurricane Gustav a bit stronger and wetter, some top scientists said Sunday, but the specific connection between climate change and stronger hurricanes remains an issue of debate...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Even critics give Apple a pass on iPhone 3G woes
First an iPhone price cut left early buyers feeling foolish, and then came reports that some iPods were spitting sparks. Now the new iPhone 3G has been marred by bugs, spotty service, disappearing programs for the device and a veil of secrecy over software developers trying to broaden its appeal...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Cells change identity in promising breakthrough
Talk about an extreme makeover: Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
China Telecom says profit slips 8 percent
China Telecom Ltd. said Thursday its first-half earnings slipped 8 percent as revenues for fixed-line voice service shrank and warned it faces pressure on profits as Beijing carries out a planned restructuring of its telecoms industry...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Every little bit Phelps Swimmer a VMA presenter
He does comedy, writes books, mixes it up with the hottest stars in music and Hollywood. With all this, who needs swimming?...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Powerful Gustav leaves Cuba New Orleans evacuates
Cubans returned from shelters to find flooded homes and washed-out roads Sunday, but no deaths were reported after a monstrous Hurricane Gustav roared across the island and into the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Dell 2Q profit drops 17 percent and stock plunges
Computer maker Dell Inc. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 17 percent, hurt in part by lower prices and restructuring charges. The earnings were short of Wall Street estimates, and Dell shares plunged...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Calif. ex-radio host gets 7 years for child porn
A former San Francisco radio talk show host and Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to more than seven years in prison Thursday for distributing child pornography...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Mexican leader meets anti-crime march organizers
Moving quickly to address mounting anger over crime, President Felipe Calderon promised Sunday to adopt several proposals from civic groups who led more than 100,000 Mexicans in marches against daily kidnappings and killings...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Venezuela No anti-drugs pact with US
Venezuela on Sunday rejected U.S. requests to resume cooperation in the war on drugs, saying it has made progress despite an alleged fourfold-gain in the amount of Colombian cocaine now passing through its territory...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Sri Lankas Tamils live in fear of security forces
People in the poor, mainly Tamil neighborhood in Colombo described it as a harrowing day...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
India seizes private boats to reach flood victims
The government commandeered private boats on Sunday in a desperate effort to reach hundreds of thousands of people trapped after a monsoon-swollen river burst its banks and spilled over the vast plains of northern India...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Dalai Lama fasts for peace from hospital bed
The Dalai Lama participated in a 12-hour fast for peace in Tibet on Saturday from his hospital bed in western India, his spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Satellite phones make cowboys wildfire sentinels
The craggy gullies where Idaho cowboy Paul Nettleton runs 1,200 head of cattle are often precious minutes from reliable cell phone coverage...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Afghan commission US troops were fired on first
An Afghan army commander said that U.S. and Afghan troops were fired on first from a village where a government investigative commission says scores of civilians were killed, according to a report released Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Pakistan halts strikes on insurgents for Ramadan
Pakistan said Sunday it was suspending a military operation against insurgents in a tribal region for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan but warned any provocations in the area would bring immediate retaliation...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Diddy halts private jet flights over fuel prices
Fuel prices have grounded an unexpected frequent-flyer: Diddy...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Police Nearly 1.9 million flee Louisiana
With Hurricane Gustav just a day away from a possible monster hit on New Orleans, state police say roughly 1.9 million people have evacuated coastal Louisiana. Thousands more have fled from coastal Mississippi, Alabama and Texas...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
TV networks shifting from politics to storm
Television networks rapidly shifted focus and personnel away from the Republican national convention to Gulf Coast communities in the path of Hurricane Gustav on Sunday, wondering how much of their political planning will be for naught...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
TV networks shifting toward hurricane
Television networks rapidly shifted focus and personnel away from the Republican national convention to Gulf Coast communities in the path of Hurricane Gustav on Sunday, wondering how much of their political planning will be for naught...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Hoffman blows save but Rodriguez gives Padres win
Trevor Hoffman blew the save after a terrific outing by Jake Peavy but Luis Rodriguez singled in the winning run in the ninth to give the San Diego Padres a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Morneau powers Twins past As, 12-4
Justin Morneau homered and drove in four runs, Scott Baker won for only the second time since the All-Star break and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 12-4 Sunday to split a four-game series...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Hamilton, Byrd homer in Rangers 4-3 win
Josh Hamilton and Marlon Byrd hit home runs and the Texas Rangers beat Los Angeles 4-3 on Sunday to avoid a sweep of the four-game series...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Rodriguez drives in 2 runs to give Padres 2-1 win
Trevor Hoffman blew the save after a terrific outing by Jake Peavy but Luis Rodriguez singled in the winning run in the ninth to give the San Diego Padres a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Obama deals gently with Palin on equal pay issue
Barack Obama seems to have only one problem with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican candidate for vice president: She holds the same positions as John McCain, the GOP presidential candidate who tapped her...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain orders convention curtailed for Gustav
John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday, ordering the cancellation of all but essential opening-day activities as Hurricane Gustav churned toward New Orleans...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Gulf Coast utilities ready for Gustav
After Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, more than 10,000 workers from 200 utilities across the country spent weeks rebuilding an electrical system devastated by one of the strongest storms to hit Louisiana...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Teen apparel stores see secondary brands struggle
At the Arden B clothing store on Fifth Avenue, dance music is pumping and sale signs are everywhere, but Sara Chidester walks out empty-handed...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Laboring longer is growing trend for Americans
Americans are changing the game plan for retirement, with millions laboring right past the traditional retirement age and working into their late 60s and beyond...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Oil companies completing Gulf evacuations
Royal Dutch Shell, BP and other oil companies wrapped up evacuations and shut down production Saturday as an intensifying Hurricane Gustav churned toward the petroleum-rich waters of the Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Nagin orders mandatory evacuation of New Orleans
Mayor Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation of New Orleans on Saturday, directing residents of a city still recovering from the devastation left behind three years ago from Hurricane Katrina to flee from the approaching Hurricane Gustav...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Dust storm causes some to leave Burning Man early
A dust storm chased away some participants from the counterculture Burning Man festival before its traditional climax Saturday night on the northern Nevada desert, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain, Palin in Pa. GOP convention eyes Gustav
John McCain voiced concern for Gulf Coast residents fleeing the path of Hurricane Gustav on Saturday even as he reintroduced running mate Sarah Palin to a raucous crowd in a key battleground state...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Evangelicals energized by McCain-Palin ticket
Sarah Palin already has energized conservative religious leaders who had fretted that John McCain would pick an abortion rights supporter as his running mate. The Alaska governor was raised in a Pentecostal church and has called herself "as pro-life as any candidate can be."...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain, Palin in Pa. GOP convention eyes Gustav
John McCain voiced concern for Gulf Coast residents fleeing the path of Hurricane Gustav on Saturday even as he reintroduced running mate Sarah Palin to a raucous crowd in a key battleground state...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Chemical prompts lockdown at 2 St. Louis ERs
Eight people were sickened Saturday after exposure to a chemical at an Illinois plant, and emergency rooms at two hospitals where they were treated were quarantined...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Prosecutors Try teen as adult in Tenn. shooting
Tennessee prosecutors say a 15-year-old charged with fatally shooting a classmate in their school cafeteria should be tried as an adult...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Spurrier starts South Carolina season with win
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Usher to help kick off NFL season with concert
Like the NFL teams beginning their new seasons, Usher is hoping to go all the way to the Super Bowl...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Pacman knows hes not through proving himself
Adam "Pacman" Jones let out an excited scream when he got the news he had waited so long to hear...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Neuheisels bold claim to retake LA from rival USC
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
AAA Labor Day travel expected to dip
Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Lights out? Experts fear fireflies are dwindling
Preecha Jiabyu used to take tourists on a rowboat to see the banks of the Mae Klong River aglow with thousands of fireflies...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Weir shoots a career-low 61 for the lead at Boston
Mike Weir shaved his "playoff beard" when his wife and children flew into town this week, but that had no bearing on his golf Friday. This was a round to enjoy, not explain...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
No heat in latest NASCAR rivalry
What rivalry?Kyle Busch jokingly says Carl Edwards is his "bff," texting shorthand for best friend forever. Edwards stopped short of such a commitment, but he did say, "I feel like we really have been good competitors."...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
AAA Labor Day travel expected to decline
Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Only rain slows No. 4 Sooners in 57-2 rout
Sam Bradford threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns, Chris Brown ran for three scores and only an hourlong rainstorm could slow down No. 4 Oklahoma in a 57-2 victory against Chattanooga on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Only rain slows No. 4 Sooners in 57-2 rout of Mocs
Oklahoma hung half a hundred on Chattanooga with ease before some higher power seemed to suggest it was time to show some mercy...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Grothe throws 2 TD passes in USFs 56-7 rout
Matt Grothe threw for two first-half touchdowns and No. 19 South Florida scored on its first four possessions Saturday night, bucking their tendency to play up _ or in some cases, down _ to the level of competition in a 56-7 rout at Raymond James Stadium...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Weir takes 1-shot lead in Boston
Mike Weir holed a 5-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a 4-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead Sunday in the Deutsche Bank Championship, leaving him in a familiar position with hopes of a better outcome...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain orders convention changes because of Gustav
John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday as Hurricane Gustav churned toward New Orleans. "We have to go from a party event to a call to the nation for action," he declared...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Auto association projects drop in Labor Day travel
Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Even critics give Apple a pass on iPhone 3G woes
First an iPhone price cut left early buyers feeling foolish, and then came reports that some iPods were spitting sparks. Now the new iPhone 3G has been marred by bugs, spotty service, disappearing programs for the device and a veil of secrecy over software developers trying to broaden its appeal...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Gustav roars across Cuba, flooding homes, roads
Cubans returned from shelters to find flooded homes and washed-out roads Sunday, but no deaths were reported after a monstrous Hurricane Gustav roared across the island and into the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Olmert, Abbas meet as Olmerts departure looms
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who plans to resign under the taint of corruption probes, wants Palestinian peace negotiators to sign a document outlining any agreements reached with Israel before he leaves office, Olmert aides said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Dell 2Q profit drops 17 percent and stock plunges
Computer maker Dell Inc. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 17 percent, hurt in part by lower prices and restructuring charges. The earnings were short of Wall Street estimates, and Dell shares plunged...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Dalai Lama fasts for peace from hospital bed
The Dalai Lama participated in a 12-hour fast for peace in Tibet on Saturday from his hospital bed in western India, his spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Calif. ex-radio host gets 7 years for child porn
A former San Francisco radio talk show host and Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to more than seven years in prison Thursday for distributing child pornography...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Powerful Gustav rips across Cuba, 250,000 evacuate
Cubans returned from shelters to find flooded homes and washed-out roads Sunday, but no deaths were reported after a monstrous Hurricane Gustav roared across the island and into the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Sri Lankas Tamils live in fear of security forces
People in the poor, mainly Tamil neighborhood in Colombo described it as a harrowing day...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
India seizes private boats to reach flood victims
The government commandeered private boats on Sunday in a desperate effort to reach hundreds of thousands of people trapped after a monsoon-swollen river burst its banks and spilled over the vast plains of northern India...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
China quake kills 27, destroys 180,000 homes
Rescue teams crossed rugged ground in the pouring rain on Sunday to reach survivors of an earthquake that killed at least 27 people, turned tens of thousands of homes into rubble and cracked reservoirs...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Fans queue to snag tickets to see Oprah, Olympians
Fans began lining up at 6 a.m. Saturday for a chance to snag free tickets to "The Oprah Winfrey Show" season premiere featuring 150 U.S. Olympic athletes...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Hunter robs Blalock of HR, Angels win 4-3
Torii Hunter stole a home run from the Texas Rangers for the second straight game, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied twice Saturday night for a 4-3 victory that reduced their magic number to nine for clinching their fourth AL West title in five years...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Diddy halts private jet flights over fuel prices
Fuel prices have grounded an unexpected frequent-flyer: Diddy...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Springsteen ends world tour at Harley celebration
Bruce Springsteen ended his world tour over the weekend, toned down but revved up...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain, GOP weighs shorter convention due to storm
John McCain says Republicans will alter the national convention that was to be a four-day celebration of his presidential nomination because of the seriousness of Hurricane Gustav as it churns toward the Gulf Coast. President Bush, Vice President Cheney and prominent GOP governors decided to skip the gathering altogether...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain Changes in convention program planned
John McCain says his campaign will announce changes in the Republican Convention program because of Hurricane Gustav...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain Gustav forces changes in GOP convention
John McCain says his campaign will announce changes in the Republican Convention program because of Hurricane Gustav...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Obama to ask his donors to help storm victims
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Sunday he will tap his huge political network of donors and volunteers to help U.S. victims of Hurricane Gustav after it comes inland...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
No. 21 Oregon loses starting QB but wins
Jeremiah Masoli stepped in for Justin Roper and threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns, helping No. 21 Oregon to a 44-10 victory over rival Washington...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Athletics place Frank Thomas on 15-day DL
Athletics designated hitter Frank Thomas was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday after aggravating a strained right quadriceps while taking batting practice...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Oil companies shutting down Gulf operations
Royal Dutch Shell, BP and other oil companies wrapped up evacuations and shut down production Saturday as an intensifying Hurricane Gustav churned toward the petroleum-rich waters of the Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Oil companies shutting down Gulf installations
Royal Dutch Shell, BP and other oil companies wrapped up evacuations and shut down production Saturday as an intensifying Hurricane Gustav churned toward the petroleum-rich waters of the Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Incomes drop sharply in July while spending slows
Consumer spending slowed to a crawl and personal incomes plunged in July, reflecting the waning impact of $93 billion in economic stimulus payments...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain, GOP weighs shorter convention
John McCain says Republicans will alter the national convention that was to be a four-day celebration of his presidential nomination because of the seriousness of Hurricane Gustav as it churns toward the Gulf Coast. President Bush, Vice President Cheney and prominent GOP governors decided to skip the gathering altogether...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Evangelicals energized by McCain-Palin ticket
Sarah Palin already has energized conservative religious leaders who had fretted that John McCain would pick an abortion rights supporter as his running mate. The Alaska governor was raised in a Pentecostal church and has called herself "as pro-life as any candidate can be."...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Oil companies completing Gulf evacuations
Royal Dutch Shell, BP and other oil companies wrapped up evacuations and shut down production Saturday as an intensifying Hurricane Gustav churned toward the petroleum-rich waters of the Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Dust storm causes some to leave Burning Man early
A dust storm chased away some participants from the counterculture Burning Man festival before its traditional climax Saturday night on the northern Nevada desert, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain, Palin in Pa. GOP convention eyes Gustav
John McCain voiced concern for Gulf Coast residents fleeing the path of Hurricane Gustav on Saturday even as he reintroduced running mate Sarah Palin to a raucous crowd in a key battleground state...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
New Orleans evacuations begin as Gustav threatens
Lines of people waiting for buses to take them out of the city grew longer Saturday and traffic grew heavier on main highways as Hurricane Gustav strengthened into a dangerous storm on track for the Gulf Coast...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Lines for evacuation buses grow in New Orleans
Lines of people waiting for buses to take them out of the city grew longer Saturday and traffic grew heavier on main highways as Hurricane Gustav strengthened into a dangerous storm on track for the Gulf Coast...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain, Palin in Pa. GOP convention eyes Gustav
John McCain voiced concern for Gulf Coast residents fleeing the path of Hurricane Gustav on Saturday even as he reintroduced running mate Sarah Palin to a raucous crowd in a key battleground state...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Rainwater collectors work to ease shortages
Tara Hui climbed under her deck, nudged past a cluster of 55-gallon barrels and a roosting chicken, and pointed to a shiny metal gutter spout...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Satellite phones make cowboys wildfire sentinels
The craggy gullies where Idaho cowboy Paul Nettleton runs 1,200 head of cattle are often precious minutes from reliable cell phone coverage...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
New Orleans evacuations begin as Gustav menaces
Forecasters say Gustav has strengthened to a Category 4 storm and has maximum sustained winds of near 145 mph...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Nagin orders mandatory evacuation of New Orleans
Mayor Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation of New Orleans on Saturday, directing residents of a city still recovering from the devastation left behind three years ago from Hurricane Katrina to flee from the approaching Hurricane Gustav...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
AAA Labor Day travel expected to dip
Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Hurricane watch issued for Gulf Coast of US
The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane watch for Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and part of Texas...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Auto association projects drop in Labor Day travel
Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Powerful Gustav heads for US after hitting Cuba
Hurricane Gustav roared into the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico on Sunday after destroying homes and roads in Cuba. The mayor of New Orleans ordered residents to flee the "storm of the century" by morning...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
AAA Labor Day travel expected to decline
Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Chemical prompts lockdown at 2 St. Louis ERs
Eight people were sickened Saturday after exposure to a chemical at an Illinois plant, and emergency rooms at two hospitals where they were treated were quarantined...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
New Orleans orders mandatory evacuation
Spooked by predictions that Hurricane Gustav could grow into a Category 5 monster, an estimated 1 million people fled the Gulf Coast Saturday _ even before the official order came for New Orleans residents to get out of the way of a storm taking dead aim at Louisiana...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
New Orleans evacuates ahead of powerful Gustav
Hurricane Gustav charged across the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as residents fled New Orleans and the National Guard prepared to patrol evacuated neighborhoods in a city still recovering three years after Katrina...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
New Orleans evacuates as massive Gustav bears down
Hurricane Gustav charged across the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as residents fled New Orleans and the National Guard prepared to patrol evacuated neighborhoods in a city still recovering three years after Katrina...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Gulf Coast residents flee ahead of powerful Gustav
Hurricane Gustav charged across the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as residents fled New Orleans and the National Guard prepared to patrol evacuated neighborhoods in a city still recovering three years after Katrina...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
New Orleans residents get out of Gustavs way
As dawn broke Sunday over a city under siege, bumper-to-bumper traffic was reported in nearly every direction as residents heeded orders to flee an only partially rebuilt New Orleans. Police and National Guard troops were on the streets, preparing to patrol evacuated neighborhoods. And officials nervously watched the track of Hurricane Gustav, a Category 3 monster that threatens a city still recovering nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Hurricane warning issued along central Gulf coast
The Gulf coast from far western Louisiana to the Alabama-Florida border is under a hurricane warning as Gustav nears...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Gustav evacuees on bus ponder life far from home
Darryl Campbell began his Hurricane Gustav escape at 4 a.m. Saturday. After 10 hours of lines and traffic, he was finally speeding down the highway to an uncertain future in either Shreveport, La., or farther north in Arkansas...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Calif. bill would tie land use to carbon emissions
For decades, California cities and counties knew one way to grow _ by sprawling outward...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Statewide smoking ban soon taking effect in Pa.
The clock is ticking down on Pennsylvania smokers who want to light up in many public spaces...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
2 dead from chemical exposure at plant in Ill.
Two people have died after exposure to a dangerous chemical at a storage and mixing plant, a city official said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Burn After Reading opens Venice Film Festival
The Coen brothers wrote their dark comedy, "Burn After Reading," with stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand in mind. Not necessarily a compliment...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
8 sickened by chemical exposure at plant in Ill.
At least eight people were sickened by exposure to a dangerous chemical that was spilled at a storage and mixing plant, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Even critics give Apple a pass on iPhone 3G woes
First an iPhone price cut left early buyers feeling foolish, and then came reports that some iPods were spitting sparks. Now the new iPhone 3G has been marred by bugs, spotty service, disappearing programs for the device and a veil of secrecy over software developers trying to broaden its appeal...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Cells change identity in promising breakthrough
Talk about an extreme makeover: Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
China Telecom says profit slips 8 percent
China Telecom Ltd. said Thursday its first-half earnings slipped 8 percent as revenues for fixed-line voice service shrank and warned it faces pressure on profits as Beijing carries out a planned restructuring of its telecoms industry...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Every little bit Phelps Swimmer a VMA presenter
He does comedy, writes books, mixes it up with the hottest stars in music and Hollywood. With all this, who needs swimming?...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Gustav roars across Cuba, flooding homes, roads
Cubans returned from shelters to find flooded homes and washed-out roads Sunday, but no deaths were reported after a monstrous Hurricane Gustav roared across the island and into the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Olmert, Abbas meet as Olmerts departure looms
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who plans to resign under the taint of corruption probes, wants Palestinian peace negotiators to sign a document outlining any agreements reached with Israel before he leaves office, Olmert aides said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Dell 2Q profit drops 17 percent and stock plunges
Computer maker Dell Inc. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 17 percent, hurt in part by lower prices and restructuring charges. The earnings were short of Wall Street estimates, and Dell shares plunged...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Dalai Lama fasts for peace from hospital bed
The Dalai Lama participated in a 12-hour fast for peace in Tibet on Saturday from his hospital bed in western India, his spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Calif. ex-radio host gets 7 years for child porn
A former San Francisco radio talk show host and Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to more than seven years in prison Thursday for distributing child pornography...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Powerful Gustav rips across Cuba, 250,000 evacuate
Cubans returned from shelters to find flooded homes and washed-out roads Sunday, but no deaths were reported after a monstrous Hurricane Gustav roared across the island and into the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
India seizes private boats to reach flood victims
The government commandeered private boats on Sunday in a desperate effort to reach hundreds of thousands of people trapped after a monsoon-swollen river burst its banks and spilled over the vast plains of northern India...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
China quake kills 27, destroys 180,000 homes
Rescue teams crossed rugged ground in the pouring rain on Sunday to reach survivors of an earthquake that killed at least 27 people, turned tens of thousands of homes into rubble and cracked reservoirs...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Gulf Coast residents flee ahead of powerful Gustav
Hurricane Gustav charged across the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as residents fled New Orleans and the National Guard prepared to patrol evacuated neighborhoods in a city still recovering three years after Katrina...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Sri Lankas Tamils live in fear of security forces
People in the poor, mainly Tamil neighborhood in Colombo described it as a harrowing day...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Fans queue to snag tickets to see Oprah, Olympians
Fans began lining up at 6 a.m. Saturday for a chance to snag free tickets to "The Oprah Winfrey Show" season premiere featuring 150 U.S. Olympic athletes...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
New Orleans evacuates ahead of powerful Gustav
Hurricane Gustav charged across the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as residents fled New Orleans and the National Guard prepared to patrol evacuated neighborhoods in a city still recovering three years after Katrina...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
New Orleans evacuates as massive Gustav bears down
Hurricane Gustav charged across the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as residents fled New Orleans and the National Guard prepared to patrol evacuated neighborhoods in a city still recovering three years after Katrina...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Hunter robs Blalock of HR, Angels win 4-3
Torii Hunter stole a home run from the Texas Rangers for the second straight game, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied twice Saturday night for a 4-3 victory that reduced their magic number to nine for clinching their fourth AL West title in five years...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Diddy halts private jet flights over fuel prices
Fuel prices have grounded an unexpected frequent-flyer: Diddy...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Springsteen ends world tour at Harley celebration
Bruce Springsteen ended his world tour over the weekend, toned down but revved up...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain Gustav forces changes in GOP convention
John McCain says his campaign will announce changes in the Republican Convention program because of Hurricane Gustav...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Obama to ask his donors to help storm victims
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Sunday he will tap his huge political network of donors and volunteers to help U.S. victims of Hurricane Gustav after it comes inland...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
No. 21 Oregon loses starting QB but wins
Jeremiah Masoli stepped in for Justin Roper and threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns, helping No. 21 Oregon to a 44-10 victory over rival Washington...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Athletics place Frank Thomas on 15-day DL
Athletics designated hitter Frank Thomas was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday after aggravating a strained right quadriceps while taking batting practice...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Incomes drop sharply in July while spending slows
Consumer spending slowed to a crawl and personal incomes plunged in July, reflecting the waning impact of $93 billion in economic stimulus payments...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain, GOP weighs shorter convention
John McCain says Republicans will alter the national convention that was to be a four-day celebration of his presidential nomination because of the seriousness of Hurricane Gustav as it churns toward the Gulf Coast. President Bush, Vice President Cheney and prominent GOP governors decided to skip the gathering altogether...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain, GOP weighs shorter convention due to storm
John McCain says Republicans will alter the national convention that was to be a four-day celebration of his presidential nomination because of the seriousness of Hurricane Gustav as it churns toward the Gulf Coast. President Bush, Vice President Cheney and prominent GOP governors decided to skip the gathering altogether...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain Changes in convention program planned
John McCain says his campaign will announce changes in the Republican Convention program because of Hurricane Gustav...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Oil companies completing Gulf evacuations
Royal Dutch Shell, BP and other oil companies wrapped up evacuations and shut down production Saturday as an intensifying Hurricane Gustav churned toward the petroleum-rich waters of the Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Oil companies shutting down Gulf operations
Royal Dutch Shell, BP and other oil companies wrapped up evacuations and shut down production Saturday as an intensifying Hurricane Gustav churned toward the petroleum-rich waters of the Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Oil companies shutting down Gulf installations
Royal Dutch Shell, BP and other oil companies wrapped up evacuations and shut down production Saturday as an intensifying Hurricane Gustav churned toward the petroleum-rich waters of the Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain, Palin in Pa. GOP convention eyes Gustav
John McCain voiced concern for Gulf Coast residents fleeing the path of Hurricane Gustav on Saturday even as he reintroduced running mate Sarah Palin to a raucous crowd in a key battleground state...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Nagin orders mandatory evacuation of New Orleans
Mayor Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation of New Orleans on Saturday, directing residents of a city still recovering from the devastation left behind three years ago from Hurricane Katrina to flee from the approaching Hurricane Gustav...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Evangelicals energized by McCain-Palin ticket
Sarah Palin already has energized conservative religious leaders who had fretted that John McCain would pick an abortion rights supporter as his running mate. The Alaska governor was raised in a Pentecostal church and has called herself "as pro-life as any candidate can be."...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Chemical prompts lockdown at 2 St. Louis ERs
Eight people were sickened Saturday after exposure to a chemical at an Illinois plant, and emergency rooms at two hospitals where they were treated were quarantined...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Dust storm causes some to leave Burning Man early
A dust storm chased away some participants from the counterculture Burning Man festival before its traditional climax Saturday night on the northern Nevada desert, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
NASCAR puts Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards on probation
NASCAR placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation Wednesday for the next six Sprint Cup Series races, the result of their on-track incident last weekend at the end of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
McCain, Palin in Pa. GOP convention eyes Gustav
John McCain voiced concern for Gulf Coast residents fleeing the path of Hurricane Gustav on Saturday even as he reintroduced running mate Sarah Palin to a raucous crowd in a key battleground state...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Prosecutors Try teen as adult in Tenn. shooting
Tennessee prosecutors say a 15-year-old charged with fatally shooting a classmate in their school cafeteria should be tried as an adult...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Neuheisels bold claim to retake LA from rival USC
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Spurrier starts South Carolina season with win
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
No heat in latest NASCAR rivalry
What rivalry?Kyle Busch jokingly says Carl Edwards is his "bff," texting shorthand for best friend forever. Edwards stopped short of such a commitment, but he did say, "I feel like we really have been good competitors."...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Usher to help kick off NFL season with concert
Like the NFL teams beginning their new seasons, Usher is hoping to go all the way to the Super Bowl...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Pacman knows hes not through proving himself
Adam "Pacman" Jones let out an excited scream when he got the news he had waited so long to hear...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
AAA Labor Day travel expected to dip
Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Lights out? Experts fear fireflies are dwindling
Preecha Jiabyu used to take tourists on a rowboat to see the banks of the Mae Klong River aglow with thousands of fireflies...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Weir shoots a career-low 61 for the lead at Boston
Mike Weir shaved his "playoff beard" when his wife and children flew into town this week, but that had no bearing on his golf Friday. This was a round to enjoy, not explain...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
AAA Labor Day travel expected to decline
Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast...
Southern Ledger - August 31, 2008
Only rain slows No. 4 Sooners in 57-2 rout
Sam Bradford threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns, Chris Brown ran for three scores and only an hourlong rainstorm could slow down No. 4 Oklahoma in a 57-2 victory against Chattanooga on Saturday night...
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