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Saints QB Brees is AP Offensive Player of Year
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Laura Bush unveils George W. Bush state china
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Bush headed to Midland, Texas, after presidency
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Obama hails extraordinary gathering
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Obama has lunch with 4 presidents
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Obama names special watchdog for federal spending
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Will Smith voted 2008s top moneymaking movie star
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Apples Jobs has hormone imbalance, will stay CEO
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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US News Archive for March 2006:
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Pakistan protests greet Bush
President Bush arrived in Pakistan amid nationwide protests Friday, for talks on antiterro with President Pervez Musharraf. Sandwiched between U.S.-occupied Afghanistan on its left and regional rival India to its right, Pakistan poses a complicated brew of cultural and political challenges for U.S. policy in the region...
CNN - March 3, 2006
Ignoring Russia, Hamas won't negotiate with Israel
Hamas' leader has ruled out any softening of the militant Palestinian group's hostility to Israel after high-profile talks in Moscow at which Russia called on it recognize the Jewish state and abandon violence...
CNN - March 3, 2006
U.S. reveals names of hundreds at Gitmo
After four years of secrecy, the Pentagon released the names of hundreds of detainees held at a U.S. military prison on Friday because of a victory by The Associated Press in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. The Bush administration had hidden the identities, home countries and other information about the men...
CNN - March 3, 2006
Former Congressman Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison
Former Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham was sentenced on Friday to eight years and four months in federal prison for taking some $2.4 million in bribes from defense contractors...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
BlackBerry Maker Reaches Deal in Patent Dispute
Research in Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry, has paid $612.5 million to NTP, averting a court-ordered shutdown...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Bush backs 'difficult' outsourcing
Praising India's expanding economy, President George W. Bush warns that fears about job outsourcing to other nations should not prompt the United States to limit global trade...
CNN - March 3, 2006
Hamas must change, Moscow warns
Russia's foreign minister has warned that Hamas faces no future if the militant group fails to change itself into a political party. Earlier, Hamas' exiled political leader Khaled Mashaal (above) reaffirmed the group's hard-line stance...
CNN - March 3, 2006
Fugitive dad leaves sick son on dialysis
A Kentucky prisoner who pleaded to be let out of jail to donate a kidney to his ailing son skipped town before the operation and has been on the run for a month. But authorities now have a tip as to where he might be...
CNN - March 3, 2006
Brown admits errors, calls for Chertoff's resignation
The former federal emergency director who resigned after the heavily criticized response to Hurricane Katrina admitted Friday that he should have been more forthcoming about problems with the government's response to the storm but faulted the performance of his former boss, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, and called for his resignation...
CNN - March 3, 2006
In Baby Boomlet, Preschool Derby Is the Fiercest Yet
The competition for private preschool in New York City could be mistaken for a kiddie version of "The Apprentice."...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Auto Supplier Dana Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Dana follows a lengthy list of other auto suppliers into bankruptcy court, all of which have been squeezed by cutbacks at G.M. and Ford...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Microsoft wants rivals' documents
Microsoft asks US federal courts to force four rivals to hand over documents relating to its European sanctions...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Intel warns of weakened revenues
Chip giant Intel warns that weak demand means its revenues are likely to fall short of expectations...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Cycling: Armstrong inquiry threat
The World Anti-Doping Agency warns cycling chiefs it may carry out its own investigation into doping claims about Lance Armstrong...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Budweiser in new EU appeal
Anheuser-Busch appeals a European court ruling stopping it from using the Budweiser brand name in Portugal...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Peru to sue Yale over Inca pieces
Peru says it will sue Yale University to recover artefacts from the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Baghdad under curfew; 18 dead
A daytime vehicular curfew was in effect in Baghdad as word came that at least 18 workers were slain overnight when gunmen attacked two brick factories east of the Iraqi capital. Friday's curfew is the second to be enforced on the Muslim Sabbath since last week's bombing of a revered mosque...
CNN - March 3, 2006
Hamas repeats hard line in Moscow
Hamas's political leader has reaffirmed the organization's hard-line stance at the start of a three-day visit to Russia aimed at denting the Palestinian militant group's international isolation, saying that its refusal to recognize Israel was not up for negotiation...
CNN - March 3, 2006
Bush Defends Outsourcing of Jobs During India Tour
President Bush touted the opportunities resulting from globalization at a meeting with students of an Indian business school...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Oil and Retailing Worries Leave Investors Unsettled
By Reuters...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Moscow Journal: Strange City. Thankless Job. Heartless Russian Winter.
Migrant workers toil at the low-paying and physically draining jobs that many Russians do not want...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Del Monte to Buy Meow Mix and Sell Some Food Units
By Reuters...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Toys 'R' Us Wins Ruling in Amazon Dispute
Toys "R" Us won a lawsuit against Amazon.com that will allow the toy seller to set up its own Web site and end an agreement to sell products on Amazon's site...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Japan Prices Rise Again
Japanese consumer prices rose for the third consecutive month in January, the government said on Friday...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
US inquiry into music downloading
The US Department of Justice launches an inquiry into possible price fixing in the digital music market...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Stolen Rio art put on sale online
One of the paintings stolen during Rio de Janeiro's carnival was put up for sale on an internet site, police say...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Bomb hits Canadian convoy
A Canadian military convoy is hit by a suspected suicide bomber in southern Afghanistan, reports say...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Mine rescuers want to talk with investigators
Rescuers who helped pull victims out of the Sago and Aracoma mines said Thursday they are still waiting to share their insights into the January accidents with federal investigators...
CNN - March 3, 2006
U.S. to boost arms sales to India
As U.S. President George W. Bush arrives in Hyderabad Friday, the U.S. Department of Defense says India will be able to buy more sophisticated fighter aircraft and other high-tech arms from the United States as part of a closer defense relationship between the two nations...
CNN - March 3, 2006
Clinton Challenger Pulled From Reagan-Era Hat
Desperate for a credible challenger to the New York senator, Republicans have set their eyes on an aide to Henry A. Kissinger...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Being a Patient: Recourse Grows Slim for Immigrants Who Fall Ill
In the last decade, more and more immigrants are delaying care or retreating to bootleg drugs and unlicensed practitioners...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Senate Passes Legislation to Renew Patriot Act
If the House approves the bill, as expected, 14 of the 16 major provisions in the antiterror law will become permanent...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
News Analysis: Dissenting on Atomic Deal With India
Critics of the deal are certain to focus on what they maintain is a double standard embraced by the Bush administration...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Archivist Urges U.S. to Reopen Classified Files
The National Archives told intelligence agencies to stop removing previously declassified documents from public access...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Sikorsky and Striking Workers Say They Are Dug In
Strikers in Stratford, Conn., made it clear that the aircraft company's managers were not the only ones digging in for a long fight...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Wal-Mart Extending Dominance of the Grocery Business
As Wal-Mart hunts for ways to take costs out of its grocery business, the company has become more involved in creating the products it sells...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Coke Bottlers Challenge Wal-Mart Deliveries
Wal-Mart suppliers are willing to go to great lengths to meet Wal-Mart's needs. For Coca-Cola, doing so has meant going to battle with some of its own bottlers...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
[TS] It Is European, but It Is Not a Union
Despite all the talk in Europe about one market, nations still count for more than the central operation...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Pick-Your-Price Public Offerings
A formula that requires using auctions to sell initial public offerings of stock has developed a following since Google went public in an auction 18 months ago...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Village Voice Suspends Editor For Fabrications in an Article
The Village Voice suspended an editor after he admitted fabricating material for this week's cover article, a look at the "secret society of pickup artists."...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Kenyan Police Deliver Blows to the Press
The crackdown on the country's second-largest media company came after the government jailed three of its journalists this week...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
For Thirsty Farmers, Old Friends at Interior Dept.
At the Interior Department, at least six appointees oversee decisions that could have financial effects on their former employers...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Debating a Shipping Shortcut That Turned Against New Orleans
The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet canal contributed to flooding of the Lower Ninth Ward, but thousands of jobs could be lost if it is shut down...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Google Tries to Reassure Wall Street
With the share price down 20 percent from its high this year and investors skittish, Google offered a detailed and sober appraisal of its finances and strategy...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Microsoft Accuses Europe of Colluding With Rivals
Microsoft's battle with the European Commission escalated as the company accused the commission of withholding documents it says are crucial to its defense in an antitrust case...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Insider: Losing Investors, but Attracting Buyers
A recent flurry of deals shows that the hedge fund business is rapidly changing...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
U.S. Inquiry on Online Music
Investigators from the Justice Department said that they were examining the recording industry's practices for setting prices for music sold online...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Witness Says Enron Chief Told Others, 'They're On to Us'
Jeffrey K. Skilling made the comment after a firm produced a research note critical of some company transactions, a former executive testified...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
New York Brokerage Firm Agrees to Fines and Penalties
For the third time in less than two years, David Lerner Associates has agreed to fines and other penalties to settle regulatory complaints about its marketing practices...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Sales Slowed for Retailers in February
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Next Version of Tablet PC's Said to Be Lighter and Smaller
Microsoft and Intel plan to announce next week that several industry partners will make small, light versions of a tablet personal computer...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Jobless Rolls at 5-Year Low
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
S.E.C. to Issue Guidelines on Subpoenas to Journalists
Responding to criticism, the S.E.C. said that it would move quickly to write a policy that determines when it is appropriate to issue subpoenas to journalists...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Push to Create Standards for Documents
To cope with the software threat to electronic access to government information and archives, an alliance is being formed to promote the adoption of open technology standards...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Wendy's Gives Fund Three Seats
Wendy's announced that Trian Fund Management, the hedge fund controlled by Nelson Peltz and his partner, Peter W. May, would be given three seats on Wendy's board...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Medicare Says It Will Pay, but Patients Say 'No Thanks'
Medicare has agreed to pay for an operation for patients with advanced emphysema, but many patients and doctors lost their enthusiasm after seeing clinical trial results...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Europeans Again Lift Rates and Hint at More Increases
The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the second time in three months and signaled more increases to come...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Much Talk of a Nuclear Renaissance, but So Far Little Action
Despite industry hopes for a revival in orders for nuclear power reactors, analysts say that the talk of a rebirth of nuclear construction is still just that — talk...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Advertising: The Bright Side of Industry Upheaval
Speakers at the annual conference of the American Association of Advertising Agencies stressed the need to cater to consumers who are empowered by technology and widening content choices...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Executives See U.S. Link as Crucial in India's Growth
Chief executives of 5 U.S. corporations and 10 Indian companies presented a report to President Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on ways to improve investment and commercial links...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Tennis: Agassi humbled
Marat Safin and Andre Agassi see their comebacks from injury curtailed in Dubai...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
US ex-nurse jailed for 22 murders
An ex-nurse is sent to prison for the rest of his life for killing 22 New Jersey patients in his care...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Golf: Woods turns on Fla style
Tiger Woods fires a 64 to take a one-shot lead after day one of the Ford Championship in Florida...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Greenpeace blocks pulp mill boat
The environmental group Greenpeace blockades a boat in the latest stage of a row over pulp mills in Uruguay...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
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