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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 Octomber 2004:
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Cheney, Edwards prepare
The two vice presidential candidates go head-to head tonight in a debate starting at 9 p.m. ET in Ohio. While often second-string to the presidential debates a number of issues could raise temperatures as no topic will be off the table. Experts say the debate's significance could be more than in previous years as the two tickets are so close in opinion polls...
CNN - October 5, 2004
Car bomb rocks Mosul
The day after more than three dozen people lost their lives in a wave of violence in Iraq, three Iraqi civilians died Tuesday in a car bomb attack in the northern city of Mosul...
CNN - October 5, 2004
Campaigns Prepare for Next Big Event: Cheney-Edwards Debate
Vice-presidential debates are typically viewed as a sideshow, but there seems to be a little more at stake tonight...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
Bremer Says U.S. Was Short on Troops for Occupation of Iraq
Statements by the former U.S. administrator in Iraq almost immediately became a major focus of the presidential campaign...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
Cardinals Drum Dodgers in Playoff Opener
Hitting five home runs to set an N.L. Division series record, the Cardinals rolled to victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
U.S. Urges Rationing of Flu Shots as Supply Is Slashed
Officials said that most healthy adults should delay or skip flu shots so that people most at risk can get scarce supplies...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
Peoplesoft may mull Oracle bid
A director of business software maker Peoplesoft says the firm may be ready to negotiate with its would-be buyer, Oracle...
BBC News - October 5, 2004
Iraq inspectors prepare to report
The Iraq Survey Group is set to report that Saddam Hussein had no banned weapons before the US-led invasion began...
BBC News - October 5, 2004
Fast start for Cardinals
Larry Walker homers twice to inspire St Louis to an 8-3 win over the LA Dodgers...
BBC News - October 5, 2004
Pippen retires from NBA
Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen bows out of basketball at the age of 39...
BBC News - October 5, 2004
Flu vaccine licence is suspended
The UK suspends the manufacturing licence of flu vaccine maker Chiron - a major supplier to the US...
BBC News - October 5, 2004
US running mates go head-to-head
Iraq is set to be the focus when the US vice-presidential candidates hold their debate on Tuesday night...
BBC News - October 5, 2004
Bremer: Not 'enough troops' in Iraq
The former U.S. civilian administrator in Iraq, L. Paul Bremer, says the United States "paid a big price" for not having enough troops in Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said he had not seen "strong, hard evidence" linking Saddam and al Qaeda, but he later said he had been misunderstood...
CNN - October 5, 2004
Cheney, Edwards showdown
While often an undercard to the presidential debates, Vice President Dick Cheney's leading policy-making role and a razor-tight race could boost the significance of Tuesday's showdown of running mates, experts say...
CNN - October 5, 2004
Palestinians: Gaza meeting under way
Officials from the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli military have been holding meetings in Gaza, according to Palestinian sources, to seek an end to a major Israeli offensive aimed at halting Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel...
CNN - October 5, 2004
Tonight: Cheney-Edwards
Exactly four weeks to the November 2 election, Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic challenger Sen. John Edwards meet face to face Tuesday night at Case Western Reserve University in a debate charged with the energy of last Thursday's presidential face-off...
CNN - October 5, 2004
Bremer Says U.S. Was Short on Troops for Occupation of Iraq
L. Paul Bremer assessed the first phase of the U.S. occupation by saying, "We never had enough troops on the ground."...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
Fearful Choice for Afghan Women: To Vote or Not to Vote
In the face of Taliban threats, many women fear the shame a public death would bring their families...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
Crude Oil Prices Surged Above $50 a Barrel
Crude oil prices briefly hit an all-time high of $50.69 on Tuesday as worries persisted over supply and unrest in key producers...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
Chiron Is Suspended from Making Flu Vaccine in Britain
Chiron had planned to provide the United States between 46 million and 48 million flu shots this year, almost half the nation's supply...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
US Airways Union Meets to Discuss Pay Cuts
Leaders of the Air Line Pilots Association said US Airways' plan to cut salaries and benefits of management was welcome news, but does not constitute a deal...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
Rumsfeld queries Iraq terror link
Donald Rumsfeld queries whether there was ever strong evidence linking Iraq and Osama Bin Laden...
BBC News - October 5, 2004
US 'bugged' France's Chirac calls
A book on US-French ties says the US bugged President Chirac's phone calls in the run-up to the Iraq war...
BBC News - October 5, 2004
Bremer: U.S. 'paid big price' for having too few troops
Paul Bremer, the former civilian administrator in Iraq, says the U.S. "paid a big price" for not having enough troops on the ground after Saddam Hussein's overthrow. Speaking of "horrid" looting in May 2003, Bremer said: "We paid a big price for not stopping it because it established an atmosphere of lawlessness." Still, Bremer added, ousting Saddam was "the right thing to do."...
CNN - October 5, 2004
'Desperate Housewives' Stirs ABC's Comeback Hopes
ABC so far this new season is in the midst of something it has not experienced in half a decade: a ratings surge...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
US Airways to cut jobs and wages
Troubled airline US Airways says it is to cut pay and posts among its management and non-union workers...
BBC News - October 5, 2004
Diageo says Cheerio to US stake
Diageo, the world's biggest spirits company, is selling most of its 20% stake in US food company General Mills to ease its £4.5bn ($8bn) debt burden...
BBC News - October 5, 2004
OAS chief faces graft allegations
Organization of American States head Miguel Angel Rodriguez faces a corruption probe in Costa Rica...
BBC News - October 5, 2004
Peru leader shocks with TV tirade
Peru's President Toledo faces a backlash after TV audiences hear him harangue and insult a presenter by telephone...
BBC News - October 5, 2004
US to probe Brazil nuclear stand
US Secretary of State Colin Powell - who is in Brazil - urges the country to allow UN nuclear inspections...
BBC News - October 5, 2004
Chiefs shoot down Ravens
Kansas City beat the Baltimore Ravens 27-24 in the Monday night game...
BBC News - October 5, 2004
Militants claim two hostages killed
A group of militants in Iraq claimed responsibility Monday for killing two hostages -- one an Iraqi citizen who lived in Italy, the other a Turk. A video aired on the Arabic-language network Al-Jazeera showed two men kneeling with four masked militants behind them. Two car bombs rocked central Baghdad on Monday morning, killing 21 people and wounding 85 others...
CNN - October 5, 2004
Flight into history
SpaceShipOne reached well into space Monday for the second time in a week, winning a $10 million reward, a place in history and fueling the dream of commercial space flights...
CNN - October 5, 2004
Poll Finds Kerry Assured Voters in Initial Debate
But Senator John Kerry failed to shake the perception that he panders to voters in search of support, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
On Italian Isle, Migrant Plight Is Underscored
With hundreds crossing the Mediterranean, European leaders have been sparring over a plan to stem the flow of asylum seekers...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
Broadway Pit Shrinks; Drummer Is Sent to Room
As orchestra pits grow smaller to accommodate seating, musicians have been deployed to perform in remote rooms...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
Small School's Script Tries to Transform Studies
As educators look for ways to move to smaller high schools, Manhattan Theater Lab is starting out with just over 100 freshmen...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
Pension Failures Foil 6-Figure Retirements, Too
As many pension plans have failed in the past three years, some high earners who retired early have been left with pensions much lower than what they had expected...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
Republicans Try to Dilute Provisions in Tax Bill
House Republicans are working to eliminate or dilute provisions in a new corporate tax bill aimed at cracking down on illegal shelters...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
U.S. Regulator Threatens Action Against A.I.G. On Press Releases
American International Group, one of the world's largest insurers, continues to clash with regulators, but Wall Street seems more puzzled than alarmed...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
Europe Worries Over Russian Gas Giant's Influence
Gazprom has spun a web of control over energy supplies extending from Estonia on the Baltic Sea to Bulgaria on the Black Sea...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
Showdown Time on Taking Lazard Public
Bruce Wasserstein, the chief of Lazard, may win the divisive battle he is waging and take the storied investment house public in the months ahead...
New York Times - October 5, 2004
Credit card giants lose court bid
A ruling that Visa and Mastercard had violated antitrust law is upheld
by the US Supreme Court...
BBC News - October 5, 2004
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