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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Astronauts end spacewalk to repair gummed-up joint
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Dubai parties at hotel gala despite economic gloom
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Warsaw marks borders of former ghetto
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Pakistan protests to US over deep missile strike
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Afghanistan markets its brand of pomegranates
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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China says 19,000 students died in May earthquake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Dems delay auto bailout vote, seek plan from Big 3
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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US News Archive for January 2008:
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Pro-Western President Re-elected in Georgia
Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili narrowly won re-election over the weekend according to official results, but opposition candidates contested the outcome...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
West Coast Snow Prompts Emergency
At least five feet of snow fall in the Sierra Nevada contributed to flooding that killed at least three people and left thousands without power...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Bomber Kills 4 on Iraqi Army Day
As jubilant Iraqi soldiers celebrated Army Day by dancing and chanting anti-insurgent slogans inside a downtown office building here on Sunday, a suicide bomber attempted to shove his way through the gate...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Maazel?s Back in Met?s Pit, and It Took Just 45 Years
Lorin Maazel, the music director of the New York Philharmonic, is to open a run of Wagner?s ?Walküre? at the Metropolitan Opera, 45 seasons after making his debut at the house...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
The Caucus Blog: Clinton?s Firm Counterattack
Hillary Rodham Clinton retooled her stump speech to take direct aim at Barack Obama and John Edwards...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Observers Call Georgian Election Fair
Election observers said Georgia?s presidential election was broadly fair and Washington urged the opposition, gathering in the capital to protest, to show restraint...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Bomber Strikes on Iraqi Army Day
A suicide bomber targeting Iraqi soldiers and civilians commemorating Iraq?s Army Day killed at least eight people and injuring a dozen in central Baghdad...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Army Lets a Felon Join Up, but N.Y.P.D. Will Not
Close to an honorable discharge from the Army, a former inmate at Rikers Island jail is finding that what the Army forgave is remembered at home...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Candidates Mount Frenzied Final Push in N.H.
Republican and Democratic presidential candidates set off Sunday to make their final arguments in person to as many New Hampshire voters as they could find...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Storms kill three in western US
Winter storms that have brought high winds, heavy snow and rain to the US west kill at least three people...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
In This Race, Independents Are the Prize
The presidential race is for the next few days largely in the hands of voters who identify with neither party...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
At Debate, Two Rivals Go After Defiant Clinton
John Edwards and Senator Barack Obama attacked Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as never before...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Sharp Clashes in Hectic Days Before Primary
The presidential candidates rushed into a final weekend of compressed and often harsh campaigning as they presented new themes to New Hampshire voters...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
AIDS Patients Face Downside of Living Longer
As AIDS patients live longer they can experience a host of medical conditions that challenge the prevailing view of the disease as chronic and manageable...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
U.S. Considers New Covert Push Within Pakistan
A plan that could authorize more aggressive operations follows concern that Al Qaeda and the Taliban hope to destabilize the Pakistani government, officials said...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Put Buyers First? What a Concept
As the case of Amazon.com reveals, maybe taking care of customers is something worth doing when you are trying to create a lasting company...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Bequeathing, With Strings Attached
Once only for the superrich, dynasty trusts now provide a way for the rest of us to leave money to loved ones and preserve wealth for future generations...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Testing Investors? Faith in State Street
Now seems a peculiar time for shareholders to suspend their disbelief about the full impact the continuing credit crisis might have on financial services stocks...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
The Appetite for Securities Turns Less Hearty
The underwriting totals for late 2007 reveal just how hard life became for those charged with selling new securities on Wall Street...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
How Long Will Profits Slump?
After increasing at double-digit rates for most of the last five years, corporate profits are about to decline for the second straight quarter, if analysts are correct...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Fruitcake Might Be a Better Gift
With the holiday season now behind us, the nation is awash in gift cards, as stores sold many more in 2007 than they did the year prior...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Intel Quits Effort to Get Computers to Children
Intel and the One Laptop Per Child group had a rocky relationship from the start in their short-lived effort to get inexpensive laptops into the hands of the world?s poorest children...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Leno Faces Writers Guild Action Over Monologues
A spokeswoman said Friday that the Writers Guild of America would definitely take some action against Jay Leno, who is a member...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
In Race for Gossip, TV Shows Turn to Blogs
Competition to publish the nastiest, most breathless and up-to-the-moment celebrity gossip has always been fierce, but the Internet has pushed it to a new level...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Noontime Web Video Revitalizes Lunch at Desk
For Web video, lunchtime has become the new prime time, and media companies have started responding...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Warner Backs Blu-ray, Tilting DVD Battle
Hollywood?s squabble over which of two technologies will replace standard DVDs skewed in the direction of Sony Corporation on Friday, with Warner Brothers casting the deciding vote...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
In Chinese Factories, Lost Fingers and Low Pay
Worker abuse is still commonplace in many of the Chinese factories that supply Western companies, according to labor rights groups...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Unemployment Sounds Warning About Economy
Economists viewed a surge in unemployment as the most powerful sign to date of a possible recessionary downturn...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
For a Franchise, Success Is in the Hiring
In an industry known for its high turnover of employees, Dave Melton, a Domino?s Pizza franchisee in Manhattan, has built a work force with unusual longevity...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
A Defensive Strategy for REIT Investors
For many investors, advice to use a more defensive tack when choosing real estate investment trusts may take some getting used to...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
The New Year Begins With a Thud
Wall Street got off to a miserable start of the year, with all three major indexes dropping by sizable margins...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
That Campaign Button Can Sting You at Work
Read the policy: a private company can fire you for any show of partisanship...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Television, From Many Sides
?The challenge is to continue to grow in every way. It?s a tricky game.?...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
The Deluge Before the Dollar
Stephen Mihm takes us back to the screwball days between the American Revolution and the Civil War, when the dollar did not exist...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Could It Be the Year of the Rising Dollar?
Some strategists say the dollar has probably hit bottom and may even be on the rebound...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Going for Growth, Even in a Slowdown
Money managers are betting on what has often been a riskier segment of the market: growth stocks...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
What This Gadget Can Do Is Up to You
The creator of a new video recorder has invited skilled users to customize or ?hack? its device and share the improvements with others...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Stop the World (and Avoid Reality)
Pessimism about globalization seems downright un-American. It is also fundamentally illogical...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Can Foundations Take the Long View Again?
A nonprofit?s success isn?t necessarily measured in dollars and cents...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Minus Housing, U.S. Job Cuts Look Tame
The latest jobs report raises questions about how long the economic firewall that has safeguarded most industries from the housing crisis can stay in place...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
The Economy Looks a Lot Like Pizza
The recent problems of Domino?s Pizza speak volumes about the challenges facing both companies and consumers in the year ahead...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Vans and Skechers, Squaring Off in Court
It is fairly common for apparel makers to ?borrow? ideas from one another, but when it comes to those checkerboard slip-ons, Vans Inc. feels very protective...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Can Burt?s Bees Turn Clorox Green?
Another small, eco-friendly business is scooped up by a corporation...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Harry Macklowe?s $6.4 Billion Bill
Trouble in the commercial real estate market squeezes a Manhattan developer...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Private Cash Sets Agenda for Urban Infrastructure
Private spending, supported by a growing number of very wealthy families, is gaining ground on public investment...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
As Strike Persists, Late-Night Hosts to Be Guests
In an unusual act of unity, Jay Leno of NBC and Jimmy Kimmel of ABC will be on each other?s shows Thursday...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
In This Race, Independents Are the Prize
The presidential race is for the next few days largely in the hands of voters who identify with neither party...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Sharp Clashes in Hectic Days Before Primary
The presidential candidates rushed into a final weekend of compressed and often harsh campaigning as they presented new themes to New Hampshire voters...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
At Debate, Two Rivals Go After Defiant Clinton
John Edwards and Senator Barack Obama attacked Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as never before...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Fair Game: Testing Investors? Faith in State Street
Now seems a peculiar time for shareholders to suspend their disbelief about the full impact the continuing credit crisis might have on financial services stocks...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Home Front: For a Franchise, Success Is in the Hiring
In an industry known for its high turnover of employees, Dave Melton, a Domino?s Pizza franchisee in Manhattan, has built a work force with unusual longevity...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Square Feet | Ventures: A Defensive Strategy for REIT Investors
For many investors, advice to use a more defensive tack when choosing real estate investment trusts may take some getting used to...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
The Boss: Television, From Many Sides
?The challenge is to continue to grow in every way. It?s a tricky game.?...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
The New Year Begins With a Thud
Wall Street got off to a miserable start of the year, with all three major indexes dropping by sizable margins...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Career Couch: That Campaign Button Can Sting You at Work
Read the policy: a private company can fire you for any show of partisanship...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Off The Shelf: The Deluge Before the Dollar
IN ?A Nation of Counterfeiters? (Harvard University Press, $29.95), Stephen Mihm takes us back to the screwball days between the American Revolution and the Civil War, when the dollar did not exist...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Investing: Could It Be the Year of the Rising Dollar?
Some strategists say the dollar has probably hit bottom and may even be on the rebound...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Fundamentally: Going for Growth, Even in a Slowdown
Money managers are betting on what has often been a riskier segment of the market: growth stocks...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Economic View: Stop the World (and Avoid Reality)
Pessimism about globalization seems downright un-American. It is also fundamentally illogical...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Novelties: What This Gadget Can Do Is Up to You
The creator of a new video recorder, has invited skilled users to customize or ?hack? its device and share the improvements with others...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Re:Framing: Can Foundations Take the Long View Again?
A nonprofit?s success isn?t necessarily measured in dollars and cents...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
The Count: Minus Housing, U.S. Job Cuts Look Tame
The latest jobs report, raises questions about how long the economic firewall that has safeguarded most industries from the housing crisis can stay in place...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Market Maker: The Economy Looks a Lot Like Pizza
The recent problems of Domino?s Pizza speak volumes about the challenges facing both companies and consumers in the year ahead...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Can Burt?s Bees Turn Clorox Green?
Another small, eco-friendly business is scooped up by a corporation...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Suits: Vans and Skechers, Squaring Off in Court
It is fairly common for apparel makers to ?borrow? ideas from one another, but when it comes to those checkerboard slip-ons, Vans Inc. feels very protective...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Harry Macklowe?s $6.4 Billion Bill
Trouble in the commercial real estate market squeezes a Manhattan developer...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Age of Riches : Private Cash Sets Agenda for Urban Infrastructure
Private spending, supported by a growing number of very wealthy families, is gaining ground on public investment...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
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