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Will Smith voted 2008s top moneymaking movie star
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Intel will miss its already-lowered 4Q targets
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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LG shows off Dick Tracy wristwatch phone
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Israeli strikes, Hamas rockets resume after pause
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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US supports Egyptian-French initiative on Gaza
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Gaza fighting rages despite cease-fire proposal
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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US News Archive for March 2006:
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Prosecutor: He lied and 3,000 died
Prosecutors seeking the death penalty have started opening statements in the sentencing phase of the trial of al Qaeda member Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in the United States in connection with the 9/11 terrorist attacks...
CNN - March 6, 2006
South Dakota bans most abortions
South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds signed a bill Monday that bans nearly all abortions in the state, legislation in direct conflict with the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in 1973...
CNN - March 6, 2006
Jurors to decide Moussaoui's fate
A jury was seated Monday to hear the sentencing phase of the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in the United States with crimes related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks...
CNN - March 6, 2006
News Analysis: Los Angeles Retains Custody of Oscar
Los Angeles, a place where race is discussed rarely, saw itself in "Crash," a film where both encounter and understanding are just a random fender-bender away...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Key Bush Ally in Congress Won't Seek Re-election
Representative Bill Thomas, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, would have had to give up the chairmanship in the next Congress because of term limits on leadership positions...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
South Dakota Governor Signs Abortion Ban
The law is in the forefront of an effort by opponents of abortion to force the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Wall St. Cheers Phone Deal; AT&T to Cut 10,000 More Jobs
AT&T said the deal would help it to reduce its costs by roughly $2 billion a year beginning in 2008...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
US government near to debt limit
The US treasury secretary tells Congress to raise the government's credit limit, or risk closing down some operations...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Bush wants line-item veto
President Bush proposed a new law Monday that would give him the power to control spending by vetoing specific items in spending bills -- authority that the Supreme Court struck down nine years ago but which would be structured differently under Bush's plan...
CNN - March 6, 2006
Body found in attic of New Orleans home
Renewed search efforts saw cadaver dogs leading their handlers to the body of a man killed by Hurricane Katrina six months ago. Three days earlier, the house had been declared to have no remains inside, as final checks are made before workers are sent in to clear debris...
CNN - March 6, 2006
Supreme Court Upholds Campus Military Recruiting
Justices rejected a free-speech challenge from professors who claimed they should not be forced to work with recruiters...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Chief of Atomic Agency Sounds Optimistic Note on Iran
Mohamed ElBaradei was hopeful that an agreement could be reached with Iran on its nuclear program in "the next week or so."...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Space Show Depicts Collisions in Cosmos
A 20-minute space show depicting colliding stars, planets and even galaxies is coming to the American Museum of Natural History...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
G.M. to Sell Bulk of Stake in Japan's Suzuki
G.M. said that it would sell most of its 21 percent stake in Suzuki Motor of Japan, earning G.M. some $2 billion in much-needed cash...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Merck denies heart attack claim
Merck denies its arthritis drug Vioxx was to blame for two patients' heart attacks, its latest court case hears...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Tennis: Hawk-eye to debut
Hawk-Eye technology is to be used at a major tennis tournament for the first time...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Peanut butter 'did not kill girl'
A Canadian girl with a nut allergy did not die from kissing her boyfriend who had eaten peanut butter, a coroner says...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
CIA sued over 'deletions' in book
An ex-CIA member is suing the agency for allegedly violating his right to free speech...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Amnesty attacks 'dire' Iraq abuse
Thousands of detainees in Iraq are still being denied basic rights with torture rife, an Amnesty report says...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Iran deal 'still possible'
The chief of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said he hoped a deal could be reached soon over Iran's nuclear program. Mohammed ElBaradei expressed cautious optimism as he spoke to reporters ahead of Monday's meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency board in Vienna...
CNN - March 6, 2006
At Ground Zero, Accord Brings a Work of Art
Thousands of moving words of text will scroll across a glowing wall in the lobby of 7 World Trade Center...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Ukraine Sees Bright Future on Ski Slope
An expanding resort lies at the heart of a vast area of rapidly developing economies and a growing middle class that thirsts for amenities...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
In pictures: Funny road signs
BBC News website readers sent in their pictures of funny and strange road signs...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
G7 economies 'on track' says OECD
The international economy is back on track after last year's post-hurricanes dip, says economic group OECD...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
AT&T in $67bn BellSouth takeover
Leading US telecoms operator AT&T agrees to buy smaller rival BellSouth in a deal worth $67bn...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Mexico fines US hotel in Cuba row
A US-owned hotel in Mexico City is fined for alleged discrimination after expelling Cuban officials last month...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
'Crash' wins best picture in upset
"Crash," which weaves plots and characters from different racial and economic backgrounds in Los Angeles, is awarded best picture at the Academy Awards ceremony. Ang Lee was named best director for "Brokeback Mountain."...
CNN - March 6, 2006
'Crash' Walks Away With the Top Prize at the Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named "Crash" the best film of the year. Ang Lee, however, won the Academy Award for best director for "Brokeback Mountain."...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
For Democrats, Many Verses, but No Chorus
Democratic candidates for Congress see a variety of Republican vulnerabilities but disagree on what will be a winning formula...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Scant Drop Seen in Abortion Rate if Parents Are Told
Parental notification laws have not produced the sharp drop in abortions that advocates had hoped for, a Times analysis shows...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
An Imam in America: To Lead the Faithful in a Faith Under Fire
A Brooklyn imam is under pressure to help fight terrorism. But he must keep the trust of his congregants, who feel singled out...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
The High-Speed Money Line
One way or another, consumers are going to pay more in the future for Web content, experts say...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Advertising: Pitchmen Convene to Pitch More Pitches
The media conference of the American Association of Advertising Agencies in Orlando, Fla., was filled with highlights, lowlights and sidelights...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
David Carr: Zuckerman, Bound to the News
Mortimer B. Zuckerman bought The Daily News out of bankruptcy, gradually stabilizing and modernizing the paper. Yet, the tabloid that people talk about is The New York Post...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Link By Link: Popular Web Site Falls Victim to a Content Filter
A filtering system has caught a few popular sites, including Boing Boing, in its net...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
In Parody Video, Writers Ridicule Placing Products
A Hollywood union is making fun of the interweaving of sponsors' wares into films and TV shows with a so-called viral video that is scheduled to appear this week...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Cosby's Lawyers See No Flattery in an Imitation
The creator of an animated series featuring an obsessed Bill Cosby fan who builds a machine that clones Cosbys has received a cease and desist letter from the actor's lawyers...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Four Plots With a Car in Common
Nobody had to pay author Karin Slaughter to put a BMW in one of her books: it's what the protagonist, Dr. Sara Linton, drives in five Grant County crime novels. In the acknowledgments for...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Drilling Down: Drive Time Increasingly Means Talk Time
A recent study confirms a fear long held by radio broadcasters: cellphone use is cutting into radio listening by commuters...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
E-Commerce Report: Your Personal Shopper With the Initials R.S.S.
Looking for new ways to reach consumers, retailers are using R.S.S., or "really simple syndication," to feed product alerts to Internet users...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
From Buffett, Folksy Talk About Losing Serious Money
In his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Warren E. Buffett had harsh words for overpaid chief executives, and again sounded a warning about the risks of derivatives...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Several Shoes Still to Drop as Disney Seeks Stability
Robert A. Iger, Disney's new chief executive, has big issues to grapple with: figuring out the role of Steven P. Jobs in the company; finding a new chairman and reorganizing the movie studio...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Education Management Said to Be Sold for $3.4 Billion
The Education Management Corporation is planning to announce that it has agreed to be sold to Providence Equity Partners and the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs for $3.4 billion...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Chinese Bloggers Grapple With the Profit Motive
The runaway success in China of a blog by Xu Jinglei, an actress and filmmaker, has sparked a debate about the economic value of blogs and who should profit from them...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
In Enron Chess Game, Lawyers Weigh Value of One Piece
Some experts are raising questions about the risks prosecutors will be running when they put Andrew S. Fastow on the stand...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Detractors of BlackBerry See Trouble Past Patents
R.I.M. may have thought that a settlement assuring that its BlackBerry service would not be suspended in the U.S. would give it some breathing room with investors and analysts...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
The Top-Selling Tunes on Billboard, Sung by Children for Children
An independent music label has struck gold with "Kidz Bop," a series of albums consisting of rerecorded, stripped-down versions of hits sung by children 8 to 12...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
New Fund for Prominent Investor
Alan Patricof plans to announce that he will leave Apax Partners to start a venture capital fund for wireless, media and entertainment companies...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Huge Phone Deal Seeks to Thwart Smaller Rivals
AT&T's acquisition of BellSouth would recreate a big chunk of the Ma Bell monopoly that was broken up in 1984...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Amnesty says Iraq abuses continue
Detainees held by US-led forces in Iraq are still being denied basic human rights, an Amnesty report says...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
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