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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 July 2006:
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Calderon wins narrowly in Mexico
Ruling party candidate Felipe Calderon, above, has been declared the winner of the Mexican presidential election by the narrowest of margins, winning 35.88 percent of the vote to rival Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's 35.31 percent...
CNN - July 6, 2006
Narrow poll lead as Mexico counts
Leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is holding less than a one percent lead over conservative Felipe Calderon in Mexico's contentious presidential election...
CNN - July 6, 2006
New Jersey open for business
New Jersey's governor and lawmakers reached a deal Thursday on a new state budget, six days into a state government shutdown that shuttered casinos and threw more than 80,000 people out of work...
CNN - July 6, 2006
Judge Rules DeLay Stays on Ballot
The decision was a victory for Democrats fighting to keep one of their most reviled opponents in the running...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Henin-Hardenne to Face Mauresmo — Again
For the second time this year, Amélie Mauresmo and Justine Henin-Hardenne will meet in the final of a Grand Slam tournament, this time at Wimbledon...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
New Jersey Lawmakers Reach Budget Deal
The agreement, which will raise the sales tax to 7 percent, came on the sixth day of a shutdown of state government...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Investor Presses G.M. Board on Alliance Decision
G.M.'s board should consider the proposal no matter what management recommends, a representative of Kirk Kerkorian said today...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Court Voids $145 Billion Judgment in Tobacco Case
The decision reaffirms a lower court decision to void what was the largest punitive award by a jury in U.S. history...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Retail Sales Fall Short of Forecast
Consumers proved fickle in June, bypassing popular chains like Wal-Mart and heading instead for department stores like J.C. Penney...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Deal ends Atlantic City deadlock
A budget deal in New Jersey spells an end to the shutdown of Atlantic City casinos and state services...
BBC News - July 6, 2006
Legal victory for tobacco firms
Florida's Supreme Court upholds a ruling to throw out a $145bn damages award against tobacco companies...
BBC News - July 6, 2006
Bomber video: 'Just the beginning'
A message from one of the four suicide bombers who launched the subway attacks in London last year promises more violence, according to a videotape aired by Al-Jazeera on the eve of the anniversary of last year's deadly strike...
CNN - July 6, 2006
U.S.: 2nd NK missile test unlikely
North Korea defends its missile tests and promises more to come, but U.S. officials tell CNN there are no signs that Pyongyang is preparing to launch another long-range Taepodong missile...
CNN - July 6, 2006
Still no dice on New Jersey budget
Six days into a state government shutdown, more than 80,000 people were out of work, and New Jersey's governor and lawmakers appeared no closer to closing the $4.5 billion state budget gap at the heart of the shutdown...
CNN - July 6, 2006
Shuttle Docks Smoothly With Space Station
Before docking at the International Space Station, above, Discovery did a rare back flip so the station's crew could inspect its belly...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
N.J. Lawmakers Continue Talks to End Shutdown
For the third day in a row, Gov. Jon S. Corzine convened a joint session of the New Jersey Legislature...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
New Emmy Rules Seem to Cut Bids for Big Names
In a reversal from last year's awards, neither top winners "Lost" or "Desperate Housewives" received best-series bids...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
N.Y. Court Upholds Gay Marriage Ban
The court did not rule that the state should not or could not allow gay marriages, only that the state constitution did not require that it allow them...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
[TS] Even at the End, Ken Lay Didn't Get It
The tragedy of the former Enron chairman is that he never fully understood what he'd done wrong...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Energy costs hit big US retailers
Retail sales were mixed for June, with discount stores particularly hit by higher energy costs...
BBC News - July 6, 2006
Bush pressed over Russia ban
US senators call on President George Bush to challenge Russia over its banning of a top foreign investor...
BBC News - July 6, 2006
Italy spy denies CIA kidnap role
One of two Italian intelligence officers held over the alleged CIA kidnap of a terror suspect says he is innocent...
BBC News - July 6, 2006
Same-sex marriage dealt setbacks
Advocates of gay marriage lose court battles in two of the largest US states, New York and Georgia...
BBC News - July 6, 2006
N. Korea defends missile tests
Pyongyang says its missile launches were part of a routine military exercise and has threatened strong action if the global community tries to pressure it...
CNN - July 6, 2006
U.S. about to have 300 million Americans
As the U.S. population speeds toward 300 million, the growth is producing headaches for Americans fed up with traffic congestion, sprawl and dwindling natural resources...
CNN - July 6, 2006
N. Korea defends tests
North Korea says its missile launches were part of a routine military exercise and has threatened strong action if the global community tries to pressure it...
CNN - July 6, 2006
Brazil's election campaign begins
One year after a bruising corruption scandal, Brazil's president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva seeks a second term in office...
BBC News - July 6, 2006
Mexico ex-head pleads innocence
Ex-President Luis Echeverria denies committing genocide in an alleged student massacre in Mexico City in 1968...
BBC News - July 6, 2006
U.N. members weigh NK sanctions
Japan calls for "swift, strong" U.N. action in response to North Korea's missile tests, while the U.S. warns Pyongyang it will not get a better deal in six-party talks. Oil hits a record price above $75 after the tests and share markets fall...
CNN - July 6, 2006
France 1, Portugal 0: Zidane Leads the Old Men of Europe Into the Final
History uncannily repeated itself, as France defeated Portugal on a penalty kick by Zinédine Zidane to reach the World Cup final for the second time in less than a decade...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
NASA Aides Optimistic on Status of Shuttle
So far, the shuttle Discovery appeared to have come through its ascent to orbit with no damage and less shedding of foam debris than in previous flights...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
It's an Auction, Jim, but Not as We Know It
The stuff of "Star Trek" has boldly gone to a place where the intrepid crew never took the Enterprise: the Bronx...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
A Touchy Topic: Boomer in Chief Hits the Big 6-0
President Bush is turning 60, and like most other men at that milestone, he cannot seem to get it off his mind...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
News Analysis: Behind Standoff, a Struggle for Party Control
New Jersey's budget impasse is more about control of the Democratic Party than about tax policy...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
The Legal Case: Lay's Death Complicates Efforts to Seize Assets
In yet another bizarre twist to the Enron saga, the sudden death of Kenneth L. Lay may have spared his survivors financial ruin...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Little Shift in Prices of Manhattan Apartments
Despite some signs of a weakening market, Manhattan's lofty real estate prices were little changed during the last quarter...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Northwest Allowed to Impose New Contract
MINNEAPOLIS, July 5 (AP) — A bankruptcy judge ruled Wednesday that the Northwest Airlines Corporation can impose a new contract on its flight attendants on July 17...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Shareholders Sue Apple Over Stock Options
Apple Computer said its executives were being sued because of its announcement that it might have manipulated stock option grants...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
World Business Briefing: Europe, Americas, Australia
EUROPE...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Theodore Levitt, 81, Who Coined the Term 'Globalization', Is Dead
Theodore Levitt, a former professor at the Harvard Business School, championed the undervalued role of marketing in defining what businesses should make and sell...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Casinos Are Shut in Atlantic City in Budget Crisis
The ringing of slot machines could no longer be heard as Atlantic City's casinos closed for the first time in 28 years...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
F.C.C. Seeks a Review of Indecency
The Federal Communications Commission said it wanted to reconsider its decision to label four television broadcasts indecent...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Drug Aids Smokers
In one study, 23 percent of smokers treated for 12 weeks with Pfizer's Chantix were still abstaining a year after treatment began...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
More Details and More Actions in Inquiries on Stock Options
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Wachovia Pays Fine for Research Conflicts
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
More Lenders Join in Pledge to Safeguard Environment
The Equator Principles Financial Institutions abide by standards intended to ensure that projects do not have a harmful impact on the environment...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
No Longer in Shadow, Melinda Gates Puts Her Mark on Foundation
Bill Gates, given his wealth and fame, will always be mentioned first, but Ms. Gates's influence at their foundation is comparable...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Company Town, Losing a Landlord, Seeks a Mate
Scotia, Calif., which has never had any form of government, may be annexed by another town...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Univision Stake Is on the Block
Grupo Televisa said it wanted to sell its stake in Univision Communications, the No. 1 United States broadcaster of Spanish-language television...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Economic Scene: How Much Is That Laptop? It Depends on the Color of the Case. And That's Fair.
Price discrimination — charging some buyers more for essentially the same product or service — often metes out rough justice...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Big Promoter of Concerts to Acquire House of Blues
Live Nation Inc. said it had reached a deal to buy HOB Entertainment for $350 million, in a further concentration of the live-music business...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Russia Gives Exclusive Natural Gas Export Rights to Gazprom
Gazprom, the state-owned energy operator that is already the world's largest gas company, supplies about a quarter of Europe's natural gas...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Foreign Investor Group Agrees to Acquire a Pittsburgh Utility
A consortium led by Macquarie Bank of Australia said it had agreed to buy the American energy company Duquesne Light Holdings...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Motorola and Intel to Invest in Clearwire
Analysts said Intel and Motorola wanted to give a lift to WiMax, a longer-distance rival to the popular WiFi networking standard...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Impersonators in the Land of Small Business
For years, large corporations have been counted as small businesses in federal contracts either through loopholes, via acquisitions or by mistake...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Agents Arrest 3 in Plot to Sell Coca-Cola Secrets to PepsiCo
At least one glass vial containing a sample of a new drink was offered for sale, court documents said...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
[TS] Even at the End, He Didn't Get It
The tragedy of the former Enron chairman Kenneth L. Lay is that, right up until the end, he never fully understood what he'd done wrong...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Advertising: Print Is Just Part of a Big Hearst Push
Hearst is starting an elaborate effort, in and out of its magazines' pages, to help determine the clothing brands that people buy...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
The Overview: Enron Founder, Awaiting Prison, Dies in Colorado
Kenneth L. Lay, who was convicted of fraud and conspiracy, faced the possibility of spending decades in prison...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Market Place: Oil Up and Stocks Fall on Missile Worries
Oil prices closed at a record high as political tensions over North Korea's missile tests shook equity and commodities markets around the world...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Looking to Take On Apple's iPod, Microsoft Plans Its Own Hand-Held Player
Microsoft's digital device would be equipped with wireless Internet capability that would allow users to download music without being connected to a PC...
New York Times - July 6, 2006
Coca-Cola trade secrets 'stolen'
US prosecutors charge three people with stealing secrets from Coca-Cola and trying to sell them to rival PepsiCo...
BBC News - July 6, 2006
Two police killed in El Salvador
Two police officers are killed in El Salvador after student protests over bus fares turn violent...
BBC News - July 6, 2006
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