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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
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Ike nears Turks and Caicos, southern Bahamas
Hurricane Ike loomed over this low-lying island chain Saturday as a dangerous Category 3 storm, prompting thousands of people to evacuate while those staying behind hunkered down and hoped for the best...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Spacecraft flies by remote asteroid, camera stops
The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth, but its high resolution camera stopped shortly before the closest pass, space officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
European spacecraft flys by asteroid, camera stops
The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth, but its high resolution camera stopped shortly before the closest pass, space officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
ESA spacecraft completes flyby of Steins asteroid
A deep space probe launched by the European Space Agency has successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Haitians flee Gonaives before Ike reaches island
Hundreds of people fled this waterlogged city Saturday for higher ground as powerful Hurricane Ike threatened to unleash heavy rain and compound a disaster caused by a previous storm. Food was distributed to famished residents, including to emaciated inmates at the local jail...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Rock slide in Cairo shantytown kills 24
Massive boulders crashed down on a shantytown on the outskirts of Cairo Saturday, killing at least 24 people and burying many more under tons of rubble, Egyptian authorities said...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Protests greet Turkish president in Armenia
Thousands of Armenians lined the streets of the capital Saturday to protest the first-ever visit by a Turkish leader and to demand that Turkey acknowledge the World War I massacres of Armenian civilians as genocide...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Growing Ike nears Turks and Caicos, south Bahamas
A strengthening Hurricane Ike loomed over this low-lying island chain Saturday as a dangerous Category 4 storm, prompting thousands of people to evacuate while those staying behind hunkered down and hoped for the best...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Catholics assert themselves in Hanoi land dispute
At a vacant lot in downtown Hanoi, Catholics have gathered to worship the Virgin Mary _ and pressure the communist authorities...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Troops, protesters clash in Indian Kashmir 1 dead
Thousands of angry people took to the streets in Indian Kashmir to denounce the killing Saturday of a protester by government troops who fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells at Muslim demonstrators chanting anti-India slogans, an official said...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Muslim separatist strike shuts down Indian Kashmir
Shops and businesses were closed and public buses stayed off the roads across much of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday in response to a strike called by Muslim separatist groups protesting Indian rule in the disputed region...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Philly school rekindles same-sex education debate
Calling all ninth-grade boys! Raise your hand if this school sounds like fun: wearing jackets and ties every day, staying until 5 p.m., learning Latin and _ to top it all off _ no girls...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Blast, clashes in northwest Pakistan kills 41
A pickup truck packed with explosives blew up a police security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan Saturday, killing at least 17 people and injuring 80, the day after a foiled militant kidnap attempt led to another 24 deaths in the volatile region...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Blast, clashes in northwest Pakistan kills 54
A pickup truck packed with explosives blew up a police security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan Saturday, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens more, the day after a foiled militant kidnap attempt led to another 24 deaths in the volatile region...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Pitt plays dumb in Coens Burn After Reading
Brad Pitt has wanted to work with the Coen brothers for ages. Then he got wind of the birdbrain they had written for him to play...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Timberlake, Cyrus among the stars at Fashion Rocks
Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus and Charlize Theron were among the celebrities who appeared at the fifth annual Fashion Rocks concert celebrating the relationship between music and fashion...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Historic White House race enters final stretch
They embody four uniquely American stories. They offer messages of transformation with two distinct world views. They pursue one goal...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Broyles breaks out as No. 4 Sooners beat Cincy
Sam Bradford overcame only the second multiple-interception game of his young career, completing 29 of 38 passes for a career-best 395 yards and five touchdowns and No. 4 Oklahoma overpowered Cincinnati 52-26 Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Swanks late FG gives Wake 30-28 win over Ole Miss
Sam Swank kicked a 41-yard field goal with 3 seconds left to cap a dramatic final minute and give No. 20 Wake Forest to a 30-28 win over Mississippi on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Georgia bounces back just fine from rankings snub
Led by Knowshon Moreno, Georgia responded just fine after being bounced from No. 1. Moreno rushed for 168 yards and tied his career high with three touchdowns, while massive defensive end Demarcus Dobbs rumbled for an improbable 78-yard score after picking off a deflected pass to lead the second-ranked Bulldogs past Central Michigan 56-17 on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Georgia bounces back just fine from ratings snub
Led by Knowshon Moreno, Georgia responded just fine after being bounced from No. 1...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Lindsay and Samantha rock the runway crowd
Nobody draws attention like Lindsay Lohan and gal pal Samantha Ronson...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Contract talks fail machinists strike Boeing Co.
Boeing Co. machinists walked out on strike Saturday after talks with a federal mediator failed to produce an agreement...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Obama rebukes Palin on earmarks
Barack Obama made his first direct criticism of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Saturday, saying she pretends to oppose spending earmarks when she actually has embraced them...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Analysis Hire me, fire GOP is Obamas pitch
The challenge for Barack Obama is to make himself acceptable enough to disgruntled voters eager to toss Republicans from the White House if they see a comfortable, competent alternative...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
McCain, Obama plan joint stop at Ground Zero
Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama are putting aside partisan politics for a joint appearance at Ground Zero to mark the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
New York Fashion Week starts with a message Relax
The glamorous set had a message for economic worrywarts as New York Fashion Week kicked off Friday: Chill out...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Swazis hold 40th birthday of king, independence
Swaziland was marking the 40th birthday of its king and its independence from Britain in a lavish ceremony...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Fannie, Freddie blind to the bubble
Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac _ despite their robust cadre of economists and mortgage experts _ failed to heed warnings that the most dramatic housing bubble in U.S. history would burst...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Candidates weigh in on stabilizing Fannie, Freddie
The historic takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could come as soon as this weekend, moved to the forefront of the presidential campaign Saturday as candidates and congressional leaders seized on the enormous implications for taxpayers and the economy...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Rep. Frank govt will stabilize Fannie, Freddie
A top House Democrat confirmed Saturday that the government is planning to intervene to stabilize troubled mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Josephine forms as newest tropical storm
A new tropical storm has formed in the eastern Atlantic to make a total of four named storms currently at large...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
At least 3 killed in Coast Guard helicopter crash
An official says at least three U.S. Coast Guard crewmembers were killed when their helicopter crashed in waters about five miles south of Honolulu, and another crewmember is missing...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Magazine Russias Putin sexy, but not that sexy
He single-handedly saved a TV crew from the jaws of a tiger. He flexed his muscles in front of the cameras in Siberia. He cuts a dash on the ski slopes...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Police Rock slide in Egyptian village kills 18
Massive boulders peeled away from a cliff and buried dozens of homes in an Egyptian shanty town Saturday, killing at least 18 people, authorities said. Rescuers were digging by hand to reach any survivors...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
3 killed, 1 missing in Coast Guard copter crash
Rescuers on Friday searched for a missing crew member from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter that crashed in ocean waters off Oahu, killing the three others on aboard...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Hanna roars ashore near North-South Carolina line
Forecasters say the center of Tropical Storm Hanna has hit the tourist beaches near the line between North and South Carolina...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Speedy Tropical Storm Hanna nears the Carolinas
Tropical Storm Hanna rattled the tourist beaches of the Carolinas as its center edged closer to shore early Saturday for the start of a projected dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could wash out the weekend for millions of people...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Wash. rampage suspect in court I kill for God
"I kill for God. I listen to God," a man accused of a northwest Washington shooting rampage said Friday at a hearing where six charges of first-degree murder and four of first-degree assault were filed against him...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Yellowstone RV park full despite fuel costs
In the heart of the park here on a recent warm day, all 358 spaces at the Fishing Bridge Recreational Vehicle Park were jammed with RVs and camping equipment...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
2nd trial starting for infamous Texas KFC murders
When Darnell Hartsfield saw the inside of a Texas prison cell for the first time in 1984, it was for an aggravated robbery he committed the previous year...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Hanna blows onshore near North-South Carolina line
Tropical Storm Hanna blew ashore over tourist beaches on the North-South Carolina border early Saturday at the start of a projected dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could dump heavy rain from Virginia to New England...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
FBIs civil rights initiative no trials yet
Flanked by officials from the NAACP and the Southern Poverty Law Center, FBI Director Robert Mueller last year announced with considerable fanfare a new partnership between his agency and civil rights organizations...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Hanna rakes Carolinas with wind, rain, heads north
Tropical Storm Hanna blew hard and dumped rain in eastern North Carolina and Virginia Saturday, but caused little damage beyond isolated flooding and power outages as it quickly headed north toward New England...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
40 years after capture, USS Pueblo crew reunites
Ralph McClintock expected only a three-week mission when he boarded the USS Pueblo in January 1968...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Hurricane Ike churns west, triggers fears
For those who live in its path, hurricane season stirs up anxiety even before devastating winds and rains hit land...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Fierce Hurricane Ike again intensifies
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Hurricane Ike has again intensified to a Category 3 storm with winds sustained at 115 mph...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Kentucky works to keep embattled institution open
Physically, Deron Dickerson was a 38-year-old man. Mentally, he was a toddler who needed constant supervision...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Hurricane Ike down to Category 2 storm
The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Ike has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm with winds sustained at 110 mph...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
London calling at New York Fashion Week
Designers at New York Fashion week heard London calling _ from 1975...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Powerful storm raises fears from Caribbean to Gulf
Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it plodded on an uncertain path that forced millions along an arc of coastline from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana to Mexico to nervously wonder where it would end up...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Hurricane Ike at Cat 4 packs winds of 135 mph
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Hurricane Ike has intensified to a dangerous Category 4 storm with winds sustained at 135 mph...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
High-resolution satellite launched in Calif
A super-sharp Earth-imaging satellite has been launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the Central California coast...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Ex-NJ politician headed to trial on fraud charges
A former New Jersey lawmaker with a national reputation for pushing welfare reform is facing charges of using his political clout to land no-work government jobs as a way to boost his income and increase his pension benefits _ from $28,000 a year to $81,000...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
House explosion kills 2 in Chicago suburb
Authorities in northern Illinois say an explosion has destroyed a house and the bodies of the elderly couple who occupied the home have been found in the wreckage...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Police Mom, 2 teen girls kill man in $15 robbery
Two teenage girls are accused of stabbing a 75-year-old man to death in a robbery that netted them just $15, and police say the mother of one of the teens helped put them up to it...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Rice urges closer ties with North African allies
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged closer coordination with North African allies on fighting terrorism and said Saturday the U.S. would work to return Guantanamo detainees to their home countries "as soon we possibly can."...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Crash with suspects SUV kills Philly officer
A 16-year-old in a stolen vehicle smashed into a police car during a chase, killing one of two officers in the cruiser, authorities said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
High-resolution satellite launched in California
A super-sharp Earth-imaging satellite has been launched into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the Central California coast...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Ex-mayor of Mo. town shot in city hall attack dies
The former mayor of the St. Louis suburb who was badly wounded when a gunman opened fire at a February city council meeting has died of complications connected to his injuries...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Ike nears Turks and Caicos, southern Bahamas
Hurricane Ike loomed over this low-lying island chain Saturday as a dangerous Category 3 storm, prompting thousands of people to evacuate while those staying behind hunkered down and hoped for the best...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Spacecraft flies by remote asteroid, camera stops
The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth, but its high resolution camera stopped shortly before the closest pass, space officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
European spacecraft flys by asteroid, camera stops
The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth, but its high resolution camera stopped shortly before the closest pass, space officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
ESA spacecraft completes flyby of Steins asteroid
A deep space probe launched by the European Space Agency has successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Haitians flee Gonaives before Ike reaches island
Hundreds of people fled this waterlogged city Saturday for higher ground as powerful Hurricane Ike threatened to unleash heavy rain and compound a disaster caused by a previous storm. Food was distributed to famished residents, including to emaciated inmates at the local jail...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Rock slide in Cairo shantytown kills 24
Massive boulders crashed down on a shantytown on the outskirts of Cairo Saturday, killing at least 24 people and burying many more under tons of rubble, Egyptian authorities said...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Protests greet Turkish president in Armenia
Thousands of Armenians lined the streets of the capital Saturday to protest the first-ever visit by a Turkish leader and to demand that Turkey acknowledge the World War I massacres of Armenian civilians as genocide...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Growing Ike nears Turks and Caicos, south Bahamas
A strengthening Hurricane Ike loomed over this low-lying island chain Saturday as a dangerous Category 4 storm, prompting thousands of people to evacuate while those staying behind hunkered down and hoped for the best...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Troops, protesters clash in Indian Kashmir 1 dead
Thousands of angry people took to the streets in Indian Kashmir to denounce the killing Saturday of a protester by government troops who fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells at Muslim demonstrators chanting anti-India slogans, an official said...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Muslim separatist strike shuts down Indian Kashmir
Shops and businesses were closed and public buses stayed off the roads across much of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday in response to a strike called by Muslim separatist groups protesting Indian rule in the disputed region...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Philly school rekindles same-sex education debate
Calling all ninth-grade boys! Raise your hand if this school sounds like fun: wearing jackets and ties every day, staying until 5 p.m., learning Latin and _ to top it all off _ no girls...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Blast, clashes in northwest Pakistan kills 41
A pickup truck packed with explosives blew up a police security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan Saturday, killing at least 17 people and injuring 80, the day after a foiled militant kidnap attempt led to another 24 deaths in the volatile region...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Blast, clashes in northwest Pakistan kills 54
A pickup truck packed with explosives blew up a police security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan Saturday, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens more, the day after a foiled militant kidnap attempt led to another 24 deaths in the volatile region...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Catholics assert themselves in Hanoi land dispute
At a vacant lot in downtown Hanoi, Catholics have gathered to worship the Virgin Mary _ and pressure the communist authorities...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
London calling at New York Fashion Week
Designers at New York Fashion week heard London calling _ from 1975...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Hurricane Ike at Cat 4 packs winds of 135 mph
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Hurricane Ike has intensified to a dangerous Category 4 storm with winds sustained at 135 mph...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Pitt plays dumb in Coens Burn After Reading
Brad Pitt has wanted to work with the Coen brothers for ages. Then he got wind of the birdbrain they had written for him to play...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Timberlake, Cyrus among the stars at Fashion Rocks
Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus and Charlize Theron were among the celebrities who appeared at the fifth annual Fashion Rocks concert celebrating the relationship between music and fashion...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Powerful storm raises fears from Caribbean to Gulf
Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it plodded on an uncertain path that forced millions along an arc of coastline from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana to Mexico to nervously wonder where it would end up...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Broyles breaks out as No. 4 Sooners beat Cincy
Sam Bradford overcame only the second multiple-interception game of his young career, completing 29 of 38 passes for a career-best 395 yards and five touchdowns and No. 4 Oklahoma overpowered Cincinnati 52-26 Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Swanks late FG gives Wake 30-28 win over Ole Miss
Sam Swank kicked a 41-yard field goal with 3 seconds left to cap a dramatic final minute and give No. 20 Wake Forest to a 30-28 win over Mississippi on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Georgia bounces back just fine from rankings snub
Led by Knowshon Moreno, Georgia responded just fine after being bounced from No. 1. Moreno rushed for 168 yards and tied his career high with three touchdowns, while massive defensive end Demarcus Dobbs rumbled for an improbable 78-yard score after picking off a deflected pass to lead the second-ranked Bulldogs past Central Michigan 56-17 on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Georgia bounces back just fine from ratings snub
Led by Knowshon Moreno, Georgia responded just fine after being bounced from No. 1...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Lindsay and Samantha rock the runway crowd
Nobody draws attention like Lindsay Lohan and gal pal Samantha Ronson...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Analysis Hire me, fire GOP is Obamas pitch
The challenge for Barack Obama is to make himself acceptable enough to disgruntled voters eager to toss Republicans from the White House if they see a comfortable, competent alternative...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
McCain, Obama plan joint stop at Ground Zero
Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama are putting aside partisan politics for a joint appearance at Ground Zero to mark the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Historic White House race enters final stretch
They embody four uniquely American stories. They offer messages of transformation with two distinct world views. They pursue one goal...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Rep. Frank govt will stabilize Fannie, Freddie
A top House Democrat confirmed Saturday that the government is planning to intervene to stabilize troubled mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Contract talks fail machinists strike Boeing Co.
Boeing Co. machinists walked out on strike Saturday after talks with a federal mediator failed to produce an agreement...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Obama rebukes Palin on earmarks
Barack Obama made his first direct criticism of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Saturday, saying she pretends to oppose spending earmarks when she actually has embraced them...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
New York Fashion Week starts with a message Relax
The glamorous set had a message for economic worrywarts as New York Fashion Week kicked off Friday: Chill out...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Swazis hold 40th birthday of king, independence
Swaziland was marking the 40th birthday of its king and its independence from Britain in a lavish ceremony...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Fannie, Freddie blind to the bubble
Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac _ despite their robust cadre of economists and mortgage experts _ failed to heed warnings that the most dramatic housing bubble in U.S. history would burst...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Candidates weigh in on stabilizing Fannie, Freddie
The historic takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could come as soon as this weekend, moved to the forefront of the presidential campaign Saturday as candidates and congressional leaders seized on the enormous implications for taxpayers and the economy...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
At least 3 killed in Coast Guard helicopter crash
An official says at least three U.S. Coast Guard crewmembers were killed when their helicopter crashed in waters about five miles south of Honolulu, and another crewmember is missing...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Magazine Russias Putin sexy, but not that sexy
He single-handedly saved a TV crew from the jaws of a tiger. He flexed his muscles in front of the cameras in Siberia. He cuts a dash on the ski slopes...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Police Rock slide in Egyptian village kills 18
Massive boulders peeled away from a cliff and buried dozens of homes in an Egyptian shanty town Saturday, killing at least 18 people, authorities said. Rescuers were digging by hand to reach any survivors...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Josephine forms as newest tropical storm
A new tropical storm has formed in the eastern Atlantic to make a total of four named storms currently at large...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
At convention, it was all love for Palin
The mounting scrutiny that Sarah Palin has felt since entering the world of presidential politics less than a week ago was not on the floor of the Republican National Convention. For the delegates, its all about love for the Alaska governor...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
USCs tough scheduling is a big plus in polling
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Also-rans go to bat for McCain
Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee, three men John McCain beat for the Republican presidential nomination, urged voters on Wednesday to send him to the White House, for the "safety and security of your family," as Giuliani put it...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
McCains hero aura inoculates him against critics
How dare you say that about John McCain, war hero?...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
FEMA may cover hotel costs for hurricane evacuees
The federal government says it will pay the hotel expenses of some of the nearly 2 million people who fled their homes ahead of Hurricane Gustav, but exactly who will be eligible for assistance and how much it will cost taxpayers was uncertain...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Vandy finally beats ranked SEC team on own turf
Chris Nickson threw for a touchdown and ran for another and Vanderbilt finally beat a ranked opponent on its own field Thursday night, upsetting No. 24 South Carolina 24-17 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Vandy finally beat ranked SEC team on own turf
Chris Nickson threw for a touchdown and ran for another and Vanderbilt finally beat a ranked opponent on its own field Thursday night, upsetting No. 24 South Carolina 24-17 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Dores finally beat ranked SEC team on own turf
Chris Nickson threw for a touchdown and ran for another and Vanderbilt finally beat a ranked opponent on its own field Thursday night, upsetting No. 24 South Carolina 24-17 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Cats rescued after apparently starting house fire
Chattanooga firefighters rescued several cats during a house fire that investigators say was probably caused by the cats themselves...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia sold
A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,500 to a U.S. collector...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Villegas in the lead, Ryder Cup duo in the hunt
Camilo Villegas and Steve Stricker were excited to be playing golf Friday for different reasons, and it showed during a soggy start to the BMW Championship...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Villegas 65 gives him lead at BMW Championship
Camilo Villegas and Steve Stricker were excited to be playing golf Friday for different reasons, and it showed during a soggy start to the BMW Championship...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Villegas keeps lead after 2 rounds in St. Louis
Camilo Villegas overcame a four-putt double bogey and birdied his final hole for a 4-under 66 that gave him a one-shot lead over Jim Furyk after the second round of a marathon Saturday at the BMW Championship...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Villegas holds BMW lead despite double bogey
Camilo Villegas overcame a four-putt double bogey and birdied his final hole for a 4-under 66 that gave him a one-shot lead over Jim Furyk after the second round of a marathon Saturday at the BMW Championship...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
No athletic dept at Vandy, but much success
As president of Vanderbilt University and four other prominent schools before that, Gordon Gee perceived an unhappy trend: Student-athletes were drifting away from the core of university life. They lived, ate and studied in a jock bubble...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
US Boeing workers strike over pay
Workers at the world's biggest aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, go on strike in the US...
BBC News - September 6, 2008
Philly school rekindles same-sex education debate
Calling all ninth-grade boys! Raise your hand if this school sounds like fun: wearing jackets and ties every day, staying until 5 p.m., learning Latin and _ to top it all off _ no girls...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Muslim separatist strike shuts down Indian Kashmir
Shops and businesses were closed and public buses stayed off the roads across much of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday in response to a strike called by Muslim separatist groups protesting Indian rule in the disputed region...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Troops, protesters clash in Indian Kashmir 1 dead
Thousands of angry people took to the streets in Indian Kashmir to denounce the killing Saturday of a protester by government troops who fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells at Muslim demonstrators chanting anti-India slogans, an official said...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Catholics assert themselves in Hanoi land dispute
At a vacant lot in downtown Hanoi, Catholics have gathered to worship the Virgin Mary _ and pressure the communist authorities...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Blast, clashes in northwest Pakistan kills 54
A pickup truck packed with explosives blew up a police security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan Saturday, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens more, the day after a foiled militant kidnap attempt led to another 24 deaths in the volatile region...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Blast, clashes in northwest Pakistan kills 41
A pickup truck packed with explosives blew up a police security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan Saturday, killing at least 17 people and injuring 80, the day after a foiled militant kidnap attempt led to another 24 deaths in the volatile region...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Morrow nearly makes history for Mariners
Throwing a diving curveball that had the Yankees flailing foolishly all night long, Brandon Morrow pitched about as well in his first major league start as anyone in baseball history...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Pirates Duke snaps 9-game skid, beats Giants
Zach Duke pitched a six-hitter to snap a career-worst nine-game skid and the Pittsburgh Pirates ran their winning streak in San Francisco to seven with a 7-0 victory over the Giants on Friday night, when a light earthquake rattled the area during the game...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Timberlake, Cyrus among the stars at Fashion Rocks
Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus and Charlize Theron were among the celebrities who appeared at the fifth annual Fashion Rocks concert celebrating the relationship between music and fashion...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Before there was Hollywood, there was Jacksonville
Before there was Hollywood, there was Jacksonville...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Historic White House race enters final stretch
They embody four uniquely American stories. They offer messages of transformation with two distinct world views. They pursue one goal...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Historic race alters landscape, breaks the mold
They embody four uniquely American stories. They offer messages of transformation with two distinct world views. They pursue one goal...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Palin More and less than she seems
The mother kneels in the snow, cheerfully posing beside her bundled up daughter, behind the bloody, dead caribou the mom just shot...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Serena Williams, Jankovic reach US Open final
Her place in the final secure, Serena Williams briskly walked off center court and headed toward the locker room. In a hallway, she was intercepted by three of her fans who wanted a picture...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Myers pitches Phillies past Mets
Brett Myers and Derek Lowe kicked off two big weekend series in the National League with dominant pitching performances...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Myers, Phillies beat Mets in key NL East tilt
Brett Myers and Derek Lowe kicked off two big weekend series in the National League with dominant pitching performances...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Contract talks fail machinists strike Boeing Co.
Boeing Co. machinists walked out on strike Saturday after talks with a federal mediator failed to produce an agreement...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Boeing, machinists negotiations fail strike is on
Despite a 48-hour contract extension, negotiations between Boeing Co. and Machinists union officials have failed and the union declared: "The strike is on!"...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Boeing, machinists talks fail strike is on
Despite a 48-hour contract extension, negotiations between Boeing Co. and Machinists union officials have failed and the union declared: "The strike is on!"...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Talk of financial crisis sparks unease in S. Korea
Headlines warn of a "September crisis." The currency falls to a four-year low and the stock market tumbles. Rumors swirl that foreign investors will pull out their money...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Analysis Hire me, fire GOP is Obamas pitch
The challenge for Barack Obama is to make himself acceptable enough to disgruntled voters eager to toss Republicans from the White House if they see a comfortable, competent alternative...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Magazine Russias Putin sexy, but not that sexy
He single-handedly saved a TV crew from the jaws of a tiger. He flexed his muscles in front of the cameras in Siberia. He cuts a dash on the ski slopes...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Police Rock slide in Egyptian village kills 18
Massive boulders peeled away from a cliff and buried dozens of homes in an Egyptian shanty town Saturday, killing at least 18 people, authorities said. Rescuers were digging by hand to reach any survivors...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Tropical Storm Hanna set to soak East Coast
Beach vacationers in the Carolinas prepared to pack up and head inland Friday as Tropical Storm Hanna cruised steadily toward the coast, while others decided to ride out the fast-moving storm that threatens to become a small hurricane before crashing ashore overnight...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
At least 3 killed in Coast Guard helicopter crash
An official says at least three U.S. Coast Guard crewmembers were killed when their helicopter crashed in waters about five miles south of Honolulu, and another crewmember is missing...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Josephine forms as newest tropical storm
A new tropical storm has formed in the eastern Atlantic to make a total of four named storms currently at large...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Oldest gorilla in captivity dies in Dallas at 55
The oldest gorilla in captivity, a 55-year-old female named Jenny, has died at the Dallas Zoo _ her home for more than half a century, a spokesman said Friday...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Tropical Storm Hanna set to soak US East Coast
Beach vacationers in the Carolinas packed up and headed inland Friday as Tropical Storm Hanna cruised steadily toward the coast, while others decided to ride out the fast-moving storm that had only a slight chance to become a small hurricane before crashing ashore overnight...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
US East Coast braces for Tropical Storm Hanna
Beach vacationers in the Carolinas prepared to pack up and head inland Friday as Tropical Storm Hanna cruised steadily toward the coast, while others decided to ride out the fast-moving storm that had only a slight chance to become a small hurricane before crashing ashore overnight...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
US East Coast braces for Tropical Storm Hannah
Beach vacationers in the Carolinas prepared to pack up and head inland Friday as Tropical Storm Hanna cruised steadily toward the coast, while others decided to ride out the fast-moving storm that threatens to become a small hurricane before crashing ashore overnight...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
3 killed, 1 missing in Coast Guard copter crash
Rescuers on Friday searched for a missing crew member from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter that crashed in ocean waters off Oahu, killing the three others on aboard...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
New York Fashion Week starts with a message Relax
The glamorous set had a message for economic worrywarts as New York Fashion Week kicked off Friday: Chill out...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Speedy Tropical Storm Hanna charges for Carolinas
Tropical Storm Hanna picked up speed Friday as it cruised toward the Carolinas, promising to deliver gusty winds and heavy rain during a dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could wash out the weekend for millions of people...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Hanna roars ashore near North-South Carolina line
Forecasters say the center of Tropical Storm Hanna has hit the tourist beaches near the line between North and South Carolina...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Speedy Tropical Storm Hanna nears the Carolinas
Tropical Storm Hanna rattled the tourist beaches of the Carolinas as its center edged closer to shore early Saturday for the start of a projected dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could wash out the weekend for millions of people...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Wash. rampage suspect in court I kill for God
"I kill for God. I listen to God," a man accused of a northwest Washington shooting rampage said Friday at a hearing where six charges of first-degree murder and four of first-degree assault were filed against him...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Hanna rakes Carolinas with wind, rain, heads north
Tropical Storm Hanna blew hard and dumped rain in eastern North Carolina and Virginia Saturday, but caused little damage beyond isolated flooding and power outages as it quickly headed north toward New England...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Yellowstone RV park full despite fuel costs
In the heart of the park here on a recent warm day, all 358 spaces at the Fishing Bridge Recreational Vehicle Park were jammed with RVs and camping equipment...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
2nd trial starting for infamous Texas KFC murders
When Darnell Hartsfield saw the inside of a Texas prison cell for the first time in 1984, it was for an aggravated robbery he committed the previous year...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Hanna blows onshore near North-South Carolina line
Tropical Storm Hanna blew ashore over tourist beaches on the North-South Carolina border early Saturday at the start of a projected dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could dump heavy rain from Virginia to New England...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Crash with suspect SUV kills Phila. police officer
Authorities in Philadelphia say an allegedly drunken teen motorist has smashed into a police car during a pursuit and one of the officers has died...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
French pop artist Alain Jacquet dies at 69
Alain Jacquet, a French pop artist known for his reinterpretations of famous paintings, has died, the French Embassy said...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Minor earthquake rattles San Francisco Bay area
A light earthquake has rattled the San Francisco Bay area...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Police Suspect in Illinois bank standoff dead
A gunman who took a dozen hostages in a suburban Chicago bank after wresting a gun from a police officer Friday died after shooting himself in the head, police said...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
7 years on, Sept. 11 is so far and yet so close
It is not a tidy anniversary this year. Seven years between that awful day and this Sept. 11, the terrorist attacks linger somewhere between the immediate, a conscious part of our days, and the comfortable remove of the distant past. No longer yesterday and not yet history...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
FBIs civil rights initiative no trials yet
Flanked by officials from the NAACP and the Southern Poverty Law Center, FBI Director Robert Mueller last year announced with considerable fanfare a new partnership between his agency and civil rights organizations...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
4th Pa. teen charged in killing of immigrant
Authorities in Pennsylvania say a fourth teenager has been charged in the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Police Bomb scare on train in NJ was hoax
Authorities in New Jersey say a bomb scare involving a package on a freight train appears to have been a hoax...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
European spacecraft flys by asteroid, camera stops
The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth, but its high resolution camera stopped shortly before the closest pass, space officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
ESA spacecraft completes flyby of Steins asteroid
A deep space probe launched by the European Space Agency has successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Kentucky works to keep embattled institution open
Physically, Deron Dickerson was a 38-year-old man. Mentally, he was a toddler who needed constant supervision...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Hurricane Ike down to Category 2 storm
The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Ike has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm with winds sustained at 110 mph...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Police Rock slide in Egyptian village kills 24
Massive boulders crashed down on an Egyptian shantytown Saturday on the outskirts of the capital, killing at least 24 people, authorities said. Rescuers were digging by hand to reach any survivors...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Spacecraft flies by remote asteroid, camera stops
The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth, but its high resolution camera stopped shortly before the closest pass, space officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Troops, protesters clash in Indian Kashmir 1 dead
Thousands of angry people took to the streets in Indian Kashmir to denounce the killing Saturday of a protester by government troops who fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells at Muslim demonstrators chanting anti-India slogans, an official said...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Muslim separatist strike shuts down Indian Kashmir
Shops and businesses were closed and public buses stayed off the roads across much of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday in response to a strike called by Muslim separatist groups protesting Indian rule in the disputed region...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Philly school rekindles same-sex education debate
Calling all ninth-grade boys! Raise your hand if this school sounds like fun: wearing jackets and ties every day, staying until 5 p.m., learning Latin and _ to top it all off _ no girls...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Blast, clashes in northwest Pakistan kills 41
A pickup truck packed with explosives blew up a police security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan Saturday, killing at least 17 people and injuring 80, the day after a foiled militant kidnap attempt led to another 24 deaths in the volatile region...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Blast, clashes in northwest Pakistan kills 54
A pickup truck packed with explosives blew up a police security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan Saturday, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens more, the day after a foiled militant kidnap attempt led to another 24 deaths in the volatile region...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Catholics assert themselves in Hanoi land dispute
At a vacant lot in downtown Hanoi, Catholics have gathered to worship the Virgin Mary _ and pressure the communist authorities...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Hanna rakes Carolinas with wind, rain, heads north
Tropical Storm Hanna blew hard and dumped rain in eastern North Carolina and Virginia Saturday, but caused little damage beyond isolated flooding and power outages as it quickly headed north toward New England...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Timberlake, Cyrus among the stars at Fashion Rocks
Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus and Charlize Theron were among the celebrities who appeared at the fifth annual Fashion Rocks concert celebrating the relationship between music and fashion...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Before there was Hollywood, there was Jacksonville
Before there was Hollywood, there was Jacksonville...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Serena Williams, Jankovic reach US Open final
Her place in the final secure, Serena Williams briskly walked off center court and headed toward the locker room. In a hallway, she was intercepted by three of her fans who wanted a picture...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Myers pitches Phillies past Mets
Brett Myers and Derek Lowe kicked off two big weekend series in the National League with dominant pitching performances...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Myers, Phillies beat Mets in key NL East tilt
Brett Myers and Derek Lowe kicked off two big weekend series in the National League with dominant pitching performances...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Morrow nearly makes history for Mariners
Throwing a diving curveball that had the Yankees flailing foolishly all night long, Brandon Morrow pitched about as well in his first major league start as anyone in baseball history...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Pirates Duke snaps 9-game skid, beats Giants
Zach Duke pitched a six-hitter to snap a career-worst nine-game skid and the Pittsburgh Pirates ran their winning streak in San Francisco to seven with a 7-0 victory over the Giants on Friday night, when a light earthquake rattled the area during the game...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Historic White House race enters final stretch
They embody four uniquely American stories. They offer messages of transformation with two distinct world views. They pursue one goal...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Historic race alters landscape, breaks the mold
They embody four uniquely American stories. They offer messages of transformation with two distinct world views. They pursue one goal...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Palin More and less than she seems
The mother kneels in the snow, cheerfully posing beside her bundled up daughter, behind the bloody, dead caribou the mom just shot...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Boeing, machinists negotiations fail strike is on
Despite a 48-hour contract extension, negotiations between Boeing Co. and Machinists union officials have failed and the union declared: "The strike is on!"...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Boeing, machinists talks fail strike is on
Despite a 48-hour contract extension, negotiations between Boeing Co. and Machinists union officials have failed and the union declared: "The strike is on!"...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Talk of financial crisis sparks unease in S. Korea
Headlines warn of a "September crisis." The currency falls to a four-year low and the stock market tumbles. Rumors swirl that foreign investors will pull out their money...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Analysis Hire me, fire GOP is Obamas pitch
The challenge for Barack Obama is to make himself acceptable enough to disgruntled voters eager to toss Republicans from the White House if they see a comfortable, competent alternative...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Police Rock slide in Egyptian village kills 18
Massive boulders peeled away from a cliff and buried dozens of homes in an Egyptian shanty town Saturday, killing at least 18 people, authorities said. Rescuers were digging by hand to reach any survivors...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Contract talks fail machinists strike Boeing Co.
Boeing Co. machinists walked out on strike Saturday after talks with a federal mediator failed to produce an agreement...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
At least 3 killed in Coast Guard helicopter crash
An official says at least three U.S. Coast Guard crewmembers were killed when their helicopter crashed in waters about five miles south of Honolulu, and another crewmember is missing...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Josephine forms as newest tropical storm
A new tropical storm has formed in the eastern Atlantic to make a total of four named storms currently at large...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Magazine Russias Putin sexy, but not that sexy
He single-handedly saved a TV crew from the jaws of a tiger. He flexed his muscles in front of the cameras in Siberia. He cuts a dash on the ski slopes...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
New York Fashion Week starts with a message Relax
The glamorous set had a message for economic worrywarts as New York Fashion Week kicked off Friday: Chill out...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Ex-Tenn. professor guilty of passing military data
A federal jury convicted a retired University of Tennessee professor Wednesday of passing sensitive information from a U.S. Air Force contract to two foreign research assistants from China and Iran...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
USCs tough scheduling is a big plus in polling
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Also-rans go to bat for McCain
Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee, three men John McCain beat for the Republican presidential nomination, urged voters on Wednesday to send him to the White House, for the "safety and security of your family," as Giuliani put it...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
At convention, it was all love for Palin
The mounting scrutiny that Sarah Palin has felt since entering the world of presidential politics less than a week ago was not on the floor of the Republican National Convention. For the delegates, its all about love for the Alaska governor...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Dores finally beat ranked SEC team on own turf
Chris Nickson threw for a touchdown and ran for another and Vanderbilt finally beat a ranked opponent on its own field Thursday night, upsetting No. 24 South Carolina 24-17 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Cats rescued after apparently starting house fire
Chattanooga firefighters rescued several cats during a house fire that investigators say was probably caused by the cats themselves...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
McCains hero aura inoculates him against critics
How dare you say that about John McCain, war hero?...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
FEMA may cover hotel costs for hurricane evacuees
The federal government says it will pay the hotel expenses of some of the nearly 2 million people who fled their homes ahead of Hurricane Gustav, but exactly who will be eligible for assistance and how much it will cost taxpayers was uncertain...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia sold
A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,500 to a U.S. collector...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Vandy finally beats ranked SEC team on own turf
Chris Nickson threw for a touchdown and ran for another and Vanderbilt finally beat a ranked opponent on its own field Thursday night, upsetting No. 24 South Carolina 24-17 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Vandy finally beat ranked SEC team on own turf
Chris Nickson threw for a touchdown and ran for another and Vanderbilt finally beat a ranked opponent on its own field Thursday night, upsetting No. 24 South Carolina 24-17 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Villegas 65 gives him lead at BMW Championship
Camilo Villegas and Steve Stricker were excited to be playing golf Friday for different reasons, and it showed during a soggy start to the BMW Championship...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Villegas in the lead, Ryder Cup duo in the hunt
Camilo Villegas and Steve Stricker were excited to be playing golf Friday for different reasons, and it showed during a soggy start to the BMW Championship...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Polish agents tell of CIA jails
Polish intelligence sources confirm for the first time that the CIA ran a secret facility on Polish soil...
BBC News - September 6, 2008
US campaign reaches final phase
Presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain begin the final stage in their campaigns for the White House...
BBC News - September 6, 2008
Official 6 killed in Iraq bomb Chalabi uninjured
Ex-Iraqi deputy prime minister and former Pentagon favorite, Ahmad Chalabi, escaped a suicide car bomb attack on his convoy in Baghdad, an official in his office said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
Muslim separatist strike shuts down Indian Kashmir
Shops and businesses were closed and public buses stayed off the roads across much of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday in response to a strike called by Muslim separatist groups protesting Indian rule in the disputed region...
Southern Ledger - September 6, 2008
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