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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Laura Bush visits Peruvian hospital
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Blast kills 8 mourners at Pakistani funeral
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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China 19,000 victims identified from May quake
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Obama keeps low profile in auto rescue talks
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Meyer expecting baby No. 2
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Kanye Wests new album to debut on MySpace Music
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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US News Archive for November 2005:
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17 held in Australia terror swoop
Australian police have arrested at least 17 people in counter-terrorism raids in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne, senior police officials tell media. Speaking to media Tuesday morning, New South Wales State Police Commissioner Ken Moroney said the raids had foiled a potentially "significant, large-scale" attack...
CNN - November 7, 2005
Iraq's Chalabi to visit U.S.
The Iraqi politician most associated with the discredited prewar intelligence that has the Bush presidency in turmoil visits Washington this week as he maneuvers for advantage before Iraq's December 15 elections...
CNN - November 7, 2005
Australian Official Says Attack Was Thwarted
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New York Times - November 7, 2005
Grokster File-Sharing Service Shuts Down in Settlement
The shutdown ended years of fighting over copyright infringement lawsuits that brought the company before the Supreme Court...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Despite Big Gap, Mayoral Campaign Blitz Continues
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Fernando Ferrer began a final burst of pre-Election Day campaigning just after 7 a.m...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Northwest reaches wage cuts deal
Troubled Us airline Northwest reaches temporary deal on cutting wage costs as it seeks to cut its labour costs by $2.5bn...
BBC News - November 7, 2005
Guidant sues J&J over $25bn deal
Medical devices maker Guidant sues drugmaker Johnson & Johnson to force it to complete a $25bn takeover deal...
BBC News - November 7, 2005
NYSE death threat charge cut
A New York court reduces charges against a New York Exchange member accused of making death threats against another member...
BBC News - November 7, 2005
Grokster shuts file-sharing site
File-sharing group Grokster agrees to shut its file-sharing site to settle a piracy case launched by the entertainment industry...
BBC News - November 7, 2005
Canada's Liberals lose key ally
The New Democratic Party withdraws its support from Canada's embattled minority government...
BBC News - November 7, 2005
Tornado victim found in lake
A day after a deadly tornado tore through the southern Indiana countryside, searchers pulled a body from a lake at a devastated mobile home park, according to the Vanderburgh County Coroner's Office...
CNN - November 7, 2005
Bush: 'We do not torture'
President Bush on Monday vigorously defended U.S. interrogation of suspected terrorists after the public disclosure of secret CIA prisoner camps in eastern European countries. "We do not torture," he declared...
CNN - November 7, 2005
French riots claim first fatality
A man beaten by an attacker while trying to extinguish a fire during riots north of Paris dies of his injuries, becoming the first fatality since urban unrest started 11 days ago, officials say...
CNN - November 7, 2005
Rescuers Press Search for Tornado Victims
Recovery work continued in Indiana today in the aftermath of the deadliest tornado to strike the United States in years...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case on Military Tribunals
The case of Osama bin Laden's driver is a major test to the Bush administration's trials for foreign terror suspects...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Guidant Sues Johnson to Force Completion of $25.4 Billion Buyout
Guidant said it was suing its would-be acquirer Johnson & Johnson today, indicating that negotiations had reached a critical impasse...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Argentines eye US with suspicion
Argentines seek a more equal relationship with the US and hope President Bush's visit will help him understand their priorities, Nick Caistor says...
BBC News - November 7, 2005
Microsoft 'set to take AOL stake'
Software giant Microsoft could be about to take a stake in Time Warner's internet unit AOL, reports suggest...
BBC News - November 7, 2005
TiVo and Yahoo launch new service
TiVo and Yahoo launch a new joint service that allows TiVo users to get their TV recorders from Yahoo's website...
BBC News - November 7, 2005
Chirac vows action as riots spread
Schools and churches were burned in several French towns in an 11th straight night of unrest and arson, despite words from the president that restoring order was a top priority...
CNN - November 7, 2005
This Time, Schwarzenegger May Not Get a Hollywood Ending
The four ballot measures Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger supports are trailing in the polls, and his re-election prospects appear to be dimming...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Trade talks aim for breakthrough
Trade ministers are due to meet in London on Monday to continue efforts to break a global trade talks deadlock...
BBC News - November 7, 2005
US-China textile trade deal near
The US and China may sign a textile trade deal this week after months of argument over Chinese exports...
BBC News - November 7, 2005
NFL: Bengals' assault continues
Cincinnati match their best start since 1988 by beating Baltimore 21-9 - plus a full NFL round-up...
BBC News - November 7, 2005
Bush ends regional tour in Panama
President George W Bush arrives in Panama, a US ally, after tense trade talks in Argentina and Brazil...
BBC News - November 7, 2005
Rebel leader arrested in Colombia
The Colombian authorities arrest a rebel leader who is wanted in the US on drug trafficking charges...
BBC News - November 7, 2005
'You know who I am'
A death row inmate who slipped out of a Texas jail last week wearing street clothes was captured Sunday as he talked on a pay phone outside a liquor store in Shreveport, Louisiana, authorities said. When officers asked Charles Thompson his name, he replied, "You know who I am." He appeared to be drunk...
CNN - November 7, 2005
China gets tougher on bird flu
China is investigating whether three people in a village hit by bird flu in poultry are the nation's first known human cases of the disease. The World Health Organization says it will help with the investigation. In a separate outbreak, officials have destroyed 6 million birds in 15 villages in China's northeast...
CNN - November 7, 2005
Delays Hurting U.S. Rebuilding in Afghanistan
Four years after the fall of the Taliban, the U.S. has spent $1.3 billion on reconstruction, but Afghans say they see wasteful, slow-moving efforts...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
In New Jersey, a Smiley Sunday at the End of a Mean Campaign
The contentious race for New Jersey governor between U.S. Senator Jon S. Corzine and Douglas R. Forrester has been particularly venomous...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
A Tornado Rips Southern Indiana, Killing at Least 22
The tornado swept parts of Indiana and Kentucky, cutting a path of destruction 20 miles long and three quarters of a mile wide...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Court Choice Is Conservative by Nature, Not Ideology
An examination of several chapters in Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s life suggests he is conservative by temperament, upbringing and experience...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
David Carr: I Want My Ubiquitous Conglomerate
MTV Networks has enough programming options to preoccupy remotes everywhere. But once you are everywhere, where do you go next?...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
At Some Magazines, Men Appear to Rule the Word
A Condé Nast editor has been keeping a tally of bylines in several general-interest magazines and has noted that women's bylines appeared far less frequently than men's...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Bringing the Arcade Home on a Video Game Machine
Buyers of the Xbox 360 will be able to play both big budget, deeply immersive games and small arcade-style video games...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
A High-Profile Trial, a TV Show and a Son-in-Law in Charge
Richard Scrushy's son-in-law acquired a cable television station weeks before former chief executive of the HealthSouth Corporation plead not guilty to charges of bribing a former governor of Alabama...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Trade Officials to Hold Talks to Save a Global Agreement
Trade ministers have agreed to hold meetings in London and Geneva in an effort to rescue plans for a global trade pact that is at an impasse over agriculture issues...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Spinoff Player to Compete in Open-Source Software
A Silicon Valley private equity firm plans to announce that it is buying the Ingres database software from Computer Associates and setting it up as a stand-alone open-source software company...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Combating Critics' Pans With a Blitzkrieg of Ads
Despite bad reviews and low attendance rates, producer Joseph Brooks is mounting an aggressive and expensive campaign to save "In My Life."...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Advertising: Will Size Spoil a Cheeky Ad Agency?
As prime accounts keep Crispin Porter & Bogusky growing, its executives insist it will remain agile...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Oil Producers Are Urged to Invest in More Capacity
Oil prices will keep rising over the next two decades unless the Middle East and North Africa increase investments in their energy sectors, a new report warns...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Minivans Safer With Side Air Bags
A new method of crash-testing minivans showed that Honda, Nissan and Toyota models are among the safest when struck by a sport utility vehicle or a pickup truck, according to a report...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
E-Commerce Report: The Online Travel Landscape Is Getting Crowded
Travel sites like Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz already have their hands full with airlines and hoteliers luring customers away. Now, here come Yahoo and AOL, and maybe even Google...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Bringing a Couple's Dinner-Table Repartee to MSNBC
Connie Chung and husband, Maury Povich, will spar onscreen in a weekly show on MSNBC slated to start in January...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Gene Therapy in a Bottle of Mouthwash
Colgate-Palmolive and Introgen Therapeutics announced an alliance to incorporate gene therapy into mouthwashes, gels and similar products to treat and prevent oral cancers...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Drilling Down: At Times, Buying the Book Just for Its Cover
A survey recently released in Britain revealed that Londoners are more likely than other Britons to buy books for the purpose of showing off...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Link By Link: Beware Your Trail of Digital Fingerprints
Metadata is sort of the DNA of documents created with modern word-processing software and can hint at things that might be better left unseen by the wider world...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Saying Goodbye California Sun, Hello Midwest
After a decade of soaring home prices, a growing number of people are leaving California for other parts of the U.S...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Another Choice for Elderly: Charity or Medicare?
Drug companies say people who choose a new Medicare prescription program may lose free medications they are getting now...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Yahoo Plans to Connect Services With TiVo
Yahoo and TiVo plan to announce a deal Monday that will connect Yahoo's vast online service to TiVo's set-top boxes...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
Many Suitors, and Many Pitfalls, as AOL Seeks a Partner
Despite a flurry of interest in AOL from Microsoft, Google and others, finding a deal has been harder than Time Warner may have hoped...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
The Nation, Now Profitable, Has a New Commander
Victor Navasky, publisher of the political journal, is officially handing over his job to editor Katrina vanden Heuvel...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
China and U.S. Expected to Reach Deal on Textiles
An agreement to limit for three years the surging growth of Chinese textile imports to the United States is expected to be completed as early as this week...
New York Times - November 7, 2005
UK royals attend US church
Charles and Camilla break off from their US tour to attend Sunday service at a village church...
BBC News - November 7, 2005
Fujimori in surprise Chile visit
Ex-Peru President Alberto Fujimori - facing corruption charges at home - arrives unexpectedly in Chile...
BBC News - November 7, 2005
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