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Madonna, Ritchie to begin divorce in London Friday
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Ben Affleck tours refugee camps in eastern Congo
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Palestinian leader appeals to Israelis in peace ad
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Children dying in Haiti, victims of food crisis
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Ethnic Turk wins political prominence in Germany
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Salvador archbishop nixes probe of killed Jesuits
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Warsaw marks borders of former ghetto
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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US News Archive for March 2007:
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Historians Fight Bush on Access to Papers
Scholars are hoping to lift a directive issued by the White House in 2001 that has severely slowed or prevented the release of important presidential papers...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Walter Reed Panel Leaders See Need for Overhaul
The military medical system should be redirected to meet the needs of the wounded soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan, they said...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Syracuse 78, Connecticut 65: First Step a Positive One for Syracuse
Demetris Nichols and Eric Devendorf led fifth-seed Syracuse to a first-round Big East tournament victory over Connecticut, bolstering the Orange?s run to the N.C.A.A. tournament...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
White House Dampens Talk of Libby Pardon
President Bush expressed sadness today over the conviction of the vice president?s former chief of staff, while a spokesman tried to douse speculation about a pardon...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Obama Offers Explanation of Stock Purchases
Senator Barack Obama said today he was not aware he had invested in companies supported by his donors...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Paul Secon, Who Helped Found Pottery Barn, Dies at 91
Paul Secon opened seven Pottery Barn stores with his brother, but they never quite made a fortune from their enterprise...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Fed Survey Finds Signs of a Slowdown in Some Areas
While a ?modest expansion? continued in most regions of the country from early January to late February, the Federal Reserve said that several areas have noticed a slowdown in growth...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
State of the Art: A New Box From Sony Turns Videotapes Into Shiny DVDs
The DVDirect VRD-MC3 stresses two extremely important attributes: simplicity and reproduction quality...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Towns seek Bush impeachment
Some 30 towns in the US state of Vermont urge Congress to impeach President Bush over his Iraq policy...
BBC News - March 7, 2007
Most of US sees 'modest growth'
US economic growth was largely "modest" in February with some sluggishness, the Fed's Beige Book report says...
BBC News - March 7, 2007
UN official guilty in bribe case
A Russian diplomat at the UN is found guilty of conspiracy to launder hundreds of thousands of dollars...
BBC News - March 7, 2007
Maradona finances under scrutiny
Former Argentine football star Diego Maradona is reported to be investigated for alleged financial irregularities...
BBC News - March 7, 2007
At Least 22 Die in Indonesian Plane Crash
Survivors said the plane slid off the end of the runway before filling with smoke and erupting in flames...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
At Least 15 Iraqi Pilgrims Killed by Car Bomb
At least 25 Iraqis were killed today in attacks, a day after at least 109 pilgrims were killed...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Walter Reed Panel Chiefs See Flaws in System
The military medical system must be redirected to meet the needs of the large numbers of seriously wounded soldiers from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, they said...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Bombay Stock Exchange Sells Stake to Singapore Market
Share prices may gyrate, but India?s exchanges are in full expansion mode...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
US women in Russia poison scare
US officials confirm two Soviet-born US women are being treated in Moscow for suspected thallium poisoning...
BBC News - March 7, 2007
Turkish court blocks YouTube
A Turkish court blocks access to the video-sharing website YouTube amid a row over clips insulting Ataturk...
BBC News - March 7, 2007
Jordanians 'planned to kill Bush'
Three men go on trial in Jordan, accused of plotting to assassinate President Bush during his visit last November...
BBC News - March 7, 2007
Scores escape flaming plane wreck
An Indonesian passenger jet crash lands and bursts into flames killing 23 people trapped inside. A further 117 people escaped, clambering through burning wreckage to safety, witnesses and officials say...
CNN - March 7, 2007
Democrats: Don't pardon Libby
Democratic leaders urged President Bush not to pardon former vice presidential chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who was convicted on federal charges Tuesday...
CNN - March 7, 2007
E-mails show Nasa 'love triangle'
US prosecutors release e-mails on a Nasa love triangle that led to a charge of attempted kidnapping...
BBC News - March 7, 2007
Airliner bursts into flames on landing
A commercial airliner appeared to overshoot a runway early Wednesday in Yogyakarta before bursting into flames, eyewitnesses told local media in Indonesia...
CNN - March 7, 2007
Prosecutors Describe Contacts From Higher Up
Six ousted U.S. attorneys told Congressional panels new details about lawmakers? intrusions in investigations...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Olympic Booster Tied to Clinic in Drug Inquiry
A Florida businessman is under investigation by authorities examining the distribution of steroids...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
In Arizona Desert, Indian Trackers vs. Smugglers
There is a growing appreciation among the federal authorities for the American Indian art of tracking...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Libby Guilty of Lying in C.I.A. Leak Case
The jury rejected claims of memory lapses by Vice President Dick Cheney?s ex-chief of staff...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
A Judgment on Cheney Is Still to Come
Dick Cheney?s critics, and even some of his supporters, say the vice president has been diminished by the proceedings...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Obama, in ?05 Investing, Took Same Path as Donors
Barack Obama bought more than $50,000 worth of stock in two speculative companies whose major investors included some of his biggest political donors...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
World Business Briefing | Asia: Thailand: TV Station to Go Dark
The military-installed government completed the takeover of the country?s only independent television station, and said it would temporarily pull it off the air after it failed to pay billions of dollars in fees. The takeover was expected after the station said last week that it could not pay the fees. The government announced yesterday that it would terminate iTV?s license after the deadline had passed for paying nearly $3 billion in fines, broadcasting license fees and interest. The government?s move was the latest in a series of decisions that have raised concern among investors and the public about the direction of Thailand?s leaders. Others include the imposition of capital controls and new restrictions placed on foreign ownership of Thai companies. A minister in the prime minister?s office, told reporters the station would stop broadcasting today but could resume transmission as early as Friday if government officials could resolve legal issues for new ownership...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
World Business Briefing | Europe: Germany: VW Builds Link to Man
Volkswagen?s chairman, Ferdinand Piech, may join the board of the truck maker MAN, of which Volkswagen owns a 29.9 percent stake, MAN said. Mr. Piech, along with an executive with Volkswagen?s truck division, Stephan Schaller, will be among those directors whom shareholders will vote on during the May 10 annual meeting, MAN said. Mr. Piech, above, and Mr. Schaller would join Rupert Stadler, an executive with Volkswagen?s Audi subsidiary. Volkswagen has been pushing for an alliance formed of itself, MAN and Sania, another truck maker...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Paul Secon, Entrepreneur Who Helped Found Pottery Barn, Dies at 91
Paul Secon opened the first Pottery Barn store in Manhattan in 1949, selling discontinued and slightly damaged ceramics from an upstate New York factory...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
World Business Briefing | Americas: Canada: Interest Rates Unchanged
The Bank of Canada held its main overnight interest rate unchanged at 4.25 percent, as expected, and shrugged off market volatility. It made no suggestion of future rate moves, indicating that it will keep monetary policy unchanged for some time. ?The Bank of Canada is very happy where things are, given all the uncertainties,? said Michael Gregory, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Parts Maker Acquired
Meggitt, a British engineering and manufacturing company, agreed to buy K&F Industries Holdings of White Plains, N.Y., for $1.1 billion. Meggitt, which specializes in aerospace, military and electronics products, will pay $27 a share of K&F, or 10 percent above the stock?s closing price on Monday. K&F makes aircraft wheels, brake systems and other parts...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
U.S. Approves Novartis Hypertension Drug
Tekturna, the first new type of blood pressure medicine in more than a decade, is a potential blockbuster for the Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Firms Make Bid for Baseball Card Maker
The Topps Company said that it would be acquired for $385 million by an investment firm run by Michael D. Eisner...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
British Court Lifts Ban Over BBC Report on Campaign Scandal
Restrictions on the BBC had prevented it from publicizing developments in a scandal over allegations that honors had been traded for campaign contributions...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Detroit Company Moving Its Base to Dallas
Comerica Inc., a financial services company with assets of $58 billion, said on Tuesday that it would move its headquarters to Dallas from Detroit...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
To Settle Suit, Maker Agrees to Withdraw Growth Drug
A drug to spur growth in extremely short children will be removed from the market to settle patent infringement charges...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Tribune Co. Will Sell 2 Connecticut Papers
The Tribune Company said on Tuesday that it was selling its daily newspapers in Stamford and Greenwich, Conn., to the Gannett Company for $73 million...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Insurer Wraps Up Restatement
The UnitedHealth Group completed an earnings restatement of up to $1.5 billion tied to its stock options accounting Tuesday...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Iconix to Buy Rocawear, Jay-Z?s Clothing Brand
The owner of fashion brands including Joe Boxer and Candie?s said it had agreed to buy the Rocawear brand for $204 million in cash...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Fed Chief Seeks to Limit Mortgage Agencies
The chairman of the Federal Reserve urged Congress to bolster regulation of the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Airbus Workers in France Protest Planned Job Cuts
Thousands of Airbus employees took to the streets to protest planned job cuts that have drawn fire amid a heated presidential campaign...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Stocks & Bonds: Markets Up Overseas, and Wall St. Rallies
Wall Street rebounded Tuesday on a recovery in world markets. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 150 points...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
U.S. to Owe Billions for Delays in Nuclear Dump, Official Says
The federal government will owe $7 billion in damages to nuclear plant operators who signed contracts for the planned waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Square Feet: A Waterfront That Has Left Its Wasteland Days Behind
Public and private investments have turned Burlington, Vermont?s once-dilapidated waterfront into the city?s jewel...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Advertising: Shades of Youth: Can You See Me Now?
A campaign for sunglasses carries a theme ? ?Never hide? ? that seems counterintuitive when you consider the product...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Square Feet: An Art Gallery in the Lobby
The first Class A commercial condominium building in Lower Manhattan has taken lobby art to a new level, transforming the space with rotating exhibits...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Born of Post-9/11 Hopes, Restaurant Struggles to Fill Tables
Despite its extraordinary back story, Colors is one more restaurant fighting to survive in one of New York?s most competitive industries...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
BP Cuts Bonus in Half for Outgoing Executive
Oil spills and safety lapses in the United States have overshadowed record profits...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Economix: The Data Tell a Different Story on Heart Patients
Gaps in insurance aren?t the only problem with the medical system. Hospitals should be required to report more information...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Market Place: Buyout Bid Becomes Proxy Fight
The buyout of Clear Channel has become a test of wills between some of the nation?s largest investors...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Revised Figures Show Sharper Slowdown in Productivity in the Fourth Quarter of 2006
New labor statistics show that productivity is slowing faster than previously thought, raising the question of whether layoffs are soon to follow...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Ernest Gallo, 97, Founder of Winery, Dies
Ernest Gallo parlayed $5,900 and a wine recipe from a library into the world?s largest winemaking empire...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Italian Case May Open Up Crossborder Gambling
The top European court on Tuesday prohibited Italy from prosecuting bookmakers based in other European countries...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Searching for Michael Jordan? Microsoft Wants a Better Way
Trying to catch up with Google, Microsoft says it will change the way computer users search...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
F.C.C. Chief Questioning Radio Deal
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has questioned Congressional testimony by the architect of a proposed satellite radio merger...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Venezuela Disavows 1980s-Era Bonds
An international financial dispute between a group of Ohio investors and Venezuela?s solicitor general is playing out in federal court...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
Makers of Sodas Try a New Pitch: They?re Healthy
In coming months, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo will introduce carbonated drinks fortified with vitamins and minerals...
New York Times - March 7, 2007
California wine-maker Gallo dies
The man who helped to create an international market for Californian wine, Ernest Gallo, dies, aged 97...
BBC News - March 7, 2007
Supermodel Naomi 'to mop floors'
British supermodel Naomi Campbell is sentenced to work for five days as a cleaner by a US court...
BBC News - March 7, 2007
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