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Will Smith voted 2008s top moneymaking movie star
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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
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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 7, 2008
Ike blasts Turks and Caicos, floods Haiti again
Ike ripped off roofs, sank boats and blocked the road for aid to reach a flooded Haitian city on Sunday as it roared over the southern Bahamas as a ferocious Category 4 hurricane. The Florida Keys evacuated and Cuba prepared for a direct hit...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2008
Killer Ike blasts Bahamas, lashes Cuba
Hurricane Ike roared across low-lying islands and bore down on Cuba, destroying homes, sweeping away boats and bringing more rain to waterlogged communities in Haiti, where it killed 48 more people...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Chavez opponents call state media coverage unfair
In speech after speech, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stares at the television camera and unleashes a hail of colorful insults against his opponents...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Hong Kong votes in legislative elections
Hong Kong voters turned out in thinner numbers Sunday for legislative elections that threatened to set back the pro-democracy opposition and its push for greater political freedoms in the Chinese-ruled territory...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
50,000 villagers in flooded India refuse to leave
At least 50,000 people in India have refused to abandon their homes in flood-ravaged northern Indian despite pleas by authorities to evacuate, an official said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2008
Auto industry to press Congress for $50B in loans
Auto industry allies hope to secure up to $50 billion in government loans this month that would pay to modernize plants and help struggling car makers build more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
US re-examines Afghan attack that killed civilians
The U.S. military said Sunday it has "new information" about an American attack that Afghanistan says killed 90 civilians and it is sending a senior military officer to the country to review its initial investigation that concluded no more than seven civilians died...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Chinas new prosperity fuels fitness craze
Several days a week, Wu Ruiyao hits the gym, where she sweats on a treadmill, tones her abs in a group exercise or stretches under the guidance of a personal trainer...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Torres, Timberlake make splash at NY Fashion Week
The stars descended on New York Fashion Week on Sunday, with Olympian Dara Torres hitting the catwalk, Justin Timberlake putting on a runway show and the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Uma Thurman lining the front rows...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
At NY Fashion Week, star power outshines models
The stars descended on New York Fashion Week on Sunday, with Olympian Dara Torres hitting the catwalk, Justin Timberlake putting on a runway show and the likes of Winona Ryder and Christina Ricci lining the front rows...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Bangkok Dangerous reaches No. 1 in slow weekend
The Nicolas Cage action-thriller "Bangkok Dangerous" needed just $7.8 million to take the top spot at the box office in what was the slowest movie weekend in five years, according to studio estimates released Sunday...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Side events bring out celebs in advance of VMAs
Though the MTV Video Music Awards are the main event in town this weekend, some celebrities are satisfied enough with the side activities connected to the extravaganza...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
One More Time Britney returns to MTV VMAs
Another year, another attempted comeback for Britney Spears at the MTV Video Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Yankees lose more ground, falling 5-2 to Mariners
Jose Lopez hit two homers, Ryan Feierabend went from idle to impressive and the Seattle Mariners sent the New York Yankees tumbling into fourth place with a 5-2 victory on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Big Papi homers as Red Sox close gap in AL East
David Ortiz hit his first home run in 20 games, Paul Byrd pitched 6 2-3 scoreless innings to win his fourth straight decision and the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 7-2 Sunday to move within 1 1/2 games of the AL East lead...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Villegas wins BMW Championship
Camilo Villegas has won the BMW Championship, a wire-to-wire victory made possible by three big putts Sunday on the back nine at Bellerive for his first PGA Tour title...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Villegas wins BMW Championship for 1st Tour title
Camilo Villegas has won the BMW Championship, a wire-to-wire victory made possible by three big putts Sunday on the back nine at Bellerive for his first PGA Tour title...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
US government seizes control of mortgage giants
The Bush administration seized control Sunday of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, aiming to stabilize the housing market turmoil that is threatening financial markets and the overall economy...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Palin offers first TV interview to ABC News
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin plans to sit down later this week for her first television interview since John McCain chose her as his running mate more than a week ago...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Desperate Yankees rally past Mariners 7-4
Bobby Abreu homered and drove in three runs, Jason Giambi also connected and the New York Yankees rallied for five runs in the seventh inning to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-4 on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
US Government takes over mortgage giants
The Bush administration seized control Sunday of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, aiming to stabilize the housing market turmoil that is threatening financial markets and the overall economy...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 2008
Ike damages 80 percent of homes on Grand Turk
The Turks and Caicos premier says Hurricane Ike has damaged 80 percent of the homes on Grand Turk island...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Lindsay and Samantha rock the runway crowd
Nobody draws attention like Lindsay Lohan and gal pal Samantha Ronson...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Gators snap 6-game losing streak to Miami, 26-3
Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow was good early and even better late, enough to help No. 5 Florida snap a six-game losing streak against rival Miami...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
No. 15 Arizona State defeats Stanford 41-17
Rudy Carpenter threw for 345 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 15 Arizona State to a 41-17 victory over Stanford on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2008
Hanna rolls into Connecticut with heavy rain
Tropical Storm Hanna rolled into Connecticut on Sunday, bringing heavy rain, wind gusts and oppressive humidity...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Powerful Hurricane Ike looms as trouble for Gulf
Powerful Hurricane Ike rolled down an uncertain path Sunday that may lead to the U.S. Gulf Coast late this week, forcing emergency officials to pay attention and leaving millions of people from Florida to Mexico to wonder where it will eventually strike...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
New England braces for Hannas drenching rains
Southern New England is bracing for drenching rain and gusts near 50 mph as Tropical Storm Hanna runs up the Eastern Seaboard...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
London calling at New York Fashion Week
Designers at New York Fashion week heard London calling _ from 1975...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2008
Cuban-born forecaster leaves emotion outside work
This is where science meets human emotion. This is where a man walks into a room as a scientist, and walks out of it as a son...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
SF Bay area officer, 2 others killed in gun fight
Three people including a police officer are dead after a reported domestic disturbance at a hair salon turned into a gun fight, police in this San Francisco Bay area community said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Rocket fuel experiment by NASA engineer blows up
A retired NASA engineer looking to develop an inexpensive way for people to travel to space might have to go back to the drawing board after one of his experiments exploded Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Once-powerful Pa. senator faces long fraud trial
A longtime power broker in Pennsylvania politics earned nearly $100,000 a year as a state senator, up to $1 million a year as a rainmaking lawyer and millions more from the sale of a family bank...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 2008
Bush Takeover of housing giants critical
President Bush says the historic government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is necessary because of the "unacceptable risk" that they can longer operate soundly...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Redskins coach Zorn bike rides with President Bush
The new head coach of the Washington Redskins is quickly making his way around town...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2008
Killer Ike blasts Bahamas, lashes Cuba
Hurricane Ike roared across low-lying islands and bore down on Cuba, destroying homes, sweeping away boats and bringing more rain to waterlogged communities in Haiti, where it killed 48 more people...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Chavez opponents call state media coverage unfair
In speech after speech, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stares at the television camera and unleashes a hail of colorful insults against his opponents...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Ike blasts Turks and Caicos, floods Haiti again
Ike ripped off roofs, sank boats and blocked the road for aid to reach a flooded Haitian city on Sunday as it roared over the southern Bahamas as a ferocious Category 4 hurricane. The Florida Keys evacuated and Cuba prepared for a direct hit...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2008
Chinas new prosperity fuels fitness craze
Several days a week, Wu Ruiyao hits the gym, where she sweats on a treadmill, tones her abs in a group exercise or stretches under the guidance of a personal trainer...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Hong Kong votes in legislative elections
Hong Kong voters turned out in thinner numbers Sunday for legislative elections that threatened to set back the pro-democracy opposition and its push for greater political freedoms in the Chinese-ruled territory...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
50,000 villagers in flooded India refuse to leave
At least 50,000 people in India have refused to abandon their homes in flood-ravaged northern Indian despite pleas by authorities to evacuate, an official said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 2008
Auto industry to press Congress for $50B in loans
Auto industry allies hope to secure up to $50 billion in government loans this month that would pay to modernize plants and help struggling car makers build more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
London calling at New York Fashion Week
Designers at New York Fashion week heard London calling _ from 1975...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
US re-examines Afghan attack that killed civilians
The U.S. military said Sunday it has "new information" about an American attack that Afghanistan says killed 90 civilians and it is sending a senior military officer to the country to review its initial investigation that concluded no more than seven civilians died...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Side events bring out celebs in advance of VMAs
Though the MTV Video Music Awards are the main event in town this weekend, some celebrities are satisfied enough with the side activities connected to the extravaganza...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
One More Time Britney returns to MTV VMAs
Another year, another attempted comeback for Britney Spears at the MTV Video Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Cuban-born forecaster leaves emotion outside work
This is where science meets human emotion. This is where a man walks into a room as a scientist, and walks out of it as a son...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Torres, Timberlake make splash at NY Fashion Week
The stars descended on New York Fashion Week on Sunday, with Olympian Dara Torres hitting the catwalk, Justin Timberlake putting on a runway show and the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Uma Thurman lining the front rows...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
At NY Fashion Week, star power outshines models
The stars descended on New York Fashion Week on Sunday, with Olympian Dara Torres hitting the catwalk, Justin Timberlake putting on a runway show and the likes of Winona Ryder and Christina Ricci lining the front rows...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Bangkok Dangerous reaches No. 1 in slow weekend
The Nicolas Cage action-thriller "Bangkok Dangerous" needed just $7.8 million to take the top spot at the box office in what was the slowest movie weekend in five years, according to studio estimates released Sunday...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Yankees lose more ground, falling 5-2 to Mariners
Jose Lopez hit two homers, Ryan Feierabend went from idle to impressive and the Seattle Mariners sent the New York Yankees tumbling into fourth place with a 5-2 victory on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Big Papi homers as Red Sox close gap in AL East
David Ortiz hit his first home run in 20 games, Paul Byrd pitched 6 2-3 scoreless innings to win his fourth straight decision and the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 7-2 Sunday to move within 1 1/2 games of the AL East lead...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Palin offers first TV interview to ABC News
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin plans to sit down later this week for her first television interview since John McCain chose her as his running mate more than a week ago...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Powerful Hurricane Ike looms as trouble for Gulf
Powerful Hurricane Ike rolled down an uncertain path Sunday that may lead to the U.S. Gulf Coast late this week, forcing emergency officials to pay attention and leaving millions of people from Florida to Mexico to wonder where it will eventually strike...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
US Government takes over mortgage giants
The Bush administration seized control Sunday of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, aiming to stabilize the housing market turmoil that is threatening financial markets and the overall economy...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
US government seizes control of mortgage giants
The Bush administration seized control Sunday of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, aiming to stabilize the housing market turmoil that is threatening financial markets and the overall economy...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Gators snap 6-game losing streak to Miami, 26-3
Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow was good early and even better late, enough to help No. 5 Florida snap a six-game losing streak against rival Miami...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
No. 15 Arizona State defeats Stanford 41-17
Rudy Carpenter threw for 345 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 15 Arizona State to a 41-17 victory over Stanford on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 2008
Desperate Yankees rally past Mariners 7-4
Bobby Abreu homered and drove in three runs, Jason Giambi also connected and the New York Yankees rallied for five runs in the seventh inning to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-4 on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 2008
Ike damages 80 percent of homes on Grand Turk
The Turks and Caicos premier says Hurricane Ike has damaged 80 percent of the homes on Grand Turk island...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Lindsay and Samantha rock the runway crowd
Nobody draws attention like Lindsay Lohan and gal pal Samantha Ronson...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2008
Another upset East Carolina stuns No. 8 WVU 24-3
Skip Holtz followed his biggest coaching victory at East Carolina with an even more impressive one. Jonathan Williams had two short touchdown runs, quarterback Patrick Pinkney was nearly perfect and the Pirates routed No. 8 West Virginia 24-3 on Saturday for their third straight win over a ranked team...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Another upset as E Carolina stuns No. 8 WVU 24-3
Skip Holtz followed his biggest coaching victory at East Carolina with an even more impressive one. Jonathan Williams had two short touchdown runs, quarterback Patrick Pinkney was nearly perfect and the Pirates routed No. 8 West Virginia 24-3 on Saturday for their third straight win over a ranked team...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Young sprains knee, but Titans D dominates Jags
The Tennessee Titans are just as stingy on defense as they were a year ago. Just ask Jacksonville and David Garrard...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Camilo Villegas takes lead heading into BMW finale
Camilo Villegas gave himself his best chance of winning on the PGA Tour with a 12-foot birdie Sunday morning to complete a 4-under 66 and take a one-shot lead going into the final round of the BMW Championship...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Villegas wins BMW Championship for 1st Tour title
Camilo Villegas has won the BMW Championship, a wire-to-wire victory made possible by three big putts Sunday on the back nine at Bellerive for his first PGA Tour title...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Villegas wins BMW Championship with clutch putts
Camilo Villegas gave golf fans a real reason to pay attention to him _ a trophy...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Villegas wins BMW Championship
Camilo Villegas has won the BMW Championship, a wire-to-wire victory made possible by three big putts Sunday on the back nine at Bellerive for his first PGA Tour title...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Haiti ordeal
Aid workers struggle to provide emergency aid...
BBC News - September 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2008
Ike blasts Turks and Caicos, floods Haiti again
Ike ripped off roofs, sank boats and blocked the road for aid to reach a flooded Haitian city on Sunday as it roared over the southern Bahamas as a ferocious Category 4 hurricane. The Florida Keys evacuated and Cuba prepared for a direct hit...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Iraqi police Roadside bombs wound 14 in Baghdad
A series of roadside bombs wounded at least 14 people Sunday in eastern Baghdad, police said, in a sign of the ongoing security threats despite a sharp reduction of violence in the Iraqi capital...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Hong Kong votes in legislative elections
Hong Kong voters turned out in thinner numbers Sunday for legislative elections that threatened to set back the pro-democracy opposition and its push for greater political freedoms in the Chinese-ruled territory...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
50,000 villagers in flooded India refuse to leave
At least 50,000 people in India have refused to abandon their homes in flood-ravaged northern Indian despite pleas by authorities to evacuate, an official said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Landslides leave 27 dead or missing in Philippines
Two landslides triggered by heavy rains buried more than 20 houses in a remote gold-mining village in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 11 people dead and 16 others missing, officials said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2008
Auto industry to press Congress for $50B in loans
Auto industry allies hope to secure up to $50 billion in government loans this month that would pay to modernize plants and help struggling car makers build more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Carpenter, No. 15 Arizona State top Stanford 41-17
Rudy Carpenter threw for 345 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 15 Arizona State to a 41-17 victory over Stanford on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
One More Time Britney returns to MTV VMAs
Another year, another attempted comeback for Britney Spears at the MTV Video Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Silent screen siren Anita Page dies at 98
Anita Page, an MGM actress who appeared in films with Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford and Buster Keaton during the transition from silent movies to talkies, has died. She was 98...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Lewis Hamilton wins rain-splashed Belgian GP
Lewis Hamilton has won the Belgian Grand Prix in a rain-splashed finish to extend his lead in the championship standings...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
McCoys 4 touchdown passes lead No. 10 Texas
Colt McCoy passed for 282 yards and four touchdowns and No. 10 Texas spoiled the biggest sports party in years in this city with a 42-13 win over Texas El-Paso on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Ike damages 80 percent of homes on Grand Turk
The Turks and Caicos premier says Hurricane Ike has damaged 80 percent of the homes on Grand Turk island...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
federal govt announce takeover of mortgage giants
The Bush administration, acting to avert the potential for major financial turmoil, says the federal government was taking control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Officials announce takeover of mortgage giants
The Bush administration, acting to avert the potential for major financial turmoil, says the federal government was taking control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Lindsay and Samantha rock the runway crowd
Nobody draws attention like Lindsay Lohan and gal pal Samantha Ronson...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Gators snap 6-game losing streak to Miami, 26-3
Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow was good early and even better late, enough to help No. 5 Florida snap a six-game losing streak against rival Miami...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
No. 15 Arizona State defeats Stanford 41-17
Rudy Carpenter threw for 345 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 15 Arizona State to a 41-17 victory over Stanford on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Desperate Yankees rally past Mariners 7-4
Bobby Abreu homered and drove in three runs, Jason Giambi also connected and the New York Yankees rallied for five runs in the seventh inning to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-4 on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2008
Hanna rolls into Connecticut with heavy rain
Tropical Storm Hanna rolled into Connecticut on Sunday, bringing heavy rain, wind gusts and oppressive humidity...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Powerful Hurricane Ike looms as trouble for Gulf
Powerful Hurricane Ike rolled down an uncertain path Sunday that may lead to the U.S. Gulf Coast late this week, forcing emergency officials to pay attention and leaving millions of people from Florida to Mexico to wonder where it will eventually strike...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
New England braces for Hannas drenching rains
Southern New England is bracing for drenching rain and gusts near 50 mph as Tropical Storm Hanna runs up the Eastern Seaboard...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
London calling at New York Fashion Week
Designers at New York Fashion week heard London calling _ from 1975...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2008
SF Bay area officer, 2 others killed in gun fight
Three people including a police officer are dead after a reported domestic disturbance at a hair salon turned into a gun fight, police in this San Francisco Bay area community said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2008
Ike blasts Turks and Caicos, floods Haiti again
Ike ripped off roofs, sank boats and blocked the road for aid to reach a flooded Haitian city on Sunday as it roared over the southern Bahamas as a ferocious Category 4 hurricane. The Florida Keys evacuated and Cuba prepared for a direct hit...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Iraqi police Roadside bombs wound 14 in Baghdad
A series of roadside bombs wounded at least 14 people Sunday in eastern Baghdad, police said, in a sign of the ongoing security threats despite a sharp reduction of violence in the Iraqi capital...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2008
50,000 villagers in flooded India refuse to leave
At least 50,000 people in India have refused to abandon their homes in flood-ravaged northern Indian despite pleas by authorities to evacuate, an official said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Landslides leave 27 dead or missing in Philippines
Two landslides triggered by heavy rains buried more than 20 houses in a remote gold-mining village in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 11 people dead and 16 others missing, officials said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 2008
Auto industry to press Congress for $50B in loans
Auto industry allies hope to secure up to $50 billion in government loans this month that would pay to modernize plants and help struggling car makers build more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
London calling at New York Fashion Week
Designers at New York Fashion week heard London calling _ from 1975...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 2008
Hanna rolls into Connecticut with heavy rain
Tropical Storm Hanna rolled into Connecticut on Sunday, bringing heavy rain, wind gusts and oppressive humidity...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Hong Kong votes in legislative elections
Hong Kong voters turned out in thinner numbers Sunday for legislative elections that threatened to set back the pro-democracy opposition and its push for greater political freedoms in the Chinese-ruled territory...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Silent screen siren Anita Page dies at 98
Anita Page, an MGM actress who appeared in films with Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford and Buster Keaton during the transition from silent movies to talkies, has died. She was 98...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
McCoys 4 touchdown passes lead No. 10 Texas
Colt McCoy passed for 282 yards and four touchdowns and No. 10 Texas spoiled the biggest sports party in years in this city with a 42-13 win over Texas El-Paso on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Carpenter, No. 15 Arizona State top Stanford 41-17
Rudy Carpenter threw for 345 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 15 Arizona State to a 41-17 victory over Stanford on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
One More Time Britney returns to MTV VMAs
Another year, another attempted comeback for Britney Spears at the MTV Video Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Lewis Hamilton wins rain-splashed Belgian GP
Lewis Hamilton has won the Belgian Grand Prix in a rain-splashed finish to extend his lead in the championship standings...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
federal govt announce takeover of mortgage giants
The Bush administration, acting to avert the potential for major financial turmoil, says the federal government was taking control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Officials announce takeover of mortgage giants
The Bush administration, acting to avert the potential for major financial turmoil, says the federal government was taking control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
No. 15 Arizona State defeats Stanford 41-17
Rudy Carpenter threw for 345 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 15 Arizona State to a 41-17 victory over Stanford on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 2008
Powerful Hurricane Ike looms as trouble for Gulf
Powerful Hurricane Ike rolled down an uncertain path Sunday that may lead to the U.S. Gulf Coast late this week, forcing emergency officials to pay attention and leaving millions of people from Florida to Mexico to wonder where it will eventually strike...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Desperate Yankees rally past Mariners 7-4
Bobby Abreu homered and drove in three runs, Jason Giambi also connected and the New York Yankees rallied for five runs in the seventh inning to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-4 on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Ike damages 80 percent of homes on Grand Turk
The Turks and Caicos premier says Hurricane Ike has damaged 80 percent of the homes on Grand Turk island...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 2008
Lindsay and Samantha rock the runway crowd
Nobody draws attention like Lindsay Lohan and gal pal Samantha Ronson...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Gators snap 6-game losing streak to Miami, 26-3
Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow was good early and even better late, enough to help No. 5 Florida snap a six-game losing streak against rival Miami...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 2008
McCains hero aura inoculates him against critics
How dare you say that about John McCain, war hero?...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2008
Another upset East Carolina stuns No. 8 WVU 24-3
Skip Holtz followed his biggest coaching victory at East Carolina with an even more impressive one. Jonathan Williams had two short touchdown runs, quarterback Patrick Pinkney was nearly perfect and the Pirates routed No. 8 West Virginia 24-3 on Saturday for their third straight win over a ranked team...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Another upset as E Carolina stuns No. 8 WVU 24-3
Skip Holtz followed his biggest coaching victory at East Carolina with an even more impressive one. Jonathan Williams had two short touchdown runs, quarterback Patrick Pinkney was nearly perfect and the Pirates routed No. 8 West Virginia 24-3 on Saturday for their third straight win over a ranked team...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Heart sisters' Palin song anger
Rock band Heart object to US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin using their track Barracuda at a rally...
BBC News - September 7, 2008
Official Egypt rock slide toll rises to 31
Egyptian authorities say they have pulled 31 bodies out of the rubble of a Cairo shanty town crushed by massive boulders...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2008
Landslides leave 27 dead or missing in Philippines
Two landslides triggered by heavy rains buried more than 20 houses in a remote gold-mining village in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 11 people dead and 16 others missing, officials said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
Myanmar says no sign of Suu Kyi hunger strike
A Myanmar junta official said Sunday there is "no indication" that detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is on a hunger strike but implied the government has not sent anyone to make sure...
Southern Ledger - September 7, 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...
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