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Will Smith voted 2008s top moneymaking movie star
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Intel will miss its already-lowered 4Q targets
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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LG shows off Dick Tracy wristwatch phone
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Israeli strikes, Hamas rockets resume after pause
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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US supports Egyptian-French initiative on Gaza
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Gaza fighting rages despite cease-fire proposal
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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US News Archive for Octomber 2004:
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Bush, Kerry set for debate
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry meet today in their second debate amid more troubling news on Iraq, and as a new poll shows a shift toward the Democratic challenger. Only the debate's moderator and the people chosen to ask questions know the topics for the 90-minute town-hall session at Washington University...
CNN - October 8, 2004
Family: Bigley killed in Iraq
The family of Ken Bigley, the British engineer who was taken hostage in Iraq three weeks ago, has confirmed he has been killed. Earlier, a video viewed by Reuters news agency showed the beheading of a man identified as Bigley...
CNN - October 8, 2004
Debate spotlights Missouri
An election afterthought a few weeks ago, Friday night's debate in St. Louis and a tightening race nationwide have focused fresh attention on Missouri...
CNN - October 8, 2004
The debates roll on
A lackluster unemployment report and fresh questions about Iraq frame the second presidential debate. CNN's special live coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET...
CNN - October 8, 2004
House Approves 9/11 Bill on Intelligence Reorganization
The action puts the representatives on a collision course with the Senate in the waning hours of the congressional session...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
The Red Sox Are Passing Baseball's Chemistry Test
As Boston aims for a first-round playoff sweep over the Anaheim Angels on Friday at Fenway, the Red Sox are positively giddy...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
Ahead of Debate, Jobs Report Casts Doubt on Economic Gains
Employment growth slowed again last month, falling far short of expectations, according to a U.S. report released today...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
Oracle May Lower Its PeopleSoft Bid
Lawrence Ellison, Oracle's chief executive, said the company could lower the $21-a-share bid Oracle is offering for rival PeopleSoft...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
Oil Ends Above $53 on Supply Worries
Oil prices held near record highs today even though oil unions in OPEC member Nigeria said a two-day wildcat strike would pass without any impact on exports...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
Dell warns on fire-risk laptops
Computer giant Dell is recalling 4.4 million laptop power adapters in response to worries that they could dangerously overheat...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Judge dismisses Hollinger case
A US judge has dismissed the $1.25bn racketeering case against media tycoon Lord Black brought by Hollinger International...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Death plot Briton jailed in US
A British mercenary who conspired to buy a fighter jet as part of a plot to kill a Colombian drugs baron is jailed...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Reporter holds firm in leak case
A US reporter who faces jail for refusing to testify on the exposure of a CIA officer says she is still reluctant to disclose her source...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Canada court debates gay unions
Canada's Supreme Court hears arguments for and against the extension of same-sex weddings across the country...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Bush, Kerry set for debate
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry meet today in a debate rematch as a new poll shows a shift toward the Democratic challenger and amid more troubling news on Iraq. Only the debate's moderator and the people chosen to ask questions know the topics for the 90-minute town-hall session at Washington University...
CNN - October 8, 2004
Report: Video shows Bigley killing
A video viewed by Reuters news agency shows the beheading of a man identified as British hostage Kenneth Bigley. The news comes despite a masssive international effort to try to secure his freedom...
CNN - October 8, 2004
Martha reports to prison
Martha Stewart reported to prison in West Virginia early Friday morning to begin serving a five-month prison term for lying to investigators about a stock trade, according to sources on the scene...
CNN - October 8, 2004
Setting the stage
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry meet Friday in a debate rematch as a new poll shows a shift toward the Democratic challenger and amid more troubling news on Iraq. CNN plans live coverage beginning at 7 p.m. ET...
CNN - October 8, 2004
Kenyan Environmentalist Wins Nobel Prize for Peace
Wangari Maathai started an movement that has planted 30 million trees in Africa and also has campaigned for women's rights...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
New Breed of Cat: Clones to Make Debut at Annual Show
The annual cat show at Madison Square Garden, which begins on Friday, will include cloned kittens for the first time...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
U.S. Added 96,000 Jobs in September, Fewer Than Expected
The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.4 percent. The figures are expected to sharpen a presidential debate set for tonight...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
Martha Stewart Reports to Prison
Martha Stewart beat the news media trailing her every move at their own game today by announcing herself that she had checked into prison in West Virginia...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
General Electric Posts Higher 3rd-Quarter Profit
The results matched the consensus estimate of 38 cents per share with health care and transportation among the businesses with a jump in orders...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
Crude Oil Retreats From $53 Threshold
Oil retreated in Asian trade today, but players in the market remained edgy about tight supplies heading into North America's winter heating season...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
Krispy Kreme Says S.E.C. Steps Up Its Probe
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts today said it has been informed by the S.E.C. that the agency's investigation of the company has become a formal probe...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
US jobs growth slows in September
The US created 96,000 jobs in September, a slowdown from the previous month, in the last major figures before November's election...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Cuban wife's campaign succeeds
Cuban authorities transfer a jailed dissident to hospital after a rare public protest by his wife...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Cubs punish Sosa
The Chicago Cubs fine Sammy Sosa $87,400 for leaving the team's last game of the season early...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
At least 26 killed as bombs rock Red Sea resorts
Following the bombings of three Egyptian resorts popular with vacationing Israelis -- attacks that killed at least 26 people -- a top Israeli official today said al Qaeda is most likely to blame. At least 39 people are missing. An Israeli source said the most powerful blast was caused by an explosives-packed truck that crashed into the lobby of the Hilton Hotel at Taba, a Red Sea resort just across Egypt's border with Israel...
CNN - October 8, 2004
Bombs rock Red Sea resorts
Following the bombings of three Egyptian resorts popular with vacationing Israelis -- attacks that killed at least 24 people -- a top Israeli official today said al Qaeda is most likely to blame. At least 30 people are still missing...
CNN - October 8, 2004
Reporter for Times Is Facing Jail Time
A reporter for The New York Times was held in contempt of court for refusing to name her sources to prosecutors investigating the leak of the identity of a covert C.I.A. agent...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
Campaign week at-a-glance
Who's ahead, pictures, gaffes and quotes: what you need to know about the US election this week...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Oil prices ease in Asian trade
US crude prices fall back from Thursday's $53-a-barrel high overnight in Asia, but concerns over tight supplies persist...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Cheney debate helps Bush ticket
Dick Cheney helped stop the shift in momentum to John Kerry in his closely fought debate with John Edwards, says the BBC's Michael Buchanan...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Candidates seek jobs boost
As the campaign for the White House focuses on the US economy, President Bush and Senator Kerry both hope to win the battle over jobs...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Will the poll affect foreign policy?
BBC News Online looks at how US relations with Iraq may be affected by the outcome of the presidential election...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Iraq WMD report enters political fray
With the release of the report on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program, Republicans and Democrats used its conclusions Thursday to bolster their positions on the Iraq war...
CNN - October 8, 2004
Triple blasts rock Israeli vacation spots
About 40 people are dead after three bomb attacks rocked Egyptian resort areas where Israelis were vacationing during a Jewish holiday Thursday. Israeli media reported at least 36 people killed and dozens injured when a car bomb ripped through the Hilton Hotel at Taba, a Red Sea resort just across the border with Israel. Several others died in smaller explosions about two hours later at a camping area south of Taba and in the town of Nuweiba...
CNN - October 8, 2004
Egyptian resorts rocked by blasts
Three bomb blasts have rocked Egyptian resorts where Israelis were vacationing during Jewish holidays, killing about 40 people and wounding more than 100...
CNN - October 8, 2004
Arms Report Spurs Bitter Bush-Kerry Exchange
The candidates engaged in a long-distance debate about a report by the C.I.A.'s top weapons inspector that Saddam Hussein had no stockpiles of illicit weapons...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
Reporter for Times, Silent Over Sources, Is Facing Jail Time
A federal judge held a reporter for The New York Times in contempt of court for refusing to name her sources to prosecutors investigating the leak of the identity of a covert C.I.A. agent...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
KPMG Units Agree to Pay to Settle Malpractice Suits
The American and Belgian arms of KPMG International have agreed to pay $115 million to settle claims of accounting malpractice...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
As Stewart Enters Prison, Her Company Refurbishes
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia is focused both on life without Ms. Stewart and on life once she returns...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
With Oil Prices Up, It Could Be a Long Winter
This winter, rising oil prices will translate into higher heating bills for households...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
More Job Cuts Set by AT&T; Total to Hit 20% of Staff
The company said most cuts would come in its network operations division, where work has become increasingly automated, and in the customer service group...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
Airline Workers See Their Security Quickly Vanish
Employees at US Airways, Delta and United are facing the stark realization that the security they hoped their jobs would provide is being taken away...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
AT&T to cut a further 7,000 jobs
US telecoms giant AT& T has announced that it plans to cut its workforce by 20% this year, axing a further 7,000 jobs...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Braves tie series with Astros
Atlanta Braves clinch a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros to tie their National
League Divisional Series 1-1...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Colombia fighters in 'peace move'
Colombia's right-wing paramilitary group, the AUC, promises to demobilise 3,000 fighters by the end of 2004...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Canada PM averts crisis vote
Canada's cabinet narrowly avoids a confidence vote that threatened to unseat the prime minister...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
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