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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 Octomber 2006:
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As Price Slips, OPEC Moves Toward Cutting Output
A consensus among OPEC members began to form over the weekend about cuts in oil production to help stem the recent decline in price...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Kramnik Hits Back at Topalov in Chess Challenge
One day after suffering a devastating loss that left him trailing in the world chess championship for the first time, Vladimir Kramnik struck back today by beating Veselin Topalov in Game 10...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Conservatives Fear Foley Scandal Will Cost Votes
Some conservatives said they expected the Congressional page scandal to prove costly for Republicans in November...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
China and Japan See Relations Improving
Shinzo Abe, the new Japanese prime minister, devoted his first overseas trip to mending ties with Asian neighbors...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Iran Arrests Opposition Cleric and Followers
A senior cleric who opposes clerical rule of Iran and a number of his followers were arrested following clashes with riot police...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Baker Sees Iraq Panel Departing From Bush Strategy
The G.O.P. co-chairman of a bipartisan commission assessing Iraq said he expected to depart from calls to “stay the course.”...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
China, Japan leaders warn N. Korea
Japan and China agreed that a North Korea nuclear test "cannot be tolerated" and that Pyongyang should return unconditionally to six-party negotiations on its nuclear programs, the Japanese prime minister said after fence-mending talks in Beijing...
CNN - October 8, 2006
Fall Heroes to Fall Guys: There Will Be Fallout
The excitement of April has again turned to confusion in October. For many prominent Yankees, time may be up...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Foley Case Upsets Tough Balance of Capitol Hill’s Gay Republicans
Since Representative Mark Foley resigned, gay Republicans in Washington have been under what one describes as “siege and suspicion.”...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Cricket: Windies victorious
Holders West Indies beat Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the Champions Trophy after skittling them for 85...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
BP told to testify over explosion
A US judge tells BP head John Browne to testify over the firm's Texas refinery explosion that killed 15 and injured many more...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
NK 'may drop test if U.S. talks'
North Korea informed China it may drop its plan to test its first atomic bomb if the United States holds bilateral talks with the communist country, a former South Korean lawmaker said Sunday...
CNN - October 8, 2006
Hu hails Japan PM visit
Chinese President Hu Jintao says the visit by new Japanese PM Shinzo Abe marks a "positive turn" in relations. Abe flew to China on Sunday in an attempt to mend tattered ties between the Asian giants and discuss North Korea's threats to conduct a nuclear test...
CNN - October 8, 2006
Senate Debate in New Jersey: War of Words
For most of their one-hour debate in their United States Senate race, Senator Robert Menendez and State Senator Thomas H. Kean Jr. attacked each other relentlessly, often with their voices rising...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Foley Case Upsets Gay Republicans’ Tough Balance
The Mark Foley scandal has put gay staff members and others under what one describes as “siege and suspicion.”...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Airbus Denies Reports That Chief Executive Has Offered to Resign
The turmoil comes just days after its new chief presented a rescue plan intended to turn the plane manufacturer around...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Tigers pip Yankees in play-offs
The Detroit Tigers shock the New York Yankees 8-3 to clinch the American League play-offs...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Star Trek sale stuns auctioneers
A model of the Starship Enterprise sells for more than £300,000 at Christie's in New York...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
US cinemas reject President film
Two US cinema chains will not screen a film portraying the fictional assassination of President George W Bush...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Schwarzenegger defends record
Arnold Schwarzenegger takes part in a live TV debate with his challenger for the job of governor of California...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
A year on, Balakot teeters on edge
An estimated 73,000 people were killed in the October 8, 2005, Pakistani earthquake. The town of Balakot was one of the worst-hit places, where one in 10 of some 20,000 residents were killed, with thousands more injured. Today, the residents of Balakot, which lies on a major fault line, are forced to make a decision: to stay or go...
CNN - October 8, 2006
DataBank: Three Records for the Dow Industrials
The Dow Jones industrial average surged to a record on Tuesday, broke it on Wednesday and edged even higher on Thursday...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Market Week: How Long Will the Dow’s Party Last?
Last Tuesday, the Dow finally surpassed its 2000 peak, closing at 11,727.34. And this week, traders will look for clues about its future direction...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
[TS] Gretchen Morgenson: Fidelity, Staunch Defender of the Status Quo
Data for the 12 months ended June 30 show that Fidelity likes things just the way they are: cozy, with no apple carts tipped...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
The Boss: Applied Psychology
Debora J. Wilson, president of the Weather Channel, enrolled in college as a psychology major, but switched to business administration...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
The Goods: A Tempest in a Hand Dryer
The Dyson Airblade, a dryer that uses high-speed jets in lieu of heat. These jets blow at about 400 miles an hour...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Off the Shelf: The Season of the Sage
Authors are in an annual competition for the eyes of the busy executive...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Suits: Is That a Bouquet Inside That Buick?
Like many busy Americans, Martha Stewart has a to-do list. The list, by the way, includes becoming a grandmother and rebuilding relationships...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
The Count: A Shrinking Government? Not Just Yet
Surely, with a shrink-the-government Congress in control, Congress would tighten its own purse strings, wouldn’t it? Well, no...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Armchair M.B.A.: Paying for Performance, but Not Share Price
What if chief executives' salaries a were tied to their companies' long-term fortunes?...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Novelties: A Flowing Compromise With a Nod to Elegance
A new luxury pen designed to combine the free-flowing ease of ink with the convenience of a ball tip that works on multiple forms...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Economic View: Raise the Gasoline Tax? Funny, It Doesn’t Sound Republican
For nearly two decades, Alan Greenspan was hardly a proponent of raising taxes on energy to encourage conservation. Until now...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Square Feet | Interview: A Dollars-and-Cents Man With a Green Philosophy
Being a friend of the environment can pay off in the long run for builders...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Dealbook: A New Pension Game
Some retirement funds are quietly beginning to plow billions of dollars of little old ladies’ pensions into supersized takeover deals...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
A Bet on Ethanol, With a Convert at the Helm
Only in the last few years has this clear, colorless fuel — a form of ethyl alcohol — finally begun to catch on...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Under New Management: How Office Politics and Real Politics Can Mix
It’s election season again — but you wouldn’t know it in many offices...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
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