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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 November 2004:
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Troops find Falluja booby-traps
About 10,000 U.S. and 2,000 Iraqi forces began an assault on Falluja Monday aimed at driving insurgents from the city. U.S. forces encountered booby-trapped barricades capable of causing heavy damage. But military officials told CNN's Jane Arraf, embedded with troops, one of the initial goals had been achieved -- clearing a path through defenses in the northern part of the city...
CNN - November 8, 2004
Falluja assault under way
About 10,000 U.S. and more than 2,000 Iraqi forces have begun a push into Falluja as part of an all-out assault aimed at driving insurgents out of the city. about 10,000 U.S. troops and more than 2,000 Iraqis...
CNN - November 8, 2004
U.S. Judge Halts Military Trial of Qaeda Suspect at Guantánamo
A federal judge said that tribunals like the one the suspect is facing are contrary to principles of American justice...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
In Farewell, New Jersey Governor Apologizes for 'Mistakes'
Gov. James E. McGreevey, who resigned after admitting a gay affair, said that he was proud of his accomplishments...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
Microsoft to Pay $536 Million to Novell to Settle Antitrust Dispute
Microsoft agreed to settle antitrust lawsuits with Novell and an industry trade group, marking the end of a decade-long antitrust battle...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
Cuban US dollar ban takes effect
The dollar is no longer legal tender on the Caribbean island as its leader Fidel Castro attempts to resist mounting US pressure...
BBC News - November 8, 2004
Report sums 9/11 compensation
Victims of the September 11 attacks received $38.1 billion in compensation, with insurance companies picking up the largest portion of the tab, according to a study released Monday...
CNN - November 8, 2004
Battle for Falluja begins
U.S. and Iraqi forces have begun a push into Falluja as part of an all-out assault aimed at driving insurgents out of the city. U.S. Army troops have crossed "the line of departure into the northeast sector of Falluja to secure a foothold in the city," military officials said. The U.S. military is calling the assault Operation Phantom Fury...
CNN - November 8, 2004
Back to work
Assured of four more years in office, President Bush returns to the White House after four days pondering his second term at Camp David...
CNN - November 8, 2004
Falluja assault begins
U.S. and Iraqi forces have begun a push into Falluja as part of an all-out assault aimed at driving insurgents out of the city...
CNN - November 8, 2004
News Corporation Limited Tries to Fend Off Liberty Media
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. moved to ward off any hostile bid from Liberty Media with a plan to issue stock options to dilute the stake of any predator...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
Microsoft Settles With Novell and a Trade Group
Microsoft settled with Novell for $536 million. Novell also intends to file a new suit againt Microsoft regrading word-processing software...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
British Telecom to Buy Infonet
British Telecom is buying U.S.-based Infonet Services in a deal that values the company at almost $1 Billion...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
Stocks Narrowly Mixed on Profit Taking
Profit taking after Wall Street's nine-session rally pushed stocks slightly lower Monday even as oil prices continued their downward trend...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
Bush's bipartisan message
President Bush says he will reach out to allies abroad and sceptics at home, in his first broadcast since re-election...
BBC News - November 8, 2004
Laundering suit for spirits firms
Colombia accuses Diageo, Pernod Ricard and other spirits firms of selling to drug networks and thus helping them launder money...
BBC News - November 8, 2004
Poison pill defence for News Corp
Media giant News Corp is planning a defence to block anyone from challenging the Murdoch family's control of the firm...
BBC News - November 8, 2004
France seeks to improve US ties
French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier appeals for an end to "French-bashing" in the US...
BBC News - November 8, 2004
Rebels order Uribe assassination
Farc rebels in Colombia order all units to focus on killing President Uribe, who wants to seek re-election...
BBC News - November 8, 2004
Troops brace for Falluja assault
U.S. warplanes bombed insurgent targets in Falluja as thousands of U.S. Marines and Iraqi soldiers braced for all-out urban combat. Late Sunday, Iraqi soldiers backed by Marines seized the main hospital on the western outskirts of the city. The seizure is seen as the first step in a major push to retake the city from insurgents...
CNN - November 8, 2004
Ivory Coast leader calls for calm
As France prepares for a limited civilian evacuation, Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo appeals for order amid the violence that erupted in the West African nation over the weekend...
CNN - November 8, 2004
Fox News, Media Elite
After a ratings bonanza on Election Night, can Fox News still present itself as the scrappy underdog?...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
GE sells India outsourcing unit
US giant General Electric sells a majority stake in its Indian outsourcing arm for $500m to two private equity firms...
BBC News - November 8, 2004
'Bus' drives Pittsburgh to victory
Jerome Bettis rushes for 149 yards as the Steelers beat Philadelphia to end the NFL's last unbeaten record...
BBC News - November 8, 2004
Supersonics sink Spurs
Seattle secure their first win over San Antonio since 2002 - plus NBA round-up...
BBC News - November 8, 2004
Iraqi commandos seize Falluja hospital
Iraqi troops took control of the main hospital in the besieged city of Falluja, a U.S. pool reporter outside the city said Sunday. The operation marks the start of the planned offensive to retake the city, Pentagon officials said, but it remains unclear when the main assault on the city will begin. Earlier, Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi declared a 60-day state of emergency...
CNN - November 8, 2004
France begins Ivory Coast pullout
The French government says it is dispatching three planes to evacuate at least 100 people, including many French citizens, who have been trapped in Abidjan at the airport since violence broke out over the weekend. But there are no plans to evacuate any of the rest of the 15,000 French in the Ivory Coast...
CNN - November 8, 2004
Conservative leader targets Specter
The head of a leading conservative group said Sunday that Sen. Arlen Specter "is a big-time problem" and that his quest to serve as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee "must be derailed."...
CNN - November 8, 2004
President Feels Emboldened, Not Accidental, After Victory
President Bush is reveling in winning the popular vote and feels he can no longer be considered a one-term accident of history...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
Guantánamo Prisoners Getting Their Day, but Hardly in Court
Each day, detainees in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, argue before anonymous military officers that they should not be there. The hearings have come under heavy criticism...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
Early Target of Offensive Is a Hospital
American Special Forces and Iraqi troops seized a hospital considered a refuge for insurgents and a center of propaganda...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
Music Channels Move Into Video and Messages Meant for You
The cable programming company Music Choice plans to display commercials that are selected for each user based on behavior...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
Fed Expected to Stay the Course for Now
Fed officials have left no doubt that they will raise short-term rates by a quarter point, to 2 percent, but they are still keeping their options open for December and next year...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
Big Tax Plans, Big Tax Risks
Reforming the tax system is more politically risky and economically complex than the president let on during the campaign...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
Upside to a Dollar That's Falling
THE stock market is rising, but the dollar is falling. And the decline of the dollar is more likely to continue than the rally of the stock market...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
Can General Motors Design a Better Future?
Style and design are not the only issues filling the days of Robert A. Lutz. Increasingly, much of his attention has been focused on the cost side...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
Taxes and Consequences: The Second Term Begins
A look at some of the initiatives that President Bush is likely to push in his second term, and the unanswered questions that go with them...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
It's Cleanup Time at Citi
Charles O. Prince, the chief executive of Citigroup, is on a campaign to revamp the banking giant's culture after a financial scandal in Japan tainted its reputation...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
There Really Is No Business Like Show Business
Michael S. Ovitz, the disgraced former president of Walt Disney, last week told his side of the story about his controversial tenure at the company in the mid-1990's...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
Microsoft Seeks Video Game Winner With Halo 2
The anticipated release of Halo 2 is the latest and perhaps the best indication of how the blockbuster mentality of Hollywood has pervaded the videogame industry...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
S.E.C. Is Said to Examine Stock Pricing by Big Brokers
The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking at brokerage firms suspected of failing to get customers the best stock prices, people briefed on the inquiry said...
New York Times - November 8, 2004
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