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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 November 2005:
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France begins state of emergency
As midnight passes in France a government-declared state of emergency begins, triggering curfews in cities and towns after 12 days of the worst civil unrest the nation has seen in decades...
CNN - November 8, 2005
Tight races in Virginia, New Jersey
Voters in Virginia and New Jersey went to the polls Tuesday to pick new governors, and Californians were giving their verdict on four ballot measures that have become a major political test for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger...
CNN - November 8, 2005
G.O.P. Leaders Seek Inquiry on Leaks of Government Secrets
Lawmakers were told to find out who told journalists about secret U.S. prisons overseas holding terror suspects...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Detroit Mayor Fights for His Job
Kwame M. Kilpatrick, who voted with his wife today, above, faces a formidable challenge from Freman Hendrix, a former deputy mayor...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Owens Makes Public Apology to Eagles
In an effort to win back his job with the Philadelphia Eagles, the receiver Terrell Owens apologized this afternoon to the team, the coach, the owner and the fans...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Another Lawyer in Hussein's Trial Is Slain by Gunmen
Insurgents opened fire today on two lawyers who are representing Saddam Hussein's co-defendants, killing one of them...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
UN extends Iraq troops mandate
The United Nations extends the mandate of the US-led multinational forces in Iraq for another year...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
New York bank settles fraud case
The oldest bank in the US, the Bank of New York, pays $38m (£21m) over fraud and money laundering investigations...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Evolution suffers Kansas setback
The US state of Kansas approves science standards for schools that cast doubt on the theory of evolution...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Saddam co-defendant lawyer killed
Gunmen have shot and killed a lawyer for one of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants, Iraqi police say. Adil Muhammed was killed while traveling in a car in Baghdad...
CNN - November 8, 2005
Protesters greet China's Hu
Rights protesters and Tibetan activists jeer Chinese President Hu Jintao as he arrives at Buckingham Palace for a state visit to Britain...
CNN - November 8, 2005
Nervous Election Day
U.S. Sen. Jon Corzine acknowledged a little nervousness as he voted Tuesday in his race for governor of New Jersey, one of several contests being closely monitored for evidence of how the GOP's recent struggles are influencing voters...
CNN - November 8, 2005
Harsh Campaign Over, New Jerseyans Vote for Governor
The rugged and well-financed contest for New Jersey's governorship still appeared close this morning as voters headed to the polls to choose between the two wealthy candidates, United States Senator Jon S. Corzine and Douglas R. Forrester...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Campaign Over, Voters Take Center Stage in N.Y. Race
A poll showed Mayor Bloomberg had a 38 point lead over Fernando Ferrer, a margin that would set a record...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
U.S. and China Agree on Import Quotas for Textiles
The deal raised the volumes of clothing that the United States would accept from China when compared with previous arrangements...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Largest Luxury Maker of Homes Cuts Forecast
Toll Brothers said that the era of soaring home prices might have ended and that price growth appeared to be reverting to more historical patterns...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Blockbuster steps up cost cutting
Blockbuster sees its shares rise more than 7% after investors welcome its ongoing cost-cutting measures...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
All go for giant comms satellite
Inmarsat-4 F2, one of the largest communications satellites ever built, is launched from a floating pad...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Cruise drops sister as publicist
Tom Cruise hires a new publicist after a summer that saw him beset by negative publicity...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
US voters choosing local leaders
New York and other US cities elect new leaders in polls that may indicate mid-term voting intentions...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Venezuelan baseball star arrested
The Venezuelan pitcher Ugueth Urbina, of the Philadelphia Phillies, is arrested on a charge of attempted murder...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Schwarzenegger plans in poll test
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger asks voters to back a series of his reform measures in a referendum...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Fujimori is refused bail in Chile
Ex-Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is refused bail by a Chilean judge, as Peru seeks his extradition...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
France extends anti-riot powers
The French Cabinet approves emergency measures giving police more powers and allowing local officials to impose curfews in communities at risk of rioting after the nation endured a 12th night of unrest...
CNN - November 8, 2005
Polls open for election day
Two nasty races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey will be decided Tuesday after candidates made last-minute blitzes and brought in political heavy-hitters to help big money campaigns...
CNN - November 8, 2005
Down for the Count
Ducks do it. Iguanas, too. Peering into animals' brains for clues to why they, and humans, sleep...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
US and China sign textiles deal
The US and China sign a textile trade deal ending months of argument over Chinese exports...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Guantanamo detainees charged
Five prisoners are charged with crimes including murder at the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Bush ends tour in Panama
President Bush visits Panama at the end of a regional tour and pledges support for a plan to widen the canal...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Fujimori awaits court decision
Ex-Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori applies for bail in Chile, while Peru seeks his extradition...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Haiti election supervisors 'quit'
The members of a committee set up to improve the organisation of Haiti's polls are reported to have resigned...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Suspects planning 'violent jihad'
Australian prosecutors have begun outlining what they say were planned attacks against citizens after police arrested 17 people on terrorism charges Tuesday in the nation's two largest cities. Those arrested included a Muslim cleric accused of masterminding a cell dedicated to "violent jihad."...
CNN - November 8, 2005
Sonic weapon hit pirates
The crew of a cruise ship attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia used a sonic weapon to help ward off the marauders, the Miami-based Seabourn Cruise Line said Monday. The device blasts earsplitting noise in a directed beam. Passengers say the pirates grinned as they wielded grenade-launchers and machine guns...
CNN - November 8, 2005
Bush campaigns in Virginia
President Bush took a detour to Virginia on his way back from Latin America Monday to try to give Republican Jerry Kilgore an election-eve boost in his deadlocked race for governor...
CNN - November 8, 2005
Pentagon Plans Tighter Control of Interrogation
A new policy directive will allow the Army to issue field regulations intended to tighten controls over interrogations...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
New Orleans Is Still Grappling With the Basics of Rebuilding
More than two months after the storm, New Orleans has shaken the shock of its collapse and has begun to draw breath again...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
What Polls? Mayoral Rivals Run Right to the End
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his challenger, Fernando Ferrer, spent election eve in sync with it's-not-over-yet messages...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
To Save Endangered Butterfly, Become a Butterfly
A man in an ultralight plane followed the monarch migration from Montreal to Mexico to call attention to the insect's precarious situation...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
5 Cases of Polio in Amish Group Raise New Fears
Polio is stealing through a tiny Amish community in central Minnesota, spreading from an 8-month-old girl to four children...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Advertising: The Grandchildren of 'The Golden Girls'
The Lifetime cable channel is using the success of its syndicated comedy, "The Golden Girls," to create an elaborate wireless and online promotional campaign...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Addenda: The Jolly Green Giant Makes a Comeback
The Jolly Green Giant...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Drop in Auto Sales Helps Cut Borrowing
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New York Times - November 8, 2005
Sounding Off: The Embattled Swipe-Card Hotel Key
The magnetic hotel room key, one of the lodging industry's most popular but controversial creations, is losing some of its attraction...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Bonne Bell Eckert, 82, Cosmetics Executive, Is Dead
CLEVELAND, Nov. 7 (AP) - Bonne Bell Eckert, retired chairwoman of Bonne Bell Cosmetics, which her father named for her when she was 4, died on Thursday at her home in Rocky River, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. She was 82...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Memo Pad: Green Light for Security Card
GREEN LIGHT FOR SECURITY CARD Private security companies should be introducing so-called Registered Traveler checkpoint-expediting systems within six months at as many as 40 of the largest domestic airports, according to Steven Brill, the founder of the only company that is currently operating such a system...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
On the Road: Fliers Already Peg 2005 as the Year of Gritted Teeth
FREQUENT fliers' reviews of air travel in 2005 are in. They are not good...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Near-Instant Pay Reruns Set for Shows on NBC and CBS
The networks said they would sell reruns of their top new shows within hours of their broadcast for 99 cents an episode through video-on-demand services...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Hot Off the Shelves
Retailers have just begun to recognize that well-organized groups of shoplifters are their top enemy, and they are now coordinating efforts to combat them...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Qualcomm Sues Nokia Over Patents
Qualcomm accused Nokia of infringing a dozen patents related to G.S.M., a cellphone standard that is used in two out of three handsets worldwide...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Civil Suit Over Tax Shelter Is Delayed for Criminal Case
A federal judge yesterday delayed a civil lawsuit over a questionable tax shelter used by dozens of top executives until a criminal tax shelter case in Manhattan goes to trial next fall...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
El Paso Posts Wider Loss
HOUSTON, Nov. 7 (AP) - The El Paso Corporation, the nation's largest natural gas pipeline company, posted a wider third-quarter loss on Monday because of high oil and gas prices and one-time charges related to a power plant...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Critics Press Companies on Internet Rights Issues
A statement urging freedom of expression was an indication of tensions between human rights advocates and companies doing business in countries with repressive regimes...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Stern Is Suspended for Promoting Move
Howard Stern was suspended for one day by his radio network after promoting his move to satellite radio on his regular program...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Newspaper Daily Circulation Down 2.6%
Newspaper circulation fell 2.6 percent in the six-month period that ended in September, more than in any comparable six-month period since 1991...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Microsoft Updates Business Database Program
Microsoft released the first of a series of major updates to its core technologies that it plans to introduce in the next year...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Computer Associates to Reduce Role in Unit
Computer Associates said that it would divest itself of a majority stake in its Ingres open-source database unit to focus on growth areas like security and storage...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Deal Brings an End to NBC-Paxson Feud
A protracted negotiation will result in the departure of Paxson's chairman and an opportunity for NBC Universal to develop a partnership to control the company...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
VNU Reconsidering Deal
The Dutch media company VNU is considering scrapping its planned acquisition of the American health care data provider IMS Health because of opposition from VNU shareholders...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
A Magazine for Moms Trying to Stay Stylish After the Baby
Condé Nast's Cookie magazine is betting that mothers are eager to reclaim a sense of self as they face years of SpaghettiO-streaked outfits...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Owner of Independence Air Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
The low-fare airline, which struggled with high fuel prices and stiff competition, said that it would try to sell itself within 60 days...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Shares Rally on Technology Deals and Declining Oil Prices
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
India and China Take On the World and Each Other
Companies in the two largest emerging economies in the world are beginning to hunt intensively for business in each other's markets...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
In Hong Kong, a Jail Sentence for Online File-Sharing
An man was sentenced to three months in jail for using an Internet file-sharing system to make three Hollywood movies available for others to download free...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Ex-Marsh Chief Gets Reinsurance License
By Reuters...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Yahoo Tightens Control in Europe and Asia
Yahoo is buying the remaining shares of its British, German, French and South Korean units to reduce its dependence on the U.S. market...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Grokster Calls It Quits on Sharing Music Files
The developer of file-swapping software said that it would halt distribution as part of a landmark settlement with the recording industry and Hollywood studios...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
MARKET PLACE: Optimism on Wall Street Over Size of Bonuses
Bonus season is approaching on Wall Street, and investment bankers, the financial experts who arrange mergers and acquisitions, are expected to be first in line...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Guidant Sues Johnson & Johnson for Completion of Merger
Johnson & Johnson contends that the deal for Guidant is now void because of Guidant's financial and legal problems...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
A Pension Rule, Sometimes Murky, Is Under Pressure
The board that writes the accounting rules for American business will decide this week whether to go ahead with plans to change the way pension accounting is done...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Time to Open the Kabul Branch?
Some corporate executives say they feel comfortable in Afghanistan's capital, pointing to huge opportunities for foreign businesses small and large...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Fujimori extradition sought
Ex-President Alberto Fujimori, who is wanted in Peru, applies for bail in Chile where he was arrested on Sunday...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
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