|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Rwanda protocol chief says shell prove innocence
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Lame-duck US, Israeli leaders to meet a final time
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Nepals Buddha boy returns to jungle to meditate
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Kanye Wests new album to debut on MySpace Music
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Hollywood actors guild to seek strike
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
US News Archive for December 2005:
|
 |
U.S. may cut back Iraq troops
The U.S. military may reduce the number of troops in Iraq after next week's parliamentary elections there, but some of those troops were slated to come home earlier. Meanwhile, others who have not arrived yet in Iraq may get to stay put, a Pentagon source has said...
CNN - December 8, 2005
U.S. may reduce troops after Iraq elections
The military may reduce the number of U.S. troops in Iraq after next week's parliamentary elections. Some of the troops that may be sent home are on extended tours to help with increased election security...
CNN - December 8, 2005
Patriot Act deal faces early opposition
Congressional leaders reached a deal Thursday to extend key provisions of the Patriot Act, the government's premier anti-terrorism law. Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter said the compromise was "not a perfect bill but a good bill." However, prominent Democratic senators said they opposed the compromise, and one threatened a veto...
CNN - December 8, 2005
House Votes to Extend $56 Billion in Tax Cuts for 5 Years
The biggest provision in the bill would extend President Bush's 2001 tax cut for stock dividends and capital gains for two years...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Alec Baldwin Going 'Live' a 12th Time
The actor's latest appearance on "Saturday Night Live" places him in rarefied comedic company...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
House-Senate Panel Reaches Agreement on Patriot Act
The accord was reached after arduous negotiations about two of the law's most controversial provisions...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
IMF approves $4.8bn debt relief
The International Monetary Fund agrees to write off $4.8bn worth of debts owed by the world's poorest nations...
BBC News - December 8, 2005
Greenland glacier races to ocean
Scientists monitor what they believe may be the fastest moving glacier on the planet...
BBC News - December 8, 2005
US police spoof film sparks row
Up to 20 San Francisco police officers face disciplinary action over a video with sexist and racist content...
BBC News - December 8, 2005
Wife 'bid to stop shot passenger'
Witnesses aboard an American Airlines jetliner say the wife of a passenger who announced he was carrying a bomb pursued him, saying he was mentally ill, just before federal marshals shot and killed him. Neighbors of hardware store worker Rigoberto Alpizar said he was a "nice guy."...
CNN - December 8, 2005
Baghdad bomber on bus kills 30
A suicide bomber on a bus in Baghdad kills at least 30 people and wounds 25 others in Baghdad Thursday, police say. Meanwhile, efforts continue to free four Christian Aid workers held hostage in Iraq as the kidnappers extend their deadline...
CNN - December 8, 2005
Deal reached to extend Patriot Act
Congressional leaders reached a deal Thursday to extend key provisions of the Patriot Act, the government's premier anti-terrorism law. Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter said the compromise was "not a perfect bill but a good bill."...
CNN - December 8, 2005
Mariah Carey and 2 Others Lead Grammy Nods
The rapper, producer and songwriter Kanye West and the singer and songwriter John Legend also received eight nominations each...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
White House Says Air Marshals Acted Properly in Shooting
The shooting took place after a passenger in Miami claimed he had a bomb and ran from an aircraft, officials said...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Army Hires McCann Erickson as Agency for Recruitment Ads
The agency that made MasterCard synonymous with "Priceless" is about to undertake one of the most challenging assignments in advertising...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Market Place: Owners Vote. Will a Board Take Notice?
The owners of Saks Inc. will express their pleasure - or dismay - with the company's executives and directors Thursday at the annual stockholders' meeting...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Chavez opponents' tough times
Opposition parties in Venezuela face a bleak future as Chavez makes sweeping election gains...
BBC News - December 8, 2005
Peru and US in free trade deal
The US and Peru reach agreement on a free trade deal which will give US firms more access to its market...
BBC News - December 8, 2005
Clemency is Crips founder's last hope
Lawyers for Stanley Tookie Williams are preparing to ask California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to spare the life of the Crips gang co-founder, who is scheduled to be executed December 13. "I'm not going to this hearing with hope. I'm going to this hearing frightened to death," defense attorney Peter Fleming Jr. said. "If we fail as counsel, a man dies."...
CNN - December 8, 2005
30 dead in Baghdad bus attack
A suicide bomber kills at least 30 people and wounds 25 others on a bus in Baghdad Thursday, police say. Meanwhile efforts continue to free four Christian Aid workers held hostage in Iraq as the kidnappers extend their deadline...
CNN - December 8, 2005
Pagegiai Journal: For Europe's Sake, Spotting Moonshine Among Swans
Smuggling has skyrocketed since Lithuania joined the European Union in May 2004, expanding the union's external borders to Russia and Belarus...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Bank of Japan Sees End to Deflation
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Small Business: Cost of Fuel Moves to Top of Worry List
Soaring energy prices after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck small businesses across the board: from gasoline to power their vehicles to natural gas for heat...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Army Hires McCann Erickson as Agency for Recruitment Ads
The agency that made MasterCard synonymous with...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
House Votes to Extend Terrorism Insurance Aid
The House of Representatives voted in favor of extending a federal program that guarantees that the government will cover some losses from terrorist attacks...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Economic Scene: Job Satisfaction Is Not Just a Matter of Dollars
Self-reported job satisfaction reflects two main factors: the feelings workers experience while actually on the job and a judgment about their employment situation...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
South American Trade Bloc Moves to Admit Venezuela
Presidents and ministers from Mercosur, South America's biggest trade bloc, will meet Thursday and Friday to begin the process of granting membership to Venezuela...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
U.S. and Peru Accord
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Guidant mulling new takeover bid
Guidant, the US heart care firm that is the target of two takeover bids, says it will consider the latest offer...
BBC News - December 8, 2005
NFL: Lewis blow for Ravens
Baltimore linebacker Ray Lewis will have surgery on his torn hamstring and miss the rest of the NFL season...
BBC News - December 8, 2005
US mayor ousted over scandal
A US mayor is recalled by voters after allegations that he offered young men jobs in exchange for sex...
BBC News - December 8, 2005
Painkiller liver failure warning
Paracetamol has emerged in the US as the leading cause of liver failure, according to scientists...
BBC News - December 8, 2005
Tennis: Agassi doubt for Open
Andre Agassi is worried a lingering ankle injury could force him to miss the Australian Open...
BBC News - December 8, 2005
Chile presidential campaign ends
Candidates in Chile end their campaigning for Sunday's vote, in which the country's first woman president could be elected...
BBC News - December 8, 2005
Air Marshals Shoot and Kill Passenger in Bomb Threat
The incident was the first case of an air marshal opening fire since marshals became a common presence on flights after 9/11...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Economy Lifts Bush's Support in Latest Poll
President Bush's approval rating improved markedly, but concerns remain about his handling of the war in Iraq...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Rift at A.C.L.U., on Fund-Raising and Leadership
Critics of Anthony D. Romero, the organization's executive director, say he puts too much emphasis on fund-raising...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
In Berlin, Every Cheer Casts an Eerie Echo
That Germany has chosen a place so freighted with symbolism, the 1936 Olympic Stadium, to stage the World Cup final attests to how far it has come in confronting its past...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Business Briefing: Europe and Americas
EUROPE...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Harold D. Shapiro, 78, Law Firm Chairman, Dies
Harold D. Shapiro oversaw the coast-to-coast expansion of the law firm of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, where he practiced for more than 53 years...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
In a Big Bet on Newspapers, a Shy Investor Makes News
In the exclusive resort town of Naples, Fla., the fifth floor of a nondescript office building houses the headquarters of Private Capital Management, until recently a little-known money management firm that discreetly handles the investments of wealthy families...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Board Is Told of Ford's Overhaul Plan
DETROIT, Dec. 7 - The board of the Ford Motor Company is meeting this week to consider the latest plan from top executives to turn the struggling automaker around...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Business Week Magazine to End Some Editions
By ERIC PFANNER...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Advertising: Newspapers Offer a Case for Keeping Them Around
THERE was plenty of hand- wringing by newspaper executives about the future of their industry yesterday at the UBS Global Media Conference in Midtown Manhattan. In the last year, newspapers have cut jobs, their circulation has fallen and readers have continued to drift to the Internet and other nontraditional media...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Shares Retreat on Worries About Further Rate Increases
Stocks dropped amid speculation that the sales and earnings forecasts from Intel and the Federal Reserve's stance toward interest rates might derail a fourth-quarter rally...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Old Media Collide With New Math
In the next day or two, the world will get a glimpse of how desirable, or not, newspapers are, when preliminary bidding begins for Knight Ridder...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
David Pogue: A Camera That Has It All? Well, Almost
Sony's approach to innovation has produced the R1, a camera that shatters a longstanding law of digital photography and takes spectacular photos...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Virgin Mobile of Britain Rejects Takeover Bid
Virgin Mobile Holdings, Sir Richard Branson's British mobile phone business, said that it had rejected a takeover offer from NTL as too low...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Strong Sales Bolster Profit at Chip Maker
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Yahoo Phone Service
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Borrowing Falls on Drop in Auto Loans
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (AP) - Consumer borrowing dropped in October by a record amount, reflecting a big decline in auto loans, the Federal Reserve reported on Wednesday...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Coke's Chief Sees Signs That Slump May Be Ending
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Greenspan, in Letter, Opposes a Single Measure to Set Rates
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (Bloomberg News) - Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve's longtime chairman, said Wednesday that it was...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Investor and G.M. Hold Talks
General Motors said it was holding discussions with the investment firm run by Kirk Kerkorian about board representation for his company...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
[TS] Market Place: Owners Vote. Will a Board Take Notice?
The owners of Saks Inc. will express their pleasure - or dismay - with the company's executives and directors Thursday at the annual stockholders' meeting...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Microsoft Joins Industry Trend of Investing Heavily in India
Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in India over the next four years and nearly double its employee ranks in the nation, its chairman, Bill Gates, said Wednesday...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Sometimes a Bumper Crop Is Too Much of a Good Thing
For farming communities as a whole, bumper crops can be bad news, adding to surpluses, depressing global prices and driving up the costs of subsidies...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
3M Finds Chief Without Reaching for a Star
Five years ago, 3M selected a star manager in W. James McNerney Jr., a General Electric division head who had been hailed as a leading candidate to succeed John F. Welch Jr. at the helm of G.E...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Guidant Plans to Discuss Possible Deal With Suitor
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 7 (AP) - The Guidant Corporation, the heart device maker, said Wednesday that its board had decided to hold discussions with Boston Scientific about its $25 billion offer for Guidant, which seeks to scuttle a standing, although lower, deal with Johnson & Johnson...
New York Times - December 8, 2005
Chile desert's super-dry history
The Atacama desert in South America has been in a hyper-arid state far longer than anywhere else on Earth...
BBC News - December 8, 2005
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
| Keep up with Steve, join our G-Mail List to receive Gill Show updates and Steve's weekly column... |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
