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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 February 2006:
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Rice accuses over cartoons
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has accused Syria and Iran of deliberately inflaming sentiments over a series of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. Syria's ambassador to the United States, Imad Moustapha, denies Rice's accusation and blames the violence on Israeli and U.S. policies in the Middle East...
CNN - February 8, 2006
Sen. Clinton: Republicans 'playing the fear card'
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday accused Republicans of "playing the fear card" of terrorism to win elections and said Democrats cannot keep quiet if they want to win in November...
CNN - February 8, 2006
Fossil Finding Suggests Early Ancestor of T. Rex
A primitive crested dinosaur that lived 160 million years ago in China appears to be the granddaddy of all tyrannosaurs...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Doubts Cast on a Trove of Supposed Pollocks
An analysis of six paintings claimed to be original works by Jackson Pollock casts serious doubt on their authenticity...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Michaels Leaving 'Monday Night Football'
ESPN has shed a discontented Al Michaels from his contract to call "Monday Night Football" for the next eight years...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Settlement Is Reached in Chicago Club Deaths
The owners of a Chicago nightclub where 21 people died in a stampede in 2003 have tentatively agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle dozens of lawsuits...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Foot-and-mouth hits Argentina
Argentine authorities detect foot-and-mouth disease near the border with Paraguay...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Bush urges end to cartoon violence
U.S. President George W. Bush has urged governments around the world to help end the deadly violence sparked by protests over publication of cartoons depicting the Islamic Prophet Mohammed...
CNN - February 8, 2006
Church fires 'No. 1 priority' for federal agency
The spate of church fires in rural Alabama is motivated by hate, a state official said Wednesday, but it's not clear whether arsonists are choosing their targets on the basis of race or religion...
CNN - February 8, 2006
GOP chairwoman wants review of NSA spying
Breaking with the White House, Rep. Heather Wilson, R-New Mexico, chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, says the time has come for a "complete review" of President Bush's eavesdropping program, her spokesman said Wednesday...
CNN - February 8, 2006
Making Varsity, With a Ball That Has Holes in It
Bowling may have a bit of an image problem, but it is the fastest-growing high school varsity sport...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Bush Urges World Leaders to Halt Violence Over Cartoon
Hours before the president's statement after talks with Jordan's king, four more protesters were killed in Afghanistan...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Profit Drops 28% at Coke
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New York Times - February 8, 2006
Profit Rose in Quarter for Boston Scientific
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New York Times - February 8, 2006
Podcasts reach Peruvian villages
Peruvian farmers are the latest fans of the podcasting boom, tuning into agricultural tips rebroadcast on radio...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Migrant smugglers convicted in US
A jury in Texas convicts three people over what is said to be the deadliest immigrant-smuggling case in the US...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
'Oldest' Colombia fighter disarms
A man reputed to be the oldest paramilitary in Colombia lays down his weapons with 1,000 militiamen...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
'Arson attacks' hit US churches
Nine Baptist churches in the US state of Alabama are hit in suspected arson attacks, police say...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Deadly cartoon riot near U.S. base
Afghan police have shot and killed several protesters trying to storm a U.S. military base, bringing the death toll from this week's violent demonstrations over caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed to at least 10...
CNN - February 8, 2006
86 Evangelical Leaders Join to Fight Global Warming
Despite opposition from some colleagues, 86 evangelical Christian leaders are backing a major initiative to fight global warming...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Roots of Dispute: West Beginning to See Wide Islamic Protests as Sign of Deep Gulf
The conflict has pushed both sides across an unexpected threshold, where each views the other with suspicion and a lack of comprehension...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Univision Considers Going on the Block
The Spanish-language media company, which is worth nearly $10 billion, is considering a plan to put itself up for sale...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Dell in search tests with Google
Computer-maker Dell is running tests with Google to see if it will install the firm's software on its products...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Time Warner rebels demand split
Billionaire financier Carl Icahn calls for media giant Time Warner to be split into four separate businesses...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
NFL backs Super Bowl officiating
The NFL defends the officiating in Super Bowl XL after claims that bad calls affected the outcome...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Spears baby car photo is revealed
This is the photograph of singer Britney Spears driving a car with her baby son sat on her lap...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Athletics: Jones settles lawsuit
Marion Jones and the man who accused her of using banned substance settles a defamation lawsuit...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Deal protects Canada rainforest
Canada's British Columbia region unveils plans to protect a huge swathe of Pacific Coast rainforest...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Musicians set for Grammy awards
Mariah Carey and Kanye West are tipped to be big winners at the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Experts warn bird flu more diverse
No country is fully prepared for bird flu, which is much more genetically diverse than previously thought, according to a global team of researchers. The revelation comes after scientists publish a report claiming there are four types of the deadly H5N1 virus...
CNN - February 8, 2006
Republican Who Oversees N.S.A. Calls for Wiretap Inquiry
Representative Heather A. Wilson said she had "serious concerns" about the Bush administration's eavesdropping program...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Some Democrats Are Sensing Missed Opportunities
Heading into this year's elections, senior Democrats said that they sense that they had failed to exploit Republican vulnerabilities...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
At Mrs. King's Funeral, a Mix of Elegy and Politics
The six-hour service for Coretta Scott King was marked by some overt political gibes between the Clintons and the Bushes...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
N.H.L. Assistant Is Cited as Head of Betting Ring
Rick Tocchet of the Phoenix Coyotes faces charges of financing a multi-million dollar illegal gambling operation...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Who Cares About Grammys? He'll Take the Hit Records
Mariah Carey's record producer, Jermaine Dupri, says he'll take hits over Grammys...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Low-Fat Diet Does Not Cut Health Risks, Study Finds
A large study has found that a low-fat diet has no effect in reducing the risk of getting cancer or heart disease...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Advertising: To Make the Card Special, Try the Warm and Familiar
Visa USA's new campaign is its first attempt to refashion itself since 1986...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Market Place: For Time Warner Aspirant's Firm, a Rough Six Years
Waterview Advisors, a media and telecommunications investment fund where Frank J. Biondi Jr. worked, is not making further investments...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Square Feet: A Long Island City Awakening
will office developers and business tenants be attracted to Long Island City, New York's fourth central business district?...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Foreign Briefing: Asia, Europe
Asia...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Game Maker Finds Itself Short of Cash and Admirers
Gizmondo, a hand-held video game player once advertised as a device that "can do anything," has rapidly become a machine that can do very little...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Cisco Systems Profit Narrowly Tops Estimates
For its second quarter Cisco reported sales of $6.6 billion, which was a 9.3 percent increase from the comparable period a year ago...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Toyota's Profit Rises 34% on Strong Global Sales
Toyota is within striking distance of overtaking General Motors this year for the title of world's largest automaker...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Square Feet: A Florida City Awaits the Payoff From Its Bet on Condos
Some people in Fort Myers are concerned that wealthy condo dwellers might not save the city after all...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Buy a Hybrid, and Save a Guzzler
The more time you spend looking at the economics of hybrid cars, the less comfortable you get...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Consumer Debt Rose More Slowly in 2005
Consumers, affected by high debt- loads and low savings rates, increased borrowing last year by the smallest amount in 13 years...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Shares Fall on Lowered Forecast by Luxury Homebuilder
Stocks fell Tuesday after Toll Brothers, the nation's largest builder of luxury homes, said 2006 sales would be less than its most recent forecast...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Microsoft Pushes Security
Microsoft said on Tuesday that it planned to start a computer security service in June...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Music Giants Close to Deal on Executive
Sony and Bertelsmann are close to a deal to replace the chief executive of their jointly owned music conglomerate with Rolf Schmidt-Holtz...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Cendant Trial Finds Itself Down a Juror
A juror in the second fraud trial of Walter A. Forbes was dismissed on Tuesday after admitting to doing research outside of the trial...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Tyco Data Subpoenaed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (Dow Jones) — Tyco International said Tuesday that it had received a subpoena from the New Jersey attorney general's criminal justice division...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
World Trade Agency Rules for U.S. in Biotech Dispute
The W. T. O. ruled that the European Union breached international rules by restricting imports of genetically modified crops and food made from them...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Governor Threatens to Block Energy Leases Off Louisiana
Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco threatened to block oil and gas leases worth hundreds of millions unless the state received more federal money for hurricane relief...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Profit Drops 28% at Coke
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New York Times - February 8, 2006
Profit Rose in Quarter for Boston Scientific
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New York Times - February 8, 2006
Pfizer to Explore Sale or Spinoff of a Division
The company's consumer health care division had $3.9 billion in sales last year and includes Listerine mouthwash and Benadryl allergy medicine...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Shifts at Morgan Stanley
By Reuters...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
J. P. Morgan Sells Insurer for $1.2 Billion
By Reuters...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
South Korea and U.S. Start Talks on Free Trade Pact
The agreement would be the largest free trade accord for the U.S. since Nafta went into effect in 1994 with Canada and Mexico...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Senate Votes to Debate Bill for Asbestos Victims' Fund
The bill would replace the current approach to compensating victims with a no-fault program run by a new compensation office at the Labor Department...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
2 Web Sites Push Further Into Services Real Estate Agents Offer
The sites will help consumers obtain more accurate real estate sales information and automate the bidding process for houses online...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Toys 'R' Us Names Ex-Target Executive as Chief
Gerald L. Storch, who has experience in rejuvenating tired retailers, will act as chairman and chief executive for Toy "R" Us...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Challenges to Laws Aimed at Wal-Mart
Two lawsuits challenge laws in Maryland and New York intended to pressure Wal-Mart Stores to spend more money on health care for its employees...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Europeans Not Entrepreneurial? Yes They Are, eBay's Chief Says
Margaret C. Whitman said she sees more similarities than differences between European and American entrepreneurs...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
G.M. Will Cut Executive Pay and Dividend
The latest efforts to reverse billions of dollars in losses did not include two big steps that have been widely anticipated...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Icahn Plan for a Split Gets a Push
Lazard, on behalf of corporate raider Carl Icahn, called for the breakup of Time Warner into four companies and stock buybacks totaling about $20 billion...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
A Dream Comes to Earth in a Houston Courtroom
Kenneth D. Rice rose rapidly in an orgy of fast money and lavish perks at Enron, but will take the stand this week as a humbled government witness...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Tennis: Roddick up for Davis Cup
Andy Roddick says winning the Davis Cup is more important than adding to his single Grand Slam title...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Mexico-US row over Cuban eviction
Mexico says a US-owned hotel in Mexico City may have broken the law by expelling Cuban officials...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
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