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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 March 2007:
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Paulson Presses China on Opening Its Markets
Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said today that China needed to quicken the pace of its economic reforms...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Bush Faces Clash of Agendas in Latin America
President Bush?s tour seems in part geared to counter the influence of President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Notre Dame 89, Syracuse 83: Under the Radar Irish Bounce Syracuse
The No. 4 seeded Irish put forth a strong statement with an 89-83 victory over No. 5 seeded Syracuse...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Scent Activates Memory During Sleep, Study Says
A familiar scent can help a slumbering brain better remember things that it learned the evening before, researchers say...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
China Nears Passage of Landmark Property Law
Two pieces of legislation are intended to protect private wealth and create a more coherent tax code...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
US ex-imam jailed over fake plot
A former imam in New York state is jailed after being caught in a sting operation involving a fictional plot...
BBC News - March 8, 2007
US chemist sued for job bias
Walgreen, the largest chemist shop chain in the US, is sued for allegedly discriminating against black workers...
BBC News - March 8, 2007
University Fund Manager to Join Firm
Robert Boldt, who managed the $19 billion endowment of the University of Texas, is planning to join Perella Weinberg Partners...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
U.S. and South Korea Restart Talks on Free-Trade Pact
Seoul said it would resume American beef imports, but South Korean farmers still want rice to be excluded from any agreement...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
NFL: Porter joins Dolphins
Pittsburgh linebacker Joey Porter joins Miami on a $32m five-year deal in the latest big NFL free agency move...
BBC News - March 8, 2007
Royalties threaten internet radio
Demands for higher royalty payments by a US copyright body could shut down net radio stations, they warn...
BBC News - March 8, 2007
General says Iraq talks critical
The top US general in Iraq says force alone will not end the conflict, as political reconciliation is "critical"...
BBC News - March 8, 2007
US coast guard in Cuba exercise
The US coast guard stages a huge exercise to prepare for a possible mass Cuban exodus...
BBC News - March 8, 2007
Eight children die in NYC inferno
Eight children and an adult die in a fire which gutted a building in the New York City borough of the Bronx...
BBC News - March 8, 2007
U.S.: No military solution to Iraq
U.S. and Iraqi security forces cannot solve the problem of violence in Iraq without political action and reconciliation with some militant groups, according to the new U.S. commander in Iraq...
CNN - March 8, 2007
Trucker claims half of $390 million jackpot
Truck driver Ed Nabors bought a cup of coffee and $10 worth lottery tickets at a convenience store on Tuesday. It was money well spent. Nabors on Wednesday picked up a replica check for $116,557,083, his share after taxes for winning half of the record-setting $390 million Mega Millions lottery...
CNN - March 8, 2007
Jordan king: U.S. must drive peace
Citing the risks of further delay, Jordan's King Abdullah II says the United States must take the lead in creating conditions for a permanent peace between Israel and the Palestinians...
CNN - March 8, 2007
Anti-war House Dems demand 'clear timeline'
Anti-war House members Wednesday urged colleagues to set a "clear timeline" for a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, challenging Democrats to assume the political risk of ending the war...
CNN - March 8, 2007
Bronx House Fire Kills 8 Children and an Adult
The fire gutted a four-story home in the Highbridge neighborhood that two families shared, fire officials said...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Producer for Katie Couric Out at CBS News
With the ?CBS Evening News With Katie Couric? languishing in the ratings, CBS has reportedly dismissed the program?s producer...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Bleak housing outlook for US firm
The boss of the US's biggest housebuilder warns that his firm will struggle amid a wider housing market slowdown...
BBC News - March 8, 2007
Coup at Grand Theft Auto firm
Investors in the publisher of computer game Grand Theft Auto unveil plans to take control of the firm's board...
BBC News - March 8, 2007
Boeing to build first Dreamliner
US aerospace giant Boeing is preparing to begin assembly of its first 787 Dreamliner passenger jet...
BBC News - March 8, 2007
Terror charges for ex-US sailor
An ex-US navy sailor is charged with passing classified data to a website allegedly linked to al-Qaeda...
BBC News - March 8, 2007
NYC inferno kills eight children
Eight children and an adult die in a fire which devastated a building in the New York City borough of the Bronx...
BBC News - March 8, 2007
'Love triangle' astronaut sacked
The American astronaut charged with attempting to kidnap her love rival is sacked by Nasa...
BBC News - March 8, 2007
US man guilty of child sex murder
A US man is convicted of murdering a nine-year-old girl in a case that sparked a national drive on sex crimes...
BBC News - March 8, 2007
City Disputes Judge?s Power to Limit Police Taping
Lawyers for the city said the ruling exceeded the judge?s authority and would harm efforts to deter terrorism...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Political Memo: New York Label May Not Fit All in Giuliani Run
The former mayor?s association with New York may be a hurdle to becoming the Republican presidential nominee...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
The Hard Part: Despite Access to Mayor, Few Problems Are Solved
Newark?s Mayor Cory A. Booker has staged multiple ?office hours? sessions, but some problems persist...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Chinese Orphan?s Journey to Jewish Rite of Passage
Many Chinese girls adopted by U.S. families are ready to complete the rite of passage into Jewish womanhood...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
No Calm After Libby Verdict, With To and Fro on a Pardon
Editorial writers, bloggers and lawmakers on the left and the right are arguing over whether President Bush should pardon the former White House aide...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Paul Secon, 91, Helped Found Pottery Barn Chain, Dies
Paul Secon loaded the family station wagon in 1949 with ceramics, drove to Manhattan and opened the first Pottery Barn store...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
World Business Briefing | Asia: Japan: Nikko Shareholder Says Bid Is Too Low
The largest shareholder in the Nikko Cordial Corporation has rejected a $10.8 billion takeover offer from Citigroup, saying that the price is too low. The shareholder, Harris Associates of Chicago, which manages money for individual and institutional investors, believes that Nikko is worth more than 2,000 yen a share, the chief investment officer, David G. Herro, said. The offer made by Citigroup was for 1,350 yen. The share price of Nikko, which is based in Tokyo, advanced 14 percent before the Citigroup offer was announced on Tuesday and it rose another 1.3 percent yesterday, closing at 1,357 yen a share. Harris owns about 7.5 percent of Nikko...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
World Business Briefing | Australia: Economic Growth Exceeded Expectations in Quarter
The economy grew 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter, the fastest rate in 18 months, lifted by household spending and a boom in construction and mining, the government statistics bureau said. But the treasurer, Peter Costello, said a drought, the worst in a century, had weighed on farming. Gross domestic product grew 2.8 percent from the fourth quarter of 2005 and by 1 percent from the third quarter, the bureau reported. The result surprised most market analysts, who had expected interest rate increases to constrain growth. Analysts had expected growth of 2 percent...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
World Business Briefing | Europe: France: Vivendi?s Profit Down; Year-Ago Gains Cited
Vivendi said fourth-quarter profit dropped 51 percent from a year ago, when the company had a tax credit and asset sales. Vivendi, parent company of Universal Music, said it earned 610 million euros ($799 million) in the quarter, down from 1.25 billion euros. Revenue rose 1 percent, to 5.5 billion euros ($7.2 billion). Sales at Universal Music fell 1.5 percent...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
World Business Briefing | Europe: Turkey: YouTube Blocked Over Content Found Offensive
A court ordered the YouTube Web site blocked throughout Turkey because of a video deemed insulting to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. The ban followed a week of what the news media termed a ?virtual war? of videos between Greeks and Turks on YouTube. The largest Internet provider, Turk Telecom, complied with the ban and cut off access to the site. Insulting Ataturk is a criminal offense in Turkey...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
World Business Briefing | Asia: India: Pressure Grows for Cut in Wine Tariffs
Pressure mounted to cut import duties on wine and spirits after the United States said it had joined the European Union in asking the World Trade Organization to intervene in the matter. Mariann Fischer Boel, the agriculture commissioner for the union, who was in New Delhi, was set to meet the Indian commerce minister, Kamal Nath, to press the issue. On Tuesday, the United States trade representative, Susan C. Schwab, said Washington had filed a complaint with the W.T.O. on the tariffs, which are seen abroad as unfair trade barriers. India?s basic import duties of 100 percent on wine and 150 percent on spirits are within the W.T.O. limits, but federal surcharges and state-level taxes take the tariff up to 540 percent in some cases...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Microsoft Executive Leaving
The Microsoft executive who had led the effort to close the gap on Google is leaving the company...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Education Dept. Is Urged to Explain Loan Subsidy
Lawmakers want to know why the agency let a student loan company keep $278 million in subsidies that an audit found improper...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Stocks & Bonds: Shares End Lower on Reduced Volatility
Investors sifted through new economic data and found little reason to resume last week?s heavy selling...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
2 Big Issuers to Ease Some Card Penalties
JPMorgan Chase & Company and Citigroup said they were changing some cardholder rates and fees that lawmakers say unfairly hurt consumers...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
New Executive at JetBlue
The low-fare carrier named a chief operating officer, shoring up its management just weeks after suffering a service meltdown...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Cirrus Logic Chief Resigns Over Options
David D. French resigned over his involvement in the company?s past stock option grant practices...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
U.S. Freezes Assets in Latvia in Stock Inquiry
Regulators froze a Latvian account suspected of being used to hack into online brokerage accounts and manipulate stock trading...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Saks Returns to Profit; More Sales at Full Price
Saks Inc. reported a fourth-quarter profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, as improved merchandise drove higher sales...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Facing Rivals From Spain, E.On May End Bid for Endesa
The German energy giant E.On said it might abandon a yearlong effort to take over the utility company Endesa of Spain...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Gates Voices Concerns About U.S. Education
Bill Gates told Congress that overhauls of the nation?s schools and immigration laws are needed to keep jobs from going overseas...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
U.S. Orders Lender to Tighten Policies
Federal regulators ordered Fremont Investment and Loan to tighten its loan policies and operations to avoid future losses from defaults...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
European Union Urges Britain Not to Scuttle Open-Skies Agreement
Officials expressed dismay over remarks by a British official who implied that London would not support the draft ?open skies? agreement...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Economic Scene: The Future of Leisure That Never Arrived
Though the average hours at work have decreased in the last century, it doesn?t necessarily follow that leisure has increased...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Board Chairman Quits Giant French Retailer; 2 Investors Buy Stakes
The resignation fueled speculation of a shift in strategy at Carrefour, which is struggling to meet fierce competition at home and abroad...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Some Lawyers Urge More Safeguards on Rights in Corporate Fraud Cases
Lawmakers are questioning whether recently revised guidelines protect the confidentiality of legal communications and the right to legal counsel...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
In Policy Shift, C-Span Clears Some Clips for Web Use
The decision to change its copyright policy covers about 50 percent of its material...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
EBay?s Founder Selects Philanthropy Director
Pierre Omidyar named a new leader for his personal philanthropy as he explores ways to play a bigger role in shaping public policy...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Advertising: In a Global Marketplace, Claiming a Name Becomes an Art in Itself
It has become increasingly difficult to find a name for a company, a product, even a new shade of lipstick that has not been taken...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Exxon Plans to Lift Output a Million Barrels a Day
Exxon said it would spend much of the record $39.5 billion it earned last year by increasing investment in oil and natural gas projects...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Internet Start-Up to Take a Hybrid Media Approach
An Internet start up backed by former executives of MTV and Nickelodeon plans to begin a series of video-oriented Web sites on niche topics...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Paulson Urges China to Open Its Markets More Quickly
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said that China needed to quicken the pace of its economic reforms...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Accidental Bosses Seize the Opportunities
When an heir steps in to run a start-up after an entrepreneur dies, it can be a difficult undertaking...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Drug Manager Raises Its Bid for Caremark but Sees Delay
Express Scripts sweetened its $26.1 billion offer for Caremark Rx, but cautioned that the bid would be delayed by regulatory scrutiny...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Environmental Group Behind the TXU Deal Hires a Banker
Environmental Defense has hired Perella Weinberg Partners to advise it, possibly signaling that it wants an even more powerful seat at the bargaining table with TXU...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
U.S. Accuses Walgreen of Racial Bias
A class-action lawsuit said the nation?s largest drugstore chain discriminated against thousands of black employees...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
In Europe, Germany May Have to Take the Wheel in Going Green
In getting European automakers to adhere to new limits on carbon dioxide emissions, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany will have to take on the industry at home...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
With Coal Plans Cut Back, Texas Faces Energy Gap
TXU Corporation?s decision to scrap plans for eight new coal-fired plants could leave Texas with a shortfall in energy...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Producer for Couric Out at CBS
CBS News replaced Rome Hartman with the long-time television news executive and producer, Rick Kaplan...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
Shareholders of Take-Two Plot a Revolt
A consortium of investors disclosed that it intended to oust the board and possibly the top management of Take-Two Interactive Software...
New York Times - March 8, 2007
UN Russian guilty in bribe case
A former Russian diplomat at the United Nations is found guilty of money laundering by a court in New York...
BBC News - March 8, 2007
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