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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
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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Rwanda protocol chief says shell prove innocence
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Lame-duck US, Israeli leaders to meet a final time
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Nepals Buddha boy returns to jungle to meditate
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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Hollywood actors guild to seek strike
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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US News Archive for March 2005:
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Accuser recalls meeting Michael Jackson
Facing the pop superstar he accuses of molesting him, a teenager Wednesday recalled in court how he was introduced to Michael Jackson while sick from cancer. "One day, when I was in the hospital, someone called. I asked, 'Who is this?' He said, 'Michael Jackson,'" the teen testified...
CNN - March 9, 2005
Social Security solvency
Social Security "does not face an immediate crisis," the head of the Government Accountability Office said Wednesday, but it does face a long-term financing problem "and it would be prudent to address it sooner rather than later."...
CNN - March 9, 2005
Accuser recalls meeting Michael Jackson
Facing the pop superstar he accuses of molesting him, a teenager Wednesday recalled in court how he was introduced to Michael Jackson while sick from cancer...
CNN - March 9, 2005
Senate Panel Deals Bush's Energy Bill a Setback
President Bush flew to Ohio to promote his energy policies today. In Washington, an important Senate committee took action, but not the kind the president wanted...
New York Times - March 9, 2005
L.A. Mayoral Race Heads to a Runoff
The tally of the primary election for mayor of Los Angeles must have seemed like déjà vu all over again for Mayor James K. Hahn...
New York Times - March 9, 2005
Consumer Data Is Stolen From LexisNexis Unit
Publisher Reed Elsevier said hackers may have fraudulently used data to obtain information on as many as 32,000 people in the United States...
New York Times - March 9, 2005
US baseball stars in drug inquiry
Baseball players will testify before a US government committee regarding steroids...
BBC News - March 9, 2005
Lenovo's IBM bid gets US go-ahead
China's Lenovo wins US government approval to buy the PC arm of iconic tech firm IBM...
BBC News - March 9, 2005
US scientist wins religion prize
The co-inventor of the laser wins the Templeton Prize for improving scientific understanding of religion...
BBC News - March 9, 2005
26 found shot dead in Iraq
U.S. Marines are investigating the killings of 26 people whose bodies were found in an Iraqi village, all with gunshot wounds to the forehead. In Baghdad, a suicide bomber blew up a garbage truck in central Baghdad today, killing two people and wounding 22 others...
CNN - March 9, 2005
Winter blast hits Northeast
Whipping winds, plunging temperatures and a coating of snow triggered power outages and whiteout conditions, ending the Northeast's brief flirtation with spring...
CNN - March 9, 2005
Lebanon's ex-prime minister nominated to resume post
Lebanon's pro-Syria parliamentary majority has nominated former Prime Minister Omar Karami -- who resigned nine days ago in the face of anti-Syria demonstrations -- to resume his post. Meanwhile, demonstrations shifted to the Syrian capital in support of President Bashar Assad, whose government is coming under international pressure to stop interfering in Lebanon's affairs...
CNN - March 9, 2005
Bankruptcy bill faces vote
Erasing medical bills, credit card charges and other debts in bankruptcy soon would become more difficult under landmark legislation that has vaulted its last major hurdle before Senate passage. Senators are expected to vote on the legislation tonight with the House likely to take up the legislation in April...
CNN - March 9, 2005
Mixed Reviews for 2 of Pfizer's Top Drugs
Two large studies presented on Tuesday offered mixed news for Pfizer's two best-selling drugs, the cholesterol-lowering medicine Lipitor and the hypertension drug Norvasc...
New York Times - March 9, 2005
Lenovo's IBM bid gets US go ahead
China's Lenovo has won US government approval to buy the personal computer arm of technology bellwether IBM...
BBC News - March 9, 2005
Saab chief goes after GM decision
Saab's chief executive says he is leaving the Swedish company days after parent firm General Motors takes a contract away...
BBC News - March 9, 2005
NHL: Gretzy mulls replacements
Wayne Gretzky is prepared to use replacement players at Phoenix if the NHL lockout is not resolved...
BBC News - March 9, 2005
Skiing: Miller targets world title
Snow means the women's downhill at the World Cup finals is postponed...
BBC News - March 9, 2005
Mount St Helens erupts
The Mount St Helens volcano erupts, sending a cloud of ash and smoke nearly 40,000 feet into the air...
BBC News - March 9, 2005
Guatemala racism trial opens
Indigenous activist and Nobel winner Rigoberta Menchu brings racism charges against five political activists...
BBC News - March 9, 2005
Israel to turn over 2 cities
The West Bank cities of Jericho and Tulkarem will be transferred from Israeli to Palestinian control "in the coming days," Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz says after meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (above)...
CNN - March 9, 2005
Suicide bomber detonates garbage truck, kills 2
A suicide bomber blew up a garbage truck in central Baghdad today, killing two people and wounding 22 others. In the western Iraqi city of Qaim, police found 26 people shot to death. All of the victims were shot in the forehead. Meanwhile, the U.S. military says it has launched two investigations after the recent shooting deaths of an Italian security agent and a Bulgarian soldier...
CNN - March 9, 2005
Far From Hollywood, a Boxer Whose Dreams Died in the Ring
Like Hilary Swank's character in "Million Dollar Baby," Katie Dallam turned to boxing only to become disabled and suicidal...
New York Times - March 9, 2005
A Halal Slaughterhouse Provides Nourishment for a Far-Flung Culture
American Halal Meat is a small but telling monument to the growing presence of Muslims in the U.S...
New York Times - March 9, 2005
Donations Are Tied to House Leader
Documents suggest that Tom DeLay was actively involved in gathering corporate donations for a political committee that is the focus of a grand-jury investigation...
New York Times - March 9, 2005
Motorola in $1bn set-top box deal
Comcast, a US cable TV company, agrees a $1bn deal to buy set-top boxes from technology firm Motorola...
BBC News - March 9, 2005
Colombia extradites rebel 'Sonia'
Colombia extradites a senior female rebel leader to face drugs trafficking charges in the United States...
BBC News - March 9, 2005
US news anchor Rather signs off
Influential US anchor Dan Rather presents his final bulletin on Wednesday, after more than 40 years in news...
BBC News - March 9, 2005
Chechen rebel leader killed
Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov has been killed by Russian troops, according to Russian news agencies. Russian NTV television showed Federal Security Service head Nikolai Patrushev telling President Vladimir Putin that Maskhadov had been killed in a "special operation" in the village of Tolstoy-Yurt...
CNN - March 9, 2005
Icy blast lashes Northeast
A late-winter storm lashed parts of the Northeast with icy winds and frigid temperatures Tuesday, closing Boston's airport, knocking out power to thousands of homes and threatening to dump up to 10 inches of snow in some areas...
CNN - March 9, 2005
For Bush, No Boasts, but a Taste of Vindication
President Bush is feeling the glow of the recent flurry of impulses toward democracy across the Middle East...
New York Times - March 9, 2005
Far From Hollywood, Boxer Whose Dreams Died in the Ring
The night after she and her sister finally saw "Million Dollar Baby," Katie Dallam woke up screaming with her arms flailing...
New York Times - March 9, 2005
Invading Genres Breach the Art World's Porous Borders
"Stranger Town," a fiercely energetic show of mixed media at Dinter Fine Art in Chelsea, tours art's many overlapping fields...
New York Times - March 9, 2005
Clinton Faces Surgery to Remove Scar Tissue After Heart Bypass
The doctors described the problem as a rare but not particularly risky complication from open-heart surgery...
New York Times - March 9, 2005
Fringes vs. Basics in Silicon Valley
Electronic Arts plans to announce this week that it will begin to paying overtime to some workers. Those workers would no longer be eligible for options or bonuses...
New York Times - March 9, 2005
Doctors' Journal Says Computing Is No Panacea
Recent research casts doubt on the drive by the Bush administration and many health experts to move the nation's health care records quickly into the computer age...
New York Times - March 9, 2005
Gucci Replaces Its Designer for Women's Wear
Frida Giannini, the designer of Gucci's shoes and handbags, was named as the new creative director of women's wear...
New York Times - March 9, 2005
MBIA Will Restate Results for 7 Years Over Improper Accounting
This could be first of many restatements as companies recheck insurance agreements...
New York Times - March 9, 2005
Bankruptcy Bill Set for Passage; Victory for Bush
The bill would disqualify many families from taking advantage of the more generous provisions of the current bankruptcy code...
New York Times - March 9, 2005
Surging Prices for Commodities Reflect Global Growth
The prices of oil and other commodities are nearing record highs, raising inflation fears. But the surge has a bright side: it reflects a pickup in global economic growth...
New York Times - March 9, 2005
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