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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 April 2007:
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UK bans military selling stories
The British government bans all military service members from talking to the media in return for payment following a storm of protests over interviews with the 15 marines and sailors who were held captive in Iran...
CNN - April 9, 2007
Cops: Nurse started fatal fire to save job
A licensed vocational nurse has been arrested and accused of starting a fatal office fire for fear of being dismissed over a late audit...
CNN - April 9, 2007
U.S. 'very concerned' at Iran's nuclear step
Iran's president announced Monday that his country has begun production of nuclear fuel on an "industrial level." "We are very concerned," said White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe. "We call on the Iranian regime to comply with its obligations to the IAEA."...
CNN - April 9, 2007
Bush delivers get-tough message on immigration
President President Bush said Monday the United States has toughened security along its border with Mexico and it's time for Congress to approve legislation overhauling the nation's immigration laws...
CNN - April 9, 2007
Bush Renews Effort on Immigration Plan
President Bush traveled to Arizona today to try to build momentum for an immigration bill...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
One Killed in Shooting in Michigan Office
A former employee of an accounting firm in Troy, Mich., selected his targets, police said...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Mets 11, Phillies 5: Mets Overwhelm Philadelphia?s Bullpen
The Mets took advantage of the Phillies' beleaguered relievers and a crucial error by shortstop Jimmy Rollins to score seven runs in the eigth inning for the victory at Shea...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
In Reversal, Britain Says Ex-Captives Can?t Sell Stories
The ban came too late to prevent two of the 15 ex-captives from recounting their experiences in return for payments...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
3 Executives Put on Leave at Student Lender
Three executives at Student Loan Xpress were put on leave after questions were raised over stock ownership by university administrators and a federal official...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Celebrex Commercial Draws Criticism
A consumer group has asked the F.D.A. to ban the long and unconventional ad, saying it gives a false impression...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
US sprinter pleads guilty to fraud
Former 100m world record-holder Tim Montgomery pleads guilty on charges of fraud in the US...
BBC News - April 9, 2007
US files case over China piracy
The US is to lodge a formal complaint with the WTO over high levels of intellectual piracy by China...
BBC News - April 9, 2007
Call for Brazil abortion debate
The newly-appointed minister of health in Brazil calls for a wide-ranging debate on the issue of abortion...
BBC News - April 9, 2007
Bush renews immigration bill call
US President George W Bush stresses the need for a consensus in Washington on reforming immigration laws...
BBC News - April 9, 2007
Imus Tries to Explain His Remarks Again
The radio host delivered a 10-minute explanation for comments he made last week that critics called racist...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
3 Executives Suspended at Student Lender
Three executives at Student Loan Xpress were suspended after questions were raised over stock ownership by university administrators and a federal official...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
McDonald?s to Allow More Unions in Chinese Stores
A McDonald?s spokesman said today that the company is working with union officials to help establish a union at its stores in southern Guangdong Province, one of the countries wealthiest regions...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
McDonald?s to Allow More Unionizing in China
The company said it was working with labor officials to establish a union at restaurants in southern Guangdong...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
AMD Expects Sharply Lower Revenue
The chipmaker, whose forecast was well below Wall Street?s expectations, announced a restructuring to lower costs...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
BC cartoonist dies while drawing
Johnny Hart, creator of popular cartoons BC and The Wizard of Id, dies of a stroke while at his storyboard...
BBC News - April 9, 2007
Al-Sadr to Iraqis: Resist America
Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr calls on his followers to stop killing Iraqi forces and focus instead on resisting Americans. Caravans of the cleric's followers converged on Najaf, south of Diwaniya, for an anti-American demonstration at al-Sadr's behest...
CNN - April 9, 2007
Iran set for nuclear 'good news'
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to offer details of "good news on the nuclear front," during a speech at the Natanz nuclear facility in central Iran, Iranian media reports...
CNN - April 9, 2007
Gingrich Faults Gonzales for Attorneys ?Mess?
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales should consider stepping down over the dismissals of eight United States attorneys...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Canada war memorial unveiled
The Queen is to unveil a restored monument which remembers Canadians who died in the First World War...
BBC News - April 9, 2007
Al-Sadr rallies followers against U.S.
Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on his followers to stop killing Iraqi forces and focus instead on resisting Americans. Caravans of the cleric's followers were converging on Najaf for an anti-American demonstration scheduled there Monday...
CNN - April 9, 2007
Is That Finally the Sound of a 2nd Ave. Subway?
New York?s Second Avenue subway has had at least three groundbreakings. On Thursday it will get another one...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Army Is Cracking Down on Deserters
The Army is increasingly prosecuting cases of desertion and other unauthorized absences to deter soldiers looking for a way out of heading to Iraq...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Guantánamo Detainees Stage Hunger Strike
More than a dozen prisoners in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, are subjecting themselves to daily force-feeding to protest their treatment...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Sol LeWitt, Master of Conceptualism, Dies at 78
Sol LeWitt?s deceptively simple geometric sculptures and drawings and ecstatically colored and jazzy wall paintings established him as a lodestar of modern American art...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
To Close Gaps, Schools Focus on Black Boys
School districts in diversifying suburbs are coming under pressure to address a seemingly intractable racial divide...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Treasury Auctions Scheduled for This Week
The Treasury?s schedule of financing this week includes today?s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Looking Ahead
QUARTERLY REPORTS Earnings season gets under way with the first Dow component, Alcoa, reporting first-quarter results (Tuesday), followed by the BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (Wednesday), Rite Aid (Thursday) and another Dow component, General Electric (Friday)...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Addenda: Accounts
Accounts...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Berkshire Says It Has Acquired 10.9% Stake in Burlington Northern
The company controlled by Warren E. Buffett becomes the railroad company?s largest shareholder...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Stock Offerings This Week
The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Canadian TV Regulator Says ?CSI: NY? May Be Diverting, but It Is Not History
The show?s Canadian co-producer, Alliance Atlantis, is now arguing that the program is also about history...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Outrage! A Nation?s Phones May End in Foreign Hands
The only concrete buyout offers Telecom Italia has received are from AT&T and a Latin American company...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Drilling Down: Fast Songs for Fast Payoff on Country Radio
Up-tempo country songs bring in listeners when they first hit the airwaves, while new slow songs have no net effect...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
A Droll Sports Ad, or Violent Imagery?
The Television Bureau of Canada has refused to approve a Toronto Blue Jays commercial in which a smiling Frank Thomas whacks a small boy off a bed during a pillow fight...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Foundation to Offer $100 Million to Deal With Global Warming
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is creating a program to encourage policies aimed at reducing the threat of global warming...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Tribune Under Zell: New Boss, Old Feud
The feud between Tribune and The Los Angeles Times continued when Sam Zell gave his first interview after the deal exclusively to The Chicago Tribune...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
A Plastic Wrapper Today Could Be Fuel Tomorrow
A chemistry professor has developed a ?fuel-latent plastic? that can easily be turned into a substitute diesel fuel...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
In a Television Carnival, Buy, Sell or Cringe
Some people were upset when a stock tip from James J. Cramer, the host of the CNBC show ?Mad Money,? turned out to be dead wrong...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
A Custom Ride, Legal for the Street or the 18th Tee
Golf cart sales to individuals have doubled over the past 10 years, and have increasingly become a medium for making a statement...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
More Nuggets on Pay From Proxy Filings
The most interesting nuggets on executive pay recently unearthed in corporate filings...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
E-Commerce Report : Online Booksellers Face Higher Costs for Shipping Abroad
Thousands of small used- and rare-book merchants say they will suffer from the change, since they rely on foreign demand...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
The Media Equation: With Imus, They Keep Coming Back
Don Imus?s friends will say he is not a racist in his heart. But what is or is not in the heart is much less important than what comes out of his mouth...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Microsoft Brings Instant Chat to TV Screen, Through Games
The Windows Live Messenger will be available on the Xbox 360, bringing instant messaging from the computer to the television...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
A Fictional Video on MySpace Puts a TV Show?s Promotion Into Hyperspace
Remember Robin Sparkles? She exists only in a made-up MySpace page meant to promote the CBS sitcom ?How I Met Your Mother.?...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
H.P. Tries to Create Printers That Love the Web
Hewlett-Packard is devising ways to get people to print Web pages instead of reading them on-screen...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
The Latest Real Estate Drama in the Hamptons Is About Newspaper Turf
The introduction of The East Hampton Press as a competitor to The East Hampton Star involves a dynastic rivalry between its two owners...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
A Call for Manners in the World of Nasty Blogs
High-profile figures in high-tech are proposing a blogger code of conduct to clean up the quality of online discourse...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Advertising: A Madison Avenue Deal Maker Continues His Spending Spree
Miles S. Nadal, head of MDC Partners, is doing what he loves to do best: making deals. But when is enough enough?...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
Democrats Seek to Lead the Way in Tax Overhaul
New legislation would permanently shield all but the very richest taxpayers from the alternative minimum tax...
New York Times - April 9, 2007
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