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Will Smith voted 2008s top moneymaking movie star
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Intel will miss its already-lowered 4Q targets
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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LG shows off Dick Tracy wristwatch phone
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Israeli strikes, Hamas rockets resume after pause
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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US supports Egyptian-French initiative on Gaza
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LG shows off Dick Tracy wristwatch phone
It looks like Dick Tracy may finally get his wristwatch cell phone, the one that does video calls...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Intel will miss its already-lowered 4Q targets
Even after sharply reducing its outlook for the fourth quarter, Intel Corp. said Wednesday that it would miss its revenue projection by about $500 million, a sign that PC makers and buyers are being more tightfisted than it seemed only two months ago...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
This cliched comedy "Bride Wars" tosses out stereotypes about female materialism and cattiness with all the giddy gusto of a newly married woman flinging the bouquet at her single girlfriends...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Will Smith voted 2008s top moneymaking movie star
No name on the marquee was more pleasing to theater owners in 2008 than Will Smith, according to a survey of movie exhibitors...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Israeli strikes, Hamas rockets resume after pause
Israeli airstrikes and Hamas rockets resumed after a brief pause Wednesday to allow food and fuel to reach Palestinian civilians in Gaza, where an Israeli warplane dropped leaflets urging some residents to flee because of imminent attacks...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
The Jurassic version of jumbo jets _ huge flying creatures weighing hundreds of pounds _ is a mystery of dinosaur-era flight: How did something so big get off the ground?...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
More options for watching TV in the car are on the way...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice
Pope Benedict XVI asked the faithful during a general audience Wednesday to bear with his hoarse voice...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Transcript Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phone
The gunman said into the phone, "We have three foreigners, including women." The response was plain and brutal: "Kill them," the man said. Gunshots rang out inside the Mumbai hotel, followed by a round of cheering...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Israel blasts suspected tunnels near Egypt border
Israel resumed its Gaza offensive Wednesday, bombing heavily around suspected smuggling tunnels near the border with Egypt after a three-hour lull to allow in humanitarian aid. Hamas responded with a rocket barrage. Despite the heavy fighting, strides were made on the diplomatic front with the U.S. throwing its weight behind a deal being brokered by France and Egypt...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Gaza fighting rages despite cease-fire proposal
Israel resumed its Gaza offensive Wednesday, bombing heavily around suspected smuggling tunnels near the border with Egypt after a three-hour lull to allow in humanitarian aid. Hamas responded with a rocket barrage...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
US supports Egyptian-French initiative on Gaza
The U.S. threw its weight behind an Egyptian-French cease-fire initiative for Gaza on Wednesday as diplomats discussed possible U.N. Security Council action on the crisis...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
China, US mark ties warmed by pingpong diplomacy
A senior U.S. diplomat said Wednesday that relations with China have deepened over the past decades and would strengthen further, as the countries played a friendly game of table tennis to commemorate 30 years of ties warmed by "pingpong diplomacy."...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
US envoy in Beijing for 30th anniversary of ties
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte marked 30 years of U.S. diplomatic relations with China on Wednesday by attending a table tennis match that commemorated the start of "pingpong diplomacy."...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Handlers on phone ordered Mumbai gunmen to kill
"Keep your phone switched on," a handler instructs a gunman by phone in the midst of the Mumbai siege, "so that we can hear the gunfire."...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
NKorea sets March date for parliamentary elections
North Korea announced Wednesday it will hold long overdue elections in March amid indications the impoverished regime plans to fill parliament with finance-savvy legislators and has named new Cabinet ministers with economic know-how...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
No King Lear nude scene for McKellen on PBS
Ian McKellen says his on-stage "King Lear" nude scene is discreetly avoided in the upcoming public television version of the play...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Bobby Flay taking a taste of radio
Celebrity chef Bobby Flay is launching a talk radio show on which he will offer advice to men on everything from dating, dining, dressing and how to nail a tough job interview...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Review Unborn offers up more laughs than scares
The Kabbalah. Hot college students. An abandoned mental institution. Gary Oldman. Jogging. Twins. Nazi scientists. A suicidal mother. A lost blue mitten...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Ivanovic, Mauresmo struggle en route to quarters
Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic fought off two match points and rallied for a 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-1 victory over Roberta Vinci of Italy on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Murray reaches quarterfinals at Qatar Open
Andy Murray advanced to the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open by beating Philipp Petzschner of Germany 6-2, 6-4 Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Beckham makes Milan debut in exhibition in Dubai
David Beckham had a quiet debut for AC Milan on Tuesday, exiting at halftime before the club beat Hamburg 4-3 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Debate rages over whether Madoff should be in jail
A debate has been raging in New York over the fact that Bernard Madoff remains free on bail, spending his days in his luxury Manhattan penthouse despite being accused of the largest financial fraud in history...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Obama taps spending watchdog, eyes Social Security
Pointing with concern to "red ink as far as the eye can see," President-elect Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to tackle out-of-control Social Security and Medicare spending and named a special watchdog to clamp down on other federal programs _ even as he campaigned anew to spend the largest pile of taxpayer money in history to revive the sinking economy...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Obama tabs spending watchdog, eyes Social Security
Pointing with concern to "red ink as far as the eye can see," President-elect Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to tackle out-of-control Social Security and Medicare spending and named a special watchdog to clamp down on other federal programs _ even as he campaigned anew to spend the largest pile of taxpayer money in history to revive the sinking economy...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
House re-elects Nancy Pelosi as speaker
The woman who made history two years ago by becoming the first female speaker of the House has been re-elected to that post. House colleagues today chose Nancy Pelosi to continue as speaker...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Cambodia marks Khmer Rouge fall
Thousands of Cambodians celebrated Wednesday the fall of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime 30 years ago as a UN-backed tribunal prepared to finally try some of its key leaders for crimes against humanity...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Foye leads Timberwolves to third straight win
Randy Foye scored 23 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds left, and the Minnesota Timberwolves weathered a late rally to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 94-87 Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Ruutu bites Peters in Sabres 4-2 win over Senators
Jarkko Ruutu added another chapter to the bitter rivalry between the Ottawa Senators and the Buffalo Sabres...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Russia stops all gas supply to Europe via Ukraine
Russia has shut off all its gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine _ the latest move in a pricing dispute that has reduced or halted fuel deliveries to a dozen countries during a winter cold snap...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Giambi close to completing deal to return to As
Jason Giambi might just finish his career where it began more than a decade ago. The free-agent first baseman was close to completing a deal Tuesday to return to the Oakland Athletics nearly 14 years after making his debut with the club, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. The sides had reached a preliminary agreement, pending a physical, on what is expected to be a one-year contract with an option...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Blagos race card lands softly in Senate fight
The first race card of the Obama era is now in play...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Ex-refugee now 1st Vietnamese-American congressman
When Anh "Joseph" Cao was 8 and Saigon was about to fall, his mother asked if he wanted to take a trip to the beach...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Ex-Detroit mayoral aide gets 120-day jail sentence
The former chief of staff of jailed ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been sentenced to 120 days behind bars for lying on the witness stand about her affair with the mayor...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Russia stops all gas supply to Europe via Ukraine
Russia has shut off all its gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine _ the latest move in a pricing dispute that has reduced or halted fuel deliveries to a dozen countries during a winter cold snap...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Death of Travoltas son raises medical questions
Millions of children and adults have seizures in the United States, but dying from one is rare. That only adds to the confusion and mystery surrounding the life and death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Prosecutor Ex-Calif. sheriff cheated to get job
A former Orange County sheriff gave power and influence to those who helped him win his first election through bribes and kickbacks laundered as campaign contributions, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday in closing arguments...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
2 men, teen charged in gang rape of Calif. lesbian
Two men and a teenager have been charged in the alleged gang rape of a lesbian in the San Francisco Bay-area...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Spokane, Wash., residents cope with record snow
More than 6 feet of snow in the past three weeks has left Spokane residents frustrated. Tempers are so frayed that a man was arrested for shooting at a snow plow operator...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Boys 1999 disappearance raises questions, regrets
No one claims to know what happened that summer in 1999 when 11-year-old Adam Herrman disappeared from the mobile home park where he lived with his adoptive parents...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
What slump? Fort Riley booming with construction
While the national economy was slumping last year, business at Fort Riley was booming...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
His US sentence served, Noriega fights extradition
As the only prisoner of war held on U.S. soil, inmate No. 38699-079 gets annual visits from the Red Cross and can wear his military uniform and insignia when he goes to court...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Former attorney general Griffin Bell laid to rest
Former U.S. Attorney General Griffin Bell has been laid to rest in his hometown in south Georgia, with friends and family looking on...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Baltimore councilwoman, developer indicted
A Baltimore City Councilwoman is accused of taking a bribe from a prominent developer, and both have been indicted on state charges...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Feds say wayward dolphins in NJ rivers are dying
More than two-thirds of the 16 bottlenose dolphins inhabiting New Jersey rivers since summer have died or disappeared, federal officials say...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Police search Ky. landfill for NJ baby remains
The search for the remains of a Jersey City baby apparently thrown in the trash by a hospital has moved to Kentucky, but police fear the corpse has already been incinerated...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Melting snow causes heavy flooding in Wash. state
Rain and high winds lashed Washington state Wednesday, causing widespread avalanches, mudslides, flooding and road closures as the heavy snowfall that has buried parts of the state began to rapidly melt...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
NY hears wedding bells, aims to compete with Vegas
Watch out, Las Vegas: New York City wants to become the new No. 1 place to tie the knot...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Baltimore city councilwoman, developer indicted
A grand jury indicted a Baltimore councilwoman and a prominent developer Wednesday, the first public corruption charges in a three-year probe of city finances that has targeted the mayor...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
New Orleans drops charges against Catholics
New Orleans prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against two protesters who were arrested after they refused to leave a Catholic church closed by the archdiocese...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 560
As of Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, at least 560 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Wednesday at 10 a.m. EST...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Ex-sheriffs defense blasts Calif. corruption case
Lawyers for a former Orange County sheriff blasted federal prosecutors Wednesday for failing to call one of his ex-assistants as a key witness in his corruption trial...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Police Wis. woman, 86, stuck in tub for 4 days
An 86-year-old woman who fell in the bathtub of her home in a Milwaukee suburb says she was trapped there for four days...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
2 wildfires prompt evacuations near Boulder, Colo.
Colorado authorities say some homeowners north of Boulder have been told to evacuate because of two wind-driven wildfires threatening the area...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Will Smith voted 2008s top moneymaking movie star
No name on the marquee was more pleasing to theater owners in 2008 than Will Smith, according to a survey of movie exhibitors...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Intel will miss its already-lowered 4Q targets
Even after sharply reducing its outlook for the fourth quarter, Intel Corp. said Wednesday that it would miss its revenue projection by about $500 million, a sign that PC makers and buyers are being more tightfisted than it seemed only two months ago...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
This cliched comedy "Bride Wars" tosses out stereotypes about female materialism and cattiness with all the giddy gusto of a newly married woman flinging the bouquet at her single girlfriends...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
The Jurassic version of jumbo jets _ huge flying creatures weighing hundreds of pounds _ is a mystery of dinosaur-era flight: How did something so big get off the ground?...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
More options for watching TV in the car are on the way...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
LG shows off Dick Tracy wristwatch phone
It looks like Dick Tracy may finally get his wristwatch cell phone, the one that does video calls...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Gaza fighting rages despite cease-fire proposal
Israel resumed its Gaza offensive Wednesday, bombing heavily around suspected smuggling tunnels near the border with Egypt after a three-hour lull to allow in humanitarian aid. Hamas responded with a rocket barrage...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
US supports Egyptian-French initiative on Gaza
The U.S. threw its weight behind an Egyptian-French cease-fire initiative for Gaza on Wednesday as diplomats discussed possible U.N. Security Council action on the crisis...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Israeli strikes, Hamas rockets resume after pause
Israeli airstrikes and Hamas rockets resumed after a brief pause Wednesday to allow food and fuel to reach Palestinian civilians in Gaza, where an Israeli warplane dropped leaflets urging some residents to flee because of imminent attacks...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
His US sentence served, Noriega fights extradition
As the only prisoner of war held on U.S. soil, inmate No. 38699-079 gets annual visits from the Red Cross and can wear his military uniform and insignia when he goes to court...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice
Pope Benedict XVI asked the faithful during a general audience Wednesday to bear with his hoarse voice...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Transcript Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phone
The gunman said into the phone, "We have three foreigners, including women." The response was plain and brutal: "Kill them," the man said. Gunshots rang out inside the Mumbai hotel, followed by a round of cheering...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Israel blasts suspected tunnels near Egypt border
Israel resumed its Gaza offensive Wednesday, bombing heavily around suspected smuggling tunnels near the border with Egypt after a three-hour lull to allow in humanitarian aid. Hamas responded with a rocket barrage. Despite the heavy fighting, strides were made on the diplomatic front with the U.S. throwing its weight behind a deal being brokered by France and Egypt...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
China, US mark ties warmed by pingpong diplomacy
A senior U.S. diplomat said Wednesday that relations with China have deepened over the past decades and would strengthen further, as the countries played a friendly game of table tennis to commemorate 30 years of ties warmed by "pingpong diplomacy."...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
US envoy in Beijing for 30th anniversary of ties
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte marked 30 years of U.S. diplomatic relations with China on Wednesday by attending a table tennis match that commemorated the start of "pingpong diplomacy."...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Melting snow causes heavy flooding in Wash. state
Rain and high winds lashed Washington state Wednesday, causing widespread avalanches, mudslides, flooding and road closures as the heavy snowfall that has buried parts of the state began to rapidly melt...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
NY hears wedding bells, aims to compete with Vegas
Watch out, Las Vegas: New York City wants to become the new No. 1 place to tie the knot...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Handlers on phone ordered Mumbai gunmen to kill
"Keep your phone switched on," a handler instructs a gunman by phone in the midst of the Mumbai siege, "so that we can hear the gunfire."...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
NKorea sets March date for parliamentary elections
North Korea announced Wednesday it will hold long overdue elections in March amid indications the impoverished regime plans to fill parliament with finance-savvy legislators and has named new Cabinet ministers with economic know-how...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Review Unborn offers up more laughs than scares
The Kabbalah. Hot college students. An abandoned mental institution. Gary Oldman. Jogging. Twins. Nazi scientists. A suicidal mother. A lost blue mitten...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Police search Ky. landfill for NJ baby remains
The search for the remains of a Jersey City baby apparently thrown in the trash by a hospital has moved to Kentucky, but police fear the corpse has already been incinerated...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
No King Lear nude scene for McKellen on PBS
Ian McKellen says his on-stage "King Lear" nude scene is discreetly avoided in the upcoming public television version of the play...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Bobby Flay taking a taste of radio
Celebrity chef Bobby Flay is launching a talk radio show on which he will offer advice to men on everything from dating, dining, dressing and how to nail a tough job interview...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Beckham makes Milan debut in exhibition in Dubai
David Beckham had a quiet debut for AC Milan on Tuesday, exiting at halftime before the club beat Hamburg 4-3 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Ivanovic, Mauresmo struggle en route to quarters
Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic fought off two match points and rallied for a 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-1 victory over Roberta Vinci of Italy on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Murray reaches quarterfinals at Qatar Open
Andy Murray advanced to the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open by beating Philipp Petzschner of Germany 6-2, 6-4 Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Obama taps spending watchdog, eyes Social Security
Pointing with concern to "red ink as far as the eye can see," President-elect Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to tackle out-of-control Social Security and Medicare spending and named a special watchdog to clamp down on other federal programs _ even as he campaigned anew to spend the largest pile of taxpayer money in history to revive the sinking economy...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Obama tabs spending watchdog, eyes Social Security
Pointing with concern to "red ink as far as the eye can see," President-elect Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to tackle out-of-control Social Security and Medicare spending and named a special watchdog to clamp down on other federal programs _ even as he campaigned anew to spend the largest pile of taxpayer money in history to revive the sinking economy...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Cambodia marks Khmer Rouge fall
Thousands of Cambodians celebrated Wednesday the fall of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime 30 years ago as a UN-backed tribunal prepared to finally try some of its key leaders for crimes against humanity...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Ruutu bites Peters in Sabres 4-2 win over Senators
Jarkko Ruutu added another chapter to the bitter rivalry between the Ottawa Senators and the Buffalo Sabres...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Debate rages over whether Madoff should be in jail
A debate has been raging in New York over the fact that Bernard Madoff remains free on bail, spending his days in his luxury Manhattan penthouse despite being accused of the largest financial fraud in history...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
House re-elects Nancy Pelosi as speaker
The woman who made history two years ago by becoming the first female speaker of the House has been re-elected to that post. House colleagues today chose Nancy Pelosi to continue as speaker...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Russia stops all gas supply to Europe via Ukraine
Russia has shut off all its gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine _ the latest move in a pricing dispute that has reduced or halted fuel deliveries to a dozen countries during a winter cold snap...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Boys 1999 disappearance raises questions, regrets
No one claims to know what happened that summer in 1999 when 11-year-old Adam Herrman disappeared from the mobile home park where he lived with his adoptive parents...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Giambi close to completing deal to return to As
Jason Giambi might just finish his career where it began more than a decade ago. The free-agent first baseman was close to completing a deal Tuesday to return to the Oakland Athletics nearly 14 years after making his debut with the club, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. The sides had reached a preliminary agreement, pending a physical, on what is expected to be a one-year contract with an option...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
5 takeaways help Ravens mow down Dolphins 27-9
Chad Pennington waited in front of his end zone, the last line of defense for the Miami Dolphins. A blocker buried him _ just like the Baltimore Ravens treated Pennington and the Dolphins all day...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Russia stops all gas supply to Europe via Ukraine
Russia has shut off all its gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine _ the latest move in a pricing dispute that has reduced or halted fuel deliveries to a dozen countries during a winter cold snap...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Steelers Harrison is AP Defensive Player of Year
James Harrison slams down the current version of the Steel Curtain better than any Pittsburgh Steeler, earning him The Associated Press 2008 Defensive Player of the Year award...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Mayo leads Grizzlies over Mavericks, 102-82
O.J. Mayo scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half, and the Memphis Grizzlies snapped a 13-game losing skid to the Dallas Mavericks with a 102-82 victory Sunday...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Former NBA player Antoine Walker arrested
Former NBA player Antoine Walker has been charged with suspicion of drunken driving in Miami Beach...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Syracuse upsets Rutgers 68-54
Nicole Michael had 15 points and 14 rebounds, Erica Morrow scored 17 points, and Syracuse upset No. 17 Rutgers 68-54 on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Six compete to lead GOP back from defeats
Republicans, who lost control of the White House and Congress in the past two elections, must decide whether to give party chairman Mike Duncan a chance to reverse the losing streak or select one of his five challengers to chart a new path...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Spokane, Wash., residents cope with record snow
More than 6 feet of snow in the past three weeks has left Spokane residents frustrated. Tempers are so frayed that a man was arrested for shooting at a snow plow operator...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Foye leads Timberwolves to third straight win
Randy Foye scored 23 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds left, and the Minnesota Timberwolves weathered a late rally to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 94-87 Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Wolski, Avs slip past Predators
Wojtek Wolski scored both goals for the Colorado Avalanche in a 2-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Gulp! Mexico tells citizens to swallow their gum
The country that gave the world chewing gum is getting gummed up: The average square yard (meter) of Mexico City sidewalk has 70 blobs of discarded chew...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Free but homeless
Chinese Uighur's search for safety after Guantanamo...
BBC News - January 7, 2009
Obama hails extraordinary gathering
President-elect Barack Obama says coming together with all the U.S. presidents is an "extraordinary gathering."...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Bush headed to Midland, Texas, after presidency
The White House settled one post-presidential mystery on Wednesday, answering the question of where will George W. Bush go when his term as president ends on the afternoon of Jan. 20?...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Laura Bush unveils George W. Bush state china
First lady Laura Bush showed off a new gold-rimmed set of official George W. Bush state china on Wednesday, with less than two weeks to use it before the family packs up for Texas...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Saints QB Brees is AP Offensive Player of Year
In a year of prolific offenses, Drew Brees stood out like, well, Dan Marino...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Will Smith voted 2008s top moneymaking movie star
No name on the marquee was more pleasing to theater owners in 2008 than Will Smith, according to a survey of movie exhibitors...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Obama names special watchdog for federal spending
President-elect Barack Obama said Wednesday that reforming massive government entitlement programs _ such as Social Security and Medicare _ would be "a central part" of his effort to control federal spending...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Obama has lunch with 4 presidents
President-elect Barack Obama says coming together with all the U.S. presidents is an "extraordinary gathering." Obama stood in the Oval Office on Wednesday with President George W. Bush and three former presidents: Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter. The president-elect said all of them understand the pressures of the job and he looks forward to sharing time with them...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes
Apple Inc. is cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online music store to 69 cents and plans to begin selling all tracks without copy protection...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Apples Jobs has hormone imbalance, will stay CEO
Apple founder Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer whose gaunt appearance in the past year has alarmed the Mac and iPod lovers who look to him as an oracle, said Monday he has an easily treated hormone imbalance and will remain in charge of the company...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
12 deaths blamed on snow and cold across Europe
Freezing temperatures and exceptional snowfall caused travel delays Wednesday across Europe and were blamed for at least 12 deaths, including that of a man in Milan who was crushed when a canopy collapsed under the weight of snow...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
AP NewsBreak No trial for Nazi hit man in Germany
A German court ruled Wednesday that an elderly former Nazi hit squad member is medically unfit to stand trial for the World War II reprisal killings of three Dutch civilians...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
AP Gaza reporter finds hometown in rubble
I live alone in my office. My wife and two young children moved in with her father after our apartment was shattered. The neighborhood mosque, where I have prayed since I was a child, had its roof blown off. All the government buildings on my beat have been obliterated...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as nature wonders
The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New 7 Wonders of Nature, organizers said Wednesday. The 261 nominees from 222 countries include some of the most famous mountain peaks, lakes, and other attractions, such as the Great Barrier Reef and Niagara Falls...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice
Pope Benedict XVI asked the faithful during a general audience Wednesday to bear with his hoarse voice...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Transcript Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phone
The gunman said into the phone, "We have three foreigners, including women." The response was plain and brutal: "Kill them," the man said. Gunshots rang out inside the Mumbai hotel, followed by a round of cheering...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
John Warner passes torch to Mark Warner
Rivals-turned-friends John Warner and Mark Warner shared a walk up the Senate aisle Tuesday in a ceremony that marked generational and political change for Virginia...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
2009 budget deficit is estimated at $1.2 trillion
Congressional estimators are projecting an unparalleled budget deficit of $1.2 trillion for the 2009 budget year...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Opposition to seating Burris in Senate weakening
Senate Democrats are looking for ways to defuse the standoff that has denied Roland Burris the vacated Illinois seat of President-elect Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
NKorea sets March date for parliamentary elections
North Korea announced Wednesday it will hold long overdue elections in March amid indications the impoverished regime plans to fill parliament with finance-savvy legislators and has named new Cabinet ministers with economic know-how...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
China, US mark ties warmed by pingpong diplomacy
A senior U.S. diplomat said Wednesday that relations with China have deepened over the past decades and would strengthen further, as the countries played a friendly game of table tennis to commemorate 30 years of ties warmed by "pingpong diplomacy."...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
US envoy in Beijing for 30th anniversary of ties
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte marked 30 years of U.S. diplomatic relations with China on Wednesday by attending a table tennis match that commemorated the start of "pingpong diplomacy."...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Animations up for UK foreign-language film prize
Animated films set in Israel and Iran are among five competitors for best foreign-language film at the British Academy Film Awards...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
HK to restore Bruce Lees old home
The Hong Kong government has agreed to preserve a former home of late martial arts legend Bruce Lee and turn it into a tourist attraction, an official said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Pelosi Pass stimulus by mid-February
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warning fellow House Democrats that failure to pass massive economic recovery legislation by mid-February would lead to more job losses and economic pain...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Murray reaches quarterfinals at Qatar Open
Andy Murray advanced to the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open by beating Philipp Petzschner of Germany 6-2, 6-4 Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Knowles, Keys, Hudson grab music, film Image noms
Beyonce Knowles, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson are all double threats for the NAACP Image Awards, earning nominations in both music and film categories...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Ivanovic, Mauresmo struggle en route to quarters
Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic fought off two match points and rallied for a 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-1 victory over Roberta Vinci of Italy on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
World markets hit by US unemployment fears
U.S. and European stock markets fell sharply Wednesday amid fresh worries about the U.S. labor market following a grim jobs survey and the announcement aluminum producer Alcoa will slash jobs...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
New papers filed in Madoff case
Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff and his wife sent at least 16 watches, a jade necklace and a diamond bracelet to family and relatives, proving he will continue to dissipate what little is left from his $50 billion fraud, a prosecutor told a judge in arguing that Madoff be jailed...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Stocks fall on fresh evidence of economic woes
Stocks fell sharply Wednesday, as a handful of bleak profit outlooks and more evidence of escalating unemployment served as stark reminders that the economy remains in rough shape. The Dow Jones industrials dropped more than 180 points...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
US, European stocks dragged down by weak jobs data
U.S. and European stock markets fell sharply Wednesday after more grim U.S. jobs news stoked fears that the American economy is contracting faster than expected...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Foye leads Timberwolves to third straight win
Randy Foye scored 23 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds left, and the Minnesota Timberwolves weathered a late rally to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 94-87 Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Ruutu bites Peters in Sabres 4-2 win over Senators
Jarkko Ruutu added another chapter to the bitter rivalry between the Ottawa Senators and the Buffalo Sabres...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Ukraine Russia stops sending gas to Europe
Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that Russia had cut off all gas supplies through pipelines crossing Ukrainian territory, the latest move in a devastating pricing dispute between the two neighbors that has already left a number of countries without gas...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Russia stops all gas supply to Europe via Ukraine
Russia has shut off all its gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine _ the latest move in a pricing dispute that has reduced or halted fuel deliveries to a dozen countries during a winter cold snap...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Giambi close to completing deal to return to As
Jason Giambi might just finish his career where it began more than a decade ago. The free-agent first baseman was close to completing a deal Tuesday to return to the Oakland Athletics nearly 14 years after making his debut with the club, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. The sides had reached a preliminary agreement, pending a physical, on what is expected to be a one-year contract with an option...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Russia stops all gas supply to Europe via Ukraine
Russia has shut off all its gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine _ the latest move in a pricing dispute that has reduced or halted fuel deliveries to a dozen countries during a winter cold snap...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Cambodia marks Khmer Rouge fall
Thousands of Cambodians celebrated Wednesday the fall of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime 30 years ago as a UN-backed tribunal prepared to finally try some of its key leaders for crimes against humanity...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
New York Citys New Years Eve ball to rise again
Happy new year _ in reverse!The massive Waterford crystal ball that descended in Times Square to ring in 2009 is being lit again and sent back up a 141-foot flagpole, where it will remain year-round...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Clues sought in deadly Texas shelter blaze
A table piled with donated clothes is being eyed as the potential origin of a fire that killed five people at a Texas homeless shelter, forcing some residents to flee into the cold streets barefoot and coatless...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Iowa lawmakers to focus on recovery from floods
Despite a state budget crisis and a crumbling national economy, Iowa legislators will nonetheless take on one of the most expensive problems in state history _ flood recovery...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Ex-refugee now 1st Vietnamese-American congressman
When Anh "Joseph" Cao was 8 and Saigon was about to fall, his mother asked if he wanted to take a trip to the beach...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Ex-Detroit mayoral aide gets 120-day jail sentence
The former chief of staff of jailed ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been sentenced to 120 days behind bars for lying on the witness stand about her affair with the mayor...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Ala. policeman feared missing arrested in Vegas
An Alabama policeman whose disappearance last week triggered search parties has turned up alive and well but under arrest in Las Vegas...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Cross-dressing doctor who killed wife found hanged
A cross-dressing Massachusetts dermatologist serving life in prison for killing his estranged wife has been found hanged in his cell...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Prosecutor Ex-Calif. sheriff cheated to get job
A former Orange County sheriff gave power and influence to those who helped him win his first election through bribes and kickbacks laundered as campaign contributions, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday in closing arguments...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Blagos race card lands softly in Senate fight
The first race card of the Obama era is now in play...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
2 men, teen charged in gang rape of Calif. lesbian
Two men and a teenager have been charged in the alleged gang rape of a lesbian in the San Francisco Bay-area...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Death of Travoltas son raises medical questions
Millions of children and adults have seizures in the United States, but dying from one is rare. That only adds to the confusion and mystery surrounding the life and death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Spokane, Wash., residents cope with record snow
More than 6 feet of snow in the past three weeks has left Spokane residents frustrated. Tempers are so frayed that a man was arrested for shooting at a snow plow operator...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Boys 1999 disappearance raises questions, regrets
No one claims to know what happened that summer in 1999 when 11-year-old Adam Herrman disappeared from the mobile home park where he lived with his adoptive parents...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
What slump? Fort Riley booming with construction
While the national economy was slumping last year, business at Fort Riley was booming...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Icy weather closes schools, makes roads dangerous
Snow, sleet and freezing rain have made roads hazardous across the Great Lakes into New England and closed hundreds of schools...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Mans death ruled homicide 35 years after shooting
A man shot in the back 35 years ago has died of complications from the shooting and his death has been ruled a homicide _ but prosecutors fear the trail for the suspect has long ago gone cold...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Mourners gather to say farewell to Griffin Bell
Friends and family have gathered in south Georgia for the funeral of former U.S. Attorney General Griffin Bell...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Judge in Texas pleads innocent to new sex charges
A federal judge in Texas, indicted last year for allegedly making unwanted sexual advances toward his court case manager, has pleaded innocent to new charges brought by another former employee...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Heavy rain causing flooding across South
Heavy rain across the South has caused flooding, school closures and a landslide that destroyed a home in North Carolina...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Drug from genetically engineered goats a first
In a scientific first, an anti-clotting drug made from the milk of genetically engineered goats is moving closer to government approval for humans...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Feds charge 3 NYers in election bias attacks
Three New York teenagers have been charged with federal civil rights charges in connection with election night racial violence in which attackers shouted "Obama."...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Study Networking hinders black women execs
Black women face special challenges in their efforts to reach the top levels of corporate America, according to a new study...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Obama has lunch with 4 presidents
President-elect Barack Obama says coming together with all the U.S. presidents is an "extraordinary gathering." Obama stood in the Oval Office on Wednesday with President George W. Bush and three former presidents: Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter. The president-elect said all of them understand the pressures of the job and he looks forward to sharing time with them...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Obama hails extraordinary gathering
President-elect Barack Obama says coming together with all the U.S. presidents is an "extraordinary gathering."...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Bush headed to Midland, Texas, after presidency
The White House settled one post-presidential mystery on Wednesday, answering the question of where will George W. Bush go when his term as president ends on the afternoon of Jan. 20?...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Laura Bush unveils George W. Bush state china
First lady Laura Bush showed off a new gold-rimmed set of official George W. Bush state china on Wednesday, with less than two weeks to use it before the family packs up for Texas...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Will Smith voted 2008s top moneymaking movie star
No name on the marquee was more pleasing to theater owners in 2008 than Will Smith, according to a survey of movie exhibitors...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Obama names special watchdog for federal spending
President-elect Barack Obama said Wednesday that reforming massive government entitlement programs _ such as Social Security and Medicare _ would be "a central part" of his effort to control federal spending...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Apples Jobs has hormone imbalance, will stay CEO
Apple founder Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer whose gaunt appearance in the past year has alarmed the Mac and iPod lovers who look to him as an oracle, said Monday he has an easily treated hormone imbalance and will remain in charge of the company...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
AP Gaza reporter finds hometown in rubble
I live alone in my office. My wife and two young children moved in with her father after our apartment was shattered. The neighborhood mosque, where I have prayed since I was a child, had its roof blown off. All the government buildings on my beat have been obliterated...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as nature wonders
The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New 7 Wonders of Nature, organizers said Wednesday. The 261 nominees from 222 countries include some of the most famous mountain peaks, lakes, and other attractions, such as the Great Barrier Reef and Niagara Falls...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes
Apple Inc. is cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online music store to 69 cents and plans to begin selling all tracks without copy protection...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
John Warner passes torch to Mark Warner
Rivals-turned-friends John Warner and Mark Warner shared a walk up the Senate aisle Tuesday in a ceremony that marked generational and political change for Virginia...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Ex-refugee now 1st Vietnamese-American congressman
When Anh "Joseph" Cao was 8 and Saigon was about to fall, his mother asked if he wanted to take a trip to the beach...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
12 deaths blamed on snow and cold across Europe
Freezing temperatures and exceptional snowfall caused travel delays Wednesday across Europe and were blamed for at least 12 deaths, including that of a man in Milan who was crushed when a canopy collapsed under the weight of snow...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
AP NewsBreak No trial for Nazi hit man in Germany
A German court ruled Wednesday that an elderly former Nazi hit squad member is medically unfit to stand trial for the World War II reprisal killings of three Dutch civilians...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
US envoy in Beijing for 30th anniversary of ties
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte marked 30 years of U.S. diplomatic relations with China on Wednesday by attending a table tennis match that commemorated the start of "pingpong diplomacy."...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice
Pope Benedict XVI asked the faithful during a general audience Wednesday to bear with his hoarse voice...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Transcript Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phone
The gunman said into the phone, "We have three foreigners, including women." The response was plain and brutal: "Kill them," the man said. Gunshots rang out inside the Mumbai hotel, followed by a round of cheering...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
2009 budget deficit is estimated at $1.2 trillion
Congressional estimators are projecting an unparalleled budget deficit of $1.2 trillion for the 2009 budget year...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Opposition to seating Burris in Senate weakening
Senate Democrats are looking for ways to defuse the standoff that has denied Roland Burris the vacated Illinois seat of President-elect Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
NKorea sets March date for parliamentary elections
North Korea announced Wednesday it will hold long overdue elections in March amid indications the impoverished regime plans to fill parliament with finance-savvy legislators and has named new Cabinet ministers with economic know-how...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
China, US mark ties warmed by pingpong diplomacy
A senior U.S. diplomat said Wednesday that relations with China have deepened over the past decades and would strengthen further, as the countries played a friendly game of table tennis to commemorate 30 years of ties warmed by "pingpong diplomacy."...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Animations up for UK foreign-language film prize
Animated films set in Israel and Iran are among five competitors for best foreign-language film at the British Academy Film Awards...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
HK to restore Bruce Lees old home
The Hong Kong government has agreed to preserve a former home of late martial arts legend Bruce Lee and turn it into a tourist attraction, an official said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Pelosi Pass stimulus by mid-February
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warning fellow House Democrats that failure to pass massive economic recovery legislation by mid-February would lead to more job losses and economic pain...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Knowles, Keys, Hudson grab music, film Image noms
Beyonce Knowles, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson are all double threats for the NAACP Image Awards, earning nominations in both music and film categories...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Ivanovic, Mauresmo struggle en route to quarters
Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic fought off two match points and rallied for a 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-1 victory over Roberta Vinci of Italy on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Murray reaches quarterfinals at Qatar Open
Andy Murray advanced to the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open by beating Philipp Petzschner of Germany 6-2, 6-4 Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
US, European stocks dragged down by weak jobs data
U.S. and European stock markets fell sharply Wednesday after more grim U.S. jobs news stoked fears that the American economy is contracting faster than expected...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Ukraine Russia stops sending gas to Europe
Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that Russia had cut off all gas supplies through pipelines crossing Ukrainian territory, the latest move in a devastating pricing dispute between the two neighbors that has already left a number of countries without gas...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
World markets hit by US unemployment fears
U.S. and European stock markets fell sharply Wednesday amid fresh worries about the U.S. labor market following a grim jobs survey and the announcement aluminum producer Alcoa will slash jobs...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
New papers filed in Madoff case
Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff and his wife sent at least 16 watches, a jade necklace and a diamond bracelet to family and relatives, proving he will continue to dissipate what little is left from his $50 billion fraud, a prosecutor told a judge in arguing that Madoff be jailed...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Stocks fall on fresh evidence of economic woes
Stocks fell sharply Wednesday, as a handful of bleak profit outlooks and more evidence of escalating unemployment served as stark reminders that the economy remains in rough shape. The Dow Jones industrials dropped more than 180 points...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Boys 1999 disappearance raises questions, regrets
No one claims to know what happened that summer in 1999 when 11-year-old Adam Herrman disappeared from the mobile home park where he lived with his adoptive parents...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Ruutu bites Peters in Sabres 4-2 win over Senators
Jarkko Ruutu added another chapter to the bitter rivalry between the Ottawa Senators and the Buffalo Sabres...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Giambi close to completing deal to return to As
Jason Giambi might just finish his career where it began more than a decade ago. The free-agent first baseman was close to completing a deal Tuesday to return to the Oakland Athletics nearly 14 years after making his debut with the club, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. The sides had reached a preliminary agreement, pending a physical, on what is expected to be a one-year contract with an option...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Russia stops all gas supply to Europe via Ukraine
Russia has shut off all its gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine _ the latest move in a pricing dispute that has reduced or halted fuel deliveries to a dozen countries during a winter cold snap...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Cambodia marks Khmer Rouge fall
Thousands of Cambodians celebrated Wednesday the fall of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime 30 years ago as a UN-backed tribunal prepared to finally try some of its key leaders for crimes against humanity...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Flames slip past Predators
Todd Bertuzzi broke a 2-2 tie with a goal with 23.4 seconds remaining in the third period to lead the Calgary Flames to their fifth straight win with a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday afternoon...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Collins keys Jayhawks 92-85 win over Vols
Sherron Collins had 24 points and nine assists, and Cole Aldrich had 22 points and 10 rebounds to help Kansas knock off No. 14 Tennessee 92-85 Saturday...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Russia stops all gas supply to Europe via Ukraine
Russia has shut off all its gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine _ the latest move in a pricing dispute that has reduced or halted fuel deliveries to a dozen countries during a winter cold snap...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Mayo leads Grizzlies over Mavericks, 102-82
O.J. Mayo scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half, and the Memphis Grizzlies snapped a 13-game losing skid to the Dallas Mavericks with a 102-82 victory Sunday...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
5 takeaways help Ravens mow down Dolphins 27-9
Chad Pennington waited in front of his end zone, the last line of defense for the Miami Dolphins. A blocker buried him _ just like the Baltimore Ravens treated Pennington and the Dolphins all day...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Former NBA player Antoine Walker arrested
Former NBA player Antoine Walker has been charged with suspicion of drunken driving in Miami Beach...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Steelers Harrison is AP Defensive Player of Year
James Harrison slams down the current version of the Steel Curtain better than any Pittsburgh Steeler, earning him The Associated Press 2008 Defensive Player of the Year award...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Syracuse upsets Rutgers 68-54
Nicole Michael had 15 points and 14 rebounds, Erica Morrow scored 17 points, and Syracuse upset No. 17 Rutgers 68-54 on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Six compete to lead GOP back from defeats
Republicans, who lost control of the White House and Congress in the past two elections, must decide whether to give party chairman Mike Duncan a chance to reverse the losing streak or select one of his five challengers to chart a new path...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Spokane, Wash., residents cope with record snow
More than 6 feet of snow in the past three weeks has left Spokane residents frustrated. Tempers are so frayed that a man was arrested for shooting at a snow plow operator...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Foye leads Timberwolves to third straight win
Randy Foye scored 23 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds left, and the Minnesota Timberwolves weathered a late rally to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 94-87 Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
Wolski, Avs slip past Predators
Wojtek Wolski scored both goals for the Colorado Avalanche in a 2-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night...
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