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Gustav stalls offshore in Haiti after killing 23
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
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Indian security forces kill 3 in Kashmir
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
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Indian security forces kill 5 in Kashmir
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
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Kashmir police and suspected rebels in shootout
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
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Swiss exonerate Europes last executed witch
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
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Combat flares in 3rd area of Pakistan border belt
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
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At least 5 dead in Kashmir battle over hostages
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
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9 killed in bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan
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Garth, Doherty make nice while filming new 90210
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Gustav stalls offshore in Haiti after killing 23
Gustav stalled offshore Wednesday and poured more misery onto Haiti after landslides and flooding killed 23 people. Oil workers began leaving their rigs and New Orleans drew up evacuation plans as forecasters warned the storm could plow into the U.S. Gulf coast as a major hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Swiss exonerate Europes last executed witch
A woman beheaded after she was accused of causing a girl to spit pins and convulse was exonerated Wednesday, more than 200 years after she became the last person executed as a witch in Europe...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Kashmir police and suspected rebels in shootout
Police traded fire Wednesday with militants allegedly holding six people hostage, including four children, in a building in Indian-administered Kashmir...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Indian security forces kill 5 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 39 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Indian security forces kill 3 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 37 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
9 killed in bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan
Suspected militants bombed a van carrying prisoners in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least nine people, as fighting between security forces and extremists flared across the tribal belt...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
At least 5 dead in Kashmir battle over hostages
Government forces killed two Islamic rebels believed to have taken seven hostages, but a third insurgent still held out in the mainly Hindu city of Jammu in Indian Kashmir, a police official said late Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Combat flares in 3rd area of Pakistan border belt
Pakistani troops drove off a Taliban attack on a fort and pounded another band of militants holed up in a health center, officials said Wednesday as fighting spread to a third area of the tribal belt along the Afghan border...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Mackenzie Phillips arrested at LA airport
Former teen star Mackenzie Phillips has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance after she allegedly was found carrying drugs at Los Angeles International Airport...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Garth, Doherty make nice while filming new 90210
Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty say they were nervous about reuniting for the new incarnation of "Beverly Hills, 90210."...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Suge Knight posts bail after Las Vegas arrest
Marion "Suge" Knight was jailed Wednesday on assault and drug charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife near the Las Vegas Strip, police said...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Democrats choose Obama in historic acclamation
Barack Obama stepped triumphantly into history Wednesday night, the first black American to win a major party presidential nomination, as thousands of Democrats transformed their convention hall into a joyful, shouting celebration...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Obama makes unscripted convention appearance
Sen. Barack Obama has traveled to the Democratic National Convention arena, making an unscheduled and unscripted appearance to join the party in celebrating his historic presidential nomination...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Harrison leads Rangers to sweep of Royals
Matt Harrison won for the fourth time in August, pitching the Texas Rangers to a 3-2 win over the crumbling Kansas City Royals. The Royals have lost 10 of their last 11 games and 17 of 20, falling to a season-worst 21 games below .500...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Questions follow Mattels $100M Bratz verdict
The $100 million jury award in the three-month legal battle between Mattel Inc. and Bratz-maker MGA Entertainment Inc. left one key issue unresolved...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Stocks rise following durable goods report
Wall Street rose moderately Wednesday after the government reported a larger-than-expected increase in orders for big-ticket manufactured goods that indicated the economy is stronger than expected. Stocks pulled off their steepest gains late in the session on light trading, which tends to exaggerate price moves...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Oil ends higher as Gustav spins toward Gulf
Oil prices settled above $118 a barrel Wednesday as Tropical Storm Gustav spun toward the Gulf of Mexico on a possible collision course with offshore oil and gas platforms...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Obama makes unscripted appearance at the DNC
Sen. Barack Obama dropped in on his own party at the Democratic convention a day early Wednesday to praise his wife, his former rival, and former President Bill Clinton for going to bat for him...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Democrats open 2008 national convention
The Democrats have opened their 2008 presidential nominating convention...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Giants beat Rockies to avoid sweep
Bengie Molina and Pablo Sandoval hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning and the San Francisco Giants avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
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Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae shook up its executive ranks Wednesday, after shares in it and sibling company Freddie Mac rose for a third straight day as investors appeared less certain a government bailout of the two troubled companies is imminent...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Cells change identity in promising breakthrough
Talk about an extreme makeover: Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Biden says nation needs more than a good soldier
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Wednesday night that the challenges America faces require "more than a good soldier" in the White House and called Barack Obama a wise leader who can deliver the change the nation needs...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Fannie Mae shakes up management team
Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae shook up its executive ranks Wednesday, after shares in it and sibling company Freddie Mac rose for a third straight day as investors appeared less certain a government bailout of the two troubled companies is imminent...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
DA NM escaped inmates may have had inside help
Five inmates who broke out of a New Mexico jail _ including a killer and a man accused of murder _ remained on the loose Tuesday, and a prosecutor said investigators were focusing on the possibility that someone inside aided in the weekend escape...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Feds doubt Colo. men were credible Obama threat
Authorities investigating a possible plot to assassinate Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention have three men in custody _ including one found with high-powered rifles, three fake IDs and two wigs in a truck _ but they expressed doubts Tuesday that the suspects had posed a credible threat...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Democrats choose Obama in historic acclamation
Barack Obama stepped triumphantly into history Wednesday night, the first black American to win a major party presidential nomination, as thousands of Democrats transformed their convention hall into a joyful, shouting celebration...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Gustav weakens to tropical storm over Haiti
Forecasters say Gustav has weakened to a tropical storm over Haiti...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Fed official Colo. men no true threat to Obama
A group of suspected drug users arrested in Denver this weekend with methamphetamine, guns and bulletproof vests made racist threats against Barack Obama but posed no true danger to the presidential candidate as he accepts the Democratic nomination here this week, federal authorities said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Gustav weakens but could become hurricane again
Tropical Storm Gustav was losing steam early Wednesday as it moved through the Caribbean a day after hitting Haiti as a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Army opens prep school for dropouts to fill ranks
Austin Swarner left high school to care for his mother while she fought a losing battle with cancer. Tony Brown wanted to begin supporting himself and left two classes shy of a diploma. Haelee Holden got tired of trying to make it through school while flipping burgers until 1 a.m...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Mich. governor, Detroit mayor have strained past
Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick come from the same powerful Democratic political machine, yet they have had a strained relationship for years...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Duncan gets death penalty for murder of Idaho boy
Joseph Edward Duncan III has been sentenced to death for the 2005 kidnapping, torture and murder of a northern Idaho boy...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Border Patrol struggles to keep newly hired agents
Law enforcement officers wanted: must work graveyard shifts alone in remote towns along the Mexican border, put in long hours and perform well in triple-digit temperatures...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Lesbian activist Del Martin dies at 87
Pioneering lesbian rights activist Del Martin, who married her lifelong partner in June on the first day that same-sex couples here gained that right, has died. She was 87...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Louisiana Gov. declares emergency as Gustav nears
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is declaring a state of emergency and activating the National Guard in advance of storm Gustav...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Factory had tension between union, immigrants
Union bosses in this region of rural Mississippi have long grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and that the immigrants were starting to get more overtime and supervisory positions...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Death for man who kidnapped, murdered Idaho boy
A longtime sex offender was sentenced to death Wednesday for the 2005 kidnapping, torture and murder of a 9-year-old northern Idaho boy after federal jurors who watched video of some of the brutality deliberated just three hours...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
New charges for driver in fatal Ariz. rollover
A 33-year-old Mexican man previously charged with transporting illegal immigrants in a vehicle crash that killed nine people has been indicted on more serious charges...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
4 inmates accused of helping with NM jailbreak
Four jail inmates who authorities say helped eight others make a brazen escape were charged Wednesday, as officials kept up the search for the five prisoners who remain on the loose, including a convicted murderer...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Product Recalls indoor lighting fixtures
The following recalls have been announced:_About 1,400 indoor lighting fixtures, made in the U.S. by Lithonia Lighting, because the glass reflector can separate from the fixture and fall, posing a risk of injury to consumers. There has been one report of a reflector falling. No injuries have been reported. The recalled Hi-Bay Indoor High-Intensity Discharge (HID) Fixtures have the model Nos. PG16A and PG21A. The product was sold by electrical distributors and sales representatives nationwide from January 2007 through May this year. For more information, visit...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Purdue reprimands fusion scientist for misconduct
Purdue University on Wednesday reprimanded a scientist who has been accused of falsifying claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
2 US military men indicted on bribery charges
Two U.S. servicemen and several contractors exchanged nearly $100,000 to arrange contracts worth more than $1 million at an airfield in Afghanistan, according to bribery and conspiracy indictments unsealed Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
SoCal jury gets case of ex-Marine in Iraq deaths
A federal jury on Wednesday began deliberating whether a former Marine squad leader committed manslaughter in Iraq, marking the first time in which civilians will decide whether the actions of a military service member during combat were criminal...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
2 US military accused of Afghan contract bribery
Two U.S. military personnel and four contractors have been indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges involving Department of Defense contracts in Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
More charges against accused driver in Ariz. crash
A Mexican man who had been accused of transporting illegal immigrants after a rollover crash killed nine people faces new charges that could bring the death penalty...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Many sex assault charges dropped against designer
Without explanation, prosecutors on Wednesday dropped more than half the sexual assault charges against fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander just before jury selection began for his trial...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Indian security forces kill 3 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 37 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Gustav stalls offshore in Haiti after killing 23
Gustav stalled offshore Wednesday and poured more misery onto Haiti after landslides and flooding killed 23 people. Oil workers began leaving their rigs and New Orleans drew up evacuation plans as forecasters warned the storm could plow into the U.S. Gulf coast as a major hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Gustav kills 23 New Orleans makes evacuation plan
Gustav stalled offshore Wednesday and poured more misery onto Haiti after landslides and flooding killed 23 people. Oil workers began leaving their rigs and New Orleans drew up evacuation plans as forecasters warned the storm could plow into the U.S. Gulf coast as a major hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Swiss exonerate Europes last executed witch
A woman beheaded after she was accused of causing a girl to spit pins and convulse was exonerated Wednesday, more than 200 years after she became the last person executed as a witch in Europe...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Kashmir police and suspected rebels in shootout
Police traded fire Wednesday with militants allegedly holding six people hostage, including four children, in a building in Indian-administered Kashmir...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Indian security forces kill 5 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 39 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
At least 5 dead in Kashmir battle over hostages
Government forces killed two Islamic rebels believed to have taken seven hostages, but a third insurgent still held out in the mainly Hindu city of Jammu in Indian Kashmir, a police official said late Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Combat flares in 3rd area of Pakistan border belt
Pakistani troops drove off a Taliban attack on a fort and pounded another band of militants holed up in a health center, officials said Wednesday as fighting spread to a third area of the tribal belt along the Afghan border...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Louisiana Gov. declares emergency as Gustav nears
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is declaring a state of emergency and activating the National Guard in advance of storm Gustav...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Factory had tension between union, immigrants
Union bosses in this region of rural Mississippi have long grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and that the immigrants were starting to get more overtime and supervisory positions...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
9 killed in bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan
Suspected militants bombed a van carrying prisoners in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least nine people, as fighting between security forces and extremists flared across the tribal belt...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Mackenzie Phillips arrested at LA airport
Former teen star Mackenzie Phillips has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance after she allegedly was found carrying drugs at Los Angeles International Airport...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Garth, Doherty make nice while filming new 90210
Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty say they were nervous about reuniting for the new incarnation of "Beverly Hills, 90210."...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Suge Knight posts bail after Las Vegas arrest
Marion "Suge" Knight was jailed Wednesday on assault and drug charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife near the Las Vegas Strip, police said...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Harrison leads Rangers to sweep of Royals
Matt Harrison won for the fourth time in August, pitching the Texas Rangers to a 3-2 win over the crumbling Kansas City Royals. The Royals have lost 10 of their last 11 games and 17 of 20, falling to a season-worst 21 games below .500...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Oil ends higher as Gustav spins toward Gulf
Oil prices settled above $118 a barrel Wednesday as Tropical Storm Gustav spun toward the Gulf of Mexico on a possible collision course with offshore oil and gas platforms...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Obama makes unscripted appearance at the DNC
Sen. Barack Obama dropped in on his own party at the Democratic convention a day early Wednesday to praise his wife, his former rival, and former President Bill Clinton for going to bat for him...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Democrats choose Obama in historic acclamation
Barack Obama stepped triumphantly into history Wednesday night, the first black American to win a major party presidential nomination, as thousands of Democrats transformed their convention hall into a joyful, shouting celebration...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Obama makes unscripted convention appearance
Sen. Barack Obama has traveled to the Democratic National Convention arena, making an unscheduled and unscripted appearance to join the party in celebrating his historic presidential nomination...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Questions follow Mattels $100M Bratz verdict
The $100 million jury award in the three-month legal battle between Mattel Inc. and Bratz-maker MGA Entertainment Inc. left one key issue unresolved...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Stocks rise following durable goods report
Wall Street rose moderately Wednesday after the government reported a larger-than-expected increase in orders for big-ticket manufactured goods that indicated the economy is stronger than expected. Stocks pulled off their steepest gains late in the session on light trading, which tends to exaggerate price moves...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Democrats open 2008 national convention
The Democrats have opened their 2008 presidential nominating convention...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Giants beat Rockies to avoid sweep
Bengie Molina and Pablo Sandoval hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning and the San Francisco Giants avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Cells change identity in promising breakthrough
Talk about an extreme makeover: Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Biden says nation needs more than a good soldier
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Wednesday night that the challenges America faces require "more than a good soldier" in the White House and called Barack Obama a wise leader who can deliver the change the nation needs...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Fannie Mae shakes up management team
Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae shook up its executive ranks Wednesday, after shares in it and sibling company Freddie Mac rose for a third straight day as investors appeared less certain a government bailout of the two troubled companies is imminent...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Democrats choose Obama in historic acclamation
Barack Obama stepped triumphantly into history Wednesday night, the first black American to win a major party presidential nomination, as thousands of Democrats transformed their convention hall into a joyful, shouting celebration...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
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Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae shook up its executive ranks Wednesday, after shares in it and sibling company Freddie Mac rose for a third straight day as investors appeared less certain a government bailout of the two troubled companies is imminent...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Fays leftovers soak Southern states
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay are soaking parts of the Southeast and emergency officials were watching out for potential flooding...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Fla. residents evacuated from homes as waters rise
Rescue teams are evacuating people from 180 homes in a Florida town about 25 miles north of Orlando due to flooding from what was Tropical Storm Fay...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
McCains campaign nourished by humble pie
Republicans lugged money, fame and promise into their race for the presidential nomination. One of them carried his own bags, tooled around New Hampshire with a few volunteers, flew commercial and won...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Despite Fla. floods, some hoping for Fays rain
Tropical Storm Fay may be gone but the rain remains...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Vijay Singh wins Barclays in dramatic playoff
Vijay Singh won The Barclays for a record fourth time Sunday, matching Sergio Garcia with a long birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff and finishing off the Spaniard with another birdie on the second extra hole...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Singh wins Barclays in dramatic playoff
Vijay Singh won The Barclays for a record fourth time Sunday, matching Sergio Garcia with a long birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff and finishing off the Spaniard with another birdie on the second extra hole...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Fla. homes evacuated as waters rise in wake of Fay
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay lingered Sunday, forcing residents in several parts of northern Florida to leave their homes as floodwaters rose...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Hillary Clinton addresses convention tonight
Former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton is closing out her history-making 2008 quest for the White House Tuesday with a prime-time appearance tonight at the Democratic National Convention, while party leaders were caught up in curious debate about the wisdom of assailing Republican John McCain from the podium...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Hillary Clintons convention hurrah
Former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton closed out her history-making 2008 quest for the White House Tuesday with a prime-time appearance at the Democratic National Convention, while party leaders were caught up in curious debate about the wisdom of assailing Republican John McCain from the podium...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Fays remnants spread rain, storms across South
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay spread over a wide swath of the South on Monday, bringing heavy rain and wind as forecasters warned of possible flash flooding and tornadoes from Louisiana to Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
NASCAR puts Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards on probation
NASCAR placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation Wednesday for the next six Sprint Cup Series races, the result of their on-track incident last weekend at the end of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Clinton salutes Obama Dems rip McCain
Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote the final chapter in her failed campaign for the White House on Tuesday, making way for Barack Obama as Democrats accused Republican John McCain of indifference to the working class and coziness with big oil...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
Beamer sees big picture when it comes to Taylor
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
US coast prepares for hurricane
Fears of a hurricane prompt Louisiana to declare a state of emergency and New Orleans to prepare evacuation plans...
BBC News - August 28, 2008
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