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Frozen yogurt war de-thaws, tart new brands hit US
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Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
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Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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25 bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
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Displaced Georgians look to US for hope, aid
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
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Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
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Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
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Frozen yogurt war de-thaws, tart new brands hit US
Leonardo DiCaprio has a Red Mango yogurt machine in his office. Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan have been photographed clutching Pinkberry yogurt cups while ducking the paparazzi...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas
Digital cameras have liberated awe-struck travelers and proud parents from worrying about the price of film processing. But showing off those megapixels of memories is still reminiscent of tedious living room slideshows _ and perhaps now worse, because instead of one blurry photo of the Eiffel Tower or the high school musical, there might be 50...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
Some people who sell things on eBay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing in hopes of making the auction site more attractive to online shoppers. Now even more changes are coming in the next few weeks, but this time eBay Inc. hopes it can cool tempers...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
After weeks of massive separatist protests in Indian Kashmir that virtually shut down the region, Muslim leaders called Tuesday for three days of calm, allowing schools and businesses to reopen...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Philippine troops on Monday retook several southern towns where Muslim rebels killed at least 26 people earlier in the day in what the guerrillas said was an outburst of frustration with an uncertain peace process...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Displaced Georgians look to US for hope, aid
Some 240 displaced Georgians are crammed into a former office building and drinking water is scarce, but people are making do, one woman told U.S. officials at a makeshift shelter Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
25 bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
The jetliner that crashed in Madrid abandoned a first takeoff attempt because of an air gauge that showed overheating, but experts said it was unlikely the gauge was a factor in the accident that killed 153 people...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
30 militants die in Afghan battle near ambush site
The U.S.-led coalition said Thursday it had killed more than 30 insurgents in a battle in eastern Afghanistan, fighters an Afghan governor said were responsible for an attack that killed 10 French troops this week...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Philippine peace process in tatters
A Muslim rebel organization rejected demands by the Philippine government Thursday for the surrender of two renegade commanders blamed for attacks that killed dozens of people, setting the stage for a possible escalation in fighting...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
Police special forces with orders to kill headed into the hinterlands of the southern Philippines on Wednesday, seeking Muslim rebels responsible for shooting and hacking 37 people to death in a brutal rampage that has left peace prospects in tatters...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
The beleaguered Philippine peace process was thrown into disarray Wednesday, with the government saying a proposed deal with Muslim rebels must be renegotiated after the guerrillas shot or hacked 37 people to death...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Crow offers free music to voters
Sheryl Crow is giving away free music _ a tactic she calls the "Tupperware" party approach to inspiring young people to vote...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Rejected by Hong Kong, Glitter arrives in Thailand
Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter arrived back in Bangkok on Thursday after Hong Kong denied him entry, continuing a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Hong Kong denies entry to Glitter back in Bangkok
Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter arrived back in Bangkok on Thursday after Hong Kong denied him entry, continuing a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Garret Anderson helps Angels beat Rays 5-4
Garret Anderson swung, and that made all the difference...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Rockies beat error-prone Dodgers 4-3
Brad Hawpe had three RBIs, including singles that drove in the tying and go-ahead runs, and the Colorado Rockies capitalized on four errors by the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Jobless claims fall for second straight week
The government says the number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, the second straight weekly drop from a six-year high...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Burger King 4Q profit rises 42 pct, tops estimates
Burger King Holdings says its profit surged 42 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter, driven by improved sales and marketing. The results are above Wall Street expectations...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Weak economy spurs growth for community colleges
Two-year community colleges are seeing record enrollment as families squeezed by tough economic times steer high school graduates away from more expensive four-year universities...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
45 dead as jet swerves off Madrid airport runway
A Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands swerved off the runway and caught fire during takeoff from the Madrid airport on Wednesday, killing at least 45 people, the Interior Ministry said...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
John McCain raises $27 million in July
John McCain raised $27 million in July, his largest one-month fundraising haul since clinching the Republican presidential nomination, while the Republican National Committee brought in nearly $26 million...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Puerto Rico corpse kept upright for 3-day wake
A Puerto Rican man has been granted his wish to remain standing _ even in death...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay hugs Floridas Atlantic coast
Tropical Storm Fay meandered north along the Florida Atlantic coast Wednesday but did not immediately head out over the ocean, lessening the chances it will gain strength and become hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Fannie, Freddie capital raising options uncertain
As mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac struggle with continuing credit losses, their ability to raise needed capital is uncertain and, analysts say, is complicated by the possibility of a government bailout of the two companies...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Amish population nearly doubles in 16 years
The Amish are expanding their presence in states far beyond Pennsylvania Dutch country as they search for affordable farmland to accommodate a population that has nearly doubled in the past 16 years, a new study found...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Fla. town backs ex-principal in gay student case
When a high school senior told her principal that students were taunting her for being a lesbian, he told her homosexuality is wrong, outed her to her parents and ordered her to stay away from children...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay floods hundreds of Fla. homes
A county spokesman says heavy rain from Tropical Storm Fay has flooded hundreds of homes in central Florida...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Killer of train passengers gets 11 life sentences
A judge has sentenced a man convicted of causing a deadly commuter rail crash to 11 consecutive life sentences, denouncing him as a remorseless killer...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Man dies when bluff collapses at San Diego beach
San Diego authorities say a man has died after a stretch of rugged oceanside bluff collapsed on him at Torrey Pines State Beach...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Records show more Texas sect members wed minors
Five men from a polygamist sect raided by Texas authorities in April stand accused of sexually assaulting children, but they may not be the only ones...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
China hopes to attract more US college students
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP _ China is hoping that American college students watching the Summer Olympics will want to travel there, providing a bump similar to what Australia and Greece enjoyed in 2000 and 2004...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Work release for crew boss in fatal Wash. fire
A fire crew supervisor who admitted lying to investigators about the deaths of four wildland firefighters during a central Washington blaze in 2001 was sentenced to three months of work release Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
$500,000 bail posted for mom of missing Fla. girl
Jail officials says a bondsman has posted bail for the mother of a missing Florida toddler...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
NYC mayor spins back his turbine idea for city
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is backing off his suggestion to put windmills on city bridges and rooftops after newspapers mocked the idea with photo illustrations of turbines on the Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire State Building...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Canyon flood damaged most beautiful place
It may be four weeks until tourists can return to stare as towering waterfalls cascade into blue-green pools near an American Indian village in a canyon miles west of Grand Canyon National Park headquarters...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Chicagos black politicians building own dynasties
In a city where the mayor holds the same job his father once did, politics can seem little different from the years of the legendary Democratic Machine. But the faces of political privilege _ long dominated by white ethnic groups _ have changed as powerful black politicians use their clout to build new dynasties...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Student killed in shooting at Tenn. school
A student fatally shot a 16-year-old classmate during a dispute Thursday at a Knoxville high school, and a suspect was taken into custody moments later on a nearby street, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay forces more evacuations in Fla.
Torrential rains from a slow-moving Tropical Storm Fay triggered a new round of flooding Thursday, submerging roads and forcing dozens of people to flee the rising water in their homes...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Mom of missing Fla. girl released on $500,000 bail
The mother of a missing Florida girl has been released from jail on $500,000 bail...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
2 NJ children reunited with dad in Georgia
Two little girls from New Jersey have been reunited with their father after being trapped by violence in the Republic of Georgia for two weeks...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Trial to begin for ex-Marine in Fallujah case
For more than year, Jose Luis Nazario Jr. has waited for his day in federal court to face allegations he killed unarmed detainees in Iraq _ the first time such charges have been brought under a federal law that allows the prosecution of former military service members for war crimes...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
FDNY Radio training needed after deadly WTC fire
Firefighters sent more than 30 distress calls from a burning ground zero skyscraper where two firemen died, but not all were heard in the confusion, a fire department official said...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Pa. police make arrest in 1985 slaying of boy, 13
Police arrested a man Thursday in the 1985 killing of a 13-year-old boy whose body was found months after he left home on a bicycle...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Suspect holds authorities at bay in Md. motel
A burglary suspect wanted in four states was holed up in a western Maryland hotel Thursday with a woman believed to be his pregnant girlfriend, and had threatened to kill her and any officers who approached him, police said...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Woman leaps from Ohio hospital 5th-floor window
A hospital in Toledo says one of its patients leaped through a 5th-floor window, landing on an emergency room roof four stories below...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
FDNY report lists many problems at fatal WTC fire
The Fire Department of New York has issued a report that details a litany of problems at a toxic ground zero skyscraper that caught fire one year ago and killed two firefighters...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Widow of slain Demo chairman to attend convention
The widow of slain state Democratic Party Chairman Bill Gwatney will fill his spot at the Democratic National Convention in Denver next week, the governor said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Grand jury meets again in polygamist case
A West Texas grand jury is meeting again to consider possible charges against members of a polygamist group...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Deputy 16-year-old dies in Tenn. school shooting
A law enforcement official says a 16-year-old student has died after a shooting in a Knoxville, Tenn. high school cafeteria...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Frozen yogurt war de-thaws, tart new brands hit US
Leonardo DiCaprio has a Red Mango yogurt machine in his office. Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan have been photographed clutching Pinkberry yogurt cups while ducking the paparazzi...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
US, Iraq have draft to pull US troops out
Iraq and the U.S. have reached preliminary agreement to withdraw American forces from Iraqi cities by next June, six years into the increasingly unpopular war, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Thursday after meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Soldier to plead guilty to lower desertion charge
A lawyer for a Fort Carson soldier who fled to Canada after his learning his unit was heading to Iraq plans to plead guilty to a reduced charge of desertion...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
Some people who sell things on eBay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing in hopes of making the auction site more attractive to online shoppers. Now even more changes are coming in the next few weeks, but this time eBay Inc. hopes it can cool tempers...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas
Digital cameras have liberated awe-struck travelers and proud parents from worrying about the price of film processing. But showing off those megapixels of memories is still reminiscent of tedious living room slideshows _ and perhaps now worse, because instead of one blurry photo of the Eiffel Tower or the high school musical, there might be 50...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Displaced Georgians look to US for hope, aid
Some 240 displaced Georgians are crammed into a former office building and drinking water is scarce, but people are making do, one woman told U.S. officials at a makeshift shelter Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
25 bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
The jetliner that crashed in Madrid abandoned a first takeoff attempt because of an air gauge that showed overheating, but experts said it was unlikely the gauge was a factor in the accident that killed 153 people...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
Police special forces with orders to kill headed into the hinterlands of the southern Philippines on Wednesday, seeking Muslim rebels responsible for shooting and hacking 37 people to death in a brutal rampage that has left peace prospects in tatters...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
The beleaguered Philippine peace process was thrown into disarray Wednesday, with the government saying a proposed deal with Muslim rebels must be renegotiated after the guerrillas shot or hacked 37 people to death...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
After weeks of massive separatist protests in Indian Kashmir that virtually shut down the region, Muslim leaders called Tuesday for three days of calm, allowing schools and businesses to reopen...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Philippine troops on Monday retook several southern towns where Muslim rebels killed at least 26 people earlier in the day in what the guerrillas said was an outburst of frustration with an uncertain peace process...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
30 militants die in Afghan battle near ambush site
The U.S.-led coalition said Thursday it had killed more than 30 insurgents in a battle in eastern Afghanistan, fighters an Afghan governor said were responsible for an attack that killed 10 French troops this week...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Philippine peace process in tatters
A Muslim rebel organization rejected demands by the Philippine government Thursday for the surrender of two renegade commanders blamed for attacks that killed dozens of people, setting the stage for a possible escalation in fighting...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay forces more evacuations in Fla.
Torrential rains from a slow-moving Tropical Storm Fay triggered a new round of flooding Thursday, submerging roads and forcing dozens of people to flee the rising water in their homes...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Mom of missing Fla. girl released on $500,000 bail
The mother of a missing Florida girl has been released from jail on $500,000 bail...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
2 NJ children reunited with dad in Georgia
Two little girls from New Jersey have been reunited with their father after being trapped by violence in the Republic of Georgia for two weeks...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Rejected by Hong Kong, Glitter arrives in Thailand
Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter arrived back in Bangkok on Thursday after Hong Kong denied him entry, continuing a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Hong Kong denies entry to Glitter back in Bangkok
Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter arrived back in Bangkok on Thursday after Hong Kong denied him entry, continuing a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Rockies beat error-prone Dodgers 4-3
Brad Hawpe had three RBIs, including singles that drove in the tying and go-ahead runs, and the Colorado Rockies capitalized on four errors by the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Crow offers free music to voters
Sheryl Crow is giving away free music _ a tactic she calls the "Tupperware" party approach to inspiring young people to vote...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Garret Anderson helps Angels beat Rays 5-4
Garret Anderson swung, and that made all the difference...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Burger King 4Q profit rises 42 pct, tops estimates
Burger King Holdings says its profit surged 42 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter, driven by improved sales and marketing. The results are above Wall Street expectations...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Jobless claims fall for second straight week
The government says the number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, the second straight weekly drop from a six-year high...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Puerto Rico corpse kept upright for 3-day wake
A Puerto Rican man has been granted his wish to remain standing _ even in death...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Weak economy spurs growth for community colleges
Two-year community colleges are seeing record enrollment as families squeezed by tough economic times steer high school graduates away from more expensive four-year universities...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
45 dead as jet swerves off Madrid airport runway
A Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands swerved off the runway and caught fire during takeoff from the Madrid airport on Wednesday, killing at least 45 people, the Interior Ministry said...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
John McCain raises $27 million in July
John McCain raised $27 million in July, his largest one-month fundraising haul since clinching the Republican presidential nomination, while the Republican National Committee brought in nearly $26 million...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Fannie, Freddie capital raising options uncertain
As mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac struggle with continuing credit losses, their ability to raise needed capital is uncertain and, analysts say, is complicated by the possibility of a government bailout of the two companies...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
5 children among 7 killed in Memphis house fire
The Memphis Fire Department says five children, a teenager and an adult have been killed in a house fire...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Bulldogs! Georgia is No. 1 in preseason AP poll
By the time Georgia was done demolishing Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl, it was apparent the Bulldogs were well on their way to being No. 1 _ to start the 2008 college football season...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Titans beat Raiders with last-second field goal
The Tennessee Titans and Oakland Raiders have talented young quarterbacks in Vince Young and JaMarcus Russell...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Carl Pettersson wins Wyndham on hometown course
Carl Pettersson won his hometown event for his first PGA Tour victory in two years, shooting a 2-under 68 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Wyndham Championship...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Pettersson wins Wyndham on hometown course
Carl Pettersson won his hometown event for his first PGA Tour victory in two years, shooting a 2-under 68 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Wyndham Championship...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Friends, family pay tribute to soul singer Hayes
Friends and family plan to pay tribute to soul singer Isaac Hayes at a memorial service filled with speeches, musical performances, photos and video clips...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Blue Mountain returns with new album Midnight
For seminal alt-country band Blue Mountain _ torn apart by divorce _ breaking up was hard to do. Getting back together, it turned out, was pretty easy...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Toby Keith praises Obama
Barack Obama is getting praise from Nashville, courtesy of one big, patriotic country star...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Fay hits Florida, strengthens as it moves inland
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in Florida Tuesday short of hurricane strength, but mysteriously gained speed as it headed over land, bringing heavy rain and high wind but no major damage...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Clooney, Pitt, Coens join Toronto festival lineup
Movies featuring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kate Beckinsale, Edward Norton and Colin Farrell and a documentary about Paris Hilton have joined the lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Boomerang Fay maintains strength over Florida
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, maintaining its strength and threatening _ once again _ to become a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Boomerang Fay gains strength over Florida
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, gaining power and threatening _ once again _ to become a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Boomerang Fay strengthens over Florida
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, gaining power and threatening _ once again _ to become a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Student killed in shooting at Tenn. school
A student fatally shot a 16-year-old classmate during a dispute Thursday at a Knoxville high school, and a suspect was taken into custody moments later on a nearby street, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Study finds minorities more likely to be paddled
Paddlings, swats, licks. A quarter of a million schoolchildren got them last year _ and blacks, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment, according to a study by a human rights group...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Mexico holds crime crisis talks
Mexico's president convenes a high-level meeting to discuss ways of tackling rising kidnap and murder rates...
BBC News - August 21, 2008
Web browser to get 'privacy mode'
Hiding what users do online might get easier as Microsoft plans a "privacy mode" for the next release of Internet Explorer...
BBC News - August 21, 2008
Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
Some people who sell things on eBay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing in hopes of making the auction site more attractive to online shoppers. Now even more changes are coming in the next few weeks, but this time eBay Inc. hopes it can cool tempers...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Australian officials to euthanize baby whale
An Australian environmental official says an abandoned baby whale that has been attempting to suckle boats in the waters off north Sydney will be euthanized...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas
Digital cameras have liberated awe-struck travelers and proud parents from worrying about the price of film processing. But showing off those megapixels of memories is still reminiscent of tedious living room slideshows _ and perhaps now worse, because instead of one blurry photo of the Eiffel Tower or the high school musical, there might be 50...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
After weeks of massive separatist protests in Indian Kashmir that virtually shut down the region, Muslim leaders called Tuesday for three days of calm, allowing schools and businesses to reopen...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Philippine troops on Monday retook several southern towns where Muslim rebels killed at least 26 people earlier in the day in what the guerrillas said was an outburst of frustration with an uncertain peace process...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Mugabe Zimbabwean parliament to convene next week
President Robert Mugabe plans to open parliament next week for the first time since members were elected four months ago, but the opposition said Thursday such a step would undermine power-sharing talks...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Rice discusses troop withdrawals with Iraqis
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew into Baghdad on Thursday for discussions with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other top Iraqi officials, hoping to iron out remaining differences in a U.S.-Iraq security deal that envisions the withdrawal of American troops...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
UN urges South Korea to offer food aid to North
The U.N. food agency has asked South Korea to provide emergency aid to North Korea to help it avert a food crisis, an official said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Typhoon moves away from Philippines after 7 dead
Rains from Typhoon Nuri triggered a series of landslides and floods in the northern Philippines, killing seven people before the storm moved on Thursday toward Hong Kong...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
Police special forces with orders to kill headed into the hinterlands of the southern Philippines on Wednesday, seeking Muslim rebels responsible for shooting and hacking 37 people to death in a brutal rampage that has left peace prospects in tatters...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
The beleaguered Philippine peace process was thrown into disarray Wednesday, with the government saying a proposed deal with Muslim rebels must be renegotiated after the guerrillas shot or hacked 37 people to death...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Police detain more foreign activists in Beijing
Swarms of plainclothes police took away four foreign activists who tried to unfurl a Tibetan flag outside the main Olympics venue on Thursday, squelching the latest attempt to demonstrate during the Beijing Games...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Philippines peace process in tatters
A Muslim rebel organization rejected demands by the Philippine government Thursday for the surrender of two renegade commanders blamed for attacks that killed dozens of people, setting the stage for a possible escalation in fighting...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Rejected by Hong Kong, Glitter arrives in Thailand
Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter arrived back in Bangkok on Thursday after Hong Kong denied him entry, continuing a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Hong Kong denies entry to Glitter back in Bangkok
Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter arrived back in Bangkok on Thursday after Hong Kong denied him entry, continuing a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
AP Exclusive Crow offers free music to voters
Sheryl Crow is giving away free music _ a tactic she calls the "Tupperware" party approach to inspiring young people to vote...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Obama outspends McCain in July by 5-3 ratio
After tightening his expenditures in June, Barack Obama spent far more freely in July, cutting into his cash reserves while mounting an advertising campaign against Republican presidential rival John McCain...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Garret Anderson helps Angels beat Rays 5-4
Garret Anderson swung, and that made all the difference...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
US Rep. Tubbs Jones of Ohio dies after hemorrhage
A Cleveland Clinic official says Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio has died...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Weak economy spurs growth for community colleges
Two-year community colleges are seeing record enrollment as families squeezed by tough economic times steer high school graduates away from more expensive four-year universities...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Rockies beat error-prone Dodgers 4-3
Brad Hawpe had three RBIs, including singles that drove in the tying and go-ahead runs, and the Colorado Rockies capitalized on four errors by the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Fannie, Freddie capital raising options uncertain
As mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac struggle with continuing credit losses, their ability to raise needed capital is uncertain and, analysts say, is complicated by the possibility of a government bailout of the two companies...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
45 dead as jet swerves off Madrid airport runway
A Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands swerved off the runway and caught fire during takeoff from the Madrid airport on Wednesday, killing at least 45 people, the Interior Ministry said...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
John McCain raises $27 million in July
John McCain raised $27 million in July, his largest one-month fundraising haul since clinching the Republican presidential nomination, while the Republican National Committee brought in nearly $26 million...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay stays on Floridas coast
Tropical Storm Fay continued its erratic path Wednesday, moving north along the Florida coast but not going out over the Atlantic Ocean, where many had feared it could strengthen and curve back toward the state as a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Fay may strengthen and hit Florida again
Tropical Storm Fay continued its erratic path Wednesday reaching the coast and headed for the Atlantic Ocean, where it could strengthen and curve back toward Florida _ possibly as a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay floods hundreds of Fla. homes
A county spokesman says heavy rain from Tropical Storm Fay has flooded hundreds of homes in central Florida...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Killer of train passengers gets 11 life sentences
A judge has sentenced a man convicted of causing a deadly commuter rail crash to 11 consecutive life sentences, denouncing him as a remorseless killer...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay hugs Floridas Atlantic coast
Tropical Storm Fay meandered north along the Florida Atlantic coast Wednesday but did not immediately head out over the ocean, lessening the chances it will gain strength and become hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Situation still fragile in Grand Canyon village
Crews were waiting for floodwaters to recede so they can begin restoring washed-out trails and footbridges to a remote village near the Grand Canyon hit by flooding, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Records show more Texas sect members wed minors
Five men from a polygamist sect raided by Texas authorities in April stand accused of sexually assaulting children, but they may not be the only ones...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Amish population nearly doubles in 16 years
The Amish are expanding their presence in states far beyond Pennsylvania Dutch country as they search for affordable farmland to accommodate a population that has nearly doubled in the past 16 years, a new study found...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Fla. town backs ex-principal in gay student case
When a high school senior told her principal that students were taunting her for being a lesbian, he told her homosexuality is wrong, outed her to her parents and ordered her to stay away from children...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Work release for crew boss in fatal Wash. fire
A fire crew supervisor who admitted lying to investigators about the deaths of four wildland firefighters during a central Washington blaze in 2001 was sentenced to three months of work release Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
$500,000 bail posted for mom of missing Fla. girl
Jail officials says a bondsman has posted bail for the mother of a missing Florida toddler...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Man dies when bluff collapses at San Diego beach
San Diego authorities say a man has died after a stretch of rugged oceanside bluff collapsed on him at Torrey Pines State Beach...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
NYC mayor spins back his turbine idea for city
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is backing off his suggestion to put windmills on city bridges and rooftops after newspapers mocked the idea with photo illustrations of turbines on the Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire State Building...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Canyon flood damaged most beautiful place
It may be four weeks until tourists can return to stare as towering waterfalls cascade into blue-green pools near an American Indian village in a canyon miles west of Grand Canyon National Park headquarters...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Chicagos black politicians building own dynasties
In a city where the mayor holds the same job his father once did, politics can seem little different from the years of the legendary Democratic Machine. But the faces of political privilege _ long dominated by white ethnic groups _ have changed as powerful black politicians use their clout to build new dynasties...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
China hopes to attract more US college students
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP _ China is hoping that American college students watching the Summer Olympics will want to travel there, providing a bump similar to what Australia and Greece enjoyed in 2000 and 2004...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Auto firms to end lead-wheel-weight use in Calif.
An Oakland, Calif., environmental group has announced that Chrysler LLC and three auto-parts makers have agreed to end their use of lead wheel weights in the state...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
2 NJ children reunited with dad in Georgia
Two little girls from New Jersey have been reunited with their father after being trapped by violence in the Republic of Georgia for two weeks...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Trial to begin for ex-Marine in Fallujah case
For more than year, Jose Luis Nazario Jr. has waited for his day in federal court to face allegations he killed unarmed detainees in Iraq _ the first time such charges have been brought under a federal law that allows the prosecution of former military service members for war crimes...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
FDNY Radio training needed after deadly WTC fire
Firefighters sent more than 30 distress calls from a burning ground zero skyscraper where two firemen died, but not all were heard in the confusion, a fire department official said...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Parts of Texas pounded with up to 9 inches of rain
Heavy rains settled in across areas of North Texas for the sixth consecutive day Wednesday, weakening a bridge and forcing postponement of a homecoming parade planned Saturday for Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Ruling protects Arizonan who sells anti-war shirts
A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred Arizona from using a state law to prosecute an online merchant who sells shirts that list names of thousands of troops killed in Iraq...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Ex-supervisor at raided Iowa plant pleads guilty
A supervisor arrested after an immigration raid at a large meatpacking plant pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to hire illegal immigrants and aiding and abetting their hiring...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Media incorrectly report congresswomans death
Several major news organizations, including The Associated Press, prematurely reported the death Wednesday of U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio, who had suffered a brain hemorrhage while driving in suburban Cleveland...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
NYC cash-for-tests program shows mixed results
A privately funded initiative that pays students in some New York City high schools up to $1,000 for passing Advanced Placement tests is not making the grade, critics say...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
5 men found dead in Shelby County, Ala., apartment
Authorities outside Birmingham are investigating after five men were found dead in an apartment...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Recalls wire splices, bicycle forks, ventilators
The following recalls have been announced:_ About 53,000 electrical wire splices, made in the U.S. by Molex, because the splice can fail to hold wires together properly, posing a shock and fire hazard. Gardner Bender has received one report of a splice failing to hold wires together. No injuries have been reported. The recalled product, which also is known as a butt slice connector, is used to connect electrical wires to one another. The product was sold in packages of eight or 50 at electrical distributors, hardware stores and home centers nationwide from June 2005 through April this year. Details: by phone at 800-624-4320; by Web at...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Frozen yogurt war de-thaws, tart new brands hit US
Leonardo DiCaprio has a Red Mango yogurt machine in his office. Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan have been photographed clutching Pinkberry yogurt cups while ducking the paparazzi...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
Some people who sell things on eBay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing in hopes of making the auction site more attractive to online shoppers. Now even more changes are coming in the next few weeks, but this time eBay Inc. hopes it can cool tempers...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Rice discusses troop withdrawals with Iraqis
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew into Baghdad on Thursday for discussions with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other top Iraqi officials, hoping to iron out remaining differences in a U.S.-Iraq security deal that envisions the withdrawal of American troops...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Australian officials to euthanize baby whale
An Australian environmental official says an abandoned baby whale that has been attempting to suckle boats in the waters off north Sydney will be euthanized...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas
Digital cameras have liberated awe-struck travelers and proud parents from worrying about the price of film processing. But showing off those megapixels of memories is still reminiscent of tedious living room slideshows _ and perhaps now worse, because instead of one blurry photo of the Eiffel Tower or the high school musical, there might be 50...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
After weeks of massive separatist protests in Indian Kashmir that virtually shut down the region, Muslim leaders called Tuesday for three days of calm, allowing schools and businesses to reopen...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Philippine troops on Monday retook several southern towns where Muslim rebels killed at least 26 people earlier in the day in what the guerrillas said was an outburst of frustration with an uncertain peace process...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Mugabe Zimbabwean parliament to convene next week
President Robert Mugabe plans to open parliament next week for the first time since members were elected four months ago, but the opposition said Thursday such a step would undermine power-sharing talks...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Typhoon moves away from Philippines after 7 dead
Rains from Typhoon Nuri triggered a series of landslides and floods in the northern Philippines, killing seven people before the storm moved on Thursday toward Hong Kong...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
Police special forces with orders to kill headed into the hinterlands of the southern Philippines on Wednesday, seeking Muslim rebels responsible for shooting and hacking 37 people to death in a brutal rampage that has left peace prospects in tatters...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
The beleaguered Philippine peace process was thrown into disarray Wednesday, with the government saying a proposed deal with Muslim rebels must be renegotiated after the guerrillas shot or hacked 37 people to death...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Chicagos black politicians building own dynasties
In a city where the mayor holds the same job his father once did, politics can seem little different from the years of the legendary Democratic Machine. But the faces of political privilege _ long dominated by white ethnic groups _ have changed as powerful black politicians use their clout to build new dynasties...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Police detain more foreign activists in Beijing
Swarms of plainclothes police took away four foreign activists who tried to unfurl a Tibetan flag outside the main Olympics venue on Thursday, squelching the latest attempt to demonstrate during the Beijing Games...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Philippines peace process in tatters
A Muslim rebel organization rejected demands by the Philippine government Thursday for the surrender of two renegade commanders blamed for attacks that killed dozens of people, setting the stage for a possible escalation in fighting...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
UN urges South Korea to offer food aid to North
The U.N. food agency has asked South Korea to provide emergency aid to North Korea to help it avert a food crisis, an official said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
2 NJ children reunited with dad in Georgia
Two little girls from New Jersey have been reunited with their father after being trapped by violence in the Republic of Georgia for two weeks...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Trial to begin for ex-Marine in Fallujah case
For more than year, Jose Luis Nazario Jr. has waited for his day in federal court to face allegations he killed unarmed detainees in Iraq _ the first time such charges have been brought under a federal law that allows the prosecution of former military service members for war crimes...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
FDNY Radio training needed after deadly WTC fire
Firefighters sent more than 30 distress calls from a burning ground zero skyscraper where two firemen died, but not all were heard in the confusion, a fire department official said...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Rejected by Hong Kong, Glitter arrives in Thailand
Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter arrived back in Bangkok on Thursday after Hong Kong denied him entry, continuing a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Hong Kong denies entry to Glitter back in Bangkok
Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter arrived back in Bangkok on Thursday after Hong Kong denied him entry, continuing a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
AP Exclusive Crow offers free music to voters
Sheryl Crow is giving away free music _ a tactic she calls the "Tupperware" party approach to inspiring young people to vote...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Garret Anderson helps Angels beat Rays 5-4
Garret Anderson swung, and that made all the difference...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
US Rep. Tubbs Jones of Ohio dies after hemorrhage
A Cleveland Clinic official says Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio has died...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Obama outspends McCain in July by 5-3 ratio
After tightening his expenditures in June, Barack Obama spent far more freely in July, cutting into his cash reserves while mounting an advertising campaign against Republican presidential rival John McCain...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Weak economy spurs growth for community colleges
Two-year community colleges are seeing record enrollment as families squeezed by tough economic times steer high school graduates away from more expensive four-year universities...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Rockies beat error-prone Dodgers 4-3
Brad Hawpe had three RBIs, including singles that drove in the tying and go-ahead runs, and the Colorado Rockies capitalized on four errors by the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
John McCain raises $27 million in July
John McCain raised $27 million in July, his largest one-month fundraising haul since clinching the Republican presidential nomination, while the Republican National Committee brought in nearly $26 million...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Fannie, Freddie capital raising options uncertain
As mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac struggle with continuing credit losses, their ability to raise needed capital is uncertain and, analysts say, is complicated by the possibility of a government bailout of the two companies...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
45 dead as jet swerves off Madrid airport runway
A Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands swerved off the runway and caught fire during takeoff from the Madrid airport on Wednesday, killing at least 45 people, the Interior Ministry said...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Titans beat Raiders with last-second field goal
The Tennessee Titans and Oakland Raiders have talented young quarterbacks in Vince Young and JaMarcus Russell...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Pettersson wins Wyndham on hometown course
Carl Pettersson won his hometown event for his first PGA Tour victory in two years, shooting a 2-under 68 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Wyndham Championship...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
5 children among 7 killed in Memphis house fire
The Memphis Fire Department says five children, a teenager and an adult have been killed in a house fire...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Bulldogs! Georgia is No. 1 in preseason AP poll
By the time Georgia was done demolishing Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl, it was apparent the Bulldogs were well on their way to being No. 1 _ to start the 2008 college football season...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Carl Pettersson wins Wyndham on hometown course
Carl Pettersson won his hometown event for his first PGA Tour victory in two years, shooting a 2-under 68 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Wyndham Championship...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Fay hits Florida, strengthens as it moves inland
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in Florida Tuesday short of hurricane strength, but mysteriously gained speed as it headed over land, bringing heavy rain and high wind but no major damage...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Clooney, Pitt, Coens join Toronto festival lineup
Movies featuring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kate Beckinsale, Edward Norton and Colin Farrell and a documentary about Paris Hilton have joined the lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Friends, family pay tribute to soul singer Hayes
Friends and family plan to pay tribute to soul singer Isaac Hayes at a memorial service filled with speeches, musical performances, photos and video clips...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Boomerang Fay strengthens over Florida
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, gaining power and threatening _ once again _ to become a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Blue Mountain returns with new album Midnight
For seminal alt-country band Blue Mountain _ torn apart by divorce _ breaking up was hard to do. Getting back together, it turned out, was pretty easy...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Toby Keith praises Obama
Barack Obama is getting praise from Nashville, courtesy of one big, patriotic country star...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Study finds minorities more likely to be paddled
Paddlings, swats, licks. A quarter of a million schoolchildren got them last year _ and blacks, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment, according to a study by a human rights group...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Boomerang Fay maintains strength over Florida
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, maintaining its strength and threatening _ once again _ to become a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Boomerang Fay gains strength over Florida
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, gaining power and threatening _ once again _ to become a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Jamaican joy
Kingston at a standstill as Usain Bolt creates history...
BBC News - August 21, 2008
Guilty pleasure
Enjoying a classic night of Latin American football...
BBC News - August 21, 2008
Cemex challenges Venezuela takeover
Cement giant Cemex is to seek arbitration at the World Bank after Venezuela's government seizes its local subsidiary...
BBC News - August 21, 2008
Peruvian tribes end land protests
Amazonian tribes in Peru halt a week-long protest against land sale laws after Congress members move to repeal them...
BBC News - August 21, 2008
Mexico starts campaign to save endangered porpoise
Mexico is investing 163 million pesos (US$16 million) to save a highly endangered type of porpoise from fishing nets in the upper Gulf of California...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
After weeks of massive separatist protests in Indian Kashmir that virtually shut down the region, Muslim leaders called Tuesday for three days of calm, allowing schools and businesses to reopen...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Philippine troops on Monday retook several southern towns where Muslim rebels killed at least 26 people earlier in the day in what the guerrillas said was an outburst of frustration with an uncertain peace process...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
4 more foreign activists detained in China
Two elderly Chinese women who applied to hold a protest during the Olympics were ordered to spend a year in a labor camp, a relative said Wednesday. Police later squelched a pro-Tibet demonstration...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
2 Chinese protesters ordered to year in labor camp
Two elderly Chinese women who applied during the Olympic Games to protest the loss of their homes have been ordered to spend a year in a labor camp, a relative said Wednesday, as more foreign activists were detained...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
Police special forces with orders to kill headed into the hinterlands of the southern Philippines on Wednesday, seeking Muslim rebels responsible for shooting and hacking 37 people to death in a brutal rampage that has left peace prospects in tatters...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
The beleaguered Philippine peace process was thrown into disarray Wednesday, with the government saying a proposed deal with Muslim rebels must be renegotiated after the guerrillas shot or hacked 37 people to death...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Typhoon moves away from Philippines after 7 dead
Rains from Typhoon Nuri triggered a series of landslides and floods in the northern Philippines, killing seven people before the storm moved on Thursday toward Hong Kong...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Dunns 34th homer helps Dbacks outslug Padres 8-6
Adam Dunn hit his National League-leading 34th home run, his second in as many games, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 8-6 on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
McCain chides a newly feisty Obama as testy
Republican presidential candidate John McCain chided his Democratic rival on Wednesday for getting "a little testy" as Barack Obama sharpened his tone amid a tightening White House race...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Rockies beat error-prone Dodgers 4-3
Brad Hawpe had three RBIs, including singles that drove in the tying and go-ahead runs, and the Colorado Rockies capitalized on four errors by the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Dunn homers, Diamondbacks outslug Padres 8-6
Adam Dunn hit his National League-leading 34th home run, his second in as many games, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 8-6 on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Businesses steps to save on energy turn permanent
As the cost of gasoline soared over the past year, many small businesses took steps to mitigate the damage to their cash flow and profits. Now, even though gas has fallen from the record levels it hit in mid-July, companies are making those money-saving strategies permanent...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Obama spends $55 million in July, highest yet
Barack Obama reports spending $55 million in July, his highest figure in a single month...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
US Rep. Tubbs Jones of Ohio dies after hemorrhage
A Cleveland Clinic official says Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio has died...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Media incorrectly reported congresswomans death
Several major news organizations, including The Associated Press, prematurely reported the death Wednesday of U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio, who had suffered a brain hemorrhage while driving in suburban Cleveland...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Edwards closes in on Busch with win at Michigan
Carl Edwards looked in his mirrors and saw the guy he had to beat...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Weak economy spurs growth for community colleges
Two-year community colleges are seeing record enrollment as families squeezed by tough economic times steer high school graduates away from more expensive four-year universities...
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
Bush says New Orleans is on its way back
President Bush said Wednesday that "hope is coming back" to New Orleans with the help of $126 billion in disaster aid poured into the Gulf Coast region over three | | | | |
