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Suri Cruise tops Forbes.com list of Hottest Tots
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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The New Frugality Americans return to thriftiness
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Mammoth task Scientists map DNA of ancient beast
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Rebels No clashes in eastern Congo after pullback
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Ben Affleck visits refugee camps in eastern Congo
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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UN Clouds of pollution threaten glaciers, health
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Ga. priest facing excommunication will appeal
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Global News Archive for June 2008:
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Report Fed. judge had sexual images on Web site
A federal judge overseeing an obscenity trial exploring the extreme fringe of pornography posted explicit photos and videos on his personal Web site, a newspaper reported Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Lawmakers say Capitol computers hacked by Chinese
Multiple congressional computers have been hacked by people working from inside China, lawmakers said Wednesday, suggesting the Chinese were seeking lists of dissidents...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Slaying of 2 girls stuns small town in Oklahoma
Maybe they stumbled onto a crime in progress. Perhaps they were ambushed by "drunks and dopeheads." Or maybe it was some kind of thrill killing...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Flood evacuations ordered along Iowas Cedar River
Residents were ordered to evacuate low-lying sections of towns along the overflowing Cedar River on Wednesday, and communities along the Mississippi River were warned that new rainfall would boost their expected flood crests...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Ibanez lifts Mariners to 2-1 win over Blue Jays
Raul Ibanez singled home the winning run in the ninth inning, Felix Hernandez worked eight strong innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Ibanez drives in go-ahead run as Mariners edge Blue Jays 2-1
Raul Ibanez singled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, Felix Hernandez worked eight strong innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Braves lose Glavine and fall to Cubs
It was a tough day and night for the Atlanta Braves...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
John Cusack takes on John McCain in political ad
Pop quiz: Why has John Cusack jumped into the political arena with a pair of videos saying John McCain is a war-profiteering clone of President George W. Bush?...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Martha Stewart CEO Lyne steps down
Susan Lyne has stepped down for undisclosed reasons after four years as chief executive of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. and the job is being split between two company executives...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
McCain Cutting casualties in Iraq is primary goal
Avoiding casualties in Iraq is more important than bringing troops home, Republican John McCain said Wednesday, feeding an outcry from Democrats who quickly declared him to be out of touch with the public and the needs of the military...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Political Play Now, a word from Obama
Sen. Barack Obama gave four dozen 8th graders a graduation to remember Wednesday when he unexpectedly walked onstage in the middle of their ceremony...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Christian leaders meet privately with Obama
Barack Obama discussed Darfur, the Iraq war, gay rights, abortion and other issues Tuesday with Christian leaders, including a conservative who has been criticized for praising the Democratic presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Telescope launched to scout out gamma rays
NASA launched a telescope Wednesday to scout out elusive, super high-energy gamma rays lurking in the universe...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Stocks fall sharply as oil prices surge
Wall Street tumbled Wednesday as oil prices rebounded, fanning concerns that inflation will further pinch consumers and lead central banks to raise interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 200 points...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Oil soars on dollar, Energy Department report
Oil prices soared Wednesday as the dollar fell and the Energy Department said oil inventories fell much more than expected last week. At the pump, gas prices rose to a new record over $4.05 a gallon...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Rising waters in Plains inundate bridge, farmland
Rising rivers wiped out an Iowa railroad bridge Tuesday, flooded Illinois farmland and forced residents along the Mississippi River to prepare for what could be the worst flooding in 15 years...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Oil falls on strong dollar, demand forecasts
Oil prices fell Tuesday, giving up an earlier advance as the dollar held its gains against the euro and the Energy Department slashed its oil consumption projections. Retail gasoline prices rose to a new record over $4.04 a gallon...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
New Southern Baptist president pledges to unite
Within an hour of being elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention, the Rev. Johnny Hunt was talking about "turning the tide," acknowledging the reality that a denomination that cares so much about winning souls is losing too many...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Wisconsin checks other dams for flood damage
Engineers and National Guard teams examined dams across this storm-deluged state Tuesday looking for signs of damage from the high water that led to the major collapse that nearly emptied Lake Delton...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Apple to introduce faster new iPhone
Apple Inc. has unveiled an upgraded iPhone with a faster Internet connection and GPS capabilities...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Barack Obama ramped up his search for a running mate on Monday, consulting with one congressional ally by phone and dispatching members of his vice presidential vetting team to the Capitol for meetings. Sen. Dick Durbin said he had spoken with Obama, his fellow Illinois senator...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Christian leaders meet privately with Obama
Barack Obama discussed Darfur, the Iraq war, gay rights, abortion and other issues Tuesday with Christian leaders, including a conservative who has been criticized for praising the Democratic presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Unicorn deer is found in Italian nature preserve
A deer with a single horn in the center of its head _ much like the fabled, mythical unicorn _ has been spotted in a nature preserve in Italy, park officials said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
British PM Brown wins on plans for tougher terrorism laws
British lawmakers have voted to back tougher terror laws that will allow police to hold suspected terrorists for up to six weeks before charges are filed...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Britains Prince Charles pays 17th-century debt
Prince Charles has paid off a royal debt from the 17th century, but showed modern-day fiscal prudence by declining to pay the accumulated interest, which would have been substantial after more than 350 years...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Bush says diplomacy is 1st choice in Iran standoff
President Bush, in a fresh warning to Tehran, said Wednesday he favors a peaceful resolution to the nuclear standoff with Iran but has not ruled out the possible use of military force...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Sudan official At least 30 dead in jet fire
Investigators examined the scorched hull of a jetliner Wednesday to determine what caused the plane to veer off a runway and burst into flames, killing at least 30 people, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Police arrest another Serb war crimes fugitive
Serbian police on Wednesday arrested one of the four remaining war crimes fugitives wanted by the U.N. tribunal in the Netherlands...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Serbs arrest war crimes fugitive
Serbian police on Wednesday arrested one of the four remaining war crimes fugitives wanted by the U.N. tribunal in the Netherlands...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
British PM wins vote for tougher terrorism laws
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday narrowly won a vote for tougher terrorism laws, emerging with his grip on power shaky but intact after a tough political battle over balancing national security and civil liberties...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Iranian leader calls Bush a wicked man
Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called President Bush a "wicked man" Wednesday. Addressing thousands of people in this central city, he said Bush had set out to damage Iran but failed to halt its nuclear program and would not succeed in his goal of attacking the Islamic republic...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Deadly Sudan jet fire survivor It was panic
Abdel-Menem Hassanein remembers the jetliner landing, and then the chaos _ the blast of an explosion, flames at the front of the plane, screams and the sounds of passengers uttering their last prayers...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Animal group Naval sonar may have killed dolphins
More than two dozen dolphins may have been killed after becoming disoriented by British navy sonar exercises, a marine animal protection group said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Prime minister apologizes to native Canadians
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is publicly apologizing to native Canadians who were taken from their families and forced to attend state-funded schools aimed at assimilating them...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
6 tons of cocaine seized off Panama
Panamanian authorities say they have seized 6 tons (5.5 metric tons) of cocaine on three boats off a Pacific island...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Official Equal pay in Cuba doesnt work
The egalitarian wage system Fidel Castro spent decades building in Cuba is no longer viable, plagued by low pay, corruption and waste that can be eased by paying workers more for better work, a top labor official said in an interview published Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Recent clashes along the Pakistan-Afghan border
Some airstrikes and clashes this year involving Pakistani areas along border with Afghanistan:...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Some of the worlds deadliest natural disasters
A look at some of the deadliest natural disasters around the world in the past 40 years:...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Police Lawyer slain in Tel Aviv blast
A car bomb blast in central Tel Aviv Wednesday killed a prominent Israeli lawyer, police said, in what they called a criminal bombing and not an attack by Palestinian militants...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Moroccan court convicts 29 of plotting terrorism
A Moroccan court convicted 29 people of planning terrorism attacks and supporting combatants in Iraq, the official MAP news agency said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Iranian leader calls President Bush a wicked man
Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called President Bush a "wicked man" Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Malicious calls swamp tax hotline
A tax cheat hotline has been flooded with malicious and unfounded calls, a committee of MPs is told...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Progress on NHS's reforms 'slow'
Patients in England are yet to see some of the promised benefits of the NHS reform programme, watchdogs say...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Parents to run their own school
A group of parents from West Sussex are given permission to build and run their own school...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
First private mission set for ISS
The first private manned mission to the International Space Station will go ahead in 2011...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
EU braced for Irish treaty vote
EU eyes are on Ireland as its citizens prepare to vote in the only referendum to be held on the Lisbon reform treaty...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Talks to avert tanker strike fail
Last-gasp talks to stop 600 petrol tanker drivers from striking have ended but will resume on Thursday...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Pilot of crash plane 'over limit'
The pilot and co-pilot of a fatal plane crash had high levels of alcohol in their blood, a report finds...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Mum died after op complications
A mother died after complications following an emergency Caesarean went undetected, a coroner finds...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
DUP votes 'not bought'
The DUP denies it supported the 42 day terror law because it was offered a string of inducements by the government...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Pyrrhic victory?
Vote has come at a high price for Gordon Brown...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Sparkling sale
Christina Onassis jewels sell for twice their estimate...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Face of hunger
Crisis leaves Ethiopian children facing starvation...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Day in pictures
Some of the most striking images from around the world on 11 June 2008...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Scolari named as Chelsea manager
Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is to take over as Chelsea boss on 1 July - two days after the Euro 2008 final...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Last gasp Turkey beat Switzerland
Turkey put co-hosts Switzerland out of Euro 2008 after they come from behind to win in Basel...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Ronaldo inspires Portugal to victory
Portugal beat Czech Republic in Geneva and later qualified for the Euro 2008 quarter-finals...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
US police 'failed to spot bodies'
The US trial of a British man accused of killing his wife and daughter hears police initially failed to spot the bodies...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Ovulation moment caught on camera
A human egg has been filmed in close-up emerging from the ovary for the first time...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Sir Alan picks his new Apprentice
Sales manager Lee McQueen becomes Sir Alan Sugar's fourth Apprentice in the hit BBC series...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Chinese couples decide to name babies 'Olympic Games'
More than 4,000 children in China are named "Olympic Games" as the country prepares to host Beijing 2008...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Secret terror files left on train
An inquiry is under way into a 'serious' security breach after top-secret documents on al-Qaeda are left on a train...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Afghans seize 'largest drug haul'
Afghan police seize almost 240 tonnes of hashish, in what is believed to be the biggest-ever seizure of illegal drugs...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
New Southern Baptist president pledges to unite
Within an hour of being elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention, the Rev. Johnny Hunt was talking about "turning the tide," acknowledging the reality that a denomination that cares so much about winning souls is losing too many...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Jack Nicholson is courtside at NBA finals
Jack Nicholson was in his familiar courtside seat wearing his traditional sunglasses Tuesday night, cheering on the Lakers in Game 3 of the NBA finals...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Energy Dept. says oil, gas prices to stay high
The Energy Department says motorists can expect gasoline prices to remain close to $4 a gallon through next year...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Sabathia dominates in 1-0 win over Minnesota
C.C. Sabathia was as dominant as he was last season when he won the AL Cy Young Award...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Martin, Kemp lead Dodgers to 7-2 win over Padres
Russell Martin and Matt Kemp drove in two runs each in a four-run seventh inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers took advantage of shoddy outfield play to defeat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Longtime friend Paul Newman has cancer
A longtime neighbor and business partner of Paul Newman has told The Associated Press the 83-year-old actor is battling cancer...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Paul Newman doing nicely mum on cancer reports
Paul Newman, responding to unconfirmed reports that he is ill with lung cancer, has issued a statement that he is "doing nicely."...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Paul Newman says he is doing nicely
Paul Newman, responding to unconfirmed reports that he is ill with lung cancer, has issued a statement that he is "doing nicely."...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Stocks head to higher open ahead of oil data
Wall Street headed for a modestly higher open Wednesday as investors awaited readings on regional economic activity and U.S. oil supply and demand...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Obama hits McCain, credit card companies, on lending matters
Democrat Barack Obama called for tighter restrictions on credit card companies Wednesday and accused Republican presidential rival John McCain of doing too little to help Americans avoid crippling debts...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Obama starts general campaign as favorite in Iowa
A political infrastructure that pushed Barack Obama to victory in the Iowa caucuses and an increase in Democratic voter registration make him the favorite in the state in November, but an intense catch-up effort could put Republican John McCain back in the game, veteran political strategists in both parties say...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Bryant, Lakers roll past Celtics 87-81 in Game 3
On his floor and on his game, Kobe Bryant revived the Los Angeles Lakers _ and the NBA finals. With his team one loss from having to make an impossible climb, Bryant was close to MVP form, scoring 36 points on an assortment of spins, drives and jumpers and reserve Sasha Vujacic added 20 points as the Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 87-81 in Game 3 on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Christian leaders meet privately with Obama
Barack Obama discussed Darfur, the Iraq war, gay rights, abortion and other issues Tuesday with Christian leaders, including a conservative who has been criticized for praising the Democratic presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Sudanese plane bursts into flames, killing dozens
A Sudanese jetliner landed in a thunderstorm and veered off the runway late Tuesday, bursting into flames and killing dozens of people, Sudanese officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Martha Stewart CEO Lyne steps down
Susan Lyne has stepped down for undisclosed reasons after four years as chief executive of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. and the job is being split between two company executives...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Wall Street falls early on rebounding oil prices
Wall Street is down in early trading on rebounding oil prices and as investors await readings on regional economic activity and U.S. energy supplies...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Bison industry recruits ranchers as prices rise
Susan Popp was a manager at Hewlett-Packard and her husband was a pilot at the Air Force Academy when they decided to become bison ranchers...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Wisconsin checks other dams for flood damage
Engineers and National Guard teams examined dams across this storm-deluged state Tuesday looking for signs of damage from the high water that led to the major collapse that nearly emptied Lake Delton...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Flowers, Jones offer Web details on Bill Clinton
Gennifer Flowers and Paula Jones are offering Internet viewers the lurid details of encounters they claim they had with former President Clinton _ for $1.99 a pop...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Bush says diplomacy is first choice in Iran standoff
President Bush said Wednesday that his first choice is to solve a nuclear standoff with Iran by using diplomacy, but "all options are on the table."...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Barack Obama ramped up his search for a running mate on Monday, consulting with one congressional ally by phone and dispatching members of his vice presidential vetting team to the Capitol for meetings. Sen. Dick Durbin said he had spoken with Obama, his fellow Illinois senator...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Christian leaders meet privately with Obama
Barack Obama discussed Darfur, the Iraq war, gay rights, abortion and other issues Tuesday with Christian leaders, including a conservative who has been criticized for praising the Democratic presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Rising waters in Plains inundate bridge, farmland
Rising rivers wiped out an Iowa railroad bridge Tuesday, flooded Illinois farmland and forced residents along the Mississippi River to prepare for what could be the worst flooding in 15 years...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Sudan official At least 29 dead in jet fire
Investigators examined the scorched hull of a jetliner Wednesday to determine what caused the plane to veer off a runway and burst into flames, killing at least 29 people, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Ex-Vietnamese prime minister Kiet dies
Former Vietnamese Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet, an economic reformer who led the Communist nation away from poverty and isolation and backed the normalization of ties with the United States, died Wednesday. He was 85...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Iraqi police Bomb kills 5 on minibuses in Baghdad
Iraqi police say a roadside bomb has killed five people riding minibuses in Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
A month after quake, Chinese wait for housing
The sun is low in the mountains as Wang Wenying fries up potatoes, beans and chunks of braised duck over an outdoor wood fire...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Woman raised in cellar is reunited with family
A woman born and raised in the cellar where her mother allegedly was kept captive as a sex slave for 24 years has emerged from an induced coma with two requests: to go on a boat ride and to see pop singer Robbie Williams in concert, doctors and a lawyer said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Evacuees return as China lake crisis ends
Evacuees hauled mattresses and carts down from temporary camps in the hills Wednesday after Chinese authorities declared that an earthquake-formed lake drained the day before was no longer a flood threat...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Bush says diplomacy is 1st choice in Iran standoff
President Bush, in a fresh warning to Tehran, said Wednesday he favors a peaceful resolution to the nuclear standoff with Iran but has not ruled out the possible use of military force...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Sudan official At least 30 dead in jet fire
Investigators examined the scorched hull of a jetliner Wednesday to determine what caused the plane to veer off a runway and burst into flames, killing at least 30 people, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Taiwan, China talk about adding charter flights
A Taiwanese delegation arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for talks on expanding charter flights between Taiwan and China _ the first formal discussions between the sides since 1999...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Afghans say they uncover 236 tons of marijuana
Officials say they have uncovered 236 tons of marijuana in a massive drug bust in southern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Israel decides to give truce efforts a chance
Israeli leaders have decided not to launch a broad invasion of the Gaza Strip to give Egyptian-brokered truce efforts more time to succeed...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Britains Prince Charles pays 17th-century debt
Prince Charles has paid off a royal debt from the 17th century, but showed modern-day fiscal prudence by declining to pay the accumulated interest, which would have been substantial after more than 350 years...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Trial of Congolese ex-warlord is postponed
A Congolese ex-warlord charged with recruiting child soldiers will not stand trial this week, the U.N. war crimes court said Wednesday, indefinitely postponing its first trial since becoming operational in 2002...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Britain investigates al-Qaida document leak
The British government says police are investigating how secret government documents about al-Qaida and Iraq were left on a train...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Canada prime minister to apologize to aboriginals
Michael Cachagee was 4 years old when he was taken from his parents and forced to attend a state-funded school aimed at stripping him of his aboriginal culture...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Honour for biomaterials pioneer
Professor Robert Langer, one of the most prolific inventors in medicine, wins the Millennium Technology Prize...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
MS woman wins right-to-die review
The High Court must clarify the law on assisted suicide following a challenge by a woman with multiple sclerosis...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Google founder books space flight
Google co-founder Sergey Brin makes a $5m down payment to book a seat on a future space flight...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Michael 'to retire from touring'
George Michael announces two concerts in London, and says he intends to give up touring in the future...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Nepal's ousted king quits palace
Nepal's deposed king Gyanendra moves out of the palace which was home to his family for more than a century...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
LIVE: Terror detention vote
All the key points as they happen from the debate and vote on government plans to extend terror detentions...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Jury acquits Raytheon protesters
Six Londonderry men accused of destroying property belonging to US defence company Raytheon are acquitted...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Liberians killed in farm massacre
Liberian police recover from a river the bodies of at least 12 farm workers killed in a weekend land dispute...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Libyan legend
Based in Benghazi but selling music downloads globally...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Thief uses CCTV camera as mirror
A thief who stole a chain was captured on a CCTV camera lens trying it on and admiring himself, police have said...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Eight patients killed by superbug
Eight Vale of Leven Hospital patients die after contracting the virulent C. diff infection in the last six months...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Maternity death woman 'wanted op'
A mother who died after an emergency caesarean had asked for a planned operation before labour, an inquest hears...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
England bag £50m Twenty20 bonanza
England agree to a series of five winner-takes-all £10m Twenty20 matches after signing a deal with Sir Allen Stanford...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Kosovo handover
British troops oversee transfer of UN's duties...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Police suspend firearms training
A police force halts some firearms training after the death of an officer during an exercise in Manchester...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Lift-off for Nasa space telescope
A Nasa space telescope launches on a mission to explore the Universe with "gamma-ray glasses"...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Pig in boots - how one little piggy overcame her fear of mud
A piglet scared of wallowing in mud overcame its fear with the help of some Wellington boots...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Live - Czech Republic v Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo fires Portugal back in front in their Group A contest against Czech Republic in Geneva...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Wife of 21 July plotter convicted
The wife of attempted bomber Hussain Osman is found guilty of not telling police about his plan to attack a Tube train in 2005...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Pakistan condemns US air strike
Pakistan's military says an American air strike which left 11 of its soldiers dead was a "cowardly attack"...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Brown wins crunch vote on 42 days
Prime Minister Gordon Brown wins a crucial Commons vote on increasing the time police can hold terror suspects...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Papers on al-Qaeda left on train
An inquiry is under way after top-secret government documents on al-Qaeda are left on a train in London...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
First lady focuses on signs of Afghan progress
First lady Laura Bush, on a mission to highlight signs of progress in war-weary Afghanistan, ventured outside the capital Sunday to an area that symbolizes both the destruction and attempt at rebirth...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Dozens of homes burn in N. California wildfires
Fires fed by raging winds raced across parts of Northern California on Tuesday, destroying dozens of homes, threatening hundreds of others and leaving a firefighter severely burned...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Patrick Swayze to begin shooting new cable series
Patrick Swayze is going back to work.The "Dirty Dancing" actor, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year, will begin shooting his new A&E series "The Beast" in Chicago this summer, the cable network announced Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
David Archuleta gets record deal
David Archuleta has a job lined up once his "American Idol" tour is over _ not that there was any doubt...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Sandbagged levee holds in Iowa, protects downtown
A sandbagged levee is holding in northeastern Iowa, protecting downtown Cedar Falls from the raging Cedar River...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Iowa city looks to sandbags as levee breach looms
With floodwaters rising and more rain on the way, officials asked volunteers to help with a sandbagging operation as a swollen river threatened to spill over a levee in northeastern Iowa on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Memo outlines Illinois govs potential impeachment
The speaker of the Illinois House is circulating a memo outlining how legislative candidates can call for impeachment hearings against the governor, calling corruption during his tenure "a tumor."...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Dems reluctant to take on dont ask, dont tell
Democrats say the nation should be ashamed of its ban on gays serving openly in the military. It discourages qualified people from joining the ranks at a time when the armed forces are stretched by two wars, they say, and is degrading to those willing to serve their country...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Obama veep vetters look at former Pentagon leaders
Barack Obama is considering former top Pentagon leaders among his possible running mates, which would address his lack of foreign policy experience and balance the military bonafides of a GOP ticket led by a war hero...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Bryant, Lakers roll past Celtics 87-81 in Game 3
On his floor and on his game, Kobe Bryant revived the Los Angeles Lakers _ and the NBA finals. With his team one loss from having to make an impossible climb, Bryant was close to MVP form, scoring 36 points on an assortment of spins, drives and jumpers and reserve Sasha Vujacic added 20 points as the Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 87-81 in Game 3 on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Sabathia dominates in 1-0 win over Minnesota
C.C. Sabathia was as dominant as he was last season when he won the AL Cy Young Award...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Martin, Kemp lead Dodgers to 7-2 win over Padres
Russell Martin and Matt Kemp drove in two runs each in a four-run seventh inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers took advantage of shoddy outfield play to defeat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Jack Nicholson is courtside at NBA finals
Jack Nicholson was in his familiar courtside seat wearing his traditional sunglasses Tuesday night, cheering on the Lakers in Game 3 of the NBA finals...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Oil edges up to $132 in Asia on dollar weakness
Oil prices edged higher Wednesday in Asian trading as the dollar weakened slightly against the euro, but traders said the market will remain volatile and dictated by supply concerns and the currency movement...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Toyota promises plug-in hybrid by 2010
Toyota said Wednesday it will introduce a plug-in hybrid vehicle with next-generation lithium-ion batteries in Japan, the U.S. and Europe by 2010...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Oil falls on strong dollar, demand forecasts
Oil prices fell Tuesday, giving up an earlier advance as the dollar held its gains against the euro and the Energy Department slashed its oil consumption projections. Retail gasoline prices rose to a new record over $4.04 a gallon...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Obama starts general campaign as favorite in Iowa
A political infrastructure that pushed Barack Obama to victory in the Iowa caucuses and an increase in Democratic voter registration make him the favorite in the state in November, but an intense catch-up effort could put Republican John McCain back in the game, veteran political strategists in both parties say...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Graham beats GOP challenger in SC Senate primary
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham easily won his primary Tuesday against a fellow Republican who hammered his ties to Arizona Sen. John McCain...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Christian leaders meet privately with Obama
Barack Obama discussed Darfur, the Iraq war, gay rights, abortion and other issues Tuesday with Christian leaders, including a conservative who has been criticized for praising the Democratic presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Apple to introduce faster new iPhone
Apple Inc. has unveiled an upgraded iPhone with a faster Internet connection and GPS capabilities...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Flowers, Jones offer Web details on Bill Clinton
Gennifer Flowers and Paula Jones are offering Internet viewers the lurid details of encounters they claim they had with former President Clinton _ for $1.99 a pop...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Bush says diplomacy is first choice in Iran standoff
President Bush said Wednesday that his first choice is to solve a nuclear standoff with Iran by using diplomacy, but "all options are on the table."...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Stocks head to higher open ahead of oil data
Wall Street headed for a modestly higher open Wednesday as investors awaited readings on regional economic activity and U.S. oil supply and demand...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Toyota promises plug-in hybrid vehicle by 2010
Toyota is introducing a plug-in hybrid with next-generation lithium-ion batteries in Japan, the U.S. and Europe by 2010, under a widespread strategy to be green outlined Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Rising waters in Plains inundate bridge, farmland
Rising rivers wiped out an Iowa railroad bridge Tuesday, flooded Illinois farmland and forced residents along the Mississippi River to prepare for what could be the worst flooding in 15 years...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Dozens of homes burn in Northern Calif. wildfires
Fires fed by raging winds raced across parts of Northern California on Tuesday, destroying dozens of homes, threatening hundreds of others and leaving a firefighter severely burned...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Bolivian protesters march on US Embassy
Thousands of demonstrators marched on the U.S. Embassy Monday to demand that Washington extradite a former Bolivian defense minister who directed a military crackdown on riots that killed at least 60 people in 2003...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Plane bursts into flames in Sudan 100 feared dead
Sudanese TV says at least 100 people were killed in plane crash at Khartoum airport. A plane carrying about 200 passengers veered off a runway late Tuesday amid thunderstorms and burst into flames...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
TV 100 dead in Sudan after plane catches fire
Sudanese television reports about 100 people are dead after a jetliner crashed and burst into flames...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Barack Obama ramped up his search for a running mate on Monday, consulting with one congressional ally by phone and dispatching members of his vice presidential vetting team to the Capitol for meetings. Sen. Dick Durbin said he had spoken with Obama, his fellow Illinois senator...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Christian leaders meet privately with Obama
Barack Obama discussed Darfur, the Iraq war, gay rights, abortion and other issues Tuesday with Christian leaders, including a conservative who has been criticized for praising the Democratic presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Sudanese jetliner bursts into flames, killing 100
A Sudanese jetliner landed in a thunderstorm and veered off the runway late Tuesday, bursting into flames and killing about 100 people, Sudanese officials said. Over 200 passengers were aboard the plane, officials said, and a higher casualty toll was feared. An Associated Press reporter at the scene said the plane appeared to have left the runway as it landed at Khartoum International Airport...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
US beef dispute grows into larger crisis in SKorea
What began with high school students worried about the safety of U.S. beef has swelled into a major challenge to the government of new South Korean President Lee Myung-bak _ culminating in protests of 80,000 people Tuesday who failed to be placated by his entire Cabinet offering to resign...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Venezuelas Chavez annuls spy law after backlash
Hugo Chavez has tossed out a controversial intelligence decree that would have forced Venezuelans to become informants and spy on their neighbors or face prison time...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Leading dissident plans to return to Cuba
A leading Cuban dissident said Tuesday that he plans to return to the communist-run island after a nearly two-year absence to fight for the freedom of political prisoners...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Atlas shows effects of climate change on Africa
The United Nations environment agency unveiled a new atlas Tuesday that shows what the agency says are the dramatic effects of climate change on Africa...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Evacuees back as China lake crisis ends
Evacuees hauled mattresses and carts down from temporary camps in the hills Wednesday after Chinese authorities declared the flood threat over from an earthquake-formed lake that was drained the day before...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
700-pound Mexican man hopes to stand for wedding
Manuel Uribe, who once weighed a half ton but has slimmed down to about 700 pounds, celebrates his 43rd birthday on Wednesday with a simple wish for the coming year: to be able to stand on his own two feet to get married...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Sudanese plane bursts into flames, killing dozens
A Sudanese jetliner landed in a thunderstorm and veered off the runway late Tuesday, bursting into flames and killing dozens of people, Sudanese officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Officials Sudanese plane crash kills dozens
A Sudanese jetliner landed in a thunderstorm and veered off the runway late Tuesday, bursting into flames and killing dozens of people, Sudanese officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Officials Sudanese plane crash kills at least 100
A Sudanese jetliner landed in a thunderstorm and veered off the runway late Tuesday, bursting into flames and killing about 100 people, Sudanese officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Sudan official At least 29 dead in jet fire
Investigators examined the scorched hull of a jetliner Wednesday to determine what caused the plane to veer off a runway and burst into flames, killing at least 29 people, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Ex-Vietnamese prime minister Kiet dies
Former Vietnamese Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet, an economic reformer who led the Communist nation away from poverty and isolation and backed the normalization of ties with the United States, died Wednesday. He was 85...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
A month after quake, Chinese wait for housing
The sun is low in the mountains as Wang Wenying fries up potatoes, beans and chunks of braised duck over an outdoor wood fire...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Police Tokyo stabbing suspect had several knives
The suspect in a deadly stabbing rampage had an arsenal of knives with him during the attack, police said Wednesday, as an electronics maker canceled a launch event promoting a game that features a character armed with a huge dagger...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Afghan officials 31 killed in airstrikes
Officials says 31 people died in airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Iraqi police Bomb kills 5 on minibuses in Baghdad
Iraqi police say a roadside bomb has killed five people riding minibuses in Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Scientists blame drilling for mud flow
International scientists said Tuesday they are almost certain a mud volcano that has displaced tens of thousands of villagers in central Indonesia was caused by faulty drilling of a gas exploration well _ not an earthquake as claimed by the company...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
US coalition 4 Afghan civilians, militants killed
The U.S.-led coalition says four Afghan civilians and several militants have been killed in an airstrike in eastern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Israel decides to give truce efforts a chance
Israeli leaders have decided not to launch a broad invasion of the Gaza Strip to give Egyptian-brokered truce efforts more time to succeed...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
BT offers to 'speed up broadband'
BT says it can boost consumers' home broadband speeds for a £90 one off payment, or your money back...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Two dead in Europe fuel protests
Two lorry drivers are killed in fuel protests in Spain and Portugal as strikes over rising diesel prices continue...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
UK unemployment rises by 38,000
Unemployment in the UK rose by 38,000 to 1.64 million from February to April, the Office for National Statistics says...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
LIVE: Prime minister's questions
The latest news, views and reaction as Gordon Brown faces his weekly House of Commons grilling...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Israeli fire kills girl in Gaza
A young Palestinian girl is killed by tank fire in the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces target militants firing rockets over the border...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Taiwanese envoys arrive in China
A high-level delegation from Taiwan arrives in China for the first talks since formal discussions were suspended 10 years ago...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Compromise move on under-age sex
Ministers will not end prosecutions for sex between two children but they want a more lenient approach...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Free childcare plan in poor areas
A plan to tackle child poverty in Wales includes free childcare in poorer areas for two-year-olds...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Attack victim lambasts Robinson
The victim of a homophobic assault calls on Iris Robinson to resign over comments she made about homosexuality...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Probe into Sudan's plane inferno
Authorities in Sudan launch an investigation into what caused a plane to burst into flames in Khartoum...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Bush warns Iran of 'all options'
President Bush says "all options" are available to deal with Iran's nuclear programme, on a visit to Germany...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
'Debs' of 1958
The world of the debutante, in words and pictures...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Flood mapping
Using an airborne laser to map at-risk areas...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Aragones hails Villa and Torres
Spain coach Luis Aragones lauds his strikers David Villa and Fernando Torres after his side's 4-1 win over Russia at Euro 2008...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Lagerback lauds Ibrahimovic goal
Sweden coach Lars Lagerback labels Zlatan Ibrahimovic's opener in the 2-0 win over Greece as world class...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Should we be able to choose when we die?
A woman with multiple sclerosis is due to ask the High Court to clarify the law on suicide. Should it be allowed in the UK?...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
The word 'pikey'
We're hearing it more and more. How offensive is it?...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Real-time racing
Fancy taking on Lewis Hamilton from your sofa?...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Man remanded over ex-Pc's murder
A man appears at Llanelli magistrates court charged with the murder of a former policeman...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Sudoku-playing jurors halt Australian drugs trial
A drugs trial is abandoned in Australia after several jurors admitted they had spent much of their time playing Sudoku...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Cellar incest girl 'will recover'
The 19-year-old whose illness alerted Austrian authorities to a major incest scandal is to make a full recovery, doctors say...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
'US strike deaths' anger Pakistan
Pakistan's military condemns as "a cowardly attack" what it says was an air strike by US-led forces that killed 11 Pakistani soldiers...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Dolphins 'possibly scared ashore'
Marine experts believe there is evidence the 26 dolphins which died in Cornwall on Monday were scared ashore...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Garden dug in missing mother case
Police investigating the disappearance of a mother 17 years ago dig a garden near to where she went missing...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Terror vote 'very close' - No 10
Ministers make last-ditch efforts to persuade rebel MPs ahead of the crunch vote on 42-day terror detention...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
BBC told to improve UK coverage
The BBC needs to improve its coverage of the UK's nations and regions in its main news bulletins, a report says...
BBC News - June 11, 2008
Bill Clinton cancels commencement speech at UCLA
Bill Clinton on Tuesday canceled a commencement speech at the University of California, Los Angeles, because of a lingering labor dispute...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Patrick Swayze to begin shooting new cable series
Patrick Swayze is going back to work.The "Dirty Dancing" actor, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year, will begin shooting his new A&E series "The Beast" in Chicago this summer, the cable network announced Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
David Archuleta gets record deal
David Archuleta has a job lined up once his "American Idol" tour is over _ not that there was any doubt...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
NYC judge tells 50 Cent to hold on to property
A judge Tuesday ordered 50 Cent to hold on to the property where a $2.4 million house at the center of a bitter dispute with his ex-girlfriend burned to the ground last month...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Coolio arrested for driving with suspended license
Coolio was arrested Tuesday on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant for driving with a suspended license, Los Angeles police said...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Senate Republicans block windfall taxes on Big Oil
Saved by Senate Republicans, big oil companies dodged an attempt Tuesday to slap them with a windfall profits tax and take away billions of dollars in tax breaks in response to the record gasoline prices that have the nation fuming...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Anderson and Guerrero homer as Angels beat Rays
Garret Anderson and Vladimir Guerrero each hit two-run home runs to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Lakers come alive to beat Celtics 87-81 in Game 3
On his floor and on his game, Kobe Bryant revived the Los Angeles Lakers _ and the NBA finals. With his team one loss from having to make an impossible climb, Bryant was close to MVP form, scoring 36 points on an assortment of spins, drives and jumpers and reserve Sasha Vujacic added 20 points as the Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 87-81 in Game 3 on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Bryant leads Lakers to 87-81 win in Game 3
On his floor and on his game, Kobe Bryant revived the Los Angeles Lakers _ and the NBA finals...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Toyota promises plug-in hybrid by 2010
Toyota said Wednesday it will introduce a plug-in hybrid vehicle with next-generation lithium-ion batteries in Japan, the U.S. and Europe by 2010...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Oil falls on strong dollar, demand forecasts
Oil prices fell Tuesday, giving up an earlier advance as the dollar held its gains against the euro and the Energy Department slashed its oil consumption projections. Retail gasoline prices rose to a new record over $4.04 a gallon...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Stocks open lower as oil prices surge
Wall Street is falling in early trading, with a jump in oil prices over supply concerns triggering more worries about inflation...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Graham beats GOP challenger in SC Senate primary
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham easily won his primary Tuesday against a fellow Republican who hammered his ties to Arizona Sen. John McCain...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Christian leaders meet privately with Obama
Barack Obama discussed Darfur, the Iraq war, gay rights, abortion and other issues Tuesday with Christian leaders, including a conservative who has been criticized for praising the Democratic presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Obama veep vetters look at former Pentagon leaders
Barack Obama is considering former top Pentagon leaders among his possible running mates, which would address his lack of foreign policy experience and balance the military bonafides of a GOP ticket led by a war hero...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Wisconsin checks other dams for flood damage
Engineers and National Guard teams examined dams across this storm-deluged state Tuesday looking for signs of damage from the high water that led to the major collapse that nearly emptied Lake Delton...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Nicholson in traditional courtside seat for finals
Actor Jack Nicholson was in his familiar courtside seat wearing his traditional sunglasses Tuesday night, cheering on the Lakers in Game 3 of the NBA finals...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Gordon Ramsay opens restaurant in West Hollywood
Gordon Ramsay is in a California state of mind...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Apple to introduce faster new iPhone
Apple Inc. has unveiled an upgraded iPhone with a faster Internet connection and GPS capabilities...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Tomatoes pulled off shelves amid salmonella scare
Federal officials hunted for the source of a 16-state salmonella outbreak linked to three types of raw tomatoes, while the list of supermarkets and restaurants yanking those varieties from shelves and dishes grew...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Lawyers mount anti-Musharraf protests in Pakistan
Lawyers rallied against President Pervez Musharraf across Pakistan on Monday, burning him in effigy, calling for his ouster and demanding the reinstatement of judges in the kick-off of a campaign that could strain the shaky coalition government...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Oil edges up to $132 in Asia on dollar weakness
Oil prices edged higher Wednesday in Asian trading as the dollar weakened slightly against the euro, but traders said the market will remain volatile and dictated by supply concerns and the currency movement...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Dozens of homes burn in Northern Calif. wildfires
Fires fed by raging winds raced across parts of Northern California on Tuesday, destroying dozens of homes, threatening hundreds of others and leaving a firefighter severely burned...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Rising waters in Plains inundate bridge, farmland
Rising rivers wiped out an Iowa railroad bridge Tuesday, flooded Illinois farmland and forced residents along the Mississippi River to prepare for what could be the worst flooding in 15 years...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Snyders 8th-inning homer lifts Dbacks past Mets
Chris Snyder hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning off Joe Smith, and the Arizona Diamondbacks sent the New York Mets to their fifth straight loss Tuesday night by rallying for a rain-delayed 9-5 victory...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Cape Town to fight court order to move displaced
City authorities vowed Tuesday to challenge a court order to move some 3,500 immigrants living in a camp near a popular tourist destination after they were forced from their homes in a wave of xenophobic violence...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Afghan govt seeks $15b in aid from Paris meeting
Afghanistan hopes leaders from more than 60 countries meeting in Paris on Thursday will pledge some $15 billion to help rebuild a nation wracked by poverty and the Taliban insurgency...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Barack Obama ramped up his search for a running mate on Monday, consulting with one congressional ally by phone and dispatching members of his vice presidential vetting team to the Capitol for meetings. Sen. Dick Durbin said he had spoken with Obama, his fellow Illinois senator...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Christian leaders meet privately with Obama
Barack Obama discussed Darfur, the Iraq war, gay rights, abortion and other issues Tuesday with Christian leaders, including a conservative who has been criticized for praising the Democratic presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Plane bursts into flames in Sudan 100 feared dead
Sudanese TV says at least 100 people were killed in plane crash at Khartoum airport. A plane carrying about 200 passengers veered off a runway late Tuesday amid thunderstorms and burst into flames...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
TV 100 dead in Sudan after plane catches fire
Sudanese television reports about 100 people are dead after a jetliner crashed and burst into flames...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
Senior official confident of US-Iraq deal in July
A top American official expressed confidence Tuesday the U.S. and Iraq will finalize a long-term security pact on time next month despite strong opposition from Iran and a storm of criticism from Iraqi lawmakers who must ratify the deal...
Southern Ledger - June 11, 2008
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