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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 August 2008:
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Thousands demand independence in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of Muslims poured into the streets of Kashmir on Thursday, demanding independence from India hours after archival Pakistan called on the United Nations to stop what it characterized as gross human rights violations in the divided Himalayan region...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Displaced Filipinos can return to their homes soon
Muslim guerrillas have completely withdrawn from 15 predominantly Christian villages in the southern Philippines, and the tens of thousands of residents can return to their homes once they have been cleared of booby traps, the military said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Kashmir protests spread to Indian cities
Riots erupted across Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday as Muslims mourned 15 people killed in a day of bloody violence, as the protests spread to other parts of India...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Texas jury rejects lawsuit against Osteens wife
A jury has rejected a flight attendants claim that the wife of televangelist Joel Osteen assaulted her before takeoff aboard a December 2005 flight...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Bomb in Philippines hurts would-be attacker
A homemade bomb hurt a would-be attacker in the Philippines on Thursday while another device was defused at a southern bus terminal in what the military suggested was retaliation from Muslim rebels for a recent government offensive...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
UK officials Christian Bale will not face charges
British prosecutors say Batman star Christian Bale will not face charges relating to an alleged assault on his mother and sister at the Dorchester Hotel on July 21...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Haren pitches Diamondbacks past Rockies
Chris Snyder and Chris Burke hit consecutive homers in a five-run fifth inning, leading Dan Haren and the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Colorado Rockies 6-2 Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Astros drop Giants 7-4, sweep to 8th-straight win
Lance Berkman hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to help lift the Houston Astros to their eighth straight win with a 7-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
4 straight homers lead White Sox over Royals 9-2
Jim Thome, Paul Konerko, Alexei Ramirez and Juan Uribe hit consecutive homers in the sixth inning Thursday to tie a major league record and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-2 Thursday to complete a three-game sweep...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
An awkward love triangle Kate, Leo and Sam Mendes
It was more than a little awkward for Kate Winslet to film sex scenes with Leonardo DiCaprio in front of husband Sam Mendes, who directed the stars in the upcoming drama "Revolutionary Road."...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Obama hits back at critical author
Barack Obama is hitting back at the author of "The Obama Nation," the book that argues he is a dangerous, radical candidate for president...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Consumer prices surge, job market remains strained
Inflation is running at the fastest pace in 17 years, the job market is under further strain and foreclosure filings are surging...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Film reveals inventors fight over wiper design
For two decades, Robert Kearns waged an obsessive crusade against the auto industry, which he accused of stealing his invention. It destroyed his marriage, brought on a mental breakdown and may have cost him millions...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Oil down as weak demand outweighs Georgia conflict
Oil prices pulled back slightly Thursday, a day after surging almost $3 a barrel, as waning U.S. demand for energy outweighed supply threats from the conflict in Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Wal-Mart says 2Q profit up 17 pct, raises outlook
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. posted a 17 percent increase in second-quarter profit Thursday and raised its full-year earnings forecast, helped by cost cuts and a renewed focus on low prices that is attracting financially squeezed shoppers around the world...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Consumer prices rise at double the expected rate
The government says consumer prices shot up in July at twice the expected rate, pushed higher by surging energy and food costs...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Obama campaign issues rebuttal to books claims
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama hit back Thursday with a 40-page rebuttal to the best-selling book "The Obama Nation," arguing the author is a fringe bigot pedaling rehashed lies...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Attorney seeks at least $405,000 in Osteen lawsuit
An attorney for a Continental Airlines flight attendant wants a jury to award his client at least $405,000 for physical and mental pain suffered in an alleged attack by the wife of megachurch pastor Joel Osteen...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Home in Chicago, Obama can be regular guy, sort of
Even a guy running for president has to take his wife out on a date...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Russia defies truce with Georgia US sending aid
Defying a cease-fire agreement, a Russian military convoy rolled through a strategically important Georgia city Wednesday and Georgian officials claimed there was looting and bombing by Russians and their allies...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Jury set to get case in suit against Osteens wife
Continental Airlines flight attendant Sharon Brown says she was assaulted by the wife of megachurch pastor Joel Osteen in an attack so traumatic that it left her unable to work for five days and damaged her religious beliefs...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Garciaparras homer in ninth gives Dodgers 7-6 win
Nomar Garciaparra hit a one-out homer in the bottom of the ninth Wednesday night, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Philadelphia Phillies...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Golden girls no more, China beats US in gymnastics
The Chinese crashed what was supposed to be a U.S. Olympic party...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
The Jonas Brothers invade NYC, and fans go crazy
Quiet time is a rarity for the Jonas Brothers these days...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Libya, US settle all terror-related lawsuits
Libya and the United States have signed a deal settling all outstanding terror-related lawsuits between the two nations, clearing the way for the restoration of full diplomatic relations...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Even a guy running for president has to take his wife out on a date...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Russia defies truce with Georgia US sending aid
Defying a cease-fire agreement, a Russian military convoy rolled through a strategically important Georgia city Wednesday and Georgian officials claimed there was looting and bombing by Russians and their allies...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
NBC sees new media habits form with Olympic games
About half of the people who are using mobile phones to pull down video or information about the Olympics have been trying out that technology for the first time, NBC said on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Russian tanks deter Georgian entry to Gori
In the morning, columns of Georgian police and military vehicles prepared to reoccupy the strategic town of Gori after the expected departure of Russian forces...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
IOC tells China not to obstruct reporters
The International Olympic Committee urged China Thursday to allow foreign reporters at the Beijing Games to report freely after a British journalist trying to cover a protest was allegedly roughed up by police...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Syria, Lebanon to negotiate border demarcation
Syria agreed Thursday to a longtime Lebanese demand to negotiate the demarcation of their border a day after the countries said they would establish full diplomatic relations for the first time...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
US sends aid for Georgian wounded and refugees
Some of the first tangible American support for Georgia was visible Thursday in a storeroom at a grim Tbilisi hospital: a dozen crates of medical equipment marked with Stars-and-Stripes stickers and the words "USA: Operation Provide Hope."...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
US, Poland agree to missile defense deal
The Polish prime minister says that Poland and the United States have reached an agreement that will see a battery of American missiles established inside Poland, a plan that has infuriated Russia and raised the specter of an escalation of tension with the country...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
In Georgia, refugees overwhelm relief efforts
Tired, hungry and penniless, her dark and bloodshot eyes betraying stressful days and sleepless nights, Manana Karelidze banged her head over and over against a concrete ledge...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Where was God? ask refugees from Georgia war
Sarmat Kapisov ran all night through the forest with his family, fleeing the fighting in South Ossetia and headed for the Georgia-Russia border. On his back, the 17-year-old carried his brother, who has cerebral palsy...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Bombs target Shiite pilgrims in Iraq, dozens die
A woman suicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing 26 people and wounding scores of others after the government announced new measures to protect worshippers ahead of a major religious festival...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Bombs target Shiite pilgrims in Iraq 26 killed
A female suicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad, killing at least 26 people and wounding dozens, police said. It was the deadliest in a series of attacks on travelers heading to the holy city of Karbala for a major religious festival...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Musharraf rival opposes immunity for president
As speculation mounted that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf would resign instead of face impeachment, a leader of the new ruling coalition said Thursday that the embattled former army chief should not be granted legal immunity...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Antigua police arrest 2 in honeymooner killings
Two women have been arrested in the slaying of a honeymooning British couple at an Antiguan resort, police said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Russia Georgia can forget regaining provinces
The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Bombs target Shiite pilgrims in Iraq, kills 17
A woman suicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 17 people and wounding scores of others after the government announced new measures to protect worshippers ahead of a major religious festival...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Iran, Turkey fail to reach deal on new pipeline
Iran and Turkey signed several cooperation agreements Thursday but failed to complete a deal for building a new natural gas pipeline _ a project the United States has opposed...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Syria, Lebanon to negotiate demarcation of border
Syria agreed Thursday to begin negotiations with Lebanon on demarcating their border, making its second concession in two days to longtime demands from the Lebanese as they seek to normalize relations with their dominant larger neighbor...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Fear and frustration for refugees in 2 countries
The war between Georgia and Russia has produced a humanitarian crisis that has uprooted more than 100,000 people _ legions of the tired and hungry, forced from their homes by bombs and tanks...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Suicide bomber strikes pilgrims in Iraq, kills 15
Iraqi police say at least 15 people have been killed and 40 wounded when a female suicide bomber blew herself up among Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
6 US sailors charged with detainee abuse in Iraq
The U.S. Navy says six sailors have been charged with abusing detainees at U.S. detention center in Iraq and they will face court-martials...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Mexico probes missing rebels linked to bombings
The Mexican government said Thursday that two missing members of a small rebel group were the victims of a "forced disappearance" and not a kidnapping, indicating the government may have been involved...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Gunmen kill 8 at Mexican border city rehab center
Officials say gunmen killed eight people at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in this border city...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Lawyers to US witness against Olmert Stay home
Lawyers for an American businessman have recommended he refuse to testify again before an Israeli court in a corruption case against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, according to a letter released Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Iraqs Talabani had heart surgery in US
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was discharged Thursday from the Mayo Clinic after undergoing successful surgery on a heart valve, his office announced...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Truce between Russia, Georgia flawed, some say
A truce between warring Russia and Georgia appeared at first to be a breakthrough, but some fear it may have given the Russians a loophole to continue their action in the former Soviet republic...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Arsenic-munching bacteria found
In the warm, bubbling pools of Mono Lake in California, scientists have isolated a bacterium that fuels itself on arsenic...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Legal milestone for open source
Supporters of open source software are claiming victory after a US court ruled copyright protection applies to their work...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Man charged with stabbing murder
A 36-year-old man is charged with the murder of a woman who was found with multiple stab wounds...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Two more dissident suspects held
Two men are arrested in police searches in south and west Belfast targeting dissident republican activity...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
US jail guards in Iraq abuse case
Six US sailors working as prison camp guards in Iraq face courts martial for abusing detainees, the US Navy says...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Airline alliance
Is the BA and AA tie-up good for passengers?...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Making the grade
Were your A-level results disappointing?...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Man City slip to humiliating loss
Manchester City suffer a shock defeat by Danish side FC Midtjylland in a Uefa Cup qualifying tie...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Computer glitch cancels flights
Flights will be cancelled after a computer glitch causes disruption at Heathrow's Terminal 3...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
How has Jeremy Paxman upset the Scots this time?
Television presenter Jeremy Paxman is criticised for calling the work of Robert Burns "sentimental doggerel"...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Murdered couple in 'scam' probe
A Chinese couple murdered in Newcastle may have been involved in a range of betting and internet scams...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
US and Poland sign defence deal
The US and Poland sign a deal on plans for the controversial US missile defence shield, which Russia strongly opposes...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Three men held by terror police
Three men have been arrested - two at Manchester airport - on suspicion of committing terrorism offences, police say...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Displaced Filipinos can return to their homes soon
Muslim guerrillas have completely withdrawn from 15 predominantly Christian villages in the southern Philippines, and the tens of thousands of residents can return to their homes once they have been cleared of booby traps, the military said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Kashmir protests spread to Indian cities
Riots erupted across Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday as Muslims mourned 15 people killed in a day of bloody violence, as the protests spread to other parts of India...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Georgians in America watch the violence back home
Khatuna Baghaturia has spent countless hours in the last week on the phone with relatives in her native country and watching the bloodshed on TV. The sight of Russian troops laying waste to Georgia was all the more horrifying because her three children are there now _ on vacation...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Attorney seeks at least $405,000 in Osteen lawsuit
An attorney for a Continental Airlines flight attendant wants a jury to award his client at least $405,000 for physical and mental pain suffered in an alleged attack by the wife of megachurch pastor Joel Osteen...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Hinkses 3 hits, home run lead Rays over Athletics
Eric Hinske had three hits, including a home run, and Ben Zobrist doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Sabathia wins again to lift Brewers over Padres
CC Sabathia pitched seven solid innings to remain perfect with the Milwaukee Brewers, who extended their winning streak to eight games with a 7-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
UK officials Christian Bale will not face charges
British prosecutors say Batman star Christian Bale will not face charges relating to an alleged assault on his mother and sister at the Dorchester Hotel on July 21...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
The Jonas Brothers invade NYC, and fans go crazy
Quiet time is a rarity for the Jonas Brothers these days...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
NRA to Montana Obama a threat to gun owners
The National Rifle Association said Wednesday that Barack Obama is trying to mislead voters about his past support of gun control, calling the Democratic candidate "a poster child of the extremist, elitist gun control movement."...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Rays keep winning despite pressure
The Tampa Bay Rays seem to be letting the pressure of a pennant race roll right off them, and Carlos Pena thinks he knows why...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Balentiens homer in 12th gives Ms 10-7 win
Wladimir Balentien hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 12th inning after striking out four times, and the Seattle Mariners pulled out a gritty 10-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Documents Julia Child part of WWII-era spy ring
Famed chef Julia Child shared a secret with Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg and Chicago White Sox catcher Moe Berg at a time when the Nazis threatened the world. They served in an international spy ring managed by the Office of Strategic Services, an early version of the CIA created in World War II by President Franklin Roosevelt...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Film reveals inventors fight over wiper design
For two decades, Robert Kearns waged an obsessive crusade against the auto industry, which he accused of stealing his invention. It destroyed his marriage, brought on a mental breakdown and may have cost him millions...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Wal-Mart says 2Q profit up 17 pct, raises outlook
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. posted a 17 percent increase in second-quarter profit Thursday and raised its full-year earnings forecast, helped by cost cuts and a renewed focus on low prices that is attracting financially squeezed shoppers around the world...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Consumer prices rise at double the expected rate
The government says consumer prices shot up in July at twice the expected rate, pushed higher by surging energy and food costs...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
EU Euro economy shrinks in second quarter
EU statistics show the euro-zone economy braking sharply in the second quarter as growth shrank in major economies Germany, France and Italy shrank...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Jury set to get case in suit against Osteens wife
Continental Airlines flight attendant Sharon Brown says she was assaulted by the wife of megachurch pastor Joel Osteen in an attack so traumatic that it left her unable to work for five days and damaged her religious beliefs...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Home in Chicago, Obama can be regular guy, sort of
Even a guy running for president has to take his wife out on a date...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Garciaparras homer in ninth gives Dodgers 7-6 win
Nomar Garciaparra hit a one-out homer in the bottom of the ninth Wednesday night, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Philadelphia Phillies...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
2 people die from crash near Olympic rowing venue
Two people involved in a crash near the Olympic rowing venue have died, the Beijing Olympic organizing committee said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
India yearns for Pakistans Musharraf amid turmoil
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, India misses you...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
NBC sees new media habits form with Olympic games
About half of the people who are using mobile phones to pull down video or information about the Olympics have been trying out that technology for the first time, NBC said on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Golden girls no more, China beats US in gymnastics
The Chinese crashed what was supposed to be a U.S. Olympic party...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Georgians left in South Ossetia pressured to flee
Vinera Chebataryeva, a 70-year-old retired teacher, is one of a dwindling number of people with ethnic Georgian background left in South Ossetia. She said Wednesday she feels under increasing pressure to leave...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
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Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Russia defies truce with Georgia US sending aid
Defying a cease-fire agreement, a Russian military convoy rolled through a strategically important Georgia city Wednesday and Georgian officials claimed there was looting and bombing by Russians and their allies...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
UN unveils plans to step up efforts in Iraq
Five years after bombings forced the United Nations to pull out of Iraq, the world body is back. It announced plans Wednesday to help Iraq rebuild and create jobs following complaints the government has been unable or unwilling to spend its oil riches...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Syria, Lebanon agree to establish diplomatic ties
Syria and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to establish full diplomatic relations for the first time in a step toward healing tensions that have fueled decades of turmoil in Lebanon...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Jewish leaders seek improved ties with Chavez
President Hugo Chavez met with Jewish leaders on Wednesday, pledging to work together against anti-Semitism and open up channels of communication despite differences on Mideast politics...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Russia defies truce with Georgia US sending aid
Defying a cease-fire agreement, a Russian military convoy rolled through a strategically important Georgia city Wednesday and Georgian officials claimed there was looting and bombing by Russians and their allies...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Georgia says Russian troops moving into Gori
The Georgian Foreign Ministry says more Russian troops have moved into the city of Gori after a withdrawal had appeared to be under way earlier in the day...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Thousands demand independence in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of Muslims poured into the streets of Kashmir on Thursday, demanding independence from India hours after archival Pakistan called on the United Nations to stop what it characterized as gross human rights violations in the divided Himalayan region...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Syria, Lebanon to negotiate border demarcation
Syria agreed Thursday to a longtime Lebanese demand to negotiate the demarcation of their border a day after the countries said they would establish full diplomatic relations for the first time...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Libya, US settle all terror-related lawsuits
Libya and the United States have signed a deal settling all outstanding terror-related lawsuits between the two nations, clearing the way for the restoration of full diplomatic relations...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Georgia Russians move into Gori, explosions heard
At least five explosions have been heard near Gori as a Russian withdrawal from the key Georgian city appears to have broken down...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Bomb in Philippines hurts would-be attacker
A homemade bomb hurt a would-be attacker in the Philippines on Thursday while another device was defused at a southern bus terminal in what the military suggested was retaliation from Muslim rebels for a recent government offensive...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Pentagon official removed from 2nd Gitmo trial
A Pentagon official who oversees war-crimes trials at Guantanamo Bay has been barred for the second time from participating in a case because of alleged interference...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Relief stepped up for victims in Georgia
Efforts to help victims of fighting in Georgia increased Thursday with new commitments from Europe and the United States to boost supplies already being distributed by international organizations and others...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
IOC tells China not to obstruct reporters
The International Olympic Committee urged China Thursday to allow foreign reporters at the Beijing Games to report freely after a British journalist trying to cover a protest was allegedly roughed up by police...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Antigua police arrest 2 in honeymooner killings
Two women have been arrested in the slaying of a honeymooning British couple at an Antiguan resort, police said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Afghan blast kills 3 in US-led coalition
An explosion targeting international troops on a foot patrol in southern Afghanistan killed three members of the U.S.-led coalition Thursday, the coalition said...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Paraguay landless launch new farm invasions
A Paraguayan farmers group says landless protesters have invaded a northern hacienda, setting up tents and destroying crops to press their demands for terrain...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
US sends aid for Georgian wounded, refugees
A U.S. Air Force cargo jet has landed in Tbilisi, delivering medical supplies, tents, sleeping bags and cots for Georgians wounded or made homeless in recent fighting with Russia...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
6 US sailors charged with detainee abuse in Iraq
The U.S. Navy says six sailors have been charged with abusing detainees at U.S. detention center in Iraq and they will face court-martials...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Cowell promises 'clean' X Factor
Simon Cowell insists there will be "no funny business" with the voting on this year's series of The X Factor...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Lord Bruce-Lockhart dies aged 66
English Heritage chairman and ex Local Government Association head Sandy Bruce-Lockhart dies in hospital...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Italy angered by 'fascist' label
Italian ministers attack a Catholic magazine suggesting fascism is resurfacing in government, while the Vatican distances itself...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Man found in police toilets dies
A man dies in hospital after being found unconscious in the toilets of Coleraine PSNI station...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Nigeria's Bakassi ceded to Cameroon
Nigeria hands over the disputed Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon amid tight security...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
US politician killer had lost job
A gunman who killed the Arkansas Democratic Party chairman at his office had lost his supermarket earlier the same day...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Police officer held in vice raids
A female police officer is arrested as part of an investigation into organised prostitution and corruption...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Wired nation
How Britons are using TV, mobiles and the internet...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Mutu told to pay Chelsea £13.68m
Fifa orders Adrian Mutu to pay former club Chelsea £13.68m in damages over his positive test for cocaine...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Robot wars
Latest technology to help troops on the battlefield...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Racism row reality TV star Jade Goody set for Indian Big Brother
Jade Goody is to appear in the Indian version of Celebrity Big Brother, according to reports...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Head of Roman empress unearthed in Turkey
Archaeologists digging in Turkey find the colossal marble head of Faustina the Elder, Hadrian's "daughter-in-law"...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Man City fail in Santa Cruz move
Blackburn turn down a bid from Manchester City for highly rated striker Roque Santa Cruz...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Murder police probe 'scam' claims
Police investigate claims that a murdered Chinese couple were involved in an international betting scam...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
US and Libya agree compensation deal
The US and Libya are to restore ties after agreeing to compensate all victims of bombings involving the two countries...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Heathrow disruption after glitch
A computer glitch causes major disruption at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 3, BAA confirms...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
No assault charge for Batman Bale
Batman star Christian Bale will not face charges over an alleged assault on his mother and sister, the Crown Prosecution Service says...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Women charged over Antigua deaths
Two women have been charged in connection with the murders of a British honeymoon couple in Antigua...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
A-level results show big divide
A-Levels results in south-east England are improving more quickly than the north of England, figures show...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
BA seals alliance with American
British Airways seals a deal with American Airlines that will allow the two carriers to co-operate on fares, routes and schedules...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Mugabe rival 'gets passport back'
Zimbabwe's main opposition party says authorities have returned its leader's confiscated travel documents ahead of a summit...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
US warns Russia of lasting impact
US defence chief Robert Gates warns relations with Russia may be damaged but says he sees no prospect of US military deployment in Georgia...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Georgians in America watch the violence back home
Khatuna Baghaturia has spent countless hours in the last week on the phone with relatives in her native country and watching the bloodshed on TV. The sight of Russian troops laying waste to Georgia was all the more horrifying because her three children are there now _ on vacation...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Officials Missiles kill 9 in Pakistan
A missile strike in a Pakistani tribal region killed at least nine suspected insurgents including foreigners, officials said Wednesday, raising suspicion that the U.S. was again targeting militants in Pakistan...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Displaced Filipinos can return to their homes soon
Muslim guerrillas have completely withdrawn from 15 predominantly Christian villages in the southern Philippines, and the tens of thousands of residents can return to their homes once they have been cleared of booby traps, the military said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Kashmir protests spread to Indian cities
Riots erupted across Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday as Muslims mourned 15 people killed in a day of bloody violence, as the protests spread to other parts of India...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
As Chicago cop sits in Iowa cell, officials fume
No one disputes that Michael Mette punched Jake Gothard, fracturing his nose, cheek and jaw, during a drunken altercation in Dubuque two years ago...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Cast members returning for 30th Dallas reunion
J.R., Bobby, Sue Ellen and other members of the Ewing clan are getting back together for a "Dallas" reunion party...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
BET starts a weekly news program
BET starts a weekly news program on Friday described as a cross between Keith Olbermann and Bill Maher with a black perspective...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Judge rules actors accused stalker competent
A judge says a woman accused of stalking John Cusack is competent to stand trial, but cannot represent herself...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Jury set to get case in suit against Osteens wife
Continental Airlines flight attendant Sharon Brown says she was assaulted by the wife of megachurch pastor Joel Osteen in an attack so traumatic that it left her unable to work for five days and damaged her religious beliefs...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Rays keep winning despite pressure
The Tampa Bay Rays seem to be letting the pressure of a pennant race roll right off them, and Carlos Pena thinks he knows why...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Balentiens homer in 12th gives Ms 10-7 win
Wladimir Balentien hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 12th inning after striking out four times, and the Seattle Mariners pulled out a gritty 10-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Hinkses 3 hits, home run lead Rays over Athletics
Eric Hinske had three hits, including a home run, and Ben Zobrist doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Sabathia wins again to lift Brewers over Padres
CC Sabathia pitched seven solid innings to remain perfect with the Milwaukee Brewers, who extended their winning streak to eight games with a 7-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
US foreclosure filings surge 55 percent
The number of homeowners stung by the dramatic decline in the U.S. housing market jumped last month as foreclosure filings grew by more than 50 percent compared with the same month a year ago, according to data released Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
NRA to Montana Obama a threat to gun owners
The National Rifle Association said Wednesday that Barack Obama is trying to mislead voters about his past support of gun control, calling the Democratic candidate "a poster child of the extremist, elitist gun control movement."...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Report Edwards wife was in anguish after affair
Elizabeth Edwards found a return to "normalcy" when campaigning for her husband after he confessed to having an affair, while her diagnosis with a recurrence of cancer created a sense of urgency when deciding whether to leave him, her brother and a friend tell People magazine...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Colorado, Nevada and Conn. pick Nov. candidates
Voters in Colorado, Nevada and Connecticut have chosen candidates for the fall election, including a Republican hoping to succeed Rep. Tom Tancredo and a Democrat who will face-off against Rep. Chris Shays...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Garciaparras homer in ninth gives Dodgers 7-6 win
Nomar Garciaparra hit a one-out homer in the bottom of the ninth Wednesday night, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Philadelphia Phillies...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
EU Euro economy shrinks in second quarter
EU statistics show the euro-zone economy braking sharply in the second quarter as growth shrank in major economies Germany, France and Italy shrank...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Ford begins production of new Fiesta in Germany
Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it has begun production of its new subcompact Fiesta at a plant in Germany...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Oil rises to near $117 on falling inventories
Oil prices rose for a second day Thursday in Asia, approaching $117 a barrel after U.S. gasoline supplies fell more than expected in a weekly government report...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Home in Chicago, Obama can be regular guy, sort of
Even a guy running for president has to take his wife out on a date...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
2 people die from crash near Olympic rowing venue
Two people involved in a crash near the Olympic rowing venue have died, the Beijing Olympic organizing committee said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
India yearns for Pakistans Musharraf amid turmoil
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, India misses you...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Gates marks anniversary of Microsoft research arm
Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Tuesday that the dramatic growth of the Internet would eventually spark a software-writing revolution...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Russia defies truce with Georgia US sending aid
Defying a cease-fire agreement, a Russian military convoy rolled through a strategically important Georgia city Wednesday and Georgian officials claimed there was looting and bombing by Russians and their allies...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
NBC sees new media habits form with Olympic games
About half of the people who are using mobile phones to pull down video or information about the Olympics have been trying out that technology for the first time, NBC said on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Golden girls no more, China beats US in gymnastics
The Chinese crashed what was supposed to be a U.S. Olympic party...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Russian troops roll into strategic Georgian city
Russian troops and paramilitaries rolled into the strategic Georgian city of Gori on Wednesday, apparently violating a truce designed to end the conflict that has uprooted tens of thousands and scarred the Georgian landscape...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
US plans aid to Georgia as Russia rolls into city
Russian troops and paramilitaries rolled into the strategic Georgian city of Gori on Wednesday, apparently violating a truce designed to end the conflict that has uprooted tens of thousands and scarred the Georgian landscape...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Adviser to Guantanamo trials faces more criticism
A Pentagon official who oversees the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals faced new internal criticism Wednesday as a prison commander accused him of bullying subordinates and trying to rush forward with trials...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
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Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Georgians left in South Ossetia pressured to flee
Vinera Chebataryeva, a 70-year-old retired teacher, is one of a dwindling number of people with ethnic Georgian background left in South Ossetia. She said Wednesday she feels under increasing pressure to leave...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
UN unveils plans to step up efforts in Iraq
Five years after bombings forced the United Nations to pull out of Iraq, the world body is back. It announced plans Wednesday to help Iraq rebuild and create jobs following complaints the government has been unable or unwilling to spend its oil riches...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Syria, Lebanon agree to establish diplomatic ties
Syria and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to establish full diplomatic relations for the first time in a step toward healing tensions that have fueled decades of turmoil in Lebanon...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Jewish leaders seek improved ties with Chavez
President Hugo Chavez met with Jewish leaders on Wednesday, pledging to work together against anti-Semitism and open up channels of communication despite differences on Mideast politics...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Russia defies truce with Georgia US sending aid
Defying a cease-fire agreement, a Russian military convoy rolled through a strategically important Georgia city Wednesday and Georgian officials claimed there was looting and bombing by Russians and their allies...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Bomb in Philippines hurts would-be attacker
A homemade bomb hurt a would-be attacker in the Philippines on Thursday while another device was defused at a southern bus terminal in what the military suggested was retaliation from Muslim rebels for a recent government offensive...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Georgia says Russian troops moving into Gori
The Georgian Foreign Ministry says more Russian troops have moved into the city of Gori after a withdrawal had appeared to be under way earlier in the day...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Thousands demand independence in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of Muslims poured into the streets of Kashmir on Thursday, demanding independence from India hours after archival Pakistan called on the United Nations to stop what it characterized as gross human rights violations in the divided Himalayan region...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Fetus in Indian abortion debate stillborn
An Indian woman who sparked a nationwide debate by demanding a late-term abortion after her fetus was diagnosed with a heart defect has delivered the baby stillborn, her husband said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Georgia Russians move into Gori, explosions heard
At least five explosions have been heard near Gori as a Russian withdrawal from the key Georgian city appears to have broken down...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Cambodia and Thailand to begin troop redeployment
Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to a gradual redeployment of troops near an ancient border temple ahead of talks next week on territorial disputes, a Cambodian army general said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Tibetans in Nepal protest against China, Olympics
Nepalese police clashed with Tibetan protesters and detained more than 500 of them Thursday while breaking up a demonstration in front of the Chinese diplomatic mission in Katmandu...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Iran kills 3 Kurdish separatists in clash
Iranian state radio says three Kurdish separatists and one Iranian soldier were killed in a shootout in the northwest of the country...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Bombs target Shiite pilgrims, police in Baghdad
Two roadside bombs went off Thursday in separate Baghdad locations, killing one policeman and wounding 17 people, including 14 Shiite pilgrims headed on foot to the holy city of Karbala for a major religious festival, police said...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
End nears in Facebook legal row
A legal row between social networking sites Facebook and ConnectU is close to being resolved...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Noise complaint rights 'face axe'
New planning laws could deprive people of their legal right to complain about noise, local councils fear...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Hope for arthritis vaccine 'cure'
A single injection of modified cells could halt the advance of rheumatoid arthritis, say UK scientists...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
NI students top of A-level class
A-Level students in Northern Ireland once again outperform their counterparts in England and Wales...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Troops 'to leave border temple'
Cambodia and Thailand reach a deal to withdraw most troops from a disputed hill-top temple, Cambodian officials say...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Europe's major economies contract
The 15 economies of the eurozone contract by 0.2%, heightening fears the area is sliding towards recession...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Slump delays 'Cheesegrater' plans
British Land is to delay the development of the Leadenhall Tower, nicknamed the Cheesegrater, by at least a year...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
£10m hotel expansion brings jobs
More than £10m is being invested in the Ramada hotel in south Belfast, creating 60 new jobs in the four-star establishment...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Nigeria set for Bakassi handover
Nigeria prepares for the final handover of the potentially oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon, amid tight security...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Lebanon-Syria to demarcate border
Lebanon and Syria agree to resume work on formally demarcating for the first time their common border...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Patients' escape prompts review
Security at a psychiatric hospital in Devon is to be reviewed after two patients who escaped are recaptured...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Body left unattended in hospital
A body was left alongside other patients in a Glasgow hospital ward for seven hours, it emerges...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Slight increase in A-level passes
With the A level pass rate rising marginally, there is concern over the gap at the highest level between England and Wales...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Trading places
A novice gambles his own cash on oil. Win or bust?...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Red tape blues
Police officers on the effect of targets on their workload...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Sheikh appeal
A 100-year love affair with exotic alpha males...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Birmingham council shows off wrong city in £15,000 campaign
Birmingham City Council admits sending out leaflets which showed its US counterpart's skyline by mistake...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
China defends pre-Games promises
China vigorously defends itself against accusations it has not fulfilled promises made when it bid for the Olympic Games...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Minorities set to be US majority
Minorities are set to form the majority of the US population by 2042 - eight years sooner than previous projections...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Sea eagles released in wild
White tailed sea eagles are released from a secret location in Fife in a bid to reintroduce the species to the east of Scotland...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Sterling losses gather momentum
The pound falls further, hitting its lowest level in almost two years against the dollar on fears the UK may fall into recession...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Ambush-hit NGO quits Afghanistan
An aid group suspends work in Afghanistan - after 25 years - following the killing of three female aid workers...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Soldier dead in Afghanistan named
A UK soldier killed in a suicide bomb attack on a convoy in Afghanistan is named by the Ministry of Defence...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Russians begin Georgia handover
Russian troops are handing over control of the area around the town of Gori to Georgian forces, officials say...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
A-level pass rate and A grades up
There has been another increase in the A-level pass rate and the proportion of entries awarded the top A grade...
BBC News - August 14, 2008
Kashmir protests spread to Indian cities
Riots erupted across Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday as Muslims mourned 15 people killed in a day of bloody violence, as the protests spread to other parts of India...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Georgians in America watch the violence back home
Khatuna Baghaturia has spent countless hours in the last week on the phone with relatives in her native country and watching the bloodshed on TV. The sight of Russian troops laying waste to Georgia was all the more horrifying because her three children are there now _ on vacation...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
India yearns for Pakistans Musharraf amid turmoil
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, India misses you...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Dalai Lama visits Buddhist institute, pagoda
The Dalai Lama skirted controversy over Tibet at the start of his 12-day trip to France on Tuesday, blessing a Buddhist institute and a temple, and offering a message of goodwill to China as the host of the Olympic Games...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Officials Missiles kill 9 in Pakistan
A missile strike in a Pakistani tribal region killed at least nine suspected insurgents including foreigners, officials said Wednesday, raising suspicion that the U.S. was again targeting militants in Pakistan...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Dalai Lama says world should be firm with China
The Dalai Lama said Wednesday that the world should be firm with China on human rights and freedoms but must also try to bring it into the "mainstream of world democracy."...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Displaced Filipinos can return to their homes soon
Muslim guerrillas have completely withdrawn from 15 predominantly Christian villages in the southern Philippines, and the tens of thousands of residents can return to their homes once they have been cleared of booby traps, the military said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Michigan Joker sentenced to 1 day in jail
A man accused of trying to steal a large Batman movie poster from a cinema lobby while dressed as the Joker has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of malicious destruction of property...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Ex-sheriff to stand trial for sexual misconduct
A former sheriff was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on felony charges that accuse him of demanding sex from female inmates in exchange for his help in getting them into a drug court rehabilitation program...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Gwatney was tough, but politically astute
The seriousness Bill Gwatney brought to his political maneuvering was absent as he advertised his three car dealerships. He sometimes hoisted a giant inflatable dragon atop a showroom and dubbed it "Gwatzilla."...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Documents Julia Child part of WWII-era spy ring
Famed chef Julia Child shared a secret with Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg and Chicago White Sox catcher Moe Berg at a time when the Nazis threatened the world. They served in an international spy ring managed by the Office of Strategic Services, an early version of the CIA created in World War II by President Franklin Roosevelt...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Astros use walks, hit batters for 7th straight win
Mark Loretta walked and was hit by a pitch during a wild sixth inning, and the Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2 Wednesday night for their season-high seventh straight victory...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Wells leads Blue Jays past slumping Tigers
Vernon Wells hit a grand slam and David Purcey pitched six shutout innings as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Cast members returning for 30th Dallas reunion
J.R., Bobby, Sue Ellen and other members of the Ewing clan are getting back together for a "Dallas" reunion party...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Judge rules actors accused stalker competent
A judge says a woman accused of stalking John Cusack is competent to stand trial, but cannot represent herself...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Report Edwards wife was in anguish after affair
Elizabeth Edwards found a return to "normalcy" when campaigning for her husband after he confessed to having an affair, while her diagnosis with a recurrence of cancer created a sense of urgency when deciding whether to leave him, her brother and a friend tell People magazine...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Home in Chicago, Obama can be regular guy, sort of
Even a guy running for president has to take his wife out on a date...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Hinkses 3 hits, home run lead Rays over Athletics
Eric Hinske had three hits, including a home run, and Ben Zobrist doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Sabathia wins again to lift Brewers over Padres
CC Sabathia pitched seven solid innings to remain perfect with the Milwaukee Brewers, who extended their winning streak to eight games with a 7-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Hawpes 2-run homer leads Rockies past Arizona
Brad Hawpe hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
NRA to Montana Obama a threat to gun owners
The National Rifle Association said Wednesday that Barack Obama is trying to mislead voters about his past support of gun control, calling the Democratic candidate "a poster child of the extremist, elitist gun control movement."...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Red Sox place Lowell on DL with muscle strain
World Series MVP Mike Lowell was put on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday because of a strained left oblique muscle, another blow to the middle of the Boston batting order...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
BET starts a weekly news program
BET starts a weekly news program on Friday described as a cross between Keith Olbermann and Bill Maher with a black perspective...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
Colorado, Nevada and Conn. pick Nov. candidates
Voters in Colorado, Nevada and Connecticut have chosen candidates for the fall election, including a Republican hoping to succeed Rep. Tom Tancredo and a Democrat who will face-off against Rep. Chris Shays...
Southern Ledger - August 14, 2008
New Jets QB Brett Favre says arm is fatigued
Brett Favre said his rocket right arm felt "fatigued" _ but not sore _ during a break from his fifth day of | | | | |
