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Obama, McCain pledge to work together for reform
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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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Archaeologists New evidence for Herods tomb site
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Astronaut who lost tool bag admits making mistake
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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Malkovich to film documentary about migrants
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Herod may have been buried among lavish artwork
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Global News Archive for August 2008:
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BACK TO SCHOOL Schools separate ninth-graders
Ninth grade, often the first year of high school, is a critical time when many students sink or swim while coping with new academic responsibilities and learning the oh-so-important social hierarchy...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
New Orleans repeating deadly levee mistakes
Signs are emerging that history is repeating itself in the Big Easy, still healing from Katrina: People have forgotten a lesson from four decades ago and believe once again that the federal government is constructing a levee system they can prosper behind...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Madonna kicks off Sticky and Sweet tour in UK
The queen of pop kicked off her world tour Saturday night, armed with three racks of clothing, a small mountain of diamonds, and a retinue large enough to fill a passenger jet...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Da Brat sentenced to 3 years for assault
Da Brat was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for hitting a hostess in the head with a rum bottle during an altercation at a suburban Atlanta nightclub last fall...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Small plane crash near Moab, Utah, kills 10
A small plane crashed and burned shortly after takeoff, killing everyone on board, including the pilot and nine people who had spent the day working at a skin cancer clinic in remote community...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Analysis Obamas pick highlights his weaknesses
The candidate of change went with the status quo...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Manning, Hixon lead Giants in mistake-filled win
Eli Manning was in Super Bowl form for the New York Giants and Domenik Hixon was even better...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Browns Brady Quinn lackluster in first NFL start
Brady Quinn was lackluster in his first NFL start and the depleted Cleveland Browns were roughed up for the second time in a week...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Browns QB Brady Quinn lackluster in 1st NFL start
Brady Quinn was lackluster in his first NFL start and the depleted Cleveland Browns were roughed up for the second time in a week...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Burrells 5 RBIs back Hamels as Phils top Dodgers
Pat Burrell homered and matched his career high with five RBIs, and Cole Hamels pitched effectively with some overdue run support to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-2 Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Boeing weighs exiting $35B tanker competition
Boeing Co. is considering bailing out of the politically-charged bidding for a $35 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, if it does not receive an additional four months by the Pentagon to put together a competitive offer...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Bernanke Financial crisis taking toll on economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the financial crisis that has pounded the country _ coupled with higher inflation _ is taking a toll on the economy and poses a major challenge to Fed policymakers as they try to restore stability...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Biden got Obama call during root canal
Joe Biden got the call from Barack Obama while undergoing a root canal...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Bolt goes 3-for-3, adding relay gold to 100, 200
Usain Bolt loves the cameras, the cameras love Usain Bolt, and when they connected during his third victory lap of these Olympics, he smiled that infectious smile and raised three fingers...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Universities try to control students off campus
Ah, life in the university district. Cheap ethnic food. Vibrant street life. Fresh-faced students whizzing by on bicycles...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Wall Street bailout aid questioned at Fed event
Do Washington policymakers listen too much to Wall Street? A possible bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, on the heels of similar action involving investment firm Bear Stearns, seems to send a loud signal to financial companies that the government will clean up their messes...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Obama selects Biden as running mate
Barack Obama named Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Producer ready for Denvers Super Bowl of politics
Producer Ricky Kirshner knows how to put on a big show. After handling the Super Bowl, NATO summit and four national political conventions, he was ready for the Democratic gathering in Denver...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
ACC to struggle for respect, Big East recovering
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Man gets 3 to 16 years for Vegas casino shootings
A Nevada man was sentenced Friday to three to 16 years in state prison for shooting two people at a Las Vegas Strip casino last year after a scuffle...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Analysis Biden pick shows lack of confidence
The candidate of change went with the status quo...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Russian military pulls out of key Georgian areas
Columns of hulking, smoke-belching Russian tanks rolled out of key positions deep inside Georgia Friday as Moscow declared it had pulled its forces out following the worst confrontation between the Kremlin and the West since the Soviet collapse. But the United States and France protested the withdrawal was not complete...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Obama selects Biden as running mate
Barack Obama named Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Georgian city seeks normalcy after Russian pullout
Residents of the strategic Georgian city of Gori who fled advancing Russian troops two weeks ago began returning to the city Saturday, anxiously wondering what remained of their homes after Russian forces pulled out...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Afghan president 70 civilians died in US attack
The U.S.-led coalition said Saturday that it would investigate allegations that civilians died during a battle between its troops and militants in western Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
10 Afghan civilians killed by roadside bomb
An Afghan police chief says a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan has killed 10 civilians...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Afghan President Karzai condemns civilian deaths
An Afghan human rights group said Saturday that at least 88 people were killed in a battle between U.S.-led coalition forces and militants in western Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Group says 78 Afghans killed US to investigate
An Afghan human rights group said Saturday that at least 78 people were killed in a joint Afghan-U.S. coalition military operation in western Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Rights group 78 Afghans killed US to investigate
Scores of Afghan civilians who had gathered in a small village for the memorial ceremony of a militia commander were killed when U.S. and Afghan soldiers launched an attack in the middle of the night, officials and villagers said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Uprooted civilians beg Pakistan, militants to talk
PESHAWAR, Pakistan _ Some of the women were eating lunch, while others were busy making bread...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Pro-Palestinian activists expected to reach Gaza
Israel said Saturday it will allow a pro-Palestinian activist group to sail two boats carrying humanitarian supplies into the Gaza Strip, after earlier hinting it would block the shipment from reaching the coastal territory...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
In Hamas Gaza, policewomen have to cover up
In her year on the vice squad, Lt. Mariam al-Bursh has been on narcotics busts, interrogated male drug dealers and fought off a female assailant with her fists...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Boats with pro-Palestinian activists reach Gaza
Two boats of international activists on a solidarity mission with the Palestinians have reached the Gaza Strip after a two-day journey at sea...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Bhutto widower to run for Pakistan president
The widower of assassinated leader Benazir Bhutto has agreed to run for the Pakistani presidency...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Victims of Britains tainted blood scandal speak
Robert Mackie trembles with rage when he describes how he and his wife were kept in the dark about his HIV infection _ and how doctors published his medical data in journals years before they gave him the devastating news...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Canada 4th person dies in listeriosis infections
A fourth person was reported dead Friday of listeriosis as Canadian officials continued to investigate whether infections from the bacteria might be linked to tainted meat products...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Russia rolls into Georgia, rolls back the clock
This spring, Russian tanks and missiles rolled across the cobblestones of Red Square as soldiers in olive green uniforms goose-stepped and a military band played the revived Soviet anthem. It was the first full-scale military display at the annual Victory Day parade in almost two decades...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
France to take long look at Afghan mission
The death of 10 French soldiers in an ambush by insurgents in Afghanistan has stoked a cry at home for France to rethink its commitment to the seven-year mission led by the United States...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
BBC channels win festival awards
BBC One, BBC Three and Doctor Who are the main winners in the awards presented annually at the Edinburgh TV Festival...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Solar plane makes night flights
A UK-built solar-powered plane sets an unofficial world endurance record for a flight by an unmanned aircraft...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Madrid crash claims another life
One of the 19 survivors of Wednesday's plane crash in Madrid dies, bringing the death toll to 154...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Teenage boy dies in safari crash
A 14-year-old boy is believed to have been among four people who died in a minibus crash in South Africa...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Fulham 1-0 Arsenal
Brede Hangeland's first-half goal gives Fulham victory against off-colour Arsenal...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Countdown to demolition for Sheffield cooling towers
The M1 motorway in South Yorkshire will be closed from midnight as the twin cooling towers at Tinsley are demolished...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
O'Doherty wins main Fringe award
Irish stand-up David O'Doherty wins the If.comedy Award, the main prize at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Madonna kicks off huge world tour
Madonna has begun her latest world tour
in Cardiff, the first of 51 dates...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Obama introduces Biden at rally
US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama introduces Senator Joe Biden as his running mate at a rally in Illinois...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Russia urged to quit Georgia port
France's president urges Moscow to remove its troops from a Georgian port as Russian troops settle in...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Rep Ed McMahon sells home, not to Trump
Ed McMahon is on the move.A spokesman for the former "Tonight" Show sidekick says McMahon has agreed to a deal with a private buyer for his hilltop home...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
New Orleans repeating deadly levee mistakes
Signs are emerging that history is repeating itself in the Big Easy, still healing from Katrina: People have forgotten a lesson from four decades ago and believe once again that the federal government is constructing a levee system they can prosper behind...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Fays 4th Florida landfall is one for record books
Tropical Storm Fay crossed into the Florida Panhandle on Saturday, becoming the first storm of its kind in recorded history to hit the state four different times...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Lincecum leads Giants past Padres
Tim Lincecum pitched eight innings to earn his 14th victory of the year and Travis Ishikawa hit a three-run homer as the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 5-0 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Perkins pitches Twins past Angels 9-0
Glen Perkins pitched eight innings and Denard Span and Delmon Young homered for the Minnesota Twins, who took over first place in the AL Central with a 9-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Harang gets victory as Reds beat Rockies 8-5
Brandon Phillips homered and Aaron Harang pitched out of a bases loaded jam to get his first win in more than two months as the Cincinnati Reds routed the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Obama selects Biden to be veep running mate
Barack Obama named Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Clements doubles twice in Mariners 7-5 victory
Rookie Jeff Clement had two run-scoring doubles to help the Seattle Mariners break their seven-game losing streak with a 7-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Homer by Ross lifts Marlins over Diamondbacks, 5-4
Cody Ross hit a solo home run and Wes Helms added a tying sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, helping the Florida Marlins rally past the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Wall Street bailout aid questioned at Fed event
Do Washington policymakers listen too much to Wall Street? A possible bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, on the heels of similar action involving investment firm Bear Stearns, seems to send a loud signal to financial companies that the government will clean up their messes...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Boeing weighs exiting $35B tanker competition
Boeing Co. is considering bailing out of the politically-charged bidding for a $35 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, if it does not receive an additional four months by the Pentagon to put together a competitive offer...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Bernanke Financial crisis taking toll on economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the financial crisis that has pounded the country _ coupled with higher inflation _ is taking a toll on the economy and poses a major challenge to Fed policymakers as they try to restore stability...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Producer ready for Denvers Super Bowl of politics
Producer Ricky Kirshner knows how to put on a big show. After handling the Super Bowl, NATO summit and four national political conventions, he was ready for the Democratic gathering in Denver...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Bolt goes 3-for-3, adding relay gold to 100, 200
Usain Bolt loves the cameras, the cameras love Usain Bolt, and when they connected during his third victory lap of these Olympics, he smiled that infectious smile and raised three fingers...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Obama selects Biden as running mate
Barack Obama named Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Analysis Biden pick shows lack of confidence
The candidate of change went with the status quo...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
ACC to struggle for respect, Big East recovering
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Man gets 3 to 16 years for Vegas casino shootings
A Nevada man was sentenced Friday to three to 16 years in state prison for shooting two people at a Las Vegas Strip casino last year after a scuffle...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Wife of kidnapped Iraqi Olympic head seeks justice
The head of the Iraqi Olympics Committee had just finished his speech when gunmen stormed into the hall...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Obama selects Biden as running mate
Barack Obama named Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Russian military pulls out of key Georgian areas
Columns of hulking, smoke-belching Russian tanks rolled out of key positions deep inside Georgia Friday as Moscow declared it had pulled its forces out following the worst confrontation between the Kremlin and the West since the Soviet collapse. But the United States and France protested the withdrawal was not complete...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Philippine peace on shaky ground after attacks
The latest violence in the southern Philippines took the government _ and the military _ by surprise, coming just weeks after Muslim rebels initialed a peace accord...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
US 30 militants killed in west Afghanistan clash
U.S.-led troops attacked a compound where Taliban leaders were meeting in western Afghanistan, killing 30 militants, American and Afghan military officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Afghan president 70 civilians died in US attack
The U.S.-led coalition said Saturday that it would investigate allegations that civilians died during a battle between its troops and militants in western Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
10 Afghan civilians killed by roadside bomb
An Afghan police chief says a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan has killed 10 civilians...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Afghan President Karzai condemns civilian deaths
An Afghan human rights group said Saturday that at least 88 people were killed in a battle between U.S.-led coalition forces and militants in western Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Georgian city seeks normalcy after Russian pullout
Residents of the strategic Georgian city of Gori who fled advancing Russian troops two weeks ago began returning to the city Saturday, anxiously wondering what remained of their homes after Russian forces pulled out...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Group says 78 Afghans killed US to investigate
An Afghan human rights group said Saturday that at least 78 people were killed in a joint Afghan-U.S. coalition military operation in western Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Dutch couple attacked in Italy, woman raped
Italian police say a gang of men badly beat a Dutch couple and raped the woman while they camped in an isolated field outside Rome during a cycling tour of Europe...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
US forces in Iraq release detained APTN cameraman
The U.S. military has released a cameraman for Associated Press Television News without charges after detaining him for nearly three months...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Pro-Palestinian activists expected to reach Gaza
Israel said Saturday it will allow a pro-Palestinian activist group to sail two boats carrying humanitarian supplies into the Gaza Strip, after earlier hinting it would block the shipment from reaching the coastal territory...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Bhutto widower to run for Pakistan president
The widower of assassinated leader Benazir Bhutto has agreed to run for the Pakistani presidency...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Pirates fail to hijack Japanese ship off Somalia
Pirates fired on a Japanese-operated cargo ship off Somalia on Saturday and attempted to board the vessel but failed to seize it, an international maritime watchdog said...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Israel Boats manned by activists to enter Gaza
An Israeli official says the two boats carrying pro-Palestinian activists will be allowed to reach the Gaza Strip...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Mexican police raid casino, grab suspected hit man
Mexican police have captured a suspected drug cartel hit man in a crowded Tijuana casino after a chase through the city streets...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Russia rolls into Georgia, rolls back the clock
This spring, Russian tanks and missiles rolled across the cobblestones of Red Square as soldiers in olive green uniforms goose-stepped and a military band played the revived Soviet anthem. It was the first full-scale military display at the annual Victory Day parade in almost two decades...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
In Hamas Gaza, policewomen have to cover up
In her year on the vice squad, Lt. Mariam al-Bursh has been on narcotics busts, interrogated male drug dealers and fought off a female assailant with her fists...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Boats with pro-Palestinian activists reach Gaza
Two boats of international activists on a solidarity mission with the Palestinians have reached the Gaza Strip after a two-day journey at sea...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Comic Kay in talent show spoof
Comedian Peter Kay is returning to Channel 4 with new comedy poking fun at TV talent shows such as X Factor...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Bhutto widower to seek presidency
Asif Ali Zardari, Benazir Bhutto's widower, agrees to run for the Pakistani presidency next month, his party says...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
British athletes 'to get honours'
Gordon Brown says the achievements of the British Olympic team will be recognised by the honours system...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Activist boats reach Gaza Strip
Two boats carrying members of a pro-Palestinian group trying to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip reach the territory...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
No top-rank talks for Burma envoy
UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari leaves Burma without meeting junta head Than Shwe or detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Answers sought on landfill death
Family members of a man found dead at a landfill site say they want someone to come forward and explain how he died...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Mwanawasa's body back in Zambia
The body of the late Zambian President, Levy Mwanawasa, is flown home where it is met by a military honour guard...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
I'm a celebrity
Just why do TV channels scramble for big names?...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Massa pips Hamilton to Euro pole
Ferrari's Felipe Massa claims pole position for Sunday's European Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton second...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Is Rab C Nesbitt off the bottle 10 years on?
Comic character Rab C Nesbitt, played by Gregor Fisher, is to return to the BBC for the first time in a decade for a new one-off 45-minute special...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Funny bones
The Germans out to show their country loves to laugh...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Live text - Premier League
Fulham entertain Arsenal in Saturday's final Premier League game after a glut of late goals in the earlier kick-offs...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
CCTV clue in tower death inquiry
Officers investigating the death of a youth who fell from a block of flats in east London release a photo of a group of teenagers...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Safari death crash Britons named
Three of four Britons killed in a minibus crash during a safari holiday in South Africa have been named...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Superb DeGale lands boxing gold
James DeGale wins Great Britain's 19th gold at the Beijing Olympics with victory in a bad-tempered middleweight final...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Perkins pitches Twins past Angels 9-0
Glen Perkins pitched eight innings and Denard Span and Delmon Young homered for the Minnesota Twins, who took over first place in the AL Central with a 9-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Harang gets victory as Reds beat Rockies 8-5
Brandon Phillips homered and Aaron Harang pitched out of a bases loaded jam to get his first win in more than two months as the Cincinnati Reds routed the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Producer ready for Denvers Super Bowl of politics
Producer Ricky Kirshner knows how to put on a big show. After handling the Super Bowl, NATO summit and four national political conventions, he was ready for the Democratic gathering in Denver...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Rep Ed McMahon sells home, not to Trump
Ed McMahon is on the move.A spokesman for the former "Tonight" Show sidekick says McMahon has agreed to a deal with a private buyer for his hilltop home...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Obama taps Biden to be running mate
Barack Obama named Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Analysis Biden pick shows lack of confidence
The candidate of change went with the status quo...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Clements doubles twice in Mariners 7-5 victory
Rookie Jeff Clement had two run-scoring doubles to help the Seattle Mariners break their seven-game losing streak with a 7-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Homer by Ross lifts Marlins over Diamondbacks, 5-4
Cody Ross hit a solo home run and Wes Helms added a tying sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, helping the Florida Marlins rally past the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Lincecum leads Giants past Padres
Tim Lincecum pitched eight innings to earn his 14th victory of the year and Travis Ishikawa hit a three-run homer as the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 5-0 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Boeing weighs exiting $35B tanker competition
Boeing Co. is considering bailing out of the politically-charged bidding for a $35 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, if it does not receive an additional four months by the Pentagon to put together a competitive offer...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Bernanke Financial crisis taking toll on economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the financial crisis that has pounded the country _ coupled with higher inflation _ is taking a toll on the economy and poses a major challenge to Fed policymakers as they try to restore stability...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Bolt goes 3-for-3, adding relay gold to 100, 200
Usain Bolt loves the cameras, the cameras love Usain Bolt, and when they connected during his third victory lap of these Olympics, he smiled that infectious smile and raised three fingers...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
ACC to struggle for respect, Big East recovering
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Official Obama picks Biden for veep
Barack Obama selected Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware late Friday night to be his vice presidential running mate, according to a Democratic official, balancing his ticket with an older congressional veteran well-versed in foreign and defense issues...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Man gets 3 to 16 years for Vegas casino shootings
A Nevada man was sentenced Friday to three to 16 years in state prison for shooting two people at a Las Vegas Strip casino last year after a scuffle...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Sadrists denounce emerging US-Iraq deal
Several thousand supporters of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr protested Friday against an emerging U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, saying it would turn Iraq into a U.S. colony...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Aide Iraqs al-Sadr may stay in Iran for years
Militant Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr plans to make a series of short visits to Iraq starting within weeks but has decided to make Iran his home base for years to come, a key aide says...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Dutch, US forces seize cocaine in Caribbean
The Dutch Navy and a squad of U.S. Coast Guard raiders seized 4.6 tons (4,200 kilograms) of cocaine from a Panamanian-flagged freighter that had set sail from Venezuela, Dutch and U.S. officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Philippine peace on shaky ground after attacks
The latest violence in the southern Philippines took the government _ and the military _ by surprise, coming just weeks after Muslim rebels initialed a peace accord...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
US 30 militants killed in west Afghanistan clash
U.S.-led troops attacked a compound where Taliban leaders were meeting in western Afghanistan, killing 30 militants, American and Afghan military officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Wife of kidnapped Iraqi Olympic head seeks justice
The head of the Iraqi Olympics Committee had just finished his speech when gunmen stormed into the hall...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Abandoned synagogue gives shelter in Ossetian war
When Georgian rockets began falling on this sleepy capital of the breakaway province of South Ossetia, Zemfira Tibilova and her neighbors ran to a century-old brick synagogue...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Russian military pulls out of key Georgian areas
Columns of hulking, smoke-belching Russian tanks rolled out of key positions deep inside Georgia Friday as Moscow declared it had pulled its forces out following the worst confrontation between the Kremlin and the West since the Soviet collapse. But the United States and France protested the withdrawal was not complete...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Afghan President Karzai condemns civilian deaths
An Afghan human rights group said Saturday that at least 88 people were killed in a battle between U.S.-led coalition forces and militants in western Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Georgian city seeks normalcy after Russian pullout
Residents of the strategic Georgian city of Gori who fled advancing Russian troops two weeks ago began returning to the city Saturday, anxiously wondering what remained of their homes after Russian forces pulled out...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Afghan president 70 civilians died in US attack
The U.S.-led coalition said Saturday that it would investigate allegations that civilians died during a battle between its troops and militants in western Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
UN court assigns Scottish judge in Karadzic case
The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal on Friday appointed Scottish judge Iain Bonomy to oversee preparations for the genocide trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Report 3 arrests tied to Web threat on UK leader
Three terrorism suspects arrested in northern England earlier this month were detained in connection with an Internet threat against Prime Minister Gordon Brown, British media reported Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Gitmo inmates suicide notes talk of martyrdom
Suicide notes found in the pockets of three Guantanamo inmates who hanged themselves simultaneously in 2006 expressed their desire for martyrdom, military investigators said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,146
As of Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at least 4,146 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
10 Afghan civilians killed by roadside bomb
An Afghan police chief says a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan has killed 10 civilians...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Climate conference makes progress on key dispute
Delegates at a key U.N. climate conference made headway Friday on a plan to encourage developing countries to regulate carbon emissions by focusing on their largest industries...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Suicide attack kills at least 6 police in Pakistan
Police say a suicide bomber used a car laden with explosives to attack a police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six officers...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Canada confirms 3rd death in listeriosis outbreak
A third death has been confirmed in a nationwide listeriosis outbreak that might be linked to tainted meat products, Canadian health officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
US forces in Iraq release detained APTN cameraman
The U.S. military has released a cameraman for Associated Press Television News without charges after detaining him for nearly three months...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Motorists warned over fuel thefts
Police urge motorists and garage owners to be vigilant after a spate of fuel thefts from both cars and filling stations...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Young girl raped at bus station
Strathclyde Police investigate the "horrific" rape of a 14-year-old girl at the main bus station in Glasgow...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Chinatown's pride
London's Chinese community delights at Beijing success...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Week in pictures
Some of the most striking images around the world...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
N Korea 'develops noodle which can delay feelings of hunger'
North Korea has reportedly invented a noodle that delays hunger, amid UN warnings of possible famine...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Goody's fears for sons' future
Reality TV star Jade Goody, diagnosed with cancer, says she fears she will not live to see her sons grow up...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Live text - Scottish Premier League
It's week three of the season and Aberdeen entertain Rangers at Pittodrie in Saturday's early kick-off...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Fault forces Gatwick jet landing
A plane bound for Barbados is forced to return to Gatwick Airport after the captain reported a technical problem...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Russia to keep forces at key port
Russia says its plans to keep forces in a key Georgian port does not break terms of ceasefire...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Four Britons dead in safari crash
Four Britons have been killed in a minibus crash during a safari holiday in South Africa, the Foreign Office says...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Obama picks Biden as running-mate
US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama chooses veteran lawmaker and foreign policy expert Joe Biden to be his running mate in November's election...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Afghanistan criticises US attack
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai condemns a US raid which officials say killed at least 70 civilians...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Man gets 3 to 16 years for Vegas casino shootings
A Nevada man was sentenced Friday to three to 16 years in state prison for shooting two people at a Las Vegas Strip casino last year after a scuffle...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Train catches fire after derailment in Oklahoma
A train derailment in central Oklahoma on Friday sent fireballs into the sky but caused no injuries...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Producer ready for Denvers Super Bowl of politics
Producer Ricky Kirshner knows how to put on a big show. After handling the Super Bowl, NATO summit and four national political conventions, he was ready for the Democratic gathering in Denver...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Rep Ed McMahon sells home, not to Trump
Ed McMahon is on the move.A spokesman for the former "Tonight" Show sidekick says McMahon has agreed to a deal with a private buyer for his hilltop home...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Boeing weighs exiting $35B tanker competition
Boeing Co. is considering bailing out of the politically-charged bidding for a $35 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, if it does not receive an additional four months by the Pentagon to put together a competitive offer...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Bernanke Financial crisis taking toll on economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the financial crisis that has pounded the country _ coupled with higher inflation _ is taking a toll on the economy and poses a major challenge to Fed policymakers as they try to restore stability...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Official Obama picks Biden for veep
Barack Obama selected Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware late Friday night to be his vice presidential running mate, according to a Democratic official, balancing his ticket with an older congressional veteran well-versed in foreign and defense issues...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Lincecum leads Giants past Padres
Tim Lincecum pitched eight innings to earn his 14th victory of the year and Travis Ishikawa hit a three-run homer as the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 5-0 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Perkins pitches Twins past Angels 9-0
Glen Perkins pitched eight innings and Denard Span and Delmon Young homered for the Minnesota Twins, who took over first place in the AL Central with a 9-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Harang gets victory as Reds beat Rockies 8-5
Brandon Phillips homered and Aaron Harang pitched out of a bases loaded jam to get his first win in more than two months as the Cincinnati Reds routed the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Clements doubles twice in Mariners 7-5 victory
Rookie Jeff Clement had two run-scoring doubles to help the Seattle Mariners break their seven-game losing streak with a 7-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Martin Short image hovers over synchro swimming
Barred from wearing suits that made them look like waterproof Christmas trees, the Spanish team took a different tack...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Homer by Ross lifts Marlins over Diamondbacks, 5-4
Cody Ross hit a solo home run and Wes Helms added a tying sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, helping the Florida Marlins rally past the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Signs of pullback by Russian forces in Georgia
There are signs of a promised Russian pullback from positions deep in Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Russian convoy heads away from Georgian base
A large Russian armored column has been seen moving away from a base deep in Georgia amid promises of a pullback...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Typhoon Nuri weakens as it lands in Hong Kong
Typhoon Nuri weakened to a severe tropical storm as it landed in Hong Kong on Friday, bringing strong winds and rainfall...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Sadrists denounce emerging US-Iraq deal
Several thousand supporters of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr protested Friday against an emerging U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, saying it would turn Iraq into a U.S. colony...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Aide Iraqs al-Sadr may stay in Iran for years
Militant Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr plans to make a series of short visits to Iraq starting within weeks but has decided to make Iran his home base for years to come, a key aide says...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Dutch, US forces seize cocaine in Caribbean
The Dutch Navy and a squad of U.S. Coast Guard raiders seized 4.6 tons (4,200 kilograms) of cocaine from a Panamanian-flagged freighter that had set sail from Venezuela, Dutch and U.S. officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Philippine peace on shaky ground after attacks
The latest violence in the southern Philippines took the government _ and the military _ by surprise, coming just weeks after Muslim rebels initialed a peace accord...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
US 30 militants killed in west Afghanistan clash
U.S.-led troops attacked a compound where Taliban leaders were meeting in western Afghanistan, killing 30 militants, American and Afghan military officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Wife of kidnapped Iraqi Olympic head seeks justice
The head of the Iraqi Olympics Committee had just finished his speech when gunmen stormed into the hall...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Abandoned synagogue gives shelter in Ossetian war
When Georgian rockets began falling on this sleepy capital of the breakaway province of South Ossetia, Zemfira Tibilova and her neighbors ran to a century-old brick synagogue...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Russian military pulls out of key Georgian areas
Columns of hulking, smoke-belching Russian tanks rolled out of key positions deep inside Georgia Friday as Moscow declared it had pulled its forces out following the worst confrontation between the Kremlin and the West since the Soviet collapse. But the United States and France protested the withdrawal was not complete...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,146
As of Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at least 4,146 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 508
As of Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at least 508 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Watchdog tallies pressure on activists at Olympics
Media monitor Reporters Without Borders said Friday at least 47 foreign pro-Tibetan activists have been expelled and 22 foreign journalists detained or manhandled by police or other authorities during the Beijing Olympics...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Provisions of the Georgia-Russia truce agreement
Provisions of the agreement reached between Georgia and Russia to end fighting in Georgia. Text is according to the Kremlin following the Aug. 13 announcement of the agreement. Below the text is explanation of Russian plans for a withdrawal and "additional security measures" allowed under point 5...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
UN court assigns Scottish judge in Karadzic case
The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal on Friday appointed Scottish judge Iain Bonomy to oversee preparations for the genocide trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Report 3 arrests tied to Web threat on UK leader
Three terrorism suspects arrested in northern England earlier this month were detained in connection with an Internet threat against Prime Minister Gordon Brown, British media reported Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Gitmo inmates suicide notes talk of martyrdom
Suicide notes found in the pockets of three Guantanamo inmates who hanged themselves simultaneously in 2006 expressed their desire for martyrdom, military investigators said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Suicide attack kills at least 6 police in Pakistan
Police say a suicide bomber used a car laden with explosives to attack a police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six officers...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Canada confirms 3rd death in listeriosis outbreak
A third death has been confirmed in a nationwide listeriosis outbreak that might be linked to tainted meat products, Canadian health officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 23, 2008
Stem cells 'created from teeth'
Japanese scientists say they have created human stem cells from tissue taken from discarded wisdom teeth...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Bomber attacks Pakistani police
A suicide bomber kills at least eight policemen and injures several others in north-western Pakistan's Swat Valley...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Jamaican pride
Bolt's triple Olympic gold sets crowd dancing in Kingston...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
It's quiz time
What did we learn this week about this man's diet?...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Boy bodybuilders
Why experts are worried about teens bulking up...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Comedian wins award despite no preparation for Edinburgh gig
Comedian Edward Aczel wins an award established in memory of compere Malcolm Hardee, who drowned in London in 2005...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Political note
Musical blast at Reading Festival...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
East German spy swap fixer dies
East German lawyer Wolfgang Vogel, who oversaw some of the Cold War's biggest spy swaps in Berlin, dies at 82...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Thaksin 'prepared to quit board'
Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra has offered to resign from the club's board, says executive chairman Garry Cook...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Coastguard staff in pay walkout
Office-based coastguard workers around the UK will begin a 48-hour strike later in a long-running dispute over pay...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
Russia accused of abusing truce
The US and France accuse Russia of failing to comply with the terms of its ceasefire with Georgia by creating buffer zones...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
2012 Games 'will be under budget'
Mayor of London Boris Johnson tells the BBC he wants to bring in the London Olympics in 2012 under budget...
BBC News - August 23, 2008
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