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Obama, McCain pledge to work together for reform
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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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
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Herod may have been buried among lavish artwork
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Steel cross installed near Flight 93 site in Pa.
As hundreds of firefighters bowed their heads in prayer, a cross made out of steel from the World Trade Center was dedicated Sunday near where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into the ground on Sept. 11...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Investigators examine Utah plane crash wreckage
Investigators had little more than ash and blackened shards of metal to sift through on Sunday as they tried to figure out what caused a twin-engine plane to crash shortly after taking off, killing all 10 people on board...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Fla. homes evacuated as waters rise in wake of Fay
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay lingered Sunday, forcing residents in several parts of northern Florida to leave their homes as floodwaters rose...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
US turns over Mexican man accused in 1998 massacre
A Mexican national wanted in connection with the 1998 drug-related massacre of 19 people in the Baja California resort town of Ensenada has been captured and turned over to Mexican authorities, U.S. immigration officials said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Lowries homer in 11th lifts Red Sox over Toronto
Jed Lowrie hit a solo homer in the 11th inning, Dustin Pedroia had a three-run shot and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
K-Rod gets 50th save, Angels beat Twins
Francisco Rodriguez earned his 50th save, and the Los Angeles Angels got RBI triples from Vladimir Guerrero and Gary Matthews Jr. in the eighth inning to rally past the Minnesota Twins 5-3 Sunday for a split of the four-game series between AL division leaders...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Thunder reigns again with $16.1 million weekend
The action comedy "Tropic Thunder" weathered a rush of new movies to remain No. 1 for a second-straight weekend with $16.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Vijay Singh wins Barclays in dramatic playoff
Vijay Singh won The Barclays for a record fourth time Sunday, matching Sergio Garcia with a long birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff and finishing off the Spaniard with another birdie on the second extra hole...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Singh wins Barclays in dramatic playoff
Vijay Singh won The Barclays for a record fourth time Sunday, matching Sergio Garcia with a long birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff and finishing off the Spaniard with another birdie on the second extra hole...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
US grain exports snagged by infrastructure delays
Across the country, from grain elevator to grain elevator, golden wheat and corn are piled in towering mounds, waiting for a rail car to haul them to market...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 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 24, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay now a tropical depression
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Fay has been downgraded to a tropical depression...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Biden got Obama call during wifes root canal
Joe Biden got the call from Barack Obama while accompanying his wife as she was getting a root canal...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Lone accountant takes on IRS and wins
It took seven years, but Charles Ulrich did something many people dream about, but few succeed at: He beat the IRS in a tax dispute...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 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 24, 2008
Pass rusher will be next defensive Heisman winner
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 24, 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 24, 2008
Typo fixers get probation for damaging rare sign
When it comes to marking up historic signs, good grammar is a bad defense...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Canada links bacteria outbreak to tainted meat
Public health officials in Canada said Saturday they have linked a deadly bacterial outbreak that killed four people to recalled meat products from Maple Leaf Foods...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
US-led coalition troops kill 10 Taliban fighters
U.S.-led coalition troops clashed with a group of Taliban fighters in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing six militants, while four militants were killed in a battle in the south, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
10 Taliban fighters killed in Afghan clashes
U.S.-led coalition troops clashed with a group of Taliban fighters in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing six militants, while four militants were killed in a battle in the south, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
US Navy warship arrives with aid for Georgia
A U.S. Navy warship carrying humanitarian aid for Georgia has anchored in the southern Georgian port of Batumi...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
War frays a patchwork of Georgians, Ossetians
Say hello in Georgian in this Ossetian hamlet these days, and the reply may be a scolding...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
QinetiQ says it has broken unmanned flight record
An ultra-lightweight plane built from carbon fiber and powered using paper-thin solar panels has broken the world record for longest-lasting unmanned flight, its manufacturer claimed Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
US Navy warship sails into Georgia with aid
A U.S. Navy warship carrying humanitarian aid anchored at the Georgian port of Batumi on Sunday, sending a strong signal of support to an embattled ally. In central Georgia, an oil train exploded and caught fire, sending plumes of black smoke into the air...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Taliban turns lethal 101 US deaths in Afghanistan
Taliban insurgents once derided as a ragtag rabble unable to match U.S. troops have transformed into a fighting force _ one advanced enough to mount massive conventional attacks and claim American lives at a record pace...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Indian Kashmir troops fire on protesters, 1 dead
Paramilitary soldiers opened fire on a group of Muslim protesters in Indian Kashmir after they allegedly defied curfew late Sunday and tried to storm into a police camp, an official said. One person was killed and another seriously injured...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
US disappointed Olympics didnt open China more
The United States said Sunday it was disappointed the Olympics had not brought more "openness and tolerance" in China and pressed for the immediate release of eight American protesters...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Iraq Shiite cleric wounded in ambush
Gunmen seriously wounded a Shiite cleric and an outspoken critic of sectarian militias in an ambush on a van carrying his wife, mother and sister, police and hospital officials said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Report Son of WW2 Nazi wants him declared dead
A son of notorious Nazi doctor Aribert Heim was quoted as saying Sunday that he wants his father declared legally dead so he can take control of his money and donate some of it to help document the suffering that occurred at a former concentration camp...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Iraq suicide bomber kills 25 west of Baghdad
Iraqi police and hospital officials say at least 25 people have been killed and 29 wounded in a suicide bombing on the western outskirts of Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Guatemala plane crash kills 10 including Americans
A small plane crashed in a field in eastern Guatemala on Sunday, killing 10 people, including five Americans, aviation and army officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
68 die, 22 survive airliner crash in Kyrgyzstan
A passenger jet carrying 90 people, including a Kyrgyz high school sports team, crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday near the Kyrgyz capital, killing 68, government officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Tropical Storm Julio lashes Mexican coast
Tropical Storm Julio bore down on the resort-dotted tip of the Baja California peninsula on Sunday, prompting more than 2,500 families who live along river beds to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
71 dead in crash of Iran-bound jet in Kyrgyzstan
A government spokesmwoman in Kyrgyzstan says 71 people are dead after a passenger bound for Iran crashed shortly after taking off...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Plane crash in eastern Guatemala kills 10 people
Police say a small plane crash in eastern Guatemala has killed at least 10 people and injured four...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Niger land mine accident kills 1, wounds dozens
Dozens of land mines accidentally exploded Sunday in Niger during a ceremony in which a group of former rebels were handing over arms, killing one person and wounding about 40 including the regional governor, the government said...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Michael gives first 'final' show
George Michael has performed the first of his "Final Two" concerts in London, thought to be his retirement from live touring...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Aggressive TB treatment success
Tuberculosis which is resistant to many treatments can be overcome with aggressive therapy, research suggests...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Iraq suicide bomb attack kills 25
A suicide bomber kills at least 25 people in an attack in Baghdad's western Abu Ghraib district, police say...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Labour at odds over football plan
Acting Scottish Labour leader Cathy Jamieson sets out an alternative to the prime minister's UK Olympic football team plan...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Alpine archive
Melting glaciers reveal the lives of ancient humans...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Clarke surges to Holland victory
Darren Clarke puts himself in pole position for a Ryder Cup wildcard with a four-shot victory at the KLM Open...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
India arrests leaders in Kashmir
Police arrest the two most prominent separatist leaders in Indian-administered Kashmir ahead of a planned protest rally...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
2012 Hindley image use condemned
Boris Johnson criticises use of a video showing a portrait of murderer Myra Hindley at a London 2012 event in Beijing...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Black youths 'being left to die'
Politicians are "leaving black youths to die" by cutting funding to community groups, claims a Home Office adviser...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Plane crash in Utah kills pilot, 9 clinic workers
It had already been a long day when Dr. Lansing Ellsworth and his team of dermatology specialists climbed aboard a twin-engine plane in southeastern Utah, ready to return home to their families 200 miles away...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
New Orleans repeating deadly levee blunders
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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 2008
Bush names 4 Fla. counties disaster areas from Fay
President Bush has declared that a major disaster area exists in Florida and has ordered federal aid in the wake of Tropical Storm Fay...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Kidnap suspect says days with daughter glorious
The mystery man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller and is suspected of kidnapping his daughter in Boston is still not talking about his life before 1993...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Fays leftovers soak Southern states
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay are soaking parts of the Southeast and emergency officials were watching out for potential flooding...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Indians rally to win 6th straight, beat Texas 8-7
Pinch-hitter Jamey Carroll singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Cleveland Indians rallied from a six-run deficit to win their sixth straight game, beating the Texas Rangers 8-7 Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Thunder reigns again with $16.1 million weekend
The action comedy "Tropic Thunder" weathered a rush of new movies to remain No. 1 for a second-straight weekend with $16.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
VP pick behind him, Obama returning to campaigning
His running mate selection sealed, Barack Obama resumed pre-convention campaigning with a scheduled stop in Wisconsin on Sunday in the run-up to accepting the Democratic nomination for president...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Eveland makes smooth return to As
Dana Eveland made a smooth return to the majors, pitching shutout ball into the seventh inning and helping the Oakland Athletics defeat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 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 24, 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 24, 2008
Typo fixers get probation for damaging rare sign
When it comes to marking up historic signs, good grammar is a bad defense...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Biden got Obama call during wifes root canal
Joe Biden got the call from Barack Obama while accompanying his wife as she was getting a root canal...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 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 24, 2008
Pass rusher will be next defensive Heisman winner
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 24, 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 24, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay now a tropical depression
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Fay has been downgraded to a tropical depression...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 2008
Canada links bacteria outbreak to tainted meat
Public health officials in Canada said Saturday they have linked a deadly bacterial outbreak that killed four people to recalled meat products from Maple Leaf Foods...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
US-led coalition troops kill 10 Taliban fighters
U.S.-led coalition troops clashed with a group of Taliban fighters in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing six militants, while four militants were killed in a battle in the south, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
10 Taliban fighters killed in Afghan clashes
U.S.-led coalition troops clashed with a group of Taliban fighters in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing six militants, while four militants were killed in a battle in the south, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
US Navy warship arrives with aid for Georgia
A U.S. Navy warship carrying humanitarian aid for Georgia has anchored in the southern Georgian port of Batumi...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
War frays a patchwork of Georgians, Ossetians
Say hello in Georgian in this Ossetian hamlet these days, and the reply may be a scolding...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
QinetiQ says it has broken unmanned flight record
An ultra-lightweight plane built from carbon fiber and powered using paper-thin solar panels has broken the world record for longest-lasting unmanned flight, its manufacturer claimed Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
US Navy warship sails into Georgia with aid
A U.S. Navy warship carrying humanitarian aid anchored at the Georgian port of Batumi on Sunday, sending a strong signal of support to an embattled ally. In central Georgia, an oil train exploded and caught fire, sending plumes of black smoke into the air...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
US Ambassador to China Release US protesters
The U.S. Ambassador to China is pressing Chinese officials to immediately release eight Americans who were detained for holding pro-Tibet protests during the Olympics...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
US disappointed Olympics didnt open China more
The United States said Sunday it was disappointed the Olympics had not brought more "openness and tolerance" in China and pressed for the immediate release of eight American protesters...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Georgia official Train on fire after hitting mine
A Georgian official says a train carrying oil products has hit a mine and at least two tanker cars are burning. There are no immediate reports of casualties...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
North Korea slams South Korea-US war games
North Korea claimed Sunday that joint military exercises by South Korea and the United States were a rehearsal for an attack against it and warned it would repel any aggression...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Major events in Syria-Lebanon history
1920: France, the colonial power in Syria and Lebanon, declares a Lebanese state with its current borders, adding to it regions that were part of the Ottoman province of Syria...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Taleban winning war, says Zardari
Pakistan's Taleban have "the upper hand", Benazir Bhutto's widower, Asif Ali Zardari, says...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
BE backer 'proposes Centrica tie'
One of the largest shareholders in nuclear power generator British Energy calls for it to merge with Centrica, it is reported...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
UN Burma envoy 'wasted his time'
Burma's opposition party says UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari's latest trip to the country was a waste of time...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Emigre film wins Sarajevo prizes
A Croatian film about two emigrants from opposing sides in Bosnia's war wins the main prizes at the Sarajevo Film Festival...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
SF threatens to collapse assembly
Sinn Fein will collapse devolution in Northern Ireland if policing and justice are not devolved, it warns...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Marathon gold for Kenya's Wanjiru
Sammy Wanjiru wins Kenya's first ever gold in the men's marathon, breaking the Olympic record despite the soaring heat...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
London takes over as Olympic host
Mayor Boris Johnson signals London's reign as Olympic host and sparks celebrations in the capital...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
In pictures
Cuba's thriving club of motorcycle enthusiasts...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Massa closes on Hamilton with win
Ferrari's Felipe Massa beats Lewis Hamilton's McLaren to win the European Grand Prix and move into second place in the championship...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Premier League as it happened
Chelsea go top by beating Wigan and Manchester City thrash West Ham in Sunday's Premier League action...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Hopes fade for avalanche victims
Rescue teams call off the search for at least eight climbers swept away by an avalanche in the Mont Blanc range in France...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Plane crashes in Kyrgyz capital
A passenger plane with at least 83 people on board crashes in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Afghans sacked over deadly strike
Afghan President Hamid Karzai sacks two senior military commanders over an air strike that he says killed 89 civilians...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Beijing bids farewell to Olympics
China brings the curtain down on the 2008 Olympics with a spectacular closing ceremony in the Bird's Nest Stadium...
BBC News - August 24, 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 24, 2008
Plane crash in Utah kills pilot, 9 clinic workers
It had already been a long day when Dr. Lansing Ellsworth and his team of dermatology specialists climbed aboard a twin-engine plane in southeastern Utah, ready to return home to their families 200 miles away...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
New Orleans repeating deadly levee blunders
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 24, 2008
NJ congressman helps kids stranded in Georgia
When Russian troops invaded the Republic of Georgia this month, two little girls from New Jersey visiting their grandparents there were stranded behind a series of checkpoints...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Forecasters downgrade Fay to a tropical depression
Tropical Storm Fay was downgraded to a tropical depression Saturday night, but cities along the Gulf Coast were still bracing for heavy rain...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 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 24, 2008
Obama introduces Biden as VP choice
Barack Obama introduced Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware on Saturday as "a leader ready to step in and be president," and the newly named running mate quickly converted his debut on the Democratic ticket into a slashing attack on Republican John McCain...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Eveland makes smooth return to As
Dana Eveland made a smooth return to the majors, pitching shutout ball into the seventh inning and helping the Oakland Athletics defeat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Indians rally to win 6th straight, beat Texas 8-7
Pinch-hitter Jamey Carroll singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Cleveland Indians rallied from a six-run deficit to win their sixth straight game, beating the Texas Rangers 8-7 Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 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 24, 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 24, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay now a tropical depression
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Fay has been downgraded to a tropical depression...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 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 24, 2008
Biden got Obama call during wifes root canal
Joe Biden got the call from Barack Obama while accompanying his wife as she was getting a root canal...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 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 24, 2008
Pass rusher will be next defensive Heisman winner
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 24, 2008
Typo fixers get probation for damaging rare sign
When it comes to marking up historic signs, good grammar is a bad defense...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 2008
Canada links bacteria outbreak to tainted meat
Public health officials in Canada said Saturday they have linked a deadly bacterial outbreak that killed four people to recalled meat products from Maple Leaf Foods...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 2008
US Navy warship arrives with aid for Georgia
A U.S. Navy warship carrying humanitarian aid for Georgia has anchored in the southern Georgian port of Batumi...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
US Ambassador to China Release US protesters
The U.S. Ambassador to China is pressing Chinese officials to immediately release eight Americans who were detained for holding pro-Tibet protests during the Olympics...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Georgia official Train on fire after hitting mine
A Georgian official says a train carrying oil products has hit a mine and at least two tanker cars are burning. There are no immediate reports of casualties...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Arrest over pregnant woman attack
A man is arrested for attempted murder after an attack on a pregnant woman which led to an emergency Caesarian birth...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
PSNI hunt for abducted schoolgirl
Police search for a 13-year-old schoolgirl they believe has been abducted by a man in County Tyrone...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
All aboard
Obama's running-mate takes his place in the team...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Funny award
Comedy winners on life at the Edinburgh Fringe...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Wenger no closer to new signings
Arsene Wenger says there are no new Arsenal signings on the horizon, as the transfer deadline approaches...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
US warship reaches Georgian port
A US warship arrives in the Georgian port of Batumi carrying the first shipment of aid since the conflict began...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Notting Hill Carnival under way
Europe's biggest street party, Notting Hill Carnival, takes over the streets of west London for the 44th year...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Climbers struck by Alps avalanche
Nine mountaineers are missing after an avalanche swept down part of the Mont Blanc range in the French Alps...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Teenager dies after knife attack
Two youths are arrested after an 18-year-old man is stabbed to death in Walthamstow, east London...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
NJ congressman helps kids stranded in Georgia
When Russian troops invaded the Republic of Georgia this month, two little girls from New Jersey visiting their grandparents there were stranded behind a series of checkpoints...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Forecasters downgrade Fay to a tropical depression
Tropical Storm Fay was downgraded to a tropical depression Saturday night, but cities along the Gulf Coast were still bracing for heavy rain...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 2008
Biden got Obama call during root canal
Joe Biden got the call from Barack Obama while undergoing a root canal...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Eveland makes smooth return to As
Dana Eveland made a smooth return to the majors, pitching shutout ball into the seventh inning and helping the Oakland Athletics defeat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 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 24, 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 24, 2008
Indians rally to win 6th straight, beat Texas 8-7
Pinch-hitter Jamey Carroll singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Cleveland Indians rallied from a six-run deficit to win their sixth straight game, beating the Texas Rangers 8-7 Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay now a tropical depression
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Fay has been downgraded to a tropical depression...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Analysis Biden pick shows lack of confidence
The candidate of change went with the status quo...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 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 24, 2008
Pass rusher will be next defensive Heisman winner
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 24, 2008
Typo fixers get probation for damaging rare sign
When it comes to marking up historic signs, good grammar is a bad defense...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Biden got Obama call during wifes root canal
Joe Biden got the call from Barack Obama while accompanying his wife as she was getting a root canal...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 2008
Analysis Obamas pick highlights his weaknesses
The candidate of change went with the status quo...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 2008
US Ambassador to China Release US protesters
The U.S. Ambassador to China is pressing Chinese officials to immediately release eight Americans who were detained for holding pro-Tibet protests during the Olympics...
Southern Ledger - August 24, 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 24, 2008
Indefinite curfew imposed Kashmir
The authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir impose a curfew as a three-day strike continues...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Children's meals priced by weight
A restaurant is criticised over its plan to charge for children's Sunday lunches according to how much they weigh...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Call for Scottish Olympics team
The Scottish Government repeats its calls for Scotland to have its own, separate team at the Olympics...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Hometown hero
Roots of Australian cricket great Sir Donald Bradman...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Sprightly at 100
How exercise keeps elderly pensioners on their feet...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Shipping forecast makes unlikely Olympics appearance
BBC Radio 4's Shipping forecast is to be broadcast as part of the Olympics closing ceremony...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Rave on
Frantic pace as Madonna's world tour begins...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
VP choice
Why did Obama opt for Joe Biden as running mate?...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Thatcher dementia fight revealed
Margaret Thatcher's daughter Carol speaks for the first time about her mother's struggle with dementia...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
New Dr Who writer says 'no objections' to film version
Steven Moffat, the new writer of Doctor Who, says he is not against the hit TV show being made into a film...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Daily aspirin in middle-age call
Most men over 48 and women over 57 should take a daily aspirin pill to reduce the risk of heart attacks, UK researchers say...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Brazil launches anti-gun appeal
Brazil offers cash payments and immunity for illegal weapons, in an effort to get 300,000 guns off the streets...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Beijing primed for Olympic finale
China prepares to bring the curtain down on the 2008 Olympics as the last action of the Games takes place...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Experts in drug 'ration' warning
Top cancer specialists say NHS drug 'rationing' is forcing cancer patients to remortgage homes to pay for treatment...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
Blast demolishes landmark towers
Two iconic concrete cooling towers in South Yorkshire are demolished in a controlled explosion...
BBC News - August 24, 2008
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