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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 June 2008:
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Vatican paper Pope Benedict XVI doesnt wear Prada
The devil may wear Prada _ but the pope does not...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Mindy McCready charged with violating probation
Mindy McCready has been arrested in Tennessee and charged with violating her probation...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Dark Knight credits pay tribute to Ledger
Heath Ledger is getting a fond tribute from his collaborators on "The Dark Knight."...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Bill Murrays divorce is finalized in SC
Bill Murray and his wife of nearly 11 years are divorced...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Plan requiring drilling on current leases blocked
House Republicans blocked Democrats on Thursday from requiring oil and gas companies to drill on the millions of acres of government land and water on which they already own federal leases...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Principal in pregnancy pact story defends comments
A principal is standing by his story that girls in his Massachusetts high school formed a plan to get pregnant...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Man found guilty of murders in Calif. rail crash
A man who claimed he was attempting suicide when he triggered a 2005 rail disaster was convicted Thursday of 11 counts of first-degree murder and could face the death penalty...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Twins win 9th straight behind Morneau, Baker
The Minnesota Twins probably wish interleague play would last a little longer...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Sharapova, Roddick upset at Wimbledon
Moments after Maria Sharapova walked off the court in defeat, her father stomped away from the stadium down a Wimbledon walkway, spitting out words in Russian as he gestured to a companion...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Danks and Chisox bullpen beat Dodgers 2-0
John Danks pitched six sharp innings and combined with four relievers for a five-hitter, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Danks, bullpen lead White Sox past Dodgers 2-0
John Danks pitched six sharp innings and combined with four relievers for a five-hitter, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Harden strikes out 11 in As win
Rich Harden struck out a career-high 11, allowing two hits in eight innings to lead the Oakland Athletics over the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Wesley Snipes petitions court to leave country
Lawyers for Wesley Snipes are asking a Florida judge to let the 45-year-old actor leave the country while they appeal his three federal tax convictions...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Mr. Big out, Goldblum in for Criminal Intent
Mr. Big is out, and Mr. Goldblum is in.Jeff Goldblum will be joining "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" while Chris Noth _ Mr. Big in the "Sex and the City" TV show and movie _ is leaving after three seasons, a series spokeswoman said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Dow industrials drop 270 to lowest level of year
Stock prices plunged Thursday as Wall Street contended with a barrage of bad news: another surge in oil prices and warnings of trouble in the key financial, automotive and high-tech industries. The major indexes showed losses of about 2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which shed more than 270 points and dropped to its lowest level in nearly two years...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Clinton lauds Obama for his grit and grace
Hillary Rodham Clinton lauded Barack Obama for "his grit and his grace" as she resumed campaigning Thursday to support the candidate who dashed her hopes of winning the Democratic presidential nomination...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Clinton returns to campaign trail for Obama
Hillary Rodham Clinton lauded Barack Obama for "his grit and his grace" as she resumed campaigning Thursday to support the candidate who dashed her hopes of winning the Democratic presidential nomination...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
N. Korea reactions reflect candidates ages, views
Both Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain reacted cautiously Thursday after President Bush announced easing economic sanctions against North Korea, a world troublespot one of them will inherit after the next presidential inauguration in January...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Sony to start US movie service for PS3
Sony says it will start a movie download service for its PlayStation 3 home console this summer in the U.S...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Rose, Beasley set to lead fab freshmen into NBA
Michael Beasley strolled into a hotel ballroom Wednesday, spotted the swarm of cameras surrounding his table, and jokingly asked Brandon Rush if he wanted to switch spots...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Attorney who took on big tobacco faces sentencing
From Navy fighter pilot to prominent attorney, Richard "Dickie" Scruggs parlayed his Southern charm and legal savvy into a career that earned him hundreds of millions of dollars taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
ConAgra profit up 5 pct on trading unit results
ConAgra Foods Inc. said Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings grew almost 5 percent, helped by contributions from the commodity trading unit that the company just sold...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Dow industrials drop 300 to lowest level of year
Stocks plunged Thursday as Wall Street contended with a barrage of bad news: another surge in oil prices and warnings of trouble in the key financial, automotive and high-tech industries. The major indexes showed losses of about 2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which shed more than 300 points and dropped to its lowest level in nearly two years...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
NY millionaire gets prison for enslaving workers
A judge has given an 11-year prison sentence to a millionaire who inflicted years of abuse on two Indonesian housekeepers held as virtual slaves in her Long Island mansion...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Maria Sharapova is ousted in 2nd round at Wimbledon
Former champion Maria Sharapova has been ousted in the second round at Wimbledon by 154th-ranked Alla Kudryavtseva...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
345 arrested, kids rescued in prostitution busts
Hundreds of people have been arrested and 21 children rescued in what the FBI is calling a five-day roundup of networks of pimps who force children into prostitution...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Vegas police make arrest in Javon Walker robbery
Las Vegas police have made an arrest in the robbery and beating case involving NFL player Javon Walker...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Jurors ready to consider Air Force rape case
By all accounts Col. Samuel Lofton III was a star in the Air Force _ a professional, demanding officer who in less than three years led his 82nd Training Group to be the best of the four such groups at Sheppard Air Force Base...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Rockets fired at Israel from Gaza shake truce
Palestinian militants fired three homemade rockets into southern Israel on Tuesday, threatening to unravel a cease-fire days after it began, and Israel responded by closing vital border crossings into Gaza...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Hundreds of homes in the scenic community of Big Sur were threatened by a wildfire that already had burned 16 residences and was just 3 percent contained Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Afghan blast kills 3 US coalition members
The U.S.-led coalition says an attack in Afghanistan has killed three servicemembers...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
French winemakers protest to demand government aid
Winemakers in southern France have burned two police cars and vandalized supermarkets during protests to demand government aid...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
345 arrested, kids rescued in prostitution busts
Hundreds of people have been arrested and 21 children rescued in what the FBI is calling a five-day roundup of networks of pimps who force children into prostitution...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Vegas police make arrest in Javon Walker robbery
Las Vegas police have made an arrest in the robbery and beating case involving NFL player Javon Walker...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Afghan attack kills 3 US coalition members
Militants attacked troops from the U.S.-led coalition patrolling south of the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing three of them and an Afghan interpreter...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Scholars make finds in Nazi archive
From prison brothels to slave labor camps, 15 scholars concluded a two-week probe Thursday of an untapped repository of millions of Nazi records, and hailed it as a rich vein of raw material that will deepen the study of the Holocaust...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Germany marks airlift anniversary
Germany marked the 60th anniversary of the start of the Berlin Airlift on Thursday, celebrating an unprecedented undertaking that likely saved the city from falling to the Soviets and helped mend German-American wounds from World War II...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Bombers kill nearly 40 in Baghdad, Mosul attacks
A suicide bomber attacked a meeting of pro-government Sunni sheiks west of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 20 people. The U.S. military acknowledged coalition casualties but did not say how many...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Bombers kill nearly 40 in Iraq
A suicide bomber attacked a meeting of pro-government Sunni sheiks west of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 20 people. The U.S. military acknowledged coalition casualties but did not say how many...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Bombings kill dozens, 3 US Marines
A suicide bomber attacked a meeting of pro-government Sunni sheiks west of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 23 people, including three U.S. Marines. At least 18 more people died in a car bombing in the northern city of Mosul...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Quiet Gay Pride march in Jerusalem
About 3,000 gays have marched through Jerusalem in their annual Gay Pride parade. The march was followed by a rally, both proceeding without incident...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
US Marines, interpreters killed in Iraq attack
The U.S. military says three American Marines and two interpreters have been killed in an attack west of Baghdad in Anbar province...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
US mil 3 Marines, 2 interpreters killed in Iraq
The U.S. military says three American Marines and two interpreters have been killed in an attack west of Baghdad in Anbar province...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Buns and Guns fast food eatery opens in Beirut
At the "Buns and Guns," the chefs wear military helmets, the food is wrapped in camouflage paper and the advertising slogan is "a sandwich can kill you."...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Political theater seen in Israeli drill
An Israeli military exercise over the Mediterranean appears to have been less a dry run for an attack on Iran than a message that Tehran must curb its nuclear ambitions, according to officials and experts...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Greenland denied humpback whaling permit
The International Whaling Commission voted down Thursday a request by indigenous Greenland fishermen to kill 10 humpback whales a year...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Paris menswear challenges style codes
The Paris menswear collections kicked off Thursday with a focus on individual style, reflecting a downturn in the global economy which has taken the shine off status dressing...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Germany marks 60th anniversary of Berlin Airlift
Germany marked the 60th anniversary of the start of the Berlin Airlift on Thursday, celebrating an unprecedented undertaking that likely saved the city from falling to the Soviets and helped mend German-American wounds from World War II...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Bombings kill dozens, 3 US Marines in Iraq attacks
A suicide bomber attacked a meeting of pro-government Sunni sheiks west of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 23 people, including three U.S. Marines. At least 18 more people died in a car bombing in the northern city of Mosul...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Sampling of gun laws in other countries
A sampling of gun laws in other countries:GERMANY:...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Iraq disbands national soccer team after loss
It was less than a year ago that Iraqis poured into the streets in a rare show of unity and celebration after the national soccer team won the prestigious Asian Cup...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Gunmen kill top Mexican police official, bodyguard
Gunmen killed a top federal police official and his bodyguard Thursday as they ate lunch in Mexico City, the latest attack against authorities waging a nationwide battle against drug cartels...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Mexico compensates men for forced sterilizations
State authorities have agreed to pay 490,000 pesos (US$48,000) in compensation to 14 indigenous Mexican men coerced into having vasectomies, an official said...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Nigeria Zimbabwe should halt election
Nigeria is calling on Zimbabwe to postpone its presidential runoff...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Rape victim, 11, allowed abortion in Romania
The government ruled Thursday that an 11-year-old rape victim would be allowed to have an abortion in Romania, dismissing the opposition of 20 church groups...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Fire causes festival travel chaos
A fire near the Glastonbury Festival site causes delays for thousands of revellers travelling to the event...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
EU acts to cut mobile phone costs
The EU's telecoms watchdog plans to cut mobile phone call costs by reducing fees that operators charge each other...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Cancer gene test 'for all women'
A simple test for gene faults which increase the risk of breast cancer is getting nearer, UK scientists suggest...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
US to ease North Korea sanctions
The US agrees to life some sanctions on North Korea after Pyongyang delivers a declaration on its nuclear programme...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Airports 'vulnerable' to attack
A terrorism expert warns that UK airports are still vulnerable, one year on from the attack on Glasgow Airport...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Ready to govern?
Correspondents put Tory policies under the spotlight...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Vote-count due to begin in Henley
The polls close in Henley, with voters due to learn in the coming hours who replaces Boris Johnson as MP...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Spain crush Russia to reach Euro 2008 final
Spain will play Germany in the final of Euro 2008 after they thrash Russia 3-0 in Vienna...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Crude oil at a fresh high of $140
The price of oil hits a fresh high of $140 a barrel fuelling fears about inflation and the health of the global economy...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Mugabe rejects poll delay calls
Robert Mugabe brushes aside last-minute calls for Friday's disputed presidential run-off election to be postponed...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
MPs call for Spelman to be sacked
Some Tory MPs demand the sacking of party chairman Caroline Spelman over payments made to her nanny...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Man gets life, no parole, in deaths of wife, baby
A British man who fled the United States after his wife and baby daughter were found dead has been sentenced to two life terms in prison without the chance for parole...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Settlement in NY lawsuit over NBCs Predator
NBC Universal has settled a $105 million lawsuit brought by a woman who claimed a televised sex sting by "Dateline NBC: To Catch A Predator" drove her brother to kill himself...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
British man gets life in deaths of wife, baby
A British man who fled the United States after his wife and baby daughter were found dead has been sentenced to two life terms in prison without the chance for parole...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Maria Sharapova upset in 2nd round
Former champion Maria Sharapova was knocked out of Wimbledon in a stunning upset Thursday by a 154th-ranked Russian, marking her earliest exit from a Grand Slam tournament since her first full season on tour in 2003...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Maria Sharapova is ousted in 2nd round at Wimbledon
Former champion Maria Sharapova has been ousted in the second round at Wimbledon by 154th-ranked Alla Kudryavtseva...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Venus Williams advances to 3rd round at Wimbledon
Defending champion Venus Williams has overcome a rash of errors and trouble with her serve to beat British player Anne Keothavong and advance to the third round at Wimbledon...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
US economy logs better but still subpar growth
The economy turned in a better _ but still subpar _ performance in the first three months of this year, mostly spurred by stronger sales of U.S. products overseas...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Faithful in pews might not be voters in November
If Christian conservatives stay on the sidelines during the fall campaign, presidential hopeful John McCain probably stays in the Senate...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Bush raises GOP cash in Michigan
Campaigning for fellow Republican John McCain in a crucial swing state, President Bush accused Democrats Wednesday of "running on empty" on energy policy, "acting like teenagers with a new credit card" on federal spending and heeding warnings from anti-war activists more than those from Osama bin Laden...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Obama record shows a liberal open to compromise
As an Illinois legislator, Barack Obama fought to expand aid to the poor _ and backed legislation to withhold welfare from parents abusing drugs...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
ConAgra profit up 5 pct on trading op results
ConAgra Foods Inc. said Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings grew almost 5 percent, helped by contributions from the commodity trading unit that the company just sold...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Dow industrials drop 200 to lowest level of year
Stocks tumbled Thursday as Wall Street contended with a barrage of bad news: another surge in oil prices and warnings of trouble in the key financial, automotive and high-tech industries. The major indexes showed losses of more than 1 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which shed more than 200 points and dropped to its lowest level of the year...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Witnesses describe chaotic scene at Ky. plant
It was swift and chaotic, witnesses said, as the plastics plant worker with a determined look opened fire, killing five co-workers then himself in rural western Kentucky...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Ky. plant where gunman killed 5 and himself has reopened
Work has resumed at a western Kentucky plastics plant where an employee shot five people dead and killed himself...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Obama tells women he supports equal pay
Democrat Barack Obama, determined to win over female voters, talked Monday about the women who helped shape his life in arguing that he would be a better proponent of equal pay than Republican John McCain...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Rose, Beasley set to lead fab freshmen into NBA
Michael Beasley strolled into a hotel ballroom Wednesday, spotted the swarm of cameras surrounding his table, and jokingly asked Brandon Rush if he wanted to switch spots...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Jurors ready to consider Air Force rape case
By all accounts Col. Samuel Lofton III was a star in the Air Force _ a professional, demanding officer who in less than three years led his 82nd Training Group to be the best of the four such groups at Sheppard Air Force Base...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Court bans death penalty for child rape
The Supreme Court declared Wednesday that executions are too severe a punishment for child rape, despite the "years of long anguish" for victims, in a ruling that restricts the death penalty to murder and crimes against the state...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Hundreds of homes in the scenic community of Big Sur were threatened by a wildfire that already had burned 16 residences and was just 3 percent contained Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
345 arrested, kids rescued in prostitution busts
Hundreds of people have been arrested and 21 children rescued in what the FBI is calling a five-day roundup of networks of pimps who force children into prostitution...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Vegas police make arrest in Javon Walker robbery
Las Vegas police have made an arrest in the robbery and beating case involving NFL player Javon Walker...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Rockets fired at Israel from Gaza shake truce
Palestinian militants fired three homemade rockets into southern Israel on Tuesday, threatening to unravel a cease-fire days after it began, and Israel responded by closing vital border crossings into Gaza...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Iraqi police Suicide bomber strikes in Karmah
Iraqi police say a suicide bomber has detonated an explosive belt inside the municipal council headquarters in a town west of Baghdad during a meeting of tribal sheiks...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
China N. Korea will hand over nuclear declaration
China says North Korea will submit a long-delayed declaration of its nuclear program, a step that could see the U.S. start removing it from its terrorism blacklist...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
China NKorea will hand over nuclear declaration
China says North Korea will submit a long-delayed declaration of its nuclear program, a step that could see the U.S. start removing it from its terrorism blacklist...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Anti-India protests paralyze Indian Kashmir
Tens of thousands of Kashmiris filled the streets for a fourth day of protests Thursday, their anger inflamed over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine in this Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
345 arrested, kids rescued in prostitution busts
Hundreds of people have been arrested and 21 children rescued in what the FBI is calling a five-day roundup of networks of pimps who force children into prostitution...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Vegas police make arrest in Javon Walker robbery
Las Vegas police have made an arrest in the robbery and beating case involving NFL player Javon Walker...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Suicide attack west of Baghdad at least 12 dead
A suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt Thursday inside a municipal government building west of Baghdad, killing at least 12 people attending a meeting of tribal sheiks, police said...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Afghan bomb hits coalition patrol
A bomb hit troops from the U.S.-led coalition patrolling south of the Afghan capital on Thursday, causing an unspecified number of casualties, the coalition said...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Timors Ramos-Horta weighs UN rights job
East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta, who narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by rebel soldiers earlier this year, said Thursday he is considering taking a new job as U.N. human rights chief...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Anti-India protests paralyze Kashmir
Tens of thousands of Kashmiris filled the streets for a fourth day of protests Thursday, after police killings during earlier demonstrations enflamed their anger over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine in this Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Zimbabwes Mugabe Open to talks with opposition
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says he is open to talks with the opposition...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Mugabe says he may talk with Zimbabwe opposition
President Robert Mugabe says he is open to talks with the opposition. Mugabe was speaking Thursday at a campaign rally on the eve of an election the opposition is boycotting. He says he is "open to discussion" with the opposition...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Rocket hits Israel, second violation of Gaza truce
Gaza militants fired a rocket into southern Israel on Thursday, causing no injuries but undermining a shaky, week-old truce meant to halt a violent cycle of attacks and harsh Israeli reprisals...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Afghan blast kills 3 US coalition members
The U.S.-led coalition says an attack in Afghanistan has killed three servicemembers...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
French winemakers protest to demand government aid
Winemakers in southern France have burned two police cars and vandalized supermarkets during protests to demand government aid...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Bomb hits US-led patrol near Afghan capital
A bomb hit troops from the U.S.-led coalition patrolling south of the Afghan capital Thursday, causing an unspecified number of casualties, the coalition said...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Thousands protest in Indian-held Kashmir
Tens of thousands of Kashmiris filled the streets for a fourth day of protests Thursday, after police killings during earlier demonstrations enflamed their anger over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine in this Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Scholars make finds in search of Nazi archive
From prison brothels to slave labor camps, 15 scholars concluded a two-week probe Thursday of an untapped repository of millions of Nazi records and hailed it as a rich vein of raw material that will deepen the study of the Holocaust...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
20 die in attack on meeting west of Baghdad
A suicide bomber struck Thursday inside a municipal building west of Baghdad, killing at least 20 people at a meeting of tribal sheiks opposed to al-Qaida, police said. The U.S. confirmed American casualties but gave no further details...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
China says it is not politicizing the Olympics
China on Thursday denied injecting politics into the Beijing Olympics despite a rare rebuke from the International Olympic Committee over remarks by a Chinese official about Tibet and the Dalai Lama...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
15 die in attack on meeting west of Baghdad
A suicide bomber struck Thursday inside a municipal building west of Baghdad, killing at least 15 people at a meeting of tribal sheiks opposed to al-Qaida, police said. The U.S. confirmed American casualties but gave no further details...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Car bomb in northern Iraq kills 18, wounds 60
Officials say a car bomb has exploded near the government office in the northern city of Mosul and 18 people are dead...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Swiss police say 30 arrested in drug crackdown
Swiss police said Thursday they have arrested about 30 people in a crackdown on a large drug trafficking network...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Groups oppose abortion for 11-year-old in Romania
Twenty church groups on Thursday urged a government committee not to allow an 11-year-old girl who was raped by her uncle go to Britain for an abortion...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Thousands of Somali children suffer malnutrition
Somalia needs urgent medical aid to save thousands of malnourished children and wounded adults who are trapped in one of the most violent, lawless countries in the world, an international aid group said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
More primaries teaching languages
There has been an increase in the number of primary schools in England teaching foreign languages...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Fire breaks out near Glastonbury
A fire breaks out near the Glastonbury site as thousands of music lovers arrive for the annual festival...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Airlines fined $504m in US probe
Five airlines agree to pay $504m in fines for conspiring to fix prices for air cargo rates, the US Justice Department says...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Police hand donations file to CPS
Police hand their findings into last year's Labour donation row to prosecutors, who will decide if charges are brought...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
US court overturns DC handgun ban
A ban on handguns in Washington DC is ruled unconstitutional, in a landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Many killed in Iraqi bomb attacks
At least 38 people die in two bombings in Iraq - including a suicide attack on a tribal council meeting in Anbar province...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
China denies politicising Games
Beijing stresses it is "against politicising the Olympics" following an IOC rebuke over comments by an official in Tibet...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
EU-Russia summit to 'shift tone'
An oil-rich Siberian city hosts Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's first summit aimed at improving ties with the EU...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Funeral of children gassed in car
The funeral takes place of two children who were gassed to death his by their father in his car...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Man found guilty of baby attack
A North Lanarkshire man who shook a baby so hard she was left severely brain damaged faces a prison sentence...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Tributes to a 'true professional'
A soldier killed in Afghanistan is remembered for his character, humanity and his passion for Cardiff City...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Deal is agreed on banned drivers
Driving bans will apply throughout the UK and the Republic of Ireland from next spring, ministers agree...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Nigeria needs $85bn to fix power
Nigeria needs $85bn of investment in order to produce 24 hours of electricity a day, a panel of experts says...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Full circle
Plastic bottles get recycled as bottles, right? Not until now...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Superb Murray eases past Malisse
British number one Andy Murray is in top form as he beats Xavier Malisse to reach the third round of Wimbledon...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Festivals map
Plot your festival fun on our summer music map...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
A kiss too far?
20 years after the first male-male kiss, what's changed?...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
'Emergency' witness law unveiled
Jack Straw says emergency legislation to allow witness anonymity in courts should be in place by the end of July...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Sarkozy irks female MPs with gift of a grey silk tie
The French president includes a grey silk tie in a present to all the country's MPs, prompting calls of sexism...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Live - Eaton v Tursunov
Britain's Chris Eaton takes on Russia's Dmitry Tursunov for a place in the third round of Wimbledon...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Mugabe critic is released on bail
A senior member of Zimbabwe's opposition party is freed on bail, a day before a controversial presidential poll run-off...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Davis has 25 by-election rivals
A total of 26 candidates will stand in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election, sparked when David Davis resigned...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Labour leader faces one-day ban
Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander should be banned from parliament for a day after breaking donation rules, a committee says...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Internet overhaul wins approval
A complete overhaul of the way people navigate the internet is approved in Paris, paving the way for new domain names...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Life without parole for Briton
Briton Neil Entwistle is to spend the rest of his life in jail after being found guilty of murdering his wife and baby daughter...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Italian accused of cashing in on fake Vatican ties
An Italian businessman who once dated actress Anne Hathaway was arrested Tuesday on charges he posed as a representative of the Vatican to fleece wealthy investors in a real estate company that sought to buy and redevelop Roman Catholic Church property...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Malt liquor mural ads draw fire in Philadelphia
Graffiti-style malt liquor ads are drawing fire from parents and anti-blight advocates in a city known for its colorful murals...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Smithsonian Folklife Festival opens on Mall
Hundreds of artists, scientists and visitors from three wildly different cultures _ Texas, NASA and the isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan _ converged Wednesday at the opening of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Rain threatens fragile Mississippi River towns
Severe thunderstorms rattled northern Missouri early Thursday, threatening to add even more rain to the swollen Mississippi River and complicate efforts to keep the river from engulfing this community...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Wildfire threatens 500 homes in Big Sur, Calif.
A lightning-sparked wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest that already burned 16 homes was moving closer Thursday to the scenic community of Big Sur, where it threatened 500 houses...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Kendrick pitches Phillies past As
Kyle Kendrick pitched eight strong innings, allowing just four hits in the longest start of his career, to help the Philadelphia Phillies end a season-long six-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Wakefield wins over-40 duel with Big Unit
In a matchup for the aged, 41-year-old Tim Wakefield outpitched 44-year-old Randy Johnson and the Boston Red Sox beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Stults shuts out White Sox in Dodgers 5-0 win
Eric Stults pitched his first career complete game and capped a three-run fourth inning with a sacrifice fly, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-0 victory over the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Soto, Edmonds pace Cubs to 7-4 win over Orioles
Geovany Soto drove in three runs, Jim Edmonds homered and the Chicago Cubs jumped on spot starter Matt Albers early and went on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-4 Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Faithful in pews might not be voters in November
If Christian conservatives stay on the sidelines during the fall campaign, presidential hopeful John McCain probably stays in the Senate...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Bush raises GOP cash in Michigan
Campaigning for fellow Republican John McCain in a crucial swing state, President Bush accused Democrats Wednesday of "running on empty" on energy policy, "acting like teenagers with a new credit card" on federal spending and heeding warnings from anti-war activists more than those from Osama bin Laden...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Obama record shows a liberal open to compromise
As an Illinois legislator, Barack Obama fought to expand aid to the poor _ and backed legislation to withhold welfare from parents abusing drugs...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Police Ky. shooter warned girlfriend of shooting
Police say the man who opened fire at a western Kentucky plastics plant warned his girlfriend two hours before his rampage that he would kill his boss...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Dollar higher against the euro
The dollar rose slightly against the euro Thursday, picking up some ground after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would leave interest rates unchanged for the time being and the European Central Bank again hinted that a rate increase is possible as early as its next meeting...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Toyota, Nissan global output up in May
Japanese automakers reported generally solid growth in global production and exports in May, as robust demand in Asia and emerging markets cushioned the effects of a softening U.S. market...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
345 arrested, kids rescued in prostitution busts
Hundreds of people have been arrested and 21 children rescued in what the FBI is calling a five-day roundup of networks of pimps who force children into prostitution...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Court bans death penalty for child rape
The Supreme Court declared Wednesday that executions are too severe a punishment for child rape, despite the "years of long anguish" for victims, in a ruling that restricts the death penalty to murder and crimes against the state...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Vegas police make arrest in Javon Walker robbery
Las Vegas police have made an arrest in the robbery and beating case involving NFL player Javon Walker...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Germany upsets Portugal 3-2 to reach Euro semis
Bastian Schweinsteiger, coming off a suspension, scored one goal and set up two more Thursday night, leading Germany over Portugal 3-2 and into the European Championship semifinals...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Rockets fired at Israel from Gaza shake truce
Palestinian militants fired three homemade rockets into southern Israel on Tuesday, threatening to unravel a cease-fire days after it began, and Israel responded by closing vital border crossings into Gaza...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Hundreds of homes in the scenic community of Big Sur were threatened by a wildfire that already had burned 16 residences and was just 3 percent contained Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
South Korea lifts ban on US beef imports
South Korea lifted a ban on U.S. beef imports Thursday, with President Lee Myung-bak urging the nation to move past a dispute that has paralyzed his government with protest over mad cow disease concerns...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
345 arrested, kids rescued in prostitution busts
Hundreds of people have been arrested and 21 children rescued in what the FBI is calling a five-day roundup of networks of pimps who force children into prostitution...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Vegas police make arrest in Javon Walker robbery
Las Vegas police have made an arrest in the robbery and beating case involving NFL player Javon Walker...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Airstrikes kill Afghan militants
Airstrikes killed several militants who attacked a patrol in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition said Thursday. A coalition helicopter also crash-landed in the east without causing serious injuries, it said...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Nepal fuel strike shuts down capital
A general strike to protest an increase in fuel prices shut down the Nepalese capital on Thursday, with schools, businesses and markets closed and streets empty of vehicles...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Divers struggle with bodies in Philippine ferry
Divers having difficulty removing bodies from a capsized ferry were forced to take photographs of the dead so anguished relatives could identify their loved ones, Philippine officials said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Timors Ramos-Horta weighs UN rights job
East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta, who narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by rebel soldiers earlier this year, said Thursday he is considering taking a new job as U.N. human rights chief...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Anti-India protests paralyze Kashmir
Tens of thousands of Kashmiris filled the streets for a fourth day of protests Thursday, after police killings during earlier demonstrations enflamed their anger over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine in this Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Iraqi police Suicide bomber strikes in Karmah
Iraqi police say a suicide bomber has detonated an explosive belt inside the municipal council headquarters in a town west of Baghdad during a meeting of tribal sheiks...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
China N. Korea will hand over nuclear declaration
China says North Korea will submit a long-delayed declaration of its nuclear program, a step that could see the U.S. start removing it from its terrorism blacklist...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
China NKorea will hand over nuclear declaration
China says North Korea will submit a long-delayed declaration of its nuclear program, a step that could see the U.S. start removing it from its terrorism blacklist...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Anti-India protests paralyze Indian Kashmir
Tens of thousands of Kashmiris filled the streets for a fourth day of protests Thursday, their anger inflamed over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine in this Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
UN says toxic waste exports on the rise
Many poor countries accept toxic waste from abroad, such as old computers, rusted ships and pesticides, in a shortsighted bid to lift themselves out of poverty, despite the dangers to human health and the environment, a U.N. rights official said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Suicide attack west of Baghdad at least 12 dead
A suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt Thursday inside a municipal government building west of Baghdad, killing at least 12 people attending a meeting of tribal sheiks, police said...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Afghan bomb hits coalition patrol
A bomb hit troops from the U.S.-led coalition patrolling south of the Afghan capital on Thursday, causing an unspecified number of casualties, the coalition said...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
UNs envoy to Darfur Eliasson to resign
The top U.N. envoy to Darfur is resigning to make room for a new full-time chief negotiator, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
UNs Darfur envoy Eliasson to resign
The top U.N. envoy to Darfur is resigning to make room for a new full-time chief negotiator, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Somalia Pirates demand $1M ransom for 4 Europeans
A government minister says Somali gunmen have demanded $1 million for the release of a German couple, their young son and a French boat captain...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Man arrested for slashing policeman in Tokyo
Police arrested a man for allegedly slashing a policeman with a knife Thursday in the same Tokyo neighborhood where a stabbing spree left seven people dead and 10 wounded earlier this month, a police spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Angry West defends festival delay
Kanye West says criticism over keeping fans waiting at the Bonnaroo festival left him "the most offended I've ever been"...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
E Timor president ponders UN job
Jose Ramos-Horta considers the top UN human rights post but is concerned about quitting as East Timor's president...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Russian boomtown hosts EU leaders
An oil-rich Siberian city is the venue for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's first summit talks with EU leaders...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Nepalese prime minister resigns
Nepal's interim prime minister announces his resignation, paving the way for Maoist leader Prachanda to succeed him...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Currys owner sees profit fall 30%
DSG International, owner of Currys and PC World, sees annual profits fall by 30% after a "challenging" year...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Voting under way in Henley poll
Henley residents are heading to the polls to cast their vote for a new MP to replace Boris Johnson...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Skipper jailed over boat tragedy
The skipper of a fishing boat which sank off the County Down coast killing two people is jailed for one year...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Farmers 'gain from cacao DNA'
Chocolate company Mars is to decode the genetic structure of the cacao tree, to make it more resistant...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Gaza Strip closed for second day
Israel closes its border crossings with Gaza in response to a Palestinian rocket attack that breached a ceasefire...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Schools still shut over water bug
Nine schools remain closed because of unsafe drinking water after a parasite was found in supplies...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Student financing under review
A review to 'refresh' higher education policy may question the policy of lower tuition fees for Welsh students...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Your fuel stories
How you are trying to keep petrol and energy costs down...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Take aim...
Feral pigeons shot at Wimbledon. Is this legal?...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Power struggle
The battle between doctors and MPs over the years...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Not child's play
How the children of summer 2007's floods have coped...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
'Dickensian' toilet break rules at meat firm prompt union anger
A meat firm supplying Tesco is accused of "Dickensian employment practices" by not paying staff for toilet breaks...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Murray headlines British bonanza
Andy Murray, Anne Keothavong and Chris Eaton are all set to play in a feast for British fans on the fourth day of the Championships...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Collingwood faces over-rate ban
Captain Paul Collingwood faces a suspension after England are punished for a slow ODI over-rate for the second time in a year...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
New rail age
The train could take the strain of petrol price rises...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Crucial vote on internet's future
The net could see its biggest change in decades if plans to open up the address system are approved...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
King confident on inflation fall
Bank of England governor Mervyn King tells MPs he is confident inflation will fall to the government's 2% target...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Adults 'scared to go near kids'
Protection laws have turned everyone from sport coaches to Santas into "potential child abusers", a report says...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Stores censors photo of baby on cake because of nudity
A mother who wanted to give a birthday cake to her son featuring a photo of him as a baby is forced to have it censored...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Zimbabwe's Biti released on bail
A senior member of Zimbabwe's opposition party is released on bail, a day before a controversial presidential poll run-off...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Straw to outline witness law plan
Emergency legislation on witness anonymity will be outlined to MPs in the House of Commons by Jack Straw...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Brown pushes wind power expansion
Thousands of wind turbines could be built across the UK as part of a £100bn plan to boost renewable energy...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Harman pushes discrimination plan
Harriet Harman sets out plans to allow firms to discriminate in favour of female and ethnic minority candidates...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
N Korea hands over nuclear data
North Korea hands over a long-awaited account of its nuclear programme to China as part of a disarmament deal...
BBC News - June 26, 2008
Italian accused of cashing in on fake Vatican ties
An Italian businessman who once dated actress Anne Hathaway was arrested Tuesday on charges he posed as a representative of the Vatican to fleece wealthy investors in a real estate company that sought to buy and redevelop Roman Catholic Church property...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
43 grand for the blood of Tony Soprano
One used, black and beige short-sleeve polo shirt, a tank top and black pants: $43,750...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Court slashes damages award in 89 Exxon oil spill
The Supreme Court on Wednesday slashed the $2.5 billion punitive damages award in the Exxon Valdez disaster to $500 million, a decision that could have broader implications for limiting how much courts can order businesses to pay...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Supreme Court bans death penalty for child rape
The Supreme Court declared Wednesday that executions are too severe a punishment for raping children, despite the "years of long anguish" for victims, in a ruling that restricts the death penalty to murder and crimes against the state...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Oregon doctor agrees to extradition to Australia
An Oregon doctor charged with manslaughter in the deaths of three patients at an Australian hospital plans to agree to extradition to stand trial...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Senate reaches an agreement on global AIDS bill
Senate negotiators said Wednesday they had reached a tentative agreement on a key obstacle to one of the most ambitious federal health initiatives ever, a $50 billion act to combat AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in Africa and other countries hard-hit by those diseases...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Kendrick pitches Phillies past As
Kyle Kendrick pitched eight strong innings, allowing just four hits in the longest start of his career, to help the Philadelphia Phillies end a season-long six-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Wakefield wins over-40 duel with Big Unit
In a matchup for the aged, 41-year-old Tim Wakefield outpitched 44-year-old Randy Johnson and the Boston Red Sox beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Stults shuts out White Sox in Dodgers 5-0 win
Eric Stults pitched his first career complete game and capped a three-run fourth inning with a sacrifice fly, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-0 victory over the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Soto, Edmonds pace Cubs to 7-4 win over Orioles
Geovany Soto drove in three runs, Jim Edmonds homered and the Chicago Cubs jumped on spot starter Matt Albers early and went on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-4 Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Smithsonian Folklife Festival opens on Mall
Hundreds of artists, scientists and visitors from three wildly different cultures _ Texas, NASA and the isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan _ converged Wednesday at the opening of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Gunman at Ky. plant warned girlfriend of rampage
A man who killed five people and himself in a rampage at a western Kentucky plastics plant called his girlfriend two hours before the rampage to warn her that he was going to kill his boss, police said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Bush raises GOP cash in Michigan
Campaigning for fellow Republican John McCain in a crucial swing state, President Bush accused Democrats Wednesday of "running on empty" on energy policy, "acting like teenagers with a new credit card" on federal spending and heeding warnings from anti-war activists more than those from Osama bin Laden...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Obama record shows a liberal open to compromise
As an Illinois legislator, Barack Obama fought to expand aid to the poor _ and backed legislation to withhold welfare from parents abusing drugs...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
McCain calls for energy-efficient government
Republican John McCain said Tuesday the federal government should practice the energy efficiency he preaches, pledging as president to switch official vehicles to green technologies and do the same for office buildings...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Germany upsets Portugal 3-2 to reach Euro semis
Bastian Schweinsteiger, coming off a suspension, scored one goal and set up two more Thursday night, leading Germany over Portugal 3-2 and into the European Championship semifinals...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Ky. gunman argued with boss over phone, goggles
A 25-year-old press operator shot and killed five co-workers and himself at a plastics plant in rural western Kentucky just hours after arguing with his supervisor about not wearing safety goggles and using his cell phone while on the assembly line, police said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Oil steady in Asia after sharp drop
Oil prices steadied in Asia Thursday after falling sharply in the previous session on a report that showed U.S. stockpiles of oil and fuel were larger than expected...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Federal Reserve holds rates steady for now
With inflation moving higher on its worry list, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday, ending nearly a year of cuts to bolster the economy, and hinted that the next direction for rates could be up...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
345 arrested, kids rescued in prostitution busts
Hundreds of people have been arrested and 21 children rescued in what the FBI is calling a five-day roundup of networks of pimps who force children into prostitution...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Court bans death penalty for child rape
The Supreme Court declared Wednesday that executions are too severe a punishment for child rape, despite the "years of long anguish" for victims, in a ruling that restricts the death penalty to murder and crimes against the state...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
House aims to stop price gouging at the gas pump
House Democrats resurrecting a measure to punish price gouging and curb oil market speculation said Tuesday they will block Republican calls for expanded offshore drilling, an idea gaining popularity with gasoline costing $4 a gallon...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Astros suspend pitcher Shawn Chacon indefinitely
Houston Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon has been suspended indefinitely by the team...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
Rockets fired at Israel from Gaza shake truce
Palestinian militants fired three homemade rockets into southern Israel on Tuesday, threatening to unravel a cease-fire days after it began, and Israel responded by closing vital border crossings into Gaza...
Southern Ledger - June 26, 2008
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