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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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Airlines push for homegrown jet fuel
With the price of oil still above $100 a barrel, everything from wood chips to chicken fat is being scrutinized as an alternative to traditional fuel. But when it comes to airplanes, finding the right mix poses a special challenge...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Intel PCs to wake up for phone calls
Intel Corp. is unveiling new technology that will let computers wake up from their power-saving sleep state when they receive a phone call over the Internet...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Yahoo selects Biondi, Chapple as new board members
Yahoo Inc. says it will add the former chief executives of Viacom and Nextel Partners to its board of directors...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Netflix shipping centers slammed by problems
Netflix has been slammed by three days of big technical problems that have severely limited the number of DVDs it has been sending out...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
NASA delays robotic moon mission until 2009
NASA has delayed the launch of an unmanned spacecraft to the moon to scout for potential landing sites for astronauts...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Philippine court opens hearing on peace pact
The Philippine Supreme Court opened a hearing Friday on an autonomy agreement with Muslim rebels, as tensions remained high with the discovery of another homemade bomb at a southern school...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Georgia crisis frays web linking Moscow and West
The struggle over a tiny, impoverished part of the Caucasus mountains has erupted into a widening confrontation between Russia and the West, the worst since the Soviet Union collapsed...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
An uneasy calm in a key Georgia city
Under a statue of Josef Stalin, the best-known product of this city, a Russian and a Georgian were discussing the war. The Georgian was wearing a T-shirt and track pants. The Russian was in uniform, holding an AK-47...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Londons fabled Walthamstow greyhound track closes
The finish line is looming for the greyhounds of Walthamstow Stadium, a London landmark frequented by everyone from Winston Churchill to Brad Pitt and where David Beckham worked as a teenager...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Bomb strikes Shiite pilgrims in Iraq
A passenger van packed with explosives blew up Friday at a bus station north of Baghdad where Shiite pilgrims had stopped for the night, killing four people and wounding dozens, U.S. and Iraqi officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Partytown Pyongyang? Global tour comes to NKorea
Call it skateboard diplomacy.For 16 hours this week, the reclusive North Koreans opened their doors to a raucous gang of skateboarders, dot-com moguls, actors, fashion designers, Middle Eastern sheiks and a Playboy Playmate, and let them party...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Musharraf feels the heat as impeachment looms
With impeachment proceedings looming, the pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to quit built Friday as both his rivals and allies confirmed back-channel talks were under way that could ease him out...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Talks on Musharrafs future under way in Pakistan
Talks are under way that could lead to the resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf or reduce his role to that of a figurehead as the ruling coalition steps up pressure to impeach him, an ally of the embattled leader said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Madonna An unlikely inspiration for 50-plus set
Sure, Madonna may have scandalized the Vatican and shocked nearly every parent in America at some point during her long and provocative career full of shrewd image transformations...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Jerry Wexler, famed record producer, dies at 91
Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, has died, says his co-author, David Ritz. He was 91...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Spears, Brown, Jonas Brothers get MTV Awards nods
After delivering one of the worst performances in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has a chance to be crowned this year as the absolute best...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Vickers wins Michigan pole
Nobody could touch Brian Vickers on Friday in NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying at Michigan International Speedway...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Dodgers help out Mets with win over Phils
The New York Mets took care of business against Washington, then got a big assist from the Los Angeles Dodgers to turn the tables in the NL East...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Kuroda pitches Dodgers past Phillies 3-1
Hiroki Kuroda allowed only two baserunners in seven brilliant innings, Matt Kemp homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Philadelphia 3-1 Thursday night to complete their first four-game sweep of the Phillies in 46 years...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Farmers get money for capturing carbon
Everett Dobrinski recently got a $4,000 check for storing carbon dioxide in his soil...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
McCain, RNC report $96 million cash on hand
John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Play of the Day McCain the wisecracker
Move over Henny Youngman, John McCain is coming through...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Obama surfs, honors late mother as vacation ends
Body surfing in Pacific waves and walking on the beach are activities any tourist _ even Hawaii native Barack Obama _ might enjoy for his last full day of vacation on the islands. There were solemn moments, too, as Obama ended a weeklong break from campaigning for president...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
McCain and Obama face questions about their faith
The Rev. Rick Warren is so prominent and respected that just being seen with him is a boon for any presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
John McCain raises $27 million in July
John McCain raised $27 million in July, his largest one-month fundraising haul since clinching the Republican presidential nomination, while the Republican National Committee brought in nearly $26 million...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
J.C. Penneys 2Q profits fall 36 percent
J.C. Penney Co. reported a 36 percent decline in second-quarter profit Friday and issued a profit outlook for the current quarter that falls short of Wall Street estimates amid a tough economy...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Electric bikes selling briskly as gas prices climb
When Honora Wolfe and her husband moved to the outskirts of Boulder, Colo., she wanted an environmentally friendly way to commute to her job as a bookshop owner in the city...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Oklahoma boots Josh Jarboe and Troy swoops in
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 15, 2008
Indian movie superstars end US leg of live tour
For most people, going on an international tour with hours of rehearsals, a cast of more than 100, and 20 tons of props and sets may not seem like the best way for a family to bond...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Porn inspector suspect arrested in Colorado
A man suspected of posing as a police detective and telling an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos so he could check for underage performers was arrested Tuesday, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Golden girls no more, China beats US in gymnastics
The Chinese crashed what was supposed to be a U.S. Olympic party...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Texas 7 fugitive who dropped appeals executed
A member of the infamous "Texas 7" gang of escaped fugitives was executed Thursday for killing a Dallas-area police officer during their weeks on the run...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Russia Georgia can forget regaining provinces
The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Jury rejects assault suit against Osteens wife
Victoria Osteen, the wife of megachurch pastor Joel Osteen, says her faith never faltered after she was sued for allegedly assaulting a flight attendant over a spill on her first-class seat...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Ark. Democrat leader mourned slay motive elusive
Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Bill Gwatney was remembered as blunt but loyal and charitable, a day after he was gunned down in his office...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
More women choosing careers in forensic science
Kelly Johnson snips pieces from a blood-stained, blue-striped shirt, then swabs the neck and armpits for sweat. Down the hall, Samantha Glass watches as a chemical reaction reveals a fingerprint on a juice bottle...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
On tape, abducted girl describes brothers murder
After her older brother was shot in the head, his remains were burned in front of her, an 8-year-old girl told a police officer in a gut-wrenching tape played for jurors deciding whether a convicted sex offender should die for his crimes...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Sex offenders shut out of student neighborhoods
Lawmakers and college administrators are trying to shut paroled sex offenders out of one of the few places they can still live: Student neighborhoods near major U.S. universities...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Hercules, gorilla that once attacked handler, dies
A gorilla named Hercules who once bit a keeper at the Dallas Zoo but remained popular among visitors has died at the grand old age of 43...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Nazi camp liberator James Hoyt dies at 83
James Hoyt, one of four U.S. soldiers who discovered the Buchenwald concentration camp as World War II neared its end, has died...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Idaho killer tells mother he had evil in his heart
The man who admits kidnapping two northern Idaho children and killing one of them wrote a letter to his mother blaming society for feeding the evil in his heart, a prosecution witness testified Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay forms over Dominican Republic
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say Tropical Storm Fay has formed over the Dominican Republic...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Georgia men claim hairy, frozen beast is Bigfoot
Bigfoot or big fat lie?Whenever someone reports sighting the hairy beast of yore (details always fuzzy) or capturing the hirsute humanoid on film (images always grainy), it scares up a dubious debate of international proportions. Friday was just the latest episode in the Sasquatch show, as unreal as it may be...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
NYC heroes lift bus off pregnant woman baby lives
Dozens of strangers converged from all directions to lift a 5-ton bus off the body of a pregnant woman Friday _ a superhuman effort that managed to save the life of her child but was too late for her...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Dover air crew back home after relief mission
An Air Force crew just off a supply mission to Afghanistan were boarding a cargo plane in Germany to go home when they were given new orders _ deliver the first U.S. humanitarian aid supplies to war-torn Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Greg LeMonds lawsuit with exclusive club settled
Former cycling star Greg LeMond has reached a $39.5 million settlement with the owners of an exclusive retreat for the super rich that has its own ski resort and uses ex-Secret Service agents for security...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
ND base in nuclear missile mistake deemed safe
An inspection at a North Dakota air base has found that a bomb wing is operating safely after coming under scrutiny for mistakenly shipping nuclear missiles...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
NY says car wash workers getting hosed on wages
The car wash is still a rare bargain in New York City...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Texas school district OKs pistols for staff
A tiny Texas school district may be the first in the nation to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection when classes begin later this month, a newspaper reported...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Texas school district letting teachers carry guns
A tiny Texas district will allow teachers and staff members to carry concealed firearms to deter and protect against school shootings when classes begin this month, provided the gun-toting employees follow certain requirements...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
2 churches in Ky. gutted by fire 1 ruled arson
Two churches have burned in three days in southern Kentucky, and investigators say one of the fires was arson...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Church van overturns on Alabama highway, killing 1
Police say a church van overturned on an Alabama interstate, killing a woman and sending five others to the hospital...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Yahoo selects Biondi, Chapple as new board members
Yahoo Inc. says it will add the former chief executives of Viacom and Nextel Partners to its board of directors...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Netflix shipping centers slammed by problems
Netflix has been slammed by three days of big technical problems that have severely limited the number of DVDs it has been sending out...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
NASA delays robotic moon mission until 2009
NASA has delayed the launch of an unmanned spacecraft to the moon to scout for potential landing sites for astronauts...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Londons fabled Walthamstow greyhound track closes
The finish line is looming for the greyhounds of Walthamstow Stadium, a London landmark frequented by everyone from Winston Churchill to Brad Pitt and where David Beckham worked as a teenager...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Bomb strikes Shiite pilgrims in Iraq
A passenger van packed with explosives blew up Friday at a bus station north of Baghdad where Shiite pilgrims had stopped for the night, killing four people and wounding dozens, U.S. and Iraqi officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Airlines push for homegrown jet fuel
With the price of oil still above $100 a barrel, everything from wood chips to chicken fat is being scrutinized as an alternative to traditional fuel. But when it comes to airplanes, finding the right mix poses a special challenge...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Intel PCs to wake up for phone calls
Intel Corp. is unveiling new technology that will let computers wake up from their power-saving sleep state when they receive a phone call over the Internet...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Philippine court opens hearing on peace pact
The Philippine Supreme Court opened a hearing Friday on an autonomy agreement with Muslim rebels, as tensions remained high with the discovery of another homemade bomb at a southern school...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Georgia crisis frays web linking Moscow and West
The struggle over a tiny, impoverished part of the Caucasus mountains has erupted into a widening confrontation between Russia and the West, the worst since the Soviet Union collapsed...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
An uneasy calm in a key Georgia city
Under a statue of Josef Stalin, the best-known product of this city, a Russian and a Georgian were discussing the war. The Georgian was wearing a T-shirt and track pants. The Russian was in uniform, holding an AK-47...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Partytown Pyongyang? Global tour comes to NKorea
Call it skateboard diplomacy.For 16 hours this week, the reclusive North Koreans opened their doors to a raucous gang of skateboarders, dot-com moguls, actors, fashion designers, Middle Eastern sheiks and a Playboy Playmate, and let them party...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Musharraf feels the heat as impeachment looms
With impeachment proceedings looming, the pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to quit built Friday as both his rivals and allies confirmed back-channel talks were under way that could ease him out...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Talks on Musharrafs future under way in Pakistan
Talks are under way that could lead to the resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf or reduce his role to that of a figurehead as the ruling coalition steps up pressure to impeach him, an ally of the embattled leader said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Georgia men claim hairy, frozen beast is Bigfoot
Bigfoot or big fat lie?Whenever someone reports sighting the hairy beast of yore (details always fuzzy) or capturing the hirsute humanoid on film (images always grainy), it scares up a dubious debate of international proportions. Friday was just the latest episode in the Sasquatch show, as unreal as it may be...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
NYC heroes lift bus off pregnant woman baby lives
Dozens of strangers converged from all directions to lift a 5-ton bus off the body of a pregnant woman Friday _ a superhuman effort that managed to save the life of her child but was too late for her...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Dover air crew back home after relief mission
An Air Force crew just off a supply mission to Afghanistan were boarding a cargo plane in Germany to go home when they were given new orders _ deliver the first U.S. humanitarian aid supplies to war-torn Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Madonna An unlikely inspiration for 50-plus set
Sure, Madonna may have scandalized the Vatican and shocked nearly every parent in America at some point during her long and provocative career full of shrewd image transformations...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Jerry Wexler, famed record producer, dies at 91
Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, has died, says his co-author, David Ritz. He was 91...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Spears, Brown, Jonas Brothers get MTV Awards nods
After delivering one of the worst performances in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has a chance to be crowned this year as the absolute best...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Dodgers help out Mets with win over Phils
The New York Mets took care of business against Washington, then got a big assist from the Los Angeles Dodgers to turn the tables in the NL East...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Kuroda pitches Dodgers past Phillies 3-1
Hiroki Kuroda allowed only two baserunners in seven brilliant innings, Matt Kemp homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Philadelphia 3-1 Thursday night to complete their first four-game sweep of the Phillies in 46 years...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Obama surfs, honors late mother as vacation ends
Body surfing in Pacific waves and walking on the beach are activities any tourist _ even Hawaii native Barack Obama _ might enjoy for his last full day of vacation on the islands. There were solemn moments, too, as Obama ended a weeklong break from campaigning for president...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
McCain and Obama face questions about their faith
The Rev. Rick Warren is so prominent and respected that just being seen with him is a boon for any presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
John McCain raises $27 million in July
John McCain raised $27 million in July, his largest one-month fundraising haul since clinching the Republican presidential nomination, while the Republican National Committee brought in nearly $26 million...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Vickers wins Michigan pole
Nobody could touch Brian Vickers on Friday in NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying at Michigan International Speedway...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Electric bikes selling briskly as gas prices climb
When Honora Wolfe and her husband moved to the outskirts of Boulder, Colo., she wanted an environmentally friendly way to commute to her job as a bookshop owner in the city...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Farmers get money for capturing carbon
Everett Dobrinski recently got a $4,000 check for storing carbon dioxide in his soil...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
McCain, RNC report $96 million cash on hand
John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Play of the Day McCain the wisecracker
Move over Henny Youngman, John McCain is coming through...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
J.C. Penneys 2Q profits fall 36 percent
J.C. Penney Co. reported a 36 percent decline in second-quarter profit Friday and issued a profit outlook for the current quarter that falls short of Wall Street estimates amid a tough economy...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Indian movie superstars end US leg of live tour
For most people, going on an international tour with hours of rehearsals, a cast of more than 100, and 20 tons of props and sets may not seem like the best way for a family to bond...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Porn inspector suspect arrested in Colorado
A man suspected of posing as a police detective and telling an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos so he could check for underage performers was arrested Tuesday, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Golden girls no more, China beats US in gymnastics
The Chinese crashed what was supposed to be a U.S. Olympic party...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Russia Georgia can forget regaining provinces
The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Hayes, Shaft singer and disco presage, dies
Isaac Hayes, the baldheaded, baritone-voiced soul crooner who laid the groundwork for disco and whose "Theme From Shaft" won both Academy and Grammy awards, died Sunday afternoon after he collapsed near a treadmill, authorities said. He was 65...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Singer, songwriter Isaac Hayes dies at age 65
Isaac Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless "Theme From Shaft" won Academy and Grammy awards, has been found dead at home. He was 65...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Rockmount shirts set the fashion in the West
Its Western shirts have been worn by everyone from Elvis Presley in "Love Me Tender" to Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain."...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Sheriffs department Hayes likely died of stroke
Authorities in Memphis say Isaac Hayes apparently died of a stroke...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Father, 8-year-old son hurt in Tenn. bear attack
An 8-year-old Florida boy and his father were treated and released from a hospital after battling a black bear in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Rule No. 1 of preseason Dont get anybody hurt!
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 15, 2008
Shuttle bus mess makes getting to the game tougher
Sports fans around the country are facing costlier or longer rides to the game because of a recent federal regulation that restricts the use of public shuttles that people take from train stations or offsite parking to the stadium...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Tenn. teen battles schools Confederate flag ban
Tommy DeFoe wore his Southern pride on his Confederate flag belt buckle Wednesday as he argued in federal court that a school dress code banning such items violated his free speech rights...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Heintz, Laird tie course mark with 63s at Wyndham
Bob Heintz has always wanted some fans to follow him around the course for a change. For one day anyway, he got that kind of attention, even if it took some ribbing _ and a remarkable start to the Wyndham Championship...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Woman who had dogs cloned wanted in Tennessee
A woman who made headlines by having five pups cloned and was linked to an abduction case in England is also wanted in Tennessee on charges she tried to plan a burglary in 2004, a defense attorney and prosecutors there said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Denver Western wear maker Jack Weil dies at 107
Jack A. Weil, founder of the Rockmount Ranch Wear company whose snap-buttoned Western shirts became popular with movie stars and rock icons, has died. He was 107...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Titans LB Fowler considers steroids matter closed
Tennessee linebacker Ryan Fowler considers his steroids case with the NFL closed...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Oklahoma boots Josh Jarboe and Troy swoops in
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 15, 2008
Proud Jamaica
Beijing's 100m showdown has a nation spellbound...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay heads to Cuba
A powerful tropical storm gathers over the Dominican Republic and is heading towards Cuba, US weather forecasters say...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Intel PCs to wake up for phone calls
Intel Corp. is unveiling new technology that will let computers wake up from their power-saving sleep state when they receive a phone call over the Internet...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Yahoo selects Biondi, Chapple as new board members
Yahoo Inc. says it will add the former chief executives of Viacom and Nextel Partners to its board of directors...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Netflix shipping centers slammed by problems
Netflix has been slammed by three days of big technical problems that have severely limited the number of DVDs it has been sending out...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
NASA delays robotic moon mission until 2009
NASA has delayed the launch of an unmanned spacecraft to the moon to scout for potential landing sites for astronauts...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Bomb in Philippines hurts would-be attacker
A homemade bomb hurt a would-be attacker in the Philippines on Thursday while another device was defused at a southern bus terminal in what the military suggested was retaliation from Muslim rebels for a recent government offensive...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Thousands demand independence in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of Muslims poured into the streets of Kashmir on Thursday, demanding independence from India hours after archival Pakistan called on the United Nations to stop what it characterized as gross human rights violations in the divided Himalayan region...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Talks on Musharrafs role under way in Pakistan
Talks are under way that could lead to the resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf or reduce his role to that of a figurehead as the ruling coalition steps up pressure to impeach him, an ally of the embattled leader said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Philippine court opens hearing on peace pact
The Philippine Supreme Court opened a hearing Friday on an autonomy agreement with Muslim rebels, as tensions remained high with the discovery of another homemade bomb at a southern school...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Prosecutors Senator helped oil contractor
An Alaska contractor appealed to Sen. Ted Stevens to help win federal contracts, obtain grants and settle immigration issues, federal prosecutors say...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Spears, Brown, Jonas Brothers get MTV Awards nods
After delivering one of the worst performances in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has a chance to be crowned this year as the absolute best...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Indian movie superstars end US leg of live tour
For most people, going on an international tour with hours of rehearsals, a cast of more than 100, and 20 tons of props and sets may not seem like the best way for a family to bond...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
John McCain raises $27 million in July
John McCain raised $27 million in July, his largest one-month fundraising haul since clinching the Republican presidential nomination, while the Republican National Committee brought in nearly $26 million...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
McCain raises $27 million in July
John McCain raised $27 million in July, his largest one-month fundraising haul since clinching the Republican presidential nomination...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Dodgers help out Mets with win over Phils
The New York Mets took care of business against Washington, then got a big assist from the Los Angeles Dodgers to turn the tables in the NL East...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Kuroda pitches Dodgers past Phillies 3-1
Hiroki Kuroda allowed only two baserunners in seven brilliant innings, Matt Kemp homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Philadelphia 3-1 Thursday night to complete their first four-game sweep of the Phillies in 46 years...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Farmers get money for capturing carbon
Everett Dobrinski recently got a $4,000 check for storing carbon dioxide in his soil...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
EU Euro economy shrinks in second quarter
EU statistics show the euro-zone economy braking sharply in the second quarter as growth shrank in major economies Germany, France and Italy shrank...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
McCain, RNC report $96 million cash on hand
John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Play of the Day McCain the wisecracker
Move over Henny Youngman, John McCain is coming through...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Obama surfs, honors late mother as vacation ends
Body surfing in Pacific waves and walking on the beach are activities any tourist _ even Hawaii native Barack Obama _ might enjoy for his last full day of vacation on the islands. There were solemn moments, too, as Obama ended a weeklong break from campaigning for president...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Bombs target Shiite pilgrims in Iraq, dozens die
A woman suicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing 26 people and wounding scores of others after the government announced new measures to protect worshippers ahead of a major religious festival...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
The Jonas Brothers invade NYC, and fans go crazy
Quiet time is a rarity for the Jonas Brothers these days...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
J.C. Penneys 2Q profits fall 36 percent
J.C. Penney Co. reported a 36 percent decline in second-quarter profit Friday and issued a profit outlook for the current quarter that falls short of Wall Street estimates amid a tough economy...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Electric bikes selling briskly as gas prices climb
When Honora Wolfe and her husband moved to the outskirts of Boulder, Colo., she wanted an environmentally friendly way to commute to her job as a bookshop owner in the city...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Porn inspector suspect arrested in Colorado
A man suspected of posing as a police detective and telling an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos so he could check for underage performers was arrested Tuesday, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Golden girls no more, China beats US in gymnastics
The Chinese crashed what was supposed to be a U.S. Olympic party...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Oklahoma boots Josh Jarboe and Troy swoops in
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 15, 2008
Russia Georgia can forget regaining provinces
The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Denver Western wear maker Jack Weil dies at 107
Jack A. Weil, founder of the Rockmount Ranch Wear company whose snap-buttoned Western shirts became popular with movie stars and rock icons, has died. He was 107...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Everybody in the pool Torres inspires older women
Beth Walsh is swimming laps again at age 57. Stasi Turrell has returned to walking, 13 weeks after giving birth to her fourth child. And Geralin Thomas is lifting hand weights and skipping rope at 47...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Texas jury rejects lawsuit against Osteens wife
A jury has rejected a flight attendants claim that the wife of televangelist Joel Osteen assaulted her before takeoff aboard a December 2005 flight...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Jury says Osteen did not assault flight attendant
A jury ruled that the wife of megachurch pastor Joel Osteen did not assault a flight attendant...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Detroit mayors tether ordered off, then back on
Hours after being told to remove his electronic tether by one judge Thursday, embattled Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was ordered by another judge to put it back on, a game of legal pingpong between his two separate criminal cases...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Idaho killers jury hears voice of abducted girl
Jurors deciding whether a convicted sex offender who killed four people should be executed heard Thursday the voice of a little girl who endured weeks of torture and despair but survived the 2005 attack that decimated her family...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Woman who had dogs cloned wanted in Tennessee
A woman who made headlines by having five pups cloned and was linked to an abduction case in England is also wanted in Tennessee on charges she tried to plan a burglary in 2004, a defense attorney and prosecutors there said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
UN chief South Ossetia and Gori inaccessible
Humanitarian aid groups and U.N. monitors are unable to reach large parts of Georgia due to insecure conditions despite a French-brokered cease-fire, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Jury rejects assault suit against Osteens wife
Victoria Osteen, the wife of megachurch pastor Joel Osteen, says her faith never faltered after she was sued for allegedly assaulting a flight attendant over a spill on her first-class seat...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Ark. Democrat leader mourned slay motive elusive
Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Bill Gwatney was remembered as blunt but loyal and charitable, a day after he was gunned down in his office...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Texas 7 fugitive who dropped appeals executed
A member of the infamous "Texas 7" gang of escaped fugitives was executed Thursday for killing a Dallas-area police officer during their weeks on the run...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
More women choosing careers in forensic science
Kelly Johnson snips pieces from a blood-stained, blue-striped shirt, then swabs the neck and armpits for sweat. Down the hall, Samantha Glass watches as a chemical reaction reveals a fingerprint on a juice bottle...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
On tape, abducted girl describes brothers murder
After her older brother was shot in the head, his remains were burned in front of her, an 8-year-old girl told a police officer in a gut-wrenching tape played for jurors deciding whether a convicted sex offender should die for his crimes...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
NYC heroes lift bus off pregnant woman baby saved
Horrified bystanders banded together to lift a 5-ton school bus off a pregnant woman pinned underneath, enabling doctors to save her son...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Detroit mayor back in court on assault charges
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has returned to court for a third day this week, this time to determine whether he should stand trial on felony assault charges...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Hercules, gorilla that once attacked handler, dies
A gorilla named Hercules who once bit a keeper at the Dallas Zoo but remained popular among visitors has died at the grand old age of 43...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Va. man gets 22 year sentence in Capitol gun case
A Virginia man convicted of carrying a loaded shotgun near the U.S. Capitol and hiding explosives in his truck has been sentenced to 22 years in prison...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
16 youths off Hartford, Conn. streets in sweep
Police took 16 young people off the streets on the first night of a curfew crackdown in response to escalating violence, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
La. teen who hung nooses gets 4 months in prison
A Louisiana teenager who hung nooses off the back of his truck to intimidate a group of black civil rights demonstrators has been sentenced to four months in prison...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Intel PCs to wake up for phone calls
Intel Corp. is unveiling new technology that will let computers wake up from their power-saving sleep state when they receive a phone call over the Internet...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Yahoo selects Biondi, Chapple as new board members
Yahoo Inc. says it will add the former chief executives of Viacom and Nextel Partners to its board of directors...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Netflix shipping centers slammed by problems
Netflix has been slammed by three days of big technical problems that have severely limited the number of DVDs it has been sending out...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
NASA delays robotic moon mission until 2009
NASA has delayed the launch of an unmanned spacecraft to the moon to scout for potential landing sites for astronauts...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Philippine court opens hearing on peace pact
The Philippine Supreme Court opened a hearing Friday on an autonomy agreement with Muslim rebels, as tensions remained high with the discovery of another homemade bomb at a southern school...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Bomb in Philippines hurts would-be attacker
A homemade bomb hurt a would-be attacker in the Philippines on Thursday while another device was defused at a southern bus terminal in what the military suggested was retaliation from Muslim rebels for a recent government offensive...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Thousands demand independence in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of Muslims poured into the streets of Kashmir on Thursday, demanding independence from India hours after archival Pakistan called on the United Nations to stop what it characterized as gross human rights violations in the divided Himalayan region...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Talks on Musharrafs role under way in Pakistan
Talks are under way that could lead to the resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf or reduce his role to that of a figurehead as the ruling coalition steps up pressure to impeach him, an ally of the embattled leader said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
More women choosing careers in forensic science
Kelly Johnson snips pieces from a blood-stained, blue-striped shirt, then swabs the neck and armpits for sweat. Down the hall, Samantha Glass watches as a chemical reaction reveals a fingerprint on a juice bottle...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
On tape, abducted girl describes brothers murder
After her older brother was shot in the head, his remains were burned in front of her, an 8-year-old girl told a police officer in a gut-wrenching tape played for jurors deciding whether a convicted sex offender should die for his crimes...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Indian movie superstars end US leg of live tour
For most people, going on an international tour with hours of rehearsals, a cast of more than 100, and 20 tons of props and sets may not seem like the best way for a family to bond...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Prosecutors Senator helped oil contractor
An Alaska contractor appealed to Sen. Ted Stevens to help win federal contracts, obtain grants and settle immigration issues, federal prosecutors say...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Hercules, gorilla that once attacked handler, dies
A gorilla named Hercules who once bit a keeper at the Dallas Zoo but remained popular among visitors has died at the grand old age of 43...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Kuroda pitches Dodgers past Phillies 3-1
Hiroki Kuroda allowed only two baserunners in seven brilliant innings, Matt Kemp homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Philadelphia 3-1 Thursday night to complete their first four-game sweep of the Phillies in 46 years...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Spears, Brown, Jonas Brothers get MTV Awards nods
After delivering one of the worst performances in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has a chance to be crowned this year as the absolute best...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
John McCain raises $27 million in July
John McCain raised $27 million in July, his largest one-month fundraising haul since clinching the Republican presidential nomination, while the Republican National Committee brought in nearly $26 million...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
McCain raises $27 million in July
John McCain raised $27 million in July, his largest one-month fundraising haul since clinching the Republican presidential nomination...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Dodgers help out Mets with win over Phils
The New York Mets took care of business against Washington, then got a big assist from the Los Angeles Dodgers to turn the tables in the NL East...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
EU Euro economy shrinks in second quarter
EU statistics show the euro-zone economy braking sharply in the second quarter as growth shrank in major economies Germany, France and Italy shrank...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
McCain, RNC report $96 million cash on hand
John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Play of the Day McCain the wisecracker
Move over Henny Youngman, John McCain is coming through...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Obama surfs, honors late mother as vacation ends
Body surfing in Pacific waves and walking on the beach are activities any tourist _ even Hawaii native Barack Obama _ might enjoy for his last full day of vacation on the islands. There were solemn moments, too, as Obama ended a weeklong break from campaigning for president...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
The Jonas Brothers invade NYC, and fans go crazy
Quiet time is a rarity for the Jonas Brothers these days...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
J.C. Penneys 2Q profits fall 36 percent
J.C. Penney Co. reported a 36 percent decline in second-quarter profit Friday and issued a profit outlook for the current quarter that falls short of Wall Street estimates amid a tough economy...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Electric bikes selling briskly as gas prices climb
When Honora Wolfe and her husband moved to the outskirts of Boulder, Colo., she wanted an environmentally friendly way to commute to her job as a bookshop owner in the city...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Farmers get money for capturing carbon
Everett Dobrinski recently got a $4,000 check for storing carbon dioxide in his soil...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Bombs target Shiite pilgrims in Iraq, dozens die
A woman suicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing 26 people and wounding scores of others after the government announced new measures to protect worshippers ahead of a major religious festival...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Porn inspector suspect arrested in Colorado
A man suspected of posing as a police detective and telling an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos so he could check for underage performers was arrested Tuesday, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Golden girls no more, China beats US in gymnastics
The Chinese crashed what was supposed to be a U.S. Olympic party...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Russia Georgia can forget regaining provinces
The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Police raid Md. mayors home and kill his dogs
Mayor Cheye Calvo got home from work, saw a package addressed to his wife on the front porch and brought it inside, putting it on a table...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Hayes, Shaft singer and disco presage, dies
Isaac Hayes, the baldheaded, baritone-voiced soul crooner who laid the groundwork for disco and whose "Theme From Shaft" won both Academy and Grammy awards, died Sunday afternoon after he collapsed near a treadmill, authorities said. He was 65...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Singer, songwriter Isaac Hayes dies at age 65
Isaac Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless "Theme From Shaft" won Academy and Grammy awards, has been found dead at home. He was 65...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Rockmount shirts set the fashion in the West
Its Western shirts have been worn by everyone from Elvis Presley in "Love Me Tender" to Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain."...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Sheriffs department Hayes likely died of stroke
Authorities in Memphis say Isaac Hayes apparently died of a stroke...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Father, 8-year-old son hurt in Tenn. bear attack
An 8-year-old Florida boy and his father were treated and released from a hospital after battling a black bear in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Rule No. 1 of preseason Dont get anybody hurt!
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 15, 2008
Tenn. teen battles schools Confederate flag ban
Tommy DeFoe wore his Southern pride on his Confederate flag belt buckle Wednesday as he argued in federal court that a school dress code banning such items violated his free speech rights...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Heintz, Laird tie course mark with 63s at Wyndham
Bob Heintz has always wanted some fans to follow him around the course for a change. For one day anyway, he got that kind of attention, even if it took some ribbing _ and a remarkable start to the Wyndham Championship...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Woman who had dogs cloned wanted in Tennessee
A woman who made headlines by having five pups cloned and was linked to an abduction case in England is also wanted in Tennessee on charges she tried to plan a burglary in 2004, a defense attorney and prosecutors there said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Denver Western wear maker Jack Weil dies at 107
Jack A. Weil, founder of the Rockmount Ranch Wear company whose snap-buttoned Western shirts became popular with movie stars and rock icons, has died. He was 107...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Titans LB Fowler considers steroids matter closed
Tennessee linebacker Ryan Fowler considers his steroids case with the NFL closed...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Shuttle bus mess makes getting to the game tougher
Sports fans around the country are facing costlier or longer rides to the game because of a recent federal regulation that restricts the use of public shuttles that people take from train stations or offsite parking to the stadium...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Oklahoma boots Josh Jarboe and Troy swoops in
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 15, 2008
US industrial output edges higher
The output of US factories, mines and power plants rose by 0.2% in July, driven by a rise in car production...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
McCain sued over campaign song use
Singer Jackson Browne sues Republican presidential candidate John McCain for using one of his songs without permission...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Ex-bishop takes Paraguay's helm
Former bishop Fernando Lugo is sworn in as Paraguay's president, ending more than 60 years of Colorado Party rule...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Intel PCs to wake up for phone calls
Intel Corp. is unveiling new technology that will let computers wake up from their power-saving sleep state when they receive a phone call over the Internet...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Yahoo selects Biondi, Chapple as new board members
Yahoo Inc. says it will add the former chief executives of Viacom and Nextel Partners to its board of directors...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Netflix shipping centers slammed by problems
Netflix has been slammed by three days of big technical problems that have severely limited the number of DVDs it has been sending out...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
NASA delays robotic moon mission until 2009
NASA has delayed the launch of an unmanned spacecraft to the moon to scout for potential landing sites for astronauts...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Displaced Filipinos can return to their homes soon
Muslim guerrillas have completely withdrawn from 15 predominantly Christian villages in the southern Philippines, and the tens of thousands of residents can return to their homes once they have been cleared of booby traps, the military said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Russia Poland risks attack because of US missiles
An agreement that will allow the United States to install a missile defense battery in Poland exposes the ex-communist nation to an attack, a Russian general said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Russia US missiles in Poland wont go unpunished
A Russian general says a deal for the United States to put a missile defense battery in Poland "cannot go unpunished."...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Filipino women seek Japans apology for WWII rapes
Two dozen elderly Filipino women and their supporters protested outside the Japanese Embassy in Manila on Friday demanding a clear-cut apology and compensation from Tokyo for wartime sexual slavery...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Thai court rules case against Thaksin can proceed
The corruption trial of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife can proceed even though the couple fled to Britain earlier this week, a Thai court ruled Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Philippine court opens hearing on peace pact
The Philippine Supreme Court opened a hearing Friday on an autonomy agreement with Muslim rebels, as tensions remained high with the discovery of another homemade bomb at a southern school...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Bomb in Philippines hurts would-be attacker
A homemade bomb hurt a would-be attacker in the Philippines on Thursday while another device was defused at a southern bus terminal in what the military suggested was retaliation from Muslim rebels for a recent government offensive...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
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