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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
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Mammoth task Scientists map DNA of ancient beast
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Rebels No clashes in eastern Congo after pullback
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Ben Affleck visits refugee camps in eastern Congo
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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UN Clouds of pollution threaten glaciers, health
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Ga. priest facing excommunication will appeal
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US News Archive for August 2008:
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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 17, 2008
British matador, 65, gets back in ring, kills bull
A 65-year-old retired bullfighter who had knee replacement and quadruple bypass surgery strutted back into the ring Sunday and won two trophies _ the ears of the beast he had just slain...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
4 Philippine soldiers, 3 militia killed in ambush
Muslim guerrillas killed four soldiers and three militiamen in an ambush on a military convoy Sunday in the volatile southern Philippines, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Both parties reach for center on abortion debate
As Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain compete for centrist voters in their presidential race, both parties have made intriguing nods to the political center on the emotional issue of abortion...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 2008
Tropical storm lashes Cuba with winds, rain
Tropical Storm Fay lashed southeastern Cuba with downpours and heavy winds Sunday and was expected to churn over the center of the island before heading toward Florida...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
A lurid sex story returns to haunt Malaysia
In headlines, on TV news and around dinner tables, the talk has turned lurid in Malaysia these days...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
4 Philippine soldiers, 4 militia killed in ambush
Muslim guerrillas killed four soldiers and four militiamen in an ambush of a military convoy Sunday in the volatile southern Philippines, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Quentin, Ramirez each drive in 4 in White Sox win
Carlos Quentin hit his 34th homer and drove in four runs, and Alexei Ramirez had a grand slam as the Chicago White Sox won a series in Oakland for the first time in eight years, beating the Athletics 13-1 on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Carl Pettersson wins Wyndham on hometown course
Carl Pettersson won his hometown event for his first PGA Tour victory in two years, shooting a 2-under 68 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Wyndham Championship...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Reports DeGeneres and de Rossi wed in Calif.
There are reports that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have wed in what is perhaps the highest-profile gay marriage since California legalized the unions...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Rural economic woes may provide opening for Obama
The folks in this picturesque mountain community with red barns and Amish buggies have been voting overwhelmingly Republican in national elections for decades...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Ridge GOP would accept abortion-rights VP
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge said Sunday he thinks Republicans would accept a vice presidential candidate who supports abortion rights...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Quentin, Ramirez each drive in 4 as ChiSox top As
Carlos Quentin hit his 34th homer and drove in four runs, Alexei Ramirez added a grand slam and the Chicago White Sox won a series in Oakland for the first time in eight years by beating the Athletics 13-1 Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Kubels 4 hits, Nathans save help Twins top Ms
Jason Kubel had four hits and scored four runs, Joe Nathan got four outs for his 33rd save and the Minnesota Twins held on Sunday for a too-close-for-comfort 11-8 victory over the Seattle Mariners...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Qwest, union keep talking as contract expires
Qwest Communications International Inc. and members of its largest union kept negotiating Sunday as a labor contract expired...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
McCain gets briefing on Tropical Storm Fay
John McCain on Sunday was briefed on Tropical Storm Fay, which scuttled a political fundraiser that evening and is threatening to reach Florida as soon as Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Obama deflects Swift Boat question
Democrat Barack Obama met Sunday with Texas oil baron and longtime conservative activist T. Boone Pickens to discuss strategies for developing alternative energy...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
A small town struggles after immigration raid
A vague unease whispered through this tiny town in northeastern Iowa, where the rolling hills are a study in vivid colors _ red barns, white clapboard houses, and vibrant green cornfields plowed with almost architectural precision...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Hardy leads Brewers to 4-3, 10-inning win over LA
J.J. Hardy had a run-scoring sinlge with two outs in the 10th inning to make up for a costly error in the ninth and give the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Small town Iowa struggles after immigration raid
A vague unease whispered through this tiny town in northeastern Iowa, where the rolling hills are a study in vivid colors _ red barns, white clapboard houses, and vibrant green cornfields plowed with almost architectural precision...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Qwest, unions keep talking workers remain on job
Qwest Communications International Inc. and members of its largest union were working on scheduling time Sunday to sit down for further negotiations after a labor contract expired...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
AP IMPACT Truth emerges too late for Kim Soo-im
Back in the days of "Commies" and "pinkos," of Red scares, black lists, suspicion and smear, Kim Soo-im stood out as a one-woman axis of evil, a villainess without peer...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
Windmills split upstate NY town and families
"Listen," John Yancey says, leaning against his truck in a field outside his home. The rhythmic whoosh, whoosh, whoosh of wind turbines echoes through the air. Sleek and white, their long propeller blades rotate in formation, like some otherworldly dance of spindly-armed aliens swaying across the land...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
5 children among 7 killed in Memphis house fire
The Memphis Fire Department says five children, a teenager and an adult have been killed in a house fire...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Forecasters Floridians should prepare for hurricane
Forecasters warned that Tropical Storm Fay could bring hurricane-force winds to the Florida Keys as soon as Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Newspaper Blackwater guards get target letters
Half a dozen Blackwater Worldwide security guards have gotten target letters from the Justice Department in a probe of shootings in Baghdad that killed 17 Iraqis, The Washington Post reported...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Windmills split town and families
"Listen," John Yancey says, leaning against his truck in a field outside his home...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Forecast Floridians should prepare for hurricane
Residents and tourists in the Florida Keys prepared Saturday for Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane and begin battering the island chain as soon as Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Where bombs were once born, birds now flock
A site once home to a Cold War-era uranium processing plant and the focus of a contentious struggle to clean up toxic waste has re-emerged as a haven for wildlife and a memorial to those who worked to make the area safe...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Hurricane watch issued for parts of Florida
A hurricane watch has been issued for the Florida Keys and parts of south Florida...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Forecasters Florida should prepare for hurricane
Residents and tourists in the Florida Keys prepared Saturday for Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane and begin battering the island chain as soon as Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Forecasters Floridia should prepare for hurricane
Residents and tourists in the Florida Keys prepared Saturday for Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane and begin battering the island chain as soon as Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Mummified remains from 1948 plane crash identified
Nine years of sleuthing, advanced DNA science and cutting-edge forensic techniques have finally put a name to a mummified hand and arm found in an Alaska glacier...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Joys, burdens of being best face Phelps now
He stood, literally, on top of the world: Everest. The highest mountain on earth...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Visitors urged to leave Florida Keys ahead of Fay
Officials urged visitors to leave the Florida Keys on Sunday ahead of Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Fay leads Fla. officials to ask visitors to leave
Officials asked visitors to leave the Florida Keys on Sunday ahead of Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Fay leads officials to ask visitors to evacuate
Officials asked visitors to leave the Florida Keys on Sunday ahead of Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Texas officials want 8 sect kids back in custody
More than two months after being forced to return children from a polygamist sect to their parents, Texas child welfare authorities want eight of the youngsters put back in foster care...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Texas authorities say body is abducted clerk
Authorities in Texas say a body found in a remote area has been identified as the clerk whose abduction in a small town store was recorded by security cameras...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Ex-Marine decries prosecution in civilian court
A former Marine sergeant facing the first federal civilian prosecution of a military member accused of a war crime says there is much more at stake than his claim of innocence on charges that he killed unarmed detainees in Fallujah, Iraq...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Fire at WTC building exposes government lapses
Every two weeks, firefighters ascend a condemned, black-shrouded skyscraper, checking carefully marked exit signs, a rebuilt water supply system and wide-open corridors. They wear protective suits on floors still contaminated by toxic dust from the World Trade Center...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Fire at Calif. air base burns 230 vacant homes
The military says a wind-whipped fire at a California air base damaged more vacant homes than previously though _ at least 230...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Calif. man rescued after 2 nights in old mine
A man was rescued from an abandoned gold mine Sunday after tumbling more than 100 feet and spending two nights at the bottom of the dark shaft, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Man rescued after 2 nights in abandoned mine
Authorities in California say a man has been rescued after falling 100 feet and spending two nights trapped at the bottom of an abandoned mine shaft...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Cattle drive pays homage to Fort Worth history
Twice a day, just a few miles from downtown, Texas longhorn cattle _ icons of the Old West _ mosey down a street, hooves clicking on the brick pavement and heads bobbing under the weight of intimidating horns that stretch nearly 7 feet from tip to tip...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Schwarzenegger has surgery on knee hurt in workout
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has had surgery to repair his right knee, which he injured while exercising about two weeks ago...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Dam breaks near Grand Canyon hundreds evacuate
An earthen dam weakened by heavy rains broke near the Grand Canyon early Sunday, flooding a tribal town and forcing officials to pluck hundreds of residents and campers from the gorge by helicopter. No injuries were immediately reported...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Hundreds evacuated from Grand Canyon as dam breaks
Officials are evacuating hundreds of people from the Grand Canyon after an earthen dam broke following heavy rains...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Lawsuit in Texas car contest suicide settled
A Texas car dealership has settled a lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who killed himself after dropping out of a contest in which participants tried to keep their hand on a vehicle the longest...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 2008
Mystery surrounds death of NYC Renaissance man
Mark Chamberlain did everything to become a hip, high-tech New Yorker...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
Tropical storm lashes Cuba with winds, rain
Tropical Storm Fay lashed southeastern Cuba with downpours and heavy winds Sunday and was expected to churn over the center of the island before heading toward Florida...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
British matador, 65, gets back in ring, kills bull
A 65-year-old retired bullfighter who had knee replacement and quadruple bypass surgery strutted back into the ring Sunday and won two trophies _ the ears of the beast he had just slain...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
4 Philippine soldiers, 3 militia killed in ambush
Muslim guerrillas killed four soldiers and three militiamen in an ambush on a military convoy Sunday in the volatile southern Philippines, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Both parties reach for center on abortion debate
As Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain compete for centrist voters in their presidential race, both parties have made intriguing nods to the political center on the emotional issue of abortion...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 2008
A lurid sex story returns to haunt Malaysia
In headlines, on TV news and around dinner tables, the talk has turned lurid in Malaysia these days...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
4 Philippine soldiers, 4 militia killed in ambush
Muslim guerrillas killed four soldiers and four militiamen in an ambush of a military convoy Sunday in the volatile southern Philippines, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Fire at WTC building exposes government lapses
Every two weeks, firefighters ascend a condemned, black-shrouded skyscraper, checking carefully marked exit signs, a rebuilt water supply system and wide-open corridors. They wear protective suits on floors still contaminated by toxic dust from the World Trade Center...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Joys, burdens of being best face Phelps now
He stood, literally, on top of the world: Everest. The highest mountain on earth...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Reports DeGeneres and de Rossi wed in Calif.
There are reports that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have wed in what is perhaps the highest-profile gay marriage since California legalized the unions...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Ex-Marine decries prosecution in civilian court
A former Marine sergeant facing the first federal civilian prosecution of a military member accused of a war crime says there is much more at stake than his claim of innocence on charges that he killed unarmed detainees in Fallujah, Iraq...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Quentin, Ramirez each drive in 4 in White Sox win
Carlos Quentin hit his 34th homer and drove in four runs, and Alexei Ramirez had a grand slam as the Chicago White Sox won a series in Oakland for the first time in eight years, beating the Athletics 13-1 on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Rural economic woes may provide opening for Obama
The folks in this picturesque mountain community with red barns and Amish buggies have been voting overwhelmingly Republican in national elections for decades...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Ridge GOP would accept abortion-rights VP
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge said Sunday he thinks Republicans would accept a vice presidential candidate who supports abortion rights...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Quentin, Ramirez each drive in 4 as ChiSox top As
Carlos Quentin hit his 34th homer and drove in four runs, Alexei Ramirez added a grand slam and the Chicago White Sox won a series in Oakland for the first time in eight years by beating the Athletics 13-1 Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Kubels 4 hits, Nathans save help Twins top Ms
Jason Kubel had four hits and scored four runs, Joe Nathan got four outs for his 33rd save and the Minnesota Twins held on Sunday for a too-close-for-comfort 11-8 victory over the Seattle Mariners...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Qwest, union keep talking as contract expires
Qwest Communications International Inc. and members of its largest union kept negotiating Sunday as a labor contract expired...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
McCain gets briefing on Tropical Storm Fay
John McCain on Sunday was briefed on Tropical Storm Fay, which scuttled a political fundraiser that evening and is threatening to reach Florida as soon as Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Obama deflects Swift Boat question
Democrat Barack Obama met Sunday with Texas oil baron and longtime conservative activist T. Boone Pickens to discuss strategies for developing alternative energy...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Small town Iowa struggles after immigration raid
A vague unease whispered through this tiny town in northeastern Iowa, where the rolling hills are a study in vivid colors _ red barns, white clapboard houses, and vibrant green cornfields plowed with almost architectural precision...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Mummified remains from 1948 plane crash identified
Nine years of sleuthing, advanced DNA science and cutting-edge forensic techniques have finally put a name to a mummified hand and arm found in an Alaska glacier...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Qwest, unions keep talking workers remain on job
Qwest Communications International Inc. and members of its largest union were working on scheduling time Sunday to sit down for further negotiations after a labor contract expired...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
A small town struggles after immigration raid
A vague unease whispered through this tiny town in northeastern Iowa, where the rolling hills are a study in vivid colors _ red barns, white clapboard houses, and vibrant green cornfields plowed with almost architectural precision...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Hardy leads Brewers to 4-3, 10-inning win over LA
J.J. Hardy had a run-scoring sinlge with two outs in the 10th inning to make up for a costly error in the ninth and give the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
AP IMPACT Truth emerges too late for Kim Soo-im
Back in the days of "Commies" and "pinkos," of Red scares, black lists, suspicion and smear, Kim Soo-im stood out as a one-woman axis of evil, a villainess without peer...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
Sheriffs department Hayes likely died of stroke
Authorities in Memphis say Isaac Hayes apparently died of a stroke...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
Titans LB Fowler considers steroids matter closed
Tennessee linebacker Ryan Fowler considers his steroids case with the NFL closed...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 2008
Bulldogs! Georgia is No. 1 in preseason AP poll
By the time Georgia was done demolishing Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl, it was apparent the Bulldogs were well on their way to being No. 1 _ to start the 2008 college football season...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Titans beat Raiders with last-second field goal
The Tennessee Titans and Oakland Raiders have talented young quarterbacks in Vince Young and JaMarcus Russell...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Carl Pettersson wins Wyndham on hometown course
Carl Pettersson won his hometown event for his first PGA Tour victory in two years, shooting a 2-under 68 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Wyndham Championship...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
5 children among 7 killed in Memphis house fire
The Memphis Fire Department says five children, a teenager and an adult have been killed in a house fire...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Cubans brace for tropical storm
Cuba evacuates eastern and central areas as tropical storm Fay approaches, leaving at least four people dead on Hispaniola...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Dam evacuations in Grand Canyon
More than 400 villagers and campers are being evacuated from a part of the Grand Canyon after an earthen dam bursts...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Iran rocket launch 'troubles' US
The US expresses concern after Iran says it has successfully launched a rocket capable of carrying a domestic satellite...
BBC News - August 17, 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 17, 2008
Tropical storm approaches Cuba, leaves 4 dead
Tropical Storm Fay spun toward Cuba on Sunday after lashing Haiti and the Dominican Republic with torrential rains and floods that killed at least four people...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
37 die in Afghan battle amid surging violence
An Afghan governor says 32 Taliban fighters and five private security guards have died in a four-hour gunbattle in southern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
4 Philippine soldiers, 3 militia killed in ambush
Muslim guerrillas killed four soldiers and three militiamen in an ambush on a military convoy Sunday in the volatile southern Philippines, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Both parties reach for center on abortion debate
As Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain compete for centrist voters in their presidential race, both parties have made intriguing nods to the political center on the emotional issue of abortion...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
A lurid sex story returns to haunt Malaysia
In headlines, on TV news and around dinner tables, the talk has turned lurid in Malaysia these days...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
4 Philippine soldiers, 4 militia killed in ambush
Muslim guerrillas killed four soldiers and four militiamen in an ambush of a military convoy Sunday in the volatile southern Philippines, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Famous Peruvian writer applauds Obamas candidacy
Peruvian novelist and politician Mario Vargas Llosa says Barack Obama would make a "magnificent" U.S. president...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Mystery surrounds death of NYC Renaissance man
Mark Chamberlain did everything to become a hip, high-tech New Yorker...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Reports DeGeneres and de Rossi wed in Calif.
There are reports that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have wed in what is perhaps the highest-profile gay marriage since California legalized the unions...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Rural economic woes may provide opening for Obama
The folks in this picturesque mountain community with red barns and Amish buggies have been voting overwhelmingly Republican in national elections for decades...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Ridge GOP would accept abortion-rights VP
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge said Sunday he thinks Republicans would accept a vice presidential candidate who supports abortion rights...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Edwards gives Roush another win at Michigan
Carl Edwards took the lead in the pits, then drove away Saturday for his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory at Michigan International Speedway and 16th overall series win...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Qwest, union keep talking as contract expires
Qwest Communications International Inc. and members of its largest union kept negotiating Sunday as a labor contract expired...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
Hardy leads Brewers to 4-3, 10-inning win over LA
J.J. Hardy had a run-scoring sinlge with two outs in the 10th inning to make up for a costly error in the ninth and give the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
A small town struggles after immigration raid
A vague unease whispered through this tiny town in northeastern Iowa, where the rolling hills are a study in vivid colors _ red barns, white clapboard houses, and vibrant green cornfields plowed with almost architectural precision...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Small town Iowa struggles after immigration raid
A vague unease whispered through this tiny town in northeastern Iowa, where the rolling hills are a study in vivid colors _ red barns, white clapboard houses, and vibrant green cornfields plowed with almost architectural precision...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
AP IMPACT Truth emerges too late for Kim Soo-im
Back in the days of "Commies" and "pinkos," of Red scares, black lists, suspicion and smear, Kim Soo-im stood out as a one-woman axis of evil, a villainess without peer...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay to cross Haiti on Saturday
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Fay likely will cross over Haiti on Saturday morning and continue toward Cuba...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Sex offender laws in Nevada face court challenge
Eager to protect children from sexual predators, Nevada and other states across the nation are adopting laws that publicize the names of offenders on the Internet...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Windmills split upstate NY town and families
"Listen," John Yancey says, leaning against his truck in a field outside his home. The rhythmic whoosh, whoosh, whoosh of wind turbines echoes through the air. Sleek and white, their long propeller blades rotate in formation, like some otherworldly dance of spindly-armed aliens swaying across the land...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
5 children among 7 killed in Memphis house fire
The Memphis Fire Department says five children, a teenager and an adult have been killed in a house fire...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Ex-Ohio congressman released from halfway house
Former congressman Bob Ney of Ohio has been released from a halfway house in Cincinnati after serving a sentence in connection with a public corruption scandal...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Gay marriage opponents seek to reverse new law
The gay marriage fight in Massachusetts might not be over after all...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Forecasters Floridians should prepare for hurricane
Forecasters warned that Tropical Storm Fay could bring hurricane-force winds to the Florida Keys as soon as Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Forecast Floridians should prepare for hurricane
Residents and tourists in the Florida Keys prepared Saturday for Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane and begin battering the island chain as soon as Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Where bombs were once born, birds now flock
A site once home to a Cold War-era uranium processing plant and the focus of a contentious struggle to clean up toxic waste has re-emerged as a haven for wildlife and a memorial to those who worked to make the area safe...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Mummified remains from 1948 plane crash identified
Nine years of sleuthing, advanced DNA science and cutting-edge forensic techniques have finally put a name to a mummified hand and arm found in an Alaska glacier...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Newspaper Blackwater guards get target letters
Half a dozen Blackwater Worldwide security guards have gotten target letters from the Justice Department in a probe of shootings in Baghdad that killed 17 Iraqis, The Washington Post reported...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Windmills split town and families
"Listen," John Yancey says, leaning against his truck in a field outside his home...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Hurricane watch issued for parts of Florida
A hurricane watch has been issued for the Florida Keys and parts of south Florida...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Forecasters Florida should prepare for hurricane
Residents and tourists in the Florida Keys prepared Saturday for Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane and begin battering the island chain as soon as Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Forecasters Floridia should prepare for hurricane
Residents and tourists in the Florida Keys prepared Saturday for Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane and begin battering the island chain as soon as Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Protesters held after takeover of Hawaiian palace
Officers have arrested about 20 pro-sovereignty activists after the second takeover this year of the grounds of a Honolulu palace...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Joys, burdens of being best face Phelps now
He stood, literally, on top of the world: Everest. The highest mountain on earth...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Visitors urged to leave Florida Keys ahead of Fay
Officials urged visitors to leave the Florida Keys on Sunday ahead of Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Fay leads Fla. officials to ask visitors to leave
Officials asked visitors to leave the Florida Keys on Sunday ahead of Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Fay leads officials to ask visitors to evacuate
Officials asked visitors to leave the Florida Keys on Sunday ahead of Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
NPR commentator, blogger Leroy Sievers dies at 53
Leroy Sievers, a National Public Radio commentator who turned his battle with cancer into a popular and touching radio and online series, has died from his disease. He was 53...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Fire at California air base burns 40 vacant homes
An out-of-control fire at a California air base has destroyed at least 40 vacant homes slated for demolition...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Pa. governor calls for new law after 80 dogs shot
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell is urging a change in state law after two kennels shot and killed 80 dogs...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Texas authorities say body is abducted clerk
Authorities in Texas say a body found in a remote area has been identified as the clerk whose abduction in a small town store was recorded by security cameras...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Texas authorities say body might be missing clerk
A man suspected in the videotaped abduction of a Texas grocery store clerk led investigators Saturday to a body about 50 miles from the small town where the woman went missing, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Fire at California air base burns 80 vacant homes
A wind-whipped fire that destroyed at least 80 vacant homes Saturday at Travis Air Force Base is almost fully contained, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Authorities find body that may be missing clerk
Authorities say a body found late Saturday might be a clerk whose abduction at gunpoint from a country store a day earlier was captured by surveillance cameras...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
Tropical storm approaches Cuba, leaves 4 dead
Tropical Storm Fay spun toward Cuba on Sunday after lashing Haiti and the Dominican Republic with torrential rains and floods that killed at least four people...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Tropical storm lashes Cuba, leaves 4 dead
Tropical Storm Fay lashed southeastern Cuba with downpours and heavy winds Sunday and was expected to churn its way over the center of the island before heading toward Florida...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
Both parties reach for center on abortion debate
As Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain compete for centrist voters in their presidential race, both parties have made intriguing nods to the political center on the emotional issue of abortion...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 2008
37 die in Afghan battle amid surging violence
An Afghan governor says 32 Taliban fighters and five private security guards have died in a four-hour gunbattle in southern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
4 Philippine soldiers, 3 militia killed in ambush
Muslim guerrillas killed four soldiers and three militiamen in an ambush on a military convoy Sunday in the volatile southern Philippines, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Fay leads Fla. officials to ask visitors to leave
Officials asked visitors to leave the Florida Keys on Sunday ahead of Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Fay leads officials to ask visitors to evacuate
Officials asked visitors to leave the Florida Keys on Sunday ahead of Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
A lurid sex story returns to haunt Malaysia
In headlines, on TV news and around dinner tables, the talk has turned lurid in Malaysia these days...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
4 Philippine soldiers, 4 militia killed in ambush
Muslim guerrillas killed four soldiers and four militiamen in an ambush of a military convoy Sunday in the volatile southern Philippines, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Mystery surrounds death of NYC Renaissance man
Mark Chamberlain did everything to become a hip, high-tech New Yorker...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Joys, burdens of being best face Phelps now
He stood, literally, on top of the world: Everest. The highest mountain on earth...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Newspaper Blackwater guards get target letters
Half a dozen Blackwater Worldwide security guards have gotten target letters from the Justice Department in a probe of shootings in Baghdad that killed 17 Iraqis, The Washington Post reported...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Visitors urged to leave Florida Keys ahead of Fay
Officials urged visitors to leave the Florida Keys on Sunday ahead of Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Reports DeGeneres and de Rossi wed in Calif.
There are reports that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have wed in what is perhaps the highest-profile gay marriage since California legalized the unions...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Famous Peruvian writer applauds Obamas candidacy
Peruvian novelist and politician Mario Vargas Llosa says Barack Obama would make a "magnificent" U.S. president...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Edwards gives Roush another win at Michigan
Carl Edwards took the lead in the pits, then drove away Saturday for his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory at Michigan International Speedway and 16th overall series win...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Rural economic woes may provide opening for Obama
The folks in this picturesque mountain community with red barns and Amish buggies have been voting overwhelmingly Republican in national elections for decades...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Ridge GOP would accept abortion-rights VP
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge said Sunday he thinks Republicans would accept a vice presidential candidate who supports abortion rights...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Qwest, union keep talking as contract expires
Qwest Communications International Inc. and members of its largest union kept negotiating Sunday as a labor contract expired...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Hardy leads Brewers to 4-3, 10-inning win over LA
J.J. Hardy had a run-scoring sinlge with two outs in the 10th inning to make up for a costly error in the ninth and give the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
A small town struggles after immigration raid
A vague unease whispered through this tiny town in northeastern Iowa, where the rolling hills are a study in vivid colors _ red barns, white clapboard houses, and vibrant green cornfields plowed with almost architectural precision...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Mummified remains from 1948 plane crash identified
Nine years of sleuthing, advanced DNA science and cutting-edge forensic techniques have finally put a name to a mummified hand and arm found in an Alaska glacier...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Small town Iowa struggles after immigration raid
A vague unease whispered through this tiny town in northeastern Iowa, where the rolling hills are a study in vivid colors _ red barns, white clapboard houses, and vibrant green cornfields plowed with almost architectural precision...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
AP IMPACT Truth emerges too late for Kim Soo-im
Back in the days of "Commies" and "pinkos," of Red scares, black lists, suspicion and smear, Kim Soo-im stood out as a one-woman axis of evil, a villainess without peer...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
Sheriffs department Hayes likely died of stroke
Authorities in Memphis say Isaac Hayes apparently died of a stroke...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 2008
Titans LB Fowler considers steroids matter closed
Tennessee linebacker Ryan Fowler considers his steroids case with the NFL closed...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
Titans beat Raiders with last-second field goal
The Tennessee Titans and Oakland Raiders have talented young quarterbacks in Vince Young and JaMarcus Russell...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
5 children among 7 killed in Memphis house fire
The Memphis Fire Department says five children, a teenager and an adult have been killed in a house fire...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Bulldogs! Georgia is No. 1 in preseason AP poll
By the time Georgia was done demolishing Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl, it was apparent the Bulldogs were well on their way to being No. 1 _ to start the 2008 college football season...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
'Pray at the pump' pilgrims claim credit for petrol price fall
A prayer group in Washington DC is claiming the credit for a sharp drop in the US price of petrol...
BBC News - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
Russia sends mixed signals on troop withdrawal
Russian military authorities issued a flurry of conflicting reports Sunday about whether Russian troops had begun to pull out of the separatist-held Georgian province of South Ossetia...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
4 Philippine soldiers, 3 militia killed in ambush
Muslim guerrillas killed four soldiers and three militiamen in an ambush on a military convoy Sunday in the volatile southern Philippines, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Roadside blast kills 10 police in Afghanistan
An Afghan official says a roadside blast has killed 10 police in southern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Both parties reach for center on abortion debate
As Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain compete for centrist voters in their presidential race, both parties have made intriguing nods to the political center on the emotional issue of abortion...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
37 die in Afghan battle amid surging violence
An Afghan governor says 32 Taliban fighters and five private security guards have died in a four-hour gunbattle in southern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Reports DeGeneres and de Rossi wed in Calif.
There are reports that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have wed in what is perhaps the highest-profile gay marriage since California legalized the unions...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Famous Peruvian writer applauds Obamas candidacy
Peruvian novelist and politician Mario Vargas Llosa says Barack Obama would make a "magnificent" U.S. president...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Mystery surrounds death of NYC Renaissance man
Mark Chamberlain did everything to become a hip, high-tech New Yorker...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Obama says he supports civil unions
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has reaffirmed his stance that marriage is "the union between a man and a woman," although he supports civil unions for gay partners...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Forum on faith puts Obama-McCain back in spotlight
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain agreed to appear on the same stage Saturday night, if only to share a handshake, as a televised discussion of faith ends a mid-August lull in the presidential campaign...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Edwards gives Roush another win at Michigan
Carl Edwards took the lead in the pits, then drove away Saturday for his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory at Michigan International Speedway and 16th overall series win...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
A small town struggles after immigration raid
A vague unease whispered through this tiny town in northeastern Iowa, where the rolling hills are a study in vivid colors _ red barns, white clapboard houses, and vibrant green cornfields plowed with almost architectural precision...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Small town Iowa struggles after immigration raid
A vague unease whispered through this tiny town in northeastern Iowa, where the rolling hills are a study in vivid colors _ red barns, white clapboard houses, and vibrant green cornfields plowed with almost architectural precision...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Qwest, union keep talking as contract expires
Qwest Communications International Inc. and members of its largest union kept negotiating Sunday as a labor contract expired...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
AP IMPACT Truth emerges too late for Kim Soo-im
Back in the days of "Commies" and "pinkos," of Red scares, black lists, suspicion and smear, Kim Soo-im stood out as a one-woman axis of evil, a villainess without peer...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Hardy leads Brewers to 4-3, 10-inning win over LA
J.J. Hardy had a run-scoring sinlge with two outs in the 10th inning to make up for a costly error in the ninth and give the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
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