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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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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
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Ga. priest facing excommunication will appeal
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Mariah, Miley, Beyonce join voices to fight cancer
What would it sound like if 15 of the hottest female singers joined voices? The answer will be revealed Sept. 2...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Australian PM urges more US climate change action
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged the United States on Tuesday to take more action on climate change and become more involved in the global debate on the issue...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Qwest, unions agree on new contracts
Qwest Communications International Inc. and negotiators for its largest union have tentatively agreed on a contract about a day after the previous one expired, both sides said Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 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 19, 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 19, 2008
Russia moves toward pullback but shows strength
Russia took the first steps toward a troop pullback from Georgia on Tuesday but at the same time paraded blindfolded and bound Georgian prisoners on armored vehicles and seized four U.S. Humvees...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Taliban kill 10 troops, raid US base near Kabul
Insurgents ambushed a group of elite French soldiers as they climbed a mountain pass, killing 10 troops in a militant stronghold outside the capital. In a separate coordinated attack, a team of suicide bombers tried unsuccessfully to storm a U.S. base near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
After weeks of massive separatist protests in Indian Kashmir that virtually shut down the region, Muslim leaders called Tuesday for three days of calm, allowing schools and businesses to reopen...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Philippine troops on Monday retook several southern towns where Muslim rebels killed at least 26 people earlier in the day in what the guerrillas said was an outburst of frustration with an uncertain peace process...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Musharrafs turbulent 9 years in power
Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani president who took power in a high-altitude coup and later dragged a reluctant Islamic nation into the U.S.-led war on terror, submitted his resignation Monday after a turbulent nine years in office...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Afghan militants kill 10 French, strike at US base
Insurgents mounted two of the biggest attacks in years on Western forces in Afghanistan, killing 10 French soldiers in a mountain ambush and then sending a squad of suicide bombers in a failed assault early Tuesday on a U.S. base near the Pakistan border...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Afghan militants hit US base, kill French soldiers
Heavily armed insurgents mounted two of the biggest attacks in years on Western forces in Afghanistan, killing 10 French soldiers in a mountain ambush and then sending a squad of suicide bombers in a failed assault early Tuesday on a U.S. base near the Pakistan border...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Afghan militants hit US base, kill 10 French
Heavily armed insurgents mounted two of the biggest attacks in years on Western forces in Afghanistan, killing 10 French soldiers in a mountain ambush and then sending a squad of suicide bombers in a failed assault early Tuesday on a U.S. base near the Pakistan border...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Taliban kill 10 French troops, raid US base
Insurgents ambushed a group of elite French soldiers as they climbed a mountain pass, killing 10 troops in a militant stronghold outside the capital. In a separate coordinated attack, a team of suicide bombers tried unsuccessfully to storm a U.S. base near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Vader love triangle? New chemistry in Clone Wars
Darth Vader: Sith lord, murderous imperialist, deadbeat dad ... dirty old man?...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Clooney, Pitt, Coens join Toronto festival lineup
Movies featuring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kate Beckinsale, Edward Norton and Colin Farrell and a documentary about Paris Hilton have joined the lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Sheffield helps lifts Tigers with 493rd career HR
Gary Sheffield hit career homer No. 493, Curtis Granderson had two triples and four RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers held on for an 8-7 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Sheffield, Granderson help Tigers rally for win
Gary Sheffield hit career homer No. 492, Curtis Granderson had two triples and four RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers held on for an 8-7 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Sabathia 9-0 with Brewers after 5th complete game
CC Sabathia improved his perfect record with the Milwaukee Brewers, pitching another complete game Monday night in a 9-3 victory over the Houston Astros...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Toby Keith praises Obama
Barack Obama is getting praise from Nashville, courtesy of one big, patriotic country star...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Blue Mountain returns with new album Midnight
For seminal alt-country band Blue Mountain _ torn apart by divorce _ breaking up was hard to do. Getting back together, it turned out, was pretty easy...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Obama may unveil veep choice Saturday in Illinois
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama gave his clearest signal yet that he has settled on a running mate when he announced Tuesday he would appear Saturday in this city where he launched his campaign...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Obama McCain should stop questioning character
Democrat Barack Obama challenged his Republican opponent John McCain on Tuesday to stop questioning his "character and patriotism."...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
McCain touts drilling agenda from oil platform
Republican presidential candidate John McCain visited this oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday to call for increased offshore drilling that he claims would lower the cost of food and heating homes...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Sabathia pitches another complete game for Brewers
Pitch nine innings, knock in two runs, rack up another win. CC Sabathia has been the complete package for the Milwaukee Brewers...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
US womens soccer surges into final against Brazil
Angela Hucles scored a goal in each half to lead the United States to a 4-2 soccer win over Japan and another Olympic final against Brazil...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Wholesale prices rising at fastest pace since 1981
The government says wholesale inflation surged in July, leaving prices for the past year rising at the fastest pace in 27 years...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Frozen yogurt war de-thaws, tart new brands hit US
Leonardo DiCaprio has a Red Mango yogurt machine in his office. Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan have been photographed clutching Pinkberry yogurt cups while ducking the paparazzi...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
GM offers employee discount to all on 2008 models
General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will extend employee discounts to everyone on almost all of its 2008 and some of its 2009 models as it seeks to clear its remaining inventory of 2008 vehicles...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Clintons join in mourning for Ark. party leader
Former President Clinton and others remembered the slain chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party on Monday for his strength of character and the unity he brought to Democrats in the past two political seasons...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Russia claims pullback but forces move other way
Russia said Monday it had begun withdrawing from the conflict zone in Georgia, but it held fast to key positions and sent some of its troops in the opposite direction _ closer to the Georgian capital...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
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Three teens were ordered Monday to stand trial in the beating death of an illegal immigrant from Mexico after a friend of the defendants testified that the victim was sucker-punched and kicked in the head during a late-night, epithet-filled melee...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Russia claims pullback but forces move other way
Russia said Monday it had begun withdrawing from the conflict zone in Georgia, but it held fast to key positions and sent some of its troops in the opposite direction _ closer to the Georgian capital...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Puerto Rico corpse kept upright for 3-day wake
A Puerto Rican man has been granted his wish to remain standing _ even in death...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Donnie Wahlberg and wife file for divorce
Donnie Wahlberg and his wife are calling it quits after nearly nine years of marriage...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Pa. teens ordered to trial in immigrants death
Three teens were ordered Monday to stand trial in the beating death of an illegal immigrant from Mexico after a friend of the defendants testified that the victim was sucker-punched and kicked in the head during a late-night, epithet-filled melee...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
At inner-city LA high, nearly 6 in 10 drop out
Amid the verdant lawn and leafy trees of the tidy Jefferson Senior High School campus, a police officer patrols the grounds and a sign warns that guns are illegal...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Potter, Leno, Favre are constants for Class of 12
Students entering college this fall have lived their whole lives in a digital world _ where GPS has always been available, phones have always had caller ID and tax returns could always be filed online...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Hearing to resume in new polygamist sect case
A mother accused of abuse for allegedly allowing her then-12-year-old daughter to marry polygamist leader Warren Jeffs plans to call in her defense a stepdaughter who returned voluntarily to the polygamist community...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Search to resume for missing Grand Canyon tourists
A handful of hikers remained unaccounted for after flooding struck a tiny village near the Grand Canyon rim, a community so remote it is the only one in America where the mail is delivered by mule...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Slain Arkansas party chairman honored at funeral
The funeral for slain Arkansas Democratic Party chairman Bill Gwatney was marked by humor as former President Clinton and others remembered the man who had touched their lives...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Fay rolls across Florida as storm, not hurricane
Tropical Storm Fay moved inland Tuesday after making landfall in southwest Florida, bringing soaking rains and gusty winds but failing to become a minimal hurricane as was a possibility...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Fay comes ashore in Florida as storm, no hurricane
Tropical Storm Fay moved inland Tuesday after making landfall in southwest Florida, bringing soaking rains and gusty winds but failing to reach the minimal hurricane status that had been predicted...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
To college freshmen, GPS has always been there
Students entering college this fall have lived their whole lives in a digital world _ where GPS has always been available, phones have always had caller ID and tax returns could always be filed online...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Funeral homes facing problem of abandoned ashes
The abandoned ashes are stacked floor to ceiling in the basement of the Graham, Putnam and Mahoney Funeral Parlors, tucked neatly on wooden shelves and tables and in an unused dumbwaiter...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Fay hits Florida, strengthens as it moves inland
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in Florida Tuesday short of hurricane strength, but mysteriously gained speed as it headed over land, bringing heavy rain and high wind but no major damage...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Girl from polygamist group ordered into state care
A Texas judge has ordered a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly married to jailed polygamist leader Warren Jeffs to be placed in foster care...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Searchers say all missing in Grand Canyon located
Authorities say they have accounted for a handful of hikers who were missing after flooding struck a remote part of the Grand Canyon...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Fay hits Florida, but doesnt become hurricane
Tropical Storm Fay moved inland Tuesday after making landfall in southwest Florida, never growing into the hurricane that forecasters had feared...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Boomerang Fay strengthens over Florida
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, gaining power and threatening _ once again _ to become a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Researcher says bigfoot just a rubber gorilla suit
Turns out Bigfoot was just a rubber suit. Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say that the carcass encased in a block of ice _ handed over to them for an undisclosed sum by two men who claimed to have found it _ was slowly thawed out, and discovered to be a rubber gorilla outfit...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Researcher Bigfoot just a rubber gorilla suit
Turns out Bigfoot was just a rubber suit.Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say that the carcass encased in a block of ice _ handed over to them for an undisclosed sum by two men who claimed to have found it _ were slowly thawed out, and discovered to be a rubber gorilla outfit...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
States throw out costly electronic voting machines
The demise of touch-screen voting has produced a graveyard of expensive corpses: Warehouses stacked with thousands of carefully wrapped voting machines that have been shelved because of doubts about vanishing votes and vulnerability to hackers...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
2 NYPD officers accused of assaulting motorist
Two off-duty New York police officers are facing charges that they kicked, punched and pistol-whipped a man whose open car door was blocking their lane of traffic...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Suspected Fort Dix plotters seek delay in trial
The five men accused of plotting an attack on soldiers at Fort Dix want their trial postponed because a key expert witness, an Army reservist, is being called to active duty in Iraq...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Disgraced Dallas Press Club promises real judges
Stung and embarrassed by revelations that its prestigious journalism contest was probably rigged, the Press Club of Dallas is promising changes when it brings back the Katie Awards this year. And this time, contest organizers have guaranteed there will be actual judges...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Boomerang Fay gains strength over Florida
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, gaining power and threatening _ once again _ to become a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
NJ congressman in Georgia to help trapped sisters
A New Jersey congressman has arrived in the Republic of Georgia in an effort to bring home two young girls stuck overseas since the conflict with Russia began...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Father, son charged in oil spill in Pa. forest
A father and son are accused of intentionally releasing thousands of gallons of oil into two Pennsylvania streams in the Allegheny National Forest, killing an unknown number of fish, reptiles and amphibians...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
NYC boy, 5, dies after falling down elevator shaft
Police say a 5-year-old New York City boy plunged 10 stories to his death after he jumped from an elevator that got stuck between floors with its doors open...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Mariah, Miley, Beyonce join voices to fight cancer
What would it sound like if 15 of the hottest female singers joined voices? The answer will be revealed Sept. 2...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Jury sees tape of sole survivor in Idaho slayings
Jurors on Tuesday watched a police interview of an 8-year-old girl that was videotaped soon after she was rescued from a convicted pedophile who she said raped her and forced her to watch him torture, molest and kill her younger brother...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Minor wreck turns into deadly trauma in Florida
A Florida man was arrested after allegedly going on a violent rampage after a minor fender-bender, slashing and stabbing the occupants of a car, then running over and killing a woman who had been riding in another nearby vehicle...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Australian PM urges more US climate change action
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged the United States on Tuesday to take more action on climate change and become more involved in the global debate on the issue...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Qwest, unions agree on new contracts
Qwest Communications International Inc. and negotiators for its largest union have tentatively agreed on a contract about a day after the previous one expired, both sides said Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 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 19, 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 19, 2008
Russia moves toward pullback but shows strength
Russia took the first steps toward a troop pullback from Georgia on Tuesday but at the same time paraded blindfolded and bound Georgian prisoners on armored vehicles and seized four U.S. Humvees...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Philippine troops on Monday retook several southern towns where Muslim rebels killed at least 26 people earlier in the day in what the guerrillas said was an outburst of frustration with an uncertain peace process...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Musharrafs turbulent 9 years in power
Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani president who took power in a high-altitude coup and later dragged a reluctant Islamic nation into the U.S.-led war on terror, submitted his resignation Monday after a turbulent nine years in office...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Afghan militants hit US base, kill 10 French
Heavily armed insurgents mounted two of the biggest attacks in years on Western forces in Afghanistan, killing 10 French soldiers in a mountain ambush and then sending a squad of suicide bombers in a failed assault early Tuesday on a U.S. base near the Pakistan border...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Taliban kill 10 French troops, raid US base
Insurgents ambushed a group of elite French soldiers as they climbed a mountain pass, killing 10 troops in a militant stronghold outside the capital. In a separate coordinated attack, a team of suicide bombers tried unsuccessfully to storm a U.S. base near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Taliban kill 10 troops, raid US base near Kabul
Insurgents ambushed a group of elite French soldiers as they climbed a mountain pass, killing 10 troops in a militant stronghold outside the capital. In a separate coordinated attack, a team of suicide bombers tried unsuccessfully to storm a U.S. base near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
After weeks of massive separatist protests in Indian Kashmir that virtually shut down the region, Muslim leaders called Tuesday for three days of calm, allowing schools and businesses to reopen...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Researcher Bigfoot just a rubber gorilla suit
Turns out Bigfoot was just a rubber suit.Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say that the carcass encased in a block of ice _ handed over to them for an undisclosed sum by two men who claimed to have found it _ were slowly thawed out, and discovered to be a rubber gorilla outfit...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Afghan militants kill 10 French, strike at US base
Insurgents mounted two of the biggest attacks in years on Western forces in Afghanistan, killing 10 French soldiers in a mountain ambush and then sending a squad of suicide bombers in a failed assault early Tuesday on a U.S. base near the Pakistan border...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Afghan militants hit US base, kill French soldiers
Heavily armed insurgents mounted two of the biggest attacks in years on Western forces in Afghanistan, killing 10 French soldiers in a mountain ambush and then sending a squad of suicide bombers in a failed assault early Tuesday on a U.S. base near the Pakistan border...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Researcher says bigfoot just a rubber gorilla suit
Turns out Bigfoot was just a rubber suit. Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say that the carcass encased in a block of ice _ handed over to them for an undisclosed sum by two men who claimed to have found it _ was slowly thawed out, and discovered to be a rubber gorilla outfit...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Sheffield, Granderson help Tigers rally for win
Gary Sheffield hit career homer No. 492, Curtis Granderson had two triples and four RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers held on for an 8-7 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Sabathia 9-0 with Brewers after 5th complete game
CC Sabathia improved his perfect record with the Milwaukee Brewers, pitching another complete game Monday night in a 9-3 victory over the Houston Astros...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Vader love triangle? New chemistry in Clone Wars
Darth Vader: Sith lord, murderous imperialist, deadbeat dad ... dirty old man?...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Obama McCain should stop questioning character
Democrat Barack Obama challenged his Republican opponent John McCain on Tuesday to stop questioning his "character and patriotism."...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
McCain touts drilling agenda from oil platform
Republican presidential candidate John McCain visited this oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday to call for increased offshore drilling that he claims would lower the cost of food and heating homes...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Sabathia pitches another complete game for Brewers
Pitch nine innings, knock in two runs, rack up another win. CC Sabathia has been the complete package for the Milwaukee Brewers...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Sheffield helps lifts Tigers with 493rd career HR
Gary Sheffield hit career homer No. 493, Curtis Granderson had two triples and four RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers held on for an 8-7 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Obama may unveil veep choice Saturday in Illinois
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama gave his clearest signal yet that he has settled on a running mate when he announced Tuesday he would appear Saturday in this city where he launched his campaign...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Wholesale prices rising at fastest pace since 1981
The government says wholesale inflation surged in July, leaving prices for the past year rising at the fastest pace in 27 years...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Frozen yogurt war de-thaws, tart new brands hit US
Leonardo DiCaprio has a Red Mango yogurt machine in his office. Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan have been photographed clutching Pinkberry yogurt cups while ducking the paparazzi...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
GM offers employee discount to all on 2008 models
General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will extend employee discounts to everyone on almost all of its 2008 and some of its 2009 models as it seeks to clear its remaining inventory of 2008 vehicles...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Russia claims pullback but forces move other way
Russia said Monday it had begun withdrawing from the conflict zone in Georgia, but it held fast to key positions and sent some of its troops in the opposite direction _ closer to the Georgian capital...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
US womens soccer surges into final against Brazil
Angela Hucles scored a goal in each half to lead the United States to a 4-2 soccer win over Japan and another Olympic final against Brazil...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Donnie Wahlberg and wife file for divorce
Donnie Wahlberg and his wife are calling it quits after nearly nine years of marriage...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Pa. teens ordered to trial in immigrants death
Three teens were ordered Monday to stand trial in the beating death of an illegal immigrant from Mexico after a friend of the defendants testified that the victim was sucker-punched and kicked in the head during a late-night, epithet-filled melee...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Clintons join in mourning for Ark. party leader
Former President Clinton and others remembered the slain chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party on Monday for his strength of character and the unity he brought to Democrats in the past two political seasons...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 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 19, 2008
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Three teens were ordered Monday to stand trial in the beating death of an illegal immigrant from Mexico after a friend of the defendants testified that the victim was sucker-punched and kicked in the head during a late-night, epithet-filled melee...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Russia claims pullback but forces move other way
Russia said Monday it had begun withdrawing from the conflict zone in Georgia, but it held fast to key positions and sent some of its troops in the opposite direction _ closer to the Georgian capital...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Puerto Rico corpse kept upright for 3-day wake
A Puerto Rican man has been granted his wish to remain standing _ even in death...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 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 19, 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 19, 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 19, 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 19, 2008
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 19, 2008
Friends, family pay tribute to soul singer Hayes
Friends and family plan to pay tribute to soul singer Isaac Hayes at a memorial service filled with speeches, musical performances, photos and video clips...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Blue Mountain returns with new album Midnight
For seminal alt-country band Blue Mountain _ torn apart by divorce _ breaking up was hard to do. Getting back together, it turned out, was pretty easy...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Toby Keith praises Obama
Barack Obama is getting praise from Nashville, courtesy of one big, patriotic country star...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Fay hits Florida, strengthens as it moves inland
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in Florida Tuesday short of hurricane strength, but mysteriously gained speed as it headed over land, bringing heavy rain and high wind but no major damage...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Clooney, Pitt, Coens join Toronto festival lineup
Movies featuring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kate Beckinsale, Edward Norton and Colin Farrell and a documentary about Paris Hilton have joined the lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Boomerang Fay gains strength over Florida
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, gaining power and threatening _ once again _ to become a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Boomerang Fay strengthens over Florida
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, gaining power and threatening _ once again _ to become a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Florida storm Fay is a damp squib
The US state of Florida breathes a sigh of relief after Tropical Storm Fay fails to swell into a hurricane, as feared, after reaching the mainland...
BBC News - August 19, 2008
Foreign sales boost HP earnings
Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest computer firm, sees quarterly profits boosted by international sales...
BBC News - August 19, 2008
Violence mars Bolivian protests
Anti-government rallies in Bolivia turned violent as rival groups armed with sticks and shields fight each other in the streets...
BBC News - August 19, 2008
Qwest, unions agree on new contracts
Qwest Communications International Inc. and negotiators for its largest union have tentatively agreed on a contract about a day after the previous one expired, both sides said Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 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 19, 2008
Stats show perils of living in east Congo
Imagine living with a 50 percent chance of being enslaved or threatened with death by an armed group. One-in-three odds of being tortured or wounded. A 12 percent chance of being sexually assaulted multiple times...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Australian PM urges more US climate change action
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged the United States on Tuesday to take more action on climate change and become more involved in the global debate on the issue...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
10 French soldiers die in Afghan battle
Insurgents ambushed a group of French parachutists outside Kabul, sparking a battle that killed 10 of the soldiers in the biggest loss of life for international forces in combat in Afghanistan in more than three years, officials said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
After weeks of massive separatist protests in Indian Kashmir that virtually shut down the region, Muslim leaders called Tuesday for three days of calm, allowing schools and businesses to reopen...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Philippine troops on Monday retook several southern towns where Muslim rebels killed at least 26 people earlier in the day in what the guerrillas said was an outburst of frustration with an uncertain peace process...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Musharrafs turbulent 9 years in power
Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani president who took power in a high-altitude coup and later dragged a reluctant Islamic nation into the U.S.-led war on terror, submitted his resignation Monday after a turbulent nine years in office...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Taliban kill 10 French paratroopers, raid US base
About 100 insurgents ambushed a group of French paratroopers as they climbed a mountain pass, killing 10 soldiers in a militant stronghold outside the capital. In a separate coordinated attack Tuesday, a team of suicide bombers tried unsuccessfully to storm a U.S. base near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Ambush of French paratroopers near Kabul kills 10
About 100 insurgents ambushed a group of French parachutists, killing 10 soldiers in an area outside the capital known as a militant stronghold. In a separate coordinated attack, a team of suicide bombers tried unsuccessfully to storm a U.S. military base near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Afghan president says he will run for office again
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he would like to run for re-election next year...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Sabathia 9-0 with Brewers after 5th complete game
CC Sabathia improved his perfect record with the Milwaukee Brewers, pitching another complete game Monday night in a 9-3 victory over the Houston Astros...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Applegate calls double mastectomy a tough choice
Christina Applegate is taking the long view of her battle with breast cancer _ the really long view...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Mariah, Miley, Beyonce join voices to fight cancer
What would it sound like if 15 of the hottest female singers joined voices? The answer will be revealed Sept. 2...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Sabathia pitches another complete game for Brewers
Pitch nine innings, knock in two runs, rack up another win. CC Sabathia has been the complete package for the Milwaukee Brewers...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Sheffield helps lifts Tigers with 493rd career HR
Gary Sheffield hit career homer No. 493, Curtis Granderson had two triples and four RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers held on for an 8-7 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Housing starts dip to lowest level since March 91
Construction of homes and apartments fell in July to the lowest level in more than 17 years, the government reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Targets 2Q profit declines 7.6 percent
Target Corp. is reporting a 7.6 percent decline in second-quarter profit but beat Wall Street expectations despite continued weak sales in a challenging economy...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Obama hits back at McCain over Iraq war
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is criticizing Republican rival John McCain for questioning his patriotism and his judgment on national security matters...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Obama expected to name a running mate this week
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama planned a typical day of campaigning Tuesday while speculation flared over when he would announce his choice of running mate...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
McCain Iraq victory in sight
Republican John McCain again insisted victory in Iraq "is finally in sight." So why, asked Democrat Barack Obama, does his presidential opponent still oppose a timetable for withdrawing American forces...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Obama takes McCain to task on withdrawal timetable
Republican John McCain again insisted victory in Iraq "is finally in sight." So why, asked Democrat Barack Obama, does his presidential opponent still oppose a timetable for withdrawing American forces...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Sheffield, Granderson help Tigers rally for win
Gary Sheffield hit career homer No. 492, Curtis Granderson had two triples and four RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers held on for an 8-7 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Obama veep announcement expected in coming days
Barack Obama will publicly disclose his vice presidential choice in the coming days, though the Democrat is keeping most aides who are preparing for the announcement in the dark and is giving away nothing to voters as he campaigns...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
GM offers employee discount to all on 2008 models
General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will extend employee discounts to everyone on almost all of its 2008 and some of its 2009 models as it seeks to clear its remaining inventory of 2008 vehicles...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Saks reports wider 2Q loss, shares tumble
Luxury goods retailer Saks Inc. reported a wider-than-expected loss for the second quarter on Tuesday and delivered a downbeat forecast for the year as its affluent customers cut back on apparel amid a slowing economy...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Donnie Wahlberg and wife file for divorce
Donnie Wahlberg and his wife are calling it quits after nearly nine years of marriage...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Russia claims pullback but forces move other way
Russia said Monday it had begun withdrawing from the conflict zone in Georgia, but it held fast to key positions and sent some of its troops in the opposite direction _ closer to the Georgian capital...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
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Three teens were ordered Monday to stand trial in the beating death of an illegal immigrant from Mexico after a friend of the defendants testified that the victim was sucker-punched and kicked in the head during a late-night, epithet-filled melee...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Russia claims pullback but forces move other way
Russia said Monday it had begun withdrawing from the conflict zone in Georgia, but it held fast to key positions and sent some of its troops in the opposite direction _ closer to the Georgian capital...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Puerto Rico corpse kept upright for 3-day wake
A Puerto Rican man has been granted his wish to remain standing _ even in death...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Pa. teens ordered to trial in immigrants death
Three teens were ordered Monday to stand trial in the beating death of an illegal immigrant from Mexico after a friend of the defendants testified that the victim was sucker-punched and kicked in the head during a late-night, epithet-filled melee...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Ceremony for firefighters killed at WTC building
The families of two firefighters killed a year ago in a skyscraper blaze across from ground zero dedicated plaques in their memory Monday, standing side by side with some of the officials they have blamed for the fire at the government-run project...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
RI, town reach $20 million deal in club fire suits
The state of Rhode Island and the town of West Warwick have each agreed to pay $10 million to those left behind after a nightclub fire that killed 100 people, according to court documents filed Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Clintons join in mourning for Ark. party leader
Former President Clinton and others remembered the slain chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party on Monday for his strength of character and the unity he brought to Democrats in the past two political seasons...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
What storm? Keys take Tropical Storm Fay in stride
Two years since a hurricane last lashed at Florida, many residents were taking a wait-and-see attitude Monday as a strengthening Tropical Storm Fay bore down on the Florida Keys and Gulf Coast...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Potter, Leno, Favre are constants for Class of 12
Students entering college this fall have lived their whole lives in a digital world _ where GPS has always been available, phones have always had caller ID and tax returns could always be filed online...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Hundreds flee village in Ariz. canyon hit by flood
More than 250 residents and tourists have been evacuated from an American Indian village in a remote, scenic offshoot of the Grand Canyon after weekend flooding that wrecked trails and nearly washed away some river rafters in the rugged gorge...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Hearing to resume in new polygamist sect case
A mother accused of abuse for allegedly allowing her then-12-year-old daughter to marry polygamist leader Warren Jeffs plans to call in her defense a stepdaughter who returned voluntarily to the polygamist community...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Search to resume for missing Grand Canyon tourists
A handful of hikers remained unaccounted for after flooding struck a tiny village near the Grand Canyon rim, a community so remote it is the only one in America where the mail is delivered by mule...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
At inner-city LA high, nearly 6 in 10 drop out
Amid the verdant lawn and leafy trees of the tidy Jefferson Senior High School campus, a police officer patrols the grounds and a sign warns that guns are illegal...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
To college freshmen, GPS has always been there
Students entering college this fall have lived their whole lives in a digital world _ where GPS has always been available, phones have always had caller ID and tax returns could always be filed online...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Searchers say all missing in Grand Canyon located
Authorities say they have accounted for a handful of hikers who were missing after flooding struck a remote part of the Grand Canyon...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Fay hits Florida, but doesnt become hurricane
Tropical Storm Fay moved inland Tuesday after making landfall in southwest Florida, never growing into the hurricane that forecasters had feared...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Slain Arkansas party chairman honored at funeral
The funeral for slain Arkansas Democratic Party chairman Bill Gwatney was marked by humor as former President Clinton and others remembered the man who had touched their lives...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Fay rolls across Florida as storm, not hurricane
Tropical Storm Fay moved inland Tuesday after making landfall in southwest Florida, bringing soaking rains and gusty winds but failing to become a minimal hurricane as was a possibility...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Fay comes ashore in Florida as storm, no hurricane
Tropical Storm Fay moved inland Tuesday after making landfall in southwest Florida, bringing soaking rains and gusty winds but failing to reach the minimal hurricane status that had been predicted...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Wyo. tribe mourns 3 teens, loss of cultural ties
Rows of rundown houses sit among stunted trees on a bleak, wind-swept plateau. The nearest mountains are a faint smudge on the horizon, and a boarded-up house marks the end of the road...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Girl from polygamist group ordered into state care
A Texas judge has ordered a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly married to jailed polygamist leader Warren Jeffs to be placed in foster care...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Wildfire races over big area of eastern Wash.
Firefighters in eastern Washington say a wildfire has raced across about 35 square miles of grass, sagebrush and some scattered trees in a sparsely populated region...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Calif. activist gets 4-year term for witness bribe
A Muslim activist and frequent critic of local police was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to trying to bribe a witness in a case involving his daughter...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Mass. man guilty of possessing 6 stolen paintings
A retired Massachusetts lawyer has been found guilty of possessing six valuable paintings that had been stolen from a home in 1978...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Guilty verdict in stolen Cezanne, other paintings
A retired Massachusetts lawyer has been found guilty of possessing six valuable paintings that had been stolen from a home in 1978, including a still life by Paul Cezanne...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 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 19, 2008
Mystery surrounds death of NYC Renaissance man
Mark Chamberlain did everything to become a hip, high-tech New Yorker...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Woman pleads guilty to stealing South Carolina ID
A Montana woman has pleaded guilty to stealing the identify of a missing South Carolina woman to get into an Ivy League school...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 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 19, 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 19, 2008
Australian PM urges more US climate change action
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged the United States on Tuesday to take more action on climate change and become more involved in the global debate on the issue...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Qwest, unions agree on new contracts
Qwest Communications International Inc. and negotiators for its largest union have tentatively agreed on a contract about a day after the previous one expired, both sides said Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 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 19, 2008
Musharrafs turbulent 9 years in power
Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani president who took power in a high-altitude coup and later dragged a reluctant Islamic nation into the U.S.-led war on terror, submitted his resignation Monday after a turbulent nine years in office...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Stats show perils of living in east Congo
Imagine living with a 50 percent chance of being enslaved or threatened with death by an armed group. One-in-three odds of being tortured or wounded. A 12 percent chance of being sexually assaulted multiple times...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
After weeks of massive separatist protests in Indian Kashmir that virtually shut down the region, Muslim leaders called Tuesday for three days of calm, allowing schools and businesses to reopen...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Philippine troops on Monday retook several southern towns where Muslim rebels killed at least 26 people earlier in the day in what the guerrillas said was an outburst of frustration with an uncertain peace process...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Ambush of French paratroopers near Kabul kills 10
About 100 insurgents ambushed a group of French parachutists, killing 10 soldiers in an area outside the capital known as a militant stronghold. In a separate coordinated attack, a team of suicide bombers tried unsuccessfully to storm a U.S. military base near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Afghan president says he will run for office again
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he would like to run for re-election next year...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
10 French soldiers die in Afghan battle
Insurgents ambushed a group of French parachutists outside Kabul, sparking a battle that killed 10 of the soldiers in the biggest loss of life for international forces in combat in Afghanistan in more than three years, officials said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Searchers say all missing in Grand Canyon located
Authorities say they have accounted for a handful of hikers who were missing after flooding struck a remote part of the Grand Canyon...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Slain Arkansas party chairman honored at funeral
The funeral for slain Arkansas Democratic Party chairman Bill Gwatney was marked by humor as former President Clinton and others remembered the man who had touched their lives...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Fay hits Florida, but doesnt become hurricane
Tropical Storm Fay moved inland Tuesday after making landfall in southwest Florida, never growing into the hurricane that forecasters had feared...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Fay rolls across Florida as storm, not hurricane
Tropical Storm Fay moved inland Tuesday after making landfall in southwest Florida, bringing soaking rains and gusty winds but failing to become a minimal hurricane as was a possibility...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Taliban kill 10 French paratroopers, raid US base
About 100 insurgents ambushed a group of French paratroopers as they climbed a mountain pass, killing 10 soldiers in a militant stronghold outside the capital. In a separate coordinated attack Tuesday, a team of suicide bombers tried unsuccessfully to storm a U.S. base near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Mariah, Miley, Beyonce join voices to fight cancer
What would it sound like if 15 of the hottest female singers joined voices? The answer will be revealed Sept. 2...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Girl from polygamist group ordered into state care
A Texas judge has ordered a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly married to jailed polygamist leader Warren Jeffs to be placed in foster care...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Sheffield helps lifts Tigers with 493rd career HR
Gary Sheffield hit career homer No. 493, Curtis Granderson had two triples and four RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers held on for an 8-7 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Sabathia 9-0 with Brewers after 5th complete game
CC Sabathia improved his perfect record with the Milwaukee Brewers, pitching another complete game Monday night in a 9-3 victory over the Houston Astros...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Applegate calls double mastectomy a tough choice
Christina Applegate is taking the long view of her battle with breast cancer _ the really long view...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Obama takes McCain to task on withdrawal timetable
Republican John McCain again insisted victory in Iraq "is finally in sight." So why, asked Democrat Barack Obama, does his presidential opponent still oppose a timetable for withdrawing American forces...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Sabathia pitches another complete game for Brewers
Pitch nine innings, knock in two runs, rack up another win. CC Sabathia has been the complete package for the Milwaukee Brewers...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Obama hits back at McCain over Iraq war
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is criticizing Republican rival John McCain for questioning his patriotism and his judgment on national security matters...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Obama expected to name a running mate this week
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama planned a typical day of campaigning Tuesday while speculation flared over when he would announce his choice of running mate...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
McCain Iraq victory in sight
Republican John McCain again insisted victory in Iraq "is finally in sight." So why, asked Democrat Barack Obama, does his presidential opponent still oppose a timetable for withdrawing American forces...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Saks reports wider 2Q loss, shares tumble
Luxury goods retailer Saks Inc. reported a wider-than-expected loss for the second quarter on Tuesday and delivered a downbeat forecast for the year as its affluent customers cut back on apparel amid a slowing economy...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Housing starts dip to lowest level since March 91
Construction of homes and apartments fell in July to the lowest level in more than 17 years, the government reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Targets 2Q profit declines 7.6 percent
Target Corp. is reporting a 7.6 percent decline in second-quarter profit but beat Wall Street expectations despite continued weak sales in a challenging economy...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Sheffield, Granderson help Tigers rally for win
Gary Sheffield hit career homer No. 492, Curtis Granderson had two triples and four RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers held on for an 8-7 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Obama veep announcement expected in coming days
Barack Obama will publicly disclose his vice presidential choice in the coming days, though the Democrat is keeping most aides who are preparing for the announcement in the dark and is giving away nothing to voters as he campaigns...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
GM offers employee discount to all on 2008 models
General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will extend employee discounts to everyone on almost all of its 2008 and some of its 2009 models as it seeks to clear its remaining inventory of 2008 vehicles...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Pa. teens ordered to trial in immigrants death
Three teens were ordered Monday to stand trial in the beating death of an illegal immigrant from Mexico after a friend of the defendants testified that the victim was sucker-punched and kicked in the head during a late-night, epithet-filled melee...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Russia claims pullback but forces move other way
Russia said Monday it had begun withdrawing from the conflict zone in Georgia, but it held fast to key positions and sent some of its troops in the opposite direction _ closer to the Georgian capital...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Puerto Rico corpse kept upright for 3-day wake
A Puerto Rican man has been granted his wish to remain standing _ even in death...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Donnie Wahlberg and wife file for divorce
Donnie Wahlberg and his wife are calling it quits after nearly nine years of marriage...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Clintons join in mourning for Ark. party leader
Former President Clinton and others remembered the slain chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party on Monday for his strength of character and the unity he brought to Democrats in the past two political seasons...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 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 19, 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 19, 2008
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Three teens were ordered Monday to stand trial in the beating death of an illegal immigrant from Mexico after a friend of the defendants testified that the victim was sucker-punched and kicked in the head during a late-night, epithet-filled melee...
Southern Ledger - August 19, 2008
Russia claims pullback but forces move other way
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