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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Astronauts end spacewalk to repair gummed-up joint
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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UN expects new peacekeepers in Congo in weeks
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Warsaw marks borders of former ghetto
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Afghanistan markets its brand of pomegranates
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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China says 19,000 students died in May earthquake
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Airlines push for homegrown jet fuel
With the price of oil still above $100 a barrel, everything from wood chips to chicken fat is being scrutinized as an alternative to traditional fuel. But when it comes to airplanes, finding the right mix poses a special challenge...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 2008
Russian forces still entrenched in Georgia
Russian forces built ramparts around tanks and posted sentries on a hill in central Georgia on Saturday, digging in despite Western pressure for Moscow to withdraw its forces under a cease-fire deal signed by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay leaves 4 dead in Haiti, DR
Flooding from Tropical Storm Fay killed four people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and authorities warned Saturday that the storm could reach hurricane strength as it barreled toward Cuba...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Worsening security affecting Afghan aid groups
Deteriorating security in Afghanistan is making it more difficult for aid organizations to carry out their work, the director of a group that lost four workers in a Taliban attack said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
US-led coalition says 30 Afghan militants killed
U.S.-led coalition soldiers killed more than 30 militants during three days of fighting in southern Afghanistan, the coalition said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Musharraf given deadline to quit or be impeached
A top ruling party official on Saturday gave Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf a two-day deadline to quit or face impeachment proceedings...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Mystery surrounds death of NYC Renaissance man
Mark Chamberlain did everything to become a hip, high-tech New Yorker...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Crowds for memorial to Bernie Mac in Chicago
Large crowds of people are gathering in Chicago to attend a public memorial for actor and comedian Bernie Mac...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Danks helps White Sox stay tied for first place
John Danks pitched six effective innings to win his fifth straight decision on the road, and the Chicago White Sox edged the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
White Sox pitcher John Danks beats Oakland again
John Danks pitched six effective innings to win his fifth straight road start, and the Chicago White Sox edged the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
K-Rod gets 47th save as Angels beat Indians 4-3
John Lackey earned his fourth straight win, Francisco Rodriguez tied his team record of 47 saves and the Los Angeles Angels took advantage of four Cleveland errors to defeat the Indians 4-3 Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Pettersson holds lead at Wyndham
Carl Pettersson topped the Sedgefield Country Club leaderboard for the second straight day, following his tournament-record 61 with a 66 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead in the Wyndham Championship...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
J.C. Penneys 2Q profits fall 36 percent
J.C. Penney Co. reported a 36 percent decline in second-quarter profit Friday and issued a profit outlook for the current quarter that falls short of Wall Street estimates amid a tough economy...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 2008
Obamas July fundraising bodes well for fall race
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised more than $51 million in July and the Democratic National Committee reported $27.7 million in donations last month, putting Obama in a strong position for the fall campaign...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Ranch is backdrop for Bush meeting on Georgia
Beyond pushing Russia to get its troops out of Georgia, President Bush and his national security advisers are contemplating how best to take Moscow to task for invading its neighbor _ an act the president calls "completely unacceptable to the free nations of the world."...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
32 protesters arrested outside Disneyland
Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Russia Georgia can forget regaining provinces
The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Porn inspector suspect arrested in Colorado
A man suspected of posing as a police detective and telling an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos so he could check for underage performers was arrested Tuesday, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 2008
Idaho killer tells mother he had evil in his heart
The man who admits kidnapping two northern Idaho children and killing one of them wrote a letter to his mother blaming society for feeding the evil in his heart, a prosecution witness testified Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Construction begins on $57M San Diego border fence
Scrapers and bulldozers began filling a deep canyon Friday to make way for a border fence in the southwestern corner of the United States after 12 years of planning, environmental reviews and legal challenges...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay forms over Dominican Republic
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say Tropical Storm Fay has formed over the Dominican Republic...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Nazi camp liberator James Hoyt dies at 83
James Hoyt, one of four U.S. soldiers who discovered the Buchenwald concentration camp as World War II neared its end, has died...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Georgia men claim hairy, frozen beast is Bigfoot
Bigfoot or big fat lie?Whenever someone reports sighting the hairy beast of yore (details always fuzzy) or capturing the hirsute humanoid on film (images always grainy), it scares up a dubious debate of international proportions. Friday was just the latest episode in the Sasquatch show, as unreal as it may be...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
Gay marriage opponents seek to reverse new law
The gay marriage fight in Massachusetts might not be over after all...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
Construction begins on $57M San Diego border fence
Scrapers and bulldozers began filling a deep canyon Friday to make way for a border fence in the southwestern corner of the United States after 12 years of planning, environmental reviews and legal challenges...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
7 dead in fire at Memphis house
The Memphis Fire Department says seven people have died in a house fire...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
7 dead in Memphis house fire
The Memphis Fire Department says seven people have died in a house fire...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Missouri animal park closing after tiger attack
Owners of an eastern Missouri park are moving their animals to a facility in Oklahoma as part of a plan to shut the place down two weeks after a tiger attacked a volunteer...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Zoo tiger attack victim jailed in probation case
One of two brothers who survived a tiger attack that killed their 17-year-old friend last year at San Francisco Zoo has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for violating probation in a felony reckless driving case...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Schwarzenegger injures knee, skips Tahoe summit
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is having one knee examined at a hospital after apparently suffering a torn meniscus in his knee...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
Russian forces still entrenched in Georgia
Russian forces built ramparts around tanks and posted sentries on a hill in central Georgia on Saturday, digging in despite Western pressure for Moscow to withdraw its forces under a cease-fire deal signed by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay leaves 4 dead in Haiti, DR
Flooding from Tropical Storm Fay killed four people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and authorities warned Saturday that the storm could reach hurricane strength as it barreled toward Cuba...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
Musharraf given deadline to quit or be impeached
A top ruling party official on Saturday gave Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf a two-day deadline to quit or face impeachment proceedings...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Worsening security affecting Afghan aid groups
Deteriorating security in Afghanistan is making it more difficult for aid organizations to carry out their work, the director of a group that lost four workers in a Taliban attack said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
US-led coalition says 30 Afghan militants killed
U.S.-led coalition soldiers killed more than 30 militants during three days of fighting in southern Afghanistan, the coalition said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Crowds for memorial to Bernie Mac in Chicago
Large crowds of people are gathering in Chicago to attend a public memorial for actor and comedian Bernie Mac...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 2008
K-Rod gets 47th save as Angels beat Indians 4-3
John Lackey earned his fourth straight win, Francisco Rodriguez tied his team record of 47 saves and the Los Angeles Angels took advantage of four Cleveland errors to defeat the Indians 4-3 Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Pettersson holds lead at Wyndham
Carl Pettersson topped the Sedgefield Country Club leaderboard for the second straight day, following his tournament-record 61 with a 66 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead in the Wyndham Championship...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Mystery surrounds death of NYC Renaissance man
Mark Chamberlain did everything to become a hip, high-tech New Yorker...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Ranch is backdrop for Bush meeting on Georgia
Beyond pushing Russia to get its troops out of Georgia, President Bush and his national security advisers are contemplating how best to take Moscow to task for invading its neighbor _ an act the president calls "completely unacceptable to the free nations of the world."...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Danks helps White Sox stay tied for first place
John Danks pitched six effective innings to win his fifth straight decision on the road, and the Chicago White Sox edged the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
White Sox pitcher John Danks beats Oakland again
John Danks pitched six effective innings to win his fifth straight road start, and the Chicago White Sox edged the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
J.C. Penneys 2Q profits fall 36 percent
J.C. Penney Co. reported a 36 percent decline in second-quarter profit Friday and issued a profit outlook for the current quarter that falls short of Wall Street estimates amid a tough economy...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 2008
Obamas July fundraising bodes well for fall race
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised more than $51 million in July and the Democratic National Committee reported $27.7 million in donations last month, putting Obama in a strong position for the fall campaign...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 2008
32 protesters arrested outside Disneyland
Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
Construction begins on $57M San Diego border fence
Scrapers and bulldozers began filling a deep canyon Friday to make way for a border fence in the southwestern corner of the United States after 12 years of planning, environmental reviews and legal challenges...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 2008
Russia Georgia can forget regaining provinces
The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Porn inspector suspect arrested in Colorado
A man suspected of posing as a police detective and telling an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos so he could check for underage performers was arrested Tuesday, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Construction begins on $57M San Diego border fence
Scrapers and bulldozers began filling a deep canyon Friday to make way for a border fence in the southwestern corner of the United States after 12 years of planning, environmental reviews and legal challenges...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Sheriffs department Hayes likely died of stroke
Authorities in Memphis say Isaac Hayes apparently died of a stroke...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
Titans LB Fowler considers steroids matter closed
Tennessee linebacker Ryan Fowler considers his steroids case with the NFL closed...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
Cuba plans zoo animal barter with Venezuela
Cuba will send zoo animals, which may include a baby giraffe, to Venezuela in exchange for veterinary equipment...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Spector retrial set for October
A murder retrial for music producer Phil Spector is set for October despite attempts by his defence team to stop it...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Florida emergency for storm Fay
Florida declares an emergency ahead of the arrival of tropical storm Fay that has swept through the Dominican Republic...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Bombers strike Iraq pilgrims for 3rd straight day
Bombers struck Shiite pilgrims Saturday for a third consecutive day, killing six people in the latest in a series of attacks apparently aimed at stoking sectarian tension...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 2008
For 3rd day, bomb strikes Iraq pilgrims, kills 6
A car bomb exploded Saturday as Shiite pilgrims were boarding minibuses in Baghdad, killing at least six people, officials said, in a third straight day of attacks on travelers heading to a religious ceremony in Karbala...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 2008
Worsening security affecting Afghan aid groups
Deteriorating security in Afghanistan is making it more difficult for aid organizations to carry out their work, the director of a group that lost four workers in a Taliban attack said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
US-led coalition says 30 Afghan militants killed
U.S.-led coalition soldiers killed more than 30 militants during three days of fighting in southern Afghanistan, the coalition said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Musharraf given deadline to quit or be impeached
A top ruling party official on Saturday gave Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf a two-day deadline to quit or face impeachment proceedings...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Ranch is backdrop for Bush meeting on Georgia
Beyond pushing Russia to get its troops out of Georgia, President Bush and his national security advisers are contemplating how best to take Moscow to task for invading its neighbor _ an act the president calls "completely unacceptable to the free nations of the world."...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Wards pinch-hit homer lifts Cubs past Marlins
Daryle Ward hit a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Florida Marlins 6-5 on Friday night for their ninth straight road victory...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Dodgers down Brewers 5-3
Chad Billingsley settled down after a rocky start, Jeff Kent singled home the go-ahead run in the fifth and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their fifth straight, 5-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Suzuki homer in 9th lifts As past White Sox, 6-4
Pinch-hitter Kurt Suzuki hit a game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Moyer outpitches Maddux in Phillies victory
Jamie Moyer outpitched fellow 40-something Greg Maddux for seven innings, Pat Burrell homered and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a four-game skid with a 1-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
J.C. Penneys 2Q profits fall 36 percent
J.C. Penney Co. reported a 36 percent decline in second-quarter profit Friday and issued a profit outlook for the current quarter that falls short of Wall Street estimates amid a tough economy...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Obamas July fundraising bodes well for fall race
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised more than $51 million in July and the Democratic National Committee reported $27.7 million in donations last month, putting Obama in a strong position for the fall campaign...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 2008
Porn inspector suspect arrested in Colorado
A man suspected of posing as a police detective and telling an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos so he could check for underage performers was arrested Tuesday, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 2008
32 protesters arrested outside Disneyland
Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Russia Georgia can forget regaining provinces
The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
More women choosing careers in forensic science
Kelly Johnson snips pieces from a blood-stained, blue-striped shirt, then swabs the neck and armpits for sweat. Down the hall, Samantha Glass watches as a chemical reaction reveals a fingerprint on a juice bottle...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
On tape, abducted girl describes brothers murder
After her older brother was shot in the head, his remains were burned in front of her, an 8-year-old girl told a police officer in a gut-wrenching tape played for jurors deciding whether a convicted sex offender should die for his crimes...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Construction begins on $57M San Diego border fence
Scrapers and bulldozers began filling a deep canyon Friday to make way for a border fence in the southwestern corner of the United States after 12 years of planning, environmental reviews and legal challenges...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Hercules, gorilla that once attacked handler, dies
A gorilla named Hercules who once bit a keeper at the Dallas Zoo but remained popular among visitors has died at the grand old age of 43...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Nazi camp liberator James Hoyt dies at 83
James Hoyt, one of four U.S. soldiers who discovered the Buchenwald concentration camp as World War II neared its end, has died...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Idaho killer tells mother he had evil in his heart
The man who admits kidnapping two northern Idaho children and killing one of them wrote a letter to his mother blaming society for feeding the evil in his heart, a prosecution witness testified Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Sex offenders shut out of student neighborhoods
Lawmakers and college administrators are trying to shut paroled sex offenders out of one of the few places they can still live: Student neighborhoods near major U.S. universities...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay forms over Dominican Republic
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say Tropical Storm Fay has formed over the Dominican Republic...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
Construction begins on $57M San Diego border fence
Scrapers and bulldozers began filling a deep canyon Friday to make way for a border fence in the southwestern corner of the United States after 12 years of planning, environmental reviews and legal challenges...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Georgia men claim hairy, frozen beast is Bigfoot
Bigfoot or big fat lie?Whenever someone reports sighting the hairy beast of yore (details always fuzzy) or capturing the hirsute humanoid on film (images always grainy), it scares up a dubious debate of international proportions. Friday was just the latest episode in the Sasquatch show, as unreal as it may be...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay soaks Haiti, Dominican
Tropical Storm Fay is dumping heavy rain over Haiti and the Dominican Republic as it makes its way toward Cuba...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
$10M lotto winner gets prison in fatal SoCal crash
A man who won $10 million in a California lottery game has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for a drunken-driving crash that killed three people...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
Gay marriage opponents seek to reverse new law
The gay marriage fight in Massachusetts might not be over after all...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
7 dead in fire at Memphis house
The Memphis Fire Department says seven people have died in a house fire...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
7 dead in Memphis house fire
The Memphis Fire Department says seven people have died in a house fire...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
Bombers strike Iraq pilgrims for 3rd straight day
Bombers struck Shiite pilgrims Saturday for a third consecutive day, killing six people in the latest in a series of attacks apparently aimed at stoking sectarian tension...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
For 3rd day, bomb strikes Iraq pilgrims, kills 6
A car bomb exploded Saturday as Shiite pilgrims were boarding minibuses in Baghdad, killing at least six people, officials said, in a third straight day of attacks on travelers heading to a religious ceremony in Karbala...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Worsening security affecting Afghan aid groups
Deteriorating security in Afghanistan is making it more difficult for aid organizations to carry out their work, the director of a group that lost four workers in a Taliban attack said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
Gay marriage opponents seek to reverse new law
The gay marriage fight in Massachusetts might not be over after all...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
US-led coalition says 30 Afghan militants killed
U.S.-led coalition soldiers killed more than 30 militants during three days of fighting in southern Afghanistan, the coalition said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Musharraf given deadline to quit or be impeached
A top ruling party official on Saturday gave Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf a two-day deadline to quit or face impeachment proceedings...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
Suzuki homer in 9th lifts As past White Sox, 6-4
Pinch-hitter Kurt Suzuki hit a game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Moyer outpitches Maddux in Phillies victory
Jamie Moyer outpitched fellow 40-something Greg Maddux for seven innings, Pat Burrell homered and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a four-game skid with a 1-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Ranch is backdrop for Bush meeting on Georgia
Beyond pushing Russia to get its troops out of Georgia, President Bush and his national security advisers are contemplating how best to take Moscow to task for invading its neighbor _ an act the president calls "completely unacceptable to the free nations of the world."...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Wards pinch-hit homer lifts Cubs past Marlins
Daryle Ward hit a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Florida Marlins 6-5 on Friday night for their ninth straight road victory...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Dodgers down Brewers 5-3
Chad Billingsley settled down after a rocky start, Jeff Kent singled home the go-ahead run in the fifth and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their fifth straight, 5-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
J.C. Penneys 2Q profits fall 36 percent
J.C. Penney Co. reported a 36 percent decline in second-quarter profit Friday and issued a profit outlook for the current quarter that falls short of Wall Street estimates amid a tough economy...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Obamas July fundraising bodes well for fall race
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised more than $51 million in July and the Democratic National Committee reported $27.7 million in donations last month, putting Obama in a strong position for the fall campaign...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
32 protesters arrested outside Disneyland
Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Porn inspector suspect arrested in Colorado
A man suspected of posing as a police detective and telling an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos so he could check for underage performers was arrested Tuesday, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 2008
Construction begins on $57M San Diego border fence
Scrapers and bulldozers began filling a deep canyon Friday to make way for a border fence in the southwestern corner of the United States after 12 years of planning, environmental reviews and legal challenges...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Russia Georgia can forget regaining provinces
The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 2008
Singer, songwriter Isaac Hayes dies at age 65
Isaac Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless "Theme From Shaft" won Academy and Grammy awards, has been found dead at home. He was 65...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Rockmount shirts set the fashion in the West
Its Western shirts have been worn by everyone from Elvis Presley in "Love Me Tender" to Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain."...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Construction begins on $57M San Diego border fence
Scrapers and bulldozers began filling a deep canyon Friday to make way for a border fence in the southwestern corner of the United States after 12 years of planning, environmental reviews and legal challenges...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Sheriffs department Hayes likely died of stroke
Authorities in Memphis say Isaac Hayes apparently died of a stroke...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
Titans LB Fowler considers steroids matter closed
Tennessee linebacker Ryan Fowler considers his steroids case with the NFL closed...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2008
Tango icon
Uruguay makes claim to Argentina's 1930s superstar...
BBC News - August 16, 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 16, 2008
Russia signs Georgia truce, uncertainty remains
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a truce with Georgia on Saturday, a definitive step toward ending the fighting there despite the uncertainty on the ground reflected by Russian soldiers digging in just 30 miles from the Georgian capital...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Thai, Cambodian troops leaving disputed territory
A monthlong standoff between Thailand and Cambodia appeared to be ending as both sides pulled back their troops Saturday from disputed territory around a temple near their shared border, a Cambodian official said...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
S. Korean police arrest 157 at anti-US beef rally
South Korean police arrested nearly 160 people at an overnight rally in downtown Seoul opposing the resumption of U.S. beef imports, an official said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Moyer outpitches Maddux in Phillies victory
Jamie Moyer outpitched fellow 40-something Greg Maddux for seven innings, Pat Burrell homered and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a four-game skid with a 1-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 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 16, 2008
Today on the presidential campaign trail
IN THE HEADLINESChain-link cells with razor wire readied for those arrested at Democratic convention ... McCain, RNC report $96 million to spend this month as they compete with Obama, Democrats ... Obama campaign faces attacks on two different fronts from two popular conservative books...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
McCain, RNC report $96 million cash on hand
John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Wards pinch-hit homer lifts Cubs past Marlins
Daryle Ward hit a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Florida Marlins 6-5 on Friday night for their ninth straight road victory...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Dodgers down Brewers 5-3
Chad Billingsley settled down after a rocky start, Jeff Kent singled home the go-ahead run in the fifth and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their fifth straight, 5-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
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