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Parties Face Off Over CIA Interrogation BriefingsRepublicans have used a CIA memo to point out that top Democrats who were briefed on interrogation techniques used under the Bush administration did not act to stop them. But Democrats say that's not fair, arguing that they had few options for taking action on what was classified information. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 May 2009 | 12:40 am 3RD LD: Ruling bloc pushes FY 2009 extra budget through lower house+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING ASO'S COMMENTS IN 4TH GRAF) The ruling parties pushed an extra budget for fiscal 2009 and a related bill to finance Prime Minister Taro Aso's fresh economic ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2009 | 12:35 pm EU issues a record $1.45B fine to Intel over sales tacticsThe European Union fined Intel a record $1.45 billion on Wednesday, saying the world's biggest computer chipmaker used illegal ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 12:30 pm Doctor says 50 killed in Sri Lanka hospital attackCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Shells hit the only hospital in Sri Lanka's northern war zone Wednesday, killing at least 50 people in the second such attack in two days, a doctor said, as a human rights group accused the government of breaking its pledge not to fire artillery into the tiny coastal strip....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 13 May 2009 | 12:29 pm Pope in Bethlehem endorses Palestinian homelandBETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) -- Standing in the cradle of Christianity, Pope Benedict XVI told Palestinians on Wednesday he understands their suffering and offered the Vatican's strongest and most symbolic public backing yet for an independent Palestinian state....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 13 May 2009 | 12:29 pm Pope in Bethlehem endorses Palestinian homeland (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 12:29 pm Afghanistan: 95 children among dead in U.S.-Taliban clashNinety-five Afghan children are among the 140 people said to have died in a recent U.S.-Taliban battle in western Afghanistan, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 12:29 pm EU slaps a record fine on IntelChipmaker Intel is fined a record 1.06bn euros ($1.45bn; £948m) by the European Commission for anti-competitive practices.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2009 | 12:27 pm David Cameron accuses Gordon Brown of lacking leadership over MPs' expensesDavid Cameron the Tory leader has clashed with Prime Minister Gordon Brown over the Commons MPs' expenses scandal that has engulfed Westminster accusing him of lacking leadership.Source: Telegraph Major News | 13 May 2009 | 12:27 pm U.S. foreclosure filings sets record in April, seen jumping (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. foreclosure activity in April jumped 32 percent from a year ago to a record high, and should mount because temporary freezes on foreclosures ended in March, RealtyTrac said on Wednesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 12:27 pm LEAD: Okada, Hatoyama declare candidacies for DPJ leadership election+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING INFO) Democratic Party of Japan Vice President Katsuya Okada and Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama said Wednesday they will run in Saturday's election to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2009 | 12:27 pm India ruling Congress seen ahead as voting ends: poll (Reuters)
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 May 2009 | 12:24 pm U.S. Foreclosures Up 32 Percent From Year AgoThe number of U.S. households faced with losing their homes to foreclosure jumped 32 percent in April compared with the same month last year, with Nevada, Florida and California showing the highest rates. But the number of foreclosures in April was less than one percent above that posted in March. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 May 2009 | 12:24 pm A guide to social networking for clueless adultsWelcome to Facebook, children of the 20th century. Since the social network, initially developed for students, relaxed its rules in 2006 to let in pretty much anyone older...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2009 | 12:22 pm Intel hit with record $1.45 billion antitrust fineBRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission fined Intel Corp a record 1.06 billion euros ($1.45 billion) on Wednesday and ordered it to halt illegal rebates and other practices used to squeeze out rival AMD.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 May 2009 | 12:20 pm Intel hit with record $1.45 billion antitrust fine (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 12:20 pm White House joins the fun on social-media sitesAs a candidate, Barack Obama harnessed the power of social-media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. So it's no surprise that his administration recently set...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2009 | 12:19 pm Macy's posts wider quarterly net loss - Reuters
Reuters NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) - Macy's Inc (MN) posted a wider quarterly loss on Wednesday, hurt by a persisting decline in sales as shoppers at its department stores shunned unnecessary items in the recession. Macy's Q1 loss widens; backs FY09 EPS forecast - Quick Facts Macy's (M) Reports Better-Than-Expected Q1 Adj-Loss of $0.16 ... Source: Google News | 13 May 2009 | 12:18 pm ANALYST VIEW-India exit polls say ruling coalition ahead - Reuters India
Reuters India May 13 (Reuters) - India's month-long general election ended Wednesday, with exit polls forecasting the Congress-led coalition to be leading the opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. Voting under way in final phase of India elections (1st Lead) Indians vote in final round of elections Source: Google News | 13 May 2009 | 12:17 pm India ruling Congress ahead as voting ends: pollNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's month-long general election ended on Wednesday with the ruling Congress-led coalition forecast to be leading over the opposition Hindu-nationalist alliance.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 May 2009 | 12:15 pm U.S.-born reporter obtained secret Iran report: lawyerTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's case against U.S.-born journalist Roxana Saberi was based on her acquiring a confidential government report on the U.S. invasion of Iraq, one of her defense lawyers said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 May 2009 | 12:14 pm U.S.-born reporter obtained secret Iran report: lawyer (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 12:14 pm U.S. rival bids for Quebecor WorldRR Donnelley offers $1.35-billion for restructuring printing company
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 May 2009 | 12:14 pm Circuit City brand, Web site sold at auctionRICHMOND, Va. - Bankrupt Circuit City's brand, trademarks and e-commerce business have been sold at auction to a New York-based retailer. A spokeswoman for Streambank...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2009 | 12:11 pm Safety board probes pilots' hiring, trainingThe selection, hiring and training of the pilot and first officer in a February airline crash that killed 50 people in upstate ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 12:09 pm Dr Pepper Snapple's fizzy outlook - RTT News
RTT News 5/13/2009 8:06:34 AM(RTTNews) Beverage maker Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (DPS) posted better-than-expected first-quarter profit, and boosted full-year earnings expectations by 11 cents. Dr Pepper Snapple Group Reports First Quarter 2009 Results Dr Pepper Snapple Group Q1 earnings rise; lifts FY09 EPS forecast ... Source: Google News | 13 May 2009 | 12:08 pm Rotten office fridge cleanup sends 7 to hospitalSAN JOSE, Calif. - An office worker cleaning a fridge full of rotten food created a smell so noxious that it sent seven co-workers to the hospital and made many others ill. Firefighters...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2009 | 12:07 pm Health authorities ready to limit flu drug useGENEVA (Reuters) - The two drugs used to treat influenza should be used carefully and only when needed for the chronically ill, pregnant women and other vulnerable patients, global health officials said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 May 2009 | 12:06 pm AMD faces tough road to benefit from EU aid - Reuters
Reuters By Clare Baldwin and Tarmo Virki - Analysis SAN FRANCISCO/HELSINKI (Reuters) - The record European Commission fine against Intel can at best help keep competition alive in the computer microprocessor market, but rival AMD will not benefit unless it ... EU Levies EUR1.06B Antitrust Fine On Intel EU fines Intel $1.45 billion for sales tactics Source: Google News | 13 May 2009 | 12:06 pm Recession hurts Medicare and Social Security - Reuters
Reuters By Donna Smith WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Social Security and Medicare retirement and health programs for the elderly will run short of funds sooner than previously thought because the recession has taken a toll on tax revenues, a government report ... Video: Social Security and Medicare Finances Worsen Social Security: Another financial hit for retirees? Source: Google News | 13 May 2009 | 12:06 pm Hungry suspect caught in Taco Bell parking lotFORT WAYNE, Ind. - Officials say a suspected drug dealer who led police on a 90 mph chase in Indiana was arrested after he stopped suddenly at a Taco Bell parking lot. Fort...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2009 | 12:06 pm Pakistani army ordered to avoid civilian casualties - Reuters
Reuters By Robert Birsel ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's army chief ordered his men on Wednesday to ensure civilian casualties are kept to a minimum, even if that meant danger for them, in an offensive against Taliban militants in the Swat valley. Swat plea for rescue as Zardari and Brown discuss Pakistan aid crisis Taliban: All local leaders must quit Source: Google News | 13 May 2009 | 12:05 pm Crews rescue injured man at Rocky Mountain National ParkDENVER - Rangers hauled an injured man to safety late Tuesday after he fell while mountaineering in Rocky Mountain National Park and spent 24 hours lying at the base of a...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2009 | 12:04 pm Mixed emotions for Pope in Bethlehem - BBC News
BBC News By Tim Franks Jonny, who turned 70 three days ago, was given two invitations to go to see Pope Benedict XVI, but the prospect of the heat and the bright sunlight put him off. In Bethlehem, Pope Urges Lifting of Gaza Embargo Pope lends support for Palestinian state Source: Google News | 13 May 2009 | 12:04 pm German prison: Demjanjuk fit for prisonBERLIN (AP) -- John Demjanjuk is fit enough to remain in custody at Germany's Stadelheim prison, officials said Wednesday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 13 May 2009 | 12:04 pm German prison: Demjanjuk fit for prison (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 12:04 pm EU slams Intel with record $1.45 billion fineThe EU fined Intel Corp. a record $1.45 billion (1.06 billion euros) on Wednesday, saying the world’s biggest computer chip maker used illegal sales tactics to shut out rival AMD.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 May 2009 | 12:03 pm EU fines Intel $1.45 billion for sales tacticsBRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union fined Intel Corp. a record euro1.06 billion ($1.45 billion) on Wednesday, saying the world's biggest computer chip maker used illegal sales tactics to shut out smaller rival AMD....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 13 May 2009 | 12:02 pm EU fines Intel $1.45 billion for sales tactics (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 12:02 pm Videos show disturbing fights at Texas schoolCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Cell phone videos allegedly taken by an employee at a Texas school show disturbing scenes of mentally disabled students fighting each other in bouts...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2009 | 12:02 pm LEAD: 4 aboard flight from Tokyo to Sapporo injured due to air turbulence+SAPPORO, May 13 (Kyodo) _ (UPDATING INFO) Three passengers and a cabin attendant aboard an Air Do flight bound for Sapporo from Tokyo were injured when the airplane encountered ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2009 | 12:02 pm World of wallsBethlehem greets Pope with mixed emotionsSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2009 | 12:01 pm Doctor says 50 killed in Sri Lanka hospital attackShells hit the only hospital in Sri Lanka's northern war zone Wednesday, killing at least 50 people in the second such attack in two days, a doctor said, as a human rights group accused...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2009 | 12:01 pm Broadway producer nominated to lead Arts EndowmentWASHINGTON - Rocco Landesman, a producer known for bringing such hits as "Big River," "Angels in America" and "The Producers" to Broadway, has...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2009 | 12:01 pm Pope visits West Bank, calls for Palestinian stateBETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - Pope Benedict visited the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday to hammer home his calls for an independent Palestinian state and the lifting of Israel's embargo on Gaza.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 May 2009 | 12:01 pm Vermont dairy farms count on illegal immigrantsHIGHGATE, Vt. - A room off the milking parlor of a sprawling farm near the U.S.-Canada border offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the changing face of Vermont's dairy...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2009 | 12:00 pm Pakistani army ordered to avoid civilian casualtiesISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's army chief ordered his men on Wednesday to ensure civilian casualties are kept to a minimum, even if that meant danger for them, in an offensive against Taliban militants in the Swat valley.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 May 2009 | 11:58 am Polygamist sect men want evidence thrown outTen members of a polygamist sect facing charges of bigamy and sexual assault on a child want a judge to throw out hundreds of ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 11:58 am 65 hours in tree for Michigan teacherROCKFORD, Mich. - David Buth is rewarding the tree-mendous fundraising efforts of his Michigan middle school students by spending 65 hours in a perch 40 feet above ground. It's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 May 2009 | 11:57 am Obama Threatens the UK to Keep Torture Evidence ConcealedIf a British court describes Binyam Mohamed's torture, then the U.S. will no longer inform Britain of terrorist plots, Obama threatens.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2009 | 11:57 am AAA: Cheaper gas, deals to boost holiday travelThe number of Americans taking Memorial Day trips will rise slightly over last year, thanks to lower gas prices and abundant ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 11:57 am Verizon To Sell 4.8M Lines To Frontier Comm For $5.25B In Stk - Wall Street JournalWall Street Journal Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) agreed to sell 4.8 million access lines in 14 states to Frontier Communications Corp. (FTR) for $5.25 billion in stock, tripling that company's size and making it the nation's largest communications provider focused on ... Frontier Paying $8.6 Billion For Verizon Lines Frontier to Buy Verizon Lines for $5.3 Billion Source: Google News | 13 May 2009 | 11:54 am Map shows Pakistan Taleban spreadA BBC map indicates only 38% of north-west Pakistan is under government control as the Taleban extend their influence.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2009 | 11:54 am Google re-shoots Japan views after privacy complaintsCompany's Street View has already run into privacy complaints around the world, so today it announced it will lower cameras on its cars
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 May 2009 | 11:53 am Afghan official: 95 kids died in US-Taliban clashKABUL (AP) -- Ninety-five Afghan children are among the 140 people said to have died in a recent U.S.-Taliban battle in western Afghanistan, according to a list drawn up by Afghan officials, a lawmaker said Wednesday. The U.S. military disputed the claim....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 13 May 2009 | 11:52 am Afghan official: 95 kids died in US-Taliban clash (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 11:52 am Polish priest advocates happy sex life in new bookWARSAW, Poland (AP) -- The Rev. Ksawery Knotz has a message for all married Catholic couples out there: there's nothing wrong with a steamy sex life....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 13 May 2009 | 11:50 am Polish priest advocates happy sex life in new bookThe Rev. Ksawery Knotz has a message for all married Catholic couples out there: there's nothing wrong with a steamy sex life. In fact, it's a good thing. In his new book "Sex as...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2009 | 11:50 am 4TH LD: Aso's close aide resigns from key gov't post over affair+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: RECASTING) Prime Minister Taro Aso said Wednesday he should not be held responsible for tapping his close aide Yoshitada Konoike for a key government post if his...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2009 | 11:50 am Mogadishu engulfed by more mayhemHeavy fighting erupts again in the Somali capital Mogadishu as some of the fiercest clashes in months show no sign of abating.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2009 | 11:49 am U.S. credit rating at risk: former agency chief (Reuters)Reuters - The United States is at risk of losing its triple-A credit rating unless it starts putting its finances in order, a former head of the agency in charge of fiscal accountability said in the Financial Times on Wednesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 11:48 am U.S. credit rating at risk: former agency chiefSINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States is at risk of losing its triple-A credit rating unless it starts putting its finances in order, a former head of the agency in charge of fiscal accountability said in the Financial Times on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 May 2009 | 11:48 am Pope calls for ‘sovereign Palestinian homeland’
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 May 2009 | 11:47 am Doctor says 50 killed in Sri Lanka hospital attackA government health official says at least 50 civilians have been killed in an artillery attack on a hospital in northern Sri Lanka. Dr. Thurairaja Varatharajah said the attack took...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2009 | 11:46 am Germany agrees 'bad bank' schemeThe German cabinet agrees a "bad bank" scheme, to enable lenders to remove toxic assets from their balance sheets.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2009 | 11:46 am U.S. looks at financial sector pay overhaul: report(Reuters) - The Obama administration has commenced discussions on an initiative to change compensation practices in the financial-services industry, even at companies that were not recipients of federal bailout money, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 May 2009 | 11:43 am India's marathon poll concludesThe fifth and final stage of voting in India's month-long general elections comes to an end.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2009 | 11:42 am Shuttle crew chases Hubble telescope for repairs (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 11:41 am Blow your diet? Blame your brainEver make a resolution to go out and exercise and end up grabbing a gooey chocolate cupcake instead?Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2009 | 11:40 am Doctor: Sri Lankan Hospital Hit Again By ArtilleryShells hit the only hospital in Sri Lanka's northern war zone Wednesday, killing at least 50 people in the second such attack in two days, a doctor said, as a human rights group accused the government of breaking its pledge not to fire artillery into the tiny coastal strip. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 May 2009 | 11:40 am French net piracy bill signed offFrance passes a law to combat copyright piracy by disconnecting people who illegally download films and music.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2009 | 11:37 am 2,300 jobs to go at Daimler's Mitsubishi FusoDaimler AG announced a restructuring plan Wednesday for its Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. that is expected to result in some 2,300 job cuts by the end of next year.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2009 | 11:35 am Gusty wind forecast again in SoCal fire areaA new round of fierce wind is forecast for California's Santa Barbara area as crews work to encircle the last smoldering remnants of a wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2009 | 11:35 am Thailand gives up bid to reschedule Asian summits in June+(Kyodo) _ Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said Wednesday that regional summits that were cancelled last month due to political turmoil cannot be rescheduled for June, citing the busy...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2009 | 11:32 am IRS auditing Tribune employee stock planThe Internal Revenue Service is auditing a Tribune Co. deal involving its employee stock ownership plan, a major piece of Sam Zell's plan to take his media company private.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2009 | 11:32 am 2ND LD: Ruling bloc pushes FY 2009 extra budget through lower house+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH LOWER HOUSE PASSAGE, HOSODA'S COMMENTS) The ruling parties pushed an extra budget for fiscal 2009 and a related bill to finance Prime Minister Taro Aso's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2009 | 11:30 am Verizon, Frontier in $8.6B deal for wirelinesVerizon says it has reached a deal to shed its traditional telephone line business in 14 states in a deal worth $8.6 billion.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2009 | 11:29 am Recession hurts Medicare and Social SecurityWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Social Security and Medicare retirement and health programs for the elderly will run short of funds sooner than previously thought because the recession has taken a toll on tax revenues, a government report released on Tuesday showed.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 May 2009 | 11:28 am Cannes lifts off with ‘Up'Warm applause at opening press screening to kick off this year's film festival
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 May 2009 | 11:27 am Afghan Official: 95 Kids Died in U.S.-Taliban ClashAfghan official: 95 children killed in battle between U.S. forces, militants.Source: ABC News: International | 13 May 2009 | 11:26 am Mortar Attack Kills 35 in Sri Lankan Hospital - Voice of America
Voice of America By VOA News A doctor in Sri Lanka's northern war zone says at least 35 civilians died Wednesday when a mortar hit the only remaining medical facility there. Video: Concerns rise over Sri Lanka civilian deaths - 12 May 09 Doctor says 50 killed in Sri Lanka hospital attack Source: Google News | 13 May 2009 | 11:26 am MPs' expenses: Gordon Brown backs plan for all claims to be published onlineGordon Brown the Prime Minister has backed a plan for all MPs' expenses claims to be published online as soon as they are made.Source: Telegraph Major News | 13 May 2009 | 11:24 am Exiled Tiananmen-era dissident detained in ChinaBEIJING (AP) -- An exiled Chinese dissident and a leading figure in the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests was detained trying to enter mainland China six months ago and held without charge since then, his family said Wednesday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 13 May 2009 | 11:20 am Exiled Tiananmen-era dissident detained in ChinaAn exiled Chinese dissident and a leading figure in the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests was detained trying to enter mainland China six months ago and held without charge...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 May 2009 | 11:20 am NYT: Billions withdrawn before Madoff arrest
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 May 2009 | 11:19 am Italy chamber makes illegal migration a crimeItaly's lower chamber of parliament passed a hotly debated bill Wednesday making it a crime to enter or stay in Italy illegally — the latest effort by Premier Silvio Berlusconi's conservative forces to crack down on illegal migration.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2009 | 11:12 am One in ten antiterrorism arrests leads to convictionAlmost 1500 arrests in UK between September 2001 and March 2008.Source: Telegraph Major News | 13 May 2009 | 11:11 am Why We Spend Coins Faster Than Bills...it turns out that economists have researched the phenomenon, which they call the Denomination Effect. Priya Raghubir and Joydeep Srivastava did a series of experiments in the U.S. and China that showed people were much more willing to spend the same sum of money if they had smaller denominations instead of one large bill.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2009 | 11:11 am European output dives; hopes shift to US shoppersEuro zone industrial output drops more than 20 per cent; economy needs lengthy healing, says Bank of England
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 May 2009 | 11:11 am O'Reilly's Ark: Gay marriage leads to goat, dolphin marriageBill O'Reilly again theorized that the legalization of gay marriage could lead to interspecies marriages, stating to Margaret Hoover, "[Y]ou would let everybody get married who want to get married. You want to marry a turtle, you can." O'Reilly has previously suggested that gay marriage could ultimately allow for a person to marry a goat, duck...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2009 | 11:10 am Intel Corp. Fined $1.4 Billion For Monopoly AbuseThe European Union fined Intel Corp. on Wednesday over sales tactics it said the computer chip maker used to block smaller rival AMD. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 May 2009 | 11:10 am A Space Shuttle Before Dawn*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2009 | 11:09 am Sri Lanka Fighting: Hospital ShelledHealth official says hospital Sri Lanka hit by shells, killing at least 15.Source: ABC News: International | 13 May 2009 | 11:05 am ThyssenKrupp 2Q net loss euro362 millionGerman steelmaker and industrial company ThyssenKrupp AG booked a net loss in the second quarter, due to a dramatic drop in demand amid the recession, and predicted an operating loss for the full year while saying it would slow work on a new Alabama plant.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2009 | 11:04 am Irishman O'Connor selected for Golf Hall of FameChristy O'Connor of Ireland has been selected for the World Golf Hall of Fame for his 24 victories on the European Tour and his 10 appearances in the Ryder Cup.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2009 | 11:03 am McKiernan ouster could make—or break—the Obama presidencyMcKiernan's ouster signals a dramatic shift in U.S. strategy for the war in Afghanistan. And it means that the war is now, unequivocally, "Obama's war." The president has decided to set a new course, not merely to muddle through the next six months or so.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2009 | 10:59 am EU fines Intel record $1.4-billionSays chip maker exploited dominant position with deliberate strategy to keep AMD out of market
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 May 2009 | 10:59 am Euro zone industrial output shrinks 2 pct in MarchThe 16 countries that use the euro currency saw industrial output shrink by 2 percent in March from the previous month, pushing the annual rate of decline to a new record, the EU's statistics office said Wednesday. The drop was far bigger than expected.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2009 | 10:57 am What Do People Have Against Danny Gokey? - MTV.com
MTV.com Polarizing 'American Idol' contestant might be able to teach us something, in Bigger Than the Sound. By James Montgomery They say you are the company you keep. Only 'American Idol' mystery: Who will face Adam in final? 'American Idol': More judging, less singing! Source: Google News | 13 May 2009 | 10:57 am Allianz 1Q net profit falls 98 percentGerman insurance company Allianz SE said Wednesday that net profit fell 98 percent in the first quarter, due mostly to charges on the sale of its Dresdner Bank unit and weaker margins at its main insurance divisions.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 May 2009 | 10:56 am Pope in Bethlehem endorses Palestinian homelandStanding in the cradle of Christianity, Pope Benedict XVI told Palestinians on Wednesday that he understands their suffering ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 10:52 am Several killed in Afghan bombingA suicide car bombing near a US base in east Afghanistan kills seven civilians and injures several more, the US military says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2009 | 10:51 am Europe Imagines Its Suburbs Without the CarA young development in Germany illustrates a trend of planning communities to thrive without automobiles.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2009 | 10:49 am Trucks torched at NATO supply terminal in PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Suspected Taliban militants stormed a depot in northwest Pakistan that handles supplied for NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan on Wednesday and torched eight trucks, police said....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 13 May 2009 | 10:48 am Pakistan: Trucks torched at NATO supply terminalSuspected Taliban militants stormed a depot in northwest Pakistan that handles supplied for NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 10:47 am OPEC sees oil demand falling furtherCartel says recent rise in oil prices reflects sentiment rather than fundamentals, which are not balanced
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 May 2009 | 10:45 am Demjanjuk 'fit to stay in jail'Suspected Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk is fit enough to be held in jail pending a trial, German prison doctors say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2009 | 10:42 am Obama protesters swarm Notre Dame
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 May 2009 | 10:39 am WHO urges restraint on Tamiflu in swine flu casesWith swine flu still spreading, the U.N. health agency is warning countries to limit their use of antiviral drugs to only high-risk ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 10:35 am ICRC worker killed in Sri LankaThe International Committee of the Red Cross says that one of its employees has been killed in a shell attack in Sri Lanka.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 May 2009 | 10:33 am Italian parliament criminalizes illegal immigrationItaly's lower chamber of parliament has passed a hotly debated measure making it a crime to enter or stay in Italy illegally ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 10:27 am One way to kill fire ants: Turn them into headless zombiesSome researchers in Texas are trying an unusual approach to combat fire ants — parasitic flies that turn the pesky insects into zombies whose heads fall off.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2009 | 10:26 am Iran: American journalist guilty despite freedomIran's intelligence chief insists American journalist Roxana Saberi is guilty because an appeals court did not acquit her of ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 May 2009 | 10:24 am Pakistan's Refugees Tell of Fear Under TalibanRefugees from Pakistani valley tell of beheadings under Taliban rule.Source: ABC News: International | 13 May 2009 | 10:15 am Hungry suspect caught in Taco BellOfficials say a suspected drug dealer who led police on a 90 mph chase in Indiana was arrested after he stopped suddenly at a Taco Bell parking lot.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 May 2009 | 10:08 am Pope renews call for Palestinian homelandPontiff navigates a host of political land mines as he makes his way through Israel and the West Bank
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 May 2009 | 10:08 am If the wind can part the red sea... it can blow her top openSure sure... the wind blew her top open... of course it happens all the time. But... did an earthquake make her pose?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2009 | 10:05 am Trustees: Medicare Funds Will Be Depleted By 2017The Obama administration announced Tuesday that the Medicare program is running out of money faster than projected. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that news should make lawmakers redouble their efforts on a full health system overhaul. On Capitol Hill, senators are struggling to come up with ways to pay for that overhaul. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 May 2009 | 10:00 am Cheney Defends Enhanced Interrogation TechniquesOne vocal participant in the debate over enhanced interrogation techniques is former Vice President Dick Cheney. Recently he has stepped into the breach to defend the policies of the Bush administration. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 May 2009 | 10:00 am The ShamWow Guy in JailWhen infomercial legend Vince Shlomi is in your prison, you'll be saying wow every time.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2009 | 9:54 am MPs' need for free moats, candy and porn cripples British politicsLurid parliamentary expense-account scandal expands to ridiculous proportions
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 May 2009 | 9:52 am Commencement Speech StarsWith a new president and a ruinous economy, there's plenty of material to spin into wisdom for graduates this year. Watch video of Joe Biden, Oprah Winfrey, Stephen Colbert and more.Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 13 May 2009 | 9:50 am The UN has said that thousands of civilians have been killed in the Sri Lankan offensive against the Tamil rebelsTamil civilians at a camp for internally displaced people near the Sri Lankan town of Vavuniya in April 2009. The International Committee of the Red Cross has said that a local worker was killed in renewed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 May 2009 | 9:50 am Apple responds to Microsoft's Laptop Hunters... with a MeganAccording to Apple, there aren't any PCs with fast processors and big screens that work without viruses, crashes or headaches. But folks, this isn't reality, this is advertising. In fact, this is Apple's first jab since Microsoft took off the gloves with its Laptop Hunters series of pokes against Apple.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 May 2009 | 9:50 am Kremlin: Battles over energy may lead to warsMOSCOW (AP) -- A Kremlin policy paper says international relations will be shaped by battles over energy resources, which may trigger military conflicts on Russia's borders....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 13 May 2009 | 9:49 am WHO urges restraint on Tamiflu in swine flu casesMEXICO CITY (AP) -- With swine flu still spreading, the U.N. health agency is warning countries to limit their use of antiviral drugs to only high-risk patients to ensure adequate supplies in case the virus should mutate and become more dangerous....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 13 May 2009 | 9:44 am Hong Kong technician jailed in sex pictures trialSentenced to 81/2 months for stealing over 1,300 sexually explicit pictures from Vancouver-born actor Edison Chen's computer
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 May 2009 | 9:37 am Nancy PelosiUS House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, seen here in April 2009, has come under fire over whether she has long known about harsh interrogation tactics used in George W. Bush's "war on terror". Pelosi is a key ally...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 May 2009 | 9:12 am Phil Hope agrees to return £41000 as MPs retreat on expensesPhil Hope the Labour minister has agreed to pay back more than £41000 he claimed in expenses to refurbish his second home.Source: Telegraph Major News | 13 May 2009 | 9:08 am New Call From Pope For Palestinian StateIt was his strongest such call yet and came in Bethlehem, a day after he drew criticism from sone in Israel who contended he failed to adequately express remorse for the Holocaust while there.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 13 May 2009 | 8:54 am Safe campaign seals victoryGordon Campbell's image of strong leadership in hard times wins out over NDP's message of change
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 May 2009 | 8:52 am Manhunter to take on Afghan mission
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 May 2009 | 8:51 am Clearing a moat costs thousands of poundsClearing a moat is a smelly unpleasant job that can cost country estates or the tax payer thousands of pounds.Source: Telegraph Major News | 13 May 2009 | 8:42 am Roxana Saberi speaks during a press briefing outside her home in TehranIranian-American reporter Roxana Saberi speaks during a press briefing outside her home in Tehran. Saberi, freed this week from a Tehran jail, said the spy charges she had faced arose after she obtained...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 May 2009 | 8:42 am Saberi was released after her original eight-year jail term was reduced to a suspended two-year termUS-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi pictured in 2007. Saberi, freed this week from a Tehran jail, said the spy charges she had faced arose after she obtained a classified report on the US war on Iraq.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 May 2009 | 8:42 am Roxana Saberi said the spy charges she had faced arose after obtaining a classified report on the US war on IraqIranian-American reporter Roxana Saberi briefs the press outside her home in Tehran. Saberi, freed this week from a Tehran jail, said the spy charges she had faced arose after she obtained a classified...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 May 2009 | 8:42 am Students protest during a mass demonstration in Tiananmen Square in April 1989 in BeijingStudents protest during a mass demonstration in Tiananmen Square on 22 April 1989 in Beijing. A student leader involved in the democracy movement has been arrested on fraud charges, his brother has said,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 May 2009 | 7:47 am Tanks take position on Chang'an Avenue as they guard Tiananmen Square following the dispersal of demonstrators in 1989Tanks take position on Chang'an Avenue as they guard Tiananmen Square following the bloody dispersal of demonstrators in June 1989. A student leader of the 1989 democracy protests in China has been arrested...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 May 2009 | 7:47 am Students and people of Beijing protest in May 1989 in Tiananmen SquareStudents and people of Beijing protest in May 1989 in Tiananmen Square. A student leader of the 1989 democracy protests in China has been arrested on fraud charges, his brother said Wednesday, as authorities...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 May 2009 | 7:47 am Graphic on the situation in northeastern Sri Lanka where rebels have continued to resist advancing government troopsGraphic on the situation in northeastern Sri Lanka where rebels have continued to resist advancing government troops.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 May 2009 | 7:43 am A Sri Lankan Army-issued photo shows what is said to be government troops inspecting a captured Tamil Tiger heavy weaponA Sri Lankan Army-issued photo shows what is said to be government troops inspecting a heavy weapon captured from Tamil Tiger guerrillas in northeastern Mullaittivu district. The rebel group have put up...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 May 2009 | 7:43 am Australian stocks: Market weaker in light tradingMELBOURNE - The Australian share market closed weaker in light trading as investors showed caution after recent gains and the digestion of Tuesday's federal budget. At 1615 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 21.1 points,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 May 2009 | 7:40 am GM's stock tumbles as 6 top executives sell stakesThe automaker's shares fall to $1.09 during trading, their lowest level since 1933. They end the session at $1.15, down 29 cents, or 20%.General Motors Corp.'s stock fell to lows not seen since the Great Depression on Tuesday as investors reacted to news that six top executives had sold the remainder of their holdings in the company.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 May 2009 | 7:00 am U.S. Adm. James Stavridis named military commander of NATOA U.S. Navy officer who advocates a combination of military and diplomatic power to secure strategic goals has been formally appointed as NATO's top military commander, the alliance said Tuesday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 May 2009 | 7:00 am Five men convicted in Liberty City Six terrorism trialProsecutors say the South Florida men sought an alliance with Al Qaeda to carry out terrorist attacks. A sixth man is acquitted.After back to back mistrials, five men from one of Miami's poorest neighborhoods were convicted Tuesday of trying to join with Al Qaeda in plots to topple the Sears Tower in Chicago and bomb government buildings in South Florida.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 May 2009 | 7:00 am Sour commercial real estate loans threaten to hurt regional banksDelinquencies are snowballing on construction loans and mortgages for office buildings, malls and apartments. The trend is particularly worrisome in Southern California.The slumping market for commercial real estate -- viewed by many as the next big shoe to drop on the economy -- now threatens to drag down regional banks as they struggle to collect on loans made against shopping centers and office buildings.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 May 2009 | 7:00 am Pakistan gets a say in drone attacks on militantsIslamabad and the U.S. military team up to carry out Predator attacks on the Taliban and Al Qaeda. The program marks broad new roles for both.The U.S. military has launched a program of armed Predator drone missions against militants in Pakistan that for the first time gives Pakistani officers significant control over routes, targets and decisions to fire weapons, U.S. officials said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 May 2009 | 7:00 am Shuttle damage 'looks like nothing,' NASA saysA trail of dings stretches about 21 inches along the right side of Atlantis, where the wing meets the fuselage. Officials say it may have come from bits of foam that broke off during launch.A safety inspection of the space shuttle Atlantis, on a mission to repair the Hubble telescope, has turned up minor damage in the area where the right wing joins the fuselage, NASA announced Tuesday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 May 2009 | 7:00 am U.S. wins a spot on U.N. Human Rights CouncilThe Obama administration has ended a policy of boycotting the body.The United States won election to the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday for the first time, joining 17 other nations picked for the body, after the Obama administration ended a U.S. policy of boycotting it.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 May 2009 | 7:00 am Inquiry in New York air crash points to crew errorExperts say the pilot and first officer of the Buffalo-bound plane failed to follow procedures for handling a stall.Showing no alarm, the captain and his first officer chatted about the ice on the plane's windshield and wings, making light of their shared concerns about flying in winter weather as they sped toward Buffalo, N.Y., on the night of Feb. 12.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 May 2009 | 7:00 am Bomber kills 7 at NATO base in AfghanistanA suicide bomb attack outside a NATO base killed seven civilians in southeastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, a day after a brazen strike by the Taliban in the same town, officials said.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 May 2009 | 6:55 am Lakers bounce back in a big way, crush Rockets
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 May 2009 | 6:51 am Villaraigosa calls on City Council to declare a fiscal emergencyIn light of L.A.'s $529-million budget deficit, the mayor seeks the authority to lay off and furlough thousands of city workers. The council is to consider the matter later this week.With Los Angeles facing a $529-million budget deficit, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday urged the City Council to declare a fiscal emergency that would grant him the authority to lay off and furlough thousands of city workers.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 May 2009 | 5:44 am Bill Would Let Patients Sue Medical Device MakersIf an implanted medical device like a cardiac implant or artificial knee malfunctions, a patient can't sue. A Supreme Court ruling says all the manufacturers need is approval from the FDA to protect them from lawsuits. Some members of Congress want to change that. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 May 2009 | 5:00 am Suspect in Iraq attack recently had weapon taken awayThe 21-year Army veteran is accused of gunning down five fellow U.S. troops. The Army identified him as Sgt. John M. Russell, 44, of Sherman, Texas.A U.S. soldier who is accused of gunning down five fellow troops at a combat stress clinic in Baghdad had recently had his weapon taken away because of concerns about his behavior, a senior U.S. military official said Tuesday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 May 2009 | 4:49 am Move over, kids! Oldest 'Losers' dominate game
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 May 2009 | 4:25 am Ex-Agent Accuses FBI Of Retaliation Over Race SuitA former FBI agent at the center of one of the biggest discrimination cases in the agency's history has filed a new lawsuit, in which he says the FBI continues to exact retribution for a case he settled back in 1990. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 May 2009 | 4:01 am Did Guatemalan Pres. Order Lawyer Killed?A slain lawyer's videotaped and posthumously broadcast accusation that President Alvaro Colom ordered his murder threw Guatemala into an uproar Tuesday and prompted the government to call for a U.N. agency and the FBI to investigate the killing.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 13 May 2009 | 3:00 am Samoa: Police shoot out tyres of bus hijacked by prisonersAPIA - Samoan Police have confirmed that 41 prisoners escaped from Tafaigata Prison this morning and hijacked a bus. The prisoners, who were armed with machetes, walked out on police guards during a morning gathering for the allocation...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 May 2009 | 1:45 am Sticking The British Public With The TabBritish politicians have been spending some time at the public trough. Mark Phillips reports that many have been filing expenses ranging from pool cleaning to tennis court repairs on their expense reports.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 13 May 2009 | 1:30 am China Remembers Quake With Flowers, AngerState leaders laid flowers and survivors burned paper money for departed spirits as a mournful China marked the first anniversary of a devastating earthquake that left nearly 90,000 people dead or missing and five million homeless.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 13 May 2009 | 1:30 am Sri Lanka: 49 die as shell hits hospitalCOLOMBO - A mortar shell slammed into a crowd of wounded civilians waiting for treatment at the only medical facility left in Sri Lanka's war zone, killing 49 people in the third day of intense shelling in the area, health officials...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 May 2009 | 1:30 am Hearse hotwired during funeral spatLONDON - A British funeral director said that one of her colleagues was forced to hot-wire a hearse last year after a rival undertaker stole the keys during a funeral service. Irene Jessop said the coffin of Patricia Thorburn was...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 May 2009 | 12:31 am Vatican defends Pope Benedict as ardent anti-NaziJERUSALEM - The Vatican has defended Pope Benedict XVI as a man of strong anti-Nazi credentials and a peacemaker in the face of mounting Israeli criticism and Arab anger over the Israeli occupation. Critics faulted the German-born...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 May 2009 | 12:09 am Germany: The last Nazi war trialGermany's bid to bring the world's most wanted Nazi war crimes suspect to justice began inauspiciously yesterday: a Red Cross ambulance took John Demjanjuk on a stretcher and with tubes protruding from his nose to Munich's Stadelheim...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 May 2009 | 12:00 am Afghanistan: Young girls targeted in 'Taleban gas attack'KABUL - The pupils were lining up outside their classrooms for morning assembly when one girl suddenly collapsed unconscious. "She was only little," said Gulcheena, a 13-year-old student of the school who fell ill herself moments...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 May 2009 | 11:48 pm MP's expenses: Gordon Brown admits 'extreme action' needed to restore public trust in politicsGordon Brown has admitted that "extreme" action is needed to restore public trust in politicians as one of his Cabinet ministers agreed to hand over more than £13000.Source: Telegraph Major News | 12 May 2009 | 11:10 pm MPs could be forced to repay second home claimsMPs could be forced to repay claims under the second home allowance as part of a review of the last four years of claims the Members Allowances Committee has agreed.Source: Telegraph Major News | 12 May 2009 | 11:07 pm Alleged Iraq Shooter's Dad: Soldier 'Broke'Sgt. John M. Russell charged in shooting of five people at Camp Liberty clinic.Source: ABC News: International | 12 May 2009 | 10:52 pm Miami jury finds five guilty in Sears Tower plotMIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. jury found five men guilty on Tuesday of plotting with al Qaeda to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and government buildings after two previous attempts to convict the group ended in mistrials.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2009 | 10:20 pm Russia: Medvedev says parties should take part in debatesMOSCOW - President Dmitry Medvedev took a thinly veiled swipe at his predecessor Vladimir Putin's political party yesterday, saying it should be mandatory for parties seeking seats in parliament to participate in debates. Putin's...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 May 2009 | 10:18 pm Soldier Charged In Iraq Shootings Showed StressThe U.S. military command launched an investigation Tuesday into whether it offers adequate mental health care to its soldiers, a day after a sergeant finishing up his third tour of Iraq allegedly shot and killed five comrades at a clinic on a U.S. base. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 May 2009 | 10:10 pm Snake Stroller Joins Google Earth WondersGoogle Street View captures British man walking a 10-foot boa constrictor.Source: ABC News: International | 12 May 2009 | 10:09 pm U.K. Politicians Expense Porn, a MoatAcross the pond, taxpayers pick up the tab, to their chagrin.Source: ABC News: International | 12 May 2009 | 9:57 pm China, a Year After the Deadly Sichuan QuakeRefugees in their own country, China's quake victims try to rebuild their lives.Source: ABC News: International | 12 May 2009 | 9:51 pm Counsellors 'broke' my son, says father of soldier who shot comradesSHERMAN, Texas - The father of the US soldier accused of killing five fellow troops in Iraq says he believes counsellors in a military stress centre "broke" his son before the shootings. Wilburn Russell spoke with reporters yesterday...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 May 2009 | 8:53 pm MPs' expenses: Andrew George claimed for £308000 flat used by daughter as 'bolt hole'The Lib Dem MP is facing questions about his parliamentary expenses claims for a £300000 London flat used by his student daughter while several of his party colleagues are under similar scrutiny.Source: Telegraph Major News | 12 May 2009 | 8:37 pm MPs' expenses: David Cameron orders Tories to pay back claimsDavid Cameron has ordered his shadow Cabinet to repay controversial expenses claims on their second homes after the misuse of the parliamentary system was exposed by The Telegraph.Source: Telegraph Major News | 12 May 2009 | 8:35 pm Ronnie Campbell agrees to repay £6000 for furniture at London flat: MPs' expensesA Labour MP has agreed to repay £6000 of expenses which he used to buy furniture for his London flat.Source: Telegraph Major News | 12 May 2009 | 8:20 pm WATCH: Chinese Quake Survivors Still RecoveringSource: ABC News: International | 12 May 2009 | 8:18 pm Ukraine minister 'too drunk to fly'Ukraine's controversial Interior Minister has resigned over alleged misconduct at a German airport. German media reports said Yuriy Lutsenko and his son were prevented by police at Frankfurt airport from boarding a plane last...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 May 2009 | 8:15 pm WATCH: Pakistan Airdrops Troops in Swat ValleySource: ABC News: International | 12 May 2009 | 8:14 pm Marijuana Farms Take Root In National ParksMarijuana is one of America's biggest cash crops, and growers have brazenly moved pot farms onto public lands and national parks. Rangers and other officials now patrol the land in search of these farms, many of which are run by networks with connections in Mexico. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 May 2009 | 8:06 pm Was The Perfect Spy A Double Agent?Was he Israel's greatest spy? Or was he a double agent working for the Egyptians? 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft reports on the curious life and death of Ashraf Marwan.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 May 2009 | 8:00 pm Suicide Bombers Launch Attack in East AfghanistanWave of suicide bombers attacking government buildings in east Afghanistan.Source: ABC News: International | 12 May 2009 | 7:40 pm U.S. War Document At Center Of Saberi CaseAmerican journalist Roxana Saberi says she is very happy to be free and reunited with her parents and thanked those who helped win her release from an Iranian prison after she served four months on charges of spying for the U.S.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 May 2009 | 7:30 pm Lawyer: Saberi Trial Was Over Secret Iraq War DocumentA lawyer for an American journalist freed after four months imprisoned in Iran says she obtained a confidential document about the U.S. war in Iraq while working as a translator for a powerful clerical body, which was used against her in her trial.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2009 | 4:52 pm Afghan Girls Hospitalized in School Poisoning AttackAt least 84 Afghan schoolgirls were admitted to a hospital Tuesday for headaches and vomiting in the third apparent poison attack on a girls school in as many weeks, officials and doctors said.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2009 | 4:46 pm Thieves Make Off With 6 Paintings From Dutch MuseumThieves pried open the emergency door of a small Dutch museum with an iron bar and made off with six 17th- and 19th-century landscape paintings the second major art heist in 10 days in the Netherlands.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2009 | 4:22 pm Disgraced Former U.N. Official Gets U.N. WelcomeA high-ranking U.N. official who retired in disgrace last summer has been welcomed back by the world organization as an invited top-level expert at a high-profile conference in Seoul, South Korea.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2009 | 4:19 pm Teams Of Suicide Bombers Hit Afghan CityOfficials say teams of suicide bombers and insurgents attacked two government buildings in eastern Afghanistan, sparking running gun battles in a major Afghan city.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 May 2009 | 4:00 pm China Mourns Victims of Quake One Year LaterChina marks the first anniversary of a devastating earthquake that left nearly 90,000 people dead or missing and 5 million homeless.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2009 | 3:50 pm 49 Killed in Sri Lanka Hospital AttackA mortar shell struck the only functioning hospital in Sri Lanka's northern war zone, killing 49 patients and bystanders, a government health official said.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2009 | 3:28 pm Nazi Guard Suspect Demjanjuk in German PrisonAfter three decades of fighting in court, John Demjanjuk arrived at a German prison on Tuesday, deported from the United States to face allegations of being an accessory to the murder of 29,000 Jews and others as a guard at the Nazis' Sobibor death camp.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2009 | 3:02 pm Obama To Visit Russia In JulyThe Kremlin said Monday that President Obama will travel to Russia July 6-8, where talks are expected to focus on nuclear weapons reductions and broader improvements the US-Russian relationship.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 May 2009 | 3:00 pm U.S. Soldier Was Due to Leave Iraq SoonThe U.S. Army sergeant who has been charged with murder and aggravated assault in the fatal shooting of five fellow soldiers at Baghdad's Camp Liberty was due to leave Iraq soon after three toursSource: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2009 | 2:59 pm Pope Takes Peace Message To Holy SitePope Benedict XVI took his message of peace to the most contentious site in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, urging both sides to engage in "a sincere dialogue aimed at building a world of justice and peace."Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 May 2009 | 2:00 pm British Students Hurt When Roof Caves In During FinalsFourteen British children were injured when the roof of a school sports hall collapsed as they were taking an exam Tuesday morning.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2009 | 1:13 pm U.K. Cops Kill Man With Crossbow Threatening OfficersBritish police Tuesday shot a man dead after he fired a crossbow and threatened to kill officers.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 May 2009 | 12:56 pm
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