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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 May 2009 | 5:48 pm LEAD: Soccer: J-League first division results+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATES WITH STANDINGS AFTER LATE GAMES) Results of Saturday's J-League first division matches: Albirex Niigata 0, Shimizu S-Pulse 1 Oita Trinita 0, Sanfrecce...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2009 | 12:15 pm Prosecutors: Drew Peterson offered $25K for hit on wifeJOLIET, Ill. - Worried a pending divorce would leave him penniless, prosecutors say ex-police officer Drew Peterson offered someone $25,000 to kill his third wife, but then...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 May 2009 | 12:12 pm Sharp lifts Chicago in OT; Wings lead series 2-1 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 May 2009 | 12:10 pm Are Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen having a baby?Could there be a touchdown in the offing for New England Patriots first couple Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen? ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 May 2009 | 12:10 pm LeBron's buzzer-beater lifts Cavaliers over Magic (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 May 2009 | 12:09 pm Neighbor: Sons saw mom dieTwo young boys looked on as their mother, relaxing with a drink in her hand outside her apartment with friends and family, was shot dead by a cold-hearted killer, a neighbor...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 May 2009 | 12:09 pm 'CSI' writer sued by couple over show's characters (AP)AP - A couple sued a writer for the CBS show "CSI," claiming two shady characters on the show were named after them in revenge for a real estate deal gone bad.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 May 2009 | 12:09 pm Pakistan army 'in Taliban city'Pakistani forces clash with the Taliban after entering the main city in the militant-controlled Swat Valley, the army says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2009 | 12:08 pm S.Korea's ex-president dead, suicide note found (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 May 2009 | 12:08 pm Wash. state woman 1st death under new suicide law (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 May 2009 | 12:08 pm President Obama vows to fight only when 'necessary'ANNAPOLIS, Md. - President Barack Obama, in a thinly veiled swipe at the Bush administration, promised graduating midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy yesterday that, as their...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 May 2009 | 12:06 pm UN Chief Tours Sri Lankan War Zone, Displacement Camp - Voice of America
Voice of America By VOA News UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has toured a massive camp for Tamil civilians who fled the final months of fighting in Sri Lanka's recently ended civil war. UN chief visits Sri Lankan war refugees Sri Lanka's victory may offer lessons Source: Google News | 23 May 2009 | 12:05 pm S Korean shock at Roh's 'suicide'South Korea is in deep shock at the apparent suicide of former president Roh Moo-hyun, who was beset by bribery claims.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2009 | 12:05 pm Terrified residents flee Somali capital (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 May 2009 | 12:04 pm Baseball: Kansai independent league outlines bailout plans+(Kyodo) _ Concerns over the fate of female knuckleballer Eri Yoshida's independent league have finally been put to rest, at least for now, as the league came up with bailout plans on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2009 | 12:04 pm Embattled S. Korea ex-president jumps to his deathSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Embattled former President Roh Moo-hyun - a reformist shamed by a corruption scandal that tarnished his image as a "clean" politician - jumped to his death while hiking in the mountains behind his rural home in South Korea, his lawyer said. He was 62....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 23 May 2009 | 12:03 pm Embattled S. Korea ex-president jumps to his death (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 May 2009 | 12:03 pm Pakistan: Troops battle Taliban in main Swat townPakistani security forces have entered the main town in a northwestern valley where Taliban fighters are holed up, engaging the ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 May 2009 | 12:02 pm 2 Americans die separately in Baghdad Green ZoneBAGHDAD (AP) -- Two Americans have been killed in separate incidents inside Baghdad's highly fortified Green Zone, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Saturday, raising concerns about its security as Iraq's forces assume more control....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 23 May 2009 | 12:00 pm Pregnant Teen Beaten in an Effort to MiscarryA man in Utah was charged Friday with attempted homicide in the beating of a pregnant teenager who police say asked for the pummeling in an effort to abort her six-month-old fetus.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 May 2009 | 12:00 pm Prosecutors: Peterson offered $25K for hit on wife (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 May 2009 | 11:59 am GOP: Alternative energy alone won't meet US needsWASHINGTON - Democrats will increase energy costs and make the U.S. more dependent on foreign oil if they focus solely on alternative energy, the Republicans say. In the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 May 2009 | 11:59 am Poor weather over Florida delays Atlantis landing (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 May 2009 | 11:59 am Poor weather over Florida delays Atlantis landingCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Poor weather over Florida was delaying the landing of the space shuttle Atlantis on Saturday after its 12-day servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 May 2009 | 11:59 am Civilians at a makeshift hospitalUndated image from the pro-Tamil organisation Mercy Mission to Vanni shows what they claim are injured civilians at a makeshift hospital in Sri Lanka's northeastern coastal district of Mullaittivu. UN...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2009 | 11:59 am Ban said he was "very moved" by what he sawUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, seen here in Colombo, has come face-to-face with the despair of Sri Lanka's war-hit civilians as he tours the nation's biggest refugee complex, home to 200,000 people...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2009 | 11:59 am Thousands of civilians were caught in the fighting which ended just days agoThis handout picture released by the Sri Lankan Defence Ministry shows civilians who managed to escape from the last remaining Tamil Tiger rebel-held patch of coastline in the northeastern district of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2009 | 11:59 am Celebrations in Colombo to mark the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebelsSri Lankan dancers perform at a festival to commemorate the defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels in Colombo. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has come face-to-face with the despair of Sri Lanka's war-hit civilians...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2009 | 11:59 am Experts: GM bankruptcy inescapable - Oakland Press
Oakland Press By JOSEPH SZCZESNY The bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. seems all but inevitable, despite a new labor agreement with the United Auto Workers, experts said. UAW cuts a deal with GM, but bankruptcy looms GM receives extra $4 bln from US Treasury Source: Google News | 23 May 2009 | 11:58 am Embattled SKorean ex-president jumps to his deathSEOUL, South Korea - Embattled former President Roh Moo-hyun - a reformist shamed by a corruption scandal that tarnished his image as a "clean" politician - jumped...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 May 2009 | 11:58 am Obama committed to moving ahead on health carePresident Barack Obama says it's going to be very difficult to push a major health care overhaul through Congress.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2009 | 11:57 am Braves keep Jays silentKenshin Kawakami outlasted Roy Halladay and combined with Mike Gonzalez on a four-hitter to lead the Braves past the Toronto Blue Jays, 1-0, last night in Atlanta in the interleague...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 May 2009 | 11:56 am Johan Santana shows what could have beenThe last two offseasons for the Red Sox have featured serious flirtations with two elite talents: first Johan Santana, then Mark Teixeira. Due to a million, and millions...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 May 2009 | 11:48 am Storms prevent shuttle from landing in Fla.Thunderstorms delayed the landing of space shuttle Atlantis and its astronauts for the second day in a row Saturday, and kept ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 May 2009 | 11:48 am Obama looking for common touch in next justicePresident Barack Obama says the qualities he's looking for in the next Supreme Court justice are intellectual firepower along with a little bit of a common touch and a practical sense of how the world works.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2009 | 11:47 am Jason Bay drives his price upIt isn't just a great season that Jason Bay is enjoying. It's also a great salary drive. Under normal circumstances, Bay's first seven weeks of the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 May 2009 | 11:47 am Jonathan Papelbon, K-Rod develop a close bondTwo of the absolute best closers in the game - Jonathan Papelbon and Francisco Rodriguez - are on display this weekend. The two speak as one when it comes to closers:...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 May 2009 | 11:46 am Pakistan: Troops battle Taliban in main Swat townISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistani security forces have entered the main town in a northwestern valley where Taliban fighters are holed up, engaging the militants in fierce street fights, the army's top spokesman said Saturday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 23 May 2009 | 11:45 am Pakistan: Troops battle Taliban in main Swat townPakistani security forces have entered the main town in a northwestern valley where Taliban fighters are holed up, engaging the militants in fierce street fights, the army's top spokesman...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2009 | 11:45 am Pakistan says street fighting in Swat's main cityISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces entered Mingora, the Swat Valley's main city, on Saturday and killed at least 17 Taliban militants as a new phase of their offensive against the militants began, the military said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 May 2009 | 11:44 am Memorial Day Parade, event schedules posted - Berkshire Eagle
Berkshire Eagle Adams: The parade will step off at 10 am from in front of Adams Memorial Middle School and will conclude with a ceremony at Maple Street Cemetery. Memorial Day... A Time To Remember Memorial Day to Be observed Source: Google News | 23 May 2009 | 11:44 am Ex-South Korea President Dies in Apparent SuicideEmbattled former President Roh Moo-hyun a reformist shamed by a corruption scandal that tarnished his image as a "clean" politician jumped to his death while hiking in the mountains behind his rural home in South Korea, his lawyer said. He was 62.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 May 2009 | 11:32 am India names party veteran Mukherjee to steer economyNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Saturday named veteran Congress party leader Pranab Mukherjee to head the key finance ministry at a time when Asia's third-largest economy has been hit harder than expected by the global recession.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 May 2009 | 11:31 am Australia defends flu steps as global cases rise - AFP
AFP SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia on Saturday defended its escalation of swine flu protection measures as global health chiefs said a vaccine could be ready as early as June and worldwide cases continued to rise. Australia Confirms Melbourne Schoolboy as 14th Swine Flu Victim Official says A/H1N1 flu cases in Australia are "mild" Source: Google News | 23 May 2009 | 11:31 am Pakistan army 'in Taliban city' - BBC News
BBC News Pakistani forces have clashed with Taliban fighters after entering the main city in the militant-controlled Swat Valley, the military has said. Pakistani troops storm Swat town Taliban Foiling Pakistani Army Source: Google News | 23 May 2009 | 11:30 am Dodd Now Shooting For Cap On Credit Card Interest Rate, Merchant Fees - Baltimore Sun
Baltimore Sun By KENNETH R. GOSSELIN | The Hartford Courant Sen. Chris Dodd and President Barack Obama exchange a greeting before Obama signed the credit card reform bill that Dodd shepherded through Congress. President signs new credit rules Obama Signs Credit-Card Consumers' 'Bill of Rights' Source: Google News | 23 May 2009 | 11:29 am S. Korea, EU agree on early conclusion of FTA: Yonhap+(Kyodo) _ South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Czech President Vaclav Klaus, current European Union president, said in a joint...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2009 | 11:22 am Expenses leak man defends actionsThe man who gave details of MPs' expenses to the Daily Telegraph insists that Parliament will benefit from their publication.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2009 | 11:21 am Search for homes for 'Slumdog' children picks upThe search for new homes for two impoverished child stars from the hit movie "Slumdog Millionaire" has intensified, as one child ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 May 2009 | 11:21 am Church in Nepal hit by explosionTwo people are killed and at least 12 injured in an explosion at a Roman Catholic church south of Nepal's capital Kathmandu.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2009 | 11:21 am Thousands flee Australia floodsTorrential rains and strong winds leave two people dead and force thousands from their homes on Australia's east coast.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2009 | 11:18 am The WHO says the change of seasons in the Asia-Pacific region up the instances of fluChildren take a dip in a pipeline under construction in downtown Manila. Australia has defended its escalation of swine flu protection measures as global health chiefs said a vaccine could be ready as...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2009 | 11:17 am A Taiwanese worker sprays disinfectant at a school in ChunghoA worker sprays disinfectant at the Kwong Fu elementary school in Chungho, Taipei county. Australia has defended its escalation of swine flu protection measures as global health chiefs said a vaccine could...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2009 | 11:17 am Australia defends flu steps as global cases riseAustralia on Saturday defended its escalation of swine flu protection measures as global health chiefs said a vaccine could be ready as early as June and worldwide cases continued to rise.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2009 | 11:17 am Quarantined students exercise at a military academy near MadridStudents at a military academy near Madrid exercise while in quarantine. Australia has defended its escalation of swine flu protection measures as global health chiefs said a vaccine could be ready as...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2009 | 11:17 am Australia has now recorded 14 confirmed infectionsA passenger filling in a health form due to the alert over swine flu and bird flu at Melbourne Airport on May 3. Australia has defended its escalation of swine flu protection measures as global health...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2009 | 11:17 am Pakistan: Troops battle Taliban in main Swat townPakistan's army says its troops have entered the main town in the Swat Valley and are engaging militants in street fights. Capturing Mingora is critical to Pakistani efforts to regain...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2009 | 11:09 am German president seeks 2nd term in parliament voteBERLIN (AP) -- German President Horst Koehler hopes to secure a second five-year term on Saturday in an unusually tight parliamentary vote just months before the country chooses a new government....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 23 May 2009 | 11:07 am German president seeks 2nd term in parliament voteGerman President Horst Koehler hopes to secure a second five-year term on Saturday in an unusually tight parliamentary vote just months before the country chooses a new government. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2009 | 11:07 am 12, including Japanese man, die as boat sinks in Philippines+(Kyodo) _ At least 12 people, including a 57-year-old Japanese man, drowned after ferry boat sank Saturday off Mindoro, an island province in central Philippines, officials said. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2009 | 11:04 am GOP: Alternative energy alone won't meet U.S. needsDemocrats will increase energy costs and make the U.S. more dependent on foreign oil if they focus solely on alternative energy, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 May 2009 | 10:51 am Ex-S. Korean president jumps to his death
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 May 2009 | 10:49 am Terrified residents flee MogadishuTerrified residents fled the Somali capital on Saturday, following a day of fierce fighting between government forces and Islamist hardline rebels that left at least 31 people dead. MostSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2009 | 10:48 am Al-Shabab militiamen fire on Somali government troops in MogadishuAl-Shabab militiamen fire on Somali government troops in Mogadishu. Terrified residents fled the Somali capital, following a day of fierce fighting between government forces and Islamist hardline rebels...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2009 | 10:48 am Aid agencies said that the first 12 days of clashes had displaced 46000 people from MogadishuA woman holds a child as they sit next to a makeshift tent at a camp for Internally Displaced People (IDP's), on the outskirts of Mogadishu. Terrified residents fled the Somali capital, following a day...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2009 | 10:48 am Ex-South Korea leader Roh dead, aide says suicideSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's former President Roh Moo-hyun, hounded for weeks over his links while in office to a widening corruption scandal, appears to have jumped to his death in the mountains near his home on Saturday, a top aide said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 May 2009 | 10:48 am 2 Americans die separately in Baghdad Green ZoneTwo Americans have been killed in separate incidents inside Baghdad's highly fortified Green Zone, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Saturday, raising concerns about its security as Iraq's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2009 | 10:42 am Life after deathNew chapter for Sri Lanka after PrabhakaranSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2009 | 10:38 am Oklahoma's 'Cherokee Cowboy'Travelling through Oklahoma, Kevin Connolly remembers the life of Cherokee-American Will Rogers, a star of silent and talking movies.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2009 | 10:38 am Rocket blast kills U.S. civilian in Baghdad Green ZoneBAGHDAD (Reuters) - A Katyusha rocket blasted Baghdad's fortified government and military Green Zone compound overnight, killing a civilian working for the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. military said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 May 2009 | 10:37 am Bernard Madoff's hidden victimsCutting edge research into the cure for Parkinson's Disease has also been hit by the fall of Bernard Madoff as James Coomarasamy explains.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2009 | 10:33 am UN chief visits Sri Lankan war refugeesMANIK FARM, Sri Lanka (AP) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited a displacement camp packed with Tamil civilians and flew over the former battlefield Saturday as he appealed to Sri Lanka's triumphant government to "heal the wounds" after three decades of civil war....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 23 May 2009 | 10:28 am NYT: Obama detention plan tests U.S. lawDetermining the constitutionality of President Obama’s proposal for "prolonged detention" of terror suspects without trial is likely to require a national look in the mirror.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 May 2009 | 10:26 am Report: Sichuan quake sites to open to touristsSections of streets, schools and bridges destroyed during last year's massive earthquake in southwestern China will soon be open to tourists, state media said Saturday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2009 | 10:20 am GOP: Alternative energy alone won't meet US needsDemocrats will increase energy costs and make the U.S. more dependent on foreign oil if they focus solely on alternative energy, the Republicans say.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2009 | 10:17 am Search for homes for 'Slumdog' children picks upThe search for new homes for two impoverished child stars from the hit movie "Slumdog Millionaire" has intensified, as one child fell sick days after city authorities demolished the shanty where she lived, family members said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2009 | 10:15 am Obama: Honor veterans this Memorial DayPresident Obama urged Americans to pay tribute to veterans on Memorial Day, saying the nation all too often has "failed to live ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 May 2009 | 10:14 am U.S., Afghan forces kill 60 in drug raid: militaryKABUL (Reuters) - U.S. and Afghan forces have killed 60 militants, almost half in air strikes, and seized one of the country's largest ever drug caches over a four-day operation in southern Helmand province, the U.S. military said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 May 2009 | 10:12 am Embattled SKorean ex-president jumps to his death - The Associated Press
The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Embattled former President Roh Moo-hyun - a reformist shamed by a corruption scandal that tarnished his image as a "clean" politician - jumped to his death while hiking in the mountains behind his rural home in South Korea, ... Video: Death of South Korean ex-president - 23 May 09 Former South Korean President Roh Dead In Apparent Suicide Source: Google News | 23 May 2009 | 10:10 am Man gets a new face and a new lifeA man who was horrifically disfigured after falling on electrified rail tracks today spoke of his joy as he revealed his new look following a face transplant.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 May 2009 | 10:10 am Obama 'confident' GM can thrive after restructuringPresident Obama said in an interview released Saturday he was confident General Motors would thrive after restructuring, but ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 May 2009 | 10:09 am Mukherjee the 'Deliverer' Takes Over as Indian Finance Minister - Bloomberg
Bloomberg By Cherian Thomas May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Pranab Mukherjee earned a reputation as a trouble shooter in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet since 2004 by resolving spats among ministries and coalition partners. Indian PM announces key cabinet posts New ministers named in Indian government Source: Google News | 23 May 2009 | 10:08 am AU calls for sanctions on EritreaThe African Union calls on the UN Security Council to impose sanctions against Eritrea for supporting insurgents in Somalia.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2009 | 10:05 am Obama: Honor veterans this Memorial DayPresident Barack Obama urged Americans to pay tribute to veterans on Memorial Day, saying the nation all too often has "failed to live up to that responsibility."Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2009 | 10:04 am 'CSI' writer sued by couple over show's charactersA couple sued a writer for the CBS show "CSI," claiming two shady characters on the show were named after them in revenge for a real estate deal gone bad.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2009 | 10:02 am I quit, with styleWeekend Workout: Tavia Grant dissects the latest workplace and career trends
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 May 2009 | 10:00 am "High" chance Gulf storm could become cyclone: NHCMIAMI (Reuters) - An area of low pressure carrying rain and gusty winds in the north central Gulf of Mexico had a "high" chance of developing into a tropical cyclone before it moves inland, U.S. forecasters said early on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 May 2009 | 9:49 am Books, letter to be used in case against Suu KyiYANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Several items left by an uninvited American visitor, including a book on the Mormon faith and a letter, could be used to convict and imprison Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on charges of violating her house arrest, a state-run newspaper said Saturday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 23 May 2009 | 9:48 am Books, letter to be used in case against Suu KyiSeveral items left by an uninvited American visitor, including a book on the Mormon faith and a letter, could be used to convict and imprison Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on charges of violating her house arrest, a state-run newspaper said Saturday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2009 | 9:48 am Reminder from the MPAA: DRM trumps your fair use rightsAs part of this week's RealDVD court hearings, Real continued to argue that the movie studios are trying to prevent fair use. At the same time, the MPAA pushed back by saying that fair use can't be used to defend against the DMCA's anticircumvention provisions, since the two are not even related. In fact, this is a gray area of the law that has yet
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 May 2009 | 9:40 am UN to press for Sri Lankan accessThe UN secretary general will press Sri Lanka for unrestricted access to civilians caught up in recent fighting.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2009 | 9:31 am Strong quake shakes Mexico City buildings
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 May 2009 | 9:23 am Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images - ESPN
ESPN After finding his path for an lob thwarted, LeBron James was able to launch a game-winning shot. Rashard Lewis, left, tries to get over and help Hedo Turkoglu offer some defense on a 23-footer. NBA Today LeBron James' shot a sweet switch for Cleveland: Bill Livingston Source: Google News | 23 May 2009 | 9:16 am Deny This, Last.fmLast.fm didn’t hand user data over to the RIAA. According to our source, it was their parent company, CBS, that did it. Here’s what we believe happened: CBS requested user data from Last.fm, including user name and IP address. CBS wanted the data to comply with a RIAA request but told Last.fm the data was going to be used for “internal use only.”
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 May 2009 | 9:10 am U.N.'s Ban visits Sri Lankan refugee campMANIK FARM, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon toured Sri Lanka's largest war refugee camp on Saturday during a trip to press for wider humanitarian access and political reconciliation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 May 2009 | 9:03 am Passer-by pushes suicide jumper in south ChinaBEIJING (AP) -- Chen Fuchao, a man heavily in debt, had been contemplating suicide on a bridge in southern China for hours when a passer-by came up, shook his hand - and pushed him off the ledge....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 23 May 2009 | 8:34 am 20 Fantasy Digital PaintingsFantasy art is the freedom for your imagination, if you looking for something different and unexpected in a artwork, always long with dragons, fairies, angels and demons.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 May 2009 | 8:30 am U.S. federal judge weighs DVD copying caseA Federal District Court judge in California weighed arguments in a contentious DVD copyright case between Hollywood movie companies and RealNetworks Inc on Thursday, but did not indicate when she might rule.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 May 2009 | 8:30 am U.S. body found in Baghdad's Green ZoneThe body of an American civilian has been found inside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, a U.S. military spokesman said Saturday.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 May 2009 | 8:28 am Taliban driven from road but still in hillsDAGAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Army trucks rumbled through a destroyed market a few miles down the road, passing a charred gas station where a Taliban suicide bomber killed four soldiers a few weeks ago when the Pakistani government hit back at an incursion by Islamic extremists....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 23 May 2009 | 8:23 am Michael Moore to Make a Documentary on the Economic CrisisThe still-untitled documentary about the collapse of the world economy will bow domestically on Oct. 2. That's almost a year to the day that Congress passed the first U.S. economic stimulus package
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 May 2009 | 8:20 am OCU's Weaver transforms from pitcher to sluggerAs he tried to make the unlikely switch from pitcher to position player and hitter, those encouraging Brent Weaver often told him he just might make a successful transformation like Rick Ankiel of the St. Louis Cardinals.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2009 | 8:12 am Junqueira not mad over being yanked from Indy 500Bruno Junqueira was fast enough to be in the race.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2009 | 8:11 am Return of major sports aids New Orleans' recoveryOn the heels of the NFL's decision to award New Orleans the 2013 Super Bowl, tourism and economic development officials credited ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 May 2009 | 7:49 am Teaching Your Dog Behavior Techniques Is 'Worthless'British scientists find aggressive behavior training techniques a waste of time.Source: ABC News: International | 23 May 2009 | 7:29 am Slow start for ‘urgent' projectCanada's reconstruction showpiece, the Dahla dam, remains in the preliminary stages
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 May 2009 | 7:13 am Weather forecast iffy for shuttle landing in Fla. - The Associated Press
The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew are trying to land in Florida, but bad weather is forecast there for a second straight day. No more shuttles, no in-space fixes NASA looking at Florida and California for today's landing Source: Google News | 23 May 2009 | 7:10 am Maybe One DayThis film conveys a sense of life and experience, extreme and heightened feelings as well as pensive and quiet moments. It is reminiscence, a visual diary and a document of a day. This is achieved through the journey of one man.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 May 2009 | 7:10 am Passer-by pushes suicide jumperChen Fuchao, a man heavily in debt, had been contemplating suicide on a bridge in southern China for hours when a passer-by came up, shook his hand — and pushed him off the ledge.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 May 2009 | 7:07 am Don't let media shield criminals, hearing toldCrown lawyers question whether journalists have a special right to protect confidential sources' identities
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 May 2009 | 7:02 am California unemployment drops slightly in AprilThe state lost 63,700 jobs even though the jobless rate fell to 11% from March's 11.2%. Cuts by state and local governments loom, and new graduates are scrambling.Reporting from Los Angeles and Sacramento Tiffany Hsu -- California's unemployment picture improved slightly in April, but a bit of good news brought little cheer to the thousands of college and high school graduates flooding into the worst job market in decades.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 May 2009 | 7:00 am No injuries reported as quake hits MexicoA strong earthquake swayed skyscrapers in Mexico City and rattled colonial buildings in Puebla state Friday, but apparently caused no injuries or damage.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 May 2009 | 7:00 am At Naval Academy, Obama maps fight against terrorismIn his commencement speech, the president tells graduates to prepare for unorthodox responsibilities in a different kind of war.President Obama told Naval Academy graduates Friday that changing threats to U.S. security will require them to take on new, unorthodox missions that involve more than subduing an enemy in combat.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 May 2009 | 7:00 am California shouldn't hope for U.S. loan guarantees, lawmakers toldAs the governor's plan for drastic budget cuts begins stirring revolt, state legislators are told that California might not be able to borrow more than $10 billion as it faces a $24-billion deficit.As Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's mammoth budget-cut proposal hardened partisan battle lines and stirred revolt, California officials scrambled Friday to scrape together a plan to keep the state solvent after the White House informed them that federal backing for emergency short-term loans is unlikely.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 May 2009 | 7:00 am 'Direct fire attack' kills NATO memberA NATO service member has been killed in fighting in southern Afghanistan, the international force said Saturday.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 May 2009 | 6:54 am French Priest Says Holocaust Toll Likely to Rise After ProbeAfter a five-year investigation he had received a shocking insight into the mechanics of genocide and strong indications that historians may have to raise their estimate of how many Jews were killed.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 May 2009 | 6:42 am Nintendo announces Metroid Prime Trilogy for WiiNintendo has officially announced Metroid Prime Trilogy for the Wii, set for a August 24th release!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 May 2009 | 6:40 am Top 10 Badass Movie GalsIt’s when you’re not expecting to have your arse kicked that it hurts the most…
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 May 2009 | 6:30 am Colleges consider 3-year degreesAccelerated programs weighed as means to save motivated undergrads and families time, money.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 May 2009 | 6:24 am Obama "confident" GM can thrive after restructuringWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said in an interview released on Saturday he was confident General Motors would thrive after restructuring, but he made no mention whether the ailing automaker might have to enter bankruptcy to complete reorganization.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 May 2009 | 5:53 am LeBron’s buzzer-beater saves Cavs in Game 2
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 May 2009 | 5:31 am S. Korean ex-president Roh dies in apparent suicideFormer South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, embroiled in a broadening corruption scandal, jumped to his death while hiking in ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 May 2009 | 5:14 am NATO service member killed in southern AfghanistanKABUL (AP) -- A NATO service member has been killed in fighting in southern Afghanistan, the international force said Saturday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 23 May 2009 | 5:11 am Cuddyer hits for cycle as Twins’ offense surges
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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 May 2009 | 4:22 am Plane crashes near Brazil resort, 11 reported deadSAO PAULO (AP) -- A twin-engine plane crashed near a private airport in a northeastern coastal Brazil resort area Friday night, killing all 11 people aboard, officials and state media said....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 23 May 2009 | 4:22 am CBS is top dog again, Nielsen study showsNo description available
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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 May 2009 | 4:00 am Ex-South Korean President Dies After FallFormer South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has died, a police official said Saturday, presumably after a fall while mountain climbing. A news report said a suicide note was found.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 23 May 2009 | 4:00 am Exact account of Pelosi briefings elusiveUnless memos on briefings about interrogation techniques prove to be more precise than some who have seen them suggest, what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi learned may never be definitively understood.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 May 2009 | 3:52 am Journalist Freed In Iran Returns To U.S.An American journalist who spent four months in an Iranian prison was greeted Friday afternoon with cheers and hugs from friends as she returned to the United States.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 23 May 2009 | 1:30 am U.S. Asks Cuba To Resume Immigration TalksIn a new overture to Cuba, the Obama administration asked the island's communist government on Friday to resume talks on legal immigration of Cubans to the United States suspended by former President George W. Bush.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 23 May 2009 | 1:00 am Times Square becomes pedestrian mallNEW YORK - Start spreading the news: You soon will be able to walk through the very heart of it in Times Square. New York City is launching an experiment tomorrow to ban cars on five blocks of Broadway from 42nd Street to 47th...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 May 2009 | 12:58 am UN Chief to Press for Sri Lanka ReconciliationBan Ki-moon to urge Sri Lankan reconciliation, opening refugee camps to more aidSource: ABC News: International | 23 May 2009 | 12:04 am Exclusive: Pirate Drama Unfolds Up CloseA U.S. ship was attacked off the coast of Somalia, where its sister ship was captured last month. Sheila MacVicar was aboard a Canadian navy rescue vessel as the pirates attacked and helicopters from her ship came to the rescue.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 23 May 2009 | 12:00 am Strong quake hits Mexico CityMEXICO CITY - A strong earthquake has shaken skyscrapers in Mexico City and rattled colonial buildings in neighbouring Puebla state, sending frightened people into the streets. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 May 2009 | 11:34 pm Will The Public Recoil From Guns In Parks?The credit card bill that President Obama signed into law Friday contains a measure that allows guns to be carried in national parks. We hear what former park managers, gun enthusiasts and visitors to Saguaro National Park in Arizona think about it. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 May 2009 | 10:46 pm Journalist Held In Iran Returns To The U.S.An American journalist who spent four months in an Iranian prison was greeted Friday afternoon with cheers and hugs from friends as she returned to the United States. Roxana Saberi told reporters upon her arrival that singing the national anthem helped keep her going. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 May 2009 | 10:30 pm Obama signs into law credit card reformIn the most sweeping changes to the credit card industry in 40 years, President Obama signed into law Friday an act to restrict ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 May 2009 | 10:23 pm MPs' expenses: John Bercow to repay £6500 capital gains taxJohn Bercow the Conservative MP who has declared himself a candidate in the race to become the next speaker is to pay more than £6500 to HM Revenue ? Customs after he confirmed that he had not paid capital gains tax when he sold two properties in 2003.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 May 2009 | 10:06 pm Obama signs sweeping credit card reform billWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law on Friday sweeping reforms that restrict credit card interest rates and fees, marking a victory for Democrats trying to help recession-weary consumers and a setback for banks seeking to retain sorely-needed revenues.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2009 | 10:04 pm Australia: Man found dead in floodwatersA man has been found dead in floodwaters at Raleigh, south of Coffs Harbour on the NSW north coast, police say. Bellingen police were alerted to a submerged car seen in floodwaters on South Arm Road at Raleigh about 5.15pm local...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 May 2009 | 10:00 pm U.N. seeks $54M for Pakistan war refugeesThe United Nations is appealing for $543 million to ease what it describes as the "incredible suffering" of refugees from Pakistan's ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 May 2009 | 9:54 pm MPs' expenses: Ben Bradshaw told 'too little too late'A voter summed up the views of many members of the public on the MPs' expenses scandal when she told the minister Ben Bradshaw: "You're doing too little too late."Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 May 2009 | 9:50 pm UK mother gives birth to sextupletsBELFAST - A British hospital says a mother in Northern Ireland has given birth to sextuplets. The babies, four girls and two boys, are the first sextuplets born in the United Kingdom in more than 20 years. Neonatal consultant...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 May 2009 | 9:47 pm Convicted former soldier new suspect in Madeleine caseLONDON - Detectives working for the parents of missing Madeleine McCann are investigating a convicted paedophile in connection with the her disappearance, family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said yesterday. Mitchell confirmed that...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 May 2009 | 9:38 pm MPs' expenses: David Cameron disowns Nadine Dorries who pleaded for sympathyDavid Cameron has disowned the Tory backbencher Nadine Dorries who claimed that MPs were being pushed to breaking point by the "torture" of having their expenses claims made public.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 May 2009 | 9:29 pm MPs' expenses: taxpayer funds home for friend of minister Paul GogginsPaul Goggins allows charity director to live rentfree at London home.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 May 2009 | 9:17 pm Pirate Attack On U.S. Cargo Ship ThwartedCanadian Naval helicopters thwarted an attack Friday by pirates in the Gulf of Aden on a U.S. cargo ship, the Maersk Virginia - from the same fleet as the Maersk Alabama, whose captain was held captive for four days in April.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 22 May 2009 | 8:30 pm MPs' expenses whistleblower John Wick on why he set the scandal runningJohn Wick former SAS officer who blew the whistle on the MPs' expenses scandal speaks out for the first time.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 May 2009 | 8:21 pm Whistleblower John Wick: I am proud to have exposed MPs' expenses scandalAt the beginning of March I thought I was going to have a stress free day in the office when I received the call that led to the dramatic events which have unfolded over the past fortnight.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 May 2009 | 8:21 pm Biden's Beirut Trip Attracts CriticsVice President Joe Biden is in Beirut just ahead of Lebanese parliamentary elections that may result in a government led by Hezbollah and its allies. Some are accusing Biden of interfering in Lebanon's domestic affairs. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 May 2009 | 8:00 pm Will Guantanamo Detainees Go To Colorado?A possible relocation site in the U.S. for Guantanamo detainees is the "Supermax" penitentiary in Florence, Colo. Bob Wood, publisher of the Florence Citizen tells Melissa Block how the community feels about the prospects. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 May 2009 | 8:00 pm Obama Addresses Naval Academy GradsIn his commencement address to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on Friday, President Barack Obama told graduating midshipmen that, as their commander in chief, he will send them into harm's way only "when it is absolutely necessary." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 May 2009 | 8:00 pm Obama Leans Toward 'Preventive Detention'In his national security speech Thursday, President Obama said there may be a number of detainees at Guantanamo who cannot be prosecuted but nonetheless pose a threat and shouldn't be released. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 May 2009 | 8:00 pm Obama Signs Credit Card Overhaul Into LawIn a White House ceremony, the president also asked both credit card companies and consumers to act more responsibly in the way credit is used and issued. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 May 2009 | 7:51 pm MPs' expenses: Tory MP Jonathan Djanogly claimed almost £5000 for automatic gatesJonathan Djanogly the multimillionaire shadow business minister claimed almost £5000 to have automatic gates installed at his large home in his Huntingdon constituency.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 May 2009 | 7:49 pm MPs' expenses: Bernard Jenkin claims £50000 in rent on farmhouse owned by sisterinlawBernard Jenkin a Conservative MP has claimed £50000 on his expenses to rent his sisterinlaw's farmhouse just over the road from a country home partowned by his wife.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 May 2009 | 7:42 pm MPs' expenses: Mark Todd claimed for designer marble tableMark Todd a Labour MP who said he had only bought "things required for a living space" on his parliamentary expenses claimed almost £25000 on redecoration and furnishings.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 May 2009 | 7:36 pm MPs' expenses: Khalid Mahmood stayed at fivestar hotel with his girlfriendKhalid Mahmood a Labour MP claimed hundreds of pounds to stay at a fivestar hotel in London with his girlfriend and charged the taxpayer on his second home allowance.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 May 2009 | 7:30 pm Decoding The Mystery Of Near-Death ExperiencesSome researchers are exploring whether a mind can operate while the brain has stopped. One neuroscientist says that after a near-death experience, people's brains appear to undergo changes at the neural level. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 May 2009 | 7:20 pm Israelis Kill Two Palestinians, Foiling BombingIsraeli troops crossed into Gaza and killed two Palestinian militants who were planting a bomb along the border fence before dawn Friday, the Israeli military said. The men belonged to the militant group Islamic Jihad, according to an announcement on the group's Web site. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 May 2009 | 7:13 pm After A Pirate Negotiation, A Personal ConnectionShipping executive Per Gullestrup wanted to rescue a crew of sailors from pirates demanding a $7 million ransom. He ended up forging an unlikely business relationship with the negotiator, marked by mutual respect and the gift of three camel calves. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 May 2009 | 6:41 pm Canada Convicts Rwandan Man For GenocideA Rwandan man was found guilty of war crimes during his country's 1994 genocide, becoming the first person convicted under a new Canadian law that allows residents to be tried for crimes committed abroad.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 22 May 2009 | 6:30 pm VP Biden in Lebanon Ahead of Key ElectionsVice President Biden in Beirut ahead of key elections Hezbollah could win.Source: ABC News: International | 22 May 2009 | 6:08 pm Pelosi deflects questions about CIA briefings on waterboardingThe Democratic House speaker says, 'I don't have anything more to say about it. I stand by my comment' that the CIA failed to tell her waterboarding already had been used on terrorism suspects.Seeking to damp a controversy prompted by her own remarks, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today refused to answer questions about her assertion that the CIA had misled her in 2002 about the use of waterboarding on terrorism suspects.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 May 2009 | 5:28 pm Reports: DNA Expert Testifies in Trial of U.S. StudentCrucial DNA evidence allegedly linking Amanda Knox to the killing of British student Meredith Kercher will not be shown in Italian court Friday after a judge agreed to a defense request to delay hearing DNA evidence.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2009 | 4:33 pm Tough US sheriff triggers federal probeWhen I checked into the Maricopa County Sheriff's website to try to get hold of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the self-styled hard-on-crime lawman who calls himself "America's Toughest Sheriff", I discovered three of the jails in his jurisdiction...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 May 2009 | 4:00 pm It ain't me, babe - Dylan's first cover at auctionNEW YORK - It was a proud Christie's auction house that revealed this week that an upcoming sale of Bob Dylan memorabilia would include a poem written at summer camp when he was only 16 years old. Here, they suggested, was a first...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 May 2009 | 4:00 pm Astronaut's water is out of this worldHOUSTON- At the international space station, it was one small sip for man and a giant gulp of recycled urine for mankind. Astronauts aboard the space station celebrated a space first on Thursday by drinking water that had been...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 May 2009 | 4:00 pm Kiwi caught up in political scandalA former New Zealand dentist, Sir Paul Beresford, has been caught up in the scandal at Westminster over expenses claims. Sir Paul, a Conservative MP in the British Parliament, was born in Levin and started his dentistry practice...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 May 2009 | 4:00 pm Hundreds of Muslims Protest in AthensAuthorities fired tear gas and stun grenades at hundreds of Muslims in central Athens on Friday as they protested a Greek policeman's alleged defacement of a Koran owned by an Iraqi immigrant.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2009 | 3:47 pm President Reagan Honored With Statue in LondonWestminster City Council says it has changed the usual rules to allow the memorial to be erected outside the current U.S. embassy in downtown London.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2009 | 3:37 pm Burma Court Accepts Case Against Opposition LeaderThe court trying Burma pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi agreed to accept the charge she violated the terms of her house arrest after an American man swam to and entered her lakeside home.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2009 | 2:47 pm Israel Holds War Games as Tension With Iran GrowsIsrael's air force held a large-scale exercise simulating war on several fronts with enemies that include Iran, Israeli defense officials said Friday.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2009 | 2:33 pm U.S. Journalist Freed in Iran Heads HomeU.S. journalist freed from prison in Iran flying to WashingtonSource: ABC News: International | 22 May 2009 | 2:24 pm Pope Benedict XVI Gets in Touch With Facebook and iPhonePope Benedict XVI has entered the world of social networking sites and smartphones with a Vatican portal that includes Facebook and iPhone applications.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2009 | 1:33 pm Biden Visits Lebanon Ahead Of Key ElectionVice President Joe Biden is in Lebanon to reinforce U.S. support for the government ahead of key parliamentary elections that could see a pro-Western majority ousted by a coalition led by the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 22 May 2009 | 11:45 am Indonesian Imams OK Facebook; but No Flirting!Indonesian clerics give Facebook a thumb's up - but no flirting or gossiping!Source: ABC News: International | 22 May 2009 | 11:12 am
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