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ECB's Weber urges swift Greek aid to prevent contagionBERLIN (Reuters) - ECB Governing Council member Axel Weber said on Thursday the impact of any Greek debt default on other states would be "incalculable" and urged quick approval of an aid package to prevent market upheaval and contagion to other states.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:14 am Radioactive material in scrapyard that killed 1 person traced to university lab in IndiaNEW DELHI (AP) — A scrap dealer who dismantled a machine once used by the chemistry class of a major Indian university died of radioactive poisoning, police said Thursday, raising concerns... Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:14 am B.C. report calls for reform of fire, rescue servicesReport, which took three years to produce, makes 14 recommendationsSource: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:13 am 'Bigot' row clouds UK debateAlan Johnson says it is "perfectly legitimate" to debate immigration, after the PM was heard calling a woman who raised it "bigoted".Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:11 am Ex-Brockton official sentenced to a year in prisonBOSTON - The former head of Brockton's building department has been sentenced to a year in prison for accepting...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:10 am ECB's Weber urges swift Greek aid to prevent contagion (Reuters)Reuters - ECB Governing Council member Axel Weber said on Thursday the impact of any Greek debt default on other states would be "incalculable" and urged quick approval of an aid package to prevent market upheaval and contagion to other states.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:07 am DA: Cape canoeist death was 'tragic accident'PROVINCETOWN - Cape and Islands First Assistant District Attorney Michael Trudeau yesterday described the April...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:07 am Ukraine probing alleged misuse of emissions funds from Japan, others+(Kyodo) _ Ukrainian prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into allegations that senior officials of the previous Yulia Tymoshenko government misused state funds received fromSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:06 am Northern Ireland police arrest 2 suspected IRA dissidents over pipe bombsBELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Northern Ireland police say they have arrested two suspected Irish Republican Army dissidents on suspicion of possessing pipe bombs. Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:04 am All-star country jam band opens Opry's 85th partyAn all-star jam band of Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, Ricky Skaggs and Steve Wariner will kick off the Grand Ole Opry's 85th birthday celebration.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:01 am Poll: Black teens more optimistic than peersBria Fleming has been through a lot in the last year, including her mother's hospitalization and job loss and a fire in their home. It'd be enough to get most 18-year-olds down.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Dilemma Of The Week: What To Call Conan’s New Talk ShowHey, what are they gonna call this thing when it finally airs? That's the one bit of information that hasn’t made its way to the surface. Here are some alternative suggestions.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Building a better bank branchAlberta-based ATB does away with the velvet ropes, gives customers a more personal experienceSource: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Are Big Banks jumping the gun?The Bank of Canada hasn’t started raising rates yet, but Canada’s major lenders have started a cycle of increasesSource: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Warily eyeing the wards of the U.S. stateOf U.S. government-baild out quartet, Citigroup is only probable bet .. unless you go shortSource: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Growth beats value, and when it doesn’t, it’s time to worryResearch shows that value investing approach pays off in bear and bull markets, in recessions and recoveriesSource: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am IPOs: You should always find out who's really getting paidSome cash-out plans by company owners are more successful than others – sometimes surprisingly soSource: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am ETF picks for your portfolioEsko Mickels, analyst at Morningstar Canada, offers his favourites in this Let's Talk Investing videoSource: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am "Bigot" gaffe haunts UK PM before TV poll debateLONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown needs a show-stopping performance in a final election debate on Thursday to offset a blaze of bad publicity after he was caught calling a supporter of his Labour Party "bigoted."Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:58 am Thai troops struggle to contain Bangkok protestsBANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities said on Thursday they would intensify efforts to contain anti-government protests in Bangkok, after a soldier was killed in the latest clash of a seven-week old campaign to force early elections.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am Man stabs 28 children at kindergarten in ChinaFive of the children were in critical condition after third such rampage at a Chinese school this monthSource: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am Thai troops struggle to contain Bangkok protests (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:54 am Thai protesters' rivals call for end to 'anarchy'BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's pro-establishment Yellow Shirt activists demanded military action against anti-government Red Shirt protesters Thursday and an end to "anarchy" in the capital, a day after clashes turned a busy expressway into a deadly battle zone....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:54 am Thai protesters' rivals call for end to 'anarchy'Associated Press Writer BANGKOK Thailand's pro-establishment Yellow Shirt activists demanded military action against anti-government Red Shirt protesters Thursday and an end to "anarchy"...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:54 am South Asian rival PMs hold talksThe Indian PM is due to meet his Pakistani counterpart in a few hours at a regional summit in Bhutan, India says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:54 am Leaking Oil Well Lacked Safeguard - Wall Street Journal
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:51 am Goldman set to settle SEC fraud case soon: reportLONDON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs may soon settle its fraud case with the U.S. regulator, the New York Post reported on Thursday, opting to end a legal fight rather than endure a repeat of the public flogging it received this week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:51 am Tiger Woods' golf rehab takes 2nd step at Quail HollowCHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Tiger Woods hopes his second step back on the PGA Tour is even better than his first. Woods'...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:51 am South Korea buries sailors killed in ship sinkingDAEJEON, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea laid to rest 46 sailors killed in the sinking of a navy warship during an emotional and solemn burial Thursday, as officials vowed retaliation against those responsible for what many believe was a North Korean attack....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am The Ten Rejected Smurfs You Won't Be SeeingJust when you thought "Fraggle Rock" was going to be the last childhood property of the '80s to get a comic book revamp comes the announcement that the original Smurf comics are going to be reprinted in America for the first time in years.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am Intel: Pakistan Taliban chief now believed aliveISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud is now believed to have survived a U.S. missile strike earlier this year, but has lost clout within the militant network, a senior intelligence official said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:49 am Afghan MP says U.S. troops raid home, kill relativeNAZARABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. troops raided the home of a female member of the Afghan parliament and killed a neighbor who was one of her relatives, the MP said on Thursday, an incident that sparked angry protests in the east.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am Afghan MP says U.S. troops raid home, kill relative (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. troops raided the home of a female member of the Afghan parliament and killed a neighbor who was one of her relatives, the MP said on Thursday, an incident that sparked angry protests in the east.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am Palestinians die in Gaza tunnelFour Palestinians die in a smuggling tunnel under Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:46 am Miss. tornado couple receives wedding dress, tripDays after a tornado obliterated their home and delayed their wedding, a Mississippi bride and groom say they feel blessed by the kindness of strangers, including the gift of a wedding dress from a jilted bride in Kentucky.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:45 am Feds probe Boston hospital groupBOSTON - Federal authorities have opened in investigation into possible anticompetitive behavior in the way the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:45 am 2 killed in attack on rights caravanUndetermined number of foreigners and Mexican activists missingSource: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:44 am Siobhan Magnus' 'Idol' run comes to an endIt's over. America voted, and Siobhan Magnus is out of the running for Fox's "American Idol." ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:43 am Fur flies with Brendan Fraser, Brooke ShieldsTogether to promote their slapstick comedy "Furry Vengeance," Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields have...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:43 am Man stabs 28 children at kindergarten in ChinaTAIXING, China (AP) -- A knife-wielding man attacked a kindergarten class of 4-year-olds in eastern China on Thursday, slashing 28 children in the third such rampage at a Chinese school this month. Five of the children were in critical condition....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:40 am Man stabs 28 children at kindergarten in ChinaA knife-wielding man attacked a kindergarten class of 4-year-olds in eastern China on Thursday, slashing 28 children in the third such rampage at a Chinese school this month. Five of the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:40 am Facebook Privacy: 8 Ways to Protect YourselfYou want to use Facebook, but you also want to keep your private information from being spread all over the Internet. The key is to understand how Facebook works, where your information is going, and how to navigate the service's labyrinth of privacy controls.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:40 am US oil slick 'five times bigger'New estimates from US officials suggest the oil spillage in the Gulf of Mexico is five times worse than previously thought.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:38 am Cape project's cost to feds, Mass. customers still up in airU.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar yesterday approved the Cape Wind project even though he and other officials...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:38 am Indian radioactive death probedAuthorities at Delhi University investigate how radioactive waste which killed a man was sold as scrap.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:33 am Golf: Kamii sets early pace at Crowns+(Kyodo) _ Kunihiro Kamii shot a bogey-free 5-under 65 to take a one- stroke lead after the first round of The Crowns on Thursday. Kamii had three birdies on the front nine and added twoSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:33 am Mass. Cape Wind gets thumbs up, thumbs down (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:30 am Last chance to woo UK voters in final TV debate - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:30 am Afghan lawmaker's relative killed in night raidHundreds of people take to the streets in protest, shouting ‘Death to America!’Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:30 am Terror suspect families get aidA European court says social aid should be given to the spouses of terror suspects, overturning a Treasury ruling.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:28 am Last chance to woo UK voters in final TV debateLONDON - Britain's three main candidates in the neck-and-neck parliamentary election campaign will face off...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:26 am Russia and US to discuss adoptionUS and Russian officials are to discuss the suspended adoption of Russian orphans by American families.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:24 am Europe 'must act fast' on GreeceGreece risks becoming "the Lehman Brothers of the sovereign debt crisis", a senior former minister tells the BBC.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:23 am Prosecutors investigate Ukraine parliament chaosKIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian prosecutors say they are considering filing charges against parliament members who hurled eggs and set off smoke bombs in the chamber as lawmakers ratified a controversial agreement with Russia....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:22 am Prosecutors investigate Ukraine parliament chaosUkrainian prosecutors say they are considering filing charges against parliament members who hurled eggs and set off smoke bombs in the chamber as lawmakers ratified a controversial...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:22 am Prosecutors investigate disorder in Ukraine's legislature during vote on Russian navy dealKIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian prosecutors say they are considering filing charges against parliament members who hurled eggs and set off smoke bombs in the chamber as lawmakers ratified a... Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:22 am Louisiana coast under threat as oil spill worsens (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:21 am Officials: Leaks spewing more oil into GulfNEW ORLEANS - A massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is even worse than officials believed and the federal government...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:21 am Tough AZ immigration law facing new road blocks - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:21 am Obama to deliver eulogy, present teacher awardPresident Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy Thursday morning at the funeral of civil rights leader Dorothy Height (hyt).Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:16 am Golf: The Crowns 1st-round results+(Kyodo) _ Leading scores Thursday after the first round of The Crowns at Nagoya Golf Club, Wago Course (6,545 yards, par 70) in Aichi Prefecture (Japanese unless noted): Kunihiro KamiiSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:15 am Yankees defeat Orioles, but Joe Girardi miffed at Orioles' pitcherBALTIMORE - The last time Joe Girardi was unhappy with Jeremy Guthrie he expressed his frustration from the dugout. Wednesday...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:14 am Man Stabs 28 Children at Kindergarten in ChinaFive Students in Critical Condition; Violence Latest in String of Attacks on Children in SchoolsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:14 am Children injured in China attackAt least 28 children and three adults are stabbed at a Chinese pre-school, the third such attack in a month.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:14 am Top Taliban leader 'still alive'Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud survived an American drone attack in January, intelligence sources say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:13 am Credit-rating agencies loom large in Europe crisisThe rating agencies that sort good investments from junk are once again injecting fear into financial markets. Only this time it's for warning investors about a possible threat — Europe's debt crisis — rather than for failing to see one coming.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:11 am Afghan lawmaker's relative killed in night raidKABUL (AP) -- NATO and Afghan forces raided a lawmaker's home and fatally shot the woman's brother-in-law during a nighttime operation in eastern Afghanistan, sending hundreds of people into the streets shouting "Death to America!" in protest, the lawmaker said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:11 am Afghan lawmaker's relative killed in night raidNATO and Afghan forces raided a lawmaker's home and fatally shot the woman's brother-in-law during a nighttime operation in eastern Afghanistan, sending hundreds of people into the streets...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:11 am India, Pakistan leaders meet, seek diplomatic thaw - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am Finally! US’ First Offshore Wind Farm OK’d by InteriorIn what might signal the end of a nine-year long battle for the first offshore wind farm in the United States, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced the approval of the 468-megawatt, Cape Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am Boy to be sentenced in Border Patrol agent's deathA 17-year-old Mexican faces a maximum penalty of life in prison when he is sentenced for killing a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times in the head, neck and torso in a remote mountainous area.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:08 am Chinese man stabs children in kindergarten, 31 hurtBEIJING (Reuters) - A knife-wielding man injured 28 children, two teachers and a security guard in a kindergarten in eastern China, state media reported on Thursday, the fourth such stabbing case in recent weeks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:08 am India, Pakistan leaders meet, seek diplomatic thawTHIMPHU, Bhutan (Reuters) - The prime ministers of India and Pakistan held their first meeting in nine months on Thursday, aiming to end a diplomatic stalemate since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, although hopes of a breakthrough remain muted.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:06 am Fla. gov. on cusp of independent bid for US Senate (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:06 am Hundreds protest death of Afghan lawmaker's kin in NATO raidThe Western alliance doesn't identify the victim, but says he refused commands to drop a weapon.Hundreds of people shouting, "Death to America!" protested in the streets of eastern Afghanistan on Thursday after a nighttime military raid resulted in the death of an Afghan lawmaker's brother-in-law. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:06 am Embattled SCLC Struggles To Remain RelevantCivil rights leaders Dorothy Height and Benjamin Hooks died this month. The organizations they led were in the forefront of the fight for equal rights. Those organizations are struggling to stay relevant. And nowhere is that struggle more evident than in the organization founded by Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:05 am U.S. extradites Bosnian Serb suspected of genocide (Reuters)Reuters - The United States has extradited to Bosnia a Serb former soldier under investigation for genocide during the 1995 massacre of Muslims in Srebrenica, Bosnia's state prosecutor said on Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:03 am U.S. extradites Bosnian Serb suspected of genocideSARAJEVO (Reuters) - The United States has extradited to Bosnia a Serb former soldier under investigation for genocide during the 1995 massacre of Muslims in Srebrenica, Bosnia's state prosecutor said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:03 am Deadly school attacks in ChinaChina has witnessed a series of assaults by knife-wielding attackers on schools in recent years. Many have been blamed on personal grudges or people with psychiatric problems:Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:02 am Deadly school attacks in ChinaChina has witnessed a series of assaults by knife-wielding attackers on schools in recent years. Many have been blamed on personal grudges or people with psychiatric problems: Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:01 am Gazprom's Q4 2009 net profit rises tenfoldRussia's largest gas producer Gazprom says its net profit in the fourth quarter of 2009 rose nearly tenfold compared to a year ago as its gas sales picked up.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:01 am Eurozone economic sentiment up strongly in AprilOfficial figures show economic sentiment in the 16 countries that use the euro rose above its long-term average during April despite mounting concerns about the debt crisis afflicting Greece.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am Baseball: Kim gets 4 RBIs, Lotte back in 1st place+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: TO BE LED) Kim Tae Kyun went 3-for-5 with four RBIs as the Lotte Marines beat the Seibu Lions 10-5 Thursday to move back into first place in the Pacific League. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am Thai protesters' rivals call for end to 'anarchy'Thailand's pro-establishment Yellow Shirt activists demanded military action against anti-government Red Shirt protesters Thursday and an end to "anarchy" in the capital, a day after...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:59 am Weather forecast for Friday+(Kyodo) _ Weather forecast for Friday, April 30: Tokyofair Osaka fair Nagoya fair>cloudy Sapporocloudy/rain Sendaifair>cloudy Niigatafair/cloudy Hiroshimafair>cloudy Takamatsufair...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:58 am "Bigot" gaffe haunts UK PM before TV poll debate (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:53 am Obama to honor Height as godmother of civil rightsPresident Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy Thursday for the late Dorothy I. Height, a woman he calls the godmother of the civil rights movement.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:51 am Last chance to woo UK voters in final TV debateLONDON (AP) -- Britain's three main candidates in the neck-and-neck parliamentary election campaign will face off for the last time in a TV debate Thursday night, tackling the issue of how to repair the fragile economy....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:51 am Last chance to woo UK voters in final TV debate (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:51 am Comcast Wins Worst Company In America AwardComcast beat runner-up Ticketmaster in the last round of voting by a margin of 59 to 41 percent -- ending a two-year losing streak that saw it crushed by AIG in 2009 and run over by Countrywide Home Loans in 2008.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:40 am Election 2010: Immigration not off limits, says Johnson - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:31 am Afghan lawmaker's relative killed in night raid, sending hundreds into streets to protestKABUL (AP) — NATO and Afghan forces raided a lawmaker's home and fatally shot the woman's brother-in-law during a nighttime operation in eastern Afghanistan, sending hundreds of people into the ... Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:26 am Pakistan Taliban Leader May be Alive, After AllRenewed Confusion Over Fate of Hakimullah Mehsud as Some Senior Intel Officials say He Survived U.S. StrikeSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:26 am Marlon Byrd Makes Incredible No-Look, Behind-The-Back CatchFirst Mark Buehrle makes his incredible play for the White Sox this season. Now a Chicago Cub has answered.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:20 am Australia proposes tough cigarette packaging rulesSYDNEY (AP) -- Tobacco companies would be forced to use plain, logo-free packaging on their cigarettes in a bid to make them less attractive to smokers under legislation introduced Thursday by Australia's government, which dubbed the move a world-first....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:18 am Florida's Gov. Crist on cusp of independent Senate bidThe very thing that once made Gov. Charlie Crist the clear Republican choice to run for U.S. Senate is also what will perhaps ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:16 am Everyday People Making Thousands as Amateur PaparazziThanks to cell phones, pocket cameras, and the web, MeetTheFamous.com has created a new website for everyday people to upload their candid celebrity photos and make tons of money.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:10 am Olivia Munn on Nude PETA Ad: 'What's the Problem?'First off, she says, she's not actually nude, she just looks that way. Second, elephants are people, too. Wait. Well, something like that.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:10 am When Celebrities Tweet From 30,000 FeetAs everyone with a tech-savvy friend knows, "I'm writing this from 30,000 feet!" is the "I'm talking to you on my new car phone!" of 2010. As Marshall McLuhan predicted, the medium is truly the message. If celebs aren't simply bragging about using the new technology, they're kvetching about the flight or promoting something.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:10 am Fla. gov. on cusp of independent bid for US Senate - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:54 am Sarkozy, Bruni hike Great Wall, wander Ming Tombs on sightseeing break during China visitBEIJING (AP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, walked the centuries-old Great Wall and wandered the imperial Ming Tombs on a sightseeing stop Thursday d... Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:53 am IOC strips 2000 Olympic bronze from China; Gives to USThe International Olympic Committee has stripped China of its bronze medal from the women's team competition at the 2000 Sydney Games for using an underage gymnast.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:46 am Australia May Outlaw Cigarette Pack ArtLegislation Proposed by Government Would Force Generic Packaging, Replace Logos with Health WarningSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:39 am Knife-wielding man stabs 28 children at kindergarten in China, 3rd such rampage in a monthTAIXING, China (AP) — A knife-wielding man attacked a kindergarten class of 4-year-olds in eastern China on Thursday, slashing 28 children in the third such rampage at a Chinese school this mont... Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:30 am Officials: Pakistan Taliban chief now believed to be alivePakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud is now believed to have survived a U.S. missile strike earlier this year, but has lost ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:23 am Van Hollen Doesn't Want To Repeat 1994 SurpriseAs chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, it's Rep. Chris Van Hollen's job to make sure Democrats don't lose control of Congress in November elections. Historically, it's been difficult for a new president's party to hold onto all their seats. Van Hollen tells Steve Inskeep that he doesn't want a repeat of 1994 when Republicans won mid term elections. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:16 am GOP Gives Life To Bill Overhauling Financial RegsThe financial regulatory bill has made it to the Senate floor for debate. Republicans had successfully blocked it three times. But late Wednesday, under threat of an all night session, they relented and let the bill go forward. Republicans say it was worth it because they have gotten some concessions on the bill, and will attempt to change it on the Senate floor. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:12 am Down, not out: Nuggets stay alive vs. Jazz
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:11 am Afghans protest death of lawmaker's relativeHundreds of people protested Thursday in the streets of eastern Afghanistan after a military raid resulted in the death of an Afghan lawmaker's brother-in-law.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:06 am Regional wind farms get boost from Cape Cod approval - Philadelphia Inquirer
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:06 am Afghan Taliban getting stronger, Pentagon saysA Pentagon assessment, while expressing confidence in U.S. strategy, says the movement has flourished despite repeated assaults.A Pentagon report presented a sobering new assessment Wednesday of the Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan, saying that its abilities are expanding and its operations are increasing in sophistication, despite recent major offensives by U.S. forces in the militants' heartland. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Analysis: Congressional earmarks to colleges $2 billionColleges, universities and other academic organizations received just shy of $2 billion in grants directed to them by individual ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Republicans agree to debate financial reform in full SenateA concession by Democrats and the GOP’s growing awareness of public anger over Wall Street’s role in the financial crisis apparently help end a delaying tactic on the proposed regulatory overhaul.Ending three straight days of solid opposition, Senate Republicans agreed Wednesday to start a full-scale debate on the most far-reaching proposals to toughen regulation of financial institutions since the Great Depression. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Calexico schools struggle to recover from quakeTeachers hold classes in the city library and track teams practice at a local park after a 7.2 quake south of nearby Mexicali closed all 13 campuses.The Calexico High School Bulldogs track team is preparing to defend its league championship at the biggest meet of the season Thursday. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Greece's fiscal woes threaten the U.S.A widening financial crisis in Europe is threatening to put a damper on the economic recovery in the U.S. and abroad just as the American economy is gathering steam.Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Tensions rise over Haiti tent campsThree months after the earthquake, schools and businesses want their land back.Displaced and homeless, the 10,000 earthquake victims crowding the school grounds of the Lycee Jean Jacques are feeling the sting of a new label: unwanted guests. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Intel: Pakistan Taliban Chief Now Believed AlivePakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud is now believed to have survived a U.S. missile strike earlier this year, but has lost clout within the militant network, a senior intelligence official said Thursday. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Apr 2010 | 12:57 am Intel: Pakistan Taliban Chief Now Believed AliveRevelation contradicts initial confidence among U.S. and Pakistani intelligence officials that the brash militant leader had been killed in a mid-January missile attack in Waziristan. Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 12:52 am Intel official: Pakistan Taliban chief now believed alive, not killed by US missile in JanuaryISLAMABAD (AP) — Intel official: Pakistan Taliban chief now believed alive, not killed by US missile in January. Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 12:35 am Thailand's rival protest group calls for end to 'anarchy' and military action to restore peaceBANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's pro-establishment Yellow Shirt activists demanded military action against anti-government Red Shirt protesters Thursday and an end to "anarchy" in the capital, a day af... Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 12:24 am Chavez foes fielding unified lineup for electionCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Foes of President Hugo Chavez have largely put their differences aside and come up with a unified lineup of candidates, hoping to win control of a congress that has done the socialist leader's bidding for years....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 29 Apr 2010 | 12:09 am New health care law traps some in pricey state plansAbout 200,000 Americans whose illnesses have kept them from getting regular health insurance will not be allowed to enroll this ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Oil spill five times as large as earlier thoughtAnother leak has been found near the site where a drilling rig sank last week. Louisiana fishermen fear the effects on their livelihoods.The amount of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from an oil rig disaster is five times as large as had been believed, the Coast Guard said Wednesday night. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:56 pm Crist Expected To Make Senate Run As IndependentFlorida Governor Charlie Crist will announce on Thursday whether he'll leave the Republican party and seek election to the U.S. Senate as an independent. The announcement will end weeks of speculation about whether Crist will abandon the GOP after falling far behind conservative Marco Rubio in the polls. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:39 pm Coast Guard's new oil-leak estimate higherThe Coast Guard revised the amount of oil spewing from a damaged wellhead at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to 5,000 barrels ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:34 pm Got milk? Only if it comes from a cow, group arguesProducers of soy, almond, rice or hemp milk would have to call it "imitation milk" if the FDA agrees with the National Milk Producers ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:24 pm U.S. panel: 13 nations violate religious freedom
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:17 pm Iran, Egypt ready for battle at U.N. nuclear meeting - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:16 pm Australia proposes tough cigarette packaging rulesTobacco companies would be forced to use plain, logo-free packaging on their cigarettes in a bid to make them less attractive to smokers under legislation introduced Thursday by Australia's government, which dubbed the move a world-first.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:15 pm Space balloon launch goes wrongThe launch of a giant space balloon went badly wrong in the Australian Outback when the vehicle and its heavy payload of scientific equipment broke from a mooring and dragged across the desert, overturning an SUV and narrowly missing...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:13 pm Iran, Egypt ready for battle at U.N. nuclear meetingUNITED NATIONS (Reuters)- Iran and Egypt are gearing up for battle against the United States and its allies over Israel and developing countries' rights to atomic technology at a major meeting on the Non-Proliferation Treaty.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:06 pm Man stabs 28 kids at kindergarten in ChinaA knife-wielding man wounded 28 children and three adults Thursday at a kindergarten in eastern Jiangsu province, the second such violent assault at a Chinese school in two days.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:06 pm Hamas: Egypt forces gas, kill 4 tunnel smugglersGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Egyptian forces pumped gas into a cross-border tunnel used to smuggle goods into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing four Palestinians, Hamas officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:58 pm Man stabs 28 children, 3 adults at kindergarten in ChinaA knife-wielding man wounded 28 children and three adults Thursday at a kindergarten in eastern Jiangsu province, the second ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:37 pm Australia Cigarette LabelingA woman holds a packet of cigarettes in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, April 29, 2010. Tobacco companies would be forced to use plain, logo-free packaging on their cigarettes in a bid to make them less attractive...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:32 pm Bucks ground Hawks, grab 3-2 series lead
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:29 pm South Korea Ship SinksChoi Won-il, captain of the sunken South Korean naval ship Cheonan, holds a portrait of a victim during a funeral ceremony at a navy base at Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul Thursday, April 29, 2010. South Korea...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:24 pm Six months to November elections, with dates to watchWith six months to go before midterm elections, Republicans boast they can regain control of the House and Democrats argue that ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:23 pm Canadiens complete NHL stunner, oust Caps
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:15 pm Participation rate has Census officials 'dancing'Race and ethnicity have less to do with people's willingness to return their 2010 Census forms than social and economic factors ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:09 pm Man stabs 28 kindergartenersA knife-wielding man wounded 28 children and three adults Thursday at a kindergarten in eastern Jiangsu province, the second such violent assault at a Chinese school in two days.Five of the students were in critical condition...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:04 pm New Tarmac Rule Gives Air Travelers Exit PrivilegeStarting Thursday, airline passengers stuck on the tarmac will have some redress. A new federal rule requires airlines to give passengers the option to exit the plane if it's still on the tarmac three hours after leaving the gate. Airlines face a hefty fine of $27,500 per passenger for failing to comply. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:01 pm How Exercise Might Help Keep Alzheimer's At BayPeople who spend their lives exercising their minds and bodies seem to delay the onset of Alzheimer's, according to an expert panel convened by the National Institutes of Health. Now scientists are trying to figure out how activity protects the brain. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm European Airlines Must Pay Stranded PassengersThe European Commission says "maximum pressure" will be put on European airlines to reimburse travelers delayed by the volcanic ash disruption. The EU has strict rules requiring passengers be compensated for delayed air travel. Some budget airlines complain that it is unfair to ask them to pay the cost of meals and hotel rooms that far outweigh the original fare. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Supreme Court Rules For Mojave CrossThe court rules that the lower courts went too far in ordering the dismantling of a cross erected on public land to honor the soldiers who died in World War I. It said the Constitution does not require the eradication of all religious symbols in the public realm. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm ‘American Idol’ loses its most interesting singer
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Apr 2010 | 9:22 pm British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) speaks with Gillian DuffyBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) speaks with Gillian Duffy during a campaign visit to Rochdale, north-west England. Britain's ruling Labour Party saw their election campaign thrown into disarray...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 8:54 pm VIDEO: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is caught out calling a voter a "bigoted woman". Duration: 00:56VIDEO: Prime Minister Gordon Brown is caught out calling a voter a "bigoted woman" barely a week before the British general election. Duration: 00:56Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 8:54 pm A mannequin depicting Gordon Brown is used to illustrate a 'Hung Parliament'A mannequin depicting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is used to illustrate a 'Hung Parliament' outside the London Dungeons. Britain's ruling Labour Party saw their election campaign thrown into disarray...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 8:54 pm Obama to Nominate Three to Fed Board - Wall Street Journal
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 28 Apr 2010 | 8:22 pm UK election gaffe: Brown calls voter a bigotLONDON - Britain's bedraggled Prime Minister Gordon Brown walked into a political train wreck today after forgetting to turn off his microphone.He described a loyal Labour voter as a bigot for asking about immigration, blamed...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 8:20 pm Police dismiss mental patient link in nurse's murderAustralian police have dismissed speculation that a mentally ill patient may have murdered New Zealand-born nurse Michelle Beets.However, detectives on the case are going through lists of patients, colleagues and friends she has...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 8:11 pm Candidate For Top Union Job Withdraws From RaceThe SEIU's No. 2 official, Anna Burger, was backed by retiring President Andy Stern to succeed him, but some analysts immediately questioned how popular Burger would be with the membership. Her move makes it almost certain that Mary Kay Henry, head of the union's health care division, will become its new president next month. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Apr 2010 | 8:07 pm Fresh oil leak sprung in Gulf of MexicoA new oil leak has been discovered at the site in the Gulf of Mexico where a drilling rig exploded and sank, and experts now estimate that five times more oil has been spilling into the water a day than previously believed.However,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 8:00 pm Puerto Rico Squatter CommunityResidents sit in the Villas Del Sol community, a settlement of plywood and cement shacks in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Tuesday April 27, 2010. A petition filed Wednesday with the Inter-American Commission...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 7:46 pm Goldman Sachs deal in fraud case involved unsophisticated investorsKing County in Washington state is suing IKB, the German bank that sold it securities in the deal, and three big rating firms. IKB says the suit is ‘without merit.’Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 28 Apr 2010 | 7:32 pm Man left infants in trash binA US man who left an infant and a toddler in a plastic trash bin on a hot July day has been sentenced to 17 years in prison.Tommie Johnson Jr., 39, cried and apologised before his sentencing in Toledo, Ohio today.Prosecutors...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 7:30 pm Homeless to hero on an NYC streetBelatedly, Hugo Tale-Yax was honored as a hero for his actions, as family and friends gathered Wednesday to pay their respects ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Apr 2010 | 7:29 pm Samoa's PM hits out at FijiA year after Fiji's suspension from the Pacific Islands Forum, Samoa's prime minister says the forums's Suva headquarters should be moved.Fiji was suspended from the forum after the South Pacific nation's self-elected Prime Minister...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 7:15 pm 2 jail escapees are captured in CastaicAuthorities have captured two armed-robbery suspects who escaped early Wednesday from the Castaic jail where they were being held during trial.Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 28 Apr 2010 | 7:10 pm Video: Another Case of the Open MicBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown made an off-the-cuff remark when calling a campaigner a "bigoted woman". As Mark Phillips reports, an open microphone came back to haunt him.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Apr 2010 | 6:00 pm Republicans back down on financial reformWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A three-day Senate standoff over efforts to overhaul financial regulation ended on Wednesday as Republicans dropped efforts to block a Democratic bill in exchange for a handful of concessions.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Apr 2010 | 5:58 pm Slain nurse 'ambushed'A New Zealand-born nurse ambushed and killed on the veranda of her home in an upmarket Sydney suburb was possibly the victim of a man who preyed on her.Michelle Beets, a nurse for almost 40 years, had dedicated her life to helping...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 5:00 pm California ready for earthquakesIn a state that averages about five earthquakes a year, it pays to be prepared.California geology officials have today released an updated seismic activity map that they hope will improve earthquake preparedness.The map, an...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 4:00 pm Woman decapitated by chainsawTexas police are searching for a man who allegedly used a chain saw to decapitate his wife before leaving her body in the street near their suburban Dallas home.Maria Corona's body was found by a postal worker outside the family's...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 3:35 pm Street Cleaners Paint Over Banksy ArtThe Crew Accidentally Painted Over Stencil of Rat Painted by Famed British Graffiti ArtistSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Apr 2010 | 3:30 pm Mexico Caravan AttackedA bullet-riddled vehicle is parked along a highway near the town of San Juan Copala, Mexico, Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Mexican officials say a Finnish man and a local political activist were killed when...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 3:27 pm Day in PicturesA Glimpse at the Day's News as Seen Through a Camera LensSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Apr 2010 | 2:41 pm Unlikely Result of Gaza Tension: BodybuildingModesty-Concerned Hamas Doesn't Object to Oiled-Up Bodybuilding, As Long as Only Men Are Able to WatchSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Apr 2010 | 1:00 pm Man Stabs 15 Students, Teacher at Chinese SchoolInjuries are Serious but Not Life Threatening; Suspect in Custody; Attack Comes Same Day Another School Attacker Is ExecutedSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Apr 2010 | 1:00 pm This court sketch made on April 27 shows Panama's former dictator Manuel NoriegaThis court sketch made on April 27 shows Panama's former dictator Manuel Noriega at Paris' court house. Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli said Wednesday that his country will ask France to extradite...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 12:14 pm Mexico Drug WarAn army soldier stands guard outside a bar in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Wednesday, April 28, 2010. According to police authorities, gunmen dragged 8 men out of this bar in the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:57 am Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da SilvaVenezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a meeting at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia. Chavez vowed Wednesday he would not interfere in Brazil's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:36 am Spain Downgraded as Europe Debt Crisis WidensFinancial Woes Spread Beyond Greece, Portugal as EU Seeks to Reassure MarketsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:30 am Laura Bush speaks about car crash which killed friendLaura Bush, the former US First Lady, has spoken for the first time about causing a car crash in which a high school friend was killed.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:23 am Video: U.K. PM Caught Calling Woman 'Bigoted'Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologized after he was caught on microphone calling a grandmother "bigoted" after the two chatted in front of the media.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:27 am Gordon Brown says he is a 'penitent sinner' as he apologises for 'bigot' remarkGordon Brown has apologised in person to Gillian Duffy, the Labour voter he called a "bigot", describing himself as a "penitent sinner" as he left her home in Rochdale.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 9:31 am General Election 2010: Gordon Brown versus Gillian Duffy: transcript in fullHere is the exchange in full between Gordon Brown and Gillian Duffy.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 8:46 am Gillian Duffy shocked by Gordon Brown's 'bigot' remarkLabour voter Gillian Duffy learns that the Prime Minister has described her as a "bigoted woman" after an exchange between them.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 7:29 am General election 2010: Gordon Brown's brush with ordinary voters goes horribly wrongIt had all been going fairly well for Gordon Brown as he tentatively tried out a new strategy of meeting ordinary people. Until now.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 7:09 am Gordon Brown apologises over 'bigot' commentGordon Brown has made an apology for his unguarded comments branding lifelong Labour voter Gillian Duffy "bigoted".Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 6:38 am Gordon Brown calls voter 'bigoted' in open mic gaffePrime Minister overheard describing voter as a "bigoted woman".Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 6:18 am Gordon Brown calls campaigner 'bigoted woman'PM reacts with dismay after he is played a recording in which he describes a female voter as a ''bigoted woman''.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 5:36 am Thai security forces fire warning shots at protestersConfrontation with anti-government protesters in the north of Bangkok, which is reeling from weeks of unrest.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 2:38 am Top ten oil spillsExperts have warned that the Gulf of Mexico oil rig disaster could develop into one of the worst spills in US history if the well is not sealed.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 2:25 am
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