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 Top Stories    5 May at 5:59 GMT    


The Southern Ledger
Aid agencies struggle to assess Myanmar cyclone damage
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By Aung Hla Tun YANGON, May 5 (Reuters) - Authorities and foreign aid workers in army-ruled Myanmar struggled on Monday to assess the damage from a severe cyclone that killed more than 350 people and left tens of thousands homeless.
Powerful cyclone kills at least 351 in Myanmar Hindu
AP Top News at 1:00 am EDT The Associated Press
Bloomberg - AFP - CNN International - International Herald Tribune
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WBT
Democrats fear divided party after nominee chosen
Reuters - 53 minutes ago
By Andrea Hopkins SHELBYVILLE, Indiana (Reuters) - US presidential primaries often divide party loyalists, but the drawn-out battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama may leave some Democrats too bitter to band together against the Republicans in ...
Republicans giddy as Obama battles rocky period International Herald Tribune
Poll Shows Most Voters Unaffected by Wright New York Times
ABC News - Boston Globe - Los Angeles Times - The Associated Press
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Javno.hr
Three killed in China bus blaze
BBC News - 1 hour ago
Three people were killed and several others injured when a bus burst into flames in the Chinese city of Shanghai, state media said.
Three die as Shanghai bus "burst into fire" International Herald Tribune
Bus Explosion in Shanghai Kills 3 Wall Street Journal
AFP - Reuters - The Associated Press - Monsters and Critics.com
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Deal or No Deal, Ballmer Needs to Turn
Wall Street Journal - all 2,495 news articles »
Poll: Flap over pastor hurts Obama
USA Today - all 234 news articles »
"Grand Theft Auto" simplifies song purchasing
Reuters - all 207 news articles »
‘Iron Man’ Impressive in Opening Weekend
New York Times - all 383 news articles »
Celtics Finish Off an Upstart With a Game-Long Victory Party
New York Times - all 1,794 news articles »
Those Miley Cyrus pics develop into a debate
USA Today - all 533 news articles »
Lawyer says Austrian incest father "a broken man"
Reuters India - all 1,523 news articles »
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Boston Globe
Exit polls: Bolivian state backs autonomy
CNN International - 1 hour ago
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (CNN) -- Thousands of people in Bolivia's largest state celebrated what they saw as the success of a referendum on autonomy Sunday night, but the country's president said the measure had failed.
AlJazeeraEnglish
Bolivia's Wealthy Region Votes for Autonomy Voice of America
Los Angeles Times - Reuters - Aljazeera.net - ABC Online
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Vancouver Sun
Envoys for Dalai Lama, China to Meet Again
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Maureen Fan BEIJING, May 5 -- Chinese officials and representatives of the Dalai Lama resumed talks Sunday for the first time in nearly a year and agreed to hold another round of discussions at a later date, sources told the New China News Agency.
Dalai Lama has committed 'monstrous crimes': China's state press AFP
RPT-China, Dalai Lama aides agree to further contact Reuters India
United Press International - New York Times - The Associated Press - Times Online
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PRESS TV
Zimbabwe teachers threaten strike
BBC News - 1 hour ago
A teachers' union in Zimbabwe has threatened to call a strike unless government supporters stop attacks on its members. The Progressive Teachers Union said 133 of its members had been assaulted, and more than 1700 had fled amid threats.
Zimbabwe Opposition Party Ponders Next Line of Action Voice of America
Morgan Tsvangirai undecided on run-off with President Robert Mugabe Times Online
Christian Science Monitor - Telegraph.co.uk - AllAfrica.com - CNN International
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The Associated Press
FBI: Suspected pipe bomb damages courthouse in San Diego
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A suspected pipe bomb exploded at a federal courthouse in downtown San Diego early Sunday, damaging the front entrance and blowing out a window, authorities said.
FBI looks into San Diego courthouse explosion CNN
Method of Attack in San Diego Resembles Bombing of FedEx Facility ... ABC News
Los Angeles Times - San Diego Union Tribune - San Jose Mercury News - Times of India
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Boston Globe
Seeing Grit and Ruthlessness in Clinton’s Love of the Fight
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By MARK LEIBOVICH and KATE ZERNIKE JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is waving her fists across Indiana, signing autographs on boxing gloves.
RussiaToday
'Tough' Obama wins seen Washington Times
Reuters - NDTV.com - Chicago Tribune - Huffington Post
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Boston Globe
Special Graduation Guest in Storm Zone
New York Times - 37 minutes ago
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG GREENSBURG, Kan. - A year to the day after a deadly tornado nearly wiped this western Kansas prairie town off the map, Sunday’s high school graduation ceremony was conducted with a bit more pomp and circumstance than usual.
AssociatedPress
Bush hails recovery of tornado-leveled Kansas town The Associated Press
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Deal or No Deal, Ballmer Needs to Turn
Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago
By ROBERT A. GUTH and NICK WINGFIELD Microsoft Corp.'s failure to win Yahoo Inc. adds a chapter to what has become the company's defining story during Steve Ballmer's tenure: its struggle to find profit in consumer markets beyond the personal computer.
AssociatedPress
News Analysis A Step Back for Microsoft New York Times
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Wall Street Journal
Buffett to Fans: Opportunity Exists But Berkshire May Not Be Best Bet
Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago
By KAREN RICHARDSON Investors, take heart: Warren Buffett sees investment opportunities in the US stock and bond markets, and believes widespread financial turmoil from the credit crunch is behind us.
Housing weakness isn't over yet, Buffett says MarketWatch
UPDATE: Buffett: Korean Stock Market Attractive CNNMoney.com
Bloomberg - Forbes - New York Times - Times Online
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Earthtimes (press release)
Yahoo, News Corp talks have "cooled": source
Reuters - 4 hours ago
By Kenneth Li NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp (NWSa.
Microsoft offers to add 'several dollars' to Yahoo bid - NYT MarketWatch
Microsoft poised to detail next moves on Yahoo Reuters UK
Silicon Alley Insider - Reuters - Reuters - Reuters
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Boston Globe
Poll: Flap over pastor hurts Obama
USA Today - 1 hour ago
By Susan Page, USA TODAY Barack Obama's national standing has been significantly damaged by the controversy over his former pastor, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, raising questions for some voters about the Illinois senator's values, credibility and ...
McCain-Jindal? New York Times
Poll: Voters approve of Obama's handling of Wright situation The Associated Press
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Boston Globe
Democrats Call Victory a Sign GOP Tactic Failed
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By CARL HULSE WASHINGTON - The Democratic victory in a special House election in Louisiana this weekend was interpreted by leading Democrats on Sunday as a sign that Republicans would fail in their efforts to damage Congressional candidates by tying ...
Dems' House wins suggest hard road for GOP USA Today
Analyst: Democrat's win in Louisiana could be false hope The Associated Press
Washington Post - Wall Street Journal - International Herald Tribune - Reuters
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The Southern Ledger
Rivals get grillings on gas, pastor
Chicago Tribune - 51 minutes ago
By Rick Pearson and John McCormick | Tribune correspondents INDIANAPOLIS - In dueling network television appearances Sunday, Sen. Hillary Clinton sought to defend her plan to suspend federal gasoline taxes against political and expert opposition while ...
Obama can't shake Wright; Clinton defends gas plan Newsday
Democrats Duel Ahead of Primaries on Rival Networks New York Times
MSNBC - The Associated Press - Reuters - FOXNews
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Canada.com
"Grand Theft Auto" simplifies song purchasing
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By Antony Bruno DENVER (Billboard) - The emerging effort to use videogames as a channel for selling music is entering its next phase with the recent release of "Grand Theft Auto IV.
Ten Things You Should Know About 'Grand Theft Auto' Sify
A Strange City Called Home New York Times
PC World - PALGN - BBC News - CVG Online
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Search Engine Watch
Microsoft and Yahoo: Now What?
PC World - 2 hours ago
Microsoft's three-month courtship of Yahoo has ended but it changed both companies forever and neither can expect to return to the way they were.
Yahoo Must Now Decide On Google Outsourcing Deal CNNMoney.com
Google wins from end of Microsoft-Yahoo affair: analysts AFP
CNET News.com - Search Engine Watch - Marketing Pilgrim - Inquirer.net
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eFluxMedia
Fewer phones, more broadband: FCC struggling to fix USF
Ars Technica - 7 hours ago
By Matthew Lasar | Published: May 04, 2008 - 05:45PM CT A divided Federal Communications Commission has put a cap on Universal Service Fund (USF) payouts, but even the agency's majority calls it stop-gap measure for a program in serious trouble.
Feds cap rural cell phone subsidies CNET News.com
FCC Caps Universal Service Fund At March 2008 Level eFluxMedia
RCRNews.com - BusinessWeek - FOXBusiness - Business Wire (press release)
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‘Iron Man’ Impressive in Opening Weekend
New York Times - 9 hours ago
By BROOKS BARNES LOS ANGELES - “Iron Man” blasted into the box office stratosphere over the weekend, selling an estimated $100.8 million in tickets at North American theaters and almost certainly establishing a new movie franchise for Marvel ...
The $100 Million Iron Man E! Online
'Iron Man' Forges Historic Box Office Win Entertainment Weekly
The Associated Press - Hollywood Reporter - eFluxMedia - Reuters
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Mirror.co.uk
Those Miley Cyrus pics develop into a debate
USA Today - 4 hours ago
By Marco R. della Cava, USA TODAY That's the question at the heart of l'affaire Miley Cyrus, a firestorm lit last week by a series of Vanity Fair photographs featuring the billion-dollar-baby flashing some skin.
Miley Let Out of the Mouse Cage TMZ.com
Miley Cyrus performs at Disney but doesn't address photo The Associated Press
Variety - New York Daily News - eFluxMedia - People Magazine
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Up, Up and Away (and Watch Those Swinging Doors)
New York Times - 3 hours ago
By BEN BRANTLEY “Boeing Boeing,” a creaky French comedy that has been given the makeover of the season by the director Matthew Warchus, has no earthly right to be as funny as it is.
Gershon's Sexy Stew Gets Laughs in Flaccid Farce: Jeremy Gerard Bloomberg
Jet-propelled farce The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
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WHDH-TV
Celtics Finish Off an Upstart With a Game-Long Victory Party
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By HOWARD BECK BOSTON - Kevin Garnett’s first priority Sunday, after laying waste to the Atlanta Hawks’ self-worth and whipping a packed arena into a deafening frenzy, was to go to sleep.
Revived Celts romp in Game 7 The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Celtics shouldn't feel good after being taken to limit FOXSports.com
Atlanta Journal Constitution - ESPN - Providence Journal - Boston Globe
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ESPN
Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images
ESPN - 1 hour ago
Utah's Ronnie Brewer provided the sort of hands-on treament that made Kobe Bryant a frequent patron of the foul line. Kobe went to the line 23 times, sinking a career playoff-high 21 in LA's Game 1 win.
Lakers' Kobe Bryant draws the line again and again Los Angeles Times
Utah’s Brawn Is No Match for Bryant New York Times
Sports Network - Kansas City Star - The Canadian Press - FOXSports.com
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Los Angeles Times
Death of Eight Belles leaves cloud over race track
USA Today - 2 hours ago
By Jessie Halladay and Reid Cherner, USA TODAY LOUISVILLE - Just hours before the Kentucky Derby, trainer Larry Jones got up early with his filly Eight Belles and took her to the track for a ride before the big race.
Triumph, and Then Tears, at the Derby New York Times
Brown could bag a Triple Crown New York Daily News
Chicago Sun-Times - Los Angeles Times - FOXSports.com - Seattle Post Intelligencer
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Aljazeera.net
622 new cases reported in Chinese viral outbreak that has killed ...
International Herald Tribune - 37 minutes ago
AP BEIJING: More than 620 new cases have been reported in a viral outbreak in central China that has killed 25 children, raising the number of people sickened to 5151.
WHO: deadly child virus in China not a threat to Olympics The Associated Press
WHO Concerned China Virus Outbreak Under-Reported Voice of America
BBC News - Reuters - Los Angeles Times - eFluxMedia
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dBTechno
Meat Is Recalled Over Possible Bacteria
New York Times - May 3, 2008
By RAY RIVERA A Queens food company is recalling about 286000 pounds of fresh and frozen beef, pork and poultry products that may be contaminated with the bacteria listeria, a federal agency said on Saturday.
Meat That May Contain Fatal Germ Is Recalled Washington Post
Gourmet Boutique Recalls Meat over Listeriosis Concerns eFluxMedia
The Associated Press - MarketWatch - Consumer Affairs
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Dallas Morning News
Firings at Mental Hospitals Over Abuse
New York Times - 3 hours ago
By AP AUSTIN (AP) - More than 70 employees at the 10 state mental hospitals in Texas have been fired and dozens others disciplined since 2005 over accusations of brutal beatings and other physical abuse, according to a newspaper report on Sunday.
Mental health is latest Texas agency to bear abuse criticism The Associated Press
Records show abuse, violence in state mental hospitals Houston Chronicle
United Press International - KDBC - Chicago Tribune - Dallas Morning News
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