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Top Stories	9 May at 1:35 GMT

BBC Bulgaria

Al-Qaeda Iraq leader footage
BBC News - 52 minutes ago
Archive footage of the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, who has reportedly been arrested. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Al Qaeda leader in Iraq arrested Reuters UK
Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq arrested: report Reuters
AFP - Aljazeera.net - Bloomberg - AHN
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Sydney Morning Herald

Clinton's End Game
Washington Post - 57 minutes ago
By Dan Balz At a time when the Hillary Clinton faces ever longer odds in her quest to deny Barack Obama the nomination, that question has becoming increasingly important to the candidates and the party.
Obama open to Clinton as possible running mate Reuters
Clinton Presses on, Despite Calls to Abandon Presidential Campaign Voice of America
Los Angeles Times - CNN - Boston Globe - The Associated Press
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Javno.hr

Civil war fears grip Lebanon
BBC News - 51 minutes ago
By Jim Muir Thursday's gun battles broke out only minutes after the Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, appeared on TV to accuse the Lebanese government of declaring war on his movement, whose raison d'etre is to resist Israel.
Gunbattles break out in Beirut CNN International
Confrontation in Lebanon Appears to Escalate New York Times
International Herald Tribune - The Associated Press - Reuters - Times of India
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AIG Will Raise $12.5 Billion After Quarterly Loss (Update4)
Bloomberg - all 249 news articles »

McCain earnings trail Obama, Clinton
USA Today - all 1,230 news articles »

MySpace Turns Social Network Sharing the Right Direction
New York Times - all 182 news articles »

Speed Racer
New York Times - all 306 news articles »

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was the only unanimous selection to the ...
Los Angeles Times - all 3,219 news articles »

Clinton Aide Says Race May Not Go to Convention
New York Times - all 870 news articles »

NY congressman admits child from affair
The Associated Press - all 535 news articles »


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999 Today

US Ready To Help Burmese People
Voice of America - 56 minutes ago
According to Burma’s state-controlled media, more than twenty-thousand people were killed and over forty-thousand others are still missing days after Cyclone Nargis tore through the Irrawaddy river delta region.
Cradled in his mother’s lap, a baby with little time to live Times Online
UN chief Holmes warns of greater tragedy as Burmese junta blocks ... Telegraph.co.uk
BBC News - Independent - Times Online - Telegraph.co.uk
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PRESS TV

MKs react to Olmert probe, call for his resignation
Ha'aretz - 50 minutes ago
By Haaertz Service Reactions from MKs regarding suspicions that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert illegally receiving hundreds of thousands dollars from an American businessman and fundraiser came pouring in late Thursday night, minutes after Olmert denied ...
Police investigate whether Israeli PM received money illegally CNN
Olmert Says `Never Took a Bribe,' Will Resign If Indicted Bloomberg
ABC Online - Reuters - Monsters and Critics.com - Reuters AlertNet
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Voice of America

Silvio Berlusconi Sworn in as Italy's Prime Minister for Third Time
Voice of America - 54 minutes ago
By Sabina Castelfranco Silvio Berlusconi has been sworn in as prime minister of Italy for the third time in his political career, after emerging as the clear winner in last month's early general elections.
New Berlusconi government sworn in The Associated Press
New Berlusconi regime has familiar faces United Press International
BBC News - Xinhua - Independent - Reuters
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CNN

Congressman wants criminal inquiry on collapsed mine
CNN - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A criminal investigation should be opened into whether the operators of Utah's Crandall Canyon mine purposely misled safety officials about mine conditions before the 2007 deadly collapse, the chairman of a House investigation ...
Utah Mine Disaster Was Preventable, Report Says New York Times
Congressman seeks probe of Utah mine collapse The Associated Press
FOXNews - KSL-TV - Deseret News - OMB Watch
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eFluxMedia

US Downplays Set of Diplomatic Expulsions with Russia
Voice of America - 1 hour ago
By David Gollust The US State Department said Thursday the United States and Russia have had a tit-for-tat exchange of five diplomatic expulsions since last November.
US, Russia trade diplomatic expulsions The Associated Press
Russia expels US military attachés CNN
International Herald Tribune - BBC News - Bloomberg - AFP
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Javno.hr

Defying Bush, House Passes Broad Housing Bill
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By DAVID STOUT WASHINGTON - House Democrats defied a veto threat from President Bush on Thursday as they approved a broad housing bill that would provide up to $300 billion in federally insured loans to refinance the mortgages of debt-strapped ...
House passes mortgage help despite veto threat CNN
Over Mortgage Bill Wall Street Journal
Los Angeles Times - Reuters - International Herald Tribune - CBS News
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CNBC

AIG Will Raise $12.5 Billion After Quarterly Loss (Update4)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Hugh Son May 8 (Bloomberg) -- American International Group Inc., the world's largest insurer by assets, plans to will raise $12.5 billion after posting its second straight record quarterly loss, sending the shares down 7.7 percent.
2nd UPDATE:AIG Posts $7.8 Billion Loss,Seeks Capital As Damage Mounts CNNMoney.com
AIG's Hope Is Worth $12.5 Billion Forbes
Reuters - TheStreet.com - MarketWatch - Wall Street Journal
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Turkish Press

Facebook, states set bullying, predator safeguards
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Facebook, the world's second-largest social networking Web site, is adding more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies under an agreement with officials nationwide that was announced ...
Facebook agrees child safety plan BBC News
Facebook Agrees to Add Wall Street Journal
Reuters - Bizjournals.com - AFP - Chicago Tribune
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Wachovia Strips Thompson of Board Chairman's Post (Update1)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By David Mildenberg May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Wachovia Corp., the fourth-largest US bank, stripped Chief Executive Officer Kennedy Thompson of his role as board chairman after the company said its first- quarter loss was almost twice as big as first ...
Wachovia's Thompson relinquishes chairman role MarketWatch
Wachovia Splits Leadership Posts Wall Street Journal
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Bowling Green Daily News

McCain earnings trail Obama, Clinton
USA Today - 1 hour ago
By Matt Kelley and David Jackson, USA TODAY WASHINGTON - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain reported earning $405409 last year and paid $118660 in taxes, according to tax returns released Friday that did not include many details of his wife's ...
Obama confident about winning Clinton voters MSNBC
Clinton aide sets June end to Democrats' race Reuters
The Associated Press - ABC News - New York Times - Bloomberg
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Pakistan Times

Barack Obama Says He May Be Able to Claim Nomination on May 20
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Kristin Jensen and Alison Fitzgerald May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama said he may win enough delegates in the May 20 Kentucky and Oregon primaries to claim victory in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Democrats wait and wonder when Hillary Clinton will concede defeat Times Online
More proof Clinton is still in it to win. KC pastor heading to ... Kansas City Star
Melbourne Herald Sun - The Associated Press - EastOregonian.info (subscription) - The Register-Guard
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Javno.hr

Obama's magic number: 178
Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago
It's the late campaign-season stretch, and mathematically, things are looking awfully good for Barack Obama. If he were a baseball team, he'd have a lead that no MLB club has blown before.
Obama visits House of Representatives CNN
Obama vows to seat Fla. delegates Baltimore Sun
The Associated Press - Independent - CBS News - New York Times
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PhysOrg.com

MySpace Turns Social Network Sharing the Right Direction
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By Saul Hansell Amid all the initiatives in which Internet companies are supposed to make friends with each other—such as Facebook’s Platform and Google’s rival OpenSocial initiative—the announcement today by MySpace may well be the most useful to ...
MySpace Embraces DataPortability, Partners With Yahoo, Ebay And ... Washington Post
MySpace announces 'Data Availability' project CNET News.com
The Associated Press - InformationWeek - eWeek - PC Magazine
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The Tech Herald

How Iron Man was trounced by a scruffy car thief
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Niko Bellic is richer than Tony Stark. While vying for similar audiences at the same time, "Grand Theft Auto IV" bested "Iron Man" by about $300 million in their respective first weeks on the small and big screens.
Take-Two vulnerable despite $500M blockbuster CNNMoney.com
GTA IV Sees Incredible Launch, but Which Console Rules? GameSHOUT
BusinessWeek - MTV.com - Los Angeles Times - Portal IT
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Science Centric

Earliest Known American Settlers Harvested Seaweed
National Geographic - 4 hours ago
People living in the earliest known settlement in the Americas harvested seaweed and other marine plants from a coastline more than 50 miles (80 kilometers) away, new research shows.
Study confirms ancient Chile settlement is 14000 years old AFP
US anthropologists detail discovery of earliest American remains The Canadian Press
Reuters UK - The Tech Herald - Telegraph.co.uk - Christian Science Monitor
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Speed Racer
New York Times - 1 hour ago
The Matrix masterminds Andy and Larry Wachowski usher anime icon Tatsuo Yoshida's classic 1960s-era hit into the new millennium with this family-friendly story of a young racecar driver who takes on the mysterious Racer X in a custom-made, ...
Beat Ben @ the Box Office: Can Speed Racer Go? E! Online
Movie review: 'Speed Racer' not a thrill ride San Francisco Chronicle
Washington Post - Los Angeles Times - Seattle Post Intelligencer - Newsday
all 306 news articles »

KLEW

Country music superstar Eddy Arnold dies at 89
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died Thursday morning, days short of his 90th birthday.
Country singer Eddy Arnold dies at age 89 New York Daily News
Eddy Arnold Dies at 89 Entertainment Weekly
Reuters - CMT.com - Billboard - AHN
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Regina Leader-Post

'American Idol' Exit Q&A: Jason Castro
Entertainment Weekly - 2 hours ago
JASON CASTRO ''I did not want to go home. But at the same time, now that it happened, I'm kind of glad. It all worked out like it was supposed to.
Dreadlocked Jason Castro tossed off Idol Reuters
No Tank Jobs for Jason Castro E! Online
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Yahoo! Eurosport

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was the only unanimous selection to the ...
Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago
The newly crowned league MVP makes the first team for the fifth time in his career. Voters in the media also name Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard, LeBron James and Chris Paul to the squad.
Howard among those selected to All-NBA First Team Sports Network
Kobe doing it with help from his friends FOXSports.com
International Herald Tribune - United Press International - The Associated Press - guardian.co.uk
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Bleacher Report

Magic won, as expected; Pistons need Billups
Detroit Free Press - 1 hour ago
Eric Pate guest blogs for freep.com. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press or its writers. You can reach him at etpate@aol.
Billups: Hamstring 'just sore, man' Orlando Sentinel
Pistons' Billups still sore, unsure he can go in Game 4 The Associated Press
United Press International - Boston Globe - AFP - Philadelphia Daily News
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Canoe.ca

Preview: Detroit vs. Dallas
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By The New York Times Now to our Hockey Night in Blogdom preview of the kulturkampf between the Red Wings and Stars. First, the series the Wings just won: Who was the hero and who was the villain?
Detroit Red Wings won all three previous playoffs against Dallas Stars The Canadian Press
Conference Finals Roundtable AOL SPORTS
Detroit Free Press - ESPN - BetUs.com - Los Angeles Times
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China battles deadly EV-71 virus
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
By Ching-Ching Ni, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer BEIJING -- Chinese authorities have ordered local health officials to swiftly report all new cases of a fast-moving virus blamed for killing 28 children across the nation and infecting more than 15000, ...
China EV71 Infections Rise to 20000 Children, 30 Dead eFluxMedia
Death toll from child viral disease up to 30 in China The Associated Press
China Daily - Xinhua - Reuters - BBC News
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CTV.ca

More than half of US diabetics have arthritis
The Associated Press - 3 hours ago
ATLANTA (AP) - More than half of US adults with diabetes also have arthritis, raising a serious obstacle for diabetic patients urged to exercise, according to a government study.
Arthritis Hits More Than Half of Diabetics Washington Post
Half of diabetics in US have arthritis, CDC says Reuters
CTV.ca - WZTV - United Press International - Bloomberg
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Medicare to tighten rules for private plans
Reuters - 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Companies that sell Medicare Advantage plans would have to modify sales commissions to stop salesmen from switching beneficiaries to a new plan each year to earn the highest possible fee, a US government agency proposed on ...
Medicare to tighten sales practices on Advantage plans Bizjournals.com
New rule would limit insurers contact with elderly, disabled The Associated Press
PR Newswire (press release) - Orlando Sentinel - Austin American-Statesman
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