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Los Angeles to boycott Arizona over immigration lawReuters - - 2 hours ago Undocumented immigrants hide their faces as they wait to be deported from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Phoenix May 6, 2010. Video: Riz Khan - Arizona's immigration law 
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California: Los Angeles Approves a Boycott of Arizona New York Times BP Prepares to Lower 'Top Hat' on Oil LeakWall Street Journal - - 31 minutes ago BP PLC has lowered a new containment device to the floor of the Gulf of Mexico and will deploy it on a leaking oil well in the next two days, a company executive said Wednesday. Video: Gulf Oil Spill Video
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Senate Gets a Climate and Energy Bill, Modified by a Gulf Spill That Still GrowsNew York Times - - 18 minutes ago WASHINGTON - The long delayed and much amended Senate plan to deal with global warming and energy was unveiled on Wednesday to considerable fanfare but uncertain prospects. Video: Sen. Kerry on the Climate Bill
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David Cameron coalition team in first cabinet meeting
BBC News - 32 minutes ago
David Cameron is preparing for his first cabinet meeting as prime minister as he puts the finishing touches to his historic coalition government.
Britain's coalition leaders hail new era of politics Los Angeles Times
Airbus crash: pilots tell of risks approaching Tripoli airport
Times Online - - 56 minutes ago
Theories about the disaster focused on a possible technical malfunction or pilot error, or both, just before the A330-200 Airbus was due to touch down.
Afghanistan's Karzai arrives in Washington for visit intended to ease tensions
Washington Post - - May 10, 2010
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton kicked off a day of talks with Afghan leaders by assuring President Hamid Karzai that the United States will remain committed to his country long after the last US combat troops have departed.
Karzai Visits Washington, With Smiles All Around New York Times
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Judging Elena Kagan: The Process Begins
CBS News - 1 hour ago
Two days after President Barack Obama nominated her to the Supreme Court, Kagan put aside her day job, arguing in the rarified world of the Supreme Court as solicitor general, and stepped into the grinding process of Senate confirmation.
Kagan Praised Liberal Justice Marshall Los Angeles Times
Kagan makes rounds on Capitol Hill, staying mum The Associated Press
Crist signs the paperwork to officially leave GOP
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is officially an independent. He stopped by the election supervisor's office in his St. Petersburg hometown on Wednesday to declare his political independence.
Possible oil spill tar balls ashore farther east MiamiHerald.com
Crist asks BP to pay for oil-spill tourism ads BusinessWeek
SC Gov. Sanford saw Argentine lover in Florida
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
COLUMBIA, SC - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Wednesday he spent last weekend in Florida with his Argentine lover, hoping to rekindle the affair that wrecked his marriage and his political future and brought a formal rebuke from legislators for ...
Cigarette Tax Hike for South Carolina? CSNews Online
SAP Makes Bid For Sybase In Deal Worth $5.8B
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--German software company SAP AG (SAP) made an all-cash bid for technology company Sybase Inc. (SY) in a deal valued at about $5.8 billion.
Tech Rebound Lifts Cisco's Net 63%
Wall Street Journal - - 27 minutes ago
Cisco Systems Inc. provided more evidence that a rebound in corporate technology spending is gaining momentum as customers in a growing number of regions snap up more varieties of communications and computing hardware.
Cisco Sales Climb, Beating Estimates New York Times
US HOT STOCKS: Morgan Stanley, Electronic Arts, SunPower, Macy's
Wall Street Journal - 6 hours ago
US stocks traded higher Wednesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up 118 points to 10866, the S&P 500 rose 12 points to 1168 and Nasdaq rose 39 points to 2414.
Morgan Stanley shares drop on reported probe The Associated Press
Microsoft's Office 2010 Dogpiles New Features, Fails to Rock Worlds
Wired News - - 1 hour ago
Three years have passed since the last version of Office was released, so naturally it's time for Microsoft to convince you that you need a new one.
Court Says Lime Wire Liable for Infringement
PC World - - 36 minutes ago
Lime Wire and its former CEO are liable for the copyright infringement executed by its users, a New York federal judge said on Tuesday.
LimeWire loses copyright case in fight with labels The Associated Press
Possible next-gen iPhone surfaces on Vietnam sites
The Associated Press - - 28 minutes ago
SEATTLE - Another possible next-generation iPhone prototype has surfaced, this time in Vietnam. US blogs reposted video of someone holding the phone and photos of it being taken apart.
Movie review: 'Robin Hood' is all over the Sherwood Forest
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
An overly busy story line trips up Ridley Scott's take on the legendary archer, which stars Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett. By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic When you call a movie " Robin Hood," you set up expectations: a gallant archer ...
Should the French Be Angry About Robin Hood? Vanity Fair
Crystal Bowersox, Lee DeWyze, Casey James: Idol's top three?
Beatweek Magazine - 1 hour ago
Up is down, left is right, Crystal Bowersox is back to being bulletproof, and suddenly Lee DeWyze is in trouble? American Idol's ninth season got turned entirely on its head last night - again - when the events of the episode demonstrated that it only ...
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Sean Penn sent to anger management after paparazzi clash
Reuters - - 5 hours ago
Academy Award winning actor Sean Penn listens during a news conference in San Francisco, California March 3, 2009. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Film star Sean Penn on Wednesday pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge stemming from an altercation with a ...
Sean Penn pleads no contest to vandalism charge Entertainment Weekly
Sean Penn Ordered to Anger Management People Magazine
Cushing Keeps Defensive Rookie Award
New York Times - - 3 hours ago
Brian Cushing won the NFL's defensive rookie of the year award in January. Last week it was learned that Cushing, a linebacker for the Houston Texans, had tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug last September.
The cost of Cushing's suspension Yahoo! Sports
Bills' P Moorman questions Cushing's victory Dallas Morning News
It's not too soon: LeBron's legacy on line in Game 6
CBSSports.com - - 10 minutes ago
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- After an 11-minute interview session Wednesday in the wake of LeCollapse, LeBron James stopped grasping for the right words to properly convey the urgency of the moment.
LeBron, Cavs still confident The Associated Press
Woods says he has inflamed joint in his neck
Sports Network - 9 minutes ago
Orlando, FL (Sports Network) - Tiger Woods said Wednesday that an MRI taken on Wednesday showed he has an inflamed facet joint in his neck.
Woods' MRI reveals inflamed facet joint Rotoworld.com
FDA challenges Pathway on its retail gene test
Reuters - - 48 minutes ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration wants the maker of a genetic testing kit slated for distribution in Walgreen drug stores to show it has regulatory approval, or prove why it should be sold without the agency's blessing.
Freak yourself out with new at-home genetic testing kit » Los Angeles Times
Stressed? Calling Mom helps, study says
CNN - - 9 hours ago
Physical contact isn't necessary for moms to comfort stressed-out teenagers, a new study says. (Health.com) -- It's a situation every mother has been through: Your child is stressed out or upset, but she's at school or ...
Budget office clarifies health care costs update
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON - A chunk of spending on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is actually money for current federal programs, congressional budget scorekeepers said Wednesday, in a twist to the partisan dispute over the law's price tag.
So Much For ObamaCare's Savings Investor's Business Daily
Unraveling the case of confessed terrorist Bryant Vinas
CNN (blog) - - May 10, 2010
Editor's Note: CNN Senior International Correspondent Nic Robertson spent a year investigating convicted terrorist, Bryant Neal Vinas.
Four Nerds and a Cry to Arms Against Facebook
New York Times - - May 11, 2010
Ilya Zhitomirskiy, 20, far left; Dan Grippi, 21; Max Salzberg, 22; and Raphael Sofaer, 19, all students at NYU, are trying to reinvent social networking online.
The Stupak Curse: Dem Incumbents in Most Trouble
TIME (blog) - - 6 hours ago
As Adam notes, incumbents should take Rep. Allan Mollohan's loss of his primary as a shot across the bow but there are 13 members it should terrify.
Tornado-ravaged Oklahoma may face more storms
CNN - May 11, 2010
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Forecasters warned that another round of severe weather may hit Oklahoma on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after a storm system spawned multiple tornadoes and left five people dead.
The Hilbert Hotel
New York Times (blog) - - May 9, 2010
In late February I received an e-mail message from a reader named Kim Forbes. Her six-year-old son Ben had asked her a math question she couldn't answer, and she was hoping I could help: Today is the 100th day of school.