The budget ballot measures: a primer on California's special electionSan Jose Mercury News - 1 hour ago
By Mike Zapler SACRAMENTO - It's a familiar scene in Sacramento these days. The state budget is in shambles. The Legislature is about to begin yet another round of heated negotiations to close a deficit that's grown to more than $15 billion.
Schwarzenegger's doomsday message may be too late Los Angeles Times
Fighting Goes On in Sri Lanka as President Claims VictoryNew York Times - 46 minutes ago
By SETH MYDANS BANGKOK - Fierce fighting was reported Sunday in a tiny enclave of northern Sri Lanka even as the country's president declared victory in a 25-year civil war against Tamil separatist rebels.
Obama to face right-to-life protestersAFP - 28 minutes ago
CHICAGO (AFP) - US President Barack Obama wades into a political thicket Sunday when he speaks at a prestigious Catholic university, where right-to-life protesters have gathered to oppose his support of abortion rights.
Notre Dame alumni mostly mum on school honoring Obama Rapid City Journal
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India's Congress to pick allies after election win
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By Krittivas Mukherjee NEW DELHI, May 17 (Reuters) - India's ruling Congress-led coalition began choosing on Sunday a small group of allies to push the alliance to a parliamentary majority and focus on reviving the economy after a sweeping general ...
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Obama to warn Israel's PM, Benjamin Netanyahu: 'No more blank cheques'
Telegraph.co.uk - 1 hour ago
Barack Obama is to deliver a blunt warning to Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, that the era of the blank US cheque is over.
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Pakistani army closes in on Taliban stronghold in Swat
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By Alamgir Bitani PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers are closing in on the main town in the Taliban bastion of Swat, the army said on Saturday, in an offensive that has driven more than a million people from their homes.
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Huntsman's departure opening many doors
Deseret News - 2 hours ago
By Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb Pignanelli & Webb: Politicos were burning through their cell phone batteries Friday night and Saturday morning chatting about the Huntsman appointment.
Utah's GOP governor picked to be envoy to China San Francisco Chronicle
Herbert to keep 'ship steadily in the right direction' Salt Lake Tribune
Money Tip Store credit cards usually not a great deal
Seattle Times - 57 minutes ago
Many department and clothing stores now ask if you would like a credit card and save on that day's purchase. It may sound like a good deal, but it usually isn't.
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Michelle Obama brings keynote speech – and spotlight – to ...
Sacramento Bee - 57 minutes ago
By Cyndee Fontana MERCED - First lady Michelle Obama urged graduates to "dream big and think broadly" about life in her commencement speech Saturday to the inaugural class of the University of California, Merced.
Michelle Obama inspires UC Merced graduates San Francisco Chronicle
Michelle Obama applauds UC Merced graduates' creativity and ... Los Angeles Times
GM Follows in Chrysler's Footsteps
Reuters - 17 hours ago
By sara.behunek - The Big Money Topping today's business press is the first round of dealership cuts coming from beleagured car maker General Motors (GM), news that comes on the heels of sweeping closures announced for Chrysler dealerships.
As dealerships vanish, crisis hits home The News Journal
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Fiat's New Prospects Dazzle Italy
Washington Post - 7 hours ago
By Craig Whitlock and Steven Mufson TURIN, Italy -- Almost overnight, Fiat Group has transformed itself from a bit player into a global titan in the auto industry, effectively taking over Chrysler and possibly a big chunk of General Motors.
Fiat workers voice job concerns BBC News
Watchdog Digs Into Conduct At SEC
Washington Post - 6 hours ago
By Zachary A. Goldfarb A Securities and Exchange Commission official attempted "to intimidate and influence" a family member's broker on multiple occasions by invoking her position, potentially violating agency rules, according to the agency's ...
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Spacewalkers Pull off Toughest Hubble Repairs Yet
ABC News - 3 hours ago
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer AP In this image taken from video, provided by NASA TV, astronauts Andrew Feustel, right, and John Grunsfeld work on the Hubble Space Telescope, Saturday, May 16, 2009.
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Wolfram Alpha: A Test Run
PC World - 13 hours ago
Wolfram Alpha is online for testing throughout the weekend, in anticipation of the online knowledge base officially going live on Monday.
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Why Google's Outage Wasn't a Complete Failure
PC World - May 15, 2009
I noticed something interesting in the Google outage and its aftermath on Thursday. Google's sites, in case you were hiding in a cave yesterday, were unreachable around the world for a good hour and a half.
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This Time, Church Won't Demonize Film
Washington Post - May 15, 2009
Controversy Helped Make 'The Da Vinci Code' a Runaway Success. The Vatican Is Choosing to Ignore the Sequel. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site.
Farrah Fawcett's TV special doesn't really tell her story ...
Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago
The executive producer who's suing to regain creative control of the NBC special "Farrah's Story" says he's putting up a fight because "it's not the show Farrah Fawcett wanted.
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Kris Allen to win 'American Idol,' but Adam Lambert has best career?
Los Angeles Times - 14 hours ago
Virtually all of the alleged "American Idol" "experts" have consistently underestimated Kris Allen while ballyhooing Adam Lambert as the inevitable champ.
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Hundley hammers walk-off shot in 16th
MLB.com - 20 minutes ago
By Corey Brock / MLB.com SAN DIEGO -- Nick Hundley hit a walk-off home run to lift the Padres to a 6-5 comeback victory on Saturday over the Reds in 16 innings at PETCO Park.
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'Rachel' jockey Borel pushes all the right buttons
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By Sandra McKee | [email protected] The outcome of the Preakness was determined more than a week ago, when jockey Calvin Borel said he would ride Rachel Alexandra in the race.
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Justice: Believe it or not, Rockets just one win away
Houston Chronicle - 48 minutes ago
By RICHARD JUSTICE Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle Rick Adelman believes his team can pull of an upset of the top-seeded Lakers. Sorry, your version of Flash doesn't support this video.
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Japan, China report more swine flu cases
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AP An 18-year-old student in Beijing who recently returned from a US university has swine flu, mainland China's third confirmed case, the Health Ministry said.
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The year for health care
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago
We'll soon find out. The signs are awfully encouraging: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has set an ambitious time frame of July to get legislation on the floor.
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Flu Leads Rikers to Cancel Visits for Some Inmates
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Swine flu forces more NY schools to close Seattle Times
Now the lady doth protest too much
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi argued at a news conference Thursday that Republicans are focusing on how much she knew about CIA enhanced interrogation techniques in 2002 and 2003 as a "diversionary tactic to take the spotlight off those who conceived, ...
Back in the Fray
Washington Post - 4 hours ago
Former vice president Dick Cheney has again criticized the Obama administration, raising the issue of the role of leaders after they step aside.
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Afghan civilian deaths: Who is to blame?
Los Angeles Times - 6 hours ago
Nuria, 7, rests in the burn unit of Herat Regional Hospital in Afghanistan after she and her two sisters were badly burned May 4 in US airstrikes during clashes with the Taliban in the village of Garani, in Bala Baluk district of Farah province.
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