US to propose most aggressive auto fuel standardsReuters - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will propose on Tuesday the most aggressive US auto fuel efficiency standards ever, a policy that also aims to resolve a dispute with the state of California over cutting tailpipe emissions.
Obama's 35.5-mpg deal may be a game-changer Detroit Free Press
Palestinians Discouraged by Meeting's OutcomeWashington Post - 1 hour ago
Israel's Netanyahu, in his meeting with Obama, seemed to restrict the scope of possible talks with the Palestinians. (By Marvin Joseph -- The Washington Post) Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or ...
Israel's prime minister says he wants to resume peace talks with ... Los Angeles Times
Sri Lanka Hails Defeat of Terrorism; LTTE Sees 'Hollow' VictoryBloomberg - 47 minutes ago
By Paul Tighe and Jay Shankar May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka said the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam after a 26-year conflict represents freedom from terrorism as the rebels called it a “hollow victory” because ethnic Tamils have been ...
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British MP's Demand That Speaker Resign
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India calls on Tesco to reform farming industry
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Supreme Court blocks 9/11 detainee suit by ex-LIer
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BY TOM BRUNE | [email protected] WASHINGTON - A lawsuit filed by a former Long Island Pakistani man seeking to hold FBI Director Robert Mueller and former Attorney General John Ashcroft responsible for alleged abuses to 9/11 detainees was blocked ...
Justices Reject Custody Claims Wall Street Journal
Court ruling could protect top Bush officials from terror lawsuits Christian Science Monitor
Calif. voters weigh Schwarzenegger's budget gambit
San Jose Mercury News - 1 hour ago
By JUDY LIN AP Writer SACRAMENTO—California voters are being asked to diffuse the state's budget problems in Tuesday's special election with no guarantee that it will prevent future deficits.
Schwarzenegger Puts Legacy on the Line Wall Street Journal
Pelosi, Surrogates Attempt to Outspin Republicans Over CIA Controversy
CQPolitics.com - 38 minutes ago
By Edward Epstein, CQ Staff Bruised by a controversy over what she knew about interrogation techniques in the previous administration, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif.
Huckabee's Pelosi Poem Kansas City Star
Home Depot Girds for Continued Weakness
New York Times - 26 minutes ago
By LOUIS UCHITELLE ATLANTA - When the collapse of Lehman Brothers froze the credit markets last September, Carol Tome quickly ordered hundreds of Home Depot's store managers to transfer all their spare cash to headquarters - literally cleaning out ...
Fairfield Is Sued by Madoff Trustee for $3.54 Billion
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Erik Larson May 18 (Bloomberg) -- The trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff's defunct money management firm sued three Fairfield Greenwich Group hedge funds, seeking the return of $3.54 billion withdrawn before Madoff's massive fraud unraveled.
California eyes Stanley Chais' role in Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme Los Angeles Times
NY trustee sues Connecticut fund in Madoff case The Associated Press
US Stocks Higher As Consumer,Fincl Cos Pace Gains
Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago
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Analyst Picks and Pans: BAC, MGM, LEN BusinessWeek
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Shuttle Astronauts Prepare to Return From a Wildly Successful ...
Washington Post - 25 minutes ago
In orbit 350 miles above Earth, astronauts from the shuttle Atlantis continue a series of ambitious and dangerous space walks in which they will replace, and in some cases repair, many of the Hubble Space Telescope's scientific instruments.
After Final Hubble Task, No Tears, but It Was Close New York Times
Spacewalkers complete Hubble repairs CNET News
Napster Slashing Pricing On Music Subscription Service
InformationWeek - 3 hours ago
Parent company Best Buy is looking to keep pace with other retailers, such as Amazon and Wal-Mart. By Antone Gonsalves Napster, which trails Apple, Amazon.
Napster cuts music plan to $5 a month The Associated Press
Napster Offers Unlimited Streaming, 5 MP3s for $5 per Month Digital Media Wire
'Dancing' finale remains too close to call
msnbc.com - 55 minutes ago
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American Apparel reports quarterly loss, lowers sales forecast
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Gruden Leaves Sideline for 'Monday Night Football'
New York Times - 39 minutes ago
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Gruden to make MNF calls instead of Kornheiser Dallas Morning News
Gruden will replace Kornheiser on 'Monday Night Football' Minneapolis Star Tribune
Rockies win as Marquis outduels Lowe
MLB.com - 49 minutes ago
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Marquis outduels Lowe in Colorado's 5-1 win The Associated Press
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Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Kanoko Matsuyama May 19 (Bloomberg) -- The spread of swine flu in Japan may prompt the World Health Organization to raise its pandemic alert to the highest level, said a former WHO adviser on infectious diseases.
Nations urge WHO to change criteria for pandemic The Associated Press
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Obama Lets Congress Flesh Out Details
Wall Street Journal - 3 hours ago
By LAURA MECKLER WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is taking an unusual approach to dealing with Congress on his top priorities of health care and energy: He's laying out the big picture, and letting lawmakers fill in critical details.
What to tax to pay for health care? The Associated Press
MySpace hoax sentencing delayed
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Judge wants to consider a defense motion to dismiss the case, which involves the suicide of a 13-year-old girl. By Victoria Kim When federal prosecutors in Los Angeles indicted a Missouri mother last year for committing an Internet hoax that apparently ...
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Sentencing delayed for Mo. woman in MySpace hoax The Associated Press
Obama Avoids Test on Gays in Military
Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago
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CIA chief says Al-Qaeda disrupted, defends drones
AFP - 2 hours ago
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