Setting the record straight on SotomayorDetroit Free Press - 1 hour ago
BY BRIAN DICKERSON • FREE PRESS COLUMNIST • May 31, 2009 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. This morning I will take your questions regarding Sonia Sotomayor.
Two sides to Sonia Sotomayor Los Angeles Times
Letters: Sotomayor would not change country's course Philadelphia Inquirer
Britain hopeful on UN action over North KoreaReuters - 28 minutes ago
By Nopporn Wong-Anan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Britain said on Sunday it was hopeful the United Nations Security Council will deliver a resolution against North Korea that includes tougher financial sanctions, after the isolated state's nuclear test last ...
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Pakistan battles Taliban; Swat offensive "near end"Reuters - 39 minutes ago
By Kamran Haider ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani forces battled militants in South Waziristan on the Afghan border on Sunday as a government official said an offensive in the Swat valley could be over in two or three days.
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Hamas: Abbas gave Obama 'detailed plan' on how to overthrow us in Gaza
Jerusalem Post - 3 hours ago
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH Hamas claimed on Saturday that Palestinian Authority President Muhammad Abbas, who visited Washington last week, presented US President Barack Obama with a "detailed plan" to overthrow the Islamic movement's government in the Gaza ...
End of Sri Lanka war to boost growth by 3 pct
guardian.co.uk - 23 minutes ago
By Kevin Lim and Candida Ng SINGAPORE, May 31 (Reuters) - The end of Sri Lanka's civil war will help boost economic growth by 3 percentage points a year as service industries pick up and better security attracts investors, Foreign Minister Rohitha ...
S Korea, Asean Members To Sign FTA On Investment During Summit
Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago
SEOUL (Dow Jones)--South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nation countries plan to sign a free trade deal on investment during a summit of their leaders, Seoul's finance ministry said Sunday.
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Prince Harry's team wins charity polo game
Seattle Times - 1 hour ago
Prince Harry reminded New Yorkers on Saturday how much his mother had loved their city, and then he climbed onto a pony for a game of polo to raise money for impoverished children in Africa.
Prince gets out and about in NYC BBC News
Prop. 8 opponents take their case to Fresno
San Francisco Chronicle - 3 hours ago
(05-30) 04:00 PDT Selma, Fresno County -- On a dusty patch of ground near Super Dave's Car Wash here in California's raisin capital, the next phase of the same-sex marriage movement began Saturday with a morning march - led by a Fresno lesbian mother ...
Thousands rally in California's heartland in support of gay marriage Los Angeles Times
Another same-sex marriage battle next year may be too soon San Jose Mercury News
Access to Top-Secret Papers at Issue in Wiretapping Case
Washington Post - 6 hours ago
By Jim Abrams AP The Obama administration has set up a showdown this week with a federal judge in San Francisco, insisting in a court filing that it has no obligation to provide access to top-secret documents in a wiretapping case.
US Resists Order in Wiretapping Case New York Times
General Motors Bondholders Clear Path to Bankruptcy, NYT Says
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Candice Zachariahs May 31 (Bloomberg) -- A majority of General Motors bondholders agreed to support a plan to exchange their debt for an ownership stake in the company as high as 25 percent, the New York Times reported, citing people familiar with ...
GM Bankruptcy Plan Clears Bondholder Hurdle New York Times
GM Bankruptcy Is Expected Wall Street Journal
Throwing the dog a credit card
Houston Chronicle - 2 hours ago
By LOREN STEFFY I say that with some regret because it's a column I always wanted to write. Several years ago, I heard from a reader who said her dog, whose name was Riley, had been sent a card application.
Complaint Box | Credit Card Companies New York Times
Parents Need To Take Charge Washington Post
Obama administration welcomes GM-Opel deal
Reuters - 11 hours ago
WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Saturday welcomed a deal clinched by Germany with Canadian auto parts group Magna (MGa.
Stronach: man behind the auto parts giant Magna The Associated Press
Is it just me, or does Bing look a lot like Google?
ZDNet - 3 hours ago
Despite being a devotee of all things Google, I've been incredibly excited about Wolfram Alpha. I've been using it quite a bit and have its quirks and limitations pretty much down.
Magid: Don't count Microsoft out in search San Jose Mercury News
Microsoft Bing No Sure Thing Wall Street Journal
Official Sony PSP Go! Shots Leaked
PC World - 9 hours ago
That doleful baying sound you're hearing? Sony releasing the hounds as all hell breaks loose. It seems someone just can't wait to collect unemployment, because these leaked high-res shots - ostensibly of Sony's unannounced but long rumored PSP makeover ...
PSP Go: What we know so far CNET News
Google won't run all the Wave servers
CNET News - May 29, 2009
by Rafe Needleman In a recent story about how Google creatively destroys markets, I said that only Google will run the servers for Wave, its re-think of e-mail.
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Scottish singer Susan Boyle's fairy tale stops short
Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago
In Blackburn, Scotland, friends hold Susan Boyle masks as they watch the “Britain's Got Talent” final. The Scottish singer who gained worldwide fame with her audition, and was the favorite to win, loses to a dance group in the finals of 'Britain's Got ...
Dream over: Boyle finishes second in reality show The Associated Press
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Jay Leno Takes Final Bow on 'Tonight Show'
New York Times - 14 hours ago
By BILL CARTER LOS ANGELES - Jay Leno ended his final “Tonight Show” on Friday not with a surprise guest or a selection of his vintage comedy bits, but with what he called “the greatest thing we've ever done.
Jay's talking sends him to 'The Show' The Desert Sun
Leno logs his last 'Tonight' Philadelphia Inquirer
Drag Me to Hell
New York Times - May 29, 2009
Drag Me to Hell was GREAT ..except it felt too much like my real life. Also, I took all the buttons off my clothes after the movie.
Review: Director Raimi drags his viewers along to 'Hell' San Jose Mercury News
'Drag Me to Hell's' poster: Is it really scary ... or really sexy? Los Angeles Times
'Bron gone: Howard, Magic rule the East
FOXSports.com - 1 hour ago
by Charley Rosen Whereas LeBron James sounded a precious few loud notes, the Magic had their own one-man-band operating at full blast.
Magic men grow into their own NBA.com
Texas wins NCAA record 25-inning game
MLB.com - 26 minutes ago
By John Schlegel / MLB.com The Texas Longhorns and Boston College Eagles took a long road to history Saturday night, playing an NCAA record 25 innings before Texas took a 3-2 victory in a regional tournament game in Austin.
Texas outlasts BC in longest game in NCAA history Sports Network
Texas tops BC in longest game in NCAA history The Associated Press
Superman leads Orlando's magicians into NBA finals
Washington Post - 14 minutes ago
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The Orlando Magic crushed the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-90 on Saturday to claim the Eastern Conference championship and set up an NBA Finals showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers.
INSIDE THE RED WINGS Chris Osgood emerges from cocoon a better goalie Detroit Free Press
Penguins lose game, but not confidence SportingNews.com
Swine flu cases up to 33 in Greenwich
Greenwich Time - 1 hour ago
A Cos Cob School student has contracted swine flu, school officials said Friday, a day after the state confirmed 16 new infections in town.
H1N1 flu case confirmed in Missoula Co. Montana's News Station
Health officer: H1N1 virus not 'going to go away' Pittsburg Morning Sun
New Warning on Hormone Replacement
New York Times - 8 hours ago
By ANDREW POLLACK ORLANDO, Fla. - Hormone therapy taken by women to counter the effects of menopause can increase the risk of dying from lung cancer, researchers reported here on Saturday.
Kennedy plan to outline US healthcare overhaul
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Donna Smith WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic plans for revamping US healthcare are taking shape, with Senator Edward Kennedy soon to announce a proposal which could form the core of the nation's new health system.
China faces dark memory of Tiananmen
AFP - 4 hours ago
BEIJING (AFP) - Authorities in China are bracing for the 20th anniversary of the deadly June 4 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, a pivotal moment that still haunts the nation.
Tiananmen will not be forgotten BBC News
Tiananmen victims in public plea for justice guardian.co.uk
Local-option tax rejected in transportation bill compromise
Dallas Morning News - 48 minutes ago
By MICHAEL A. LINDENBERGER / The Dallas Morning News For three straight legislative sessions, Dallas-area officials have pressed for permission to ask voters to pay more taxes to keep traffic moving in the state's fastest growing metropolitan area.
Texas senator lashes out at leadership as session winds down Houston Chronicle
Texas lawmakers reach deal over gas pipelines along state rights ... Fort Worth Star Telegram
Arabs hope Obama will offer a Palestinian peace plan
Kansas City Star - 29 minutes ago
By DION NISSENBAUM When President Barack Obama steps to the podium Thursday in Cairo to propose a new American partnership with the Muslim world, Arabs across the region will be waiting to hear what he has to say about Israel - as much as what he has ...
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