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Turkish Press
Obama Quits His Church
New York Times - 3 hours ago
By Jeff Zeleny WASHINGTON - Senator Barack Obama is ending his membership at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, a congregation he has belonged to for about two decades and one that had become a lightening rod in his Democratic presidential bid ...
Obama resigns from controversial church CNN
Obama resigns from controversial church Reuters
Bloomberg - BBC News - Chicago Sun-Times - USA Today
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NewsOXY
MoveOn says McClellan should not profit
Washington Times - 6 hours ago
Photo by AP Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's book "What Happened" is seen at the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 29, 2009.
Scott McClellan looks back on one of the most painful experiences ... Washington Post
Cult of Deception New York Times
Huffington Post - CNN - San Jose Mercury News - The Associated Press
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KBCI CBS 2
About New York The Human Toll of a Building Binge
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By JIM DWYER Once again, death by crane has come to the East Side of Manhattan. As stadiums are built, a new subway line is dug and office towers soar, one anonymous apartment house development on 91st Street has provided another flash look at the ...
After crane collapse, experts call for more tests The Associated Press
Construction sites secured in bad NYC weather Newsday
New York Daily News - Staten Island Advance - SILive.com - WCBS-TV New York - NY1
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Shanghai Daily
Chinese authorities prepare to drain swelling lake
The Associated Press - 6 hours ago
MIANYANG, China (AP) - Chinese authorities prepared on Saturday to drain a swelling lake formed by a devastating earthquake, completing work on a drainage channel to divert water that threatens hundreds of thousands downstream.
China races against time to drain 'quake lake' CNN International
'Quake lake' evacuation continues BBC News
Voice of America - AFP - ABC Online - Bloomberg
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Alalam News Network
Cluster Bombs, Made in America
New York Times - 1 hour ago
On Friday, 111 nations, including major NATO allies, adopted a treaty that sets an eight-year deadline to eliminate stockpiles of cluster arms - pernicious weapons that scatter thousands of small bombs across a wide area, where they pose a long-term ...
Japan joins cluster bomb ban effort United Press International
Gordon Brown blows a loophole in ban on cluster bombs Times Online
Reuters - CNN International - BBC News
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Boston Globe
Food Report Criticizes Biofuel Policies
New York Times - 21 hours ago
By ANDREW MARTIN Agriculture Secretary Edward T. Schafer is preparing to walk into a buzzsaw of criticism over American biofuels policy when he meets with world leaders to discuss the global food crisis next week.
World food prices will dip but stay high -report Reuters
UN warns about higher food costs BBC News
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The Southern Ledger
Delayed Reunion Frustrates Sect Parents
CBS News - 1 hour ago
Just as parents from a polygamist sect in Texas were preparing to regain custody of their children from state officials, a judge suddenly negated this decision.
AssociatedPress
Texas agency under magnifying glass over sect raid The Associated Press
Reuters - Seattle Times - CNN
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KIMA CBS 29
Spelling Bee 2K8: This Time, It's Parfleche
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 4 hours ago
Sameer Mishra, 13, holds his gilded guerdon after winning the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee. "I'm really, really weak," Mishra said.
AssociatedPress
Little Rock girl makes it to final round of National Spelling Bee WXVT
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KBCI CBS 2
States Seek Delay in California Marriage Ruling
New York Times - 11 hours ago
By JESSE McKINLEY SAN FRANCISCO - Concerned about the national ramifications of same-sex marriages in California, attorneys general from 10 states have asked the California Supreme Court to stay its decision legalizing the marriages, which are set to ...
NH no longer asking Calif. court to delay marriage ruling Boston Globe
10 state ask delay in same-sex ruling San Francisco Chronicle
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Earthtimes (press release)
CFTC Probes Possible Manipulation in Cotton Market, People Say
Bloomberg - 5 hours ago
By Alan Bjerga and Matthew Leising May 31 (Bloomberg) -- The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating potential market manipulation of cotton futures after prices surged and then abruptly plunged in March, two people familiar with the ...
Commodity Policies Set for Revision New York Times
Oil trading probe may uncover manipulation CNNMoney.com
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Hürriyet
Analysis: United up against a new reality for airlines
Chicago Tribune - 10 hours ago
By David Greising | Tribune correspondent At a daylong investors conference in February, United Airlines spelled out big and small steps the carrier believed could lead it back to profitability.
US Airways is among vulnerable airlines Arizona Republic
Continental could leave current airline alliance BusinessWeek
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The Southern Ledger
Bear's top economists won't join JPMorgan: source
Reuters - 23 hours ago
By Richard Leong NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bear Stearns' two top economists, David Malpass and John Ryding, will not join JPMorgan Chase & Co, which is set to close its purchase of Bear, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday.
UPDATE: Bear Stearns Shareholders Approve JPMorgan Buyout CNNMoney.com
Bear Stearns Shareholders Approve Buyout by JP Morgan Wall Street Journal
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PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
Democrats Give Delegates in Dispute Half a Vote Each
New York Times - 1 hour ago
LM Otero/AP A protester yelled after a vote by Democratic Party officials on the fate of delegates from Florida and Michigan. By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and JEFF ZELENY WASHINGTON - To jeers and boos that showcased deep party divisions, Democratic party ...
Democrats compromise on Florida and Michigan Reuters
Clinton's supporters vent their frustration Los Angeles Times
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National Post
Clinton looks for fun on final primary days
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The candidate is on an outdoor stage, her shoulders bobbing and weaving as two reggaeton performers dance around her.
AssociatedPress
Obama Welcomes Resolution of Mich., Fla. Delegate Question Washington Post
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The DNC Rules
CBS News - 2 hours ago
By Neil Sinhababu (Political Animal) THE DNC RULES....As the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee meets today to decide whether to strip Florida and Michigan of their delegates, it's important to remember why such strong punitive measures were needed in ...
AssociatedPress
Clinton backers decry party rules committee decision Rocky Mountain News
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ScienceMode
Tropical Storm Arthur, 1st of hurricane season, hits Yucatan
San Jose Mercury News - 2 hours ago
By WILLIAM YSAGUIRRE AP Writer This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 02:15 PM EDT shows clouds in the western Caribbean Sea associated with Tropical Storm Arthur that formed from the remnants of Tropical Storm Alma.
Potential for heavy rains and flooding continues as Arthur moves West The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
Arthur Launches Atlantic Hurricane Season Cruise Critic
ScienceMode - CNN - Bloomberg - Tallahassee Democrat
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LIVENEWS.com.au
Shuttle Heads for Rendezvous With Space Station
New York Times - 3 hours ago
The space shuttle Discovery lifting off the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center on Saturday. By JOHN SCHWARTZ KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.
AssociatedPress
Shuttle Discovery blasts off for space station The Associated Press
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TVNZ
Mars lander discovers ice, scientists say
San Francisco Chronicle - 3 hours ago
(05-31) 15:26 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Elated scientists probing the arctic surface of Mars with their newly-landed Phoenix spacecraft said Saturday they are convinced they have found a bright and shiny layer of real ice only inches beneath the Martian ...
New pics boost feelings Mars lander has bared ice The Associated Press
Update: Phoenix Mars Lander Website Hacked eFluxMedia
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New York Times
Fashion Review 10 Years Later, Carrie Coordinated
New York Times - 8 hours ago
GOT THE MEMO The characters’ styles change into one in the film of “Sex and the City.” By ERIC WILSON TEN years of watching “Sex and the City,” including the sanitized reruns on TBS, has trained a generation of label- and love-addled romantics not to ...
Camaraderie, cheers and shoes at 'Sex' screening San Jose Mercury News
Sex Secrets Revealed E! Online
MTV.com - Telegraph.co.uk - New York Magazine - Independent
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ABC2 News
Ex-girlfriend points finger at 50 Cent for house fire
Chicago Tribune - 7 hours ago
A raging blaze one fire official called "definitely suspicious" torched a Dix Hills home at the center of a legal dispute involving rapper 50 Cent and his ex-girlfriend.
Curious head to scene of 50 Cent's burned home Newsday
Arson Suspected at House Owned by Rapper New York Times
eFluxMedia - E! Online - The Associated Press - MTV.com
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CTV.ca
For Dunkin’, a Tempest in an Iced-Coffee Cup
New York Times - May 30, 2008
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD Dunkin’ Donuts, via AP Dunkin’ Donuts canceled its iced-coffee ad with Rachael Ray, because of “the possibility of misperception” about her scarf.
Rachael Ray ad pulled by Dunkin' Donuts MarketWatch
Dunkin' Donuts scarf ad flap "silly"-Islamic group Reuters
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Vancouver Sun
Toronto cruises over Beckham-less LA
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 3 hours ago
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Rookie Julius James scored in his first match in Major League Soccer, Jeff Cunningham added his 98th career goal and rookie goalie Brian Edwards posted his first shutout as Toronto FC remained undefeated at home with a ...
Toronto FC defeats David Beckham-less Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0 The Canadian Press
James goal inspires TFC to victory FC Dallas
United Press International - USA Today - MLS - Major League Soccer - FOXSports.com
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TheOnlinewire
Bruce's homer lifts Reds over Braves in 10th; Griffey hits No. 599
Sports Network - 1 hour ago
Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Jay Bruce made his first major-league home run a game-winner, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-7 victory in 10 innings over the Atlanta Braves in the middle contest of a three-game set.
Griffey Hits No. 599 and Reds Win in 10 New York Times
Griffey swats career homer No. 599 MLB.com
United Press International - The Associated Press - Rotoworld.com - Bloomberg
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Seattle Times
UCLA wins NCAA golf championship
United Press International - 44 minutes ago
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 31 (UPI) -- Kevin Chappell finished at 2-under 286 Saturday to win the individual title and give UCLA the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship.
UCLA takes three-stroke lead at NCAA golf tourney USA Today
49ers Golf Places Tied For 8th at NCAA Championships CSTV.com
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Canada.com
A Drug Is Credited With Slight Gains for Patients Who Have Lung Cancer
New York Times - 4 hours ago
By ANDREW POLLACK CHICAGO - The drug Erbitux lengthened the survival of patients with advanced lung cancer by about five weeks, researchers are reporting here this weekend.
Narcolepsy drug helps cancer-related fatigue: study Reuters
Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes U.S. News & World Report
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Dog Flu Diet and Diseases
College basketball: UConn's Calhoun has skin cancer again
San Francisco Chronicle - 21 hours ago
Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun had some moments of fear, but never thought about retiring after being diagnosed for a second time with skin cancer.
UConn’s Jim Calhoun Fighting Cancer Again eFluxMedia
Calhoun Called Cancer Free After New Scare Hartford Courant
The Associated Press - Waterbury Republican American - Houston Chronicle - Toledo Blade
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KEPR 19
FEMA finishing closure of Louisiana trailer parks
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
BAKER, La. (AP) - Cleveland Stampley grinned as he locked the door to his FEMA trailer one last time. Out front, a case worker's pickup truck waited to take him to his new home at a nearby apartment complex.
FEMA Deadlines KATC
FEMA closing trailers parks on eve of storm season WREG
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Shanghai Daily
China earthquake: Chinese one-child families rush to take in orphans
Telegraph.co.uk - 7 hours ago
Many couples seeking to adopt earthquake orphans are also motivated by the chance to get around China's one-child policy.
Dispatches from China Seattle Times
Sybase to Donate Messaging Fees to Earthquake Stricken Sichuan TMCnet
Xinhua - Guelph Mercury - ToTheCenter.com - Xinhua
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Setting Politics Aside to Help Victims of China Earthquake
New York Times - 3 hours ago
By KIRK SEMPLE In the three weeks since the earthquake ravaged China’s Sichuan Province, the Chinese-American community that stretches from Chinatown in Lower Manhattan to the large enclaves on the West Coast has contributed millions of dollars to ...
Donations for Sichuan relief reach US$112.36 mil. China Post
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IFRC raises appeal for China's earthquake to 92.7 mln US dollars
Xinhua - 12 hours ago
GENEVA, May 31 (Xinhua) -- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has increased its appeal for China's earthquake to 96.7 million Swiss francs (about 92.7 million US dollars) to support some 500000 people in three ...
Quincy Jones Lends Time and Talent to Support Red Cross Relief ... WebWire (press release)
China: Sichuan Earthquake Revised Emergency Appeal No. MDRCN003 ReliefWeb (press release)
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Independent-Bangladesh
Suu Kyi’s fate overshadowed by Myanmar cyclone
Taipei Times - 7 hours ago
In September of 1988 she helped found the National League for Democracy (NLD), an alliance of 105 opposition parties, and campaigned across Myanmar (then officially known as Burma) for peaceful change, mesmerizing huge crowds with her intelligence, ...
Mulish Myanmar Seattle Times
Burma's Rulers Tighten Grip on Power Voice of America
American Thinker - AFP - The Irrawaddy News Magazine - guardian.co.uk
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NDTV.com
US says Burma 'deaf and dumb to offers of aid'
Scotsman - 2 hours ago
... no matter who won in November. ions - including subtle calls for China to work more amiably and fairly with other Pacific nations - Gates displayed the most emotion when talking about Burma. "We have reached out, frankly, to Myanmar multiple times ...
Fury as Burma shuts cyclone relief camps guardian.co.uk
Myanmar cyclone: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates blames Burma ... Telegraph.co.uk
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ITN
Aid workers still waiting to enter Myanmar's delta
The Associated Press - 8 hours ago
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Myanmar needs more than food and shelter. It needs human expertise for everything from cleaning water to mental health counseling - and right now, those experts can't get to the hard-hit delta.
Poor access irks RP, SEA aid workers in Myanmar ABS CBN News
Myanmar warned over forcing cyclone survivors home Washington Post
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