Nuance on the March
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Blunt and pugnacious will soon give way to supple and below-the-radar. Say goodbye to the Bush era in foreign policy and hello to the Obama moment. Read more
Officials Confirm Second U.S. Swine Flu Death
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Health authorities today reported a second death in the United States from swine flu — a woman in south Texas — even as the federal government rescinded its recommendation that schools shut down if they have any suspected cases of the virus. Read more
Obama Releases Details of $3.4 Trillion Budget Plan
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The Obama administration today unveiled program details of a $3.4 trillion federal budget for the fiscal year beginning in October, a proposal that includes substantial increases for a number of domestic priorities as well as a plan to trim or eliminate 121 programs for a savings of $17 billion. Read more
New Virus, Old Tale: Animals Share Bugs With Us
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Somewhere out there, somewhere along the way, a single creature got all this started. A pig, presumably. Pig Zero. Pet Albums Read more
Libya Seeks Return of Terminally Ill Man Serving Time for Lockerbie Blast
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LONDON, May 6 — Libya has requested that the Scottish government allow a dying prisoner, the only man ever convicted in the bombing of an American jumbo jet over Lockerbie in 1988, to be sent back to his homeland. Read more
Swine Flu Precautions Observed as Mexico City Restaurants Reopen
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MEXICO CITY, May 6 — With the comforting phrase “At your service,” frazzled residents of this city at the center of the swine flu epidemic were welcomed back Wednesday to their favorite seats in taco joints and fancy restaurants, where they ordered their first meals out in almost two weeks. Read more
Thousands flee as Pakistani jets hit Swat
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MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani aircraft pounded Taliban positions in the Swat valley on Thursday as thousands of people took advantage of a break in a curfew to flee from the region. Read more
GM posts loss; burns through $10 billion
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DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Corp said it burned through $10.2 billion in the first quarter as it failed to cut costs fast enough to offset a sharp decline in global sales and was kept afloat by a federal bailout. Read more
Pakistan pounds Taleban positions
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Pakistani helicopter gunships and warplanes have been bombing suspected Taleban militants in the Swat Valley as clashes intensify in the north-west. Read more
WTO reports big jump in anti-dumping cases (Reuters)
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GENEVA (Reuters) – The number of investigations by members of the World Trade Organisation into unfairly priced imports jumped by a fifth last year as the financial crisis gathered steam, WTO data published on Thursday showed. Read more
US: Baghdad contract expires for ex-Blackwater (AP)
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Play Video Reuters  – Bomb hits Baghdad vegetable market Slideshow:Iraq Barack Obama Video:‘We must co-ordinate our efforts’ Obama tells Afghan, Pakistan leaders CBC.ca Play Video Barack Obama Video:Obama praises Afghan, Pakistan commitments AP AP – FILE – In this Saturday, March 25, 2006 file photo, Blackwater security contractors guard former U.S. … By KIM GAMEL, Associated Press Writer Kim [...]
‘Very ugly’ man key to finding missing Maddy
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A “very ugly” man appeared to be watching the apartment where Madeleine McCann and her family were staying in the days leading up to the child’s disappearance. Read more
Here She Comes: Miss Beautiful Morals
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (May 6) – Sukaina al-Zayer is an unlikely beauty queen hopeful. She covers her face and body in black robes and an Islamic veil, so no one can tell what she looks like. She also admits she’s a little on the plump side. Read more
I’ll put women in charge of banks: Harriet Harman’s plans to use equality laws to challenge macho City culture
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Labour’s deputy leader is determined to boost the proportion of female workers in the financial sector and end what she calls ‘pay discrimination’ in the City. Read more
Greek robbers steal entire house
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Greek robbers steal entire house New 3:12PM Thursday May 07, 2009 ATHENS – Police in Greece say robbers near Athens have lifted a prefabricated home off its foundation and spirited it away. Police say the owner went to visit his 70-square metre holiday home in the coastal area of Rafina, 25 kilometres east [...]
Vladimir Putin
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Vladimir Putin (Russian Presidential Press and Information Office) Read more
Saudis Compete to be ‘Miss Beautiful Morals’
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They may be on to something: a beauty pageant that doesn’t have a nude-photos scandal lurking in the background! Get your niqab and get ready to work the runway: “…At Saudi Arabia’s only beauty pageant, the judges don’t care about a perfect figure or face. What they’re looking for in the quest [...]
Gay marriage movement on a collision course with real politik
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 This breaking news story today –Maine becomes 5th state to allow gay marriage –adds even more significance to yesterday’s headline, District of Columbia council votes to recognize states’ gay marriages.   Read more
US Sorry Over Afghan Airstrike Deaths
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So let’s try to get this straight; the Red Cross and others think that it is wrong to pursue the Taliban when they use innocent women and children as human shields. Where would such a stance lead us to other than embolden such cowards to make more attacks and then hide [...]
will.i.am praises Jackson’s vocal ability
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Rex Features will.i.am has praised Michael Jackson’s vocal ability and assured fans that he will be fit for his upcoming London residency. The Black Eyed Peas star, who has recently recorded material with Jackson, claimed that his voice is better than many other artists around. “He’s doing both voice testing just to sing for five [...]