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Medicare,Social Security Trusts Dwindling Faster Than ExpectedWall Street Journal - 53 minutes ago
By Meena Thiruvengadam Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Social Security and Medicare trust funds are expected to run out of money sooner than expected, a report released Tuesday shows.
Social Security and Medicare finances worsen The Associated Press
Miss California keeps her crown, and her opinionsReuters - 40 minutes ago
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - An emotional Miss California Carrie Prejean kept her crown on Tuesday, and the beauty queen stood by her opposition to gay marriage and defended posing for topless photos.
Trump: Carrie Prejean Keeping Her Miss California Crown Seattle Post Intelligencer
Miss California keeps her crown. CharlotteObserver.com
US soldier charged with murder for Iraq shootingReuters - 33 minutes ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A US soldier suspected of shooting dead five fellow servicemen at a military clinic in Baghdad was charged with five counts of murder on Tuesday, the US military said in a statement.
US soldier charged with murder in shootings at Iraq base Los Angeles Times
Suspect in Iraq shootings was on third combat tour MiamiHerald.com
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Pope urges religious reconciliation
Aljazeera.net - 2 hours ago
Pope Benedict XVI has called on followers of the three major monotheistic religions to put their differences behind them and work towards reconciliation.
Pope Celebrates Mass Near Jerusalem Voice of America
Makeshift Sri Lanka hospital is shelled, taking 47 lives
guardian.co.uk - 17 minutes ago
At least 47 people were killed today and more than 50 injured when a shell struck the last hospital inside the so-called no-fire zone in north-eastern Sri Lanka, where casualties of the country's brutal civil war are being treated.
Politicians in Southern India Stake Vote on Sri Lanka War Wall Street Journal
LTTE-built bund captured Hindu
Commando attack on Taliban stronghold leaves 800000 homeless
guardian.co.uk - 23 minutes ago
Pakistani commandos swooped into a Taliban mountain stronghold by helicopter today as the army pushed forward with an operation it said had killed over 750 militants and left at least 800000 civilians homeless.
The fight for northwest Pakistan Aljazeera.net
Pakistan steps up efforts against Taliban – but at what cost? Christian Science Monitor
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Florida governor announces run for Senate
CNN - 3 hours ago
By Mark Preston and Peter Hamby TALLAHASSEE, Florida (CNN) -- Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announced Tuesday he would not run for re-election next year and instead will seek the seat being vacated by retiring GOP Sen. Mel Martinez.
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Crist to run for Florida senate - anti-Crist says bring it on Christian Science Monitor
Obama on health care: "The country is geared up"
USA Today - 2 hours ago
"You may be seeing a theme," Obama told reporters after speaking with business leaders about health care costs. "We're doing some stuff on health care because I think the country is geared up, businesses are geared up, families are geared up to go ...
Healthcare: $2 Trillion Saved, But Not Penny Lost? Atlantic Online
WSJ 2nd UPDATE:Colgan Air Transcript Shows Lack Of Crew Discipline
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
By Andy Pasztor Of The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The pilots of the Continental Connection turboprop that crashed in February near Buffalo NY, rushed through mandatory checklists in a matter of seconds, but spent almost the entire ...
Families of Buffalo crash victims look for answers The Associated Press
Home sales up in Jacksonville and statewide
Bizjournals.com - 41 minutes ago
Existing single-family home sales were up 7 percent in Jacksonville during the first quarter 2009, and the statewide numbers were even better.
Home prices slide 14% CNNMoney.com
Stanford Deputy Indicted on Two Counts of Obstruction
Bloomberg - 37 minutes ago
By Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Andrew Harris May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Laura Pendergest-Holt, Stanford Financial Group's chief investment officer, was indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of obstructing a fraud investigation of a suspected $8 ...
Houston federal grand jury indicts chief investment officer Houston Chronicle
GE to build $100 million battery plant near Albany
Wall Street Journal - 43 minutes ago
BY PAUL GLADER General Electric Co. said it will build a $100 million plant near Albany, NY, that will employ 350 people to make batteries for hybrid locomotives and other applications.
GE Will Build an Advanced-Battery Plant BusinessWeek
Google adds new filters, visualized results
CNET News - 44 minutes ago
by Tom Krazit Google introduced three new enhancements to its search engine Tuesday, giving searchers new ways to filter results and adding new types of data to the search results themselves.
Live From Google: Searchology Washington Post
Google rolls out new search enhancements USA Today
NASA finds minor scratch damage to shuttle shield
Reuters - 20 minutes ago
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The US space shuttle Atlantis apparently was hit by a piece of debris that nicked part of its heat shield but the damage does not seem serious, NASA said on Tuesday.
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Microsoft Hopes To Complete Windows 7 By August
InformationWeek - 6 hours ago
Officials at the software maker say release to manufacturing could be just three months away. By Paul mcdougall Microsoft disclosed more details on its timetable for finishing up work on the Windows 7 operating system.
Spoilers: 'Idol' song choices have leaked out
msnbc.com - 24 minutes ago
By Michael Slezak Okay, so thanks to American Idol Spoiler Central (aka mjsbigblog.com) we already know which songs Danny Gokey, Adam Lambert, and Kris Allen got paired with for the "Judges' Pick" portion of tonight's telecast.
Report: Reality TV's Kate denies cheating on Jon
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK (AP) - Reality TV star Kate Gosselin said she isn't cheating on her husband, Jon, and called the accusations disgusting and unthinkable.
Kate Gosselin cheating rumors fly; TLC tries to fit scandal into ... New York Daily News
Kate Gosselin Cheating Rumors Have Family 'Horrified' Associated Content
3-D accelerates as 'Up' opens Cannes
Hollywood Reporter - 1 hour ago
By Gregg Kilday CANNES -- As "Up" lifts off at the Palais des Festivals on Wednesday as the opening film of the 62nd Festival de Cannes -- and as the black-tie audience of cinema cognoscenti don their polarized lenses -- 3-D film will finally achieve ...
At Cannes, Showcasing Auteurs, and Gore New York Times
Film executives cast hopeful eye Reuters
Roger Clemens speaks: Denies drug use _ again
The Associated Press - 43 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) - Roger Clemens tried the silent treatment for more than a year and saw where that got him. With many fans believing allegations that the seven-time Cy Young Award winner used performance-enhancing drugs, he's now attempting a different ...
Roger Clemens again denies steroid use, blasts Daily News book on ESPN New York Daily News
In a series of inches, a Game 5 win could go a long way
NBA.com - 1 hour ago
By Rob Peterson, NBA.com BOSTON -- They say baseball is a game of inches, but that old adage could hold true for hoops as well. A toe on the line could cost you a point or a possession.
What a total idiot this guy Ernie Provetti is: CBSSports.com
Ward fumes over punchout
Boston Herald - 2 hours ago
By Steve Conroy RALEIGH, NC -- Carolina Hurricanes forward Scott Walker altered between defending himself and apologizing this morning as he talked about Sunday night's punchout of Bruins [team stats] defenseman Aaron Ward.
Boston at Carolina USA Today
New virus could still mutate, spark pandemic-WHO
Reuters - 44 minutes ago
By Stephanie Nebehay and Laura MacInnis GENEVA, May 12 (Reuters) - The new H1N1 flu virus could still mutate into a more virulent form and spark an influenza pandemic that could be expected to circle the globe up to three times, the World Health ...
Mexico: worst over despite rise in flu death toll The Associated Press
CDC: Pregnant Women With Likely Flu Should Be Given Antivirals Wall Street Journal
Senate eyes tax change to pay for health insurance
Reuters - 33 minutes ago
By Donna Smith WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Experts urged Congress on Tuesday to cut tax breaks for employer-sponsored health insurance as a way to help pay to cover people without benefits.
Senators weigh tax hikes to pay for health care The Associated Press
China reports second suspected case of H1N1 flu
Reuters - 1 hour ago
BEIJING, May 12 (Reuters) - China reported its second suspected case of the new H1N1 strain of flu, a man in eastern Shandong province who had recently arrived from Canada, state media said on Tuesday.
H1N1 Swine Flu Virus Spreads to More Countries Voice of America
Germans have to live with Nazi past a bit longer
Reuters - 57 minutes ago
More than six decades after World War Two and the Holocaust, and just when it is starting to take a more assertive role on the world stage, Germany has been confronted by its Nazi past - again.
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5 found guilty in Miami of plotting with Al Qaeda
Los Angeles Times - 29 minutes ago
The men were accused of seeking to topple the US government and to form an alliance with Osama bin Laden's terrorist network to attack Chicago's Sears Tower and FBI offices.
5 Miami men convicted of Sears Tower attack plot The Associated Press
Ban hails release of US journalist from Iranian jail
Xinhua - 1 hour ago
UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the release from an Iranian prison of journalist Roxana Saberi, who was convicted of spying for the United States, a United Nations spokesperson here on Tuesday.
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