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Sen. Ted Kennedy is rushed to a hospital in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, a
Democratic source says.

# posted by John @ 5/17/2008 11:39:00 AM 0 comments

Saudis Rebuff Bush As Oil Hits New High
President's Appeal For Increased Oil Production Again Rejected; Price Of
Crude Tops $127

# posted by John @ 5/16/2008 04:08:00 PM 0 comments

Saudis Rebuff Bush As Oil Hits New High
President's Appeal For Increased Oil Production Again Rejected; Price Of
Crude Tops $127

# posted by John @ 5/16/2008 04:06:00 PM 0 comments

Treasury Secretary Paulson says he expects 'faster pace of growth' by
the end of the year, despite housing market challenges.

# posted by John @ 5/16/2008 12:31:00 PM 0 comments

The California Supreme Court has overturned a ban on gay marriage,
paving the way for California to become the second state where gay and
lesbian residents can marry.

# posted by John @ 5/15/2008 01:23:00 PM 0 comments

Fewer Americans will travel this Memorial Day due to surging fuel
prices, AAA reports.

# posted by John @ 5/15/2008 10:10:00 AM 0 comments

China: Quake Death Toll Could Hit 50,000

State TV Says Cabinet Members Predicted Deaths From 7.9 Earthquake Could
More Than Double

# posted by John @ 5/15/2008 09:14:00 AM 0 comments

FORMER CANDIDATE JOHN EDWARDS HAS ENDORSED BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT.

# posted by John @ 5/14/2008 06:47:00 PM 0 comments

NEWS

W.Va. blowout bolsters Clinton's resolve
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Hillary Rodham Clinton crushed Barack Obama by more than 2-1 in the West
Virginia primary Tuesday a victory that was surely personally satisfying
but came as the Democratic presidential nomination is nearly in the
grasp of her rival.

China earthquake death toll could reach 20,000
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China began airlifting aid to the areas worst hit by a massive
earthquake Wednesday, while state media reported several thousand deaths
near the epicenter that accounted for 80% of one town's population. The
new figures appeared certain to push the death toll well beyond the
reported 12,000.

Bush opens Mideast tour, marks Israel's 60 years
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President Bush on Wednesday opened a celebratory visit to Israel where
he'll make a new push for peace in the long-troubled Middle East. "We
consider the Holy Land a very special place, and we consider the Israeli
people our close friends," Bush said.

MONEY

Taco Bell's new menu goes for a cheap fill
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Taco Bell may be emerging from taco hell. It hasn't been easy. There was
the E. coli outbreak in late 2006 that sickened 70 and closed dozens of
restaurants. Then, the rat infestation at a New York City unit in 2007
that became an Internet must-see.

Smart puts 'high level of safety into very small package'
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The tiniest car sold in the USA posted some of the best crash-test
results, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety will announce
today.

FBI warns of escalating mortgage fraud
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The sinking housing market is fertile ground for mortgage fraud, the FBI
warns in a new report. The agency said Tuesday that reports of suspected
mortgage fraud rose 31% to 46,717 from 35,617 in the previous fiscal
year ending Oct. 31.

# posted by John @ 5/14/2008 10:26:00 AM 0 comments

Clinton projected easy winner in West Virginia
5/13/2008 7:32:00 PM

# posted by John @ 5/13/2008 07:36:00 PM 0 comments

Senate votes 97-1 to force President Bush to stop adding to Strategic
Petroleum Reserve - Dow Jones reports.

# posted by John @ 5/13/2008 01:24:00 PM 0 comments

The number of people killed by a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in China has
risen to nearly 10,000, state-run media report.

# posted by John @ 5/12/2008 07:42:00 PM 0 comments

NEWS

U.S. first airlift relief arrives in Burma
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The first U.S. relief airlift has arrived in Burma carrying emergency
supplies for last week's cyclone victims.

Tornado season deadliest in a decade
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A near-record number of tornadoes that has pushed the U.S. death toll --
including 47 killer twisters over the weekend -- to a 10-year high.

Gates praises MRAPs as lifesavers
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Few troops have been killed or wounded by roadside bomb attacks in Iraq
while riding in new armored vehicles, Defense Secretary Robert Gates
said, evidence of the value of the vehicles he made the military's top
priority.

MONEY

Hybrids recoup higher cost in less time
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Rising fuel prices and competition among a proliferation of
gasoline-electric hybrids have sliced the payback period for hybrids to
two or three years in some cases, instead of five years or more that
made hybrids harder to justify at lower fuel prices.

States remove local barriers to eco-friendly homes
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States eager to promote renewable energy are increasingly passing laws
that allow homeowners to overcome local opposition to home solar panels
and wind turbines.

Bush, Congress set for clash over $300B farm bill
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Congress and the White House this week head toward a collision over a
five-year, $300 billion farm bill that the Bush administration says is
stuffed with wasteful handouts to wealthy growers, but that supporters
defend as a needed rural safety net that also expands nutrition aid for
the poor.

# posted by John @ 5/12/2008 09:44:00 AM 0 comments

BEIJING - A powerful earthquake struck central China on Monday and state
media reported that as many as 5,000 people were killed in a single
county. Nearly 900 students were trapped after their school collapsed.

# posted by John @ 5/12/2008 09:31:00 AM 0 comments

NEARLY 900 STUDENTS BURIED BY GIANT CHINA EARTHQUAKE ACCORDING TO THE
ASSOCIATED PRESS

# posted by John @ 5/12/2008 09:23:00 AM 0 comments