NW lawmakers split on farm bill
Washington Post
Seattle Times -
By MATTHEW DALY AP Writer Northwest lawmakers were split Wednesday as the House passed a $290 billion farm bill that offers more subsidies for farmers and food stamps for the poor and $170 million for the disaster-plagued Pacific Coast salmon fishing ...
Farm Bill Passes US House With Veto-Proof Majority (Update2)
House passes farm bill that Bush says will veto
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
NW lawmakers split on farm bill - Seattle Times
Icahn moving ahead with Yahoo proxy fight: report - MarketWatch
Icahn moving ahead with Yahoo proxy fight: report
Sabah
MarketWatch -
By John Letzing, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has decided to press ahead with a proxy fight to oust Yahoo Inc.'s current board in favor of members who might be more amenable to negotiating a merger with ...
Yahoo not out of Microsoft's shadows
Icahn's Yahoo! Proxy Battle Advances
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Edwards to endorse Obama - CNN
Edwards to endorse Obama
Seattle Post Intelligencer
CNN -
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards will endorse Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan, according to Obama's campaign.
Edwards to endorse Obama
Edwards gives long-awaited endorsement to Obama
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Polar Bear Is Made a Protected Species - New York Times
Polar Bear Is Made a Protected Species
KEPR 19
New York Times -
A polar bear on the Beaufort coast of Alaska. Federal scientists say Alaska could lose all its polar bears if summer sea ice shrinks.
With Arctic ice melting, polar bear placed on endangered species list
Polar bears are now endangered species
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Big Brown heavy favorite for Preakness - Sports Network
Big Brown heavy favorite for Preakness
Citizen
Sports Network -
Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown is the prohibitive 1-2 favorite for Saturday's 133rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
Big Brown heavy favorite in Preakness - Horse Racing
Derby winner Big Brown draws 7 post for Preakness
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Child-killing virus hits Beijing - CNN
Child-killing virus hits Beijing
InjuryBoard.com
CNN -
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- The death toll in China's outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease has risen to 42 children, with the capital Beijing reporting its first case Wednesday, state media said.
Beijing reports first child virus death
Beijing Reports First Victim of Child Virus
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GE May Sell or Seek Partners for Appliance Unit, People Say - Bloomberg
GE May Sell or Seek Partners for Appliance Unit, People Say
Wall Street Journal
Bloomberg -
By Rachel Layne May 14 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co. may sell, spin off or seek a partner for its large-appliance unit, ending more than 100 years in the business that helped it become a household name in the US, people familiar with the ...
GE Looks to Sell Its Appliances Unit
UPDATE 2-General Electric looks to sell appliance unit--WSJ
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China intensifies quake rescue but hopes dim (Reuters)
Reuters - China ordered fresh waves of helicopters and aid into earthquake-devastated areas as severed roads, aftershocks and the sheer magnitude of 15,000 or more dead defied increasingly desperate rescue efforts.
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Eight reasons why Obama should not choose Clinton as his running ... - Chicago Tribune
Eight reasons why Obama should not choose Clinton as his running ...
CNN-IBN
Chicago Tribune -
Wise editor say: "Reason why" is redundant. "Eight reasons Obama should not..." or "Why Obama should not..." You're welcome. I'll send you an invoice. Ageed. Also, I wonder how many of recent Hillary voters would vote for the black guy anyway?
Live-blogging Edwards' endorsement of Obama
GOP waits entire hour to point out the downside of Edwards endorsement
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Republicans Try to Regroup After Another Setback - New York Times
Republicans Try to Regroup After Another Setback
New York Times -
By CARL HULSE and ADAM NOSSITER House Republicans struggled to regroup Wednesday in the aftermath of a devastating election loss in Mississippi, acknowledging that their party faced a significant challenge in November after the loss of three Republican ...
Third House loss shakes GOP, raises fears for fall
House GOP unveils 'change' agenda for fall
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Wits & Wagers
Party-time excellence?
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Castle of Shikigami III
For hardcore shoot-'em-up fans only.
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Edwards to endorse Obama - CNN
Edwards to endorse Obama
Washington Post
CNN -
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards will endorse Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan, according to Obama's campaign.
Eight reasons why Obama should not choose Clinton as his running ...
Live-blogging Edwards' endorsement of Obama
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Trade Real Money for Virtual Items in The Agency
Gamers can trade cash for items in upcoming SOE MMOs.
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Xbox 360 Sells 10M in U.S., Microsoft Gloats
Microsoft claims to hit 10 million mark in U.S. first, but what about global figures?
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Child-killing virus hits Beijing - CNN
Child-killing virus hits Beijing
ChattahBox
CNN -
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- The death toll in China's outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease has risen to 42 children, with the capital Beijing reporting its first case Wednesday, state media said.
Beijing reports first child virus death
Beijing Reports First Victim of Child Virus
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Xbox Originals: Stubbs the Zombie, Gauntlet
A couple of new old titles available for download this Monday.
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Capcom Invites SF4 Figurine Vote
Which would you pay cash money for? Let Capcom know.
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Insecticide Hands-on
Insecticide (PC)
It's like film noir meets buddy-cop movies, only everyone's a bug.
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AP video shows China earthquake's first moments (AP)
AP - The moment that a devastating earthquake struck central China, the hills surrounding the city of Chengdu shook, people ran outside in confused panic, and a thick, white cloud of dust enveloped a mountain reserve.
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Assault Heroes 2 Launch Trailer
Assault Heroes 2 (X360)
It's all about the weapons.
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Food crisis requires new green revolution: Congress (Reuters)
Reuters - Congress pushed the Bush administration on Wednesday to do more to boost global agriculture, faulting a long-term decline in foreign aid for the food crisis unfurling across the developing world.
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Best Scenarios in FIFA Euro 2008
Play as England...or the Faroes! Or England.
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Divers Find Ancient Bust Of Caesar
Divers trained in archaeology discovered a marble bust of an aging Caesar in the Rhone River that France's Culture Ministry said could be the oldest known.
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GTA4 Launch Sales Break Two World Records
Guinness Book says game is now 'highest grossing entertainment launch' ever.
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Secret UFO Files Made Public In Britain
More more than 1,000 pages of formerly secret UFO documents have been released by the National Archives in Britain.
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The Xbox Minute (And Then Some)
Updates from the Microsoft Showcase event in San Francisco.
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Don King Presents: Prizefighter Hands-on
Don King Presents: Prizefighter (X360)
The most famous hype man in history makes his entry into the virtual realm.
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Teen sells 17,328 boxes of Girl Scout cookies (AP)
AP - A Girl Scout has financed her trip to Europe with Thin Mints, Samoas and Do-Si-Dos, possibly breaking a national record in the process. Jennifer Sharpe, a 15-year-old from Dearborn, sold 17,328 boxes of Girl Scout cookies this year, which shatters her troop's old record and is believed to be a national record, though Girl Scouts of the USA doesn't track individual sales.
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U.N. says up to 2.5 million affected in Myanmar cyclone (Reuters)
Reuters - The United Nations estimated those affected by the Myanmar cyclone at up to 2.5 million on Wednesday and called an urgent meeting of big donors and Asian states as the Myanmar junta continued to limit foreign aid.
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Monday, May 12, 2008
Why are the Right Wing Talking Heads Pro-Hillary? - Houston Chronicle
Why are the Right Wing Talking Heads Pro-Hillary?
All American Patriots (press release)
Houston Chronicle -
I heard that the Republicans have 1200 pages of oppo research to use against Hillary. A lot of it dealing with past scandals in which they finally were able proof that she was a little less than honest with some of her answers.
Clinton Focuses on West Virginia, Obama Focuses on McCain
Mr. McCain comes to Washington (ours, that is)
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Sharifs Party Leaves Cabinet in Pakistan - New York Times
Sharifs Party Leaves Cabinet in Pakistan
The Daily Star
New York Times -
By JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - In an early sign of instability in the new government in Pakistan, the junior partner in the coalition said Monday that it was withdrawing from the cabinet over the failure to reinstate the Supreme Court judges ...
Pakistan Ruling Coalition Teeters on Whether to Oust Musharraf
Pakistan Coalition Government Shaken by Impasse Over Reinstatement ...
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China quake death toll rises to nearly 10000 - The Associated Press
China quake death toll rises to nearly 10000
Times Online
The Associated Press -
CHENGDU, China (AP) - The death toll from a powerful earthquake that toppled buildings, schools and chemical plants climbed to nearly 10000 in the worst-hit province Tuesday, while untold numbers remain trapped after the worst quake in three decades.
China Sends Troops to Sichuan as Quake Kills 10000 (Update3)
China officials say quake toll near 10000
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