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- Shuttle Mission Ends Era of Satellite Repair - Slashdot
Shuttle Mission Ends Era of Satellite Repair
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Hugh Pickens writes "When the space shuttle Atlantis lands later today, it will cap off a mission to Hubble and mark the end of the servicing era.
Weather delays Atlantis return for another day: NASA Space Daily
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all 2,026 news articles - Former South Korean President Roh Dead In Apparent Suicide - Voice of America
Former South Korean President Roh Dead In Apparent Suicide
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By Kurt Achin Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has died in an apparent suicide. Mr. Roh fell to his death Saturday from a mountain cliff.
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all 1,245 news articles - Pakistan diary: Frontline Peshawar - Aljazeera.net
Pakistan diary: Frontline Peshawar
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Imran Khan, Al Jazeera's reporter in Pakistan, is filing regular dispatches from the country as the army battles Taliban fighters in the North West Frontier Province.
Pakistani Troops Battling Taliban for Control of Mingora Voice of America
Pakistan military confronts Taliban in key Swat city CNN
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all 1,453 news articles - NATO: Airstrike Kills 8 Afghan Civilians - Voice of America
NATO: Airstrike Kills 8 Afghan Civilians
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By VOA News NATO says an airstrike by one of its warplanes has killed eight civilians in southern Afghanistan, in the midst of a controversy over civilian casualties.
7 insurgents killed in Afghanistan Xinhua
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all 1,297 news articles - India has chosen the middle path - guardian.co.uk
India has chosen the middle path
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In giving a near-majority to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, Indian voters have sent a sharp message: that they reject the communalism of the right, represented by the Hindu-chauvinist BJP, and they repudiate the self-righteous ...
Indian PM announces key cabinet posts AFP
Mukherjee the 'Deliverer' Takes Over as Indian Finance Minister Bloomberg
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all 1,178 news articles - Obama Vows Not to Send People to War Without Cause - ABC News
Obama Vows Not to Send People to War Without Cause
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE AP Writer AP President Barack Obama gets a hug from a graduate during the United States Naval Academy graduation ceremony in Annapolis, Md.
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Obama offers goals, support for sailors Boston Globe
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all 907 news articles - Don't call ex-Vice President Cheney a has-been - The Associated Press
Don't call ex-Vice President Cheney a has-been
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Dick Cheney refuses to be a has-been. The former vice president's voice appears to carry even more weight than it did in the waning days of the Bush administration.
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Cheney's new book: 'I'm right, you're wrong' Kansas City Star
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all 1,532 news articles - Dodd Now Shooting For Cap On Credit Card Interest Rate, Merchant Fees - Baltimore Sun
Dodd Now Shooting For Cap On Credit Card Interest Rate, Merchant Fees
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By KENNETH R. GOSSELIN | The Hartford Courant Sen. Chris Dodd and President Barack Obama exchange a greeting before Obama signed the credit card reform bill that Dodd shepherded through Congress.
Obama signs new rules for credit cards into law Detroit Free Press
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all 4,534 news articles - $30 Billion More For GM? - FITSNews$30 Billion More For GM?
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By fitsnews • on May 22, 2009 General Motors could be on the verge of receiving another $30 billion in federal loans - or twice the amount it received when it was bailed out by the administration of President George W. Bush last year. - Fiat improved Opel bid, others may too-German econmin - Reuters
Fiat improved Opel bid, others may too-German econmin
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BERLIN, May 23 (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said Fiat (FIA.MI) had improved its bid for General Motors' (GM.
Magna, Sberbank team up in Opel bid The Associated Press
Fiat has improved offer for Opel AFP
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all 1,706 news articles - Obama hopes for `leaner, meaner' GM and Chrysler - The Associated Press
Obama hopes for `leaner, meaner' GM and Chrysler
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC must emerge from their restructuring as "leaner, meaner" companies and that a substantial market awaits them if they make the right decisions.
Obama Says Government Will Get Out Of Auto Business 'As Soon As ... AHN
GM Draws Another $4 Billion From Treasury New York Times
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all 1,479 news articles - Bolden Is Tapped to Run NASA - Wall Street Journal
Bolden Is Tapped to Run NASA
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By ANDY PASZTOR and TW FARNAM WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama picked former astronaut and retired Marine Corps Gen. Charles Bolden Jr.
Obama to name Bolden as NASA administrator Reuters
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all 590 news articles - Apple's Tablet: Open Or Closed? - InformationWeek
Apple's Tablet: Open Or Closed?
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Developers may catch a glimpse of Apple's stance on future software rights and controls next month when Apple discusses its development plans for Snow Leopard.
Cartier to Withdraw Suit Against Apple Over iphone Applications Wall Street Journal
Rumor: iTunes on iPhone may get direct movie, TV downloads Ars Technica
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all 564 news articles - Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer Preview - GameSpot
Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer Preview
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By Sophia Tong, GameSpotPosted May 22, 2009 7:12 am PT We finally get our chance to play with Quantic Dream's highly anticipated PlayStation 3-exclusive thriller.
NEW 'Heavy Rain' Screens, Looks Very Wet PerezStart.com
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all 31 news articles - Winner Kris Allen calls runner-up one of the best performers ever ... - CNN
Winner Kris Allen calls runner-up one of the best performers ever ...
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(CNN) -- "American Idol" viewers had a clear choice when it came down to the final decision: the low-key but sincere Kris Allen or the flamboyant and powerful Adam Lambert.
Video: For Lambert Lovers, Does 'Idol' Loss Matter? The Associated Press
'American Idol' Champ Dines with Loser TMZ.com
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all 5,760 news articles - New 'Terminator' opens well without Schwarzenegger - Reuters
New 'Terminator' opens well without Schwarzenegger
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By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, May 22 (Reuters) - Judging from its first full day in North American movie theaters, the latest chapter in the "Terminator" film franchise will do just fine without cyborg-in-chief Arnold Schwarzenegger.
'Terminator Salvation' grosses $13.4 mil at the box office on Thursday Entertainment Weekly
'Terminator: Salvation' Great Summer Flick, But That's It Airlock Alpha
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all 1,397 news articles - Our night among the dinosaurs and boars - Boston Globe
Our night among the dinosaurs and boars
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Geoff Edgers and his daughter, Lila (above), prepare a place to sleep in front of the 42-foot-long Kronosaurus while keeping an eye on museum creatures like the wild boar and Mongolian tiger.
No battle to get Smithsonian's OK Los Angeles Times
'Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian': Full House, By ... MTV.com
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all 1,365 news articles - Gerrans gives Cervelo a stage win - Cyclingnews.com
Gerrans gives Cervelo a stage win
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Australian Simon Gerrans (Cervelo Test Team) took his first-ever Giro d'Italia stage win with a strong ride up the stage-ending San Luca climb where he finished solo after spending most of the day as part of a large breakaway.
Cavendish wins 11th stage; Danilo Di Luca keeps Giro d'Italia lead Boston Herald
At Giro d'Italia, Avoiding a Feud in the Peloton New York Times
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all 254 news articles - Button bags Monaco pole - Motorsport.com
Button bags Monaco pole
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By JK THompson - Motorsport.com Jenson Button, showing his colors on the Formula One course viewed as the best canvas for the artist, threw down fast lap Saturday at the ultimate moment to claim pole for Sunday's Grand Prix of Monaco.
'Chuffed' Button snatches Monaco F1 pole CNN International
Button - It's not over yet SkySports
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all 485 news articles - Indianapolis 500 driver profiles - USA Today
Indianapolis 500 driver profiles
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1. (3) w-Helio Castroneves, 34, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Team Penske; 224.864 mph. Two-time Indy 500 winner missed season-opener during his tax evasion trial, in which he was acquitted of most charges.
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all 1,341 news articles - WHO chief warns H1N1 swine flu likely to worsen - Reuters
WHO chief warns H1N1 swine flu likely to worsen
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By Laura MacInnis and Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, May 22 (Reuters) - The world must be ready for H1N1 swine flu to become more severe and kill more people, World Health Organization chief Dr.
US Lays Out $1 Billion for Swine Flu Vaccine ABC News
For Flu Vaccine, US Sets Aside $1 Billion Wall Street Journal
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all 6,273 news articles - WHO bows to criticism on swine flu alert - Financial TimesWHO bows to criticism on swine flu alert
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By Andrew Jack in London and Daniel Dombey in Washington The World Health Organisation has bowed to international pressure that it was unnecessarily stoking public alarm by raising the threshold required for it to declare a flu pandemic. - Obama committed to moving ahead on health care - The Associated Press
Obama committed to moving ahead on health care
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says it's going to be very difficult to push a major health care overhaul through Congress.
Providers, insurers ready to come to the health care reform table New Mexico Business Weekly
Obama Says 'Stars May Be Aligned' This Time for Health Care Reform ABC News
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all 206 news articles - Tamils Protest in Sydney - Voice of America
Tamils Protest in Sydney
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By Phil Mercer Demonstrators have gathered in Australia's largest city to support Sri Lanka's ethnic Tamils. Activists claim that Tamils have suffered persecution and mass killings at the hands of the Sri Lankan military.
Ease restrictions on Sri Lanka aid: UN chief ABC Online
UN chief visits Sri Lankan war refugees The Associated Press
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all 8,662 news articles - Pelosi stands by statement in torture dispute - Detroit Free Press
Pelosi stands by statement in torture dispute
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"I stand by my comments," said Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. "I have made the statement that I'm going to make" and "I won't have anything more to say about it.
Video: Pelosi: Nothing More to Say on CIA Lying Charge The Associated Press
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all 2,125 news articles - Wood's Chicago Roots May Give Her Advantage in Supreme Court ... - FOXNews
Wood's Chicago Roots May Give Her Advantage in Supreme Court ...
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Federal appellate judge Diane Wood has taught at the University of Chicago law school where President Obama was a colleague until 2004.
Obama on Pace to Name Supreme Court Nominee Before Heading Overseas Washington Post
Obama Says He Will Announce Supreme Court Pick 'Soon' Bloomberg
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all 397 news articles - 15:42 - Bulgaria: EAG gets green light to fully acquire Avto Union
EuroHold Automotive Group (EAG), unit of Eurohold Bulgaria, has received regulatory approval to fully acquire Avto Union AD, a subsidiary of Equest - Navigator: V torek bomo razglasili zmagovalce izbora Poslovni avto...
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- Yahoo's departing CFO to get $1.8M in severance (AP via Yahoo! News)
Yahoo says it will pay its chief financial officer $1.8 million when he leaves the Internet company this summer. - Yahoo Upgrades iPhone App for Voice Search (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Mobile searchers have another resource at their fingertips, this time in the form of Yahoo's updated iPhone app, which now includes voice-recognition search capabilities. Yahoo's oneSearch functions much like the Google iPhone app: users press a button and verbalize what they're looking for -- and hope it understands British accents. - Yahoo eyes acquisitions, social media (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Yahoo Inc is looking to buy companies that will allow it to become a bigger player in social networking and revamp its family of products, Chief Technology Officer Ari Balogh said on Wednesday. - Departing Yahoo CFO Gets $1.8 Million Severance (Fox News)
Departing Yahoo CFO Gets $1.8 Million Severance - Yahoo's departing CFO to get $1.8M in severance (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Yahoo says it will pay its chief financial officer $1.8 million when he leaves the Internet company this summer. Besides the severance payment, Blake Jorgensen also will get up to 12 months of company-paid medical insurance after he steps aside as Yahoo's chief financial officer, according to regulatory documents filed Friday. - Yahoo's departing CFO to get $1.8M in severance (San Francisco Chronicle)
Yahoo says it will pay its chief financial officer $1.8 million when he leaves the Internet company this summer. Besides the severance payment, Blake Jorgensen also will get up to 12 months of company-paid medical insurance after he steps aside as Yahoo's... Related: Yahoo - Blake Jorgensen - Chief financial officer - Carol Bartz - Business - Yahoo partnership extends SmartAd creative to mobile marketing (BtoB Magazine)
Sunnyvale, Calif.Yahoo has announced third-party partnerships to customize mobile advertising experiences in real time. - Yahoo to pay CFO $1.8 million in severance (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Yahoo Inc will pay its chief financial officer $1.8 million (1.13 million pounds) in severance and provide up to a year's worth of medical benefits when he leaves the company, according to a regulatory filing on Friday. - Yahoo Brings Social News Site Buzz to India (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Yahoo introduced on Thursday to India its Buzz social news site, which identifies the top news stories and blog posts based on user votes and search patterns. - Yahoo's departing CFO to get $1.8M in severance (San Jose Mercury News)
Besides the severance payment, Blake Jorgensen also will get up to 12 months of company-paid medical insurance after he steps aside as Yahoo's chief financial officer, according to regulatory documents filed today. - Challenge to New Car Tariffs Rejected
A sign reading "Put deputies in a Kalina and the prime minister in a hand car" at a protest Thursday in Moscow. - Physically Challenged Artsakh War Vets Get Cars
From : Mihran Kalaydjian Date : Sat, 9 May 2009 15:38:45 +0500 PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED ARTSAKH WAR VETS GET CARS Anahit Danielyan http://hetq.am/en/karabakh/avto/ 2009/05/08 16:03 Nagorno Karabakh Today, in a ceremony in Stepanakert's Renaissance Square, eight Artsakh War veterans with 1st degree physical disabilities were allocated automobiles with ...