Sunday Mail

UN Chief in Burma on Bid to Accelerate Relief Efforts
Voice of America - 1 hour ago
By VOA News UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Burma Thursday on a mission to speed up help for millions of cyclone victims.
UN leader aims to get more aid in Myanmar International Herald Tribune
UN Chief Visits Myanmar to Push Junta on Cyclone Aid (Update2) Bloomberg
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RTE.ie

Israel prime minister fighting for peace and his political life
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
Ehud Olmert says he is hurrying talks with the Palestinians because Bush is leaving office soon -- not because of the bribery probe he's facing.
Israel Holds Peace Talks With Syria New York Times
65-70% of Israelis against ceding Golan Jerusalem Post
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CTV.ca

S. African Troops to Help Protect Immigrants
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Craig Timberg JOHANNESBURG, May 21 -- President Thabo Mbeki on Wednesday called on South Africa's military to help quell widening attacks against immigrants in the nation's poorest neighborhoods, where images of riots, overwhelmed police and burning ...
Army 'to quell' S Africa violence Aljazeera.net
Mbeki: Army to help end South Africa violence Reuters
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Seattle Times

Federal Court Reinstates Suit on Gays in Military
New York Times - 4 hours ago
By ADAM LIPTAK The federal appeals court in California on Wednesday reinstated a lawsuit challenging the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which allows gay men and lesbians to serve in the armed forces so long as their sexual orientation ...
Air Force major wins one round against 'don't ask, don't tell' Seattle Post Intelligencer
Court revives "don't ask, don't tell" suit Seattle Times
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Monsters and Critics.com

Terminal Cancer Patients Can Still Put Up a Fight
ABC News - 54 minutes ago
By JOHN MCKENZIE Three weeks ago, 38-year-old Allan Shallenberger from Los Angeles received the same grim diagnosis as Sen. Ted Kennedy: he had the same type of brain tumor that cannot be surgically removed.
Hospital Releases Kennedy New York Times
Irreplaceable Kennedy is Capitol’s chief dealmaker Boston Herald
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CBS News

President Boxer
Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago
When Senate Democrats tie one of President Bush's nominees to the whipping post, they usually bother to invent some substantive objection.
Gust of fresh air San Francisco Chronicle
Senate Panel Supports California Emissions Waiver New York Times
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Turkish Press

Oil Rises Above $135 After Unexpected Drop in US Inventories
Bloomberg - 51 minutes ago
By Christian Schmollinger May 22 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose to a record above $135 a barrel in New York after US stockpiles unexpectedly dropped and traders closed losing trades on bets that prices would fall.
Thomson Financial Europe AM at a glance share guide: Stocks dip ... Forbes
No end in sight for oil price increases Chicago Tribune
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Sabah

FOREX-Euro rises above $1.58 as Fed, oil weigh on dollar
Reuters - 41 minutes ago
By Toni Vorobyova LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The euro rose above $1.58 for the first time in a month on Thursday after a cut in Federal Reserve's 2008 growth forecast and crude oil's surge to fresh record highs stirred fears about the health of the US ...
Fed Signals Economic Contraction Won't Spur Interest-Rate Cut Bloomberg
Recession Watch: Oil, Inflation, the Fed BusinessWeek
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Wall Street Journal

Black Boxes Skew Ratings
Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago
The latest blow to the reputation of Moody's Investors Service in structured finance is the charge that it knew of a computer error that inflated the ratings of constant-proportion debt obligations, or CPDOs, and didn't disclose the problem.
Moody's stock suffers record plunge on rating error Reuters
Moody's hit by questions about its ratings on constant-proportion debt Los Angeles Times
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NECN

In defeat, Obama triumphant
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
When was the last time a candidate delivered, in essence, a victory speech after a 35-percentage-point drubbing? That's what Barack Obama pulled off Tuesday night in Iowa.
Obama Says Nomination ‘Within Reach’ New York Times
Long Campaign Gives Some Democrats Primary Fatigue Hartford Courant
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Brisbane Times

McCain to look over possible ticket mates
Seattle Times - 47 minutes ago
Sen. John McCain of Arizona is set to meet with at least three potential running mates at his ranch this weekend in Arizona, suggesting he is stepping up his search for a vice-presidential candidate, according to Republicans familiar with McCain's ...
Liberals work to change McCain's image San Francisco Chronicle
Clinton campaigns as attention wanders elsewhere Reuters
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WBT

Theme Persists: Obama Outraises Clinton
New York Times - 4 hours ago
By LESLIE WAYNE Though Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton raised an impressive $21 million in April, her campaign ended the month $20 million in debt and with Senator Barack Obama more than $30 million ahead of her in cash on hand for the primary season, ...
In Money Chase, McCain Can Rely on Party Boost Wall Street Journal
Internet key to Obama victories BBC News
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Bigmouthmedia News

UPDATE 1-Microsoft to offer money for search engine use
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By Bruce Rutledge REDMOND, Wash., May 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it launched a new "cashback" search service that pays users a rebate for buying products they found through the company's Windows ...
Microsoft Dangles Rebates for Web Shoppers Washington Post
Microsoft pays users to use its search Inquirer
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