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Obama's got a confident new strategy - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times - Barack Obama visits Bethlehem Brew Works in Pennsylvania last month. Although he isn’t the Democratic nominee, he will begin acting as if he is, his aides say, and may revisit the state and others that are considered important in the general contest. Video: Obama and Clinton fight on - 07 May 08 Comment by Jerry Meek Chair, North Carolina Democratic Party
French Official Urges UN to Force Aid on Myanmar - New York Times
New York Times - People washed clothes next to their destroyed homes on the outskirts of Yangon on Wednesday. More Photos > By STEVEN ERLANGER PARIS - The French foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, said that the United Nations should invoke its “responsibility to ... Cyclone cracks Myanmar junta's isolation Comment by Tion Kwa Bernard Schwartz Fellow, Asia Society
Jobless for a day, Putin to become Russia's prime minister after ... - International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune - AP MOSCOW: Loyal lawmakers were set to confirm Vladimir Putin as prime minister Thursday, capping a carefully engineered recast of Russia's leadership a day after he handed the presidency to his protege Dmitry Medvedev. Video: Medvedev is new Russian president - 7 May 2008 Putin set for new Russia role
China 'ready to engage on Tibet' - BBC News
BBC News - Beijing has shown willingness to seek common ground with exiled Tibetans but major differences remain on key issues, an envoy of the Dalai Lama says. China willing to engage on Tibet -Dalai Lama envoy China warns Dalai Lama not to obstruct Beijing Games
Some Zimbabweans Said to Have Lost Confidence in Electoral Commission - Voice of America
Voice of America - By Peter Clottey A cross section of Zimbabweans have reportedly lost confidence in the country’s electoral commission after both the opposition and the ruling party filed law suits challenging the results of the March 29 parliamentary election. Violence in Zimbabwe Disrupts Schools and Aid Post-Election Violence Worsens in Zimbabwe
Clinton’s Options Seem to Dwindle - New York Times
New York Times - Volunteers prepared giant balloons spelling “Hillary” for an election event Tuesday night at the Murat Center in Indianapolis. Hillary Clinton's strategy of last resort Defiant Clinton vows to battle on
Former Guantánamo Detainee Tied to Attack - New York Times
New York Times - By ALISSA J. RUBIN BAGHDAD - A former Kuwaiti detainee at the United States prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, was one of the bombers in a string of deadly suicide attacks in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul last month, the American military said ... Ex-detainee linked to Iraq bombing Pentagon: Ex-detainees returning to fight
Negotiators reach deal on farm bill - Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer - WASHINGTON - Negotiators on a five-year, $300 billion farm bill said that they had reached a tentative agreement on the legislation and that the House and Senate would consider it next week. Video: Bush Criticizes Democrats Approach Congress Looks to Advancing Bills
Toyota Posts First Profit Drop in Three Years on US (Update2) - Bloomberg Bloomberg - By Naoko Fujimura and Tetsuya Komatsu May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., the world's second-largest automaker, said fourth-quarter profit dropped more than analysts estimated and forecast earnings this year will fall 27 percent due to a stronger ... Toyota's Net Income Falls 28% Toyota reports 28 percent drop in fiscal 4th quarter profit
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks retreat on inflation fears; dollar rises - Reuters
Reuters - By Natsuko Waki LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - World stocks retreated on Thursday from this week's four-month high as record oil prices stoked inflation concerns, while the dollar hit a two-month peak after a report that US and European officials wanted the ... Eurozone growth shows signs of slipping as ECB meets Bank of England, ECB expected to keep rates unchanged |
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