Buffett plays ukulele at Berkshire meeting BusinessWeek - 36 minutes ago MAY. 2 5:06 AM ET Billionaire Warren Buffett played the ukulele, told jokes and answered tough questions about investigations into some of his insurance companies as about 20,000 people gathered for the annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Taiwan's Lien calls for greater trade with China Washington Post - 18 minutes ago By Godwin Chellam. SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Taiwan opposition leader Lien Chan called for greater trade and economic ties with China on Monday as he visited Shanghai, home to the mainland's biggest community of Taiwan people.
Terrorists in Iraq kidnap Australian man ABC Online - 40 minutes ago ELEANOR HALL: A Federal Government emergency response team is preparing to head to Iraq to try to secure the release of an Australian man who's been taken hostage there. 63-year-old Douglas Wood is the first
First lady stars at laughs-a-plenty DC dinner Chicago Sun-Times - 19 minutes ago WASHINGTON -- Without a doubt, Laura Bush stole the show Saturday night at the 91st annual White House Correspondents Association dinner, surprising the crowd of 2,000 journalists, politicians and celebrities with a cleverly written, fairly racy standup
Three Explosions Rock Baghdad ABC News - 23 minutes ago An Iraqi man gestures as he sees his destroyed shop after a car bomb exploded in the Karadah district of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 2, 2005, killing at least three and injuring many others, according to local police. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed).
Some neighbors feel betrayed by bride-to-be's escapade Philadelphia Inquirer - 1 hour ago In Duluth, Ga., many said they were glad Jennifer Wilbanks was alive - but resentful of a "dirty trick.". By Kristen Wyatt. DULUTH, Ga. - The hunt for Jennifer Wilbanks consumed this tight-knit town when she went missing four days before her wedding.
Lenovo completes $1.75bn purchase of IBM's PC business New Ratings - 48 minutes ago LONDON, May 2 (newratings.com) Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group (ticker: LHL) Sunday announced that it has completed the $1.75 billion acquisition of IBMs PC manufacturing unit and emerged as the worlds third largest PC maker.
US central player in review of nuclear non-proliferation treaty Globe and Mail - 47 minutes ago By SHAWN MCCARTHY. NEW YORK -- The world's nations gather at the UN today to review the global Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and as the United States focuses on threats from North Korea and Iran, other
Social Security 'nerd' earns Bush's attention USA Today - 3 hours ago By John Waggoner, USA TODAY. Robert Pozen isn't the kind of guy you'd normally expect to get a nod from President Bush at a national press conference. Pozen, 58, is chairman, since last year, of MFS Investment
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