Carter blames US for erosion of NPT
Islamic Republic News Agency - 43 minutes ago The former president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, is accusing his own country for the erosion of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). "The United States is the major culprit in this erosion of the NPT

US soldier to plead guilty of abuse
DeHavilland - 1 hour ago US Army Reservist Lynndie England is reportedly due to plead guilty before a military court. Her civilian lawyer Rick Hernandez announced on Friday that she would plead guilty to two counts of conspiracy, four

Republicans Issue 'Obstructionist Forecast' Targeting Dems
Town Hall - 52 minutes ago (CNSNews.com) - Republicans say the political forecast calls for more Democratic obstruction on Social Security. On Sunday, three days after President Bush offered more suggestions on reforming Social Security

Lenovo completes $1.75bn purchase of IBM's PC business
New Ratings - 2 hours 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 IBM’s PC manufacturing unit and emerged as the world’s third largest PC maker.

Blast kills 2 dozen at Kurd's funeral
Chicago Tribune (subscription) - 55 minutes ago By Liz Sly. BAGHDAD -- A bomb blast in northern Iraq on Sunday killed at least 25 mourners at the funeral of a Kurdish official slain the day before, in the latest escalation of violence by insurgents intent

Laura Bush: First lady of comedy
USA Today - 7 hours ago President Bush: Thank you and good evening. I always look forward to these dinners, where I'm supposed to be funny — intentionally. I'm really looking forward to hearing Cedric the Entertainer. I kind of think of myself that way.

Asia Gov'ts Play Down N.Korea Missile Test
ABC News - 1 hour ago A South Korean police officer looks at North Korea's Scud-B missile, center green, and other South Korea's missiles at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, in this March 10, 2003 file photo. The

Questions over bride-to-be linger in NM
AZ Central.com - 1 hour ago ALBUQUERQUE - Jennifer Wilbanks, the Duluth, Ga. bride-to-be who got perhaps the most famous case of cold feet in recent memory, is gone - gone as suddenly as she came, gone back to Georgia. Yet questions

Verizon Boosts MCI Bid to $26 Per Share
ABC News - 20 minutes ago NEW YORK May 2, 2005 — Pushing ahead in its bidding war with Qwest, Verizon said Monday it has agreed to raise its offer for MCI Inc. to at least $26 per share in cash and stock, and MCI's board is unanimously