Could the US military handle another war
Christian Science Monitor - 8 hours ago Media reports in the US and around the world have taken note of a new classified report from the top US military advisor, which indicates that the US military's current commitments overseas may prevent it from adequately fighting future conflicts.

Wall Street stocks jump on investor's buying of GM's shares
Xinhua - 28 minutes ago NEW YORK, May 4 (Xinhuanet) -- Wall Street stocks rose sharply Wednesday on the news that billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian might buy 5 percent stake in automaker General Motor Corp. The Dow Jones industrial

Taking a Closer Look at Greenspan's Quarter-Point Rate Hike
CIO Today - 52 minutes ago Fed chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues on the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee also stuck with a promise it has been making for the past year to nudge rates up "at a pace that is likely to be measured," a phrase that markets have

Pakistan Captures Top Al-Qaida Leader
PBS - 32 minutes ago MARGARET WARNER: For more on the capture of Abu al-Libbi, we turn to Steve Coll, associate editor at The Washington Post. He's author of "Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden

Judge rejects guilty plea by woman in Abu Ghraib abuse case
Scotsman - 55 minutes ago A MILITARY judge yesterday rejected a guilty plea by Lynndie England, a central figure in the Abu Ghraib Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal, after evidence in her trial indicated she considered herself innocent.