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KLTV - 30 minutes ago Abu Ghraib soldier FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) _ Private first-class Lynndie England is expected to plead guilty today to criminal charges arising from her role in Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal. The 22-year-old

AIG to restate, slashing net worth
CNN International - 2 hours ago NEW YORK (Reuters) -- American International Group Inc. said on Sunday it will restate financial reports for much of the last five years, due mainly to accounting errors that will slash about $2.7 billion from its net worth.

Bush's Social Security Twist
Christian Science Monitor - 10 hours ago Two months of touting personal retirement accounts as an alternative to Social Security haven't done much for President Bush's attempt to reform the New Deal program. That's because his idea didn't really

Iran Plans Defense of Nuclear Program
Washington Post - 5 hours ago By Dafna Linzer. Iran is planning to mount a staunch defense of its nuclear energy program at an international conference beginning today and will insist on rights to the same technology afforded to all members

Australia: No Negotiation With Terrorists
FOX News - 1 hour ago SYDNEY, Australia — Australia's (search) leader said Monday he won't bow to kidnappers' demands for the country to withdraw troops from Iraq (search) despite a videotape showing an Australian man appealing at gunpoint for US-led forces to leave the

N. Korea missile reported
Indianapolis Star - 22 minutes ago By Soo-Jeong Lee. SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea today played down the significance of a North Korean missile test the day before, saying it involved a short-range missile without nuclear capabilities and

Boring George gets a roasting from Laura
Independent Online - 19 minutes ago Washington - First Lady Laura Bush cracked risqué jokes and ribbed her husband at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday. "I've been attending these dinners for years and just quietly sitting there.

Australia to send response team to Iraq
RTE Interactive - 1 hour ago Australia is to send an emergency response team to Iraq in a bid to free an Australian citizen kidnapped by Iraqi militants. Yesterday, a video of a man in his 60s surrounded by armed men was released to journalists in Baghdad.