Italians reject US account of agent's death
Guardian Unlimited - 41 minutes ago Italy is expected today to contradict key findings of a US report that clears American soldiers of any wrongdoing in the death of an Italian secret service agent in Iraq, as prime minister Silvio Berlusconi said the controversy would be debated in

House GOP Split on Social Security Timing
ABC News - 2 hours ago Vice President Dick Cheney speaks about the President's plan to reform Social Security during a town hall style appearance at Campbell High School, in Smyrna, Ga., Monday, May 2, 2005. Some 600 people attended

UPDATE 6-Verizon wins MCI with $8.5 billion offer
Reuters - 48 minutes ago By Justin Hyde. WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) won its 10-week battle for MCI Inc. (MCIP.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday, as Qwest Communications International Inc.

Charges not ruled out for runaway bride
CNN - 2 hours ago ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Jennifer Wilbanks, the betrothed suburban Atlanta woman whose pre-wedding flight spawned a national search, could face misdemeanor or felony charges, a prosecutor said Monday. Gwinnett

Stand up. Tongue update. Time travelers.
Houston Chronicle - 2 hours ago By KYRIE O'CONNOR. 1. I was, I confess, slightly disconcerted by Laura Bush's stand-up act at the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday night. Now, I'm thrilled she'd have the gumption to take on that

Iraq's new chapter Two US F-18s reportedly collide over Iraq
MSNBC - 47 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Navy officials said Friday that two F-18 fighter jets apparently were involved in an "air-to-air collision" over southern Iraq. There was no immediate word on the fate of the crew members. The