Tuesday, May 03, 2005


Italy fumes over report vindicating US soldiers in Calipari death
Earthtimes.org - 1 hour ago Rome: A US report that acquit American soldiers for the killing of the Italian intelligence agent near Baghdad has infuriated Italy which has now challenged the US report saying that the American soldiers had not signalled the checkpoint appropriately and

When the First Lady gets the laughs
Allentown Morning Call - 4 hours ago If there was any doubt about President George W. Bush's strong suit in his second term in the White House, it was cleared up Saturday evening at an inside-the-Beltway event at the Washington Hilton. The occasion

China offers pandas as Lien ends historic trip
Reuters - 1 hour ago By John Ruwitch. BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing offered Taiwan a pair of giant pandas and lifted a ban on Chinese tourists visiting the island on Tuesday as goodwill gestures at the end of a historic trip to the mainland by Taiwan opposition leader Lien Chan.

Nuclear Obligations: Iran and the United States
Kansas City infoZine - 36 minutes ago A long-awaited review conference on the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) got underway at the United Nations yesterday, with the talks scheduled to last until May 27. Washington, DC - Institute for Public Accuracy

Penance for the Bride Who Should Be Blushing
Washington Post - 2 hours ago Jennifer Wilbanks, America's "runaway bride," is back safe in Duluth, Ga., having disappeared days before her huge wedding, prompting a nationwide search, and bothering the nice people of Albuquerque with her problems.

Qwest Has 1st-Qtr Net Income of $57 Million; Sales $3.45 Bln
Bloomberg - 30 minutes ago May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Qwest Communications International Inc., which yesterday scrapped a takeover bid for MCI Inc., reported first-quarter profit of $57 million on sales of $3.45 billion. Net income was 3