Thursday, May 05, 2005


Kerkorian's GM offer boosts the markets
Kansas City Star - 2 hours ago By RICK BABSON. Someone other than Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was able to single-handedly move the markets. An offer by 87-year-old billionaire Kirk Kerkorian to buy up to 5 percent of General Motors Corp.

'I want to talk to my wife': coma victim breaks decade of silence
Independent - 8 hours ago By Helen McCormack. For almost 10 years, following an accident that left him severely brain damaged, Donald Herbert was virtually silent, could barely see, and had no memory of his former life, his wife, or four children.

Judge rejects Lynndie England's guilty plea
ABC Online - 37 minutes ago TONY EASTLEY: The military judge in the trial of Private Lynndie England – the US soldier photographed humiliating naked Iraqi detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison – has declared a mistrial because he doesn't believe her plea of guilty.

Polls Open for British Election
ABC News - 48 minutes ago Labour party leader Tony Blair and his wife Cherie with their children Euan, left, and Nicky walk to the polling station in the village of Trimdon, Sedgefield, England, Thursday May 5 2005, to cast their votes in the 2005 General Election, a heated race

Top al-Qaida operative arrested in Pakistan
Kansas City Star - 1 hour ago BY JAMES GORDON MEEK. WASHINGTON - (KRT) - An al-Qaida chief described as Osama bin Laden's top terrorist has been arrested after a gun battle in Pakistan, officials said Wednesday. President Bush spoke about

Insurgents kill 24 in wave of Baghdad attacks
Reuters - 32 minutes ago By Andrew Marshall. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Insurgents launched a wave of ambushes and bomb blasts in Baghdad that killed at least 24 people on Thursday, in the latest attacks to coincide with the formation of Iraq's new cabinet.

US defense analyst accused of leaks
Seattle Times - 1 hour ago By The Washington Post and The Associated Press. WASHINGTON — A Defense Department policy analyst has been charged with disclosing classified information related to potential attacks on US forces in Iraq, the Justice Department announced yesterday.

Vietnam prime minister announces plans for historic US trip
International Herald Tribune - 39 minutes ago CANBERRA, Australia Vietnam’s prime minister announced on Thursday that he plans to become the communist country’s first leader to visit the United States since the Vietnam War ended 30 years ago. Phan

Gas prices expected to fall this month
USA Today - 2 hours ago By Barbara Hagenbaugh, USA TODAY. WASHINGTON — Gasoline prices are expected to continue to fall this month as decreased demand, greater focus on healthy supply levels and a decline in oil prices are leading

American Rhythms | Runaway brides flee from confusing times
philly.com - 2 hours ago By Jane Eisner. Jennifer Wilbanks, the Georgia woman whose cold feet are now among the most famous body parts in the nation, is hardly the first runaway bride to capture the public's imagination. A stable of