Neighbors play down threat of N.Korea missile test
Reuters - 1 hour ago By Jack Kim and Masayuki Kitano. SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea's suspected missile test at the weekend was not a major worry for the region since it appeared to be a short-range weapon incapable of carrying

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KLTV - 1 hour 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

Social Security 'nerd' earns Bush's attention
USA Today - 2 hours ago By John Waggoner, USA TODAY. Robert Pozen isn't the kind of guy you'd normally expect to get a nod from President Bush at a national press conference. Pozen, 58, is chairman, since last year, of MFS Investment

Laura: A desperate White House wife
New York Daily News - 43 minutes ago BY JAMES GORDON MEEK. WASHINGTON - Nailing her status as the most popular of the Bush clan - and funniest First Lady - Laura Bush stunned and delighted partygoers Saturday night with a wicked and bawdy roast of her husband.

Australia moves to rescue hostage in Iraq
Financial Times - 1 hour ago By Virginia Marsh in Sydney. Australia was on Monday night preparing to send an emergency response team to Baghdad to help secure the release of Douglas Wood, a 63-year-old engineer, who was kidnapped at the weekend, apparently by a militant Iraqi group.

Video shows Australian hostage pleading for life
Seattle Times - 39 minutes ago CAIRO, Egypt — Kidnappers released a video to show Iraq's latest foreign hostage — an Australian national married to an American and living in the San Francisco area. Douglas Wood, 63, was shown seated

Some neighbors feel betrayed by bride-to-be's escapade
Philadelphia Inquirer - 29 minutes ago In Duluth, Ga., many said they were glad Jennifer Wilbanks was alive - but resentful of a "dirty trick.". By Kristen Wyatt. DULUTH, Ga. - The hunt for Jennifer Wilbanks consumed this tight-knit town when she went missing four days before her wedding.

England to Plead Guilty in Abu Ghraib Case
ABC News - 43 minutes ago Pfc. Lynndie England to Plead Guilty to Mistreatment of Iraqi Detainees at Abu Ghraib Prison. By TA BADGER Associated Press Writer. FORT HOOD, Texas May 2, 2005 — Defense attorneys are hoping a plea deal by Pfc.