Tuesday, May 03, 2005


Qwest gives few hints about MCI moves
MSN Money - 1 hour ago By Justin Hyde. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Qwest Communications International Inc. posted a slightly wider-than-expected operating loss on Tuesday and gave few specifics about its next strategic moves after losing a bidding war for MCI Inc..

Iraq Cabinet Sworn in as Oil, Defense Posts Aren't Assigned
Bloomberg - 25 minutes ago May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq's new government was formally sworn in today even as officials failed to name candidates for the still unfilled oil and defense ministries. Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, two

Fed poised to raise rates again
USA Today - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Federal Reserve policymakers were expected to admit to troublesome signs of weaker growth Tuesday, but the central bank's concern over bubbling prices all but ensures they will raise rates for an eighth time.

Jilted Groom: I Still Want Her
CBS News - 2 hours ago (CBS/AP) The man whose jittery bride-to-be skipped town days before her lavish wedding and claimed she had been abducted says that his fiancée wants the "whole world to know she's very, very sorry.". John

Laura Bush: First Lady Of Comedy
Bayou Buzz - 2 hours ago First Lady Laura Bush brought down the house at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington DC this weekend. She kidded her husband about his early bedtime and said she watched “Desperate Housewives”.