Saturday, April 30, 2005


Bush Campaigns for 'Progressive Indexing
NewsFactor Network - 3 hours ago Advocates say Bush's plan for Social Security reform is the best of several unappealing options, from increasing the payroll tax to raising the retirement age. Derrick Max, executive director of the business

Cairo attacks raise fears of Islamic extremism in Egypt
Xinhua - 1 hour ago By Ming Jinwei, Yang Wenjing. CAIRO, April 30 (Xinhuanet) -- Three people were killed and atleast seven others injured on Saturday in two separate attackstargeting tourists in Cairo, raising fears of more Islamic extremeactivities in Egypt.

Three car bombs kill 4, wound 16 in Baghdad
Deepika - 57 minutes ago BAGHDAD, Apr 30 (Reuters) Three car bombs targeting military patrols exploded in Baghdad today, killing four people and wounding 16, police said. Militants detonated one car bomb alongside a joint Iraqi and

Vietnam Marks 30 Years Since War's End
ABC News - 1 hour ago Vietnamese students flip colored placards in the sign of a Vietnamese flag in grandstands during the 30th anniversary commemoration parade in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon on Saturday April 30,2005. Vietnam

US Airways loses $191 million
East Valley Tribune - 7 hours ago ARLINGTON, Va. - Bankrupt US Airways Group’s losses widened by 8 percent to $191 million in the first three months of 2005 as steep fuel costs and cheap fares undermined the airline’s cost-cutting efforts.

Gates may find opening the H1-B gates tough
Economic Times - Apr 29, 2005 NEW DELHI: Bill Gates has opened the proverbial Pandora's box on the contentious H1-B visas issue – giving hope where there seems to be little. So will the average Indian skilled worker be living their American Dream soon

Vital Signs for the Week of May 2
BusinessWeek - Apr 29, 2005 Exactly where is the economy going The latest data show it cooled down in the first quarter, as prices kept creeping higher. What's more, there were some signs that businesses and consumers have gotten a little more cautious.

Execution uncertain in grenade murders
Boston Globe - 14 hours ago By Estes Thompson, Associated Press | April 30, 2005. RALEIGH, NC -- Relatives of the two servicemen killed in Sergeant Hasan Akbar's grenade and rifle attack said yesterday that he deserved the death sentence given to him by a military jury.

More Anger Than Joy in Bride's Hometown
Washington Post - 1 hour ago By KRISTEN WYATT. DULUTH, Ga. -- They searched woods and alleys, crawled in sewage drains and stayed up late looking for a local woman who went missing four days before her wedding. When residents of this Atlanta

China Welcomes Taiwan's Opposition Leader
Newsday - 2 hours ago By STEPHANIE HOO. XI'AN, China -- Nearly six decades after civil war split China, a politician from the losing side returned to his birthplace Saturday to huge cheering crowds that welcomed back an old foe with shouts of "Come home often.".