Microsoft Earnings Meet Expectations Despite Modest Sales
New York Times - Apr 28, 2005 Microsoft reported yesterday that its quarterly sales increased a modest 5 percent, somewhat below Wall Street's expectations, pointing to the challenge the company faces as growth slows in its big desktop software business.

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

Insurgents unleash second day of deadly bombings in defiance of
Boston Globe - 20 minutes ago By Jamie Tarabay, Associated Press, 4/30/2005 17:05. BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Insurgents unleashed a second day of deadly bombings in Iraq's capital and beyond Saturday, staging a series of carefully coordinated

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.

Ga. Woman Found, Reportedly Got Cold Feet
ABC News - 2 hours ago Ga. Bride-To-Be Found Alive in NM; Police Say She Got Cold Feet, Lied About Being Abducted. Jennifer Wilbanks is shown in an undated photo taken from a missing placard in front of the family home in Duluth, Ga., Thursday, April 28, 2005.

Two Veiled Women Shoot Cairo Tour Bus
Guardian Unlimited - 43 minutes ago By LEE KEATH. CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Two veiled women shot at a tour bus, and a man - the brother of one shooter and the fiance of the second - blew himself up as he leapt off a bridge during a police chase Saturday.

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

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.

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

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.".