Saturday, April 30, 2005


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

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.

India lauds first step, now wants King to walk on
Indian Express - 1 hour ago NEW DELHI, APRIL 30: There was an air of caution in India even as it welcomed the step taken by King Gyanendra to lift emergency in Nepal. Calling it a positive step by the King ever since his dismissal of

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.

Lawmaker Should Step Aside in DeLay Inquiry, Groups Say
New York Times - 18 hours ago WASHINGTON, April 29 - Campaign watchdog groups said on Friday that it would be inappropriate for Representative Melissa A. Hart to oversee any potential inquiry of the House majority leader, Tom DeLay, because she had received $15,000 from his political

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

Ex-Vietnamese revolutionary looks back - as a happy capitalist
Kansas City Star - 31 minutes ago BY BEN STOCKING. HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - (KRT) - Her family had a chauffeur, a houseful of servants and perfect command of French. Then Xuan Phuong ran off to join the revolution at the age of 16. She spent

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.

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.".

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.