Putin starts visit to Palestine
People's Daily Online - 4 hours ago Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) talked to President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas upon his arrival in Ramallah in the West Bank April 29, 2005. Putin arrived in Ramallah that day

Microsoft: The Cash Machine
Motley Fool - 9 hours ago By WD Crotty. Software giant Microsoft (NYSE: MSFT) is a classic cash machine (or, if you're from the Midwest, a cash cow). Go back 15 years (you can go back further, but I didn't) and you'll see that revenue and earnings increased every year.

Bush Plan Aims to Get Americans Off the Government Dole
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - 1 hour ago By Peter G. Gosselin, Times Staff Writer. WASHINGTON — As the full dimensions of President Bush's Social Security plan come into view, so too does a broader vision of reducing most Americans' reliance on

Bombs kill 50, hurt 121 in Iraq
Washington Times - 1 hour ago By Thomas Wagner. BAGHDAD -- Insurgents set off at least 17 bombs in Iraq yesterday, killing at least 50 persons, including three US soldiers, in a series of attacks aimed at shaking Iraq's newly formed government.

US economic growth slowest in years
eTaiwan News - 1 hour ago The US economy grew at its slowest pace in two years during the first quarter, expanding at a 3.1 percent annual rate as consumers and businesses were pinched by rising energy prices, the government said on Thursday.

Sgt. Akbar Sentenced to Death
Pardon My English - 4 hours ago Justice has been served, as Sgt. Hasan Akbar was sentenced to death for murdering two soldiers, Army Capt. Chris Seifert, 27, and Air Force Maj. Gregory Stone, 40, and wounding several others days before Operation Iraqi Freedom began.

No Tanks as Vietnam Fetes War's End with B'day Cake
Reuters - 26 minutes ago By Brian Williams and Ho Binh Minh. HO CHI MINH CITY (Reuters) - Vietnam celebrated the 30th anniversary of the end of "The American War" on Saturday, baking a four-toncake for Liberation Day babies and staging

KMT chairman Lien Chan arrives in Xi'an
Xinhua - 27 minutes ago XI'AN, April 30 (Xinhuanet) -- Visiting Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) Party Chairman Lien Chan arrived at Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, the third leg on his eight-day mainland tour, at around 11:30 am Saturday.

China's Nuclear Capability
Washington Post - 47 minutes ago The Post's Edward Cody repeats three assertions about Chinese nuclear forces that are clearly contradicted by the public assessments of US intelligence analysts [front page, April 12]. Mr. Cody states that

Wedding turns to prayer vigil for missing GA bride
WIS - 2 hours ago (Duluth, Georgia-AP) April 29, 2005 - With still no word on the whereabouts of a Georgia woman, her wedding is expected to be turned into a prayer service. Relatives have asked the public to pray for Jennifer