Taiwan Media Praise, Blast Lien-Hu Meeting
Reuters - 3 hours ago By Baker Li. TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan newspapers were polarized on Saturday over opposition leader Lien Chan's meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao, with some praising Lien for improving ties and others accusing him of selling out Taiwan.

Microsoft: The Cash Machine
Motley Fool - 10 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.

Vital Signs for the Week of May 2
BusinessWeek - 10 hours ago 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.

Congress greets Bush plan with caution
MSNBC - 2 hours ago By Jonathan Weisman. President Bush's embrace of Social Security benefit cuts that would hit 70 percent of future retirees received a wary reception from both parties yesterday as Congress prepared to move

China Heads List of Problems for New Trade Official
New York Times - 6 hours ago WASHINGTON, April 29 - Representative Rob Portman, Republican of Ohio, was sworn in as the new United States trade representative Friday after the Senate approved his nomination in the morning. Popular with

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.

Vietnam Fetes 30 Years Since War's End
ABC News - 2 hours ago Vietnamese youth carry a poster of revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh past the former South Vietnam Presidential Palace during 30th anniversary celebration Saturday, April 30, 2005, in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon.

China's Nuclear Capability
Washington Post - 1 hour 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

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

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.