Battling On Benefits
TIME - 3 hours ago George Bush is trying to call the bluff of Democrats, who have been so unified in their opposition to his plan to revamp Social Security. After months of ducking specifics about the hard benefits cuts that

Laura Bush: Take my husband
USA Today - 39 minutes ago By Csar G. Soriano, USA TODAY. WASHINGTON — Who would have thought a member of the Bush family could be so funny — on purpose By Evan Vucci, AP. First Lady Laura Bush had them rolling in the aisles Saturday

North Korean missile fired towards Japan
Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour ago International efforts to persuade North Korea to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons programme were in danger of unravelling yesterday amid reports that it has launched a short-range conventional missile into the Sea of Japan.

Egypt Detains More Than 200 in Attacks on Tourist Industry
New York Times - 1 hour ago By MONA EL-NAGGAR. CAIRO, May 1 - Egyptian authorities swept through villages on the outskirts of Cairo on Sunday, detaining more than 200 people after attacks on Saturday that left seven people wounded and three attackers dead.

Buffett Says Gates Will Help Berkshire
Washington Post - 1 hour ago By JOE RUFF. OMAHA, Neb. -- Investment wizard Warren Buffett said Sunday that adding fellow billionaire Bill Gates to the board of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will help ensure Berkshire's success, even after Buffett is gone.

Morgan Stanley Board Backs Embattled Chief
Washington Post - 57 minutes ago NEW YORK -- Morgan Stanley's board gave a vote of confidence for embattled Chief Executive Philip Purcell on Sunday, saying any "suggestions for management changes or a corporate reorganization beyond the proposed spinoff of its Discover Card business

Runaway Bride Could Face Legal Charges
ABC News - 4 hours ago Police officers escort a blanket covered Jennifer Wilbanks through the Albuquerque Sunport, Saturday, April 30, 2005, as she is taken to her flight and back to Atlanta. Wilbanks turned up in Albuquerque late

Bomb kills at least 25 in Iraq
Myrtle Beach Sun News - 27 minutes ago BY LIZ SLY. BAGHDAD, Iraq - (KRT) - A bomb blast in northern Iraq on Sunday killed at least 25 mourners at the funeral of a Kurdish official slain the day before, in the latest escalation of violence by insurgents

UK Opposition in Freefall As Vote Nears
ABC News - 1 hour ago The leader of Britain's opposition Conservative Party Michael Howard, right, stands beside Britain's Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party Tony Blair, after the unveiling of The National Police Memorial during a ceremony in London, in this Tuesday

Australia: No hostage negotiations
CNN - 37 minutes ago SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- The Australian government says it will not negotiate with a group that has taken an Australian citizen hostage in Iraq. Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Monday morning