Fed poised to raise rates again
USA Today - 27 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Federal Reserve policymakers were expected to admit to troublesome signs of weaker growth Tuesday, but the central bank's concern over bubbling prices all but ensures they will raise rates for an eighth time.

Laura Bush: First Lady Of Comedy
Bayou Buzz - 1 hour ago First Lady Laura Bush brought down the house at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington DC this weekend. She kidded her husband about his early bedtime and said she watched “Desperate Housewives”.

Iran Defends Nuclear Ambitions
CBS News - 38 minutes ago (CBS/AP) With the world watching its every nuclear step, Iran on Tuesday declared it is "determined" to pursue all legal areas of nuclear technology, including uranium enrichment. Addressing a UN conference

Father Tells Jilted Groom to Go Slowly
ABC News - 2 hours ago In this undated image taken from television and provided by FOX News Channel, John Mason is shown during an interview on FOX News. The jilted groom from Georgia whose bride-to-be ran away four days before

Qwest gives few hints about MCI moves
MSN Money - 48 minutes ago By Justin Hyde. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Qwest Communications International Inc. posted a slightly wider-than-expected operating loss on Tuesday and gave few specifics about its next strategic moves after losing a bidding war for MCI Inc..

Italy rejects US report on shooting
International Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago ROME Italy has issued a strongly worded rebuttal to a US report clearing US soldiers of responsibility for the shooting death of an Italian intelligence agent at a roadblock in Iraq. "Inexperience and stress

Iraq's First Democratic Gov't Sworn In
ABC News - 41 minutes ago Iraqi men play backgammon as shiite Arab leader Ibrahim al-Jaafari is sworn in as prime minister as Iraq's first democratically elected government takes office in Baghdad Tuesday, May 3, 2005. Iraqi lawmakers

Rader stands mute; not guilty plea entered
San Jose Mercury News - 39 minutes ago Dennis Rader stood mute this morning and allowed Judge Greg Waller to enter a plea of not guilty on his behalf to 10 counts of first-degree murder. Rader, accused of being Wichita's notorious BTK serial killer

China's diplomacy to Taiwan A pair of pandas
Globe and Mail - 29 minutes ago Beijing — China reacted coolly to an invitation Tuesday by Taiwan's leader for President Hu Jintao to visit the island, rejecting any official contact until the Taiwanese ruling party drops a clause in its constitution calling for formal independence.

Iran determined to pursue nuclear enrichment
Reuters - 36 minutes ago By Louis Charbonneau. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran is determined to develop all legal types of nuclear technology, including processes that could be used to develop fuel for weapons, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said on Tuesday.