GOP lawmakers cautious over indexing plan
MarketWatch - 2 hours ago WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - President Bush's official 60-day push to build support for private Social Security accounts ended over the weekend, but the campaign for the White House's controversial effort to overhaul the popular entitlement program goes on.

US reminds N.Korea of its Pacific military might
Reuters - 26 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reminded North Korea on Monday the United States has extensive military might in the Pacific after a suspected North Korean missile test over the weekend.

Wall Street telecoms - MCI, Verizon fall after Qwest drops out
Forbes - 44 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AFX) - Shares of MCI Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. both fell Monday after Qwest Communications International Inc. dropped out of the bidding war for the long-distance giant. The declines

Purcell Must Mend Morgan Stanley's Wounds
ABC News - 30 minutes ago The Morgan Stanley building in New York's Times Square is seen, Thursday, April 14, 2005 in New York. Morgan Stanley Chief Executive Phil Purcell survived a challenge to his position over the weekend after

England Pleads Guilty to Abusing Prisoners
ABC News - 25 minutes ago Army Pfc. Lynndie R. England looks down as she arrives to testify in her court martial at Fort Hood, Texas, Monday, May 2, 2005. (AP Photo/LM Otero). By TA BADGER Associated Press Writer. FORT HOOD, Texas May 2, 2005 — Pfc.

Italy Cites 'Stress' in Agent's Shooting
ABC News - 47 minutes ago Italian government undersecretary Gianni Letta speaks on his mobile phone as he leaves Palazzo Chigi premier's office, in Rome, Monday May 2, 2005. The Italian investigation into the death of Italian agent

NPT Conference Opens Amid Concerns of Deadlock
Voice of America - 1 hour ago By Peter Heinlein. A conference on nuclear non-proliferation has opened at the United Nations amid concerns about the nuclear intentions of Iran and North Korea. Representatives of more than 180 countries sat

Charges not ruled out for runaway bride
CNN - 1 hour ago ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Jennifer Wilbanks, the betrothed suburban Atlanta woman whose pre-wedding flight spawned a national search, could face misdemeanor or felony charges, a prosecutor said Monday. Gwinnett

Howard won't negotiate over hostage
Japan Today - 42 minutes ago SYDNEY — Prime Minister John Howard said Monday that Australia will not give in to demands from insurgents in Iraq who have kidnapped an Australian. Engineer Douglas Wood, 63, had been working on reconstruction

Sharansky quits Cabinet over withdrawal from Gaza Strip
Times Online - 25 minutes ago By Stephen Farrell in Jerusalem. NATAN SHARANSKY, the Soviet dissident-turned-Israeli Cabinet hawk, resigned from the Government yesterday in protest at Ariel Sharon’s plan to withdraw Jewish settlers and soldiers from the Gaza Strip.