House GOP Split on Social Security Timing
ABC News - 2 hours ago Vice President Dick Cheney speaks about the President's plan to reform Social Security during a town hall style appearance at Campbell High School, in Smyrna, Ga., Monday, May 2, 2005. Some 600 people attended

Shiites vow to fill key posts with Iraq Sunnis
International Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago BAGHDAD A string of deadly car bombs killed 15 people in neighborhoods across Baghdad on Monday, while Iraq's new Shiite-majority government insisted that it would fill key cabinet positions from the fractious Sunni minority by Tuesday.

Stand up. Tongue update. Time travelers.
Houston Chronicle - 2 hours ago By KYRIE O'CONNOR. 1. I was, I confess, slightly disconcerted by Laura Bush's stand-up act at the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday night. Now, I'm thrilled she'd have the gumption to take on that

England Pleads Guilty to Abusing Prisoners
ABC News - 1 hour 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.

UPDATE 6-Verizon wins MCI with $8.5 billion offer
Reuters - 35 minutes ago By Justin Hyde. WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) won its 10-week battle for MCI Inc. (MCIP.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday, as Qwest Communications International Inc.

Aussies send group to aid hostage
San Jose Mercury News - 57 minutes ago A team of Australian government and military personnel is scheduled to arrive in Iraq on Tuesday to seek the release of an Alamo resident being held hostage by militants. Douglas Wood, 63, an Australian national

Italy: Agent's Shooting Not Deliberate
ABC News - 59 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

Purcell Must Mend Morgan Stanley's Wounds
ABC News - 1 hour 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

Concessions Urged As Nuclear Fears Rise
Daily Inter Lake - 29 minutes ago By CHARLES J. HANLEY. UNITED NATIONS - Amid rising nuclear tensions, more than 180 nations convened Monday to review the nonproliferation treaty, hearing calls from many sides for concessions by Iran and North

Charges not ruled out for runaway bride
CNN - 2 hours 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