Iran Rejects Efforts to Halt Its Nuclear Program (Update1)
Bloomberg - 40 minutes ago May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Iran rejects US and European efforts to block its development of nuclear technology, and is determined to continue a uranium enrichment program, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said at the United Nations.

Rader's hearing may take seconds
Kansas City Star - 27 minutes ago BY RON SYLVESTER. Dennis Rader's arraignment today in Wichita's infamous BTK serial killer case should unfold like any other arraignment, following a basic script repeated dozens of times a day at the Sedgwick County Courthouse.

Fed poised to raise rates again
USA Today - 1 hour 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.

China offers Taiwan giant pandas
Tehran Times - 40 minutes ago BEIJING (BBC) - China has announced a series of goodwill gestures towards Taiwan, including the gift of two giant pandas. Pandas are considered China's ultimate diplomatic gesture, though it is not clear if Taiwan will accept the offer.

Laura Bush: First Lady Of Comedy
Bayou Buzz - 2 hours 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”.

Iraq Cabinet Sworn in as Oil, Defense Posts Aren't Assigned
Bloomberg - 40 minutes ago May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq's new government was formally sworn in today even as officials failed to name candidates for the still unfilled oil and defense ministries. Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, two

Berlusconi's US relationship becomes less special
Reuters - 26 minutes ago By Phil Stewart. ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, long proud of having friends in high places, has seen the limitations of his rapport with Washington after a public falling-out over the killing of an Italian agent in Iraq.

Hip pocket set to save Blair
Melbourne Herald Sun - 58 minutes ago LAST Wednesday, barely a week before judgment day, the heat was finally - and very literally - turned on Tony Blair. On national TV, the Prime Minister looked like an overweight jockey before race day, sweating

Qwest gives few hints about MCI moves
MSN Money - 1 hour 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..

Jilted Groom: I Still Want Her
CBS News - 2 hours ago (CBS/AP) The man whose jittery bride-to-be skipped town days before her lavish wedding and claimed she had been abducted says that his fiancée wants the "whole world to know she's very, very sorry.". John