Tuesday, May 03, 2005


Iran Will Pursue Nuclear Technology
ABC News - 24 minutes ago Iranian Minister of Foriegn Affairs Kamal Kharrazi speaks during a conference to review the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at the United Nations. Kharrazi said Tehran is "determined" to

Fed expected to announce another hike in interest rates
New Ratings - 35 minutes ago NEW YORK, May 3 (newratings.com) – The federal open-market Committee, the rate setting panel of the US Federal Reserve, is expected to announce later on Tuesday a quarter percentage hike in the interest rates.

Two US F-18s Crash in Iraq
Washington Post - 3 hours ago By Caryle Murphy and Fred Barbash. BAGHDAD, May 3 -- Searchers located the body of Marine pilot Tuesday morning, hours after two F-18 Hornet jets apparently crashed during an operation over Iraq, a military spokesman said Tuesday.

Jilted Groom: I Still Want Her
CBS News - 1 hour 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

Suspect in Kansas Serial Killings Pleads Not Guilty
New York Times - 34 minutes ago Dennis L. Rader, charged by prosecutors with 10 murders as the "BTK" serial killer, pleaded not guilty today, speaking only in response to questions during a brief court appearance in Wichita. He is charged with 10 counts of first degree murder.

Grieving dad sees law get signed
AZ Central.com - 5 hours ago TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - As Gov. Jeb Bush signed Florida's tough new child-sex legislation into law, he was joined by Mark Lunsford, whose tie bore pictures of his 9-year-old daughter, Jessica, who died at the hands of a child molester in March.

More overseas Chinese, media hail Hu-Lien meeting
Xinhua - 26 minutes ago BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhuanet)-- Overseas Chinese and media have hailed the meeting between Hu Jintao and Lien Chan, top leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party as of historic and realistic importance.

Qwest gives few hints about MCI moves
MSN Money - 24 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

Laura Bush: First Lady Of Comedy
Bayou Buzz - 59 minutes 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”.