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”.

China's diplomacy to Taiwan A pair of pandas
Globe and Mail - 2 hours 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.

Not-Guilty Plea Entered for BTK Suspect
ABC News - 28 minutes ago Dennis Rader, charged with 10 counts of murder in the BTK serial killings that terrorized Wichita since the 1970s, is led from Sedgwick County court in Wichita, Kan., Tuesday, May 3, 2005, after his arraignment.

Qwest gives few hints about MCI moves
MSN Money - 2 hours 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 - 3 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

Berlusconi's US relationship becomes less special
Reuters - 1 hour 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.

Iran determined to pursue nuclear enrichment
Reuters - 38 minutes ago By Louis Charbonneau. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran vowed on Tuesday to press ahead with nuclear activities that could be used to develop weapons and accused the United States and Israel of threatening international peace with their own atomic arsenals.

Iraq Cabinet Sworn in; Oil, Defense Posts Still Open (Update1)
Bloomberg - 41 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. ``I swear to God the Almighty to do my

Blair Campaigns Against Voter Apathy
Voice of America - 2 hours ago By Michael Drudge. The polls say British Prime Minister Tony Blair should win a third consecutive term in Thursday's election. But the prime minister is campaigning hard against voter apathy as the shadow of Iraq continues to hang over the election.

Fed poised to raise rates again
USA Today - 2 hours 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.