Laura Bush: First lady of comedy
USA Today - 23 hours ago President Bush: Thank you and good evening. I always look forward to these dinners, where I'm supposed to be funny — intentionally. I'm really looking forward to hearing Cedric the Entertainer. I kind of think of myself that way.

Verizon takes MCI battle
Australian IT - 38 minutes ago US telco Verizon has won its 10-week battle for MCI, as rival Qwest withdrew its $US9.9 billion ($12.7 billion) bid after MCI accepted Verizon's $US8.5 billion offer. MCI said it accepted Verizon's lower price

Rice: US Can Deter North Korean Nuclear Ambitions
Voice of America - 4 hours ago By Meredith Buel. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in a tough statement aimed at North Korea, says the United States has significant deterrent capability to thwart Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. Secretary

England Pleads Guilty to Abusing Prisoners
ABC News - 5 hours 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.

US and UN join Australian efforts to free hostage
ABC Online - 1 hour ago TONY EASTLEY: The Australian Government, the armed forces, the US Government, the UN, Iraqi clerics and non-government organisations are all now involved in trying to secure the release of Australian hostage, Douglas Wood.

Purcell Must Mend Morgan Stanley's Wounds
ABC News - 5 hours 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

Georgia City May Want Bride to Pay
New York Times - 24 minutes ago DULUTH, Ga., May 2 - The runaway bride-to-be who led this Atlanta suburb on an expensive game of hide-and-seek last week may face charges after all, the authorities said, and the city was investigating whether to bill her for the search.

US Urges Punishment For Iran Nuclear Work
Washington Post - 50 minutes ago By Dafna Linzer. UNITED NATIONS, May 2 -- The Bush administration said Monday that Iran was trying to build atomic weapons in secret and suggested the international community should respond by taking away Tehran's right to nuclear energy technology.

US-Italian tensions escalate over killing of Italian agent in Iraq
Zee News - 33 minutes ago Nettuno, May 03: Italy and the United States sought to play down a row on Monday (May 2) over the shooting of an Italian agent in Iraq, while representatives of the two countries attended a WWII memorial ceremony.

Sharansky to lobby against pullout
Jerusalem Post - 34 minutes ago Natan Sharansky, who resigned as Diaspora affairs minister on Monday, will lobby against the disengagement plan next month when he travels to Washington for a series of speaking engagements, public appearances and meetings with senior American officials