Purcell Must Mend Morgan Stanley's Wounds
ABC News - 2 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

Stand up. Tongue update. Time travelers.
Houston Chronicle - 3 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

Prosecutor says investigation into runaway bride could take weeks
Access North Georgia - 7 hours ago A prosecutor said Monday he will conduct a thorough investigation, which could take weeks, before deciding whether to charge runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks for falsely claiming she had been kidnapped. Gwinnett

Sharansky quits Cabinet over withdrawal from Gaza Strip
Times Online - 2 hours ago By Stephen Farrell in Jerusalem. NATAN SHARANSKY, the Soviet dissident-turned-Israeli Cabinet hawk, resigned from the Government yesterday in protest at Ariel Sharon’s plan to withdraw Jewish settlers and soldiers from the Gaza Strip.

UPDATE 6-Verizon wins MCI with $8.5 billion offer
Reuters - 1 hour 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.

Iran, North Korea dominate nuclear conference
Reuters - 52 minutes ago By Louis Charbonneau and Carol Giacomo. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Controversy over the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea dominated a global disarmament conference on Monday, with the United States

US searches for crew of two missing jets
CNN - 1 hour ago BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A search is under way for the crews of two Marine F/A-18 fighter jets that were lost Monday while flying in support of the war in Iraq, the US military said. "There was no indication

House GOP Split on Social Security Timing
ABC News - 3 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

Italy criticizes US over its Iraqi checkpoints
Reuters - 31 minutes ago By Crispian Balmer. ROME (Reuters) - Italy criticized the US military on Monday for failing to establish rules for checkpoints in Iraq, saying nervous US troops manning a haphazard road block were to blame for the killing of an Italian agent near Baghdad.

Hostage 'realised dangers' of post-war Iraq
ABC Online - 15 minutes ago A journalist who met Australian man Douglas Wood, who has been taken hostage in Iraq, says Mr Wood was a well-liked man who, like many others, was taking advantage of the business opportunities in post-war Iraq.