Tuesday, May 03, 2005


Rader stands mute; not guilty plea entered
San Jose Mercury News - 49 minutes ago Dennis Rader stood mute this morning and allowed Judge Greg Waller to enter a plea of not guilty on his behalf to 10 counts of first-degree murder. Rader, accused of being Wichita's notorious BTK serial killer

Laura Bush: First Lady Of Comedy
Bayou Buzz - 1 hour 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”.

Italian Press Accuse Berlusconi of Changing Calipari Report
Zaman Online - 34 minutes ago By Cihan News Agency. The Italian press has claimed that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has altered a report investigating the death of Italian secret service agent Nicola Calipari, who was killed by US soldiers

Iran Will Pursue Nuclear Technology
ABC News - 58 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

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

Iraq’s First Democratic Govt. Sworn In
All Headline News - 15 minutes ago Baghdad, Iraq (AHN) – In an historic event, Iraq’s first-ever democratically elected government is sworn-in with Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Iraq’s Shiite Arab leader becoming the nation’s new prime minister.

Chinese Admin Rebuffs Taiwanese Leader
Zaman Online - 34 minutes ago By Cihan News Agency. After the Taiwanese leader Shui-bian announced that they would greet the Chinese leader Hu Jintao's visit to Taiwan with pleasure, the Chinese administration informed that they would not

Iran determined to pursue nuclear enrichment
Reuters - 46 minutes ago By Louis Charbonneau. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran is determined to develop all legal types of nuclear technology, including processes that could be used to develop fuel for weapons, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said on Tuesday.

Fed poised to raise rates again
USA Today - 37 minutes 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.

Qwest gives few hints about MCI moves
MSN Money - 58 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..