When the First Lady gets the laughs
Allentown Morning Call - 9 hours ago If there was any doubt about President George W. Bush's strong suit in his second term in the White House, it was cleared up Saturday evening at an inside-the-Beltway event at the Washington Hilton. The occasion

Hip pocket set to save Blair
Melbourne Herald Sun - 52 minutes ago LAST Wednesday, barely a week before judgment day, the heat was finally - and very literally - turned on Tony Blair. On national TV, the Prime Minister looked like an overweight jockey before race day, sweating

Iran Rejects Efforts to Halt Its Nuclear Program (Update1)
Bloomberg - 34 minutes ago May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Iran rejects US and European efforts to block its development of nuclear technology, and is determined to continue a uranium enrichment program, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said at the United Nations.

Fed poised to raise rates again
USA Today - 1 hour 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 - 1 hour 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..

China offers Taiwan giant pandas
Tehran Times - 34 minutes ago BEIJING (BBC) - China has announced a series of goodwill gestures towards Taiwan, including the gift of two giant pandas. Pandas are considered China's ultimate diplomatic gesture, though it is not clear if Taiwan will accept the offer.

Italian Press Accuse Berlusconi of Changing Calipari Report
Zaman Online - 1 hour 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

Iraq swears in government
Tehran Times - 36 minutes ago BAGHDAD (BBC) - Iraq's parliament has sworn in the first Iraqi government since elections were held in January. Seven posts in Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari's cabinet - including the defense and oil ministries - remain unfilled amid partisan haggling.

DENNIS RADER PLEADS INNOCENT TO BTK SERIAL KILLINGS
KPVI-TV - 29 minutes ago WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- The man suspected in the BTK serial killings can't get a death sentence, so a Kansas prosecutor says she'll seek the next harshest penalty: a 40-year sentence without parole. Since the

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