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Edwards endorsement provides Obama more delegates, labor support

iht.com     11 hrs ago    584 related    Send to a friend

Barack Obama collected the support of seven of John Edwards' Democratic convention delegates on Thursday, then gained the backing of four superdelegates and a large labor union as he marched steadily toward the party's presidential nomination. The fresh support brought Obama's overall delegate...

Yahoo still open to a deal, chairman says

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Yahoo's chairman, Roy Bostock, has rejected accusations from the billionaire investor Carl Icahn that the company's board had acted irrationally in turning down a $47.5 billion takeover offer from Microsoft and repeated that Yahoo remained open to a deal at the right price. Icahn announced...

California same-sex ruling ignites debate

upi.com     2 hrs ago    398 related    Send to a friend

SACRAMENTO, May 16 (UPI) -- A California Supreme Court decision overturning the state's ban on gay marriage has reignited a nationwide political wildfire of debate, activists said Friday. The order likely put the spotlight directly on the November presidential election that USA Today says...

U.S.: Democrats Outraged At Bush’s 'Appeasement' Remark

rferl.org     4 hrs ago    239 related    Send to a friend

U.S. President George W. Bush is being attacked at home for comments he made on a visit to Israel. In a speech marking Israel's 60th anniversary, Bush appeared to compare the Democratic Party's presidential front-runner, Barack Obama, to a Nazi appeaser. That, at least, is the Democratic Party's...

Despite trade, poverty concerns U.S. lawmakers pass farm subsidy bill

iht.com     9 hrs ago    240 related    Send to a friend

The U.S. Congress has passed a farm subsidy bill that some fear will hinder global trade talks and exasperate a growing world food crisis. President George W. Bush opposed the bill and has threatened to veto it, but lawmakers from both parties passed it Thursday by sufficient margins to override...

Bin Laden: Palestinian cause fuels war

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Osama bin Laden said in a new audio recording released Friday that al-Qaida will continue its holy war against Israel and its allies until it liberates Palestine. Bin Laden said the fight for the Palestinian cause was the most important factor driving al-Qaida's war with the West and fueled 19...

Strong aftershock hits China quake epicenter

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Strong aftershock hits China quake epicenter : A strong aftershock sparked landslides Friday near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake, while some survivors were pulled from rubble after being buried for four days. A day past what experts call the critical three-day window for finding...

SavCD commented on "Gold futures rise as dollar falls, oil futures gain"

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Bush in Saudi Arabia to press king on oil and Iran

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By Tabassum Zakaria and Matt Spetalnick RIYADH (Reuters) - President George W. Bush held talks with Saudi King Abdullah on Friday to seek help in taming record oil prices and shore up Arab support for his efforts to contain Iran's growing influence. Bush, on his second visit to Saudi Arabia this...

Venezuela weapons worry US, Colombia

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The United States and Colombia have long been wary of Venezuela's peacetime military buildup, suspecting the weapons could end up in the hands of drug-trafficking Colombian rebels. Chavez says his only purpose is to ward off a U.S. invasion — not to supply the Revolutionary Armed Forces of...