- Clinton Wins Big in West Virginia Primary, Solidly Defeating Sen. Barack Obama
- Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., overwhelmingly won the Democratic primary in West Virginia today, solidly defeating Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., by one of her widest margins of victory of the primary contests. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., has won the Democratic primary in West Virginia, solidly ...
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Salon- China transfers 11,420 soldiers to quake-hit Sichuan
- BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese military used 34 planes on Tuesday to ship 11,420 soldiers into the quake-jolted Sichuan Province for relief work, according to a military official on Tuesday night. The General Staff Department of People's Liberation Army (PLA) used 22 military transporters and ...
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Roll over the thumbnails below for a preview- Doral Financial posts narrower loss in 1Q
- NEW YORK— Doral Financial Corp.'s loss narrowed in the first quarter as the Puerto Rican bank paid less to raise cash for loans, the company said Tuesday. Doral Financial lost $10.6 million, or 20 cents per share, in the first quarter, compared with a loss of $45.6 million, or $8.45 per share, in ...
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E-Commerce Times- Barry Bonds charged with 14 counts of lying to a grand jury
- SAN FRANCISCO -- Federal prosecutors have filed a new indictment against Barry Bonds, charging the home run king with 14 counts of lying to a grand jury and one count of obstruction when he denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs. Bonds originally was charged with four counts of perjury ...
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Idaho Statesman- HP to buy EDS for about $12.6 billion in cash
- SAN FRANCISCO -- Hewlett-Packard Co. has agreed to buy Electronic Data Systems Corp. for about $12.6 billion to build a technology-services company that could challenge IBM. The companies said Tuesday their boards had unanimously approved the deal, in which EDS shareholders would get $25 per share ...
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RTT News- Myanmar junta holds cyclone aid, gives out rotten food
- YANGON, Myanmar — Many cyclone victims are getting spoiled food from Myanmar's junta instead of the high-quality supplies being delivered by foreign governments and charities, victims and aid workers said today. A longtime foreign resident of Myanmar's biggest city, Yangon, told The Associated ...
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Arizona Daily Star- House votes to stop adding to oil stockpile
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday followed the Senate in rejecting the Bush administration's policy of adding oil to the country's Strategic Petroleum Reserve while fuel prices are high. The House passed legislation that would suspend crude deliveries to the U.S ...
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NWITimes.com- Ex-Patriots video assistant meets Goodell, Specter
- Former New England Patriots videotape operator Matt Walsh exits NFL headquarters with his attorney Michael Levy, left, following his meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Tuesday, May 13, 2008, in New York. Matt Walsh to meet with Goodell, Specter Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh ...
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CNN Sports Illustrated- Fla. blazes damage dozens of homes
- A resident wets a roof on Monday as brush fires surround homes in Malabar, Fla. Wildfires burned into the early morning on Tuesday across Florida’s Atlantic coast, but winds were expected to slow to 10 to 15 mph. PALM BAY, Fla. - Three relentless wildfires burned across Florida’s Atlantic coast ...
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Philadelphia Inquirer- James Garner Hospitalized After Stroke
- (AP) James Garner's publicist says the veteran TV and film star has been hospitalized in Los Angeles after suffering a minor stroke at his home last week. Publicist Jennifer Allen said Tuesday that the star of "Maverick" and "The Rockford Files" was hospitalized Friday. Allen says Garner is doing ...
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- While you were indoors at the gym...
- So that's why they call it Muscle Beach. (That's Ahmad Saleh, 32, doing push-ups. With one hand. In mid-air.) More pix here. And a history of the place (with great archival photos -- yes, of women, too) here. -- Veronique...
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- What's in a name? Depends on how you write it
- Graphologist Arlyn J. Imberman says the writing's on the wall — well, page — when it comes to the temperament and personalities of presidential hopefuls Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain. Times staff writer Faye Fiore spoke with...
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- Ticktock, ticktock -- the taco clock is counting down
- There's a big shindig tomorrow night to celebrate the last night of la vida taco in Los Angeles. The reason? Starting at midnight Wednesday, the new law that makes it illegal for mobile eateries to park for more than an...
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- Owners of big dogs growl over pet policy at Glendale mall
- Patricia Tomlin was looking forward to walking her family's Great Dane through the streets and park at Americana at Brand, the new outdoor mall in the heart of Glendale. But her pleasant evening stroll turned tense when she was approached...
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