Clinton expects superdelegates to decide next week (AP)
AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she expects uncommitted superdelegates to begin making the choice that will decide her marathon Democratic primary race against Barack Obama soon after the Tuesday’s primaries. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
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More than 100 countries adopt cluster bomb ban (AFP/File)
AFP/File - A landmark international convention banning cluster munitions was formally adopted by 111 countries here Friday, in a move organisers hope will stigmatise the lethal weapons as much as landmines. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
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Cleaning up: Nano ‘towel’ soaks up oil spills
PARIS - Researchers in the United States announced Friday they had created a paper-like membrane made of nano-scale materials that could clean up oil pollution and other chemical spills. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
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Edmonds, DeRosa help Cubs rally, beat Rockies 10-9
CHICAGO - Jim Edmonds and Mark DeRosa delivered key hits and the Chicago Cubs overcame an eight-run deficit, rallying past the Colorado Rockies 10-9 Friday for their fifth straight victory. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
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Christian rock band Third Day keeps the faith (Reuters)
Reuters - It’s a breezy Tennessee afternoon. Third Day’s Mac Powell, David Carr, Tai Anderson and Mark Lee are enjoying a tasty Southern lunch at Stoveworks in the Factory, a historic Franklin, Tennessee, complex that was once a thriving industrial workplace and is now a trendy locale housing restaurants, shops [...]
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Satellite companies DISH and EchoStar sue TiVo (Reuters)
Reuters - DISH Network Corp and EchoStar Corp said on Friday they had filed a lawsuit against TiVo Inc and asked a Delaware court to find that their new DVR software does not infringe a TiVo patent. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where [...]
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German retail sales post surprise fall (AFP)
AFP - German retail sales released Friday posted a surprise monthly fall in April, adding to evidence that rising prices are keeping consumers away from the shops. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
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Australia’s Origin rejects revised BG takeover bid (AFP)
AFP - Australia’s Origin Energy Ltd. said Friday its directors had decided to reject a revised offer from British energy giant BG Group valuing it at about 13.6 billion dollars (13 billion US). Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
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Obama, McCain in fierce new duel over Iraq (AFP)
AFP - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain fought a fierce political duel over Iraq Friday, in the latest testy escalation of their fast-evolving White House race. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
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Govt urged to end enforced disappearances, ratify UN convention
The families of victims of enforced disappearances and the international community have reiterated their call to the Philippine government to sign and ratify the United Nations Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers [...]
Continue reading...- McClellan's book on Bush a surprise hit for many (AP)
- Obama campaign used party rules to foil Clinton (AP)
- McClellan's book on Bush a surprise hit for many (AP)
- Australia's Origin rejects revised BG takeover bid (AFP)
- Christian rock band Third Day keeps the faith (Reuters)
- McCain proposal for joint action gains support (AP)
- Obama, McCain in fierce new duel over Iraq (AFP)
- Clinton expects superdelegates to decide next week (AP)
- Govt urged to end enforced disappearances, ratify UN convention
- Democrats seek compromise to delegate dispute (AP)
- None found
- Clinton expects superdelegates to decide next week (AP)
- More than 100 countries adopt cluster bomb ban (AFP/File)
- Bahamian drug kingpin gets 35 years in U.S. prison (Reuters)
- Plane skids off runway in Honduras, 3 dead (Reuters)
- Vatican: excommunication for female priests (AP)
- China warns evacuation possible with flood threat (AP)
- Sect members waiting for children to be returned (AP)
- US court says polygamy kids must be returned to parents (AFP)
- Myanmar criticized for still hindering foreign aid (AP)
- Review: `Lost’ ends season with answers, mystery (AP)
Asides 
AP - Luc Bourdon, a promising rookie defenseman with the Vancouver Canucks, was killed Thursday when his motorcycle struck a tractor-trailer in a crash near his hometown. He was 21.
AP - After four months of celebrations, parades, dinners and a tour of the White House, the New York Giants got their final reward on Thursday night for winning the Super Bowl: the bling.
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