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Paul Sherman: Money and the 'Appearance of Corruption'

Opinion Journal - Sat, 2025-05-17 08:54
The Supreme Court has a chance to strike down the flawed principle behind restrictions on political speech.


Turbulence slams fliers against ceiling

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2025-05-17 08:54
Turbulence forced a United Airlines flight bound for New York's LaGuardia Airport to land shortly after takeoff Tuesday night and sent five people to the hospital, a United spokeswoman confirmed.
Categories: CNN, News

How not to rob a truck

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2025-05-17 08:54
An alleged criminal gang in Romania is caught on aerial surveillance video trying to pull off a heist on a moving truck.
Categories: CNN, News

NASA launches X-ray telescope into orbit

LOS ANGELES — NASA on Wednesday launched its newest X-ray space telescope on a mission to shine a light on black holes and other hard-to-see objects lurking in the Milky Way and other galaxies.

Mission controllers clapped after receiving a signal from the telescope that it had reached orbit 350 ...

Bishops press religious-freedom fight with gov't

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 08:54
ATLANTA (AP) -- The nation's Roman Catholic bishops on Wednesday promised steadfast opposition to President Barack Obama's mandate that birth control be covered by health insurance, saying it is one of many threats to religious freedom in government....

Bishops press religious-freedom fight with gov't

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-17 08:54
ATLANTA (AP) -- The nation's Roman Catholic bishops on Wednesday promised steadfast opposition to President Barack Obama's mandate that birth control be covered by health insurance, saying it is one of many threats to religious freedom in government....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Obama, Romney to focus on economy

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-17 08:54
President Obama and Mitt Romney gear up for a head to head battle. CNN's Jim Acosta reports.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Harry Redknapp leaves Tottenham

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-17 08:54
Manager Harry Redknapp leaves Tottenham Hotspur after almost four years in charge at White Hart Lane.
Categories: BBC, News

Spain calls for European integration to save euro

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 08:54
MADRID (AP) -- Spain faced mounting pressure Wednesday to bolster confidence in its financial system just days after accepting a (EURO)100 billion ($125 billion) plan to rescue its banks....

Panetta warns of 'disaster' from defense cuts

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-17 08:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pleaded with Congress Wednesday to avoid the disaster of automatic defense cuts even as he criticized lawmakers' affection for protecting aging ships and aircraft....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Dems: Obama could lose, donors better get moving

AP - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-17 08:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In growing numbers, once-confident Democrats now say President Barack Obama could lose the November election....

VIDEO: Egypt prepares for final vote

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-17 08:54
The final round of voting in Egypt's historic presidential election is just days away and voters are facing a stark choice at the ballot box.
Categories: BBC, News

Spain and Cyprus ratings slashed

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-17 08:54
The crisis-struck Spanish and Cypriot governments' credit ratings are cut by Moody's, leaving Spain just above "junk" levels.
Categories: BBC, News

Please Don't Soak the Rich

Opinion Journal - Sat, 2025-05-17 08:54
A successful economy requires outsize rewards for the able (and lucky) few who overcome very long odds to produce valuable innovations that others are willing to pay for. Brian Carney reviews "Unintended Consequences."


Bombs target pilgrims in Iraq, killing scores

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 08:54
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Car bombs ripped through Shiite and Kurdish targets in Baghdad and other cities Wednesday, killing at least 66 people, wounding more than 200 and feeding growing doubts that Iraq will emerge as a stable democracy after decades of war and dictatorship....

Bombs target pilgrims in Iraq, killing scores

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 08:54
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Car bombs ripped through Shiite and Kurdish targets in Baghdad and other cities Wednesday, killing at least 66 people, wounding more than 200 and feeding growing doubts that Iraq will emerge as a stable democracy after decades of war and dictatorship....

Suu Kyi visits Europe for first time in 24 years

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 08:54
GENEVA (AP) -- Twenty-four years ago Aung San Suu Kyi left Europe for what was then a military-controlled nation called Burma. She returned Wednesday the icon of Myanmar's democracy movement to a continent eager to hear from her whether the country's recent reforms truly spell the end of its cruel dictatorship....

Suu Kyi visits Europe for first time in 24 years

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 08:54
GENEVA (AP) -- Twenty-four years ago Aung San Suu Kyi left Europe for what was then a military-controlled nation called Burma. She returned Wednesday the icon of Myanmar's democracy movement to a continent eager to hear from her whether the country's recent reforms truly spell the end of its cruel dictatorship....

Exhausted Suu Kyi falls ill during news conference

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 08:54
BERN, Switzerland (AP) -- A rock star welcome greeted Aung San Suu Kyi as she embarked on her first trip to Europe in 24 years. But after a whirlwind of standing ovations, speeches and receptions, it all became too much, and she fell ill Thursday during a news conference in Switzerland....
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