Sunday, June 01, 2008

David Cook Has Three Songs in iTunes Top 10 - eFluxMedia


'Idol' David Cook shines with Collective Soul tune
Newsday, NY - 19 hours ago
The weirdest thing about David Cook's sudden smash success after his "American Idol" win isn't that he landed three songs in the iTunes Top 10 - the ...

'Idol' Cook Dating, Having 'Time of My Life'
ABC News - May 30, 2008
BY ANDREA DRESDALE A few weeks ago on "American Idol," David Cook announced that he was single. Well, it looks like his status is changing. ...

"Idol" Winner Didn't Intend To Try Out
CBS News, NY - May 30, 2008
How far will they go? Meet the 20 finalists and see who got ousted this week. (CBS) Just months ago, David Cook was bartending, and singing only on the side ...

How much do people love 'American Idol'? About 1.5 million times
Los Angeles Times, CA - May 30, 2008
Following the news this week that new "American Idol" David Cook placed a whopping 14 songs on the US digital albums chart comes some staggering sales ...

David Cook leads 'American Idol' domination of music charts
Entertainment Weekly - May 29, 2008
For the moment, it's David Cook's world and we just live — and download — in it. That would be the conclusion to draw, anyway, from this week's ...

David Cook sizzles on pop chart
Reuters - May 29, 2008
By Dean Goodman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Newly crowned "American Idol" champion David Cook took over America's Hot 100 singles chart on Thursday, ...

'Idol' winner Cook reaps 940000 downloads
The Associated Press - May 29, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) — David Cook's "American Idol" win is already paying dividends on the music charts. The 25-year-old singer raked in 942000 digital downloads ...

`Idol' champ David Cook ignores dating rules
The Associated Press - May 29, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) — David Cook isn't a rules guy. The newly crowned "American Idol" winner says he doesn't abide by the conventional three-day wait period after ...

On “The Time of My Life,” this season’s “Idol” songwriting contest ...
Chicago Tribune, United States - May 29, 2008
America may bicker over politics. We may have our favorites, or individual tastes, our preferences. But when it comes go undeniable and enourmous talent ...

David Cook Shatters Chart Records in First Week of “Idol” Reign
Rolling Stone - May 29, 2008
One week into his tenure as the American Idol and David Cook is already shattering Billboard records. Cook had 11 songs debut in the Hot 100 singles chart. ...

American Idol Floods Billboard Charts with David Cook Songs
Wired News - May 29, 2008
Simon Cowell's American Idol franchise continues to be a force to be reckoned with in a music industry that's grasping for ways to break new artists without ...

Lil Wayne Tops Hot 100 Amid 'Idol' Infusion
Billboard, NY - May 29, 2008
Lil Wayne is No. 1 for a third week on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Lollipop," amid the debut of 14 tracks from "American Idol" contestants David Cook (11) ...

American Idol winner makes history
RTE.ie, Ireland - May 28, 2008
'American Idol' winner David Cook will set a new record tomorrow for debut entries on the US charts. Billboard reports that 11 songs performed by Cook will ...

David Cook already setting sales records
Los Angeles Times, CA - May 28, 2008
After he scored 14 songs on the digital albums chart today, Cook will debut with 11 songs on the US singles chart, according to Billboard.biz. ...

What 'American Idol' David Cook's new album will do to the hair on ...
Los Angeles Times, CA - May 28, 2008
The new "American Idol," David Cook -- joined by runner-up David Archuleta -- talks in an exclusive video interview to Us magazine about how he kept his ...

David Cooks Up Idol Record Deal
E! Online - May 28, 2008
The latest American Idol champ officially has a record deal, signing to 19 Recordings/RCA Records, and will be soon laying down tracks for a debut album due ...

David Cook Sizzles With Record Chart Debuts
Billboard, NY - May 28, 2008
Season seven "American Idol" champion David Cook will set a record for debut entries on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Digital Songs tomorrow as 11 titles ...

David Archuleta Puts Romance After Career, Homeroom
E! Online - May 28, 2008
Sorry, ladies. American Idol runner-up David Archuleta says he plans to remain single for a while. And not just because his parents won’t let him date yet. ...

David Archuleta: No Time for Love
FOXNews - May 28, 2008
NEW YORK — David Archuleta is 17 and single, and it looks like he's going to stay that way for a while. Archuleta told "Live With Regis and Kelly" that he ...

Idol's Davids To Rock The Early Show
CBS News, NY - May 28, 2008
David Cook performs the song "Hero" during a duet with David Archuleta during the finale of American Idol at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, Wednesday, ...

American Idol David Cook, Runner-Up David Archuleta Dominate ...
MTV.com - May 28, 2008
By Chris Harris He's been the nation's seventh American Idol for less than a week, but David Cook is already proving that, when it comes to marketable, ...

Clinton's Parting Shot From Puerto Rico - Washington Post


Reuters World News Highlights at 0200 GMT, June 2
guardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton won the Democratic nominating contest in Puerto Rico on Sunday, but still badly trails front-runner Barack Obama as he draws ...

Backgrounder: Presidential nomination races won by Obama and Clinton
Xinhua, China - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON, June 1 (Xinhua) -- US Senator Hillary Clinton of New York handily won Sunday's Democratic presidential primary in the US territory of Puerto ...

Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary, news networks say
MarketWatch - 2 hours ago
By Russ Britt LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton won the Puerto Rico primary on Sunday, taking the majority of the US territory's 63 ...

Hillary Clinton: Te quiero, Puerto Rico
Baltimore Sun, United States - 3 hours ago
by Mark Silva Hillary Clinton proclaimed her love for Puerto Rico today, following her primary victory there. She also said some things worthy of the final ...

Obama Congratulates Clinton on Win, Then Looks to November
Washington Post, United States - 5 hours ago
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) addresses a pancake breakfast for veterans and military families in the armory at the WH Lyon Fairgrounds June 1, 2008, ...

What We’ve Learned In Puerto Rico With Hillary Clinton
FOXNews - 5 hours ago
by Aaron Bruns Hillary Clinton will leave Puerto Rico with a sizable win, though the turnout could have been better for her. Aides say it’ll be around 20%, ...

What Does Today's Primary Mean?
Atlantic Online - 6 hours ago
I'm a Puerto Rican reader and I currently live in PR after living a good chunk of my adult life in the US. I've been following the primaries in the US ...

Obama Congratulates Clinton for Puerto Rico Victory
ABC News - 6 hours ago
ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: Sen. Barack Obama, during his rally today in Mitchell, SD, congratulated Sen. Hillary Clinton for winning Puerto Rico and ...

Obama congratulates Clinton on PR win
MSNBC - 6 hours ago
MITCHELL, SD -- At the beginning of a rally outside the corn palace, a local attraction here decorated with corn husks, Obama congratulated Clinton for her ...

Operation Non-Chaos In Puerto Rico
Atlantic Online - 6 hours ago
Only five percent of Clinton voters wouldn’t be satisfied with a Clinton nomination. That’sa much lower number than has occurred in other states that voted ...

Low turnout projected in Puerto Rico
MSNBC - 8 hours ago
SAN JUAN, PR -- Election officials expect to see a low vote count -- perhaps just 400000 out of nearly 3 million registered voters -- as the polls are about ...

AP Top News at 1:47 pm EDT
The Associated Press - 9 hours ago
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton campaigned for a largely symbolic victory Sunday in Puerto Rico's presidential primary, the final act in ...

AP Top News at 12:26 pm EDT
The Associated Press - 10 hours ago
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, newly defiant against her party leaders, sought a victory Sunday in Puerto Rico's presidential ...

Puerto Ricans head to polls today
Los Angeles Times, CA - 10 hours ago
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will compete today for Puerto Rico's 55 delegates, writes The Times' Louise Roug in this report. "For Clinton and Obama, ...

News Roundup: Tales of delegates, house hunters and literary fallout
USA Today - 14 hours ago
Everybody is giving big play to the Democratic presidential candidates today. Google News and Yahoo News are leading with the primary in Puerto Rico. ...

Three Hours Later, Clinton Still on Flat Bed
CBS News, NY - May 31, 2008
SOMEWHERE IN PUERTO RICO -- Three hours into canvassing the streets of Puerto Rico with Hillary Clinton, and the mood is slightly different. ...

La Caravana!
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - May 31, 2008
Sen. Hillary Clinton continued her final push ahead of tomorrow’s Democratic primary in this US territory, taking part in a venerable Puerto Rican political ...

Music Blaring, Hillary Clinton Rolls Through Puerto Rico on Flat Bed
CBS News, NY - May 31, 2008
CATANO, PUERTO RICO -- Hillary Clinton hit the campaign trail in traditional Puerto Rican style, on the back of a flat bed, trailing another truck with ...

Looking Ahead to the Hispanic Vote
NPR - May 31, 2008
by Scott Simon Weekend Edition Saturday, May 31, 2008 · Scott Simon talks with Gebe Martinez, contributing columnist to Politico.com, about the upcoming ...

Clinton Focuses on Health in Puerto Rico
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - May 31, 2008
As the real action in the campaign was playing out at the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting in Washington, DC, Saturday, ...

Video: Clinton Courts Puerto Rico As Race Winds Down
AssociatedPress - May 31, 2008
SelectPlusClinton Courts Puerto Rico As Race Winds DownClinton Courts Puerto Rico As Race Winds DownThe Associated PressHillary Clinton arrived back in San ...

Priest Again Apologizes For Remarks In Sermon - Washington Post


Church moves on without Obama
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 1 hour ago
At Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ on Sunday, there was no direct mention from the pulpit of longtime member Barack Obama, who announced over the ...

More Trouble at Church for Barack Obama
FOXNews - 1 hour ago
By Bill O'Reilly As Michael Corleone said in one of "The Godfather" movies, "just when I thought I was out, they drag me back in." And Senator Obama must be ...

Rev. Michael Pfleger apologizes for sermon at Sen. Barack Obama's ...
Chicago Tribune, United States - 1 hour ago
By Manya A. Brachear and Tara Malone | Tribune reporters The only nod to news that Obama had terminated his membership at Trinity came in a pamphlet ...

Citing 'painful days', Rev. Pfleger apologizes
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 1 hour ago
BY FRANCINE KNOWLES Staff Reporter The Rev. Michael Pfleger told a packed congregation at his St. Sabina Church Sunday he is neither racist nor sexist ...

Researchers Solve Stonehenge Secret - eFluxMedia


Study: Stonehenge was a burial site for centuries
The Associated Press - May 29, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — England's enigmatic Stonehenge served as a burial ground from its earliest beginnings and for several hundred years thereafter, ...

Five theories about Stonehenge
New Scientist (subscription), UK - May 29, 2008
New research suggests that Stonehenge was originally used as a cemetery. To accompany the article, we've founded up some other theories about the monument's ...

Stonehenge may have been royal cemetery
Reuters - May 29, 2008
By Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters) - Stonehenge may have been a burial ground for an ancient royal family, British researchers said on Thursday. ...

Excavations reveal Stone Age life
BBC News, UK - May 29, 2008
Excavations at the ancient monument Stonehenge reveal it was used as a cemetery at the time it was created just after 3000 BC. ...

Stonehenge Was Cemetery First and Foremost, Study Says
National Geographic, DC - May 29, 2008
The site appears to have been intended as a cemetery from the very start, around 5000 years ago—centuries before the giant sandstone blocks were erected—the ...

Stonehenge Part of Vast Religious Complex
ABC News - May 29, 2008
By NED POTTER Even after 4500 years, Stonehenge is bathed in mystery. Was it a temple? An observatory? Something else? New research suggests that the famous ...

Archaeologists uncover Stonehenge Clues
Best Syndication, CA - 3 hours ago
[Best Syndication News] Stonehenge has always been a mysterious place with huge monolithic rocks encompassed a circle where everyone in present society ...

McClellan, a Tad Late Correcting The Story - Washington Post


McClellan Recounts Administration's Missed Chances After '04 Election
Washington Post, United States - 2 hours ago
By Michael Abramowitz Believe it or not, even after a week of wall-to-wall media coverage, there's still grist to mull over from the new Scott McClellan ...

An iPhone Request: GPS, Please - TechNewsWorld


New iPhone could be for sale at £100 by July
Times Online, UK - 4 hours ago
Apple's next generation iPhone could be available in Britain for about £100 next month, as the computer company adjusts its strategy to boost sales. ...

Itching to take a bite
The Age, Australia - 23 hours ago
Thousands of Australian mobile phone users are trembling with anticipation at the imminent arrival of Apple's revolutionary iPhone, described by ...

Son of iPhone: the next revolution
Times Online, UK - May 31, 2008
It seems as if it was only yesterday that Apple unveiled its revolutionary iPhone, yet the company is already gearing up for the launch of its successor. ...

Smartphone with Google operating system set to rival iPhone
Economic Times, India - May 31, 2008
LONDON: British chipmaker ARM has unveiled a prototype mobile phone that will use the operating system Android, launched by Google last November. ...

New Google Phone Users to Draw Shape on Screen to Unlock Device
FOXNews - May 31, 2008
Owners of the new Google-powered mobile phone will be able to unlock the handset by drawing a secret shape on the screen, just one feature revealed during a ...

Google's Android To Offer Up App Store?
InformationWeek, NY - May 31, 2008
Another gem to come from Google's I/O conference is news that Android-powered phones will be able to access some sort of centralized store to find and ...

Read all posts by Nicole Lee in News Blog
CNET News, CA - May 30, 2008
According to Android project leader, Andy Rubin, Google might offer an application store--similar to one for the iPhone--for its Android mobile operating ...

Google's Schmidt: Mobile Internet The Future Of Advertising
InformationWeek, NY - May 30, 2008
Speaking to a German newspaper, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that the mobile Internet will indeed be the next major advertising platform. ...

Google previews Android phone
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - May 30, 2008
Google has unveiled a number of new features of the Android mobile phone at a developer conference. At the demonstration in California it was revealed that ...

First preview of Google's Android phone
Times Online, UK - May 30, 2008
Owners of the new Google-powered mobile phone will be able to unlock the handset by drawing a secret shape on the screen. The new 'signature unlocking' tool ...

Android to offer iPhone-like App Store
Register, UK - May 29, 2008
By Cade Metz in San Francisco → More by this author Google I/O Google will offer an iPhone-like app store for Android, giving developers a central means of ...

Google Shows Off Android
eWeek,  NY - May 29, 2008
By Darryl K. Taft SAN FRANCISCO—Google is showing new features for its Android mobile phone software, including touch-screen technology, ...

Why should anyone care about Android?
CNET News, CA - May 29, 2008
When I first heard about Android - Google's "iPhone killer" - I wondered how it would stand up to the leader in the innovative cell phone market. ...

Google Shows Off 'iPhone-Like' Android Features
InternetNews.com - May 29, 2008
The latest touch and user interface features show Google’s mobile platform is making progress. By David Needle: More stories by this author: SAN FRANCISCO ...

Android Ahoy!
Techtree.com, India - May 29, 2008
Yesterday, Google introduced the world to Android capabilities at the Google I/O Conference held in San Francisco. For those who don't know, Android is the ...

Apple wannabes try the light touch
Financial Times, UK - May 29, 2008
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Apple’s iPhone developers must be basking in the reflected glory right about now. ...

Developers Praise Android at Google I/O
PC World - May 29, 2008
Developers praised the programming experience and the potential of Google's Android mobile platform at the Google I/O conference as the company emphasized ...

Google opens Android kimono
Register, UK - May 28, 2008
By Cade Metz in San Francisco → More by this author Google I/O The second loudest cheer was for the opening of Google App Engine. ...

Google shows off Android capabilities
InfoWorld, CA - May 28, 2008
By Paul Krill Google's eye-catching demonstration of an early Android-enabled mobile phone Wednesday appeared to mimic Apple's iPhone. ...

Google shows off 'Android' software for mobile phones
The Associated Press - May 28, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google Inc. showed off its nearly completed mobile software system to about 3000 computer programmers Wednesday, hoping to cultivate ...

Google's Android comes to life
CNET News.com, CA - May 28, 2008
Google demonstrated its Android mobile-phone software Wednesday at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco. The project, under development by Google and ...

Fire's effect on productions will be negligible, Universal says - Los Angeles Times


Mike Myers kicks off MTV Movie Awards with dance
The Associated Press - 47 minutes ago
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — A disastrous fire in a nearby studio couldn't stop the MTV Movie Awards from rolling out the gold carpet Sunday night. ...

Huge fire sweeps through Universal Studios film sets
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 2 hours ago
By Sue Zeidler A FIRE at Universal Studios in Los Angeles has destroyed a set from Back to the Future, the King Kong exhibit at the popular tourist ...

Fire at Universal Studios
guardian.co.uk, UK - 2 hours ago
Black smoke billowed over Hollywood yesterday as a blaze consumed much of one of the most recognisable sets and threatened valuable film archives. ...

Universal Studios Fire Destroys King Kong, Tapes (Update2)
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Nancy Kercheval June 1 (Bloomberg) -- King Kong, the giant ape from Skull Island, the courtyard used in ``Spider-Man 2'' and ``Bruce Almighty'' and a ...

Universal eyes fire damage, but business on track
Reuters - 3 hours ago
By Sue Zeidler LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Universal Studios suffered major fire damage to its film lot on Sunday and closed its Hollywood theme park for most ...

Fire destroys buildings at Universal Studios in LA
Reuters.fr, France - 3 hours ago
By Sue Zeidler LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A huge fire broke out at the Universal Studios film and TV studio on Sunday, damaging a sound stage, movie sets, ...

Massive fire at Universal Studios burns movie sets
Xinhua, China - 4 hours ago
LOS ANGELES, June 1 (Xinhua) -- A massive fire at Universal Studios Sunday destroyed much of the New York City streetscape and other movie sets, ...

Video: First Person: There Was 'Fire Everywhere'
AssociatedPress - 4 hours ago
PlusFirst Person: There Was 'Fire Everywhere'First Person: There Was 'Fire Everywhere'The Associated PressNearby residents watched and worried as a massive ...

Universal Studios struck by fire
The Age, Australia - 4 hours ago
Firefighters on Sunday battled a blaze at Hollywood's famed Universal Studios that ravaged some of the legendary film studio's most iconic stage sets and ...

Universal Studios struck by fire
RTE.ie, Ireland - 5 hours ago
Hundreds of firefighters are battling a large blaze that broke out at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California. The blaze was reported before dawn on a ...

Large fire devours movie sets at Universal Studios
The Associated Press - 5 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A large fire tore through a back lot at Universal Studios early Sunday, destroying a set from "Back to the Future," the King Kong exhibit ...

Inferno destroys Hollywood's Universal Studios in California
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 6 hours ago
By John Hiscock in Los Angeles A huge fire has turned Universal Studios into a towering inferno, destroying a King Kong exhibit, a video vault and damaging ...

Fire breaks out at Universal film studio in Hollywood
Sify, India - 6 hours ago
Washington: A massive fire broke out at the Universal Studios in Los Angeles early Sunday, according to reports. US broadcaster CNN reported that the blaze ...

Fire Engulfs Universal Lot; MTV Movie Awards Will Go On
E! Online - 7 hours ago
AP Photo/ Matt Sayles horrific fire tore through Universal Studios in the predawn hours this morning. Despite the extensive damage, the famed theme park ...

What burned in the Universal fire
Los Angeles Times, CA - 7 hours ago
* New York City streetscape: Used in countless movies and television shows. This set burned once before, in 1990, and was rebuilt. ...

Fire rips through Universal Studios
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 7 hours ago
A LARGE fire ripped through Universal Studios today, destroying movie sets and a key theme park attraction, officials confirmed. ...

Three-Alarm Fire Tears Through Universal Studios Lot; MTV Movie ...
MTV.com - 7 hours ago
Sets and "King Kong" attraction destroyed, but the Gibson Amphitheatre was not affected by early morning blaze. By James Montgomery UNIVERSAL CITY, ...

Universal Studios Fire Destroys Buildings, Soundstage (Update1)
Bloomberg - 8 hours ago
By Nancy Kercheval June 1 (Bloomberg) -- An early morning fire at General Electric Co.'s Universal Studios in California destroyed five buildings and a ...

Universal Studios on fire
NEWS.com.au, Australia - 8 hours ago
EXPLOSIONS have ripped through a back lot at Universal Studios as it erupted into flames. Los Angeles fire Captain Frank Reynoso said the fire was reported ...

MTV Movie Awards will broadcast from Universal Studios despite fire
Los Angeles Times, CA - 8 hours ago
Firefighters battle a blaze that broke out in the early morning at Universal Studios. More than 100 firefighters were battling a huge fire on the backlot at ...

Fire Ignites at Universal Studios Backlot
Voice of America - 9 hours ago
By VOA News More than 100 firefighters in Los Angeles County, California on the west coast of the United States are battling a blaze that broke out on a ...

Guys, you can survive 'Sex and the City' - Los Angeles Times


Ideas & Trends ‘Sex’ and the Pink Ribbon
New York Times, United States - 11 hours ago
By RUTH PENNEBAKER We’re five women from Austin, Tex. (wrong number, right sex, wrong city), who range from our late 40s to early 60s (wrong demographics; ...

'Sex and the City' hoping to whip Indiana Jones
Independent, UK - May 31, 2008
This weekend's box-office battle between the year's top two films is firmly divided along gender lines. But can Carrie and co win the day? ...

Sex and the city retuns to sizzle
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - May 30, 2008
By FOO YEE PING It was about mad Manhattan, so when that TV series which had attained a cult following was revived for a movie version, fans gathered with ...

Plenty of soul-searching at Obama's former church - Los Angeles Times


Obama quits church amid controversy over sermons
Independent, UK - 2 hours ago
By Leonard Doyle It being Sunday, Barack Obama might have been kneeling in the pews of Trinity United Church in Chicago yesterday, the black congregation ...

Obama's Church Moves On After His Exit - TIME


Trinity Church Reacts to Obama's Departure
NPR - 1 hour ago
by Sam Hudzik All Things Considered, June 1, 2008 · Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ conducted its first Sunday services in 20 years without Barack ...

Obama's former church seeks to step beyond controversy
AFP - 2 hours ago
CHICAGO (AFP) — The balcony of presidential hopeful Barack Obama's former church bounced under the weight of its clapping and swaying congregation as they ...

Citing 'painful days', Pfleger apologizes
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 2 hours ago
BY FRANCINE KNOWLES Staff Reporter The Rev. Michael Pfleger told a packed congregation at his St. Sabina Church Sunday he is neither racist nor sexist ...

Barack Obama quits church over race rows
NEWS.com.au, Australia - 2 hours ago
By David Nason in Chicago FEARS of a backlash in the presidential election later this year have forced Barack Obama to quit the controversial Chicago church ...

Priest apologizes for his schtick at Obama's church
Dallas Morning News, TX - 3 hours ago
The Catholic priest whose pulpit antics were the source of new political headaches for Barack Obama has apologized. Here's the Associated Press story. ...

Babies and Pancakes for Obama in SD
CBS News, NY - 4 hours ago
SIOUX FALLS, SD -- Hoping to clinch the nomination in just a few days, Obama caught pancakes and held babies in this western state, set to hold their ...

Chicago priest apologizes for Clinton comment
The Associated Press - 4 hours ago
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago priest whose comments mocking Hillary Rodham Clinton reignited the controversy over Barack Obama's former church stood before his ...

Rev. Pfleger apologizes amid uproar
Chicago Tribune, United States - 4 hours ago
By Manya Brachear and Tara Malone | Tribune staff reporters The South Side priest whose comments about Hillary Clinton reignited the controversy over Barack ...

Gospel of derision sullies rebel priest
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 5 hours ago
I'm so mad at Mike Pfleger. The prophetic pastor of St. Sabina Catholic Church is a genuine man of God, a fine priest even if the Chicago Archdiocese never ...

Can Obama remain “churchless?”
Reuters - 5 hours ago
The Illinois Senator and likely Democratic Party nominee for the November presidential election against Republican John McCain said on Saturday he had quit ...

Spokesman: Obama Decision to Leave Church Not Politically Motivated
ABC News - 6 hours ago
ABC News' Ben Newman reports: Sen. Barack Obama's decision to cut ties with Trinity United Church of Christ was not politically motivated, ...

Stonehenge Used as Cemetery From the Beginning - New York Times


Secrets of Stonehenge unearthed
CNET News, CA - 10 hours ago
Now that's a pretty impressive tombstone. New research suggests that Stonehenge was used as a cemetery for more than 500 years, much longer than previously ...

Stonehenge As a Royal Family's Burial Site
Slashdot - 22 hours ago
mikesd81 sends in a report from Newsday about radiocarbon dating of cremated bones excavated from Britain's Stonehenge that, an archeologist said, ...

Leave these stones their eternal secrets
guardian.co.uk, UK - May 31, 2008
The value of Stonehenge lies in its mystery - so why do we persist in presenting it as low-rent tat? There was a familiar ring to last week's media fanfare ...

Stonehenge: "Domain of the Dead"
Комсомольская правда, Russia - May 30, 2008
There are many legends about Stonehenge at Salisbury Plain. Some contend aliens placed the hefty stones at the monument, while others credit the wizard ...

Burnt bones hint at Stonehenge story
ABC Online, Australia - May 30, 2008
By Rafael Epstein Professor Parker Pearson says the place would have been the centre of ritual life for the ancient society that created the monuments. ...

So that's what Stonehenge is for
Nature.com (subscription), UK - May 30, 2008
It turns out that the mysterious circle of giant stones that stand in the south west of England are, and have always been, tombstones. ...

Bodies reveal Stonehenge's royal secret
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - May 30, 2008
Domain of the Dead … archaeologists sift through earth in search of more clues to the enigmatic site's past. Photo: AP RADIOCARBON dating of cremated bodies ...

Stonehenge used as burial site for hundreds of years: study
AFP - May 30, 2008
WASHINGTON (AFP) — England's Stonehenge was used as a burial site from its inception 5000 years ago and remained so for more than 500 years, ...

Stonehenge mystery solved?
Globe and Mail, Canada - May 30, 2008
Britain's famous Stonehenge was used as a cemetery from its very beginnings about 3000 BC and could have begun as the resting place for a single elite ...

Human remains explain Stonehenge mystery
New Scientist (subscription), UK - May 30, 2008
Theories have ranged from moon temple, to observatory, and even a UFO landing site. Stonehenge is one of the enduring landmarks of prehistoric times, ...

Study: Stonehenge a royal family's burial site
Newsday, NY - May 30, 2008
Radiocarbon dating of cremated bones excavated from Britain's Stonehenge have solved part of the ancient mystery surrounding the 5000-year-old site: It was ...

Stonehenge was a royal family's burial site, researchers say
Los Angeles Times, CA - May 30, 2008
Stonehenge is on the Salisbury Plain southwest of London. Construction began about 4500 years ago. It consists of concentric circles of massive stones ...

Stonehenge, marker for dead royalty?
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - May 29, 2008
Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP Archaeology students Sam Ferguson, left, and Steve Bush sieved through earth amongst the stones at Stonehenge, on Salisbury Plain ...

New stone turned at Stonehenge
Chicago Tribune, United States - May 29, 2008
By Thomas H. Maugh II | New York Times Radiocarbon dating of cremated bodies excavated from Britain's Stonehenge has solved part of the mystery surrounding ...

Research: Stonehenge was burial site for centuries
Xinhua, China - May 29, 2008
BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhuanet) -- Prehistoric megaliths Stonehenge was from the beginning a monument to the dead, British media reported on Friday. ...

Stonehenge Was Burial Ground for Elite Family, Scientists Say
Bloomberg - May 29, 2008
By Joseph Galante May 29 (Bloomberg) -- Research shows Stonehenge was probably a burial ground for an elite family who were laid to rest there for longer ...

Stonehenge Could Have Been Resting Place For Royalty
Science Daily (press release) - May 29, 2008
The Sheffield archaeologists, Professor Mike Parker-Pearson and Professor Andrew Chamberlain, believe that the cremation burials could represent the natural ...

Stonehenge was 'domain of the dead', says scientist
Independent, UK - May 29, 2008
By Steve Connor, Science Editor Stonehenge served as a cemetery for more than 500 years – much longer than previously thought – a radiocarbon-dating study ...

Stonehenge may have been ‘the domain of the dead’ for royals
Times Online, UK - May 29, 2008
Stonehenge may have been a burial ground for an ancient royal family, British archaeologists said yesterday. The original purpose of the stone monument in ...

Stonehenge 'a long-term cemetery'
BBC News, UK - May 29, 2008
Stonehenge served as a burial ground for much longer than had previously been believed, new research suggests. The site was used as a cemetery for 500 years ...

Domain of the dead
Science News - May 29, 2008
By Bruce Bower CEMETERY CIRCLENew radiocarbon measurements of burned human bones excavated earlier indicate that the famous Stonehenge site in southern ...

Mother of 50 Cent's son says he hasn't called since house fire - New York Daily News


Curious stop at ruins of 50 Cent's Dix Hills house
Newsday, NY - 15 hours ago
BY MATTHEW CHAYES | matthew.chayes@newsday.com This couldn't be what bestselling rapper 50 Cent had in mind when he penned his rhyme "Window Shopper. ...

Controversy around 50 Cent long preceded fire
Newsday, NY - 15 hours ago
BY GLENN GAMBOA | glenn.gamboa@newsday.com His list of high-profile feuds is lengthy, surpassed perhaps only by the number of outrageous things he says. ...

'Suspicious' blaze leaves 50 Cent home gutted
Chicago Tribune, United States - May 31, 2008
DIX HILLS, NY — A raging fire that one fire official called "definitely suspicious" gutted a home owned by Grammy-nominated rapper 50 Cent on Friday morning ...

Ex-girlfriend points finger at 50 Cent for house fire
Chicago Tribune, United States - May 31, 2008
A raging blaze one fire official called "definitely suspicious" torched a Dix Hills home at the center of a legal dispute involving rapper 50 Cent and his ...

'Suspicious' fire wrecks Fiddy house
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - May 31, 2008
RAPPER 50 Cent's sumptous house in Long Island, the centre of a bitter dispute with his ex-girlfriend, has burned down. According to People.com, ...

50 Cents Dix Hills mansion destroyed in fire
entertainment.oneindia.in, India - May 31, 2008
New York (ANI): Rapper 50 Cent's Dix Hills mansion on Long Island near New York City, which is at the centre of a legal feud between the rapper and his ex ...

Officer's lucky timing saves 6 from Dix Hill house fire
Newsday, NY - May 31, 2008
BY SOPHIA CHANG | sophia.chang@newsday.com; Staff wri If the Long Island Expressway had been open early Friday morning, Suffolk County police Officer ...

Fire adds to heated battle
Newsday, NY - May 31, 2008
The Dix Hills home owned by 50 Cent that was gutted by a suspicious fire is at the center of a contentious legal battle between the rapper and his former ...

Home at center of 50 Cent lawsuit destroyed by fire
The Associated Press - May 30, 2008
DIX HILLS, NY (AP) — A multimillion-dollar home at the center of a bitter dispute between 50 Cent and the mother of his son was destroyed by a suspicious ...

Arson Suspected at House Owned by Rapper
New York Times, United States - May 30, 2008
By AP GARDEN CITY, NY Six people were treated for smoke inhalation after the Long Island home at the center of a dispute between the rapper 50 Cent and his ...

Rapper's house gutted by fire
guardian.co.uk, UK - May 30, 2008
AP in New York A multimillion-dollar home at the centre of a dispute between Grammy-nominated rapper 50 Cent and his ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins was ...

50 Cent Awaiting Investigation On House Fire
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - May 30, 2008
AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file Rapper 50 Cent is "eager" to discover the authorities' findings surrounding the fire that engulfed his New York home and ...

50 Cent's Long Island mansion destroyed by fire
Globe and Mail, Canada - May 30, 2008
AP DIX HILLS, NY — A Long Island mansion that has been the subject of a bitter feud between 50 Cent and his ex-girlfriend was obliterated Friday by a ...

Fiddy's Disputed Home All Fired Up
E! Online - May 30, 2008
The roof—along with the rest of 50 Cent's palatial Long Island house—was on fire. The rapper's former girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins and two of her children, ...

50 Cent's home destroyed in suspicious fire
NME.com, UK - May 30, 2008
The home on Long Island, New York was at the centre of a legal dispute between 50 Cent and his ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins, which became increasingly ...

50 Cent's Long Island Home Gutted By 'Suspicious' Fire
MTV.com - May 30, 2008
Rapper reportedly tried to evict son, ex-girlfriend from house earlier this week; fire chief says 50 is not a suspect at this time. ...

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Baltimore Sun, United States - May 30, 2008
Dix Hills firefighters battled a raging fire at a home at 2 Sandra Drive owned by rapper 50 Cent on Friday morning. (Steve Silverman, Newsday / May 30, ...

'Suspicious' fire guts 50 Cent-owned home in Dix Hills
Newsday, NY - May 30, 2008
Fire rages at the Sandra Drive home owned by rapper 50 Cent Friday morning. (Photo by Steve Silverman / May 30, 2008) A raging fire that one fire official ...

Baby Mother Claims 50 Cent Tried To Murder His Own Child!
Singersroom News, NY - 1 hour ago
The mother of 50 Cent’s son, Shaniqua Tompkins claims that 50 Cent was responsible for the fire that burned down her mansion in Suffolk County on Friday, ...

PHOTO: 50 Cent`s Home Burns Down To The Ground
Javno.hr, Croatia - 6 hours ago
Fire-fighters, who soon got to the blaze scene, managed to rescue the rapper`s ex girlfriend and their son. Famous rapper 50 Cent`s Long Island mansion was ...

50 Cents House Burns Down
Ontario Now, Canada - 6 hours ago
Los Angeles - A mansion owned by 50 Cent burned down on Long Island early this morning. The US$1.4-million dollar home was the residence of 50’s ...

For readers, ‘Sex’ isn’t just good — it’s great! - MSNBC


SATC: The conversation
Baltimore Sun, United States - 1 hour ago
My friend Erin and I had a bit of back-and-forth over the movie after seeing it yesterday. I'd started to think that Mary was right -- we're a bunch of ...

Friendly fashionistas
TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 14 hours ago
By ANDREA NEMETZ Entertainment Reporter ""Libby’s our Charlotte,"" confides a stiletto-heeled twenty-something twirling a pink martini in her manicured ...

Aren't you just sick of Sex and the City?
Times Online, UK - May 31, 2008
The Sex and the City star played by Sarah Jessica Parker seems to be slapped on every billboard, bus stop and shop window in New York this weekend as the ...

Sex and the City
Times Online, UK - May 31, 2008
At its best, the television series Sex and the City was funny and outrageous. It celebrated a glossy vision of the good life in Manhat-tan, ...

Camaraderie, cheers and shoes at 'Sex' screening
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - May 31, 2008
By Jessica Yadegaran Mollie Gilbert (right), of Oakland, joined about 100 people lined up early for an advanced screening of the Sex and the City movie at ...

NY women make "Sex and the City" opening-night scene
Reuters - May 30, 2008
By Georgina Coolidge NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Sex" moved from the city to the cinema on Friday as hordes of determined women descended upon Manhattan for the ...

Sanitized ‘Sex’ marks return of feisty female foursome
Inquirer.net, Philippines - May 30, 2008
By Rito Asilo This time, though, the ladies, while still clad in flashy Manolo Blahnik stilettos and stylist Patricia Field’s obligatory fashion choices, ...

McClellan: Bush should have fired Rove - The Associated Press


Thirty pieces of silver
Detroit Free Press, United States - 6 hours ago
With those words, conservative commentator Michael Reagan summed up the problem with former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan’s new tell-all book ...

Spinning tales of gullibility
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 8 hours ago
IT is remarkable how many supposedly savvy people suddenly want us to believe they are gullible when they get into strife. Two of the latest rascals who ...

Clarence Page
Chicago Tribune, United States - 8 hours ago
"Ask yourself why, one and a half years later, after he left the administration, he's all of a sudden, coming forward with these grave concerns? ...

Op-Ed Columnist Cult of Deception
New York Times, United States - 10 hours ago
By MAUREEN DOWD They say that every president gets the psychoanalyst he deserves. And every Hamlet gets his Rosencrantz. So now comes Scott McClellan, ...

Deception and surprises
Edmonton Sun,  Canada - 15 hours ago
By LISA VAN DUSEN The bottom line prerequisite for the job of White House press secretary -- other than the minimum height requirement of being tall enough ...

Truth-telling makes McClellan different
Baltimore Sun, United States - 15 hours ago
I thought it revealing that in The Sun's article "Past, present White House aides denounce memoirs" (May 29), none of the Bush aides cited questioned the ...

Book merely hints at Bush's failings
Baltimore Sun, United States - 15 hours ago
Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan's book has caused a media frenzy and a furor among Bush loyalists ("Past, present White House aides ...

A Pigeon Among the Cats
Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - 16 hours ago
When people leave cults they often turn against their former beliefs with great vehemence. Arthur Koestler's anthology The God that Failed is the perfect ...

McClellan's tell-all comes kind of late
Chicago Tribune, United States - 16 hours ago
McClellan's "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception" has become an instant best seller. ...

You can't tell a book by its cover, but often you can by its title
Arizona Republic, AZ - 22 hours ago
I won't be rushing out to purchase a copy of Scott McClellan's What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception. ...

THE WHITE HOUSE
Newsweek - 23 hours ago
Scott McCellan reflects on the reaction to his highly critical book about the Bush administration. Richard Drew / AP By Daniel Stone | Newsweek Web ...

Bush's fury as ex-spokesman twists the knife
Independent, UK - May 31, 2008
Scott McClellan's memoir of his years as a White House insider is the most wounding book yet on the President. Rupert Cornwell reports What happened? ...

Ailing Kennedy fading as top target for right wing - The Associated Press


KENNEDY DYNASTY STILL HAS POWER TO SHAPE NATION'S HISTORY
Yahoo! News - 19 hours ago
The last brother is gravely ill, prompting an outpouring of acclaim, even from precincts that seldom have praised him. The Democratic Party is in a swivet ...

Obama gets a claim to another Kennedy legacy
MarketWatch - May 30, 2008
By Darrell Delamaide WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The diagnosis May 19 of Ted Kennedy's brain tumor focused attention on the Massachusetts senator's ...

Don't judge Clinton for Kennedy remark
Baltimore Sun, United States - May 30, 2008
I respectfully disagree with the gentleman who wrote the letter "Remark on Kennedy shows Clinton unfit" (May 28). By recalling the tragic June 5, ...

Another problem with Clinton's RFK comparison: her math
Kansas City Star, MO - May 29, 2008
It's unfortunate that the brouhaha over Senator Clinton's heedless remark about Bobby Kennedy's assassination has overshadowed something she said which was ...

Will Hillary Clinton Campaign to Refill Her Own Bank Account?
FOXNews - May 28, 2008
By Brit Hume Even if she drops out of the race, Hillary Clinton may choose to spend the summer hosting fundraisers in order to repay loans she made to her ...

Hillary's case for continuing: an argument too far
Globe and Mail, Canada - May 28, 2008
Is she really hoping he'll be shot? No, but she's thinking something almost as bad. Hillary Clinton's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination ...

Pick Clinton For No.2 Spot
Hartford Courant, United States - May 28, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama should pick Sen. Hillary Clinton as his running mate. Recent Associated Press polls suggest that he could win the November elections ...

Obama at Wesleyan: a subtle elegance I missed the first time
Atlantic Online - May 27, 2008
Via reader Rachel, a heads up on a sublime aspect of Barack Obama's recent commencement speech at Wesleyan. (Previously on the speech here and here. ...

Obama Camp Calls DNC Ruling “Fair,” Ready to Move On - FOXNews


Reuters World News Highlights at 1800 GMT, Jun 01
guardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON - Front-runner Barack Obama turned to wrapping up the Democratic presidential nomination after a party committee dealt rival Hillary Clinton a ...

Obama keeps his eyes on the prize
Euronews.net, France - 1 hour ago
Barak Obama moves ever closer to clinching the Democratic nomination to run for president of the United States in November. It comes after the party finally ...

If It’s Not Over Till It’s Over, When Is It Over?
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - 1 hour ago
The Sunday newsmaker shows were full of outrage, informed speculation and fuzzy math about when the Democratic primary struggle would finally end. ...

Clinton May Appeal National Party's Delegate Decision - NY1


Obama focuses on wrapping up Democratic nod
Canada.com, Canada - 53 minutes ago
"Denver, Denver!" chanted Clinton supporters after the vote. Many Clinton backers shouted angrily at the panel as it tried to conclude the votes, ...

Clinton threatens "nuclear option"
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 2 hours ago
HILLARY Clinton has threatened to invoke the "nuclear option" after Democratic powerbrokers, looking to end the contest, dealt her slim presidential chances ...

Party Approves Half-Votes for Fla. and Michigan
NPR - 2 hours ago
by Audie Cornish and David Greene Committee member Donna Brazile told the committee that changing the rules in the middle of the game was "cheating," in ...

Goodbye church, halo intact
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 3 hours ago
Calm amid the storm … Barack Obama in South Dakota on Saturday. He has resigned from his church after a preacher made fun of Hillary Clinton. ...

Clinton left in cold by party, Obama set to win nomination
Hindu, India - 3 hours ago
New York (PTI): Hillary Clinton's White House dreams were virtually snuffed out on Sunday with the Democratic party deciding to count the delegates from ...

Clinton supporters furious over delegate ruling
CTV.ca, Canada - 5 hours ago
US Democrat Hillary Clinton's supporters are threatening to continue the fight for delegates right through to the August presidential nomination convention. ...

The New Math
Slate - 5 hours ago
By Jesse Stanchak Everyone leads with the Democratic Party deciding it will seat all Florida and Michigan delegates at the party's convention this August, ...

AP Top News at 7:09 am EDT
The Associated Press - 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Party leaders agreed Saturday to seat Michigan and Florida delegates with half-votes at this summer's convention with a ...

Rochelle Riley: No time for half-votes
Detroit Free Press, United States - 6 hours ago
BY ROCHELLE RILEY • FREE PRESS BLOGGER • June 1, 2008 The Democratic Party painted itself into a corner six months ago when it declared that it wouldn't ...

The Week's Best Late-Night Laughs
Edmonton Sun,  Canada - 9 hours ago
Congratulations to David Cook from American Idol. He got an amazing 50 million votes. He got so many votes, Hillary offered him the VP spot. ...

No Road Map for Democrats as Race Ends
New York Times, United States - 13 hours ago
Supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton protested Saturday as the Democratic Party’s Rules and Bylaws Committee met in Washington to discuss seating the ...

Dems compromise on Florida, Michigan primaries
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 13 hours ago
Democrats ended their monthslong dispute over rogue primaries in Michigan and Florida on Saturday, agreeing to seat the delegations with half their votes ...

Florida, Michigan Dems get half a vote
Chicago Tribune, United States - 13 hours ago
By Christi Parsons | Washington Bureau WASHINGTON—Angry protesters yelled, cried and threatened to vote Republican, but Democratic Party leaders decided ...

Clinton's bid for Democratic presidential nomination suffers setback
Radio Australia, Australia - 14 hours ago
Hillary Clinton's efforts to secure the democratic party presidential nomination have suffered a setback after a compromise was agreed in a row over two ...

US Democrats compromise on Florida, Michigan
Reuters India, India - 14 hours ago
By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic Party backed a compromise to seat the disputed Michigan and Florida ...

Criminal Inquiry Is Opened in Crane Collapse - New York Times


At NYC crane collapse scene, residents wait to go home
Newsday, NY - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK - Emergency crews are still on the scene on a crane collapse, doing repair work on an Upper East Side building to make it safe for residents to ...

New York City opens criminal probe into deadly crane crash
Xinhua, China - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The Manhattan district attorney's office has opened a criminal investigation into a deadly crane accident Friday that killed ...

Construction deaths hound Mayor Bloomberg of New York
International Herald Tribune, France - 7 hours ago
By Diane Cardwell NEW YORK: It has become the signature image of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's transformation of the economically fragile city he inherited in ...

Inspections announced in wake of crane collapse
Newsday, NY - 9 hours ago
BY ANDREW STRICKLER | andrew.strickler@newsday.com New York City officials yesterday suspended indefinitely the use of four cranes like the one that ...

Investigators Look at Equipment, Not Crane’s Operators
New York Times, United States - May 31, 2008
By WILLIAM NEUMAN This article was reported by Charles V. Bagli, Ken Belson and William Neuman, and written by Mr. Neuman. Cleanup crews worked through the ...

Obama Quits His Church After Months of Criticism - New York Times


Transcript: David Bonior on 'FOX News Sunday'
FOXNews - 1 hour ago
"FOX NEWS SUNDAY" HOST CHRIS WALLACE: Joining us now to discuss the latest developments in the Democratic race is former Michigan congressman David Bonior, ...

Quitting Trinity a painful episode of Obama's quest for the White ...
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON -- In a painful episode of his quest for the White House, likely Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama said Saturday his family ...

Obama quits church over race row
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 2 hours ago
DEMOCRATIC White House hopeful Barack Obama has quit his Chicago church because of racially tinged rhetoric by preachers from its pulpit. ...

Can a candidate worship in peace?
Chicago Tribune, United States - 4 hours ago
Sen. Barack Obama chided reporters in South Dakota on Saturday for suggesting that he joined Trinity United Church of Christ 20 years ago to fulfill his ...

Churchgoers not mad at Obama
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 8 hours ago
Churchgoers at Trinity United Church of Christ didn't begrudge their most famous member -- Sen. Barack Obama -- for choosing to leave the church. ...

Obama Explains Why He Quit Church
ABC News - 8 hours ago
ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., held a long press availability in Aberdeen, South Dakota Saturday night to discuss his ...

Clinton's supporters vent their frustration - Los Angeles Times


Audience becomes an unruly mob
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 40 minutes ago
By Dana Milbank When the Democratic Party's Rules and Bylaws Committee met at the Marriott in Washington's Woodley Park neighborhood Saturday to decide what ...

Clinton campaign all but ends in ballroom
Toronto Star,  Canada - 43 minutes ago
2118 delegates needed for a majority going into the Democratic National Convention that will name the party's presidential candidate, Aug. ...

Democrats deal blow to Clinton ahead of Puerto Rico vote
AFP - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The Democratic Party has restored the states of Michigan and Florida to its presidential convention with only half of their voting power, ...

Democrats compromise over Florida and Michigan
Euronews.net, France - 1 hour ago
There's disappointment today in the Clinton camp after the rules committee of the US Democrat Party sounded a death knell for its presidential campaign. ...

Votes dispute nears finish
Baltimore Sun, United States - 1 hour ago
By Paul West | Sun reporter WASHINGTON - Democratic Party officials struggled to remove one of the remaining hurdles to picking a presidential nominee as ...

Deal to reseat Florida, Michigan a blow to Clinton
Newsday, NY - 1 hour ago
BY GLENN THRUSH | glenn.thrush@newsday.com WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton suffered a crushing blow yesterday when a Democratic Party committee agreed ...

Michigan, Florida delegates welcomed
Detroit Free Press, United States - 2 hours ago
BY TODD SPANGLER FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF • June 1, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Democratic leaders welcomed Michigan and Florida's lost delegations back into the ...

DNC rules hearing: a peek under the hood of democracy
Los Angeles Times, CA - 2 hours ago
Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.), speaking for the Obama campaign, said the Florida delegates should be seated with each delegate receiving half a vote. ...

US Democrats in states compromise
RTE.ie, Ireland - 2 hours ago
The US Democratic Party's rules committee has agreed a compromise to seat the delegates from the disputed states of Florida and Michigan. ...

The delegate race
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 2 hours ago
AP Saturday's rulings by the Democratic National Committee have the effect of increasing the number of delegates needed to clinch the nomination to 2118. ...

Florida, Michigan restored with half votes in blow to Clinton
Press Trust of India, India - 2 hours ago
New York, Jun 1 (PTI) Dealing yet another blow to Hillary Clinton's struggling campaign, Democratic party leaders have agreed to seat the delegates from ...

Obama in pole position
ITV.com, UK - 2 hours ago
Barack Obama is poised to take the Democrat presidential nomination after winning a voting dispute. The party finally reached a compromise in a bitter row ...

US Democratic Party compromises over Florida and Michigan delegates
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - 3 hours ago
The Democratic Party has found a compromise in a row over two states left out of the US presidential race. Florida and Michigan delegates will be allowed a ...

No End for the Dems' Disunity
TIME - 3 hours ago
Supporters of Hillary Clinton rally as the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee prepares to meet to determine how to count the primary ...

TEXAS POLITICAL PARTY CONVENTIONS
Houston Chronicle, United States - 3 hours ago
When the year began, Veronica Juarez and Phaedra Jackson of Houston were unsure about which presidential candidate to back. Now look at them. ...

Accord, furor over Mich., Fla. delegates
Boston Globe, United States - 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON - The Democratic Party yesterday reinstated the delegates from disputed presidential primaries in Michigan and Florida but with only half-votes, ...

Democrat settlement blow to Clinton
Aljazeera.net, Qatar - 4 hours ago
The US Democratic Party has dealt a blow to Hillary Clinton's fading presidential hopes after it reached a compromise deal on disputed votes from contests ...

WRAPUP 1-Back to campaign trail after Florida, Michigan
Reuters - 4 hours ago
By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) - Front-runner Barack Obama turned to wrapping up the Democratic presidential ...

Obama almost 1st black Democrat entrant
NDTV.com, India - 4 hours ago
Barack Obama is on the verge of making history as the first black Democratic Presidential nominee. In a blow to his rival Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party ...

Obama Moves Closer to Nomination After Delegate Dispute Settled
Bloomberg - 4 hours ago
By Brian Faler and Edwin Chen June 1 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama moved closer to clinching the Democratic presidential nomination after the party moved to ...

’Count the vote’ uproar doesn’t count for much
Boston Herald, United States - 4 hours ago
By Margery Eagan None of our local Heavy Hitters for Hillary trekked to Washington yesterday for the “Count the Vote” crusade outside the Marriott Park ...

Obama quits Chicago church - Washington Times


Obama quits longtime church
Ottawa Citizen,  Canada - 1 hour ago
Democratic presidential frontrunner Barack Obama has resigned from Trinity United Church of Christ, further distancing himself from a source of controversy ...

Obama quits controversial church
Radio Netherlands, Netherlands - 1 hour ago
Senator Barack Obama has resigned from the controversial Chicago church that he and his family have been members of for 20 years. The decision comes after a ...

Obama resigns from Chicago church
Newsday, NY - 1 hour ago
ABERDEEN, SD - Barack Obama has quit the Chicago church he attended for two decades - making a final break after inflammatory remarks by the Rev. ...

POLITICS IN GENERAL
Detroit Free Press, United States - 2 hours ago
Barack Obama said Saturday that he has resigned his 20-year membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago in the aftermath of inflammatory ...

Obama leaves Trinity church
Los Angeles Times, CA - 2 hours ago
Nam Y. Huh / AP Sen. Barack Obama prays during services at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Oct. 31, 2004. Obama campaign communications director ...

Obama quits church after long controversy
The Associated Press - 9 hours ago
ABERDEEN, SD (AP) — Barack Obama has resigned his 20 year membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago in the aftermath of inflammatory ...

10 Years Later, Carrie Coordinated - New York Times


Walk a NY mile in their Choos
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 34 minutes ago
By Samantha Gross AP Some New York tourists are eager to see the city's other landmarks: Carrie's stoop, Charlotte's gallery and that restaurant where ...

Sex and Our City
Boston Globe, United States - 2 hours ago
Let me count the ways that women like me adore Carrie Bradshaw and her three fabulous friends. It's late at night, my marriage has broken up, ...

‘Sex’ and the Pink Ribbon
New York Times, United States - 7 hours ago
By RUTH PENNEBAKER We’re five women from Austin, Tex. (wrong number, right sex, wrong city), who range from our late 40s to early 60s (wrong demographics; ...

Sex, the city and our local gals
The Times, South Africa - 8 hours ago
Single gals hankering for their own Mr Big converged on Montecasino’s Nu Metro theatre on Tuesday night for the local premiere of Sex and the City, ...

Sex and the City, 15
Independent, UK - 10 hours ago
By Nicholas Barber I'm not sure that the new Sex and the City film counts as a film at all. You've got to hand over money to see it, and it's got a longer ...

Chitra Ramaswamy: Sex And The City - I've defended it more times ...
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 10 hours ago
WHY do people hate Sex And The City? If I were to slip on a pair of micro shorts, nibble on the fruit from my Cosmopolitan and ponder the big questions in ...

Brace yourselves sisters, this movie betrays us all
Globe and Mail, Canada - 12 hours ago
When I saw the Sex and the City movie this week, I couldn't help but wonder: What were they thinking? I loved the TV series for a lot of reasons, ...

Sex and the City fans glam up for the cinema
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 14 hours ago
By Charlotte Bailey It may be four years since it left the small screen, but last night female fans made clear they had not forgotten New York's four most ...

Time Warner's `Sex and the City' Earns $26.9 Million in One Day
Bloomberg - 14 hours ago
By Dan Hart May 31 (Bloomberg) -- Time Warner Inc.'s ``Sex and the City,'' the film version of the television series, earned $26.9 million in ticket sales ...

'Sex' review sparks talk of gender bias
Arizona Republic, AZ - 15 hours ago
"Maybe a female should have written this review. A man has no business writing a review for a movie that is about four females trying to balance a ...

Four women argue about the clothes, the men, and the ending.
Slate - 21 hours ago
Spoiling Sex and the CityFour women argue about the clothes, the men, and the ending. Readers take note: This discussion is designed to be read by people ...

Sex And The Skittish
Yahoo! News - 23 hours ago
That sleazy yet hallowed HBO television series "Sex and the City" is now in theaters as a feature film, and the cultural elites are having a religious ...

A very Carrie weekend
Ottawa Citizen,  Canada - May 31, 2008
New York's four Affinia Hotels are inviting fans of Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda to their "Sex and the City Girlfriend Getaway. ...

Sip and schmooze
Ottawa Citizen,  Canada - May 31, 2008
Want to do your own Sex and the City tour? Here are seven must-see bars and restaurants made famous by the "fab four." The list comes from NY City Guide; ...

Faking it in NYC
Ottawa Citizen,  Canada - May 31, 2008
real thing? The object of my affection wasn't the issue -- my lover has a notorious reputation for going all night. My lover knows how to work it both ...

Dr. Keith: ‘Sex and the City’ Has Real Life Themes
FOXNews - May 30, 2008
by Dr. Keith Ablow The release of the “Sex and the City: The Movie” has a Trekkie aspect to it — something like the reverence with which fans of “Star Trek” ...

How did 'Sex and the City' score on STIs?
CTV.ca, Canada - May 30, 2008
If Samantha Jones, the sexy and sex-obsessed character on the hit television show Sex and the City, was a real woman, sexually transmitted disease ...

Mars probe appears to have landed atop ice - San Francisco Chronicle


Ice seen within Mars craft's reach
Arizona Republic, AZ - 2 hours ago
The Phoenix Mars Lander has photographed what scientists believe may be a smooth table of ice just under the craft's belly. Scientists believe the lander's ...

Camera On Arm Looks Beneath NASA Mars Lander
Science Daily (press release) - 3 hours ago
ScienceDaily (May 31, 2008) — A view of the ground underneath NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander adds to evidence that descent thrusters dispersed overlying soil ...

Scientists think they've found ice under Mars Lander
Arizona Republic, AZ - 10 hours ago
by Anne Ryman - May. 31, 2008 01:29 PM The Phoenix Mars Lander has photographed what scientists believe may be a smooth table of ice just under the ...

Canadian station working on Mars
Canada.com, Canada - 13 hours ago
OTTAWA -- Canada's most important instrument on Mars is working perfectly on its first trial, shining a pencil-thin laser beam 20 kilometres up to measure ...

Race to Mars Adventure Heavy on Hard Science
Wired News - May 30, 2008
While NASA was busy sending the Mars Rovers and the current Phoenix project to the Red Planet in the hope of finding water and life, Discovery Channel ...

Obama Leaves Church That Drew Wide Criticism - New York Times


Obama leaves Pastor Wright's church
Jerusalem Post, Israel - 38 minutes ago
By AP Democrat Senator Barack Obama on Saturday resigned from his church in Chicago in the aftermath of inflammatory remarks by his longtime pastor, ...

US presidential hopeful Obama quits controversial church
Xinhua, China - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON, May 31 (Xinhua) -- US presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Saturday resigned from the church where controversial sermons by his former pastor ...

WASHINGTON--Reaction to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) quitting ...
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 2 hours ago
decision. We will continue to lift them in prayer, and wish them the best as hearts, and in their work. We ask now for God's peace to be with them. ...

Obama on quitting Trinity United Church of Christ. Won't "dissuade ...
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON-- Likely Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) explains his decision to quit Trinity United Church of Christ and his reaction to the ...

Obama’s Church Woes
FOXNews - 3 hours ago
by Bonney Kapp Barack and Michelle Obama withdrew as members of Trinity United Church of Christ – the church that has drawn criticism for controversial ...

Obama quits Chicago church after race rows
AFP - 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Democrat Barack Obama said Saturday he had quit his long-time Chicago church after months of controversy over racially laced pulpit ...

Obama cuts ties to longtime church
Chicago Tribune, United States - 4 hours ago
By John McCormick and Manya A. Brachear | Tribune reporters Seeking to put a string of controversies involving his longtime Chicago church behind him, Sen. ...

Obama Explains Why He Left His Church
CBS News, NY - 4 hours ago
ABERDEEN, SD -– Barack Obama came before his traveling press corps this evening to discuss a letter he sent to Rev. Otis Moss of Trinity United Church in ...

Obama quits Trinity United Church of Christ
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 4 hours ago
BY LYNN SWEET Sun-Times Columnist WASHINGTON- Obama spokesman Bill Burton confirmed that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) quit Chicago's Trinity United Church of ...

Barack Obama quits controversial church
Xinhua, China - 4 hours ago
BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhuanet) -- Sen. Barack Obama resigned his membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ, which he's attended for more than two ...

Obama quits his church
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 5 hours ago
DEMOCRATIC presidential contender Barack Obama today quit his long-time Chicago church, following a string of racially-tinged rhetoric by preachers. ...

Obama Quits Chicago Church
Wall Street Journal - 5 hours ago
By AMY CHOZICK ABERDEEN, South Dakota -- Barack Obama has quit his long-time church, further distancing himself from the controversial Chicago house of ...

Obama quits his church over inflammatory remarks by Rev. Wright
Jerusalem Post, Israel - 5 hours ago
By AP Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama announced Saturday he had resigned his 20 year membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ in ...

Obama breaks with controversial church
Reuters - 5 hours ago
By Deborah Charles ABERDEEN, South Dakota (Reuters) - Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama said on Saturday he quit his Chicago church in the ...

Obama resigns from controversial church
CNN - 5 hours ago
(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama said Saturday that he has resigned from the church where controversial sermons by his former pastor and other ministers created ...

Barack Obama cuts ties with turbulent church
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 6 hours ago
By Tim Shipman The frontrunner in the Democratic presidential race sent a letter to the Reverend Otis Moss, pastor of the Trinity United Church of Christ in ...

Obama quits preacher-row church
The Press Association - 6 hours ago
Barack Obama has said he has resigned his 20-year church membership "with some sadness" in the aftermath of inflammatory remarks by his long-time pastor the ...

Rev. Pfleger: 'They want to kill me'
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 6 hours ago
BY DAVE NEWBART Staff Reporter The Rev. Michael Pfleger, who helped reignite Barack Obama's pastor problems by mocking Hillary Clinton, said this evening ...

The scoop from Washington
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 6 hours ago
Obama says in no hurry to find new church. "This is one I did not see coming." WASHINGTON--At a press conference in Aberdeen, SD, Sen. ...

Obama quits Chicago church
ABC Online, Australia - 7 hours ago
A spokesman for Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama says the senator has resigned from Trinity United Church of Christ, further distancing ...

Barack Obama quit his church.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NY - 7 hours ago
The Illinois US senator was set Saturday evening to explain his resignation from Trinity United church in Chicago's south side, media reported. ...