Chicago Tribune

Obama agenda: Oh, those cuts
msnbc.com
It's bad enough the administration was taking heat about whether $17 billion is a big budget cut or not. Now, it appears a bunch of Congressional Democrats might not even agree to those cuts.
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Fiji suspended from regional forum
AFP
SUVA (AFP) – Fiji was suspended from the 16-nation Pacific Islands Forum Saturday and told there was no place for a regime which displays "such a total disregard for basic human rights.
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Mansions, humble homes burn in coastal Calif. city
The Associated Press
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) – Winds swirled and homes of all sizes burned as a wildfire descended on this scenic coastal city amid hot, dry conditions that resembled late summer more than the middle of spring.
Video: Santa Barbara Wildfires Continue To Burn KSBW
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BBC News

Lower Saxony Governor Ready To Start Volkswagen,Porsche Talks
Wall Street Journal
FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)–The governor of the German state of Lower Saxony, Christian Wulff, said Thursday he is ready to start talks in due course with representatives from Volkswagen AG (VOW.
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CTV.ca

Angry Protest Against Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan
Voice of America
By VOA News A crowd of angry demonstrators threw rocks at government buildings in western Afghanistan Thursday to protest recent civilian deaths they blame on US air strikes.
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The Market Oracle

Should the GOP steer right to regain momentum?
Atlanta Journal Constitution – David E. Johnson, Lee Raudonis
By David E. Johnson, Lee Raudonis By David E. Johnson Pundits are writing the obituary for the Republican Party once again. That is how it was in 1964 after Barry Goldwater lost to Lyndon Johnson.
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The Associated Press

Nintendo defies recession with record profits
AFP
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan's Nintendo Co. bucked the economic gloom Thursday with record profits for the year to March, saying the video game industry was proving to be relatively recession-proof.
Nintendo Q4 profit down 42 pct, sees slowdown ahead guardian.co.uk
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ABC News

Gay marriage gets blessing from Maine
New York Daily News – Helen Kennedy
BY Helen Kennedy Maine on Wednesday became became the fifth state to legalize gay marriage, another sign that the political winds are shifting.
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Times Online

Expelled NATO diplomats have until mid-May to leave Russia
RIA Novosti
MOSCOW, May 7 (RIA Novosti) – Two Canadian diplomats employed at NATO offices in Moscow have been given until mid-May to leave the country, a Russian diplomatic source said on Thursday.
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Washington Informer

Obama Court Decision Shaped by Years of Thought, Wife's Advice
Bloomberg – Edwin Chen
By Edwin Chen May 7 (Bloomberg) — Barack Obama's advisers began identifying potential Supreme Court nominees before he took office.
Supreme Court being pushed too far away from rule of law Deseret News
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