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Posted 2008-05-02
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U.S. ponders Guantanamo closure as Bush term ends

WASHINGTON, May 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The Bush administration could announce plans by the end of its term in January to close Guantanamo prison and an upcoming Supreme Court ruling might be the impetus for this, senior U.S. officials and experts say. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-02
at 4:05 pm EDT

Storms kill 7, injure 13 in northern Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Severe storms tore through northern Arkansas on Friday, killing at least seven people and injuring 13 in the southern U.S. state. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-02
at 3:05 pm EDT

U.S. rejects Canadian's "child soldier" defense

MIAMI, May 2, 2008 (Reuters) — A Canadian captured in Afghanistan at age 15 can be tried for murder in the Guantanamo war crimes court, a U.S. military judge ruled in rejecting claims that he was a child soldier who should be rehabilitated rather than prosecuted. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-02
at 12:05 pm EDT

Bush: Economy not as robust as it needs to be

ST. LOUIS, May 2, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush said on Friday that the government's latest jobs figures showed that the economy is not as robust as it needs to be. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-02
at 11:05 am EDT

Major powers agree on new incentives offer to Iran

LONDON, May 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Major powers have agreed to make a new offer of incentives to Iran to halt its sensitive nuclear work, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Friday. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-02
at 8:05 am EDT

WFP unsure if Bush food funds will cover aid gap

ROME, May 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The World Food Program said on Friday it was not yet sure if a proposed $770 million in extra U.S. food aid would help it feed the poor and close a budget gap caused by soaring food prices. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-02
at 3:05 am EDT

American Airlines to cite FAA for flight fiasco: report

NEW YORK, May 2, 2008 (Reuters) — American Airlines is poised to say in a report to be delivered on Friday that it wouldn't have had to cancel over 3,000 flights last month if a tentative agreement it had with local aviation officials hadn't been overruled, the Wall Street Journal reported. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-01
at 10:05 pm EDT

Immigrants march in U.S. but rallies lose steam

LOS ANGELES, May 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Thousands of immigrants marched through cities across the United States on Thursday, but smaller crowds suggested their cause had lost momentum in this election year. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-01
at 10:05 pm EDT

USGS reports 6.5 magnitude quake near Alaska

ANCHORAGE, May 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. Geological Survey on Thursday reported a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in a sparsely inhabited area near the tip of the Aleutian island chain, 45 miles WNW of Adak, Alaska. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-01
at 9:05 pm EDT

Corruption trial hears of plot to fire prosecutor

CHICAGO, May 1, 2008 (Reuters) — A witness at the trial of political fundraiser Antoin Rezko testified on Thursday that then-White House aide Karl Rove was asked to replace the federal prosecutor in Chicago to abort a probe of Illinois corruption. ... > full story