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Japan charges Olympus executives

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
Tokyo prosecutors charge Japanese camera-maker Olympus and three former executives in connection with a $1.7bn accounting scandal.
Categories: BBC, News

Taking affirmative action personally

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
The Supreme Court case on college admissions policy is likely to pit Sonia Sotomayor against Samuel Alito
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Panetta: Pressure mounting on Syria

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the ongoing Syria crisis.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Uncertain risks torment Japanese in nuclear zone

AP - World News - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- Yoshiko Ota keeps her windows shut. She never hangs her laundry outdoors. Fearful of birth defects, she warns her daughters: Never have children....

Man charged with Lennon 'threats'

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
A man appears in court charged under new legislation with making online threats aimed at Celtic manager Neil Lennon.
Categories: BBC, News

Mitt Romney's brand of football

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
David Gergen says the former governor is using the Woody Hayes school of offense to grind out victories
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

China calls Tibetan immolators criminals, outcasts

AP - World News - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese officials sought Wednesday to discredit Tibetans who have set themselves on fire to protest China's rule over their region, calling them outcasts, criminals and mentally ill people manipulated by the exiled Dalai Lama....

Man arrested over teen's stabbing

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
A man is arrested on suspicion of murdering a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed in south London.
Categories: BBC, News

Suspicion rises between Western advisers, Afghans

AP - World News - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- "Shoulder to shoulder" is the mantra of the NATO-Afghan military partnership. Now, after Afghan soldiers and police turned their guns on their foreign partners during outrage over the Quran burnings, even Western advisers - not just combat troops - are looking over their shoulders....

Suspicion rises between Western advisers, Afghans

AP - World News - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- "Shoulder to shoulder" is the mantra of the NATO-Afghan military partnership. Now, after Afghan soldiers and police turned their guns on their foreign partners during outrage over the Quran burnings, even Western advisers - not just combat troops - are looking over their shoulders....

Vulture capitalism

Now that Mitt Romney is likely to be the Republican nominee, we can expect new attacks on his "vulture capitalism."

Romney camp: GOP rivals can't catch us

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
The campaign of GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney tried Wednesday to put the best possible spin on Super Tuesday's mixed verdict, releasing a memo arguing that it is now nearly impossible for his opponents to catch him in the delegate hunt.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Romney sweeps all 20 delegates from Puerto Rico

AP - Politics - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won all 20 delegates at stake in Puerto Rico's Republican presidential primary Sunday, adding to his lead in the race for delegates to the party's national convention....

Romney pads delegate lead with Super Tuesday wins

AP - Politics - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney padded his lead in the race for delegates Tuesday by winning Republican presidential contests in six states....

Romney pads delegate lead with Super Tuesday wins

AP - Politics - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney padded his lead in the race for delegates Tuesday by winning Republican presidential contests in six states....

Analysis: Chasing an incumbent in a crowded field

AP - Politics - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As Mitt Romney reflects on his showing on Super Tuesday, he might sneak a peek at clips of President Barack Obama's news conference performance hours earlier. It was an object lesson about the power of incumbency and about the challenge facing Romney while his own party foes still nip at his heels....

3 GOP hopefuls each claim Super Tuesday wins

AP - Politics - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The ten states holding contests Super Tuesday offered Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich each something to celebrate. What the contests didn't do is clarify the Republican contest....

3 GOP hopefuls each claim Super Tuesday wins

AP - Politics - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The ten states holding contests Super Tuesday offered Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich each something to celebrate. What the contests didn't do is clarify the Republican contest....

3 GOP hopefuls each claim Super Tuesday wins

AP - Politics - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The ten states holding contests Super Tuesday offered Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich each something to celebrate. What the contests didn't do is clarify the Republican contest....

3 GOP hopefuls each claim Super Tuesday wins

AP - Politics - Thu, 2026-04-30 09:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The ten states holding contests Super Tuesday offered Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich each something to celebrate. What the contests didn't do is clarify the Republican contest....
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