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Romney: Obama doesn't get free enterprise system

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney is trying to counter President Barack Obama's argument that he would bring back Republican Party economic policies that have proved unworkable....

Queen Victoria diaries put online

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
The Queen unveils the complete collection of Queen Victoria's private diaries which are being made available to the public online for the first time.
Categories: BBC, News

Search for Romney running mate in audition phase

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions....

Romney says Rubio being 'thoroughly vetted'

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Tuesday that his campaign is "thoroughly vetting" Marco Rubio as it searches for a running mate despite reports that the Florida senator is not being considered....

Obama to campaign in Iowa, promote energy plan

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- As President Barack Obama readies for a return to the Iowa State Fairgrounds, his campaign is reminding voters that it was in that same spot where Republican rival Mitt Romney declared last year that "corporations are people."...

Private ship's space station flyby called success

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The world's first private supply ship flew tantalizingly close to the International Space Station on Thursday, passing a critical test in advance of Friday's actual docking.

The unmanned SpaceX Dragon capsule performed a practice lap around the orbiting lab and checked out its communication and navigation ...

EU plans to speed up closer union

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
A top EU official is launching a plan to rescue the eurozone by binding its 17 nations closer together.
Categories: BBC, News

Bolt not concerned about Chambers

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
Usain Bolt has no qualms about competing against Dwain Chambers ahead of their 100m race in Ostrava on Friday.
Categories: BBC, News

VIDEO: 'Relief' to speak of dead sister

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
Shafilea Ahmed's sister has told a court it was a "relief" to tell police after seven years that her parents had murdered the teenager.
Categories: BBC, News

VIDEO: GB gymnast ends up in judge's lap

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
Great Britain gymnast Daniel Purvis is red-faced at the European Championships in Montpellier after losing his footing and ending up in the lap of a judge.
Categories: BBC, News

Day in pictures: 24 May 2012

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
24 hours of news photos: 24 May 2012
Categories: BBC, News

Hogue: Don't cut Census survey

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
Ilyse Hogue says Tea Party-backed GOP wants to kill funds for a long-standing survey that makes government more efficient and provides a critical tool for profit-driven business
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Pair hurt after van ravine plunge

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
A man and a woman are seriously injured when their van plunges 250m down a ravine after hitting an embankment.
Categories: BBC, News

VIDEO: Michaela accused 'beaten by police'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
One of two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey was 'subjected to police brutality', the trial jury hears.
Categories: BBC, News

Man admits to killing Etan Patz

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
A man confesses to suffocating six-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 in New York, a notorious case that haunted American parents for years.
Categories: BBC, News

Norwegian workers in rare strike

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
Thousands of public sector workers go on strike in Norway, in a pay dispute - the first walk-out by state employees since 1984.
Categories: BBC, News

Shafilea sister talks of 'relief'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
Shafilea Ahmed's sister tells a court it was a "relief" to tell police after seven years that her parents had murdered the teenager.
Categories: BBC, News

China dissident's brother flees village

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
The brother of Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng has fled his village in eastern China to Beijing to seek legal advice, his lawyer said Thursday.
Categories: CNN, News

Inquiry into vicar Facebook posts

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
A vicar in South Yorkshire is being investigated for reportedly using bad language in Facebook posts.
Categories: BBC, News

VIDEO: Australian woman 'worth A$29bn'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 15:59
Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart has been declared the richest woman in the world, with a wealth of nearly A$30bn.
Categories: BBC, News
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