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Romney points to restored bridge as Obama failure

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
HILLSBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) -- Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney on Friday criticized a restored 19th century bridge as another "Bridge to Nowhere" and a fresh symbol of the waste he says is rampant in President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan....

Romney points to restored bridge as Obama failure

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
HILLSBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) -- Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney on Friday criticized a restored 19th century bridge as another "Bridge to Nowhere" and a fresh symbol of the waste he says is rampant in President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan....

Romney points to restored bridge as Obama failure

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
HILLSBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) -- Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney on Friday criticized a restored 19th century bridge as another "Bridge to Nowhere" and a fresh symbol of the waste he says is rampant in President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan....

House GOP leaders pressure Holder on Fast and Furious

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
Top House Republicans attempted to ramp up pressure on Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday with a joint letter demanding the Department of Justice comply with a congressional subpoena for materials on the "Operation Fast and Furious" program.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

By the numbers: Defense spending

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
As the defense spending bill faces an uncertain future in the Democratic-led Senate, CNN looks at defense spending, by the numbers.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Best of the Web Today: Counterfeit Kenyan

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
True fiction turns out to be stranger than fake fiction.


Iran, Syria among topics for G-8 and NATO

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is using weekend gatherings of world leaders - dominated by discussion of European economic woes and Afghanistan - to solidify world resolve against development of an Iranian nuclear bomb and to encourage a more forceful response to worsening violence in Syria....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

AP PHOTOS: Hero driver in Calif bus kidnap dies

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
In 1976, three kidnappers hijacked a school bus full of children in the farm town of Chowchilla, Calif. The kidnappers forced the 26 students and the bus driver, Frank Edward "Ed" Ray, into a truck that was buried underground and demanded a $5 million ransom. As the kidnappers slept, Ray and two older students dug their way out, and helped everyone escape without injury....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

UK surveillance program could expose private lives

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
LONDON (AP) -- British officials have given their word: "We won't read your emails."...

UK surveillance program could expose private lives

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
LONDON (AP) -- British officials have given their word: "We won't read your emails."...

UK surveillance program could expose private lives

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
LONDON (AP) -- British officials have given their word: "We won't read your emails."...

UK surveillance program could expose private lives

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
LONDON (AP) -- British officials have given their word: "We won't read your emails."...

Hibernian 1-5 Hearts

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
Rudi Skacel scores twice as Hearts hammer Edinburgh rivals Hibernian to claim the Scottish Cup in a goal-laden Hampden final.
Categories: BBC, News

VIDEO: Plaque to IRA bomb victims stolen

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
Thieves have stolen a metal plaque erected in memory of two young boys who were killed in an IRA bomb attack in Warrington, Cheshire.
Categories: BBC, News

Bush to return to White House for portrait event

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President George W. Bush plans to return to the White House for the unveiling of his official portrait later this month, marking a rare visit by the two-term president who has largely shunned the spotlight since leaving office....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Bring on Bayern, says Lampard

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
Chelsea captain Frank Lampard is relishing the task of leading his team into the Champions League final against Bayern Munich.
Categories: BBC, News

Headteacher banned over conduct

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
A head teacher is banned from teaching for a year after a conduct hearing is told she humiliated and manhandled children as young as four.
Categories: BBC, News

Cuban offshore oil attempt fails

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
Spain's Repsol oil company says a first attempt to find oil off Cuba's northern coast has been unsuccessful.
Categories: BBC, News

AdWatch: Romney "day one" vows are missing caveats

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:55
WASHINGTON (AP) -- TITLE: "Day One"...
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