May 9, 2008Plame Seeks to Resurrect Lawsuit in CIA Leak Case
Matt Apuzzo reports for The Associated Press, "Former CIA operative Valerie Plame is trying to resurrect a lawsuit against those in the Bush administration she says illegally disclosed her identity."
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May 9, 2008New Signs of Attacks in Zimbabwe as Mbeki Arrives
Celia W. Dugger, for The New York Times, writes: "President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa arrived in Zimbabwe on Friday for talks with the country's longtime leader, Robert Mugabe, as fresh evidence emerged that forces sponsored by Mr. Mugabe's government are accelerating their attacks on the...
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May 9, 2008Burma's Leaders Play Politics With Disaster
Nick Schifrin and Jonathan Karl report for ABC News, "Today the Myanmar government broadcast a message to its citizens - but it was not about the 1.5 million Burmese clinging to life, the victims of Cyclone Nargis who have no food, no water, no place to sleep.... Instead, the bulletin discussed a...
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May 9, 2008Today in The Nation: A Somber Anniversary
Avi Shlaim As Israel turns sixty, the long conflict with the Palestinians, and with the Arab world at large, casts a pall over the celebration.
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May 9, 2008U.N. to Resume Relief Shipments to Burma
Effort had been suspended after military junta seized thousands of pounds of food and supplies bound for storm-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta.
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May 9, 2008N.M. Moves Ahead on Spaceport
Undaunted by skepticism, world's first commercial spaceport is nearly on schedule to open in 2010.
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May 9, 2008Dean: Land Deals for Donors Show McCain's Real Priorities, Blatant Hypocrisy
On the same day John McCain gave a speech aimed at repositioning himself as a "moderate" for the general election by claiming to be a "conservationist," the Washington Post highlights Senator McCain's true priorities. According to the report, Senator McCain reversed himself and backed...
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May 9, 2008McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and Spending
John McCain says he wants to spend the American people's "hard earned money wisely" and that "[e]armarks restrict America's ability to address genuine national priorities." But the truth is, McCain's economic proposals have been anything but responsible and have...
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