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US News Archive for May 2008:
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Serbs Vote in Parliamentary Elections
The ultranationalist Serbian Radical Party held a slim lead heading into the parliamentary vote, closely trailed by President Boris Tadic?s pro-Western coalition...
New York Times - May 11, 2008
Lessons Learned: Upside of Being Knocked Around
Maybe a hard-hitting Hillary Rodham Clinton has been the best thing that could have happened to Barack Obama...
New York Times - May 11, 2008
Myanmar Junta Still Blocking Much Cyclone Aid
In an illustration of the difficulties aid agencies face in distributing supplies, a boat carrying some of the first aid to survivors sank...
New York Times - May 11, 2008
Generation Faithful: Hunting for Love, Young Saudis Brave a Maze of Rules
Young men and women in Saudi Arabia may chafe against the rules, even try to evade them, but they can be merciless in their condemnation of those who flout them too brazenly...
New York Times - May 11, 2008
Sudan Breaks Off Ties With Chad After Attack
The Sudanese president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, accused his country?s neighbor of backing a rebel force that nearly penetrated the capital...
New York Times - May 11, 2008
Fierce Fighting Breaks Out East of Beirut
The fighting followed overnight clashes in the northern city of Tripoli that left at least two people dead and five wounded, according to security officials...
New York Times - May 11, 2008
The Rail: What?s Ruining U.S. Racing?s Feng Shui?
For the people living, working and enjoying America's most celebrated horse race and for those who love the sport, it is a time of horrible feng shui in the United States...
New York Times - May 11, 2008
Rescue Crews Search for Survivors After Storms Kill 22 in Three States
Tornadoes and other violent weather brought destruction in Missouri, Oklahoma and Georgia...
New York Times - May 11, 2008
News Analysis: Guantánamo Ruling Bodes Ill for System
The disqualification of a top official in a war crimes case is a major new challenge to the Bush administration?s legal approach to the war on terrorism...
New York Times - May 11, 2008
Sudan Cuts Ties With Chad After Attack
Sudan severed relations with Chad on Sunday, accusing it of supporting fighters who assaulted the capital the night before...
New York Times - May 11, 2008
Murdoch quits US newspaper fight
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation withdraws a $580m bid to buy the US newspaper Newsday...
BBC News - May 11, 2008
Fighting in North and East Lebanon
Heavy fighting broke out between pro- and anti-government supporters in northern Lebanon amid the country?s power struggle, security officials said Sunday...
New York Times - May 11, 2008
Sudan Cuts Chad Ties After Attack
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- Sudan severed relations with Chad on Sunday, accusing it of supporting fighters who assaulted the capital the night before and warned that a top Darfur rebel leader was hiding somewhere in the city...
New York Times - May 11, 2008
?Mad Pride? Fights a Stigma
Just as gay-rights activists reclaimed the word queer as a badge of honor rather than a slur, mental illness advocates are proudly calling themselves mad...
New York Times - May 11, 2008
Missouri and Oklahoma Storms Kill at Least 19
Thunderstorms and tornadoes in Missouri and Oklahoma killed at least 19 people, mangled buildings and trapped people in the rubble of their homes...
New York Times - May 11, 2008
Boxing: Bradley takes WBC title
Timothy Bradley shocks holder Junior Witter to take the WBC light-welterweight title on points and ruin the Briton's chances of a showdown with Ricky Hatton...
BBC News - May 11, 2008
Rapper on animal, drugs charges
US rapper DMX is arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty and drug possession following a raid on his home, police say...
BBC News - May 11, 2008
Jenna Bush Has Wedding at Ranch in Crawford
President Bush?s daughter married Henry Chase Hager, a graduate student and son of a former Virginia lieutenant governor, before 200 relatives and close family friends...
New York Times - May 11, 2008
Bodies Flow Into Hard-Hit Area of Myanmar
In isolated areas, bodies come and go with the tides, washing up on riverbanks or floating grotesquely downstream. They are all but ignored by the living...
New York Times - May 11, 2008
Missouri and Oklahoma Storms Kill 18
Thunderstorms and tornadoes in Missouri and Oklahoma killed at least 18 people, mangled buildings and trapped people in the rubble of their homes...
New York Times - May 11, 2008
Gunmen kill top Mexican policemen
Three top Mexican police officials are shot dead in as many days as the fight against drug gangs continues...
BBC News - May 11, 2008
Private wedding for Bush daughter
President Bush's daughter Jenna gets married in a private ceremony at the family ranch in Texas...
BBC News - May 11, 2008
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