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US News Archive for May 2008:
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Even the Insured Feel Strain of Health Costs
For millions of people with employer health insurance, premiums and co-payments have increased quickly while coverage has become less extensive...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Microsoft Withdraws Bid for Yahoo
Microsoft said it was abandoning its bid after it raised its offer by $5 billion but Yahoo rejected it as still too low...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Shifting Careers: Why Leisure Matters in a Busy World
Leisure has many different definitions ? we can even have leisure at work and be more productive, healthy and creative...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Government Intensifies Mortgage Investigation
The F.B.I. and the criminal unit of the I.R.S. have formed a task force to examine mortgages made with little or no proof of borrowers? earnings or assets, an official said...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
4 Marines Die in Iraq; President?s Wife Unharmed in Blast
Four marines were killed in Anbar Province, while in Baghdad the wife of President Jalal Talabani survived an attack...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Democrats Duel Ahead of Primaries on Rival Networks
On the Sunday news shows, Hillary Rodham Clinton was challenged over her gas tax holiday and Barack Obama answered questions about his former pastor...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Cyclone Kills More Than 350 in Myanmar
A powerful cyclone killed more than 350 people, destroyed thousands of homes and knocked out power in the country?s largest city, state-run media said...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Penguins 3, Rangers 2: Penguins End Rangers? Season
Marian Hossa scored his second goal of the game 7:10 into overtime, eliminating the New York Rangers from the N.H.L. playoffs on Sunday...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
?Iron Man? Impressive in Opening Weekend
?Iron Man? sold an estimated $100.8 million in tickets at North American theaters and almost certainly established a new movie franchise for Marvel Entertainment...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
After Deal Dies, Yahoo Weighs Its Next Move
As Yahoo investors wait to see how far their shares will fall after Microsoft withdrew its offer, a Google partnership is being considered as a lifeline...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Israeli Political Crisis Overshadows Rice?s Trip
Commentators said that a police investigation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel seemed quite serious...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Search continues for Brazil plane
Rescue teams in Brazil continue their search for a plane containing four British businessmen...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Dozens missing in Brazil capsize
Twelve people die and more than 40 are missing as a boat capsizes on a tributary of the Amazon in Brazil...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Rice Says Mideast Deal Is Achievable
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel isn't trying to expand Jewish housing in the West Bank to effect a land grab before an eventual military withdrawal, the country's senior diplomat said Sunday...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Dressed for a Meeting, Ready for Mayhem
In suits built to maneuver in a struggle and to conceal gun and gear, police detectives manage to maintain a dapper tradition...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Filly?s Death Casts Shadow Over Kentucky Derby
The undefeated Big Brown won the race, but the victory was marred by the death of Eight Belles, the runner up...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Prepping Robots to Perform Surgery
From knees to the heart, more operations are being performed by robots, under the guidance of surgeons...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Indiana Poses a Puzzle in the Primary Race
Even the state?s veteran political minds do not always agree on where the many regions ? and demands ? begin and end...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
ArtsBeat: Jazzfest: Jimmy Buffett in His Comfort Zone
Jon Pareles and Nate Chinen are reporting on the festival from New Orleans...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Mariah Carey 'wedding' mystery
Reports suggest singer Mariah Carey has married actor Nick Cannon, but there is no official confirmation...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Rice sees Mid-East deal this year
The US still sees a peace deal being struck between Israelis and Palestinians before George W Bush leaves office...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Search back on for Brazil plane
Rescue teams in Brazil resume their search for a plane containing four British businessmen...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
4 Marines Killed in Anbar Province in Iraq
The U.S. military said Sunday a roadside bomb killed four Marines in western Anbar province ? the deadliest attack in that area in months...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Bike Lanes, Intended for Safety, Become Traffic Battlegrounds
Newly created bike lanes are routinely ignored by motorists. Bikers have found ways of fighting back...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Racing: Big Brown wins Kentucky
Favourite Big Brown wins the Kentucky Derby by four-and-a-half lengths...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Boxing: De La Hoya in easy win
Oscar De La Hoya beats Steve Forbes by a unanimous points decision in Los Angeles...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
US fugitive Vesco reported dead
Fugitive US millionaire Robert Vesco died last year in Cuba of lung cancer at 72, the New York Times reports...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Buffett sees credit crisis easing
US investment guru Warren Buffett says the worst of the credit crunch is over, for Wall Street at least...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Louisiana Democrat Takes House Seat
Don Cazayoux?s victory gave the Democratic Party an early boost in its quest for an increased majority in the House of Representatives...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
The Debate: For Democrats, Instincts Differ on Economics
The candidates have taken different approaches to the gas tax, the mortgage crisis and retirement savings...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Filly?s Death Casts Shadow Over Big Brown?s Derby Victory
The undefeated Big Brown won a running of the Kentucky Derby that was marred by the death of Eight Belles, who finished second...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Microsoft Withdraws Its Bid for Yahoo
Microsoft said it was abandoning its blockbuster bid to acquire Yahoo after the two companies could not agree on a price...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Sapelo Island Journal: A Georgia Community With an African Feel Fights a Wave of Change
As development has swallowed up nearby islands, preserving the Gullah/Geechee culture has become a popular cause...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Obama scores win in Guam caucus
Barack Obama beats Hillary Clinton in the US Democratic Party caucus on the tiny Pacific island of Guam...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
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