May 12, 2008

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May 11, 2008

• Michael Jackson says ranch foreclosure averted

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Entertainer Michael Jackson said on Sunday that a foreclosure sale on his Neverland Ranch property in California has been canceled by Colony Capital LLC, which acquired the loan on the ranch from Fortress Investment Group and is negotiating a deal.

  

  

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• Tornadoes kill 22, injure hundreds

  ATLANTA (Reuters) - Tornadoes killed at least 22 people and injured hundreds as they ripped through communities in the central and southeastern United States over the weekend.

  

  

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• Clinton?s campaign is on the ropes

  Hillary Rodham Clinton began her presidential quest armed with a  team that knew how to win. Many people believed her victory in the Democratic nomination was a sure thing. Her ultimate failing may have been in believing it, too.

  
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• Boat carrying Myanmar aid sinks; toll climbs beyond 28,000

  Myanmar's monumental task of feeding and sheltering 1.5 million cyclone survivors suffered yet another blow Sunday when a boat laden with relief supplies _ one of the first international shipments _ sank on its way to the disaster zone. The death toll jumped…

  

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• Mentally disabled man missing in San Francisco

  Police and family are searching for a 50-year-old mentally disabled man who has been missing since Thursday, when he disappeared during a visit to San Francisco with his group home, his brother said today. Bobby Joe Lamascus was last seen at around 1:30 p.m….

  

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• Obama Overtakes Clinton in Race for Superdelegates (Update3) - Bloomberg

  Sioux City Journal

  Obama Overtakes Clinton in Race for Superdelegates (Update3) Bloomberg - 53 minutes ago By Catherine Dodge and Julianna Goldman May 11 (Bloomberg) — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won endorsements from five superdelegates … Obama Raps McCain, Wall Street Journal Obama delegates overtake Clinton The Press Association Obama dislodges Clinton from superdelegate lead Seattle Times Boston Herald - Voice of America all 1,515 news articles

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• 23 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms

  Crews and search dogs hunted Sunday for survivors or bodies in piles of debris after tornadoes and storms rumbled across the region a day earlier and killed at least 23 people in three states. Seven people died in Picher, once a bustling mining center of…

  

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• Sportsmen for Obama Week in Montana

  On Thursday, as part of "Sportsmen for Obama Week" in Montana, Obama supporters in Missoula participated in two different events in order to encourage Montanans to vote early and meet fellow supporters in their communities.

  A group of University of Montana students met at the U of M oval, then biked to the Missoula County Election Office in order to turn in their ballots.

  
  
  Later in the afternoon, a group of Obama supporters turned in their ballots to the Missoula County Election Office, then headed to a local range to do some skeet shooting.

  
  
  If you live in Montana, join Sportsmen for Obama to find out more about upcoming sportsmen events, and make sure to vote early!

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• Edwards: ?Obama Will Be the Nominee?

  By Zachary A. Goldfarb Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said it is likely Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) will be his party's nominee, and he warned Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) against hurting the party's chances in the fall by staying in the race. "I think it is likely, certainly, at this point, that Senator Obama will be the nominee," said Edwards, a former North Carolina senator and two-time presidential candidate. He added on CBS's "Face the Nation," "I think the one thing that [Clinton] has to be careful about … is that, if she makes the case for herself, which she's completely entitled to do, she has to be really careful that she's not damaging our prospects, the Democratic Party, and our cause, for the fall." Edwards said Clinton has been making "a pretty compelling case for her candidacy," but "you can no longer make a compelling case forSHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Edwards: ?Obama Will Be the Nominee?", url: "http://yorgonestoridis.com/publications/edwards-obama-will-be-the-nominee/" });

• Obama campaign chief sees end of nomination fight

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama's campaign chief predicted on Sunday his long battle against Hillary Clinton for the party's presidential nomination would soon be over, saying "we're coming to the end of the process."

  

  

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• Obama lightens up after a good week

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - What a difference a good week makes.

  

  

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• Jenna Bush weds Virginia politician?s son

  CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President George W. Bush's daughter Jenna was married on Saturday evening to Henry Hager, the son of the Virginia Republican Party chairman, in front of more than 200 family members and close friends.

  

  

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• California man losing nine homes in mortgage mess

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California man who has defaulted on nine homes and expects banks to foreclose on all of them, forcing him into bankruptcy, says he now considers it a mistake to have invested in the real estate market.

  

  

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• Myanmar faces mass deaths

  May. 11 - Oxfam and World Vision warn that more than 1.5 million people in Myanmar are at risk of death if aid efforts cannot reach cyclone victims

  

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• Gas prices knock bicycle sales, repairs into higher gear

  Four-dollar-a-gallon gas is good for business _ if you run a bike shop. Commuters around the country are dusting off their old two-wheelers _ or buying new ones _ to cope with rising fuel prices, bicycle dealers say. "Everyone that comes in the shop is…

  

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• Republicans train sights on Obama - AFP

  KIMA CBS 29

  Republicans train sights on Obama AFP - 57 minutes ago … the Republicans are firing the opening shots of an election barrage to come against their probable White House opponent, Barack Obama. … Gwynne Dyer: Healthcare Obama's likely preferred cure for US ills New Zealand Herald Obama Would Consider Freestyle Meetings on the Road With McCain FOXNews Obama's Independent-Minded Oregon Supporters Washington Post Sydney Morning Herald - The Age all 2,849 news articles

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• Indy 500 qualifying canceled due to rain

  Qualifying and practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have been canceled for the day due to rain. Qualifying for positions 12-22 for drivers at the May 25 Indianapolis 500 was to be decided Sunday. Now those slots will be added to next Saturday's…

  

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• Obama Overtakes Clinton in Race for Superdelegates (Update2) - Bloomberg

  Obama Overtakes Clinton in Race for Superdelegates (Update2) Bloomberg - 1 hour ago By Catherine Dodge and Julianna Goldman May 11 (Bloomberg) — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won endorsements from five superdelegates … Obama delegates overtake Clinton The Press Association Obama dislodges Clinton from superdelegate lead Seattle Times Obama grabs lead in race for superdelegates Boston Herald Voice of America - CNN all 1,417 news articles

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• SD scientists say bacteria could be a red tide killer

  Scientists believe they've found a red tide killer. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego has discovered that RCA bacteria _ a natural marine microbe _ can attack and kill the single-cell plankton that produce red tide algae. The blooms often…

  

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