Court OKs suits on retaliation in race, age cases (AP)

May 27th, 2008

AP - An unexpected blend of liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices gave workers more leeway Tuesday to sue when they face retaliation after complaining about discrimination in the workplace.

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Post-traumatic stress soars in U.S. troops (Reuters)

May 27th, 2008

A soldier from the 10th Mountain Division sits in The Different Drummer Internet Cafe in Watertown, New York, April 16, 2008. The Different Drummer is a place where soldiers both active and discharged can go for support, counciling or just to socialize. (Mark Dye/Reuters)Reuters - Newly diagnosed cases of
post-traumatic stress disorder among U.S. troops sent to Iraq
and Afghanistan surged 46.4 percent in 2007, bringing the
five-year total to nearly 40,000, according to U.S. military
data released on Tuesday.


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Bush to hold fundraiser for McCain in Phoenix (AP)

May 27th, 2008

President Bush waves before boarding Air Force One on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.  The president on Tuesday begins a three-day Western trip in Arizona, home state of McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Bush will cap the day by holding a closed fundraiser with McCain in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)AP - President Bush on Tuesday plunged into a fundraising tour for Sen. John McCain, but don’t expect to see much of the two men together.


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Under-fire Egypt minister ‘dreams’ of normal ties with Israel (AFP)

May 27th, 2008

Egypt's Culture Minister Faruq Hosni, pictured in 2004, a candidate to head UNESCO but under fire from the Jewish state, said on Tuesday he AFP - Egypt’s Culture Minister Faruq Hosni, a candidate to head UNESCO but under fire from the Jewish state, said on Tuesday he “dreams” of normal ties with Israel once it has made peace with the Palestinians.


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Obama says he will fight McCain for western states (AP)

May 27th, 2008

Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Barack Obama greets Marine Corps veteran Chris Lopez, 63, on Monday May 26, 2008 at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces, N.M., as he answers a question asked by the California resident. Lopez, from the San Fernando Valley, Calif., said he is worried about the economy and it should be the 'big issue.'  (AP Photo/Las Cruces Sun-News, Norm Dettlaff)AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama set his sights on the West on Tuesday, saying he will fight for states there that narrowly voted Republican in the last presidential election four years ago.


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Bush hits 2008 trail but do Republicans want his help? (Reuters)

May 27th, 2008

President George W. Bush speaks during Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, May 26, 2008. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)Reuters - President George W. Bush has made it
clear he is excited to get out on the campaign trail this
election year to help Republicans keep the White House and
retake Congress — but do they want his help?


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Iran’s new conservative-dominated parliament opens (AP)

May 27th, 2008

Iranian former top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, left, who is newly elected as a lawmaker, listens to Saeed Jalili, top nuclear negotiator, during the opening ceremony of Iran's new parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 27, 2008.  In an internal faction meeting on Sunday, conservatives who won the majority of seats in the March 14 parliamentary elections overwhelmingly voted for Ali Larijani for the post of speaker for the new parliament.  Larijani is seen as a rival to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - Iran’s new conservative-dominated parliament convened Tuesday amid calls for unity in a country suffering from high inflation and U.N. Security Council sanctions over its refusal to curb its controversial nuclear program.


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Kentucky Senate: Lunsford (D) 49% McConnell (R) 44% (Rasmussen Reports)

May 27th, 2008

Rasmussen Reports - The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the Kentucky Senate race shows Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford with a five percentage point lead over long-time Republican Senator Mitch McConnell. The poll, conducted just two days after Lunsford won the Democratic nomination, shows the challenger with 49% of the vote while McConnell earns 44%.

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The era of big Clintons is soon over (AP)

May 27th, 2008

In this May 19, 2008, file photo Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., is hugged by her husband, former President Bill Clinton as he introduces her during a campaign rally in Louisville, Ky. When Clinton finally exits the 2008 Democratic presidential race, she will end a decades-long, power-couple streak of unique political energy, savvy ideas, colossal policy flops and raw ambition.  (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)AP - There’s been a Clinton running for the White House or living in it for approximately forever.


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Obama signaling he will fight for Western states (AP)

May 27th, 2008

AP - It’s the first event on the first day of a campaign swing through three Western states, and Barack Obama is covering all his bases.

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