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Hezbollah gunmen seize large swathes of Beirut:

Hezbollah and Amal group gunmen take position during clashes in the Mazra'a area in Beirut May 9, 2008. Hezbollah gunmen took control of large areas of Beirut on Friday in a third day of fighting between the pro-Iranian group and fighters loyal to the U.S.- backed governing coalition.  REUTERS/Fadi Ghalioum  (LEBANON)Iranian- and Syrian-backed Shiite opposition gunmen seized control of several Beirut neighborhoods from Sunni foes loyal to the U.S.-backed government on Friday.


NYT: Cash-strapped Clinton cuts spending:

May 8: Hillary Clinton received a financial and emotional boost Wednesday from a Generations of Women fundraiser, where, despite dwindling chances of a Democratic nomination, she was celebrated for making history. NBC's Ron Allen reports.  (Nightly News)The once-formidable fund-raising machine of Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton has begun to sputter at the worst possible moment for her presidential campaign, Clinton advisers and donors said Thursday.


Obama picks ups N.J., Ore. superdelegates:

May 8: NBC's Brian Williams asks Barack Obama if he's the presumptive nominee of the Democratic party.  (Nightly News)A spokesman for Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign says he's won the endorsements of two more superdelegates.


Tanks, missiles rejoin Red Square parade:

epa01338491 Show of strength.....T-90 tanks pass through the Red Square during the military parade, devoted to the 63rd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, Moscow, Russia 09 May 2008. Heavy military technics were shown for the first time in 17 years. EPA/SERGEI CHIRIKOVMissiles, tanks and other heavy weaponry rolled through Moscow's Red Square in the annual Victory Day parade Friday, reviving a tradition of the Soviet era and demonstrating Russia's growing military confidence.


U.S.: Iraqi terror leader not arrested after all:

In this June 15 2006 file photo, a U.S. soldier at a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq  stands by a photograph that purports to show Abu Ayyub al-Masri  who is the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq. The Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday, May 8, 2008 that the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq Abu Ayyub al-Masri has been arrested in the northern city of Mosul. A man seized by Iraqi forces is not the head of al-Qaida in Iraq, the U.S. military said Friday, despite earlier announcements by several Iraqi officials that Abu Ayyub al-Masri had been captured.


Crude prices climb past $125 a barrel:
Oil prices surged past $125 per barrel Friday on the eve of the U.S. driving season as a weakening U.S. dollar drove investors to snap up commodities.

Myanmar accepts aid, not aid workers:

A man sits among the debris of a destroyed house in the cyclone-hit area of Dedaye township, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 7, 2008. Myanmar's junta has agreed to accept US emergency aid after Cyclone Nargis hit May 2-3, allowing at least one military plane to deliver supplies to Yangon. The United States has urged Myanmar's military rulers to accept international disaster relief after the top US diplomat in Yangon warned that more than 100,000 people may have died when a cyclone pounded the country.   AFP PHOTO / KHIN MAUNG WIN (Photo credit should read KHIN MAUNG WIN/AFP/Getty Images)After snubbing a U.S. aid offer, Myanmar indicated Friday that it wants foreign relief to help recover from a devastating cyclone but not foreign workers.


McCain pushed land swap that benefits backer:

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., reads a sheet of paper given to him by an audience member while speaking at a town hall meeting at Oakland University Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in Rochester, Mich. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Sen. John McCain championed legislation that will allow a land swap that now stands to directly benefit one of his top presidential campaign fundraisers.


Panel: Rework 'confrontational' MLK statue:

**FILE ** In this undated photograph released by the MLK National Memorial Foundation, sculptor Master Lei Yixin of China looks at a scale model of the "Stone of Hope," a piece he has created which will be the centerpiece of the new memorial for the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation announced a gift Wednesday Jan. 30, 2008 to help push to completion the long-planned memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall. (AP Photo/MLK National Memorial Foundation) ** NO SALES **A federal arts commission is urging that the sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. proposed for a memorial be reworked because it is too "confrontational" and reminiscent of political art in totalitarian states.


James bombs again as Celtics take 2-0 lead:

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James grimaces during the second quarter of Game 2 of an NBA Eastern Conference semifinal basketball series against the Boston Celtics in Boston on Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)Boston's Big Three of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen led the Celtics to a 89-73 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals.


Ginobili, Parker help Spurs bounce back:

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, of Argentina, reacts after scoring against the New Orleans Hornets during the fourth quarter of Game 3 in an NBA Western Conference semifinal basketball series Thursday, May 8, 2008, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)The defending champs are showing some life after all. Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker each scored 31 points as the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Hornets on Thursday, cutting their series deficit to 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinals.


Sect member had 21 wives, records show:

"Richard" leans on a desk in his living room, underneath portraits of FLDS prophets on the Yearning For Zion (YFZ) ranch, the polygamous community in Schleicher County near Eldorado,Texas April 12, 2008.  Richard and his family would gather in the living room daily to sing songs and read the scriptures as a family. Richard's children, along with over 400 others were taken from the ranch by Texas officials.  (AP Photo/Keith Johnson, Deseret News)  ** MANDATORY CREDIT** NO MAGS, NO SALES, SALT LAKE TRIBUNE OUT, PROVO DAILY HERALD OUTHand-scrawled bishop's records taken from a polygamist sect are helping untangle the network of family relationships at the Texas ranch, where some husbands had more than a dozen wives.


1 dead as severe storms sweep across Southeast:
A line of severe storms swept across the Southeast on Thursday, damaging homes and businesses in at least four states. One person was killed by a tornado in North Carolina, authorities said.

Man who lost homes in Katrina wins $97 million:

Carl Hunter and his wife Diane Hunter hold a check representing the amount they won in the Louisiana Powerball  Jackpot drawing in January, Thursday, May 8, 2008, in Baton Rogue. A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience store where he stopped to buy his wife a gallon of milk.


Driver kills dog, sues owners for damage:
The driver of a 1997 Honda Civic that struck and killed a dog in Minnesota is suing the dog's owners for damage done to his vehicle.

Israeli PM denies campaign reports:

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007. Israeli Cabinet ministers will consider on Sunday easing the terms for releasing some of the 9.000 Palestinian prisoners Israel holds, in an effort to win freedom for an Israeli soldier captured by Gaza militants. (AP Photo/Uriel Sinai, Pool)Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert admitted on Thursday taking cash from a U.S. businessman but resisted calls to resign over a police investigation into alleged hefty bribes over almost a decade.


Dumbest move ever made on 'Survivor':

The most naive move was made on “Survivor” when the winner of the immunity challenge gives up the necklace and seals their fate before a hysterical jury.


How far down is economy headed?:
Is the U.S. in the early stages of a full-blown recession? Or is this a brief downturn before the economy gets up another head of steam later in the year?  By msnbc.com's John W. Schoen.

A rival to burial: Dissolving bodies with lye:

Brad Crain, president of BioSafe Engineering, stands by one of the company's steel cylinders in Brownsburg, Ind. Monday April 7, 2008. Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option using one of these cyclinders is generating interest:  dissolving bodies. Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest — dissolving bodies and flushing the residue down the drain.


Facebook, states set predator safeguards:
Facebook, the world's second-largest social networking Web site, will add more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies, attorneys general from several states said Thursday.

American Airlines plane loses panel in flight:

May 8: NBC's Tom Costello reports on the American Airlines jet that continued a transatlantic flight, while unknown to the flight crew, an exterior panel had fallen off the fuselage. (MSNBC)Federal regulators said Thursday they are investigating how an American Airlines jet lost a panel from its belly shortly after taking off from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport before continuing on across the Atlantic and landing safely in Paris.


Review: ‘Speed Racer’ runs the audience over:

The Wachowski brothers direct this live-action version of the classic 1960s animated series. (Other)Live-action adaptation of classic TV cartoon will test your limits for retina-scorching color, loud noise, frenetic action


Country legend Eddy Arnold dies at 89:

** In this Jan. 18, 2002 file photo, country music legend Eddy Arnold is shown in his memorabilia-filled office in Brentwood, Tenn. Arnold died at a care facility near Nashville Thursday morning May 8, 2008. He was 89. Country music superstar Eddy Arnold, a pioneer of "The Nashville Sound," also called "countrypolitan," a mixture of country and pop styles, has died, according to his biographer.


President in Texas for Jenna's wedding:

Jamie Burgess, manager of the Red Bull Gift and Gallery, hangs a banner congratulating the upcoming marriage of Jenna Bush and Henry Hager in Crawford, Texas Thursday, May 8, 2008.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)President Bush stuck out his right elbow Thursday, jokingly demonstrating how he'll escort his daughter down the aisle at her wedding this weekend.


Dirt problem overlooked in food crisis:

Farm laborers plant rice seedlings at the experimental plots of the International Rice Research Institute, IRRI, at Los Banos, Laguna province 70 kilometers (43 miles) south of Manila, Philippines Saturday May 3, 2008. IRRI scientists are working on better ways to improve rice yields through better soil and water management. Started in 1963, IRRI, planted Saturday its 133rd crop in long term trials in plots with zero fertilizer and nitrogen. Science has provided the souped-up seeds to feed the world, through biotechnology and old-fashioned crossbreeding. Now the problem is the dirt they're planted in.



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