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Obama gathers support as he looks to November

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:52:25 -0400

BEAVERTON, Oregon (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama turned his focus to a general election showdown with John McCain on Friday and said the Republican White House candidate would continue the failed policies of President George W. Bush.

Lebanon government denounces Hezbollah "coup" in Beirut

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:26:39 -0400

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah group took control of the Muslim half of Beirut on Friday in what the U.S.-backed governing coalition described as "an armed and bloody coup".

McCain and blogger trade barbs over his 2000 vote

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:21:33 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Did U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain vote for President George W. Bush in 2000?

Oliver Stone movie on Bush set for October release

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:18:44 -0400

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Oliver Stone has landed a distribution deal with independent studio Lionsgate to get an upcoming film about President George W. Bush into U.S. theaters in October, shortly before the presidential election.

Israel's Olmert admits taking cash but won't quit

Thu, 08 May 2008 21:45:18 -0400

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - 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.

Austrian father reveals his "addiction" to incest

Thu, 08 May 2008 09:47:05 -0400

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian Josef Fritzl said he became addicted to incest with his daughter, who bore him seven children, and had imprisoned her in a cellar to save her from the outside world.

Austrian Fritzl remanded for a month in incest case

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:56:09 -0400

ST POELTEN, Austria (Reuters) - An Austrian court on Friday ordered Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and had seven children with her, to be kept in custody for a further month, a court spokesman said.

Sexy orchids do more than embarrass wasps?

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:47:43 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orchids that mimic female wasps may not only waste the time of the male wasps they lure into spreading their pollen -- they also seduce them into wasting valuable sperm, Australian researchers reported on Wednesday.

Woman fired for giving 16-cent treat to toddler

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:40:35 -0400

TORONTO (Reuters) - An attendant at a Canadian restaurant who was sacked for giving a bite-sized doughnut, worth 16 cents, to an agitated toddler was given her job back on Thursday after the case received wide media attention.

Citigroup aims to shed $400 billion of assets

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:44:17 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said on Friday it plans to shed $400 billion of assets within three years and boost revenue by up to 10 percent annually, in a bid to restore profitability after huge losses tied to flagging mortgage and credit markets.