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Nation & World

Published
May 22, 2010

German lawmakers OK sharing in euro bailout

Investors had been concerned that lawmakers would balk at a second aid package in two weeks.
Published
May 22, 2010

Obama orders mileage, pollution limits for trucks

The president also sets a course for vehicles that run on half the fuel and give off half the pollution.
Published
May 22, 2010

U.S. embassy caterer held by Pakistan

He is among six men detained for allegedly helping the failed Times Square bombing suspect.
Published
May 22, 2010

World Dispatches, May 22, 2010

BEIJING American boy becomes youngest to summit Everest A 13-year-old Big Bear, Calif., boy has become the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest. A spokesman for Jordan Romero said the boy’s team called by satellite phone from the summit of the world’s highest peak today. The previous record for the youngest climber […]
Published
May 21, 2010

People & Entertainment

Lohan’s arrival in U.S. might be arresting as judge issues warrant BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A judge issued a warrant Thursday for Lindsay Lohan’s arrest after the actress missed a mandatory hearing, and authorities say she could be arrested at the airport when she returns from the Cannes Film Festival. Bail was set at $100,000. […]

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Published
May 21, 2010

Gay men get 14 years in prison in Malawi

BLANTYRE, Malawi — A judge sentenced a couple to the maximum 14 years in prison with hard labor under Malawi’s anti-gay legislation, and crowds jeered the two men as they were driven from the court house to jail Thursday. The harsh sentence for unnatural acts and gross indecency had been expected after the same judge […]
Published
May 21, 2010

Market down on global worries

Thursday's 376 point drop, the biggest since February 2009, is a reaction to growing fears that Europe's crisis could worsen.
Published
May 21, 2010

Paul faces critics on civil rights issues

He is attacked after suggesting he does not favor parts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Published
May 21, 2010

National intelligence director resigns after 16 months

WASHINGTON — National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair said Thursday he is resigning, ending a tumultuous 16-month tenure marked by intelligence failures and turf wars among the country’s spy agencies. Blair, a retired Navy admiral, is the third director of national intelligence, a position created in response public outrage over the failure to prevent the Sept. […]
Published
May 21, 2010

Snowe praises Supreme Court nominee Kagan

Maine's senior senator says Elena Kagan has the qualifications and balance in her approach to the law.