http://www.newsmeat.com/NEWSMEAT publishes daily news and Americas most popular campaign donor search engine.Copyright 2007 Polity Mediaen-ushttp://www.newsmeat.com/images/nmlogo.gifhttp://www.newsmeat.com/Mon, 12 May 2008 03:16:06 -0400HeadlinesIraqi Kurdish officials say Turkish jets have struck Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq, close to the Turkish border.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23543346&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffMon, 12 May 2008 07:14 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23543346&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 As millions of people approach the summer vacation season under the threat of $4-per-gallon gasoline, Congress is scrambling to respond. But don’t wait for anything that will drive down prices at the pump.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23543347&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281H. Josef HebertMon, 12 May 2008 07:14 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23543347&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 The U.S. Geological Survey says a major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.8 has struck western China. There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23543094&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffMon, 12 May 2008 07:13 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23543094&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 ISLAMABAD, May 12 (Reuters) - The party of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif pledged on Monday to maintain support for Pakistan’s 6-week old coalition, whatever the party decides to do over an impasse over the restoration of judges, the prime minister’s office said in a statement. Sharif is expected to meet other leaders of his Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), known as the PML-N, before announcing his next step following the failure to break the deadlock during talks over the weekend. There is speculation that PML-N ministers could quit Gilani’s cabinet, but maintain support for the coalition from outside the government.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23542894&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281ReutersMon, 12 May 2008 07:12 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23542894&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A pro-Western coalition determined to bring Serbia into the European Union made a surprisingly strong showing in parliamentary elections, but faced the specter of a protracted power struggle with rivals who vowed to join forces to form a government.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23541522&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Jovana GecMon, 12 May 2008 07:05 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23541522&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 SOFIA, May 12 (Reuters) - Little over a year after joining the rich boys' club, European Union newcomer Bulgaria has seen its reputation hit a low, marred by its failure to tame chronic graft and crime.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23541429&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Anna MudevaMon, 12 May 2008 07:05 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23541429&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 KHASAB, Oman, May 12 (Reuters) - Smugglers pile boxes high on their speedboats, covering them with tarpaulin before zipping off into the sunset on the short but dangerous journey across the strategic Strait of Hormuz from Oman to Iran.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23541427&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Lin NoueihedMon, 12 May 2008 07:05 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23541427&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 The future of Pakistan’s fledgling coalition government hung in the balance Monday after failed talks on how to restore judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23541270&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Sadaqat JanMon, 12 May 2008 07:04 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23541270&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 BELGRADE, May 12 (Reuters) - Serbia’s pro-European alliance was to start coalition talks with smaller parties on Monday to stave off a challenge from nationalist runners-up who say they too can form a government after Sunday’s parliamentary election.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23539196&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Ellie TzortziMon, 12 May 2008 06:55 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23539196&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 BEIJING, May 12 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck China’s Sichuan province on Monday, less than 100 km (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Chengdu, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23537025&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281ReutersMon, 12 May 2008 06:44 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23537025&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 BANGKOK, May 12 (Reuters) - High buildings shook in the Thai capital on Monday after reports of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan in China. (Writing by Ed Cropley; Editing by Darren Schuettler)http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23537024&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281ReutersMon, 12 May 2008 06:44 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23537024&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 China’s inflation rebounded in April to near decade-high levels, adding to pressure on Beijing to cool rapid price rises and avert possible unrest ahead of the Summer Olympics, according to official data reported Monday.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23534827&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Joe McDonaldMon, 12 May 2008 06:31 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23534827&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A blood thinner manufactured in China and linked to dozens of deaths in the United States is now safe because of tighter testing and controls, a top American health official said Monday, while warning that all U.S. imports would face closer scrutiny in the future.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23534540&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Elaine KurtenbachMon, 12 May 2008 06:29 GMTAP Featureshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23534540&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Exporters of foods, drugs and other products to the United States must be prepared to face closer scrutiny on quality and safety, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said Monday during a visit to Shanghai.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23532315&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffMon, 12 May 2008 06:18 GMTAP Featureshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23532315&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 KHARTOUM, May 12 (Reuters) - Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim said on Monday he would launch more attacks on Sudan’s capital Khartoum until the government fell.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23532274&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Opheera McDoomMon, 12 May 2008 06:18 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23532274&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 BANGKOK, May 12 (Reuters) - Myanmar’s main port in the former capital Yangon has re-opened after Cyclone Nargis and will receive a shipment of diesel from Thailand on Wednesday, a Thai official said on Monday.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23531645&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281ReutersMon, 12 May 2008 06:15 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23531645&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Stunned survivors picked through the little that was left of their communities Sunday after tornadoes tore across the Plains and South, killing at least 22 people in three states and leaving behind a trail of destruction and stories of loss.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23530398&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Roxana HegemanMon, 12 May 2008 06:09 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23530398&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A Japanese court Monday rejected a lawsuit demanding a halt to harbor work to accommodate a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that is to be based south of Tokyo starting in August, a court spokeswoman said.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23526669&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Shino YuasaMon, 12 May 2008 05:50 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23526669&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 The United States launched its first relief airlift to Myanmar on Monday, after prolonged negotiations with the isolated country’s military rulers, who have been accused of restricting international efforts to help as many as 1.5 million cyclone survivors at risk of disease and starvation.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23526458&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffMon, 12 May 2008 05:49 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23526458&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Actor Dennis Farina was charged with a felony Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on luggage.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23525766&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffMon, 12 May 2008 05:46 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23525766&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 The United States has launched its first relief airlift to Myanmar for last week’s cyclone victims.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23525499&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffMon, 12 May 2008 05:45 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23525499&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 KHOST, Afghanistan, May 12 (Reuters) - Afghans call them ‘night letters’ -- notes scattered or pushed under doorways by Taliban militants in the dead of night, threatening villagers' lives if they cooperate with foreign forces and the government.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23525450&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Luke BakerMon, 12 May 2008 05:44 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23525450&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 U.S. launches its first relief airlift to Myanmar for cyclone victimshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23522174&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffMon, 12 May 2008 05:27 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23522174&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 40 developing countries have recently approached United Nations officials to express interest in starting nuclear power programs, the Washington Post reported Monday.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23521248&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281ReutersMon, 12 May 2008 05:22 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23521248&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Following is a summary of science news briefs compiled from stories that have run separately and are available in full on the file.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23517844&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281ReutersMon, 12 May 2008 05:04 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23517844&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Following is a summary of odd news briefs compiled from stories that have run separately and are available in full on the file.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23517842&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281ReutersMon, 12 May 2008 05:04 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23517842&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Following is a summary of people news briefs compiled from stories that have run separately and are available in full on the file.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23517843&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281ReutersMon, 12 May 2008 05:04 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23517843&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Following is a summary of health news briefs compiled from stories that have run separately and are available in full on the file.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23517840&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281ReutersMon, 12 May 2008 05:04 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23517840&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Following is a summary of entertainment news briefs compiled from stories that have run separately and are available in full on the file.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23517841&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281ReutersMon, 12 May 2008 05:04 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23517841&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Following is a summary of sports news briefs compiled from stories that have run separately and are available in full on the file.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23517776&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281ReutersMon, 12 May 2008 05:03 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23517776&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Imports of a blood thinner linked to dozens of deaths in the United States are now safe because of tighter testing and controls, a top U.S. health official said Monday in China.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23517187&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Elaine KurtenbachMon, 12 May 2008 05:00 GMTAP Featureshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23517187&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 JAKARTA, May 12 (Reuters) - A fire ripped through a Buddhist temple in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province at the weekend, killing seven people and injuring eight, police said on Monday.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23513823&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281ReutersMon, 12 May 2008 04:44 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23513823&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine Monday as they take their case to a federal court.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23513563&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Kevin FrekingMon, 12 May 2008 04:43 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23513563&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to come — even as the total population of America’s vets shrinks.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23513417&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Jennifer C. KerrMon, 12 May 2008 04:42 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23513417&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Lebanon hung between fears of all-out war and hopes of political compromise Sunday as government supporters and opponents battled with rockets and machine guns in the mountains overlooking the capital.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23513142&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Zeina KaramMon, 12 May 2008 04:41 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23513142&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 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.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23512765&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffMon, 12 May 2008 04:39 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23512765&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Hillary Rodham Clinton toured the birthplace of Mother’s Day in rural West Virginia, offering Democrats a subtle reminder Sunday that her fading candidacy remains strong among women and blue-collar, white voters.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23512232&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Matt ApuzzoMon, 12 May 2008 04:36 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23512232&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 KHARTOUM, May 12 (Reuters) - Sudan arrested Islamist opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi and at least four top members of his party on Monday after the Khartoum attack by Darfur rebels historically linked to him, aides said.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23511526&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Opheera McDoomMon, 12 May 2008 04:33 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23511526&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 BEIJING, May 12 (Reuters) - Less than a month after China put into effect a new law supposed to boost government transparency most Chinese want to know one thing -- how much officials get paid, a state newspaper said on Monday.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23509380&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281ReutersMon, 12 May 2008 04:23 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23509380&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez lashed out at Germany’s chancellor on Sunday, suggesting that her party shares the political ideals of Adolf Hitler.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23508674&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffMon, 12 May 2008 04:20 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23508674&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Parvati Shallow was the last woman standing on "Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites."http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23507306&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Derrik J. LangMon, 12 May 2008 04:14 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23507306&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 TOKYO, May 12 (Reuters) - Arctic ice is melting fast and the area covered by ice sheets in ocean could shrink this summer to the smallest since 1978 when satellite observation first started, Japanese scientists warned in a report.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23507069&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281ReutersMon, 12 May 2008 04:13 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23507069&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 BANGKOK, May 12 (Reuters) - Thailand confirmed on Monday foreign ministers from 10 Southeast Asian nations would meet in Singapore next Monday to discuss ways to help cyclone-stricken Myanmar. Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Tharit Charungvat said the ministers would "discuss ways and means to help Myanmar at this one-day meeting" in Singapore, the current chair of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23506565&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281ReutersMon, 12 May 2008 04:10 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23506565&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 NEW YORK12 (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales barely rose in April, as a relentless surge in gasoline prices made consumers cut back other types of spending, according to a report released Monday.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23504852&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281ReutersMon, 12 May 2008 04:02 GMTReuters North American News Servicehttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23504852&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Today is Monday, May 12, the 133rd day of 2008. There are 233 days left in the year.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23504804&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281The Associated PressMon, 12 May 2008 04:02 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23504804&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Television heads into its biggest week with the hangover from a 100-day writers strike persisting.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23504318&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281David BauderMon, 12 May 2008 04:00 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23504318&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 There is a legend that the ancient Maya possessed 13 crystal skulls which, when united, hold the power of saving the Earth — a tale so strange and fantastic that it inspired the latest Indiana Jones movie.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23504309&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Mark StevensonMon, 12 May 2008 04:00 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=23504309&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281