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*Deputy Attorney General [[Paul McNulty]] will resign, two [[Justice Department]] officials tell The Associated Press. |
*Deputy Attorney General [[Paul McNulty]] will resign, two [[Justice Department]] officials tell The Associated Press. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070514/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/fired_prosecutors_resignation_3 (AP via Yahoo! News)] |
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*[[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] orders [[United States]] government agencies to take regulatory steps to reducing [[automobile]] emissions. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aVMYPLuwm.LU&refer=home (Bloomberg)] |
*[[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] orders [[United States]] government agencies to take regulatory steps to reducing [[automobile]] emissions. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aVMYPLuwm.LU&refer=home (Bloomberg)] |
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*The [[Military of the United States|U.S. military]] is to block troops from using [[YouTube]] and [[MySpace]] and 11 other popular websites for sharing photos, [[video clips]] and messages. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6655153.stm (BBC)] |
*The [[Military of the United States|U.S. military]] is to block troops from using [[YouTube]] and [[MySpace]] and 11 other popular websites for sharing photos, [[video clips]] and messages. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6655153.stm (BBC)] |
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- Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty will resign, two Justice Department officials tell The Associated Press. (AP via Yahoo! News)
- President George W. Bush orders United States government agencies to take regulatory steps to reducing automobile emissions. (Bloomberg)
- The U.S. military is to block troops from using YouTube and MySpace and 11 other popular websites for sharing photos, video clips and messages. (BBC)
- 2007 Pakistan unrest: A strike in Karachi closes shops and clears transport from the roads after two days of violence left 41 people dead. (BBC)
- The House of Councillors passes rules for revising the pacifist Constitution of Japan, a central goal of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Bloomberg)
- Ten people die in an explosion and fire in a cafe in Orsk, Russia. (AP via Houston Chronicle)
- The President of the Republic of China Chen Shui-bian names Chang Chun-hsiung of the Democratic Progressive Party as the new Premier of the Republic of China. (BBC)
- Nominations open for the leadership of the United Kingdom Labour Party with Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown as the favourite. (BBC)
- Legislative and local elections are being held currently in the Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- A new species of hummingbird is discovered in Colombia. (ABC News)
- DaimlerChrysler announces it has sold 80.1% of its stake in the Chrysler Group to Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity firm for $7.4 Billion. The names are announced to change to Daimler AG and Chrysler Holding LLC. (WDIV-TV)
- The Alaskan cruise ship Empress of the North strikes an underwater rock on day two of a seven-day tour, and evacuates all 281 passengers on board. CTV news
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