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Critics Applaud WH Abuse Photos ReversalMilitary.comThe Obama administration's reversal on the release of reportedly graphic photos depicting detainee abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan is causing some lawmakers and vets groups — traditionally opposed to the president's policies — to applaud the …Video: In Reversal, Obama Seeks to Block Abuse Photos The Associated PressObama [...]

Times Online

Sri Lanka's war grinds on despite US, UN callsReutersBy C. Bryson Hull and Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO (Reuters) - Fighting in Sri Lanka's war showed no signs of abating on Thursday despite strong words from Barack Obama and the UN Security Council, with both sides refusing to budge in the waning days of a [...]

Times Online

Burmese Activist Faces Hearing TodayWashington PostBy Glenn Kessler Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi and her two maids were to appear at a prison court today to face charges related to an incident involving a US citizen who broke into her isolated lakeside compound last week.Video: Interview: Myanmar journalist Aung Zaw - 14 [...]

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China Reports Student Toll for QuakeNew York TimesBy ANDREW JACOBS and EDWARD WONG BEIJING - After a year of obfuscation, the authorities on Thursday released the first official tally of student deaths from the earthquake last May, saying that 5335 children either were dead or remained missing.Last Year's Devastating China Earthquake Leaves Behind City [...]

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Political Crisis in Nepal Could Jeopardize Peace ProcessVoice of AmericaBy Anjana Pasricha In Nepal, political parties are holding talks to form a national government after Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, known as Prachanda, quit following differences with the President over his sacking of the army chief.Maoists say will boycott new Nepal government AFPMaoists [...]

ABC News

Obama shrugs off honorary degree snub at ASUWashington PostBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE AP TEMPE, Ariz. — President Barack Obama says Arizona State University officials aren't the only ones who think he needs to accomplish more to earn an honorary degree.Video: Obama to ASU Grads: Best Work Lies Ahead The Associated PressObama urges ASU graduates to [...]

AFP

Growth of Hispanic, Asian Population Slows Unexpectedly, Census …Washington PostBy Hope Yen AP Deterred by immigration laws and the lackluster economy, the population growth of Hispanics and Asians in the United States has slowed unexpectedly, causing the government to push back estimates on when minorities will become the …Asian and Hispanic Minorities Growing, but More [...]

MiamiHerald.com

Supreme Court candidate Elena Kagan has admirers left and rightLos Angeles TimesThe solicitor general has ties to Obama's legal circle, and conservatives praise her for bridging the ideological divide. Another contender to succeed Souter: California high court Justice Moreno.Video: Sources: Obama Has More Than 6 People for Court The Associated PressWomen dominate list [...]

BBC News

US Regulators Seek Trace-like Reporting for OTC DerivativesBloombergBy Matthew Leising May 14 (Bloomberg) — US regulators may impose the same price reporting and transparency requirements on over-the- counter derivatives that reduced bank profits by almost half in the corporate bond market when the Trace system was …Geithner seeks power to tame derivatives Buffalo [...]

Reuters

Wal-Mart posts flat quarterly profitReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc reported a roughly flat quarterly profit on Thursday as its low prices attracted shoppers amid a global economic slowdown, but the retailer's results were limited by a stronger US dollar.Wal-Mart Says Profit Was Little Changed, in Line With Estimates BloombergWal-Mart reports strong earnings [...]