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This edition was generated on Wed May 12 08:45:01 EDT 2010

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General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

Rescue teams search the site of the Libyan Afriqiyah Airways plane crash in Tripoli, Libya Wednesday, May 12, 2010. A Libyan Afriqiyah Airways plane w

AP Libyan plane crash kills 96, Dutch boy survives AP – 10 mins ago

AMSTERDAM – A Dutch Foreign Ministry spokesman says the lone survivor from the plane crash in Libya — a young Dutch boy — is undergoing surgery in Tripoli. Full Story »

Conservative Cameron takes the reins in Britain AP – 5 mins ago

The Viking Poseidon, which is carrying the second containment device to be lowered to the sea floor, sits at sunset before deploying the device at the

Political patience wanes as Gulf oil spill grows AP – 21 mins ago

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Boston Celtics' Ray Allen goes up for a shot against Cleveland Cavaliers' Delonte West (13) in the second quarter of Game 5 of a second round NBA bask

Celtics stun Cavs, take 3-2 lead in series

AP – 2 hrs 21 mins ago

CLEVELAND – His team down by 27 points and a promising season suddenly in peril, LeBron James walked off the floor to a smattering of boos and rows of empty seats. Full Story »

Blackhawks rout Canucks, return to West finals

AP – Wed May 12, 12:17 am ET

Politics trumps baseball for Phillies-Blue Jays

AP – Tue May 11, 7:57 pm ET

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

Trade deficit rises to $40.4 billion in March

AP – 11 mins ago

WASHINGTON – The U.S. trade deficit rose to a 15-month high as rising oil prices pushed crude oil imports to the highest level since the fall of 2008, offsetting another strong gain in exports. The larger deficit is evidence of a rebounding U.S. economy. Full Story »

In this photo taken May 5, 2010, a view of a Macy's store in Palo Alto, Calif., is seen. Macy's said Wednesday, May 12, it returned to profitability i

Macy's returns to profitability in 1Q

AP – 9 mins ago

Debt crisis to drive down oil demand: IEA

As summer nears, expect gas prices to go ... down?

AP – 27 mins ago

Video: As Summer Nears, Gas Prices Go Up AP

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - May 12, 2010

It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.: Pierre Beaumarchais (1732 - 1799)
- More quotations on: [Argument]
A waist is a terrible thing to mind.: Jane Caminos
There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.: Richard Feynman (1918 - 1988)
- More quotations on: [Economics]
Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.: Peter Ustinov (1921 - 2004)
- More quotations on: [Humor]

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