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This edition was generated on Sun May 31 08:45:01 EDT 2009

Table of Contents

General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
Miscellaneous Daily Information
Boston Area Weather


General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to a reporter's question AP
Fight over Cuba to dominate OAS meeting AP – 1 hr 24 mins ago

WASHINGTON – A fight over Cuba's possible readmission into the Organization of American States is set to dominate the group's meeting this week in Honduras and may put Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in an uncomfortable position. Full Story»

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Orlando Magic's Rafer Alston, left, holds teammate Anthony Johnson after the AP

Howard scores 40 as Magic beat Cavs to make finals

AP – 1 hr 4 mins ago

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Magic can no longer be ignored. After 14 frustrating years, a team overlooked and ignored all season sent LeBron James home and is on its way to face Kobe Bryant in the NBA finals. Full Story»

  • Vikings insert new pages in playbook for Harvin

    AP – Sat May 30, 8:01 pm ET
    Minnesota Vikings first round draft pick ,wide receiver Percy... AP

    EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - When the Minnesota Vikings made Percy Harvin their first-round draft pick last month, coach Brad Childress immediately asked his offensive coordinator about his plans. Full Story»

  • Superman leads Orlando's magicians into NBA finals

    Reuters – Sun May 31, 2:34 am ET
    Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard dunks the ball in the second... Reuters

    ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The Orlando Magic crushed the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-90 on Saturday to claim the Eastern Conference championship and set up an NBA Finals showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers. Full Story»

  • Dempster rebounds, Cubs beat Dodgers 7-0

    AP – Sun May 31, 2:08 am ET
    Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ryan Dempster delivers a pitch... AP

    CHICAGO - Ryan Dempster bounced back from his worst start of the season, pitching seven sharp innings for the Chicago Cubs in a 7-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. Full Story»

  • New deal for Chelsea's Ballack

    AFP – 1 hr 43 mins ago
    Chelsea's German midfielder Michael Ballack celebrates with... AFP

    LONDON (AFP) - Chelsea's German midfielder Michael Ballack, only a substitute for Saturday's FA Cup final win over Everton, has agreed a one-year contract extension, the BBC reported on Sunday. Full Story»

  • Icing freezes Penguins on ice for winning goal

    AP – Sun May 31, 1:00 am ET
    Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma and center Sidney Crosby... AP

    DETROIT - Gordie Howe and Mario Lemieux were both in the building when the Stanley Cup finals opener changed in a way it couldn't have during their Hall of Fame careers. Full Story»

  • Florida State advances with 8-2 win over Georgia

    AP – Sat May 30, 7:07 pm ET

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Freshman Sean Gilmartin pitched a complete game and Jason Stidham had four RBIs in Florida State's 8-2 victory over Georgia that advanced the Seminoles to the championship round of the Tallahassee NCAA regional. Full Story»

An American flag flies on a GMC vehicle at a GM dealership in Sunnyvale, Calif., AP

GM board meets as bondholder deadline passes

AP – 1 hr 7 mins ago

DETROIT – General Motors Corp.'s board of directors met for a second day Saturday to make the final decision on whether the automaker would complete its restructuring by filing for bankruptcy protection Monday. Full Story»

  • Retail giant Wal-Mart opens in India

    AFP – Sat May 30, 12:17 pm ET
    Bharti Enterprises vice-chairman and managing director Rajan... AFP

    AMRITSAR, India (AFP) - The world's number one retailer Wal-Mart opened its first sales venture in India on Saturday as part of an ambitious plan to establish a foothold in the country's vast consumer market. Full Story»

  • ALL BUSINESS: Ex-Countrywide execs to aid housing

    AP – Sat May 30, 8:05 am ET

    NEW YORK - Countrywide Financial placed itself at the epicenter of the housing crisis by making far too many risky loans to homeowners who ultimately couldn't afford them. Those missteps cost CEO Angelo Mozilo his job when the lender was taken over by Bank of America a year ago at a fire sale price. Full Story»

  • Oil hits 6-month high above $66 on economic hopes

    Reuters – Fri May 29, 3:44 pm ET
    A woman fills her car with fuel at a BP petrol station in Dartford... Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil rose to a six-month high above $66 per barrel on Friday, marking its largest monthly percentage gain in more than a decade, after U.S., Japanese and Indian data suggested the economic downturn may be easing. Full Story»

  • Gov't allows short-term loans for tax credit

    AP – Fri May 29, 5:09 pm ET

    WASHINGTON - Thousands of first-time homebuyers will be able to get short-term loans so they can quickly make use of a new $8,000 tax credit to pay for some of the costs of buying a home purchase. Full Story»

  • Age of Anxiety

    BusinessWeek Online – Fri May 29, 8:08 am ET

    Young Kids The long-term psychological effects may be most profound for young children, since they are growing up without any real memory of better times. They can pick up on parents' anxiety about money and may see the world as an uncertain place where they have to struggle to succeed. Later this may make them cautious about career choices and financial decisions. Full Story»

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Lateshow Top Ten List

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - May 31, 2009
Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year and spends very little on office supplies.
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Woody Allen (1935 - )
The worst thing about Europe is that you can't go out in the middle of the night and get a Slurpee.
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Tellis Frank
I think on-stage nudity is disgusting, shameful and damaging to all things American. But if I were 22 with a great body, it would be artistic, tasteful, patriotic and a progressive religious experience.
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Shelley Winters (1922 - 2006)
The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.
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Ralph W. Sockman

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