Kansas town begins recovery, Bush hosts dinner for Queen Elizabeth (CNN.com) May 8, 2007...more...News Articles (The Arbiter) After publishing a controversial map in the first issue of the year, KIVI-TV Channel 6 asked Boise State students around campus if The Arbiter?s ?Orientation Issue? had crossed the line during the evening newscast....more... Commissioners work to finalize county map (Alice Echo-News Journal) Jim Wells County Commissioners held a public hearing on Wednesday to receive comments on a proposed County Road map that has been on display at the courthouse since December 2006....more... It?s Still Dark Out, So Why Are the Birds Singing Away? (New York Times) What drives songbirds to sing at night, studying roads not built and new data from a Martian rover....more... Outlook: Taxation With Representation? Its Time May Have Come at Last (Washington Post) The rollercoaster journey toward adding a seat in the House for the District of Columbia has reached its most ambitious height since the 1970s, and the wild ride is now heading into the Senate. ...more... Weekend of plots, intrigue and a twist - the inside story (The Scotsman) ALEX Salmond spent most of the weekend in detailed discussions - trying to examine every angle of Scotland's new electoral map and every hypothetical problem so that he could have the best chance of governing as First Minister for the next four years....more... U.S. offers suggestions to ease Israel-Palestine tensions (People's Daily) The United States has recommended a series of steps that Israel and the Palestinians could take to ease continuing tensions, State Department deputy spokesman Tom Casey said Friday....more... Analysis: Members tackle EU's energy goal (EARTHtimes.org) Although Europe may have gotten a head start in the wind industry, it still faces challenges in meeting renewable goals....more... LEAD: Japan, U.S. agree to expand sharing BMD data, protect military info (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) _ Japan and the United States agreed Tuesday to draw up a road map to expand the scope for sharing ballistic missile defense and other military data, and agreed to conclude a treaty to more comprehensively protect military information, taking symbolic moves to further raise interoperability between the two security allies....more... |