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TIME (blog)
By TIME.com | May 1, 2012 | + A video grab from pooled footage taken inside the Leveson Inquiry shows former News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch giving evidence at the Leveson Inquiry into press standards at the High Court in London on April 26, 2012.
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TIME (blog)
Photos: May Day Rallies Around the World 2012
Denver Post
AFP PHOTO / JOSEP LAGOJOSEP LAGO/AFP/GettyImages Protesters burn an effigy of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III during a rally near the Presidential Palace in Manila to celebrate international Labor Day known as May Day Tuesday May 1, 2012 in the ...
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Rupert Murdoch Hasn't Failed His Fitness Test Yet
BusinessWeek
By Felix Gillette on May 01, 2012 On Tuesday morning in London, the House of Commons Committee on Culture, Media, and Sport released a 121-page report on phone hacking, which among other findings concluded that News Corp. (NWS) Chief Executive Officer ...
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News Corp. Should Waive Law Firm Privilege, Lawmakers Say
BusinessWeek
By Erik Larson and Jonathan Browning on May 01, 2012 UK lawmakers called on News Corp. (NWSA) (NWSA) to allow its former criminal defense firm to reveal details on a 2006 internal probe into phone-hacking at the company's now- defunct News of the World ...
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Gross Says Credit Expansion to Create Inflation, Slow Growth
BusinessWeek
By Liz Capo McCormick on May 01, 2012 Bill Gross, who runs the world'sbiggest bond fund at Pacific Investment Management Co., said structural distortions brought by central bank credit expansion will limit growth and accelerate the risk of inflation.
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Occupy Starts US May Day Protests With Chants, Waltzes
BusinessWeek
By Henry Goldman and Freeman Klopott on May 01, 2012 Occupy Wall Street demonstrators took to the streets in May Day protests from New York to California, picketing banks in Oakland with helicopters overhead and sending a singing “Guitarmy” to ...
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Wolverine, Golden Gate to Buy Collective Brands
BusinessWeek
By Lauren Coleman-Lochner on May 01, 2012 Wolverine World Wide Inc. (WWW) (WWW), Golden Gate Capital and Blum Capital Partners agreed to buy Collective Brands Inc. (PSS) (PSS) and split up the company's businesses in a transaction valued at about $2 ...
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Murdoch Not Fit to Lead News Corp.: UK Panel
BusinessWeek
By Robert Hutton and Amy Thomson on May 01, 2012 News Corp. (NWSA) (NWSA) Chairman Rupert Murdoch is “not a fit person” to lead a majorinternational company, UK lawmakers said, after his British unit misled Parliament about the extent of phone hacking ...
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UK Factories Weaken as World Relies on China Growth
BusinessWeek
By Scott Hamilton on May 01, 2012 A UK manufacturing index fell more than economists forecast in April to show its weakest growth this year as export orders declined the most since May 2009. A gauge of factory output, based on a survey by Markit ...
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SimplyHired.com Releases May 2012 US Employment Outlook
MarketWatch (press release)
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SimplyHired.com(R), the world's largest job search engine, today released its May 2012 Employment Outlook highlighting national and local markets, as well as industry and employer trends.
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Strauss-Kahn Loses Bid to Dismiss Maid's NY Civil Suit
BusinessWeek
By Chris Dolmetsch on May 01, 2012 Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the formerInternational Monetary Fund chief, lost his bid for dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the hotel maid who accused him of trying to rape her. Justice Douglas McKeon of New York State ...
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USDA Boxed Beef Cutout Midday Prices for May 1
BusinessWeek
By Michael Carone on May 01, 2012 May 1 (Bloomberg) -- This table details boxed beef cutout prices supplied daily by the US Department of Agriculture. Prices and loads traded are as of 11:30 am US central time. Prices are determined from cuts in ...
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59 Seconds: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Washington Post
Post Forum members consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments on politics, national and international affairs. Weather Watchers consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments on climates and forecasts. WorldWatchers consistently ...
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Kansas Wheat-Growth Boosts Yields as Glut May Erode Price
BusinessWeek
By Tony C. Dreibus on May 01, 2012 The fastest-ever development of the Kansas wheat crop is drawing a record number of surveyors seeking to gauge prospects for a harvest that is poised to swell the world's grain bins and drive prices lower.
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SHI International Corp. Posts Record First Quarter
MarketWatch (press release)
SOMERSET, NJ, May 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SHI International Corp., one of North America's top 20 largest IT solutions providers, today announced that first quarter 2012 revenues grew 13 percent over 2011's record first quarter to $874 million.
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Construction Spending in US Rose Less Than Forecast in March
BusinessWeek
By Lorraine Woellert on May 01, 2012 Construction spending in the US grew less than forecast in March as state and local government agencies continued to pull back. The 0.1 percent increase followed a 1.4 percent decline in February that was larger ...
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Occupy Wall Street Plans Protests in May Day Revival
BusinessWeek
By Henry Goldman and Esmé E. Deprez on May 01, 2012 Occupy Wall Street demonstrators, whose anti-greed message spread worldwide during an eight-week encampment in Lower Manhattan last year, plan marches across the globe today calling attention to what ...
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May Day Rallies Held Around the World
Voice of America
May 01, 2012 May Day Rallies Held Around the World VOA News Tens of thousands of workers are taking to the streets in cities around the world to mark International Workers Day with marches and calls for higher pay and better working conditions.
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Hodgson Named England Manager Ahead of Fan Choice Redknapp
BusinessWeek
By Tariq Panja and Dan Baynes on May 01, 2012 Roy Hodgson was appointed England soccer manager today, six weeks before the team opens its European Championship campaign against France. The 64-year-old Englishman received a four-year contract following ...
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RIM Launches BlackBerry 10 Platform
MarketWatch (press release)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA, May 01, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- BlackBerry World 2012 / BlackBerry 10 Jam - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM) (TOR:CA:RIM) today unveiled its vision for the BlackBerry(R) 10 platform at the BlackBerry World(TM) conference ...
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The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday, May 01, 2012
ABC News (blog)
Asked about Romney's comments from earlier this morning belittling how difficult the decision to go after bin Laden may have been, the president said “As far as my personal role and what other folks would do, I'd just recommend that everybody take a ...
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May Day Occupy protests - live coverage
The Guardian
Adam Gabbatt (@AdamGabbatt) May 1, 2012 My colleague Ryan Devereaux is nearby. He has found the "Kill Capitalism, Save theWorld" sign we saw crossing the Williamsburg Bridge earlier. Wildcat march staging in SoHo. #m1gs twitter.com/RDevro/status/…
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The Guardian
Cobalt International Energy, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2012 Results
MarketWatch (press release)
HOUSTON, May 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cobalt International Energy, Inc. ("Cobalt") (NYSE:CIE) today announced a net loss of $37 million, or $0.09 per basic and diluted share, for the first quarter of 2012, compared to a net loss of $16 million, ...
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China to Extend US Soy Buying on Brazil Losses, Oil World Says
BusinessWeek
By Whitney McFerron on May 01, 2012 China, the world's biggest soybean consumer, will “increasingly shift” purchases of the oilseed to the US in coming months after South American supplies tightened, Oil World said. The US is seen exporting “at least” ...
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ISDA Paper Examines Three-Year History of the ISDA Credit Derivatives ...
MarketWatch (press release)
CHICAGO, May 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced the publication of a paper that reviews the formation, structure and workings of the ISDA Credit Derivatives Determinations ...
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War News Updates: World News Briefs -- May 1, 2012
By War News Updates Editor
World News Briefs -- May 12012. Defiant: Today's largest protest is expected to be in New York but events are planned in 135 U.S. cities. Daily Mail. May Day Occupy Protests - Live Coverage -- The Guardian. Live coverage of Occupy and ...
War News Updates
Weekday News Wrap: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - Opinio Juris
By Jessica Dorsey
Foreign Policy has an opinion piece about why international criminal justice is in deep trouble, despite the recent verdict in the Charles Taylor case. Reuters has a ... http://opiniojuris.org/2012/05/01/weekday-news-wrap-tuesday-may-1-2012/...
Opinio Juris
Motivated In Ohio: Thom Hartmann on the News - May 1, 2012
By noreply@blogger.com (Motivated In Ohio)
Thom Hartmann on the News - May 12012 ... Visit msnbc.com for breakingnews , world news , and news about the economy. New Hope For Progressive Talk Radio as Right-Wing 'Hate Talkers' Falter · Shooting Of Daniel Adkins Was Murder ...
Motivated In Ohio
Stock Market News for May 1, 2012 - Zacks.com
By Zacks Equity Research
Stock Market News for May 12012-Domestic reports hinting at a slowing economy coupled with weak data from Spain dampened sentiment to end the markets' four-day winning streak.
Zacks Investment Research - All...
Daily News Briefs: May 1, 2012 - KickingTires
By Colin Bird
Daily News Briefs: May 12012. Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama. Here's what we have our eye on today: Hyundai says it will add a third shift to its only car assembly plant in the U.S. The Montgomery, Ala., assembly plant currently...
KickingTires
News Quiz | May 1, 2012 - NYTimes.com
By By ANASTASIA ECONOMIDES
News Quiz | May 12012. By ANASTASIA ECONOMIDES. See what you know about the news below. To prepare, you might scan the articles or summaries on today's paper. Good luck!
The Learning Network
Altitude Check: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Winnipeg Jets News ...
By TJCAPS
Here is what's in the news for Tuesday, May 12012: Mark Ganlder ...Burmistrov will however participate for Russia at this years WorldChampionships and it looks like he and Evgeny Kuznetsov will anchor the teams fourth line *drool*. [RMNB ...
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Must-Reads from Around the World, May 1, 2012 | Global Spin ...
By TIME.com
Conduct Report - British MPs tasked with investigating allegations of phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct tabloid, News of the World, have released a long-awaited final report on the matter.
Global Spin
Morning News Digest: May 1, 2012 | Politicker NJ
By mrebovich
Morning News Digest: May 12012. By Missy Rebovich. Try State Street Wire, Follow PolitickerNJ on Twitter and Facebook. Text "PNJ" to 89800 to receive alerts. Gill Campaign on Fulop's endorsement of Payne: 'sleazy'. News of Downtown ...
Noontime News Roundup – May 1, 2012 | BPI Campus
By winterbanyan
Noontime News Roundup – May 12012. Posted on May 1st, 20122012-05-01T16:00:38ZF jS, Y by winterbanyan in Noontime & Nighttime News · Noontime News Roundup – May 12012. Noontime News is a snapshot of our RSS feeds from ...
BPI Campus
World News, 1st May, 2012 from The Irish Independent ...
News, video, photos and commentary from your Irish Independent newspaper including Breaking, National, World, Sport and Business updates.
www.independent.ie/todays-paper/2012/05/01/world-news/
World News Brief, Tuesday May 1 | Pundit
May 01, 2012 ... World News Brief, Tuesday May 1 ... Iranian government to be more flexible in direct negotiations with the United States and other worldpowers , ...
pundit.co.nz/content/world-news-brief-tuesday-may-1
War News Updates: World News Briefs -- May 1, 2012
World News Briefs -- May 1, 2012. Defiant: Today's largest protest is expected to be in New York but events are planned in 135 U.S. cities. Daily Mail. May Day...
warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/.../world-news-briefs-may-1-20...
Weekday News Wrap: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - Opinio Juris
Foreign Policy has an opinion piece about why international criminal justice is in ... http://opiniojuris.org/2012/05/01/weekday-news-wrap-tuesday-may-1-2012/ ...
opiniojuris.org/.../weekday-news-wrap-tuesday-may-1-2012/
Morning News Blitz: May 1, 2012
... 1, 2012. Updated: Tuesday, 01 May 2012, 7:45 AM MDT Published : Tuesday, 01 May 2012, 6:27 AM MDT ... Photos; Sports; Weather; U.S. News;World News ...
www.krqe.com/.../morning-news-blitz-may-1-2012?...
Knicks Morning News (Tuesday, May 01 2012) | KnickerBlogger.Net
It wasn't just the Heat, it was the stupidity. Amar'e Stoudemire may have literally punched the Miami Heat's ticket to the second round after the Knicks' forward...
knickerblogger.net/knicks-morning-news-tuesday-may-01-20...
News Quiz | May 1, 2012 - NYTimes.com
News Quiz | May 1, 2012. By ANASTASIA ECONOMIDES. See what you know about the news below. To prepare, you might scan the articles or summaries on ...
learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/.../news-quiz-may-1-201...
Today in Picture: May 1, 2012 | Photos - ABC News
Today in Picture: May 1, 2012. ... An "Occupy London" protester hands out flowers to mark May Day to commuters at a central London train station, May 1, 2012.
abcnews.go.com/International/.../today-picture-2012-1625435...
Birmingham Mail World View: Tuesday May 01, 2012 - World View ...
The Prince of Wales, poses for an official photograph with servicemen and their wives during a visit to The First Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles at Sir John ...
www.birminghammail.net/.../birmingham-mail-world-view-tu...
May 1, 2012 — RT News line
Go to main page News May 1, RT News line ... PHOTOS)Countries throughout the world are celebrating May Day, also referred to asInternational Labor Day.
rt.com/news/line/2012-05-01/

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