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New York TimesSpeaking isn't Pelosi's strong point in CIA tiffThe Detroit NewsI don't remember any politician digging a bigger hole with her mouth than House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (I was going to say she is always putting her foot in her mouth, but I'm sure those designer ... Full story

CBC.caDemocrats use stalling tactics to try to block voter ID bill from ...Fort Worth Star TelegramBy DAVE MONTGOMERY AP/Harry Cabluck Rep. Sid Miller, R-Stephenville, right, talks with colleagues after trying to prevent consideration of the local and consent agenda.The Land That Republicans Forgot New York ... Full story

MiamiHerald.comState jobless rate fell 0.2% in AprilSan Diego Union TribuneBy Dean Calbreath Union-Tribune Staff Writer For the first time in nearly three years, the jobless rate in California decreased slightly last month, according to data released yesterday by the state Employment Development Department.Florida's jobless rate ... Full story

BBC NewsMukherjee Named Finance Minister in Singh's CabinetBloombergBy Thomas Kutty Abraham May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Pranab Mukherjee was named finance minister in Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet.India's Mukherjee named as finance minister Reuters IndiaEconomic stability, security, social integration on new Indian ... XinhuaNew ... Full story

Voice of AmericaFormer South Korean President Roh Dead In Apparent SuicideVoice of AmericaBy Kurt Achin Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has died in an apparent suicide. Mr. Roh fell to his death Saturday from a mountain cliff.Video: Former S. Korean President Commits Suicide The ... Full story

FOXNewsNavy grads get talk on securityBaltimore SunBy Paul West | paul.west@baltsun.com President Barack Obama carried the debate over national security to the US Naval Academy on Friday, telling graduating midshipmen that America's fundamental values and principles "help keep us safe.Video: Sen. John McCain's Son: Naval Academy ... Full story

MiamiHerald.comWest Virginia, Ohio, Rhode Island Lead Jump in Jobless RatesBloombergBy Courtney Schlisserman May 22 (Bloomberg) -- West Virginia, Ohio and Rhode Island showed the biggest increases in unemployment in April as the worst job slump in the post-World War II era rippled through the economy.Ohio's unemployment ... Full story

Straits Times2 Challenges for India's New Government: Lifting Up the Economy ...New York TimesBy SOMINI SENGUPTA NEW DELHI - In a hall adorned with paintings of battle, an understated economist named Manmohan Singh was sworn in Friday evening as prime minister of India for a second five-year ... Full story

BBC NewsEnvoy meets detained US journalists in N. KoreaPRESS TVThe Swedish envoy representing US interests in North Korea has met the two US journalists who were arrested two months ago on charges of espionage.Video: Trial Date Set for Journalists Held in N. Korea The Associated Pre... Full story

BBC NewsMyanmar junta complicates Suu Kyi defensePRESS TVMyanmar's junta has revoked the license of a top lawyer, barring him from defending opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the US renews sanctions on the country.Video: Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi jailed, to be charged France 24... Full story