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AFPSenate Approves $91 Billion Funding Bill for Iraq, Afghan WarsBloombergBy Brian Faler May 22 (Bloomberg) -- The US Senate approved a $91 billion spending bill that would fund President Barack Obama's troop buildup in Afghanistan and block a lawsuit seeking to force the release of photos showing ... Full story

Los Angeles TimesUS Reportedly Steering GM to BankruptcyTheStreet.comThe Obama administration is preparing to send General Motors(GM Quote) into bankruptcy under a plan that would give the automaker tens of billions of dollars more in public financing, the Washington Post reports, citing sources familiar with the ...US ... Full story

Times Online4 Accused of Bombing Plot at Bronx SynagoguesNew York TimesBy AL BAKER and JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ David Williams, one of the men arrested in an alleged terrorism plot, was escorted by federal agents from 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan.NYC terror case latest of many homegrown ... Full story

The Colorado IndependentHouse Panel Passes Limit on Greenhouse-Gas EmissionsWashington PostBy David A. Fahrenthold A bill to create the first national limit on greenhouse-gas emissions was approved by a House committee yesterday after a week of late-night debates that cemented the shift of climate change from rhetorical jousting ... Full story

MiamiHerald.comDid You See The Cheney Speech? Watching The Anti-Buddha in ActionBeliefnet.comDid you watch the Cheney Speech today? Pop Quiz: What's bigger, Cheney's lies or the new Beyonce Ego video? Well, since Ego is ultimately non-existent, I'll have to go with the lies is (thankfully) former Vice President ... Full story