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    • ANDREWS AFB, MD - MAY 16: A F-22 flies during the Joint Services Open House and Air Show May 16, 2008 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Military families, their guests and students attended the show, which opens to the public this weekend, featuring demonstrations by the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and others. From Getty Images.

      ANDREWS AFB, MD - MAY 16: A F-22 flies during the Joint Services Open House and Air Show May 16, 2008 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Military families, their guests and students attended the show, which opens to the public this weekend, featuring demonstrations by the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and others.

      7 hours ago

      from Getty Images

    • Actor Harrison Ford (R) is back as character Indiana Jones and is shown in a scene from the new film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in this undated publicity photograph. Even decades past their prime, Hollywood's leading men just don't want to give up their image as strapping young action heroes, as Ford proves in his return as Indiana Jones. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Actor Harrison Ford (R) is back as character Indiana Jones and is shown in a scene from the new film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in this undated publicity photograph. Even decades past their prime, Hollywood's leading men just don't want to give up their image as strapping young action heroes, as Ford proves in his return as Indiana Jones.

      1 day ago

      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • NEW ORLEANS - MAY 13: Tyson Chandler #6 of the New Orleans Hornets grabs a rebound against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at The New Orleans Arena on May 13, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Hornets defeated the Spurs 101-79 to take a 3-2 lead in the series. From Getty Images.

      NEW ORLEANS - MAY 13: Tyson Chandler #6 of the New Orleans Hornets grabs a rebound against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at The New Orleans Arena on May 13, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Hornets defeated the Spurs 101-79 to take a 3-2 lead in the series.

      3 days ago

      from Getty Images

    • CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Actress Eva Longoria (C) and Aishwarya Rai (R) arrive at the Blindness premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008 in Cannes, France. From Getty Images.

      CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Actress Eva Longoria (C) and Aishwarya Rai (R) arrive at the Blindness premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008 in Cannes, France.

      3 days ago

      from Getty Images

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    • In this photo distributed by the official Chinese news agency Xinhua, Japanese rescuers carry the body of a victim at Qiaozhuang Town of Qingchuan County in the quake-stricken southwest China's Sichuan province, on Saturday May 17, 2008. Japanese earthquake rescuers found two corpses in a collapsed six-floor building in Qiaozhuang after 16 hours of rescue operation. From AP Photo by Li Tao.

      In this photo distributed by the official Chinese news agency Xinhua, Japanese rescuers carry the body of a victim at Qiaozhuang Town of Qingchuan County in the quake-stricken southwest China's Sichuan province, on Saturday May 17, 2008. Japanese earthquake rescuers found two corpses in a collapsed six-floor building in Qiaozhuang after 16 hours of rescue operation.

      2 hours ago

      from AP Photo by Li Tao

    • Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant calls for a timeout against the Utah Jazz during Game 6 of their NBA Western Conference semi-final basketball series in Salt Lake City, Utah May 16, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant calls for a timeout against the Utah Jazz during Game 6 of their NBA Western Conference semi-final basketball series in Salt Lake City, Utah May 16, 2008.

      2 hours ago

      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • SALT LAKE CITY - MAY 16: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers goes up for a shot against Mehmet Okur #13 of the Utah Jazz in Game Six of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at EnergySolutions Arena on May 16, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah. From Getty Images.

      SALT LAKE CITY - MAY 16: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers goes up for a shot against Mehmet Okur #13 of the Utah Jazz in Game Six of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at EnergySolutions Arena on May 16, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

      3 hours ago

      from Getty Images

  • Recently starred
    • Actor Harrison Ford is back as character Indiana Jones and is shown in a scene from the new film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in this undated publicity photograph. Even decades past their prime, Hollywood's leading men just don't want to give up their image as strapping young action heroes, as Ford proves in his return as Indiana Jones. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Actor Harrison Ford is back as character Indiana Jones and is shown in a scene from the new film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in this undated publicity photograph. Even decades past their prime, Hollywood's leading men just don't want to give up their image as strapping young action heroes, as Ford proves in his return as Indiana Jones.

      1 day ago

      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • ANDREWS AFB, MD - MAY 16: A F-22 flies during the Joint Services Open House and Air Show May 16, 2008 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Military families, their guests and students attended the show, which opens to the public this weekend, featuring demonstrations by the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and others. From Getty Images.

      ANDREWS AFB, MD - MAY 16: A F-22 flies during the Joint Services Open House and Air Show May 16, 2008 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Military families, their guests and students attended the show, which opens to the public this weekend, featuring demonstrations by the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and others.

      7 hours ago

      from Getty Images

    • CLEVELAND - MAY 16: Head coach Doc Rivers of the Boston Celtics reacts as he coaches against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on May 16, 2008 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers won 74-69. From Getty Images.

      CLEVELAND - MAY 16: Head coach Doc Rivers of the Boston Celtics reacts as he coaches against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on May 16, 2008 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers won 74-69.

      5 hours ago

      from Getty Images

    • Soldiers guard a street as a woman walks past with a child during a police operation in the 'el Gallito' neigborhood in Guatemala City May 16, 2008. Hundreds of police and an equal number of soldiers stormed the notoriously dangerous district arresting 19 people for illegal weapons, drug charges and immigration violations. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Soldiers guard a street as a woman walks past with a child during a police operation in the 'el Gallito' neigborhood in Guatemala City May 16, 2008. Hundreds of police and an equal number of soldiers stormed the notoriously dangerous district arresting 19 people for illegal weapons, drug charges and immigration violations.

      11 hours ago

      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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Tampa Bay has won eight of nine

6 mins agoCBS SportsLine
ST. LOUIS -- Andy Sonnanstine carried a shutout into the eighth inning and added two singles to a 12-hit outburst in the streaking Tampa Bay Rays' 3-1 victory over the sagging St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. Akinori Iwamura had three hits and
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Death toll from Myanmar cyclone nearly doubles (AP)

6 mins agoYahoo News
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Florida, Michigan cannot save Clinton (AP)

2 hours agoYahoo News
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Russia captures 'Georgian spy'

3 hours agoAl Jazeera
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U.S. plans new prison in Afghanistan (Reuters)

3 hours agoYahoo News
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Foreign rescue personnel first join in China's disaster relief

3 hours agoXinhua
QINGCHUAN, Sichuan, May 16 (Xinhua) -- A group of earthquake relief professionals sent by Japan arrived in southwest China's Sichuan Province Friday to become the first foreign rescuers working in China since 1949.     The 31 rescuers began
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Bin Laden driver's trial delayed

3 hours agoBBC News
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3 hours agoBBC News
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Byrd takes 3-stroke lead at AT&T Classic (AP)

3 hours agoYahoo News
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Suicide blast kills 10 in Sri Lanka

3 hours agoMalaysia Sun
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A Meeting, an Apology and Support for Randolph

3 hours agoThe New York Times
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Werth hits 3 HRs to bury Blue Jays

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Junta: 78,000 cyclone deaths

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Actor Harrison Ford is back as character Indiana Jones and is shown in a scene from the new film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in this undated publicity photograph. Even decades past their prime, Hollywood's leading men just don't want to give up their image as strapping young action heroes, as Ford proves in his return as Indiana Jones. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Actor Harrison Ford is back as character Indiana Jones and is shown in a scene from the new film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in this undated publicity photograph. Even decades past their prime, Hollywood's leading men just don't want to give up their image as strapping young action heroes, as Ford proves in his return as Indiana Jones.

1 day ago

from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

ANDREWS AFB, MD - MAY 16: A F-22 flies during the Joint Services Open House and Air Show May 16, 2008 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Military families, their guests and students attended the show, which opens to the public this weekend, featuring demonstrations by the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and others. From Getty Images.

ANDREWS AFB, MD - MAY 16: A F-22 flies during the Joint Services Open House and Air Show May 16, 2008 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Military families, their guests and students attended the show, which opens to the public this weekend, featuring demonstrations by the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and others.

7 hours ago

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CLEVELAND - MAY 16: Head coach Doc Rivers of the Boston Celtics reacts as he coaches against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on May 16, 2008 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers won 74-69. From Getty Images.

CLEVELAND - MAY 16: Head coach Doc Rivers of the Boston Celtics reacts as he coaches against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on May 16, 2008 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers won 74-69.

5 hours ago

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Soldiers guard a street as a woman walks past with a child during a police operation in the 'el Gallito' neigborhood in Guatemala City May 16, 2008. Hundreds of police and an equal number of soldiers stormed the notoriously dangerous district arresting 19 people for illegal weapons, drug charges and immigration violations. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Soldiers guard a street as a woman walks past with a child during a police operation in the 'el Gallito' neigborhood in Guatemala City May 16, 2008. Hundreds of police and an equal number of soldiers stormed the notoriously dangerous district arresting 19 people for illegal weapons, drug charges and immigration violations.

11 hours ago

from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

Soldiers guard a street as a helicopter circles above during a police operation in the 'el Gallito' neigborhood in Guatemala City May 16, 2008. Police and soldiers stormed the notoriously dangerous district arresting 19 people for illegal weapons, drug charges and immigration violations. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Soldiers guard a street as a helicopter circles above during a police operation in the 'el Gallito' neigborhood in Guatemala City May 16, 2008. Police and soldiers stormed the notoriously dangerous district arresting 19 people for illegal weapons, drug charges and immigration violations.

11 hours ago

from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

Soldiers guard a street as a family passes by during a police operation in the 'el Gallito' neigborhood in Guatemala City May 16, 2008. Police and soldiers stormed the notoriously dangerous district arresting 19 people for illegal weapons, drug charges and immigration violations. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Soldiers guard a street as a family passes by during a police operation in the 'el Gallito' neigborhood in Guatemala City May 16, 2008. Police and soldiers stormed the notoriously dangerous district arresting 19 people for illegal weapons, drug charges and immigration violations.

11 hours ago

from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

Maria Sharapova of Russia returns the ball to Patty Schnyder of Switzerland during their quarter-final match in the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome May 16, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Maria Sharapova of Russia returns the ball to Patty Schnyder of Switzerland during their quarter-final match in the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome May 16, 2008.

11 hours ago

from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

Soldiers guard a street as a family passes during a police operation in the 'el Gallito' neigborhood in Guatemala City May 16, 2008. Hundreds of police and an equal number of soldiers stormed the notoriously dangerous district arresting 19 people for illegal weapons, drug charges and immigration violations. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Soldiers guard a street as a family passes during a police operation in the 'el Gallito' neigborhood in Guatemala City May 16, 2008. Hundreds of police and an equal number of soldiers stormed the notoriously dangerous district arresting 19 people for illegal weapons, drug charges and immigration violations.

11 hours ago

from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

An elderly woman mourns as her grandson is buried under the debris of a collapsed building behind at Yingxiu primary school at the earthquake-hit Yingxiu town of Wenchuan, the epicenter, Sichuan province, May 16, 2008. China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

An elderly woman mourns as her grandson is buried under the debris of a collapsed building behind at Yingxiu primary school at the earthquake-hit Yingxiu town of Wenchuan, the epicenter, Sichuan province, May 16, 2008. China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000.

16 hours ago

from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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