Tuesday, May 19, 2009

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Obama to Tighten Fuel-Economy Standards

By BRYAN WALSH

In what will be the first ever national limits on greenhouse-gas emissions, President Obama will issue tougher gas-mileage standards for all cars and trucks

A New Pandemic Fear: A Shortage of Surgical Masks

By BEVAN SCHNECK

The national stockpile contains a fraction of the face masks the government says we need to protect against a flu pandemic

In Brazil, Accusations of a Police Massacre

By ANDREW DOWNIE / SÃO PAULO

The aftermath of a 2006 gang attack produced 10 times more corpses than the original chaos. Did the police go on a revenge killing spree?

Prabhakaran: The Life and Death of a Tiger

By JYOTI THOTTAM / NEW DELHI

Velupillai Prabhakaran, 54, the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam who was declared killed by the Sri Lankan government on May 18, had decades to think about how his end would come

A Rap Star Returns: Remember Em?

By JOSH TYRANGIEL

The same old Eminem returns to a whole new world with "Relapse," his first studio album since 2004

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By AUSTIN RAMZY

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Quotes of the Day

"The trial is a mockery."

Statement signed by nine Nobel peace prize recipients, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Wangari Mathaai, criticizing Burma's trial of fellow Nobel laureate and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi
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Aracena

What Swine Flu? Spain Celebrates Cured Ham

By Lisa Abend

At this year's World Congress of Cured Ham in Aracena, Spain, attendees laughed in the face of swine flu to celebrate the finest of pig produce

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