Copyright (c) 2007 USTINET Corporation. All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/The top news stories of the dayen-usWed May 14 17:38:06 2008288012336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/dv/Aobama.R9jg_IyE.htmlwed/dv/Aobama.R9jg_IyE.html1210786313Wed, 14 May 2008 17:31:53 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/dv/Aobama.R9jg_IyE.html"></a>WARREN, Mich. (AP) -- Democrat Barack Obama, campaigning in a state that poses several challenges for him in the fall, appealed to working-class voters Wednesday with a pledge to pump billions of dollars into efforts to revitalize the nation's manufacturing sector.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/dv/Aobama.R9jg_IyE.html">Obama woos working-class voters in Michigan</a><br />WARREN, Mich. (AP) -- Democrat Barack Obama, campaigning in a state that poses several challenges for him in the fall, appealed to working-class voters Wednesday with a pledge to pump billions of dollars into efforts to revitalize the nation's manufacturing sector.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/ck/Aobama.RGnh_IyE.htmlwed/ck/Aobama.RGnh_IyE.html1210783805Wed, 14 May 2008 16:50:05 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/ck/Aobama.RGnh_IyE.html"></a>STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - Democrat Barack Obama, campaigning in a state that poses several problems for him in the fall, appealed to working-class voters Wednesday with a pledge to pump an extra $200 million a year into efforts to revitalize the nation's manufacturing sector.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/ck/Aobama.RGnh_IyE.html">Obama woos working-class voters in Michigan</a><br />STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - Democrat Barack Obama, campaigning in a state that poses several problems for him in the fall, appealed to working-class voters Wednesday with a pledge to pump an extra $200 million a year into efforts to revitalize the nation's manufacturing sector.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/cm/Ayb117329406.RpQB_IAD.htmlwed/cm/Ayb117329406.RpQB_IAD.html1210746075Wed, 14 May 2008 06:21:15 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/cm/Ayb117329406.RpQB_IAD.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/au/photo-cnt39945.jpg" height="85.8" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Hillary Rodham Clinton coasted to a large but largely symbolic victory in working-class West Virginia on Tuesday, handing Barack Obama one of the worst defeats of the campaign yet scarcely slowing his march toward the Democratic presidential nomination.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/cm/Ayb117329406.RpQB_IAD.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/au/photo-cnt39945.jpg" height="85.8" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Determined Clinton wins W.Va., says race not over</a><br />CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Hillary Rodham Clinton coasted to a large but largely symbolic victory in working-class West Virginia on Tuesday, handing Barack Obama one of the worst defeats of the campaign yet scarcely slowing his march toward the Democratic presidential nomination.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/at/Abkn-spurs-hornets.RLiy_IyE.htmlwed/at/Abkn-spurs-hornets.RLiy_IyE.html1210742402Wed, 14 May 2008 05:20:02 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/at/Abkn-spurs-hornets.RLiy_IyE.html"></a>NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- David West and the New Orleans Hornets sure looked happy to be at home.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/at/Abkn-spurs-hornets.RLiy_IyE.html">West lifts Hornets to 3-2 lead</a><br />NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- David West and the New Orleans Hornets sure looked happy to be at home.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/cd/Abkn-magic-pistons.Rshb_IyD.htmlwed/cd/Abkn-magic-pistons.Rshb_IyD.html1210735201Wed, 14 May 2008 03:20:01 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/cd/Abkn-magic-pistons.Rshb_IyD.html"></a>AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- The Detroit Pistons made just enough shots and stops to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for a sixth straight year.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/cd/Abkn-magic-pistons.Rshb_IyD.html">Hamilton-led Pistons eliminate Magic in Game 5</a><br />AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- The Detroit Pistons made just enough shots and stops to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for a sixth straight year.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/df/Ayb117327285.RUZL_IAD.htmlwed/df/Ayb117327285.RUZL_IAD.html1210734085Wed, 14 May 2008 03:01:25 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/df/Ayb117327285.RUZL_IAD.html"></a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said Tuesday he was disappointed in "flawed intelligence" before the Iraq war and was concerned that if a Democrat wins the presidency in November and withdrew troops prematurely it could "eventually lead to another attack on the United States."</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/df/Ayb117327285.RUZL_IAD.html">Bush disappointed with intel before Iraq war</a><br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said Tuesday he was disappointed in "flawed intelligence" before the Iraq war and was concerned that if a Democrat wins the presidency in November and withdrew troops prematurely it could "eventually lead to another attack on the United States."</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/ai/Aglf-sorenstam-retires.RCtc_IyD.htmlwed/ai/Aglf-sorenstam-retires.RCtc_IyD.html1210724410Wed, 14 May 2008 00:20:10 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/ai/Aglf-sorenstam-retires.RCtc_IyD.html"></a>CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) -- Annika Sorenstam ignored her notes and spoke from the heart. One of golf's greatest players was leaving the game, and she handled her retirement announcement the way she would a 10-foot birdie putt with a tournament on the line.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/ai/Aglf-sorenstam-retires.RCtc_IyD.html">Sorenstam to retire this year</a><br />CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) -- Annika Sorenstam ignored her notes and spoke from the heart. One of golf's greatest players was leaving the game, and she handled her retirement announcement the way she would a 10-foot birdie putt with a tournament on the line.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/aq/Ahagee-letter.RPmk_IyD.htmlwed/aq/Ahagee-letter.RPmk_IyD.html1210720810Tue, 13 May 2008 23:20:10 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/aq/Ahagee-letter.RPmk_IyD.html"></a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- John Hagee, an influential Texas televangelist who endorsed John McCain, apologized to Catholics Tuesday for his stinging criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and for having "emphasized the darkest chapters in the history of Catholic and Protestant relations with the Jews."</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/aq/Ahagee-letter.RPmk_IyD.html">Televangelist John Hagee apologizes to Catholics</a><br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- John Hagee, an influential Texas televangelist who endorsed John McCain, apologized to Catholics Tuesday for his stinging criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and for having "emphasized the darkest chapters in the history of Catholic and Protestant relations with the Jews."</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/av/Aprimary-rdp.RlP7_IyD.htmlwed/av/Aprimary-rdp.RlP7_IyD.html1210720810Tue, 13 May 2008 23:20:10 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/av/Aprimary-rdp.RlP7_IyD.html"></a>CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton reached out for a largely symbolic victory in the West Virginia primary Tuesday over Barack Obama, front-runner in a historic Democratic presidential race nearing an end.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/av/Aprimary-rdp.RlP7_IyD.html">Underdog Clinton looks for win in W.Va.</a><br />CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton reached out for a largely symbolic victory in the West Virginia primary Tuesday over Barack Obama, front-runner in a historic Democratic presidential race nearing an end.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/bk/Abush-iraq.Rc3i_IyD.htmlwed/bk/Abush-iraq.Rc3i_IyD.html1210720202Tue, 13 May 2008 23:10:02 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/bk/Abush-iraq.Rc3i_IyD.html"></a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said Tuesday he was disappointed in "flawed intelligence" before the Iraq war and was concerned that if a Democrat wins the presidency in November and withdrew troops prematurely it could "eventually lead to another attack on the United States."</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/bk/Abush-iraq.Rc3i_IyD.html">Bush calls new attack on US his worst worry</a><br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said Tuesday he was disappointed in "flawed intelligence" before the Iraq war and was concerned that if a Democrat wins the presidency in November and withdrew troops prematurely it could "eventually lead to another attack on the United States."</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/cn/Aprimary-rdp.R1zc_IyD.htmlwed/cn/Aprimary-rdp.R1zc_IyD.html1210708268Tue, 13 May 2008 19:51:08 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/cn/Aprimary-rdp.R1zc_IyD.html"></a>CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Hillary Rodham Clinton collided with Barack Obama in the West Virginia primary on Tuesday, persisting in the Democratic presidential race despite dwindling odds and a lengthening delegate deficit.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/cn/Aprimary-rdp.R1zc_IyD.html">Now the underdog, Clinton looks for win in W.Va.</a><br />CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Hillary Rodham Clinton collided with Barack Obama in the West Virginia primary on Tuesday, persisting in the Democratic presidential race despite dwindling odds and a lengthening delegate deficit.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/bo/Aprimary-rdp.RlHC_IyD.htmlwed/bo/Aprimary-rdp.RlHC_IyD.html1210704153Tue, 13 May 2008 18:42:33 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/bo/Aprimary-rdp.RlHC_IyD.html"></a>CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- More party leaders swung behind Barack Obama, edging him closer to the Democratic presidential nomination, even as he braced for a loss to Hillary Rodham Clinton in the West Virginia primary Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/bo/Aprimary-rdp.RlHC_IyD.html">Clinton poised for W.Va. win; Obama looks ahead</a><br />CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- More party leaders swung behind Barack Obama, edging him closer to the Democratic presidential nomination, even as he braced for a loss to Hillary Rodham Clinton in the West Virginia primary Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/dv/Abush-mideast.RSLO_IyD.htmlwed/dv/Abush-mideast.RSLO_IyD.html1210680051Tue, 13 May 2008 12:00:51 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/dv/Abush-mideast.RSLO_IyD.html"></a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- When President Bush began his first energized pursuit of an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord just over five months ago, confidence was his constant companion. "I'm optimistic," he said over and over about the prospects for ending one of the world's longest-running disputes within little more than a year.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/dv/Abush-mideast.RSLO_IyD.html">Bush tempers upbeat optimism about Mideast peace</a><br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- When President Bush began his first energized pursuit of an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord just over five months ago, confidence was his constant companion. "I'm optimistic," he said over and over about the prospects for ending one of the world's longest-running disputes within little more than a year.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/do/Aprimary-rdp.Rzwf_IyD.htmlwed/do/Aprimary-rdp.Rzwf_IyD.html1210665049Tue, 13 May 2008 07:50:49 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/do/Aprimary-rdp.Rzwf_IyD.html"></a>CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The Democratic presidential race runs on two tracks now, one snaking through the West Virginia primary Tuesday and the other mapped out by Barack Obama through battleground states in the fall.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/do/Aprimary-rdp.Rzwf_IyD.html">Clinton poised for W.Va. win; Obama looks ahead</a><br />CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The Democratic presidential race runs on two tracks now, one snaking through the West Virginia primary Tuesday and the other mapped out by Barack Obama through battleground states in the fall.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/dp/Abush-mideast.R-T0_IyD.htmlwed/dp/Abush-mideast.R-T0_IyD.html1210665049Tue, 13 May 2008 07:50:49 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/dp/Abush-mideast.R-T0_IyD.html"></a>WASHINGTON - When President Bush began his first energized pursuit of an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord just over five months ago, confidence was his constant companion. "I'm optimistic," he said over and over about the prospects for ending one of the world's longest-running disputes within little more than a year.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/dp/Abush-mideast.R-T0_IyD.html">Bush tempers upbeat optimism about Mideast peace</a><br />WASHINGTON - When President Bush began his first energized pursuit of an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord just over five months ago, confidence was his constant companion. "I'm optimistic," he said over and over about the prospects for ending one of the world's longest-running disputes within little more than a year.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/ay/Ayb117292183.RvB4_IAC.htmlwed/ay/Ayb117292183.RvB4_IAC.html1210641600Tue, 13 May 2008 01:20:00 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/ay/Ayb117292183.RvB4_IAC.html"></a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr launched a Libertarian Party presidential bid Monday, saying voters are hungry for an alternative to the status quo who would dramatically cut the federal government.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/ay/Ayb117292183.RvB4_IAC.html">Barr launches Libertarian White House bid</a><br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr launched a Libertarian Party presidential bid Monday, saying voters are hungry for an alternative to the status quo who would dramatically cut the federal government.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/bc/Abarr-presidential-run.Rilc_IyC.htmlwed/bc/Abarr-presidential-run.Rilc_IyC.html1210635181Mon, 12 May 2008 23:33:01 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/bc/Abarr-presidential-run.Rilc_IyC.html"></a>WASHINGTON - Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr launched a Libertarian Party presidential bid Monday, saying voters are hungry for an alternative to the status quo who would dramatically cut the federal government.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/bc/Abarr-presidential-run.Rilc_IyC.html">Barr announces Libertarian White House bid</a><br />WASHINGTON - Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr launched a Libertarian Party presidential bid Monday, saying voters are hungry for an alternative to the status quo who would dramatically cut the federal government.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/bu/Aglf-woods_-rehab.Rx-__IyC.htmlwed/bu/Aglf-woods_-rehab.Rx-__IyC.html1210632009Mon, 12 May 2008 22:40:09 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/bu/Aglf-woods_-rehab.Rx-__IyC.html"></a>ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Tiger Woods is chipping and putting again, and he hopes to play in the Memorial in two weeks. But even if he can't compete until the U.S. Open, he doesn't expect the same result as his last layoff during a season.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/bu/Aglf-woods_-rehab.Rx-__IyC.html">Tiger's rehab going well; hopes to play in 2 weeks</a><br />ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Tiger Woods is chipping and putting again, and he hopes to play in the Memorial in two weeks. But even if he can't compete until the U.S. Open, he doesn't expect the same result as his last layoff during a season.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/bd/Amccain-global-warming.RAJ5_IyC.htmlwed/bd/Amccain-global-warming.RAJ5_IyC.html1210632002Mon, 12 May 2008 22:40:02 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/bd/Amccain-global-warming.RAJ5_IyC.html"></a>PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- John McCain broke with the Bush administration and Republican Party orthodoxy Monday as he not only declared global warming real, but reached out to Democrats and independents with a free-market solution that includes capping carbon-fuel emissions.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/bd/Amccain-global-warming.RAJ5_IyC.html">McCain urges free-market principles to reduce global warming</a><br />PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- John McCain broke with the Bush administration and Republican Party orthodoxy Monday as he not only declared global warming real, but reached out to Democrats and independents with a free-market solution that includes capping carbon-fuel emissions.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/dp/Apolitical-play-of-the-day.R8QA_IyC.htmlwed/dp/Apolitical-play-of-the-day.R8QA_IyC.html1210628403Mon, 12 May 2008 21:40:03 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/dp/Apolitical-play-of-the-day.R8QA_IyC.html"></a>CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Doris Smith went downtown early Monday to see about getting tickets to Barack Obama's rally. Advance seats were sold out, she said, and the only option was to stand in line for up to two hours or more and hope for the best.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/dp/Apolitical-play-of-the-day.R8QA_IyC.html">Play of the Day: A breakfast surprise -- Clinton</a><br />CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Doris Smith went downtown early Monday to see about getting tickets to Barack Obama's rally. Advance seats were sold out, she said, and the only option was to stand in line for up to two hours or more and hope for the best.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/cr/Abbn-braves-pirates.RM9w_IyC.htmlwed/cr/Abbn-braves-pirates.RM9w_IyC.html1210621202Mon, 12 May 2008 19:40:02 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/cr/Abbn-braves-pirates.RM9w_IyC.html"></a>PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Freddy Sanchez's three-run double in the fifth inning broke a scoreless tie, leading Zach Duke and the streaking Pittsburgh Pirates past the Atlanta Braves 5-0 Monday in the first game of a doubleheader.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/cr/Abbn-braves-pirates.RM9w_IyC.html">Duke, Sanchez lead Pirates past Braves in DH opener</a><br />PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Freddy Sanchez's three-run double in the fifth inning broke a scoreless tie, leading Zach Duke and the streaking Pittsburgh Pirates past the Atlanta Braves 5-0 Monday in the first game of a doubleheader.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/ay/Ayb117280217.RoJH_IAC.htmlwed/ay/Ayb117280217.RoJH_IAC.html1210608002Mon, 12 May 2008 16:00:02 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/ay/Ayb117280217.RoJH_IAC.html"></a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton were preparing for Tuesday's primary in West Virginia, a contest that Clinton is heavily favored to win but which likely won't dent Obama's almost insurmountable lead in the delegate count.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/ay/Ayb117280217.RoJH_IAC.html">Obama, Clinton look to West Virginia</a><br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton were preparing for Tuesday's primary in West Virginia, a contest that Clinton is heavily favored to win but which likely won't dent Obama's almost insurmountable lead in the delegate count.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/ai/Ayb117263907.RnRn_IAB.htmlwed/ai/Ayb117263907.RnRn_IAB.html1210557001Mon, 12 May 2008 01:50:01 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/ai/Ayb117263907.RnRn_IAB.html"></a>WACO, Texas (AP) -- President Bush spent months joking about being a father of the bride, but on Sunday he was downright wistful about giving his daughter Jenna away to her longtime beau.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/ai/Ayb117263907.RnRn_IAB.html">President calls Jenna's wedding 'spectacular'</a><br />WACO, Texas (AP) -- President Bush spent months joking about being a father of the bride, but on Sunday he was downright wistful about giving his daughter Jenna away to her longtime beau.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/bd/Abba-angels-rays.RM7Y_IyB.htmlwed/bd/Abba-angels-rays.RM7Y_IyB.html1210540202Sun, 11 May 2008 21:10:02 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/bd/Abba-angels-rays.RM7Y_IyB.html"></a>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Carl Crawford hit a three-run homer and Cliff Floyd added a pair of run-scoring singles, helping the Tampa Bay Rays stop Ervin Santana from becoming the AL's first seven-game winner with an 8-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/bd/Abba-angels-rays.RM7Y_IyB.html">Crawford's 3-run homer lifts Rays over Angels</a><br />ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Carl Crawford hit a three-run homer and Cliff Floyd added a pair of run-scoring singles, helping the Tampa Bay Rays stop Ervin Santana from becoming the AL's first seven-game winner with an 8-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/dl/Abox-office.RVyJ_IyB.htmlwed/dl/Abox-office.RVyJ_IyB.html1210535495Sun, 11 May 2008 19:51:35 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/dl/Abox-office.RVyJ_IyB.html"></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Speed Racer" was lapped in its opening weekend at the box office as "Iron Man" continued to fire its jets with $50.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.front_page/2/wed/dl/Abox-office.RVyJ_IyB.html">'Speed Racer' gets passed in its debut / Box Office</a><br />LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Speed Racer" was lapped in its opening weekend at the box office as "Iron Man" continued to fire its jets with $50.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP)