Tailrank Mobile - Top News for Friday May 9, 2008

The Columbus Dispatch

From hosted.ap.org , 137 inbound links , found 56 days, 11 hours, 58 minutes, and 23 seconds ago

At least 11 people have been killed and more than 20 wounded in three days of street battles in West Beirut between the Iranian- and Syrian-backed Hezbollah fighters and gunmen to the government, security officials said. The satellite TV station affiliated with the party of Lebanon's top Sunni lawmaker, ...

Gore Verbinski to direct 'Bioshock'

From variety.com , 90 inbound links , found 56 days, 21 hours, 17 minutes, and 25 seconds ago

Universal and Gore Verbinski are going into "Bioshock. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" helmer is attached to direct and produce. Zelnick, who was president of Fox in the early '90s, led the dealmaking for his company, rather than set the project up with a producer.

Congressman Payne, NJ superdelegate, switches from Clinton to Obama

From nj.com , 17 inbound links , found 56 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes, and 24 seconds ago

"After careful consideration, I have reached the conclusion that Barack Obama can best bring about the change that our country so desperately wants and needs," Payne told The Star-Ledger for today's editions. It was "one of the most difficult decisions I have made," Payne said. Obama is going to be our ...

The Columbus Dispatch

From hosted.ap.org , 67 inbound links , found 56 days, 8 hours, 51 minutes, and 12 seconds ago

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia showcased its military might and youthful new president to the world Friday, as heavy tanks and missile launchers rumbled across Red Square in a Victory Day parade for the first time since the Soviet era. In a nationally broadcast speech two days after his inauguration, President ...

Dana Milbank - Republicans Vote Against Moms; No Word Yet on Puppies, Kittens

From washingtonpost.com , 40 inbound links , found 56 days, 10 hours, 34 minutes, and 20 seconds ago

It was already shaping up to be a difficult year for congressional Republicans. Now, on the cusp of Mother's Day, comes this: A majority of the House GOP has voted against motherhood.

McCain Pushed Land Swap That Benefits Backer

From washingtonpost.com , 24 inbound links , found 56 days, 14 hours, 12 minutes, and 11 seconds ago

PRESCOTT, Ariz. -- Sen. John McCain championed legislation that will let an Arizona rancher trade remote grassland and ponderosa pine forest here for acres of valuable federally owned property that is ready for development, a land swap that now stands to directly benefit one of his top presidenti...

Barack Obama sacks adviser over talks with Hamas

From timesonline.co.uk , 58 inbound links , found 56 days, 5 hours, 9 minutes, and 26 seconds ago

One of Barack Obama's Middle East policy advisers disclosed yesterday that he had held meetings with the militant Palestinian group Hamas - prompting the likely Democratic nominee to sever all links with him.

U.N. halts Myanmar flights after aid 'seized'

From cnn.com , 15 inbound links , found 56 days, 12 hours, 58 minutes, and 45 seconds ago

After days of stonewalling, the Myanmar government is ready to accept aid from around the world for victims of Saturday's deadly cyclone, the country's U.N. ambassador said Friday.

US military denies Iraq report of al-Qaida arrest

From news.yahoo.com , 11 inbound links , found 56 days, 10 hours, 20 minutes, and 15 seconds ago

The U.S. military on Friday denied Iraqi government claims that the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was captured and said a man with a similar name had been arrested in the northern city of Mosul.

Obama Now Takes The Lead in Superdelegates Too

From blogs.abcnews.com , 55 inbound links , found 56 days, 13 hours, 18 minutes, and 40 seconds ago

ABC News' Karen Travers Reports: For the first time this campaign season, Barack Obama has surpassed Hillary Clinton's support among superdelegates, according to the ABC News delegate estimate. Sen. Obama, D-Ill. ...