Politics Summary (Internet advertising) Washington Post - 3 hours ago NEW YORK (Reuters)

Politics Summary (Internet advertising) Washington Post - 3 hours ago NEW YORK (Reuters)

Reuters Politics Summary
Washington Post - 3 hours ago NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most members of the independent commission assessing the Pentagon's proposed list of military base closings say the Pentagon may have overstated the nearly $50 billion in savings by as much as nearly 50 percent, The New York Times

Delta Seeking Bankruptcy Financing From GE, People Familiar Say
Bloomberg - 13 hours ago Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Delta Air Lines Inc., which has lost money for the past four years, is seeking financing from its lenders that will allow it to keep flying if it declares bankruptcy, people familiar with the situation said.

Ex-WorldCom Officer Sentenced to 5 Years in Accounting Fraud
New York Times - Aug 11, 2005 A federal judge sentenced Scott D. Sullivan, the former chief financial officer who acknowledged his leading role in WorldCom's $11 billion accounting fraud, to five years in prison yesterday - a fifth of what sentencing guidelines suggested and a

Rachel thrilled to be Red
Edmonton Sun - 37 minutes ago McAdams, 28, is best known as the nasty girl in Mean Girls, the romantic heroine of The Notebook and, most notably now, the girl who tames playboy Owen Wilson in The Wedding Crashers, one of the biggest movie hits of the summer.

Q&A: Nasa's Mars orbiter
BBC News - Aug 12, 2005 As the US space agency sends another probe to explore the Red Planet, the BBC News website finds out why this mission will be different. What is the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) going to do? The spacecraft

BA: Majority of flights will leave
CNN International - 3 hours ago LONDON, England (AP) -- British Airways is pressing ahead to resume normal service, two days after the end of a crippling ground-crew walkout that had stranded more than 100,000 passengers during the peak of the summer travel season.

Shuttle Tank Redesign Expected
Washington Post - Aug 11, 2005 By Rick Weiss. The space shuttle's huge external fuel tank will probably have to undergo several design improvements to further minimize the dangerous shedding of insulating foam that occurred during the launch

Abdul to Remain Judge on 'Idol'
Los Angeles Times - Aug 13, 2005 Lawyers hired by Fox fail to confirm that the singer had an affair with a contestant. The show will beef up its policy of non-fraternization. By Scott Collins, Times Staff Writer. Fox Broadcasting Co. said

Lucille Ball is favourite dead celebrity
Economic Times - 7 hours ago NEW YORK: Lucille Ball is America�s most beloved dead star. The company that developed the �Q score� that broadcasters and advertisers quietly consult to measure a personality�s popularity has done