Shiites make final charter offer (Web promotion) Japan Today - 29 minutes ago

Shiites make final charter offer (Web promotion) Japan Today - 29 minutes ago

Shiites make final charter offer
Japan Today - 29 minutes ago BAGHDAD � Iraq's Shiite majority on Friday made its final proposals on the text of a new constitution as US President George W Bush personally intervened to bring the tortuous negotiations to a head. As

Crowe's civil case settled, but criminal trial still looms
Guardian Unlimited - 11 hours ago Russell Crowe has settled out of court with a New York hotel worker who sued him for assault. A statement released by both parties said the Oscar-winning actor and the Mercer Hotel employee, Nestor Estrada

Oil Slides $1 as Hurricane Fears Subside
FOX News - 1 hour ago NEW YORK � Crude oil prices slumped more than $1 Friday as dealers bet that Hurricane Katrina (search) would miss the heart of oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico, home to a quarter of US domestic output.

Spending fears prompt stock fall
ABC Online - 30 minutes ago US stocks have slipped as data showing a larger-than-expected drop in consumer confidence prompted fears that consumers may curb spending. US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has also told a symposium

Panel votes to save bases in New Mexico, South Dakota
CNN - 1 hour ago B-1 bombers are lined up at Ellsworth Air Force Base with the Black Hills of South Dakota in the background. ARLINGTON, Virginia (CNN) -- An independent commission voting on the Pentagon's recommendations