Monday, May 12
McCain urges free-market principles to reduce global warming
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.
Play of the Day: A breakfast surprise -- Clinton
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.
Analysis: Dems wonder about Clinton exit strategy
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Once Hillary Rodham Clinton jumped into the presidential race with an "in it to win it" flourish. Now Democrats speculate endlessly about an exit strategy that she ponders privately, if at all.
No bail for N.J. man in Thailand child porn case
NEWARK, N.J. - A small-time New Jersey actor accused of traveling to Thailand to have sex with underage boys was denied bail on Monday.
Today on the presidential campaign trail
Obama heading to Michigan, Florida ... McCain acknowledges
Bush to discuss oil prices with Saudi king
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said Monday that when he meets Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah later this week, he'll bring up the effect that high oil prices are having on the U.S. and global economies.
First lady says storm threatened wedding plans
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Storms that spawned violent tornadoes over the weekend slammed into President Bush's Texas ranch and threatened to disrupt wedding plans for Jenna Bush and Henry Hager, first lady Laura Bush said Monday.
Bush has missed targets on Middle East peace
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush has a faulty calendar and questionable optimism when it comes to the Middle East. By his original reckoning, an elusive peace should have happened three years ago and a democratic Palestinian state should now be living in harmony with longtime enemy Israel.
Barr announces Libertarian White House bid
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.
Bush calls Russian leaders Medvedev and Putin
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush has placed separate calls to newly inaugurated Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and former President and now Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Most Israelis say Olmert should resign
JERUSALEM, May 12 (UPI) -- A poll published Monday indicates that 59 percent of Israelis believe Prime Minister Ehud Olmert should resign because of a bribery scandal.
Poll: Clinton far ahead in West Virginia
THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats in West Virginia
Group says Zimbabwean election violence up
HARARE, Zimbabwe, May 12 (UPI) -- More than 900 people have been treated for injuries and at least 22 died from violence arising after Zimbabwe's elections, a relief organization said.
EPA testing air after twister in toxic Okla. town 
PICHER, Okla. - The Environmental Protection Agency was preparing to conduct air and soil tests to check for high lead levels Monday after a deadly tornado blew through Picher, a town so polluted with lead-filled mining waste that it's a Superfund site.
Obama, Clinton look to West Virginia
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.
Mid-Atlantic rain prompts evacuations, outages
CAMP SPRINGS, Md. - Heavy rain drenched the mid-Atlantic region Monday, knocking out power to more than 70,000 customers, flooding roads and forcing evacuations.
U.S. sees big drop in terrorism cases
WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- The number of terrorism and national security cases initiated by the U.S. Justice Department has declined by more than 50 percent, a recent study shows.
Stubborn wildfires force evacuations in Florida
MALABAR, Fla. - Wildfires in central Florida have forced
McCain hopes to attract young voters
CHICAGO (AP) -- He's a Republican, for starters. He describes himself as "older than dirt." And he makes no apology for an Iraq war that is especially unpopular on college campuses.
Pro-E.U. group tops Serbian vote
BELGRADE, Serbia, May 12 (UPI) -- The party of pro-western Serbian President Boris Tjadic was the top vote-getter in Sunday's parliamentary elections, a monitoring group said.
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