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Associated Press North Korea says it has successfully conducted a nuclear test. The country's official Korean Central News Agency reported that the test was carried out Monday. Lee Dong-kwan, a spokesman for the South Korean president, says that a nuclear test may have been carried out in the North. President Lee Myung-bak has called an emergency security session. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean media are reporting that North Korea may have conducted a nuclear test. YTN television is citing an unnamed government official and the Yonhap news agency cites a ruling party member as saying the nuclear test may have occured Monday morning. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has convened an emergency meeting. © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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TheHill.com - Pelosi turns down Sunday show invitations :#tcot and #fltcot "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) turned down invitations to be on several Sunday morning talk shows and is instead spending the weekend with her family. The Speaker was invited to appear on NBC's 'Meet the Press,” ABC's 'This Week,” “Fox News Sunday” and CNN’s “State of the Union,” according to sources at the networks."

Pregnant woman, 66, set to be oldest woman to give birth in Britain | UK news | guardian.co.uk :#tcot and #fltcot "A 66-year-old is set to become the ­oldest woman to give birth in Britain, it was reported last night. Elizabeth Adeney is reported to be eight months pregnant after having had IVF treatment abroad. She is four years older than the ­previous record holder, Patricia Rashbrook, who gave birth in 2006, aged 62."

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» Hillary Thought She Was a ‘Hsu’ In!? The Great American Blog « FOXNews.com :#tcot and #fltcot "'I've never seen anybody who has been more loyal and more effective and really just having greater success supporting someone than you,' she told him. 'Everywhere I go, you're there. If you're not, you're sending people to be part of my events. You know, we're going to win this campaign, Norman, because you single-handedly are going to make that happen.'"

Newsmax.com - Cheney: U.S. Must Threaten to Bomb Iran :#tcot and #fltcot "Former Vice President Dick Cheney says the only way for President Barack Obama’s diplomacy with Iran to work is if Obama threatens to bomb the country."

ANALYSIS - Egypt's pig cull fans sectarian tension | World | Reuters :#tcot and #fltcot "'The Christians are Egypt's garbage men, and we are not liked,' said Marzouk Badr Adli after taking part in a recent protest against the cull in Cairo's Manshiet Nasser shantytown. 'We serve the people and they come and cut off our livelihood.'"

Dick Cheney backs Jeb Bush for president - Andy Barr - POLITICO.com :#tcot and #fltcot "Former Vice President Dick Cheney said on Tuesday he would back former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush if he decided to run for president. “I like Jeb. I think he's a good man. I'd like to see him continue to stay involved politically,” Cheney said during an interview with Fox News’ Neil Cavuto. “I'd probably support him for president.” Cheney insisted that he’s “not in the business of endorsing anybody at this point,” but said that he’s “a big fan of Jeb's.”"

CNSNews.com - U.S. Will Pay $2.6 Million to Train Chinese Prostitutes to Drink Responsibly on the Job : #tcot and #fltcot "The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will pay $2.6 million in U.S. tax dollars to train Chinese prostitutes to drink responsibly on the job."

Jordan Times : "Criminal Prosecutor Ahmad Omari on Sunday charged two brothers with the premeditated murder of their married sister in the latest so-called honour crime, official sources said. #tcot and #fltcot The 30-year-old woman, a mother of six, was reportedly stabbed to death with a switchblade, allegedly by her brothers aged, 44 and 19, at her father's home on Saturday, the source said."

TBO.com - News From AP : "Convicted Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad should never have been allowed to act as his own lawyer for part of his 2003 capital murder trial, his attorney said Tuesday in a federal appeals hearing. #tcot and #fltcot Muhammad's conviction and death sentence should be thrown out because his trial lawyers failed to tell a judge that the mastermind of the 2002 shootings was too mentally impaired to represent himself, attorney Jonathan Sheldon said."

TBO.com - News From AP :#tcot and #fltcot "It took three trials, three juries and nearly three years, but federal prosecutors finally succeeded Tuesday in convicting five Miami men of plotting to start an anti-government insurrection by destroying Chicago's Sears Tower and bombing FBI offices. One man was acquitted."

It's A Good Time To Work For Uncle Sam | Econwatch - CBS News : #tcot and #fltcot "President Obama's call last year for 'shared sacrifice' doesn't extend to federal employees, at least based on the details of his administration's 2010 budget released this week. At a time when the official unemployment rate is nearing double digits, and 6.35 million people are receiving unemployment benefits, the U.S. government is on a hiring binge."

Analysts: President Obama too hopeful - BostonHerald.com :#tcot and #fltcot "The giant deficit means that the government will have to borrow about 50 cents for every dollar it spends, pushing up the relative size of the deficit to its highest level since the last year of World War II."

Obama: Stay Away From Notre Dame's Commencement | The American Prospect :#tcot and #fltcot "We agree that President Barack Obama shouldn't speak at Notre Dame -- but abortion has nothing to do with it."

Tallahassee Democrat - www.floridacapitalnews.com - Tallahassee, FL. :#tcot and #fltcot "Gov. Charlie Crist plans to make his long-awaited political announcement on Tuesday, probably setting off a Republican chain reaction by jumping into the race for retiring U.S Sen. Mel Martinez's job." Crist is another non conservative Republican that this writer will NOT support.

Your Turn – May 10, 2009 : "Wake up children! If you thought your rights were eroded under President Bush, then you ain't seen nothing yet!"#tcot and #fltcot

Gateway Pundit: Barack Obama Bans Common Folk From D-Day Ceremonies#tcot and #fltcot

Obama ignores bankruptcy law - International Financial Law Review - 1 May 2009

Obama to cut slain officers program by nearly half :#tcot and #fltcot "The Obama administration wants to cut almost in half a benefits program for the families of slain police and safety officers."

EDITORIAL: Obama's empath - Washington Times :#tcot and #fltcot "Apparently President Obama models himself after 'Star Trek' Capt. Jean Luc Piccard. They both want to travel through the universe with a personal empath to guide them."

Stone Manor change seen as chaotic - al.com :#tcot and #fltcot "Audrey Jones, widowed a year ago, sold her home in English Village last summer to move into a well-lit and quiet, two-bedroom place at Stone Manor Luxury Apartments. 'I thought I was going to be here the rest of my life,' Jones said. 'I loved this place.'"

Obama's grandmother to perform Muslim Hajj :#tcot and #fltcot "President Barack Obama's paternal grandmother, Sarah Obama, will reportedly perform the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage this year along with her son Syeed Obama."

Some stockpiling to prepare should times turn perilous - Kansas City Star : #tcot and #fltcot" Canned goods. Vegetable seeds. Fortified water by the case. They are reportedly flying off the shelves, these staples of the stockpile crowd. “Survivalist” isn’t the right term, not in a downturn that has got everyone nervous. “Preparedness” or “self-sufficiency” — that is what they are saying."

Newsmax.com - Jesse Jackson: NAACP Must Save Auto Industry : #tcot and #fltcot"The Rev. Jesse Jackson says helping Detroit's ailing auto industry is part of the NAACP's new role. The civil rights activist said Sunday that blacks are disproportionately suffering in the current economic downturn and car companies' failures."

DEBKAfile - Netanyahu heads for collision with Obama administration :#tcot and #fltcot "Barack Obama is expected to squeeze the Netanyahu government hard for immediate engagement on the Middle East conflict without further dela"

Supermarket magnate wins Panama presidential vote :#tcot and #fltcot "Panama's economy grew by an annual average of 8.7 percent over the past five years, and unemployment fell from 12 percent to 5.6 percent. The growth was fueled by foreign and state investment by the outgoing government of President Martin Torrijos. Growth this year is projected to be 3-4 percent."

John Edwards acknowledges federal probe :#tcot and #fltcot "'I am confident that no funds from my campaign were used improperly,' Edwards said in the statement. 'However, I know that it is the role of government to ensure that this is true. We have made available to the United States both the people and the information necessary to help them get the issue resolved efficiently and in a timely matter.'"

Obama, Receives Foreign Student tuition aid « The Arizona Sentinel :#tcot and #fltcot "In a move certain to fuel the debate over Obama’s qualifications for the presidency, the group “Americans for Freedom of Information” has released copies of President Obama’s college transcripts from Occidental College. Released today, the transcript indicates that Obama, under the name Barry Soetoro, received financial aid as a foreign student from Indonesia"

Severin suspended for comments about Mexican immigrants - The Boston Globe : #tcot and #fltcot"Jay Severin, the fiery right wing talk show host on Boston's WTKK-FM radio station, was suspended yesterday after calling Mexican immigrants 'criminaliens,' 'primitives,' 'leeches,' and exporters of 'women with mustaches and VD,' among other incendiary comments."

TBO.com - News From AP :#tcot and #fltcot "Immigrants and their families gathered at rallies across the country Friday to push for changes to U.S. immigration policy, but as a swine flu outbreak continued to spread, attendance at some events was smaller than organizers had hoped"

Health officials in US warn migrants about flu :#tcot and #fltcot "As migrant workers from Mexico begin their journey north to take summer jobs in fields and construction sites across the U.S., public health officials and others are fanning out to intercept them at food lines and churches in hopes of stemming the spread of deadly swine flu."

My Way News - Hospitals, doctors deal with swine flu jitters : #tcot and #fltcot"Most were Mexican immigrants suffering nothing more than a cold, but worried they might have been exposed to the swine flu virus on a recent trip to Mexico or a visit from a relative."