http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines The latest news brought to you by MySpace! Thu, 22 May 2008 19:21:07 GMT http://newscdn.myspace.com/web.2.17/content/springwidget/newsheadlines.xml http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17655900 WASHINGTON - Likely Democratic nominee Barack Obama has begun a top-secret search for a running mate, fresh signs that the general election campaign is well under way and the primary race against Hillary Rodham Clinton is basically over. The campaign did not Yahoo! News Thu, 22 May 2008 13:44:14 GMT http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17655900 http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/22/farm.bill/index.html?eref=rss_topstories The House of Representatives voted 316-108 Wednesday to override the president's veto, but shortly after the vote, lawmakers learned that a "not particularly controversial" section of the bill was accidentally omitted from the version that Congress CNN Thu, 22 May 2008 16:23:28 GMT http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/22/farm.bill/index.html?eref=rss_topstories http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17656126 David Cook is audience’s pick for new ‘Idol’ 25-year-old crushes judges' favorite Archuleta by 12 million votes Kevork Djansezian / AP David Cook, center, is congratulated by fellow contestants, David Archuleta, left, Carly Smithson and Michael Johns, right, MSNBC: Today's News Thu, 22 May 2008 14:03:26 GMT http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17656126 http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17657335 Gen. David Petraeus, President George W. Bush's nominee to oversee military operations in the Middle East and Central Asia, told the Senate that current international pressure on Iran already appears to be "affecting the Iranian energy market and may convince Reuters Thu, 22 May 2008 14:50:25 GMT http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17657335 http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17663097 International observers say Georgia's parliamentary elections, which look set to be won by the ruling party, were not fully satisfactory. Partial returns show that Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili's United National Movement got 63% of the vote. The BBC Thu, 22 May 2008 16:49:04 GMT http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17663097 http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17663608 2. You can market yourself: With the emergence of online platforms designed specifically to market the homes of sellers not affiliated with agents—such as ForSaleByOwner.com— homeowners no longer need agents to get their property in front of US News & World Report Thu, 22 May 2008 16:46:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17663608 http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/295965232/2008-05-22-south-africa_N.htm JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Hundreds of terrified immigrants fled South Africa on Thursday from a wave of anti-foreigner violence that has killed at least 42 people and shredded the nation's reputation for economic and political stability. Read more USAToday.com Thu, 22 May 2008 18:02:57 GMT http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/295965232/2008-05-22-south-africa_N.htm http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17665925 Senate Approves $165B for Iraq, Afghanistan Wars Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 22, 2008; 1:29 PM The Senate today approved $165 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan well into the next presidency, but in a break with President Bush, it washingtonpost.com Thu, 22 May 2008 17:23:53 GMT http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17665925 http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/obama-begins-search-for-vice-president/index.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Updated | 1 p.m. ORLANDO – With the Democratic National Convention only three months away, Senator Barack Obama has asked a tight circle of advisers to begin conducting a confidential search for prospective running mates. Mr. Obama, who intends to wait until NY Times Thu, 22 May 2008 16:58:23 GMT http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/obama-begins-search-for-vice-president/index.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/22/travel/main4117936.shtml?source=RSSattr=HOME_4117936 As the cost of oil continues its surge, it is almost certain to dampen travel plans for millions of Americans heading into the Memorial Day holiday weekend and the upcoming summer months. A new Rand McNally survey says two-thirds of Americans planning road CBS News Thu, 22 May 2008 12:38:39 GMT http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/22/travel/main4117936.shtml?source=RSSattr=HOME_4117936 http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17667287 A day after converting the courtroom into the world's least comfortable porno theater, it's now time for the state to prove that we watched R. Kelly having sex in his faux log cabin—not an R. Kelly impersonator in some other guy's faux log cabin. Jamison says Slate Thu, 22 May 2008 18:53:31 GMT http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17667287 http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17658224 accused the Democratic National Committee of a policy that violates "our most fundamental values as Democrats and Americans"; placed a disagreement over convention delegates alongside battles over slavery and women's suffrage; and equated the spat over ABC News Thu, 22 May 2008 15:03:55 GMT http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17658224 http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17667339 (WASHINGTON) — The House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former White House adviser Karl Rove as part of its inquiry into whether the Bush administration politically meddled at the Justice Department. Accusations of politics governing decisions at the agency led to the resignation of former Time.com Thu, 22 May 2008 18:03:38 GMT http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17667339 http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17665318 Police Investigate Murder of Northeastern University Student Found Shot to Death in Boston Apartment BOSTON — Boston police are investigating the shooting death of a 22-year-old Northeastern University student in her off-campus apartment. Boston police FOX News Thu, 22 May 2008 17:54:48 GMT http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17665318 http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17653110 concerns, the government of Pakistan's volatile North West Frontier Province (NWFP) has signed a peace agreement with pro-Taliban militants who have turned the scenic Swat valley into a hub of radicalism and violence. The talks in the NWFP capital, Peshawar, CNSNews.com: Headlines Thu, 22 May 2008 11:53:39 GMT http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17653110 http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17662574 A chill, an emotional nor'easter, blew out of Boston this week with the news that our senior senator, Ted Kennedy, had been diagnosed with brain cancer. Once upon a time in Camelot, the youngest Kennedy brother was regarded as perhaps unworthy of a seat at Newsweek Thu, 22 May 2008 15:50:47 GMT http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17662574 http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17641348 The grown-up rocker triumphed over the smooth-voiced kid as David Cook claimed the "American Idol" title Wednesday, and it wasn't as much of a surprise as it seemed. Judge Simon Cowell said at the time that the song choices sunk him, and told Archuleta that SF Gate Thu, 22 May 2008 02:47:19 GMT http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17641348 http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17654094 chief presses Myanmar on aid Ban urges regime to accept international aid, tours cyclone-ravaged area Stan Honda / Pool via EPA United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, tours the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, on Thusrday. Secretary-General MSNBC: Today's News Thu, 22 May 2008 12:19:09 GMT http://news.myspace.com/politics/newsheadlines/item/17654094 http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/295985312/2008-05-22-polygamistsect-ruling_N.htm SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — A state appellate court has ruled that child welfare officials had no right to seize more than 400 children living at a polygamist sect's ranch. The appellate court ruled the chaotic hearing held last month did not demonstrate USAToday.com Thu, 22 May 2008 17:56:28 GMT http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/295985312/2008-05-22-polygamistsect-ruling_N.htm http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/22/summit.wildfire/index.html?eref=rss_topstories An aggressive wildfire in Northern California's Santa Cruz Mountains grew to 1,400 acres Thursday, prompting evacuations of homes in two counties, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. The Summit Fire began around 5:30 a.m. PT (8:30 CNN Thu, 22 May 2008 17:23:27 GMT http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/22/summit.wildfire/index.html?eref=rss_topstories