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Obama criticizes McCain for 'naive' foreign policy

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a town hall meeting in Watertown, S.D., Friday, May 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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WATERTOWN, S.D. - Barack Obama laid into John McCain on Friday for advancing a tough-guy foreign policy that he called "naive and irresponsible," serving notice that he's ready to launch a full-throttle challenge to the Republican presidential contender on international relations in the general election campaign.

  • Jockey Andy Hernandez rides horse Lillians Boy races to the finish line at the Camarero racetrack in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, Friday, March 14, 2008. About 450 retired thoroughbreds, many in perfect health, are killed each year by lethal injection at a clinic tucked behind Puerto Rico's only racetrack, shortening their options of becoming jumping or riding horses, as happens in the U.S. mainland. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
    AP IMPACT: Losing racehorses killed in Puerto Rico AP - 55 minutes ago

    CANOVANAS, Puerto Rico - For thoroughbreds in this U.S. Caribbean territory, being fast enough to win, place or show is a matter of life and death — losers often don't even make it off the racetrack grounds alive. More than 400 horses, many in perfect health, are killed each year by injection at a clinic behind the Hipodromo Camarero racetrack, said chief veterinarian Jose Garcia.

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  • In this Sept. 8, 2007 file photo, Ashlee Simpson and her boyfriend Pete Wentz, of the band Fall Out Boy, arrive together at the Rolling Stone 40th anniversary party in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
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  • In this photo originally provided by Departures Magazine, wine makers, Robert Mondavi, left, and his brother Peter Mondavi, hold hands at the 26th annual Auction Napa Valley at Meadowwood Resort, on June 3, 2006, in St. Helena, Calif. Robert Mondavi, the pioneering vintner who put California wine country on the global map, died Friday, May 16, 2008. He was 94. (AP Photo/George Nikitin, Departures Magazine)
    Robert Mondavi, Calif. wine patriarch, dies at 94 AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

    BERKELEY, Calif. - Robert Mondavi, the pioneering vintner who helped put California wine country on the map, died at his Napa Valley home Friday. He was 94. Mondavi died peacefully at his home in Yountville, Robert Mondavi Winery spokeswoman Mia Malm said.

  • Indianapolis Colts running back Dominic Rhodes works out during a football minicamp at the team's training facility in Indianapolis Friday, May 16, 2008. (AP Photo/ Tom Strickland)
    NFL owners may opt out of labor deal next week AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

    NEW YORK - NFL owners could opt out of their agreement with the players union next week, leaving open the possibility of a 2010 season without a salary cap. The labor agreement is on the agenda for the league meetings in Atlanta on Tuesday.

  • A collapsed basketball board is seen amid the ruins while rescuers search for victims at the earthquake-hit Yingxiu town of Wenchuan, Sichuan province, May 16, 2008. (Stringer/Reuters)
    China buries dead as new aftershock hits Reuters - Fri May 16, 2:53 PM ET

    BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - An aftershock brought new havoc to the earthquake-stricken region of China on Friday, as it struggled to bury some of its estimated 50,000 dead, dig out more survivors and help thousands of injured and homeless.

  • Marine One carrying President George W. Bush flies from Jerusalem to the Masada historic site in Israel, May 15, 2008. (Larry Downing/Reuters)
    Saudis slightly boost oil output as Bush visits Reuters - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago

    RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia announced a modest increase in oil output on Friday after an appeal from visiting President George W. Bush but the news did little to douse prices that hit a new record earlier in the day.

  • Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) answers questions from the media aboard his campaign plane May 14, 2008. (Jeff Haynes/Reuters)
    Obama says Bush policies strengthened Iran, Hamas Reuters - Fri May 16, 1:01 PM ET

    WATERTOWN, South Dakota (Reuters) - Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama said on Friday President George W. Bush's "failed policies" had strengthened U.S. enemies like Iran and Hamas.

  • Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden speaks at a news conference in Afghanistan in a 1998 file photo. (Stringer/Files/Reuters)
    Bin Laden marks Israel anniversary with combat vow Reuters - Fri May 16, 9:23 AM ET

    DUBAI (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden vowed in an audio tape to mark Israel's 60th anniversary to continue to fight the Jewish state and its allies in the West.

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  • Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain speaks to members of the National Rifle Association at their annual convention in Louisville, Kentucky, May 16, 2008. (David R. Lutman/Reuters)
    McCain says Obama and Clinton threaten gun rights Reuters - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

    LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain warned gun owners on Friday that his Democratic opponents Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton would threaten their right to bear arms, as he sought to rally conservatives' support in the November election.

  • Opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporters from rural areas, displaced after post-election violence, camp at their party headquarters in Harare May 12, 2008. (Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters)
    Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai to return for second round Reuters - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago

    HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai restarts his campaign to oust Robert Mugabe at home on Saturday after seeking support abroad in his risky standoff with the president.

  • A Russian technician works inside the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, about 755 miles south of Tehran, April 3, 2007. (Raheb Homavandi/Reuters)
    Russia hopes for new offers to Tehran soon Reuters - Fri May 16, 1:26 PM ET

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday it hoped the six nations negotiating with Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment program could meet in Tehran soon to offer the Islamic Republic new proposals for talks.

  • A map locating the United Nation's priority areas for relief aid in Myanmar. Myanmar said Friday more than 133,000 people were dead or missing in the cyclone disaster, nearly doubling the official toll two weeks after the storm left the country's rice-growing south in ruins.(AFP/Graphic)
    Myanmar says more than 133,000 dead, missing in cyclone AFP - Fri May 16, 4:17 PM ET

    YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar said Friday more than 133,000 people were dead or missing in the cyclone disaster, nearly doubling the official toll two weeks after the storm left the country's rice-growing south in ruins.

  • Liu Deyun, 50, is rescued alive after some 100 hours buried beneath the rubble of a collapsed building at the Yingfeng Industrial Company, a fertilizer factory, in Yinghua, China's quake-stricken Sichuan province. Cries for help echoed from under the rubble of shattered communities as China warned time was running out to save survivors of an earthquake that has claimed an estimated 50,000 lives.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)
    Time running out for China quake survivors AFP - Fri May 16, 4:05 PM ET

    MIANYANG, China (AFP) - Cries for help echoed from under the rubble of shattered communities Friday as China warned time was running out to save survivors of an earthquake that has claimed an estimated 50,000 lives.

  • US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (C) and Saudi Foriegn Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal (R) shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding covering cooperation in the area of civil nuclear power as US President George W. Bush (L) applauds at Al-Janadryiah Ranch in Riyadh.(AFP/Jim Watson)
    Bush seeks more oil as Saudis say output is enough AFP - Fri May 16, 4:27 PM ET

    RIYADH (AFP) - US President George W. Bush pressed Saudi Arabia to raise oil output on Friday, but the world's biggest crude exporter said global supply is balanced with demand.

  • This handout photo provided by IntelCenter and taken from Al-Qaeda's as-Sahab Media shows Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in an audio statement. Bin Laden slammed Western leaders for taking part in Israel's 60th birthday celebrations and vowed that Muslims would fight and not give up "one inch of Palestine".(AFP/IntelCenter)
    Bin Laden slams West over Israel, vows to fight on AFP - Fri May 16, 7:30 AM ET

    DUBAI (AFP) - Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden slammed Western leaders for taking part in Israel's 60th birthday celebrations and vowed that Muslims would fight and not give up "one inch of Palestine," in an audio message Friday.

  • Breast cancer patients undergo chemotherapy treatment. A Canadian study has shown that women deficient in vitamin D at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis are more likely to die or see the tumor spread.(AFP/File/Philippe Huguen)
    Vitamin D deficiency linked to breast cancer in new study AFP - Fri May 16, 5:48 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Women deficient in vitamin D at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis are more likely to die or see the tumor spread, a Canadian study published in the United States has shown.

  • Traders work on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange in New York City. The price of oil rocketed to a record high of 127.82 dollars per barrel on Friday, as US President George W. Bush prepared to urge Saudi Arabia to pump more crude, analysts said.(AFP/Getty Images/Spencer Platt)
    Oil price surges to record high near 128 dollars AFP - Fri May 16, 4:14 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - The price of oil rocketed to a record high of 127.82 dollars per barrel on Friday, as US President George W. Bush prepared to urge Saudi Arabia to pump more crude, analysts said.

  • US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson delivers the keynote address at the Washington Post 200 luncheon in Washington, DC. Paulson said Friday he believes the financial crisis is winding down, but that it would take some time to fully emerge from the economic malaise.(AFP/Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)
    Financial crisis 'closer to the end': Paulson AFP - Fri May 16, 2:58 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Friday he believes the financial crisis is winding down, but that it would take some time to fully emerge from the economic malaise.

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