en-us http://www.newsique.com/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/world/china_aftershocks_spark_landslid/ Anger over schools' collapse Chinese government officials, meanwhile, struggled to answer questions from angry citizens on why so many schools collapsed in Monday's earthquake. They vowed to punish anyone responsible for shoddy construction. APA res news world 2008-05-16 08:14:22 http://www.newsique.com/world/china_aftershocks_spark_landslid/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24642170/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [9] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/china_aftershocks_spark_landslid/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/house_rejects_bill_funding_iraq_/ President Bush's Iraq war funding request collapsed in the House Thursday as anti-war Democrats and Republicans unhappy about added domestic funding combined to kill — for now — $163 billion to support U.S. troops overseas. The unlikely coalition f news politics 2008-05-16 08:14:19 http://www.newsique.com/politics/house_rejects_bill_funding_iraq_/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/291202042/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Important [14] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/house_rejects_bill_funding_iraq_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/woman_indicted_in_missouri_myspa/ A Missouri woman was indicted Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide. Lori Drew, 49, of suburban St. Louis, who allegedly helped create a MySpace ac news tech 2008-05-16 08:14:14 http://www.newsique.com/tech/woman_indicted_in_missouri_myspa/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/291158828/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/woman_indicted_in_missouri_myspa/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/mccain_believes_iraq_war_can_be_/ Republican John McCain declared for the first time Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, although he rejected suggestions that his talk of a timetable put him on the same side as Democrats clamoring for full-scale troop withdrawals. The news politics 2008-05-16 08:14:17 http://www.newsique.com/politics/mccain_believes_iraq_war_can_be_/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/290991510/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [7] 60 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/mccain_believes_iraq_war_can_be_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/un_in_dark_about_myanmar_cyclone/ The United Nations said Friday that severe restrictions by Myanmar's military junta have left aid agencies largely in the dark about the extent of survivors' suffering, two weeks after a killer cyclone left up to 2.5 million people destitute. John Holm news world 2008-05-16 08:14:11 http://www.newsique.com/world/un_in_dark_about_myanmar_cyclone/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/290972642/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [12] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/un_in_dark_about_myanmar_cyclone/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/files_released_on_ufo_sightings/ Secret files on UFO sightings have been made available for the first time by the Ministry of Defence. The documents, which can be downloaded from the National Archives website, cover the period from 1978 to 1987. They include accounts of strange lig news science 2008-05-14 08:18:19 http://www.newsique.com/science/files_released_on_ufo_sightings/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/7398108.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/files_released_on_ufo_sightings/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/europe_could_get_manned_spaceshi/ A plan for a manned spacecraft has been announced by the European firm EADS. Its Astrium division has designed a variant of its space station freighter that could also transport astronauts. Limited details were released in Bremen, Germany, on Tuesda news science 2008-05-14 08:18:17 http://www.newsique.com/science/europe_could_get_manned_spaceshi/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7398517.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/europe_could_get_manned_spaceshi/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/indiana_jones_would_make_a_bad_a/ Paul Zimansky, an archaeology professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, once had an adventure reminiscent of Indy's fear of snakes. Zimansky had to drive at breakneck speed to get a colleague to a doctor after he was bitten by a viper news tech 2008-05-14 08:16:14 http://www.newsique.com/tech/indiana_jones_would_make_a_bad_a/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24595365/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/indiana_jones_would_make_a_bad_a/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/companies_reject_vista/ Among corporate users, it's nothing new for companies like GM to skip releases of Windows, says Mike Nash, a corporate vice-president at Microsoft. He points to customers including Continental Airlines, Bank of America, Cerner, and Royal Dutch Shell, whic news tech 2008-05-14 08:16:12 http://www.newsique.com/tech/companies_reject_vista/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24596745/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/companies_reject_vista/#comments http://www.newsique.com/conflicts/80_killed_by_series_of_blasts_in/ Police imposed a daylong curfew in the western Indian city of Jaipur on Wednesday to prevent any retaliatory violence after a series of blasts in crowded areas left at least 80 people dead. Authorities suspect Islamic militants were behind the blasts, news conflicts 2008-05-14 08:14:19 http://www.newsique.com/conflicts/80_killed_by_series_of_blasts_in/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/289897351/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/conflicts/80_killed_by_series_of_blasts_in/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/quake_survivors_scraping_by__dea/ The battle for survival here is as stark as anywhere in the earthquake zone. Wang Guofei and his younger brother drove Tuesday morning to look for their mother in the rugged county of Beichuan, where at least 5,000 people have died as a result of Monda news world 2008-05-14 08:14:21 http://www.newsique.com/world/quake_survivors_scraping_by__dea/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/289924171/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/quake_survivors_scraping_by__dea/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/congress_votes_to_stop_filling_o/ The House and Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to temporarily stop filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a response to public anger over rising oil prices as the average price of regular unleaded gasoline nationwide hit a new high of $3.73 per gallo news politics 2008-05-14 08:14:23 http://www.newsique.com/politics/congress_votes_to_stop_filling_o/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/289897352/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [9] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/congress_votes_to_stop_filling_o/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/virtual_telescope_opens_night_sk/ Twirling galaxies, exotic nebulae and exploding stars are now just a mouse click away for amateur astronomers. Microsoft has launched WorldWide Telescope, a free tool that stitches together images from some of the best ground- and space-based telescope news science 2008-05-13 08:21:39 http://www.newsique.com/science/virtual_telescope_opens_night_sk/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7397811.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/virtual_telescope_opens_night_sk/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/pollution_ups_blood_clot_risk/ Breathing in air pollution from traffic fumes can raise the risk of potentially deadly blood clots, a US study says. Exposure to small particulates - tiny chemicals caused by burning fossil fuels - is known to increase the chances of heart disease and news science 2008-05-13 08:21:41 http://www.newsique.com/science/pollution_ups_blood_clot_risk/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7396733.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/pollution_ups_blood_clot_risk/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/seal_tries_sex_with_penguin/ A seal has been caught on camera trying to have sex with a penguin. This seems to be the first known example of a sexual escapade between a mammal and another kind of vertebrate such as a bird, reptile or fish, "although some mammals are known to have news tech 2008-05-13 08:20:27 http://www.newsique.com/tech/seal_tries_sex_with_penguin/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24585481/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/seal_tries_sex_with_penguin/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/apple_iphone_sold_out_online_in_/ Apple said Monday its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are sold out of the iPhone, a sign supplies are being winnowed ahead of the launch of the device's next generation featuring faster Internet surfing speeds. The Cupertino-based company confirmed news tech 2008-05-13 08:18:20 http://www.newsique.com/tech/apple_iphone_sold_out_online_in_/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24581551/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/apple_iphone_sold_out_online_in_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/racist_remarks_threats_alarm_oba/ Skilled at bridging divides Obama has won 30 of 50 Democratic contests so far, the kind of nationwide electoral triumph no black candidate has ever realized. That he is on the brink of capturing the Democratic nomination, some say, is a testament to ho news politics 2008-05-13 08:18:15 http://www.newsique.com/politics/racist_remarks_threats_alarm_oba/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24588813/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/racist_remarks_threats_alarm_oba/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/mccain_the_new_captain_climate/ The likely Republican Presidential nominee offered a climate-change proposal that opponents, including Obama, say is too little, too late John McCain's global warming journey started back in 2000, when a strange apparition named "Captain Climate" began news business 2008-05-13 08:15:35 http://www.newsique.com/business/mccain_the_new_captain_climate/ BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/may2008/db20080512_607034.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/businessweek/ 94 Funny [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/mccain_the_new_captain_climate/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/hit-run_rampage_suspect_enters_i/ A 31-year-old Fremont man accused running down and trying to kill pedestrians in San Francisco entered a plea today of not guilty by reason of insanity to 35 felony counts. Omeed Aziz Popal is accused of 16 counts of attempted murder, 16 assault charge news us 2008-05-13 08:15:23 http://www.newsique.com/us/hit-run_rampage_suspect_enters_i/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/288910268/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/hit-run_rampage_suspect_enters_i/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/death_toll_in_china_quake_report/ Rescue workers are digging through flattened homes and schools in a desperate search for victims of China's worst earthquake in three decades. Authorities say nearly 12,000 people were killed and more than 18,000 are missing. The official Xinhua News A news world 2008-05-13 08:15:17 http://www.newsique.com/world/death_toll_in_china_quake_report/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/288647374/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Important [9] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/death_toll_in_china_quake_report/#comments