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May
20

Libyan's Death Brings Up Debate Over His Release - New York Times

2012-05-20
New York TimesLibyan's Death Brings Up Debate Over His ReleaseNew York TimesLONDON — More than 23 years after an explosion plunged Pan Am Flight 103 to the earth over the Scottish border town of Lockerbie, the death on Sunday of the only man convicted in the bombing was marked as the attack always has been: with controversy ...and more »
May
20

A debate: Should you jump in on Facebook debut? - The Associated Press

2012-05-20
A debate: Should you jump in on Facebook debut?The Associated PressTwo Associated Press business writers debate whether the stock is a smart buy. By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO — I doubted Mark Zuckerberg when I met him more than five years ago, shortly after he rebuffed several chances to sell ...and more »
May
20

A political debate plays out among Louisiana oil rigs - Los Angeles Times

2012-05-20
Los Angeles TimesA political debate plays out among Louisiana oil rigsLos Angeles TimesPresident Obama takes credit for a rebound in drilling jobs, while Mitt Romney criticizes the president's policies as outdated. In a community that vividly recalls the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the issue is personal. Republican presidential candidate ...
May
17

Defense budget debate touches on Afghanistan, NASCAR

2012-05-17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - War-weary lawmakers nudged President Barack Obama to speed the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan on Thursday but Republicans blocked a big debate on the issue ahead of a NATO summit to chart the way forward in the decade-long conflict. The clash over Afghanistan came as lawmakers in the House of Representatives debated an annual policy bill that would authorize ...
May
20

A debate: Should you jump in on Facebook debut?

2012-05-20
EDITOR'S NOTE — Facebook began selling stock to the public Friday in the most talked-about market debut in years. The stock closed 23 cents above its initial offering price, at $38.23. Two Associated Press ...
May
20

There’s no debate about UNLV’s success

2012-05-20
The pros and cons of debate. It was just a few years ago — remember the university budget meltdown of 2008-09 and the redux in 2011? — that an up-and-coming debate program at UNLV found itself, along with many other excellent programs, on the chopping block.
May
21

Guard killed in Mississippi prison riot

2012-05-21
A prison riot that claimed the life of a guard continued into the late night hours Sunday at Adams County Correctional Facility in Natchez, Mississippi, with no clear word from authorities about what caused it.
May
20

Gibb, 62, dies after cancer battle

2012-05-20
Robin Gibb, one of three brothers who made up the disco group the Bee Gees behind "Saturday Night Fever" and other hits from the 1970s, died after a bout with cancer, according to a statement on his website.
May
20

45 arrested; 4 cops hurt in NATO fracas

2012-05-20
More work must be done before NATO troops pull out of Afghanistan, U.S. President Barack Obama said as he met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday.