China quake toll could reach 20,000

Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 05:49:36 -0500

NEWS

W.Va. blowout bolsters Clinton's resolve
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Hillary Rodham Clinton crushed Barack Obama by more than 2-1 in the West
Virginia primary Tuesday a victory that was surely personally satisfying
but came as the Democratic presidential nomination is nearly in the
grasp of her rival.

China earthquake death toll could reach 20,000
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China began airlifting aid to the areas worst hit by a massive
earthquake Wednesday, while state media reported several thousand deaths
near the epicenter that accounted for 80% of one town's population. The
new figures appeared certain to push the death toll well beyond the
reported 12,000.

Bush opens Mideast tour, marks Israel's 60 years
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President Bush on Wednesday opened a celebratory visit to Israel where
he'll make a new push for peace in the long-troubled Middle East. "We
consider the Holy Land a very special place, and we consider the Israeli
people our close friends," Bush said.

MONEY

Taco Bell's new menu goes for a cheap fill
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Taco Bell may be emerging from taco hell. It hasn't been easy. There was
the E. coli outbreak in late 2006 that sickened 70 and closed dozens of
restaurants. Then, the rat infestation at a New York City unit in 2007
that became an Internet must-see.

Smart puts 'high level of safety into very small package'
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The tiniest car sold in the USA posted some of the best crash-test
results, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety will announce
today.

FBI warns of escalating mortgage fraud
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The sinking housing market is fertile ground for mortgage fraud, the FBI
warns in a new report. The agency said Tuesday that reports of suspected
mortgage fraud rose 31% to 46,717 from 35,617 in the previous fiscal
year ending Oct. 31.