Reuters - The current mortgage crisis has exposed the need for financial reform, but there is no time for legislative fixes this year, a leading member of the U.S. House of Representatives said on Sunday.

3 seals found shot dead near San Simeon - Los Angeles Times
Three northern elephant seals were found shot dead this morning at the Point Piedras Blancas elephant seal colony near San Simeon, Calif., five miles north of Hearst Castle, authorities said. The three seals — each about 1,000 pounds and between 2 Dockers shut West Coast ports in brief protest - San Francisco Gatedel.icio.us […]

Lawyer says Austrian incest father “a broken man” (Reuters)
Reuters - The lawyer of the Austrian man who held his daughter captive and fathered her seven children said on Sunday his client was “emotionally a broken man.”

UPDATE 3-Torch in mainland China gets thunderous welcome - Guardian Unlimited
SANYA, China, May 4 (Reuters) - Thunderous applause and cheers greeted the Olympic torch on Sunday on the first leg of its marathon relay through mainland China after a protest-harried overseas journey. “Go China,” people lining the streets chanted Caymans earn rep as snorkeler heaven - New York Daily NewsA beautiful world awaits […]

Jefferson County Farm on Its Way to Permanent Protection

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