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Title Section21 2011-05-01 1 MICA (P) 206/09/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Sunday May 1, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking SPECIAL EDITION21 words
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Article, Illustration588 2011-05-01 1 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Workers’ Party isn’t just guilty of creating an “emotional dilemma” for the voters of Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) it is also “playing with the lives of over 200,000 Singaporeans” who live there, said Foreign MinisterPHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 588 words
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419 2011-05-01 1 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE Workers’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang fired his second salvo in as many days at the ruling party, lambasting the People’s Action Party (PAP) last night for using various unfair means to make it “almost impossible” for the419 words
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488 2011-05-01 2 DERRICK A PAULO; LYNDA HONG; NEOCHAI CHIN - DERRICK A PAULO derrick@mediacorp.com.sg ING BY WITH ADDITIONAL REPORT- LYNDA HONG AND NEOCHAI CHIN SINGAPORE It may not be the case just yet but, in time to come, the Workfare Income Supplement scheme will rank up there as unique a Singapore creation488 words
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Article, Illustration841 2011-05-01 2 DERRICK A PAULO; ANSLEY NG, ONG DAI LIN ANDTAN YO-HINN - That’s the key to get ahead in income race: Gan DERRICK A PAULO derrick@mediacorp.com.sg WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY ANSLEY NG, ONG DAI LIN ANDTAN YO-HINN SINGAPORE With Opposition parties questioning whether wages have kept pace with economic growth, Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong said yesterday there841 words
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Article, Illustration133 2011-05-01 2 With its nightly upload of political party rallies, Today’s YouTube channel Todaydigital has attracted around 700,000 upload views in the three days of rallies. With an average of more than 200,000 views each day, the channel, which only went “live”133 words
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Article, Illustration750 2011-05-01 3 LOH CHEE KONG; CHEOWXINYI; CHRISTOPHERTOH, NEO CHAI CHIN, LIN YANQIN; SHAMIR OSMAN - Opposition figures question timing of NWC’s recommendations to up salaries LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY CHEOWXINYI, CHRISTOPHERTOH, NEO CHAI CHIN, LIN YANQIN AND SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE On the eve of Labour Day, jobs and Singaporeans’ incomes came under the spotlight yesterday at Opposition rallies750 words
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Article460 2011-05-01 3 Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew ON WORKERS’ PARTY AND ITS CHALLENGE IN ALJUNIED Low Thia Khiang, he wants to be co-driver. What is it that he really wants? He wants to take over. So I ask him, who’s going to be his Finance Minister, who’s going to be his Defence460 words
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Article, Illustration426 2011-05-01 4 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The answer: The fear of widespread unemployment and of racial conflict, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong revealed last night at a rally in Geylang East. If there is a recession and unemployment reaches about 5 per cent, that wouldPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 426 words
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472 2011-05-01 4 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Knock out Foreign Minister George Yeo at the hustings, and you lose a Foreign Minister who can maintain good terms and negotiate delicate agreements with Singapore’s neighbours. Hand Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) to the Opposition at the472 words
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Article, Illustration494 2011-05-01 6 LIN YANQIN, NG JING YNG - LIN YANQIN, NG JING YNG linyanqin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It was an emotional moment, as Opposition veteran Chiam See Tong returned to the stage where he first emerged victorious and entered Parliament, six General Elections ago, in Potong Pasir. “I am sorry I amPHOTO BY SIM YI JIN - 494 words
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Article, Illustration521 2011-05-01 6 LEONG WEE KEAT - PAP veteran turns down GRC contest, hoping to be third time lucky LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE His five-year plan for Potong Pasir residents “may not sound particularly new or exciting”, acknowledged the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) Sitoh Yih Pin. Unlike in the 2006 GeneralPHOTO BY NATASHIA LEE - 521 words
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Article, Illustration476 2011-05-01 8 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The National Solidarity Party (NSP) has called for a more compassionate government that looks after its people and protects their welfare, instead of one that just prevents its reserves from being raided. SpeakingPHOTO BY SYAFIQAH HAMID - 476 words
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Article, Illustration434 2011-05-01 8 TANYA FONG - TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Making her maiden rally speech, new PAP candidate for Marine Parade GRC Tin Pei Ling yesterday outlined her “comprehensive plan” for the MacPherson ward which includes initiatives for the elderly, young families and low-income households.PHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 434 words
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Article, Illustration476 2011-05-01 10 ONG DAI LIN - ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Republic’s national reserves are “managed very, very carefully” assured Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, yesterday, and Opposition claims to the contrary are “pure fabrication”. He made this point in his latest rebuttal to thePHOTO BY ONG DAI LIN - 476 words
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Article, Illustration283 2011-05-01 10 ANSLEY NG - ANSLEY NG It is not the length of the loan but the percentage of monthly income repayable to the housing loan that matters, said Minister for National Development Mah BowTan in response to an Opposition point that paying for aPHOTO BY ANSLEY NG - 283 words
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Article, Illustration381 2011-05-01 10 ANSLEY NG - ANSLEY NG SINGAPORE Labour chief Lim Swee Say yesterday brushed aside the Workers’ Party’s (WP) call for unemployment insurance for Singaporeans, saying full employment was instead the best insurance. At his first rally on Thursday, Workers’ Party candidate Chen Show Mao, who is contestingPHOTO BY ANSLEY NG - 381 words
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Article, Illustration505 2011-05-01 12 CHEOW XIN YI - CHEOW XIN YI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Convert void decks to polyclinics to help ease the crunch on medical facilities. Start a bus service on a non-profit basis that will cost less. These are some of the recommendations put forward by Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) candidatePHOTO BY DON WONG - 505 words
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Article, Illustration492 2011-05-01 12 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It was Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s condolence letter to Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam (picture), when his father died in 2008, that spurred him to enter politics, the Reform Party (RP) chief revealed at its rally lastIPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 492 words
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Article, Illustration391 2011-05-01 14 CHRISTOPHER TOH - CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Can more be done to solve our public transport woes? That was the question the Workers’ Party (WP) candidates contesting the East Coast Group Representative Constituency (GRC) posed at a rally in Bedok Stadium last night.PHOTO BY NATASHIA LEE - 391 words
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Article, Illustration461 2011-05-01 14 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT leongweekeat@mediacorp SINGAPORE Some had asked new People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate Ong Ye Kung if he regretted being thrown into the contest for the “hot seat” in this General Election Aljunied Group Representation Constituency. After all, Mr OngPHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 461 words
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Article286 2011-05-01 14 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE Told that she is “too quiet”, Mrs Lim Hwee Hua deadpanned last night that she “may not always grab headlines”, “may not have 50,000 Facebook fans” and was “no firebrand politician”. But Mrs Lim, who is Minister in the Prime286 words
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Article, Illustration675 2011-05-01 16 SINGAPORE On the hectic campaign trail, it is the little things that help Ms Tin Pei Ling, 27, find some respite. A quick dinner with her parents and husband in the midst of a flurry of block visits, media interviews andPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 675 words
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Article762 2011-05-01 16 SHERALYN TAY, TAN WEIZHEN - WHAT THEY SAID SHERALYN TAY, TAN WEIZHEN Here are excerpts of a Q&A session with both candidates done separately and face to face. For the full version, go to todayonline.com. What is the single biggest concern you have about Singapore? MsTin Pei Ling: The long-term sustainability of the development of762 words
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Article, Illustration670 2011-05-01 17 A 70-year-old’s tip for Nicole Seah SINGAPORE For any rookie campaigner, the pace of the hustings can be punishing. And the stress, the four hours of sleep, the irregular meals and a gruelling schedule of media interviews, speeches, house visits and outreach activities took their inexorable toll on the GeneralPHOTO BY SHERALYN TAY - 670 words
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468 2011-05-01 18 S RAMESH - S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has said the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) team in Marine Parade will keep a close watch on residents in the low-income group who need special help. Speaking during an468 words
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Article, Illustration541 2011-05-01 18 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN SINGAPORE One of the media’s favourite questions for People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate Desmond Choo is this: How does he rate his chances in Hougang now that its erstwhile and popular incumbent, Mr Low Thia Khiang, is contesting in thePHOTO BY DAVID TAN - 541 words
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323 2011-05-01 18 ONG DAI LIN - ONG DAI LIN SINGAPORE People’s Action Party (PAP) new face Low Yen Ling last night cited businesses and families as the cornerstones of Singapore’s progress and pledged to give her best to develop them. Ms Low, who is fielded in the323 words
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Article, Illustration703 2011-05-01 19 P N BALJI - COMMENTARY P N BALJI P N Balji is the director of the Asia Journalism Fellowship, a joint initiative ofTemasek Foundation and NTU. It is early days yet but two defining media moments have already popped up to demonstrate the703 words
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Article, Illustration407 2011-05-01 19 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is not just about having more amenities, it is also about balancing the needs of the residents, PAP candidate for Punggol East singe-seat ward Michael Palmer said yesterday. Mr Palmer, 42, was responding to his opponent, SingaporePHOTO BY SYAFIQAH HAMID - 407 words
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Advertisement106 2011-05-01 19 COMMENTARY ONLINE Don’t fall into the populist trap this election, warns Today’s deputy digital media editor PeterYeo. He writes: “It is my observation that social media (not all, of course) breeds bullies. As the thread builds, it creates a hive mentality. Any dissenters are quickly dispatched and chased out of106 words
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508 2011-05-01 20 SINGAPORE It is a 50-year partnership between the Government and unions that has given workers the opportunities to be part of the country’s policy-making process, according to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. And it is one of the ways the508 words
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Article338 2011-05-01 20 SINGAPORE Singaporeans who are entitled to their growth dividends and CPF Medisave top-ups will receive their payments by today. The Ministry of Finance said about 2.4 million adult Singaporeans will get about S$1.5 billion in growth dividends. About 1.3 million Singaporeans aged 45 and338 words
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Article, Illustration300 2011-05-01 21 SINGAPORE MediaCorp has unveiled an exciting line-up of musical events to celebrate radio’s 75th birthday in Singapore. The first event will be the return of international pop star Kylie Minogue to Singapore for a one-night concert. It will be part of her “AphroditeAP - 300 words
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116 2011-05-01 21 The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said yesterday it received a report that Singaporeregistered chemical tanker MTGemini had been boarded by suspected pirates off the east coast of Africa. According to the statement, the ship was approximately 220km from Dar es Salaam,116 words
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Article87 2011-05-01 21 A foreign worker died in an accident at an MRT construction site early yesterday morning. The police said they received a call about the accident at 2.25am. It happened at a construction site of the Promenade Station for the Downtown Line 1. The 37-year-old87 words
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82 2011-05-01 21 The police have arrested a 43-year-old man for dangerous driving, following an accident involving two oil trucks in Clementi on Friday night. The police said the accident happened at about 11pm, causing an oil spill over a 300m stretch on Clementi Ave 6. The stretch82 words
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Article, Illustration444 2011-05-01 21 MILLET ENRIQUEZ - MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A group of 21 Singaporean tourists (picture) set off for Japan on Friday evening for a trip organised by a local tour agency. They are said to be the first tour group to goCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 444 words
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Article, Illustration60 2011-05-01 22 A security guard (right) standing watch as Chinese fans head-bang yesterday at the Midi Music Festival in a park in Beijing’s Mentougou District. The festival, billed as China’s No 1 outdoor rock festival, started yesterday and ends tomorrow. This year’s edition sees the festival expanding to fourAP - 60 words
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Article460 2011-05-01 22 Fighting lasts for half an hour, no casualties reported BANGKOK Soldiers from Thailand and Cambodia exchanged fire across the countries’ contested border again yesterday, marking the ninth straight day of clashes that have left at least 16 people dead and displaced nearly 100,000. Cambodian Colonel Suos Sothea460 words
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165 2011-05-01 22 REUTERS China will speed up the development of connections with Southeast Asia, building roads, telecommunication and power links as it seeks to boost trade, Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday. Mr Wen, speaking during a two-day visit to Indonesia, said ChinaREUTERS - 165 words
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275 2011-05-01 22 AP BANGKOK Laos held legislative elections yesterday that are expected to sweep in younger lawmakers but preserve the political status quo, since virtually all candidates owe allegiance to the all-powerful communist party that has ruled for 36 years. TheAP - 275 words
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Article, Illustration392 2011-05-01 23 Malaysian PM rolls out carpet for Opposition party only to be rejected THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Leaders of PAS (Parti Islam Se-Malaysia) yesterday laughed off Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s (picture) invitation to the conservative party to ditch the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Opposition alliance andTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER; AP - 392 words
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Article, Illustration366 2011-05-01 23 AP TOKYO Criticism of the Japanese government’s handling of the crisis at a radiationspewing nuclear power plant increased yesterday, with a new poll indicating threequarters of the people disapprove and a key adviser quitting in protest. A Kyodo News service poll released yesterdayAP - 366 words
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125 2011-05-01 23 AP About 2,000 protesters are demanding thatTaiwan scrap plans to operate a newly built nuclear power plant and turn the facility into a museum to highlight the dangers of nuclear power. The US$6.8 billion (S$8.3 billion) power plant in northern Taiwan is slatedAP - 125 words
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457 2011-05-01 23 AP BEIJING Surging inflation that helped trigger protests in Shanghai is prompting China’s leaders to turn to a tool they long resisted: Speeding up the rise of the country’s tightly controlled currency. Rising prices are a political threat to China’s communist leaders andAP - 457 words
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Article271 2011-05-01 24 JERUSALEM Egypt is to permanently open the border crossing with Gaza, sparking allegations from Israel that the move would enable Hamas to build up its “terrorist machine”. The decision comes as Egypt seeks to chart a new foreign policy course, in the wake of the271 words
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272 2011-05-01 24 REUTERS TRIPOLI Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi said yesterday that he was ready for a ceasefire and negotiations, provided NATO “stop its planes” but he refused to give up power as rebels and Western powers demand. The insurgents rejected Col Gaddafi’s offer, sayingREUTERS - 272 words
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111 2011-05-01 24 AP Syrian army troops backed by tanks and three helicopters yesterday took over a prominent mosque that had been controlled by residents in a besieged southern city, killing four people, a witness said. The operation in the town of Deraa came a day afterAP - 111 words
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116 2011-05-01 24 REUTERS Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh was to sign an agreement yesterday to quit power in a month’s time in exchange for immunity in a deal that, if implemented, would make him the third Arab ruler ousted by a wave of popular uprisings.REUTERS - 116 words
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225 2011-05-01 25 AP KARLSRUHE (Germany) Three suspected Al Qaeda members were working on making a shrapnelladen bomb in Germany to attack a crowded area such as a bus or a bus stop when they were arrested, officials said yesterday. The law enforcement officials say theAP - 225 words
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Article, Illustration483 2011-05-01 25 THE NEW YORK TIMES MARRAKESH (Morocco) The terrorist bomb that killed 16 people in a crowded tourist cafe on Thursday was packed with nails and set off remotely, most probably by a cellphone, Morocco’s Interior Minister and security officials said on Friday. The bombTHE NEW YORK TIMES; AP - 483 words
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252 2011-05-01 25 REUTERS KABUL The Taliban yesterday declared the start of a spring offensive across Afghanistan from today, warning they would target foreign troops, as well as Afghan security forces and top government officials, in a wave of attacks including suicide bombings. In a statement, theREUTERS - 252 words
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107 2011-05-01 25 AGENCIES Indonesian police are seeking to question a cameraman for the Al Jazeera cable news network over the foiled plot to bomb a church on Good Friday, the Antara news agency reported. The announcement comes a week after Imam Firdaus, a cameramanAGENCIES - 107 words
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111 2011-05-01 25 AP The intelligence analyst suspected of illegally passing government secrets to the WikiLeaks website has been found competent to stand trial, the United States Army has said. Spokesman Gary Tallman says a panel of experts completed its medical and mental evaluation of BradleyAP - 111 words
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126 2011-05-01 25 AP The United States military says an American soldier was killed on Friday in southern Iraq. The death brings the number of US soldiers who have died in Iraq in April to 11. That is the highest sinceAP - 126 words
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Article, Illustration532 2011-05-01 26 AP WASHINGTON Ms Sarah Palin (picture) has had a sliding spring. The American politician’s support among Republicans has shrunk. She has kept an uncharacteristically low profile. And there is no evidence that she is anywhere close to announcing whether she will run forAP - 532 words
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193 2011-05-01 26 AP An activist is suing Ms Sarah Palin for at least US$100,000 (S$122,260), claiming she undertook a campaign to “punish, embarrass, discredit and silence” him while she was Alaska’s Governor. The lawsuit was filed in state court by Mr Chip Thoma andAP - 193 words
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Article, Illustration73 2011-05-01 26 REUTERS A devastated neighbourhood after a tornado swept through Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Friday. United States President Barack Obama promised federal aid to the region after he got a close-up look at the ‘heartbreaking’ impact of deadly twisters that killed at least 350 people. ‘I’ve neverREUTERS - 73 words
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Article238 2011-05-01 26 AP WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama declared yesterday that oil companies are profiting from rising petrol prices and urged Congress once again to end the US$4 billion (S$4.89 billion)-a- year oil and gas company tax breaks. “These tax giveaways aren’t right,” Mr ObamaAP - 238 words
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Article, Illustration299 2011-05-01 27 AP ABOARD THE POPIELUSZKO TRAIN They slept in the aisles and celebrated Mass in the restaurant car. Eight hundred Poles boarded a special train on Friday night for a 26-hour trip across Europe, bound for Rome and the beatification of theAP - 299 words
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175 2011-05-01 27 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH The Italian police are under investigation for taking a cut of the “wishing” coins scooped from the bottom of the Trevi fountain in Rome by men armed with brooms and buckets. Throwing small change into the waterthat cascades down the monumentTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 175 words
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177 2011-05-01 27 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance, has been condemned for hosting the next series of the downmarket American reality TV show Jersey Shore. The popular MTV series stars a group of narcissistic, hard-drinking Italian-Americans in their 20s. The show’s unspokenTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 177 words
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Article, Illustration931 2011-05-01 28 JONATHAN FREEDLAND - The British monarchy and patriotism remain utterly bound together, like a prince and his bride COMMENTARY JONATHAN FREEDLAND The author is a columnist for The Guardian and also a regular contributor to The New York Times and the New York Review ofTHE GUARDIAN; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 931 words
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Article, Illustration136 2011-05-01 28 AP It was almost all smiles at the Royal Wedding on Friday but for one very unhappy bridesmaid. Grace van Cutsem (picture) only three years old seemed overwhelmed by the noise and the tumult when she and the other royals made an appearanceAP - 136 words
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199 2011-05-01 28 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Prince William and Ms Kate Middleton are to seek some privacy and seclusion on a honeymoon in the sun after their wedding was watched by an estimated 2 billion people. The newly-wed Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were due toTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 199 words
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384 2011-05-01 29 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Facebook has removed dozens of profiles from its site, causing an outcry from campaigners trying to organise anti-austerity protests this weekend. The deactivated pages include UK Uncut, and pages created by students during last December’s university occupations. A list postedTHE GUARDIAN - 384 words
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184 2011-05-01 29 AP CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida) The President of the United States was on his way. The space shuttle Endeavour’s astronauts were riding out to the launch pad in a van. And wounded congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords had flown in from her Houston rehab hospital toAP - 184 words
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146 2011-05-01 29 AGENCIES LONDON Britain experienced one of its biggest power surges on Friday, after the live telecast of the royal wedding of Prince William and Ms Kate Middleton. At about 1.40pm local time, which was about the time the couple returned to Buckingham Palace,AGENCIES - 146 words
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Article, Illustration746 2011-05-01 30 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Arsene Wenger believes that Cesc Fabregas has struggled to cope with the burden of pressure and expectation on his shoulders at Arsenal this season. The manager said that Fabregas, the team’s captain and talisman, placed much of it thereTHE GUARDIAN - 746 words
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Article, Illustration919 2011-05-01 30 Hernandez embodies Man United’s relentless pursuit of perfection THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MANCHESTER If there is one quality that has brought Manchester United to the brink of the title this season it is that familiar faith in their impending victory that makes those last-minute winsTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; GETTY IMAGES - 919 words
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Article, Illustration734 2011-05-01 31 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Victory in the 2005 FA Cup final brought a moment of searing joy for Arsenal, particularly since they had beaten their great rivals of that period, Manchester United. Sir Alex Ferguson’s side were overcome but it took a penaltyTHE GUARDIAN - 734 words
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Article, Illustration797 2011-05-01 32 Kalou’s last-minute strike earns Chelsea priceless three points THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Chelsea 2 Tottenham 1 LONDON With roughly 10 minutes to go Sir Alex Ferguson left to beat the traffic. As far as he was concerned Tottenham Hotspur had done him a favour,THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; REUTERS - 797 words
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Article, Illustration371 2011-05-01 32 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Sunderland 0 Fulham 3 LONDON While Fulham manager Mark Hughes will not want the current Premier League season to finish on the evidence of this onesided affair, the campaign cannot end quickly enough for his Sunderland counterpart SteveTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; AP - 371 words
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Article, Illustration483 2011-05-01 33 Dalglish says new managerial structure won’t guarantee success THE GUARDIAN ANFIELD Kenny Dalglish has hailed the managerial structure installed at Liverpool by Fenway Sports Group but cautioned it will take years before its work in the transfer market can be judged a success. FSG, Liverpool’sTHE GUARDIAN - 483 words
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Article, Illustration312 2011-05-01 33 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ANFIELD Veteran defender Jamie Carragher reaches another landmark in his long Liverpool career against Newcastle today when he makes his 665th appearance. The 33-year-old centre- back will move up to joint second in the club’s all-time list alongside Emlyn Hughes and Ray Clemence,THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 312 words
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241 2011-05-01 34 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic and Sunderland are all that now stand between West Ham United and oblivion. Avram Grant has four games to prise his side off the bottom of the table, starting withTHE GUARDIAN - 241 words
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Article, Illustration460 2011-05-01 34 Rovers owners once had Becks in their sights, now they are staring at relegation THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON David Beckham, Ronaldinho, Diego Maradona and relegation. Spot the odd one out. All have been mentioned in connection with Blackburn Rovers since Venky’s, the Premier League’s firstTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; GETTY IMAGES - 460 words
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Article, Illustration591 2011-05-01 35 Forward carries Memphis for an improbable victory past San Antonio AP NBA PLAYOFFS Memphis 99 San Antonio 91 (Memphis win series 4-2) MEMPHIS (Tennessee) The Memphis Grizzlies have learned when Zach Randolph (picture, in white) wants the ball, get him the ball. The power forward scoredAP; REUTERS - 591 words
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Article, Illustration362 2011-05-01 35 AVONDALE (Louisiana) Bubba Watson (picture)’s mother knew best. Only playing the Zurich Classic of New Orleans because his mother, Molly, talked him into it as she wanted to watch him play, Watson shot a 4-under 68 in shifting wind conditions on Friday (yesterday morning, SingaporeGETTY IMAGES - 362 words
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