PRESS DIGEST - Washington Post - May 30
WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) - The Washington Post included the following items on its front page on May 30. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
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BAGHDAD - The U.S. military said that 10 American soldiers were killed in Iraq on Memorial Day, making May the deadliest month for U.S. troops in 2 1/2 years.
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President Bush plans to name career diplomat and trade negotiator Robert Zoellick to replace Paul Wolfowitz as head of the World Bank, senior administration officials said.
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GLYNCO, Ga. - President Bush lashed out at critics within his own party, accusing Republican opponents of distorting a compromise immigration measure and playing on the politics of fear to undermine public support.
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A Supreme Court once again split by the thinnest of margins ruled that workers may not sue their employers over unequal pay caused by discrimination alleged to have occurred years earlier.
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Officials in Nigeria have brought criminal charges against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. (PFE.N) for the company's alleged role in the deaths of children who received an unapproved drug during a meningitis epidemic.
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