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May 19 - Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the largest U.S. home funding company, said on Monday it plans to sell $3.0 billion of three-month benchmark bills due Aug. 20, 2008, and $2.0 billion of six-month bills due Nov. 19, 2008, on Wednesday in a Dutch auction.
In such uniform price auctions, successful bidders pay only the price of the lowest accepted bid rather than the actual price as in a conventional multiple-price auction.
Bids will be accepted from authorized dealers from 9:00 a.m. (1300 GMT), until 9:45 a.m. (1345 GMT).
Settlement is May 21-22. (Reporting by Caryn Trokie; Editing by James Dalgleish)
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Aries (March 21-April 19): Tenderness, respect and attention are nice surprises today.
Taurus (April 20-May 20): You’re smart and you’re sane, seeking other smart and sane individuals to do business with. Right now omens seem more determined to amuse you with bizarre touches.
Gemini (May 21-June 21): You can’t count on public adulation, patronage or support. However, you can count on influencing others to join your thinking, one person at a time.
Cancer (June 22-July 22): You have impeccable taste and don’t mind sharing advice, though you can’t stand it when someone tries to pass off your idea as his or her own. Try to recognize this as flattery.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): You keep visiting a place in your imagination where the future and past mingle. You may know more about what you said yesterday and what you’ll look like next year than you do about the present moment.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): When you’re feeling distracted, notice what your dear ones are saying. The details, especially having to do with time and place, are crucial.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Your presence neutralizes a charged atmosphere.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): You’re headed toward the unknown again. Preconceived notions will keep you from experiencing the full scope of fun.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’re wary of someone who has a record of getting off track. Keep an eye on this one and be ready to intervene.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your ideas are strong. You have time to work out the kinks.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ll need to convince someone of something. Decide one thing you’re willing to fight for, and let the rest go. You wouldn’t want to squander your influence.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): The people who share your living space with you have an enormous effect on the place. You’ll be arranging and rearranging, trying to strike a balance that works for all.

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Barrett: Closed to fishing. Reopens May 7. Reservations available through Ticketmaster. Call (619) 220-8497.
Cuyamaca: Mt. Lassen delivers 1,200 pounds of trout later this week. A free fishing class will be held Saturday, April 19 at 10 a.m. Ranger Willard will teach tried and true cold water trout tactics, using baits, tube jigs and lures. Private boats prohibited until the lake acquires a high-power wash to prevent quagga mussels from entering the lake. Open daily.
Dixon: Trout action has been excellent with some limits reported over the weekend. A planting of 2,400 of rainbow trout will occur April 15. The Hidden Valley Kiwanis is holding its 11th annual charity Trout Derby at the lake on April 26 and 27. Open daily.
El Capitan: The 233 anglers checked caught 17 bass (kept) and 422 bass (released). The largest caught was 7 pounds, 7 ounces; 12 bluegill, 46 crappie, 4 channel catfish and 6 blue catfish. Open Thursdays through Mondays for general boating and fishing. Water contact activities (waterskiing, wakeboarding, jetskiing, etc.) are permitted on Sundays only. Boat rentals on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only. On Thursday and Monday, permits must be purchased from the Iron Ranger Pay Station. (exact change only).
Henshaw: Reported one angler caught a 5-pound catfish. A second angler caught three crappie and one catfish. Good fishing areas around the dock. Reports of carp and bass being caught. Carp being caught anywhere along the shoreline. Open daily for fishing.
Hodges: The 191 anglers checked caught 7 bass (kept), 73 bass (released), 73 bluegill and 130 crappie. Cory Stenovec, caught a 7 pound, 4 ounce large mouth bass using jig bait. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
Jennings: Best trout spots along the boat dock, fishing float and buoyline triangle. Needlefish and Rapalas for trolling and nightcrawlers are best lures/bait. The best catfish spots are the floating boathouse and the bird trees. Mackerel is best for bait. Bass can be found on the bank in five feet of water in brush and under trees. Best lure/bait include dropshotting four in worms, swimbaits and white jigs. Free fishing class on trout and catfish will be held on Sunday at 1 p.m. More info: Hugh Marx (619) 443-2510 or (619) 390-1300. Twilight special for motorboats, with rentals after 4 p.m. going for just $20. Night Fishing Starts Friday May 16, three weeks earlier than last year. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 5:45 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Check www.lakejennings.org for more information.

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The onset of daylight-saving time resulted in lower ratings on the broadcast networks Sunday night, with ABC’s second week of “Oprah’s Big Give” declining by more than 20% but still winning its timeslot. Nielsen reports that primetime viewership among adults under 50 was down 6% vs. the previous Sunday, peaking with a 12% falloff in the 7:30 half-hour.
The Alphabet network carried the night overall among young adults, winning from start to finish with “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (1.9/6 in 18-49, 6.7 million viewers overall), “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (4.0/11 in 18-49, 12.4 million viewers overall), “Oprah’s Big Give” (projected 4.1/11 in 18-49, 11.9 million viewers overall from 9 to 10:02 p.m.) and “Here Come the Newlyweds” (projected 3.5/9 in 18-49, 8.7 million viewers overall).
“Home Edition” and “Oprah’s Big Give” were both down about 23% from the previous week, while “Newlyweds” dipped by a more modest 15%.
Fox ran second on the night, although with below-average results for “The Simpsons” at 8 o’clock (3.5/10 in 18-49, 7.3 million viewers overall). The toon vet still earned a share of the 18-49 lead, but the net’s “King of the Hill” fell off some at 8:30 (3.0/8 in 18-49, 6.2 million viewers overall). Following a repeat “Family Guy” at 9 p.m. (3.7/9 in 18-49, 7.5 million viewers overall), the second episode of laffer “Unhitched” (2.6/6 in 18-49, 5.2 million viewers overall) was in line with the previous week’s premiere score.
NBC couldn’t get a whole lot going early with its two-hour repeat spec “100 Most Outrageous Moments” (2.0/6 in 18-49, 7.8 million viewers overall), although it rose to a 2.8/7 in the demo and 10.6 million viewers overall in its final half-hour. A repeat of “Law & Order” placed third at 9 o’clock (1.8/4 in 18-49, 7.0 million viewers overall), and a rebroadcast of “Law & Order: SVU” moved up to second at 10 p.m. (2.2/6 in 18-49, 8.5 million viewers overall).

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Thursday night saw the final pre-strike “Lost” episode, but after a short break, the producers are promising five more “super-charged” shows to wrap up the season.
The thrilling sci-fi drama will return to CTV after a four-week break in a new time-slot, 10 p.m. ET, on April 24th.
On a previous edition of the official “Lost” podcast, producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse commented on how they had to change their original plan for 16 episodes before the writers’ strike. Tonight’s episode is the eighth episode of the season.
“We’re basically going to take our plan for eight episodes, and we’re going to try and compress it into five more episodes,” says Cuse.
Optimistic about how the new shows are going to turn out plot-wise, Lindeloff promises, “It’s going to be a super-charged five hours of show.”
On April 24th “Grey’s Anatomy” will also return with its first new episodes following the strike.
Last week’s episode, “Ji Yeon,” was originally planned to be the first “mini-finale” before the break, but instead “Lost” left us with a few more answers — and a couple of deaths. Rousseau and Karl were shot by an unknown party, leaving Alex — Ben’s “daughter” — alone in the woods and very, very scared.
“Meet Kevin Johnson” mostly followed Michael Dawson’s flashback, explaining where he’s been since leaving the island by boat in season two.
It also explained how he came to work as Ben’s spy on the mysterious freighter.
Harold Perrineau, who plays Michael, has recently said that he’s slated to appear on “Lost” at least until the end of this season.
Before he left on the island, Michael helped Ben (known at the time as Henry Gale) escape from the Hatch, where he was held captive by Jack and Locke.
In the process of freeing Ben, Michael killed Ana-Lucia and Libby, before shooting himself in the arm. Under suspicion, he was brought along with Jack, Kate, Hurley and Sawyer as they left on a mission to the other side of the island, where they were ambushed by a group of “Others.”

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Averaging a 6.8 rating/18 share in the 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen Media Research, Fox took an early lead in the 8 p.m.-9 p.m. hour over CBS stalwart Survivor — not with veteran heavyweight American Idol , but with rookie reality series Moment of Truth .
Without its usual Idol lead-in, Truth averaged a 4.1/12 in the demo, while Survivor — moved from its Thursday berth due to the NCAA tournament — managed a 3.6/10.
But the combination of Survivor, Big Brother at 9 p.m. and a CSI: NY repeat at 10 p.m. helped CBS to pull ahead of ABC and NBC to finish second for the night, with a 2.6/7 average in the demo.
While Idol averaged a 9.6/24 in the demo in the 9 p.m.-10 p.m. slot, ABC’s Supernanny edged out Big Brother, averaging a 2.6/6 to Big Brother’s 2.4/6.
ABC finished third with a 2.1/6 in the demo with two hours of reality — Wife Swap at 8 p.m. and Supernanny at 9 p.m. — and a new episode of Men in Trees at 10 p.m.
NBC finished fourth with three hours from the Law & Order franchise. The network lost the 8 p.m. hour with a Criminal Intent repeat that averaged only a 1.4/4 in the demo — behind America’s Next Top Model on The CW, which averaged a 1.8/5. But it managed to win the 10 p.m. hour thanks to a new episode of the original L&O, which earned a 3.0/8 in the demo.

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