Google beefs up news searches | CNET News.com

Alright, news junkies, now there's a way to refine your searches for daily news... Advanced News Search.

On another search note, Amazon is making plans to make the texts of tens of thousands of books searchable. With Google only able to search web content, a deal for Amazon with publishers could give exclusive search capabilities to one the biggest portal powers on the Internet. It would also be a boon for researchers.