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Children watch as Turkish troops return from northern Iraq, in Cukurca, Hakkari province, at the Turkey-Iraq border. Hundreds of military trucks carried Turkish troops back home from neighboring Iraq. (Photo by Burhan Ozbilici / AP)

Deadly ricin found at Vegas motel

One man remained in a coma and in critical condition after the deadly toxin ricin was found in his Las Vegas motel room, police said. Six others were also hospitalized.

MSNBC

Ricin effects

CNN

Special section:

Inside bio-chemical weapons

CBS News

E-Verify: worker status with a click

Arizona law requires employers to use E-Verify to determine employee eligibility. The program combines databases of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Social Security Administration.

Christian Science Monitor

Turkey halts offensive on separatist Kurdish rebels

Turkish troops pulled out of northern Iraq after a controversial week-long military offensive aimed at dealing a physical and psychological blow against Kurdish rebel hideouts based across the border.

Times Online

Turkish northern Iraq pullback

Reuters

Cheating scandals rock nation's 3 top-tier high schools

An estimated two-thirds of all high school students admit to "serious" academic cheating, according to a national survey by Rutgers' Management Education Center in New Jersey.

ABC News

US vs. foreign schools

Polling Report

Alaska sets sights on BP

Alaska is planning to sue BP over "several hundred million dollars" in oil taxes and royalties lost because of pipeline leaks and shutdowns in the giant Prudhoe Bay field, state lawyers have told lawmakers.

Anchorage Daily News

NATION

Senior White House aide admits plagiarism

A senior White House official admitted that he copied large sections of another writer's work for an essay appearing in a Fort Wayne, Indiana, newspaper.

CNN

Canadian PM: Americans would be making a mistake to reopen NAFTA

It would be a mistake for a future U.S. administration to reopen the North American Free Trade Agreement, Prime Minister Stephen Harper warned.

AM-940 Montreal

EADS wins major U.S. aircraft deal

Franco-German company EADS, owner of Airbus, has won a contract to build refuelling aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, worth up to $40 billion.

BBC

POLITICS

Clinton hits Obama with ad questioning experience

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton questioned rival Barack Obama's experience in handling a national security crisis on Friday as polls showed her losing ground.

Reuters

Skirmishes between McCain, Democrats heat up

Sen. John McCain, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, and the Democratic candidates are trading shots daily in what may be a preview of the general election.

CNN

Mayor Bloomberg's 'bully pulpit' in presidential race

A day after he ended speculation about a White House bid, Mayor Michael Bloomberg continued to stoke buzz about his role in the election, saying he will "use the bully pulpit of New York" and his bankroll.

Newsday

BUSINESS

Brutal selloff on Wall Street

Dow tumbles 315 points, the second worst day of the year for stocks, after AIG's big loss and UBS's outlook on financials.

CNNMoney

Concern about US economy weighs on stocks in Europe and on Wall Street

Mounting concerns that the U.S. economy is slipping into a recession and that financial companies will report more write-downs depressed stocks in Europe and the United States.

International Herald Tribune

Dollar hits new low as economic woes continue

NPR

SPORTS

Judge unseals Barry Bonds' testimony on steroid use

A federal judge unsealed Barry Bonds' grand jury testimony, an order that would make public what the home run king said under oath about his use of performance-enhancing drugs.

USA Today

Blog:

What Barry Bonds told the grand jury

The Smoking Gun

HEALTH

Blood thinner linked to more deaths

U.S. federal drug regulators said that they had found "potential deficiencies" at a Chinese plant that supplied much of the active ingredient for the drug.

International Herald Tribune

Privacy promises are central to Google Health

Promises of privacy play prominently in new services for storing consumer medical records online called Google Health.

U.S. News & World Report

Computers may help spot Alzheimer's

Scientists have created a computer program that may streamline early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.

WebMD

RELIGION

Alaska, ACLU clash over tax exemption for religious property

The Alaska Civil Liberties Union argued in court that it was unconstitutional for the state Legislature to block the city from taxing homes owned by the Anchorage Baptist Temple.

Anchorage Daily News

Pope's visit spurs ticket frenzy

With seven weeks until Pope Benedict XVI lands in Washington, D.C., the hunt is on for one of the hottest tickets of the year: to the Mass he will offer at Nationals Park.

MSNBC

Muslim anger mounts over Danish cartoons and Dutch movie

Outrage continued to rise in parts of the Muslim world over the depiction of Islam in Danish newspapers earlier this month and the possible release of a film in the Netherlands critical of the religion.

Christian Science Monitor

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Michael Hirsh):

The spat between John McCain and Barack Obama over Iraq

Newsweek

Column (Con Coughlin):

Vladimir Putin's poodle may yet bite

Telegraph.co.uk

Column (Mohamed Elmenshawy):

Silencing Arab media

International Herald Tribune

Column (Conor Foley):

Pipe dreamers

Guardian

Editorial:

Russia's uneasy handover

Economist

Column (Joeseph Galloway):

It's time to do right by the veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan

McClatchy Newspapers

Editorial:

Energy future rides on Senate

Denver Post

Column:

Time and time again

International Herald Tribune

Editorial:

Why we're disappointed with nature

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Wife gives husband gift of life

Jennifer Foster saved her husband Daniel's life by donating more than half her liver.

BBC

Teen's quick response on I-15 may have saved two lives

A young teenager's quick response this morning as her mother had a seizure behind the wheel may have saved both their lives, authorities said.

North County Times

ATM attack hero lauded

A GOOD samaritan who rescued an elderly woman from a knife-wielding attacker is being considered for a bravery award.

Herald Sun

Duke University bans investments in Sudan-linked companies

Duke University approved a resolution banning Duke from making direct investments in companies that do business with the government of Sudan.

Raleigh News-Observer

WORLD

Israeli ministry threatens to unleash 'holocaust' in Gaza

An Israeli minister gave warning that Gaza faces a "holocaust" if Islamic militants do not end their daily barrages of Qassam rockets, and their increasing use of Iranian-built Grad missiles.

Times Online

War of words echos Mideast rockets

Reuters

Iraq approves hanging of 'Chemical Ali'

The Iraqi council signed off on the execution of Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin of the late dictator Saddam Hussein better known as "Chemical Ali" for ordering poison gas attacks on thousands of Kurds.

McClatchy Newspapers

Interview:

Iraqis react to 'Chemical Ali' decision

BBC

Bomb blast in Spain ahead of elections

A bomb has exploded at a political party office in northern Spain, causing damage but no injuries — just 10 days ahead of national elections.

CNN

Harry is pulled out of Afghanistan - but now is a terror target back home

Prince Harry was tonight preparing to pull out of Afghanistan as the Taliban threatened more attacks in the face of what it has described as "aggression against Muslims."

Daily Mail

ENVIRONMENT

California emissions waiver blocked

The Bush administration formally rejected California's bid for a waiver from U.S. law to set its own tailpipe emissions standard to reduce global warming.

Reuters

Developing countries get help to cope with climate change

Assistance for developing countries to manage water resources, combat drought and measure climate change will be made under a new agreement signed by the World Bank and NOAA, a U.S. agency.

Environment News Service

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Judge rules for Wikileaks, it gets its domain name back

After spending 90 minutes hearing arguments from a raft of attorneys, a federal judge has ruled in favor of Wikileaks.

CNET News

Microsoft e-mails detail Vista woes

A number of e-mails have surfaced as part of the litigation involving Microsoft, over a program in 2006 that labeled some PCs as Windows Vista Capable, ahead of the operating system's release later in 2007.

CNET News

Google's JotSpot Wiki reborn as Google Sites

Google plans to introduce Google Sites, a new addition to its Google Apps suite that provides simple, intuitive tools for collaborative Web site creation.

InformationWeek

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

World's top 10 art museums

Whether it's the Louvre, the Metropolitan or the Tate, some of the world's top art museums have become destinations in themselves.

Reuters

Will Ferrell scores points for comedy in 'Semi-Pro'

Although not exactly a slam dunk, "Semi-Pro" is definitely more than semi-funny. Will Ferrell's latest sports spoof is significantly better than his last attempt, "Blades of Glory."

USA Today

EDUCATION

Harvard scholars to explore Net safety

Leading Internet scholars at Harvard University will convene a yearlong task force to explore how children can avoid unwanted contact and content when using MySpace and other online hangouts.

Yahoo! News

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