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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton acknowledges supporters during a rally in Columbus, Ohio. Clinton, the projected winner of the Ohio primary, stands between Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones and Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland. (Photo by Mark Duncan / AP)

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OPEC keeps oil output steady in face of $100 oil

OPEC ministers agreed to keep output steady and said record high prices had been driven by factors that were beyond their control.

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Reuters

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Oil rise above $100 as OPEC meets

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AOL News

Mortgage applications up as rates plunge

Applications for home mortgages rose for the first week in a month as falling interest rates increased incentives to refinance existing loans, according to data from an industry group.

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USA Today

Big wins for Clinton in Texas and Ohio; McCain clinches

Sen. Hillary Clinton defeated Sen. Barack Obama in the Ohio and Texas primaries, ending a string of defeats and allowing her to soldier on in the Democratic presidential nomination race.

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International Herald Tribune

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State-by-state results

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U.S. News & World Report

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March 4th primaries

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Yahoo! News

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The world reacts to the US presidential race

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NPR

Boeing questions Air Force decision on tanker contract

The Boeing Co. questioned the Air Force's awarding a $40 billion contract for aerial-refueling tankers to a team of defense contractors who'll use a European plane.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Rice: Middle East talks to resume

Condoleezza Rice has said that Palestinian and Israeli leaders are to resume peace talks suspended after Israel launched a military offensive in the Gaza Strip.

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Al Jazeera

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West Bank clashes

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CNN

NATION

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Lawmaker's solution to US campus shootings: more guns

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International Herald Tribune

Mental health crisis plagues New Orleans

Since Hurricane Katrina the number of public mental health facilities and community outreach centers has decreased dramatically, leaving the mentally ill without medication and monitoring.

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USA Today

POLITICS

McCain receives Bush backing

After clinching the Republican presidential nomination, John McCain strode through the front door of the White House to receive the endorsement of the man who defeated him for the nomination eight years ago.

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USA Today

Huckabee ends GOP run

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee bowed to "the inevitable" and dropped out of the Republican presidential race after an improbable run for a politician little known beyond his home state a year ago.

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CNN

BUSINESS

In budget wrangling, the cost of doing nothing grows

Congress plunged into next year's federal budget with marathon mid-week markups. At stake are competing visions of how to restore fiscal stability and keep the economy from sliding into recession.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Greenspan says credit recovery hinges on US housing

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Reuters

Don't count Blockbuster out

Blockbuster Inc. is like a slasher-flick villain that just won't die. In spite of what appear to be deep and devastating blows to its business, Blockbuster adapts and lumbers onward.

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CNNMoney

High-tech signs to feature breaking news

Clear Channel Outdoor is launching its third network of digital billboards in L.A., and for the first time they'll feature breaking headlines bought and paid for by a major newspaper: the Los Angeles Times.

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Hollywood Reporter

SPORTS

Voters approve $121.6 million in arena upgrades to lure NBA team

Oklahoma City voters approved a sales tax extension to fund $121.6 million in improvements to a downtown arena and build a practice facility in hopes of luring an NBA team.

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ESPN

Through all the flaws, we love Favre

Brett Favre was always that carefree gunslinger, throwing footballs into tight spots and putting himself into a few as well. He was fearless. He was daring. He was the every man.

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CBS News

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Why Is Brett Favre Walking Away?

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ESPN

HEALTH

FDA finds contaminant in suspect blood-thinner

U.S. health officials said they have found a contaminant in a blood-thinning drug produced by Baxter Healthcare Corp. that has been linked to more than a dozen deaths in the United States.

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CNN

Report: Colonoscopies could miss dangerous lesions

The most dangerous types of pre-cancerous lesions in the colon could be missed by colonoscopies, researchers cautioned.

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ABC News

New cancer drug may curb tumors

Scientists report early success in preliminary tests of an experimental cancer drug.

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WebMD

RELIGION

Vatican to canonize Indian woman

A nun from southern India whose short life was dominated by ill health is set to be named by the Vatican as the country's first woman saint.

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BBC

Iraqi Christians cling to last refuges

The Christians who fled sectarian persecution that followed the U.S. invasion in 2003 are now battling to hold onto one of their final refuges.

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Christian Science Monitor

Columns And Op-Ed

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Keeping kids off tobacco

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Denver Post

Poor tit for tat in Iran

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Exile's hard time

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George Bush's gift to Ahmadinejad

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International Herald Tribune

Column (John Dickerson):

She's back, but has she come far enough?

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Slate

Column (Richard Ford):

Stop playing the race card

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Christian Science Monitor

OPEC – not as powerful as you might think

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Christian Science Monitor

The happy prince

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Houston Chronicle

For McCain, victory; for Clinton, another chance

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USA Today

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GOOD NEWS

Food Lion becomes first grocer to earn seven Energy Star awards

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Food Lion LLC with a seventh Energy Star® award, the most Energy Star awards ever received by a grocer.

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One volunteer's war against hunger

David Schoen is one foot soldier in the fight, which is growing more intense as fuel and food prices rise and the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis is felt.

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Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

India's prime minister wants to meet Pakistan's leaders

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh invited Pakistan's new leaders to put the past behind them and build a new relationship based on cooperation and enduring peace.

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ABC News

Iran to provide power to Iraq

Iran plans to link its electrical grid with neighboring Iraq as part of another "extended area of cooperation" between the countries, the Iranian president announced during his historic visit to Iraq.

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CNN

ENVIRONMENT

Manmade flood unleashed from Glen Canyon Dam

Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne pulled the switch to open two giant gates at the base of Glen Canyon Dam in the latest attempt to stir up sands and restore safe havens for fish downstream.

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Salt Lake Tribune

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Grand Canyon flood aims to save habitat

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CBS News

Kenya's wildlife needs tourists to return

Conservation projects to protect Kenya's rich wildlife are at risk if the country fails to attract tourists back after a post-election crisis.

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Reuters

OECD: World must act on climate change

The world must respond to climate change and other environmental challenges now while the cost is low or else pay a stiffer price later for its indecision.

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ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Robotic bird makes flight

A micro-aircraft with feathered, morphing wings showed off its stuff when the bird-like craft lifted off for its first flight.

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LiveScience

Shyness gene brought out into open

Scientists have spotted a gene linked to shyness in children and introversion in adults.

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CBS News

Wave-power proposals alarm locals

Developers are staking claim to thousands of miles of America's oceans and rivers to test devices that use waves and currents to produce electric power.

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Christian Science Monitor

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Oprah's Big Give' gets big numbers

Books, TV movies, a presidential candidate and now a philanthropic reality show. Maybe everything Oprah Winfrey touches really does turn to gold.

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Fox News

Bjork makes 'free Tibet' gesture

The Icelandic singer has caused controversy among fans in China by shouting "Tibet! Tibet!" at the end of a concert in Shanghai.

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BBC

EDUCATION

Changes to rules about homeschooling irk advocates

The D.C. State Superintendent’s Office is proposing regulations for homeschoolers that are among the strictest in the country and, seem to the homeschooling community, completely unconstitutional.

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Examiner

Teaching communism in school

A new California plan would allow schools to promote the overthrow of the U.S. government, and let teachers "inculcate in the mind a preference for communism," according to an advocacy organization.

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World Net Daily

Physical education may boost girls' academic achievement

Time spent in physical education does not detract from elementary school students' ability to excel in the classroom and may even help improve girls' academic performance.

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USA Today

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Divorced parents do a good job

New research overturns a commonly held belief that families fractured by divorced parents become inferior havens for children compared with stable homes.

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A Chinese military band officer rehearses before the opening session of the annual National People's Congress, held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. (Photo by Ng Han Guan / AP)

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