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New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is joined by his wife Silda as he makes a statement to reporters during a news conference. Spitzer has apologized to his family and the public, but did not elaborate on a bombshell report that he was involved in a prostitution ring. (Photo by Mary Altaffer / AP)

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8 US troops, 14 Iraqis die in wave of insurgent bombings

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Measuring the strength of a changing al-Qaida

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NPR

A nuclear brain drain

Within the next decade, most of the nation's skilled nuclear specialists — engineers, plant operators, maintenance technicians and fuel assembly designers — will be pensioners.

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Raleigh News & Observer

Bush administration looks into terror listing for Venezuela

A U.S. government official has confirmed that the Bush administration has asked its lawyers to look into what gets a country on the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Gov. Spitzer of New York is linked to prostitution ring

Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York has been caught on a federal wiretap arranging to meet with a high-priced prostitute at a Washington hotel, according to a person briefed on the federal investigation.

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International Herald Tribune

Details from the NY Times report

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USA Today

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Gov. Spitzer's apology

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CBS News

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Gas prices near records, following oil

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BusinessWeek

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Getting recession ready

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ABC News

States balk at higher-ed mandate

Efforts to make higher education more affordable are on the threshold of becoming law. The House and Senate have both passed versions of a bill that would increase federal grants for students.

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Christian Science Monitor

US House files suit in prosecutor scandal

As promised, the U.S. House’s general counsel has filed a civil lawsuit to try to get information out of the White House which it has refused to provide publicly.

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Detroit Free Press

NATION

Associated Press probe uncovers drugs in drinking water

A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an investigation shows.

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ABC News

Iraq costs US $12 billion per month

The flow of blood may be ebbing, but the flood of money into the Iraq war is steadily rising, new analyses show.

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Fueling Baghdad's energy crisis

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BBC

POLITICS

Team Obama thinks ticket with Clinton could work

Team Obama agreed with Team Clinton that a "dream ticket" would be great — especially because they believe Hillary would make a terrific No. 2 as vice president.

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White House 2008: Democratic nomination

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GOP chairman faces ouster attempt

Alaska Republican Party Chairman Randy Ruedrich is facing a coup attempt from disgruntled Republicans who say corruption has hobbled the party during his tenure and he needs to go.

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Anchorage Daily News

Super delegates' choice may hinge on candidate's electability

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., says he's won more states, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., says she's won bigger states, and both say their primary-season performance makes them more electable.

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USA Today

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Will Clinton, Obama woo superdelegates at state party meeting in San Jose?

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San Jose Mercury News

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Spotlight on McCain

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MSNBC

BUSINESS

Blankfein loses Wall Street halo as estimates show luck fleeing

Lloyd Blankfein, who helped make Goldman Sachs Group Inc. the most profitable firm in Wall Street history, is about to show investors why it's better to be lucky than smart.

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Bloomberg

US economy has less impact on oil prices now, Iran says

U.S. economic performance has less impact on oil prices than in the past because growth in demand has recently come mainly from countries like China and India, a senior Iranian oil official said.

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Reuters

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Sliding confidence blunts Federal Reserve's tools

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International Herald Tribune

SPORTS

Williams downs Schnyder to win Bangalore Open

Third-seeded Serena Williams clinched the Bangalore Open title by defeating fourth-seeded Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-3.

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USA Today

Shipp's unconvential shot helps UCLA rally past Cal

California took it to UCLA for 38 minutes and 17 seconds. The Bruins escaped with a shot worthy of highlight reels for years to come.

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ESPN

EDUCATION

Criminalizing home schoolers

Parents of the approximately 200,000 home-schooled children in California are reeling from the possibility that they may have to go back to school themselves if they want to continue teaching their kids.

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TIME

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Court ruling would make California strictest on home-schooling

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San Jose Mercury News

What is Teach for America really like?

When Teach for America began as an idealistic college senior's last-minute thesis project, it looked like a crazy idea. Since then, it has morphed into one of the biggest players in educational reform.

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U.S. News & World Report

RELIGION

In Jerusalem suburb, cultures clash

More ultra-Orthodox Jews, or Harediim, are leaving their cloistered neighborhoods for cheaper housing in the suburbs, leading to rising tensions and sporadic violence with their neighbors.

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NPR

Church to step up climate fight

Leaders of the influential Southern Baptist community in the United States have declared their churches have a duty to stop climate change.

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BBC

Pope: Don't pursue immortality medicine

Pope Benedict XVI says an immortality pill might not be such a good thing.

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GOOD NEWS

Hamas-Israel: a tiny ray of hope

A rare border exchange has taken place between Israel and Hamas to save the life of a desperately ill Palestinian baby.

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Times Online

In Guantánamo waters, scuba inspires wounded soldiers

John Thompson, founder of Soldiers Undertaking Disabled Scuba, started SUDS to teach wounded soldiers how to dive back into life.

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Bloomberg

Dad loses 30 pounds, climbs Kilimanjaro with teen daughter

From the outside, Bill McGahan looked like he lived a pretty good life. He had a great marriage, four beautiful children and a great job in real estate. But the truth of the matter was he felt horrible.

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CNN

WORLD

Dalai Lama, China spar over Tibet in run-up to Olympics

The Dalai Lama assailed China for "unimaginable and gross violations" of human rights in his homeland.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Battle lines drawn over ousted judges

Pakistan's attorney general rejected a plan by opposition lawmakers to reinstate the country's ousted Supreme Court justices within 30 days of parliament's first session.

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CNN

Zapatero shrugs off bitter election battle to sweep back into power

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, the Spanish prime minister, won a second term after a bitter election campaign overshadowed by the brazen killing of a politician in its final hours.

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Times Online

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Spain PM seeks support after election

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CNN

ENVIRONMENT

EU: Arctic a potential conflict zone

European Union leaders will receive a stark warning of potential conflict with Russia over energy resources at the North Pole as global warming melts the ice cap.

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A new cold war?

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Is daylight savings time actually bad for the environment?

The annual time change has long been sold as a way to save energy, but the opposite might be true.

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Toronto Star

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Daylight savings time no bargain

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Key component of Earth's crust formed from moving molten rock

Earth scientists are in the business of backing into history — extrapolating what happened millions of years ago based on what they can observe now.

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Digital TV switch is a signal not received

Get ready, consumers: American broadcast television is undergoing a radical change that could render millions of TVs useless.

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U.S. News & World Report

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Heath Ledger's last role to be finished by Depp, Farrell and Law

Heath Ledger's unfinished role in "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" is to be completed by Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law, the director confirmed.

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Times Online

'10,000 BC' wins weekend

Prehistoric populations were big if not quite epic this weekend, as Warner’s “10,000 BC” grossed a solid $35.7 million.

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Variety

HEALTH

Not all trans fats are equally risky

Trans fats have long been the bane of dietitians because they raise levels of artery-clogging LDL cholesterol and lower "good" levels. Yet natural trans fats don't appear as harmful to cholesterol levels.

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WebMD

More prescriptions, greater confusion

Some experts estimate that half of all seniors mismanage one or more of their medications, and seniors are twice as likely to end up in emergency rooms because of drug safety issues.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Drugs for ADHD 'not the answer'

Treating children who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with drugs is not effective in the long-term, research has shown.

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BBC

Photo of the Day

Nancy Mellon adds another section of knitting to the "Knit Knot Tree" on Xenia Avenue in Yellow Springs, Ohio. The art project in this southwest Ohio village, already known for its artistic flavor and offbeat art, has become a conversation piece and photo op. (Photo by Skip Peterson / AP)

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