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A Pro-Tibet protestor escapes police during the Olympic Torch relay in Paris. Security officials extinguished the torch four times as protests against China's policies turned a relay into a jarring series of stops and starts. (Photo by Jacques Brinon / AP)

Nine bombing convicts tunnel out of Moroccan prison

Nine Islamic extremists serving jail terms of up to life for the 2003 Casablanca bombings that killed 45 people tunnelled their way out of a Moroccan prison, officials said.

Sydney Morning Herald

Children in custody after polygamist compound raid

The state has taken legal, temporary custody of children from a polygamist compound, a child welfare official said, citing allegations of abuse.

Houston Chronicle

Busloads of people taken from polygamist compound

Yahoo! News

Olympic relay through Paris turns into melee

International Herald Tribune

Protesters climb Golden Gate Bridge tower

San Francisco Chronicle

Clinton: Bush should skip Olympic ceremony

CBS News

Flames of Olympic protest

ABC News

Pulitzers: Washington Post gets six

The Post's awards include the public service medal for exposing shoddy treatment of war wounded at Walter Reed hospital, and the breaking-news award for Virginia Tech massacre coverage.

MSNBC

Blasts hit Nepal in poll run-up

Two explosions have struck an election rally in Nepal, leaving at least nine people wounded as the country prepares to hold elections following a peace deal between mainstream parties and Maoist fighters.

Al Jazeera

The World in Photos .........................................................................
Trish Jacquez gives her cat, Adrean, her seasonal haircut in Farmington, N.M. (Photo by Lucas Ian Coshenet / The Daily Times / AP)	A Nepalese man dressed in a traditional costume dances at an election rally for Nepal's Maoist party. (Photo by Ed Wray / AP)	An intricately carved temple is shown at Khajuraho, India. (Photo by Devlin Barrett / AP)

NATION

Earthquake reported south of San Antonio

A minor earthquake occurred about 95 miles south-southwest of Austin, Texas, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center.

Houston Chronicle

Petraeus will face presidential candidates

Army Gen. David Petraeus will be in front of the microphone, but the cameras will be trained on three of the inquisitors: Sens. John McCain, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.

Seattle Times

POLITICS

Obama seeks to affirm his patriotism

After a series of incidents that prompted questions about his patriotism, the Democratic presidential candidate is peppering speeches with explicit statements on his love of country.

Real Clear Politics

McCain has been vocal about support for Iraq war — but silent about son's service

Sen. John McCain has staked his candidacy on the promise that U.S. troops can bring stability to Iraq. What he almost never says is that one of them is his own son.

Austin American-Statesman

Rice eyeing ticket? That's news to McCain

International Herald Tribune

BUSINESS

Many companies still hiring, despite economic downturn

Even with news of rising unemployment and looming recession, many organizations are still hiring. Some are in industries that benefit from a downturn.

Christian Science Monitor

A recession? A depression?

Polling Report

Stocks hang on to gains

Stocks advanced as investors welcomed merger talk and reports that Washington Mutual may receive a $5 billion cash infusion. However, rising commodity prices put a limit on any gains.

CNNMoney

Survey: Gas prices hit $3.32 in US

The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline at U.S. filling stations rose to $3.32, an industry survey showed.

Bloomberg

Gasoline stations find high prices don't mean high profits for the little guy

Gas prices are sapping profitability from gas stations, nudging small owners to sell their businesses at a time when tight commercial lending is making it harder for mom-and-pop investors to buy in.

Raleigh News & Observer

SPORTS

Lady Vols edge LSU

Tennessee moved within a win of its eighth national championship. To do it, the Lady Vols will have to beat Stanford, which stunned Connecticut 82-73 in the other semifinal.

Sports Illustrated

Parker, Hornbuckle savor dramatic win over LSU

ESPN

Backcourt is front and center for Memphis

Behind Douglas-Roberts and Rose, Memphis has never looked better as it tries for its first title.

USA Today

Special section:

KU vs. Memphis

Sporting News

RELIGION

Blair: Save religion from extremism

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has gone public over his beliefs in a major speech on faith, saying religion had to be rescued from extremism in an era of growing globalization.

Reuters

Atheist father sues to keep son out of Catholic high school

David Ryan, an atheist who has joint custody of his 14-year-old son, wants his son to attend a nonreligious high school.

Louisville Courier-Journal

EDUCATION

School cross-dressing event draws ire

An elementary-school event in which kids were encouraged to dress as members of the opposite gender drew the ire of a Christian radio group, prompting outraged calls to the district office.

AOL News

Colleges make consumer info public

As tuitions climb and calls for accountability in higher education grow louder, more colleges are making more consumer-oriented data available to the public.

USA Today

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GOOD NEWS

Dell headquarters powered entirely by green energy

It was announced that Dell Computer’s 2.1 million-square-foot headquarters in Round Rock, Texas is now powered entirely with renewable energy.

Environmental News Network

The next giant leap for mankind

NASA is researching how to launch the most difficult mission ever attempted by the human race — putting an astronaut on Mars.

CBS News

WORLD

US and Iraqi troops battle militias

Shiite militia battled Iraqi and American troops in Baghdad. Two American soldiers were killed and 17 wounded in the Green Zone, home to the U.S. Embassy and Iraq's central government.

International Herald Tribune

US forces clash with Shia militia