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Andrea Delaney, of Vienna, Va., reaches down to look at a shirt next to stickers and other merchandise commemorating Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit to Washington, on sale at the gift shop at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / AP)

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Pope 'ashamed' of clergy abuse

Pope Benedict XVI said he was "deeply ashamed" of the clergy sexual abuse scandal that stained the Catholic church and will work to make sure pedophiles don't become priests.

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USA Today

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Pope may find US on his wavelength

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BBC

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Papal preparations

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MSNBC

US sends $200 million for food crisis

President George W. Bush has ordered the release of $200 million in emergency aid to alleviate food shortages in Africa and other parts of the world.

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BBC

Colombia volcano forces evacuations

Colombia's Nevado del Huila volcano has erupted in a shower of hot ash, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands of people and declare a state of alert.

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CBS News

Bombings kill 60 in Iraq

Bombings killed at least 60 people in three major cities in Iraq. The deadliest attack happened in the Baquba when a car bomb detonated outside a restaurant, killing 40 people and wounding 75.

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CNN

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Iraq violence, in figures

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BBC

Delta-Northwest deal announced

The long-expected deal would create the world's largest airline and could spark a round of deals that could leave three mega-carriers. A possible United-Continental deal next?

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CNNMoney

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The stats on Delta, Northwest

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Reuters

Zimbabwe police deploy as opposition urges strike

Zimbabwe's police deployed water cannons and military vehicles in the capital, Harare, after the main opposition party called for a general strike to protest the delay in announcing election results.

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Bloomberg

Malt-O-Meal recalled cereals linked to salmonella outbreak; 23 people ill

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has linked breakfast cereal recalled by Malt-O-Meal last week to a salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 23 people in 14 states.

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St. Louis Business Journal

NATION

Battle over sect children begins

More than two dozen women who belong to a reclusive polygamous sect said in a rare public appearance that they felt lied to by state officials and pleaded for their 416 children to be returned to them.

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ABC News

Mo. House passes bill that bars federal Real ID compliance

The Missouri House has approved a bill that prohibits the state from complying with the federal Real ID Act, which sets national standards for data included on state driver’s licenses.

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Kansas City Star

Supreme Court turns down appeal from imprisoned boy killer

An imprisoned killer who was 12 years old when he committed a double murder, and then was given a 30-year sentence, was denied a hearing by the Supreme Court.

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CNN

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Should child rapists be executed? High court to rule

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McClatchy Newspapers

POLITICS

Did Obama's remarks make Pennsylvania voters bitter?

Barack Obama lashed out at his presidential rivals for calling him an elitist, and spent another campaign day trying to explain his comment implying that white gun owners and churchgoers are bitter.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Obama's name in Rezko trial

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Chicago Sun-Times

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Obama defends "bitter" remarks; McCain attacks

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Reuters

Clinton says she would fix husband's NAFTA mistakes

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton told manufacturers and union workers that her husband made mistakes related to the North American Free Trade Agreement that she plans to fix.

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MSNBC

BUSINESS

Chrysler to make big pickup for Nissan, get small car

Chrysler, the third-largest U.S. carmaker, will supply large pickup trucks to Nissan Motor Co. in exchange for a compact car as the companies seek to curb costs for developing new vehicles.

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Bloomberg

Senate considers striking down 'common carrier' exception

Seeking to bring transparency to the U.S. mobile and wireless industry, two senators have introduced a bill that would for the first time bring wireless carriers under the authority of the Federal Trade Commission.

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InformationWeek

ENVIRONMENT

Forecast: big quake likely in California

A new statewide forecast released puts the probability for a quake of at least magnitude 6.7, the size of the 1994 Northridge quake that killed 72 people, at 99.7 percent sometime before 2037.

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San Jose Mercury News

Wolf tracking in Minnesota's wilderness

Three friends explore northern Minnesota's wolves and their habitats at the International Wolf Center in Ely.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Wolf hunting tactics

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National Geographic

SPORTS

Roddick puts US in Davis Cup semis

Andy Roddick beats Paul-Henri Mathieu to send the United States past France and into Davis Cup semis.

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ABC News

Rocket Racing League announces August takeoff

It'll be like Formula One or Nascar in the sky, or at least that's what the leadership of Rocket Racing said at a press conference at the Yale Club.

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CNET News

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GOOD NEWS

At 60, tennis player still nets wins on college level

Phoenix resident Sheila Johnson is the oldest active collegiate tennis player in the country, but that hasn't stopped her from making an impact. She's 11-6 in singles play and 7-10 in doubles.

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USA Today

Video montage helps honor lives of soldiers lost in Iraq

Teen volunteers created a video montage of soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq hoping to honor their service and the sacrifices of their families by documenting memories of their lives.

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San Jose Mercury News

WORLD

Carter defends meeting with Hamas

Jimmy Carter has kicked off his tour of the Middle East with a visit to the southern Israeli town of Sderot, saying isolating Hamas was counterproductive.

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Al Jazeera

Fighting resumes in Baghdad's Sadr City

More conflict after a day's lull, dashing residents' hopes of a let-up in clashes of U.S. and government troops vs. Shi'ite gunmen.

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Yahoo! News

Berlusconi wins Italian election

Conservative billionaire Silvio Berlusconi won a third term as Italy's prime minister with an unexpectedly strong mandate to deal with deep economic and social problems.

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Reuters

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

J.K. Rowling near tears in fight to halt 'Harry Potter' guide

Feisty Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says a Michigan librarian has cast an evil spell that has left her with a bad case of writer's block.

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Graffiti 2.0: high tech and temporary

The artists behind the Graffiti Research Lab have perfected a unique form of temporary high-tech graffiti they call laser tagging that utilizes a laser pointer in lieu of paint, a projector in place of a spray.

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TIME

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Laser tagging in Vienna

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YouTube

RELIGION

Poll: Catholics embrace faith, not Mass

The study also found intense interest in faith among some young people. Yet, few parishioners said they go to confession, and most believed they could be good Roman Catholics without going to Mass.

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Star Tribune

Pope Benedict XVI, in his own words

Here's a selection of the pontiff's own words, acting as life coach, relationship counselor, current events commentator and judge of morality, according to his own writings.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Protecting the Pope

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MSNBC

EDUCATION

Credit crunch goes to college

Last year, students borrowed $77 billion to pay for higher education, according to a report from the College Board.

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Forbes

Colleges on alert in low-tech ways, too

Colleges are installing alert systems that beam messages to cellphones, pagers and personal computers in case of emergency. But they're also investing in loudspeakers and sirens.

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USA Today

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Bubble and bust

A new study links high testosterone levels in male financial traders to profits, but too much of the hormone can have the opposite effect.

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Newsweek

NASA Mars project takes off at a cost

NASA's new Mars is bigger, more powerful and more sophisticated than any other robotic vehicle. It will try to answer a big question: Has life existed elsewhere in the solar system?

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USA Today

HEALTH

Baby boomers facing health care crisis

The U.S. medical system is unprepared for the flood of aging baby boomers, according to a sweeping federal study, which predicted shortages in health care workers and gaps in training.

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San Jose Mercury News

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Health system unprepared for crush of aging boomers

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CNN

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

More graduates lack skills to win jobs

Almost half of leading companies failed to find suitable graduates to fill vacancies last year despite record numbers of students leaving higher education, a new study shows.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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In preparation of Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit to Washington, flowers, media risers, and banners decorate the Catholic University of America, tangential to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, in background, in Washington. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / AP)

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