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Obama launches nationwide voter registration drive

The campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, announced that it would launch a countrywide voter registration and mobilization drive.

The Hill

McCain and Obama deadlocked in US race

Angus Reid

Don't hector China, Olympic chief says

The West must stop hectoring China over human rights, the Olympics chief warned, even as Beijing showed signs of bowing to international protests by saying it would hold talks with aides to the Dalai Lama.

Financial Times

Fire in Connecticut apartment building leaves 150 homeless

A fast-moving fire destroyed a large apartment complex. Authorities were looking for dozens of people reported still missing.

Hartford Courant

Firefighters search for those missing from apartment fire

NECN

San Diego beaches closed after shark fatally attacks triathlete

ABC News

Shark attack closes beach

CBS News

Zimbabwe's opposition party retaliates against attacks

Supporters of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change have retaliated against attacks by President Robert Mugabe's party.

Bloomberg

Zimbabwe opposition poised to retain assembly in vote recount

Monsters and Critics

NATION

Atheist soldier claims harassment

Army Spc. Jeremy Hall has filed a lawsuit alleging that he's been harassed and his constitutional rights have been violated because he doesn't believe in God.

CNN

Swarm of quakes in Reno may presage bigger one

Scientists are telling residents in Reno, Nev., to prepare for something bigger after more than 150 tiny earthquakes rippled the ground beneath the city's western suburbs.

San Francisco Chronicle

Probe into deadly crash into Chicago station and bus shelter

Elliott Reed was walking toward the Chicago Transit Authority train station when a tractor-trailer rig exiting a nearby expressway abruptly veered into the busy station and a bus shelter.

Yahoo! News

POLITICS

Prominent black lawmaker scolds Bill Clinton for comments

House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., the most powerful African-American in Congress, again scolded former President Bill Clinton for his comments during the Democratic presidential race.

CNN

Clyburn Rips Clintons for 'Demonizing' Obama

ABC News

Senate panel slaps Domenici over phone call to US attorney

The Senate Ethics Committee admonished Republican Sen. Pete Domenici for creating an "appearance of impropriety" after he called the U.S. attorney he helped install to inquire about a federal corruption case.

McClatchy Newspapers

BUSINESS

Apple gets into mine-sweeping, missiles and storage

Apple CEO Steve Jobs may need to order up a new version of that infamous mock turtleneck, in camouflage instead of the usual black.

Channel Register

Continental, United in merger talks

Continental Airlines is in advanced merger talks with United Airlines, a unit of UAL Corp., Thomson Reuters reported, citing sources briefed on the situation.

CNNMoney

SPORTS

Charlotte Bobcats will be a good fit for Larry Brown

Of the "half-dozen" jobs Larry Brown is considering, it is no secret that the one that makes the most sense is coach and president of the Charlotte Bobcats.

Newsday

Hansbrough returns; Ellington, Lawson declare for NBA draft

Tyler Hansbrough wants to make one more run at the national championship. The North Carolina star will have to wait a little longer to find out whether two of his high-scoring teammates will be back to help him.

Yahoo! News

HEALTH

The 20 saltiest foods in America

Salty food may seem like the least of your worries, especially if you're among the 40 percent of people who mindlessly shake salt on every dish.

MSNBC

How culture makes us thin or fat

Our body weight and shape starts with biology, but it is also highly influenced by experience, which is sometimes called "culture" or "environment."

LiveScience

RELIGION

Methodist group urges sanctuary for illegal immigrants

Churches must continue to shelter illegal immigrants even at the cost that they may face legal repercussions, according to some Methodist ministers.

Houston Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Zoo announces baby elephant's name

After more than 12,000 people cast votes online and via text message, the winning choice for the baby elephant at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is Samson.

Baltimore Sun

Traveler learns about climate complexities through journey

A traveler collects the hopeful stories of people most likely to bear the brunt of climate change around the globe.

NPR

World

British strike forces pipeline closure

A pipeline which carries 30 percent of Britain's output from North Sea oil fields is to be shut down before a threatened strike over pensions.

Telegraph.co.uk

Drivers urged against fuel rush

BBC

Afghan leader assails US and Britain

President Hamid Karzai strongly criticized the British and the United States' conduct of the war in Afghanistan, saying that his government should be given the lead in policy decisions.

International Herald Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

Pine beetle outbreaks turn forests into carbon source

An outbreak of pine beetles is doing more than destroying millions of trees: by 2020, they will have done so much damage that the forest is expected to release more carbon dioxide than it absorbs.

Sci-Tech Today

Putting pollution on grocery bills

Consumers around the world have come to expect cheap food imported from everywhere. But the movable feast comes at a cost: transportation pollution.

International Herald Tribune

Bus runs on veggie oil

CNN

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Some car-stereo makers see drivers ditching CDs for iPods

Car-stereo makers are marketing units that threaten to boot compact discs into the auto audio graveyard.

Sci-Tech Today

Does your mechanic have the data needed to fix your car?

More independent mechanics say manufacturers deny them access to data, states debate "right to repair" laws.

Christian Science Monitor

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Web 2.0 debates Internet's future

San Francisco's Web 2.0 Expo conference brought together thousands of people responsible for crafting the future direction of the Internet, and the world of applications was front and center.

BBC

EDUCATION

Bush pushes Congress for help with student loan crunch

President George W. Bush pressed Congress to pass legislation to ease a credit crunch in the student loan market that could make it harder for students to go to college.

Reuters

Bush calls for new student-loan legislation

MarketWatch

High tech high school preps students for IT careers

An innovative public high school in Connecticut connects with students who yearn to learn about technology, information systems, engineering and digital electronics.

InformationWeek

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