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Karadzic extradited to The Hague war-crimes tribunal

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has been flown from the Serbian capital Belgrade to the war-crimes tribunal in The Hague.

BBC

Indicted senator to appear in court

Indicted Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) makes his first court appearance in Federal District Court in Washington.

CNN

Q-and-A: Inside the indictment ff Ted Stevens

NPR

House panel cites Rove for contempt

A House panel voted to cite former top White House aide Karl Rove for contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena to answer questions about the dismissals of several federal prosecutors.

Time

Bush signs bill for homeowners, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

President George W. Bush signed into law legislation to help 400,000 homeowners facing foreclosure and extends a lifeline to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Bloomberg

Special section:

US downturn

Financial Times

Housing bailout will not help everyone

Yahoo

Republicans accept energy deal, but Democrats ask for more

Senate Republicans indicated they would accept an offer on an energy bill, but Democrats have rescinded the offer and tied it to legislation that would extend renewable energy tax credits.

The Hill

NATION

Quake shakes Southern California

A strong 5.4 earthquake shook Southern California, causing buildings to sway and triggering some precautionary evacuations. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

MSNBC

Jansing describes L.A. quake

MSNBC

Legislators aim to snuff out penalties for pot use

The U.S. should stop arresting responsible marijuana users, Rep. Barney Frank said, announcing a proposal to end federal penalties for Americans carrying fewer than 100 grams of the substance.

CNN

How to Win & Influence Congress, with Rep. Barney Frank

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POLITICS

Ad shows Obama as celebrity

John McCain's latest attack ad on Democratic rival Barack Obama features the faces of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton as it seeks to paint the Illinois senator as a celebrity, short on policy.

The Hill

McCain commercial on Obama celebrity

CNN

Teaching law, testing ideas, Obama stood apart

In 12 years at the University of Chicago Law School, Barack Obama stood apart in too many ways to count.

International Herald Tribune

Va. gov. a focus in Obama VP search

CBS News

BUSINESS

Yahoo CEO Yang ready to move forward

Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is understandably relaxed, as a man who just dodged a bullet. But he isn't ready to breathe too easy.

USA Today

XM, Sirius pick up marriage license

The FCC has approved a proposal to merge satellite radio providers XM and Sirius. The permission, however, comes with significant conditions.

E-Commerce Times

Independent satellite stations could go black in China

Epoch Times

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Virgin Galactic unveils WhiteKnight2

The launch vehicle for commercial space tourism is real, and awesome.

IGN.com

Theft prevention invention: cars may band together

Cars in a parking lot could soon keep track of each other and, like sheep, complain if one of their numbers is stolen or meets a bad end.

LiveScience

EDUCATION

Learning how to party with the Gators

The University of Florida can raise a glass to another national title — best party school in the country.

CBS News

Princeton Review opens new chapter with green rating

The Princeton Review, creator of the hugely popular series of college guides, opens a new chapter with the debut of its green rating for institutions of higher learning.

Greener Buildings

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Influential black Baptist Rev. Clark dies

The Rev. C.A.W. Clark Sr., a Baptist minister in Dallas described as "one of the great black preachers of the 20th century," died at the age of 93.

USA Today

Church exorcism actions protected by First Amendment

A woman claiming injury during an exorcism plans to take her case to the U.S. Supreme Court. State judges ruled the church's actions are protected by the First Amendment.

Telegraph.co.uk

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

A grim day in Alaska's history

Anchorage Daily News

Column (Jack Shafer):

Why nothing sticks to Obama

Slate

Column (Gordon Lubold):

Can Iraq's new calm hold?

Christian Science Monitor

Column:

Romneymania

Slate

Column:

Why Starbucks lost its mojo

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

Playing politics at the Justice Department

Boston Herald

Column (Christopher Hitchens):

Why the surge hasn't hurt Obama

Slate

Column (Mark Penn):

'Active grannies' the new soccer moms

Politico

Column:

US support of Musharraf

San Jose Mercury News

Editorial:

Speaking out on Beijing's rights abuses

International Herald Tribune

Column:

The presidential image war

Atlantic Online

Editorial:

Woman in the House

The Nation

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GOOD NEWS

Wealthy women give to women

Helen LaKelly Hunt of Women Moving Millions aims to inspire wealthy women to contribute $1 million or more to improve the lives of women around the world.

Christian Science Monitor

Army works to cut carbon 'bootprint'

Could cutting greenhouse emissions save the lives of soldiers in Iraq, where fuel-laden convoys make them targets? The U.S. Army says it is pushing to reduce its carbon "bootprint."

Environmental News Network

Bush 'honored' to sign global AIDS bill

President Bush said he is "honored" to sign into law a bill reauthorizing the President's emergency plan for AIDS relief at $48 billion through 2013.

Medical News Today

WORLD

Israeli PM to quit in two months

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said he will stand down two months from now, saying his family is being hurt by corruption allegations against him.

BBC

Turkish court rules against banning governing party

Turkey's constitutional court judges have ruled, by a narrow margin, against banning the governing party, which stood accused of undermining the country's secular principles.

Guardian

India: police defuse 18 bombs at market

Police in India have defused 18 bombs found near the markets in the city of Surat. They've also issued a sketch of a man believed to be linked to one of two explosives-filled cars discovered.

CNN

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Couples living together no longer 'playing house'

While researchers say the overall divorce rate is higher among those who lived together before marriage, now they don't blame cohabitating.

USA Today

Atlanta tops list of busiest airports

Nearly 4.8 billion passengers took to the air last year, with Atlanta's Hartsfield International atop the list of the world's busiest terminals.

MSNBC

SPORTS

Disgraced Donaghy to be sentenced

NBA referee Tim Donaghy stunned the league by pleading guilty to federal charges he took payoffs from a gambler for inside tips on games.

CBS SportsLine

Packers president Murphy meets with Favre, agent in Mississippi

Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy met with quarterback Brett Favre and his agent to talk Favre out of reporting to camp later this week.

Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Alzheimer's drug offers fresh hope

An experimental Alzheimer's drug could give fresh hope to sufferers of the brain disease after halting the mental deterioration of patients for at least 18 months in trials.

Financial Times

America neglecting own black citizens AIDS epidemic

America is one of the nations leading the fight against HIV/AIDS across the world, but is not addressing the epidemic among its own Black citizens, says a new report published by the Black AIDS Institute.

Medical News Today

ENVIRONMENT

Peru mountain glaciers 'receding rapidly'

Melting glaciers have cost northern Peru's mountains 26 percent of their surface area in the last 33 years, satellite images confirm.

Environmental News Network

Water quality improves at beaches

There were fewer closings and health advisories due to polluted water at American beaches last year than in 2006, the worst year for beach water pollution.

Environment News Service

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