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U.S. officials say the USS Bainbridge and a half dozen others are headed to the scene where pirates captured a vessel with a U.S. crew off Somalia's coast. (Photo by Paul Farley / U.S. Navy / AP)

US warship nears boat carrying pirates

A U.S. warship arrived before dawn near a 28-foot lifeboat holding four pirates and the kidnapped captain of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship, officials said.

CNN

Navy on scene with US cargo ship, pirates

YouTube

High seas hostage showdown

ABC News

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Timeline: Somali pirates attempted hijacking

Guardian

Obama to tackle immigration reform

President Barack Obama plans to start addressing the thorny issue of immigration reform this year, including the search for a path to legalize the status of millions of illegal immigrants.

Reuters

US dealings with Iran on slippery path

Efforts by the Obama administration to re-engage with Iran advanced a step and skidded backward all in the same day, underscoring the difficulties of improving U.S. relations with its longtime foe.

Examiner

Kim Jong Il unanimously re-elected

Kim Jong Il was unanimously re-elected North Korea's Supreme Leader, with the international community deadlocked over how to react to Pyongyang's missile test.

Times Online

Kim Jong Il re-elected as North Korea's leader

YouTube

N. Korea parliament renews Kim's leadership

Reuters

Improving unemployment services

For state unemployment offices, inundated with record claims, computer crashes and overwhelmed phone lines, federal stimulus funds are starting to ease the jam.

USA Today

New jobless claims slip more than expected

MSNBC

NATION

Las Vegas project symbol of trouble

Conceived as the centerpiece of a thriving Las Vegas, one of the world's most expensive building projects has come to symbolize the retail and leisure slump.

Reuters

State regulators gear up for casino bankruptcies

Google News

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Las Vegas casino map: the Strip

Las Vegas Sun

Raise beer tax to fight child abuse?

Michigan should increase its beer tax by a nickel a bottle to combat child abuse and neglect and decrease the number of children who wind up in foster care, the co-chair of a state-appointed task force says.

Detroit News

POLITICS

Liberals ramp up healthcare pressure

A coalition of liberal groups are waging a broad national campaign to build pressure on conservative Democrats and centrist Republicans who may not support the president's vision for healthcare reform.

The Hill

Under fire, Justice Department appoints new ethics enforcer

Attorney General Eric Holder picked a longtime prosecutor to oversee internal ethics investigations as part of a larger reshuffling of the Justice Department staff.

Miami Herald

DOJ mistakes may hinder other cases

Politico

HEALTH

Fighting ‘bad fat’ with ‘good fat’

Fight fat with fat? The newest obesity theory suggests we may one day be able to do just that. Just like good and bad cholesterol, there apparently are good and bad types of body fat.

CBS News

Cognitive therapy shown effective to ease seniors' anxiety

Baylor College of Medicine researchers found that cognitive therapy improves symptoms of an anxiety disorder that is common in older adults.

WebMD

EDUCATION

Pre-K funding up, but cuts loom

Preschool enrollment is up and with it state spending on state pre-K programs. But the economic downturn could spell trouble for the nation's youngest students, says a recent report.

Education Week

Aggressive schools to reap reward

Colorado must progress in four reform areas to get a share of $5 billion in extra stimulus money — including data systems tracking teachers' performance.

Denver Post

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Box office booms in bust economy

Revenue and ticket sales are each up about 10 percent over the first quarter of last year. Why are movies doing so well while so many people are doing so poorly?

NPR

Hooray for Hollywood

Irish Independent

Obama enjoys edgy HBO shows ‘Entourage’ and ‘The Wire’

While not working to save the planet, the president is said to enjoy kicking back and watching “Entourage” and “The Wire.”

NY Daily News

A few of Barack Obama's favorite things

Guardian

The last outlaw poet

Kris Kristofferson's all-American journey has taken him from the Army Rangers to Nashville to Hollywood — with a few stops in the gutter along the way.

Rolling Stone

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The ACM press-room fracas

Entertainment Weekly

ENVIRONMENT

Bad economy helps cut CO2 emissions

The worldwide economic slowdown is having an unexpected positive impact in the fight against global warming. Carbon dioxide emissions are falling, according to governments records.

USA Today

UN demands more climate ambition

The year's first round of U.N. climate talks ended with delegates clearly split between the visions of developed and developing nations.

BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column:

On proposed 5-day postal delivery

San Francisco Chronicle

Column:

A bipartisan moment on foreign policy

Baltimore Sun

Column:

Biden vs. Cheney: Who's the jerk?

Salon.com

Column (Robin Bowerman):

Bonds to be Renaissance for investors

NEWS.com.au

Column (Christina Smith):

We must defend rights of Afghan women

News-Sentinel

Column:

The many shapes of extremism

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column:

Outsmarting the competition

BusinessWeek

Editorial:

Public change a good thing

Aberdeen American News

Editorial:

Michelle Obama: style and substance

Houston Chronicle

Editorial:

Obama shows Muslims best face of US

Chicago Sun-Times

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GOOD NEWS

Cities cleaning, ‘greening’ urban alleys

Cities are starting to see the thousands of miles of alleyways that line the backside of homes and buildings in a new light by treating them as a way to help the environment and improve city life.

USA Today

Disabled man helps police patrol city

Tom Littlewood has cerebral palsy. He struggles to speak and most of his body is paralyzed. That hasn't stopped him from patrolling the streets of the city in his wheelchair as a police volunteer.

San Jose Mercury News

WORLD

Castro energetic in meeting with US

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro seemed energetic in talks with U.S. officials, and asked how to best help President Barack Obama normalize relations between their countries.

Reuters

House members: Fidel Castro ‘very energetic’

Newsweek

Mideast praises Obama speech

Syria's foreign minister praised President Barack Obama's address to the Arab and Islamic world in Turkey, and many Arabs were cheered by the American leader's promises to push for a Palestinian state.

Arizona Republic

BUSINESS

GM and Chrysler launch $5B program to keep suppliers in business

The U.S. Treasury said that General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC launched a $5 billion program guaranteeing payments to parts suppliers their companies support.

Detroit Free Press

US wholesalers slash inventories

U.S. wholesalers cut inventories in February by 1.5 percent, the most in more than 17 years. Despite that, sales rose for the first time since summer.

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

National broadband plan?

The FCC has a year to survey the U.S. Internet and recommend a plan of action — or inaction — to Congress for developing a nationwide broadband network.

Wired

Ancient life tapped for solar technology

An ancient life form fuels a new solar energy technology on systems simpler to build than silicon-based solar cells.

LiveScience

The tech war on tornadogenesis

The biggest, most expensive, tech-heavy effort to understand how and why tornadoes form begins next month.

Wired

SPORTS

Charles leads UConn to NCAA title

The Huskies went 39-0 and won every game by at least 10 points en route to their sixth NCAA title and third perfect season. UConn center Tina Charles had 25 points and 19 rebounds.

ESPN

NCAA women's title game in pictures

Sports Illustrated

IOC calls city's bid ‘strong’

Calling Chicago “vibrant,” the head of the Olympic evaluation team called the city's pitch for the 2016 Games "strong," but was vague about financial guarantees for the $4.8 billion bid.

Chicago Sun-Times

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Non-Jews take temporary custody of food during Passover

Switching legal possession helps Jews fulfill the biblical commandment against eating or owning leavened foods during the holiday, without having to throw away perfectly good food.

Beliefnet

American Baha'is gather to celebrate holiest period

Baha'i communities across the United States will hold gatherings for fellowship and devotions, as well as the annual elections for the faith's leadership at the national and local levels.

Religion News Service

Photo of the Day

Thailand's PM Abhisit Vejjajiva rejected calls for his resignation as tens of thousands of protesters marched in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Wason Wanichakorn / AP)

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