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Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, accompanied by Sen. Carl Levin, holds a news conference in Washington, D.C., after the Senate voted to pass a credit card reform bill. (Photo by Lauren Victoria Burke / AP)

Senate passes credit card reform bill

The Senate has voted to prohibit credit card companies from arbitrarily raising an individual's interest rate and charging many of the exorbitant fees.

Houston Chronicle

Exploiting the credit card law loophole

CBS News

Israel's Netanyahu faces US pressure

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces pressure from the U.S. to freeze Jewish settlements that Palestinians see as an impediment to peace.

Reuters

Pelosi, Boehner welcome Netanyahu

ABC News

Senate to reject Guantanamo plan

The Senate said it will reject a White House call for funding to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp arguing that a better plan is needed.

BBC

Democrats pull funds to close Guantanamo

NPR

Millions spent in Afghanistan lack adequate oversight

The person responsible for a $404 million reconstruction contract in Afghanistan sits nine time zones away in suburban Maryland and is unable to provide adequate oversight, a new report finds.

Christian Science Monitor

US arms may be falling into hands of Taliban

MSNBC

White House mulls regulatory panel

The Obama administration, trying to crack down on abuses exposed by the financial crisis, is considering creation of a regulatory commission to protect consumers of financial products.

Examiner

US considers stripping SEC of powers in regulatory overhaul

Bloomberg

NATION

Senate OKs loaded guns in national parks

The Senate has voted to allow people to carry loaded guns — including semi-automatic weapons — in national parks and wildlife refuges.

CBS News

Officials headed to Capitol Hill to talk border security

A mayor from the U.S.-Mexico border wants federal lawmakers to provide more money for border agents and dogs to help curb cross-border trafficking of drugs, guns and humans.

San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Letter accuses CIA of error in timeline

A leading Democrat demanded a correction from the CIA in its timeline of congressional briefings — the one at the center of the accusations between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and CIA director Leon Panetta.

San Francisco Chronicle

Pelosi: Bush, CIA misled me on torture

YouTube

Kennedy to return in June; Senators say health improved

Sen. Edward Kennedy’s brain cancer is in remission and he is expected back in the Senate after the Memorial Day recess to spearhead healthcare reform, according to Democratic colleagues.

The Hill

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Scientists piece together human ancestry

Scientists hailed a 47-million-year-old fossil of an ancient "small cat"-sized primate as a possible common ancestor of monkeys, humans and other primates.

CNN

Hubble refitted for golden years

Five days of work on the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope ended with the release of what one astronomer said is "in many ways ... a brand new telescope."

Baltimore Sun

ENVIRONMENT

'Green' auto rules arrive

The Obama administration will unveil rules that will require vast reductions in vehicle greenhouse gas emissions and gas mileage improvements.

Baltimore Sun

In Chile, the birds are dying, and no one knows why

Chilean scientists are investigating three mysterious ecological disasters that have caused the deaths of hundreds of penguins, millions of sardines and about 2,000 baby flamingos in the past few months.

Environmental News Network

HEALTH

Lose weight with a good night's sleep

A new study found a link between sleep and weight. Study participants who were short sleepers (less than six hours per night) tended to have on average a higher body mass index than long sleepers.

WebMD

H1N1 vaccine production delayed

Making an H1N1 vaccine may be more difficult than first thought, the WHO acknowledged as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and WHO chief Dr. Margaret Chan met with pharmaceutical companies.

CBS News

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Are spiritual encounters all in your head?

Have you ever wondered whether spritual encounters actually happen — or whether they are all in the head? Scientists suggest the answer might be both.

NPR

Faith Comes By Hearing launches audio Bible ambassador campaign

Faith Comes By Hearing, the world's foremost Audio Bible ministry, recently launched a revolutionary audio Bible distribution program — Audio Bible Ambassador.

Religion News Service

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GOOD NEWS

Golfer goes the extra mile for children's charity event

A golfer raised nearly $3,000 and outlasted at least two golf cart batteries during the 100 Holes 4 Kids charity event, which raises money for McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Site.

Syracuse.com

Private foundation provides support for 'Free Fridays'

A private family foundation is providing support to select Massachusetts cultural institutions so they can open their doors to residents and tourists alike on Fridays throughout the summer.

Boston Herald

WORLD

Sri Lanka on brink of catastrophe as UN aid blocked by sitting government

The Sri Lankan Government has blocked access to aid workers trying to help the nearly 300,000 civilians displaced by the army’s victory over the Tamil Tigers.

Times Online

Sri Lanka: Rebel leader has been killed

YouTube

98 killed in Indonesian plane crash

An Indonesian military plane carrying troops and their families crashed into a row of houses and burst into flames, killing at least 98 people, the latest in a string of accidents plaguing the air force.

ABC News

BUSINESS

Big banks apply to repay TARP

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley and other banks have applied to repay billions of dollars they borrowed under the U.S. government's Troubled Asset Relief Program, sources said.

Reuters

Oil touches 6-month high above $60

Oil rose, although it eased from an earlier six-month high over $60 a barrel, as investors digested a tepid advance on Wall Street and waited for a supply report expected to show a dip in inventories.

CNNMoney

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Swayze ‘alive, well’ after death rumor

Patrick Swayze, whose battle with pancreatic cancer was first announced last year, has not died, contrary to a false rumor that was widely circulated, the actor's rep said.

MSNBC

'American Idol' duel: Glam Adam Lambert takes on red-state Kris Allen

Now comes the real blockbuster election — one that will hinge just as much on complex demographic, technological and geographic factors as last year's epic presidential battle.

NY Daily News

EDUCATION

Mere 30-point-bump on SAT can pay off

A 30-point boost in math and critical-reading scores on the SAT reasoning test is statistically meaningless yet could make or break a student's chances of admission at "a substantial minority" of colleges.

USA TODAY

Pool of teachers being depleted

Even with thousands of teachers facing layoffs, recruitment experts are warning of an impending teacher shortage.

San Diego Union-Tribune

SPORTS

Leagues line up to support Coyotes

The NFL, Major League Baseball and the NBA have lined up in support of the NHL's court fight to block the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes and move to southern Canada.

Sports Illustrated

Clippers win NBA draft lottery

The Los Angeles Clippers won the NBA draft lottery, likely sealing the destination for Oklahoma star Blake Griffin, men's college basketball's player of the year.

USA TODAY

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