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Daniel Gross, left, holds up the Civil Union certificate with partner Steven Goldstein for the press during their Civil Union ceremony at midnight in Teaneck, N.J. After the law took effect, New Jersey became the third state in the nation to offer civil unions for gay couples. (Photo by Tim Larsen / AP) Go to Story -- CBS News

Iran defiant on nuclear program

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has rejected international calls for Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment, a day before a U.N. deadline runs out.

BBC

U.S. 'Iran attack plans' revealed

BBC

Older recruits find less success in Army

Older recruits are washing out of the Army at nearly twice the rate of all new soldiers, according to the Pentagon.

USA Today

JetBlue snafu could cost $30 million

The chief executive of JetBlue Airways Corp. said reimbursing passengers stuck on delayed flights and updating its operations could cost the airline $30 million or more.

MSNBC

Court: Detainees can't challenge cases

Guantanamo Bay detainees may not challenge their detention in U.S. courts, a federal appeals court ruled, upholding a key provision of a law at the center of President Bush's anti-terrorism plan.

Yahoo! News

McCain: Rumsfeld among worst defense secretaries

Republican Senator John McCain said the war in Iraq has been mismanaged for years and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will be remembered as one of the worst in history.

CNN

Bomber strikes at Iraqi funeral

BBC

Rice's Mideast talks yield little

A meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Israeli and Palestinian leaders produced little progress toward renewed peace, beyond a pledge to meet again.

Chicago Tribune

3 protesters arrested at Rice's hotel

Forbes

NATION

Moscow warns neighbors over U.S. shield

Poland and the Czech Republic could be targeted by Russian missiles if they host elements of the planned U.S. missile defense system, the commander of Russia’s strategic missile forces warned.

Financial Times

Czech-Polish OK for U.S. missiles

BBC

Japan dismisses criticism over use of sex slaves

The Japanese Government has criticized a proposed U.S. resolution condemning it for sexually exploiting so-called comfort women during World War 2, labelling the move "extremely regrettable".

Sydney Morning Herald

POLITICS

Hillary Clinton election to set up Senator Bill Clinton?

Could we be looking at President Hillary Clinton and Senator Bill Clinton of New York in 2008? Certainly the Clintonites hope this will come true.

National Ledger

McCain says Roe v. Wade should be overturned

Republican presidential candidate John McCain, looking to improve his standing with the party's conservative voters, said the court decision that legalized abortion should be overturned.

Houston Chronicle

SPORTS

Bryant, Stoudemire lead West's rout of East in NBA All-Star Game

The five best records in the NBA this season belong to Western Conference teams and this year's NBA All-Star Game punctuated that dominance.

USA Today

Coach K gets 700th win at Duke

Greg Paulus scored 15 points and Duke beat Georgia Tech 71-62 in coach Mike Krzyzewski's 700th victory at the school.

Sporting News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

U.N. urged to take action on asteroids

Scientists and former astronauts this weekend called upon the United Nations to protect Earth from cataclysmic asteroid strikes.

National Post

Lab-grown teeth transplanted in mice

Japanese researchers said they have replaced natural teeth in mice with those grown in a lab dish from single cells.

cbc

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Environment groups say Great Lakes legislation favors developers

Legislation to protect Great Lakes water from being siphoned to regions not immediately surrounding the lakes is being finalized by Ontario, Quebec and eight U.S. states.

Daily Herald

Tasmanian devil may become endangered species because of cancer

Over the past decade, a form of cancer has killed almost three out of four Tasmanian devils, the world's largest marsupial carnivore and inspiration for the cartoon character Taz.

International Herald Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

Inca ruins cede to gastro-tourism in Peru

Throughout their history of poverty and political turmoil, Peruvians have been fiercely proud of their elaborate, spicy food and new superstar chefs are now a magnet for culinary tourists.

Reuters

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Japan's pitiful denial of sexual slavery

Yonhap News

Column:

Don't know much about U.S. history

Indianapolis Star

Editorial:

Talk is cheap: Bush is pushing the Palestinians toward civil war

Daily Star

Editorial:

Time to ask questions about Condi

London Independent

Editorial:

Our money: War dollars wasted

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Editorial:

Richardson's party: Is anyone left to back him?

Union Leader

Column:

Apocalypse not

Washington Monthly

Column (James Carroll):

The irony of romping Monday and Fat Tuesday

International Herald Tribune

Column (Debra Dickerson):

It's hard out here for an entourage

Salon

Column (Gary Younge):

Once George Bush has got hold of a bad idea he just can't let it go

Guardian

Column:

Obama's 'colorblind' double bind

Real Clear Politics

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GOOD NEWS

Teen rescues 3 from icy NY creek

Three young brothers who fell through ice into a frigid creek were rescued by a teenage neighbor who heard his mother's frightened screams for help, police said

Houston Chronicle

Autism gene breakthrough hailed

Scientists have found new autism genes by scanning the largest collection of families with multiple cases of autism ever assembled.

BBC

NATION

'Virtual Iraq' helps U.S. soldiers overcome trauma of war

American soldiers who returned from Iraq suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder have been successfully treated with a virtual reality simulation of the conflict, scientists announced.

Times

New video shows JFK moments before assassination

A recently discovered home movie shows a brief but clear glimpse of President Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy just seconds before his assassination.

Chicago Sun-Times

Convicted sex offender commits suicide over signs

A convicted sex offender apparently committed suicide in despair over signs posted in his neighborhood calling him a "child rapist."

ABC Action News

BUSINESS

JetBlue JFK terminal starts to calm down

A schedule-busting siege at Kennedy Airport's JetBlue terminal that left many travelers dismayed, disheartened and distrusting seemed to ease today.

Houston Chronicle

New CMO plans to clip Aflac duck's wings

Jeff Herbert has a marketing problem. Everyone knows his advertising icon, but he believes most consumers don't know what it sells. So he intends to clip the Aflac duck's wings.

Advertising Age

HEALTH

Science finds new ways to regrow fingers

Researchers are trying to find ways to regrow fingers - and someday, even limbs - with tricks that sound like magic spells from a Harry Potter novel.

U.S. News & World Report

Exercise helps prevent breast cancer

Exercise may help prevent breast cancer, and help those who do get it cope, two new studies show.

WebMD

EDUCATION

Students, administration call off-campus theme party racist

At first, the "South of the Border Party" thrown by Santa Clara University students didn't strike Nadine Rasch as offensive - until she saw students dressed as Latino janitors and pregnant homegirls.

Contra Costa Times

Free secondary education starts in Uganda

Uganda began offering free secondary education to 250,000 students, which the government said would double the number of children continuing on in school.

San Diego Union-Tribune

SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

Anglican leader urges humility over gay clergy row

The Anglicans' spiritual leader, faced with a deepening rift over homosexuality and scripture in the worldwide Anglican Communion, called for humility among bishops.

Kansas City Star

Majority say West, Islam can find common ground

A majority of people around the world do not believe the world is locked in a "clash of civilizations" that will lead to violent conflict between Islam and the West, according to findings of a recent poll.

St. Petersburg Times

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A drummer performs during the parade of Estacio de Sa samba school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano / AP)

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