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President Bush speaks from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington as he marks the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq. (Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP)

Pentagon: Gitmo detainee confesses in Cole bombing

Waleed bin Attash, a suspected key al Qaeda operative, confessed to plotting the bombings of the USS Cole and two U.S. embassies in Africa, according to the Pentagon.

CNN

Airbus jetliner completes first transatlantic flight

The latest jetliner to claim the title of world's biggest passenger aircraft completed its maiden voyage to the United States.

Forbes

Iraq war's statistics prove fleeting

The U.S. war in Iraq is entering its fifth year. That, and 3,197 U.S. military deaths reported by the Pentagon as of Friday, are among the few certainties in a war characterized by confusion and misuse of key data.

MSNBC

Bush cautions Congress about Iraq war funds

President Bush marked the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq as the White House tried to counter Democratic attempts to force a withdrawal of U.S. troops.

MSNBC

Iraq hangs former vice president

Taha Yassin Ramadan, the former vice president under Saddam Hussein, was hanged, according to a source close to Iraq's High Tribunal.

CNN

Bomb kills 8 at Baghdad Shiite mosque

Examiner

Pakistani judges resign; call for protests

Seven Pakistani judges resigned in protest against government moves to sack the country's chief judge as the leader of an opposition alliance of conservative religious parties called for more protests.

Reuters

Russia blast kills 78 miners

A methane explosion killed 78 people in a Siberian coal mine, in the deadliest accident in Russia's mining industry in at least a decade, rescuers said.

Reuters

U.S., North Korea resolve bank dispute

The United States and North Korea have resolved a dispute over $25 million in frozen North Korean funds, clearing the way for dismantling the North's nuclear programs, U.S. officials said.

Examiner

NATION

Hicks case: Howard may be called

The Australian lawyer for Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks says Prime Minister John Howard could be called as a witness in a Federal Court case against the government.

Sydney Morning Herald

Iraqi pessimism grows

More than half of Iraqis believe attacks on coalition forces are justified, a new poll has shown, as the U.S. president faces increasing anti-war protests at home.

Telegraph

U.S. pushes on-the-job training of Iraqi forces

MSNBC

Blacklist proposed for multinationals with adverse impact in Darfur

A new United Nations report on Darfur recommends that foreign companies operating in the region and having "adverse impact on the human rights situation in Darfur" should be punished.

Epoch Times

POLITICS

Gonzales' hold on job grows uncertain

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' hold on his job grew more uncertain as the Justice Department released e-mails with new details about the firings of federal prosecutors.

Houston Chronicle

Were CIA subpoenas linked to San Diego attorney's firing?

A day before a Justice Department official e-mailed the White House saying San Diego U.S. Attorney Carol Lam should be fired, Lam notified the department that she would serve a search warrant on the No. 3 CIA official, Sen. Dianne Feinstein says.

McClatchy Newspapers

SPORTS

Islanders' Simon will not face charges in stick-swinging incident

New York Islanders forward Chris Simon, who was suspended for a league-record 25 games for a vicious on-ice hit against the rival New York Rangers, will not face criminal charges.

USA Today

UNLV rises from desert to Sweet 16

This UNLV men's basketball team is a contradiction to the razzle-dazzle of Las Vegas and a far cry from the high-flying act of former Rebels coach Jerry Tarkanian's 1990 NCAA championship team.

USA Today

NCAA tournament men's bracket

ESPN

ENVIRONMENT

Climate change expert criticizes U.S. 'interference' in research

The Bush administration's interference in climate change science has revealed "flaws that have developed in the functioning of our democracy," according to a leading U.S. climate scientist.

Guardian

Bush administration looks at climate impact on animals

The Bush administration will examine whether a growing number of species are at risk from global warming and need federal protection, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said.

Environmental News Network

HEALTH

Cuban-style clinics may be a model for U.S.

At a CAC Florida clinic, senior citizens get easy access to primary care physicians, and free dental and vision care. Originating in pre-Castro Cuba, these clinics could be a vision of American healthcare in the future.

Akron Beacon Journal

Depressed women can still be good mothers

Medically treating post-partum depression may not be enough to improve a mother's relationship with her baby, and is only part of the equation, according to a new study done in part by the University of Alberta.

Medical News Today

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Disneyfied Jesus riles Church elders

Paintings portraying Jesus Christ as Mickey Mouse and Vladimir Lenin are prompting charges of abuse of religious symbols by Russian Orthodox Church leaders.

Moscow Times

Americans use talents, creativity to reshape religion

Detroit mom Laurie Hempel went from doing zero to 20 hours of church work a week over the last year — all because she found a church where she could "give my 2 cents and shape something new."

Detroit Free Press

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GOOD NEWS

Samaritans repair damage from vandalism

After Terry Kiser finished a monthlong renovation project of her mobile home, it was destroyed. So the renovators said they'd do it again — for free.

Des Moines Register

French Open will award equal pay

The French Open will award equal prize money to all women and men players across the board in all events, the organizers announced.

CNN

NATION

NYPD officers indicted for manslaughter in groom shooting

Two New York City Police Department detectives have been indicted on charges of manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed black man on his wedding day, the Queens District Attorney said.

CNN

Search enters 4th day for missing Scout

Dog teams and a plane with heat-sensing equipment found no new clues overnight in the effort to find a 12-year-old Boy Scout missing after three nights in the rugged North Carolina mountains.

U.S. News & World Report

BUSINESS

Recall pounds Menu Foods

Stock in Menu Foods Income Fund fell an additional 30 percent after millions of containers of dog and cat food were recalled over health concerns.

Toronto Star

Mortgage adjusting seen boosting foreclosures

About 1.1 million more home foreclosures are expected over the next six years as adjustable-rate mortgages reset to higher payments, according to a study by research firm First American CoreLogic.

CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SpaceX launch is last-minute no-go

One year after its first launch ended in failure, SpaceX put the second launch of its low-cost Falcon 1 rocket on hold.

MSNBC

Israel a hotbed of Internet attacks

Israel has the dubious honor of being home to the most malicious Internet activity per Internet user, according to Symantec's twice-yearly Internet Security Threat Report.

PC World

Scientists test cool vests for soldiers

Scientists at the University of Portsmouth are testing new high-tech thermal vests to be used by soldiers in Iraq to help them cope with the heat of battle.

Science Daily

EDUCATION

All U.S. colleges accept ACT

The once-obscure ACT college entrance exam is now accepted by every four-year college and university in the USA that requires such a test.

USA Today

Supreme Court hears 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' case

A school principal was acting in accord with the school's anti-drug mission when she suspended a student for displaying a "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" banner, her lawyer told the Supreme Court.

Topix.net

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

On 4th anniversary, editors say war is taking toll—but vow to keep covering

As the Iraq War enters its fifth year, newspapers covering it say the pool of reporters willing and able to report on the war is shrinking, budgets are constrained, and dangers are an issue.

Editor & Publisher

Warhol bought for $250 in 1962 may fetch $15 million

A U.S. collector who bought an Andy Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe in 1962 for $250 is offering the painting for sale in May and can expect to fetch over $15 million, auctioneers Christie's said.

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