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Benjamin Blankenship, 3, sits in his mother's lap, Charlotte Blankenship, during a candlelight vigil in Mullens, W.Va., to commemorate the 29 miners who were killed in an explosion at Massey Energy Co.'s Upper Big Branch mine. (Photo by Carolyn Kaster / AP)

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US tax bite smaller overall than other advanced nations'

The U.S. has a lower overall tax burden than the typical advanced economy in Europe. But the gap isn't as big as you might think, and may be poised to shrink.

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Christian Science Monitor

Tax Day is almost here; make it easy

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The Herald

Consumers face end of cheap credit era

Even as prospects for the American economy brighten, consumers are about to face a new financial burden: a sustained period of rising interest rates.

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Credit counseling service gets boost in downturn

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Detroit Free Press

Obama urges probe into mine disaster

President Barack Obama urged a thorough investigation into a deadly explosion at a West Virginia coal mine that killed 29 people, hours after rescue efforts at the mine concluded.

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Company promised safety upgrades

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Mining disasters

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Tea party movement draws competing agendas, strategies

As they celebrate the first birthday of what they now proudly call a movement, tea partiers concede they face a crucial challenge: What do you do after the tea is dumped in the harbor?

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Kansas City Star

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Why can't we all just get along?

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LiveScience

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Tea Party Express rally in Mich.

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Detroit Free Press

UK investigates 800,000 organ transplant list errors

Britain's transplant authority said it is investigating several hundred thousand errors in its organ donor list stretching back about a decade.

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Toronto Star

NATION

In Pioneer Square, thousands rally for changes in immigration

Waving little American flags and chanting in Spanish and English, thousands of people rallied for a comprehensive change in the way the nation deals with immigration, at a boisterous gathering in Pioneer Square.

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Huge rally in Seattle for immigration reform

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King5

Astronauts remove ammonia tank on space station

Astronauts took part in the second of three planned spacewalks to replace a storage tank on the international space station.

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CNN

In Miss. Delta, recession is a way of life

The Delta has been slowing down for decades. The home to some of the richest agricultural land in the U.S. is bleeding dry as farm jobs disappear, the tax base shrivels and people leave in search of work.

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Kansas City Star

POLITICS

Right gears for fight, not filibuster

Conservative judicial activists say they won’t ask their Republican allies to go to the mat over President Barack Obama’s nominee to replace Justice Stevens by pressing for the ultimate weapon — a filibuster.

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Politico

Mitt Romney wins GOP presidential straw poll at conference

Mitt Romney won the straw poll at the Southern Republican Leadership conference in a victory that will be taken as a sign of the former Massachusetts governor's strength as a 2012 presidential candidate.

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CBS News

BUSINESS

Retail sales probably increased in March

Sales and confidence probably climbed, with manufacturing and home construction rebounded, making a lasting U.S. expansion more likely, economists said.

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Bloomberg

While competitors fall flat, Panera rises

As other chains have halted or slowed the opening of new stores, Panera has continued to aggressively expand.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ESPN deepens its Conn. roots

At a time when major Connecticut corporations have derided the state as too costly a place for doing business, Building 13 is also special for what it's not — the end of ESPN's expansion.

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Hartford Courant

EDUCATION

Science gaining momentum in schools

It has taken prodding by industry, business, and government leaders — alarms going off, even — but science education is getting an upgrade in many classrooms.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Schools are heartened by success of tax hike, bond issue proposals

All 11 school issues on the ballot passed, bringing relief to districts in Missouri that otherwise would have faced cuts, and optimism to others who are contemplating asking voters for similar measures this fall.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Vatican defends pope in pedophile row

The Vatican has defended the pope against allegations that he was responsible for delaying church action against a U.S. pedophile priest.

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BBC

Thousands of Jews visit disputed West Bank tombs

Thousands of devout Jews descended on a Palestinian village in a rare pilgrimage to three disputed tombs, praying and dancing at a site they claim holds the remains of biblical ancestors.

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The Brat Pack grows up, but doesn't grow old, according to new book

Susannah Gora profiles the Brat Pack — the young stars who so fervently expressed the anger and anxiety of the generation that grew up after Woodstock but before YouTube.

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NPR

Waste Management standoff in garbage contract 'important nationally'

Depending on your view, Waste Management President Larry O'Donnell's turn in the CBS show "Undercover Boss" confirms everything you need to know about America's largest trash company.

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GOOD NEWS

Born-to-teach professor pushes students to laugh, think

Wit and wisdom help make Jim Thomas one of the most popular college instructors in the nation.

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Friendly House celebrates 90 years

Over the years, the Phoenix social-services agency became a go-to resource for people who needed help learning English, finding work, going to school or staying independent as they got older.

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Arizona Republic

WORLD

Poland mourns as president's body arrives home

The body of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who was killed in a plane crash in Russia over the weekend, returned to tributes in his homeland.

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Poland mourns President Lech Kaczynski

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BBC

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Polish president's coffin returns home

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Reuters

In Africa, abuse against gays continues even after death

A wave of intense homophobia is washing across Africa, where homosexuality is already illegal in at least 37 countries.

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MSNBC

SPORTS

Holyfield takes WBF title in Las Vegas

Evander Holyfield is now setting his sights on what has been the goal his entire career — becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

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Holyfield earns TKO over Botha

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Las Vegas Review Journal

BC wins NCAA hockey title, sinks Wis.

This was the fourth NCAA hockey crown in Boston College's history. Played in an NFL stadium, the title game drew a crowd that established a new world attendance record for an indoor hockey game.

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USA TODAY

HEALTH

Study: Severe arterial disease found in younger adults

Severe peripheral vascular disease may be much more common in younger American adults and women than previously suspected, according to a new study.

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HealthDay

Most emergency department 'frequent fliers' insured

Most patients who visit the emergency department four or more times a year have health insurance and a primary care physician, a review of the literature found.

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ENVIRONMENT

High-tech transmitters giving up secret lives of Hawaiian seals

Accumulating normal habits of the seals will be used to gauge the effect Navy training exercises, including use of sonar, may have on the animals.

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Honolulu Advertiser

Conservation group: Close locks

The National Wildlife Federation is the latest group to call for closing the locks that connect the Mississippi River system with Lake Michigan in an effort to prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes.

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Detroit News

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Closing Chicago locks would cost $4.7 billion

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The Plain Dealer

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Chrome flies its Flash flag

Google has bundled a Flash plug-in with its Chrome browser, a move that makes its allegiances clear.

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Assyrian tablets contain treaty

A cache of cuneiform tablets unearthed by a team led by a University of Toronto archaeologist has been found to contain a largely intact Assyrian treaty from the early 7th century BCE.

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ScienceDaily

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Will sports fans watch games in 3D?

The popular sports network ESPN announced that it is launching the first-ever 3D television channel.

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TIME

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A Sudanese Muslim boy prays in front of a mosque, near Khartoum, Sudan. (Photo by Amr Nabil / AP)

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