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Kyrgyz pray outside the government building in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Thousands of protestors clashed with police across the country. The Kyrgyz health ministry reports 81 dead as a result of the conflict. (Photo by Ivan Sekretarev / AP)

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.

Christian Science Monitor

Blog:

Tax Day is almost here; make it easy

The Herald

Senator will fight airline carry-on bag fee

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said he's trying to get the federal government to prohibit airlines from charging for carry-on baggage.

MSNBC

Interview:

Carry-on fees 'ridiculous'

San Diego News Network

Kyrgyzstan pledges to honor security deals, US says

The U.S. says Kyrgyzstan's interim leader has promised to honor key security agreements, days after she came to power following a bloody uprising.

BBC

Kyrgyz president defiant, opposition considers arrest and trial

Reuters

Financial reform takes center stage

Senate Democrats embark on an effort to hammer out differences on a financial overhaul bill that they aim to pass before Memorial Day.

The Hill

Nuclear summit takes urgent tone

The Obama administration will continue to cast the spotlight on nuclear issues with the convening of a two-day international nuclear summit in Washington.

NPR

Obama to host nuclear summit

MSNBC

Think you could fix Calif.'s budget woes?

Five people from different perspectives tackled an online, nonpartisan simulation called the California Budget Challenge. Closing the budget gap, it turned out, was easier said than done.

San Jose Mercury News

NATION

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.

CNN

Company promised safety upgrades

ABC News

Special section:

Mining disasters

New York Times

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.

Seattle Times

Huge rally in Seattle for immigration reform

King5

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.

Kansas City Star

POLITICS

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?

Kansas City Star

Why can't we all just get along?

LiveScience

Tea Party Express rally in Mich.

Detroit Free Press

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.

Politico

BUSINESS

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.

New York Times

Credit counseling service gets boost in downturn

Detroit Free Press

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.

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.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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.

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.

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.

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.

philly.com

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Designing Women' star Dixie Carter dies

"Designing Women" star Dixie Carter, whose Southern charm and natural beauty won her television roles, has died at age 70.

San Francisco Chronicle

Super-high alcohol beer heads to US

BrewDog released a beer that set a new record by weighing in at 32 percent alcohol-by-volume. Four hundred bottles are now heading to certain U.S. locations.

TIME

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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.

Baltimore Sun

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.

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.

CNN

Polish president's coffin returns home

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.

MSNBC

SPORTS

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.

Hartford Courant

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.

Las Vegas Sun

Holyfield earns TKO over Botha

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.

USA TODAY

HEALTH

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.

MedPage Today

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.

HealthDay

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.

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.

Detroit News

Closing Chicago locks would cost $4.7 billion

The Plain Dealer

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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.

CNN

Special section:

Space world

MSNBC

Chrome flies its Flash flag

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

TechNewsWorld

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