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Iraqi army arrest suspected al-Qaida members in Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Some 45 suspected al-Qaida members were arrested in ongoing security operations in Baqouba and a large number of weapons seized, Iraqi military said. (Photo by Talal M. al-Dean / AP)

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Gov. Corzine 'critical'; may not walk for months

New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine is in the hospital in "critical but stable" condition, as he begins the long process of recovering from a car crash that broke his leg.

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White House supports Paul Wolfowitz amid new scandal

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NPR

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Wolfowitz's friend says she's the victim

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Houston Chronicle

Pentagon opens claim files against military

Chilling accounts of hundreds of fatal encounters between the U.S. military and civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan were released by the Pentagon.

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Guardian

3 U.S. soldiers killed near Baghdad

Three U.S. soldiers and two Iraqi translators were killed in two attacks south of Baghdad, the military said. Eight soldiers were wounded.

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USA Today

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Latest bombings shake faith in U.S. security plan

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Israel probes 'human shield' allegations

Israel has suspended an army commander and launched an investigation into the apparent use of two Palestinians as "human shields".

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Al Jazeera

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Palestinian views on unity agreement

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BBC

Devastating storm heads for eastern U.S.

The entire eastern half of the U.S. is bracing for a monster storm, the likes of which one forecaster says occur "once every 20 years."

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FOX News

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Wicked spring storm

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ABC News

Major earthquake shakes Mexico

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Mexico, knocking out power in parts of Mexico City and Acapulco and sending frightened residents into the streets.

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MSNBC

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Quake shakes Mexico

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ABC News

NATION

Libya puts troops on Chad-Sudan border

The Libyan president, Muammar Gadafy, has sent troops to the volatile border between Chad and Sudan as a regional alternative to U.N. peacekeepers, but their presence has failed to prevent clashes.

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Guardian

U.S. court ruling for anti-Castro 'terrorist' denounced by Cuba, Venezuela

Cuba and Venezuela, along with relatives of those killed in anti-Castro attacks, are protesting a U.S. district court ruling to free Luis Posada Carriles from jail, a Cuban exile militant and former CIA operative.

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Christian Science Monitor

Wen calls Japan tour a success, but problems remain

A smiling Wen Jiabao, prime minister of China, sipped green tea and declared his trip to Japan a success.

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International Herald Tribune

POLITICS

Clinton touts government reform

Presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has assailed a "culture of cronyism" in government, as the Democratic front-runner vowed to streamline the bureaucracy and improve accountability.

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Forbes

Lawyer: Rove didn't intentionally delete e-mails

The attorney for Karl Rove denied that Rove intentionally deleted his own emails from a Republican-sponsored server, saying he believed the communications were being preserved.

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CBS 13

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'Emailgate' puts White House under siege

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London Independent

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White House can't say if lost e-mails referenced firings

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Bloomberg

Bush renews call for 'culture of life'

President Bush, at the national Catholic prayer breakfast, stressed his opposition to easing restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, a reference to a bill he's threatened to veto.

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Bush on stem cell research

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Yahoo! News

BUSINESS

FCC details $12.5M payola settlement

Federal regulators announced an unprecedented settlement with four radio broadcast companies on charges of accepting cash and merchandise from record companies in exchange for airplay.

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BusinessWeek

Google agrees to buy DoubleClick

Google Inc. agreed to buy DoubleClick Inc. for $3.1 billion in its biggest-ever acquisition to gain software for creating and measuring Internet advertising campaigns.

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Bloomberg

SPORTS

Jackie Robinson: 60 years later

It has been 60 years since Jackie Robinson broke the color line in baseball, an anniversary to be officially celebrated Sunday.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Jackie Robinson retrospective

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Sports Illustrated

Special section:

In the footsteps of a legend

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TIME

Eric Gagne ready to pitch for Rangers

Texas Rangers closer Eric Gagne was activated from the disabled list, paving the way for his American League debut.

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CBC

HEALTH

Poor older Americans are missing out on government aid

Volunteers and counselors who help elderly people apply for Medicare's low-cost prescription drug coverage are having a tough time locating the remaining eligible people.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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America's lacking health care

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Yahoo! News

FDA warns 'Cocaine' drink maker over marketing

The FDA warned the maker of an energy drink called "Cocaine" about the drink's marketing. In a letter, the FDA says the drink is marketed as an alternative to an illicit street drug.

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WebMD

EDUCATION

90% of elementary school kids are bullied

Nine out of 10 elementary school kids have been subjected to physical or psychological bullying by their peers, while six in 10 have been bullies themselves, according to a new study.

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Health Day

Duke case spurs U.S. colleges to clean up campus culture

While the case is over for the former lacrosse players, it has prompted soul-searching at many colleges and refining of student policies.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Say it loud: I'm elite and proud

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Salon.com

Column (Noam Chomsky):

Rulers and the ruled

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Asia Times

Column (Greg Mitchell):

Kurt Vonnegut's days at the 'Cornell Sun'

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Editor & Publisher

Column (Jim Klobuchar):

NFL codes of conduct in the entertainment age

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Christian Science Monitor

Column (Steve Kornacki):

The costly illusion of Mitt Romney

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New York Observer

The Kosovo conundrum

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TIME

Why are Dems tripping up?

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Chicago Sun-Times

Column (David Gates):

So he goes

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Newsweek

Column (Jonathan Last):

Globalization comes to Hollywood

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Weekly Standard

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GOOD NEWS

Wild horses munch desolate marshland back to life

Close to the cathedral city of Canterbury, wild horses linked to sinister Nazi experiments are helping to bring wildlife and rare birds back to once desolate marshlands.

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Reuters

Kidman receives Australia's top honor

Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman, at home in Australia to make a new movie, was awarded Australia's top civil honor at a ceremony at Government House.

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NATION

2 more people allege child psychiatrist molested them

The criminal case against William Ayres - a child psychiatrist accused of molesting former patients - widened after two more people came forward with allegations of abuse.

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San Jose Mercury News

Wildfire erupts in Los Angeles hills

Fires erupted in the hills above Los Angeles, damaging or destroying several homes as dangerous north winds fueled the flames. Farther inland, a sandstorm triggered a deadly highway pileup.

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Examiner

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Beverly Hills fire

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CNN

Mayors join push against illegal gun sales

The mayor of Cincinnati, which set a record for homicides last year, has signed on with a national coalition seeking to curb illegal gun sales.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

Report: Carbon emissions up 18 percent

An environmental group reports that emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide rose 18 percent in the United States from 1990 to 2004.

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KLTV

Worries for bald eagles leaving endangered list

The bald eagle has made a soaring comeback from the edge of extinction but wildlife experts in two Western U.S. states are concerned that eagle populations may be ready to drop.

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Scientific American

Project looks at trees for biofuel

Weyerhaeuser and Chevron are hoping to squeeze one more useful product out of trees and the lands they're grown on - transportation fuel.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Sotheby's to auction rarely seen Russian art worth millions

Russian art pieces owned privately for decades by Americans are expected to sell for a total of $40 million at Sotheby's auction in New York.

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Reuters

Birkhead, Arthur seek visitation deal

Custody negotiations over Anna Nicole Smith's baby daughter intensified behind the scenes as a court confrontation loomed between the late Playboy Playmate's mother and former boyfriend.

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USA Today

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Anna Nicole's sister writes revealing book

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CBS News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

T. rex's closest living relative found on the farm

Scientists have at last uncovered the closest living relative of the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex, the most feared and famous of all the dinosaurs.

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Guardian

Monkey DNA points to human ancestor

The first primate to get rocketed into space and to be cloned, the rhesus monkey, has now had its genome sequenced.

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LiveScience

Tiny generator would make electricity while you walk

Are you tired of keeping track of all those little chargers for your phone, your music player and your other little electronic gadgets? The Georgia Institute of Technology may have the answer.

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LiveScience

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope stokes debate on evolution

Evolution has not been “scientifically” proven and science has unnecessarily narrowed humanity’s view of creation, Pope Benedict said in his first reflections on the origins of life.

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Times

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Pope to release first book

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ABC News

Catholic bishops say reported sexual abuse was down in 2006

The number of allegations of sexual abuse against Roman Catholic clergy dropped 9 percent in 2006, according to a survey of U.S. dioceses and religious orders.

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National Catholic Reporter

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Man buried for 8 hours in snow survives

A man buried by an avalanche for almost eight hours emerged with little more than scratches after a relative found him using a probe. Ryan Roberts said he was astonished he survived the avalanche.

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A Cuban student screams chants against anti-Castro Cuban militant Luis Posada Carilles' release in San Jose de las Lajas, Cuba. An appeals court blocked Carilles' release from jail just as he began the process to be freed on bond. (Photo by Javier Galeano / AP)

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