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Blacksburg police officers run from Norris Hall on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va. A gunman opened fire in a Virginia Tech dorm and then, two hours later, in a classroom across campus Monday, killing at least 32 people. (Photo by Matt Gentry / The Roanoke Times)

Conservatives to Bush: Fire Alberto Gonzales

In what could prove embarrassing for embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales before his testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, a group of longtime Bush supporters called for his resignation.

TIME

Gonzales hearing postponed because of Virginia Tech shootings

Guardian

Gonzales: I did nothing wrong

Concord Monitor

Sadr bloc quits Iraqi government

Al Jazeera

Va. Tech president: gunman was student

Virginia Tech's president said a university student was the gunman in the second of the two campus attacks that claimed 33 lives to become the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history.

Virginian-Pilot

Student describes scene

Yahoo! News

Eyewitness photos

flickr

Account from Collegiate Times, Virginia Tech student newspaper

Collegiate Times

Huge storm rips across East Coast

One of the nastiest spring nor'easters in years roared over the East Coast early Monday, bringing umbrella-breaking wind and relentless rain that forced evacuations from New Jersey to West Virginia.

CNN

Violent Weather Hits East Coast

FOX News

'War on terror' phrase unhelpful: U.K.

The international development secretary, Hilary Benn, will reinforce Britain's opposition to the phrase "war on terror", saying it can actually strengthen insurgent groups.

Guardian

NATION

Trauma severe for Iraqi children

About 70 percent of primary school students in a Baghdad neighborhood suffer symptoms of trauma-related stress such as bed-wetting or stuttering, according to a survey by the Iraqi Ministry of Health.

USA Today

ElBaradei backs calls for no-nukes Middle East

UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei called on Iran and Israel to join a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East and urged other countries not to resort to military action against Tehran.

Daily Star

EU worried by Wolfowitz affair

The European Commission has raised concerns over the controversy surrounding World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz and hopes it would not hit plans to boost cooperation between the two aid bodies.

Reuters

POLITICS

Multibillion dollar textbook scandal reaches Congress

A slow-motion scandal surrounding a federal multibillion-dollar reading program has its first congressional hearing this week.

USA Today

Web spurs revolution in race for president

Blogs, videos and homemade ads are shattering the old notions of how to run a campaign.

Orlando Sentinel

U.S. challenged on action against key bank

Charges by the U.S. Treasury Department that a small bank in Macau knowingly laundered counterfeit U.S. currency on behalf of North Korea have no basis in fact, according to a confidential audit.

McClatchy Newspapers

BUSINESS

U.S. Economy: Retail sales increase, helping growth

Retail sales in the U.S. rose in March by the most in three months, enabling the economy to expand in the face of downturns in manufacturing and housing.

Bloomberg

Negotiators say Sallie Mae to be sold for $25 billion

Sallie Mae agreed to be sold to JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America and two private equity firms for $25 billion, said people involved in the negotiations.

International Herald Tribune

SPORTS

Chiefs Pro Bowl guard Shields retires after 14 seasons

Kansas City guard Will Shields is retiring after 14 NFL seasons, during which he made a record 12 Pro Bowl appearances and anchored one of the top offensive lines in the league.

CBS SportsLine

Astronaut completes her own Boston Marathon

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams sailed past the finish line of her own private Boston Marathon today, striding out the 26.2-mile race aboard the international space station.

Houston Chronicle

Cleared Duke lacrosse players could sue

Now that the charges have been dropped against the three Duke lacrosse players who were accused of rape, many wonder what recourse David Evans, Reade Seligmann and Collin Finnerty will have.

CBS News

HEALTH

Canada MDs to endorse HPV vaccine

A group representing Canada's 2,500 pediatricians and other specialists is set to endorse having little girls vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.

canada.com

HPV vaccine: Early sexual life booster?

Playfuls

Over the limit?

As more of us crave caffeine and other stimulants, experts fear people are pushing the limits of self-medication.

U.S. News & World Report

Study links cured meats to lung disease

Researchers have demonstrated a possible link between a diet rich in cured meats - such as hot dogs, bacon and deli meats - and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Health Day

EDUCATION

Sex education clash churns over grants

The debate over sex education funding is headed for a showdown as Congress ponders renewing an $87.5-million-a-year abstinence-only program set to expire June 30.

USA Today

U.S. worried by lenders' mining of student data

Some lending companies with access to a national database that contains confidential information on 60 million student borrowers have repeatedly violated rules on its use.

San Francisco Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Botox to the rescue for ailing pianist

Next to slicing off a finger in the kitchen, it was the scariest experience a concert pianist could have.

Dallas Morning News

Solar power comes of age

It may have taken 30 years to become fashionable in the U.S., now 85 percent of new home solar power systems in the country are installed on roofs in California.

San Francisco Chronicle

NATION

Padilla trial starts; feds' credibility at stake

Nearly five years after FBI agents arrested Jose Padilla, America's most notorious terror defendant — also dubbed the "dirty bomber" — will stand trial in a Miami federal courtroom.

Seattle Times

U.S. antiterror tactics crimp terror case

Christian Science Monitor

Bush urges Dems to set aside Iraq pullout date

Reuters

Corzine remains sedated, on ventillator

New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, critically injured in an April 12 car accident, remains sedated and on a ventilator after a third surgery, doctors said.

Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

Endangered Species Act in danger?

An environmental battle in the Supreme Court will test how states manage natural resources.

U.S. News & World Report

The long road to ruin for the Amazon forest

$350 million plan to pave 600 miles of Brazilian track exacerbates the conflict between settlers and environmentalists.

Observer

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Survey: knowledgeable Americans watch 'Daily Show' and 'Colbert'

The new survey shows that knowledgeability has not improved since 1989. Scoring particularly low: Fox News watchers.

Editor & Publisher

Austin writer wins Pulitzer for al-Qaeda book

Writer Lawrence Wright won the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction, for his book, "The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11," it was anounced this week.

Austin American Statesman

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Americans mixed about constant Net access, poll finds

Americans are enthusiastic about new tech like mobile video and high-definition broadband but at the same time express trepidation about nonstop access to the Net, according to a new poll.

CNET News

The robot that thinks it's human - and could find alien life, by Jupiter

An underwater robot which "thinks" for itself is being developed to search for life under the ice on one of Jupiter's moons.

Scotsman

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope Benedict celebrated at 80

The music-loving pope will be guest of honor at a concert, and he will host a dinner for his cardinals. Tributes will be paid, and commemorative stamps will be issued.

BBC

Photo of the Day

Ryan Libby, of Scarborough, Maine, wades across a flooded parking lot after retrieving lobster traps that floated away from his lobster boat at the height of a severe nor'easter in Portland, Maine. (Photo by Robert F. Bukaty / AP)

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