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World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz speaks during a news conference in Washington. Wolfowitz will resign at the end of June, he and the bank said, ending his long fight to survive pressure for his ouster over the generous compensation he arranged for his girlfriend. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP)

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Dems seek no confidence vote on AG

Senate Democrats plan to seek a no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales over accusations that he carried out President Bush's political agenda.

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Top Republican thinks Gonzales will resign

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CNN

Rapid rise in global warming is forecast

The oceans are losing the capacity to soak up rising man-made carbon emissions, which is increasing the rate of global warming by up to 30 percent, scientists said.

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Times

Wolfowitz resigns from World Bank; Bush to nominate successor

Paul Wolfowitz resigned as president of the World Bank, ending a protracted battle over his stewardship prompted by his involvement in a high-paying promotion for his companion.

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MSNBC

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Wolfowitz guilty of breaking World Bank rules

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Fighting for his job

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Soldiers comb 'Triangle of Death' for missing comrades

Exhausted soldiers tread carefully through the dirt looking and hoping for signs of three kidnapped comrades being alive.

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CNN

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Blair: Britain will stand by U.S. in Iraq

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CBS News

Date set for Iran, U.S. to meet in Iraq

Iran and the United States are to meet at ambassador level in Iraq on May 28 to discuss its security situation, Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in Islamabad.

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Middle East Times

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Islamic Foreign Ministers Conference backs Iran's nuclear program

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IRNA

NATION

Israeli air strikes target Hamas

Israeli air strikes destroyed a Hamas security headquarters and a car carrying one of the Islamist group's top commanders in a powerful response to rocket attacks by Palestinian militants.

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Reuters

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Israel targets Gaza

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BBC

King of Jordan: time running out to end crisis in Middle East

The world is losing its last hope of making peace in the Middle East and and is in danger of continuing the conflict between Israel and the Arab world indefinitely, said King Abdullah II of Jordan.

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Times

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Sarkozy names Fillon as PM

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New Zealand Herald

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Fillon is named new PM

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BBC

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Senators strike immigration deal

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NEWS.com.au

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Senators on immigration deal

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CBS News

Watchdog eyes security clearance delays

A congressional watchdog agency reported "quite disturbing" delays in granting top-secret clearance to workers on sensitive jobs undertaken for the government by private industry.

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BUSINESS

Discovery plans to close 103 stores

Discovery Communications, which owns the Discovery Channel and TLC, said it plans to close all 103 of its mall-based and stand-alone stores by the end of the third quarter of 2007.

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International Business Times

Bernanke: U.S. economy to mostly dodge mortgage woes

Waves of mortgage delinquencies should not seriously hurt the U.S. economy even though loan foreclosures are likely to rise even more this year and next, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said.

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Reuters

SPORTS

Greg LeMond says he was threatened not to testify

American Tour de France champion Greg LeMond revealed he had been sexually abused as a child and claimed Floyd Landis' camp tried to use it as a threat to keep LeMond from testifying.

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ESPN

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Lab tech admits to Landis confidentiality breach

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Sports Illustrated

Marcus Camby unable to join team due to family matter

Marcus Camby wanted to help Team USA qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics this summer, but he's putting his family before the flag.

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ESPN

EDUCATION

Tests show students learn basics in history, civics

More students are learning the basics when it comes to history and civics, but they aren't rising to the next level, national tests show.

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CNN

Democrats look to axe funding for abstinence education

Federal funding for abstinence education will likely fall considerably this year, as Democratic leaders said they will let a $50 million grant program expire on June 30.

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TIME

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Russian Orthodox Church is set to mend a bitter schism

The atmosphere was tense when President Vladimir Putin met with leaders of an émigré church that had broken with the Russian Orthodox Church after the Bolshevik Revolution.

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International Herald Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

Gates Foundation gives $9.7M for research on kids and AIDS

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will give $9.7 million grant to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation to study ways to prevent HIV/AIDS transmission to children via breast milk.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Mythology inspires art in Athens exhibits

From Botticelli to Picasso, artists have been inspired by the voluptuous goddesses and fantastic beasts of ancient Greek myths for centuries.

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Reuters

NATION

Minority population grows to 100 million

The nation's minority population topped 100 million last year, about one-third of the total, and California had roughly 20 million minority residents, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Stem cell institute bonds can be issued

The state Supreme Court delivered a final, fatal blow to the legal challenges that have prevented California from issuing bonds to fund stem cell research since 2005.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

Pollution turning famed Taj Mahal yellow

Pollution is turning the Taj Mahal, India's famed marble monument to love, a decidedly unromantic yellow. A therapeutic mud pack has been recommended to restore its natural allure.

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Green with envy: Climate summit creates friendly competition

A global conference of mayors finished its climate summit, with the leaders from more than 30 major cities saying they are energized by the spirit of competition.

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International Herald Tribune

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Shock jocks adjust to increased scrutiny

In the wake of the CBS' firing of radio host Don Imus, and the XM-satellite suspension of the Opie & Anthony show, hosts are learning where the line exists between good humor and bad taste.

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U.S. News & World Report

Paris Hilton's jail time reduced

Paris Hilton will serve about half of her 45-day jail sentence and will be separated from the general inmate population, authorities said.

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Paris Hilton pics

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Cosmic crash leaves 'dark matter' ring

A hazy ring of dark matter spawned by a colossal cosmic crash eons ago offers the best evidence to date that vast amounts of this mysterious stuff reside in the universe, scientists say.

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Sydney Morning Herald

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Dark matter ring discovered

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Space.com

Doctors 'close to cure for baldness'

Bald men have long resorted to a range of desperate measures to restore their lost hair. Now, however, the first real hope of effective treatment is reported by an American team.

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Daily Telegraph

HEALTH

Calif. doctors charged with surgery scam

Three doctors were charged with billing insurers for $30 million of unnecessary surgery performed on hundreds of patients recruited from around the country.

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Guardian

Suicide rate up for Asian-American women

Asian-American women ages 15-24 have the highest suicide rate of women in any race or ethnic group in that age group. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for AA women in that age range.

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CNN

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Nearly a third of school cafeterias don't get required health checks

Millions of children eat in school cafeterias that don't get the twice-yearly health inspections required by Congress to help prevent food poisoning.

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Israeli nationalist youths hold flags aloft during a Jerusalem Day parade in front of Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. Some thousands of Israelis marked the 40th anniversary of Israel's capture of Arab east Jerusalem in the Six Day War of 1967. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti / AP)

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