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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talks to reporters after Agriculture Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka was declared dead. Matsuoka died after hanging himself earlier in the day just hours before he was to face questioning in a scandal. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida / Pool/AP)

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Tainted by scandal, Japanese minister hangs himself

Toshikatsu Matsuoka, the Japanese farm minister who stubbornly refused calls for his resignation over money scandals, died after hanging himself.

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Matsuoka's suicide death

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BBC

Israel vows to continue military action

A Hamas rocket attack from Gaza killed a man in Israel and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged unlimited military action against the militant group.

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TVNZ

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Israel fires missiles on Gaza

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CBS News

Bush pays tribute to fallen U.S. troops

President Bush urged Americans to use Memorial Day to rededicate themselves to fighting for freedom around the world and pray for U.S. troops overseas.

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MSNBC

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Two more U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq

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Reuters

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Honoring the fallen

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MSNBC

Car bomb rips through central Baghdad, kills 21

A powerful car bomb detonated in a busy commercial district in central Baghdad, killing at least 21 civilians and wounding 66 others, an Interior Ministry official said.

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CNN

U.S., Iran end diplomatic freeze

The United States ambassador in Baghdad said he and his Iranian counterpart agreed broadly on policy toward Iraq during four-hour groundbreaking talks, but insisted that Iran end its support for militants.

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Yahoo! News

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Impact of Middle East talks

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ABC News

NATION

Hundreds protest detention of Burma opposition leader

Hundreds of demonstrators were in the streets of Myanmar's capital to protest the government's decision to extend the detention of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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NPR

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Suu Kyi's supporters hold rally

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BBC

Zimbabwe police seize 200 opposition activists in raid

Authorities in Zimbabwe confirmed that they had arrested Movement for Democratic Change activists in a raid on the opposition party headquarters.

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London Independent

More than a thousand march to remember Tiananmen Square

Despite torrential rain, over a thousand people marched to remember the Tiananmen Square massacre on its 18th anniversary.

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Asia News

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Tiananmen slaughter remembered

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Reuters

POLITICS

Thorn in the side of GOP says he's just doing his job

Since becoming chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in January, Congressman Henry Waxman has been probing contentious issues surrounding the administration.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Texas House rebellion continues while Craddick remains unwavering

Embattled House Speaker Tom Craddick clung unwavering to his leadership as he entered day three of a showdown with House rebels who want to kick him out of office.

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Houston Chronicle

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Texas House members walk out over speaker fight

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Yahoo! News

BUSINESS

Dubai looking to crash Nasdaq OMX deal

Dubai International Financial Center, the owner of the Dubai stock exchange, is mulling over a rival bid to Nasdaq's agreed $3.7 billion takeover of Nordic markets owner OMX.

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Reuters

The shock of the old

This year's top 100 small companies to watch include a startling number of outfits that measure their years in centuries

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BusinessWeek

SPORTS

Dario Franchitti wins Indianapolis 500

After years of frustration, Dario Franchitti finally took the checkered flag — under a yellow flag and pouring skies — and won the rain-soaked and rain-shortened Indianapolis 500.

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indystar.com

Barry Bonds ends power outage, hits home run No. 746

Barry Bonds broke out of a home run drought, hitting his 746th career homer in the sixth inning of a 6-4, 10-inning loss against Colorado to pull closer to Hank Aaron's record.

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USA Today

EDUCATION

'Reform math' leaves some perplexed

A new and increasingly popular math curriculum has some parents so concerned, they’re teaching their children traditional math techniques at home.

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CBS News

Elite colleges open new door to low-income youths

Wanting to keep a role as engines of social mobility, about two dozen schools have pushed to diversify economically.

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Ledger

HEALTH

AMO recalls Complete MoisturePlus contact lens solutions

Advanced Medical Optics Inc. is recalling its Complete MoisturePlus contact lens solutions and called on consumers to stop using them after data showed a higher risk of eye infections.

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Reuters

Common breast cancer genes found

A genetic mutation that raises the risk of breast cancer is found in up to 60 percent of U.S. women, making it the first truly common breast cancer susceptibility gene, researchers reported.

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MSNBC

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Joe Conason):

Lamentations from the religious right

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Star Tribune

Eroding battlefield ethics

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International Herald Tribune

Column (Katharine Viner):

Worse than the worst

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Guardian

Grandstanding on gas prices

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San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Gary Kamiya):

The best way to honor those who have fallen is to bring the troops home

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Salon.com

A dialogue founded on mutual mistrust

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Daily Star

With more people coming, U.S. needs a plan

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Cleveland Plain Dealer

Column (David Yepsen):

Why caucuses ARE important

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Des Moines Register

Column (Errol Louis):

Pelosi's petty politics

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New York Daily News

College bills outpace federal financial aid

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Denver Post

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GOOD NEWS

Toddlers rescued from Aussie wild

A pair of 2-year-olds who wandered out of a vacation home and into the Australian wilderness were found — scratched and dirty but unhurt — after spending more than 24 hours outdoors.

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San Jose Mercury News

Triple amputee to graduate from UCLA medical school in pediatrics

A woman who lost both legs and an arm as a child is now poised to become a doctor for children.

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San Diego Tribune

NATION

Ala. terror Web site angers activists

The Alabama Department of Homeland Security has taken down a Web site it operated that included gay rights and anti-war organizations in a list of groups that could include terrorists.

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The Age

Floodwaters strand campers

Heavy rains pounded central Oklahoma, sending swollen rivers and creeks over their banks and stranding hundreds of campers who came for the holiday weekend at a popular park.

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CNN

Mo. man burns books as act of protest

Tom Wayne has amassed thousands of books in a warehouse during the 10 years he has run his used book store, Prospero's Books.

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U.S. News & World Report

ENVIRONMENT

Merkel to meet Bush in bid to broker G8 climate deal

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet U.S. President George W. Bush next week in a bid to seal a deal on climate protection at the G8 summit, government sources said.

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Earth Times

Projects will look into effect of climate change on Arctic predators

As part of the International Polar Year, the Research Council of Norway is funding four projects from the University of Tromsø to start research which can widen understanding of Arctic climate change.

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Japanese expedition clears half a ton of garbage from Everest

A team of climbers has collected half a ton of junk littering the world's highest peak, Mt. Everest, expedition members said.

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Earth Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Concerts get 'Second Life' on Internet

A concert simulcast in the popular virtual world is attempting to merge three platforms — live, Internet and virtual world — into one common experience.

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CNET News

Living well: The path to sustainability starts in our homes

A new study shows "going green" is more about personal health and wellness strategy than a driving concern for the environment.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Rare find: footprints of infant dinosaur

Researchers at the Morrison Natural History Museum have discovered two rare hatchling dinosaur footprints in the foothills west of Denver, near the town of Morrison.

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How fins became fingers

A living fossil fish is giving researchers a peek into the genetic machinery that would eventually lead to our hands and feet.

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Scientific American

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Jewish-American families begin to question circumcision

Despite a strong affiliation with the Jewish community, a growing number of U.S. Jews believe circumcision is inconsistent with the Jewish ethical imperative not to harm another human being.

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Pope in unexpected about-face over Muslim dialogue office

Pope Benedict will restore power and prestige to the Vatican department that oversees dialogue with Islam a year after he controversially downgraded it.

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Reuters

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Warlords of death return to steal city’s taste of peace

Said Muhammad Abukar, a mere 40 days old, lay trembling on an operating table in Madina hospital. His tiny stomach was slit down the middle. Doctors were searching for shrapnel in his abdomen.

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Times

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Anthony Martini of Chicago, mourns his brother, Marine Lance Cpl. Philip John Martini, while visiting a memorial of more than 3,400 pairs of boots representing the U.S. military personnel killed in Iraq, in Chicago's Grant Park. (Photo by Charles Rex Arbogast / AP)

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