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President Bush makes remarks on Darfur in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington. Bush ordered new U.S. economic sanctions to pressure Sudan's government to halt the bloodshed in Darfur that the administration has condemned as genocide. (Photo by Gerald Herbert / AP)

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Bush tightens sanctions on Sudan over Darfur genocide

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Bush gets tough with Sudan on Darfur

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Thousands protest as Venezuelan TV station goes off the air

Venezuelan police fired tear gas and plastic bullets into a crowd of thousands protesting a decision by President Hugo Chavez that forced a television station critical of his leftist government off the air.

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Second Venezuelan TV is under fire

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Venezuela TV rallies

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Westerners abducted in Iraq; 8 U.S. troops killed

Gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped a group of Westerners from a Baghdad government building and eight U.S. soldiers were killed, making May the deadliest month this year for the U.S. military.

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Five Britons abducted in Baghdad

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Tehran charges three Iranian-Americans with spying

U.S. academic Haleh Esfandiari and two other Iranian-Americans have been “formally charged” with endangering national security and espionage, Iran’s judiciary spokesman said.

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MSNBC

Cindy Sheehan gives up her protest

Cindy Sheehan, the California mother who became an anti-war leader after her son was killed in Iraq, declared she was walking away from the peace movement.

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Cindy Sheehan 'resigns' as protest leader

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Yahoo! News

Sens. who OK'd war didn't read report

A new biography of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has once again raised the issue of whether members of Congress read a key intelligence report before the 2002 vote to authorize war in Iraq.

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An aerial view shows a house completely overwhelmed by a mud flowing from a "mud volcano" in Sidoarjo, just outside Surabaya, Indonesia. (Photo by Trisnadi / AP)	Teenagers cool themselves as they play in a fountain outside the Kremlin wall in Moscow. Temperatures rose to 86 F as unusually hot weather hit the city. (Photo by Sergey Ponomarev / AP)	Colombian singer Shakira performs during her concert in Mexico City. Mexico is the final stop of Shakira's "Oral Fixation" world tour. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo / AP)

NATION

Clashes rattle north Lebanon camp

Sporadic fighting erupted between the Lebanese army and Sunni Islamist militants holed up in a battered Palestinian camp and there was no sign of an end to the 10-day standoff.

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Leaders meet to end Lebanese violence

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U.S. rushes military aid to Lebanon

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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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Tiananmen slaughter remembered

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POLITICS

Obama says Memorial Day not for politics

Though he said Memorial Day shouldn't be politicized, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama used a visit to a war monument to repeat his call for better services for veterans.

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Obama criticizes treatment of troops

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Houston Chronicle

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

BUSINESS

URS will buy rival Washington group

URS Corp., a design-and-engineering company, agreed to buy rival Washington Group International Inc. for about $2.6 billion, to expand its business managing nuclear power and infrastructure projects.

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Bloomberg

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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SPORTS

NFL's Marquise Hill found dead

A body believed to be New England Patriots player Marquise Hill was found by searchers after he was reported missing following a jetski accident on Lake Pontchartrain.

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Duke's fairy tale over

There were hugs, handshakes and plenty of tears. The Duke lacrosse team had run through a myriad of emotions over the past 14 months, and now it was over.

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Sports Illustrated

EDUCATION

The student loan rip-off

Between 2001 and 2006 a handful of companies that issue federally guaranteed student loans collected hundreds of millions of education dollars by exploiting the so-called 9.5 percent loophole.

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Salon

'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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HEALTH

Man's best friend can help fight cancer

New canine tumor tissue banks will help save dog and human lives, experts say.

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Health Day

Freed from pesky periods

Now that the birth control pill Lybrel has been approved, women can view their monthly period as another lifestyle choice.

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U.S. News & World Report

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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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

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

NATION

Police: 4 dead in mobile home, hanging infant still alive

A relative found the bodies of a 23-year-old woman and her four small daughters hanging in a closet in their mobile home, all of them dead but an 8-month-old, who was taken to a hospital, the sheriff said.

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CNN

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

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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Air Canada offers carbon-offset ticket

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CBC

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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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Hamptons seemingly immune to U.S. housing decline

House prices in East Hampton, N.Y., with residents like Steven Spielberg and the billionaire investor Thomas Lee, rose 14 percent during the first quarter, even as the national median fell.

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International Herald Tribune

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

Planet hunters find new solar systems

Planet-seekers who have spotted 28 new planets orbiting other stars in the past year say Earth's solar system is far from unique and there could be billions of habitable planets.

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Sydney Morning Herald

See those fingers? Do the math

Boys with the longest ring fingers relative to their index fingers tend to excel in math, according to a new study. In girls, shorter ring fingers predict better verbal skills.

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Science

Skimmed milk direct from the 'magic cow'

Scientists have bred cows that can produce skimmed milk, making it easier to satisfy the demands for low-fat milk from health-conscious customers.

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Scotsman

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Canada Catholics 'ordain' women

An ordination ceremony that defies Roman Catholic doctrine took place in Toronto. Five women and a married man, all Roman Catholics, were ordained as priests and deacons by a female Catholic bishop.

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BBC

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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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

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.

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BITS AND PIECES

Photo of the Day

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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