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In this file photo, Cuban President Fidel Castro talks to reporters in front of the Revolution's plaza tower in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Jose Goitia / AP)

Russia warns US over Kosovo move

BBC

Musharraf's rivals win Pakistan election

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's opponents won a big election victory after voters rejected his former ruling party, raising questions about the future of the U.S. ally who has ruled since 1999.

Reuters

Pakistan's ballot fairness

CNN

Democrats vote in Wisconsin, Hawaii

Democrats in Wisconsin and Hawaii are heading to the polls in a presidential campaign that has grown increasingly negative with charges of broken promises, plagiarism and petty partisanship.

AOL News

War of words

MSNBC

Bush demands democracy as Fidel Castro quits

President Bush has hinted at a possible reconciliation with Cuba following the resignation of Fidel Castro, describing the step as an opportunity for a "democratic transition" in the country.

Telegraph.co.uk

Fidel Castro

Yahoo! News

Special section:

Castro's Cuba: natural splendor, civic decay

Yahoo! News

Amtrak riders to see more cops, face random bag searches soon

Cops with automatic weapons and bomb-sniffing dogs will patrol Amtrak trains and randomly search carry-on bags in a dramatic tightening of security.

NY Daily News

Senators call for probe on MRAP report

Two senators urged the Pentagon to investigate a Marine Corps report that says procurement officers spurned requests from commanders in Iraq for blast-resistant vehicles.

USA Today

Toshiba quits next-generation DVD; to invest in chips

Toshiba Corp. formally announced that it will discontinue its next-generation DVD business, a move that will likely close the books on what had become one of the industry's biggest format battles.

MarketWatch

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Tanzanian dancers perform for President Bush, not pictured, at a social dinner held at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)	University of Wyoming students perform a vertical dance while suspended by a sling and pulley. (Photo by Laramie Boomerang, Andy Carpenean / AP)	A Skeleton float parades during the 124th Nice Carnival, in Nice, southern France. (Photo by Lionel Cironneau / AP)

NATION

Small risk of danger from beef recall

ABC News

PTSD victims no longer need to prove trauma experience

The Veterans Affairs Department has dumped a policy requiring vets to verify in writing that they have witnessed or experienced a traumatic event before filing a claim for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Military Times

POLITICS

Former President Bush backs McCain

Former President George H.W. Bush endorsed John McCain, a nod of approval from the Republican political dynasty's patriarch that sends a strong signal to a GOP establishment wary of McCain.

San Francisco Chronicle

Who will McCain pick as a running mate?

McClatchy Newspapers

Black lawmakers backing Obama press colleagues to heed voters

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus who support Sen. Barack Obama are pressuring their colleagues backing Sen. Hillary Clinton telling them to listen to voters and switch their endorsements.

The Hill

Did Bill Clinton confront heckler?

CNN

BUSINESS

Delta said to be near a Northwest deal

Delta Air Lines moved closer to a deal to buy Northwest Airlines, according to people involved in the talks.

CNBC

Cost-cutting could require spending a little to save a lot

Uncertain economic times prompt many small-business owners to look for ways to cut costs -- using technology, outsourcing work or even hiring a chief financial officer to keep track of expenses.

Louisville Courier-Journal

Bernanke's rate cuts force Asia back to price limits, subsidies

Ben S. Bernanke, the champion of free markets, is driving Asia's governments back to controlled economies.

Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

Trillions turn green

MarketWatch

Abe Lincoln's summer home goes green

President Lincoln's summer home complex near Washington, D.C., is the first-ever historic monument to receive LEED Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Grist

Uncovered photos offer view of Lincoln ceremony

NPR

SPORTS

Pettitte apologizes, regrets taking HGH

Andy Pettitte repeated his apologies for taking human growth hormone over and over again, saying he had embarrassed himself and set a terrible example.

Kansas City Star

Dolphins' Taylor to participate on Dancing with Stars

Jason Taylor was officially announced as the NFL's first active player to be a participant in ABC's Dancing With the Stars.

ESPN

Schilling takes Sox advice

Curt Schilling finally faced reporters -- and an uncertain future. If the shoulder rehabilitation he reluctantly agreed to fails, he knows his brilliant career could be over.

Sports Illustrated

EDUCATION

Colleges' crime records going public

A Connecticut commission ruled last week that Yale University must provide access to campus police personnel records. It's the latest in a series of rulings mandating greater openness at private universities.

Christian Science Monitor

Arizona mulls concealed weapons rights at schools

A committee of the Arizona Legislature is weighing arguments made over a proposal to let people with permits carry concealed weapons and bring guns to schools from kindergarten to college.

CBS13

Florida may label evolution as 'theory'

The Florida State Board of Education is scheduled to vote on whether to place the words "scientific theory of" in front of the term "evolution" in proposed science standards.

Florida Times-Union

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The Daily Quote

“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity.”

Gilda Radner

American Actress & Comedian,

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It's fitting to forgive Andy after apology

Houston Chronicle

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Finding Obama's meaning

Hartford Courant

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