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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson gestures during a meeting in Washington in this file photo. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP)

2008: The Great Depression?

Food stamps are the symbol of poverty in the U.S. A record 28 million Americans are now relying on them to survive – a sure sign the world's richest country faces economic crisis.

London Independent

Overhaul could take years

Financial Times

Paulson details financial regulation plan

International Herald Tribune

Bush backs Ukraine on NATO bid

BBC

HUD chief resigns amid ethics investigations

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson resigned, amid multiple ethics investigations and criticism from top lawmakers.

CNN

Foreclosure fallout

Some homes are worth less than the copper pipes running through them. The scrap metal market is booming.

Reuters

Resignation a chance to fix housing crisis?

NPR

Pelosi: President should consider boycotting Olympics' opening

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi does not want the United States to boycott the Beijing Olympics, but says that Bush should skip the opening ceremony.

ABC News

San Francisc mulls China rights record as torch nears

San Francisco Chronicle

Fraud fear over Zimbabwe vote delays

CNN

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San Francisco Chronicle

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New York Mets runner Luis Castillo steals second base on a late throw to Florida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla during the opening day baseball game in Miami. (Photo by J. Pat Carter / AP)	A Tibetan Buddhist nun rotates prayer wheels at the Tsuglakhng temple in Dharmsala, India. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia / AP)	A performer prepares for a dance during the Beijing 2008 Olympic torch lighting ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. (Photo by Robert F. Bukaty / AP)

NATION

Congress has big questions for big oil

Senior executives of the five largest U.S. oil companies are to appear before a congressional committee where they are likely to find frustrated lawmakers in no mood for small talk.

Newsweek

Gas prices set record

USA Today

US charges Guantanamo prisoner in 1998 attack on embassy in Africa

A Guantanamo detainee who allegedly helped plan the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania that killed 11 people was charged with war crimes that carry a possible death penalty.

International Herald Tribune

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Puppet kills 'Bush' on Hamas TV show

USA Today

Strong storms hit Oklahoma, Louisiana and Missouri

Strong thunderstorms that included a small tornado caused scattered damage and power outages in parts of Oklahoma early. No injuries were reported.

USA Today

POLITICS

McCain touts military heritage

MSNBC

Supreme Court denies Justice Department appeal in Jefferson case

The Supreme Court dealt the Justice Department a major blow in a decision that could make it more difficult for the government to investigate other members of Congress.

The Hill

Senators break with women's group, support Obama for president

Sens. Klobuchar and McCaskill, who won their 2006 races with the help of Emily's List, have broken ranks with the fundraising organization, throwing their support behind Barack Obama.

USA Today

SPORTS

Fans say most baseball players clean

Many fans do not believe that the use of performance-enhancing substances dominates the game according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll.

CBS News

Yankees' opener vs. Blue Jays delayed by rain

CBS SportsLine

All-America squad released

North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough and Kansas State's Michael Beasley were unanimous selections to The Associated Press' All-America team. For the first time, no senior was chosen.

Sports Illustrated

Little Davidson changed forever

Sporting News

HEALTH

Government launches hospital comparisons site

Federal health officials released the latest version of a Web site that lets the public compare about 2,500 hospitals on some measures of quality.

WebMD

Two drugs better for high blood pressure

Combining an ACE inhibitor with a calcium channel blocker in individuals with high blood pressure resulted in a reduction in the risks of death, heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular troubles.

HealthDay

Celebrex risky in high-risk heart patients, study finds

Reuters

EDUCATION

Antioch College closing in June

Cash-strapped Antioch College has rejected an alumni group's fundraising offer, moving ahead with plans to shutter its doors this summer unless a buyer offers more than $12 million up front, a spokeswoman said.

Associated Press

Learning from scratch: consumer education for teens

CHOICES provides comsumer education for at-risk teens in the St. Louis area, giving them a whole new respect for those tasks in the household and on TV.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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GOOD NEWS

Textiles that track your health

Garments that can measure a wearer's body temperature or trace their heart activity are just entering the market, but the European project BIOTEX weaves new functions into smart textiles.

Science Daily

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Organic, sustainable, renewable...undies?

MSNBC

No mouth-to-mouth required

You can skip the mouth-to-mouth breathing. In a major change, the American Heart Association said that hands-only CPR works just as well as standard CPR for sudden cardiac arrests.

MSNBC

WORLD

Rice says Mideast talks on track, in spite of settlements