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Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., offers his microphone to an audience member during the question and answer part of his campaign rally in Ypsilanti, Mich., on the day of Michigan's primary election. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

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Iraq defense minister sees need for US until 2018

The Iraqi defense minister said his nation would not be able to take full responsibility for its internal security until 2012, nor be able on its own to defend Iraq's borders until 2018.

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International Herald Tribune

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Rice in Iraq for pep talk

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CBS News

Bush talks to Saudi king over oil prices

President Bush nudged OPEC powerhouse Saudi Arabia and other cartel members to produce more oil, recognizing that soaring prices are straining the U.S. economy.

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ABC News

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How to decorate like an emir

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TIME

Michigan voters have economy on their minds

Michigan residents are casting their final votes in a critical GOP contest, and most Republican voters have the same thing on their mind — the economy.

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CNN

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Romney leads some Michigan polls, lags in others

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MarketWatch

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GOP candidates take on the auto show

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Reuters

4 dead as blast hits US Embassy car

An explosion ripped through a U.S. Embassy vehicle as it traveled along a coastal highway north of Beirut, killing four Lebanese civilian bystanders, a U.S. State Department spokesman told CNN.

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CNN

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Bombing near US Embassy in Lebanon

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Yahoo! News

NTSB likely to cite design flaws in Minneapolis bridge collapse

Federal investigators have identified a design flaw as the cause of last year's Interstate 35W Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people, a congressional official said.

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Star Tribune

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Plates focus of bridge collapse probe

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AOL News

NATION

Investigation scrutinized, search continues for killer

Police indicated that the Marine sought in the murder of a pregnant Marine had been allowed to remain free for weeks after she disappeared because of questions regarding the validity of the allegation.

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ABC News

Report: 121 Iraq, Afghanistan veterans kill after return to US

At least 121 U.S. veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan have either committed homicide or are suspects in homicide cases upon their return to life in their own country, the New York Times reported.

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Earth Times

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Article on veteran murders stirs debate

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Newsweek

POLITICS

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For election 08, youth voter turnout swells

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Christian Science Monitor

Appropriation seat will be a test of the GOP on spending

House Republicans this month will face a defining moment when they fill an opening on the Appropriations Committee: appoint an anti-earmark lawmaker or risk further alienating grassroots conservatives.

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The Hill

BUSINESS

Citigroup suffers $9.8 billion loss

Citigroup Inc. delivered some of the worst quarterly results in its history, reporting a nearly $10 billion loss that was much worse than Wall Street had anticipated.

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CNNMoney

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Citi gets $12.5 billion in cash

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Apple shares volatile ahead of Macworld

Technology shares sold off amid broad market weakness and ahead of a highly anticipated keynote address from Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs.

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MarketWatch

SPORTS

Heart problem killed pitcher Joe Kennedy

Major league pitcher Joe Kennedy was afflicted with a condition that caused his heart to suddenly stop beating at his in-laws' home, when he collapsed and later died in November.

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AOL News

Clemens may be OK with 'interview'

The NY Daily News reported on its Web site that after a meeting between Clemens' and government attorneys that he would agree to talk without having to be subpoenaed.

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Congress to baseball: Play it straight

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MSNBC

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Hearing on steroids in baseball

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Yahoo! News

HEALTH

Minor leg injuries may up clot risk

Even minor leg injuries, such as ankle sprains or pulled muscles, increase the risk of potentially life-threatening blood clots, new research suggests.

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CBS News

Trial fails to show drug can lower heart attacks and strokes

A clinical trial of Zetia, a cholesterol-lowering drug prescribed to about 1 million people a week, failed to show that the drug has any medical benefits, Merck and Schering-Plough said.

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Salt Lake Tribune

San Francisco General researchers follow strain of drug-resistant bacteria

S.F. General Hospital researchers first isolated a drug-resistant staph called USA300 seven years ago. With every turn, the aggressive and persistent bug keeps getting worse.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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New MRSA more prevalent among sexually active gay men

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Medical News Today

RELIGION

Harry Potter is 'the wrong kind of hero' according to the Vatican

The Vatican condemned J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter, describing the teen wizard as "the wrong kind of hero." The Vatican wrote an article in its official newspaper titled, "The double face of Harry Potter."

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Daily Mail

Illuminations at Tate Modern: light cast on the power of religion

Of all the issues determining the make-up of modern Britain, one of the most crucial is surely the question of faith. So an exhibition probing the nature of belief is a promising and timely prospect.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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GOOD NEWS

First lady honors museums, libraries

First lady Laura Bush paid tribute to 10 cultural institutions for their creativity and public service. She was then surprised to receive an honor for her promotion of the nation's libraries.

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In death, girl serves as a teacher

Last summer young Caitlyn MacKenzie died from an accidental electrocution. Now, family members say they hope her tragic death will help others learn about electrical safety.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

WORLD

Australia: Japan to free activists

Japan has agreed to release two activists detained after boarding a whaling ship in Antarctic waters, Australia's foreign minister said.

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CNN

Genital mutilation a weapon in Kenya

For two terrifying hours, the woman crouched inside her shop, watching as a gang attacked five men in the street, pulled down their trousers and sliced their genitals with rusty machetes.

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USA Today

ENVIRONMENT

Greenland suffers from extreme ice melt

An international team of scientists, led by Edward Hanna at the University of Sheffield, has demonstrated warm summers have caused the most extreme Greenland ice melting in 50 years.

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Environmental News Network

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Antarctic ice sheet shrinking rapidly

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Globeandmail.com

Biofuel crops that destroy forests not green enough for EU

In a sign of growing concern about the impact of supposedly "green" policies, European Union officials will propose a ban on imports of certain biofuels.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Apple introduces MacBook Air

The MacBook Air measures just 0.76 inches near the hinge, tapering to 0.16 inches at the thinnest point. It's the world's slimmest notebook, according to Apple.

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iTWire

T. rex, the teen mother of its time

New evidence suggests that dinosaurs had pregnancies as early as age 8. But they had good reason to be frisky. They matured fast and died young, living from 25 to 30 years.

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San Jose Mercury News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Small changes in store to better ‘American Idol’

"American Idol" enters its seventh season, coming off of the rockiest year in its history, and changes are in store, although they won't be as dramatic as in previous seasons.

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MSNBC

Mary J. Blige named in steroid report

Grammy-winning singer Mary J. Blige blasted a report linking her and other A-list celebrities to doctors and pharmacists targeted in a statewide steroid investigation.

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EDUCATION

Parents 'buy essays' for students

British parents are paying hundreds of pounds for degree-course essays for their children studying at university, claims an essay-writing service.

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BBC

Youthful record-setter shares joy of flight with school children

Barrington Irving, the youngest pilot and and the first person of African descent to fly solo around the world, has set up a nonprofit learning center aimed at introducing school children to flying.

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Christian Science Monitor

2 innovative works take top awards in children's books

Two books taking fresh tacks to storytelling have won the American Library Association's top awards for children's literature.

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Houston Chronicle

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Nike designs shoes for American Indians

Nike unveiled the Air Native N7 — its first shoe designed for the American Indian foot — with the stated goal of improving health on U.S. tribal lands.

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A demonstrator wearing a surgical mask protests outside Buenos Aires port. Hundreds of demonstrators protest against the Botnia cellulose plant, located in Fray Bentos, at the Uruguay's border with Argentina, as environmentalists fear it will pollute a nearby river. (Photo by Natacha Pisarenko / AP)

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