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Members of the firing party, stand and salute as the remains of Army Spc. Luke Runyan, of Spring Grove, Pa., is carried to his final resting place during a funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Runyan was killed in Diyala Province of Iraq by small arms fire. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP)

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8 US troops, 14 Iraqis die in wave of insurgent bombings

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Measuring the strength of a changing al-Qaida

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NPR

Deadly blasts hit Pakistani city

At least 22 people have been killed and 100 injured in two suspected suicide car bombings in the city of Lahore in eastern Pakistan.

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BBC

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Pakistan's victors form government

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McClatchy Newspapers

Gov. Spitzer of New York is linked to prostitution ring

Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York has been caught on a federal wiretap arranging to meet with a high-priced prostitute at a Washington hotel, according to a person briefed on the federal investigation.

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International Herald Tribune

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Scandal met with disbelief on Wall St

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Financial Times

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Gov. Spitzer's apology

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CBS News

Exhaustive review finds no link between Saddam and al-Qaida

An exhaustive review of more than 600,000 Iraqi documents captured after the 2003 U.S. invasion has found no evidence that Saddam Hussein's regime had any operational links with al-Qaida.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Crude oil trades near record $108 as returns outpace equities

Crude oil traded near $108 a barrel in New York after rising to a record as investors bought futures because the returns have outpaced those of financial markets.

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Bloomberg

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Getting recession ready

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NATION

Suspect in Auburn death confesses

A man charged with killing an Auburn University student told police he tried to rape her before he shot her, according to documents read in court.

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Associated Press

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Police seek second 'person of interest' in UNC death

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CNN

US House files suit in prosecutor scandal

As promised, the U.S. House’s general counsel has filed a civil lawsuit to try to get information out of the White House which it has refused to provide publicly.

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Detroit Free Press

Hate crimes tied to immigration debate?

The national immigration debate is driving up the number of hate groups in the country and fueling attacks against Hispanics, according to a report by a civil rights group.

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ABC News

POLITICS

Team Obama thinks ticket with Clinton could work

Team Obama agreed with Team Clinton that a "dream ticket" would be great — especially because they believe Hillary would make a terrific No. 2 as vice president.

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White House 2008: Democratic nomination

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GOP chairman faces ouster attempt

Alaska Republican Party Chairman Randy Ruedrich is facing a coup attempt from disgruntled Republicans who say corruption has hobbled the party during his tenure and he needs to go.

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Anchorage Daily News

BUSINESS

Boeing to file formal protest of Air Force tanker contract award

Boeing said it plans to file a formal protest requesting review of the Air Force's awarding an estimated $35 billion contract to Northrop Grumman Corp. and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.

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CNNMoney

Blankfein loses Wall Street halo as estimates show luck fleeing

Lloyd Blankfein, who helped make Goldman Sachs Group Inc. the most profitable firm in Wall Street history, is about to show investors why it's better to be lucky than smart.

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Bloomberg

SPORTS

Spygate story raises legal issues with Patriots, Herald

In February, the Boston Herald touched off a firestorm by reporting before Super Bowl XLII that the New England Patriots secretly videotaped the final walkthrough practice prior to a Super Bowl XXXVI.

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Toyota angry after exclusion by Goodyear

Toyota officials weren't pleased to be the only manufacturer not invited to the Goodyear tire test at Darlington Speedway.

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ESPN

EDUCATION

States balk at higher-ed mandate

Efforts to make higher education more affordable are on the threshold of becoming law. The House and Senate have both passed versions of a bill that would increase federal grants for students.

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Christian Science Monitor

What is Teach for America really like?

When Teach for America began as an idealistic college senior's last-minute thesis project, it looked like a crazy idea. Since then, it has morphed into one of the biggest players in educational reform.

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U.S. News & World Report

RELIGION

In Jerusalem suburb, cultures clash

More ultra-Orthodox Jews, or Harediim, are leaving their cloistered neighborhoods for cheaper housing in the suburbs, leading to rising tensions and sporadic violence with their neighbors.

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NPR

Church to step up climate fight

Leaders of the influential Southern Baptist community in the United States have declared their churches have a duty to stop climate change.

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BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Hamas-Israel: a tiny ray of hope

A rare border exchange has taken place between Israel and Hamas to save the life of a desperately ill Palestinian baby.

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Times Online

In Guantánamo waters, scuba inspires wounded soldiers

John Thompson, founder of Soldiers Undertaking Disabled Scuba, started SUDS to teach wounded soldiers how to dive back into life.

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Bloomberg

WORLD

Indian police block hundreds of Tibetan exiles from marching

Indian police barred several hundred Tibetan exiles from marching to Tibet to protest Beijing hosting this summer's Olympic Games, as Tibetans marked their uprising against Chinese rule.

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Fox News

Bush administration looks into terror listing for Venezuela

A U.S. government official has confirmed that the Bush administration has asked its lawyers to look into what gets a country on the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Zapatero shrugs off bitter election battle to sweep back into power

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, the Spanish prime minister, won a second term after a bitter election campaign overshadowed by the brazen killing of a politician in its final hours.

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Times Online

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Spain PM seeks support after election

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CNN

ENVIRONMENT

The dark side of solar: paying the polysilicon piper

Attempts to cut corners while boosting production of polysilicon — an ingredient in manufacturing semiconductors and photovoltaic solar panels — are resulting in severe environmental consequences.

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Salon.com

Forgotten victims of climate change

Minorities and indigenous people frequently bear the brunt of the ravages of climate change, but also often come last on the aid list because they are on the margins of society.

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Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Space truck orbits despite fault

Europe's new ATV space truck is up and running, although one propulsion glitch means a back-up system is currently being used.

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BBC

Key component of Earth's crust formed from moving molten rock

Earth scientists are in the business of backing into history — extrapolating what happened millions of years ago based on what they can observe now.

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Lava flows in Hawaii

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Weak dollar helps artists paint the world

San Francisco artists Charley Brown and Mark Evans will be rolling up hundreds of large paintings into tall tubes and shipping them to Dubai, where they will adorn the ceilings and walls of a luxury hotel.

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Reuters

Heath Ledger's last role to be finished by Depp, Farrell and Law

Heath Ledger's unfinished role in "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" is to be completed by Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law, the director confirmed.

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Times Online

HEALTH

Gulf War illness linked to chemical exposure-study

Exposure to pesticides, nerve agents and other chemicals may explain the chronic, multi-symptom health problems experienced by up to one-third of Gulf War veterans, U.S. researchers said.

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Reuters

Not all trans fats are equally risky

Trans fats have long been the bane of dietitians because they raise levels of artery-clogging LDL cholesterol and lower "good" levels. Yet natural trans fats don't appear as harmful to cholesterol levels.

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WebMD

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Mysteries of sleep revealed

It has long been believed that our dreams provide an insight to our innermost thoughts. Now experts say that our behavior while we sleep can also reveal otherwise hidden aspects of our personalities.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Photo of the Day

Nancy Mellon adds another section of knitting to the "Knit Knot Tree" on Xenia Avenue in Yellow Springs, Ohio. The art project in this southwest Ohio village, already known for its artistic flavor and offbeat art, has become a conversation piece and photo op. (Photo by Skip Peterson / AP)

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