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Will Carter's Hamas foray bear fruit?

The former U.S. president Jimmy Carter said the Islamist militants are prepared to accept the right of Israel to "live as a neighbor next door in peace."

Christian Science Monitor

Ex-president Carter meets with Hamas leaders

NPR

Shell cuts Nigeria oil exports

Oil producer Royal Dutch Shell says it has been forced to cut exports from southern Nigeria after attacks on its pipelines.

Al Jazeera

New US farm law 13 months in the writing

Congress began writing the new U.S. farm law 13 months ago, on March 21, 2007, and may need a couple more weeks to complete the legislation.

Forbes

Farm bill delay could mean people go hungry

NPR

Candidates hitting hard in final push

Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama raced across Pennsylvania, sweet-talking voters even as they threw elbows, scrambling for any advantage before the state's Democratic primary.

Philadelphia Inquirer

The push for Pennsylvania

Christian Science Monitor

DNA testing to determine who are parents, sex abuse

More than 400 children taken from a polygamous sect's ranch will undergo DNA testing, an attempt to determine who their parents are and if any sexual abuse took place.

CNN

How the sect built a fortune and home

Houston Chronicle

Iraqi PM urges Arab states to open embassies in Baghdad

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki urged other Arab countries to reopen their embassies in the capital as a show of support for his government as it cracks down on Shiite militias in Iraq.

Star-Tribune

Fear in Sadr City as cleric threatens war

Times Online

Mugabe trying to 'steal election'

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is trying "to steal the election", UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband says.

BBC

NATION

Pentagon helps steer military analysts behind the scenes

Records and interviews show how the Bush administration has used its control over access and information in an effort to shape terrorism coverage from inside the major TV and radio networks.

Houston Chronicle

Harvests banned along coasts of California and Oregon

State and federal regulators, in an unprecedented bid to prevent the fish from disappearing, have shut down king salmon harvests off the coasts of California and Oregon.

San Diego Union-Tribune

POLITICS

McCain questions Obama radical ties

Sen. John McCain stoked debate over a ’60s radical’s ties to Sen. Barack Obama on ABC’s “This Week,” saying Obama’s defense “borders on the outrageous.”

Politico

McCain raises cash on Obama's foreign policy plans

The Hill

Bush plan to cut pollution falls flat abroad

President Bush has finally set a target date for reining in U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases but the plan is falling flat in the international arena.

Baltimore Sun

BUSINESS

Gas prices up to $3.47

A survey says the national average price for regular gasoline rose nearly 16 cents in the last two weeks.

International Herald Tribune

Crude hits $117.6 on weak dollar, Nigeria pipelines

MarketWatch

Bank details $100 billion lending boost

The Bank of England has announced details of a $100 billion plan to help prevent the credit crisis causing more damage to the U.K. banking system and economy.

BBC

SPORTS

Cheruiyot wins 4th Boston Marathon

Kenya's Robert Cheruiyot won his fourth Boston Marathon with a blistering official time of 2 hours, 7 minutes, 46 seconds.

CBS SportsLine

Miller helps 76ers stun Pistons in Game 1

The Detroit Pistons were hanging out at the scorer's table as if it was a preseason game, chatting with a former teammate as he enjoyed a drink and nachos in the front row. Philadelphia made them pay for it.

Sporting News

HEALTH

Docs join anti-aging bandwagon

Mainstream doctors who once wanted nothing to do with anti-aging are buying in, signing up for “certification” as anti-aging practitioners and offering patients the promise of youth and rejuvenation.

MSNBC

Too many choices exhaust the brain

A new study shows that while mulling over a few options may weigh heavily on your mind, finally choosing one may just plain wear you out.

CBS News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Bionic eye 'blindness cure hope'

A bionic eye may hold the key to returning sight to people left blind by a hereditary disease, experts believe.

BBC

Strong aftershock reported in Illinois

The U.S. Geological Survey says it has recorded one of the strongest aftershocks so far from the Illinois earthquake.

LiveScience

Experts hope earthquake is wakeup call

Yahoo! News

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GOOD NEWS

South Korean president proposes diplomatic link with North

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will propose creating a permanent high-level diplomatic channel between the North and South, the Washington Post reported.

HappyNews.com

Rare giant turtle found in Vietnam

Researchers from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo have discovered a rare giant turtle in northern Vietnam, giving scientists hope for the species they believed was extinct in the wild.

National Ledger

WORLD

After 6 decades, Paraguay's ruling party loses presidency

A former Roman Catholic bishop scored a historic win at Paraguay's presidential election, ending the 61-year reign of what had been the world's longest ruling party.

McClatchy Newspapers

Changing Cuba: Monster buses vanish from Havana streets

First comes the stink of diesel, then a metallic roar, and finally a tower of black smoke that tells you the "camello" — the camel — has reached your stop.

Yahoo! News

World's rising food prices bring disaster, devastation to Haiti

Food prices are rising, sparking protests and riots around the world, but perhaps the most devastating impact has been in Haiti.

San Francisco Chronicle

Rising food prices on the menu

MSNBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Sparks has vocal problems, leaves tour

Vocal problems have forced Jordin Sparks to temporarily withdraw from Alicia Keys' tour and cancel all performances for the rest of the month, a representative for the "American Idol" champ said.

CNN

Rushdie must choose his works wisely, article notes

Reuters notes that “Author Salman Rushdie says time is running out, so with only a handful of books left in him he is choosing his subjects carefully.”

Monsters and Critics

ENVIRONMENT

Hardy plant may ease biofuels' burden on food costs

National Geographic

New York City's black cars turn green

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission approved a regulation requiring all black vehicles servicing corporate clientele be capable of achieving a mileage rating of 25 miles per gallon.

Environment News Service

RELIGION

What the Pope said — and didn't say

Popes tend to be judged by how they deal with what's on the plate that's handed them. Benedict XVI got 9/11, a worldwide issue, and the priest sex abuse scandal.

TIME

40 days for Rwanda

Rwandans by the tens of thousands are taking part in Forty Days of Purpose, a campaign Saddleback Church's Rick Warren kicked off with 19,000 people in Kigali.

Christianity Today

Indonesian Muslims rally for ban on Ahmadiyya sect

More than 1,000 Indonesian Muslims gathered in front of the presidential palace to press the government to ban a Muslim sect that has been branded heretical by most Muslims.

Reuters

EDUCATION

Virtual reality helps autistic kids develop

A convincing virtual reality simulation can help an autistic child transfer new skills back to a real situation.

MSNBC

Education stocks finish lower

Shares of for-profit education companies fell following a weaker-than-expected profit report from Bank of America Corp.

Yahoo! News

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