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In this file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., addresses a rally at the Stockton Airport in Stockton, Calif. Sen. McCain has just released his medical records in an effort to stave off rising doubts about his health. (Photo by Rich Pedroncelli / AP)

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Northern Californians watch homes burn

A fast-moving wildfire in Northern California's Santa Cruz Mountains has covered 3,000 acres, prompting rescues and evacuations in two counties, officials said.

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CNN

Pentagon audit faults massive payments to contractors in Iraq

An audit of $8.2 billion in taxpayer money spent by the United States Army on Iraq contractors has found almost none of the payments followed federal rules and regulations.

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International Herald Tribune

Mile-wide tornado hits Colorado

Windsor, Colo. was hit by a mile-wide tornado around lunch time, and at least one person died as the twister carved a swath of destruction through Weld County.

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Denver Post

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Tornado Strikes Colorado

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CBS News

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McCain releases medical records

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BBC

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McCain's health good, no cancer recurrence

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Reuters

Texas to appeal polygamist court ruling

Texas child welfare authorities indicated they won't give up more than 400 children taken from a polygamist sect and plan to appeal a court ruling that the state had no right to seize them.

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Assault at gas pumps related to attacks on Nigerian pipelines

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Memorial Day travelers face headwinds

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Myanmar allows all aid workers to help cyclone survivors

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on a mission to open Myanmar to international assistance, said the ruling junta agreed to allow "all aid workers" into the country to help cyclone survivors.

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Slow start on Myanmar aid

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NATION

Dems may give a half-vote to Mich. and Fla. delegates

An intra-party fight at the Democratic convention loomed larger amid suggestions that Michigan's and Florida's lost delegations could have only half their votes restored.

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Detroit Free Press

Appeals court: Texas acted improperly in seizing children

An appellate court has ruled that child welfare officials had no right to seize the children living at a polygamist sect's ranch, claiming it was "legally and factually insufficient" under Texas law.

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Salt Lake Tribune

The sad parallels between the Texas polygamy raid and Guantanamo.

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Slate

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Texas court rules in sect's favor

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POLITICS

Group files court papers to delay Calif. same-sex marriages

A conservative legal group is asking the California Supreme Court to stay its decision legalizing same-sex marriage until voters get a chance to weigh in.

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Houston Chronicle

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CA ruling on same-sex marriage bucks majority view

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Gallup

House committee moves to force Rove testimony in probe

The House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed former Bush political director Karl Rove, forcing him to testify about allegations that he pressured the Justice Department to prosecute Southern Democrats.

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McClatchy Newspapers

McCain rejects Hagee endorsement

Sen. John McCain rejected the endorsement of Pastor John Hagee after a sermon surfaced in which Hagee suggested Adolph Hitler and the Holocaust were God's response to the creation of Israel.

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ABC News

BUSINESS

Tainted pet food suit settled

Pet food makers and retailers involved in last year's massive recall will set up a $24 million cash fund to compensate pet owners, according to a proposed settlement in federal court.

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USA Today

Here're the savings from Arctic drilling — 75 cents a barrel

If Congress were to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, crude oil prices would probably drop by an average of only 75 cents a barrel, according to Department of Energy.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Every $10 oil rise increases Air Force costs $610 million

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Environmental News Network

Disney recalls sleeping bag, toy wand

Thousands of sleeping bags and magic wands contaminated by excessive levels of lead paint are being recalled by The Walt Disney Co., federal inspectors said.

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MSNBC

EDUCATION

Last surviving Brown v. Board plaintiff dies at 88

The last surviving plaintiff in Topeka's Brown v. Board of Education case, which led to the historic 1954 Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregation in public schools, has died at 88.

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National Geographic Bee win goes to 11-year-old Nebraskan

The sixth-grader at Lux Middle School in Lincoln, Neb., won a $25,000 scholarship.

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Kansas City Star

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

McQueen's 'Le Mans' Porsche may fetch $2 million at auction

A Porsche racing car that starred in the 1971 documentary-style film "Le Mans'' with Steve McQueen is being offered at auction for as much as $2 million.

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Bloomberg

My eBay job

Certain numbers have an iconic status in America's business culture. One of them is the number of people who derive income selling goods on eBay: 1.3 million.

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Newsweek

HEALTH

FAA bans anti-smoking drug Chantix

The Federal Aviation Administration removed the drug Chantix from the list of medications considered safe for pilots and air-traffic controllers after a study linked the medication to mental confusion.

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USA Today

Birth defects linked to preterm birth

A new study by March of Dimes reports that preterm birth and birth defects are associated with each other. Babies born preterm were more than twice as likely to have birth defects as full-term infants.

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GOOD NEWS

Vigorous Kennedy out of hospital and back at the helm

Sen. Edward Kennedy walked out of the hospital a day after it was announced that he has a malignant brain tumour and wasted no time getting back to his favorite activity: sailing.

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Sydney Morning Herald

Iraq's ports thriving now that the government's in charge

Iraq's principal ports, which were plagued by corruption, theft and insecurity while under the control of militia-linked port guards, have had a dramatic increase in trade since the government took control.

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McClatchy Newspapers

WORLD

France hit by national strike

Tens of thousands of French workers have taken to the streets as unions mounted a one-day show of force against government pension reforms.

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Al Jazeera

'Quake lakes' threaten new disaster

The onset of the rainy season is swelling dangerous "quake lakes" and compounding the difficulties of reconstruction after China's worst earthquake in decades.

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Reuters

Special section:

Mapping the earthquake zone

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BBC

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Wet nurse feeds China quake babies

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Reuters

Cuba asks US for reply over funds

Cuba has challenged the United States to respond to accusations that its top diplomat on the island passed funds to dissidents.

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BBC

SPORTS

Pistons end Celtics' home playoff winning streak; beat Celts

The Detroit Pistons became the first team to beat the Celtics in the playoffs at TD Banknorth Garden.

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USA Today

Baseball considers using instant replay in Arizona Fall League

Major League Baseball is considering the use of instant replay in the Arizona Fall League after umpires missed three home-run calls.

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Bloomberg

Gold medalist Pettigrew admits doping

Olympic gold medalist Antonio Pettigrew admitted publicly for the first time that he used performance-enhancing substances during a long, successful sprinting career in which he passed all drug tests.

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Sports Illustrated

ENVIRONMENT

Songbird serenade is sex strategy

Males songbirds that cannot compete with other males at singing one song will switch to another to try and trick "comparison-shopping" females.

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LiveScience

Alaska will sue over polar bears

Gov. Sarah Palin said there is not enough evidence to support threatened species distinction.

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CBS News

Ocean acidity may erode ecosystems

Ocean waters along North America's west coast are becoming more acidic than expected in response to atmospheric carbon emissions, which will likely cause significant changes to marine ecosystems.

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National Geographic

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Phoenix carries NASA's hope for landings on Mars

After traveling over nine months to reach Mars, the spacecraft NASA calls Phoenix could be lost in an instant if it lands on a big rock and tips over. Or, it could land safely and find signs of water.

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USA Today

Beetles hold key to faster computers

Naturally possessed of a molecular arrangement that's long confounded material scientists, the scales of the Amazonian beetle could hold the key to next-generation optical computer chips.

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Wired

Does time run backwards in other, parallel universes?

One of the most basic facts of life is that the future looks different from the past. But on a grand cosmological scale, they may look the same.

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Scientific American

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Obama talks religion at Jewish temple

Sen. Barack Obama explained the roots of his name, listed some of his Jewish friends and voiced support for Israel during a synagogue visit to shore up Jewish support.

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Reuters

Papal visit sparks calls about priesthood

Rev. Luke Sweeney, director of vocations for the Archdiocese of New York, usually receives a couple of inquires a week from men considering priesthood. But during the past three weeks, he's had dozens.

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USA Today

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Can atheists be parents?

John Burke, an atheist, and his wife, a pantheist, had left the New Jersey Bureau of Children's Services' religious affiliation line blank. As a result, the bureau denied the Burkes' adoption application.

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TIME

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A young man blows flames as he demonstrates with thousands of civil servants, during a one-day strike, in Lyon, France. (Photo by Laurent Cipriani / AP)

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