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An Iraqi policeman mans a machine gun as he oversees traffic at a vehicle checkpoint in Baghdad's Shiite enclave of Sadr City, part of the new security operation that will involve about 90,000 Iraqi and American troops. (Photo by Adil al-Khazali / AP)

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Iran says it identified and detained U.S. and Israeli spies

Iran's intelligence minister said Iran had identified 100 people he described as U.S. and Israeli agents and said some were arrested trying to leave Iran to attend "spying" courses abroad.

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Reuters

Shooting erupts on Israel-Lebanon border

Lebanese troops deployed along the border with Israel opened fire as Israeli troops searched for Hezbollah bombs, drawing retaliatory fire.

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Yahoo! News

Russert to return to the stand in Libby trial

Attorneys for former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby will resume questioning the memory and scruples of NBC newsman Tim Russert.

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MSNBC

U.S. airstrike on rebels reportedly kills civilians

A U.S. airstrike killed 13 insurgents in a volatile area west of Baghdad, the military said. Local officials said 45 civilians, including women and children, died in the attack.

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MSNBC

Senate approves Casey for Army top post

The Senate handily confirmed Gen. George Casey as the next Army chief of staff in a roll call vote that some lawmakers used to dramatize their anger over his direction of the war in Iraq.

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Kansas City Star

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GOP senators back war debate

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Washington Post

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Top Iraqi official arrested in U.S.-Iraqi raid

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BBC

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Five indicted in alleged Iraq contracting scam

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CNN

North Korea nuclear talks resume with higher hopes

International talks on North Korea's nuclear program resumed after Pyongyang's envoy said he's ready to discuss initial steps toward nuclear disarmament.

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CBS News

NATION

U.S. asks to arm pilots abroad

For the first time, the U.S. government is asking foreign countries to allow pilots to carry guns in the cockpit when they fly overseas.

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USA Today

Hamas, Fatah agree on key cabinet posts

Rival Palestinian factions have agreed to give key cabinet posts to independents at crisis talks in Saudi Arabia, overcoming a key stumbling block to a unity government, officials said.

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Reuters

Wild card gaining ground in French presidential race

Judging from magazine covers, there are only two candidates in France's presidential campaign: the feisty interior minister and the Socialist contender. But a third candidate is quietly gaining ground.

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International Herald Tribune

POLITICS

Public to Congress: Why no action on Iraq?

The Senate’s failure to act on Iraq, even with a non-binding resolution, makes some wonder whether Congress gets it.

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MSNBC

GOP makes much ado about the size of Pelosi's plane

The way Speaker Nancy Pelosi will travel home to San Francisco and on official business is the latest tempest to hit the House of Representatives.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Georgia Congressman heads home for hospice care

Rep. Charlie Norwood is leaving Washington to receive hospice care at home in Georgia, forgoing further treatment for lung cancer that has spread to his liver.

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CNN

SPORTS

Chargers' Phillips reported to be Cowboys' choice

The Cowboys have selected Wade Phillips, the San Diego Chargers' defensive coordinator, to be their next head coach, according to a source.

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Dallas Morning News

Landis to voluntarily sit out Tour de France

The French anti-doping agency postponed a decision on whether to suspend last year's Tour de France winner, Floyd Landis, after he agreed not to race in the country this year.

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ESPN

Ex-NBA player Amaechi publicly declares homosexuality

The small, exclusive club of openly gay professional male athletes has a new member. Former NBA center John Amaechi became the first NBA player to publicly come out.

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HEALTH

Sleep may help kids keep slim

Eating right and being active are well-known ways to help keep a child's weight in check, but a new study points to another potential weapon in the fight against childhood obesity: sleep.

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Health on the Net

Values play into treatment recommendations, study finds

Many doctors believe they have the right not to tell patients about treatments that they object to on moral or religious grounds and to refuse to refer patients elsewhere for the care.

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Washington Post

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

NY to sue Exxon over oil spill clean-up

New York's attorney general told Exxon Mobil and two other oil companies that he intends to sue them for taking decades to clean up a giant, underground pond of petroleum.

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Forbes

EU plans limits on carbon dioxide emissions for new cars

The European Commission proposed binding rules to force automakers to cut carbon dioxide emissions from new cars sold in the European Union by 2012.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

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Air Pelosi: having it both ways

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TIME

The dirty secret about global warming

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Newsweek

The price of obsession

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USA Today

Super deal leaves us with questions

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Indianapolis Star

Sunni Arab view of U.S.-Iran tensions

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Christian Science Monitor

Iraq War: 'Soprano's' logic

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Seattle Post Intelligencer

2007, a space oddity

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San Francisco Chronicle

France's surrender to Iran?

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Chicago Tribune

Right people, wrong question

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International Herald Tribune

America the blameworthy

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Real Clear Politics

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GOOD NEWS

Hospital for sick children gets record $30M donation

Philanthropists Arthur and Sonia Labatt gave the Hospital for Sick Children $30 million to build a new heart center and to expand the brain tumor research center the couple established 10 years ago.

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Canada.com

NATION

Death toll from cold snap climbs

West Virginia called snowplow drivers out of retirement as snow and cold blamed for at least 14 deaths since the weekend hung over the Midwest and the East.

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USA Today

Flames from chemical plant blast prove stubborn

Firefighters had trouble dousing the last of the flames at a chemical distribution business where explosions shot fireballs into the air and sent black smoke drifting over Kansas City.

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MSNBC

Officer's court-martial declared a mistrial

A judge declared a mistrial in the court-martial of an Army lieutenant who refused to deploy to Iraq, saying the soldier didn't understand a document he signed admitting to the charges.

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ABC

BUSINESS

Largest buyout ever

Blackstone Group LP won the bidding contest for Equity Office Properties Trust after shareholders approved the $39 billion purchase in the biggest leveraged buyout ever.

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Bloomberg

Can Nike do it?

The sneaker maker's new CEO laid out an ambitious plan to boost revenues 50% over the next five years. Some wonder whether he's pushing too hard.

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ENVIRONMENT

Ozzy bats for fans: free tickets

Ozzy Osbourne, the wizard of the Ozzfest, is going back on the road this summer and this time the tickets to his 25-city tour will be free.

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Spector case 'could be televised'

A judge in the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector has said he is considering allowing the case to be televised so people can follow it.

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BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Astronauts make 3rd spacewalk

Two spacewalking astronauts tossed quilt-sized thermal shrouds from the international space station and watched them float away during their third spacewalk in nine days.

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Jackson News-Tribune

MySpace goes mobile

Vodafone Group PLC says it has signed an exclusive partnership deal with networking Web site MySpace, allowing its customers to access and update their MySpace pages from their mobile phone.

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International Herald Tribune

SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

China gets religion, believe it or not

China's turn towards religion has been officially acknowledged, with a landmark poll showing a tripling in the number of people who describe themselves as religious.

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Sydney Morning Herald

U.K. Islamic school removes insults to Jews, Christians

A Saudi-funded Islamic school in London at the center of a media storm over textbooks containing references to Jews and Christians as monkeys and pigs said it had removed the controversial chapters.

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Ha'aretz

EDUCATION

NY students in trouble for fake hostage tape

Five college students are claiming that they were just joking when they decided to mimic a hostage taking on video, according to a newspaper.

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ABC7

States hopeful that mentoring will retain new teachers

States from Oregon to Georgia are considering adopting mentoring programs for new teachers, aiming to stop educators from spending just a few years in the classroom before leaving the field.

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CNN

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

AIDS cases on the rise; forecast to be among top causes of death worldwide

Within the next 25 years, AIDS is set to join heart disease and stroke as the top three causes of death worldwide, according to a newly released study.

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CBS News

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Drivers along U.S. 19 near Rivesville, W.Va., get a colorful ice display thanks to Rich DeMary, 43, who mixed food coloring into gallon jugs of water, then poured them over icicles hanging off the rocks. (Photo by Dale Sparks / AP)

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