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Demonstrators for immigration reform march through downtown Seattle. (Photo by Joe Nicholson / AP)

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Protests across U.S. focus on raids, reform

Demonstrations pressing for immigrants' rights drew tens of thousands of people across the nation, with some cities, like Chicago, attracting much larger crowds.

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San Francisco Chronicle

U.S. ready to talk with Iran

The Bush administration has made it clear it is willing to engage in high-level talks with Iran. These are likely to take place at a conference on Iraq in Egypt this week.

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Guardian

Chavez pulls out of IMF and World Bank

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez underlined his intention to develop an alternative economic vision for Latin America by pulling his country from the World Bank and the IMF.

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London Independent

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Venezuela pulls control from Big Oil

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CNNMoney

Bush, Democrat leaders to meet on Iraq bill

President Bush showed little appetite for compromise after vetoing an Iraq war funding bill that would have set a timeline for troop withdrawal, hours ahead of a session with congressional leaders to craft a new bill.

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Forbes

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Soldiers' wages to run out

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Melbourne Herald Sun

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Al-Qaida-tied group denies Iraq leader's death

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MSNBC

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Timetable prompts veto

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NPR

Murdoch offers $5 billion for Dow Jones

In a bold move to expand his global media empire, Rupert Murdoch, the head of News Corp., has made an unsolicited $5 billion offer to buy Dow Jones, the venerable publisher of The Wall Street Journal.

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International Herald Tribune

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Murdoch's politics worry Wall Street Journal employees

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Sydney Morning Herald

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Murdoch's Dow move may spur bidding war

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Marketplace

EU presses Russia on Estonian embassy

The EU pressed Russia to ensure protection for the Estonian embassy in Moscow, which has been besieged by activists protesting the removal of a Soviet war memorial.

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International Herald Tribune

NATION

U.S. urges caution on reports of al-Qaeda leader's death

A senior Iraqi Interior Ministry official said that officials were trying to gain custody of Abu Ayyub al-Masri's body amid widespread skepticism over claims that the leader of al- Qaeda in Iraq had been killed.

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FOX News

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Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader 'killed'

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BBC

Israeli lawmakers say 'Olmert must resign'

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert came under renewed political fire with calls for his immediate resignation. At issue: mistakes made in last summer's war with Lebanon.

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CNN

Sarkozy, Royal set for TV showdown

Royal and Sarkozy are scheduled to appear in a televised presidential debate. It is a crucial platform for what has been a personality driven election.

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CNN International

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French far-right leader tells voters to snub Sarkozy, Royal

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National poll puts Obama ahead of Clinton for first time

For the first time since he announced his intention to run for President in 2008, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama beat out fellow democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton in a national poll.

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Barack on the campaign trail

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New Yorker

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Controlling war spending? Not really

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Marketplace

POLITICS

Dow continues record run on factory order reports

Stocks jumped, sending the Dow Jones industrials past 13,200 for the first time after a strong reading on U.S. factory orders stoked investor optimism about the economy.

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Forbes

Bad days for automakers

April was indeed the cruelest month for automakers as many consumers stayed on the sidelines in the face of stagnant home values and rising gas prices.

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BusinessWeek

Oil prices waver on expectations for decline in gas stocks

Oil prices fell despite expectations that U.S. fuel inventory data would again show a drop in domestic gasoline stocks. Light, sweet crude for June delivery fell 23 cents to $64.66 a barrel by midday in Europe.

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International Herald Tribune

SPORTS

Report: NBA refs have racial bias

An academic study of NBA officiating found that white referees called fouls at a greater rate against black players than against white players, The New York Times reported.

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Sports Illustrated

Lidle crash was pilot error

New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle's plane crashed in New York because the pilot misjudged a narrow U-turn before veering into a Manhattan high-rise, federal investigators said.

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New York Daily News

Cardinals GM: Players have to police themselves

Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty said the club had little knowledge about pitcher Josh Hancock's off-field activities and that the responsibility for policing players' activities lies with the players.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Hancock had accident days before death

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

HEALTH

Study: Why alcohol boosts breast cancer risk

A study in mice shows that moderate alcohol consumption stimulates the growth and progression of breast cancer by fueling the development of new blood vessels — a process called "angiogenesis."

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Reuters

Deaths from heart attack 'halved'

Deaths from severe heart attacks after hospital admission have nearly halved in six years, a study shows.

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BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Gerard Baker):

New Democrats treading an old path

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Times Online

Column (Gary Kamiya):

Last refuge of the scoundrel

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Salon.com

Column (Martha Burk):

End sex discrimination for good

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Christian Science Monitor

Column (Owen West):

Support the surge

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International Herald Tribune

The changing path to leading the pack

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International Herald Tribune

In imams' airline case, a clash of rights, prejudice, security

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Christian Science Monitor

Giuliani's campaign exploiting the fear factor

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Philadelphia Inquirer

The real scandal at the World Bank

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The day of the spider

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Economist

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GOOD NEWS

Science in the 21st century: miracle in sight

A cure for blindness is the breakthrough every scientist working in the field of opthalmology dreams about. Now, a team of gene therapy researchers at Moorfields Hospital may be on the brink.

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The Independent

Ex-foes patrol together as peace advances in Ivory Coast

Once sworn foes, government and rebel soldiers in Ivory Coast have begun their first joint patrols in a "battle for peace" aimed at reuniting the West Africa state split by a 2002 to 2003 civil war.

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Reuters

NATION

Escort threatens to name and shame

A woman accused of running an exclusive escort service said she was “sorry” that a top Washington official had been outed as her client, but said she would not hesitate to identify thousands more customers.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Corzine pays fine for no seat belt

Gov. Jon S. Corzine voluntarily paid a $46 fine for violating state law by not wearing a seat belt in his near-fatal car accident on the Garden State Parkway in Atlantic Co-unty last month.

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Press of the Atlantic

Here comes the queen — with as little fanfare as possible

Queen Elizabeth II arrives in the USA on Thursday for one of her rare visits to the Colonies. But if all goes as expected, many Americans will hardly notice she's here.

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USA Today

ENVIRONMENT

Los Angeles most polluted U.S. city

For the first time since the American Lung Association began issuing its annual air quality report card, data reveal a split picture along either side of the Mississippi River.

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Arctic melting faster than forecast

Arctic ice is melting faster than computer models of climate calculate, according to a group of U.S. researchers.

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BBC

Now in the Bay Area: the anti-gas station

The smell of french fries wafts from the local 'gas' station. But it's not the snacks sold inside, it's the fuel.

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Christian Science Monitor

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Spider-Man 3' premieres at Tribeca

Sometimes, the venue is so unorthodox, the concept so ambitious, the movie itself such a draw that the premier becomes one of those you-had-to-be-there spectacles.

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Variety

Preview: concert marks 125 years of Berlin Philharmonic

A May Day concert in Berlin conducted by Sir Simon Rattle marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of one of the world's top orchestras, the Berlin Philharmonic.

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Monsters and Critics

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Google cites safe harbor in Viacom v. YouTube defense

Google has filed its answer in the case of Viacom v. YouTube, accusing Viacom of threatening "the way hundreds of millions of people legitimately exchange information" with its lawsuit.

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Ars Technica

NASA's probe shows Jupiter up close

Small moons are acting as shepherds using their gravity to herd dust and boulders in Jupiter's faint rings, NASA scientists reported.

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Reuters

EDUCATION

Duke cheating shows failure of post-Enron ethics classes

The cheating episode at Duke University may cause academics to conclude the post-Enron emphasis on teaching ethics in graduate business schools is a failure.

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Bloomberg

Command to open fire heard on Kent State tape

A man shot in the wrist when National Guard troops killed four Kent State University students during an anti-war demonstration says he found an audiotape with someone giving a command to fire.

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CNN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

The military: faith under fire

God can be found or lost in a foxhole, but rarely does war leave someone's faith untouched. Army Chaplain Roger Benimoff is one such person. His is a story of spiritual struggle in the violence of Iraq.

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Newsweek

Gay N.H. bishop to make union official

The Rev. V. Gene Robinson became the Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop. Now, he and his partner want to officially unite under a soon-to-be-signed civil unions law in New Hampshire.

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Bradenton Herald

Photo of the Day

A couple of toddlers, Rintaro Doi, left, and Hiyori Tsuchiya, right, held by college sumo wrestlers, compete in the baby screaming contest, known as Naki Sumo (Crying Sumo), a traditional ritual performed as a prayer for the good health of children, at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo. (Photo by Koji Sasahara / AP)

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