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The Rev. Jerry Falwell, of the Moral Majority, appears on the set of NBC-TV's "Tomorrow" show in this Feb. 5, 1981 photo. Falwell, 73, died shortly after being found unconscious in his office at Liberty University. (Photo by Suzanne Vlamis / AP file)

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Aide: Ashcroft pressed to approve spying

Former Deputy Attorney General James Comey disclosed new information concerning attempts by the White House to get Justice Department approval for the NSA's domestic surveillance program.

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CNN

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An excerpt of testimony

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Salon.com

Veteran Affairs bonus winners sat on review boards

Nearly two dozen officials who received hefty bonuses last year at the Veterans Affairs Department also sat on the boards charged with recommending the payments.

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Yahoo! News

Pentagon: Released Gitmo detainees went back fighting

The Pentagon released the names of six former Guantanamo detainees who U.S. officials say re-emerged as Islamist fighters in Afghanistan after their release from the U.S. military prison in Cuba.

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CNN

Evangelist Jerry Falwell dies at 73

The Rev. Jerry Falwell, who founded the Moral Majority and built the religious right into a political force, has died.

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Virginian-Pilot

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Remembering Falwell

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MSNBC

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Hundreds questioned in troop search

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CNN

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U.S. hunts for missing GIs in Iraq

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Suicide blast kills 24 in Pakistan

A hotel blast in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar left 24 people dead and 25 injured, police said.

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Airstrikes kill 11 suspected Taliban, officials say

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MSNBC

Report: Wolfowitz violated rules

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz showed a "disregard for the interests of the institution" when he ordered a pay raise and promotion for his companion, according to a report.

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Bloomberg

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Bush dilutes support for embattled Wolfowitz

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Telegraph.co.uk

NATION

At least 11 killed in Hamas-Fatah fighting

At least 11 Palestinians were killed — eight in one incident — in the deadliest fighting between Hamas and Fatah since the rivals formed a unity government to end bloodshed.

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Reuters

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Fatah men return amid Gaza chaos

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BBC

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Palestinian rivals: Fatah & Hamas

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BBC

Iran holding U.S.-Iranian academic for 'security' crimes

As Iran acknowledged its investigation of an American-Iranian academic for security crimes, U.S. Secretary of State Condeleeza Rice called on Tehran to immediately release Haleh Esfandiari.

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Villagers find, loot Cambodian killing field

Researchers are investigating a long unknown killing field in Cambodia with the graves of thousands of Khmer Rouge victims from the 1970s.

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International Herald Tribune

POLITICS

A Bloomberg and Hagel ticket?

Sen. Chuck Hagel's recent remark on CBS' "Face the Nation" that he would consider running on an independent presidential ticket with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is intriguing.

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MSNBC

Is the noose tightening on Gonzales?

Now that the number-two official at the Justice Department has resigned, will soon-to-be-former Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty be DOJ's fall guy — or its worst nightmare?

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TIME

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McNulty, Davis resignations a blow to White House

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POLITICS

What Daimler is paying to have Chrysler towed away

Daimler-Benz (now DaimlerChrysler, soon to be plain old Daimler) paid $36 billion to buy Chrysler in 1998. Now, like the owner of an old junker, Daimler has to pay to have Cerberus cart Chrysler away.

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Newsweek

Thomson, Reuters reach agreement on merger terms

Reuters Group PLC and Thomson Corp. said that they have agreed on terms for a merger to create one of the world’s largest financial news providers.

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MSNBC

SPORTS

Frustrated Favre quells trade talk

Brett Favre acknowledged his anger over the team's unwillingness to pull off a trade for wide receiver Randy Moss, but denied he ever really wanted the Green Bay Packers to trade him.

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Warriors succumb to slow Jazz

All that was good about the Warriors' running and gunning disappeared in a volley of missed three-pointers and free throws.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Up-to-the-minute scores

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Sports Illustrated

EDUCATION

Better hunting, bigger salaries greet graduates this year

As a whole, this year's crop of college graduates is expected to find more jobs and better salaries compared with counterparts a year ago, according to a recent survey of hiring managers.

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Denver Post

The teachers who cheat

Teachers have helped students cheat on California's high-stakes achievement tests in at least 123 public schools since 2004, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.

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San Francisco Chronicle

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

In Turkey's religious heartland, secularism thrives

In a part of the world where religion and politics have been a poisonous mix and cultural norms are conservative regardless of religion, Konya is an oasis.

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International Herald Tribune

Pope shows more signs of swinging to the right in public

Pope Benedict XVI's first trip to Latin America has added to a sense that his papacy seemed to be moving closer to the mold that he embodied as a conservative and contentious cardinal.

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International Herald Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

Boy receives new heart at Ark. hospital

An 8-year-old boy from Mexico received a new heart to replace his diseased one, after spending weeks in a Texas intensive care unit and getting a rare implanted heart pump in Arkansas.

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CBS News

Country singers stage motorcycle run, concert for charity

Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry led hundreds of bikers and other country music artists into the hills overlooking Las Vegas for an annual charity motorcycle ride.

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Times Herald-Record

NATION

Hundreds flee massive Fla. wildfire

Authorities evacuated hundreds of homes after a massive wildfire along the Georgia-Florida border jumped a containment line overnight, authorities said.

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TIME

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Dense smoke blankets Southeast

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CBS News

Bush taps new 'war czar'

President Bush has chosen Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, the Pentagon's director of operations, to oversee the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan as a "war czar".

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USA Today

Survey: Miami, NYC top rude drivers list

Now, when New Yorkers retire to Miami chances are they'll feel right at home. Because the New York City-metro area ranked second on a national survey of 25 U.S. cities reporting the worst road rage.

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Newsday

ENVIRONMENT

Climate messages are 'off target'

Alarmist messages about global warming are counter-productive, the head of a leading climate research center says.

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BBC

U.S. allows radioactive materials in ordinary landfills

Radioactive materials from nuclear weapons facilities are being released to regular landfills and could get into commercial recycling streams, a report just issued by the nonprofit NIRS says.

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Environment News Service

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Cannes film festival turns 60

The Cannes Film Festival turns 60 this year, and the milestone means a long line of stars jostling with some lesser-known names of arthouse cinema for the attention of the media and the fans.

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TVNZ

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'Ocean 13' preview

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CBS News

Scientology and the BBC: accusations fly

John Sweeney is famous for confronting despots and traveling through the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, in the trunk of a car. But with Tommy Davis of the Church of Scientology in LA, he lost his cool.

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ABC News

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Reporter's fury caught on tape

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BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

A ghostly halo that could unlock the dark secret of the universe

A halo detected around a distant cluster of galaxies is the strongest evidence yet for dark matter, the cosmic scaffold around which the planets and stars form, astronomers said.

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Guardian

Long-range eye tracker enables selling ads 'by the eyeball'

A professor’s invention provides a unique, affordable way for advertisers to track the effectiveness of their messages by measuring how many people are looking at their billboards and screens.

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HEALTH

Mega multivitamin use risks prostate cancer

Men who take multi-vitamin supplements more than once a day are twice as likely to die of prostate cancer as men who never take supplements, researchers confirmed.

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Vitamins tied to prostate cancer

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ABC News

Scientists evaluate walking workstation for obese office workers

U.S. scientists who observed obese office workers working at a walking workstation suggest that a few hours a day of walking whilst working could help them lose 44 to 66 pounds a year.

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Medical News Today

Scientists point to link between dairy foods and dementia

Calcium and vitamin D in dairy products may be contributing to brain damage and dementia in older men and women, new research suggests.

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Scotsman

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

The fastest-growing jobs in the U.S.

Baby boomers refashioned politics, changed music and continue to exert influence over the U.S. economy. Is it any wonder that many of the fastest-growing jobs in the U.S. owe their proliferation to boomers?

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Italy's Gilberto Simoni, third from right, pedals during the third stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, from Barumini to Cagliari. (Photo by Alessandro Trovati / AP)

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