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House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., declares that he was “disappointed” in President Barack Obama’s speech on a federal spending plan, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP)

Hunting for planets from the comfort of your own home

A project dreamed up by Yale astronomer Debra Fischer has turned out to be very useful. Planethunters.org lets ordinary folks with no training help find planets the Kepler software has missed.

TIME

FAA official resigns over some sleeping air traffic controllers

The U.S. official overseeing air traffic operations resigned over a controversy involving disclosures about sleeping air traffic controllers.

Reuters

Budget pact barely touches current deficit

Lawmakers are ready to vote on a spending measure to fund the government through September. Later, Republicans will start debating on a plan to cut trillions from Obama’s long-term budget.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Deficit hawks: Not too bad, Mr. President

CNNMoney

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2012 budget proposal

Office of Management and Budget

Blog:

Obama: Parties must ‘come together’ to solve debt problem

(USA TODAY)

The Oval

Residents report fierce fighting in Libya

Moammar Gadhafi’s forces again pounded the besieged Libyan city of Misrata, targeting the port where a medical aid ship was to dock.

CNN

NATO calls for Gadhafi’s ouster

Sydney Morning Herald

Rebels warn of ‘massacre’ in Misrata

Al Jazeera

NATION

Nuclear neighbors: Population rises near US reactors

Who’s afraid of nuclear power? Not the American people, judging by where they choose to live.

MSNBC

New Internet privacy bill: How would it protect consumers?

New legislation would require companies to notify users before data is collected and allow them to change the collected data, or opt-out entirely.

Christian Science Monitor

California State Universtity students, faculty protest budget cuts to higher ed

California State University students and faculty are protesting state budget cuts that could lead to higher tuition, larger class sizes and lower enrollment.

Star Tribune

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Education graphics

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

POLITICS

Santorum announces presidential fundraising effort

Former Sen. Rick Santorum, a blunt-talking conservative who once was the No. 3 Senate Republican, has made frequent visits to the early nominating states of New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Fiancee of Giffords’ aide urges gun control in legislation

The fiancee of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ congressional aide — who was slain in the shooting rampage near Tucson — urged Congress to pass legislation banning large-capacity ammunition magazines.

Arizona Republic

Tucson shooting victim’s fiancee talks gun control

ABC News

More states restrict abortions; group says trend ‘unparalleled’

As two states imposed the latest rounds of laws against abortion or its providers, a new study contends “hostility” toward abortion rights is on the rise in legislatures across the country.

CNN

HEALTH

Stillbirth study: Thousands dying needlessly

More than 2 million babies are stillborn every year worldwide; about half could be saved if their mothers had better medical care, according to new estimates.

CBS News

Vitamins and vitamin supplements: Use increases in America

A new government study found that more than half of American adults take at least one dietary supplement. But despite their popularity, many experts remain skeptical of their effects.

ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

How technology influences the new American family

A new Nielson report takes a look at how families across America are adapting to today’s digital landscape. This report paints a revealing and colorful portrait of how technology influences our everyday lives.

(TIME)

Techland

Lightning strikes on Empire State Building

New York City’s lightning rod of a building — the Empire State Building — was struck by lightning three times in a row last night. Like a typical New Yorker, the building was not impressed.

LiveScience

Were nails from Caiaphas’ tomb used to crucify Jesus?

Just in time for Easter, an Israeli television journalist has produced a pair of nails that he says may have been used to crucify Jesus Christ.

TIME

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

A ‘lost’ Dr. Seuss story has been found: ‘The Bippolo Seed’

Every now and then a treasure-trove of seemingly “lost” literature is discovered. The latest such find is a collection of stories by Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss.

NPR

The good life: Minnesota’s guide for active adults

It wouldn’t be completely accurate to call them “volunteers” or “retirees,” but a growing number of Minnesota seniors who have left the workforce are giving back by going back to school.

Star Tribune

Audio pioneer Sidney Harman dies at 92

Sidney Harman, who shocked the publishing world last year when he stepped up to buy the ailing Newsweek magazine, died from complications from acute myeloid leukemia. He was 92.

Variety

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Democrats mourn death of Sidney Harman

(USA TODAY)

On Politics

ENVIRONMENT

Southern Skua population declines in the Falkland Islands

The Southern Skua, or the Falklands Skua, is in serious decline. Over the past five years, the bird species’ population has gone down almost 50 percent.

Environmental News Network

Investors oppose pebble mine, call for clean water review

Investor organizations are urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate the mine waste impacts of the proposed Pebble Mine on Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed.

Environment News Service

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Can’t call it justice

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Austin Raynor):

Bailout or dropout?

Cavalier Daily

Editorial:

Make online retailers pay tax, too

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Column (Glenn Greenwald):

The 2-tiered justice system: an illustration

Salon

Column (David Horsey):

Americans keep Confederates in the attic, slaves in the cellar

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Column (Ali Abunimah):

Recognizing Palestine

Al Jazeera

Blog (Emily Yoffe):

Ask for a raise. Wait for an answer

(Slate)

XX Factor

Blog (Spencer Ackerman):

What, you thought the US was done bombing Libya?

(Wired)

Danger Room

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GOOD NEWS

White House spouses throw baby shower for military moms

Operation Shower, a nonprofit group formed to help expecting women in military families, organized a shower that featured an appearance by Martha Stewart in a scrapbooking demonstration.

AOL News

With prosthetic leg, Texas horse is hitting his stride

After ProsthetiCare, of Fort Worth, Texas, designed and donated a $14,000 artificial limb, the video of miniature horse’s first ramble on his new leg became an Internet and TV sensation.

Montreal Gazette

Web helps moms trade breast milk

Women have been nursing other women’s babies for hundreds of years; it used to be called wet-nursing. Now, technology is giving new life to this practice.

Concord Monitor

WORLD

Afghan mullahs push peaceful protest in wake of Quran-burning violence

More Qurans were inadvertently burned during recent Afghan protests than by the U.S. pastor Terry Jones. Spiritual leaders in Kandahar called a meeting to teach Afghans how to channel their passions.

Christian Science Monitor

More signs of fuel rod damage at Japan nuke plant

TEPCO discovered that the temperature inside part of its damaged nuclear plant was much higher than the normal level of about 104 degrees, the latest setback for attempts to contain damage at the plant.

MSNBC

BUSINESS

Beyond just ‘surviving’: defining economic security

A group that works with low-income women and families has released its Basic Economic Security Tables index, which measures the minimum income workers need to achieve basic economic security.

NPR

Analysis: US banks still face big foreclosure risks

U.S. banks still face severe consequences from allegations of mishandling of home foreclosures, despite reaching a relatively mild settlement with the bank regulators.

Reuters

Goldman Sachs misled Congress after duping clients, Levin says

Goldman Sachs misled clients and Congress about the firm’s investments in securities tied to mortgages, the chairman of the Senate panel that investigated the causes of the financial crisis said.

Bloomberg

EDUCATION

What’s ‘good enough’?

Some colleges are reporting graduation rates in the single digits and that students were emerging from college with inadequate skills. Critics argue it’s time to hold colleges accountable for their results.

Inside Higher Ed

Computer tutors prod students to speak up and ask for help

Researchers have found that students will go to extreme lengths to avoid asking for help when working on computer-based tutoring programs.

Education Week

Access denied: college education increasingly out of reach

The cuts in state support for college education in Washington means a bachelor’s degree from a public school will move even farther out of reach for many.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Jesus Christ the man: Does the physical evidence hold up?

Jesus Christ may be the most famous man who ever lived. Most theological historians, Christian and non-Christian alike, believe that Jesus really did walk the Earth. But how do we know he did?

LiveScience

18 years after Waco, Davidians believe Koresh was God

Sheila Martin and a handful of other surviving Branch Davidians will gather at a hotel in Central Texas to remember the federal siege on their religious compound.

CNN

Heat-seeking missal? Fight on liturgy divides Catholics

Despite all the really weighty issues Roman Catholics face, the most passionate debate may well be whether the Nicene Creed should say “one in being with” or “consubstantial with.”

TIME

SPORTS

Barry Bonds found guilty of obstruction of justice

Barry Bonds has been convicted of obstruction of justice but, after a 12-day trial and almost four full days of deliberation, a jury failed to reach a verdict on three other counts.

ESPN

Kings say their possible farewell with loss to Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers regrouped to hand the Kings a 116-108 loss in what might have been the last game ever in California’s capital city.

Houston Chronicle

Kobe Bryant fined $100,000 for gay slur

Yahoo! News

Nadal, Murray reach 3rd round in Monte Carlo tournament

Six-time reigning champion Rafael Nadal and Australian Open runner-up Andy Murray were among the second-round winners at the $3.63 million Monte Carlo Masters tennis event.

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