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An Iraqi army soldier mans a machinegun atop an armored vehicle at a checkpoint in central Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi forces pushed deeper into Sunni militant strongholds in Baghdad, where cars rigged with explosives greeted their advance. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed/AP)

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Mbeki calls for end to Palestinian sanctions

President Thabo Mbeki called for an end to all measures intended to isolate the Palestinian Authority and for the parties involved to renew their peace efforts.

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Mail and Guardian

Two Koreas agree to resume high-level talks

The two Koreas agreed to resume stalled high-level talks later this month in Pyongyang, officials said, amid signs of easing tensions on the divided peninsula.

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USA Today

Bush extends stay for 3,200 troops in Afghanistan

President Bush said today he was extending the stay of 3,200 American troops in Afghanistan to help the NATO-commanded force there combat an anticipated spring offensive by the Taliban.

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International Herald Tribune

GOP feeling pressure over Iraq war resolution

Friday's milestone vote in the House of Representatives opposing President Bush's troop increase in Iraq will be no cliff-hanger - it's certain to pass - but its potential political consequences have lawmakers grinding their teeth.

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San Jose Mercury News

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GIs sweep Baghdad; al-Qaeda leader hurt

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U.S. News & World Report

Nevada governor facing FBI probe

The FBI is investigating whether Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons failed to properly report gifts or payments from a software company that was awarded secret military contracts when he was in Congress.

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AOL News

Drivers stuck for full day on Pennsylvania road

National Guardsmen in Humvees ferried food, fuel and baby supplies to hundreds of motorists stranded on a 50-mile stretch of highway for nearly a day by a monster storm blamed for 15 deaths.

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Yahoo! News

NATION

U.S. to shun all members of Palestinian unity gov't

The U.S. will boycott all Palestinian unity government ministers, including non-Hamas members, unless international demands on policy towards Israel are met.

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Scotsman

Guinea crisis 'could spark war'

The violence in Guinea could worsen and spill over into a bloody civil war, an international think tank has warned.

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BBC

Air Mauritania hijack ends, suspect arrested

The hijacking of an Air Mauritania plane ended in the Spanish Canary Islands and a single suspect was arrested.

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POLITICS

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GOP takes back accusation that Pelosi violated copyright

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San Jose Mercury

Giuliani 'not confident' war will turn around

Former New York mayor and 2008 presidential contender Rudolph Giuliani said he is not sure the tide will turn in the war in Iraq, as President Bush has said.

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CNN

SPORTS

Ex-NBA star benched for anti-gay rant

The NBA has banished former all-star Tim Hardaway from All-Star weekend in Las Vegas because of anti-gay remarks he made.

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Sports Illustrated

NASCAR hands down suspension to Waltrip crew chief

The Daytona 500 is a wreck before it even gets started. A cheating scandal that had already brought down four teams now has ensnared another.

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Sports Illustrated

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Ex-Iowa Gov. Vilsack offers plan to cut greenhouse gases

Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, and Democratic presidential candidate, proposed a sweeping national energy policy that calls for reducing greenhouse gases 75 percent by 2050.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Poll finds high school students don’t understand climate change issues

Most American high school students don't adequately understand the causes and effects of global climate change, according to a national telephone survey of 900 students.

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PNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MySpace not liable in sexual assault of teen

Whose fault is it that 13-year-old Julie Doe lied about her age, met a guy on MySpace and was sexually assaulted by him in a Texas parking lot? Not MySpace's, a federal judge decided.

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Columbus Dispatch

Hiding messages in plain sight

A technology that can "hide" information in plain sight on printed images has begun to see its first commercial applications.

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BBC

RELIGION

Church leaders to visit Tehran in hopes of defusing tensions

A delegation of 13 U.S. Christian leaders will travel to Iran to meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the hopes of promoting a diplomatic solution to tensions between the two countries.

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GOOD NEWS

Public taking action to support organ donation

A 2005 Gallup Organization survey indicates that Americans continue to strongly support the donation of organs and tissues for transplantation.

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Times Record News

Army pilot's bravery honored

His heroism as an Army helicopter pilot in Vietnam was recounted in books and a major motion picture. Finally, Bruce Crandall will be awarded the nation's highest military honor.

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Arizona Republic

NATION

Parents who caged kids get two years

A couple who forced some of their 11 adopted, special-needs children to sleep in cages were sentenced to two years in prison each.

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CBS News

Murtha seeks to restrain action in Iran

A leading Iraq war opponent threatened to try prohibiting any U.S. military action against Iran without congressional sanction.

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Yahoo! News

'The Bishop' may be behind two pipe bombs

When a mail clerk at American Century Investments, a Kansas City investment company, opened up a package sent to the company in late January, it read: "BANG YOU'RE DEAD."

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ABC News

BUSINESS

Hershey to cut 1,500 jobs

Hershey Co. said it would cut about 11 percent of its workforce and reduce the number of production lines it operates by more than a third.

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Reuters

Presidential $1 coin unveiled

Coin enthusiasts and casual collectors lined up at Grand Central Terminal in New York for the first opportunity to get the $1 presidential coin.

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CNN

ENVIRONMENT

Human rights group honors JLo

Jennifer Lopez has been honored by Amnesty International for producing and starring in "Bordertown," a new film examining the murders of women in a Mexican border city.

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Showbuzz

Beyoncé goes where Tyra's gone before

Ten years after Tyra Banks became the first African-American supermodel to appear alone on the cover of Sports Illustrated, Beyoncé Knowles has set a new milestone of her own.

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E! Online

HEALTH

Major study to probe a range of diseases

U.S. researchers are launching a major population-based study to examine the genetic and environmental factors that may cause many diseases.

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HealthDay

Salmonella outbreak linked to two peanut butter brands

A salmonella outbreak that has slowly grown to nearly 300 cases in 39 states since August has been linked to tainted peanut butter, federal health officials said.

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CNN

EDUCATION

Students file suit to save Chief Illiniwek

The two University of Illinois students who portray Chief Illiniwek, sued the NCAA, claiming that its sanctions against the U. of I. for using the chief violate the students’ academic freedom.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Lawsuit seeks return of cross at W&M

A graduate of the College of William and Mary's law school has filed a federal lawsuit to force the school to return the Wren Cross permanently to the historic chapel on the Williamsburg campus.

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Richmond Times-Dispatch

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

U.N. asked to acknowledge new religion

Two self-acclaimed Jedi Knights want their faith to be formally recognized. Umada and Yunyun want the United Nations to acknowledge Jedi as worthy of being called a religion.

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Wild Konik stallions seen on a pasture inside the nature reserve in northern Germany before they are corralled for transportation. (Photo by Heribert Proepper/AP)

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