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In a file photo Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan March 1, 2003. Mohammed allegedly admitted to planning the Sept. 11 and other attacks.  (Photo by AP) Ahmadinejad calls U.N. resolution 'torn paper' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed any new U.N. sanctions resolution as "a torn piece of paper" that would not stop Tehran's nuclear work, the official IRNA news agency reported. Reuters Saddam deputy loses final appeal Former Iraqi Vice-President Taha Yassin Ramadan has lost his appeal against a death sentence for killing Shia Muslims in the 1980s. BBC Palestinian PM unveils unity team Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya has unveiled a national unity cabinet after months of negotiations between his Hamas movement and Fatah. BBC   Mohammed claims responsibility for 9/11 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks, has admitted responsibility, a court transcript says. BBC Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Yahoo! News Democrats predict passage of Iraq bill ABC News Pentagon acknowledges 'civil war' in Iraq National Public Radio Epicenter emerging in Afghan war Washington Post Bush says firings of U.S. attorneys were 'mishandled' President George W. Bush said he's "not happy" with how the Justice Department handled the dismissals of eight U.S. attorneys. Bloomberg ‘Loyalty’ to Bush and Gonzales was factor in prosecutors’ firings, e-mail shows New York Times   NATION Some progress may mean hope for Baghdad Bomb deaths have gone down 30 percent in Baghdad since the U.S.-led security crackdown began a month ago. Execution-style slayings are down by nearly half. Houston Chronicle Blair wins key vote on missile defense plan Struggling with a restive Labor Party in his final months in power, Prime Minister Tony Blair faced down a significant mutiny in Parliament, winning a vote to renew Britain's nuclear deterrent. International Herald Tribune 49 police officers killed in India Communist rebels armed with rifles, hand grenades and petrol bombs attacked a police post in the jungles of eastern India, killing at least 49 officers, police said. Examiner POLITICS Giuliani law firm lobbies for Chavez-controlled Citgo Rudolph Giuliani's law firm lobbies for Citgo Petroleum Corp., a unit of the state-owned oil company controlled by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Bloomberg Sen. Clinton dodges question on gays, immorality Sen. Hillary Clinton sidestepped a question about whether she thinks homosexuality is immoral, less than two weeks after telling gay-rights activists she was "proud" to stand by their side. CNN McGreevey seeks custody of daughter, support Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, the nation's first openly gay governor, is seeking custody of his 5-year-old daughter and child support from his estranged wife. Philadelphia Inquirer SPORTS As manager, Rose admits he bet on Reds 'every night' Pete Rose bet on the Cincinnati Reds "every night" when he managed them and, despite his lifetime ban because of gambling, would like another chance in a major league dugout. Sports Illustrated Jackson's comments under review by NBA Is Kobe Bryant's play on the court being overly scrutinized by the NBA? Phil Jackson apparently thinks so. ESPN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY New leopard species found in Borneo A type of leopard found on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo and believed to be related to its mainland cousin is in fact a completely new cat species, WWF said. MSNBC 52 new species in Borneo ABC News Yacht voyage yields array of new genes A yacht voyage that genome pioneer Craig Venter took around the world has turned up a startling array of new genes and new gene families, his team reported. Boston Globe HEALTH FDA orders warnings for sleep drugs All prescription sleeping pills may sometimes cause sleep-driving, federal health officials warned, almost a year after the bizarre side effect first made headlines when Rep. Patrick Kennedy crashed his car after taking Ambien. MSNBC Cost: a deadly barrier to healthcare Short on cash? Don't have a heart attack. But if you do have one - and if your financial situation means you sometimes have to cut back on health care -- you're less likely to recover as fully. WebMD LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT A battle to be the bolder New York opera house In a competition to reach new audiences in the digital age, New York City Opera announced last month Gérard Mortier, the controversial Flemish-Belgian director will become its general manager. International Herald Tribune Heather Mills says 'huge powers' are out to get her Heather Mills said she is the victim of a campaign of vilification by the press, and insisted she will always love her estranged husband, Paul McCartney. International Herald Tribune   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Christine Ockrent): Will things be different? International Herald Tribune Editorial: A political purge, pure and cynical International Herald Tribune Editorial: Nation Of Immigrants: effective borders Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial: Smoking clearly qualifies for federal regulation Indianapolis Star Editorial: Do ask... for an apology San Francisco Chronicle Column: Hillary vs. Obama: It's a drawl! Salon Column: Bush doesn't hear subtlety so well Los Angeles Times Column: Nobody running is qualified to be president New Republic Column: Is Gonzales's apology enough? TIME   Site edited by: Tom Regan, Jim Scripps, Ryan Dowse, Walt Chiu and Yvonne Lee.   GOOD NEWS Volunteers returning bluebirds to old nesting grounds It was a common sight once, this iridescent cobalt flash of blue. But the Western bluebird, once a herald of spring, for most people west of the Cascades, is now just a memory. Seattle Times Colo. couple find faceless dollar coin After the revelation that some of the coins slipped out of the U.S. Mint without "In God We Trust" stamped on the edge, Mary and Ray Smith found one with nothing stamped on either flat side. Hinesberg Journal NATION Sex offender, 3 others held as police seek boy Police named a convicted sex offender, his parents and a family friend as suspects in the disappearance of a Georgia boy, 6, who has been missing since last week. CNN W.Va. teachers walking out in salary protest Teacher union representatives in 12 counties held a one-day strike to pressure Gov. Joe Manchin into calling a special legislative session to address low pay. Cumberland Times-News Did an army sergeant order murder? Fort Campbell is a long way from the island in the Thar Thar Canal, north of Baghdad. But a court-martial at the U.S. military base has begun to examine what happened in that Iraqi locale in May 2006. TIME BUSINESS Chiquita to plead guilty to paying terror group Chiquita Brands will pay a $25 million fine and plead guilty to federal charges that it made payments to a rebel Colombian group that the U.S. Government had designated a terrorist group. Cincinnati Enquirer Wholesale inflation surged in February Inflation at the wholesale level surged in February, pushed higher by a big jump in energy prices and the largest increase in food costs in more than three years, the Labor Department reported MSNBC Poll: Gloomy mood tied to income level How gloomy Americans are about the direction of the country and President George W. Bush's leadership depends on how much money they make. Bloomberg ENVIRONMENT Thailand to declare environmental emergency in some provinces The Thai government will declare a state of environmental emergency in the northern provinces and impose harsher penalties on slash-and-burn violators if they don't stop within a week. Bangkok Post Arctic impact on global warming lures scientists The consequences of climate change at the poles affect the whole world, say experts at New Hampshire's Dartmouth College and the organizers of a summit on Arctic science. Reuters EDUCATION Dozens in GOP turn against ‘No Child’ act More than 50 House and Senate GOP members -- including the House's second-ranking Republican -- will introduce legislation that could severely undercut President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act. Washington Post Are public universities losing ground? New data from a company that ranks research universities primarily based on per-capita faculty productivity suggest that there are consistent disparities in research output at public and private institutions. Inside Higher Ed RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Global warming gap among evangelicals widens A sharp difference of opinion over which issues ought to top the political agenda of Christian conservatives spilled out into the open at this week's meeting of the National Association of Evangelicals. CNN Canuck earns religion prize Charles Taylor, a Canadian philosopher who says the world's problems can only be solved by considering both their secular and spiritual roots, was named as the recipient of a religion award. Toronto Sun   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Hospital aims to match patient remains, family From the early 1900s to the 1970s, the unclaimed bodies of 3,600 mental patients were cremated, and the remains were stored in copper canisters. MSNBC   Photo of the Day Carlos Moya of Spain sits in his chair after losing to David Ferrer of Spain in their match at the Pacific Life Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. 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