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A U.S. soldier talks to a shopkeeper in Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. soldiers have been patrolling the Shiite militia stronghold since March 4 under a deal which allowed them to enter the area without resistance. (Photo by Adil al-Khazali / AP)

House OKs subpoenas for top Bush aides

A House panel approved subpoenas for President Bush's political adviser, Karl Rove, and other top White House aides, setting up a constitutional showdown over the firings of eight federal prosecutors.

Forbes

U.S. eases diplomatic boycott of Palestinians

A senior U.S. diplomat met Palestinian Finance Minister Salam Fayyad, denting Israel's drive to maintain a boycott of the Palestinian unity government.

Epoch Times

Father: Lost Scout had planned to hitchhike home

A 12-year-old Boy Scout missing for four days in North Carolina's wilderness wandered away from his campsite because he was homesick and planned to hitchhike home, the boy's father said.

CNN

Iraq bombers blow up two children used as decoys

Insurgents detonated a bomb in a car with two children in it after using the children as decoys to get through a military checkpoint in Baghdad, an American general said.

International Herald Tribune

U.S. forces say destroy bomb factory in Iraq, kill 5

Reuters

‘Ghost troops’ still help fill Iraq’s lacking ranks

MSNBC

Fierce fighting erupts in Somali capital

USA Today

Death toll hits 70 in Pakistan clashes

Fighting between local and Uzbek militants escalated in northwestern Pakistan, and the death toll from three days of clashes rose to at least 70, officials said.

Yahoo! News

Israeli general strike ends, flights to resume

Israel's powerful Histadrut labor union called off a one-day nationwide strike that had stopped international flights and public services after a deal was reached with the state on unpaid employees.

Reuters

NATION

Search for miners as Russia mourns

Hopes of saving three missing men faded on as rescuers struggled to reach them in a Russian coal mine where 107 died in one of the the country's worst mine disasters.

CNN

Zambian president calls Zimbabwe 'sinking Titanic'

Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa urged southern Africa to take a new approach to Zimbabwe, which he likened to a "sinking Titanic" as millions flee economic and political turmoil.

Reuters

Bolton says force may be needed against Iran

President Bush’s former envoy to the United Nations says using military force against Iran would be preferable to allowing the country to acquire nuclear weapons.

MSNBC

POLITICS

Gore takes his warming warnings to Congress

Former Vice President Al Gore brings his push for government action on global warming to Capitol Hill, testifying in both the House and Senate.

MSNBC

Intrigue grows over Hillary video

The political question of the week is the identity of the person who reworked the classic 1984 Apple Macintosh ad into a biting attack piece against presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

San Francisco Chronicle

Video: Vote different

YouTube

BUSINESS

Pet food company knew of problem

As many as one in six animals died in tests of suspect dog and cat food by the manufacturer last month after complaints the products were poisoning pets around the country, the government said.

CBS News

Palm takeover expected this week

Nokia and up to three other potential bidders are interested in buying Palm Inc. which could be sold for some $2 billion as early as this week, a technology news Web site said.

Washington Post

SPORTS

Jellyfish alert! Painful day in the water

Chloe Sutton emerged from the water a trembling, teary mess, wondering what happened to her goggles. And everyone was covered in ugly, red welts, the work of jellyfish lurking off St. Kilda Beach.

Fox Sports

Sports medicine turns to stem cell 'repair kits'

Scientists say that in a few years the use of primitive stem cells from infants' umbilical cord blood could grow new knee ligaments or elbow tendons, creating a gene therapy that becomes the vanguard of sports injury repair.

International Herald Tribune

HEALTH

Women with high blood sugar levels face greater cancer risk

Women with raised levels of blood sugar face a significantly increased risk of developing cancer, a European study suggests.

Times Online

Chinese restaurant food unhealthy, study says

The typical Chinese restaurant menu is a sea of nutritional no-nos, a consumer group has found.

MSNBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Yahoo calls out Google on mobile search

Amid rumors of a Google phone that some believe could optimize the mobile search experience, Yahoo is making its mobile intentions crystal clear.

NewsFactor

Google joins Apple in race to launch mobiles in Europe

Several leading European mobile phone companies are being courted by Apple and Google as the American technology giants look to bring their own mobile phones to European consumers.

Guardian

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (David Iglesias):

Why I was fired

New York Times

Column:

Europe's dirty little secret on global warming

Daily Star

Editorial:

The disastrous Mugabe

International Herald Tribune

Column:

How the Vietnam War is being replayed

New Republic

Editorial:

The Mideast peace alignment

International Herald Tribune

Column (Philip Bowring):

Meanwhile: Gambling on Macao

International Herald Tribune

Column:

Would you kill one person to save 5 others?

Guardian

Column:

Can Gore let it rip?

Politico

Editorial:

Honestly, Abe

Christian Science Monitor

Column:

The Iraq surge: Why it's working

New York Post

Column:

McCain, why now? He fits the times

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column:

Schoolhouse prankster at the gate

San Francisco Chronicle

Editorial:

The GOP lacks a solid 2008 frontrunner

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Site edited by: Ryan Dowse, Walt Chiu, Jim Scripps and Jesse Glickstein.

GOOD NEWS

One liver, two lives

The transplant surgeon had good news: A donated liver was on the way for critically ill Maggie Catherwood. Then he asked: Would she let doctors cut off part of her new liver to share with a sick baby?

Chicago Sun-Times

Navy plans to name ship for hero

Congress announced that the U.S. Navy will name its newest guided-missile destroyer the USS Jason Dunham after the Marine who threw himself on a grenade to save the lives of his comrades.

Buffalo News

Team solves mammoth, century-old math problem

Scientists have solved one of the toughest problems in mathematics. The solution is so large that it would take days to download over a standard Internet connection.

NPR

NATION

Cheney returns to hospital

Vice President Dick Cheney went to George Washington University Hospital after experiencing discomfort in his left lower leg, where a blood clot was discovered a few weeks ago.

USA Today

Grand Canyon glass Skywalk opens

The Grand Canyon's Skywalk has been inaugurated with hundreds of invited guests getting stunning views over the canyon through its glass walkway.

BBC

In U.S. border towns, influx of troops brings a boom

In this southwestern Arizona town business is booming. Hotels are booked months in advance, and restaurants and pubs are hopping – adding hours and staff and offering special enticements.

Christian Science Monitor

ENVIRONMENT

Climate science was doctored

The Bush administration diluted scientific evidence of global warming, a former high-ranking official has admitted. A former oil industry lobbyist said during a hearing that he watered down reports.

The Australian

WWF says pollution, dams threaten rivers

Pollution, global warming and rampant development could destroy some of the world's most iconic rivers in the coming decades, according to a recent report.

Environmental News Network

EDUCATION

Oregon teacher fired after biblical references

During his eight days as a biology teacher at a Sisters, Ore., high school, Kris Helphinstine included Biblical references in his lesson, a move that got him fired.

Forbes

MBA through distant learning

Business schools are competing to secure their positions outside their home territories through new technology.

Inside Higher Ed

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The times they are a-changin' at SXSW

For more than two decades, the South By Southwest festival has been all things to all people.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Supermodel a scrubber

British supermodel Naomi Campbell may have to scrub toilets for bashing her maid with a mobile phone, it was revealed as she started her community service.

Australian

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Judas was framed, Jeffrey Archer's 'gospel' says

Judas Iscariot was not the betrayer but the betrayed. He schemed to save Christ from being killed and did not commit suicide but lived to old age, according to British novelist Jeffery Archer.

Reuters

Spirituality can help alcoholics stay sober

A new study has found that spiritual healing during alcohol recovery changes the levels of spirituality and also increases an alcoholic's chance to succeed in seeking sobriety.

Daily India

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