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Sgt. Brandon Sayles, 24, left and Sgt. Steven Glatfelter, 27, leave a home with 1st Platoon, Alpha Troop, 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division as they search for clues about a roadside bomb attack in the village of Al Majahreen, 25 miles east of Baghdad, Iraq.  (Photo by Maya Alleruzzo / AP) Bombs kill 13 near Baghdad police station MSNBC Sunni leader attacks Baghdad wall BBC Deadly fire in Bosnia orphanage Three baby boys and two girls died from smoke inhalation when a blaze began in their bedroom, the fire brigade said. BBC Decision over Wolfowitz next week The fate of World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz will be determined next week when a bank committee decides if a promotion he approved for his girlfriend was properly handled, sources said. Reuters   Police seek clues from Tech victim's laptop CNN Special section: Victim profiles Virginian-Pilot Students: We must return to campus CNN Observers criticize Nigeria vote Nigeria's election was a failure and must be rerun, local observers said, but the government said coup plotters were trying to discredit the poll. Reuters Polls stay open late in Nigeria BBC Pilot dead in Blue Angels jet crash The family of the pilot killed watched as his F/A-18 Hornet crashed in the final minutes of a U.S. Navy Blue Angels precision-flying team air show, Lt. Commander Anthony Walley said. CNN Voting begins in presidential election in France France began choosing a new president in one of its most suspense-filled elections in recent times, after a frenzied campaign by a dozen contenders left voters undecided but eager to have a say. International Herald Tribune   NATION South Korea to send food aid to north South Korea agreed to send 400,000 tons of rice to impoverished North Korea despite the communist government's failure to meet a deadline to shut down its nuclear reactor. ABC News Group: Yahoo assisted China with torture A human rights group launched a campaign against Yahoo Inc. on grounds the company assisted China's government with torture by revealing information that led to the arrest of dissidents. Seattle Post-Intelligencer At least 73 die in Mogadishu fighting Battles raged across Mogadishu, killing at least 73 people and swelling a vast exodus from an escalating war between militant Islamists and allied Somali-Ethiopian troops, witnesses said. International Herald Tribune POLITICS Bush defers to comedian at annual roast President Bush, deferring to the tragedy at Virginia Tech, passed up any attempt to be funny at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, leaving those efforts to impersonator Rich Little. MSNBC Surprise visit by Tony Snow at media dinner Yahoo! News Abortion: Battles on three fronts The Supreme Court's decision to uphold a federal ban on "partial birth" abortion last week set off skirmishes on three battlefields: in politics, doctor's offices and the high court itself. Newsweek Abortion case limits health exception Forbes Gonzales endures harsh session with Senate panel Attorney General Alberto Gonzales endured withering questioning from Senators who expressed grave doubts about his truthfulness and judgment in the firing of U.S. prosecutors. International Herald Tribune Gonzales on the hot seat NPR BUSINESS Paulson says China must yield 'tangible results' on Yuan, trade U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said China must accelerate its commitments on trade and a market-set exchange rate to head off protectionist legislation in Congress. Bloomberg Dow closes near 13,000 Wall Street bounded higher, hurtling the Dow Jones industrial average to a record close approaching 13,000 as investors celebrated a week of surprisingly strong earnings reports. Forbes SPORTS Bulls 'Heat' up United Center in series opener The Miami Heat endured a difficult regular season. Defending their championship won't be easy, either, especially if the Bulls continue playing the way they did Saturday. Chicago Sun-Times Bulls vs. Heat Chicago Sun-Times Crosby played with broken foot from mid-March on NHL scoring champion Sidney Crosby played the final 2 1/2 weeks of the regular season and the playoffs with a broken left foot. Yahoo! News NHL playoffs coverage Yahoo! News HEALTH California Universities re-examine mental health programs The University of California system needs a massive increase in spending for student mental health services to remedy two decades of underfunding, a key administrator said. San Francisco Chronicle Bay Area doctors promote Pap test for gay men to battle cancer Some Bay Area doctors are promoting Pap tests for gay men to reduce rising rates of anal cancer. San Jose Mercury News RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Vatican report abolishes concept of limbo Limbo has been in limbo for quite some time, but is now on its way to extinction. San Francisco Chronicle Immigrants often abandon faith in U.S. A growing number of Hispanics give up regular churchgoing, research indicates. The Ledger   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial (Scott Horton): Dean: Gonzales will stay on Harper's Magazine Column (Elisabeth Franck-Dumas): It's Sarkozy time! Salon.com Editorial: Tapping a wealth of knowledge Christian Science Monitor Editorial: On democracy in Iraq Weekly Standard Editorial: Iraq War: It can't be 'won' Seattle Post-Intelligencer Column: 'Only in America'? Gunning down a claim Real Clear Politics Editorial: The end of the beginning Economist Column: Why Larry King still is 'The King' on air USA Today   Site edited by: Ryan Dowse, Jim Scripps, Walt Chiu and Josh Miles.   GOOD NEWS Peru's 'miracle baby' walks on her own Peru's "miracle baby" walked around her nursery school yard, ducking in and out of a plastic playhouse seven months after undergoing an operation to fully separate her fused legs. San Francisco Chronicle Chocolate: Good, and good for you Who hasn't been heartened — literally — with the news from scientists that chocolate is more than just a treat? CBS News NATION Personal data found on federal Web site For more than a decade, the Census Bureau posted on a public Web site the Social Security numbers of 63,000 people who received Agriculture Department grants, officials said. Seattle Times Performance review may have sparked NASA shooting Police said that a bad performance review may have led a NASA contractor to fatally shoot his supervisor and take another employee hostage before killing himself. CNN E. coli fears spur beef recalls Almost 400,000 pounds of beef are being recalled after reports of illness thought to be caused by E. coli contamination. CNNMoney E. coli sickens Napa children Merced processor recalls patties San Francisco Chronicle ENVIRONMENT Mountain gorilla population rebounds in Uganda The population of mountain gorillas in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park — one of only two place in the world where the rare gorillas exist — has increased by 6 percent since 2002. LiveScience Norway aims for zero-carbon status with all emissions offset by 2050 Norway plans to be the first country in the world to become "carbon neutral" and cut its net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. Guardian The complicated equation for going green Going green is the new black in 2007. But how much does a person have to spend to go green — and what kind of environmental impact would that spending actually have? Wall Street Journal LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Final edition: Life magazine stops publication For generations of Americans, Life magazine was a window to the world. This weekend, Life is ending its run — but not without leaving us with an incredibly rich diary of our times. ABC News Renoir's audacious flights into abstraction The admirable show "Renoir Landscapes 1865-1883" on view at the National Gallery stakes out a metamorphosis that upset a long-established order. International Herald Tribune New Orleans hearts fried chicken Willie Mae, the matriarch of Creole cooking, lost everything in Katrina. Now the 91-year-old is frying drumsticks again, thanks to John Currence and other top Southern chefs. Salon.com SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Earth Day downloads Ring in Earth Day 2007 right with this collection of eco-conscious downloads and start taking steps to reduce your carbon footprint. Al Gore will be proud. CNET News Nanoscale 'trees' improve efficiency of cheap plastic solar cells By engineering nano-sized branches and trunks into plastic solar cells, researchers have improved their ability to harvest the energy in sunlight. Scientific American EDUCATION Colleges expect 20 percent rise in hiring Job recruiters have come knocking at campuses in record numbers. They're seeking eager students with passion - and sense. Philadelphia Inquirer Duquesne U. agrees to stop payments from loan companies Amid a widening probe by the New York state attorney general into student loan practices, Duquesne University said it will stop taking commissions from private loan providers listed on the school's Web site. EducationNews.org   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Rubbish is a ticking timebomb in the sky The passengers on the LAN Chile flight from Santiago to Auckland last week should know just how close they came to calamity when mysterious burning objects roared past during their journey. New Zealand Herald   Photo of the Day Artist Juanita Leonard shows off a colorful wall in her home in Montgomery, La. For Leonard, a Louisiana folk artist whose work is gaining national attention, life for African-Americans in rural Louisiana is the stuff that dreams - and artwork - are made of.   (Photo by Alex Brandon / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. Carl Jung Daily Quote Archives Email Newsletters Daily headlines Friends of the DailySource DailySource Archives Scroll through recent items from your favorite sections: News Top Stories Columns and Op-ed The Daily Quote Photo of the Day Email this edition Ways to Help Volunteer Spread the word Donate Shop Search Give feedback Other ways

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