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An Iraqi police officer wipes his forehead as he secures the scene following a car bomb explosion in Baghdad, Iraq. A parked car bomb exploded in Jadriyah neighborhood, killing eight civilians and wounding 19 others. (Photo by Hadi Mizban / AP)

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Suicide car bombs kill 16 in Iraq

Suicide car bomb attacks killed at least 16 people, including nine Iraqi soldiers, in two cities north of Baghdad, according to Iraqi officials.

CNN

Iraqi civilians believed dead in U.S. strike: military

Reuters

U.N. raps Iraq for withholding 'grim' civilian toll

Reuters

Feds bust alleged fake document business in Chicago

Federal agents charged 22 people with operating a massive fake document business in Chicago that they say provided thousands of illegal aliens with documentation.

USA Today

Veto showdown: House passes Iraq funding bill

Reuters

Bush and Cheney chide Democrats on Iraq deadline

International Herald Tribune

Is the troop surge working?

Yahoo! News

House panel subpoenas Rice over Niger uranium claim

A House committee subpoenaed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to find out what she knew about the 2003 claim that Iraq sought uranium from the African country of Niger.

CNN

White House says Bush didn't know Tillman killed by friendly fire

The White House said President Bush was never told that former NFL star Pat Tillman was killed by friendly fire at a time Army officials told his family that Tillman was shot by the enemy.

San Francisco Chronicle

Va. commission to begin inquiry into campus shootings

Should the Virginia Tech campus have been locked down during the hours of April 16 when a killer was on the loose?

Virginian-Pilot

Va. Tech gunman fired 170-plus shots

San Francisco Chronicle

NATION

Canadian detainee will be first to stand trial for murder

Canadian Omar Khadr is set to become the first Guantanamo detainee to stand trial for murder after nearly five years in captivity.

Toronto Star

Nigeria opposition urges new polls

Nigeria's opposition parties have asked the parliament to annul last weekend's presidential poll and set up an interim administration to take over the government.

BBC

Democracy in Nigeria

Yahoo! News

Taliban: Osama bin Laden behind attempt to bomb Cheney

A Taliban military commander says Osama bin Laden helped plan the deadly car bombing targeting a "very important American official," apparently referring to Vice President Dick Cheney.

CNN

POLITICS

Gates concedes missile defense dilemma

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Russian government appears divided over how to respond to the Bush administration's proposal for extending an American missile defense network.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

House panel approves immunity grant for former Gonzales aid

A House panel voted to grant former Justice Department aide Monica Goodling limited immunity from prosecution to compel her to testify about the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.

Bloomberg

McCain's pitch: Experience counts

Republican senator John McCain is casting himself as the most qualified to succeed President Bush and lead the nation in wartime as he officially opens his second bid for the White House.

ABC News

POLITICS

Apple's board backs Jobs

One day after the company's former CFO alleged that Steve Jobs knew more about options backdating at Apple than previously indicated, Apple's board said it has "complete confidence" in Jobs.

San Jose Mercury News

Breathing fire

China's economy may be roaring too fast for comfort at home or abroad.

Economist

SPORTS

Prior to miss 2007 season after surgery

Oft-injured Cubs pitcher Mark Prior will miss the entire 2007 season after surgery on his right shoulder, a setback that isn't expected to finish his once-promising career.

USA Today

Bus crash survivor returns to field

Mike Ramthun's legs were pinned under a bus carrying Bluffton University's baseball team after it toppled off a highway overpass in Atlanta.

Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Lawmakers explore 'serious flaws' in food-chain oversight

In the wake of a string of food-contamination outbreaks, lawmakers expressed concern about the safety of the United States' food supply at a U.S. House subcommittee hearing.

MarketWatch

FDA panel recommends approval of new AIDS drug

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel unanimously recommended the approval of the first of a new class of HIV-suppressing medications.

Forbes

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Judge: no religion at post offices

A federal judge has ruled that post offices nationwide run by churches and other contractors cannot promote religion through pamphlets, displays or any other materials.

Hartford Courant

Thai monks rally on religion call

Hundreds of Thai monks have led nine elephants in a march on parliament calling for Buddhism to be enshrined as the country's official religion.

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Arts Council of New Orleans launches events Web site

The Arts Council of New Orleans officially launched www.NOLAFunGuide.com, a comprehensive centralized events calendar for the Greater New Orleans area.

PNN

A cool concept

Hydrothermal cooling: How to use cold water from lakes and oceans for air conditioning, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the process.

Economist

NATION

Body found in burned house during hunt for trooper shooting suspect

Authorities have recovered a body from the shell of a house that burst into flames just as police were storming in during a hunt for a man suspected of shooting three state troopers, one fatally.

MSNBC

Body holding rifle found in burned farmhouse

Yahoo! News

At least 10 dead after tornadoes hit border cities

At least 10 people were killed, more than 150 were injured and hundreds of buildings were leveled when powerful tornadoes tore through twin border cities in Texas and Mexico.

Houston Chronicle

Deaths in wake of fierce Texas tornado

Yahoo! News

Lottery winner who had cancer runs out of time

Although it took enormous luck to win $1 million in the New York State lottery, in the end Wayne Schenk ran out of time.

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

California farmers experiment with growing oilseed plants for biodiesel

California farmers are hoping to strike oil — vegetable oil, that is — with a series of experimental trials involving crops that can be processed into biodiesel

Environmental News Network

Fossils of Arctic animal tracks point to climate risks

Fossils of a hippopotamus-like creature on an Arctic island show the climate was once like that of Florida, giving clues to risks from modern global warming, a scientist said.

Reuters

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Hollywood hopes third time's the charm this summer

The superstitious believe bad things happen in threes. Hollywood is counting on the opposite this summer, with the release of several third installments of some mammoth movie franchises.

CNN

Rosie O'Donnell leaving 'The View'

Rosie O'Donnell's stormy tenure on "The View" will be a short one. The opinionated host was unable to agree on a contract with ABC, and she'll leave the show in June.

San Francisco Chronicle

Special section:

Rosie O'Donnell leaving `The View'

YouTube

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Search for life is next, researcher says

The European team that announced the discovery of a new potentially habitable planet, has its sights set on an even bigger target — detecting signs of extraterrestrial life.

International Herald Tribune

Dogs, whether happy or scared, appear to talk with their tails

Every dog lover knows how a pooch expresses its feelings. But there is another, newly discovered, feature of dog body language that may surprise attentive pet owners.

International Herald Tribune

EDUCATION

Music teacher wins national award

When Andrea Peterson landed her first teaching job, she faced the daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money where music wasn't highly valued.

CNN

Foods classified to help kids eat right

A new Institute of Medicine report, prepared by a panel of food and nutrition experts, outlines what schools should offer in vending machines, stores, a la carte lines and at fundraising events.

USA Today

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