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British Prime Minister Tony Blair waves to supporters at the local Labour club in Trimdon, England, after announcing his resignation as leader of the Labour Party. Blair's resignation will open the way for a leadership contest which is expected to be won by present Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown. (Photo by Owen Humphreys / Pool/AP)

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Blair bows out after 10 years

Tony Blair announced he would step down on June 27 after a decade as prime minister, and told Britons disillusioned by the war in Iraq that he had always done what he believed was right.

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Reuters

Bush lauds Kansas town's resilience

President Bush hugged some survivors and prayed with others as he toured the skeletal remains of this tornado-damaged town.

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USA Today

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Greensburg devastation followed by political storm

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Kansas City Star

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Midwest floods force evacuations

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Cleveland Plain Dealer

Some leeway for Wolfowitz, who gets a good word from Rice

Bowing to pressure from the Bush administration, the World Bank board agreed to give Paul Wolfowitz slightly more time to defend himself against misconduct charges before it decides his future.

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International Herald Tribune

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Pentagon to Congress: Keep Guantanamo open

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Reuters

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U.S. military kills 3 militants in raid

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Reuters

Cheney says Iraq leaders pledge changes, no timetable

During a visit to Baghdad, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said he was "impressed'' by the commitment of Iraqi leaders to move forward on reconciliation in their war-ravaged nation.

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Bloomberg

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Bush would veto Dems new Iraq bill

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Forbes

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Poll: Most back Congress over Bush in war funding fight

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CNN

Atlantic's first named storm whips up Georgia, Florida wildfires

Winds from the first named storm of the year fanned wildfires in Georgia and northern Florida, more than three weeks ahead of the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season.

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Higher chance of Gulf Coast hurricane in '07

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Reuters

NATION

Videotape lists demands for kidnapped BBC reporter

An Islamic group that claims to be holding kidnapped BBC correspondent Alan Johnston has sent a videotape of demands to the al-Jazeera Arabic news channel.

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CBC

No way to win hearts and minds

The American army delivered an apology and blood money to the families of 19 Afghan civilians killed in March by marines.

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Economist

Congo army raids spread terror

Some 113,000 civilians have fled fighting in Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu since February, and the province now has 600,000 displaced people, according to a U.N. humanitarian coordination agency.

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Reuters

POLITICS

Gonzales tells panel he doesn't recall any more details

Democrats pressed for more answers on the firings of U.S. attorneys even as Attorney General Alberto Gonzales insisted he doesn't remember any new details and Republicans called for the probe to end.

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CNN

Retired generals challenge GOP in ads

Three retired generals challenged members of Congress in a new ad campaign, saying politicians can't expect to win re-election if they support President Bush's policies in Iraq.

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Houston Chronicle

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General Batiste: "Protect America, not George Bush"

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YouTube

Romney's wife donated to Planned Parenthood in 1994

Ann Romney, the wife of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, wrote a $150 check to Planned Parenthood in 1994, according to a Romney spokesman.

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CNN

POLITICS

Fed keeps focus on inflation

The Federal Reserve kept rates on hold and reiterated that its "predominant policy concern remains the risk that inflation will fail to moderate as expected."

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MSN Money

Dow's record run done

The Dow Jones industrial average closed lower, ending its bid to claw out the longest up streak in Wall Street's history.

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MSN Money

Fisher fires up Jazz in win over Warriors

Derek Fisher, who missed Game 1 to attend to his daughter's cancer surgery, returned to the arena midway through the third quarter and hit a key three-pointer with 1:06 remaining in overtime.

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Derek Fisher relives his emotional day

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ESPN

Earnhardt Jr. plans announcement about his future

Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s future has been the topic of discussion this season, with seemingly everyone in NASCAR consumed with where the sport's biggest star will drive next year.

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Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Drug safety in the crosshairs

On the heels of the Senate's passage of a bill bolstering the power of the Food and Drug Administration to regulate drugs, lawmakers continued debate to fix the system.

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United Press International

Study: Cervical cancer vaccine less effective in sexually active

A vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer significantly cut the risk of precancerous changes in women who had not already been infected with the cancer-causing virus types.

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USA Today

EDUCATION

House to act fast on student loans

Congress is expected to vote on compromise legislation, drafted jointly by Democrats and Republicans, that would severely restrict the relationships between the student loan industry and colleges.

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Inside Higher Ed

Middle school students revel in Alvin Ailey dance education

A school program shares the choreographer's legacy of learning and expression, with lessons tapping into the life of the famed African-American dancer to bring to light history and social issues.

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Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Climber saved by telescope

A climber who fell 120 feet down a sheer rock face was saved — thanks to a telescope three miles away.

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Sun Online

Chad demobilizes child soldiers

Chad's government has signed a deal with the United Nations Children's Fund to begin demobilizing child soldiers from its national army.

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BBC

NATION

Colorado high school closed for day after lockdown

A high school was closed for the day, shortly after being locked down amid unconfirmed reports that two masked men were seen entering the building.

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MSNBC

Wildfire ravages Los Angeles Park

Firefighters are battling a wildfire in the heart of Los Angeles. The blaze has already destroyed hundreds of acres in Griffith Park in the hills above Hollywood.

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NPR

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LA credits fire crews for saving homes

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Yahoo! News

Report: lightning likely caused Sago Mine explosion

Lightning likely traveled down a cable into the Sago Mine, where it sparked the methane blast blamed for the deaths of 12 miners last year, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said.

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Lightning blamed for Sago tragedy

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U.S. News & World Report

ENVIRONMENT

Group hails bill on Everglades cleanup

Environmentalists are hailing a new bill to expand Everglades cleanup by extending the effort to the northern reaches of the ecosystem.

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Environmental News Network

Thinking outside the Fox

The fast-growing cadre of corporate leaders pressing for climate action welcomes a new member: Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News Corp., the media empire that includes Fox News.

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Grist

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

HBO's Albrecht on leave, enters AA

HBO chairman and CEO Chris Albrecht is taking a leave of absence pending a resolution of a police incident in Las Vegas this weekend, parent company Time Warner Inc. said.

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Hollywood Reporter

Philip K. Dick: A pulp sci-fi writer finally wins respect

It's hard to know what Philip K. Dick, who died in 1982, would have made of the fact that this month he has arrived at the pinnacle of literary respectability.

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International Herald Tribune

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

English 101 for bonobos

Researchers in Iowa plumb the language skills of apes at a center where the primates even watch their own videos.

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Christian Science Monitor

Yahoo! plans to close U.S. auction site

Yahoo!, owner of the most-visited U.S. Web site, will close its online auction site in the United States after failing to match the popularity of eBay.

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International Herald Tribune

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope says abortion supporters have no future in Church

A combative Pope Benedict XVI vowed to stem the defections of Roman Catholics to evangelical Protestantism and gave a warning that the penalty for supporting abortion was excommunication.

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Times

God . . . in other words

Richard Dawkins may be Britain’s foremost atheist, but he is willing to be inspired and uplifted. Is he a believer after all?

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Times

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Riddle of the Great Pyramid's construction is turned inside out

A French architect believes he's solved one of the most puzzling construction problems in history by working out how the Egyptians built such a massive structure without the benefit of iron tools, pulleys or wheels.

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London Independent

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Towering flames threaten the Griffith Park Merry-go-Round area as low humidity and hot winds placed southern California into an early fire season. (Photo by Keith Collum / AP)

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