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A watch tower of the famous Golden Dome Shiite shrine stands alone after insurgents blew up the two minarets in Samarra. The Askariya shrine's dome was destroyed in a Feb. 2006 bombing blamed on Sunni Muslim militants.  (Photo by Hameed Rasheed / AP) U.S. official: Samarra attack may have been inside job Authorities have evidence that the bombing of the Askariya Mosque in Samarra was an inside job, a U.S. military official said. CNN Iraq holds its breath TIME Decades of military families drank highly toxic water Marine families who lived at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina over three decades drank water contaminated with toxins as much as 40 times over today's safety standard, federal health investigators said. NBC11   Abbas: Gaza civil war has begun The Australian Special section: Palestinian rivals: Fatah & Hamas BBC U.S. adds 7 nations to trafficking blacklist The Bush administration added seven nations, including several key U.S. allies in the Middle East, to its human trafficking blacklist. Countries going on this list are subject to possible sanctions. TIME Child sex slave industry defies ban in India ABC News Major suspected terrorist leader arrested in Indonesia The Indonesian police confirmed that Abu Dujana, suspected of being a military leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist group, had been arrested and was in custody in central Java. International Herald Tribune Capture of Indonesia's most-wanted Yahoo! News   NATION Shimon Peres elected president of Israel Vice Premier Shimon Peres put an end to his historic losing streak by beating Reuven Rivlin (Likud) and Colette Avital (Labor) to become Israel's ninth president. Jerusalem Post Sudan agrees to joint force in Darfur Sudan accepted the deployment of a hybrid African Union-United Nations force for Darfur, in a move to end the violence and bring humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged region. Melbourne Herald Sun Special section: Factbox: the conflict in Darfur Reuters Police: Coach Woolmer not murdered Pakistan World Cup cricket coach Bob Woolmer died from natural causes, Jamaican Police said. Commissioner Lucius Thomas said Woolmer was not strangled as police had earlier concluded. Guardian Khan calls for Woolmer legal action ITN Blair defends legacy, rounds on media British Prime Minister Tony Blair defended his legacy, including the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and rounded on the media for acting like a "feral beast," ripping reputations apart. Herald Sun POLITICS Officials: subpoenas for 2 ex-Bush aides Two congressional committees are issuing subpoenas for former White House counsel Harriet Miers and former political director Sara Taylor on their roles in the firings of federal prosecutors. Guardian Clinton gets endorsement from Spielberg Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has won the endorsement of film producer and director Steven Spielberg, ending a tug-of-war between Clinton and Barack Obama for the director's affections. Guardian House set to pass post-Va. Tech gun bill Spurred by the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history, the Democratic-led House of Representatives is expected to approve a bill to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill, lawmakers said. Reuters BUSINESS Sprint Nextel will buy affiliate for $312.5M Sprint Nextel Corp. has reached an agreement to buy wireless affiliate Northern PCS Services LLC for $312.5 million, which includes the assumption of debt. MSN Money Yahoo! hits flack from shareholders Shareholders demanded an apology from Terry Semel, the chief executive of Yahoo!, for the Internet group’s dismal recent performance and lodged a strong protest vote against the company's board. Times Ford working with advisers on Jaguar, Land Rover Ford Motor Co. said it is working with financial advisers on the best options for its European luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover. Reuters SPORTS Junior to jump to Hendrick Motorsports Dale Earnhardt Jr. ended months of speculation, announcing that he will drive for Hendrick Motorsports in 2008 and beyond. USA Today Duke prosecutor admits doubts from start The lead investigator in the botched rape case against three Duke University lacrosse players softly told a disciplinary panel that he knew all along that the woman who made the accusations was lying. Newsday SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NASA extends space shuttle mission NASA's shuttle Atlantis will spend two extra days in orbit to allow its astronaut crew to repair minor heat shield damage and perform an extra spacewalk at the International Space Station. Space.com NASA adds fourth space walk Reuters Apple is offering a browser for Windows-based PCs Apple will make its Safari Web browser available for Windows-based PCs, opening a new front in its rivalry with Microsoft. 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: Bipartisan betrayal Real Clear Politics Column: Justice for Lebanon USA Today Column: The speech that brought down a wall TIME Column (Christopher Hitchens): Gloating as Paris falls The Age Editorial: Protecting incompetence San Francisco Chronicle Editorial: Still dying in Congo International Herald Tribune Column (Howard Fineman): Prescription for outrage Newsweek Column (Peter Birkenhead): Better to be Hamlet than President George Salon.com Column (Rosa Brooks): What's unlawful about these enemy combatants? Christian Science Monitor   Site edited by: Julia McCallum, Yvonne Lee, Ryan Dowse, Jim Scripps and Walt Chiu.   GOOD NEWS Dad: Sextuplets’ births ‘surreal moment’ As doctors in a Phoenix hospital pulled six healthy babies from his wife’s womb, Bryan Masche, 29, had an out-of-body experience he describes simply as “pretty amazing.” MSNBC Italian police discover ancient temple Italian police have taken possession of a newly discovered ancient Greek temple in southern Italy after uncovering a developer's plot to build over the 2,000-year-old ruins. CBC NATION Soldier missing in Texas found dead Army investigators were trying to piece together how an experienced soldier died after disappearing during a training exercise and remaining missing for four days. CBS News ENVIRONMENT Tibet to ban mining of many minerals Local officials in Tibet plan to ban the mining of gold, mercury, arsenic and peat to preserve mineral resources and protect the environment, state media reported. Environment News Network Parks can help climate-proof cities British scientists looking at the effect global warming will have on major cities say a modest increase in the number of urban parks and street trees could offset decades of predicted temperature rises. Environment News Service End of the tiger tale? To Valmik Thapar, it is a matter of principle, of human dignity, and distortion of the traditional relationship between mankind and nature. BBC LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Man Booker International judges honour Chinua Achebe 'Father of modern African literature' beats formidable shortlist including Carlos Fuentes and Doris Lessing, signaling the prize's status as an authentic world award. Guardian The best Venice for years This year's Venice Biennale has been the most successful in recent memory. Telegraph.co.uk Capitol Hill's most feared blogger Mike Rogers has outed so many closeted gay politicos, he's starting to make Capitol Hill look like Brokeback Mountain. Yahoo! News HEALTH FDA concerned about obesity drug U.S. regulators said Sanofi-Aventis' obesity treatment Acomplia may trigger suicidal behavior and other psychological side effects in some patients. BusinessWeek New diet drug CBS News Concern over asthma and antibiotics link Infants who receive antibiotics in their first year of life are more likely to develop asthma by age 7, and multiple courses of the drugs boost the risk more, a Canadian study suggests. WebMD EDUCATION FBI warns colleges to watch for spies The head of the FBI's Boston office is warning the region's top universities to be on the lookout for foreign spies or potential terrorists who might be trying to steal unclassified, yet sensitive, research. Yahoo! News RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Southern Baptists reaffirm faith statement Southern Baptists concerned about a rightward shift in the denomination claimed a significant victory today with the passage of a motion centered on Baptist identity. Houston Chronicle An old religion says no to billboards Some might see the towering billboards that rise out of a centuries-old Mumbai funeral ground as a message from beyond the grave. BusinessWeek Study finds 20 million atheists, agnostics in U.S. A new study on America's atheists and agnostics compared the no-faith audience to those who actively participate in the Christian faith. Christian Post   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT MySpace launches politics channel MySpace, the largest Internet social network, said it has launched a politics channel ahead of the 2008 U.S. presidential elections.   Photo of the Day Honor guards toss their rifles in the air during a demonstration to mark the Day of Russia holiday in downtown St. Petersburg, Russia. 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