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A Turkish army Super Cobra helicopter takes off with artillery units in the background in Cukurca in Hakkari province at the Turkey-Iraq border. (Photo by Burhan Ozbilici / AP)

McCain aides lobby on campaign bus

Sen. Barack Obama said that presidential nominee in waiting, Sen. John McCain, has lobbyists as top aides and "many of them have been running their business on the campaign bus while helping him."

CBS News

Clinton tells Obama: 'Shame on you'; Obama fires back

CNN

Pakistan Taliban warn new government to keep clear

Pakistan militants linked to al-Qaeda warned any incoming civilian government that they would strike even more viciously if President Pervez Musharraf's war on terror was continued in tribal areas.

Reuters

Turkish jets fly over Iraq, chase Kurdish rebels

Turkish F-16 jets buzzed over the small Turkish hilltop town of Cukurca as elite commandos chased Kurdish guerrillas across the border in northern Iraq in a major ground operation.

USA Today

US urges short Turkish campaign

BBC

Turkey sends troops into Iraq

ABC News

In new diplomatic role, China presses Sudan on Darfur

China has begun shifting its position on Darfur, stepping outside its diplomatic comfort zone to quietly push Sudan to accept the world's largest peacekeeping force, diplomats and analysts say.

International Herald Tribune

Banditry endangering food distribution to millions in Darfur

Voice of America

Japanese man arrested 26 years after infamous slaying in LA

More than a quarter-century after a Japanese tourist was killed and her husband injured in a downtown attack that sparked an international uproar, the man will be visiting again -- as the suspect.

San Jose Mercury News

NATION

US clunkers irk environmentalists, dealers in Mexico

While some Americans are congratulating themselves on switching to fuel-sipping cars, their old gas guzzlers just won't die. U.S. trade policy is giving them new life south of the border.

San Francisco Chronicle

Stealth Bomber crashes at Guam air base

A B-2 stealth bomber crashed at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam and both pilots were safe after ejecting, the Pacific Air Forces said in a statement on its Web site.

Bloomberg

B-2 Stealth Bomber crashes on Guam

MSNBC

POLITICS

Nader running for president, hopes third time is a charm

Ralph Nader is launching a third-party campaign for president. The consumer advocate made the announcement on NBC's "Meet the Press."

Houston Chronicle

Mike Huckabee: going nowhere

For a guy who promises not to “overstay his welcome’’ in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Mike Huckabee was having a hard time leaving the "Saturday Night Live" stage.

Baltimore Sun

Major donor pushing GOP toward center

The California Republican Party once again faces an identity crisis heading into its annual spring convention, and this time a major donor is calling on the party to become more inclusive.

Sacramento Bee

BUSINESS

US stocks rise for a second week

U.S. stocks gained for a second week, led by energy and financial companies, after oil climbed to a record and investors speculated that bond insurers will keep their credit ratings.

Bloomberg

Meatpacker may close following recall

Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co., which issued the biggest meat recall in U.S. history last week, will probably close permanently, The Wall Street Journal reported.

MarketWatch

Microsoft says it won't uproot Yahoo!

Microsoft Corp. said it won't totally uproot Yahoo! Inc. from its Sunnyvale, Calif. headquarters if it succeeds in its bid to buy the Web portal company.

Associated Press

HEALTH

Insurer must pay $9M for canceling policy

A Southern California woman who had her medical coverage canceled as she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer was awarded more than $9 million in a case against Health Net Inc.

San Francisco Chronicle

Canceled cancer patient awarded $9 million

CBS News

Google to store patients' health records

Google Inc. will begin storing the medical records of a few thousand people as it tests a long-awaited health service.

Associated Press

FDA approves breast cancer drug

The federal government gave the go-ahead for biotech giant Genentech Inc. to market its blockbuster drug Avastin as a treatment for late-stage breast cancer.

San Francisco Chronicle

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Overlooked by Oscar

Culled from hundreds of candidates, the list of Oscar-nominated movies contains fewer than 60 titles. Narrow it to full-length features, and you're looking at 44. And the winners' list is shorter than that.

Akron Beacon Journal

Oscar's Best Actress nominees

TIME

Who made the best costumes?

Showbuzz

Georgia pair wins $270M prize

A couple from Bulloch County, Ga., revealed themselves as ticket holders for one of the largest lottery prizes in U.S. history.

USA Today

The truth about the movie 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'

Family and friends of Jean-Dominique Bauby speak out about how Julian Schnabel's Oscar-nominated film honors and defames Bauby's real story.

Salon.com

RELIGION

Vatican cardinal unveils pope statue

The Vatican's No. 2 official unveiled a statue commemorating Pope John Paul II's historic trip to Cuba 10 years ago, after hinting that Pope Benedict XVI may make a visit of his own.

International Herald Tribune

A lead on the Ark of the Covenant

Tudor Parfitt is a professor at the University of London. His new book appears to risk a fine academic reputation on what might be called a shaggy Ark story.

TIME

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GOOD NEWS

Stranger donates kidney to 8-year-old girl

Laura Bolan saw the flier created by 8-year-old Sarah Dickman's parents and decided to donate one of her kidneys to Sarah, who was born with the genetic disease juvenile nephronophthisis.

MSNBC

Ancestral human skull found in China

A human skull tentatively dating back 80,000 to 100,000 years may shed light on a murky chapter of evolutionary history, its discoverers say.

National Geographic

WORLD

Ahmadinejad to US: say 'sorry'

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on the U.S. and its allies to "apologize" to Iran for accusing it of seeking nuclear weapons.

CBS News

Cuba to name Castro's successor

Cuba's 31-member council of ministers will meet to choose the country's new head of state -- and for the first time since the 1950s, it won't be Fidel Castro.

CNN

Cuba's presidency up for grabs

BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Worldwide, rats cause seabird decline

The global analysis found that non-native rats have been observed preying on roughly a quarter of all seabird species, often with disastrous consequences.

National Geographic

Hotels going green

Green travelers are getting the red carpet treatment in Tampa, Fla., where hotels and motels are promoting their environmental practices.

Tampa Tribune

Canada cool to carbon tax, despite province's move

The Canadian government is not very interested in implementing a national carbon tax, despite a decision by its third largest province to adopt one, federal Environment Minister John Baird said.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Mysterious pyramid discovered in Peru

The remnants of at least 10 pyramids have been discovered on the coast of Peru, marking what could be a vast ceremonial site of an ancient, little-known culture, archaeologists say.

National Geographic

Internet satellite launched in Japan

Japan launched the "Kizuna," an experimental communications satellite that enables both, urban and remote areas in the Asia Pacific region to access super-high-speed Internet service.

International Business Times

Time to buy a high-def DVD player?

MarketWatch

SPORTS

Grossman re-signs 1-year deal

Rex Grossman has signed a one-year deal to remain as the starting quarterback of the Chicago Bears.

ESPN

No. 2 Tennessee stuns No. 1 Memphis

Memphis wanted to prove it really was the best team in the country, maybe even make a run at perfection. Turns out, the Tigers aren't even best in their own state.

Sporting News

Champion Red Sox to visit White House

The Boston Red Sox are headed for the White House to celebrate their 2007 World Series championship with President Bush.

CBS SportsLine

EDUCATION

Plan busts school mold

Geometry teachers from a Denver high school have created a course that's all the rage at Loveland High — a house-building class where students learn the slope of a line by determining the pitch of a roof.

Denver Post

Teens casually cuss a bluer streak than ever. Can they stop themselves?

Adolescents and preteens are swearing more publicly than ever -- especially at school, experts say. Teens are more likely to drop casual expletives, or "fillers," than the generation before them.

Sacramento Bee

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