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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures during a press conference in Dharamsala, India.  (Photo by Gurinder Osan / AP) Obama confronts racial issues Democrat Barack Obama distanced himself from "stupid statements" by his longtime pastor that have aggravated racial divisions in the contentious Democratic primary battle. MSNBC Special section: The full prepared text of Obama's speech Union Leader New York to send construction crane remains for tests New York City workers will dismantle the remnants of a construction crane that collapsed and killed at least five people and send them to a forensics laboratory. Bloomberg Death toll rises in crane accident Reuters   1,000 Tibetans arrested in Chinese crackdown Times Online Dalai Lama threatens to step down if Tibetans turn to violence International Herald Tribune Activists' generational divide CNN Historic case may decide US gun rights The Supreme Court is looking at the Second Amendment in a case about D.C's gun ban. Christian Science Monitor High Noon For The 2nd Amendment? CBS News Bush, Cheney take different sides in gun-ban case NPR Kenyan MPs to usher in new era Kenya's parliament is debating two bills that will entrench a power-sharing deal between President Mwai Kibaki and rival Raila Odinga into the constitution. BBC   NATION On US-Mexican border, new deterrent is jail time Along a 12-mile stretch, border patrol agents say a zero-tolerance plan has resulted in a 78 percent decrease in arrests. Christian Science Monitor Rio Grande hand ferry evokes lost age on U.S. border Reuters Paterson to focus on New York budget in first days as governor David Paterson will spend his first full day as New York's governor focusing on ways to close a budget gap of as much as $5.1 billion while girding for shrinking revenue amid a slowing economy. Bloomberg New N.Y. governor admits to extramarital affair USA Today POLITICS Fla. Democrats won't hold re-do primary Facing strong opposition, Florida Democrats abandoned plans to hold a do-over presidential primary with a mail-in vote and threw the delegate dispute into the lap of the national party. CBS News John McCain visits Iraq Sen. McCain arrived in Iraq on a trip billed as an official visit by a congressional delegation, but that would also help promote his foreign policy credentials as he campaigns for the White House. International Herald Tribune Stakes are enormous in Iraq for McCain CNN John McCain in Iraq MSNBC Clinton says she is the only candidate to end the war Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., made the case that she is the only candidate who can be trusted to end the war in Iraq. The Hill Blog: Hillary on Iraq Time BUSINESS Exxon loses decision in court battle A freeze on $12 billion in Venezuelan assets awarded to Exxon Mobil should be lifted, a British court ruled. International Herald Tribune Another Great Depression? The stunning weekend "fire sale" of investment banking giant Bear Stearns to JP Morgan Chase at $2 a share has raised concerns that the U.S. financial system may be at risk. McClatchy Newspapers Pilots may kill merger plan between Delta and Northwest MSNBC SPORTS Runner thinks pollution will cause athletes to bow out of Olympics Two-time Olympic 10,000-meter champion Haile Gebrselassie expects more athletes to follow his lead and drop out of some events at the Beijing Olympics because of the air pollution. ESPN Brackets may fall in Tar Heels' favor If any team has an edge, it's top-ranked North Carolina. The Tar Heels received the No. 1 overall seed from the NCAA tournament selection committee. USA Today N.C., Memphis, UCLA, Kansas top NCAA picks NPR HEALTH Obesity drug passes safety test Arena Pharmaceuticals, the developer of an experimental obesity pill, said its drug passed a test showing it doesn't damage heart valves like fen-phen, the Wyeth combination treatment withdrawn in 1997. Bloomberg A year after the pet food recalls, the buyer should still beware One year after contaminated pet food killed potentially thousands of dogs and cats, few safety measures have gone into effect. MSNBC   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (James Kirchick): Why Obama can't escape his minister Politico Column (David Bogoslaw): Is Lehman liquid enough? BusinessWeek Editorial: The price of 'Madness' USA Today Column (Andrew Leonard): The crash in Republican economics Salon.com Column (John Dickerson): The Democrats' pain threshold Slate Editorial: Facing up to debt contagion Yahoo! News Editorial: A cancer that can be cured International Herald Tribune Column (Simon Jenkins): Revenge in Iraq has cost the American people some $3-$4 trillion Times Online Column (Fareed Zakaria): Stuck in the Iraq loop Newsweek   Site edited by: Beverly Stiles, Andrew McMillan, Brian Levine, Eric Connolly, Bryan Panhorst, Lisa Zangerl, Jasmine Jernberg, nicole miller and Rachel Wright.   GOOD NEWS Co-workers appear to hold $276 million Powerball ticket The West Virginia Lottery worked to confirm that eight women in the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department Tax Office hold a winning Powerball ticket worth $276.3 million. MSNBC Buddies build home for fallen firefighter's widow and sons Firefighters from the Macon-Bibb County and Atlanta, Ga., fire departments have been volunteering their time and energy building the two-story log cabin for what they say is an extension of their family. Macon Telegraph WORLD OAS stalled on Colombia-Venezuela talks Foreign ministers of 34 Western hemisphere nations grappled with a resolution that would settle a two-week crisis between Colombia and Ecuador over a cross-border military raid. McClatchy Newspapers French official says EU should consider opening ceremony boycott France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says the European Union should consider boycotting the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics if violence continues in Tibet. ESPN ENVIRONMENT The all-electric Subaru R1e to be tested in New York City The all-electric Subaru R1e will be on display at the New York International Auto Show, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. Environmental News Network Glaciers suffer record shrinkage The rate at which some of the world's glaciers are melting has more than doubled, data from the United Nations Environment Program has shown. BBC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Verizon sides with file-sharing File sharing has been as unpopular with Internet service providers as it has been popular with users. But Verizon Communications has broken ranks and plans to help its users share files faster Houston Chronicle Biomedicine's future: virtual humans Computers and biochips could lead to better drugs, personalized medicine MSNBC LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT 'English Patient ' director dies after routine neck operation Anthony Minghella, the Oscar-winning director of "The English Patient," "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and "Cold Mountain" has died. He was 54. TMZ Sheryl Crow says she'll collaborate with Fleetwood Mac Sheryl Crow says she'll soon be singing with Fleetwood Mac, a move sure to give new life to the classic rock band, which hasn't toured in several years. Star Tribune RELIGION Vatican to issue conciliatory note to Jews upset by Good Friday prayer Pope Benedict has approved a conciliatory statement for Jews upset by a Good Friday prayer that many saw as a call for their conversion, Catholic and Jewish sources said. Yahoo! News More Spanish converting to Mormonism Spanish-speakers are fueling growth in the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which recently opened new worship space in Tucson's predominantly Hispanic south side. Examiner EDUCATION Paper examines Michigan athletes and their academic educations A seven-month-long investigation by the Ann Arbor News now raises serious questions about the education Wolverine athletes are receiving. Sporting News Smaller class sizes may not help Putting fewer children in classrooms has been a popular option to narrow the achievement gap for struggling students. But a new study suggests that smaller class sizes may not level the playing field. 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