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A 1989 Toyota Corolla owned by Gretchen Baer of Bisbee, Ariz., bears the image of Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., in York, Pa. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

Carter outlines Hamas' terms for peace with Israel

Former President Jimmy Carter said that Hamas is prepared to accept peace with Israel if the Palestinians approve any agreement negotiated with Israel.

CNN

Ex-president Carter meets with Hamas leaders

NPR

After 6 decades, Paraguay's ruling party loses presidency

A former Roman Catholic bishop scored a historic win at Paraguay's presidential election, ending the 61-year reign of what had been the world's longest ruling party.

McClatchy Newspapers

New US farm law 13 months in the writing

Congress began writing the new U.S. farm law 13 months ago, on March 21, 2007, and may need a couple more weeks to complete the legislation.

Forbes

Farm bill delay could mean people go hungry

NPR

Candidates hitting hard in final push

Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama raced across Pennsylvania, sweet-talking voters even as they threw elbows, scrambling for any advantage before the state's Democratic primary.

Philadelphia Inquirer

The push for Pennsylvania

Christian Science Monitor

DNA testing to determine who are parents, sex abuse

More than 400 children taken from a polygamous sect's ranch will undergo DNA testing, an attempt to determine who their parents are and if any sexual abuse took place.

CNN

How the sect built a fortune and home

Houston Chronicle

Men from polygamy sect speak

CBS News

Iraqi PM urges Arab states to open embassies in Baghdad

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki urged other Arab countries to reopen their embassies in the capital as a show of support for his government as it cracks down on Shiite militias in Iraq.

Star-Tribune

Fear in Sadr City as cleric threatens war

Times Online

NATION

Pentagon helps steer military analysts behind the scenes

Records and interviews show how the Bush administration has used its control over access and information in an effort to shape terrorism coverage from inside the major TV and radio networks.

Houston Chronicle

Harvests banned along coasts of California and Oregon

State and federal regulators, in an unprecedented bid to prevent the fish from disappearing, have shut down king salmon harvests off the coasts of California and Oregon.

San Diego Union-Tribune

POLITICS

McCain questions Obama radical ties

Sen. John McCain stoked debate over a ’60s radical’s ties to Sen. Barack Obama on ABC’s “This Week,” saying Obama’s defense “borders on the outrageous.”

Politico

McCain raises cash on Obama's foreign policy plans

The Hill

Bush plan to cut pollution falls flat abroad

President Bush has finally set a target date for reining in U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases but the plan is falling flat in the international arena.

Baltimore Sun

BUSINESS

Gas prices up to $3.47

A survey says the national average price for regular gasoline rose nearly 16 cents in the last two weeks.

International Herald Tribune

Bank details $100 billion lending boost

The Bank of England has announced details of a $100 billion plan to help prevent the credit crisis causing more damage to the U.K. banking system and economy.

BBC

SPORTS

Cheruiyot wins 4th Boston Marathon

Kenya's Robert Cheruiyot won his fourth Boston Marathon with a blistering official time of 2 hours, 7 minutes, 46 seconds.

CBS SportsLine

Miller helps 76ers stun Pistons in Game 1

The Detroit Pistons were hanging out at the scorer's table as if it was a preseason game, chatting with a former teammate as he enjoyed a drink and nachos in the front row. Philadelphia made them pay for it.

Sporting News

Broadcaster John Marzano found dead

John Marzano, the former Temple University star who became a major-league baseball catcher and a sports broadcaster, was found dead in his home.

Philadelphia Inquirer

HEALTH

Lawsuit: Veterans Affairs has failed to prevent suicides

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs isn't doing enough to prevent suicide and provide adequate medical care for veterans, a class-action lawsuit that goes to trial this week charges.

ABC News

Alzheimer's vaccine study suspended

Elan Corp. said that a mid-stage clinical trial of an Alzheimer's vaccine being developed with Wyeth has been suspended while the companies look into a side effect suffered by one patient in the study.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Soyuz spacecraft lands off-target

The Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying So-yeon Yi, South Korea's first astronaut, overshot its target in Kazakhstan by 295 miles.

Orlando Sentinel

Scientists: Midwest quakes misunderstood

Scientists say they know far too little about Midwestern seismic zones like the one that rumbled to life under southern Illinois, but some of what they do know is unnerving.

Yahoo! News

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GOOD NEWS

South Korean president proposes diplomatic link with North

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will propose creating a permanent high-level diplomatic channel between the North and South, the Washington Post reported.

HappyNews.com

Rare giant turtle found in Vietnam

Researchers from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo have discovered a rare giant turtle in northern Vietnam, giving scientists hope for the species they believed was extinct in the wild.

National Ledger

WORLD

World's rising food prices bring disaster, devastation to Haiti

Food prices are rising, sparking protests and riots around the world, but perhaps the most devastating impact has been in Haiti.

San Francisco Chronicle

Rising food prices on the menu

MSNBC

Hamas rejects ceasefire deal with Israel

Hamas has rejected an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire agreement with Israel because it would mandate a referendum in order to ratify the deal, a spokesperson for the organization announced in Gaza.

Jerusalem Post

Zimbabwe recount deepens crisis

Christian Science Monitor

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Kingdom' rules over box office

Lionsgate and the Weinstein Co.'s Jet Li-Jackie Chan starrer "The Forbidden Kingdom" opened No. 1 at the box office, ahead of Universal's risque romantic comedy "Forgetting Sarah Marshall."

Variety

The 20 greatest fights scenes ever

Rotten Tomatoes

Sandra Bullock's car hit by drunk driver on Cape Ann

A drunk Massachusetts woman plowed into Sandra Bullock's car in Gloucester, Mass., where she is filming a movie.

Monsters and Critics

ENVIRONMENT

As Earth Day approaches, some wonder if their efforts help

While the desire and effort to save Mother Earth has never been greater, among some people it has also created an unintended backlash, what some term “green fatigue.”

McClatchy Newspapers

How earth day became ... so every day

ABC News

Bikini Atoll's nuked coral reef rebounding

Half a century after the atomic blasts that devastated Bikini Atoll, vast expanses of corals in the area seem to be flourishing once again, much to the surprise of scientists.

FOX News

RELIGION

Pope visits ground zero, calls for peace

Bloomberg

Pope's US trip stirred immigration debate

International Herald Tribune

Pope prays for 9/11 victims

Newsday

40 days for Rwanda

Rwandans by the tens of thousands are taking part in Forty Days of Purpose, a campaign Saddleback Church's Rick Warren kicked off with 19,000 people in Kigali.

Christianity Today

Indonesian Muslims rally for ban on Ahmadiyya sect

More than 1,000 Indonesian Muslims gathered in front of the presidential palace to press the government to ban a Muslim sect that has been branded heretical by most Muslims.

Reuters

EDUCATION

Hundreds march to protest California education cuts

Teachers, parents and students marched by the hundreds in San Diego, Calif., to protest proposed budget cuts and teacher layoffs that are threatening schools across the state.

San Diego Union-Leader

Study: Denver nonprofits cite education as a top concern

The state of public education is cited more often than any other problem in a study by more than 200 Denver-area nonprofit executives and other community leaders.

Denver Business Journal

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