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President Bush speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.   (Photo by Ron Edmonds / AP) 200 injured but no deaths in Va. tornado A powerful twister tore through southeast Virginia, destroying homes and businesses, flipping cars, mangling power lines, and injuring some 200 people — but it was not blamed for any deaths. Virginian-Pilot A look at Va. tornado damage Baltimore Sun Virginia city 'pulls together' CNN   Bush pushes Congress on high gas prices President Bush says Congress is blocking his proposals to deal with high gas prices and dragging its feet on legislation to make more student loans available. ABC News Consumers expect to use tax rebates to pay bills Newsday N.C. governor backs Clinton The Hill Saddam Hussein's deputy PM faces trial The trial of Tariq Aziz, one of the best-known faces of Saddam Hussein's former regime in Iraq, and several other former officials is scheduled to begin. CNN   NATION Officials say 31 teen sect girls are pregnant or had baby Texas child welfare officials say almost 60 percent of the underage girls taken in a raid on a polygamist compound in west Texas either have children or are pregnant. ABC News Donations overflowing for polygamist sect children Houston Chronicle Q-and-A: sect's children facing legal maze Houston Chronicle Fire containment nearly tripled Favorable weather conditions helped more than 1,000 firefighters contain the eastern and southern edges of the Santa Anita fire. Pasadena Star-News Supreme Court says states can demand photo ID for voting States can require voters to have photo identification, the Supreme Court ruled, upholding a Republican-inspired law that Democrats say will keep some poor, older and minority voters from casting ballots. Comcast Blog: Supreme Court rejects voter I.D. challenge NPR POLITICS Jeremiah Wright goes to war Rev. Jeremiah Wright delivered what can only be described as a controversial message with passion, anger, even humor to a captivated sell-out crowd at the NAACP's Freedom Fund dinner. TIME Blog: Obama distances himself from Wright: "He does not speak for me." Chicago Sun-Times Clinton pitches gas tax break Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton proposed a "holiday" from the federal gas tax as she campaigns in North Carolina. News & Record Blog: Obama says McCain has "gall" for criticisms over gas tax holiday ABC News McCain would 'put families in charge' of health care Though emphasizing his difference to other Republicans, John McCain's plan for health care are more aligned with President Bush and other Republicans. USA Today Group files complaint over McCain’s London fundraiser The Hill BUSINESS Mars, Buffett to buy Wrigley for $23 billion Mars Inc., backed by billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., reached an agreement to buy 117-year-old chewing gum pioneer Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. for about $23 billion. MarketWatch Rebates might be too little, too late Tax rebates are starting to arrive in bank accounts. But many economists doubt that they will keep the economy from recession. CNNMoney United, US Airways reportedly in 'very advanced' merger talks A person close to the negotiations says United Airlines and US Airways are in very advanced talks with the expectation of announcing within two weeks that they are combining. San Jose Mercury News Continental ends talks with United International Herald Tribune SPORTS Flyers seize the high ground Philadelphia Flyers' Coach John Stevens in the second-round series against the Montreal Canadiens, called Tom Kostopoulos' sucker slap on defenseman Kimmo Timonen a "cowardly act." Sports Illustrated Force 1st woman to win Funny Car race Ashley Force beat her father John in the NHRA Southern Nationals to become the first female driver to win a national Funny Car event. ESPN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Up close with a colossal squid A team of scientists outside Wellington, New Zealand, examine the thawing carcass of a 900-pound colossal squid and try to figure out the best way to preserve it for display at the Museum of New Zealand. Newsweek Want a plug-in hybrid? Login and line up for a battery A123 Systems has created a Web site where Toyota Prius owners can pre-order a battery to convert their cars to plug-in hybrids capable of more than 100 miles per gallon. CNET News RELIGION Religion a figment of human imagination Humans alone practice religion because they're the only creatures to have evolved imagination. That's the argument of anthropologist Maurice Bloch of the London School of Economics. ABC News Atheist claims harassment in military A short and soft-spoken specialist is at the center of a legal controversy. He has filed a lawsuit alleging he's been harassed and his constitutional rights have been violated because he doesn't believe in God. AOL News   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: $1 billion timber slush fund or trade deal? Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial: Soaring fuel costs spawn clamor for quick fixes USA Today Editorial: Race rears again in campaign Christian Science Monitor Editorial: Farm subsidies not needed as prices rise Sacramento Bee Column (Raj Patel): The angry hungry Guardian Column (Pres. Jimmy Carter): Talking to 'terrorists' International Herald Tribune Blog: Rove tells Obama how to win CNN Editorial: The inequality of obesity USA Today Editorial: Counting high school dropouts Christian Science Monitor   Site edited by: Beverly Stiles, Mason Lane, Andrew McMillan, Brian Levine, Bryan Panhorst, Lisa Zangerl, Rachel Wright, Max Miller and Jasmine Jernberg.   GOOD NEWS Gene therapy 'aids youth's sight' An 18-year-old whose sight was failing has had his vision improved in a pioneering operation carried out by doctors at Moorfields Eye Hospital. BBC Iraqi museum celebrates artifact return The Iraqi National Museum celebrated the return of some 700 artifacts that were looted following the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. McClatchy Newspapers WORLD Ban Ki-Moon to chair UN task force on food crisis United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will chair a new U.N. task force to counter the effects of soaring food prices. Bloomberg UN sets up food crisis task force The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, is setting up a task force to tackle the global food crisis. BBC EU to sign Serbia pact European Union countries will sign a pact on closer ties with Serbia after overcoming internal differences, days before a crucial parliamentary election in Belgrade. Reuters ENVIRONMENT Ethanol part of food crisis, says Durbin Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said that U.S. ethanol policies may be partly to blame for a global food crisis threatening to leave millions hungry. The Hill Amazon seen as food solution More of the Amazon rain forest should be cut down to make way for farmland to help ease the global food crisis, the governor of a big Brazilian farming state was quoted as saying. Reuters LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Here come the summer movies Studio executives hope they've trained their audience well as the season of summer blockbusters arrives. CNN 'Grand Theft Auto' launches to queues, rave reviews "Grand Theft Auto 4" went on sale, with fans lining up to grab the first copies of the action game hailed as a brutal and satirical masterpiece equal to "The Godfather." Guardian Coldplay offers free download of new 'Violet Hill' single Coldplay will make the first single from their new album available as a free download to fans who visit the English band's Web site. San Francisco Chronicle EDUCATION Schools use cash as an incentive to boost attendance and scores Baltimore public schools experiment in capitalism-meets-education. Students manage their own stock portfolio while earning money in the hope that it will improve their attendance and grades. Christian Science Monitor New study suggests boys might do better in single-sex classrooms Boys at primary school perform "significantly" better on English tests if they are taught in classes with fewer girls, a new study claims. Guardian HEALTH Study: artificial blood products boost risks of heart attack, death The products — designed to have a long shelf life, not need refrigeration and not cause infection — have tripled the chance of having a heart attack and raised the risk of death by almost one-third. USA Today New worries over blockbuster meds Avandia, Fosamax Avandia, a diabetes drug, and Fosamax, used to prevent fractures in women with osteoporosis, are widely prescribed drugs that show further evidence of being linked to adverse events. HealthDay   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Michelangelo's 'last sketch' found A sketch by Michelangelo for the dome of St. Peter's Basilica has been discovered in the Vatican archives, the Vatican newspaper says. BBC   Photo of the Day A bride crosses a lake as she rides a horse during a set of photo shoot, in Shidu, southwest of Beijing. 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