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An Afghan boy looks at a damaged house, unseen, after it was raided by Afghan security forces in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghan security forces raided the Kabul hideout of militants, sparking a clash that left at least seven people dead, officials said. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool / AP)

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Angry Obama disavows Wright in no uncertain terms

Sen. Obama essentially severed his friendship with his former pastor, calling the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's speech "a show of disrespect to me" and it "directly contradicts everything that I've done during my life."

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McClatchy Newspapers

Sharpton on Obama on Wright

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ABC News

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Obama 'outraged' by Rev. Wright's comments

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YouTube

Dad: 'Good things are happening' after Fort Bragg video

A man who posted a video online showing deplorable conditions in his son's barracks at Fort Bragg, N.C., said that "good things are happening" regarding repairs.

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Army dad's video of Fort Bragg barracks

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Taliban and Afghan police clash in village near Kabul

Two Afghan soldiers and a civilian woman have been killed in clashes with Taliban fighters in a village near the capital, Kabul, witnesses and police said.

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Al Jazeera

Bush says pain from economy defies an easy fix

With consumer confidence slipping and gasoline and food prices soaring, President Bush delivered an unusually dark assessment of the economy, saying the nation was in "very difficult times."

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International Herald Tribune

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Fed expected to cut key interest rates one more time

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ABC News

At least 28 killed in Sadr City fighting

The death toll underscored the intensity of fighting at Sadr City, Iraq, where U.S. forces are pursuing militants who often operate from the narrow alleyways of the Shiite stronghold.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Iraqi cleric rejects talks terms

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BBC

Florida Atlantic University locked down after shooting

Florida Atlantic University's Boca Raton campus is locked down while police search for a man who opened fire at a party in a residence hall.

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Palm Beach Post

NATION

Housing prices post record declines

Home prices have posted another record decline, as most of the nation's largest markets suffered double-digit drops over last year, a survey released shows.

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CNN

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Interactive guide: Mortgage markets and government-sponsored entites

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Financial Times

Fire containment nearly tripled

Favorable weather conditions helped more than 1,000 firefighters contain the eastern and southern edges of the Santa Anita fire.

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Pasadena Star-News

POLITICS

Heated campaign souring Democrats on rival candidates

Party members increasingly dislike the contender they are not supporting in the bruising nomination fight, an Associated Press-Yahoo News survey shows.

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Google News

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N.C. governor backs Clinton

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The Hill

Clinton pitches gas tax break

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton proposed a "holiday" from the federal gas tax as she campaigns in North Carolina.

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Obama says McCain has "gall" for criticisms over gas tax holiday

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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.

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USA Today

BUSINESS

BP, Shell profits soar

British energy giants BP and Royal Dutch Shell revealed that their combined first-quarter net profits surged to around $17 billion dollars thanks to high oil prices.

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Google News

US soldiers, sailors, Marines stranded in Middle East after airline's bankruptcy

The abrupt collapse of ATA Airlines has left an untold number of U.S. soldiers, sailors and Marines stuck in Iraqi and Afghan airports while they await a ride home.

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McClatchy Newspapers

SPORTS

Youkilis comes through for Sox

Kevin Youkilis ended Roy Halladay's gem in progress with one swing, and the Red Sox's first baseman finished the game while he was at it.

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MLB.com

Hornets' 56 wins net big one for Scott: coach of year honors

Byron Scott was voted NBA coach of the year after leading the New Orleans Hornets to their first playoff in four years.

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ESPN

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NBA playoffs and more

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Yahoo! News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft helps law enforcement get around encryption

The growing use of encryption software, like Microsoft's BitLocker, by cyber criminals has led Microsoft to develop a set of tools that law enforcement agents can use to get around the software.

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PC World

Windows XP update delayed over glitch

Microsoft said it is delaying the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 because of a newly uncovered glitch.

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CNET News

RELIGION

Young American Muslims pioneer a new dating game

The rules of courtship can't be applied in the United States as they are in Muslim countries. So U.S. Muslims are pioneering ways to read Muslim rules in ways that make sense in an American context.

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Christian Science Monitor

Anglican leader is bringing climate change to the pulpit

Martin Palmer is the founder of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation, a small group working out of Bath, England. Its credo is that all religions are the perfect groups to become climate activists.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Voter ID ruling is in search of a problem

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San Jose Mercury News

A changing war in Afghanistan

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Economist

Column (Michael Tomasky):

This time with anger

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Guardian

US high court fumbles on voting rights

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International Herald Tribune

Petraeus, Odierno deserve gratitude

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San Antonio Express-News

Blog (Marc Ambinder):

Obama denounces Wright

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The Atlantic

Column (Stuart Rothenberg):

The perfect VP candidate for McCain

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Real Clear Politics

$1 billion timber slush fund or trade deal?

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Soaring fuel costs spawn clamor for quick fixes

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USA Today

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GOOD NEWS

Sumatran orangutans study for nature's pass/perish entrance exam

With field survival rate as high as 80 percent, the world's most successful school for rescued orangutans is learning the best way to teach its pupils to get in touch with their wild side.

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Christian Science Monitor

Legless lizard may be new species

Scientists have discovered a legless lizard, a toad and a dwarf woodpecker among 14 species believed to be new to science in central Brazil.

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Herald Sun

WORLD

Tibetan policeman, riot suspect die in China gun battle

A police officer and a suspected riot leader were shot dead in a gun battle in an ethnic Tibetan part of western China, according to state media.

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Reuters

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Inside Tibet

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BBC

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DNA 'backs Austrian incest claim'

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BBC

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Life underground

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Guardian

UN urged to send mission to Zimbabwe

The U.N. Security Council took up Zimbabwe's election standoff for the first time, and Western powers pressed for a U.N. mission or envoy to visit the crisis-stricken southern African country.

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Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Hundreds of small quakes leave Reno area residents shaken

Areas west of Reno, Nev., are being jolted by a swarm of quakes that are fascinating seismologists, but frustrating residents.

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Moderate earthquake rocks northern Ca.

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CNN

Report: Industrial farms pose hazards

Industrial farms where animals are kept tightly confined are a serious and growing problem for humans, animals and the environment, a report said.

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Kansas City Star

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

For sale: handwritten lyrics to Lennon's 'Give Peace a Chance'

John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the hit song "Give Peace a Chance" will go under the hammer at auction and are expected to fetch $400-600,000, Christie's said.

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Reuters

'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."

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Guardian

EDUCATION

NIU won't raze Cole Hall

Northern Illinois University won't demolish the building where a gunman killed five students because of overwhelming opposition to the plan, the school's president said.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Experts: museums can have big impact on science education

The National Academies will soon issue a report on what's known about science learning in informal settings.

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Google News

HEALTH

FDA, Baxter CEO face questions on heparin scandal

House lawmakers accused the Food and Drug Administration and Baxter International Inc. (BAX) of failing the American public over a widely used blood thinner that has been linked to 81 deaths.

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CNNMoney

Boost your memory, become smarter?

An intense game of Concentration or other demanding memory task might kick your intelligence up a notch or two, and the more you engage your brain this way, the smarter you might become.

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CBS News

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Identity theft turns patients into victims

Medical identity theft currently accounts for 249,000 of the estimated 8.3 million people who had their identities lifted in 2005, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

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U.S. News & World Report

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Military vehicles leave the Red Square during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Sergey Ponomarev / AP)

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