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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., laughs with media and staff on her press plane as she assigns a seat for a Hillary doll made of balloons given to her by a supporter in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Elise Amendola / AP)

Clinton appointee now supports Obama

The Hill

Primary loss, Wright furor hurt Obama in poll

MSNBC

Obama's wife joins push to court working class

Reuters

Hayden: Killing Americans is Iran's policy

CIA Director Michael Hayden said Iranian policy is helping to kill Americans in Iraq, the boldest pronouncement of Iranian involvement by a U.S. official to date.

CBS News

CIA director: China is not an 'inevitable enemy'

CNN

Top Somali militant killed in US air strike

Aden Hashi Ayro, the man believed to be the head of al-Qaida in Somalia has been killed in a U.S. air strike, an Islamic insurgent group claimed.

Guardian

Key facts about dead Somali al Qaeda commander

Reuters

Fed cuts a key rate in bid to lift economy

The Federal Reserve has cut a key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, seeking to stem the flow of bad news surrounding the U.S. economy.

NPR

Special section:

In full: FOMC statement

Financial Times

US may seek more control in Afghanistan

Pentagon officials are quietly considering a significant change in the war command in Afghanistan to extend U.S. control of forces into the country's volatile south.

MSNBC

Heparin contamination may have been deliberate, FDA says

America's pharmaceuticals watchdog believes that Chinese-made ingredients for a blood-thinning drug may have been deliberately contaminated.

BBC

NATION

Federal contracting chief quits under fire

The head of the U.S. government's top contracting agency has resigned amid accusations of misuse of authority, including allegations that she tried to enlist agency officials for partisan causes.

CNN

Hawaiian sovereignty activists barricade Iolani Palace

Hawaiian sovereignty activists calling themselves the "Hawaiian Kingdom Government" surrounded Iolani Palace, saying the palace is property of the "Hawaiian Kingdom."

Hawaii Reporter

POLITICS

McCain steps on the gas

Sen. John McCain ridiculed Sen. Barack Obama for failing to endorse proposals put forward by himself and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to suspend the federal gasoline tax.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Senate says McCain can be president although born overseas

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Arizona Daily Star

Behind logjam over economic remedies, a values divide in DC

Bush and Democrats in Congress disagree on how much onus to put on individuals vs. financial, energy industries.

Christian Science Monitor

SPORTS

Attendance soars even as economy sags

Major league baseball officials say attendance is 2.6 percent ahead of record-breaking figures from last season, when the 30 teams raked in more than $6 billion.

Yahoo! Sports

Briere scores late as Flyers edge Habs to take 3-1 series lead

Danny Briere scored on a power play to lift Philadelphia to a 4-2 victory and a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

ESPN

Wizards stay alive

Caron Butler's layup with 3.9 seconds left gave Washington an 88-87 victory over the Cavs to force Game 6.

Sports Illustrated

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Will WiMax replace Wi-Fi and change the way we live?

A wireless technology that Sprint Nextel plans to launch within a year makes high-speed and secure Internet access possible from almost anywhere.

McClatchy Newspapers

HP makes memory chip from a once-theoretical circuit

It took about 40 years to find it, but scientists at Hewlett-Packard said they discovered a fourth basic type of electrical circuit that could lead to a computer you never have to boot up.

CNET News

Google's big stake in Yahoo! drama

One of the biggest players behind Microsoft's drive to buy Yahoo! has never been at the bargaining table, Google.

San Jose Mercury News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Jewish leader: Germany should lift 'Mein Kampf' ban

A prominent Jewish leader has called for Germany to lift a 70-year-old ban against publishing "Mein Kampf," Adolf Hitler's infamous manifesto on the racial supremacy of the Aryan people.

USA Today

Egan angry that Giuliani took Communion at papal Mass

Cardinal Edward Egan of New York says he wants to meet with former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani after Giuliani broke their "understanding" and took Communion at a papal Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

National Catholic Reporter

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Jonathan Zimmerman):

The other thing Wright gets wrong

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Sheryl McCarthy):

Abuse of faith

USA Today

Blog (James Wolcott):

The Clinton-versus-Obama rupture

Vanity Fair

Column (Daniel Gross):

The agony of the food snob

Slate

Column (Frank Deford):

What's wrong with the Kentucky Derby?

NPR

Column (David Brooks):

Demography is king

International Herald Tribune

Editorial:

Is the presidential race turning green?

Economist

Column:

These book covers say women are dumb

Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial:

Rejecting hate

Baltimore Sun

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GOOD NEWS

Steelers quarterback donates $100K for police dogs

Ben Roethlisberger is donating $100,000 to police and fire department K-9 units in the Pittsburgh area. The grants given will be used to buy dogs and provide other necessities to improve K-9 units.

Beaver County Times

HIV drug resistance target find

A specific protein in the body may be the key to overcoming the increasing problem of resistance to HIV drugs.

BBC

WORLD

Zimbabwe's opposition rejects runoff presidential election

The Zimbabwean opposition rejected a presidential runoff election despite a media report saying that the long-delayed official tally delivered them a result that was short of an outright win.

International Herald Tribune

Russia and Georgia rattle sabres