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Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks at the North Carolina Democratic Party Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Raleigh, N.C. (Photo by Sara D. Davis / AP)

Dalai Lama's envoys arrive in China

Envoys for the Dalai Lama have arrived in China for talks with representatives of the Chinese leadership, a spokesman of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said.

CNN

China renews Dalai Lama criticism

BBC

Ohio AG admits affair with employee

Ohio's attorney general admitted an extramarital affair with an employee, soon after three of his aides were fired or forced out after an investigation found evidence of sexual harassment and other misconduct.

Associated Press

Cloud rat rediscovered after 112 years

The greater dwarf cloud rat was thought to live in the canopies of tall trees in the Philippines, but the last sighting of one was 112 years ago, until recently.

LiveScience

Clinton, Obama play to a raucous crowd

News & Observer

Clinton, Obama stump for last-minute votes

CNN

For Bush in last year, it's the principle

MSNBC

Blog:

Blue-collar voters of Indiana: This Bud's for you

Newsweek

China says hand, foot and mouth cases may climb, raises alert

China warned that cases of hand, foot and mouth disease may rise after 22 children died in eastern Anhui province and increased its alert on the epidemic.

Bloomberg

Life in China

MSNBC

London's new mayor Johnson boasts wit, sharp tongue

Boris Johnson's victory gives the Conservatives their first major political office since their crushing 1997 national election defeat.

USA Today

NATION

Student death blamed on botched 911 call

Dispatcher hung up on murder victim, never sent police to investigate.

CBS News

US drops charges against alleged '20th hijacker' in September 11 attacks

The United States has dropped charges against the alleged "20th hijacker" in the September 11th, 2001, terror attacks on the United States.

Voice of America

US sheds 20,000 jobs

The nation's employers shed 20,000 jobs, while wages stalled, leaving Americans struggling to keep up with rising energy and food costs, the Labor Department said.

USA Today

Unemployment data bullish

Bloomberg

US releases journalist after 6 years

An al-Jazeera cameraman detained by American forces in Afghanistan was released after spending nearly six years imprisoned without charge at Guantánamo Bay.

Guardian

POLITICS

GOP crossing over to vote in Dem race

Economy, discontent over Bush policies drive some; spoilers out there too.

MSNBC

Some refuse to budge from candidates' corners

Indianapolis Star

McCain must separate himself from Bush, says strategist

Differences include control of federal spending and climate change, argues adviser Charlie Black.

Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

Thailand calls for a rice cartel

Thailand wants to form an OPEC-style rice cartel to give it more control over international rice prices.

BBC

Special section:

Agflation: the real costs of rising food prices

Reuters

Report: Microsoft ups offer for Yahoo by 'several dollars'

Microsoft Corp. reportedly dangled a higher takeover bid in front of Yahoo Inc., hoping to reach a friendly deal after weeks of round-table negotiation.

BusinessWeek

Microsoft poised to take Yahoo bid hostile

Times Online

First public computer sales in Cuba

The island's communist government put desktop computers on sale to the public for the first time, ending a ban on PC sales as another despised restriction on daily life fell away under new President Raul Castro.

Google News

SPORTS

Home crowd fires up young hawks

It's becoming a familiar theme: See Hawks fall behind. See Atlanta make a run. See the Philips Arena crowd whip the team into a frenzy as the Hawks rally to beat Boston.

ESPN

Police question NFL star in shooting

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison is being investigated by Philadelphia police for being involved in a shooting.

Philadelphia Daliy News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

US religious rights panel wants Vietnam, Pakistan blacklisted

A U.S. religious freedom watchdog asked the State Department to include Vietnam, Pakistan and Turkmenistan in its global blacklist of religious freedom violators.

Agence France-Presse

Gay bishop: God would be ‘disappointed’ with Rowan Williams

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, has been accused of failing to fully tackle critics over the appointment of the first openly gay Anglican bishop.

Christian Today

Interview:

Gene Robinson's book

Religion & Ethics

EDUCATION

Lesbians riot at Smith College speech

Rioting lesbians have stormed a speech by "Born Gay Hoax" author Ryan Sorba on the campus of Smith College in Massachusetts, shutting down his address.

WorldNetDaily

As food prices rise, setting menus is cause of heartburn for schools

With food and fuel prices increasing sharply, food and nutrition directors in school districts around the country are finding themselves facing difficult choices.

Education Week

Scoring a private loan for college

Families often turn to private loans to bridge the gap between the cost of college and the maximum $5,500 a year undergraduates can borrow in federally backed student loans.

BusinessWeek

Special section:

Liberating the schoolhouse

Truthdig

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GOOD NEWS

Applied Physics Lab to build craft that will touch the sun

A.P.L. scientists are preparing for the first ever NASA-funded mission to fly scientific instruments through the sun's million-degree corona and to within 4.1 million miles of its roiling surface.

Baltimore Sun

Study shows low carb diet curbs epileptic seizures in children

Giving children with epilepsy a special low carb diet reduces the number of seizures they experience by 75% compared with children on a normal diet, according to a new study.

Guardian

Costa Rica plants more trees to become carbon neutral

Costa Rica will plant seven million trees in 2008 to soak up as many greenhouse gas emissions as it produces, in a bid to become the world's first carbon neutral nation, a top official said.

Yahoo! News

WORLD

India feels the heat as thousands riot over power cuts