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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   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: Home Depot forced to go on orange diet Huffington Post Column: Hillary Clinton's big, brass ... fortitude Salon.com Blog: A new spate of smog in Beijing McClatchy Newspapers Column: On 'Reading First', read the report first EducationNews.org Column (Jane Czyzselska): By any other name as sweet Guardian Column: The power of a stupid idea Truthdig Editorial: Bugs in the tank Economist Blog: Check out line: a short drink of soda Reuters   Site edited by: Steff White-Olson, Eric Connolly, Rachel Wright, Andrew McMillan, Bryan Panhorst, Jasmine Jernberg, Dana Myles, Brian Levine and Mason Lane.   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 Thousands of people, many wearing only underwear, rioted across northern India over power cuts that have left millions without electricity or water. Times Online World powers urge Arabs to honor Palestinian pledges World powers called on Arab states to honor their financial and political pledges to help the Palestinians in their U.S.-backed peace effort with Israel. Reuters Southern Sudan defense minister killed in air crash South Sudan's defense minister was killed in a plane crash along with at least 22 other people, most of them senior members of the southern former rebel leadership. Yahoo! News HEALTH Financial crisis looms large over US healthcare industry Over 50 percent of U.S. acute care hospitals are already in bankruptcy or close to filing for Chapter 11, according to the latest healthcare industry group study by consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal. Epoch Times US reports biggest measles outbreak since 2001 The biggest U.S. outbreak of measles since 2001 is unfolding in 10 states, with at least 72 people ranging from infants to the elderly becoming ill, most of them unvaccinated, U.S. health officials said. Reuters Obesity may up odds of short sleep The number on your bathroom scale may have a lot to do with how much shut-eye you get each night. CBS News Fake topic Picture perfect Airbrushing celebrity and model photos has become so common that it's a popular pastime for magazine readers to spot the digital manipulations. But have photo editors gone too far? Newsweek China opens world's longest road bridge The opening of the world’s longest road bridge over the sea should swell still further the coffers of the glittering metropolis that is Shanghai. Times Online SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Touch-screen cell phones: More than just the iPhone Much of the hoopla surrounding the Apple iPhone has centered on its touch screen that serves as the interface for doing everything from typing text messages to surfing the Web. CNET News An RFID Post-it note for the 21st century. Popular Science Akhenaten: the androgynous pharaoh? Akhenaten wasn't the most manly pharaoh, even though he fathered at least a half-dozen children. In fact, his form was quite feminine. And he was a bit of an egghead. USA Today ENVIRONMENT EPA wants tougher lead rules The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a major tightening of the health standard for airborne lead, saying that current allowable concentrations do not adequately protect public health. USA Today Major Arctic sea ice melt expected The Arctic will remain on thinning ice, and climate warming is expected to begin affecting the Antarctic also. Yahoo! News   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Effects of baby products studied A new study says infants whose parents applied baby-care products to their young skin had elevated levels of phthalates -- believed to harm developing endocrine and reproductive systems. Baltimore Sun   Photo of the Day Space shuttle Discovery sits at pad 39A after being transported from the Vehicle Assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. 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