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U.S. special operations soldiers keep watch from the open back end of a U.S. Army Special Forces Chinook helicopter, near Khwaja Bahuaddin, Afghanistan, in this file photo. It is widely believed that covert operations into Iran could originate from inside Afghanistan. (Photo by Brennan Linsley / POOL / AP)

The Bush Administration steps up its covert operations against Iran

Last year, Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund an escalation of covert operations against Iran, according to current and former military, intelligence, and congressional sources.

The New Yorker

Occupation plan for Iraq faulted in US Army history

International Herald Tribune

Lawmakers' zeal regarding oil speculators could backfire

With a zeal fueled by rocketing oil and food prices, U.S. Congress is suddenly determined to bring rampant trading under control, rather than looking at excess consumption and demand.

Reuters

Weather improves Calif. wildfire fight

A pause in the onslaught of wildfires came to California's fire country as thousands of exhausted firefighters and rural residents waited for threats of thunderstorms and lightning strikes to pass.

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

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Fire deals blow to Big Sur tourism

San Francisco Chronicle

Mugabe sworn in as Zimbabwe president in `sham' vote

Bloomberg

Mugabe’s thugs attack inafant, shout: ‘Let’s kill the baby’

Times Online

Zimbabwe counts 1 man poll votes

Reuters

New faces join homeless ranks

With more families on the cusp of having nowhere to live, thousands of both former homeowners and renters are winding up in shelters or turning to charities for food or other aid to get by.

ABC News

NATION

Washington's National Mall needs multimillion-dollar face-lift

From afar, the National Mall, the majestic expanse of parkland from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial looks postcard-perfect. But don't get too close.

McClatchy Newspapers

Condoleezza Rice arrives in Beijing

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Beijing for talks expected to focus on pushing forward six party talks on North Korea's nuclear program.

Google News

NRA sues San Francisco over guns in public housing

A day after the Supreme Court ruled that Americans have a constitutional right to possess guns for self-defense, the NRA sued San Francisco, Calif., for banning firearms in the authority's public housing.

San Francisco Chronicle

NRA seeks to overturn handgun bans beyond D.C.

NPR

POLITICS

Obama may recruit defense chief Gates

Times Online

Paradox marks Supreme Court term

The Supreme Court's ruling establishing individual gun rights — along with other recent decisions — shows that the Roberts' court remains deeply split, despite justices' efforts to find common ground.

USA Today

Justices' term ends on a less-contentious note

CNN

Obama, McCain courting Latino voters

John McCain and Barack Obama are vying for the support of Hispanics by vowing to remake immigration policy, and sparring over their positions on the issue.

Hartford Courant

Vote US 2008 issues: immigration

BBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Does having kids make you happy?

The most recent comprehensive study on the emotional state of those with kids shows the term "bundle of joy" may not be the most accurate way to describe our offspring.

Newsweek

Newcomers revive men's fashion in Paris

Three new male designers for Givenchy, Thierry Mugler and Cerruti showed their men's spring-summer collections in Paris.

Cincinnati Enquirer

HEALTH

Fake virus could make safe new vaccines

A "wimpy" artificial virus protected mice against polio, and the approach might be used to make a range of safer new vaccines against viruses, U.S. researchers reported.

Reuters

Hearing loss link to stroke risk

Sudden hearing loss could be a warning sign of increased stroke risk, Taiwanese research suggests.

BBC

A 'second-wave' AIDS epidemic?

According to a recent report, there's been a 12 percent annual increase in the number of young homosexual men being newly diagnosed with HIV, with the greatest upward trend in young black men.

Hartford Courant

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Anglican conservatives form group

Conservative Anglicans meeting in Jerusalem will create a global network to combat modern trends in the Church like the ordination of gay clergy.

BBC

Court reverses judgment against church in exorcisms

A Texas Pentecostal church should not be held liable for emotional trauma a former parishioner suffered during two exorcism attempts in 1996, according to the Texas Supreme Court.

Houston Chronicle

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WORLD

No peace while Taliban have sanctuary

Afghanistan will not be secure as long as insurgents are allowed to operate freely in sanctuaries on the Pakistan side of the border, a NATO spokesman said.

Reuters

US and EU near deal on sharing data

The United States and the European Union are nearing completion of an agreement that would allow law enforcement and security agencies to obtain private information.

International Herald Tribune

Iran ready to strike at Israel’s Dimona nuclear plant

Iran has moved ballistic missiles into launch positions, with Israel’s Dimona nuclear plant among the possible targets, defense sources said.

Times Online

BUSINESS