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Gilani: Pakistan will defeat Taliban

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Syed Gilani said the army will defeat Taliban after his government disclosed that troops backed by helicopter gun ships killed more than 700 guerillas in the past two weeks.

Bloomberg

Taliban spreads fighting in tribal belt

Guardian

Pakistan targets Taliban as thousands flee

MSNBC

Jailed US journalist in Iran freed

Roxana Saberi, the U.S.-Iranian journalist jailed for five months in Iran, was freed and reunited with her parents after an appeals court suspended her eight-year prison sentence on charges of spying.

CBS News

US-Iranian journalist freed from jail

France 24

Obama to meet with health care industry

President Barack Obama will aim to build support for a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system by highlighting a drive for greater efficiency he predicts could save trillions of dollars.

Reuters

Obama wins business support for reform

CNNMoney

Health care cost cuts could kick-start reform

TIME

Obama to tackle health care

MSNBC

Safety measure may have sparked Southern Calif. wildfire

The wildfire that burned dozens of homes apparently was caused by someone clearing brush, officials said — the very thing authorities have been urging residents to do as a fire safety measure.

San Jose Mercury News

White House: deficit to top $1.8 trillion

The White House pushed up its forecast for the U.S. budget deficit by $89 billion, reflecting the recession and a raft of new unemployment claims.

Reuters

NATION

DOD: US soldier who opened fire at Iraq base in custody

A U.S. soldier opened fire on fellow troops, killing five before being taken into custody, the U.S. command said.

USA TODAY

Pilot failed three FAA proficiency tests

The pilot of Continental Connection Flight 3407 flunked several flight tests early in his career, and was never taught to respond to the stall warning that sounded just seconds before the plane crashed, killing 50.

The Buffalo News

POLITICS

Fla Gov. Crist to announce Senate bid

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist will soon announce in Tallahassee that he will run to replace retiring Sen. Mel Martinez.

The Hill

Gates faces fight over military shift

Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to shift spending to items like mine-resistant vehicles, surveillance drones and medical-evacuation helicopters, at the expense of tanks, bombers and aircraft carriers.

MSNBC

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

NASA mission to give Hubble new life

Atlantis mission STS 125 is the last chance to save the Hubble Space Telescope, and it's a mission that nearly didn't happen at all.

ABC News

Hubble’s history: from trouble to triumph

MSNBC

World’s largest pre-college science competition opens

Young scientists from around the world are in Reno, Nev. to compete in the world’s largest pre-college science competition: the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2009.

Welt Online

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Justin Timberlake, Andy Samberg reunite for 'Motherlover' on 'SNL'

Not like he needs the work, but maybe Justin Timberlake should consider permanently joining the cast of "Saturday Night Live."

MTV

Star Trek's big box-office bang

J.J. Abrams' retooled, timeline-tweaking "Star Trek" scored an estimated $72.5 million on its opening weekend, coming in at the high side of projections and blowing past previous franchise hits — and misses.

E! Online

ENVIRONMENT

Polar bears as environmental barometer

The threatened polar bear has become an icon for the potentially devastating effects of global climate change. The endangered bears depend on sea ice for their survival, and the ice is disappearing.

NPR

Global ocean talks begin in Indonesia

Officials from over 70 countries met for the World Ocean Conference, a ministerial-level meeting touted as the first major global talks on the role of oceans in mitigating climate change and global warming.

Google News

EDUCATION

Having fun helps teacher win award

If there were any doubts that a good teacher is often a talented entertainer, they have been wiped away by Beenu Gupta, who teaches biology at the Charter School of Wilmington.

Delaware Online

Volunteer days engage scattered alumni

Alumni service days are fast becoming a rite of spring for colleges and their graduates across the country. At least 10 schools have launched such days in the past two years and plan annual events.

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

Homeless couple marry in dream Washington wedding

Homeless couple Dante White and Nhiahni Chestnut were married in a dream wedding with the help of fellow parishioners at Grace Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.

Google News

Volunteers pack food donations for poor

Nearly 200 people gave up part of their Saturdays to pack boxes with food when they could have been relaxing in a pool.

Tampa Tribune

WORLD

UN mourns Sri Lanka 'bloodbath'

The U.N. has described the situation in northern Sri Lanka as a "bloodbath" after reports of heavy civilian casualties.

BBC

Civilians flee Sri Lanka rebel war zone