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President Obama plans corporate tax crackdown

President Obama spelled out his plans to close corporate tax loopholes on U.S. multinational corporations and crack down on overseas tax havens.

CNNMoney

Obama announces tax reform

ABC News

Taliban militants attack convoy, threatening Pakistan deal

Taliban militants attacked an army convoy in a northwestern region covered by an increasingly fragile peace pact, dealing another blow to an agreement seen in the West as a capitulation to extremists.

Examiner

Going into summit, Pakistan seeks US helicopters

The Hill

Rice: Bush wouldn't approve illegal interrogation techniques

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended the Bush administration's policies on interrogation, saying former President George W. Bush would not have authorized anything illegal.

CNN

Swine flu cases spread across the US

Some 226 swine flu cases have been confirmed in 30 states and more cases are expected, but most cases were mild and the spread was no worse than a seasonal flu outbreak.

BBC

Is hysteria over swine flu the real danger?

CNN

Special section:

Confirmed cases of H1N1 flu across the globe

NPR

Defense Secretary Gates seeking to reassure Gulf on outreach to Iran

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, seeking to soothe Mideast allies worried about Tehran's reach, said that efforts to bolster U.S. relations with Iran may still ultimately face what he called "a closed fist."

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

BOA does not have plans to raise $10B

Bank of America Corp said it does not have plans to raise the $10 billion in common equity it needs to repay the government, as the Financial Times had reported.

Reuters

Senators: Look past the federal bench

Some of the senators who will conduct confirmation hearings for Justice David Souter's replacement think it's time for a nominee who hasn't served on the federal appeals court.

Las Vegas Sun

Who's next?

FOX News

NATION

Suspects rob family, kidnap 3-year-old

An Amber Alert has been issued after robbers kidnap a 3-year-old boy from his home in San Bernarindo.

ABC News

Construction, homes sales spur stock rally

If investors are worried about the results of government stress tests on the banking industry due out later this week, they aren't showing it.

CBS News

POLITICS

Baucus bill portends Dem fight over Cuba

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is set to introduce legislation that would open the door to more agricultural imports to Cuba.

The Hill

Gates optimistic on 2010 U.S. defense budget success

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he is optimistic his recommendations for overhauling defense spending can survive an upcoming budget fight in Congress.

Reuters

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Apple to cut computer prices?

According to the site Apple Insider, “extremely reliable” sources are saying that Apple is considering price cuts on its desktop machines and on the 13” MacBook.

Digital Trends

What Disney-Hulu means for Apple

BusinessWeek

ABC-Hulu deal a blow to YouTube

Television Week

EDUCATION

US students try life on Qatar campuses

Doha may not have New York City's bustle or Chicago's charm. But as the global economy gets worse, it's becoming an affordable — if slightly unusual — college town for more American students.

USA TODAY

College career centers help jobless alumni find new work

Amid the rising unemployment numbers are many people who have not looked for a job in years, so they are turning to their alma maters for help.

The Buffalo News

HEALTH

FDA: Stop using Hydroxycut

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration are warning consumers to stop using Hydroxycut, a range of dietary supplements that are marketed for weight loss, fat burning and energy enhancing.

Medical News Today

Sleep disorder narcolepsy identified as autoimmune disease

The discovery of two gene variants that kill off protective hormones could lead to new treatments for narcolepsy.

HealthDay

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Nazareth hopes for boost in tourism

The bulldozers are working overtime in what's reputed as Jesus' home town, where Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to celebrate Mass in mid-May with a crowd expected to be in the tens of thousands.

MSNBC

Twittering in church, at the pastor's behest

Last year, pastor John Voelz was tweeting at a conference outside Nashville, Tenn., about ways to make the church experience more creative — ways to "make it not suck" — when suddenly it hit him: Twitter.

TIME

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GOOD NEWS

US sends musicians to make overtures in war zones

The Musical Overtures program is a cultural exchange that is part of the Obama administration's emphasis on "smart power": using non-military means as a way to expand American influence.

USA TODAY

Nearly 40,000 expected at Walk for Hunger in Boston

Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger is under way in the streets of Boston, and organizers are expecting 40,000 people to take part in the annual event that raises money for food pantries.

Boston Herald

WORLD

Colombia's president wants to ban personal drug use

Colombia's Congress is now debating a constitutional amendment that would prohibit personal use and possession of small amounts of "recreational" drugs.

Christian Science Monitor

Maoists lose majority after Nepal army chief sacked