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People line up as they wait to cast their votes at a polling station in Beirut's Christian sector of Ashrafieh, Lebanon. (Photo by Hussein Malla / AP)

President Obama salutes WW II victors, warns N Korea, Iran

On the 65th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy to free Europe from the Nazis, President Obama saluted the veterans who achieved an "improbable victory" in World War II.

McClatchy Newspapers

Wheelchair warriors retake the beaches

Times Online

Red Wings whitewash Penguins 5-0

After watching their two-game lead in the Stanley Cup finals disappear in Pittsburgh, the Red Wings blew away the supposedly fresher Penguins 5-0 in Game 5.

USA TODAY

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NHL game center: Penguins vs. Red Wings

CBS SportsLine

Stanley Cup Final: 5 things to watch

ESPN

Lebanon begins historic vote

Lebanese streamed to their hometowns to vote in crucial elections that could unseat a pro-Western government and install one dominated by the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.

MSNBC

US calls for 'fair' Lebanon poll

BBC

Netanyahu plans major policy speech

Associated Press

Mexico day care fire toll now 38

Sobbing relatives waited outside to claim the bodies of 38 children killed in a day care fire in Mexico despite attempts to evacuate babies and toddlers through the building's only working exit.

CBS News

Mexican fire victim treated in Sacramento

Houston Chronicle

Airline industry outlook still grim

Demand for air travel could decline further despite signs of a more stable global economy, and prospects of a recovery this year look slim, industry executives said at a meeting of the world's airlines

Reuters

NATION

Cuban spies very difficult to uncover

Hunting spies is difficult, but Cuban spies are notoriously hard to detect, former senior intelligence officials said a day after an American husband and wife were indicted on charges of spying for Cuba.

MSNBC

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American couple accused of spying for Cuba for 30 years

Christian Science Monitor

Slain abortion doctor eulogized

Hundreds of people gathered to honor slain abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, eulogized by a longtime friend as a passionate and generous man who repeatedly overcame difficult challenges.

ABC News

POLITICS

All but over for Coleman, experts say

Seven months after Minnesota's Senate election, the state's highest court hasn't reached a decision but experts agree: Norm Coleman doesn’t have a prayer.

Politico

Taliban: Obama speech to Muslims 'deceptive'

The Taliban said President Obama's speech to the Muslim world was full of "deceptive slogans" and did nothing to change relations between America and Muslims.

Reuters

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Can Twitter fix San Francisco's potholes?

San Francisco residents can now "tweet" the city about public problems, part of growing efforts to use social networking tools to get better customer service.

Christian Science Monitor

Twitter craze changes the face of sports

Sports Illustrated

The spy in your hand

Your cell phone may be eavesdropping. Thanks to recent developments in "spy phone" software, a do-it-yourself spook can now wirelessly transfer a wiretapping program to any mobile phone.

Newsweek

Fans gather for launch of 'iPhone killer' Palm Pre

Small crowds gathered at Sprint stores for the official launch of Palm Inc.'s Pre, the much-hyped smartphone seen as Palm's best chance to claw back market share lost to rivals such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone.

Reuters

Palm Pre

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LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Carradine's family asks for FBI's help

The FBI has offered its assistance to Thai authorities investigating the recent death of actor David Carradine.

People

Behind the scenes of 'The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3'

A high-powered cast that boasts the likes of Denzel Washington, John Travolta, James Gandolfini, John Turturro and Luis Guzman gets seriously upstaged in "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3."

NY Daily News

EDUCATION

Teachers allege pressure to pass

Three South Philadelphia High School teachers say they are being pressured to pass all students, even those who can't multiply three-digit numbers or who have 100 or more absences.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Deejay schools thrive in a recession

DubSpot, a New York City deejay school, has seen its enrollment double this year, thanks to the many young professionals whose careers are now at a crossroads.

TIME

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

US' 1st black, female Rabbi ordained

Alysa Stanton was formally ordained, having completed seven years of rabbinical training at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion and becoming America's first black, female Rabbi.

TIME

African singer criticized by Muslims plays

An African music star, who ignited worldwide controversy among fellow Muslims, was in New York City to perform at an arts festival aimed at spreading a deeper understanding of Islam.

USA TODAY

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Jay Ambrose):

Side effects of 'greenie' alarmism

RealClearPolitics

Column (Bradford Plumer):

A power struggle

The New Republic

Editorial:

Con games and stimulus cash

Las Vegas Review Journal

Column:

Sotomayer meant what she said

Weekly Standard

Column (Dahlia Lithwick):

Our real prison problem

Slate

Editorial:

D-Day, 65 years on: good's triumph

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Editorial:

Obama debunks Holocaust deniers

Newsday

Blog:

Time for a new round of stimulus

The Nation

Blog:

The NYT's nice, new euphemism for torture

Salon.com

Column:

Illinois: real politics or reality TV?

Chicago Sun-Times

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GOOD NEWS

Key to blood clotting discovered

Scientists have discovered a molecular mechanism that is key to regulating the way blood clots, which could help treat people who have blood-clotting disorders.

BBC

Bins in Honolulu invite recycling

When small wire baskets with blue and white signs proclaiming "HI-5, Take, Leave, Whatevas" began showing up in Honolulu, no one knew where they came from.

Honolulu Advertiser

WORLD

Air France 447: the computer crash

As the first bodies from Air France 447 are found, investigators suspect a terrifying mix of weather and technological weakness are responsible.

Times Online

Brazil finds bodies from Air France flight