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Attorney General Eric Holder, shown here before the Senate Judiciary committee, is considering whether to appoint a prosecutor to investigate the Bush administration's interrogation practices, sources say. (Photo by Harry Hamburg / AP)

Cheney's role in CIA secrecy questioned by Congress

A member of the House Intelligence Committee said Congress was "misled" about secret counterterrorism programs, amid reports that Vice President Dick Cheney was the source of the order.

ABC News

Reyes: CIA 'lied' to intelligence panel

NPR

Interview:

Hayden denies Congress not informed

Associated Press

Italian released in Philippines

Eugenio Vagni, who works for the Italian Red Cross, has been freed in the Philippines after being held hostage by Muslim rebels for nearly six months, officials say.

BBC

Vagni’s release scuttled

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Holder may probe Bush-era torture

Attorney General Eric Holder may be leaning toward appointing a prosecutor to investigate the Bush administration's brutal interrogation practices, something the president has been reluctant to do.

Newsweek

Obama speaks of hopes for Africa

Adopting a tone his white predecessors never dared employ, President Barack Obama told Africa it could no longer blame the West for all its woes.

Telegraph.co.uk

Obama on Africa's role as global partner

YouTube

Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor confirmation hearings to begin

Sonia Sotomayor is one of the few women ever nominated to join the highest court in the land, and she’s also the first Hispanic.

Christian Science Monitor

Judging Sotomayor

Reuters

Homeland Security limits officers' power

A program that authorized local police to enforce federal immigration law, a controversial aspect of U.S. border policy, is being revised, said the Department of Homeland Security.

FOX News

Illegal immigrants: deportation up, jobs down

NPR

NATION

Talks intensify over Calif.'s deficit

Against a backdrop of IOUs and expanding government furloughs, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders expressed optimism that they were moving toward a compromise.

ABC News

100 years on, the NAACP notes its accomplishments and challenges

As the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People celebrates its centennial, racism and economic inequities still plague pockets of the U.S.

Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

FEC reports show Crist is man to beat

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) will hold a significant advantage over his rivals for the open Senate seat in 2010, according to early fundraising announcements.

The Hill

Retiring Gov. Palin pummeled with more ethics complaints

Just days after Palin made her bombshell resignation announcement, another two ethics complaints were filed against her, bringing the total number of such complaints to 19.

ABC News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Bruno' tops the box office

A gay Austrian's dream to become "uber-famous" comes true as Sacha Baron Cohen's new mockumentary "Bruno" tops the box office according to early estimates.

Entertainment Weekly

Poverty tours travel a fine line

While good for local economies from the favelas of Rio to the townships of Cape Town, tourism can be a mixed bag for the local people, damaging the environment and threatening the authenticity of culture.

Christian Science Monitor

HEALTH

US braced for H1N1 flu return

The U.S. government has allocated $350 million to help the country prepare for the H1N1 flu virus as well as the seasonal flu. A vaccine for the virus could be available by October before the flu season starts.

Voice of America

Calif. Central Valley disconnect: rich land, poor nutrition

California's Central Valley produces many of the fruits and vegetables consumed in America. It is also one of the poorest areas of the country.

NPR

EDUCATION

This year, school’s in for summer

Sue Benn, a Buffalo seventh-grader, is attending summer school not because she has to, but because she wants to.

Buffalo News

Summer school cuts disadvantage students

ABC News

Control of lagging Detroit schools given to private sector

Detroit Public Schools Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb announced that he has hired four educational management companies to turn around 17 of the worst-performing high schools in the district.

EducationNews.org

Bankruptcy not only option for DPS

Detroit News

SPORTS

Stars will be present even before the All-Star Game

There is no bigger sporting event this week than the 80th annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Examiner

Special section:

All-Star rosters

MLB.com

Web gems

ESPN

Logano gambles, shuns tires to win Nationwide race at Chicagoland

Joey Logano won the Nationwide race at Chicagoland Speedway for his third win of the season and continues to live up to his billing as one of NASCAR's rising stars.

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

Drug might restore sense of smell

A drug once used to treat asthma and other respiratory conditions shows promise in restoring a sense of smell to those who have lost that precious ability.

ABC News

4-day workweek creates new volunteers

Utah appears to have inadvertently found a brand new way to boost volunteerism: a four-day workweek.

Star Tribune

WORLD

Urumqi bans illegal public assembly

A city in China's far west that has recently witnessed deadly protests has banned public assembly without police approval, state media reported.

CNN

Mexican police, soldiers killed in multi-city attacks by drug gangs