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Democratic presidential hopefuls, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., arrive on stage for a debate at the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Rick Bowmer / AP)

Associated Press probe uncovers drugs in drinking water

A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an investigation shows.

ABC News

Israel OKs 1,100 homes in disputed areas

Israel announced plans to build hundreds of homes in the West Bank and disputed east Jerusalem, drawing Palestinian condemnation just days before a visit by a U.S. general to monitor the peace process.

MSNBC

Iraq costs US $12 billion per month

The flow of blood may be ebbing, but the flood of money into the Iraq war is steadily rising, new analyses show.

ABC News

Fueling Baghdad's energy crisis

BBC

Team Obama thinks ticket with Clinton could work

Team Obama agreed with Team Clinton that a "dream ticket" would be great — especially because they believe Hillary would make a terrific No. 2 as vice president.

NY Daily News

Storm drops 20 inches of snow in Midwest; 4 dead

A heavy winter storm walloped the Midwestern state of Ohio with more than 20 inches of snow. Four people died after shoveling the heavy snow, authorities said.

International Herald Tribune

Cars spin on icy roads

CNN

Woman earns Silver Star in Afghan war

A 19-year-old medic from Texas will become the first woman in Afghanistan and only the second woman since World War II to receive the Silver Star, the nation's third-highest medal for valor.

Yahoo! News

Zapatero shrugs off bitter election battle to sweep back into power

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, the Spanish prime minister, won a second term after a bitter election campaign overshadowed by the brazen killing of a politician in its final hours.

Times Online

Spain PM seeks support after election

CNN

NATION

Man held in deaths of brother, 5 others

Police have arrested a 33-year-old man accused of killing his brother and five other people, including two children, at a Memphis, Tenn., home.

CNN

Census Bureau: gadget's failure could triple cost of 2010 census

The hand-held mobile computers that are supposed to replace the pens and paper long used by census takers aren't working properly, and delays could send the cost from $600 million to as much as $2 billion.

McClatchy Newspapers

POLITICS

Super delegates' choice may hinge on candidate's electability

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., says he's won more states, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., says she's won bigger states, and both say their primary-season performance makes them more electable.

USA Today

Will Clinton, Obama woo superdelegates at state party meeting in San Jose?

San Jose Mercury News

Spotlight on McCain

MSNBC

BUSINESS

Countrywide is questioned by FBI for possible fraud

Countrywide Financial Corp., the largest U.S. mortgage lender, is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for possible securities fraud.

Bloomberg

Lawmakers forgot VA in loan package

Oops! When Congress and the White House put together the recent bipartisan $150 billion economic stimulus package, they raised the maximum mortgage limits but did not include the VA.

San Francisco Chronicle

US economy has less impact on oil prices now, Iran says

U.S. economic performance has less impact on oil prices than in the past because growth in demand has recently come mainly from countries like China and India, a senior Iranian oil official said.

Reuters

Sliding confidence blunts Federal Reserve's tools

International Herald Tribune

SPORTS

Williams downs Schnyder to win Bangalore Open

Third-seeded Serena Williams clinched the Bangalore Open title by defeating fourth-seeded Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-3.

USA Today

Shipp's unconvential shot helps UCLA rally past Cal

California took it to UCLA for 38 minutes and 17 seconds. The Bruins escaped with a shot worthy of highlight reels for years to come.

ESPN

HEALTH

More prescriptions, greater confusion

Some experts estimate that half of all seniors mismanage one or more of their medications, and seniors are twice as likely to end up in emergency rooms because of drug safety issues.

Baltimore Sun

Flesh-eating strep bacteria may be defanged by man-made protein

A vaccine using an altered protein found on the streptococcus A bacteria could protect people from strep throat, toxic shock syndrome and flesh-eating bacteria, researchers said.

Bloomberg

Vaccine settlement complex, not the first

For those convinced that vaccines can cause autism, the sad case of a Georgia girl, daughter of a doctor and lawyer, seems like clear-cut evidence.

CNN

EDUCATION

Pay for performance in Texas promising

Independent studies of the nation’s largest performance-pay system suggest that the state-backed plans in Texas could be having positive effects on teachers.

Education Week

College loan crisis

Bay State students are reeling in the wake of news that the hard, expensive slog of higher education may get even harder thanks to economic threats to the student loan business.

Boston Herald

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GOOD NEWS

Dad loses 30 pounds, climbs Kilimanjaro with teen daughter

From the outside, Bill McGahan looked like he lived a pretty good life. He had a great marriage, four beautiful children and a great job in real estate. But the truth of the matter was he felt horrible.

CNN

Celebs give UN star-power punch

Beyond the glamour of the red-carpet and the clamor of fans at a rock concert, an elite group of celebrities have gotten so involved in diplomacy that they are eclipsing true diplomats.

ABC News

WORLD

Opponents of Musharraf to form coalition

The winners of the Pakistani elections sealed an agreement to form a coalition government and said parliament would restore judges fired by President Pervez Musharraf.

International Herald Tribune

Why were Mexican students at rebel camp in Ecuador?

At least five Mexican nationals were present at a rebel camp where a top insurgent commander was killed in Ecuador, leaving Mexicans to speculate on why they were there.

McClatchy Newspapers

Military: recent massacres in Baghdad not a trend

The U.S. military said that it does not think that a recent wave of deadly attacks in Baghdad reflects an overall increase in violence.

USA Today

Karbala pilgrimage

McClatchy Newspapers

ENVIRONMENT

EU: Arctic a potential conflict zone

European Union leaders will receive a stark warning of potential conflict with Russia over energy resources at the North Pole as global warming melts the ice cap.

MSNBC

A new cold war?

MSNBC

Is daylight savings time actually bad for the environment?

The annual time change has long been sold as a way to save energy, but the opposite might be true.

Toronto Star

Daylight savings time no bargain

MSNBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Digital TV switch is a signal not received

Get ready, consumers: American broadcast television is undergoing a radical change that could render millions of TVs useless.

U.S. News & World Report

European cargo capsule begins mission to space station

A European Space Agency cargo freighter hurtled into orbit on its inaugural mission, bound for the international space station for resupply.

Houston Chronicle

Space freighter's complex mission

BBC

Endeavour ready for launch early Tuesday

USA Today

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Workplace bullying 'epidemic' worse than sexual harassment

Belittling comments, exclusion from outings and criticism of work may seem benign and get brushed off by business higher-ups as "kid's stuff." But the consequences are far from child's play.

LiveScience

'10,000 BC' wins weekend

Prehistoric populations were big if not quite epic this weekend, as Warner’s “10,000 BC” grossed a solid $35.7 million.

Variety

RELIGION

Pope: Don't pursue immortality medicine

Pope Benedict XVI says an immortality pill might not be such a good thing.

USA Today

Sale of church land requires removal of cardinal’s tomb

When Boston College bought land from the Boston Catholic Archdiocese, they had one request — the church would have to remove the body of a dead cardinal entombed on the land.

Boston Herald

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