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Tibetan government in exile, Prime Minister Samdhong Rinpoche, speaks in front of the backdrop of the Tibetan flag and a portrait of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, top, at a press conference in Dharamsala, India. (Photo by Gurinder Osan / AP)

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China says using restraint to quell Tibet unrest

China said it had shown great restraint in the face of violent protests by Tibetans, which it said were orchestrated by followers of the Dalai Lama seeking to wreck the Beijing Olympics.

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Reuters

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Dalai Lama attacks China over Tibet

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Al Jazeera

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Tibetan journey to freedom

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McClatchy Newspapers

JPMorgan acquires troubled Bear

JPMorgan Chase & Co. said that it would acquire troubled Wall Street firm Bear Stearns amid deepening fears that Bear's demise could have sent shockwaves across the already shaky financial markets.

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CNNMoney

4 FBI agents hurt in Pakistan bombing

At least four FBI agents were wounded in a bomb attack on a popular Italian restaurant in Islamabad. The attacker tossed a small bomb or hand grenade directly into the restaurant courtyard.

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ABC News

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US missiles kill at least 9 militants in Pakistan

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Reuters

Site of New York crane tragedy had troubled history

Since December, New York's Buildings Department has received a stunning 32 complaints about site safety at the ill-fated 43-story tower under construction on E. 51st St.

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Construction crane kills

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Drug trade on the US and Mexican border

Mexican cartels on the U.S.-Mexico border have maintained a stronghold with weapons, cash and savagery.

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MSNBC

5 years on: Is the Iraq war only half-over?

Nearly 4,000 dead, more than 60,000 wounded, a projected cost of $2 trillion — what is America's continued role in Iraq?

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CBS News

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US draws portrait of Iraq bombers

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Google News

NATION

Paulson: Government will stabilize markets

The Bush administration will "do what it takes" to stabilize chaotic markets and minimize economic damage, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said.

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MSNBC

Veterans recall war in live broadcast

Many eyes were fixed on a screen showing a live broadcast of anguished testimonies by Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans describing what they had seen and done during their combat tours.

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Boston Globe

Has Washington DC's handgun ban prevented bloodshed?

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a challenge to D.C.'s handgun ban. The case may produce the most important firearms ruling in generations.

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CBS News

POLITICS

Pelosi says superdelegates shouldn't overrule voters

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the Democratic Party might be hurt if leaders fail to nominate the U.S. presidential candidate preferred by voters in primaries and caucuses.

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Bloomberg

McCain arrives in Baghdad

Sen. John McCain arrived in Baghdad, the U.S. Embassy confirmed, marking his first trip to the war-ravaged nation since becoming the presumed Republican candidate for president.

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CNN

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U.N. report cites gains in Iraq security

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NPR

For Democrats, fears of a long fight

Lacking a clear route to the selection of a Democratic presidential nominee, the party's uncommitted superdelegates say they are growing increasingly concerned about the risks of a prolonged fight.

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International Herald Tribune

Obama picks up 14 more delegates

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BUSINESS

Craigslist not liable for housing ad bias

Craigslist is not legally responsible for discriminatory housing ads posted on the popular Web site, a federal appeals court has ruled.

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San Francisco Chronicle

US central bank chief shifts to crisis mode

As the meltdown in credit markets threatens major institutions on Wall Street and a recession appears inevitable, Bernanke is inventing policy on the fly.

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International Herald Tribune

Scales tip toward big Fed cut this week

With the dramatic events of the past week, including the rescue of Bear Stearns Cos., experts said it was likely that the central bank will follow up with a large cut in interest rates.

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MarketWatch

SPORTS

Selig: 'This is where it started'

On the return drive from a pregame trek to the Great Wall, Commissioner Bud Selig passed a local university where he saw Chinese students playing baseball and softball.

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MLB.com

Woods clinches fifth straight triumph with dramatic putt at end

Tiger Woods made a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational by one shot, extending his PGA Tour winning streak to five and keeping intact a perfect season in golf.

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ESPN

HEALTH

Sinus bug antibiotics 'no good'

Doctors should cut down on antibiotic prescriptions for a common infection because the drugs do not work, researchers say.

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BBC

10 diet flubs — and how to fix them

Slimming down is like boating. But the tiniest leak in your ship could sink your efforts.

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MSNBC

EDUCATION

Militants torch Afghan school in attack on education system

Afghan officials say suspected Taliban militants have burned down a primary school, in the latest attack on the country's burgeoning education system.

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Voice of America

Forum: Classical music needs education

During the past decade, reports about the impending death of classical music have arrived with such regularity that doom-saying is practically a full-time activity for several arts journalists.

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GOOD NEWS

Seattle barista gives gift of life

A Seattle barista gave one customer more than a cup of java — a life-saving organ.

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ABC News

The Louvre allows treasures to travel

An extraordinary and compelling taste of that vast collection, titled "Roman Art From the Louvre," will open at the Seattle Art Museum.

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Good News Daily

WORLD

Rescue workers resume search for victims of Albania's blast

Rescue workers resumed the search for victims of an explosion in Albania that killed at least seven people and injured over 200, according to the latest toll.

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Google News

Jail for 3 Ukrainian killers of journalist

A court in Kiev handed long sentences to three former police officers for the 2000 murder of Ukrainian journalist Georgy Gongadze, which contributed to the Orange Revolution four years later.

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Google News

Conservatives win Iran election

Conservative candidates in Iran's general election have kept control of parliament, in line with expectations. However, many conservative winners are critics of hard-line President Ahmadinejad.

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BBC

ENVIRONMENT

CEOs see green energy policies preserving US jobs

It's not often you hear executives from the biggest U.S. industries and a Republican governor clamoring for stronger regulations on climate change. But that's exactly what they want.

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Environmental News Network

Japan will kill only half of their intended whale target

Japanese authorities believe their whaling mission in the Antarctic will kill little more than half the intended goal due to harassment by environmentalists, according to reports.

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Yahoo! News

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In pictures: whaling controversy

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Yahoo! News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Space station robot Is up and moving

Robot "Mr. Dextre," as the astronauts on the space shuttle and the space station have started calling him, is doing just fine.

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ABC News

3.14 and the rest

It was Pi Day, a celebration of the mathematical ratio that man has been trying to unlock for millennia. But why are we driven to find the answers behind it?

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BBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

More bands embrace the option of giving away music

The two latest bands to offer their new albums online for free are advancing divergent versions of the business model Radiohead introduced in fall 2007.

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Yahoo! News

Bob Barker bursts a bubble

The ex-"Price is Right" host wrote a letter to the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, Calif., opposing an educational stunt in which an Asian elephant would be enclosed inside a soapy bubble.

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TMZ

RELIGION

Mixing politics and religion a tricky issue for churches, synagogues

Religious constituencies can put a candidate over the top in a close race. But the stakes in mixing religion and politics can be steep for religious institutions.

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Cleveland Plain Dealer

Film spotlights black Mormons' story

Elijah Abel, Jane Manning James and Green Flake hold a unique, but rather obscure place in Mormon history: All three joined the church in its infancy and all three were black people.

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San Francisco Chronicle

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Warming could wipe out half of all plant and animal species

Rising global temperatures caused by climate change could trigger a huge extinction of plants and animals, according to a study.

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Guardian

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Elephants are fed with various kinds of fruit during the round table feeding ceremony at the ground in the ancient city of Ayutthaya, Thailand. (Photo by Apichart Weerawong / AP)

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