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Reece Gallagher, 2, of Ewing, N.J., ignores the crowds around her as she stops and savors candy collected at the Easter Egg Hunt at Drumthwacket, the governors’ mansion in Princeton, N.J. Gallagher got into the spirit of the day after a period of crying earlier in the event. (Photo by MJ Schear / AP)

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Roadside bomb takes American death toll in Iraq to 4,000

The number of U.S. troops to die in Iraq since the invasion began five years ago hit 4,000 after a roadside bomb in Baghdad killed four soldiers.

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Times Online

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Families Torn by Citizenship for Fallen

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ABC News

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Military funerals: families, friends say goodbye

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Associated Press

5 killed in Iowa City shooting

Police say a woman and four children have been found dead in an Iowa City home. The bodies were found in a suburban area of the city.

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Des Moines Register

Pope's Easter message calls for peace

Pope Benedict called in his Easter message for an end to injustice, hatred and violence around the world, including in Tibet, Iraq and Darfur.

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Images: Easter celebrations around the world

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Yahoo! News

Honduras: FDA melon warning 'extreme and imprudent'

The FDA’s warning that cantaloupes from Agropecuaria Montelibano commercialized in the U.S. and Canada stores were linked with a Salmonella outbreak prompted criticism on behalf of Honduras’ president.

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eFluxMedia

Hamas 'wrecking Middle East peace'

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has said Palestinian militant group Hamas, along with Iran and Syria, is trying to torpedo the Middle East peace process.

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Palestinian rivals reach agreement

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Al-Jazeera

Arkansas prepares for 25-year flood

Neglected Arkansas levees proved no match for torrential rains that are poised to cause the worst flooding the state has seen in a quarter century.

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NATION

Firefighters hurt in California blaze

Twelve firefighters were injured in a blaze that broke out at a commercial building, causing three chemical storage tanks to rupture and forcing the evacuation of 35 businesses, authorities said.

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Associated Press

4 dead, 42 rescued from sinking boat off Alaska islands

Four crew members died and another was missing after a Seattle-based fishing boat sank in high seas off Alaska's Aleutian Islands, the Coast Guard said.

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MSNBC

Police hunt Florida mall killer of 3

The 911 call lasted a split second. Not even a breath was heard. It was Nancy Bochicchio's last desperate plea for help.

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POLITICS

Attorney General Mukasey 'surprised' by scope of terrorist threats

Attorney General Michael Mukasey has been taken aback by the scope and variety of potential terrorism threats facing the United States, he told reporters at an informal meeting in his office.

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CNN

Some Democrats fear undue influence by financial industry

Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, who have run for president as economic populists, are benefiting handsomely from Wall Street donations.

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Clinton and Obama rest up for long-haul

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama took a much-needed rest from their presidential campaigns as their tight race for the Democratic nomination looked set to drag on for months.

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Reuters

Obama 'typical white person' comment delights Clinton aides

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U.S. News & World Report

BUSINESS

JPMorgan ups offer for Bear Stearns

JPMorgan quintupled its offer to $10 a share and will purchase 39.5 percent of Bear Stearns to help ensure the deal goes through.

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CNNMoney

Gasoline pump price in US rises to $3.26

Rising gas prices are taking a toll on consumers, whose spending makes up two-thirds of the economy.

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Bloomberg

For less-educated workers, good jobs will be harder to find

High-school dropouts and even high-school graduates who lack specialized job training have seen their already limited employment prospects steadily decline.

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McClatchy Newspapers

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Easter surprise: world's oldest rabbit bones found

You need some serious luck to find a 53-million-year-old rabbit's foot. As it happens, Kenneth Rose was so fortunate — but it took him a few years to realize it.

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National Geographic

Forget diamonds — is zirconia a jet engine's best friend?

Although not exactly the faux rocks that dazzle on home shopping networks, a new diamond-like coating protects jet turbines from extreme heat, allowing the engines to run hotter and cleaner.

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Scientific American

EDUCATION

Schools using billboards, Internet to boost enrollment

Attracting and keeping students in an era of rising expenses and stagnant state aid has become a priority for public, charter and private schools.

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MLive.com

Judge OKs ban on female teachers

Leaders of a prominent Southern Baptist seminary who believe women are biblically forbidden from teaching men were within their rights when they told a female professor to leave, a judge has ruled.

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RELIGION

Church leaders defend Wright

The fiery oratory of Sen. Barack Obama's former pastor drew from rhetorical traditions that are well within the mainstream of black church congregations.

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Newsday

Pilgrims brave rain as pope celebrates open-air Easter mass

Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Easter mass before tens of thousands of pilgrims huddled under umbrellas in St. Peter's Square on the holiest day of the Christian calendar.

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Prominent Muslim becomes Catholic on Easter

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GOOD NEWS

Marine, Iraq dog reunited in San Diego

A San Diego-based Marine major was reunited with one of his closest war buddies -- a 2-year-old dog named Nubs.

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CBS News

Australia to train Aboriginal doctors

Australia committed $17 million to train Aboriginal nurses and doctors, as part of efforts to close a 17-year gap in the life expectancies of indigenous and other Australians.

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The 50th anniversary of the peace symbol

Americans associate the peace symbol with the protests against the Vietnam War. Fewer know that the symbol is much older than that, dating back to another protest across the sea in Britain.

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WORLD

Benazir Bhutto aide named Pakistan's new prime minister

Pakistan's parliament has elected Benazir Bhutto loyalist Yousaf Raza Gilani as the nation's new prime minister.

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Google News

Al-Qaida deputy calls for attacks

An audio message attributed to al-Qaida's deputy leader, Ayman Zawahiri, has called for attacks on American and Israeli interests.

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BBC

Arrest made over China protests at Olympic torch ceremony

The Olympic torch has been lit, but fears that the ceremony would be hijacked by protesters unhappy about China's treatment of Tibet were extinguished despite minor unrest in Athens.

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Olympics photo wire

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ENVIRONMENT

Harnessing the power of Ireland's wind and waves

Fierce, unforgiving seas surround Ireland's shores. And that could prove to be a moneymaker for the country.

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CNET News

Scientists warn of soot effect on climate

Soot produced by burning coal, diesel, wood and dung causes significantly more damage to the environment than previously thought, according to research.

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Guardian

Greenpeace and guitar makers unite to save forests

A collective effort by Martin, Gibson, Fender and others to preserve their supply of old-growth wood from clear-cutting — in which all trees within a designated area are removed — is beginning to bear fruit.

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Environmental News Network

SPORTS

Pacers' CEO Walsh likely staying in Indiana; Bird's future uncertain

Pacers' CEO Donnie Walsh, who has reportedly had discussions with the New York Knicks about possibly replacing Isiah Thomas as team president, is leaning toward staying with Indiana.

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ESPN

Kansas beats UNLV, into sweet 16

Capping off two days of blowouts in Omaha, Kansas pulled away from UNLV in the second half and romped to a 75-56 victory at the NCAA's Midwest Regional.

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Kansas vs. UNLV highlights

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HEALTH

Cloned cells bring hope of therapy for Parkinson’s disease

Cloned embryonic stem cells have been used to treat animals with Parkinson’s disease for the first time, in an important step towards developing the therapy for human patients.

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Times Online

Things you didn't know about your penis

Interesting facts that men and women will find educational — and surprising.

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CBS News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Mambo creator 'Cachao' dies at 89

Cuban-born jazz musician Israel "Cachao" Lopez, credited with inventing the mambo, has died in Miami at the age of 89.

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BBC

'Bob and Ray,' masters of the spoof

From their start in radio in the 1940s until their retirement in the 1980s, the duo known simply as "Bob and Ray" brought laughter into millions of American homes.

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NPR

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Efficient adoption system attracts American couples to Ethiopia

Ethiopia has become a hot spot for international adoption by Americans. Even before actress Angelina Jolie put adoption in Ethiopia on the cover of People magazine in 2005, it was growing.

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International Herald Tribune

Photo of the Day

Swimming instructor Margarita Gotzia holds 8-month-old Agapi Kapola during a dive at the Olympic indoor swimming pool of Athens. (Photo by Thanassis Stavrakis / AP)

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