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A Shiite cleric, a supporter of Muqtada al-Sadr holds up a Quran during a protest in Najaf, Iraq. Al-Sadr's followers have accused the Shiite-dominated government of exploiting a cease-fire. (Photo by AP Photo / Alaa al-Marjani)

US sent missile parts to Taiwan

The U.S. military mistakenly shipped four triggers for nuclear missiles to Taiwan, the Pentagon said. The items have been returned to the United States.

MSNBC

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Fast facts: Taiwan

CBS News

US Airways pilot's gun went off as he was stowing weapon

McClatchy

Air marshals missing from almost all domestic flights

CNN

Iraq forces and militants clash in oil city

Militants loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr clashed with Iraqi security forces in Basra and Baghdad for a second day in fighting that has killed more than 50 people and wounded hundreds.

Reuters

Iraqi PM gives Basra gunmen ultimatum

TIME

Unrest in Iraq

BBC

Trash pickers become green force

The unsung heroes in the environmental battle are the impoverished trash pickers in the developing world, who search garbage for cardboard and plastic bags that can be sold and recycled.

McClatchy Newspapers

America's 10 cleanest cities

Forbes

US admits Suez Canal killing

An Egyptian citizen was killed when a U.S. navy-contracted ship fired warning shots at approaching motor boats in the Suez Canal, a statement from the U.S. embassy in Cairo has said.

Al Jazeera

NATION

Bush overruled in death penalty dispute

The Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 that President George W. Bush cannot force the state of Texas to reconsider a death penalty case, even if the conviction violated an international court's ruling.

ABC News

Detroit mayor charged with 8 felonies

Kwame Malik Kilpatrick became the first sitting Detroit mayor to face criminal charges — eight felony counts, the fallout from a text message scandal.

Detroit Free Press

Girls will be girls. Or not.

Newsweek

Detroit mayor In hot water

CBS News

POLITICS

McCain derides government intervention to save banks or borrowers

Sen. John McCain derided government intervention to save and reward banks or small borrowers who behave irresponsibly though offered few immediate alternatives for fixing the growing housing crisis.

Star Tribune

Solving the American housing crisis

ABC News

Question on Lewinsky draws quick dismissal from Chelsea Clinton

Chelsea Clinton had a quick retort when asked whether her mother's credibility had been hurt during the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

Denver Post

Stingy senators stiff GOP

Republican senators with millions of dollars in their campaign accounts have given little or nothing to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, despite its desperate pleas for cash funds.

The Hill

Clinton 'misspoke' on Bosnia

ABC News

BUSINESS

Ford sells Jaguar, Land Rover to Tata

Ford Motor Co. is selling Jaguar and Land Rover in a $2.3 billion deal - less than half what struggling Ford paid for the two luxury brands.

Newsweek

US consumer sentiment slides, house prices decline

U.S. consumer confidence fell more than forecast in March as Americans' outlook on the economy dropped to the lowest level since Richard Nixon was president.

Bloomberg

Economy and '08 predictions

Yahoo! News

Medicare running out of funds

Spending on Medicare, the U.S. health-care program for the elderly, will reach a legal limit by 2014, requiring the next president to propose changes.

Bloomberg

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

NASA: Mars Rovers to continue despite budget cuts

NASA says it has absolutely no plan to turn off either of the Mars Rovers because of budget cuts.

Houston Chronicle

Yahoo! and MySpace join with Google

Yahoo!, Google and MySpace said that they would create the OpenSocial Foundation to maintain a neutral, community-governed forum for developing applications for social networks.

International Herald Tribune

A mission to Mars, in Utah

Phillip Cunio celebrated his wife's birthday from Mars. He held a card up to his habitat webcam so she could see it online, and fellow crew members baked a cake. "Mars" was really the Utah desert.

Christian Science Monitor

EDUCATION

School helps autistic kids navigate 'foreign land'

For the teachers at the Croyden Avenue School in Kalamazoo, Mich., each day is filled with tiny steps and tons of repetition. Progress comes on many scales for the autistic students.

NPR

Low graduation rate draws Florida lawsuit

The American Civil Liberties Union is demanding that the School District of Palm Beach County in Florida boost its graduation rates and reduce the gaps in those rates between racial and socioeconomic groups.

Christian Science Monitor

Pottermania lives on in classrooms

J.K. Rowling has retired Harry Potter, but the fictional boy wizard lives on in college classes across the country where the children's books are embraced as literary and academic texts.

CNN

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GOOD NEWS

Mayor plans 10 'bubbles' of free Wi-Fi

Mayor Bill White announced that Houston will use about $3.5 million to build 10 free wireless network "bubbles" in low-income parts of Houston, Texas, to give residents access they otherwise might do without.

Houston Chronicle

Alaska couple married in swimming pool

The cake was in the shape of a pool and the walk down the aisle was replaced by a zip down a water slide as Mark Confer and Joanne Wainwright took the plunge into marriage — literally.

HappyNews.com

WORLD

Somalia too dangerous for aid work

Top international aid agencies warned that war-scarred Somalia has become too dangerous for its workers to help more than 1 million civilians living rough, as fresh fighting erupted.

Sydney Morning Herald

Comoros: African Union, government troops invade Anjouan

Comoran and African Union troops invaded the island of Anjouan to put an end to the rebellion led by Colonel Mohamed Bacar against the federal government of the archipelago.

allAfrica.com

Q&A: Comoros rebellion

BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Contaminated water system flushed

Crews started pumping chlorine through the Alamosa, Colo. water system to rid it of salmonella bacteria that has sickened nearly 250 people.

Detroit Free Press

Death of large numbers of US bats puzzles experts

Many bats are dying in the U.S., stricken by a puzzling calamity. Experts fear some species may be doomed to extinction.

International Herald Tribune

Nike releases green sneaker

In a sign that eco friendly shoes are moving out of the hemp, vegan, crunchy cliches and into the broader world is the newly released Nike Trash Talk shoe.

Environmental News Network

SPORTS

Ramirez, Red Sox top A's in extras to open season

Manny Ramirez's two-run double in the top of the 10th inning lifted Boston over Oakland, 6-5, during Major League Baseball's season opener at the Tokyo Dome.

The Sports Network

Niners docked fifth-round pick for tampering with Briggs

The San Francisco 49ers have forfeited their fifth-round pick in next month's NFL draft after commissioner Roger Goodell said they tampered with Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs.

CBS SportsLine

HEALTH

Weight gain: thyroid gland to blame?

If you're tempted to blame your thyroid gland for the numbers on the scale, researchers have some good news and some not-so-good news for you.

WebMD

Florida teen dies after complications during breast surgery

Florida high school senior Stephanie Kuleba's promising life was cut short after the 18-year-old suffered what doctors believe was a fatal reaction to anesthesia during breast augmentation surgery.

ABC News

RELIGION

Muslim baptized by pope controversial

The Egyptian-born commentator who renounced Islam and converted to Roman Catholicism has built his career crusading against what he calls the "inherent" violence in Islam.

Associated Press

Jewish punk

Though few people would associate punk rock with Judaism, the punk movement was created by Jews from Brooklyn and Queens.

Beliefnet

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

DoOneNiceThing.com inspires do-gooders to keep it up

DoOneNiceThing.com began in a simple way: Over lunch with girlfriends, Debbie Tenzer listened as they argued over the state of the world and how they felt helpless to change anything.

Christian Science Monitor

Britney can still draw a crowd

Britney Spears' guest appearance on "How I Met Your Mother" helped boost the sitcom by about 1 million viewers, Nielsen Media Research estimates show.

E Online

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