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Chinese military delegates leave the Great Hall of the People after the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress in Beijing. (Photo by Elizabeth Dalziel / AP)

Social unrest tops China's agenda

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged greater support for education and health care, saying the government would tackle sources of social unrest such as environmental problems and land seizures.

CNN

Soldiers share troubling stories

Stories of neglect and substandard care flooded in from soldiers, their family members, veterans, doctors and nurses working inside the military health care system.

MSNBC

Generals to testify about Walter Reed

CNN

No more delays on Hicks, PM warns U.S.

John Howard has told the United States that he will not tolerate any more delays in the trial of David Hicks after threats to charge his defense lawyer, Major Michael Mori, for breaching the U.S. military code.

Sydney Morning Herald

Car bomb kills 28 at Baghdad market

A suicide car bomber killed at least 28 people in a blast that touched off raging fires and a blizzard of bloodstained paper from a popular book market.

Examiner

Basra raid finds dozens detained by Iraq spy unit

International Herald Tribune

Dow struggles higher

Stocks fought back, with blue chips leading the way, as investors attempted to set aside worries about a thrashing in global markets following the worst week on Wall Street in four years.

CNN Money

A new worry for Wall Street

Forbes

Official: NATO airstrike hits Afghan house

A NATO airstrike hit a house during a firefight between Western troops and militants, killing nine Afghans who lived there, Afghan officials said.

MSNBC

U.S. 'erased Afghan attack footage'

BBC

Iran's atomic defiance sets it apart, IAEA chief says

Iran's failure to clear up concerns about its nuclear activities after concealing them for almost 20 years sets it apart from all other nations, the U.N. atomic watchdog chief said.

Reuters

Attack on Iran would backfire, warns report

Guardian

NATION

MP's killing sparks violent strike in India

Supporters of an Indian member of parliament murdered by suspected Maoist rebels blocked roads, damaged dozens of vehicles and uprooted power pylons in a strike to protest his killing.

Topix.net

Rain, isolation hamper landslide rescue

Heavy rains and poor access to remote areas hampered search and relief efforts for about 40 missing people and hundreds displaced by landslides in Indonesia's eastern Flores island, officials said.

Epoch Times

Crews tear down Copenhagen youth center

Demolition crews started tearing down a disputed youth center that was at the heart of recent street riots in Copenhagen.

Yahoo! News

POLITICS

Campaigns focus on young voters

Ah, youth, that fickle force in politics. Young people bring energy, passion, creativity and technical wizardry to the presidential campaign — everything, it seems, except impact on Election Day.

CNN

Dems consider tax cuts for middle class

Leading Democrats in Congress want to add more tax credits and deductions to benefit narrow groups of largely middle-class constituents.

Baltimore Sun

Domenici acknowledges he asked fired U.S. attorney about criminal investigation

New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici revealed that he contacted his state's prosecutor to ask about an ongoing investigation several months after calling for his replacement.

USA Today

SPORTS

Jackson, Pippen talk about possible comeback

Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson says he has talked to 41-year-old Scottie Pippen about making a comeback with the team.

MSNBC

Lawyer: Matthews Jr. broke no laws, set to cooperate

Gary Matthews Jr.'s lawyer says the Angels' outfielder hasn't violated any laws or major league rules even though his name surfaced in a widespread steroids investigation.

ESPN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Google moves YouTube ahead

Five months after a $1.65 billion merger, Google and YouTube have been quietly trying to make the merger successful, even while wrangling with several critical issues.

San Francisco Chronicle

Atlantis heads back to hangar for repair

Space shuttle Atlantis was removed from its seaside launch pad for repairs after a freak hailstorm battered the spaceship's fuel tank last week.

Reuters

HEALTH

Scientists discover 'natural barrier' to HIV

Researchers have discovered that cells in the mucosal lining of human genitalia produce a protein that "eats up" invading HIV — possibly keeping the spread of the AIDS more contained.

HealthDay

Official: Prescription drug plan is unaffordable

A prescription drug benefit of the U.S. Medicare program is a "financially irresponsible" addition to a system on the brink of bankruptcy, the U.S. government's top accountant said.

Reuters

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column:

Lamenting the decline of humor

Real Clear Politics

Editorial:

Afghanistan on the edge

San Francisco Chronicle

Column:

Higher grades, lower scores

San Francisco Chronicle

Editorial:

Veteran betrayal

Houston Chronicle

Column (Glenn Greenwald):

Confrontational investigations, subpoenas, and hearings are the priority

Salon

Column (Jacob Weisberg):

The smartest health-care plan yet

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial:

McCain digs in, waits for Rudy to unravel

Sunday Times

Editorial:

Veterans: Shame, then rage

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Column (Robert Fisk):

How easy it is to put hatred on a map

London Independent

Editorial:

How to end the assault on liberties

International Herald Tribune

Column (Ira Chernus):

Beware the Iraqi boomerang

Asia Times

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GOOD NEWS

Heart transplant patient conquers Andes climb

Kelly Perkins, a 45-year-old Californian who had a heart transplant more than a decade ago, has added a dangerous free climb in the Andes to a string of mountaineering feats.

MSNBC

Rancher digs new dinosaur species name

Not every Alberta rancher has a large reptile that roamed the earth 78 million years ago named for him. Then again, not every rancher has a new dinosaur species discovered near his home.

Calgary Sun

NATION

Ohio baseball team home after crash

Jon Betts wore the same baseball cap that his son wore when he died, returning home to Ohio two days after a bus crash in Georgia claimed the lives of his son and five others.

Examiner

Georgia: No plans to change signs at site of deadly crash

CBS News

Backup strategy missing for Iraq

Washington Post

Unpaid federal taxes amount to $2,680 per household

Think of the uses of $300 billion, the annual gap between what taxpayers owe and what they pay.

Houston Chronicle

BUSINESS

Service sector activity slows more than expected in February

The pace of growth in the U.S. service sector posted a surprisingly sharp fall in February, retreating from January's eight-month high, according to a report.

CNBC

Analysts warn New Century may not survive

Several analysts agreed that mortgage lender New Century Financial Corp. likely faces liquidation or bankruptcy after revelations that it's under investigation and in violation of debt covenants.

MarketWatch

ENVIRONMENT

Discord over climate change targets to dominate EU summit

European Union disagreements over tougher measures to combat global warming look set to dominate the bloc's summit on March 8-9, EU diplomats said.

Earth Times

The big green fuel lie

George Bush says that ethanol will save the world. But there is evidence that biofuels may bring new problems for the planet.

London Independent

EDUCATION

Blacks in harder-rated classes, study says

By one academic measure, a little-noticed finding from a U.S. Education Department report showed that black high school students have caught up to their white classmates.

Washington Post

The measure of learning

Can you test what colleges teach? Academics are appalled that the government wants to try.

U.S. News & World Report

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Religious surge in once-atheist China surprises leaders

Chinese experts say the growing popularity of religious belief has been driven by social crises involving corruption and the expanding gap between rich and poor.

International Herald Tribune

The Gospel of Prothero

A Boston University professor argues that Americans, though 'spiritual,' are woefully ignorant about religion.

Newsweek

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Stolen Rockwell found in Spielberg collection

Norman Rockwell paintings often resonate because of their depictions of everyday life, but the life of one of his paintings has been anything but mundane.

CNN

Comedy fest names Colbert person of year

Stephen Colbert, a faux conservative who often honors himself on his Comedy Central show, was lauded by the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival as their "Person of the Year."

USA Today

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