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Bob Stuller, center, of New London, Conn. joins other demonstrators during a protest against the war in Iraq at The Old State House in downtown Hartford, Conn. (Photo by George Ruhe / AP)

Iraqis killed by chlorine bombs

Three chlorine gas attacks in Iraq are reported to have killed eight people and left hundreds injured, including six US troops.

BBC

Maoists massacre 50 at Indian police base

Indian security chiefs were meeting in crisis sessions after hundreds of Maoist guerillas killed more than 50 officers and militia men in an attack on a police station in the central state of Chhattisgarh.

Australian

Ex-CIA agent Plame brings personal perspective to case

Valerie Plame's Capitol Hill debut began with a phalanx of news photographers crowding in for a shot of the woman at the center of the CIA leak scandal, and ended with anti-war protesters' chants of "Impeach now!"

Newsday

Thousands protest Iraq war policy

CBS News

NYC grand jury indicts three officers

Two police officers involved in a 50-bullet barrage that killed an unarmed man on his wedding day were indicted on charges of manslaughter, and a third faces a misdemeanor charge.

Guardian

Gonzales offers mea culpa to attorneys

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, facing another tough week amid calls for his ouster, has offered a mea culpa to all 93 U.S. attorneys for the way the Justice Department fired eight of their colleagues.

Yahoo! News

Alberto Gonzales - on the firing line?

MSNBC

White House misses testimony notification deadline

NPR

Major recall of pet food has animal owners frantic

Pet owners were worried that the pet food in their cupboards could be deadly after millions of containers of dog and cat food sold at major retailers across North America were recalled.

International Herald Tribune

NATION

Rally held for missing BBC journalist

Palestinian journalists have rallied outside parliament in Gaza City in support of the BBC's Alan Johnston, who is thought to have been abducted.

BBC

AU concern at Zimbabwe violence

The African Union has urged Zimbabwe to respect democratic principles and human rights as the political crisis in the country deepens.

BBC

POLITICS

Iraq war reaches fourth anniversary

The White House, asked if President Bush is planning anything to mark the fourth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq on Monday, says that the president is going about business as usual.

Chicago Tribune

In Hawaii, clues from Barack Obama's origins

Obama's political narrative was written largely in Illinois. But the seeds of his racial consciousness, its attendant alienation and his political curiosity appear to have been planted in Hawaii.

International Herald Tribune

Democrats manipulate military policy for political gain, Bush says

President Bush accused Democrats who are moving anti-war legislation through Congress of using troops as leverage to win domestic political battles.

USA Today

SPORTS

NCAA 'March Madness' scoreboard

Up-to-date scores, results, and analysis of all the NCAA basketball action.

ESPN

Failure to reach NCAA tourney costs Michigan coach

Michigan basketball coach Tommy Amaker was fired following six seasons leading the program without an NCAA tournament appearance.

Sports Illustrated

ENVIRONMENT

Could crazy technology save the planet?

Crazy-sounding ideas for saving the planet are getting a serious look from top scientists, a sign of their fears about global warming and the desire for an insurance policy in case things get worse.

Environmental News Network

Backstory: Busting cane toads down under

Australian conservationist Graeme Sawyer is a top general in the defense against a literal amphibious assault.

Christian Science Monitor

HEALTH

California stem cell scientists get $75 million boost

Cafironia's Stem Cell Agency has authorized $75.7 million in funding for 12 non-profit academic institutions. This follows $45 million approved last month for stem cell research.

Medical News Today

New meningitis test gets OK from feds

A test to help doctors rapidly distinguish between viral meningitis and less common but more severe spinal cord and brain infections caused by bacteria received federal approval.

Houston Chronicle

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Elephants on parade

After the stunning success last weekend of "300," a sword-sandal-and-splatter epic that manages the trick of being blood-soaked and utterly bloodless at the same time, where does that leave us?

Wall Street Journal

Sandra Bullock and 'Premonition'

This supernatural thriller, in which Sandra Bullock plays a woman living each day as if it were her husband's last, is too serious for its own good.

Salon

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Joe Conason):

Blame Bill

Salon

Blog:

First, define "German-ness"

Economist

Column (Jeffrey Tobbin):

Verdicts

New Yorker

Editorial:

Calls for attorney general to resign miss real target

USA Today

Blog (David Corn):

Valerie Plame speaks, finally, about CIA leak case

Nation

Editorial:

Bush sounds right note in Latin America

St. Petersburg Times

Blog:

Thank you, sir, may I have another?

Huffington Post

Column:

Iraq: The failures of democratization

Foreign Policy in Focus

Editorial:

Gun laws as a right to safety

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

A hole in airport security

International Herald Tribune

Column:

Inside America's powerful Israel lobby

Salon.com

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GOOD NEWS

One Irishman's take on St. Patrick's day

March 17th is the day in the United States when many people bloom with green. Most of them are not Irish, but St. Patrick's Day has become a showing of the colors in many American cities.

NPR

Bison once again roam eastern Colorado

After an absence of more than a century, wild bison were returned to Colorado's Front Range in full view of Denver's skyline.

Yahoo! News

NATION

Passport problems snarl travel plans

As the State Department wades through an unprecedented crush of passport applications, pouring in at more than 1 million per month, travelers are left holding their breath.

MSNBC

Lawyer: Media outlet has alleged D.C. madam's records

A federal judge ruled that the alleged "Washington Madam" cannot sell phone records and other business records, but her attorney said copies of those records have already been sent to a media outlet.

CNN

FBI file links Kennedy to Monroe's death

For four decades there have been rumours that Marilyn Monroe's death was not a simple suicide. Now a writer and director, Philippe Mora, has uncovered an FBI document that throws up a new scenario.

Sydney Morning Herald

BUSINESS

Wal-Mart shelves plans for banking division

Wal-Mart said it had abandoned plans to open a banking unit after two years of complaints and criticism from financial services companies who feared the world's largest retailer encroaching on their market.

Monsters and Critics

China raises rates to slow inflation and investment

China raised interest rates for the third time in 11 months to curb inflation and reduce asset bubbles in the world's fastest-growing major economy.

Bloomberg

Investors wary as inflation holds

A day after a report showed inflation at the producer level increasing, the Labor Department reported a different story for consumer prices.

Forbes

Hilary Clinton sees 'some worrying signs' in U.S. economy

Bloomberg

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Spot the difference

Conservationists claim to have found a new species of big cat. But this is just the latest case of species inflation.

Economist

Is this the age of the online avatar?

As Internet communities grow, virtual alter-egos are becoming mainstream.

Christian Science Monitor

EDUCATION

Who controls textbook choices?

A growing number of colleges are adopting book rental or buyback programs and urging professors to order books on time so their students have a chance to scour the market for the best deal.

Inside Higher Ed

Lawmakers eye changes to education law

President Bush's signature No Child Left Behind education law is headed for fundamental changes as Congress rewrites it this year, including a likely softening of do-or-die deadlines.

MyFox

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope scolds left-wing theologian over 'dangerous propositions'

Pope Benedict XVI has scolded an influential Latin American theologian who holds that the Catholic Church should primarily serve the poor by calling his arguments "dangerous" and contradictory to Church doctrine.

Earth Times

Christians gather for anti-war protest

Thousands of Christians prayed for peace at an anti-war service at the Washington National Cathedral, kicking off a weekend of protests around the country to mark the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq.

ABC News

Photo of the Day

An Iraqi boy watches as a U.S. army soldier from B Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment lights up a cigarette as members of his unit take a rest after a foot patrol in Baghdad's Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Iraq. (Photo by Marko Drobnjakovic / AP)

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