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Nathan Summers, one of 15 British navy personnel seized by Iran, talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center right, in Tehran, Iran. Ahmadinejad announced that his government would release the 15 detained British sailors and marines as an Easter season gift to the British people. (Photo by AP)

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DaimlerChrysler confirms talks on Chrysler sale

DaimlerChrysler confirmed for the first time that it is in negotiations with a number of parties about the sale of its money-losing Chrysler division.

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International Herald Tribune

AP: U.S. agents visit Ethiopian secret jails

CIA and FBI agents have been interrogating terrorism suspects from 19 countries held at secret prisons in Ethiopia, which is notorious for torture, according to an investigation by The Associated Press.

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Guardian

Forecasters: Hurricane season will be 'very active'

Batten down the hatches: A "very active" Atlantic hurricane season is brewing, and at least one major storm is likely to strike the U.S. coastline, experts said.

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National Geographic

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Hurricane season warning

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CBS News

Iran's president says 15 Britons will be freed

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the 15 Britons seized 13 days ago are being pardoned for the prophet Muhammad's birthday and are being released after his news conference in Tehran.

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Bloomberg

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The secret war against Iran

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ABC News

Pelosi meets with Syrian leaders

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Syrian President Bashar Assad for talks criticized by the White House as undermining American efforts to isolate the hard-line Arab country.

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ABC News

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Pelosi Syria trip part of U.S. foreign policy battle

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Reuters

Medical identity theft can threaten lives

Andrew Brooke’s family knew something was screwy when they got a collection notice for unpaid bills for treatment of his work-related back injury.

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MSNBC

Obama raises $25 million in first quarter

In a conference call with financial supporters, the campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., announced that it had raised an eye-popping $25 million.

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ABC News

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Republicans post fundraising totals

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NPR

NATION

Sri Lanka air force 'destroys' key Tamil Tigers sea base

Sri Lanka’s air force has said it has destroyed the headquarters of the Tamil Tigers naval base, located in the far north of the country. Israeli-built Kfir jets attacked the base near Mullaitivu.

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Times Online

Ukraine rivals in tense stand-off

Ukraine's PM Viktor Yanukovych has called the president's decision to dissolve parliament a "fatal mistake".

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BBC

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Orange Revolution rivals summon people’s armies for power struggle

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Times

Q&A: Ukraine political crisis

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BBC

British hacker loses extradition appeal

A British hacker who broke into U.S. military computers looking for evidence of UFOs lost another extradition appeal in London's High Court.

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PC World

POLITICS

Struggling McCain looks to revamp fundraising operation

Lagging in fundraising and under fire for his support of the Iraq war, Sen. John McCain is overhauling his presidential campaign finance operation and making other changes.

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Houston Chronicle

Women's equality measure faces long odds

Democrats face long odds in their effort to revive an Equal Rights Amendment that failed three decades ago, even if unisex bathrooms are no longer much of a fear factor.

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AOL News

BUSINESS

Oil prices fall as Iran tensions diffuse

Oil prices fell amid signs that the standoff between Iran, a major oil producer, and Britain over Tehran's detention of 15 UK sailors and Royal marines may be resolved.

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Telegraph

Nasdaq to create China index to court international listings

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. will introduce an index tracking Chinese companies traded in the U.S. as part of an effort to lure more international listings.

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Bloomberg

SPORTS

Lady Vols hold off inexperienced Rutgers for seventh title

Everyone is gazing up at good ol' Rocky Top again. After a nine-year title drought, Tennessee and coach Pat Summitt are NCAA champions.

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Behind the scenes with the Lady Vols

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Sports Illustrated

Federer wins third straight Sportsman of Year award

Roger Federer won his third straight Laureus sportsman of the year award. The world's top-ranked tennis player won three grand slams last year.

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The Age

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Laureus hat-trick for Federer

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ITN

HEALTH

Some flu viruses resist drugs

Some flu viruses appear to resist the antiviral flu drugs Tamiflu and Relenza, report Japanese researchers.

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WebMD

Two medications treat migraines better than one

Combining two commonly used medications can provide faster, long-lasting relief of migraine pain than using either drug alone, concludes a new study.

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Health Day

EDUCATION

Head of welfare, abstinence programs resigns

Wade Horn, the Bush administration's point man for welfare reform, Head Start and abstinence education, resigned as assistant secretary for children and families.

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USA Today

Testing service cancels plans for new GRE exam

The makers of the GRE graduate school entrance exam have scrapped an extensive makeover of the test, citing concerns they wouldn't be able to accommodate enough students centers.

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CNN

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GOOD NEWS

World Bank gives Africa $164.5 million for Internet connections

The World Bank has approved financing worth $164.5 million for Kenya, Burundi and Madagascar for high-speed Internet connections, the bank said.

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Reuters

IBM gives feds $45M in translation tech

To honor an employee's son who was badly wounded in Iraq, IBM Corp. plans to give the U.S. military $45 million worth of Arabic-English translation technology.

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Hartford Courant

Boeing's 787 orders top 500

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner program has tallied more than 500 orders three months ahead of its rollout, a pace of orders unprecedented in any previous jet program.

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NATION

Journalist free after 226 days in prison

Video blogger Joshua Wolf, who spent a record-setting stint behind bars for refusing to turn over his footage of a chaotic 2005 street protest, was released after a deal with prosecutors.

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Houston Chronicle

FCC says 'no' to cellphones on planes

Making cellphone haters everywhere happy, a government agency said it will keep a rule in place that requires the divisive devices to be turned off during airline flights.

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USA Today

Iowa student's body found in lake

The body of a missing Iowa State University student was discovered in Lake LaVerne on the campus. Abel Bolanos, 19, was last seen Saturday.

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Des Moines Register

ENVIRONMENT

Urban air pollution more dangerous than Chernobyl

Air pollution in major cities may be more damaging to health than the radiation exposure suffered by survivors of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, according to a new report.

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Guardian

U.S. to fund a new clean coal plant

U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman announced $235 million in funds for a new clean coal plant. The 285 megawatt coal-fired power plant will be located in Florida.

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Earth Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Exec: Sanjaya won't win 'Idol'

The impact of the Internet about keeping Sanjaya Malakar alive on "American Idol" is overblown, according to the show's executive producer, who doesn't expect Malakar to be around much longer.

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New York Daily News

Stradivari violin fetches 'bargain' price of $2.7M at auction

An 18th century Stradivari violin sold for about $2.7 million at a New York auction, but while the final price nearly doubled the pre-sale estimate, it was dubbed a "bargain."

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CBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Skeleton holds key to origin of man

A skeleton of a possible hybrid between modern and more ancient humans has been found in China, which challenges the theory that modern man originated in Africa.

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Telegraph

Microsoft patches Windows curser vulnerability

Microsoft Corp. patched the already-exploited Windows animated cursor vulnerability with a critical out-of-cycle security update that also fixed six other flaws.

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France celebrates train's new speed record in Champagne

A French TGV train broke a world speed record as it hurtled down a newly built track at 357 miles per hour in the country's Champagne region.

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CNET News

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A timeline of train speed records

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International Herald Tribune

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Radical Muslim clerics refused entry to Australia

A radical Muslim cleric was refused entry to Australia, and another was asked to show why he should not also be banned, just days before they were due to attend an Islamic conference in Melbourne.

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NEWS.com.au

Pope indicates support for canonization

Pope Benedict XVI said he can already hear the voice of John Paul II among the saints, indicating on the second anniversary of his predecessor's death that he is in favor of canonization.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Charity teaches lifesaving lesson: swimming

When many people think of aid to Africa, they imagine sacks of grain for the starving or blankets for the homeless. But in Uganda, one charity is offering something different: swimming lessons.

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Richmond Times-Dispatch

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Tiger Woods watches his shot to the 4th hole during practice for the 2007 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. First round play begins on Thursday. (Photo by Rob Carr / AP)

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