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Demonstrator Yoland Araujo carries an oversized resident alien card during an immigration protest rally in Los Angeles. Marchers filled the streets to demand amnesty for the nation's estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. (Photo by Stefano Paltera / AP)

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Thousands rally to protest Bush immigration plan

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Los Angeles Daily News

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Bush renews efforts on immigration

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Protesters in Los Angeles

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Unprovoked beatings of homeless rising

It was a balmy night, the sort that brings the homeless out from shelters, when the police were summoned to America Street. On the driveway of a condo, just a few paces from the gutter, lay a dying man.

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MSNBC

Protests mark anniversary of Baghdad's fall

Hundreds of thousands of Shia protesters have burned and trampled on U.S. flags in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf during an anti-American rally called by Muqtada al-Sadr, a prominent Shia cleric.

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Iraq PM seeks Japanese support for reconstruction

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Iraqi Shias heed protest call

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Iran: Nuclear program stepped up

Iran's nuclear fuel production program has reached "industrial" levels, the country's president said in a speech at the Natanz nuclear facility.

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CNN

Zimbabwe bishops warn of revolt

Zimbabwe's Roman Catholic bishops have warned of a mass uprising unless free elections are held, in a letter pinned up in churches across the country.

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Military banned from selling stories

The sole woman among the 15 British personnel held captive in Iran revealed that she feared her captors had measured her for a coffin.

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Bomb kills 6 Canadian troops, wounds 1 in Afghanistan

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N.B. base in mourning as soldiers' names released

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New hunger strike at Guantanamo

A new, long-term hunger strike has broken out at the American detention center at Guantanamo Bay, with more than a dozen detainees subjecting themselves to daily force-feeding to protest their treatment.

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International Herald Tribune

Britain delivers damning verdict on Blair's 10 years

A remarkable picture of the way Tony Blair has lost the faith of British voters over his 10 years in power is revealed by a comprehensive study of public attitudes towards the Prime Minister.

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POLITICS

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Levin: Senate will pay for Iraq war

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Gingrich: AG should consider resigning

Joining a growing list of Republicans, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should consider resigning

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San Francisco Chronicle

Congress girds up for return to oversight

Not since the Depression-era Congress of 1932 has Capitol Hill ramped up so quickly for oversight hearings and related legislation – most targeting the Bush administration.

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Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

Oil falls despite gasoline worries

Oil fell below $64 a barrel, extending a decline after Iran released 15 British sailors and marines last week, although concerns over the state of pre-summer U.S. gasoline supplies tempered selling.

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U.S. gasoline prices edge closer to $3 per gallon

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Bloomberg

U.S. stock-index futures rise on jobs data; Dow Chemical jumps

U.S. stock-index futures advanced after employers added more jobs than analysts forecast last month, adding to evidence that consumer spending will keep the economy expanding.

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Bloomberg

SPORTS

Zach Johnson is master of the green

A strange week at the Masters saved the biggest surprises for the end - a green jacket for unheralded Zach Johnson, who defeated Tiger Woods to win one of golf's most prestigious events.

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Bobcats beat Heat, ruin Dwayne Wade's comeback

Dwyane Wade's comeback night was not one the Miami Heat will fondly remember. The Charlotte Bobcats spoiled Wade's first game back after missing 6½ weeks, beating the Heat 111-103 in overtime.

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Sun-Sentinel

HEALTH

Herbal supplement may help treat recurrent bladder infections

An herbal extract that is sold in health food stores and promoted as an allergy and fat loss aid may improve treatment of bladder infections when it is taken with antibiotics, research suggests.

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USA Today

Small steps lead to healthier hearts for women

For years, doctors have been fighting the perception that heart disease is a mainly male affliction.

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Health Day

EDUCATION

Gay rights tour to stop at Seattle Pacific University

Gay and lesbian students who are traveling the country visiting Christian universities that have discriminatory policies against homosexuals will call on Seattle Pacific University.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Backlash grows against college rankings

A burgeoning number of college presidents say they are fed up with U.S. News & World Report's popular annual feature.

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GOOD NEWS

Bikers' Easter joy for sick kids

Thousands of "biker bunnies" descended on Glasgow to deliver an Easter treat for sick children.

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BBC

Group pledges $500 million to fight obesity in children

In the hopes of speeding up efforts to fight the growing problem of childhood obesity, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has pledged $500 million over five years to help children.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NATION

Aid flap is new threat to rebuilding of New Orleans post Katrina

As homes in New Orleans inch toward habitability, a bureaucratic storm is brewing between state and federal relief agencies that could derail the city's recovery from Hurricane Katrina.

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Reuters

Top Cold War spy 'innocent'

Historian says new evidence shows Alger Hiss did not give U.S. secrets to Russia, but intelligence experts remain unconvinced.

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Observer

Pilot's foul language leads to Northwest flight cancellation

Northwest Airlines canceled a flight set to leave from Las Vegas to Detroit after the captain cursed on a cell phone in a bathroom, then swore at one of the 180 passengers on the plane.

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Reuters

How a tiny frog is a deadly portent of what awaits an overheating planet

It is being pushed to the brink of extinction because the puddles in which it splashes for moisture are drying out. But the plight of the tiny harlequin frog has even more disturbing implications.

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Scotsman

China promises to act on 'broad-based' U.N. climate report

The Chinese government, actively involved in drafting the recent U.N. climate change report, will implement recommendations as a "responsible member of the international community," state media reported.

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Great ideas for saving the planet

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Sopranos' returns with first of its final nine episodes

For nine more Sundays, fans of "The Sopranos" will have new episodes to watch and talk about, before the popular HBO series comes to an end.

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The 10 best Sopranos ever

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Johnny Hart, 'B.C.' creator, dies

Cartoonist Johnny Hart, whose award-winning "B.C." comic strip appeared in more than 1,300 newspapers worldwide, has died. He was 76.

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'Blades' trumps 'Grindhouse' at the box office

The blood-spattered double-feature from Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez was expected to be an easy winner at theaters this weekend - instead it came in fourth place.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Gene mutation in mice could lead way to memory improvement pill

A gene mutation in the brains of mice could help scientists develop the world's first memory pill.

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London Independent

New thinking on death of Sun-like stars

When stars like our Sun die, they become red giants, then eject gigantic clouds of gas and dust into space. But, scientists have been at a loss to explain how exactly dying stars could blow away these clouds.

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USA Today

Wireless devices blur balance between home and work

Staying in touch constantly by using laptops, BlackBerrys and other wireless devices has blurred the line between a person’s professional and personal life, according to a new survey.

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Red Herring

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Fighting for the soul of Islam

How does a decades-old crisis of authority among Muslims affect the ongoing campaign against terrorism?

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U.S. News & World Report

Thousands of Orthodox Christians celebrate 'holy light' Easter ceremony

Thousands of Christians attended the ceremony of the "holy light" at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

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Ha'aretz

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Filial piety key to Chinese jobs

Working hard is no longer enough to warrant a promotion in one Chinese county, according to state media.

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BBC

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Farmers carry wheat crop bundles at Kisari village, about 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Allahabad, India. India's Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said that "too many" people in India were engaged in agriculture, which is the major cause of the rural-urban income divide, according to a news report. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP)

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