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Democrats say they're set for Iraq funding showdown

House Democratic leaders predict they will have enough votes to pass legislation requiring U.S. troops to begin leaving Iraq by Oct. 1 and send it on to President Bush for his promised veto.

CNN

Bush and Cheney chide Democrats on Iraq deadline

International Herald Tribune

Cheney vs. Reid on Iraq

The Hill

Va. commission to begin inquiry into campus shootings

Should the Virginia Tech campus have been locked down during the hours of April 16 when a killer was on the loose?

Virginian-Pilot

Virginia Gov. says remedy might close gun loophole

International Herald Tribune

NATION

Abortion legalized in Mexico City

Mexico City's legislative assembly has voted to legalize abortion in the city, the capital of the world's second-largest Roman Catholic country.

BBC

74 dead in attack on oil field in Ethiopia

Gunmen raided a Chinese-run oil field near the Somali border, killing 65 Ethiopians and nine Chinese workers, an official of the Chinese company said.

USA Today

Call for Nigeria street protests

Nigerians must resist the "wholescale fraud" of Saturday's presidential elections, an opposition alliance says.

BBC

Democracy in Nigeria

Yahoo! News

A solemn farewell at Yeltsin's funeral

Russia bid a solemn farewell to Boris Yeltsin in a funeral conducted by some two dozen white-robed priests and with a crowd of dignitaries including President Vladimir Putin and two former U.S. leaders in attendance.

International Herald Tribune

In pictures: Russians mourn Yeltsin

BBC

POLITICS

Corzine could exit hospital in one week

New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, moved from intensive care 11 days after being critically injured in a car wreck, might leave the hospital within a week, doctors said.

Bloomberg

McCain's pitch: Experience counts

Republican senator John McCain is casting himself as the most qualified to succeed President Bush and lead the nation in wartime as he officially opens his second bid for the White House.

ABC News

Federal investigators launch probe in White House

A little-known federal investigative unit has launched a probe into allegations of illegal political activity within the executive branch of government, including a White House office led by Karl Rove.

CBS News

POLITICS

The Dow passes 13,000 on earnings data

The Dow Jones industrial average passed 13,000 for the first time as stronger-than-expected earnings reports streamed in.

Yahoo! News

Toyota ends GM's reign as leader in global sales

Toyota surpassed General Motors in worldwide vehicle sales during the first three months of this year, marking the end of one of the longest runs of dominance in all of global industry.

International Herald Tribune

Toyota overtakes GM in global vehicle sales

MSNBC

Boeing wins $6.3 billion in 787 orders from Air Canada, Virgin

Boeing Co., the world's second- biggest maker of commercial aircraft, received orders valued at $6.3 billion from Air Canada and Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. for the new 787 Dreamliner model.

Bloomberg

SPORTS

NFL vows discipline for leaks of confidential info

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's get-tough stance doesn't only apply to NFL players, as he sent memos to all 32 teams chastising club officials who leak confidential information.

USA Today

NBA signs deal to bring excitement, style to Beijing in 2008

The National Basketball Association has signed a deal to bring NBA-style razzmatazz to the 2008 Olympic Games.

CBS SportsLine

HEALTH

Pet food scare prompts FDA to check imported human food

CNN

Abortion does not increase breast cancer risk, new study says

A new U.S. study suggests that breast cancer risk is not increased by induced abortion or miscarriage, contrary to the findings of some other studies and the claims made by some groups.

Medical News Today

New drug may treat muscular dystrophy

An experimental drug called PTC124 may override a gene glitch seen in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and various other genetic disorders.

WebMD

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Blacksburg sermons question God after Tech massacre

Over the past week, pastor Tommy McDearis told his congregation, he has struggled to understand how God could let something so vile happen to so many good people.

Charleston Daily Mail

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GOOD NEWS

College Board recognizes America’s most improved high schools

Three high schools have won the College Board 2007 Inspiration Award for improving academically and helping students achieve access to higher education despite challenges.

PNN

Journey back to the ice: skaters recover after slash

Canadian figure skaters Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison are back on ice after Davison's skate accidentally hit Dube's face during a competition lat year.

CNN

NATION

House panel approves immunity grant for former Gonzales aid

A House panel voted to grant former Justice Department aide Monica Goodling limited immunity from prosecution to compel her to testify about the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.

Bloomberg

Prison riot at New Castle, Indiana

The mayor of New Castle, Indiana, reported a "riot'' at a correctional facility operated by GEO Group Inc., the Associated Press reported.

Bloomberg

Skybus starts selling tickets today, with some one-way fares for $10

Skybus Airlines is expected to announce that it will sell at least 10 seats on each of its flights for $10 one-way before taxes and fees.

Columbus Dispatch

ENVIRONMENT

6 win 2007 Goldman Prizes

An Irish farmer jailed for his work in opposing Shell Oil’s gas pipeline and an Icelandic entrepreneur are among the winners of this year’s prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize.

Environment News Service

Eco-prize winners shared vision: Protect home

MSNBC

Ecuador seeks compensation to leave Amazon oil undisturbed

Ecuador will wait up to one year to see if the international community offers to compensate the country for not developing a major oil field in the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon, an official said.

Environment News Service

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Rosie O'Donnell leaving 'The View'

Rosie O'Donnell's stormy tenure on "The View" will be a short one. The opinionated host was unable to agree on a contract with ABC, and she'll leave the show in June.

San Francisco Chronicle

Special section:

Rosie O'Donnell leaving `The View'

YouTube

Can Katie Couric survive as anchor?

CBS executives deny it, but there's a growing feeling within the network that Katie Couric is an expensive, unfixable mistake.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Katie Couric's enemies are CBS insiders?

FOX News

Basinger denies phone rant leak

Actress Kim Basinger has denied leaking a voicemail message in which ex-husband Alec Baldwin called their daughter a "rude, thoughtless little pig."

BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

'Kryptonite' discovered in mine

Kryptonite is no longer just the stuff of fiction feared by caped superheroes.

BBC

The man problem

When it comes to health, one of the biggest risks a man faces in his lifetime is being a man.

Wall Street Journal

Vonage wins permanent stay on new customers ban

Vonage won in the U.S. Court of Appeals a permanent stay of a previous court's injunction that, if effective, would have barred it from signing up new customers.

Playfuls

EDUCATION

Privacy vs. security

Laws intended to protect the confidentiality of student records, often puts college officials in a precarious spot: share personal student information and face legal action or risk lawsuits.

Inside Higher Ed

Study: U.S. gender pay gap emerges early

A dramatic pay gap emerges between women and men in America the year after they graduate from college and widens over the ensuing decade, according to research released.

Reuters

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