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Palestinian militants from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades hold their weapons as they attend a press conference in Gaza City. Israel has ruled out a large-scale invasion of Gaza in response to a barrage of rockets from Hamas militants, giving a chance for a largely successful 5-month truce to take hold again. (Photo by Khalil Hamra / AP)

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Militants fire 2 rockets at Israel

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets toward Israel, the army said, and Israeli officials warned they were losing patience with attacks that have undermined a cease-fire.

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Guardian

U.S. soldier accused of 'aiding the enemy' in Iraq

A U.S. Army lieutenant colonel was charged with nine offenses, including aiding the enemy, the U.S. military said.

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Ireland On-line

Warlords of death return to steal city’s taste of peace

Said Muhammad Abukar, a mere 40 days old, lay trembling on an operating table in Madina hospital. His tiny stomach was slit down the middle.

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Tanks pound Somali insurgents

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BBC

Senate OKs Iraq bill with timetable for troop pullout

A defiant Democratic-controlled Senate passed legislation that would require the start of troop withdrawals from Iraq by Oct. 1, propelling Congress toward a veto showdown with President Bush.

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Dems battle White House

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Is the troop surge working?

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Algeria 'kills leading al-Qaeda figure'

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Melbourne Herald Sun

Russia's Putin defends his democracy

President Vladimir Putin, in his last state-of-the-nation address before next year's presidential election, defended Russia's political system and threatened to abandon a key Cold War arms treaty.

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Bloomberg

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Putin gains a bargaining chip with suspension of treaty

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International Herald Tribune

MIT dean of admissions resigns for falsifying resume

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dean of Admissions Marilee Jones, who had said college applicants were under too much pressure to appear perfect, resigned because she falsified her resume.

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Bloomberg

NATION

American GIs used Japanese sex slaves

Japan's abhorrent practice of enslaving women for sex for its troops in World War II has a little-known sequel: a similar system for occupying American GIs.

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Melbourne Herald Sun

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Japanese veterans call for sex-slave apology

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Globeandmail.com

War in the Horn of Africa

The U.N. says that at least 340,000 Somalis have fled their capital, Mogadishu, in the recent weeks of fighting there. Thousands more are trapped along the frontlines.

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Economist

Big men, big fraud and big trouble

The deep rottenness of Nigeria's political system threatens all the economic gains this giant country has made.

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Economist

POLITICS

McCain calls for Gonzales' resignation

Presidential contender John McCain joined the growing number of Republicans calling for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to step down in the furor over the firings of eight federal prosecutors.

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KPHO

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McCain on Iraq & campaign '08

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CBS News

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Former Gonzales aide gets immunity

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CNN

Huckabee's son arrested with gun

David Huckabee, a son of Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, was arrested at an Arkansas airport after a federal X-ray technician detected a loaded Glock pistol in his carry-on luggage.

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POLITICS

Dow Jones tops record again

The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell after profits at raw-materials producers declined, while earnings that topped forecasts at 3M Co. helped push the Dow to a second straight record.

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Bloomberg

Exxon finds gold downstream

Crude prices might have weakened recently but when you're the energy industry's largest refiner and marketer, the largest manufacturer of oil-based lubricants, you can still find a way to make a lot of money.

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Forbes

SPORTS

Prior to miss 2007 season after surgery

Oft-injured Cubs pitcher Mark Prior will miss the entire 2007 season after surgery on his right shoulder, a setback that isn't expected to finish his once-promising career.

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USA Today

Bus crash survivor returns to field

Mike Ramthun's legs were pinned under a bus carrying Bluffton University's baseball team after it toppled off a highway overpass in Atlanta.

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Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

List of genes linked to Type 2 diabetes expands

Four newly identified genes predispose people to developing Type 2 diabetes, international researchers say. The findings also confirm the existence of six other genes linked to Type 2 diabetes.

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CBC

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Stem cells may help diabetics

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CBS News

Panel urges junk food ban in schools

Vending machines and snack bars selling sodas, candy and high-fat foods like potato chips should be banned from public schools, according to standards recommended by the Institute of Medicine.

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WebMD

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Judge: no religion at post offices

A federal judge has ruled that post offices nationwide run by churches and other contractors cannot promote religion through pamphlets, displays or any other materials.

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Hartford Courant

Thai monks rally on religion call

Hundreds of Thai monks have led nine elephants in a march on parliament calling for Buddhism to be enshrined as the country's official religion.

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BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Bush announces donation of 500,000 nets to combat malaria

Speaking on Malaria Awareness Day at the White House, President Bush unveiled a plan to distribute 500,000 insecticide-laced bed nets in Uganda.

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Arts Council of New Orleans launches events Web site

The Arts Council of New Orleans officially launched www.NOLAFunGuide.com, a comprehensive centralized events calendar for the Greater New Orleans area.

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NATION

2 Atlanta cops indicted for murder

A grand jury returned murder indictments against two Atlanta police officers for the botched drug raid that ended in the death of a 92-year-old woman last November.

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WXIA

Body found in burned house during hunt for trooper shooting suspect

Authorities have recovered a body from the shell of a house that burst into flames just as police were storming in during a hunt for a man suspected of shooting three state troopers, one fatally.

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Body holding rifle found in burned farmhouse

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Yahoo! News

Lottery winner who had cancer runs out of time

Although it took enormous luck to win $1 million in the New York State lottery, in the end Wayne Schenk ran out of time.

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ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

EU sees general agreement with U.S. on summit climate declaration

A draft of a declaration on climate protection has been drawn up for approval at the upcoming EU-U.S. summit, and no problems are expected in arriving at a final document, EU sources said.

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Earth Times

Maryland toughens car emissions

Gov. Martin O'Malley signed into law dozens of bills aimed at protecting the environment, including a law tightening car emissions standards and a permanent ban on catching diamondback terrapins.

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WTOP

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Hollywood hopes third time's the charm this summer

The superstitious believe bad things happen in threes. Hollywood is counting on the opposite this summer, with the release of several third installments of some mammoth movie franchises.

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CNN

Did Rosie's ‘shock jock’ antics lead to exit?

Once again Rosie O'Donnell has grabbed the media's attention. The comedienne announced that she is leaving the popular daytime television talk show “The View” after just one season.

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MSNBC

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Rosie O'Donnell leaving `The View'

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Genetic discrimination to be banned

In the futuristic 1997 film Gattaca, people are held to strict genetic standards for employment; well-qualified individuals are refused jobs solely on the basis of genetic information.

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LiveScience

Stephen Hawking going weightless

Stephen Hawking has been imprisoned by his body for many years. But for a few seconds on Thursday, the celebrated British physicist and author will float free.

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canada.com

$1 billion anti-spam lawsuit filed

A Utah-based anti-spam company has filed a $1 billion lawsuit on behalf of 20,000 Internet users with the goal of ferreting out individuals who "harvest" email addresses for spammers.

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PC World

EDUCATION

Banning junk food in schools first step in tackling child obesity

The soaring levels of childhood obesity in American children have prompted an expert panel to recommend new nutritional standards for the nation's schools.

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NewsLocale

New York HS graduation rates climb

The city's high school graduation rate has gotten consistently better since 2004, but half the students still don't earn a diploma in four years, state officials say.

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New York Daily News

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Forgotten, but not gone

It kills more people than malaria and is one of the biggest causes of death for those with AIDS. Yet tuberculosis has been curiously neglected until recently.

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Economist

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Honor guards stand by the coffin of former Russian president Boris Yeltsin inside Christ the Savior Cathedral, during a farewell ceremony in Moscow. (Photo by AP)

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