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Iraqi police officers are treated for injuries at a hospital in Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and another two wounded when unknown gunmen attacked their police station. (Photo by Talal M. al-Dean / AP)

Tornado survivor, 2 bodies found

Houston Chronicle

Looting suspects arrested in storm-ravaged Kansas town

CNN

Tornado levels Greensburg, Kansas

Kansas City Star

Sarkozy, French president-elect, pledges strong break with the past

President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy lost no time in signaling his determination to change his country, saying he would "break" with the ideas of the past.

International Herald Tribune

France going forward

MSNBC

U.S. warns of heavier casualties in Iraq

Reuters

2 car bombs slam Ramadi; at least 20 killed

MSNBC

Va. Tech gunman did not get court-ordered treatment

The gunman who killed 32 people at Virginia Tech failed to get the mental health treatment ordered by a judge who declared him an imminent threat.

Virginian-Pilot

Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri mocks U.S. bill

Al-Qaeda's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, mocked a U.S. congressional bill that sets out a timetable for U.S. troops to leave Iraq.

BBC

Al-Qaeda's number two releases video

Reuters

Ex-Iranian nuclear negotiator 'charged with spying'

A former Iranian nuclear official who was part of a moderate negotiating team has been charged with spying on Iran's controversial atomic program.

Daily Star

NATION

Official: No survivors in Cameroon airplane crash

None of the 114 people aboard a Kenya Airways flight survived its crash into a thick mangrove swamp over the weekend, an official said.

Forbes

Saddam-era rule on MDs reimposed

To stem the flow of doctors from Iraq, the government has recently taken a cue from Saddam Hussein: medical schools are once again forbidden to issue diplomas and transcripts to new graduates.

Toronto Star

Pakistan's suspended judge attacks Musharraf's 'dictatorship'

Pakistan's suspended top judge launched a thinly veiled attack on President Gen. Pervez Musharraf at a rally, telling thousands of supporters that the age of dictatorships is over.

Independent

POLITICS

Can McCain box his way to his party's nomination?

The boxing metaphor certainly fits the McCain campaign right now. Once the unquestioned front runner for the GOP nomination in 2008, he has faltered in recent months.

Newsweek

Edwards defends controversial TV ad

Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards defended a new television ad which calls on Congress to resubmit an Iraq funding bill that includes a troop withdrawal timetable.

The Hill

Officials: panel to find that Wolfowitz broke rules

The World Bank committee investigating misconduct charges against Paul Wolfowitz failed to finish its review, but officials said the panel would find that he violated rules barring conflicts of interest.

International Herald Tribune

POLITICS

Soft second quarter coming

If you weren't impressed with the economy's performance in the first quarter, with the slowest growth rate in four years, then you might want to just skip the second quarter.

MarketWatch

Television 2.0

The founders of Kazaa and Skype believe their new product, Joost, can be just as revolutionary for the TV industry.

Newsweek

SPORTS

Spurs land first blow against Suns

With blood spewing from a cut on his nose, Steve Nash could only watch from the bench while the San Antonio Spurs put away Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Sports Illustrated

James, rested Cavs hold off Nets in semifinal opener

Sports Illustrated

Clemens back with Yankees

The Yankees made the biggest surprise announcement in some time during their game with the Mariners, when they said Roger Clemens is returning to the team.

newsday.com

Rocket reaction

Yahoo! News

Covering the uncovered

While Washington drags its collective feet on health reform, the states are moving ahead.

U.S. News & World Report

Computer-aided detection effective in finding breast cancer

The use of computer-aided detection with computed radiography is effective in the detection of breast cancer, according to a recent study.

Medical News Today

EDUCATION

College presidents urge colleagues to reject U.S. News rankings

A dozen college presidents have pledged to boycott a key component of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings, saying they mislead prospective students and encourage gamesmanship.

USA Today

Government has been slow to address school bus emissions

Day in and day out, children across the U.S. ride to school on aging buses, breathing what some activists say is a dangerous brew of pollutants up to five times dirtier than the air outside.

CNN

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Melvin Goodman):

Tenet's defense of the indefensible

Baltimore Sun

Editorial:

A golden time

San Francisco Chronicle

Column:

Reid right: Iraq is a lost cause

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Column:

Open Letter to Prince Harry

The Nation

Editorial:

Don't gag, but food czar needed

Seattle Times

Editorial:

Global warming report: convincing Asia

Time

Column (Derrick Jackson):

Ramifications of deceit reverberate

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Column (E.J. Dionne):

The high cost of ignoring poverty

Truthdig

Editorial:

Global climate crisis requires global action

Toronto Star

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GOOD NEWS

Man hopes 2,200-mile charity walk will be Golden

Sixty-year-old Jim Armbruster plans to walk about 2,200 miles for charity during a journey that will take him from his suburban Chicago home to San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.

Chicago Sun-Times

Stimulating part of brain may restore sight for some

Electrodes inserted in the brain may point the way to restoring sight lost to eye disease or trauma.

Houston Chronicle

NATION

Rebuilt levees in New Orleans 'riddled with flaws'

A hurricane even weaker than Katrina could devastate the Louisiana city, despite repairs by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, experts say.

National Geographic

Gas prices surge to record high

U.S. gasoline prices have surged to a record nationwide average of $3.07 per gallon, nearly 20 cents higher than two weeks earlier.

Yahoo! News

NRA: Don't ban sales to terror suspects

The National Rifle Association is urging the Bush administration to withdraw its support of a bill that would prohibit suspected terrorists from buying firearms.

TIME

ENVIRONMENT

Scientists look high in the sky for power

Scientists are eyeing the jet stream, an energy source that rages night and day, saying if they can tap into its fierce winds, the world's entire electrical needs could be met, they say.

San Francisco Chronicle

Congress speeds up on global warming

After two decades of inaction, lawmakers appear ready to pass forceful laws addressing climate change.

Denver Post

Changes in lifestyle can slow warming, scientists say

San Francisco Chronicle

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Gays, lesbians seeking parenthood turn to infertility clinics

Infertility clinics in the Bay Area and other regions with large gay populations are working to expand the market for reproductive technologies once aimed primarily at infertile heterosexuals.

San Francisco Chronicle

Paris Hilton says jail term cruel, fires publicist

In her first public comments since she was handed a 45-day jail sentence for a driving related offense, celebrity heiress Paris Hilton has described her punishment as cruel and unwarranted.

Reuters

Hilton’s jail stint may add to her allure

MSNBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Study: climate change, not humans, trounced Neanderthals

Neanderthals disappeared from Earth more than 20,000 years ago, but figuring out why continues to challenge anthropologists. One team of scientists believes climate change is the culprit.

LiveScience

A virtual world for the younger set

Geared for a younger crowd, Zwinktopia is simpler, easier and a lot less geeky than Second Life. But it's also not G-rated.

Time

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope faces challenges on Brazil trip

Pope Benedict, until now a distant figure to Latin America's huge Roman Catholic population, will come face-to-face with many of the challenges confronting the church when he visits Brazil.

Reuters

Episcopal Church faces divisions over gay issues

A new conservative African-led group will provide a home for members of the splintered U.S. Episcopal Church who are upset over gay issues and looking to leave.

Reuters

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