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A U.S. army soldier from B Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment kicks a door of a house in west Baghdad's Ghazaliyah neighborhood. The U.S. army pushed further into a dangerous Sunni Arab area of Ghazaliyah. (Photo by Marko Drobnjakovic / AP)

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Bush vows to veto Iraq pull-out bill

The House delivered its most stinging rebuke so far of the Iraq war when it attached conditions to a $124 billion emergency funding bill that would force U.S. troops to withdraw by 2008.

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Financial Times

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Antiwar Democrat accuses Bush

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CNN

Alcohol, tobacco make top 10 list of risky drugs

New "landmark" research finds that alcohol and tobacco are more dangerous than some illegal drugs like marijuana or Ecstasy, according to a new British study.

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MSNBC

Afghan forces kill 69 militants without NATO help

Afghan forces launched what appeared to be their biggest independent operation ever against the Taliban, killing as many as 69 militants in fighting in the south that also left 7 policemen dead, officials said.

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International Herald Tribune

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Marines face U.S. probe in Afghanistan deaths

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CNN

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Seized sailors 'taken to Tehran'

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BBC

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Iranian president cancels U.N. visit

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MSNBC

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Suicide bombers strike in Iraq

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Reuters

Documents show AG approved firings

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales approved plans to fire several U.S. attorneys in an hourlong meeting last fall, indicating he was more involved than he claimed.

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Houston Chronicle

Officers to be blamed for Tillman coverup

A Pentagon investigation will recommend that nine officers will be held accountable for missteps in the aftermath of the friendly-fire death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman nearly four years ago.

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CBS News

Iraqi deputy PM attacked by guard's friend

A suicide bomber who wounded Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Salam al-Zubaie and killed nine people was a friend of one of the deputy's bodyguards.

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CNN

NATION

Sri Lanka says 29 dead as war spreads to northwest

At least 26 Tamil Tiger rebels and three soldiers were killed in clashes in northwestern and eastern Sri Lanka, the military said, as analysts warned that renewed civil war is spreading.

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Scotsman

3 foreign workers kidnapped in Nigeria

Gunmen kidnapped three foreign workers in two separate armed attacks in Nigeria's oil producing delta on Friday, authorities said.

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Sydney Morning Herald

Zimbabwe's victims reveal their suffering

Teksure and Silibaziso Gumbo weep as they tell their story from the safety of a walled church compound in the township of Mbare in southern Harare.

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Times

POLITICS

Ex-deputy pleads guilty in Abramoff case

Former Deputy Interior Secretary J. Steven Griles became the ninth and highest-ranking Bush administration official convicted in the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling scandal.

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Forbes

White House spokesman Snow to have surgery

Presidential spokesman Tony Snow is undergoing surgery Monday to remove a small growth in his lower abdomen.

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MSNBC

Lawmakers demand that the Army improve soldiers' care

Wounded soldiers at the Madigan Army Medical Center in Washington state say the Army is pushing them into the Veterans Affairs medical system, and they face retaliation if they complain.

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McClatchy Newspapers

BUSINESS

Dow secures best week in four years

Stocks closed mostly higher, sending the Dow Jones industrials to their best week in four years after a surprise jump in home sales.

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BusinessWeek

1 million homes at risk

For the first time in the nation's history, a significant number of Americans are being threatened with the loss of their home even though they still have well-paying jobs.

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MarketWatch

Greenspan blamed for subprime crisis

Members of Congress are pointing angry fingers at Alan Greenspan and other U.S. bank regulators for fostering a mortgage market "on steroids" and failing to thwart a predictable subprime meltdown.

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Toronto Globe and Mail

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The worry over subprime loans

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ABC News

SPORTS

Eagles' coach Reid returns

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid returned to work after spending more than a month away from the team to deal with personal issues.

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Andy Reid press conference

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ESPN

Texans waive Carr, Williams

The Houston Texans waived quarterback David Carr, the first draft pick in franchise history five years ago, and running back Domanick Williams.

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Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Source of 2006 E. coli outbreak a mystery

After months of research, U.S. and California health investigators have narrowed the source of last fall's deadly nationwide spinach-borne E. coli outbreak to produce grown in one California field.

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Health Day

Depression therapy by phone may work

Getting depression therapy by phone may have lasting benefits, a new study shows. The study included 393 moderately depressed adults.

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WebMD

College students face sticker shock for birth control pills

Millions of college students are facing sharply higher birth control prices, prompting concerns that some will shift to less preferred contraceptives or stop using them altogether.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Columns And Op-Ed

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Iran hostage redux?

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Slate

Iraq may need what it once had -- a constitutional monarchy

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

MoveOn moves in with Pelosi

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Salon

Growing safer greens

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San Francisco Chronicle

Dirty planes? What about filthy railways?

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Times

New coin of the realm

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International Herald Tribune

Don't confuse oversight with partisanship

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Newsday

Extreme fathers of the bride

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Real Clear Politics

The truth about Talibanistan

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TIME

Column (Yossi Alpher):

Sooner or later, Israel will have to talk to the Palestinians

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Daily Star

Trust-busting the prosecutors

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Christian Science Monitor

Engaging North Korea

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Time for Congress to call Bush's bluff

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San Jose Mercury News

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GOOD NEWS

U.S. Marine pilot given rare British honor

A U.S. Marine helicopter pilot who rescued a wounded British soldier in Iraq has received a rare British honor - the Distinguished Flying Cross.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

Mansions for the homeless

Dorie-Ann Kahale moved from a shelter to a mansion, courtesy of a Japanese real estate mogul who is handing over eight of his multimillion-dollar homes to low-income Native Hawaiian families.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

NATION

Detainee says played role in 1998 U.S. embassy bomb

A Tanzanian al Qaeda suspect confessed and apologized to the U.S. for supplying equipment used in the 1998 bombing of a U.S. embassy in Africa, according to a transcript of a hearing at Guantanamo Bay.

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Reuters

Army revises upward number of desertions

A total of 3,196 active-duty soldiers deserted the Army last year, or 853 more than previously reported, according to revised figures from the Army.

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AOL News

Estimates of uninsured overstated by 2M

The government's estimate of the number of Americans without health insurance fell by nearly 2 million, but not because anyone got health coverage.

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CNN

ENVIRONMENT

China seen topping U.S. carbon emissions in 2007

China is on course to overtake the United States this year as the world's biggest carbon emitter, estimates based on Chinese energy data show.

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Scientific American

Many grouper species are threatened

A World Conservation Union survey of the Earth's 162 species of grouper concluded 20 might become extinct unless proper conservation measures are introduced.

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Earth Times

EDUCATION

As budgets swell, spending choices get new scrutiny

As legislators in many states consider boosting K-12 budgets, they are grappling with evidence that money alone won’t improve student achievement.

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High-crime label not working

A panel of safety experts advising the U.S. Department of Education says the federal law requiring schools with high-crime levels to be labeled "persistently dangerous" needs to be overhauled.

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Honolulu Advertiser

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Only painting of Jane Austen for sale

What many believe to be the only painting of Jane Austen will be auctioned in New York in April by Christie's, a relation of the English author of the picture said.

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Monsters and Critics

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Austen 'too ugly' for book cover

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BBC

"Titanic" stars DiCaprio, Winslet reuniting

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, who played ill-fated lovers in the 1997 smash hit "Titanic," are reuniting for a drama about postwar disillusionment.

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TV Guide

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

"Strange Owl" seen in the wild

A tiny bird so rare and unusual that its scientific name means "strange owl" has been spotted for the first time in the wild, scientists announced.

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National Geographic

Virgin Galactic, NASA team up to develop space-plane travel

Virgin Galactic, the space tourism venture of billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, is the first step toward hypersonic travel between Earth-based cities.

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National Geographic

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Israel goes on the virtual offensive

The Israeli government is deploying new tactics to deepen ties with American youth and evangelicals.

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Salon

Koran reinterpreted with feminist view

A new English-language interpretation of the Muslim Holy book the Koran challenges the use of words that feminists say have been used to justify the abuse of Islamic women.

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Reuters

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

MIT professor on hunger strike over alleged racism

Corn Chex and a bagel might be an odd choice for a final meal, but that's the last thing MIT professor James Sherley intends to eat before embarking on a hunger strike on campus.

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Photo of the Day

Rachel Renee Smith, Miss Tennessee USA 2007, is surrounded by contestants after winning the Miss USA 2007 pageant in Los Angeles. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian / AP)

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