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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talks to reporters after Agriculture Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka was declared dead. Matsuoka died after hanging himself earlier in the day just hours before he was to face questioning in a scandal. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida / Pool/AP)

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Tainted by scandal, Japanese minister hangs himself

Toshikatsu Matsuoka, the Japanese farm minister who stubbornly refused calls for his resignation over money scandals, died after hanging himself.

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Matsuoka's suicide death

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BBC

Israel vows to continue military action

A Hamas rocket attack from Gaza killed a man in Israel and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged unlimited military action against the militant group.

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TVNZ

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Israel fires missiles on Gaza

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CBS News

Bush pays tribute to fallen U.S. troops

President Bush urged Americans to use Memorial Day to rededicate themselves to fighting for freedom around the world and pray for U.S. troops overseas.

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MSNBC

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Two more U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq

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Reuters

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Honoring the fallen

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MSNBC

Car bomb rips through central Baghdad, kills 21

A powerful car bomb detonated in a busy commercial district in central Baghdad, killing at least 21 civilians and wounding 66 others, an Interior Ministry official said.

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CNN

U.S., Iran end diplomatic freeze

The United States ambassador in Baghdad said he and his Iranian counterpart agreed broadly on policy toward Iraq during four-hour groundbreaking talks, but insisted that Iran end its support for militants.

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Yahoo! News

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Impact of Middle East talks

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ABC News

NATION

Spain makes 14 terror arrests

Spanish police have arrested 14 suspected Islamic terrorists, mainly around the city of Barcelona, a Spanish anti-terrorism official told CNN.

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CNN

Zimbabwe police seize 200 opposition activists in raid

Authorities in Zimbabwe confirmed that they had arrested Movement for Democratic Change activists in a raid on the opposition party headquarters.

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London Independent

Venezuelans protest Chavez's TV move

Tens of thousands took to the streets to protest President Hugo Chavez's decision not to renew the broadcast license of the country's most-watched TV station, an outlet for the opposition.

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Guardian

Special section:

Timeline: Hugo Chavez

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BBC

POLITICS

Thorn in the side of GOP says he's just doing his job

Since becoming chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in January, Congressman Henry Waxman has been probing contentious issues surrounding the administration.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Texas House rebellion continues while Craddick remains unwavering

Embattled House Speaker Tom Craddick clung unwavering to his leadership as he entered day three of a showdown with House rebels who want to kick him out of office.

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Houston Chronicle

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Texas House members walk out over speaker fight

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Yahoo! News

Richardson to stop using name of Marine

Presidential hopeful Bill Richardson said he will stop using the name of Marine from New Mexico who was killed in Iraq and whose story the Democratic governor has recounted while campaigning.

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San Francisco Chronicle

BUSINESS

Dubai looking to crash Nasdaq OMX deal

Dubai International Financial Center, the owner of the Dubai stock exchange, is mulling over a rival bid to Nasdaq's agreed $3.7 billion takeover of Nordic markets owner OMX.

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Reuters

Dollar rises to 6-week high versus euro on signs of U.S. growth

The dollar reached the strongest level in six weeks against the euro and a three-month high versus the yen as reports suggested the U.S. economy is gaining momentum.

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Bloomberg

SPORTS

Dario Franchitti wins Indianapolis 500

After years of frustration, Dario Franchitti finally took the checkered flag — under a yellow flag and pouring skies — and won the rain-soaked and rain-shortened Indianapolis 500.

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indystar.com

Barry Bonds ends power outage, hits home run No. 746

Barry Bonds broke out of a home run drought, hitting his 746th career homer in the sixth inning of a 6-4, 10-inning loss against Colorado to pull closer to Hank Aaron's record.

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USA Today

EDUCATION

'Reform math' leaves some perplexed

A new and increasingly popular math curriculum has some parents so concerned, they’re teaching their children traditional math techniques at home.

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CBS News

Elite colleges open new door to low-income youths

Wanting to keep a role as engines of social mobility, about two dozen schools have pushed to diversify economically.

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Ledger

Japan targets five-day school week

A government panel on education is thinking of trying to abolish the five-day school week by letting public elementary, junior and senior high schools offer classes on Saturdays.

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Japan Times

HEALTH

Common breast cancer genes found

A genetic mutation that raises the risk of breast cancer is found in up to 60 percent of U.S. women, making it the first truly common breast cancer susceptibility gene, researchers reported.

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MSNBC

The changing science of pain

Millions of aging boomers and the latest generation of wounded soldiers hope the secrets of our most enduring medical foe can finally be unlocked.

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Newsweek

Autism's rise may reflect broader definition, better diagnosis

How widespread is autism? And is the condition, which centers on characteristics such as the inability to form personal relationships, being properly diagnosed?

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Health Day

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Gary Kamiya):

The best way to honor those who have fallen is to bring the troops home

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Salon.com

A dialogue founded on mutual mistrust

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Daily Star

With more people coming, U.S. needs a plan

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Cleveland Plain Dealer

Column (David Yepsen):

Why caucuses ARE important

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Des Moines Register

Column (Errol Louis):

Pelosi's petty politics

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New York Daily News

College bills outpace federal financial aid

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Denver Post

Take Pakistan seriously!

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Column (Ann McFeatters):

Iraq refugees find no refuge in America

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

On the frontiers of creationism

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Toronto Star

Bush's illusions and a war without end

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International Herald Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

Toddlers rescued from Aussie wild

A pair of 2-year-olds who wandered out of a vacation home and into the Australian wilderness were found — scratched and dirty but unhurt — after spending more than 24 hours outdoors.

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San Jose Mercury News

Triple amputee to graduate from UCLA medical school in pediatrics

A woman who lost both legs and an arm as a child is now poised to become a doctor for children.

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San Diego Tribune

NATION

Floodwaters strand campers

Heavy rains pounded central Oklahoma, sending swollen rivers and creeks over their banks and stranding hundreds of campers who came for the holiday weekend at a popular park.

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CNN

Mo. man burns books as act of protest

Tom Wayne has amassed thousands of books in a warehouse during the 10 years he has run his used book store, Prospero's Books.

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U.S. News & World Report

'Rolling Thunder' rolls to White House

President Bush likes a serene White House most Sundays. But every now and then, he is ready for a rumble, and he got it when "Rolling Thunder" roared right up to the mansion.

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CBS News

ENVIRONMENT

Federal water scientists prepare to weather the big storms

With the hurricane season fast approaching, the U.S. Geological Survey says it is better prepared than before to help the nation cope with the three to five major storms forecast for this year.

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Environment News Service

Arctic, tropical islands join forces for climate pact

Arctic peoples and tropical islanders will try to strengthen an unusual alliance on the front lines of global warming by seeking ways to cope with melting ice and rising seas.

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Reuters

Researchers eye ancient plant as source of biofuel

A plant that flourished in Europe roughly 3,500 years ago could become a major source of biofuel.

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McClatchy Newspapers

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Living well: The path to sustainability starts in our homes

A new study shows "going green" is more about personal health and wellness strategy than a driving concern for the environment.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Lindsay Lohan booked for DUI; cocaine

Lindsay Lohan was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after her convertible struck a curb, and investigators found what they believe is cocaine at the scene, police said.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Rare find: footprints of infant dinosaur

Researchers at the Morrison Natural History Museum have discovered two rare hatchling dinosaur footprints in the foothills west of Denver, near the town of Morrison.

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How fins became fingers

A living fossil fish is giving researchers a peek into the genetic machinery that would eventually lead to our hands and feet.

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Scientific American

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Jewish-American families begin to question circumcision

Despite a strong affiliation with the Jewish community, a growing number of U.S. Jews believe circumcision is inconsistent with the Jewish ethical imperative not to harm another human being.

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A great awakening in communist Cuba

Cuban religious leaders say dramatic changes in the last decade have re-established the church as an important part of the lives of many Cubans.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

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. Doctors were searching for shrapnel in his abdomen.

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Times

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Dolores Wiedman prepares Memorial Day flowers for the grave of her husband, World War II veteran Carl G. Wiedman, at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, N.J. (Photo by Mel Evans / AP)

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