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An Iraqi soldier escorts arrested suspected al-Qaeda members in Baqouba, 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. In a dawn raid in Baqouba, the Iraqi army arrested 36 and killed four suspected al-Qaeda members. (Photo by Talal Mohammed / AP)

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U.K. police smash online pedophile ring; 700 arrested

British police, with aid from U.S. investigators, have shattered a global Internet pedophile ring, rescuing 31 children and rounding up more than 700 suspects worldwide, authorities said.

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Italian judge suspends CIA trial

An Italian judge suspended the first trial involving the CIA's extraordinary rendition program until the country's highest court can rule on the case.

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St. Petersburg Times

In Ethiopia, fear and cries of army brutality

At the epicenter of a war pitting nomads against one of the biggest armies in Africa, villagers said they had been brutalized by government troops.

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Coalition raids target Iranian aid to insurgents

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Arming Sunni militias undercuts Iraqi government, critics say

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Gates' tone on Iraq softens after trip

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San Francisco Chronicle

U.S.-led air raid kills 7 Afghan children

At least seven children were killed in a U.S.-led coalition air strike on a religious school in Afghanistan, the coalition said, amid rising anger over civilian deaths from foreign military operations.

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Reuters

Abbas wins Western pledges, vows to control Gaza

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency cabinet, bolstered by Western promises to resume aid, vowed to exert its authority over the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.

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Reuters

Homeland Security opposed to passport rule delay

The Homeland Security Department is vigorously fighting a move by Congress to delay a requirement that U.S. citizens show a passport to re-enter the country, saying it puts the nation's borders at risk.

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NATION

Lebanon militants fire rockets at Israel

Militants in Lebanon fired at least two rockets into Israel, causing no casualties and little damage, but raising the possibility of a new flare-up on the volatile border.

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Olmert responds to Lebanon rocket fire

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Yahoo! News

Sarkozy secures mandate for reform

President Nicolas Sarkozy will this week push ahead with his reform agenda and complete the formation of his government after winning a solid victory in France's parliamentary elections.

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POLITICS

Dems plan to put heat on Bush

Rep. Ellen Tauscher thinks she knows the way to get the United States out of Iraq. She wants to repeal the October 2002 resolution that authorized President Bush to launch a war to oust Saddam Hussein.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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U.S. taking the long view about exiting from Iraq

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Toronto Star

For Bush, 'No Child' a hard act to follow

President Bush is locked in a struggle to preserve his signature education initiative as Republicans and Democrats press for key changes in the law.

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General says prison inquiry led to his forced retirement

The Army general who investigated the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal has said he was forced into retirement by civilian Pentagon officials because he had been “overzealous.”

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BUSINESS

Business cards 2.0: a new look

If you've been circulating at all in the Web 2.0 world, chances are you've exchanged business cards with someone who has handed you a super-tiny card with a photo or some intriguing artwork on it.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Private equity squeezes the shorts

Short-sellers once profited off troubled companies, but private equity's expansion is crimping investment opportunities and boosting risks.

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BusinessWeek

SPORTS

An Angel wins a devilish U.S. Open

Angel Cabrera hit all the right shots to hold off Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk by a stroke on a day of survival at the U.S. Open.

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Sensational Hamilton wins U.S. Grand Prix

British rookie Lewis Hamilton won the U.S. Grand Prix to take his second victory in a row and forge 10 points clear of McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso in the Formula One championship.

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Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The psychology of fatherhood

Father's Day salutes the world's great dads, but it takes science to explain why some aren't so great.

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TIME

Turning plants into plastic — and replacing oil in the process

A new process may allow plants to become the root of chemicals, plastics and fuels rather than oil.

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Scientific American

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Southern Baptists split over politics

A small but vocal number of Southern Baptist pastors believe the denomination is too cozy with Republicans and too political in general.

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Kansas City Star

U.K. religious classes fail to adapt to modern world

Religious education fails to meet modern-day needs because it is still centered around ethics instead of reflecting a changing world, the U.K. schools inspector said.

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GOOD NEWS

ABC's Gibson establishes scholarship

ABC News anchor Charles Gibson urged Union College graduates to practice honesty and fairness, and established a scholarship in his father's name.

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San Jose Mercury News

Celebs share spotlight with their causes

Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore traipsed purposefully up the Capitol steps last month, not for a film shoot, but to lobby for child-feeding programs in Africa.

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NATION

Flooding in Texas mobile home parks kills girl

Torrential overnight rainfall caused flooding across north Texas, killing a 4-year-old girl, forcing dozens to flee their homes and inundating much of the city of Gainesville.

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Deadly floods hits Texas

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Supreme Court says passengers have rights when car is stopped by police

Passengers, like drivers, have a constitutional right to challenge the legality of police decisions to stop cars in which they are traveling, the Supreme Court said.

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Star Tribune

6 killed while watching drag race

Six spectators were killed when a drag racing car at a charity event in Tennessee lost control and careened into a crowd of people.

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6 killed in drag car race

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ENVIRONMENT

More than melting in Greenland

Global warming is working away at the Greenland ice cap. The frozen interior of the Arctic island is shedding ice much faster than simple melting should explain.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Mediterranean to get more deadly hot days: study

Deadly heat waves around the Mediterranean, like those that killed some 18,000 people in 2003, could become the norm this century if current trends in greenhouse emissions continue.

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Reuters

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Are obesity, sprawl linked?

It's a long-standing question: What causes suburban sprawl? No, not the unbridled growth of exurbia but, rather, what's behind the growth of suburbanites', well, behinds?

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Houston Chronicle

Low-key wedding for Rod Stewart

Scottish singer Rod Stewart has married model girlfriend Penny Lancaster on the Italian Riviera.

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BBC

HEALTH

Colgate says there is low risk from recalled toothpaste

Colgate-Palmolive Co. said counterfeit toothpaste falsely labeled as "Colgate" posed a low health risk. The suspected fakes showed up at small independent stores in four U.S. states.

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MSNBC

Too few doctors filling the needs of older patients

Geriatricians — doctors who have additional training in caring for the elderly — are in short supply, and the shortage will only get worse as the population ages.

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Akron Beacon Journal

EDUCATION

Antioch College to close next year in hopes of reopening

Antioch College, known for its offbeat approach to education, will close in 2008 because of a money shortage and will try to find enough funds to reopen four years later, the school said.

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CNN

Many colleges reject women at higher rates than for men

Data suggest that over the past 10 years many schools have maintained their gender balance by admitting men and women at sometimes drastically different rates.

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U.S. News & World Report

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Pentagon opens civilian claim files against military

Chilling accounts of hundreds of fatal encounters between the U.S. military and civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan were released by the Pentagon under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Vietnam veteran Maj. Wayne O. Witter, of Dunwoody, Ga., holds a red rose as he touches the name of a fallen comrade at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. Nearly 1,500 roses honoring fathers who died serving in the Vietnam and Iraq Wars were placed at the Wall as part of the annual Father's Day Rose Remembrance. (Photo by Haraz N. Ghanbari / AP)

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