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Guyanese Muslim and former member of the South American nation's Parliament Abdul Kadir, 55, right, and Trinidadian Kareem Ibrahim, obscured at left, arrive to the Magistrate Court for an extradition hearing in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. (Photo by Andres Leighton / AP)

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Informant played key role in foiled plot to blow up JFK

Four men accused of plotting to bomb a fuel pipeline feeding the city's busiest airport were so taken by an informant that they were sure God had sent him to them, authorities said.

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JFK airport plot fuels concern about spread of extremism

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Reuters

Putin: military backlash possible

Moscow could aim nuclear weapons at targets in Europe as part of "retaliatory steps" if Washington builds a missile defense system on the continent, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

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Insurgents claim to have killed missing soldiers

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Video shows missing U.S. soldiers' IDs

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Police injured in Germany during protest

Sporadic violence erupted in Germany as radicals broke from a largely peaceful globalization protest and attacked police with sticks, bottles and Molotov cocktails ahead of the G-8 summit.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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G-8 protests

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Bush heads to Europe for G8

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Reuters

Top three emerge as winners in debate

The three frontrunners in the Democratic race for president - John Edwards, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama - emerged as the winners of the New Hampshire debate.

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Democratic debate

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Democratic underdogs

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NATION

Castro shown on Cuban TV with Vietnamese official

For the first time in four months, Cuban leader Fidel Castro was shown standing and talking in video footage that aired on state-run Cuban TV.

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CNN

Report doubts U.S. control of Baghdad

Two thirds of Baghdad remain out of the U.S. military's control, three months after an influx of troops to stabilize the city, the New York Times has reported.

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Al Jazeera

POLITICS

Bush's push on immigration tests Republican base

President George W. Bush's advocacy of an immigration overhaul is provoking an unusually intense backlash from conservatives who form the bulwark of his remaining support.

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International Herald Tribune

Poverty might re-emerge as an '08 campaign issue

This presidential campaign may offer a test of whether poverty can make a comeback as a political issue.

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BUSINESS

Murdoch in key talks over Dow

Rupert Murdoch will meet members of the Bancroft family in an effort to persuade the owners of The Wall Street Journal to accept his $5 billion takeover offer.

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Financial Times

U.S. stock futures lower to start the week

U.S. stock futures were lower amid the increasing attractiveness of government bonds as well as another precipitous drop in Shanghai-listed stocks overnight.

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Bull run faces test

A three-month stock advance could hit some June gloom, as investors move into the tough summer months.

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SPORTS

Golfer Choi produces brilliant final round to win Memorial

South Korean K.J. Choi produced a brilliant final round to charge to a one-stroke victory at the $6 million Memorial tournament.

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Reuters

Cubs' Piniella suspended indefinitely

Lou Piniella was suspended indefinitely and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball following the combustible Chicago Cubs manager's latest dustup with an umpire.

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Insane baseball manager

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EDUCATION

How to cut cost of college texts

Textbooks have become a flash point in the larger frustration over sharply rising college costs, but a new report highlights what publishers, policymakers and faculty are doing to give students some relief.

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Christian Science Monitor

In high schools, a 'B' is the new 'C'

At high schools across the country, more and more students are graduating with grade-point averages of A, including some whose averages are well above the traditional 4.0 for an A.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DVRs behind viewer drop

Digital video recorders are a leading reason for the slide in television viewing this year, according to Nielsen Media Research.

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Yahoo! News

Why catching the 'spam king' won't save your inbox

Even if a judge and jury lock up Robert Alan Soloway for the rest of his natural born life, your inbox will still be inundated with tons of offers for HGH, porn and penny stocks.

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InformationWeek

Humans branched out by walking in trees

A new study says humans learned to walk upright in the trees, not on open land.

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Scotsman

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Paul Newman donates $10 million to Kenyon College

Actor Paul Newman is giving $10 million to Kenyon College, the Ohio school from which he graduated, to establish its single largest scholarship fund.

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Reuters

Japan's evolution from war to peace

Japan, which only 65 years ago was seen as an aggressive war-mongerer, has been ranked as the world's fifth most peaceful nation in a report.

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NATION

Deluge nearly contains wildfires in Georgia and Florida

Tropical Storm Barry and its remnants gave a much-needed soaking to thousands of acres of burning swamp and timberland in northern Florida and southeastern Georgia.

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CNN

Guest workers have long history in U.S.

There is nothing new about the large new temporary worker program that is among the most controversial parts of the giant immigration overhaul to be taken up again by the Senate this week.

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San Francisco Chronicle

U.S. to probe CDC TB expert's role

U.S. health officials will be probing the role played by a government microbiologist in his son-in-law's trans-Atlantic travels with a highly infectious form of tuberculosis.

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Forbes

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Friends stand by TB patient

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ENVIRONMENT

The true value of what G-8 gives in aid

There is something more morally binding about a promise when it is made by the rich to the poor. There is something altogether more shocking, when such a solemn pledge seems about to be broken.

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London Independent

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German Chancellor to make climate protection top priority at G-8

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International Herald Tribune

Nations meet to protect wildlife

Elephants and the ivory trade come under the spotlight as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species summit opens.

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BBC

Almost 2 years later, debate rages over whether Katrina is still killing

The bodies are no longer being dragged from houses and buildings toppled by Hurricane Katrina, but nearly two years later many in the medical community think the storm is still killing.

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International Herald Tribune

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Ray Bradbury says 'Fahrenheit 451' has been misinterpreted

"Fahrenheit 451" is not a story about government censorship or a response to Senator Joseph McCarthy, whose investigations had already instilled fear and stifled the creativity of thousands.

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L.A. Weekly

Internet now a curse for pornographers

After decades of growth, the established pornography business is in decline - and the Internet is being held responsible.

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International Herald Tribune

HEALTH

Healthy diet, exercise might lower chances of cancer's return

In an era of highly complex medications with highly complex mechanisms and even more complicated names, take comfort that some basic lifestyle changes can have an impact on cancer outcomes.

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Health Day

Most asthma out of control

Despite treatment and access to health care, more than half of asthma patients can't keep their illness under control.

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WebMD

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Southern Baptists seek revival as evangelism sputters

When Southern Baptists meet in San Antonio, the focus will be on prayer for revival. But officials also hope to reverse declining baptism rates and lukewarm increases in church membership.

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USA Today

Pope names 4 new saints from France, Malta, Netherlands, Poland

Pope Benedict XVI named four new saints from France, Malta, the Netherlands and Poland in a ceremony in St. Peter's Square that was attended by several heads of state and thousands of faithful.

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International Herald Tribune

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Physicians view religiosity as factor in patients' health

A majority of physicians in a large survey declared that religion and spirituality, including divine intervention, affect their patients' health.

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Big hair winner Tricia Nathan of Grafton, Mass., salutes to the judges during the Imperia Vodka Hair Competition in Manchester, N.H. Nathan competed against more than 40 contestants for the biggest hair and won the first place prize of $7,500 as they raise money for breast cancer. (Photo by Jim Cole / AP)

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