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Gen. David Petraeus arrives to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the status of the war in Iraq in Washington. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

General Petraeus: a 'fragile' progress in Iraq

Iraq is making "fragile but reversible" progress on security, but it's too early to set dates to pull out all U.S. troops, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq told Congress.

CNN

Iraqi army, Mahdi militiamen clash

Newsweek

Sadr cancels anti-US demonstration

BBC

Special section:

Timeline: Iraq — 5 years later

MSNBC

Iran 'installing new centrifuges'

Iran has begun installing 6,000 new centrifuges at its main nuclear site in Natanz, state media quoted President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying.

BBC

Olympic torch arrives in US under heavy security

The Olympic flame arrived in San Francisco from Paris early this morning under cover of darkness and security typically reserved for head of state visits.

San Francisco Chronicle

Protests may force end of Olympic torch relay

CBS News

Torch divides San Francisco's Chinese community

Reuters

Protest on Golden Gate Bridge

Contra Costa Times

Children in custody in polygamist compound raid

The state has taken legal, temporary custody of 401 children from a polygamist compound in Texas, citing allegations of abuse and that the children were at risk of harm.

Houston Chronicle

Zimbabwe election officials arrested for 'undercounting Mugabe'

Seven election officials were arrested by Zimbabwean police for allegedly undercounting votes cast for President Robert Mugabe in the March 29 presidential elections.

Times Online

NATION

Bush to force vote on Colombia trade

President Bush is sending a free trade agreement with Colombia to Congress, saying it will strengthen America's national security, its economy and its image among other nations.

International Herald Tribune

Did Clinton campaign know Bush would act on Colombia trade pact?

McClatchy Newspapers

Little support for NYC traffic congestion pricing plan

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to charge motorists $8 to enter lower Manhattan on weekdays appears to be all but dead.

Newsday

Pulitzers: Washington Post gets six

The Post's awards include the public service medal for exposing shoddy treatment of war wounded at Walter Reed hospital, and the breaking-news award for Virginia Tech massacre coverage.

MSNBC

POLITICS

Obama's grandmother blazed trail

USA Today

Tauzin answered call for help from McCain

Despite being a critic of pharmaceutical companies, Sen. John McCain received a $1,000 contribution from the industry’s top lobbyist, former Rep. Billy Tauzin.

The Hill

BUSINESS

Microsoft, Yahoo elbow each other over buyout offer

In an elaborate display of corporate posturing, top executives at Microsoft and Yahoo exchanged letters as their acquisition standoff plods into its third month.

Seattle Times

Gasoline stations find high prices don't mean high profits for the little guy

Gas prices are sapping profitability from gas stations, nudging small owners to sell their businesses at a time when tight commercial lending is making it harder for mom-and-pop investors to buy in.

Raleigh News & Observer

SPORTS

Kansas rallies past Memphis 75-68 in OT

Mario Chalmers' 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation put the game in overtime, and Kansas pulled away to a 75-68 victory for its first national championship since Danny and the Miracles 20 years ago.

Sports Illustrated

2008 National Championship

ESPN

McDowell crash proves NASCAR safety measures up to par

As rookie Michael McDowell barrel-rolled across Texas Motor Speedway, one thing became clear: NASCAR's latest safety measures are clearly working

CBS SportsLine

Rookie McDowell feeling fine after crash

ESPN

RELIGION

Progressive faith is focus of conference

With "Voting Justice, Voting Hope, Progressive Faith Taking Action in 2008," organizers are adamant the national conference is going to be every bit as jam-packed as its title.

Star Tribune

US visit will give pope a defining moment

When Shepherd One lands outside Washington, D.C., the jet carrying Pope Benedict XVI to a six-day visit in the United States will deliver a complex and surprising man.

USA Today

Pope will find diverse church in US

Associated Press

EDUCATION

Study ties bedroom TV to unhealthy habits in teens

Teenagers with a bedroom television tend to have poorer diet and exercise habits and lower grades in school than those without one, U.S. researchers said.

ABC News

School cross-dressing event draws ire

An elementary-school event in which kids were encouraged to dress as members of the opposite gender drew the ire of a Christian radio group, prompting outraged calls to the district office.

AOL News

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (John L. Esposito):

Do Americans know Islam? Not really

Daily Star

Column (David Plotz):

Would Charlton Heston have made a good president?

Slate

Column (J. Goodrich):

The ailing health insurance markets

The Nation

Column (Brent Budowsky):

Harvest of shame

The Hill

Column (Howard Fineman):

What was Hillary thinking?

Newsweek

Column (Jack Shafer):

The good news about newsroom buyouts

Slate

Column:

No more 'rose-colored glasses' at the White House?

Salon.com

Editorial:

Heston's last stand

USA Today

Column:

Med school's hot new field: personalized medicine

U.S. News & World Report

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GOOD NEWS

Struggling charity hospital gets $200 million gift

In an expected move, the Grady Memorial Hospital Corp. said at a board meeting the hospital will receive $200 million over four years from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation.

Atlanta Business Chronicle

Dell headquarters powered entirely by green energy

It was announced that Dell Computer’s 2.1 million-square-foot headquarters in Round Rock, Texas is now powered entirely with renewable energy.

Environmental News Network

WORLD

Nine bombing convicts tunnel out of Moroccan prison

Nine Islamic extremists serving jail terms of up to life for the 2003 Casablanca bombings that killed 45 people tunnelled their way out of a Moroccan prison, officials said.

Sydney Morning Herald

Kenya opposition suspends talks

Kenya's opposition Orange Democratic Movement has suspended talks with the Party of National Unity after a disagreement over the make-up of the cabinet.

Al Jazeera

Blasts hit Nepal in poll run-up

Two explosions have struck an election rally in Nepal, leaving at least nine people wounded as the country prepares to hold elections following a peace deal between mainstream parties and Maoist fighters.

Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

Ancient imbalances sent Earth's continents wandering

A new study lends weight to the controversial theory that Earth became massively imbalanced in the distant past, sending its tectonic plates on a mad dash to even things out.

National Geographic

Scientists find bizarre lungless frog

The first lungless frog has been discovered lurking in the jungles of Borneo. The enigmatic amphibian, dubbed Barbourula kalimantanensis, apparently gets all the oxygen it needs through its skin.

MSNBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

First South Korean astronaut launches

The Soyuz rocket carrying South Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-yeon, has launched successfully on its voyage to the International Space Station.

BBC

Scrabble offensive launched against Facebook's Scrabulous

First, members of Facebook fell in love with Scrabulous, an unauthorized, near-identical online copycat of the board game Scrabble; legal issues ensued.

ABC News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

LA Times retracts hoax rapper story

The Los Angeles Times retracted a story that linked hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs to the 1994 shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur, admitting that the report relied on fake FBI documents.

ABC News

Bob Dylan receives Pulitzer Prize

Dylan, the most acclaimed and influential songwriter of the past half century, who more than anyone brought rock from the streets to the lecture hall, received an honorary Pulitzer Prize

MSNBC

Diana inquest's verdict: Driver and photographers to blame for deaths

The deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed were caused by the "grossly negligent driving" of her chauffeur, Henri Paul, and the paparazzi pursuing them, a jury concluded.

Times Online

Special section:

Timeline: Diana’s life

Showbuzz

HEALTH

Gator blood may be source of antibiotics

Call it a case of gator aid. New research says alligator blood could be the basis for new antibiotics targeting a variety of infections.

LiveScience

Babies' sleep tied to childhood obesity

Babies and toddlers who sleep fewer than 12 hours are at greater risk for being overweight in preschool, evidence that the link between sleep and obesity may affect even very young children.

Yahoo! News

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