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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, poses with Myanmar's junta leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe, right, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Photo by Stan Honda, Pool / AP)

Myanmar allows all aid workers to help cyclone survivors

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on a mission to open Myanmar to international assistance, said the ruling junta agreed to allow "all aid workers" into the country to help cyclone survivors.

ABC News

Slow start on Myanmar aid

CBS News

UN chief urges Myanmar to allow cyclone aid

NPR

Pentagon audit faults massive payments to contractors in Iraq

An audit of $8.2 billion in taxpayer money spent by the United States Army on Iraq contractors has found almost none of the payments followed federal rules and regulations.

International Herald Tribune

As race wanes, talk of Clinton as VP grows

While Sen. Hillary Clinton insists she is determined to win the nomination, friends say former President Bill Clinton is privately contemplating a different outcome for her: As Sen. Barack Obama ’s running mate.

MSNBC

Critics try to make McCain's age an issue

John McCain is 71 years old, only a few years less than the average lifespan of U.S. men. But this number does not have the visceral impact some of McCain's critics wish it did.

CBS News

McCain's health good, no cancer recurrence

Reuters

Mile-wide tornado hits Colorado

Windsor, Colo. was hit by a mile-wide tornado around lunch time, and at least one person died as the twister carved a swath of destruction through Weld County.

Denver Post

Tornado Strikes Colorado

CBS News

Memorial Day travelers face headwinds

CNNMoney

NATION

Dems may give a half-vote to Mich. and Fla. delegates

An intra-party fight at the Democratic convention loomed larger amid suggestions that Michigan's and Florida's lost delegations could have only half their votes restored.

Detroit Free Press

Appeals court: Texas acted improperly in seizing children

An appellate court has ruled that child welfare officials had no right to seize the children living at a polygamist sect's ranch, claiming it was "legally and factually insufficient" under Texas law.

Salt Lake Tribune

Blog:

The sad parallels between the Texas polygamy raid and Guantanamo.

Slate

Texas court rules in sect's favor

CBS News

POLITICS

Group files court papers to delay Calif. same-sex marriages

A conservative legal group is asking the California Supreme Court to stay its decision legalizing same-sex marriage until voters get a chance to weigh in.

Houston Chronicle

CA ruling on same-sex marriage bucks majority view

Gallup

House committee moves to force Rove testimony in probe

The House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed former Bush political director Karl Rove, forcing him to testify about allegations that he pressured the Justice Department to prosecute Southern Democrats.

McClatchy Newspapers

McCain rejects Hagee endorsement

Sen. John McCain rejected the endorsement of Pastor John Hagee after a sermon surfaced in which Hagee suggested Adolph Hitler and the Holocaust were God's response to the creation of Israel.

ABC News

BUSINESS

Tainted pet food suit settled

Pet food makers and retailers involved in last year's massive recall will set up a $24 million cash fund to compensate pet owners, according to a proposed settlement in federal court.

USA Today

Here're the savings from Arctic drilling — 75 cents a barrel

If Congress were to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, crude oil prices would probably drop by an average of only 75 cents a barrel, according to Department of Energy.

McClatchy Newspapers

Every $10 oil rise increases Air Force costs $610 million

Environmental News Network

Disney recalls sleeping bag, toy wand

Thousands of sleeping bags and magic wands contaminated by excessive levels of lead paint are being recalled by The Walt Disney Co., federal inspectors said.

MSNBC

EDUCATION

Last surviving Brown v. Board plaintiff dies at 88

The last surviving plaintiff in Topeka's Brown v. Board of Education case, which led to the historic 1954 Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregation in public schools, has died at 88.

Sacramento Bee

National Geographic Bee win goes to 11-year-old Nebraskan

The sixth-grader at Lux Middle School in Lincoln, Neb., won a $25,000 scholarship.

Kansas City Star

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

McQueen's 'Le Mans' Porsche may fetch $2 million at auction

A Porsche racing car that starred in the 1971 documentary-style film "Le Mans'' with Steve McQueen is being offered at auction for as much as $2 million.

Bloomberg

My eBay job

Certain numbers have an iconic status in America's business culture. One of them is the number of people who derive income selling goods on eBay: 1.3 million.

Newsweek

HEALTH

FAA bans anti-smoking drug Chantix

The Federal Aviation Administration removed the drug Chantix from the list of medications considered safe for pilots and air-traffic controllers after a study linked the medication to mental confusion.

USA Today

Birth defects linked to preterm birth

A new study by March of Dimes reports that preterm birth and birth defects are associated with each other. Babies born preterm were more than twice as likely to have birth defects as full-term infants.

eMaxHealth

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GOOD NEWS

Vigorous Kennedy out of hospital and back at the helm

Sen. Edward Kennedy walked out of the hospital a day after it was announced that he has a malignant brain tumour and wasted no time getting back to his favorite activity: sailing.

Sydney Morning Herald

Iraq's ports thriving now that the government's in charge

Iraq's principal ports, which were plagued by corruption, theft and insecurity while under the control of militia-linked port guards, have had a dramatic increase in trade since the government took control.

McClatchy Newspapers

WORLD

France hit by national strike

Tens of thousands of French workers have taken to the streets as unions mounted a one-day show of force against government pension reforms.

Al Jazeera

'Quake lakes' threaten new disaster