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Rescuer confer after returning from Ulyanovskaya mine near Novokuznetsk, about 2977 km (1,850 miles) east of Moscow. Rescuers searching a coal mine rocked by a methane gas blast have found the bodies of several more victims, bringing the death toll to 106. (Photo by Anatoly Kuzyarin / AP)

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Justice Department releases more documents on firings

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Bush affirms support for Gonzales

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Houston Chronicle

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Senate subpoenas vs. executive privilege

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NPR

War bill includes tempting projects

House Democratic leaders are offering billions in federal funds for lawmakers' pet projects large and small to secure enough votes this week to pass an Iraq funding bill that would end the war next year.

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Washington Post

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White House issues veto threat on Iraq pullout bill

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CNN

Indonesia fights mud torrent

Indonesia is struggling to hold back a torrent of hot mud that has buried entire villages and displaced more than 12,000 people since it began spewing from under the ground more than 10 months ago.

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Epoch Times

Siberian mine blast kills 106; 4 missing

Rescuers searching a coal mine rocked by a methane gas blast found the bodies of several more victims, bringing the death toll to 106 a day after Russia's deadliest mining disaster in a decade.

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Examiner

Park ranger: missing Boy Scout found

Authorities have received a radio report from searchers that a 12-year-old Boy Scout who went missing over the weekend during a camping trip was found, a park service ranger said.

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CNN

North Korea talks stall over frozen funds

Six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea’s nuclear threat stalled, hampered by a lingering row over frozen funds and denting hopes of turning the focus to disabling Pyongyang’s main reactor.

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Reuters

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Russia gives Iran an ultimatum on enrichment

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International Herald Tribune

Zimbabwe threatens to expel Western envoys

Zimbabwe threatened to expel Western ambassadors it accuses of backing a drive to oust President Robert Mugabe and barred opposition leaders from foreign travel until they appear in court.

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Reuters

Panama seizes 19.4 tons of cocaine

Panamanian police seized a boat off the nation's Pacific coast carrying 19.4 metric tons of cocaine in one of the biggest maritime cocaine busts anywhere on record, officials said.

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NATION

Germany, China urge rapid action on Iran

Germany and China urged rapid approval of a U.N. draft resolution that would impose sanctions on Iran for its nuclear program after South Africa proposed a softening of the document's wording.

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Reuters

Clash kills 30 in Pakistan

Local and foreign militants fought a gun battle in northwestern Pakistan, leaving about 30 dead, the second such clash this month in a region where the government is urging tribesmen to move against al Qaeda-linked fighters.

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CBS News

Fire at Russia nursing home kills 62

Fire swept through a nursing home in southern Russia after the night watchman ignored two alarms, killing 62 people in a town where the closest fire station was nearly an hour's drive away, officials said.

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Denver Post

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Slideshow: Deadly fire hits Russia nursing home

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Yahoo! News

POLITICS

U.S. approves visa for Ahmadinejad to speak at U.N.

The United States has approved a visa for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to enable him to address the U.N. Security Council over Tehran's nuclear program, the State Department said.

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Reuters

2008 campaign goes negative on YouTube

A new and unauthorized negative campaign ad for Sen. Barack Obama that attacks his presidential nomination rival Sen. Hillary Clinton, is the latest sensation on the video sharing site You Tube.

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ABC News

Congress to probe improper FBI spying

Congress wants to know how the FBI illegally or improperly gathered telephone, e-mail and financial records of Americans and foreigners while chasing terrorists.

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SPORTS

Jellyfish alert! Painful day in the water

Chloe Sutton emerged from the water a trembling, teary mess, wondering what happened to her goggles. And everyone was covered in ugly, red welts, the work of jellyfish lurking off St. Kilda Beach.

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Fox Sports

UNLV rises from desert to Sweet 16

This UNLV men's basketball team is a contradiction to the razzle-dazzle of Las Vegas and a far cry from the high-flying act of former Rebels coach Jerry Tarkanian's 1990 NCAA championship team.

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USA Today

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NCAA tournament men's bracket

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ESPN

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NCAA tournament women's bracket

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ENVIRONMENT

Controversial skywalk in place over Grand Canyon

Visitors who have marveled at the Grand Canyon's vistas will now have a dizzying new option: a glass-bottom observation deck allowing them to gaze into the chasm beneath their feet.

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CNN

Climate science was doctored

The Bush administration diluted scientific evidence of global warming, a former high-ranking official has admitted. A former oil industry lobbyist said during a hearing that he watered down reports.

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HEALTH

Report: more than 5 million living with Alzheimer's

More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, a 10 percent increase since the last Alzheimer's Association estimate five years ago.

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ABC News

Genetic discovery may eradicate malaria

The costly effort to eradicate one of the world's deadliest diseases has received a controversial boost — genetically modified mosquitoes that cannot pass on malaria.

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The Age

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Disneyfied Jesus riles Church elders

Paintings portraying Jesus Christ as Mickey Mouse and Vladimir Lenin are prompting charges of abuse of religious symbols by Russian Orthodox Church leaders.

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Moscow Times

Americans use talents, creativity to reshape religion

Detroit mom Laurie Hempel went from doing zero to 20 hours of church work a week over the last year — all because she found a church where she could "give my 2 cents and shape something new."

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GOOD NEWS

Samaritans repair damage from vandalism

After Terry Kiser finished a monthlong renovation project of her mobile home, it was destroyed. So the renovators said they'd do it again — for free.

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Des Moines Register

French Open will award equal pay

The French Open will award equal prize money to all women and men players across the board in all events, the organizers announced.

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NATION

Stamp goes to 41 cents in May; forever stamp OK'd

The cost of mailing a letter will go up on May 14, but you'll be able to lock in that price - no matter how rates rise in the future - by buying the new "forever" stamp.

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CNN

In U.S. border towns, influx of troops brings a boom

In this southwestern Arizona town business is booming. Hotels are booked months in advance, and restaurants and pubs are hopping – adding hours and staff and offering special enticements.

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Christian Science Monitor

Airbus jetliner completes first transatlantic flight

The latest jetliner to claim the title of world's biggest passenger aircraft completed its maiden voyage to the United States.

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Forbes

BUSINESS

Pet food company knew of problem

As many as one in six animals died in tests of suspect dog and cat food by the manufacturer last month after complaints the products were poisoning pets around the country, the government said.

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CBS News

Oops! Techie wipes out $38 billion fund

Perhaps you know that sinking feeling when a single keystroke accidentally destroys hours of work. Now imagine wiping out a disk drive containing an account worth $38 billion.

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MSNBC

Palm takeover expected this week

Nokia and up to three other potential bidders are interested in buying Palm Inc. which could be sold for some $2 billion as early as this week, a technology news Web site said.

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Washington Post

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Yahoo calls out Google on mobile search

Amid rumors of a Google phone that some believe could optimize the mobile search experience, Yahoo is making its mobile intentions crystal clear.

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NewsFactor

SpaceX launch is last-minute no-go

One year after its first launch ended in failure, SpaceX put the second launch of its low-cost Falcon 1 rocket on hold.

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MSNBC

Israel a hotbed of Internet attacks

Israel has the dubious honor of being home to the most malicious Internet activity per Internet user, according to Symantec's twice-yearly Internet Security Threat Report.

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PC World

EDUCATION

All U.S. colleges accept ACT

The once-obscure ACT college entrance exam is now accepted by every four-year college and university in the USA that requires such a test.

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USA Today

Supreme Court hears 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' case

A school principal was acting in accord with the school's anti-drug mission when she suspended a student for displaying a "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" banner, her lawyer told the Supreme Court.

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Topix.net

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

On 4th anniversary, editors say war is taking toll—but vow to keep covering

As the Iraq War enters its fifth year, newspapers covering it say the pool of reporters willing and able to report on the war is shrinking, budgets are constrained, and dangers are an issue.

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Editor & Publisher

Warhol bought for $250 in 1962 may fetch $15 million

A U.S. collector who bought an Andy Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe in 1962 for $250 is offering the painting for sale in May and can expect to fetch over $15 million, auctioneers Christie's said.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Long-lost Caravaggio unveiled

A long-lost painting by Italian master Caravaggio, resplendent after a six-year clean-up, was unveiled today in Rome, where it is on loan from the private collection of Queen Elizabeth II.

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A bonfire is reflected on the screen of a fireman's helmet during the traditional Fallas festival in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Fernando Bustamante / AP)

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