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A truck drives through a gate at the Fort Dix Army Base near Wrightstown, N.J. Six men described by federal prosecutors as "Islamic militants" have been arrested on charges they plotted to attack the Fort Dix Army base and "kill as many soldiers as possible," federal authorities said. (Photo by Mel Evans / AP)

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Pentagon preparing to deploy 35,000 troops to Iraq

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TIME

Ian Paisley becomes Northern Ireland leader

Northern Ireland's Ian Paisley ended a lifetime of opposition when he became leader of the British province in a government that includes his political rivals in Sinn Fein.

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Bloomberg

LAPD demotes officials after clash

The highest ranking police official at the scene of a violent clash between officers and people at an immigration rally was demoted, and his second-in-command was transferred.

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USA Today

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LAPD chief on rally violence

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CBS News

Fort Dix terror suspects in U.S. illegally

Claiming they were ready to die in the name of Allah, six Islamic militants from Yugoslavia and the Middle East plotted to attack the Fort Dix Army base and "kill as many soldiers as possible."

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6ABC

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Alleged terror plot arrests

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CBS News

Men did nothing wrong, platoon leader in Haditha testifies

The commander of a Camp Pendleton platoon that killed 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, testified that his men did nothing wrong.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

Russia, China accused of arming Sudan

China and Russia are supplying arms to Sudan that are being used to fuel the violence in the Darfur region in violation of a U.N. arms embargo, a human rights group said in a report.

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Forbes

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Sudan accused of arms breach

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BBC

White House refutes Guard shortage claim in Kansas

The White House fought back against criticism from Kansas' governor that National Guard deployments to Iraq are slowing the response to last week's devastating tornado.

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Poll: Most back Congress over Bush in war funding fight

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NATION

Europeans offer deal to replace Wolfowitz

Leading governments of Europe have signalled they are willing to let the U.S. choose the World Bank's next chief, but only if current president Paul Wolfowitz steps down soon.

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Sydney Morning Herald

Push for popular vote in Turkey

Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling party defended its push for a constitutional amendment to let people elect the president.

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Guardian

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Turkey 'on brink' of reform

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BBC

Estonia fails to appease Russia over statue row

Estonia’s Prime Minister paid his respects for the first time before a monument to the Red Army that had occupied his country for half a century.

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Times

POLITICS

Senate panel approves 35 mpg fuel standards

The Senate Commerce Committee approved legislation that would require automakers to boost the average fuel efficiency of passenger vehicles to 35 miles per gallon by 2019.

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MarketWatch

Abortion rises anew for Giuliani

Rudolph W. Giuliani told a gathering of conservatives that his campaign could be boiled down to two major themes: national security and economic security. Notably, he didn't cite values as a theme.

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Voters down on GOP

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NPR

Dina McGreevey files for divorce from ex-governor

The estranged wife of former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey filed a 16-page complaint accusing the ex-governor of extreme cruelty, fraud and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

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Newark Star Ledger

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McGreevey claims 'extreme cruelty' in filing

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WCBS

POLITICS

Median home price to drop for first time in 29 years

For the first time in at least 29 years, the median price of an existing home in the United States is expected to drop this year.

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Sacramento Business Journal

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Building a down payment

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CNN

Amazon and IBM settle patent lawsuits

Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. said that it has settled all its patent lawsuits with IBM for an undisclosed amount of money paid to IBM and a long-term patent cross-license agreement.

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BusinessWeek

SPORTS

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Former boxing champ Corrales killed in bike accident

Former boxing champion Diego "Chico" Corrales was killed in a motorcycle accident. He was 29 years old. He died two years to the day after one of the greatest fights in recent memory.

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Yankees pull beer from visitors clubhouse as well

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are in the process of reviewing their alcohol policy, and the New York Yankees have joined the Oakland Athletics in banning alcohol in both their home and visiting clubhouses.

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ESPN

Study: Sunscreen poor substitute for proper caution

A new study says the best way to protect against cancer-causing ultraviolet rays is to avoid direct sunlight and wear protective clothing to keep exposure to a minimum.

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News-Leader

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Sun-block study shows skin cancer cases on the rise

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CBS 2

ExxonMobil spent $40 million on malaria

Global oil giant ExxonMobil said it has spent over $40 million to fight malaria and other diseases in Nigeria and four other African countries where it operated in the past seven years.

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Report: Pet food contaminants pose little risk to humans

The meat from hogs and chickens that were fed melamine-tainted surplus pet food poses very little risk to human health, U.S. officials confirmed.

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Forbes

EDUCATION

Va. Tech prepares to honor shooting victims at graduation

Virginia Tech officials planning this weekend's commencement have taken pains to remember the victims of last month's massacre.

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CNN

University of California keeps $1.6 billion deal to run Lawrence Livermore lab

The University of California will keep its $1.6 billion contract to manage Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for at least the next seven years, beating out a rival bid from Northrop Grumman.

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GOOD NEWS

Meditation sharpens the mind

Three months of intense training in a form of meditation known as "insight" in Sanskrit can sharpen a person's brain enough to help them notice details they might otherwise miss.

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LiveScience

King Herod's tomb likely found at Herodium

An Israeli archaeologist said he has found remnants of the tomb of King Herod, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem, in the Judean Desert where the biblical monarch built a palace.

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Have they finally found Herod's tomb?

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ABC News

Korean-Americans, blacks find common ground in rap

Crammed into a room on the third floor of a church, rapper DumbFounDead spits freestyle rhymes with six other emcees as a small group of twenty-somethings bob their heads to the music.

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San Jose Mercury News

NATION

U.S. dimisses charges against anti-Castro exile

A U.S. judge threw out all charges against anti-Castro Cuban exile and former CIA operative Luis Posada Carriles, allowing him to go free days before he was set to be tried for immigration fraud.

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Reuters

Man opens fire in New York courtroom

A man pulled out a sawed-off rifle inside a Rockland County courtroom and tried to shoot a woman he was involved with in a domestic dispute, police said.

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Newsday

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Gunfire at Rockland County courthouse

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ABC News

Flooding forces evacuations on Plains

Heavy rain from an already deadly storm system sent the Missouri River and other Midwest waterways over their banks, forcing thousands of people to evacuate.

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AOL News

ENVIRONMENT

China closed 3,000 companies last year for polluting

China, wrestling to control pollution as its economy booms, shut more than 3,000 companies last year for environmental offenses, a government-run newspaper reported.

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Houston Chronicle

Study: coral deaths linked to climate

A study on Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef has found what researchers believe is proof of a link between coral disease and warmer ocean temperatures caused by global warming.

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Discovery Channel

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

George Michael admits drug-driving

British pop star George Michael admitted driving while unfit through drugs on the first day of his trial at a London court. The 43-year-old singer blamed "tiredness and prescribed drugs."

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NEWS.com.au

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George Michael admits DUI

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Reuters

WB bans Canada promo screenings

In Hollywood's ongoing war against piracy, there's a new mantra: blame Canada.

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Variety

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Old rockets carry bacteria to the stars

Derelict rocket stages that propelled four spacecraft toward the edges of our solar system and beyond are likely carrying Earthly bacteria out into the galaxy.

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Space.com

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The invisible world: all about microbes

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LiveScience

Alleged AOL password security flaw raises eyebrows

According to a post on the Washington Post's "Security Fix" blog, AOL's password system may not be quite as secure as it would have you believe.

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CNET News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

China rejects U.S. criticism of religion

Beijing accused a U.S. advisory panel of taking "potshots'' at China in a report that accuses the government of imprisoning and torturing people for practicing their religion.

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Guardian

Pope visits waning Latin American flock

Outside the São Bento monastery in São Paulo, Brazil, where Pope Benedict XVI is expected to give a public blessing Wednesday, florists bustle about creating their arrangements.

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Christian Science Monitor

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

For fast-food help, call in the robots

Pittsburgh's Hyperactive Technologies has come up with a system, based on the computer vision and artificial intelligence systems employed by robots, to manage the kitchens at so-called quick-service restaurants.

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CNET News

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Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley makes the off-balance throw to first base on a ball hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' Orlando Hudson in the fourth inning during a National League baseball game, in Phoenix. (Photo by Rick Scuteri / AP)

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