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Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, front left, administers oath to newly-elected Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, front right, at Presidential Palace in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo by B.K.Bangash / AP)

Iraq forces battle Basra militias

Heavy fighting has been raging in Basra following a major pre-dawn offensive by thousands of Iraqi troops against rival Shia militias in the southern city.

BBC

Sadr followers stage Baghdad protest

Google News

Bush: "Lives not lost in vain"

Reuters

Shuttle Endeavour heads for home

After a week and a half of complex orbital construction work, Endeavour's seven astronauts undocked from the international space station and began their journey home.

CBS News

Space millionaire plans classtime in orbit

MSNBC

Pakistan PM Gilani sworn in by Musharraf

Yousuf Raza Gilani, a former parliament speaker and aide to the late politician Benazir Bhutto, has been sworn in as Pakistan's prime minister.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan leader's first act: free chief justice

Seattle Times

Inside story: Pakistan's new prime minister

YouTube

Supreme Court to hear a key case on detainee rights

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether detainees Mohammad Munaf and Shawqi Ahmad Omar have a constitutional right to challenge their detentions in federal court.

U.S. News & World Report

Protesters raid Olympic flame ceremony

Protesters disrupted the Olympic torch lighting ceremony for the Beijing games, amid mounting controversy over China's crackdown in Tibet.

The Age

Behind the scenes: Unrest tests China PR machine

CNN

NATION

Detroit mayor charged with 8 felonies

Kwame Malik Kilpatrick became the first sitting Detroit mayor to face criminal charges — eight felony counts, the fallout from a text message scandal.

Detroit Free Press

Detroit mayor In hot water

CBS News

Air marshals missing from almost all domestic flights

CNN

After deportation, migrants are determined to return

Immigration officials are raiding job sites, tracking illegal immigrants with criminal records and increasing deportations. Yet, the policy is up against the economic reality in developing countries.

USA Today

US border schools get tough on Mexican students

NPR

POLITICS

Clinton 'misspoke' about '96 Bosnia trip

Sen. Clinton's campaign said she "misspoke" last week when saying she had landed under sniper fire during a trip to Bosnia as first lady in March 1996.

Newsweek

McCain on Iraq: 'we're succeeding'

Returning from his eighth trip to Iraq, McCain didn't back down on his promise to see the war through despite the tragic milestone of 4,000 deaths.

MSNBC

Clinton camp calls on Obama to provide ‘explanation’ for negative politics

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign lashed out at rival Sen. Barack Obama’s camp, charging he betrayed his supporters by engaging in negative politics after promising change.

The Hill

BUSINESS

US consumer sentiment slides, house prices decline

U.S. consumer confidence fell more than forecast in March as Americans' outlook on the economy dropped to the lowest level since Richard Nixon was president.

Bloomberg

Feds to buy more mortgage bonds in move to boost market

McClatchy Newspapers

XM, Sirius combination approved

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s proposed acquisition of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. won U.S. antitrust clearance to create a single U.S. satellite-radio provider.

Bloomberg

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Google wants TV 'white space' for Wi-Fi

Less than a week after losing in the latest U.S. spectrum auction, Google Inc. has started pitching its plan to use TV "white space" — unlicensed and unused airwaves — to provide wireless Internet.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Cloning treats mouse Parkinson's

Therapeutic cloning has been successfully used to treat Parkinson's disease in mice, U.S. researchers say. The study provides the best evidence so far that the technique could one day help people with Parkinson's.

BBC

EDUCATION

State proposes settlement for Va. Tech victims' families

Families of those killed in the Virginia Tech massacre would receive $100,000 each under a settlement the state is proposing to prevent lawsuits, according to a victim's relative.

ABC News

Great-grandmother earns GED

Ola Mae Venable, 79, left school in eighth grade to farm in the 1940s. She now hopes to inspire.

MSNBC

Study finds record education earmarks

Congress set aside a record $2.3 billion in pet projects for colleges and universities for research on subjects like berries and reducing odors from swine, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.

International Herald Tribune

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Tiny cars may force cities to rethink parking regulations

Smart cars, the teeny tiny two-passenger vehicles, are starting to show up on the streets, where they're likely to smash head-on into parking regulations designed for larger cars.

San Francisco Chronicle

B.B. King buys landmark juke joint

B.B. King is the new owner of a juke joint in his Mississippi Delta hometown of Indianola.

Houston Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Man declared dead, says he now feels 'pretty good'

Zach Dunlap was pronounced dead Nov. 19 after he was injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident. As family members were paying their last respects, he moved his foot and hand.

CNN

Money can buy happiness — when you give it away

New research reveals that when individuals dole out money for gifts for friends or charitable donations, they get a boost in happiness while those who spend on themselves get no such cheery lift.

MSNBC

WORLD

US vessel shoots at Suez boat

A U.S. container ship approaching the Suez Canal opened fire on a small Egyptian motorboat, killing one man and wounding two others, reports say.

BBC

Comoros: African Union, government troops invade Anjouan

Comoran and African Union troops invaded the island of Anjouan to put an end to the rebellion led by Colonel Mohamed Bacar against the federal government of the archipelago.

allAfrica.com

Q&A: Comoros rebellion

BBC

Bhutan makes democratic transition

The political party set to run Bhutan's first democratic government has promised to be "guided by the past" after it swept landmark polls in the Himalayan nation.

Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

Nike releases green sneaker

In a sign that eco friendly shoes are moving out of the hemp, vegan, crunchy cliches and into the broader world is the newly released Nike Trash Talk shoe.

Environmental News Network

China to spend $5.9B on environment

China has earmarked $5.9 billion to fund environmental protection and energy-saving projects this year, the finance ministry said.

Reuters

SPORTS

Woods' winning streak ends as Ogilvy takes Doral

A final round of 1-under 71 was enough for Geoff Ogilvy to finish at 17 under in the rain-delayed WGC-CA Championship tournament. Tiger Woods was fifth at 15 under.

CBS SportsLine

UNC coach wants NCAA to remove slippery floor logos

North Carolina coach Roy Williams became concerned with the NCAA logos on the floor at the RBC Center in Raleigh for the NCAA Tournament after several North Carolina players slipped on one.

Sporting News

2008 NCAA Hoops

CBS News

HEALTH

Miami doctor breaks new ground in cancer surgery

Dr. Tomoaki Kato had to remove a lot more than a cancerous tumor during an unprecedented operation on a 63-year-old Florida woman earlier this month.

Reuters

Mexico is on the road to surpassing the US — as world's fattest country

Fueled by the rising popularity of soft drinks and fast-food restaurants, Mexico has become the second fattest nation in the world. Mexican health officials say it could surpass the United States.

McClatchy Newspapers

Food industry advertising draws fire from children's health advocates

International Herald Tribune

RELIGION

Dalai Lama must balance political and spiritual roles

Thrust inescapably into the eye of the international storm currently raging over Tibet, the Dalai Lama enjoys unique status as both the spiritual and political leader of Tibetans worldwide.

Christian Science Monitor

Sexuality is topic of ELCA report

After the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America released its Draft Social Statement on Human Sexuality, most attention was on same-sex relationships.

Star Tribune

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