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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. greets supporters during a primary night rally in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Carolyn Kaster / AP)

OPEC keeps oil output steady in face of $100 oil

OPEC ministers agreed to keep output steady and said record high prices had been driven by factors that were beyond their control.

Reuters

Bush: Not raising oil output would be OPEC's 'mistake'

The Hill

Oil rise above $100 as OPEC meets

AOL News

Mortgage applications up as rates plunge

Applications for home mortgages rose for the first week in a month as falling interest rates increased incentives to refinance existing loans, according to data from an industry group.

USA Today

Big wins for Clinton in Texas and Ohio; McCain clinches

Sen. Hillary Clinton defeated Sen. Barack Obama in the Ohio and Texas primaries, ending a string of defeats and allowing her to soldier on in the Democratic presidential nomination race.

International Herald Tribune

Special section:

State-by-state results

U.S. News & World Report

March 4th primaries

Yahoo! News

Boeing questions Air Force decision on tanker contract

The Boeing Co. questioned the Air Force's awarding a $40 billion contract for aerial-refueling tankers to a team of defense contractors who'll use a European plane.

McClatchy Newspapers

Rice: Middle East talks to resume

Condoleezza Rice has said that Palestinian and Israeli leaders are to resume peace talks suspended after Israel launched a military offensive in the Gaza Strip.

Al Jazeera

West Bank clashes

CNN

NATION

Congress to subpoena beef-recall exec

House lawmakers are expected to order the head of the company responsible for the largest beef recall in U.S. history to appear before Congress.

Houston Chronicle

US coal power boom suddenly wanes

Concerns about global warming and rising building costs are blocking construction of new coal-fired power plants in the United States and pushing utilities to turn to natural gas and renewable power instead.

Christian Science Monitor

Dozens flee acid fumes after train derails

A freight train derailed in the Southern California desert and two tanker cars full of chemicals caught fire, sending up a cloud of fumes and forcing home evacuations, authorities said.

MSNBC

POLITICS

McCain to get push from Bush

Sen. John McCain heads to the White House to get President Bush's endorsement for president, an event that has both Republicans and their Democratic opponents excited.

CNN

Obama rustles up votes at Texas rodeo

With opinion polls tight in the crucial states of Texas and Ohio, Democratic candidate Barack Obama spent part of voting day at a livestock show and rodeo to rustle up some last-minute support.

Reuters

Blog:

Explaining the Texas two-step

U.S. News & World Report

BUSINESS

Facebook hires top Google exec as COO

Facebook has raided Google to hire a new chief operating officer, providing the popular online social network with more seasoned management and advertising savvy.

BusinessWeek

Wall Street wounded by Intel, Citi

U.S. trading got off to a weak start after a profit warning from Intel, new challenges for Citigroup and remarks on foreclosures from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Forbes

SPORTS

Voters approve $121.6 million in arena upgrades to lure NBA team

Oklahoma City voters approved a sales tax extension to fund $121.6 million in improvements to a downtown arena and build a practice facility in hopes of luring an NBA team.

ESPN

Through all the flaws, we love Favre

Brett Favre was always that carefree gunslinger, throwing footballs into tight spots and putting himself into a few as well. He was fearless. He was daring. He was the every man.

CBS News

Why Is Brett Favre Walking Away?

ESPN

HEALTH

Obesity epidemic? Docs say 'fat chance'

Go on, have another doughnut. According to some experts whose views are public health heresy, the jury is still out on how dangerous it is to be fat.

CBS News

Cancer risk slightly higher for women in discontinued hormone treatment

A study of hormone replacement therapy has found that higher rates of cancer persist years after women stop taking a popular estrogen and progesterone combination.

Science Daily

Study: Pricey pills work better even when they're fake

When it comes to painkillers, many people believe “you get what you pay for,” according to a new study that found patients are actually more likely to get relief if they think they’re taking high-priced pills.

MSNBC

RELIGION

Ohio Muslims unite behind Obama

As Ohio prepares to vote for the candidates it would like to see running for the U.S. presidency, Matthew Wells talks to Muslims in Cleveland who are impressed by Barack Obama.

BBC

Vatican, Muslims prepare historic meeting with Pope

Muslim representatives and Vatican officials begin talks this week that they hope will lead to an unprecedented Catholic-Islamic meeting.

Reuters

Vatican-Muslim talks due in Italy

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

In Mexico, a clean-air bucket brigade

A grass-roots group to monitor air quality has sprouted in one of Latin America's largest industrial corridors.

Christian Science Monitor

Sioux soldier honored for heroism in Korean War

President Bush apologized that the country waited decades to honor Master Sgt. Woodrow Wilson Keeble for his military valor in Korea, giving him the Medal of Honor almost 25 years after he died.

HappyNews.com

WORLD

Iran to provide power to Iraq

Iran plans to link its electrical grid with neighboring Iraq as part of another "extended area of cooperation" between the countries, the Iranian president announced during his historic visit to Iraq.

CNN

State 'sanctioned' Kenyan clashes