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Fire fighters work to extinguish a fire in a shop set alight in the violence that broke following a shooting at a funeral in Beirut, Lebanon, as sectarian violence continues in the Lebanese capital. (Photo by Darko Bandic / AP)

PM urges Lebanese army to halt Hezbollah 'coup'

CNN

Death toll from sectarian fighting in Lebanon rises

Voice of America

Lebanon crisis

BBC

US stops cremating troops at facility that also handles pets

The U.S. military will no longer cremate troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan at a Dover facility that also cremates pets, the Pentagon announced.

McClatchy Newspapers

Cease-fire reached in Baghdad

Shiite militants have reached an agreement with the Iraqi government to end fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City district, according to spokesmen for both sides.

CNN

Superdelegates shifting toward Obama

They are the only yardstick by which Barack Obama still trails Hillary Rodham Clinton: the 796 superdelegates, who are free to back either candidate in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Christian Science Monitor

Feminists sharply divided between Clinton, Obama

ABC News

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Two videos, two slightly different views of Bill Clinton arguing with a voter

USA Today

UN aid used by junta leaders for propaganda exercise

Myanmar's military regime distributed international aid, but plastered the boxes with the names of top generals in an apparent effort to turn the relief effort into a propaganda exercise.

MSNBC

Myanmar holds referendum despite cyclone chaos

Reuters

NATION

US drops charges against alleged '20th hijacker' in September 11 attacks

The United States has dropped charges against the alleged "20th hijacker" in the September 11th, 2001, terror attacks on the United States.

Voice of America

Police to hunt for bodies at Manson family hideout

Police in California say they will excavate a former hideout of the convicted murderer in a hunt for more of his possible victims.

abc.net.au

Huge Texas sinkhole's appetite decreasing, officials say

Geologists said a 260-foot-deep sinkhole that grew to the length of three football fields over just two days seemed to be slowing down, but that it could take months before it's surrounding areas are safe.

MSN Money

POLITICS

White House leaves door open on possible housing rescue

The White House set out terms for a possible deal on a housing market rescue plan, as a sweeping package backed by the House of Representatives was on its way to an uncertain greeting in the Senate.

Reuters

Special section:

A credit crisis scorecard

Forbes

Unions focus against McCain as Democrats still battling

Organized labor sharpens campaign against Sen. John McCain as Sen. Barack Obama solidifies front-runner status.

Newsweek

Taking the strain

When Haiti’s prime minister resigned after a week of food riots, it seemed to confirm a warning that Bob Zoellick, the president of the World Bank, had given ten days before.

Economist

ENVIRONMENT

A 10-year timeout for global warming

Global warming is taking a break that could last for another 10 years or so, according to a team of climate researchers in Germany.

Christian Science Monitor

Hello Kitty harnesses the sun's energy

The tech blogosphere has been aflutter with the next, biggest thing to change our lives. Well, perhaps the lives of millions of pre-teens across the world: The Hello Kitty Solar Charger.

Environmental News Network

SPORTS

3 incidents mar Friday's practice for Indianapolis 500

In a disturbing day of practice for the Indianapolis 500, Danica Patrick's car struck another team's crew member and rookie driver Alex Lloyd hit the wall at more than 223 miles per hour.

ESPN

Safina ends Williams' winning streak

Serena Williams' 17-match winning streak is over after losing 2-6 6-1 7-6 (7/5) to Russia's Dinara Safina in the quarter-finals of the German Open.

InTheNews.co.uk

Carlos still has a conscience, 40 years after Mexico City

It isn't the borrowed black glove that matters, but the nerve and absolute courage - yeah, courage - it took to raise that fist on an Olympic medal stand in Mexico City in the early autumn of 1968.

ESPN

HEALTH

Price of blood thinner has doubled

Major U.S. dialysis centers say the price of blood-thinner heparin has doubled because of global recalls since the discovery of contaminated raw product from China.

USA Today

Tallying mental illness' costs

It's a debate with which the U.S. workplace has yet to come to grips: should employees' mental and physical health be considered equal in importance?

TIME

Study finds quitting smoking pays off in only 5 years

Good news for women who smoke: If you quit now, in five years you will have significantly reduced your chance of dying from a heart attack.

Indianapolis Star

Fake topic

Art collecting is not just for the rich

Real estate is in the tank and stocks are lower than they were in 2000, but oil — as in oil paintings — has remained a roaring bull market. Watercolors, too.

U.S. News & World Report

Retailers gloss over diversions of professional hair care products

Consumers who buy professional hair care products at major retailers — or at grocery and drug stores — are not getting the bargains they may think.

Consumer Affairs

Columns And Op-Ed

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The war for Lebanon

Weekly Standard

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Meatless like me

Slate

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The Hillary Democrats

Yahoo! News

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Mickey Mouse media

The Nation

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Evangelicals reclaiming their good name

Chicago Sun-Times

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Nothing wrong with land swap, says McCain

CBS News

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Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor: Britain can't become "God-free zone"

Times Online

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Take-Two vulnerable despite $500M blockbuster hit

CNNMoney

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Medicare tackles marketing abuses

Chicago Tribune

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Regime's paranoia worsens cyclone tragedy in Burma

USA Today

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GOOD NEWS

Costa Rica plants more trees to become carbon neutral

Costa Rica will plant seven million trees in 2008 to soak up as many greenhouse gas emissions as it produces, in a bid to become the world's first carbon neutral nation, a top official said.

Yahoo! News

New class of drugs may treat many different conditions

Vaptans ease painful periods, glaucoma, depression and many other diseases, researchers say.

HealthDay

Hackers shut down Zimbabwe website

Computer hackers have attacked the website of Zimbabwe's state-owned Herald newspaper.

BBC

WORLD

Tsvangirai to run in second round