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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, center, greets people during his campaign rally in Banket, about 100 kilometers west of Harare. (Photo by Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi / AP)

2 GIs, 2 US workers killed in Iraq blast

CBS News

Violence figures decline in Iraq

Baltimore Sun

U.S. military is training Iraqi women to find female suicide bombers

CNN

Iran: EU sanctions illegal

Condemning as illegal new EU sanctions against Iran, a foreign ministry spokesman said the sanctions would make them more eager than ever to obtain the technology to enrich uranium.

BBC

Mugabe's victory by violence

Morgan Tsvangirai's decision to seek shelter after announcing his withdrawal from Zimbabwe's runoff presidential election signals the collapse of organized efforts to unseat President Robert Mugabe.

Yahoo! News

Kenyans blocked from return home

BBC

UN says fair vote in Zimbabwe impossible

Yahoo! News

Zimbabwe's president 'beyond normal restraint'

NPR

Gaza truce shaken by rocket fire and killings in West Bank

Militants in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip fired at least two rockets into southern Israel, breaching a five-day-old ceasefire after Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Reuters

Airport scare for Sarkozy at Tel Aviv airport

MSNBC

US envoy to Albania linked to cover up of Afghan arms deal

A U.S. ambassador helped cover up the illegal Chinese origins of ammunition the Pentagon bought to supply Afghan security forces, according to testimony gathered by congressional investigators.

International Herald Tribune

NATION

Teen mom: 17 pregnancies a 'coincidence,' denies pact

One of the pregnant teenage girls at a Massachusetts high school denied that the 17 students had entered a pact to get pregnant and called the high rate of pregnancies a "coincidence."

ABC News

Community concerned about pregnancies

MSNBC

US welcomes sanctions on Iran

The United States welcomed the EU decision to freeze the assets of an Iranian bank and expand a travel ban because of the Islamic state's refusal to stop enriching uranium.

Monsters and Critics

POLITICS

Some Muslims feel shunned by Obama

International Herald Tribune

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‘Burbs may be Obama base; Latino-rich communities, not so much

Christian Science Monitor

McCain aide regrets terror remark

An aide to Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has said he regrets telling a reporter that a terror attack on the U.S. would be "an advantage."

BBC

McCain offers $300 million bounty for better battery

Baltimore Sun

Analysts: Gas prices could fall to $2 if Congress acts

The price of retail gasoline could fall by half, to around $2 a gallon, within 30 days of passage of a law to limit speculation in energy-futures markets, four energy analysts told Congress.

MarketWatch

Geopolitical alliances shift with rising oil prices

NPR

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

CIA looks back on postwar Berlin

As the CIA opens its classified archives and puts formerly secret information online, the resulting treasure trove has given historians and intelligence experts lots to debate.

NPR

Is local food really miles better?

The primary argument for eating local food is protection of the environment. But does locally grown produce really have less of a carbon footprint?

Salon.com

3-D: Coming at you soon in a home theater near you

TV makers and technology firms are trying to bring the eye-popping visuals-with-depth into your living room.

USA Today

HEALTH

Time in the sun: How much is needed for vitamin D?

Research, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, shows that those with the lowest vitamin D levels have more than double the risk of dying from heart disease.

U.S. News & World Report

1 percent of newborns test-tube babies

One in 100 U.S. babies was conceived in a test tube. Half these babies were twins, triplets, or higher multiple births, according to the CDC.

WebMD

ENVIRONMENT

Air quality worsens as fires continue to burn in California

Wildfires continue to burn throughout Northern California and pose serious threats to homes.

Sacramento Bee

Supreme Court rejects case on fast track for border fence

The Supreme Court turned down on a plea by environmental groups to rein in the Bush administration's power to waive laws to speed construction of a fence along the U.S.-Mexican border.

MSNBC

Supreme Court to decide Navy appeal on sonar use

Reuters

Worn out artificial turf poses lead exposure risk

When the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services and the federal Agency for Toxic Substances tested a nearby community athletic field for lead contamination, red flags went up.

Environment News Service

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Dobson criticizes Obama on religion

Baltimore Sun

Priests urged to care for their bodies the way they care for souls

With a high percentage of clerics overweight, several Catholic leaders said priests should focus on their bodies with the same amount of care they give to the souls of their parishioners.

National Catholic Reporter

Massive study finds most Americans devout, tolerant

Americans are devout, but not dogmatic, according to a massive new study of religion in America conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

Boston Globe

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GOOD NEWS

Social ties may help cut dementia risk

Elderly women who maintain close friendships and strong family ties are less likely to develop dementia than women who are less sociable.

WebMD

Doctor: 'It's amazing' autistic man survived for seven days

An autistic man was found alive a week after wandering away from a Wisconsin camp. His doctor said he might have had only hours left to live when searchers found him in dense woods.

Star Tribune

WORLD

No survivors found in stricken Philippines ferry

Guardian

Pakistan adrift without a leader

Pakistan remains in a leaderless drift after elections; Pakistani politicians and Afghan officials are increasingly worried that no one is really in charge.