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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at a press conference in the West Bank town of Ramallah. (Photo by Nasser Shiyoukhi / AP)

After overture to Syria, Clinton meets Palestinian leaders

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged support for the Palestinian Authority as "the only legitimate government of the Palestinian people."

International Herald Tribune

Clinton to Israel: Open Gaza crossings

Haaretz

Arab-Americans call for closer ties with US

YouTube

Queen Elizabeth awards Sen. Ted Kennedy honorary knighthood

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced to Congress that Queen Elizabeth awarded Sen. Edward M. Kennedy an honorary knighthood.

MSNBC

Obama to order contracting overhaul

President Barack Obama plans to change how government contracts are awarded, a move his aides say would save taxpayers about $40 billion a year.

Examiner

Obama foreclosure fix open for business

The Obama administration's foreclosure prevention program is open for business. Federal officials released details of the $75 billion programs that would modify and refinance loans.

CNNMoney

Pending US home sales plummet in January

Financial Times

White House launches consumer lending

NPR

Pressure on Obama to engage Iran

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry praised Obama's desire to negotiate with Iran, but warned he must do more than talk as Tehran forges ahead with its nuclear program.

McClatchy Newspapers

Warrant issued for Sudan's Bashir

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudan's president on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.

BBC

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Struggle in Sudan

CBS News

Court rejects limits on drug lawsuits

The Supreme Court expanded people's right to hold drug companies financially responsible for injuries. The court ruled federal law does not block a lawsuit by a woman who lost an arm to gangrene.

USA Today

NATION

US companies reduced payrolls by nearly 700,000 in February

The private sector lost nearly 700,000 jobs in February, according to a report from Automatic Data Processing, but a separate report notes that employers announced fewer job cuts last month.

CNNMoney

Obama administration says economic stimulus plans already showing results

As the stock market losses extended and Wall Street's concerns escalated that President Obama's economic plan will not work, the president encouraged Americans to buy and invest.

ABC News

Bernanke urges bold action

Reuters

Crews in Los Angeles train crash were text messaging, probe finds

Crew members on both the Metrolink passenger train and the Union Pacific Corp. freight locomotive that collided in Los Angeles were sending text messages before the accident that killed 25 people.

Bloomberg

POLITICS

Quigley takes Emanuel’s seat

Mike Quigley won in a field of 12 Democrats in Illinois' 5th Congressional District, riding a wave of approval at the way he fought the old guard on the County Board and voted down tax increases.

Chicago Sun-Times

Democrats' Web site mocks Limbaugh

Democrats launched a Web site that mocks GOP leaders for apologizing to radio host Rush Limbaugh for criticizing or publicly disagreeing with him.

CNN

Bipartisanship: from noble call to handy weapon

The Hill

HEALTH

Make way for designer babies

A Los Angeles fertility clinic offers a new service that would allow couples to choose their baby's physical traits, including eye and hair color.

MSNBC

Senators: Give FDA new food-safety tools

A bipartisan group of eight U.S. senators proposed changing government food safety programs after the salmonella outbreak in peanut products sickened 677 people.

Star Tribune

Is the FDA a broken agency?

Forbes

Heartburn drugs risky after heart attack

Heart attack patients given the blood thinner Plavix plus a proton pump inhibitor such as Prilosec or Nexium may be at increased risk of death or another heart attack, a new study finds.

HealthDay

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Digging their way out of recession

Eleanor Roosevelt encouraged “victory gardens” that became popular when the country faced food shortages. A grassroots movement wants Obama to plant another White House victory garden.

Economist

Spears kicks off tour in New Orleans

As Britney Spears kicks off her first concert tour in five years, the pop star has a big opportunity to connect with her still formidable fan base.

Variety

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Oldest fossil brain found in 'bizarre' prehistoric fish

Digital x-rays of a 300 million-year-old shark have revealed the oldest known fossilized brain, raising hopes that scientists will find other ancient brains and use them to study how gray matter has evolved.

National Geographic

Neuroengineering may change your brain

The target area of the brain is treated like the coil in a generator, subjected to rapidly changing magnetic fields until electricity begins to dance across its neurons.

Wired

EDUCATION

National standards gain steam

National education standards now have the backing of the nation’s governors, a growing number of education leaders, and the U.S. secretary of education.

Education Week

Students get a crash economics course

College students are struggling in the financial downturn. Some opt to wait in food-pantry lines. Others have stopped drinking soda, using their cars or eating out.

USA Today

Columns And Op-Ed

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Do strollers make your kid stupid?

Slate

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The heat is on true believers

Real Clear Politics

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Obama comes out swinging

The Progressive

Editorial:

Clinton's Middle East task

Daily Telegraph

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Moderate Dems feel sticker shock

Politico

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The GOP's hip-hop makeover

The Nation

Editorial:

Let them serve with dignity

San Francisco Chronicle

Column:

Why you should read the Bible

Slate

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Has anyone seen Tim Geithner?

Daily Dish

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In knots over nationalization

Economist

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Gold fans yearn for Great Depression

Bloomberg

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GOOD NEWS

Garbage turns into gold in Bangladesh

Since 1995, Waste Concern reduced Bengaladesh's urban garbage, created jobs a healthier environment and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Christian Science Monitor

Aid group celebrates 30th anniversary

Feed The Children, one of the largest non-governmental supported aid groups in the U.S., is observing its 30th birthday the way it began — by helping the world's hungry children and families.

PNN

WORLD

Red Cross warns of Sri Lanka 'disaster'

The International Committee of the Red Cross warns of an impending humanitarian catastrophe in northeastern Sri Lanka. The ICRC has reiterated calls for a mass evacuation of civilians.

BBC

China to boost defense spending by 15 percent in 2009

China will boost military spending 14.9 percent this year, which concerns Washington and Beijing's neighbors.

ABC News

China defense up near 15 percent

Reuters

Obama hails UK relationship that will 'only get stronger'

President Barack Obama has said the U.S.-U.K. "special relationship" will "only get stronger," after talking with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

BBC

Obama, Brown discuss world economy

MSNBC

BUSINESS

Japan considers loans for country's struggling exporters

Japan will dip into its $1 trillion of foreign currency reserves to lend dollars to the country's struggling exporters, the government said.

International Herald Tribune

Japan's troubled Toyota seeks loan

Al Jazeera

New rule tackles no-interest offers

A new federal rule is expected to change the promotion and perhaps the availability of the months-long special offers, which retailers often use to market big-ticket items like TVs, furniture and appliances.

USA Today

US auto sales rate falls to 27 year low, led by General Motors

U.S. auto sales in February slid to the lowest since December 1981, led by a 53 percent plunge for General Motors Corp. as the recession scared off potential buyers.

Bloomberg

SPORTS

Casting call: 4,500 performers sought for Olympic ceremonies

Olympic organizers in Vancouver are looking for 4,500 dancers, performers and athletes to volunteer in the performances for the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

CBC

Benson re-signs with Bengals

The Texans are no longer courting free agent running back Cedric Benson; he signed a two-year, $7 million contract with Cincinnati, where he rushed for a career-high 747 yards last season.

Houston Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Obama restores scientific consultation to Endangered Species Act

President Barack Obama issued a memorandum suspending a Bush-era rule that weakened the Endangered Species Act. Conservation groups praised the president's action.

Environment News Service

Climate change, overfishing drive rise of industrial aquaculture

Fishing communities in the developing world are vulnerable to climate change, so industry and national fisheries authorities need to prepare for rising temperatures, says a U.N. report.

Environment News Service

DC climate and coal protests

Grist

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Cardinal says atheist theories 'absurd'

The Vatican sought to show it isn't opposed to science and evolutionary theory, hosting a conference on Charles Darwin and debunking the idea that it embraces creationism or intelligent design.

Beliefnet

Women more likely than men to pray, believe in God

Women are more likely to profess belief in a God, pray and attend religious services than men, according to a new analysis of survey data.

The Christian Post

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