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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures to thousands of supporters on Azadi street in western Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Ben Curtis / AP)

North Korea 'to weaponize plutonium'

North Korea said it would strengthen its nuclear capabilities, a defiant protest against the U.N. Security Council's move to tighten sanctions against it.

CNN

UN imposes tough new sanctions on North Korea

NPR

G-8 divided on stimulus exit strategies

Group of Eight finance ministers will meet amid divisions over how soon to start unwinding their economic rescue packages and whether Europe should subject banks to tougher stress tests.

Bloomberg

Ahmadinejad 'wins Iran presidential vote'

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been re-elected as president of Iran with a resounding victory, the electoral commission says.

BBC

Violence flares after disputed Iran election

MSNBC

Both sides claim victory in Iran

CBS News

Obama wants new health spending cuts

President Barack Obama is seeking to help pay for his health care plan by trimming payments to prescription drugmakers, hospitals and other care providers.

Examiner

Key health care senators have industry ties

ABC News

Pittsburgh Penguins win the Stanley Cup

The Pittsburgh Penguins overcame a whole lot of history to beat the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in Game 7 and win the Stanley Cup for the third time.

ESPN

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CBS SportsLine

Greatest Game 7s in Stanley Cup history

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Balinese women carry offerings during the opening of the 33rd Bali Arts Festival in Indonesia. (Photo by Firdia Lisnawati / AP)	Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma drinks champagne from the Stanley Cup in Detroit. (Photo by Paul Sancya / AP)	Fireworks explode over the Kremlin, marking the Day of Russia in Moscow. (Photo by Sergey Ponomarev / AP)

NATION

Federal judge faces impeachment

Judge Samuel Kent is likely to become the first federal judge to be impeached in 20 years. He is scheduled to report to prison, but has refused to step down and give up his salary until next year.

NPR

US workers faring worst since Depression

People who still have jobs are faring worse than at any time since the Great Depression. Furloughs, pay cuts and reduced hours are taking a toll on workers who so far have escaped job cuts.

USA TODAY

POLITICS

Obama angers gays with marriage law

President Obama has angered gay rights groups with court arguments portraying the Defense of Marriage Act as a nondiscriminatory measure that "preserves scarce government resources."

San Francisco Chronicle

Members' fortunes see steep declines

With the global economic downturn hitting U.S. stock and real-estate markets, some of the nation’s wealthiest senators, like their House counterparts, saw steep declines in their personal fortunes last year.

Politico

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

NASA cancels space shuttle launch

The launch of space shuttle Endeavour has been cancelled due to a hydrogen leak, NASA officials have announced.

BBC

Facebook offers Web addresses

Facebook, the world's largest social-networking site, began offering its 200 million users the chance to claim a personalized Web address on a first-come, first-served basis.

USA TODAY

Tech companies challenge censorship

San Jose Mercury News

ENVIRONMENT

Up to 300 factories could be socked with pollution fines

Texas’ environmental agency rolled out plans to penalize some of Houston’s biggest industries for smog-forming pollution despite their protests that the fines are unfair.

Houston Chronicle

EPA announces Palos Verdes shelf plan

The EPA will host public meetings and accept public comments on its proposed plan to contain DDT- and PCB-contaminated sediment located off the coast of the Palos Verdes peninsula south of Los Angeles.

Environmental News Network

EDUCATION

Wellesley creates school named for Madeleine Albright

Wellesley College has decided to create an international studies school named after one of its most famous alumnae, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

USA TODAY

Obama's charter stimulus

The Obama administration's $100 billion in "stimulus" for schools has mostly been a free lunch, the cash dispensed by formula in return for vague promises of reform.

EducationNews.org

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

The storm over the Mormons

Even as Mormons have become more prominent, they have struggled to overcome lingering prejudices and misrepresentations about the sources of their beliefs.

TIME

American Christian funding flows to Jewish settlers

As President Obama calls on Israel to stop expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank, support for the settlers remains strong among evangelical Christian groups across America.

NPR

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John McCain: 'Don't ask, don't tell' not a 'civil rights issue'

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How Iran could save the Middle East

The Atlantic

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Iran votes

Times Online

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A czar too far: Government should not be meddling in pay

Detroit News

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The politics of assassination

Salon.com

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Steps for effective church outreach

Examiner

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Parents must consider disadvantages before home schooling

EducationNews.org

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GOOD NEWS

MBAs donate skills to end poverty cycle

A Canadian non-profit organization matches MBAs with small businesses in developing countries, offering not charity but years of business experience.

CNN

Unemployed Calif. man hits lottery jackpot twice in 2 days

An unemployed California man, who frequently bought lottery tickets, got twice as lucky when he dropped by to pick up a claim form for a $1,400 California Lottery win from the Super Lotto drawing.

Orange County Register

WORLD

Israeli PM faces pressure ahead of major policy speech

As a rare rift between Israel and the U.S. plays out, anticipation is running high ahead of a major policy speech by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Voice of America

More prisoners transported out of Gitmo