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Afghan National Army soldiers arrive at the Kabul’s main military hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan Defense Ministry said a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a tent filled with medical students eating lunch, killing at least six people and wounding 23. (Photo by Mustafa Quraishi / AP)

‘Rapture’ prediction sparks atheist reaction

Atheists are to hold parties to protest the prediction of evangelical broadcaster Harold Camping, 89, that Jesus Christ will return to earth and true believers will be “raptured” to heaven on Saturday.

BBC

Pop culture signs that doomsday is upon us

ABC News

When will the world end?

BBC

Lance Armstrong accused of cheating

Accusations that cyclist Lance Armstrong cheated by taking performance-enhancing drugs were made by former teammate Tyler Hamilton, who admitted to taking them.

CBS News

Afghanistan hospital attacked by bomber

At least six people have been killed and 23 wounded in a suicide bomb attack on a military hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Guardian

Attacks increase on coalition forces

CNN

Osama bin Laden files show proposal to blow up oil tankers

Philadelphia Inquirer

Studies seeking quieter ADD students

Evolving research on attention deficit disorders are going beyond the typical hyperactive, disruptive child, in order to find ways to better identify the quietly drifting student.

Education Week

A new frontier: healing the brain

CNN

Independent stores on rise as booksellers convention nears

For a second year, independent booksellers will have good news to share at BookExpo America. The number of stores in the American Booksellers Association has again gone up.

Star Tribune

Google ditches newspaper archive plan

Guardian

NATION

Majority in US back same-sex marriage, poll finds

More than half of Americans say same-sex marriage should be legal, garnering the same rights as traditional marriages, according to a newly released Gallup poll.

LiveScience

Are Americans addicted to oil?

As many Americans struggle with higher gas prices, others look for ways to live using fewer fossil fuels. They pursue a personal form of energy independence — and they are finding that it’s no easy feat.

NPR

Cajuns to blame for their own flood misery? Not so fast

They deserve this for living in a floodplain. That’s the easy response to the evacuations of thousands as Louisiana’s Cajun country becomes an outlet for Mississippi River waters.

MSNBC

Flooding ends year early at Louisiana school

YouTube

Mississippi River flooding in photos

Denver Post

POLITICS

Texas Lieutenant governor, speaker set $80.6 billion budget plan

Texas legislative leaders agreed to an $80.6 billion two-year spending plan that cuts expenses from current levels while relying on $1.2 billion of additional tax revenue tied to an improving economy.

Bloomberg

Nancy Pelosi still GOP’s ‘potent poison’

Even though Pelosi lost the speaker’s gavel in January, she continues to play a starring role in GOP attacks. Pelosi figures prominently in Republican TV ads, robocalls, mailers and press releases.

Politico

BUSINESS

Foreclosure flood may not have crested

Since the housing market peaked in 2006, some 6.5 million homes have been lost to foreclosure, and there are another 4.3 million more homeowners who are likely “seriously delinquent.”

MSNBC

1 in 9 mortgages at risk of foreclosure

MarketWatch

Fresh from service, veterans face daunting job market

Veterans fresh from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are being hit hard by the reality of the current economy and the competition for jobs.

NPR

EDUCATION

Holding the line on agents

The National Association for College Admission Counseling has long had a policy barring commission payments to anyone for recruiting or enrolling students.

Inside Higher Ed

No Child Left Behind revamp stalls as Obama’s deadline looms

While Democrats and Republicans mostly agree that a sweeping federal law governing education desperately needs to be overhauled, they are divided on how to do it.

Huffington Post

Ga. ruling leaves charters’ fate uncertain

Education Week

Red grader, blue grader

Republican professors and Democratic professors presumably produce different outcomes when they enter the ballot box, but what about when they record grades?

Inside Higher Ed

ENVIRONMENT

Climate change blamed for record Mississippi floods

Human-induced climate change is contributing to the recent heavy rain and ongoing record flooding along the Mississippi River, and we can expect more extreme weather events in the future.

Environment News Service

As jet fuel prices soar, a green option nears the runway

With high fuel costs buffeting airlines around the world, the best hope for alternative energy for commercial aviation may be on the horizon.

National Geographic

SPORTS

Tyler Hamilton hands over gold medal

Tyler Hamilton gave his 2004 Olympic cycling gold medal to the United States Anti-Doping Agency, one day after he admitted to doping in a nationally televised interview.

ESPN

Former wrestler Randy ‘Macho Man’ Savage killed in car wreck

Professional wrestling superstar Randy “Macho Man” Savage was killed in a single-car crash that also injured his wife, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

St. Petersburg Times

‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage’s 10 best matches

Orlando Sentinel

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog (Jay Cost):

Just how big a deal is an individual’s enthusiasm?

(Weekly Standard)

Morning Jay

Column (Bernd Debusmann):

Power, sex and conventional wisdom

Reuters

Editorial:

Obama’s bold move on 1967 borders for Israeli-Palestinian talks

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Mark Shields):

Welcome to America!

Creators Syndicate

Column (Marc Dion):

If I don‘t need it, you don’t need it

Creators Syndicate

Blog (Nathan Heller):

‘Saturday Night Live’: the embarrassing uncle of American comedy

(Slate)

Assessment

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Newt’s knots

Washington Examiner

Blog (Dan Murphy):

What’s so ’shocking’ about Obama mentioning 1967 borders?

(Christian Science Monitor)

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GOOD NEWS

Doodle 4 Google: Meet the kid behind today’s hand-drawn homepage

Doodle 4 Google contest, an annual showdown between school-age artists nationwide, has a winner: “Space Life,” by a 7-year-old Matteo Lopez.

Christian Science Monitor

Paraplegic man stands

A team of researchers have used a stimulating electrode to assist a paralyzed man to stand, step on a treadmill with assistance and to regain voluntary movements of his limbs.

ScienceDaily

The Aloha celebrates a milestone

For 20 years, the former Aloha Inn Motor Hotel has provided transitional housing for homeless people — a herculean feat when you consider their budget.

Seattle Times

WORLD

Despite danger, Central Americans migrate through Mexico