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Poland mourns dead presidentAljazeera.net - 1 hour ago Thousands of Poles have gathered at the presidential palace in Warsaw to mourn Lech Kaczynski, the president, and the 96 others who were killed in an air crash in western Russia. No Survivors Found After West Virginia Mine DisasterNew York Times - - 31 minutes ago Amy Sancetta/AP Tammy Gobble was embraced by her father Charles Dickens after hearing the news that rescue workers located the bodies of four missing miners deep in a West Virginia coal mine early Saturday morning in Montcoal W.Va. Video: No 'Miracle' Ending, Bodies of Last Miners Found 
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Grieving begins, but life goes on at W.Va. mines The Associated Press Twelve die as troops, protesters clash in BangkokReuters - - 4 hours ago BANGKOK, April 10 (Reuters) - Thai troops fired rubber bullets and tear gas at thousands of demonstrators, who fought back with guns, grenades and petrol bombs in riots that killed 12 people, Bangkok's worst political ... Video: Raw Video: Thai Troops Advance on Protesters
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Pope Handled Priest Case Quickly, Lawyer Says
New York Times - - 3 hours ago
ROME - The future Pope Benedict XVI, dealing with a request to defrock a child-molesting priest in California, was handling it as a dismissal from the priesthood - not an abuse case - and acted “expeditiously” by the standards of the ...
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Iran sanctions push casts shadow on Manmohan-Obama meet
The Hindu - - 47 minutes ago
Washington: Apart from lingering concerns over aspects of the US administration's AfPak policy, it is the latest American sanctions drive against Iran that most immediately concerns Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's advisers as he goes into a bilateral ...
Brazil searches for answers as flood death toll rises
AFP - 2 hours ago
NITEROI, Brazil - Rescuers raced against time Saturday amid fading hopes of finding survivors of a huge mudslide, with over 400 people now feared dead in some of the worst flooding to swamp Brazil in decades.
Brazil mudslide toll rises Aljazeera.net
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Embattled Steele to Republicans: 'I've Made Mistakes'
FOXNews - 2 hours ago
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, who has come under fire for his lavish spending, told GOP activists Saturday that he has taken responsibility for his "mistakes" and is now ready to "move on.
Republican Steele addresses spending flap Washington Post
Stevens, the Only Protestant on the Supreme Court
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON - With just five exceptions, every member of the Supreme Court in the nation's history has been a white male, like Justice John Paul Stevens.
GOP tries to head off liberal Stevens replacement The Associated Press
Southern Republican Leadership Conference
CBS News - - 39 minutes ago
NEW ORLEANS -- Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal opened his address at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference with a joke about the Republican National Committee, quipping that staffers "may want to stay away from Bourbon Street.
Germany Said to Accept Compromise on Loan to Greece
BusinessWeek - - 6 hours ago
April 10 (Bloomberg) -- Germany is prepared to give Greece loans at below-market interest rates, dropping its opposition to aid subsidies in a compromise over the terms of a lifeline for the debt-stricken nation, ...
Europe Said to Firm Up Terms of Greek Loans New York Times
US regulators consider 2nd find against Toyota: report
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
A Toyota sign is seen inside the New York International Auto Show in New York March 31, 2010. CHICAGO (Reuters) - US safety regulators may seek another fine against automaker Toyota Motor Corp on top of a $16.4 million penalty sought this week for ...
US agency could seek 2nd fine for Toyota fixes Detroit Free Press
Regulators May Pursue More Fines Against Toyota New York Times
China posts first trade deficit in six years
MarketWatch - 1 hour ago
By MarketWatch China reports a March trade deficit that's significantly wider than expected and represents the first red ink on a monthly trade ledger in nearly six years.
China reports rare trade deficit BBC News
Rethinking a Gospel of the Web
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
Steven P. Jobs of Apple, which has tight control over the approval of iPhone applications - and how they're sold. By STEVEN JOHNSON FOR about a decade now, ever since it became clear that the jungle of the World Wide Web would triumph over the walled ...
Apple's iPhone OS 4.0: Afterthoughts PC World
With Tweetie Acquisition, Twitter Locks On Mobile
Wired News - - 28 minutes ago
Twitter has acquired atebits, the company that makes popular Tweetie applications for the iPhone and Mac OS X. In so doing, the company is fortifying itself as a mobile communications service - that happens to have a web site you can ...
Astronauts 'ready to rock 'n' roll' on spacewalk 2
The Associated Press - - 7 hours ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Two of the astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle-station complex rested up Saturday for a second spacewalk involving hefty storage tanks, while their colleagues unloaded much smaller supplies.
"Date Night" Takes Early Lead at Box Office
ABC News - 2 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Date Night," a romantic comedy starring sitcom staples Steve Carell and Tina Fey, narrowly claimed an early lead at the weekend box office in North America, according to preliminary sales data issued on Saturday.
Date Night (2010) New York Times
In 'Treme', Race and Class Loom Large
Atlantic Online - 59 minutes ago
David Simon's rich, complex shows have always been rewarding to watch alone, but they almost demand conversation, whether it's a debate over Baltimore's future or a reality check at a particularly audacious act of cruelty, style, or recklessness.
'Treme' on HBO Los Angeles Times
Jim Carrey criticizes Tiger Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren, on Twitter
Entertainment Weekly - - 2 hours ago
Image Credit: Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images; Hunter Martin/Getty ImagesJim Carrey, who announced his split from Jenny McCarthy this week on Twitter, has posted several Tweets defending Tiger Woods and criticizing Woods' wife, ...
Tiger Woods Supporters ABC News
Westwood Takes Control at the Masters
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
Saturday's third round of the Masters quickly turned into a test of nerves for the four golfers at the top of the leader board, the sunny weather and cheering fans providing camouflage for just how difficult a trip Lee Westwood, ...
Tiger Woods bogeys No. 10 to fall six shots off lead at Masters Los Angeles Times
Lefty electrifies Masters with eagle-eagle-birdie The Associated Press
Silva defends title, fails to impress
ESPN - - 2 hours ago
Anderson Silva looked very much like a man who has grown bored with his profession, as his latest outing devolved into the theater of the bizarre.
Gutierrez leads Mariners past Rangers
The Associated Press - 17 minutes ago
ARLINGTON, Texas - Franklin Gutierrez drove in the go-ahead run to cap a three-run ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners ended a four-game skid with a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.
Seattle Mariners (1-4) at Texas Rangers (2-2), 3:10 pm MiamiHerald.com
UK investigates 800000 organ donor list errors
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
LONDON - Britain's transplant authority said Saturday that it was investigating several hundred thousand errors in its organ donor list stretching back about a decade.
Organs removed without consent after IT blunder Telegraph.co.uk
Health experts warn against complacency in fighting viruses
AFP - 2 hours ago
VIENNA - Infectious diseases warned Saturday the world should guard against complacency and maintain surveillance of swine flu and other viruses, and stressed the need for prevention.
H1N1 vaccines will be offered this summer Park Rapids Enterprise
Government Set Aside €80 Million for Swine Flu Vaccines TopNews United States
3 seniors charged in bank robbery plot
Chicago Tribune - - 20 hours ago
The three senior citizens were still wearing dark burglary clothes when they stood before a federal judge Friday charged in their latest alleged caper: watching a suburban bank for months in preparation for a robbery as the branch took a delivery of ...
Aging mobsters allegedly planned home, bank jobs Chicago Sun-Times
Seniors charged in bank caper UPI.com
Exposing Glenn Beck as a Dangerous Fraud
Huffington Post (blog) - Apr 7, 2010
So here goes. Beginning with this post, I intend to expose Glenn Beck as a fraud. A dangerous faker who deliberately manipulates his audience by appealing to their basest instincts.
Raychel Coudriet PICTURES: Tiger Woods' Neighbor Daughter ANOTHER Alleged ...
Huffington Post (blog) - Apr 7, 2010
Raychel Coudriet, Tiger Woods' 22-year-old neighbor, slept with the superstar golfer when she was 21, according to the National Enquirer.
Hooters restaurant underscores mixed sexual messages in China
Los Angeles Times - - 11 hours ago
The Beijing Hooters is a lot like its American counterpart, but it's also a snapshot of changing attitudes toward sex in China, a country full of contradictions.
McLaren 'a maverick national treasure'
CNN - - Apr 9, 2010
London, England (CNN) -- As the anti-establishment provocateur behind the Sex Pistols, Malcolm McLaren once reveled in fueling outrage on the front pages of the British press.
Exclusive: Is Goldman Sachs Playing Fair?
CBS News - - Apr 7, 2010
With continued economic setbacks, public resentment has deepened towards Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs, a firm with deep ties to some top global leaders.