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• Polish immigrants worldwide mourn crash victims (AP)
• More than 20,000 watch as Texas Stadium dynamited (AP)
• Incinerator project burns up Pa. capital's cash (AP)
• Lacking state funding, Census response rates lag (AP)
• Divisions arise over push for adoptions from Haiti (AP)
• No body? No problem convicting, 90 percent of time (AP)
• NY senator fights airline carry-on bag fee (AP)
• Astronauts take 2nd spacewalk, overcome stiff bolt (AP)
• In coalfields, days of prayer end in sorrow (AP)
• Calif. gray whale-watchers fear dip in population (AP)
• 'Designing Women' star Dixie Carter dies of cancer (AP)
• 7 shot, wounded near New Orleans' French Quarter (AP)

Polish immigrants worldwide mourn crash victims (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 07:35 PM PDT AP - Polish immigrants and their descendants around the world shared the anguish of their mother country on Sunday, mourning the 96 victims of a devastating plane crash as they crowded into Polish-language Masses.

More than 20,000 watch as Texas Stadium dynamited (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 05:42 PM PDT AP - More than 20,000 people gathered at tailgate parties and other spots Sunday to watch fireworks go off one last time over Texas Stadium before a ton of dynamite lit up the Dallas Cowboys' longtime home and brought it to the ground.

Incinerator project burns up Pa. capital's cash (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 02:03 PM PDT AP - This capital city was near total collapse three decades ago — its department stores, theaters and trolleys were gone, replaced by vacant buildings and streets devoid of any nightlife.

Lacking state funding, Census response rates lag (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 01:41 PM PDT AP - State and local governments hammered by the recession have cut spending on outreach for the 2010 U.S. Census, leaving hard-to-reach neighborhoods with response rates that may fall behind the count a decade ago, officials said.

Divisions arise over push for adoptions from Haiti (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 12:02 PM PDT AP - Logistical challenges and potentially bitter disputes lie ahead as passionate advocates of adoption press for changes that might enable thousands of Haitian children affected by the earthquake to be placed in U.S. homes.

No body? No problem convicting, 90 percent of time (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 10:43 AM PDT AP - Police in New Jersey believe they have solved one of the coldest cases in the state's history: the disappearance of five Newark teenagers in 1978.

NY senator fights airline carry-on bag fee (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 10:28 AM PDT AP - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Sunday he's trying to get the federal government to prohibit airlines from charging a fee for carry-on baggage, calling it a "slap in the face to travelers."

Astronauts take 2nd spacewalk, overcome stiff bolt (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 08:58 AM PDT AP - Spacewalking astronauts had to pull out a hammer and pry bar while attaching a big, new tank full of ammonia coolant to the International Space Station on Sunday, successfully driving in a stiff bolt after two frustrating hours.

In coalfields, days of prayer end in sorrow (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 02:01 PM PDT AP - Gary Jarrell was shooting the breeze with customers at his general store when an ambulance went hurtling north down Coal River Road.

Calif. gray whale-watchers fear dip in population (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 07:01 PM PDT AP - Gazing past the rolling whitecaps in the middle of San Diego's whale-watching season, boat captain Bill Reese was dismayed by what he wasn't seeing.

'Designing Women' star Dixie Carter dies of cancer (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 06:41 PM PDT AP - Dixie Carter, who was already a Broadway and television veteran when she found perhaps her perfect part as the wiser and wittier half of a pair of Southern sisters who ran an Atlanta interior decorating firm in "Designing Women," has died, her publicist said Sunday.

7 shot, wounded near New Orleans' French Quarter (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 02:20 AM PDT AP - Police say a weeks-old dispute boiled over in a shooting on the outskirts of New Orleans' French Quarter, leaving seven with non-lifethreatening wounds.

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• Service being held for Polish aircrash victims - BBC News
• 'The Bridge,' by David Remnick - San Francisco Chronicle
• Thai govt says no live rounds fired at protesters - Reuters
• Embattled Steele to Republicans: 'I've Made Mistakes' - FOXNews
• Sudanese differ over elections - Aljazeera.net
• Nuclear security summit begins Monday - Los Angeles Times
• Obama touts tax breaks as tax day looms - Tampabay.com

Service being held for Polish aircrash victims - BBC News Posted: 11 Apr 2010 01:44 AM PDT Telegraph.co.uk Service being held for Polish aircrash victims BBC News A special service is being held in east Belfast on Sunday morning to remember all those who died in the plane crash which killed Poland's president. Lech Kaczynski died alongside his wife, several military commanders, MPs, historians and economists ... Poland mourns death of president, other top officials in plane crashWashington Post Poland Mourns President, Elite Killed In CrashNew York Times Poland waits repatriation of president, first ladyThe Associated Press Xinhua -RIA Novosti -ABC Online all 4,881 news articles »

'The Bridge,' by David Remnick - San Francisco Chronicle Posted: 10 Apr 2010 11:20 PM PDT Globe and Mail 'The Bridge,' by David Remnick San Francisco Chronicle David Remnick charts a crooked but persistent logic by which Obama rises from lonely and shiftless obscurity to the Oval Office. By David Remnick On that night of Nov. 4, 2008, when Barack Obama strode onto the stage in Grant Park in Chicago to ... Review | 'The Bridge': From 'Barry' to President, Obama's early lifeMiamiHerald.com 'The Bridge' details Obama's singular lifeThe Journal News | LoHud.com Book challenges Obama claimsDaily Nation Taipei Times -Politics Daily (blog) -ABC News (blog) all 14 news articles »

Thai govt says no live rounds fired at protesters - Reuters Posted: 11 Apr 2010 01:07 AM PDT CBC.ca Thai govt says no live rounds fired at protesters Reuters BANGKOK, April 11 (Reuters) - The Thai government said no live rounds were fired at protesters by troops in Saturday's clashes in the capital and a spokesman said it had told troops stationed at a downtown protest base to go back to their bases to rest ... Thailand clashes leave 18 deadLos Angeles Times Protesters defiant after deadly clashes in BangkokTimes Online Protesters, Troops Clash in BangkokWall Street Journal Bloomberg -The Associated Press -Xinhua all 7,323 news articles »

Embattled Steele to Republicans: 'I've Made Mistakes' - FOXNews Posted: 10 Apr 2010 01:52 PM PDT New York Times (blog) Embattled Steele to Republicans: 'I've Made Mistakes' FOXNews 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." AP April 10: Republican National ... At GOP Conference, Steele Admits 'Mistakes'New York Times GOP chairman Steele: 'I've made mistakes'The Associated Press Republican Steele addresses spending flapWashington Post CBS News -Kitsap Sun -BusinessWeek all 799 news articles »

Sudanese differ over elections - Aljazeera.net Posted: 11 Apr 2010 12:25 AM PDT BBC News Sudanese differ over elections Aljazeera.net Before electioneering ended on Friday, cars belonging mainly to the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) drove by occasionally in the capital Khartoum with people handing out leaflets urging voters to elect Omar al-Bashir, ... Voting begins in Sudan's historic electionsThe Associated Press Multi-party polls open in SudanPress TV Sudanese vote in landmark electionCNN BusinessWeek -BBC News -Washington Post all 444 news articles »

Nuclear security summit begins Monday - Los Angeles Times Posted: 11 Apr 2010 12:44 AM PDT Indian Express Nuclear security summit begins Monday Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON -- As they prepare for a summit on nuclear security in Washington next week, Obama administration officials have been quietly trying to craft a common position for world powers that remain sharply divided on the best way to safeguard ... Pakistan in spotlight at Washington nuclear summitReuters Meridor to nuclear parley in PM's steadJerusalem Post Obama leads summit effort to secure nuclear materialsWashington Post Voice of America -Wall Street Journal -The Associated Press all 1,023 news articles »

Obama touts tax breaks as tax day looms - Tampabay.com Posted: 10 Apr 2010 07:57 PM PDT AFP Obama touts tax breaks as tax day looms Tampabay.com Just ahead of Tax Day, President Barack Obama is urging Americans to take advantage of tax credits for first-time home buyers, college students and others. Obama used his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday to promote some of the tax benefits in ... Obama on Tax Credits: Not a Handout, but 'Targeted Relief'eCreditDaily.com Obama Touts Tax BreaksWall Street Journal Rich face greater loadSt. Louis Post-Dispatch Spreadit -Voice of America all 409 news articles »

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• Top Polish political, military killed in jet crash (AP)
• Grieving begins, but life goes on at W.Va. mines (AP)
• 'Designing Women' actress Dixie Carter dies at 70 (AP)
• Astronauts take 2nd spacewalk to replace tank (AP)
• Voting begins in Sudan's historic elections (AP)
• Protesters shun talks after deadly Bangkok clashes (AP)
• Worries about Calif. priest came early in career (AP)
• 5 Afghan deminers killed in roadside bombing (AP)
• The roars start a day early at Augusta (AP)
• Newman makes late charge to NASCAR win at Phoenix (AP)
• Reuters journalist killed in Bangkok protests (Reuters)
• Pakistan in spotlight at Washington nuclear summit (Reuters)
• Westwood holds off sizzling Mickelson, Tiger Woods lurks (Reuters)
• Thai "red shirts" defiant after 20 die in clashes (Reuters)
• Explosive device tossed at U.S. consulate in Mexico (Reuters)
• Kyrgyzstan opposition denies talks with Bakiyev (Reuters)
• Karzai takes steps to bury feud with Washington (Reuters)
• Thailand in turmoil after 19 die in bloody clashes (AFP)
• Poland in shock, pilot error mooted in Kaczynski crash (AFP)

Top Polish political, military killed in jet crash (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 11:52 PM PDT AP - The crash of an aging Russian airliner ravaged the top levels of Poland's military, political and church elite Saturday, killing the Polish president and dozens of other dignitaries as they traveled to a ceremony commemorating a slaughter that has divided the two nations for seven decades.

Grieving begins, but life goes on at W.Va. mines (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 11:55 PM PDT AP - Time stopped five days ago for the families of 29 coal miners killed in the devastating explosion at Upper Big Branch mine.

'Designing Women' actress Dixie Carter dies at 70 (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 12:00 AM PDT AP - Dixie Carter, the "Designing Women" star who used her Southern charm, quick wit and stately beauty in a host of roles on Broadway and television, died Saturday. She was 70.

Astronauts take 2nd spacewalk to replace tank (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 12:31 AM PDT AP - Astronauts ventured back outside the International Space Station on Sunday, making their second spacewalk in three days to replace an old storage tank.

Voting begins in Sudan's historic elections (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 12:42 AM PDT AP - Voting has kicked off in Sudan's first competitive elections in nearly a quarter century despite repeated opposition calls to delay the vote.

Protesters shun talks after deadly Bangkok clashes (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 12:04 AM PDT AP - Anti-government protesters said Sunday they would not negotiate an end to violence in the Thai capital after savage clashes between activists and soldiers that killed at least 18 people and injured hundreds.

Worries about Calif. priest came early in career (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 12:12 AM PDT AP - Even in his seminary days in the early 1970s, there were questions about California priest Stephen Kiesle: Colleagues said he had trouble relating to adults, lacked spirituality and didn't seem committed to anything but youth ministry.

5 Afghan deminers killed in roadside bombing (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 12:11 AM PDT AP - A bus carrying Afghans working for a U.S.-supported demining group was struck by a roadside bomb in Kandahar province Sunday, killing five workers and wounding 13 others.

The roars start a day early at Augusta (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 12:22 AM PDT AP - Lee Westwood kept his cool even as Augusta National thundered with too many cheers to count.

Newman makes late charge to NASCAR win at Phoenix (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 12:14 AM PDT AP - One of the first people to greet Ryan Newman in Victory Lane was Tony Stewart.

Reuters journalist killed in Bangkok protests (Reuters) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 10:48 AM PDT Reuters - A Reuters television cameraman was shot dead on Saturday during a violent clash between Thai troops and anti-government protesters in Bangkok that killed 12 people.

Pakistan in spotlight at Washington nuclear summit (Reuters) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 10:35 PM PDT Reuters - Pakistan will confront its reputation as a proliferator head-on this week when its prime minister addresses a global summit in Washington aimed at keeping nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists.

Westwood holds off sizzling Mickelson, Tiger Woods lurks (Reuters) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 07:07 PM PDT Reuters - Britain's Lee Westwood maintained ice-cool composure while fending off an electrifying back-nine charge by Phil Mickelson to take a one-shot lead after Saturday's third round of the Masters.

Thai "red shirts" defiant after 20 die in clashes (Reuters) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 11:42 PM PDT Reuters - Thai "red shirt" protesters said on Sunday they would not give up their fight for early elections after clashes with security forces in Bangkok the previous day killed 20 people.

Explosive device tossed at U.S. consulate in Mexico (Reuters) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 08:00 PM PDT Reuters - Assailants hurled an explosive device at a U.S. consulate in a northern Mexico border city, damaging windows but causing no injuries, the consulate said on Saturday.

Kyrgyzstan opposition denies talks with Bakiyev (Reuters) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 11:59 PM PDT Reuters - Kygryzstan's interim government said on Sunday it was not holding talks with the Central Asian state's ousted president and would use force if he tried to undermine it, one of its leaders told Reuters.

Karzai takes steps to bury feud with Washington (Reuters) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 08:00 PM PDT Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai took small but public steps on Saturday to signal he was still friends with the United States after a war of words that tested their alliance.

Thailand in turmoil after 19 die in bloody clashes (AFP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 12:03 AM PDT AFP - Thailand's "Red Shirt" demonstrators defied the government and vowed to keep up their protests Sunday, after the country's worst political violence in decades left 19 people dead and over 800 injured.

Poland in shock, pilot error mooted in Kaczynski crash (AFP) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 08:18 PM PDT AFP - Investigators scrambled on Sunday to determine if pilot error was to blame for the fiery crash of a Soviet-era airliner that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 96 others.

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