Tuesday, April 7, 2009

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Why Are Army Recruiters Committing Suicide?

By MARK THOMPSON

Persuading young Americans to join a wartime Army is never easy. But the pressures on recruiters in one Texas battalion have been deadly

Sri Lanka Closes in on Leader of the Tamil Tigers

By AMANTHA PERERA / COLOMBO

Thirty years of an often brutal war has earned Velupillai Prabhakaran a place in the global insurgent hall of fame, but his best days appear to be far behind him

Why Fever Helps Autism: A New Theory

By JEFFREY KLUGER

Putting forth an intriguing new theory, researchers suggest that damage to a fever-regulating part of the brain may trigger autism

Study: Is Vegetarianism a Teen Eating Disorder?

By JOHN CLOUD

A new study suggests that teens may experiment with vegetarian diets to mask their eating disorders

Thaksin Calls for A New Wave of Bangkok Protests

By ROBERT HORN / BANGKOK

Rallying supporters by video-phone, ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra is promising that hundreds of thousands protesters will take to the streets of Bangkok — and help return him to power

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By MICHAEL SCHERER

Almost. Read on to find out, during a town hall Tuesday afternoon in Istanbul, what Obama told Turkish students.

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Worst National Anthem Renditions

There will be 2,430 different chances this baseball season for aspiring singers to butcher "The Star Spangled Banner." Here are 10 of history's worst national anthem performances

Quotes of the Day

" It is important for the Security Council to issue a strong and unified message."
TAKEO KAWAMURA,
Japan's chief cabinet secretary, calling on the U.N. to condemn North Korea's launch of a rocket that traveled directly over Japan
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China's Dinosaur Fossils: Vast, but Are They Real?

By Jessie Jiang and Simon Elegant

An isolated museum in China claims to have the world's largest collection of dinosaur fossils — but is taking the fifth on how many of them are real

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