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    2 Policemen, Iraqi Army Spokesman Slain (AP)

AP - Drive-by gunmen killed two Iraqi policemen and a spokesman for the
 Iraqi army in three separate shootings across the country. Shiite
 leaders met Saturday in Baghdad to discuss who should be Iraq's next
 prime minister.

    Three More Lawmakers Linked to Abramoff (AP)

AP - Three members of Congress have been linked to efforts by lobbyist
 Jack Abramoff and a former General Services Administration official to
 secure leases of government property for Abramoff's clients, according
 to court filings by federal prosecutors on Friday.

    Brown: I Warned White House as Katrina Hit (AP)

AP - Former federal disaster chief Michael Brown, the face of the
 government's listless response to Hurricane Katrina, said Friday he
 told top Bush officials the day the storm howled ashore of massive
 flooding in New Orleans and warned "we were realizing our worst
 nightmare."

    Ahmadinejad rounds on West over cartoons (Reuters)

Reuters - Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rounded on the West on Saturday,
 accusing European countries of being Israeli puppets for publishing
 newspaper cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.

    Kwan Won't Rule Out Withdrawal From Turin (AP)

AP - Michelle Kwan wouldn't rule out a withdrawal from the Olympics
 after cutting short her first practice Saturday because of stiffness in
 her groin.

    Bob Barker Pleads for Elephants' Release (AP)

AP - Bob Barker pleaded with city officials to close the Los Angeles
 Zoo's pachyderm exhibit and allow its three elephants to retire to a
 sanctuary.

    Colo. Father Not Giving Up on His Lost Son (AP)

AP - David Archuletta says he knew his former girlfriend was pregnant in
 2001, but she told him the baby was stillborn.

    Sharon on verge of death: hospital source (Reuters)

Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, comatose since a massive
 stroke last month, underwent emergency surgery on Saturday and a
 hospital source said he was likely to die by the end of the day.

    Shi'ites fail to nominate Iraq PM again (Reuters)

Reuters - Iraq's ruling Islamist Shi'ite alliance failed to pick a
 candidate for prime minister again in talks on Saturday, with rivalries
 delaying negotiations on forming a government nearly two months after
 elections.

    G8 seeks stable energy supply (Reuters)

Reuters - Finance ministers of the world's wealthiest nations complained
 about high oil prices at talks in Russia on Saturday but said they
 still believed economic growth would be good again this year.

    Nigeria starts testing people for bird flu: WHO (Reuters)

Reuters - Nigeria has started testing people who have fallen ill close
 to where the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus was found, a World Health
 Organization (WHO) official said on Saturday.

    Brown warned White House before Katrina struck (Reuters)

Reuters - Former federal disaster chief Michael Brown told a U.S. Senate
 panel on Friday he warned President George W. Bush of impending
 catastrophe in New Orleans last summer and informed White House aides
 of dangerous flooding shortly after Hurricane Katrina struck.

    Muslims rally in Europe as worldwide cartoon protests rage on (AFP)

AFP - Muslims are set to rally across Europe to vent their anger over
 satirical images of the Prophet Mohammed, a day after Denmark's
 ambassador to Syria temporarily left the country over security fears.

    Sharon's life in danger (AFP)

AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's life is in danger, a
 hospital spokesman has said, after doctors discovered a "serious
 deterioration" in his digestive tract.

    Tribal insurgents kill two in attack on paramilitary convoy (AFP)

AFP - Tribal insurgents have killed two soldiers and injured seven
 others in an attack on a paramilitary convoy in Pakistan's restive
 southwestern Baluchistan province, officials said.

    Blair joins 'progressive' leaders  for summit in South Africa (AFP)

AFP - British Prime Minister Tony Blair has joined a group of
 center-left leaders at a South African game lodge for a summit on
 progressive governance.

    Japan's listed firms see profit gain at new high (AFP)

AFP - The combined ordinary profit of Japan's listed companies is
 expected to grow 7.3 percent in the year to March, hitting an record
 high for the third straight term, a press report says.

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