Climate Bill. Leading voices in the Senate are considering a new tax on gasoline as part of an effort to win Republican and oil industry support for the energy and climate bill now idling in Congress.
China Earthquake. Thousands of homeless and injured people await relief. Officials say 617 people died and 9,980 were injured when the tremor hit early on Wednesday, and 313 remain missing.
Peacekeepers Kidnapped. Four South African peacekeepers have been kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region, the joint African Union-United Nations force has said.
Quote of the Day. "Mine health and safety laws are in place to protect our coal miners, but it's clear that a breakdown occurred and we lost 29 miners who should be with us today." West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin III (D), calling for mines to be closed Friday in a 'Day of Honor and Mourning' in memory of the miners who died in an explosion 10 days ago. (Washington Post)
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