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The latest news on Finance Reform, Climate Bill, Mine Disaster Memorial, Economic Recovery, Abortion, Supreme Court, South Korea and Global Poverty, Afghanistan, Drone Strikes-Palestine, Iran, Mideast, South Africa and AIDS, Sudan Election, and Select Op-

Oil Well Leak. Officials worked Sunday to try to stop oil leaks coming from the deepwater well drilled by a rig that sank last week near Louisiana, but they acknowledged that it could be months before they are able to stem the flow of what is now about 42,000 gallons of oil a day pouring into the Gulf of Mexico.

Malaria. Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary-general, has called for the elimination of malaria deaths by the end of 2010 as he marks the first World Malaria Day.

Immigration Reform. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed the toughest law against illegal immigration in the country, shrugging aside warnings from religious and civil rights leaders -- and President Obama -- that it would lead to widespread racial profiling.

Quote of the Day. "I could hear all around me the trees twisting and swaying. I asked God to hug us because it was like you could just tell you were looking in the eyes of death." Sandra Grayson, Yazoo City, MS, who hid in her bathroom as a tornado roared through the state, killing 10 people. (USA Today)

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