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Hundreds of Hillary Clinton supporters rallied outside the Washington hotel where the Democratic National Committee was meeting, putting pressure on the national party amid fears that the already grueling nomination battle will split the party.

About 500 people have gathered on a sidewalk and cheered loudly as cars turned into the driveway where Democratic leaders are deciding what to do about Florida and Michigan.

Al Jazeera's Roger Wilkison reports on the US Central Intelligence Agency claims to have al-Qaeda "on the run." Michael Hayden, CIA director, says the movement is on the defensive in much of the world. However critics immediately questioned Hayden's upbeat assessment, which came in an interview with the Washington Post newspaper.

Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo reports on how one US soldier is working to bridge the divide between different ethnic groups in Afghanistan. The growing violence in Afghanistan highlights the need to strengthen and unite the country's security forces. Its soldiers and police come from a range of different ethnic groups, divided by rivalries, politics and language. Bo speaks to one US soldier whose language skills are helping bridge those divisions.

The new National Spelling Bee champion is 13-year-old Sameer Mishra who aced "guerdon," a word that appropriately means "something that one has earned or gained.''

Can Nouri Al-Maliki hang on to power and bring factions to peaceful co-existence?

Can Nouri Al-Maliki hang on to power and bring factions to peaceful co-existence?

A Texas judge refused on Friday to sign an agreement that would have paved the way for the first batch of children taken from a polygamist sect's ranch to return to their parents. John Mone has the story.

There are more weather concerns on the horizon in Nebraska, following a tornado Wednesday, that unleashed hail and high winds that pounded several south-central towns.

Police in Colorado are looking for two men who robbed an Arvada gas station while wearing women's thong underwear on their heads, to partially cover their faces. The suspects were not armed and have not yet been captured.

MSNBC Keith Olbermann

MSNBC Keith Olbermann

Father Michael Pfleger mocks Hillary Clinton in the home church of Barack Obama

A 7-year-old boy is accused of molesting another boy on a Lincoln County school bus.

A Lancaster mother was injured when a man carjacked her at knifepoint, driving away in her van with her children inside.

After the earthquake, there is the risk of flooding and almost 200,000 people are evacuated from villages in China's Sichuan province. Sichuan's villages are threatened by a swelling lake in danger of bursting its banks.

CNN's Arwa Damon takes a look into the psyche of female suicide bombers in Iraq.

What do you do when college professors, orchestra conductors and intelligence testers all tell you your child might be the next Albert Einstein?

While Argentinian farmers fight with the government over taxes, many in Argentina are going hungry. The Catholic Church says poverty and hunger are once again on the rise, but the government of President Cristina Kirchner says the economy is stable and unemployment is low. Al-Jazeera's Lucia Newman reports from Buenos Aires as high inflation is creating long lines in the capital's soup kitchens.

Far more Russians are dying at a relatively young age than babies are being born to replace them. The result is a precipitous population decline that threatens Russia's economic well-being and perhaps even the ability to safeguard its huge territory. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky examines some of the reasons and consequences of the Russian demographic crisis

The DNC rules and by laws committee meets Saturday to work out a solution to the Michigan and Florida problem. Both states had their delegates stripped because they held their primaries too early.

Highway One, the main route from Kabul to the south of Afghanistan, runs through Ghazni province. It was rebuilt with $250m from the US and other nations. Despite the massive investment, Ghazni is still the focus of Taliban attacks on US troops. Teresa Bo reports now on the people caught in the middle.

Scientists say that by 2024, one in seven women will develop breast cancer unless more make major improvements in the way they live. Sky's Michelle May reports.

An untouched and unknown Amazonian tribe has been seen and photographed for the first time. The Brazilian government says the pictures were taken from the air above the border with Peru to prove that the tribe exists, and to protect their land. Sky's Lisa Holland reports.

How will the DNC settle the delegate fight to seat MI and FL tomorrow? Will Sen Clinton appeal the decision and take the fight to the convention floor?

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the latest crane collapse is "unacceptable,". A construction crane collapsed smashing into a 23-story apartment building and killed one person. It is the second deadly crane accident in 2 months.

Paul Allen reports on one of the world's last remaining lost tribes. Brazil's government has released pictures of a previously unseen community of people living in the Amazonian rainforest. It is believed they have never had previous contact with the outside world. They were located on the remote border between Brazil and Peru. The footage was taken from the air by Funai, a Brazilian government foundation, dedicated to the protection of indigenous tribes. Funai has a policy to not contact tribes similar to this one, and instead try to prevent invasions of their land so they remain autonomous. But the agency warns the tribe, and others like it believed to be living in the Amazon, that they are at risk from illegal logging.

Two campaigners in Prague are taking anti-radar base protests to another level. They've been on hunger strike for 18 days as the Czech Republic nears agreement with the U.S. to host part of its missile defence shield.

....a guest pastor at Sen. Barack Obama's Chicago church mocks rival presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton from the pulpit, saying her attitude is she's white and entitled to the job.

Federal investigators are expected to begin interviews with MBTA employees as they try to pinpoint the cause of the fatal train collision on the Green Line in Newton.

Barack Obama is Europe's preferred candidate to win the U.S. presidential election in November, according to a British newspaper poll. The survey also reveals a striking level of anti-American feeling across the countries surveyed.

Los Angeles has the highest naturalization rate in the US. A current backlog in applications, however, is being blamed on residents wanting to become naturalized in time to vote in the upcoming presidential elections. (Report: Gallagher Fenwick)

A construction crane has collapsed on New York's Upper East Side, damaging the top floor of a nearby high-rise apartment building. The Fire Department says it has pulled people out of the wreckage

Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports on Canada's security laws that have led to the detention of several Muslims. Canada's "security certificate" law allows the Government to detain non-citizens or put them under house arrest without charge. Following the September 11 attacks on the United States, neighbouring Canada used a long-standing legal mechanism to detain several Muslims. Years later those men, such as Mohammed Harkat, are still living uncertain lives

It is becoming an all to often scene throughout the midwest. Another night full of severe weather, including rain, hail and several tornadoes. Trucks overturned, trees uprooted ... Destruction everywhere -- but amazingly, no reported injuries.

In a move that's bound to spark controversy, Gov. David Paterson has told NY state agencies to recognize gay marriages that are legally performed in other states and countries.

Two campaigners in Prague are taking anti-radar base protests to another level. They've been on hunger strike for 18 days as the Czech Republic nears agreement with the U.S. to host part of its missile defence shield.

Fire officials are trying to figure what caused this Boston area apartment building to go up in flames.

Senator Hillary Clinton says she is proud the way the primary season has gone so far. She says changes could be made in the future, but is waiting to see how the process plays out before announcing what she will do next.

Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan speaks to Katie Couric about his explosive new book. (CBSNews.com)

Aijaz Ahmad: Why is corporate media marginalizing a former President?

We ask who determines the terminology that defines the terrorists and why it matters.

We ask who determines the terminology that defines the terrorists and why it matters.

Fmr. White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan says he wrote his new book to open up the inner workings of the White House to readers. McClellan has gotten a lot of criticism for his critical portrayal of the President.

Thousands of India's Gujjar community have burnt cars and blocked roads in protest against their status in India's caste system. Gujjar's come from one of the country's lower castes, and want a change in their official status to gain better access to government quotas for jobs and university places. Their campaign in the north and west of the country has led to clashes with police, killing almost 40 people.

the Texas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that child welfare officials overstepped their authority and the children should go back to their parents.

A new study on sexual harassment among teens shows that most teenage girls say they have been harassed at school, on the playing field or at home. Katie Couric comments. (CBSNews.com)

America's Most Wanted is releasing a surveillance photo police believe is key to solving a four-month-old triple murder in Charlotte.

This is A-P Campaign Minute.Barack Obama's doctor is giving the Illinois Senator a clean bill of health.The biggest risk to Obama's health? He's a smoker.Obama's doctor says the candidate is trying to quit.---------------------Hillary Clinton is campaigning in South Dakota, which along with Montana, has the distinction of holding the last Democratic primary.Clinton is telling voters there that she is the best Democrat to face off against John McCain in the general election.------------------------The wife of Republican Senator Chuck Hagel is donating to Democrat Barack Obama's campaign.Lilibet Hagel donated 500 (five-hundred) dollars to Obama in February. Senator Hagel's office says Mrs. Hagel is acting on her own.-

The U-S is investigating whether Chinese officials copied material off an unattended government laptop.The alleged breach happened in December, when Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez traveled to Beijing for trade talks.

Sallie Rohrbach was murdered while investigating the practices of the Dilworth Insurance agency. Investigators say e-mails and documents tell the story of the final days of her life.

Personal safety specialist Dan Starks always tells viewers not to become a victim. But recently Dan was the victim and it's an example of why you need to protect yourself.

In an interview with The Associated Press, former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan explains his motivations for writing his controversial new book about the Bush administration.

The governor of New York is directing state agencies to recognize gay marriages legally performed in other states and countries when it comes to granting state employment and other benefits.

A helicopter whose pilot was practicing approaches crashed on the roof of a hospital Thursday, catching fire moments after the two people on board escaped unharmed.

Students at Rosman High School in transylvania County, North Carolina recorded fights between other students. The father of a former freshman at the school says the video with his son is a case of bullying.

A Javan Rhino in Indonesia's Ujung Kulon National Park was captured on video attacking a camera set up in the jungle to study the habits of the animal. Wildlife experts say she apparently sensed that the lens was a threat to her calf.

Police in New York are trying to untangle a botched robbery attempt in which an off-duty police detective killed one assailant and shot another as the two were attacking a woman. Police say the detective happened to be here at the time when two men armed with razors began slashing him in the back of the head.They say he was able to free himself and confront the attackers who were then stabbing the woman inside the lobby of a condo building.

While the Government launches a shock campaign to try to stop young people carrying knives, Parvin Mahmood, the mother of Kash Mahmood who was stabbed to death in 2005 by a 17-year-old, spoke to Sky's Kay Burley about her son's death.

Eleven thousand Palestinians are being held by Israel, many of whom have never been charged. They're know as "administrative detainees", arrested because Israel deems them a threat to state security. They and their families do not know when or if they will ever see their loved ones again. Nour Odeh has the story.

The sister of teenager Amar Aslam, who was beaten to death in a park in Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, has spoken about her brother's killing. Samreen Aslam said "Baby Moon" as they called him would be missed and that he never troubled anyone.

Mention the word 'moonshine' to most Americans and it will conjure up images of clandestine, illegal liquor production in rural backwoods. The term is believed to be a reference to the work many moonshiners did in the dark of night. Even now, law officers say, some still make and sell hard liquor illegally. Over the years, the cat-and-mouse contest between law officers and so-called bootleggers has become the stuff of folklore. But one producer has pioneered a very different business model - a legal one. Malcolm Brown traveled to the small distillery in the eastern U.S. state of Virginia, where they pride themselves on their homemade corn whiskey

Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan says he believed in President Bush and his reasons for going to war in Iraq at the time. But he said he came to realize that the war was sold with propaganda. McClellan said administration officials didn't deliberately lie, but they became wrapped up in trying to shape the story to their advantage and ignored intelligence that didn't fit the picture. The White House has responded to McClellan's book, calling the disclosures sad and puzzling.

Bill is talking crazy again

Somalia says it will send in the military in an attempt to rescue a cargo vessel with four Russians onboard. It was hijacked in the neutral waters of the Gulf of Aden on Monday. Meanwhile, the owner of the ship says the company wants to avoid any military involvement.

The train operator trapped after a collision near Boston during the evening rush hour has died. 24-year-old Terrese Edmonds died, and nearly a dozen others were injured when two trains slammed into one another early Wednesday evening.

The United States is pressing U.N. inspectors to broaden the scope of a search in Syria to include possible secret nuclear facilities, other than the site bombed by Israel last September. A report in the The Washington Post reported Thursday that at least three sites have been identified by U.S. officials and passed on to the International Atomic Energy Agency. The officials refused to reveal details relating to the locations of the suspect sites.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she has not read former press secretary Scott McClellan's book. However, she did say that the search for weapons of mass destruction was the reason for invading Iraq.

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Ehud Barak threatens to take Israeli Labour Party out of governing coalition unless Olmert steps aside

John McCain has been criticizing Barack Obama for his absence from Iraq. Obama responded to the presumptive Republican nominee's comments aboard his campaign plane.This video contains ONLY natural sound. No script is available.

Indonesia's eastern-most province of Papua is rich in natural resources, but its people remain the poorest in the country. For decades Papua was the scene of a low-level independence struggle, but years after the fighting ended, tens of thousands of Indonesian soldiers remain deployed in the province. Al Jazeera correspondent Step Vaessen reports from a region where many residents still live in a state of fear.

Autopsy results confirm a body found in a Middlebury Vermont creek earlier this week is that of missing college student Nicholas Garza. The 19-year-old was last seen in February, heading back to his dorm room on Middlebury College's campus. Now that police have located the student's body,they're trying to determine exactly how he died and if foul play was involved.

NYTimes.com - While he cannot yet declare himself the Democratic nominee, Barack Obama has largely turned his attention to John McCain.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign, saying he did not believe Olmert was capable of running the country and his own personal affairs at the same time. Israel he said has an overwhelming number of issues to face, Hamas, Hizbullah, Syria, Iran and the captive soldiers. It is upto to the Kadima party to choose its path and a new leader the defense minister added. He stressed that despite his announcement he has not reneged on his initial wish that Olmert will be found innoccent of all charges.

Barack Obama told a crowd at a Colorado school that Americans do not have to accept an education system that leaves some students behind.

In Mexico, people relying on money sent from family members working in the US are feeling the pinch of the US economic downturn. Migrants are sending less money this month than at any time in the past 13 years. Al Jazeera's Franc Contreras visited a rural village in Mexico's Puelba state to see how the country's poorest are faring.

A United Nations inquiry is taking place in Gaza over an Israeli air-strike 18 months ago that killed 23 Palestinians - 20 of them from the same family. Accounts differ about what happened in Beit Hanoun and how many missiles were fired. Israel has already said it was a mistake. From Gaza, Owen Fay reports for Al Jazeera.

Bush Helps McCain Raise $5M behind closed doors

Lobbyist in McCains campaign that played a key role in the sub prime mortgage crisis

Discussion about the ex-Press Secretary's New Book

In what is being called a surprising and scathing indictment of the Bush Presidency...Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's new memoir --- which won't hit bookshelves until next week --- is already causing quite a stir.According to Politico dot com, Mclellan takes direct aim at his former bosses, accusing the administration of --- quote -- "veering terribly off course.

Has the state of emergency in Egypt turned the country into a police state?

Has the state of emergency in Egypt turned the country into a police state?

Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen reports from Indonesia's Maluku province on efforts to rebuild relations between Muslim and Christian communities after years of bloodshed.

A hundred years ago, if your toilet wasn't working, there was probably still an outhouse out back -- but that's certainly not an option for a trio of astronauts on the International Space Station.

Supporters of Radio Caracas Television, Venezuela's oldest private television station, are calling for the channel's return, one year after it was shut down by Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president.

Katie Couric speaks with Jasmine Whitbread, chief executive of Save the Children UK, about a report that alleges child abuse at the hands of international aid workers. (CBSNews.com)

Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen finds out what people in Java feel about life 10 years after Suharto's fall.

A 12-year-old girl wasn't far from home when she had a poisonous encounter with a copperhead snake.

A week after police shot and killed a suspect people who live in the neighborhood where it happened are demanding answers.

U.S. Republican Presidential candidate John McCain has said he will seek talks with Russia on reducing nuclear weapons if he makes it to the White House. Speaking at the University of Denver, McCain said he would move rapidly to make sure both countries have a much smaller nuclear arsenal.

Why is peace not patriotic?The Washington chapter of Veterans for Peace tried to take part in this year's National Memorial Day Parade. The coordinators of the parade refused their application.

Russian human rights groups are calling on the government to create a special federal programme to curb the sharp rise in racist attacks. Seventy two people have been killed in racially motivated crimes since the beginning of 2008. The number already exceeds that for the whole of last year.

A Florida man may lose his leg after a hit and run accident. The whole thing was caught on tape by a restaurant's security camera. Police are searching for a suspect.

A look at the global oil market and what lies ahead given the rise in fuel prices.

A look at the global oil market and what lies ahead given the rise in fuel prices.

A US businessman has revealed how he gave Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, large sums of money in personal loans. Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland reports from Jerusalem on what Israelis think about the investigation into bribery allegations against their country's leader.

May 28 is a professional holiday for Russia's border guards - officially at least. But with nearly 60,000 kilometers to protect, many have to stay at their posts -- along with their trusted guard dogs.

Lawrence Vaughan didn't get to see his wife's funeral. But after nearly 10 years, he was able to see her killer take his last breaths. Vaughan and his family watched as Kevin Green, 31, was executed by lethal injection Tuesday.