Iran grabs spotlight at UN anti-racism meeting (AFP)

Migrant workers stage a rally against racism and discrimination targeting ethnic minorities in Hong Kong on April 5. UN chief Ban Ki-moon was due to open an anti-racism conference on Monday that was overshadowed by a Western walkout and fears that Iran's president will launch another verbal onslaught on Israel.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP – A UN anti-racism conference opens in disarray Monday amid a Western boycott and fears that Iran’s president will use the venue to launch a new verbal onslaught on Israel.

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Obama Reacts to Saberi Arrest

President Obama says he’s “gravely concerned” about the safety and well-being of a U.S. journalist jailed in Iran.

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NewPalin’s state Senate pick ends standoff with Dems

A weekslong standoff between Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Democrats over a vacant Senate seat has ended with her appointment of former Juneau Mayor Dennis Egan to the job.

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An energized Paul McCartney opens Coachella fest

McCartney took off his black jacket five songs in and didn’t put it back on for the next 29, strutting the stage in boots, black pants, a white shirt and suspenders that he tugged at wryly.

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Rep. Massa makes his case to voters

The House of Representatives has voted 192 times this year on issues ranging from economic stimulus legislation to expanding health care for low-income children to the 2010 federal budget.

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IAEA chief calls on Iran to reciprocate US moves

Iran should reciprocate recent overtures by the Obama administration to discuss its nuclear program, Mohamed ElBaradei, chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency , said on Monday.

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UN says NKorea could restart nuclear facilities

North Korea could restart its nuclear facilities within months, the head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog warned Monday, but he added he was optimistic that negotiations on halting Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions could be revived.International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed El-Baradei said Monday “it could be a question of months” when asked how …

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Senate focuses on health

This time it’s really going to happen. Or so they claim. Senators get down to work this coming week on turning ideas into legislation to cover some 50 million people without health insurance and contain costs for everyone else.

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Somali pirates release ship, ransom paid (Reuters)

A U.S navy marine stands on guard on the deck of the warship Bainbridge guard upon arrival at the port of Mombasa, 500km from the capital Nairobi, April 16, 2009. NATO forces foiled an attack by Somali pirates on a Norwegian tanker then briefly detained seven gunmen after hunting them down under cover of darkness, NATO officials said on Sunday, April 19. REUTERS/Antony NjugunaReuters – Somali pirates have released a Togo-flagged cargo ship seized last week, a U.N. aid agency said on Monday, and pirate sources said a ransom was paid.

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