AP - Marian Anderson couldn't sing at Constitution Hall or even a local high school because of the color of her skin. So the opera singer performed on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in April 1939 and sang "My Country, 'Tis of Thee."
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON ? Around the White House, some of President Barack Obama's senior aides have given House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn a nickname.
Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp's (7203.T) operating loss could balloon to over 500 billion yen ($5 billion) in the year to March 2010, as the global economic crisis hits car sales, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday without citing sources.
AP - Conservationists have discovered a new population of orangutans in a remote, mountainous corner of Indonesia ? perhaps as many as 2,000 ? giving a rare boost to one of the world's most critically endangered great apes.
The little guy is a 6-month-old Portuguese water dog given to the Obama girls as a gift by that Portuguese water dog-lovin' senator himself, Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts
AP - If the uninsured were a political lobbying group, they'd have more members than AARP. The National Mall couldn't hold them if they decided to march on Washington.
AP - Global cooperation is needed to tackle the financial meltdown, climate change, nuclear proliferation and other pressing problems, President Barack Obama said Saturday.
AP - Forget the nuclear launch codes and the president's BlackBerry address. The most tightly kept secret at the White House is the first pooch's identity and arrival.
Arizona State University says it will name a scholarship program after President Barack Obama as it continues to be stung by its decision not to award him an honorary degree.
AFP - The earth in the region of L'Aquila, the central Italian town hit by a major earthquake Monday, shifted by up to 15 centimetres (six inches), the Italian space agency said Saturday.
AP - Corin Tellado, a well-known Spanish author of more than 4,000 romance novels, died Saturday while celebrating the Easter holidays with her family. She was 81.
AP - FBI agents are investigating the Somali pirates who hijacked a U.S. ship and are holding its captain hostage, U.S. officials said Saturday, raising the possibility of federal charges against the men if they are captured.
The invitations have come in neatly typed letters, whispered entreaties and please-join-us blogs. The prize? The most sought after churchgoers in Washington: President Obama and his family
Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday the recession-hit U.S. economy was showing "glimmers of hope" despite remaining under strain and promised further steps in coming weeks to tackle the financial crisis.
To the dismay of Abercrombie & Fitch, teenagers whose parents have cut back on their allowances may be coming to a revelation: Paying $90 for torn jeans isn't that cool anymore.
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