News Summary

Media Bias: Fox/CBS mentions the soldiers killed were not object of attack. ABC/NBC News implies the soldiers were the target, ABC did not mention the police building. NBC calls it a "setback"

Fox:
(1) Pirates: Navy and Pirates moving forces in. Captain failed escape attempt. French navy rescue - 1 hostage killed on yacht.
(2) Obama: glimmers of hope on economy. Fed: don't reveal results of stress tests. $192 billion budget deficit in March.
(3) Exports down in China, down 17% vs 26% in Feburary.
(4) Japan $150 billion stimulus package.
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(5) Card Check Controversy. West Virginia.
(6) 900 million increase in food stamp cost due to ethanol use
(7) Biden stands by his "dressing down" of Bush. Rove, others says Biden never said it.
(8) Obama and Clinton meet at picnic table near swing set.
(9) Shandra levy alleged killer on way to Washington.
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(10) North Korea leader re-elected. He appears older and thinner.
(11) House Replublican will work with White House to pass a "clean"bill for $85 billion war supplemental.
(12) Iraq: 5 U.S. soldiers when bomber attack police building, american soldiers were passing by
(13) Women in Iraqi parliament.
(14) Afghanistan pre-surge PR campaign
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Grapevine: 10 priests are asking Notre Dame to rescind invitation to Obama.
Bachus (R-AL) "Some of these guys I wok with, the men and women in Congress, are socialists."
Clinton: Raffle for prizes to pay off debt. Including American Idol final tickets.
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(15) Student wants to wear military uniform during graduation.
(16) Demjanjuk can be deported (89)
(17) Georgian president willing to talk to opponents.
(18) British Pubs. 2000 closed last year. Victim of ban on smoking and higher taxes.
(19) Good friday.
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Panel Discussion:
Piracy:
Rove/Biden back and forth. Biden has not come forward with any date or time or so called statement.
The Bow: You can believe the White House or your lying eyes.
Church still not picked. Political Issue
ABC
(1) Tornados
(2) Fire Storm in OK, TX
(3) Pirates: Escape attempt
(4) 5 U.S. soldiers killed in truck bombing in Mosul ["deadliest attack against U.S. forces in Iraq in 13 months" ], 10,000 pounds of homemade explosives.
(5) Burials in Italy
(6) Obama met with economic advisors, pointing to recovery. White House worried of "mission accomplish" moment. Only $50 billion of stimulus has been delivered.
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(7) Virgiina Tech Building opened. Bighmanton, NY. 53 people died in mass shooting last month. "IF I only had a gun":
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(8) Face transplant
(9) Miracle baby
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(10) Persons of the Week: Women basketball team. Perfection, 39-0. UConn.
CBS:
(1) Tornados./ Wildfires.
(2) Piracy: Threatening to kill Captain. Navy unable to use it powers against pirates.
(3) Iraq: 5 soldiers killed. "A suicide bomber blew up his truck outside the police headquarters in Mosul. The U.S. military says the soldiers were not the target."
(4) Obama: economy. Glimmers of hope.
(5) Obama will speak at ASU, but will not given honorary degree. ASU is reconsidering its decision according to Politico.
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(6) Preemies: 1 of 8 babies born. Breast milk. Lots of variation in quality of milk from same woman.
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(7) Computer Worm: Conficker assault begins.
(8) Italy: burials.
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(9) Assignment America:
NBC:
(1) Deadly Tornadoes
(2) Fires OK
(3) High-Seas Standoff: French assault, 1 hostage, 2 pirates killed.
(4) Iraq: Suicide attack, 5 U.S. soldiers killed. "It has to be considered a military and strategic setback". 2000 pounds of explosive. killing 2 iraqi policemen and wounding 60 others.
(5) Economic Outlook: Change in tone, more positive. "glimmers of hope across the economy" because of the 800 billion dollars stimulus package
(6) ASU: was not planning to give president a honorary degree, the president will be appropriately honored.
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(7) Italy earthquakes.
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(8) Opening day, Detroit auto workers throw out first pitch.
(9) GM auctioning off car collection.
(10) Web camera catches home robbery. Woman calls police.
(11) Picture of Obama and Clinton at picnic table
(12) Question about Obama's dog.
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(13) Making a difference: Pets.