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Strains Of Love Across Pakistan-India Border

Indian right-wing nationalist protesters burn an effigy of tennis player Sania Mirza in Mumbai on Wednesday, a day after the tennis star confirmed she will marry Pakistani cricket star Shoaib Malik. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Asia

Strains Of Love Across Pakistan-India Border

An Indian tennis ace and a Pakistani cricket star confirmed plans to marry, sparking protests and a media frenzy. Such "cross-border" couples are not common, and it is not easy for them. History has left a bitter residue between India and Pakistan. There is still much suspicion and rivalry.

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National

Obama Opens Up East Coast For Offshore Drilling

President Obama announced Wednesday a plan to open vast expanses of water along the Atlantic coastline, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the north coast of Alaska to oil and natural gas drilling. The move reverses a ban on drilling off most U.S. shores.

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Law

High Court: Lawyers Must Give Immigration Advice

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that immigrants living legally in this country must be told by their lawyers that pleading guilty to a crime could lead to their deportation. The decision in the case of a Honduras-born Kentucky man could affect tens of thousands of people.

High Court: Lawyers Must Give Immigration Advice

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National

HUD Study Examines Rise In First-Time Homelessness

As more families find themselves displaced by the recession, the face of homelessness in America is changing. HUD recently released a study that offers solutions for dealing with the growing problem. Host Michele Martin talks with Secretary Shaun Donovan about the report.

HUD Study Examines Rise In First-Time Homelessness

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Politics

Female Politicians 'Too Busy' For Affairs

Many male politicians have been embroiled in salacious scandals, but rarely are female politicians caught behaving badly. Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says that they just don't have the time. NPR Senior News Analyst Cokie Roberts concurs.

Female Politicians 'Too Busy' For Affairs

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Technology

Plan Would Help Subsidize Access To Broadband

In addition to expanding Internet access to rural areas, the National Broadband Plan is aiming to make access more affordable for those in low-income communities. The FCC recommends subsidizing monthly Internet costs, as well as training people in how to use a computer and the Internet.

Plan Would Help Subsidize Access To Broadband

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Business

Firms Say Part Of Health Law Will Cost Them Millions

Under the newly passed health care law, companies still get a subsidy for offering prescription coverage, but they'll no longer get a related tax deduction. Some say the change will cost them millions of dollars, and they may have to drop drug coverage altogether.

Firms Say Part Of Health Law Will Cost Them Millions

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Obama Ends Ban On East Coast Offshore Drilling

The Discoverer Deep Seas drill ship sits off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico in this 2006 photo. President Obama's plan expands eastward the area of the Gulf where drilling is already permitted. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Energy

Obama Ends Ban On East Coast Offshore Drilling

The president announces policy changes that would allow drilling on tracts as close as 50 miles to the Virginia shore, and end a longstanding moratorium on drilling from Delaware to Florida. Exploration in the Gulf of Mexico would be expanded eastward, and swaths north of Alaska would be opened up.

Army Preps For Next Afghan Target: Kandahar

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Radio Pictures

Army Preps For Next Afghan Target: Kandahar

The Afghan village is fake, but the scenarios and tension are real as U.S. soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division train in the Louisiana pine forests. They will head to Afghanistan soon for one of the war's most challenging operations: taking Kandahar, home of the Taliban.

Army Preps For Next Afghan Target: Kandahar

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Pressure Mounts For Pope Amid Abuse Revelations

Members of the U.S. organization Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, demonstrate against child sex abuse Friday in front of St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Religion

Pressure Mounts For Pope Amid Abuse Revelations

Allegations of child abuse by Catholic priests have emerged in Italy. Three men say they were abused as boys at a Catholic school for the deaf, and that no action has been taken since they reported the abuse more than a year ago. Pope Benedict is under increasing pressure for a more forceful response to the charges sweeping Europe and the U.S.

Pressure Mounts For Pope Amid Abuse Revelations

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Iraqi Vote Results In Doubt After Disqualifications

The announcement this week that six winning candidates in Iraq's March 7 parliamentary election have ties to the former regime of Saddam Hussein and must be disqualified jeopardizes the slim margin of victory for Iraq's former prime minister, Ayad Allawi (shown here in February). Sabah Arar/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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World

Iraqi Vote Results In Doubt After Disqualifications

A controversial committee has announced that six winning candidates in Iraq's March 7 election are connected to the former regime of Saddam Hussein and must be disqualified. Critics say it's no coincidence that disqualifying them will erase the lead of secular Ayad Allawi and his alliance of Sunnis and Shiites.

Iraqi Vote Results In Doubt After Disqualifications

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Books

From 'Son Of Hamas' To Agent Of Shin Bet

Mosab Hassan Yousef's father helped found Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist organization. But Yousef chose a different path — working with the Israeli intelligence group Shin Bet.

From 'Son Of Hamas' To Agent Of Shin Bet

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After Quake In Haiti, Who's The Boss?

Former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton walk with Haitian President Rene Preval (center), near the destroyed presidential palace on March 22. Thony Belizaire/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Haiti Quake: Ruin And Recovery

After Quake In Haiti, Who's The Boss?

Governments and international aid agencies pledging to help Haiti say they want to take their lead from the Haitian government. But the government in Haiti remains extremely weak, and in the everyday life of many Haitians, it seems to be missing in action.

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