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Israeli's Morn Dead
 Palestinian's Morn Dead

Eight rabbinical students killed at school
 after week of Israeli raids into Gaza.

Ten others were wounded in the most lethal attack in Israel in two years .Despite some initial reports there has been no claim of responsibility for the attack, but it was greeted with celebrations in the Gaza Strip, where an Israeli offensive in recent days killed more than 120 Palestinians, about half of whom were identified as civilians.

Outside the seminary, young Orthodox Jews in traditional black costume chanted periodically "Death to Arabs!"

A city official said the assailant carried documents identifying him as a resident of Arab East Jerusalem.

An emergency session of the United Nations failed to condemn the massacre after objections from several council members prevented it's adoption. The Libyans wanted to include in the statement language condemning the recent Israeli incursions into Gaza.

The attacker was shot dead by an off-duty Israeli soldier who lived nearby.

 

 

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Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Worst in 40 Years

Food and jobs are scarce, schools and hospitals are floundering, electricity and sewage system failing.

The damning report on the humanitarian situation released on Thursday says that 80 percent of Gaza's 1.5 million inhabitants are now dependent on food aid, while unemployment is close to 40 percent.

The report comes hot on the heels of the Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip that killed 125 people over the past week.

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This Week's Top Election Stories & Events
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Democrats in Michigan and Florida cast ballots in presidential primaries but under party rules their votes didn't count toward picking a nominee, thus: Dems puzzle over primary redo.

In this week primary elections Wyoming Democrats were basking in the political spotlight and the results were Obama trounces Clinton in Wyoming. (Although can't be confirmed for couple of weeks this should add about 7 delegates for Obama and 4 for Clinton)

In Mississippi this week Democrats want to stop Republicans from voting in it's open primary, implying a Mississippi Republican conspiracy that violates 'rights to associate."

Global Seed Vault is inaugurated

After nearly thirty years of planning
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is now officially open

Seed-vault

The seed vault is located deep within an Arctic mountain in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.

The seed vault was built to protect millions of food crops from climate change, wars and natural disasters.

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The facility is a storage space for seeds from all over the world and will be the ultimate safety net for the world’s most important natural resource.

The media calls this "the doomsday vault,"

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New Research Confirms Antarctic Thaw Fears

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Antarctica's glaciers are shrinking at a far faster rate than in past millennia.

Satellite measurements taken between 1992 and 1996, though, show a loss of 1.6 meters in thickness per year on the Pine Island Glacier -- a figure that represents 42 times the average melt of the past 4,700 years.

Why Antarctica's glaciers are shrinking is a question that still is not agreed upon. It is also unclear how much the thaw in Antarctica will contribute in the future to an increase in sea level-- but the fact that it will is considered certain.

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Housing, Bank, Job Troubles Deepen

Job Losses: Worst in 5 years

Employers made their deepest cut in staffing in almost five years in February.
There was a net loss of 63,000 jobs, which is the biggest decline since March 2003. Economists had forecast a gain of 25,000 jobs.

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Homeowner Equity Is Lowest Since 1945
Foreclosures Also Reach A New Record Level

Home price drops also greatest ever recorded, as homeowners' portion of equity slipped to downwardly revised 49.6 percent.

Some estimates are that 8.8 million homeowners, or about 10.3 percent of homes, will have zero or negative equity by the end of the month.

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End to the Good Times?
NY Times article

Credit Crisis Could Be Just Beginning

Stocks hit lowest levels in over a year,. Oil spiked to a record $106 a barrel before retreating a bit, the dollar continued its plunge, details.

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Roots of credit crisis laid at Fed's door details

Bush Boasts of his "Growth Package." Fed helps fuel high gas prices

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 Abbas says peace starts with Palestinian statehood
     
 
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