Newser Story Index from April, 2007
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'Roid Rage May Be Misplaced
New York Times
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Apr 2, 2007 7:33 AM CDT
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As opening day dawns, expect another season of home-run antics in lieu of your dad's short-ball game. But J.C. Bradbury argues in the New York Times that it's talent dilution, not steroids, that's changed the game: When the league expanded in the 90s, so did the number of hittable pitchers. "It allowed elite players, especially hitters, to excel."
Web Sexism Spurs Meltdown
Salon
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Apr 2, 2007 7:29 AM CDT
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Salon Editor-in-chief Joan Walsh admits that sexist web trolls are a serious problem, despite her own longtime dismissal of the issue. Her mea culpa follows the implosion of programming instructor and game developer Kathy Sierra's blog after Sierra was assaulted, on her site and others, by crude sexual insults and finally death threats.
Heart Valve Grown From Stem Cells
Guardian (UK)
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Apr 2, 2007 7:11 AM CDT
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A British team has grown a human heart valve from stem cells—a breakthrough certain to ignite as much controversy as hope. Sir Magdi Yacoub, professor of cardiac surgery at Imperial College, tells the Guardian that growing a whole human heart from stem cells is less than a decade away: "I wouldn't be surprised if it was some day...
Hillary Triples War Chest Record
Washington Post
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Apr 2, 2007 7:10 AM CDT
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Hillary Clinton proved her fund raising prowess by nearly tripling the previous record for the first quarter of a presidential campaign, amassing $26 million in donations. Some $10 million appears to have been raised in the final 1 1/2 weeks of the quarter, the Washington Post reports, when Bill joined Hillary for huge galas around the...
Tsunami Slams Solomon Islands
Age (Aust.)
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Apr 2, 2007 7:01 AM CDT
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A tsunami hit the Solomon Islands early Monday morning, killing at least 12 and stranding thousands more. The 8.1 quake brought huge waves nearly a mile inland in some places. "I'm driving down the street -- there are boats in the middle of the road, buildings have completely collapsed and fallen down," said dive shop owner Danny Kennedy.
Thompson Joins Race for 2008
CNN
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Apr 2, 2007 6:18 AM CDT
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Former governor and Bush cabinet member Tommy Thompson announced for president yesterday, staking a claim to the territory to the right of the other GOP contenders. "I am the reliable conservative, my record shows that," said the one-time secretary of Health and Human Services and four-term governor of Wisconsin.
How America Is Betraying The Iraqis Who Work For It
New Yorker
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Apr 1, 2007 10:19 PM CDT
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George Packer traveled the world from Baghdad to Malmo to Damascus to talk to the Iraqis, mostly young, who have served the American military as interpreters, intelligence gathers and local experts. He finds a disillusioned group of once pro-American Iraqis betrayed by mistrust, bureaucratic indifference, and outright lack of concern by...
U.S. Takes Gold in Medley
Associated Press
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Apr 1, 2007 3:51 PM CDT
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The U.S. 800-meter freestyle relay team of Michael Phelps, Klete Keller, Ryan Lochte and Peter Vanderkaay won gold and set a world record Friday night. The team's time of 7:03.24 is 1.42 seconds better than the previous mark, set by Australia in 2001 at the world championships
For Army Women, V is for Valvano
ESPN
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Apr 1, 2007 3:40 PM CDT
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The Army women's basketball team, whose coach, Maggie Dixon, died suddenly last April, will receive the V Foundation Comeback Award this April for making her proud: Under new coach Dave Magarity, the team set a school record for wins in a season, with 24.
