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Today's Top Stories: Small coterie advises pope, but decisions his own Russian spacecraft docks at orbiting station Flash, and some nods to recession, at NY auto show Justice Stevens to leave while Obama in office 5 charged in gang rape of girl, 7, in NJ apartment Police: Notre Dame recruit 'drunk' on fatal fall White supremacist leader killed in South Africa Apple fans eagerly touch and swipe first iPads Duke beats West Virginia 78-57; back in title game Butler does it — again — and will play for title Afghan upper house backs Karzai election decree Apple's iPad hits shelves; testing begins Protesters defiant in siege of key Bangkok district High court's Stevens to decide soon on retiring Ahmadinejad rejects Obama's "beautiful words" to Iran Pope begins Easter with Church under a cloud Iran says China agrees sanctions ineffective Holy Fire brings Jerusalem Easter to joyful climax S.Africa white supremacist leader killed Pope to address world at Easter under cloud of scandal Small coterie advises pope, but decisions his own Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:46 pm PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI has surrounded himself with a small group of men he feels he can trust, but he acts very much on his own. That isolation and shunning of advice have frequently created problems and are increasingly under scrutiny as the clerical sex scandal inches closer to him. Full Story Top Russian spacecraft docks at orbiting station Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:59 pm PDT AP - A Russian space official says a Soyuz craft carrying an American and two Russian astronauts has docked successfully at the International Space Station. Full Story Top Flash, and some nods to recession, at NY auto show Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:25 pm PDT AP - Teenage car enthusiast Frank Vecchio stood in awe before a Rolls-Royce Ghost with a $301,575 sticker price — admiring a detail he had seen only in a video game. Full Story Top Justice Stevens to leave while Obama in office Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:25 pm PDT AP - Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says he "will surely" retire while President Barack Obama is still in office, giving the president the opportunity to maintain the high court's ideological balance. Full Story Top 5 charged in gang rape of girl, 7, in NJ apartment Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:26 pm PDT AP - Two men and three teenage boys were charged Saturday with gang-raping a 7-year-old girl who was sold by her 15-year-old stepsister during a party at a crime-ridden apartment building in the state's capital, police said. Full Story Top Police: Notre Dame recruit 'drunk' on fatal fall Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:26 pm PDT AP - A "drunk and belligerent" 17-year-old Notre Dame football recruit was killed in a fall from a fifth-floor hotel balcony during his senior-year spring break in Florida, authorities said Saturday. Full Story Top White supremacist leader killed in South Africa Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:37 pm PDT AP - South Africa's white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche was bludgeoned to death by two of his farm workers Saturday in an apparent dispute over wages, police said, amid growing racial tensions in the once white-led country. Full Story Top Apple fans eagerly touch and swipe first iPads Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:48 pm PDT AP - Now that the iPad is in the hands of early adopters, the hard work for Apple Inc. begins. Full Story Top Duke beats West Virginia 78-57; back in title game Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:40 pm PDT AP - After tossing a big, wet blanket on one feel-good story, Duke gets to go after another. Full Story Top Butler does it — again — and will play for title Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:02 pm PDT AP - Kansas — gone. Full Story Top Afghan upper house backs Karzai election decree Sat, 3 Apr 2010 08:12 am PDT Reuters - The upper house of Afghanistan's parliament backed a decree by President Hamid Karzai on Saturday that limits foreigners' role in elections, giving him a victory in a dispute that has led to a quarrel with the White House. Full Story Top Apple's iPad hits shelves; testing begins Sat, 3 Apr 2010 03:06 pm PDT Reuters - Apple Inc's iPad hit stores on Saturday after months of buildup, igniting excitement and kicking off a critical sales period that will determine if the sleek tablet computer becomes the next blockbuster. Full Story Top Protesters defiant in siege of key Bangkok district Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:53 pm PDT Reuters - Tens of thousands of protesters defied orders to leave the Thai capital's main shopping district on Sunday despite threats of mass arrests, upping the ante on the fourth week of a bold street rally to press for fresh elections. Full Story Top High court's Stevens to decide soon on retiring Sat, 3 Apr 2010 04:58 pm PDT Reuters - Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, a leader of the court's liberal wing, will decide soon whether to retire after 35 years on the court, two newspapers on Saturday quoted him as saying. Full Story Top Ahmadinejad rejects Obama's "beautiful words" to Iran Sat, 3 Apr 2010 08:29 am PDT Reuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected a renewed call from the United States to engage diplomatically to overcome the nuclear standoff, saying he saw no change in Washington's hostile policy. Full Story Top Pope begins Easter with Church under a cloud Sat, 3 Apr 2010 02:09 pm PDT Reuters - Pope Benedict led the world's Catholics into Easter with the holiest day of the liturgical calendar clouded by persistent allegations of sexual abuse of children by priests. Full Story Top Iran says China agrees sanctions ineffective Sat, 3 Apr 2010 07:28 pm PDT Reuters - Iran and China agreed during talks in Beijing that sanctions "have lost their effectiveness," chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said on Friday after meeting senior Chinese officials. Full Story Top Holy Fire brings Jerusalem Easter to joyful climax Sat, 3 Apr 2010 11:47 am PDT Reuters - Bells, drums, ecstatic chants and flaming candles lit from the tomb of Jesus brought Easter to a joyful climax in Jerusalem on Saturday for Palestinians and thousands of Orthodox Christian pilgrims from around the world. Full Story Top S.Africa white supremacist leader killed Sat, 3 Apr 2010 07:55 pm PDT AFP - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Sunday called for calm over the killing of white supremacist leader Eugene Terre'Blanche, as police arrested two of his farm workers. Full Story Top Pope to address world at Easter under cloud of scandal Sat, 3 Apr 2010 08:04 pm PDT AFP - The pope celebrates Easter mass and makes his traditional Urbi et Orbi message "to the city and the world" Sunday with the Catholic Church shaken internationally by paedophile scandals. Full Story Top

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