6 April 2007: Morning

Declassified Pentagon report and other documents show links between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda were limited. (Here's a look at the memos.)

Bombings--one using chlorine gas--throughout Iraq kill dozens; in the past three days, eight U.S., four British soldiers have been killed in combat.

Guard troops may be recalled to Iraq at the beginning of 2008--Gates wants to wait and see if the surge is working.

U.N. panel on climate change warns of endangerment for crops, some species, laughter of children; researchers predict a new Dust Bowl in the Southwest by 2050.

"There is no evidence the traces of the chemicals found so far are harmful to human beings [but] it would seem cavalier to ignore them." What's in your water?

In Idaho, illegal sport-shooters get bolder, riskier in face of unenforced gun bans.

The Hatfield-McCoy feud may have been fueled by an inherited disease within the McCoy clan--obviously this report was written by a Hatfield.

Ambidextrous pitcher proves a woe to batters, opposing managers. (Video of his technique.)

While trading pornography at work, Japanese officials accidentally leak confidential U.S. military documents.

Dentist found guilty of urinating in his sink and using dental tools to clean his fingernails and ears.

Fired social worker defrauds bank of $3.6 million to pay for the jewelry he bought on TV.

Zinn: The roles of politicians and citizens, and the need to play harder.

The real winners and losers in gentrification are no longer drawn along racial lines, and aren't so easy to predict.

Lullaby versions of Metallica, the Pixies, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, and other ways to be totally best friends with your baby.

Ronson, others on what goes into a perfect cover version.