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Two 20-year-old Duke University lacrosse players were arrested early Tuesday on charges of raping and kidnapping a stripper hired to dance at an off-campus party.

The U.S. Marines implicated in the deaths of two dozen Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha were all based at Camp Pendleton in Southern California. In the city of Oceanside, just outside the gates of the sprawling military base, locals have mixed feelings about the allegations.

Households in the U.S. will receive eight test kits via the U.S. Postal Service. The release comes as cases have risen over 60% in the U.S. over the past two weeks.

A lot of people think of a marathon as the ultimate long distance race with its official distance of 26.2 miles. But that pales in comparison to a man who has run 350 miles -- in one race -- without stopping. Tom Goldman has a profile on Ultra-Marathoner Dean Karnazes.

A Palestinian suicide bomber strikes at a fast-food restaurant in Tel Aviv, Israel. The attack kills the bomber and nine others, wounding dozens. Israel is marking the Passover holiday. It is the first suicide attack since Hamas took control of the Palestinian government.

Bill Henderson, author of Simple Gifts: Great Hymns: One Man's Search for Grace talks about his love of classic hymns and their spiritual significance.

NPR's Emily Feng speaks with Molly Farrell from The Ohio State University on why Ben Franklin included instructions for at-home abortions in his reference book, The American Instructor.

President Bush selects Rob Portman to be his new budget director. Portman takes the job vacated by the president's new chief of staff, Josh Bolten. Portman's current post of trade representative will go to his deputy, Susan Schwab. Bolten has suggested that more administration changes may come.

Ed Gordon talks with Marc Morial, National Urban League president and CEO, and Bruce Gordon, president and CEO of the NAACP. They discuss recent projects their groups are working on, including a college conference for black executives and a new AIDS prevention program.

The deadline to enroll in the new Medicare drug benefit is March 15 -- but some lawmakers have asked to push that date back, because the plan's rules are too confusing for seniors. President Bush, however, vows there will be no delay. Julie Rovner reports on what's behind the president's decision.