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Contracts expire for many at AT&T; talks continue Union contracts for thousands of AT&T workers expired at midnight but officials said early Sunday that talks were continuing. U.S. warns Syria it can't deceive world over pullout The U.S. warned Syria it won't be able to deceive the world about compliance with a cease-fire that is just days away, as regime forces pounded more opposition strongholds Saturday in an apparent rush to crush resistance before troops must withdraw. Activists said more than 100 people were killed, including at least 87 civilians. Pope holds Easter candle at basilica vigil Pope Benedict XVI, carrying a tall, lit candle, ushered in Christianity's most joyous celebration with an Easter vigil service Saturday night, but voiced fears that mankind is groping in darkness, unable to distinguish good from evil. Uganda bans protest group amid corruption, social unrest President Yoweri Museveni has banned the social protest group whose "Walk to Work" campaign last year focused outrage over skyrocketing food and fuel prices, and embarrassed his longtime government. Capitals rout Rangers in regular-season finale John Tortorella blew off a question about the Washington Capitals before the New York Rangers' game Saturday night. SIMMONS: Bill Cosby weighs in on Trayvon Martin case "The gun." Those two simple words flowed easily from the mouth of social commentator Bill Cosby during an exclusive interview Friday regarding the Trayvon Martin case, arguably the most high-profile, citizen-on-citizen U.S. slaying facing the Obama administration. Hanson holds off charge by Mickelson at Masters Phil Mickelson set off roars at Augusta National with a 20-foot eagle putt for a share of the lead, and an amazing flop shot behind the 15th green that only he would dare try. Kinkade: Artist drew many fans, few critical raves To fans and the countless collectors who helped build painter Thomas Kinkade's commercial art empire, his idealized vision of the world usually served as a simple, soothing addition to the living room wall: a soft depiction of a churning seascape or a colorful garden or a cottage brimming with warm light. Unlikely hero Tracy keys Nationals' victory over Cubs again The first time he did it, Chad Tracy was a good story. A journeyman infielder who'd traveled halfway around the world and back to keep his career alive. He was one of the final players to earn a place on the Washington Nationals' 25-man roster, on the second-to-last day of spring training. GOP superdelegates: It's over, Romney is nominee It's over, and Mitt Romney is going to be the GOP nominee for president. That's the growing consensus among Republican National Committee members who will automatically attend the party's national convention this summer and can support any candidate they choose. Iran lawmaker: Country can produce nuclear weapons Iran has the knowledge and scientific capability to produce nuclear weapons but will never do so, a prominent lawmaker has said. Obama delivers Easter message free from politics President Obama devoted his weekly address to extolling the message of God's redemption found in the Christian celebration of Easter and the Jewish Passover holiday. Kind of newish, not so Jewish 'New American Haggadah' updates Passover story Nathan Englander and Jonathan Safran Foer's new version, it is explained, "is not a work of history or philosophy, not a prayer book, a user's manual, timeline, poem, or palimpsest — and yet it is all of these things." It is, that is, all of the things it isn't any of. Don't try to make sense of that after your Seder's fourth glass of wine. Neighbors fearful after shootings in Tulsa Residents of Tulsa's predominantly black north side said Saturday they're afraid a shooter is still roaming their neighborhoods looking for victims after five people were shot — and three killed — a day earlier. No deaths reported in Navy jet crash in Virginia A Navy fighter jet flying a training mission crashed into an apartment building in Virginia Beach about noon Friday, officials said. Panetta paid $17K for $860K commute to California Amid fallout over a lavish General Services Administration conference that cost top officials at the agency their jobs, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta late Thursday admitted to paying just $17,000 for his commuting costs for 27 trips back to his Monterey, Calif., home on a military aircraft. Commentary MILLER: A community organizer's vision of America President Obama has quite a magician's skill for illusion. He launched a scathing attack on the House Republican budget crafted by Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, saying it would lead to violent crime, starving children, plane crashes, killing grandparents and cancer. All of this is to distract the public from his own plan for America in a second term, which not even a single House Democrat voted for. CARDENAS: Meet Latin America's next Hugo Chavez With Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returning to Cuba this week for more treatment in his battle with cancer, much speculation has begun about the future of his authoritarian, anti-American populist model in Latin America. Will his movement die with him, or will someone be there to pick up the banner when the strongman falls? OLSEN: Dangers of academia's 'indoctrination mills' Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum caused a bit of a stir last month when he labeled college campuses "indoctrination mills" that enforce a strict adherence to "politically correct left doctrine." For conservatives, Mr. Santorum might as well have called the sky blue. But from the way the media and liberal pundits pounced on his remarks, you'd think he had said something profoundly indecent. EDITORIAL: Obama's war on the courts Word seems to have gone out in liberal circles that Obamacare is in trouble with the Supreme Court. A systematic and unprecedented assault is undermining the integrity of the system in an attempt to defend this highly unpopular law. KNIGHT: Obama's bullying pulpit I don't know which was more embarrassing: Barack Obama trying to bully the Supreme Court - again - or The Washington Post trying to clean up after him. 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