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S. Korea says North about to test nuke weapon A South Korean intelligence report says North Korea is preparing to test a nuclear weapon, as the isolated communist regime readies the launch of a long-range rocket as early as this week. Lugar in danger for first time in years Locked into a fierce GOP primary fight that has Democrats dreaming of an unexpected chance to pick up a U.S. Senate seat, Sen. Richard G. Lugar of Indiana is struggling to deflect an onslaught of attacks by tea-party sympathizers trying to oust him in favor of state Treasurer Richard Mourdock. Company using subtlety to deliver online ads Convinced that online advertising is dead, an e-commerce company says it has found an "unintrusive" way to help websites make money. But critics find it more secretive than subtle. Feds call bankrupt solar firm an 'empty shell' Not yet two years after the Department of Energy awarded $43 million in loan guarantees for Beacon Power's energy storage plant, government attorneys are calling the bankrupt solar company and its affiliates little more than "empty shells" benefiting lawyers and other bankruptcy professionals. Plunging birthrate of U.S. teens 'amazing' In 16 states, teen birthrates tumbled by at least 20 percent in recent years, the federal government said in a report. Large declines such as these helped push the nation's teen birthrate to a new low in 2010. Obama renews call for 'Buffett rule' tax on millionaires The White House and President Obama's re-election team launched a simultaneous offensive Monday to pressure Republican senators to approve the so-called "Buffett rule," a tax increase on income over $1 million. Maryland House, Senate adjourn without revenue plan The General Assembly adjourned Monday night after a chaotic closing session in which members failed to pass a set of proposed tax increases or a bill to expand gambling in the state. Reopened Howard Theatre offers nostalgia with a new vibe The scene at the heart of the District's Shaw neighborhood Monday afternoon might well have been taken out of the early 20th century. Romney faces lengthy to-do list as likely GOP pick Mitt Romney faces a daunting to-do list as he transitions into the role of likely Republican presidential nominee. Maryland's Mega Millions winner comes forward Maryland Lottery officials confirmed on Monday that a person holding one of three winning tickets in the March 30 record-breaking Mega Millions drawing has come forward to claim the prize. Syrians fire across 2 borders as conflict deepens The bloody conflict in Syria spilled across two borders Monday, killing a cameraman in Lebanon and wounding at least five people in a refugee camp in Turkey as gunfire flew across the tense frontiers, authorities said. Inside the Beltway: Prolonged GOP primary season wearing on both parties Even Democrats now agree that Mitt Romney is the "inevitable" Republican presidential candidate, and that the primary has dragged on so long it could ultimately damage the Grand Old Party. Pentagon: Afghan panels to approve night raids Afghan judicial panels will review plans for and approve night raids by U.S. and Afghan forces against terror suspects in villages around the country, the Pentagon said Monday. Massacre in Khojaly a horror not forgotten Not far from the sprawling capital of this former Soviet republic lies one of the country's shantytowns, where survivors of a defining event in Azerbaijan's modern history - the Khojaly Massacre - live in poverty and despair. Facebook buying photo-share app Instagram for $1B Facebook is spending $1 billion to buy the photo-sharing company Instagram in the social network's largest acquisition ever. Dow closes below 13K for first time in a month Investors had a three-day weekend to brood over disappointing job growth in March. When they got back to work Monday and delivered their verdict, it wasn't good. Commentary EDITORIAL: Obama's cooked jobs books In March, 120,000 jobs were created, while more than 330,000 people dropped out of the workforce. For self-serving reasons, the Obama administration spins this as good news. EDITORIAL: Obama's Brazilian model President Obama hosted Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at the White House on Monday. One syndicated news story published before the presidential parley asked, "What could Obama learn from Brazil President Dilma Rousseff?" The optimistic answer is: hopefully not much. This relationship is not in America's interest. ROOT: The greatest nation on Earth How did it happen? Under President Obama, America is following the European socialist model of big government, big spending, big entitlements, big taxes, free health care and billions wasted chasing a mirage called "green energy." The result is massive debt, insolvency and bankruptcy. We are a nation in decline, much like the old Soviet Union before its collapse. ALLAWI: Iraq's slide toward renewed violence It has been nine years since U.S. forces removed a brutal tyrant in Iraq at a huge cost in lives and treasure, but already the country is slipping back into the clutches of a dangerous new one-man rule, which inevitably will lead to full dictatorship, and already it is dashing hopes for a prosperous, stable, federal and democratic Iraq. DELAY: Obama's shortsighted view of space On April 1, "60 Minutes" ran a story about the job loss in Florida's Space Coast caused by the dismantling of the human-space-flight program. Watching it, I couldn't help but think of countless times I visited the Johnson Space Center as a member of Congress. Other Recent Articles SGT. SHAFT: Need information about Navy ships and Agent Orange? 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