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Conn. students warned to stay in after shooting (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 04:02 PM PDT AP - Wesleyan University students were told to stay in their dorms and the city's only synagogue closed Thursday as police warned that the man wanted in the shooting death of a woman at a bookstore may be bent on killing other students and Jews.

Pope visit boosts Jordanian site of Jesus baptism (Reuters) Posted: 07 May 2009 06:32 AM PDT Reuters - When Pope Benedict stops to pray at a pool of still green water here on Sunday, his visit will bolster the case that Jesus was baptized at this spot on the east bank of the Jordan River.

Pope's Mideast trip not the same as John Paul's (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 05:13 AM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI begins a weeklong tour in the Middle East on Friday, a self-described "pilgrim of peace" seeking to strengthen frayed ties with Muslims and Jews and give support to his beleaguered Christian flock in the region.

Highlights of pope's Holy Land tour (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 05:10 AM PDT AP - A look at the main events scheduled for Pope Benedict XVI's first visit to the Holy Land:

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