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"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy." If you've seen this quote buzzing around the Internet (and attributed to Martin Luther King, Jr.), it is a misquotation. The question at hand: why would someone create a fake quote?

Fatah, which controls the Palestinian Authority, and Hamas, the Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip, are set to sign a reconciliation deal. But Israel's prime minister says the Palestinian government has to choose between peace with Israel or peace with Hamas, which Israel considers a terrorist group.

The compound where Osama bin Laden was killed was sealed off by Pakistani troops. News reporters were kept several hundred yards from the buildings until a short time ago.

Customers are choosing to rent digitally, disrupting Hollywood's tried-and-true business model.

Almost a week after a massive tornado blitzed across Alabama, people in that state are still trying to figure out a way to move forward. The twister ripped through Tuscaloosa, home to the University of Alabama. Classes and finals have since been canceled.

Lawmakers' response to constituents can differ based on the perceived race of the voters asking the legislator for help, according to an interesting study by Yale University political scientists.

The Indiana governor's first campaign was at Boys State in the late '60s. Tellingly, he picked a candidate and managed the campaign rather than run himself. In fact, until he ran for governor in 2004, Daniels stayed behind the scenes. "This was something I was interested in," he says, "but [it] wasn't an obsession with me."

Former All Things Considered host Robert Conley remembers his time on the show

Whew, it's been such a fun day at NPR. Here's what we've been doing to celebrate NPR and ATC's 40th anniversary.

Director Kathryn Bigelow has been working on an adaptation of the book Kill Bin Laden. It's about the failed attempt to take out bin Laden in Tora Bora, Afghanistan, in 2001. Now that bin Laden is dead, the project may need tweaking.