1. BRACING FOR TEST MISSILE LAUNCH
South Korea deployed surveillance systems and a North Korean agency says Pyongyang has "powerful striking means" on standby.
2. ARMED MAN WHO HELD FIREFIGHTERS HOSTAGE KILLED
A Georgia man who was having financial problems staged a standoff for hours before a SWAT team stormed his home.
3. GUN CONTROL DEBATE BEGINS
The Senate launches discussion today on Obama's firearms plan, a day after two leading conservatives unveiled a compromise to expand federal background checks.
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4. OBAMA'S BUDGET PROMISES DRAW CRITICS ON ALL SIDES
Senior advocates say Obama isn't protecting Social Security, and conservatives say he is going back on a promise not to raise taxes on the middle class.
5. SECURING THE BORDER
The AP's Erica Werner reports a landmark immigration bill would call for 100 percent surveillance of the U.S.-Mexico border and apprehending more people trying to cross.
6. A GRIM TALLY IN SYRIA
Human Rights Watch says the regime has killed at least 4,300 civilians in airstrikes since last summer, targeting bakeries, bread lines and hospitals in the north.
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Police say 47-year-old Christopher Knight is responsible for more than 1,000 burglaries in a small town to steal food and other staples.
8. PC SALES SLUMP
Microsoft's newest version of Windows, designed to work with touch-sensitive screens, appears to be driving buyers away from personal computers.
9. WHAT WILL STILL DELIVER ON WEEKENDS
The Postal Service backed away from a plan to end Saturday mail service.
10. WHO'S THE CLEAR FAVORITE AT THE MASTERS
With three victories this year, No. 1 Tiger Woods is likely to capture his fifth green jacket.
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