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Academy Award winners Javier Bardem, left, Joel Coen, center, and Ethan Coen pose together at the Governors Ball following the 80th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. The Coen brothers won best picture, best director, and best adapted screenplay Oscars for their work on "No Country for Old Men." (Photo by Amy Sancetta / AP)

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Existing home sales decline to 9-year low

Sales of existing homes in the United States fell to the lowest level since records began nine years ago, posing a threat to consumer spending, the largest part of the economy.

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Bloomberg

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6 ways to thrive during a recession

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U.S. News & World Report

Calls rise at Pentagon help hotline

The number of troops and their relatives seeking help from a Pentagon employee-assistance hotline has grown 40 percent every year since 2004, say Pentagon officials and hotline operators.

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USA Today

'No Country for Old Men' wins 4 Oscars

On a night when the acting awards had a distinctly international flavor, a quintessentially American story of violence — "No Country for Old Men" — made an impression on Oscar voters.

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NPR

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And the winners are...

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Vanity Fair

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Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova 'Falling Slowly'

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Photos from the Red Carpet

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Yahoo! News

UN warns over food aid rationing

The director of the U.N.'s World Food Program has said it is considering plans to ration food aid because of rising prices and a shortage of funds.

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BBC

NY Philharmonic tries Dvorak diplomacy with North Korea

The New York Philharmonic arrived in a snowy Pyongyang to play the symphony "From the New World" to thaw still frozen ties from the Cold War era between the United States and North Korea.

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Reuters

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Cultural diplomacy in North Korea

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MSNBC

NATION

High oil prices take a toll on middle class

Even as it enriches Arab rulers, the recent oil-price boom is helping to propel an extraordinary rise in the cost of food and other basic goods that is squeezing this region's middle class.

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International Herald Tribune

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Crude oil rises a second day on concerns of supply disruptions

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Bloomberg

United Airlines planes clip wings

Two United Airlines planes were being inspected after their wings touched at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C.

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MSNBC

POLITICS

DNC to file FEC complaint against McCain

The Democratic National Committee will file a complaint against Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., with the Federal Election Commission, charging that the nominee is breaking the law on a public financing agreement.

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The Hill

Obama knocks Clinton, but wouldn't repeal NAFTA

Appealing to union voters, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., said that even though he has repeatedly said the passage of NAFTA was bad for the country, he would not try to repeal it.

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ABC News

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Clinton slams Obama on NAFTA

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Reuters

BUSINESS

Alarm bells as inflation pressures mount

Inflation alarm bells are ringing in financial markets as soaring energy and commodity prices unsettle investors already nervous about an economic downturn.

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International Herald Tribune

What is it like being an oil trader?

The most popular software among oil traders is not an oil trading package or even a news service such as Reuters — it is Yahoo! Instant Messenger.

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BBC

HEALTH

Web surfer, heal thyself

The Cleveland Clinic and Google have announced a pilot program that will store patient records online.

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Newsweek

Fear of insurance trouble leads many to shun or hide DNA tests

Victoria Grove wanted to find out if she was destined to develop the form of emphysema that ran in her family, but she did not want to ask her doctor for the DNA test that would tell her.

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Sarasota Herald-Tribume

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

He's 0 for 19: Can he take home an Oscar?

Sound mixer Kevin O'Connell is enjoying his 20th nomination. Can he finally win one?

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ABC News

Overlooked by Oscar

Culled from hundreds of candidates, the list of Oscar-nominated movies contains fewer than 60 titles. Narrow it to full-length features, and you're looking at 44. And the winners' list is shorter than that.

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Akron Beacon Journal

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Oscar's Best Actress nominees

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TIME

RELIGION

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Survey: Americans freely change, or drop, their religions

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USA Today

Hippies had it right: Kids need spirituality

Four years ago, two American psychologists asked a simple question: What do you want for your children? More than 10,000 adults in 48 countries across six continents responded.

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canada.com

Multi-faith radio marks birthday

An online radio station run jointly by members of the Jewish and Muslim faiths is celebrating its first anniversary.

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BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Georgia pair wins $270M prize

A couple from Bulloch County, Ga., revealed themselves as ticket holders for one of the largest lottery prizes in U.S. history.

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USA Today

WORLD

China speaks out on Darfur crisis

Keen not to taint Olympics, and under pressure from the West, Beijing sends envoy to Khartoum, Sudan, with strong words.

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Christian Science Monitor

Bomber kills Pakistan's top army medic

A suicide bomber struck Pakistan's military headquarters in Rawalpindi, killing at least eight people, including the army's top ranking medical officer, officials said.

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CNN

Cuba's new president, Raul Castro

Cuba's National Assembly chose Raul Castro as Cuba's new president.

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CNN

ENVIRONMENT

Antarctic mud yields climate change insight for scientists

Geologists from around the world indulge, of all things, their collective love of petrified mud.

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ABC News

Worldwide, rats cause seabird decline

The global analysis found that non-native rats have been observed preying on roughly a quarter of all seabird species, often with disastrous consequences.

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National Geographic

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

After HD DVD drop, Toshiba spends $835M to back PS3

A new twist has emerged with the death of HD DVD. After Warner, Best Buy, Walmart and Netflix jumped on the Blu bandwagon, the fate of HD DVD was already sealed.

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Daily Tech

Microsoft nixes HD DVD drive for Xbox 360

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CNET News

Ancestral human skull found in China

A human skull tentatively dating back 80,000 to 100,000 years may shed light on a murky chapter of evolutionary history, its discoverers say.

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National Geographic

SPORTS

Grossman re-signs 1-year deal

Rex Grossman has signed a one-year deal to remain as the starting quarterback of the Chicago Bears.

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ESPN

No. 2 Tennessee stuns No. 1 Memphis

Memphis wanted to prove it really was the best team in the country, maybe even make a run at perfection. Turns out, the Tigers aren't even best in their own state.

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2nd ranked Tennessee beats number one Memphis

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Yahoo! News

EDUCATION

Teachers strike back at students

Teachers and principals are fighting back against digital ridicule and slander by their students — often with civil lawsuits and long-term suspensions or permanent expulsions.

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Christian Science Monitor

Results appraisals upset teachers

New York City has started a pilot project to assess teachers on how well their students do in annual standard mathematics and reading tests.

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BBC

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Child slave labor revelations sweep China

An unfolding labor abuse scandal has swept China that involves the kidnapping in central China of hundreds of children, and perhaps more, some reportedly as young as 8 years old.

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International Herald Tribune

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Romanians wearing traditional masks wait to perform during celebrations of the Dragobete, the traditional Romanian lovers day, in Bucharest, Romania. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda / AP)

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