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A demonstrator wears a mask in the party's color of green, as thousands of supporters of leading opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi turn out to protest the result of the election at a rally in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Ben Curtis / AP)

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1 Iranian dead as shots fired at Mousavi rally

Iran's hardline Islamic Basij militiamen killed at least one person and wounded more when their building was attacked by demonstrators protesting the election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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Reuters

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Iran's supreme leader orders election inquiry

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Times Online

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Iran election and protest in pictures

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CNN

Top US court denies retrial to 5 Cubans jailed as spies

The U.S. Supreme Court turned down the case of the Cuban Five, who were jailed for espionage in Miami nearly 10 years ago. They were seeking a retrial on the grounds that they did not receive a fair trial.

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Guardian

Obama takes health care plan to tough crowd

President Obama said that limits on medical malpractice lawsuits could be a necessary part of overhauling the nation's ailing health care system.

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CNN

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Senate GOP launches health care attack

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Politico

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Where does reform stand in Congress?

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Reuters

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Obama: health costs a 'ticking bomb'

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MSNBC

Fed to get bigger mandate to supervise financial system

The Obama administration says it is committed to overhauling the financial rule book by giving the Feds increased powers to guard against the types of risks that could bring down the entire system.

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CNBC

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Debating Obama's plan

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MSNBC

Congress weighs expanding federal hate crime laws

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was meeting with hate crime law advocacy groups to discuss legislation that would expand hate crimes laws to protect gays and lesbians.

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FOX News

NATION

California's hard times driving people back to the 'Dust Bowl'

Fleeing drought and the Great Depression, a vast wave of Oklahomans and Texans loaded everything they could onto crowded vehicles and headed for California. Now, their grandchildren are moving back.

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High court won't weigh in on Texas border fence dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to get involved in a fight between Texas communities and the federal government over the building of hundreds of miles of fence along the border with Mexico.

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NPR

Calif. working to keep American Indian language alive

Lawmakers are moving on a bill to create a special American Indian languages teaching credential to promote efforts to teach — and recapture — some of the nearly 100 languages once spoken in California.

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McClatchy Newspapers

POLITICS

Renegade Democrats buck Barack Obama

He’s riding high in the polls among his fellow Democrats, but President Barack Obama’s political sway within his own party is about to be tested.

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Politico

Sonia Sotomayor's temperament on trial

Lawyers have raved about the Supreme Court nominee, calling her brilliant and tough. She's also been called a bully.

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NPR

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Republicans push back against Sotomayor

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ABC News

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McConnell: Sotomayor filibuster is possible

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Politico

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microbe wakes up after 120,000 years

After more than 120,000 years trapped beneath a block of ice in Greenland, a tiny microbe has awoken. The long-lasting bacteria may hold clues to what life forms might exist on other planets.

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LiveScience

Do our dreams have meaning? Maybe.

Growing evidence suggests that dreams — and sleep — are powerfully connected to the processing of human emotion.

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TIME

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Inside Usher and Tameka's marriage

When R&B star Usher filed for divorce from his wife, Tameka Foster Raymond, few people in his inner circle were shocked.

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People

'The Hangover' parties on

Original predictions for the comedy's debut were in the $25 to 30 million range. So industry swamis were surprised to see that the movie came in a close second to the Pixar hit "Up."

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TIME

EDUCATION

Education Secretary Duncan hopes stimulus will push standards

Education Secretary Arne Duncan is offering federal cash incentives to achieve one of his priorities: developing national standards for reading and math to replace a hodgepodge of benchmarks in the states.

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Star Tribune

States consider college aid cuts; student programs at risk

At a time when students and parents are struggling to pay for college, several states are considering reducing funds for grants and scholarships for thousands of low- and middle-income students.

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USA TODAY

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Teacher accused of displaying Bible sues school district

An Ohio school teacher fired over accusations that he preached Christianity in class says in a $1 million lawsuit that his free speech and civil rights were violated.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Seminary turns prisoners into preachers

Inmates of Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman received bachelor’s degrees in Christian ministry from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

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Kansas City Star

Columns And Op-Ed

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Obama's plan naive and hypocritical

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RealClearPolitics

Obama's plan guarantees higher taxes

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Detroit News

Iranian women cheated by election

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Christian Science Monitor

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WebMD

Lakers get their Phil his record 10th title

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Was Ahmadinejad's win rigged?

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TIME

Public option a 'non-starter' for GOP

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CBS News

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The capitalist manifesto: Greed is good

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Newsweek

No such thing as a bad election

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Slate

The biggest bill in history

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Economist

Iran: live-blogging the uprising

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Huffington Post

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GOOD NEWS

A better life through home dialysis

Studies are finding that those who do home dialysis also do more frequent cleansings, which can lead to better overall health.

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NPR

Minn. town sets off on healthy path

The project in Albert Lea, Minn. is simple: eat more fruits and vegetables, walk instead of drive, stay productive and social into old age, and seek inner fulfillment.

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USA TODAY

WORLD

Taliban head 'must be eliminated'

General Ashfaq Kayani, Pakistan's army chief, has said the head of the Taliban in Pakistan "must be eliminated."

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BBC

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US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan

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CBS News

Palestinians reject Israeli terms

Palestinian officials have condemned a major speech by Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, saying it closes the reach for an agreement.

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Al Jazeera

Sites for North Korea nuke tests found

The United States and South Korea have pinpointed 11 underground sites in North Korea where it could conduct a third nuclear test.

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Forbes

BUSINESS

IMF raises forecast for US economy

The IMF, which has rescued economies from Pakistan to Iceland, raised its outlook for the United States and called for steps to reduce concern about rising public debt.

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Bloomberg

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Americans adapt to the 'new normal'

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ABC News

GE announces loans for e-medical records

GE Healthcare launched a new financing and product-certification program that will offer zero percent interest loans to physicians’ offices, hospitals, clinics, and other organizations.

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BusinessWeek

ENVIRONMENT

Food of the future to be more diverse?

Agricultural scientists shaping the future of food say that, as global waming alters patterns of temperature and rainfall, farms must evolve.

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National Geographic

Spain warns of jellyfish invasion

Scientists predict that the numbers of jellyfish swarming off the coast of Spain this summer will be higher than ever.

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Telegraph.co.uk

HEALTH

Men warned of greater cancer risk

The reluctance of men to adopt a healthy lifestyle and visit the doctor may be fueling a gender gap in cancer cases and deaths, experts say.

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BBC

Study links ADHD stimulants to rare, unexplained deaths in children

A study suggests that stimulant medication may have played a role in a handful of cases of sudden, unexplained death in children and adolescents.

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Health.com

SPORTS

Agent: Turkoglu to enter free agency

Orlando Magic Hedo Turkoglu's next shot will be at free agency. Lon Babby, the agent for Turkoglu, said his client will become a free agent in two weeks.

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ESPN

Lakers put away Magic for 15th title

Kobe and Phil get their statement championship. The Lakers beat the Magic 99-86 for their 15th title, giving Phil Jackson his tenth ring while Kobe Bryant wins his first without Shaquille O'Neal.

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Kobe wins 4th MVP trophy

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NBA.com

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NBA Title ratings

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ESPN

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Major leap for faster computers

Super-fast quantum computers are now a step closer to becoming a reality, thanks to a breakthrough by scientists.

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BBC

Photo of the Day

Graffiti is seen on a section of Israel's separation barrier, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. (Photo by Bernat Armangue / AP)

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