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Bernanke: Consumer protection should be formal policy goal

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said that consumer protection should be added to the Federal Reserve Act as a formal policy goal along with low inflation and full employment.

Bloomberg

Concealed arms reciprocity rejected by Senate vote

The Senate rejected a measure allowing a person with a concealed weapon permit in one state to also hide his firearm when visiting another state.

MSN Money

Senate nixes concealed handguns bill

MSNBC

Obama: Health reform central to economy

President Barak Obama said that health care reform is "central" to successfully rebuilding the U.S. economy after the current economic crisis.

CNN

Pelosi: Congress should work through recess

The Hill

Obama on importance of health care deadline

MSNBC

Amazon buys Zappos.com

Seattle-based Amazon.com said that it is acquiring online shoe retailer Zappos.com, in a deal that is worth approximately $807 million in Amazon common stock.

Northwest Innovation

Jeff Bezos about Amazon and Zappos

YouTube

Strategic aims are US focus in Kyrgyzstan

Despite repressive practices, Kyrgystan President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was praised by President Obama after reversing a decision to close an American air base.

New York Times

NATION

Calif. budget deal doesn't end IOUs

Three weeks after the state started handing out IOUs, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders from both parties have brokered a deal that may allow it to get its fiscal house in order.

USA TODAY

Calif. budget deal closes at $26 billion gap

MSNBC

Chain grocery stores ditch Detroit

National retailers are steering clear of Detroit, leaving independent grocers to serve the city's hard-hit residents.

CNNMoney

POLITICS

TMT: too much Twitter?

If the medium is the message, then what's the message when politicians use 140-character tweets to talk about their state's dire economic circumstances or ethics charges?

Yahoo! News

Palin rejects allegations over legal defense fund

CNN

Dems, GOP court lobbyists at summer getaway hotspots

It's summertime, and the giving is easy, as Senate Democrats and Republicans throw weekend getaways for some of their well-connected donors.

ABC News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Spider-Man' director Sam Raimi to direct 'World of Warcraft' movie

Sam Raimi, director of the top-grossing "Spider-Man" films, has signed on to direct a film adaptation of the wildly popular video game "World of Warcraft."

NY Daily News

Jackson film to hit theaters Halloween

Sony Pictures is finalizing a deal to acquire rehearsal footage from Michael Jackson's "This Is It" concert run. It hopes to release the footage in theaters by Halloween.

MTV

Jackson doctor's clinic raided

BBC

HEALTH

Many young adults uninformed about vaccines, study shows

Vaccines are not only for children, but many young adults in the United States are unaware of the need to keep up with their shots, a new survey shows.

HealthDay

Teen pregnancy reaching epidemic levels in foster care

Almost half of the 500,000 or so kids in foster care had sex for the first time before age 16, compared with 30 percent of their peers. A new initiative shines a light on an overlooked problem.

TIME

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A solar eclipse for the people

Not just devoted eclipse-chasers but millions of others were able to view the longest solar eclipse of the century as it passed over Asia.

Christian Science Monitor

Scientists capitalize on extended solar eclipse

ScienceDaily

Century's longest total solar eclipse

YouTube

MLB tests DNA to detect frauds

Confronted with cases of identity and age falsification by Latin American baseball prospects, Major League Baseball is conducting genetic testing on some promising young players and their parents.

Austin American-Statesman

ENVIRONMENT

EU to ban inefficient fridges and TVs in global-warming battle

The European Union is to ban the sale of inefficient TVs, fridges and electric motors as early as next July in a bid to save energy and fight global warming.

Earth Times

Winter heat threatens California's crops, says study

California's abundant harvest of fruits and nuts is threatened by warmer winters, UC Davis scientists warn in a new report.

San Francisco Chronicle

Interview:

Environmentalist Bill McKibben

Minivan News

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

The arrest of Henry Louis Gates

Dallas Morning News

Column:

Think H1N1 is bad now? Wait till flu season

TIME

Column:

Flower power: natural skin care products

WebMD

Column:

Some Dems obstacle to health care

Salon.com

Column:

Can we trust politicians with health care?

ABC News

Column:

Turn economic setback into opportunity

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

Packing heat

Baltimore Sun

Blog (Melissa Harris-Lacewell):

Skip Gates and the post-racial project

The Nation

Column (Tom Eblen):

Cell phone driving bans a matter of time

Lexington Herald-Leader

Column:

Why 2024 will be like 1984

Slate

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GOOD NEWS

1st swine flu vaccine trials begin

Two biotechnology companies in Australia have begun the first human trials of a vaccine for the 2009 H1N1 virus.

MedPage Today

Link between healthy lifestyle and cardiovascular health confirmed

Two large U.S. studies published in a leading journal support the already substantial body of evidence that shows choosing to follow a healthy lifestyle helps prevent cardiovascular disease.

Medical News Today

WORLD

Mumbai terror suspect tells court he is ready for gallows

The sole surviving suspect in the Mumbai attacks said that he expects no mercy and is ready to go to the gallows for his role in the violence that left 166 people dead.

CBC News

Hang me, punish me: Kasab tells court

IBNLive.com

Hillary Clinton vows to protect Gulf states from Iran

Hillary Clinton has warned Iran's leaders that Washington will extend a "defense umbrella" across the Gulf if it develops nuclear weapons.

Times Online

Iran's 'pursuit of nuclear weapons will not advance its security'

BBC

BUSINESS

Delta Air, AirTran beat analyst estimates as fuel costs decline

Delta Air Lines Inc., the world’s largest carrier, and AirTran Holdings Inc. posted second-quarter results that beat analyst expectations as fuel costs fell.

Bloomberg

Continental Airlines hits more turbulence

The Star-Ledger

Airlines: economy's ticking time bomb?

ABC News

US stocks fall as shares of oil producers, banks retreat

U.S. stocks declined as energy producers dropped on lower oil prices and banks slid following an increase in bad loans at Wells Fargo & Co.

Bloomberg

EDUCATION

New 'science of learning' could reinvent teaching techniques

Scientists are quietly tackling education issues, offering up new tools, new approaches and even a new discipline.

EducationNews.org

Millions cut from education initiatives

Illinois Board of Education members faced with shrunken state revenues approved a $7.26 billion budget for this coming school year, down $146 million, or 2 percent, from fiscal year 2009.

Chicago Sun-Times

SPORTS

Werth's walkoff homer in 13th lifts Phillies over Cubs for 10th straight win

The Phillies just keeps on winning. Last night, it took a little longer than normal: 13 innings. The outcome wasn't assured until Jayson Werth launched a three-run homer into the leftfield seats.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Werth hits walk-off in 13th

MLB.com

Armstrong says he could pass Contador

Lance Armstrong mustered one of his strongest showings at this Tour de France, a dazzling burst of acceleration that allowed him to keep second place.

Baltimore Sun

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

US bishops call for affordable health care without abortion

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said they support "accessible, affordable and quality health care that protects and respects the life and dignity of all people from conception until natural death.”

Catholic World News

Peaceful protest against Oregon Senate bill banning religious freedom in schools

An interfaith group will hold a peaceful protest to draw attention to a law that could have, but ultimately failed to, allow teachers religious freedom on the job.

Salem News

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