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Former Afghan minister Abdullah Abdullah said that the U.S. and NATO cannot expect to improve security in Afghanistan with more troops if those forces are propping up a government seen as illegitimate because of cheating in the election. (Photo by Musadeq Sadeq / AP)

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Obama to accept Taliban role in Afghanistan

President Barack Obama is prepared to accept some Taliban involvement in Afghanistan and will determine how many more U.S. troops to send to the war based only on keeping al-Qaida at bay.

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Star Tribune

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Taliban: no international threat

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Guardian

Finance committee vote on health care bill is scheduled

The Senate Finance Committee will vote Tuesday morning on an $829 billion health care reform bill, giving Chairman Max Baucus extra time to shore up wavering votes.

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The Hill

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Details of Senate finance health bill

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Reuters

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Health bill to reduce deficit by $81B

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Yahoo! News

Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama

President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” the Nobel Committee said.

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Bloomberg

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Nobel Peace Prize goes to Obama

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BBC

House widens hate crimes law to cover sexual orientation

Congress is on the verge of significantly expanding hate crimes law to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation.

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CBS News

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Lesbians bear brunt of military discharges

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The future of a movement

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Newsweek

The Fed's $2.2 trillion fire hose

The Federal Reserve threw a lot of money at the crisis to get the gears of the economy turning again, but it may soon be time to collect on the bill.

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CNNMoney

From Iraq to the classroom: turning troops into teachers

Established in 1994 and funded by the Department of Education, the Troops to Teachers program helps place former military personnel in U.S. classrooms.

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TIME

NATION

Areas hit hard by swine flu in spring see little now

As concern over the spread of the H1N1 virus sweeps the nation, epidemiologists in New York and other cities that were awash in swine flu last spring are detecting little evidence of a resurgence.

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How do you know if you have the flu?

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Reuters

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CDC's battle against the swine flu

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ABC News

Capone hideaway sells for $2.6 million

Chicago mobster Al Capone's old rural hideout, complete with guard towers and a stone house with 18-inch-thick walls, was sold for $2.6 million to the bank that foreclosed on it.

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USA TODAY

Obamas reveal modern art tastes

President Barack Obama and his wife have decorated their private rooms and the Oval Office with a range of modern and abstract art, the White House says.

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BBC

POLITICS

Senate Dems reach deal on jobless aid

Senate Democrats have reached a deal to extend unemployment insurance benefits to workers in every state who are in danger of seeing their benefits run dry.

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Jobless claims hit 9-month low, retail sales rise

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Reuters

Lawmakers show worry over dollar’s dwindling worldwide status

Lawmakers worry that foreign investors may lose faith in the dollar as a secure instrument if the nation’s debt continues to mount and the Federal Reserve fails to help the economy and restore lending.

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The Hill

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

German author Herta Mueller wins 2009 Nobel literature prize

Herta Mueller, a little known Romanian-born author who was persecuted for her critical depictions of life behind the Iron Curtain, won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature.

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Profile: Herta Müller

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Telegraph.co.uk

Lloyd Webber launches Phantom sequel

World-famous composer Andrew Lloyd-Webber has launched a sequel to the award-winning Phantom of the Opera, set on New York's Coney Island in 1907.

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BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Threatened Preble's mouse could get 18,462 more acres of protection

A new federal push to protect 18,462 Front Range acres as habitat for the Preble's meadow jumping mouse has set off an endangered species battle royale.

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Denver Post

Plastic bottle boat to sail

Plastiki, a 60-foot-long catamaran made of more than 12,000 plastic bottles, will soon ply the Pacific Ocean to increase awareness of environmental problems.

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National Geographic

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Dell, AT&T to launch US smartphone

Dell Inc. plans to launch a smart phone with Google's Android mobile software on carrier AT&T's network, a source said, marking the PC maker's first foray into a cut-throat U.S. cell phone arena.

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Reuters

Astronauts test Colbert’s space treadmill

Staying fit in space is about to get easier now that astronauts on the International Space Station have finished building a new zero-gravity treadmill named after comedian Stephen Colbert.

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MSNBC

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Scientist recreates Turin Shroud to show it's a fake

An Italian scientist says he has reproduced one of the world's most famous Catholic relics, the Shroud of Turin, to support his belief it is a medieval fake, not the cloth Jesus was buried in.

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CNN

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Tests cast doubt on Jesus' burial cloth

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MSNBC

Muslim population worldwide grows

The global Muslim population has hit 1.57 billion, meaning that nearly one in four people in the world practices Islam, a study has claimed.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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Mapping the global Muslim population

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The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

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GOOD NEWS

Boomers redefine retirement with philanthropic 'encore' careers

According to a new poll, half of Americans ages 50 to 70 want work that has a social impact after their primary career ends.

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U.S. News & World Report

Utah Symphony musicians propose their own pay cuts

Union musicians made a proposal in the face of the nation's continuing economic downturn to donate $1.3 million in salary and benefits to their employer.

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Salt Lake Tribune

WORLD

Poland’s Kaczynski to sign EU Treaty, deepening Czech isolation

Polish President Lech Kaczynski is set to sign the European Union’s new governing treaty, leaving the Czech Republic alone in standing in the way of the EU institutional overhaul.

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Bloomberg

Indian Ocean countries to stage tsunami warning exercise

States around the Indian Ocean rim will stage the first region-wide test of a tsunami warning system aimed at saving thousands of lives, UNESCO said

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AFP

Silvio Berlusconi, the Houdini of Italian politics, may be left a lame duck

While Italy’s top judges were considering their verdict on his immunity law, Silvio Berlusconi found time to open an exhibition in Rome of paintings of European saints with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.

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Times Online

BUSINESS

Ticketmaster, Live Nation deal prompts antitrust concerns

U.S. antitrust enforcers are concerned that a merger of Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and Live Nation Inc. may reduce competition for tickets to live events at large venues.

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Bloomberg

Democratic leaders may extend tax credit for homes

Democrats are working on extending an expiring $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers, and possibly making it available to current homeowners who purchase a new residence.

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Obama: Mortgage modification ahead of goal

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ABC News

HEALTH

Recession adds to ranks of Americans suffering from depression

Unemployed Americans are four times more likely than those with jobs to report symptoms of severe mental illness, such as major depression, according to a new national survey.

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HealthDay

Special section:

Depression health center

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WebMD

Paralyzed dog cured by stem cells

The smooth-haired six-year-old dog lost the use of his legs a year ago. An operation to successfully repair his ruptured discs could lead to cure for humans with spinal injuries.

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Telegraph.co.uk

SPORTS

Lackey, Angels silence Sox in opener

With Torii Hunter hitting the rocks and John Lackey rolling through the Boston lineup, the Los Angeles Angels finally got on top of the Red Sox in the playoffs.

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Sports Illustrated

Oliver receives $750,000 settlement

A former Oklahoma State pitcher received a $750,000 settlement from the NCAA to end a lawsuit challenging a rule that bans college baseball players from using legal advisers in contract negotiations.

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ESPN

EDUCATION

Sit Stay Read! program geared toward low-income youths

Sit Stay Read! is geared to helping Chicago-based youngsters from low-income families through reading sessions held at Chicago Public Schools.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Charter school students walk for water

The lesson for City Neighbors Charter School students was about the scarcity of water in some parts of the world and what some people have to go through to meet their basic needs.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

'Rosetta Stone' of bacterial communication may have been discovered

The Rosetta Stone of bacterial communication may have been found. Bacteria can communicate with each other by secreting and taking in chemicals from their surrounding environment.

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Sean Tucker flies his Oracle Challenger bi-plane inverted over US Marine Corps Major Nathan Miller, flying F/A-18 Blue Angel No. 5, over San Francisco Bay. (Photo by Ben Margot / AP)

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