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Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, arrives on Capitol Hill. The Senate Finance Committee is poised to approve sweeping legislation and a question mark is whether Ms. Snowe will become the first Republican to support a health overhaul bill. (Photo by Susan Walsh / AP)

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Don't pressure Iran, says Russia

Pressuring Iran and threatening further sanctions over its nuclear program would be counterproductive, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says.

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BBC

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CBS News

US force augmented in Afghanistan

The White House has authorized, and the Pentagon has deployed, at least 13,000 troops beyond the planned 21,000 additional military personnel, according to defense officials.

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MSNBC

Health care overhaul poised to step forward

President Barack Obama's push for sweeping health care reform is poised to clear a key Senate hurdle, opening a new phase in the raging debate over his top domestic priority.

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Reuters

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Congress split on taxing costly health plans

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CNN

North Korea tests short range missiles

North Korea test-fired short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan in a gesture of defiance as it rebuilds diplomatic bridges with South Korea and the United States.

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Times Online

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Koreas to hold talks on floods, reunions

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Korea Herald

It's prime time for volunteerism

Shows on many networks are participating in an effort to boost volunteerism by raising awareness on issues such as health, the environment and the arts.

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USA TODAY

NATION

Religious groups slated for Ill. grants

Some legal scholars say state money to religious organizations — particularly to cover construction costs for primary and secondary schools and churches — raises constitutional questions.

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Chicago Tribune

Immigration debate boils over

President Barack Obama has yet to take on immigration reform, but the status of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. will become a hot topic soon enough as a result of the 2010 census count.

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CBS News

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Hispanic farmers fight to sue USDA

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NPR

FBI delves into DMV photos for fugitives

In its search for fugitives, the FBI has begun using facial-recognition technology on millions of motorists, comparing driver's license photos with pictures of convicts.

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Houston Chronicle

POLITICS

Job losses stoke mid-term fear for Dems

The stock market may be up, and banks may be lending again, but one major piece of the recovery puzzle is still missing: a brighter employment picture.

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CBS News

After generations in spotlight, Harlem slips as center of black politics

For decades, Harlem has been the lodestar of black politics in New York City. But now, the once-vaunted Harlem political machine is on the verge of collapse.

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Reunited: Clinton and Bush to make second joint appearance

Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will appear together at the TD Ameritrade Institutional 2010 National Conference in Orlando, Fla.

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Talking Points Memo

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Paul Anka gets credit on new Michael Jackson song

A new Michael Jackson single debuted online, prompting a hasty response from the singer's estate after Paul Anka revealed he is the song's co-writer.

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CBS News

Orlando Bloom named UN ambassador

British actor Orlando Bloom is to be a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. children's organization UNICEF.

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BBC

EDUCATION

Teachers benefit from stimulus spending

Teachers appear to have benefited most from the $787 billion recovery package, which sent billions of dollars to states that were on the verge of ordering heavy layoffs in education.

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The 'youngest headmaster in the world'

Around the world, millions of children are not getting a proper education because their families are too poor to afford to send them to school. In India, one 16-year-old is trying to change that.

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BBC

SPORTS

Amazing rally vaults Phillies into NLCS

Philadelphia clinched the series with an emotional 5-4 victory to advance to the NL Championship Series against the Dodgers.

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MLB.com

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Phillies talk after Game 4 victory

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ESPN

Cubs file bankruptcy under terms of sale to Ricketts

The Chicago Cubs filed for bankruptcy as part of a plan by owner Tribune Co. to sell the team to the family of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. founder Joe Ricketts.

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Bloomberg

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The Cubs' flubs

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Chicago Sun-Times

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Thousands expected to visit Catholic relics in London

Up to 100,000 pilgrims are expected to flock to the mother church of Roman Catholics in England for the culmination of a tour of the relics of a 19th century French nun which arrived in London.

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Yahoo! News

Buddhist chapel represents tolerance

The Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., is home to the only Buddhist chapel on a U.S. military base.

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NPR

Pope to visit Rome synagogue

The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI will visit Rome's main synagogue as part of Catholic-Jewish dialogue.

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GOOD NEWS

George Soros pledges $1B to search for clean energy

Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has pledged to invest more than $1 billion of his own money in clean energy technology to tackle climate change.

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Guardian

Living a full life with half a brain

Michelle Mack has turned medical thinking upside down. Born with only half a brain, Mack can speak normally and graduated from high school.

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CNN

WORLD

War looms: Taliban surge rocks Pakistan

Pakistan is moving ever closer to a bloody confrontation with the Taliban, which is teaming up with ethnic rivals in a bold series of attacks in the country's cities.

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Toronto Star

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Bombings rock Pakistan

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MSNBC

Czech president won't sign Lisbon treaty

President Klaus, the fiercely Eurosceptic Czech leader, is the last obstacle for the agreement after its ratification in the other 26 EU states but he has told supporters that he will never sign.

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Times Online

BUSINESS

Recession may be over, but recovery is still painful

More than 80 percent of top economists believe that the recession is finally over. But most don't expect meaningful improvement in jobs, credit or housing for months to come.

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CNNMoney

Credit tightens for small businesses

Many small American businesses are still struggling to secure bank loans, impeding their expansion plans and constraining overall economic growth.

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HEALTH

Cancer may be passed in the womb

Scientists have established that in rare cases cancer can be transmitted in the womb, following the birth of a baby to a woman with leukemia.

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Guardian

Sidewalks, parks, farm markets cut diabetes risk

People who live in neighborhoods with safe sidewalks, ample parks, good public transportation and ready access to fresh fruits and vegetables are 38 percent less likely to develop diabetes than others.

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Reuters

Bioengineers make living 'heart patch'

Bioengineers from the U.S. say they have completed the first step toward growing a living three dimensional "heart patch" that has the potential to repair heart tissue.

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Medical News Today

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

'Veggie' spider shuns meat diet

Scientists have noted a spider that dines almost exclusively on plants. It is the first-known predominantly vegetarian spider.

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BBC

Manchester Airport starts trial of 'strip-search' scanner

The Manchester Airport in the U.K. is launching a year-long trial of a controversial X-ray scanner that allows security staff to see through travelers’ clothes, in effect rendering them naked.

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Times Online

How the iPhone’s App Store could stimulate the flash economy

Thanks to new tools provided by Adobe, the iPhone has the potential to transform the Flash programmer community into a lucrative industry.

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Wired

ENVIRONMENT

Cleansing the air, but hurting waterways

Much power plant waste once went into the sky, but because of toughened air pollution laws, it now often goes into lakes and rivers, or into landfills that have leaked into nearby groundwater.

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Can Detroit go green?

Having spent more than $700 million in tax incentives to attract battery companies, Michigan aims to become the “advanced battery capital of the world.”

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Christian Science Monitor

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

States seek substitutes for prison time

Cash-strapped states are increasingly turning to alternative sentencing methods and to streamlined probation and parole as a way to keep low-level offenders out of prison and in their communities.

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Corrections.com

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Two women enjoy the sun in a park in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Roberto Pfeil / AP)

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