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Veteran Mario Morrone of Philadelphia pays his respects to friends who died while serving in Vietnam, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Veterans Day in Philadelphia. (Photo by Matt Rourke / AP)

Many consumers have turned permanently tight-fisted

Retailers looking for U.S. consumers to return to their old spending habits as the economy improves may be in for an unpleasant surprise, a survey shows.

Reuters

Dream of solar sailing in space lives on in new project

Its designers call it LightSail-1. And if it works as advertised, the solar sail project would represent a baby step toward humanity’s first starship.

Christian Science Monitor

Obama pays tribute to veterans

President Obama paid tribute to generations of U.S. service members and made a pledge to "keep the promises that we've made" to all who have worn the nation's uniform.

Washington Post

Veterans Day: Why it's today, how it's changed

National Geographic

Vet: Happy to leave 'worst place you can be'

NPR

Special section:

Veterans in focus

CNN

Online tools make tracking of stimulus spending easier

Online tools promise to let everyone track government spending of the stimulus bill. After all, who knows what a community needs better than folks living in it?

MSNBC

Senator Reid tees up 2010 jobs bill

Senate Democrats will take up a new job-creation bill in the wake of the 10.2 percent unemployment rate, Majority Leader Harry Reid told his colleagues.

The Hill

NATION

Blackwater said to pursue bribing Iraqis after 17 civilians died

Executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments to Iraqi officials, intending to silence their criticism after Blackwater security guards fatally shot 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad.

Salt Lake Tribune

Blackwater guards charged

New York Times

Wounded troops in Afghanistan increasing

Numbers of wounded U.S. soldiers coming home have continued to swell. It is especially acute in Afghanistan, where nearly four times as many troops were injured in October as a year ago.

Denver Post

POLITICS

Sen. Dodd unveils bank-reform bill

Sen. Christopher Dodd unveiled a sweeping reform bill that would consolidate regulators, impose higher capital requirements and shift consumer protection to a single new commission.

BusinessWeek

Sen. Dodd unveils reform plan

Reuters

Clinton warns Senate on failure as health bill timeline slips

Former President Bill Clinton warned senators against failing to act quickly on an overhaul of the U.S. health system even as top lawmakers suggested that Congress won’t finish work by the end of 2009.

Bloomberg

Dem Ben Nelson draws line on health care

ABC News

Protesters arrested at Lieberman's office

Waterbury Republican-American

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

First lady Michelle Obama takes a trip to 'Sesame Street'

The most famous street in America and arguably most famous children's TV show in the world celebrated its 40th birthday with a basket of vegetables and a visit from the first lady, Michelle Obama.

Telegraph.co.uk

Vampires are the People's Choice

Nominees for the People's Choice Awards are out, and the people choose vampires. "Twilight" and "True Blood" were among the top nominees announced.

Toronto Star

HEALTH

Children with autism show slower pupil responses, study finds

Researchers have developed a pupil response test that is 92.5 percent accurate in separating children with autism from those with typical development.

ScienceDaily

Writing study ties autism to motor-skill problems

NPR

High doses of chemical BPA linked to men's sex problems, study says

Male factory workers in China who got high doses of a chemical that's been found in hard plastic bottles had high rates of sexual problems, researchers reported.

Star Tribune

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

New PC to encourage older users

A new computer aimed at people over 60 who are unfamiliar with PCs and the Internet has been unveiled. The simplified desktop has just six buttons directing users to basic tasks such as e-mail and chat.

BBC

New dinosaur species found in Africa

A newly discovered dinosaur species that roamed the Earth about 200 million years ago may help explain how the creatures evolved into the largest animals on land, scientists in South Africa said.

NPR

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GOOD NEWS

Fund to help homeless veterans

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless has established a fund to help get homeless vets into housing quickly and help them access support services, including treatment for war-related trauma.

Denver Post

UN declares annual Nelson Mandela day

A resolution adopted by the 192-member world body calls for commemorations to recognize contribution to resolving conflicts and promoting race relations, human rights and reconciliation.

Sydney Morning Herald

WORLD

Somali pirates hijack 2 more ships

Somali pirates seized a Greek cargo ship and a Yemeni fishing boat demonstrating their ability to evade international naval forces, officials said.

Reuters

Charles Taylor war crimes trial gets mixed reviews in Liberia

During his testimony, Charles Taylor, the former leader of Liberia, denied committing war crimes. The prosecution begins its cross-examination in The Hague.

Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

Geithner wants to strengthen the dollar, will tackle deficit

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said he believes in the need to maintain a strong dollar and said the United States is determined to reduce its deficit.

Reuters

Lawmaker eyes Verizon termination fees

In light of Verizon Wireless' plans to double its cancellation fees for smartphones, Sen. Amy Klobuchar said she planned to introduce legislation that will hinder unfair early-termination fees.

InformationWeek

ENVIRONMENT

The secret life of trees

Scientists are hunting for ancient Fokienia hodginsii trees in southern Vietnam, in the hope these trees will reveal climate change patterns.

Christian Science Monitor

Reducing greenhouse gases may not be enough to slow climate change

Georgia Tech Professor Brian Stone is publishing a paper that suggests policymakers need to address the influence of global deforestation on climate change, in addition to greenhouse gas emissions.

ScienceDaily

SPORTS

MLB will not expand use of instant replay

After a postseason full of glaring umpire mistakes, baseball seemed ripe to embrace additional instant replay.

Sporting News

Ichiro, Hunter win ninth Gold Gloves, Jeter returns to winning

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter re-entered the American League Gold Glove team. The club also welcomed back senior members Ichiro Suzuki of the Mariners and Torii Hunter of the Angels.

MLB.com

Special section:

MLB awards

ESPN

EDUCATION

For $20, kids can buy a better grade

Selling candy didn't raise much money last year, so a middle school is selling grades. A $20 donation to a North Carolina Middle School will get a student 20 test points.

Raleigh News Observer

Does flu get worse on the day of a test?

Kids are always looking for an excuse to get out of school. And, in some cases, school staff might be overly cautious in sending them home.

Toronto Star

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Catholic bishops shape health care bill

Catholic bishops have emerged as a formidable force in the health care debate, using their clout with Catholics to get strong abortion restrictions into the House bill.

MSNBC

Salt Lake City adopts pro-gay statutes — with LDS Church support

Hours after the LDS Church announced its support of proposed Salt Lake City ordinances aimed at protecting gay and transgender residents from discrimination, the City Council approved the measures.

Salt Lake Tribune

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