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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, center, greets oil workers at the Gulf Island Fabrication Yard in Houma, La. Jindal continued to speak out against the six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling, saying it would kill thousands of Louisiana jobs. (Photo by Gregory Bull / AP)

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Teachers become the students in US Supreme Court

A group of 30 social studies teachers from around the country recently got a behind-the-scenes look at the Supreme Court as part of the Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers.

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USA TODAY

Childlessness in the US is up, but racial gaps are narrowing

An analysis of census data by the Pew Research Center documents the changes in fertility rates that are driving government projections that U.S. minorities will become the majority by mid-century.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Tab for Gulf oil disaster tops $2.3B

Costs associated with the Gulf oil disaster have gone up more than $300 million in less than a week.

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CNN

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Government loses bid to keep oil drilling ban

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Reuters

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Ron Paul discusses spill, Gen. McChrystal

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CNN

Financial regulation impasse broken

U.S. lawmakers reached a compromise on a measure that will force banks to move their swaps-trading desks to subsidiaries, clearing the way for a final agreement.

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Bloomberg

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Stock futures rise after bank regulation deal

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Houston Chronicle

Korean conflict a 'forgotten war'

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. The war cost the lives of more than 30,000 U.S. soldiers, including 16 from the Hattiesburg area.

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Hattiesburg America

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Korean War: 1 woman's story

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BBC

NATION

Why boycotts over Ariz. immigration law are stalling

When Arizona signed its new immigration law, the immediate response by several cities and states was to enact economic boycotts against the state, with the aim of pressuring legislators to rethink the law.

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Christian Science Monitor

Bloomberg and Murdoch talk immigration

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House passes campaign-spending disclosure bill

Democrats in Congress pushed through a bill that would require CEOs to appear in campaign ads they fund and impose broad new disclosure rules on political spending.

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USA TODAY

Hiker moms 'shocked' by story on their children's arrest

The mothers of three American hikers held in Iran on suspicion of espionage said they hope a report that their children were arrested on the Iraqi side of the border will help lead to their release.

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San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Obama: Positive signs on yuan, but too early to judge

At a joint news conference with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, President Barack Obama said initial signs were positive, and the gradual change in the currency's value so far was no surprise.

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Reuters

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Obama and Medvedev at White House

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Adams says US needs China's 'real action'

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Bloomberg

Extension of jobless aid still stalled

The Senate remained at an impasse over legislation that would extend unemployment subsidies for hundreds of thousands of Americans who have exhausted their jobless benefits.

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America's most recession-proof cities

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CNNMoney

Geithner tells Europe to focus on growth

Europe must focus on growth as well as cutting spending to reduce national deficits, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said.

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BBC

HEALTH

Dark side of medical research: widespread bias and omissions

Many patients may not know the full story about their drugs or medical treatments because of a widespread problem involving unpublished or biased clinical trials, according to mounting evidence.

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LiveScience

Provincetown, Mass., schools to distribute condoms, no questions asked

Beginning in September, the Provincetown School Committee will allow any student — regardless of age — to ask for and receive a condom.

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RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Success and scrutiny at Hebrew language charter school

When state officials approved the school, critics wondered if it would become a publicly financed religious school masquerading as a place open to everyone.

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Secrecy keeps victims, accused in dark

At a church tribunal in 2006 and again 2007, Daniel Donohue testified against the priest he says molested him. Since then, he has heard almost nothing about his case from the Archdiocese of New York or the Vatican.

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Religion News Service

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Sex abuse victim accuses church of fraud

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USA TODAY

A bat mitzvah that’s worth the wait

At 53, Cindy Wanerman will finally have her bat mitzvah — at the Eastern State synagogue she worked hard to have restored.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The gay 'Brady Bunch' family

David Mayer and Keith Kennard's family is a modern-day Brady Bunch. David has three sons and a daughter. His partner, Keith, has three boys of his own. Together they are two gay men raising seven children.

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CNN

'As the World Turns' stops spinning

Last December, CBS made it official: A death decree that, paired with the demise of "Guiding Light," marks the exit of Procter & Gamble's production arm from the soap opera business.

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CBS News

Columns And Op-Ed

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Putting the student back into student-athlete: the needed increase in academic spending

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Denver Post

Rethinking jobless benefits

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Politico

Column (Charles Krauthammer):

Afghanistan: the 7/11 problem

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Washington Post

Column (George Will):

Gen. McChrystal's ouster could be a blessing

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Boycotting BP may feel good, but it hurts the innocent

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USA TODAY

Petraeus' job now: Salvage this war

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Chicago Sun-Times

Marching orders: Obama rightly curbs a runaway general

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Video (Mark Fiore):

Lifestyles of the rich & fossil-fueled: an animated exposé

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San Francisco Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Inhaled insulin may help treat diabetes

Inhaled insulin proved to be as effective at lowering blood sugar levels as standard insulin injection treatments, and with minimal side effects, among patients with uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes.

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WebMD

Sahara-based solar power project could help power Europe

European project Desertec could power Europe within five years as solar technology in walls and curtains comes closer to being commercially viable.

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The Independent

WORLD

South Korea claims North Korea set no-sail zones off west coast

North Korea banned boats off its west coast, a South Korean official said, in a possible indication the country may hold an artillery drill or even conduct missile tests.

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CBS News

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US considered nuclear strike on North Korea

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Julia Gillard, Australia's first female PM

Julia Gillard's rise to the top job in politics has not been a smooth one. When she entered Parliament, she was mocked for her nasal voice, her poor dress sense and her failure to embrace domestic life.

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Guardian

BUSINESS

Toyota, Nissan chiefs’ combined pay less than Alan Mulally’s

The combined compensation of the heads of Japan’s three largest carmakers was less than that of Ford Motor Co.’s Alan Mulally, the world’s top-paid auto chief.

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Bloomberg

H&R Block profit falls 2.3 percent as market share declines

H&R Block Inc., the biggest U.S. tax preparer, said fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell 2.3 percent as the company lost market share and U.S. unemployment remained near 10 percent.

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BusinessWeek

EDUCATION

34 low-performing schools to learn fate

Thirty-four troubled New York City schools will find out whether they'll get extra help next fall to improve, or if they'll eventually face more drastic changes.

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WNYC

For-profit colleges shortchanging students?

Could for-profit colleges be the educational equivalent of subprime-mortgages? The schools are under government scrutiny for alleged practices driven more by profit margins than by educational goals.

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Christian Science Monitor

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1st working replacement lung created

For the first time scientists have reconstructed working lungs in the lab and transplanted them into a living animal. The achievement is a breakthrough that could lead to replacement lungs for humans.

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National Geographic

Was Venus once a habitable planet?

The European Space Agency's Venus Express is helping planetary scientists investigate whether Venus once had oceans. If it did, it may have begun its existence as a habitable planet.

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ScienceDaily

ENVIRONMENT

Whales threatened by toxic metals

American scientists who shot 1,000 sperm whales with tissue-sampling darts found high levels of toxic and heavy metals in the animals that could affect the health of ocean life and those who eat seafood.

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CBS News

Asian carp caught near Lake Michigan

The discovery of a 19-pound Asian carp in a lake outside Chicago is the most dramatic evidence yet that the voracious, invasive species is heading for Lake Michigan.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Mich. legislators urge action after carp find

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Detroit News

SPORTS

Bulls create free agent bonanza

The Chicago Bulls made a bold move that dramatically altered the free agent sweepstakes — a focus on NBA All-Stars and most valuable players rather than teenage college players.

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Chicago Tribune

Wizards pick John Wall at No. 1 in NBA draft; Turner 2nd

Point guard John Wall led a record five Kentucky players taken in the first round of the NBA draft, while the Chicago Bulls became the latest to clear cap space in pursuit of LeBron James.

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USA TODAY

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Wizards pick Wall 1st in NBA draft

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Plumpy crusader: How one entrepreneur beat food-aid protectionism

Plumpy'nut, a squeezable package of fortified peanut butter-based paste that's no bigger than a granola bar, is used to feed severely malnourished children and pregnant or lactating women.

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Newsweek

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Campers sit by a candle at the Glastonbury Festival, in Glastonbury England. Known for its contemporary music, dance, comedy, theater, circus, cabaret and many other arts, the festival celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. (Photo by Joel Ryan / AP)

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