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FILE - An Indonesian schoolboy reacts to the announcement that Barack Obama had won the election for the U.S. Presidency at Obama’s former school in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Ed Wray / AP file)

In a tough economy, old stigmas fall away

Americans, even those with jobs, are shopping for brands, buying at stores and eating at restaurants that they shunned before because they are trying to get more for their money.

San Francisco Chronicle

Burma refugees flee to Thailand after violent clashes

Fighting in Burma between ethnic rebels and government troops rumbled on for a third day as activists warned that the violence could escalate in the aftermath of contentious elections.

Guardian

Pro-military party ‘wins’ Burmese election

BBC

Volcano may cut Obama’s visit short

The Indonesia volcano that threatened President Barack Obama’s visit is now “likely” to shorten an already brief stop to the capital city of Jakarta.

CNN

Obama visits a nation that knew him as ‘Barry’

New York Times

Obama’s tour of Asia

MSNBC

More Americans opt for high-deductible health insurance plans

Rising costs lead to a nearly threefold increase in the number of workers covered by the policies since 2006. Health experts worry about consumers who forgo preventive care.

Los Angeles Times

Family health history a powerful, underused tool

USA TODAY

Drugs cross border by truck, free trade and chance

Every day in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, 4,800 trucks cross the World Trade Bridge, the biggest commercial port on the southwest border. From there, via Interstate 35, it’s a straight shot to America’s heartland.

NPR

NATION

BP oil spill panel: Risks taken, bad calls were made

The U.S. panel investigating the BP oil spill found no evidence decisions were made to put profit ahead of safety on the drilling rig, its co-chairman said.

MSNBC

Gulf oil plumes still a threat?

National Geographic

American households pay off debt

Americans have paid off nearly $1 trillion in debt over the past two years, although the pace of repayment has slowed, according to a regional Federal Reserve report.

CNNMoney

US household debt shrank 0.9 percent

Bloomberg

Christmas tree growers seek federal nod for common ad campaign

Got Christmas tree? Just in time for the holidays, some domestic Christmas tree producers are hoping to emulate the nation’s dairy, beef and cotton farmers, who tax themselves to pay for common ads.

McClatchy Newspapers

POLITICS

Health law appeal turned away by US high court in interest group’s case

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to revive a challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, leaving intact a ruling that said a California man and interest group filed their lawsuit prematurely.

Bloomberg

Too much money in politics? Ain’t seen nothing yet

The next election will bring an explosion of political money, perhaps hundreds of millions more than ever before, without effective spending limits.

MSNBC

GOP toes hard line on tax-cut extension

In another indication of political gridlock, House Republican leaders took a hard line on compromising with President Barack Obama on an extension of Bush-era tax cuts due to expire at the end of the year.

Seattle Times

EDUCATION

Constant curricular change

Faculty members routinely change their courses every semester, experimenting with both minor changes and major innovations, according to a national survey.

Inside Higher Ed

Schools reap benefits by going green

Nowadays a green school could include geothermal heat exchangers and solar energy, strategies that used to be too expensive to consider.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Early cities made us stronger?

As in cities today, the earliest towns helped expose their inhabitants to inordinate opportunities for infection and today their ancestors are stronger for it, a study says.

National Geographic

How Neanderthals differed from us

LiveScience

Large Hadron Collider: back with a bang

The LHC has successfully created a “mini-Big Bang” by smashing together lead ions instead of protons.

Telegraph.co.uk

Natural energy scavengers redefine ‘people power’

Some scientists are dreaming about storing and using naturally generated electricity to provide perpetual power to run such things as cell phones and laptops.

Star Tribune

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Okla. Islamic law ban could block Ten Commandments, too

An Oklahoma Muslim filed a federal lawsuit to block a state constitutional amendment that would prohibit state courts from considering international law or Islamic law when deciding cases.

USA TODAY

Church bringing 40,000 members to St. Louis

About 40,000 “saints,” as members of the Church of God in Christ call themselves, are coming to St. Louis — lured there, says the church, with incentives $1 million greater than Memphis, Tenn., had offered.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ENVIRONMENT

Chemicals in fast-food wrappers show up in human blood

Chemicals used to keep grease from leaking through fast-food wrappers and microwave popcorn bags are migrating into food, being ingested by people and showing up as contaminants in blood.

Environment News Service

New energy: Climate change and sustainability shape a new era

A new energy revolution, similar to shifts from wood to coal to oil, is inevitable as climate change drives a global search for sustainability in power production.

Christian Science Monitor

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Samet Elizabeth):

Sherlock Holmes, the superhero

The New Republic

Column (George F. Will):

Why the House will be Obama’s iceberg

Columbus Dispatch

Blog (Gad Saad):

Is the death penalty barbaric?

(Psychology Today)

Homo Consumericus

Column (Mary Sanchez):

School zero tolerance policies have gone too far

Baltimore Sun

Editorial:

Reality knocks

Columbus Dispatch

Editorial:

Time to soak the rich?

Boston Herald

Editorial (Karen Burke):

Co-operation is the road to ethical investment

Guardian

Blog (Dan Froomkin):

What in the world is going on inside Bank of America?

(NiemanWatchdog.org)

Ask This

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GOOD NEWS

Matching children with adults who live their dream

Chris Balme puts together at-risk teens and business-world mentors who show them a brighter future. He has helped create more than 700 internship opportunities for middle school students.

Christian Science Monitor

A home for older Americans

The Peace Corps announced that the total number of volunteers in its 77 host countries has reached a 40-year high. Volunteers receive complete medical and dental care plus the cost of transportation.

ABC News

Greetings from Recoveryland

The Great Recession upended the topography of America. But even as parts of the country were laid low, some cities withstood the storm and could emerge even stronger and shinier than before.

Newsweek

WORLD

Haiti confirmed cholera for resident of Port-au-Prince

The cholera epidemic has spread into Haiti’s capital, imperiling nearly 3 million people living in Port-au-Prince, nearly half of them in unsanitary tent camps for the homeless from the Jan. 12 earthquake.

ABC News

Limbs for Haiti quake survivor

CNN

Obama backs India post on United Nations Security Council

President Barack Obama endorsed India’s longstanding hopes of securing a permanent seat on the UNSC, an influential endorsement that could rankle India’s neighbors in Pakistan and China.

McClatchy Newspapers

Obama backs India for UN permanent seat

Reuters

BUSINESS

Citi debt funds probed by SEC

A Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of Citigroup Inc. debt funds has subpoenaed former in-house brokers, some of whom contend the bank misled investors about how risky the funds were.

Wall Street Journal

SEC looks into allegations against Citi

NPR

Companies’ mobile apps adapt to office

As companies become comfortable letting employees conduct business by smart phone, they are increasingly turning to enterprise applications that can run on mobile devices.

San Francisco Chronicle

HEALTH

Dealing with the unseen scars of war

War veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder say military commanders, policymakers and health care providers need to take more steps to help make their transition into civilian life seamless.

CNN

Fast-food restaurants target US kids

Fast-food restaurants are stepping up efforts to market themselves and unhealthy food products to children and toddlers with television ads, websites and even their own menus, researchers said.

Reuters

The food-mood connection

Los Angeles Times

Professor sheds weight on junk food

CNN

SPORTS

Jason Garrett takes over after Wade Phillips fired from Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager announced that head coach Wade Phillips would be replaced by Jason Garrett. Phillips was fired after a 1-7 start for the Cowboys this season.

Christian Science Monitor

Giants’ fast start quiets Seahawks fans in a hurry

The Giants thrashed the Seahawks, 41-7, Seattle’s worst loss at Qwest Field. New York coach Tom Coughlin emphasized that a fast start would quiet a stadium known for causing false starts.

Boston Herald

Giants postgame press conference

NFL.com

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

‘Conan’ gives audience the moon in cable debut

Conan O‘Brien’s return to TV was the standard late night talk show format and set, but he could boast one innovation — an over-sized moon they can move across the sky with a remote control.

CNN

German exhibit shows mass appeal of Nazi ideology

A new museum exhibit in Berlin focuses on the mass appeal of a failed artist who spent time in a homeless shelter and went on to become one of history’s biggest mass murderers.

NPR

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