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Indonesian Muslim women hold posters during a protest in front of the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. The women are protesting the planned visit to Indonesia of U.S. President Barack Obama. (Photo by Irwin Ferdiansyah / AP)

Analysis: US economic stress lightening

The nation‘s economic stress fell in September to a 16-month low, thanks to more hiring and declining bankruptcy filings in the Southeast, according to The Associated Press’ monthly analysis.

TIME

State and federal marijuana laws collide

People who use marijuana for medicinal purposes in states where it is legal are being penalized by the federal government because pot is still illegal under U.S. law.

USA TODAY

Pot legalization advocates are undeterred by the defeat of Proposition 19

Los Angeles Times

Obama urges progress on Muslim ties

President Barack Obama said he is making progress toward ending the misunderstanding and mistrust between Muslim countries and the United States, but the effort is incomplete.

CBS News

Volcano may cut Obama’s visit short

CNN

Obama visits a nation that knew him as ‘Barry’

New York Times

Obama’s tour of Asia

MSNBC

Biden plans to roll out home energy efficiency program

Vice President Joe Biden will unveil a new federal program to make it easier for Americans to make their homes more energy efficient, saying it will help people save money and create new jobs.

McClatchy Newspapers

The lazy person’s guide to being ecofriendly

Newsweek

For US veterans, the war after the wars

More than nine years of war in Afghanistan and seven in Iraq have so far cost America nearly 5,800 lives lost in combat, close to 40,000 wounded and more than $1 trillion.

Reuters

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

Republicans to challenge White House foreign policy

Republicans recognize that President Barack Obama will continue to play the leading role on foreign policy. Nonetheless, the GOP is prepared to challenge the administration on a broad range of security issues.

NPR

Repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ faces struggle in Congress

Prospects for Congress to authorize repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy face new uncertainties as time runs out for the Senate to act and strong objections remain among Republicans.

New York Times

EDUCATION

For-profit colleges try to improve grad rates, hoping for Republican support

Fast-growing for-profit colleges, under fire for saddling students with unmanageable debt, are rolling out new policies aimed at raising graduation rates.

EducationNews.org

‘Sagan Day’ essay contest appeals to love of discovery

Primarily through Facebook and Twitter, contest organizers asked space enthusiasts to submit essays inspired by Sagan’s ocean-as-space allegory in “The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean.”

San Jose Mercury News

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

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

Bishops jump ship in battle of sexes

The Archbishop of Canterbury has accepted the resignation of five Church of England bishops who are converting to Roman Catholicism in protest against women clergy.

Sydney Morning Herald

Atheist ministers struggle with working in the ministry

Two active ministers say they no longer believe in God. These two men, who have built their careers and lives around faith, say they now feel trapped, living a lie.

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

Caribbean coral reefs under siege from acidic oceans

Ocean acidification, a potentially disastrous consequence of global warming, is threatening the early life cycle of coral reefs near Florida and throughout the Caribbean, according to a new study.

USA TODAY

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

1,000 wild tigers killed in last decade

They have been placed on every “near extinction” list in the world. Yet somehow, the number of wild tigers continues to decline at an alarming rate, reports a British wildlife trade monitoring agency.

CBS News

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Matthew Lynn):

Salary is last conversational taboo

Bloomberg

Column (John W. Schoen):

Investors raise pressure on mortgage lenders

MSNBC

Column (Ben Barber):

US foreign aid can win hearts and minds

McClatchy Newspapers

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

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GOOD NEWS

Families fight to care for kids with long-term disabilities at home

There’s been a quiet revolution in the way people with disabilities get long-term health care. Most people want that care at home and a new legal right has emerged to make that happen.

NPR

Cell phones help save the lives of mothers, infants and children

Simple mobile technology, like basic cell phones, can be used to save the lives of mothers in childbirth, and improve the care of newborns and children, reaching underserved populations in remote areas.

HappyNews.com

Federal workers submitting ideas for super saver honor

Designed to streamline government by asking federal employees for ideas on eliminating waste, finalists for the SAVE award vie for a chance to meet the president and see their idea implemented.

CNNMoney

WORLD

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

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

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

BUSINESS

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

G-20 leaders meet amid strains as US splashes cash

Tensions over currencies and trade gaps are simmering ahead of a summit of global leaders as America’s move to flood its sluggish economy with $600 billion of cash triggers alarm.

Forbes

HEALTH

Kids pick up on parents’ stress

Parents may think they‘re shielding their kids from worry and stress, but a report by the American Psychological Association finds they don’t do a very good job of hiding their stress from their children.

USA TODAY

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

SPORTS

Steelers injury list long but not serious

Offensive and defensive linemen sustained the brunt of the injuries in a Steelers game, but coach Mike Tomlin is hopeful most will be available for the game against New England.

Economist

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

Special section:

Dallas Cowboys

Yahoo! Sports

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

Conan O’Brien returns with strong ratings

Rolling Stone

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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