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As ordered by President Obama, the American flag flies at half-staff over the White House in observance of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and the other victims of an assassination attempt outside a Tucson, Ariz., supermarket. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP)

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The future of cars: drivers not needed

It’s conventional wisdom in the auto industry, but the rest of us may be a bit shocked to find out that cars of the future likely will drive themselves. In some ways, they already do.

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CNN

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Test drive: GM’s EN-V electric transporter, half a smart car on a Segway base

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Popular Science

DC tops rankings for most literate cities

Washingtonians are the nation’s most well-read citizens, but they’re reading less these days. And so, it appears, are city dwellers everywhere.

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USA TODAY

Evidence points to methodical planning

Evidence seized from Loughner’s home indicated that he had planned to kill Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., according to documents filed in Federal District Court.

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Loughner’s writings, actions analyzed for clues

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Bloomberg

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Giffords’ intern stays by her side

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Arizona Republic

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Tragedy in Tucson

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CBS News

BP shuts Alaska pipeline after leak

BP shares slid nearly 2.5 percent after the company, following the discovery of a leak, shut a major Alaskan pipeline that carries around 12 percent of America’s oil output.

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Guardian

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How high will gas prices climb?

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Omaha World-Herald

With WikiLeaks, journalists take the 5th

Not so long ago, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could count on American journalists to support his campaign to publish secret documents that banks and governments didn’t want the world to see.

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McClatchy Newspapers

NATION

Travel affected as winter storm rolls in

Some airlines began to announce flight cancellations ahead of a major winter storm that is expected to dump snow and ice across the southeastern United States.

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CNN

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Ice and snow take aim on the South

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The Weather Channel

Economists foretell of US decline and China’s ascension

To hear a number of prominent economists tell it, it doesn’t look good for the U.S. economy — not this year, not in 10 years.

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Reuters

TRAGEDY IN TUCSON

Gifford’s shooting puts focus on security

Reaction to the Arizona massacre is pouring in from around the country, especially from lawmakers and others close to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who was shot and wounded in the incident.

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NPR

2 lawmakers to carry guns in home districts

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Political Hotsheet

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Real lesson is not leaping to conclusions

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San Jose Mercury News

House postpones vote to repeal health care law following Tucson shooting

In the wake of the shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., at an event held by Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the House has postponed all legislative business.

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CBS News

POLITICS

Nation’s eyes are on the Texas GOP

How Republicans govern the iconic red state during the next five months will have consequences for the state’s future, but it also is likely to have national implications.

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Houston Chronicle

WikiLeaks subpoenas spill to public

Investigative documents in the WikiLeaks probe have spilled out into the public domain for the first time, pointing to the Obama administration’s determination to assemble a criminal case.

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NPR

EDUCATION

The big squeeze is on in Calif. classes, jeopardizing education

As California crams kids into classrooms, students are sitting in aisles and on windowsills. Fewer are paying attention and are certain to be left behind.

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San Jose Mercury News

The big squeeze is on in California classes

Caught in a budget meltdown, the state is forcing schools to abandon one of the most popular education reforms -- smaller class sizes.

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San Jose Mercury News

ENVIRONMENT

Changing climate reveals security threat

One of the most worrisome national security threats of climate change is the spread of disease, among both people and animals, U.S. intelligence and health officials say.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Climate change may continue for a millennium

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Bloomberg

Policy shift concerns biotech companies

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, once seen as an ally of biotech companies, has now angered the industry with a proposed policy shift in how genetically engineered crops are regulated.

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Des Moines Register

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Favorite music evokes same feelings as good food or drugs

Ever had goosebumps or felt euphoric chills when listening to a piece of music? If so, your brain may be reacting to the music in the same way as it would to some delicious food or a psychoactive drug.

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Guardian

Not quite hard times for Social Distortion

Social Distortion’s new album, “Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes,” makes clear frontman Mike Ness’ creative evolution as a punk rocker trying to do right by his family.

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Los Angeles Times

‘True Grit’ rides tall with No. 1 finish

“True Grit” seized the reins at the weekend box office with $15 million, taking the No. 1 spot and becoming the first Western to top the $100 million mark since the 1990s, according to studio estimates.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Albert Hunt):

Reagan offers lesson for Obama on fixing tax code

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BusinessWeek

Gun rampage: America peers into its soul

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Toronto Star

Blog (Irene Levine):

Facebook tragedy lessons

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The Friendship Doctor

Column (Mary Sanchez):

Let‘s keep ‘death panels’ insanity in 2010

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McClatchy Newspapers

On NPR’s Giffords coverage

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NPR

Blog (Jay Newton-Small):

Time for a new era of political correctness?

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(TIME)

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Column (Bob Greene):

College sports: sweatshop?

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CNN

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Endangered species: US teenagers studying abroad

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GOOD NEWS

An isolated wait in the mountains for the perfect shot

Andrew McLean was working on a project called Mountain National Parks Photos. He returned to the Rockies he had explored as a youth to make photographic portraits of strangers against a breathtaking backdrop.

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Globeandmail.com

Doctor is following in father’s footsteps to treat wounded service members

As Christian Paletta takes on his new job — with a team at military hospitals in Washington overseeing the treatment of severely wounded soldiers — he is also doing the work his father did.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

‘Average’ kids helped to excel

The internationally recognized program is called Advancement Via Individual Determination, and it’s showing early signs of success in Hawaii schools.

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Honolulu Star-Advertiser

WORLD

A year on, hubris and debris clog Haiti quake recovery

When the ground shook Haiti on a Caribbean winter afternoon a year ago, killing around 250,000 people, world leaders promised quick action to rebuild the country.

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Reuters

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Street music and Voodoo art in Haiti

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BBC

1st day of Southern Sudan vote ends

Polling stations have closed on the first day of voting in Southern Sudan’s week-long referendum on secession. The atmosphere was festive in the southern capital Juba.

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Al Jazeera

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Southern Sudan vote

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CNN

1,000s rally over blasphemy laws

Thousands of demonstrators marched in Pakistan to oppose changes to blasphemy laws and to praise a man charged with murdering a provincial governor.

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San Francisco Chronicle

BUSINESS

Derrick Kuzak at heart of Ford revival

Ford’s turnaround has all the makings of a modern American business legend — with the automaker expected to report a 2010 profit of $8.2 billion.

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Detroit Free Press

Micro bust?

Several city businesses in Worcester, Mass., that got loans using public dollars have been lax in making payments, and in the case of one popular restaurant, payments are overdue.

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Telegram & Gazette

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Butterflies switch roles, scientists say

Males born in wet season beat their wings to flash their spots, but in dry season females grow brighter spots to take the lead in social interaction.

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BBC

Hoax that Facebook is closing goes viral

Rumors that Facebook will be shutting down on March 15 have gone viral across the Web, causing users to question what will happen to their photos and other content that they have shared.

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ABC News

HEALTH

The antibiotics crisis: How did we get here and where do we go next?

In recent years, there has been a lot of news about the impending antibiotics crisis. Is this the beginning of the end of antibiotics, as scientists are predicting?

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Medical News Today

Impact of flu vaccine opt-out is being seen as H1N1 returns to Europe

The U.K. and other European countries are now experiencing epidemics of influenza, including H1N1. The consequences of opting out could create a flu emergency.

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Medical News Today

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Military chaplains are faith mismatch for personnel they serve

According to Department of Defense data, the nation’s corps of chaplains leans heavily toward evangelical Christianity, failing to mirror the military it serves.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Converts flock to an ancient church

After 30 years as an Episcopalian priest, Richard Petranek converted to the Antiochian Orthodox Church and leads a new but growing parish filled almost entirely with converts to the ancient faith.

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Houston Chronicle

SPORTS

No. 2 Ohio State survives scare from 21st-ranked Minnesota

No. 2 Ohio State survived a scare when Austin Hollins’ three-pointer came up short in the final seconds, allowing the Buckeyes to remain unbeaten with a 67-64 victory over 21st-ranked Minnesota.

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USA TODAY

It’s a whole new ballgame

As coverage of high school football athletes and recruiting has continued to grow, so has the All-American game phenomenon. Now there are multiple such games.

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Houston Chronicle

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Driving while tired: officials slow to react

A sleep-deprived person behind the wheel or in the cockpit is just as dangerous as a drunken driver. That’s one of the conclusions scientists have reached after years of study on sleep.

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MSNBC

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Southern Sudanese line up to vote at dawn in the southern capital of Juba. (Photo by Pete Muller / AP)

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