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Anti-government protesters hold candles as they walk past an Egyptian Army tank in Tahrir Square in Cairo. Protesters have settled in for a long standoff, turning Tahrir Square into a makeshift village with tents made of blankets and plastic sheeting. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti / AP)

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How will these years of war change us?

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan seem to have left relatively few marks on the home front — no rationing, censorship, no victory gardens or internment camps. But they are changing the nation.

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USA TODAY

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Medal of Honor: hero recipients of Iraq and Afghanistan

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Department of Defense

Bullying in school children is ‘instrument for social climbing’

Popular kids are more likely to torment their peers, according to UC Davis researchers whose conclusions countered the belief that bullies are the troubled kids in school.

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San Francisco Chronicle

What is bullying?

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It's My Life

Protesters reject smooth transition

On the 17th day of protests, street leaders were emboldened to take a more militant line than the opposition parties that have entered talks with Hosni Mubarak’s Vice President Omar Suleiman.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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Complete coverage on Egypt

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CNN

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Egypt protests enter their 17th day

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Guardian

Ohio abortion bill poses biggest challenge to Roe v. Wade yet

An anti-abortion bill unveiled by Ohio Republican state legislators sets the stage for a Supreme Court fight that could jeopardize the decades-old precedent set by the nation’s highest court.

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ABC News

‘Protect Life’ bill to ban federal abortion funding is debated

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Activision Blizzard ends ‘Guitar Hero’ gig

The game that turned lounge-room geeks into stadium rock gods has been killed off by its maker.

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NEWS.com.au

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Iconic ‘Guitar Hero’ video game gets ax from Activision; shares down

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USA TODAY

NATION

Janet Napolitano: US terror threat highest since 9/11

The threat of terrorism is in some aspects “at its most heightened state” since the 9/11 attacks, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said.

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BBC

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Napolitano: ‘Threat highest since 9/11’

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Yahoo! News

Ariz. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords speaks, asks for toast with breakfast

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has recovered enough to ask for toast with her breakfast. The congresswoman, who was shot in the head, made the request to hospital workers who delivered her meal.

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ABC News

Obama to call for $53B for high-speed rail

President Barack Obama is calling for a six-year, $53 billion spending plan for high-speed rail, as he seeks to use infrastructure spending to create jobs.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

POLITICS

Bernanke downplays US inflation risk

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke entered the lion’s den, appearing for the first time before a House panel since Republicans took back majority control of the lower chamber of Congress.

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MarketWatch

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Congress questions federal chairman

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C-Span

Patriot Act extensions rejected by House in bipartisan vote

The House failed to extend the life of three surveillance tools that are key to the nation’s post-9/11 anti-terror law, a slip-up for the new Republican leadership that miscalculated the level of opposition.

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Huffington Post

Sizing up GOP presidential contenders

Despite the fact that only one hopeful has announced plans to run — that would be former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain — likely Republican presidential candidates have been working behind the scenes.

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CBS News

Handicapping the likely GOP 2012 presidential candidates

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Huffington Post

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

As Verizon’s iPhone sales begin, gauging the effects on AT&T

The race between AT&T and Verizon Wireless kicks into hyper-drive as Verizon begins selling the iPhone 4 to new customers, ending AT&T’s exclusive hold on the phone in the U.S.

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Fastest supercomputer ever to design better batteries

The Department of Energy is getting a 10-petaflop supercomputer to help scientists design efficient electric car batteries, understand climate change and unravel cosmic mysteries.

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Popular Science

BUSINESS

Poll: Recovery, inflation picking up speed

Reuters polls showed rich world economies could grow faster this year than previously thought, albeit with higher inflation and a growing likelihood that major central banks will start to hike interest rates.

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Reuters

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US stocks fall on concern inflation will stoke interest rates

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Bloomberg

Cosmetic surgery grows with economy

The number of Americans voluntarily going under the knife for a nip and a tuck has grown along with the economy. It begs the question: Could plastic surgery be a sign of better economic times?

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ABC News

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Case fuels debate on changing the face of TV

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Pentagon welcomes mergers — except for top 6 suppliers

The U.S. Defense Department welcomes mergers among U.S. defense companies provided they don’t involve the top five or six suppliers acquiring each other, the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer said.

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BusinessWeek

HEALTH

More strokes hitting the young, middle-aged

Doctors are reporting an alarming rise in strokes among young and middle-aged Americans even as the disease declines among older people.

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USA TODAY

New shingles vaccine in short supply

Less than a month after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended most Americans over 60 get vaccinated to prevent shingles, the vaccine is in short supply.

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USA TODAY

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Police turn to churches to find recruits

As part of what Buffalo, N.Y.’s police department calls an “aggressive new police recruitment campaign,” men and women in blue are standing with men and women in black to find new officers.

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AOL News

God, science not wholly exclusive, astronomer says

A Christian astronomer who sued the University of Kentucky for religious discrimination says the perceived divide between faith and science is an “illusion.”

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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GOOD NEWS

Wake Forest University baseball coach donates a kidney to player

Coach Tom Walter donated one of his kidneys to Kevin Jordan, a Wake Forest outfielder talented enough to be drafted by the Yankees last year, but sick enough to wonder if he would ever play again.

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Raleigh News & Observer

Timeless craftsmanship

Clockmaker John H. Rives of Worcester becomes part of the history of the tower clocks he fixes, allowing them to continue doing what they were designed to do when they were created centuries ago.

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Telegram & Gazette

Snowstorm routine getting old? No worries, the groundhog got it right

It looks as if the groundhog got it right. “So, an early spring it will be,” was the prediction after Punxsutawney Phil failed to see his shadow. Meteorologists are making similar predictions.

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Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Cambodia troops bunkered at cliff-top Khmer temple

Hundreds of Cambodian soldiers were camped at a cliff-top Khmer temple and World Heritage site in the line of fire in deadly border skirmishes with Thailand.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

Jailed American stokes fury in Pakistan

The case of a U.S. Embassy employee accused of murder in Pakistan, which reaches the highest government levels, threatens to spin out of control and take U.S.-Pakistan relations to a new low.

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NPR

Taiwan general Lo Hsien-che held on China spy charges

Maj. Gen. Lo Hsien-che was recruited by China in 2004 while he was stationed overseas. But officials declined to comment on reports that he had worked in the U.S. and had sold secrets.

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BBC

CRISIS IN EGYPT

Labor unions boost Egypt protests

Egyptian labor unions have gone on a nationwide strike, adding momentum to pro-democracy demonstrations in Cairo and other cities. Around 20,000 factory workers stayed away from work.

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Al Jazeera

The view of Egypt’s protests from the pyramids, with hardly a tourist in sight

Camel owners and others at Egypt’s pyramids, where foreign tourists normally flock at this time of year, are surprisingly supportive of the protests.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Egypt antiquities restoration under way

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National Geographic

EDUCATION

Number of Advanced Placement test takers has nearly doubled since 2001

The number of high-school seniors who took at least one Advanced Placement examination before graduating has almost doubled since 2001, according to the College Board’s annual AP report.

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Chronicle of Higher Education

Grading of colleges to be revamped

The organizer of a plan to review all 1,400 schools of education and publish the findings is altering several key aspects of its methodology in an attempt to respond to mounting complaints about the study.

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The end of trends: If it’s hot, it’s over

Spotting, tracking, and examining trends has become omnipresent in contemporary culture. If there’s one thing watching trends has taught us, it’s when something becomes ubiquitous, it is no longer a trend.

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NPR

Want to pique a date’s interest? Play hard to get

A study using fictitious Facebook profiles found that the women who were most interested in a group of men knew the least about whether or not the men actually liked them back.

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LiveScience

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Best US cities for love

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The Daily Beast

ENVIRONMENT

Fish and Wildlife proposes guidelines for wind farm’s bird impacts

The Fish and Wildlife Service proposed voluntary guidelines for onshore wind energy developers to avoid bird deaths as part of the Obama administration’s big push for renewable and clean energy.

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MSNBC

US agency says walrus protection can wait in line

The Pacific walrus, hampered by vanishing sea ice in Arctic waters, deserves protection but must wait in line behind more imperiled animals around the globe.

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Reuters

SPORTS

NFL offers all-expenses trip to any Super Bowl to 400 fans who lost seats

The 400 fans who were prevented from taking their seats at the Super Bowl three days ago can opt to attend any future championship game at no expense, the National Football League said.

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Bloomberg

Rihanna, Lenny Kravitz lined up for NBA All-Star Game performances

Rihanna, Lenny Kravitz, Josh Groban and Cee Lo Green have been tapped as the main musical attractions for the NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles.

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Billboard

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

A growing problem: fresh out of foster care and homeless

The record demand experienced by shelters for young adults illustrates a new face of homelessness, and comes even as the number of beds has been expanding.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Ballet dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet perform in one-act ballets during a dress rehearsal at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)

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