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Libyan-American citizen Jamila Rashed, right, of Denton, Texas, holds a sign as she joins nearly 200 others during a rally at Dealey Plaza, in Dallas. Rashed said that she responded to a message on a social network site that called for the rally at the downtown Dallas. (Photo by Tony Gutierrez / AP)

End for notes in the margins?

In a digital world, scholars see an uncertain fate for an old and valued practice. Books with markings are increasingly seen these days as more valuable.

New York Times

Blizzard slams northern Midwest states

A severe winter storm was driving across the upper Midwest, dumping up to 15 inches of snow and causing white-out conditions in spots from the Dakotas through Minnesota and into Wisconsin.

Reuters

Wintry Washington’s birthday for the North

The Weather Channel

Gadhafi’s son warns of civil war in Libya

After protesters spread to the Libyan capital and seized military bases, Moammar Gadhafi’s son went on state television to proclaim his father had the army’s backing and would “fight until the last bullet.”

Philadelphia Inquirer

US mulling ‘all appropriate actions’ on Libya

Reuters

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Statistics country by country

BBC

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Twitter network of protests

Guardian

Libya counts dead, more pressure on Gadhafi

MSNBC

Grocery bills on the rise

Shoppers should brace for higher grocery bills, especially on basics such as milk and ground beef, as food prices are expected to increase 2 to 3 percent this year.

Baltimore Sun

E-personality takeover

Much has been written about the Internet draining time, but Elias Aboujaoude’s “Virtually You: The Dangerous Powers of the E-Personality” asserts our online traits are imported into our offline lives.

San Jose Mercury News

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A.S. Roma’s Marco Borriello reacts during a Serie A soccer match between Genoa and A.S. Roma at the Genoa Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Italy. (Photo by Anonymous / Lapresse / AP)	Inflatable characters parade during the Nice Carnival, in southern France, celebrating the theme “King of the Mediterranean.” (Photo by Lionel Cironneau / AP)	Mark Sheldon Sr. portrays a Dragoon, personal bodyguard of President George Washington, in Mt. Vernon, Va. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / AP)

NATION

Gritty ex-mining town struggles to survive

The town of Empire, Colo., has had great expectations since its beginnings in 1860 as a gold-and-silver boomtown. But keeping body and soul together during the economic downturn has been difficult.

Denver Post

Developing Fla.’s 1st wind farm

The 150-megawatt wind farm being developed by Tom Carnahan’s Wind Capital Group is planned for more than 10,000 acres in an agricultural area of South Florida that’s used for growing sugarcane.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Palm Beach considers 30-story turbines for ’Glades sugar fields

Sun Sentinel

POLITICS

Government shutdown threat looms over budget fight

Senior Senate Democrats slammed Republicans for a “reckless” threat to shut down the government amid deepening political posturing on both sides over federal spending and the budget deficit.

Reuters

Legislators hint at compromise on short-term spending extension

CNN

Tea party backer brings conservative message to black voters

Frantz Kebreau’s speech of creating a colorblind society captured David Folsom’s attention almost instantaneously. Kebreau put his career as a commercial airline pilot on hold to take his message to the nation.

USA TODAY

HEALTH

Hospital chain bills for high elder malnutrition rate

In 2009, Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding reported that 16.1 percent of its Medicare patients 65 and older suffered from malnutrition, according to a California Watch analysis of state health data.

San Francisco Chronicle

‘Alarm fatigue’ blamed in over 200 hospital deaths nationwide

More than 200 deaths nationwide over the past five years have been associated with problems with patient monitor alarms. In many instances, it’s believed something called “alarm fatigue” is to blame.

CBS News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The midlife crisis is a total myth

He gets up, stares into a bowl of soggy cereal, puts on a tired-looking suit and goes to the office for the same drab routine. One day he realizes he is mortal, has an affair, quits his job and buys a convertible.

LiveScience

The dark side of Watson

The TV game show “Jeopardy!” experimented this week with IBM’s latest version of artificial intelligence, “Watson,” which destroyed its flesh-and-blood competition.

NPR

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

As Legionaries leave, Gateway school to affiliate with Benedictine order

The board of directors of a Chesterfield school run by a troubled Catholic order has reached a tentative deal with a different order in an effort to remain open and affiliated with the Roman Catholic church.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ind. Christian college seeks to boost diversity with Hispanic partnership

Indiana Wesleyan University has partnered with the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference in hopes of bringing more Hispanics into the traditionally white Wesleyan Church.

Chicago Tribune

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The Daily Quote

“A wise man is he who does not grieve for the thing which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”

Epictetus

Greek philosopher

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Goodbye and good riddance to the World Trade Organization

Newsweek

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Kurt Cobain’s lesson: Be hated for what you are

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The Bold Type

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The energy [r]evolution has begun, what’s next?

Grist

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Mich. Gov. Rick Snyder, a man with the right mission

Detroit Free Press

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The case for lowering the corporate tax

Star Tribune

Cartoon (Mike Luckovich):

Right to bear gut

Truthdig

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Human nature and DC-backed loans

Creators Syndicate

Column (Neil Padukone):

US and Iran could become strategic allies — with India’s help

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Oliver Miles):

How will Libya’s protests play out?

Guardian

Column (Carol Marin):

What the Chicago mayoral election has taught us

Chicago Sun-Times

Column (Bob Greene):

Presidents aren’t Hollywood heroes anymore

CNN

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Washington Post

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Boston Globe

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ESPN

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GOOD NEWS

Printed photos the blind can ‘see’

Software reads online content aloud and printers generate Braille text. Now, computer scientists in Arizona are generating social networking profile pictures the blind can “see.”

ABC News

Breast cancer gene discovered

A rare but hard-to-treat form of breast cancer is driven by a newly discovered gene, researchers have found. It’s the first to be discovered in five years, and could lead to more effective treatments.

CBC News

Clinton honors Little Rock Nine, 1957 civil rights icons

Bill Clinton honored the nine African-American students who in 1957 were prevented from attending the racially segregated Little Rock Central High School.

PoliticsDaily

WORLD

Moroccans march to seek change