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French President Nicolas Sarkozy pauses before speaking during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels EU leaders wrap up a two day summit focusing on the situation in Libya. (Photo by Michel Euler / AP)

The numbers war between the states

History books maintain that about 620,000 soldiers died in Civil War. Yet the 1866 counts, compiled by the federal government, were based on scattered and inconsistent Union and Confederate records.

Wall Street Journal

Civil War re-enactors make history come alive in the classroom

ABC News

Ohio schools receive bad news on the two-year state budget

More than 590 of Ohio’s 612 school districts will see cuts in basic operational funding next year under Gov. John Kasich’s proposed two-year budget.

Columbus Dispatch

Libya rebels say they recaptured ‘key town’

Libyan rebels backed by allied air raids say they have seized control of the frontline oil town of Ajdabiya from Colonel Moammar Gadhafi’s forces.

BBC

NATO to police Libya no-fly zone

Al Jazeera

Blog:

Obama to deliver TV address on Libya

(Huffington Post)

HuffPost World

Special section:

Libya live updates

BBC

Bernanke hopes briefings will promote clarity instead of market volatility

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke is betting that by holding regular press conferences he’ll provide clarity about monetary policy without saying something that may disrupt financial markets.

Bloomberg

Earth Hour 2011

The organizers behind the fifth annual Earth Hour urge people to turn off lights and other nonessential appliances in a symbolic show of support for action against climate change.

National Geographic

Earth Hour 2011: cities around the world turn off the lights

Huffington Post

NATION

Remembering the Triangle fire that happened 100 years ago

As labor unions battle to retain collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin, Ohio and other states, they are marking the centennial of a tragic factory fire that started the movement.

CNNMoney

Century-old fire was a ‘galvanizing moment’ for unions, worker safety

(The Oval) USA TODAY

Triangle Shirtwaist fire remembered

ABC News

Target sues California gay rights group for lobbying outside stores

After inviting controversy by donating to a political candidate opposed to gay and lesbian rights, Target is once again raising the ire of the gay and lesbian community.

ABC News

Debate: How many air traffic controllers is too few?

After the Reagan National air traffic controller fell asleep on the job early in the morning, forcing two passenger flights to land unassisted, the FAA is looking deeper into the incident.

CBS News

POLITICS

Supreme Court to decide whether millions of female employees can sue Walmart

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that pits Wal-Mart Stores Inc. against millions of former and current female employees who allege gender discrimination.

ABC News

Health care lobbying boom continues

The Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act was signed into law last March, but much of the work implementing the law is going on now at dozens of different federal agencies.

CNNMoney

CRISIS IN JAPAN

Radiation in seawater off nuclear plant spikes to 1,250 times normal

Levels of radioactive iodine in seawater offshore of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are more than 1,250 times higher than normal, according to Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency.

CNN

Japan begins water distribution

Reuters

Grief-stricken Japanese seem reluctant to open up

With the earthquake, the tsunami and the nuclear crisis in Japan, much has been made of Japanese resilience in the face of adversity. But some are saying there’s too much resilience.

NPR

Are the Japanese different?

CNN

EDUCATION

Colleges that profit, students who don’t

Thousands of middle-income students who’ve rushed to for-profit career colleges have been overwhelmed by aggressive recruitment, loose admission policies and their massive student debt.

Philadelphia Inquirer

150 Michigan school systems on verge of going broke

More than 150 school districts and charter schools in Michigan are teetering on the edge of going broke, a situation that is likely to get worse under Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposed cuts of $470 per pupil.

Detroit Free Press

What women (presidents) want

Twenty-three percent of college presidents in the U.S. are female. A group of four influential female presidents gathered at the National Archives and argued that this percentage should be much higher.

Inside Higher Ed

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Evidence of earlier human arrival to America

Artifacts at a central Texas site indicate that the first humans arrived in North America 2,500 years earlier than previously thought.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Earliest North Americans in Texas

Houston Chronicle

Seeing words while using sign language

People fluent in sign language may simultaneously keep words and signs in their minds as they read, according to researchers.

ScienceDaily

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Airlines tread carefully on misunderstandings of religious practices

Misunderstandings over religious expression have led to recent incidents that prompted apologies from airlines.

Religion News Service

Is the ‘proof of creation’ dinosaur drawing just a mud stain

Dinosaur or mud stain? An ancient cave drawing high on a rock formation in southeastern Utah has stirred a skirmish of sorts between creationists and scientists.

Discovery News

Columns And Op-Ed

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Tea Party budget

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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(Denver Post Staff) Fanning flames on anti-immigration rhetoric

Denver Post

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Lessons from History

(Huffington Post)

Richard Greenwald

Blog (Amanda Marcotte):

Leave sex workers in education alone

(Slate)

XX Factor

Editorial:

Triangle fire: Coming full circle?

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Catholic Digest staff):

Finding everyday holiness in Lent

Catholic Digest

Column (Jonathan Cohn):

What about malaria nets?

The New Republic

Column (Jonathan Merritt):

Evangelical shift on gays: Why ‘clobber scriptures’ are losing ground

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Chicago youth program aims to decrease street violence

In Chicago, a program called CeaseFire is working to curb violence by helping at-risk young people find employment and patrolling the streets to stop crimes before they happen.

NPR

Stand of old-growth redwoods saved by San Francisco nonprofit

A San Francisco nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of ancient redwoods announced that it will exercise its option to buy a huge swath of the lush Noyo River.

San Francisco Chronicle

The cups of human kindness

The Warrington Soroptimists, a women’s club in Warrington, England, is aiming to build a mountain of bras for charity.

Warrington Guardian

WORLD

More than 70 killed in Myanmar quake

More than 70 people have been killed and 100 injured after a strong earthquake struck northeastern Myanmar near its border with Thailand, officials said, adding the toll may rise.

Globeandmail.com

Syria’s Assad willing to lift emergency law

Syria’s President Bashar Assad has come under increasing pressure as protests turned deadly. Syrians are staging a “Day of Dignity” protest.

Christian Science Monitor

Special section:

Middle East protests country by country

BBC

BUSINESS

How the largest corporation in the US made $5.1 billion tax-free

General Electric, the nation’s largest corporation, had a very good year in 2010. The company reported profits of $14.2 billion. Its American tax bill? None. In fact, G.E. claimed a tax benefit of $3.2 billion.

New York Times

Special section:

General Electric Co. profile

Forbes

Housing data might mask depth of woes

Two high-profile reports on home sales confirmed that the housing market is still mired in a deep slump with prices still falling and sales activity sluggish at best.

MSNBC

HEALTH

FDA clears first melanoma drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a breakthrough cancer medication that researchers have heralded as the first drug to prolong the lives of patients with melanoma.

Forbes

Ecstasy hospitalizations spike in US

New government statistics show a 75 percent spike in Ecstasy-related emergency room visits since 2004, prompting the director of the National Drug Control Policy to issue a public warning.

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

Massey Energy wins coal dust lawsuit

Jurors have rejected claims that a Massey Energy coal-loading silo built near a southern West Virginia elementary school exposed hundreds of children to possible health problems.

Star Tribune

Dolphins evolving into groups separated by ocean conditions

We have a very positive view of dolphins, but new research shows that at sea groups of dolphins keep very much to themselves and become genetically distinctive.

Earth Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Win the Mega Millions and retire today!

Given the long odds of winning the $312 million Mega Millions jackpot, the lottery’s website message to use your payout to “Save For Retirement” is a curious and possibly dangerous one.

ABC News

Broadway theaters to dim lights in honor of late Elizabeth Taylor

In Taylor‘s honor, Broadway’s theater marquees will be dimmed at exactly 8 p.m. — the traditional curtain time for shows — for one minute.

NY Daily News

Warhol’s Elizabeth Taylor to sell at auction

Access Hollywood

SPORTS

NCAA responds to Ralph Nader’s anti-sports scholarship plan

The NCAA released a statement in response to consumer advocate Ralph Nader’s proposal calling for an end to athletic scholarships in a move to “de-professionalize” collegiate athletics.

Examiner

Led by Williams’ 32, Arizona takes down No. 1 Duke

Derrick Williams carried Arizona in the first half. His teammates returned the favor in the final 20 minutes with an offensive barrage that stunned the defending national champions.

CBSSports

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