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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, flanked by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., left, and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington after meeting to work on a budget deal and avoid a government shutdown. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP)

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The way we weren’t

Americans have lost clarity about the cause of the Civil War, the most traumatic event in U.S. history, which left more than 625,000 dead — more Americans killed than in both world wars combined.

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TIME

Housing crash slows in 6 cities: What the bottom looks like

Nationwide, home prices are down almost 32 percent from their peak. Many economists expect them to fall at least 5 percent more. Some predict even steeper declines.

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USA TODAY

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30-year fixed-rate mortgage ticks higher

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MarketWatch

Obama cites progress toward a budget deal

During a meeting between President Barack Obama and the top two congressional leaders, negotiators have tried to resolve the differences in a budget deal that would avert a government shutdown.

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CNN

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Boehner paid as soldiers wait if Congress shuts down government

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Bloomberg

Boehner isn’t budging on spending cuts

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George's Bottom Line

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President Obama calls for compromise on budget to avoid government shutdown

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YouTube

Lost Dr. Seuss stories to be published

Seven rarely-seen Dr. Seuss stories from the 1950s, which were tracked down by a Massachusetts dentist, will finally be published in book form this autumn.

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Guardian

At Calif. mental hospitals, fear is part of the job

The tipping point for major change is often tragedy. That may be the case in California at the state psychiatric hospital in Napa, where an employee was killed, allegedly by a patient.

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NPR

NATION

Sex offender pleads not-guilty in Dugard kidnapping case

A convicted sex offender pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and raping a Northern California girl when she was 11 and holding her captive for nearly two decades.

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MSNBC

Major US cities show population declines

The 1990s urban renaissance that ended decades of decline for many of the nation’s major cities lost steam in the past 10 years when most of America’s largest cities grew more slowly.

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USA TODAY

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National Building Museum

Border wars: patrol told to scare away immigrants, not arrest them?

An Arizona sheriff’s explosive allegation that Border Patrol agents are “chasing people away” rather than arresting illegal migrants has drawn a scathing rebuke from top Homeland Security officials.

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ABC News

POLITICS

Congress set to decide if EPA can regulate greenhouse gases

After months of political jawboning, both houses of Congress are expected to vote on measures to limit or block the ability of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gases.

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Christian Science Monitor

NJ Gov. Christie calls teachers union ‘political thugs’

New Jersey’s Gov. Chris Christie took a shot at his state’s teachers by describing their union leaders as “political thugs.”

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ABC News

Abortion, adoption rights dominate at General Assembly

On a day when redistricting was supposed to be the dominant issue at the Virginia General Assembly, abortion and gay parenting rights took center stage.

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Virginian-Pilot

CRISIS IN JAPAN

Explosion still a risk at Fukushima

Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant began pumping nitrogen gas into the area surrounding the No. 1 reactor, said Makoto Watanabe, a spokesman for the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency.

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Al Jazeera

Bank of Japan to offer $12 billion in loans aimed at earthquake-hit region

The Bank of Japan will offer $12 billion in one-year loans for businesses hurt by the nation’s record earthquake, with officials seeing the disaster putting strong pressure on the economy.

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Bloomberg

South Korea shuts schools amid Japan radiation fears

Classes were canceled or shortened at more than 150 schools in South Korea amid concerns about radioactive fallout from Japan’s nuclear disaster.

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MSNBC

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Owner reunited with dog after tsunami

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ABC News

HEALTH

Hospital errors may be far more common than suspected

A new method for identifying medical errors contends that as many as 90 percent of hospital mistakes are overlooked. The actual error rate is 10 times greater than previously thought.

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HealthDay

Eating strawberries may help prevent esophageal cancer

“Eating strawberries may be a way for people at high risk for esophageal cancer to protect themselves from the disease,” says researcher Tong Chen, MD.

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WebMD

ENVIRONMENT

Mass spectrometry could be the key to safe and clean groundwater

Lithium, which in the past has been used to treat bipolar syndrome, can affect the thyroid adversely in large cumulative doses. Lund University, in Sweden, carried out tests using mass spectrometry.

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Earth Times

Investment in US clean technology highest since 2008

Increasing investor confidence and rising oil prices have helped investment in North American companies more than double compared with the previous quarter, according to a report by Cleantech Group.

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Guardian

SPORTS

Chase for green jacket begins

Rory McIlroy is contending again in a major championship, surging to an early lead with three shots ahead of two-time U.S. Open winner Retief Goosen and Matt Kuchar at the Masters.

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NBCSports

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Practice round at 2011 Masters Tournament

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Sports Illustrated

Asdrubal Cabrera, Indians make sure Red Sox stay winless

One of baseball’s big spenders, the Red Sox, dropped their fifth straight to open the season with an 8-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians.

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ESPN

Columns And Op-Ed

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Have Western companies outsourced sexual harassment?

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Christian Science Monitor

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Are there alternatives to alternative energy?

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Al Jazeera

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Women’s rights are a missing topic in Arab uprising

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McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Danny Schechter):

US economy comeback, false advertisement

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Al Jazeera

Column (Jonah Goldberg):

Obama lying low for now

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Searching for a cure

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Blog (Alex Pareene):

Glenn Beck done at Fox

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War Room

Lessons needed from Southwest Airlines’ near-disaster

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San Francisco Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Maine student born without hands honored for penmanship

Born without hands and lower arms, fifth-grader Nicholas Maxim received an award for his participation in Zaner-Bloser’s 20th annual National Handwriting Contest.

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CNN

Germany, Gates Foundation to give immunization aid

The German government says it is providing an extra $19.9 million in funding for child immunization in the developing world as part of an agreement with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Many get taste of Ind. mom’s generosity

A resident of Fort Wayne, Indiana and mother of three, Sara McCurdy is a technician with Parkiew Hospital. Though obviously busy, she still enjoys cooking for large groups and charity events.

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Journal Gazette

WORLD

Scientists’ shocking discovery: superbugs in Delhi drinking water

Bacteria that is highly resistant to antibiotics has been found in water supplies in New Delhi, India.

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Daily News & Analysis

Portugal’s PM calls on EU for bailout

Portugal has joined Greece and Ireland on the casualty list of Europe’s sovereign debtors after its prime minister, José Sócrates, requested a bailout from the European Union.

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Guardian

Gadhafi asks Obama to end air strikes

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi appealed directly to President Barack Obama to end what Gadhafi called “an unjust war.” He also wished Obama good luck in his bid for re-election next year.

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Palm Beach Post

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Libyan rebels regain ground near Brega

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Al Jazeera

BUSINESS

How News Corp. got lost in Myspace

Myspace was the king of social media when News Corp. bought it for more than half a billion dollars. But its influence has waned as Facebook exploded.

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Reuters

Crude, heating oil advance to 30-month highs

Crude oil rose to a 30-month high and heating oil extended its 31-month high. Gasoline slipped for the first time in seven days, falling from a 32-month high. Ethanol also declined.

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Bloomberg

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Astronaut training changes

Steely-eyed and unflappable, the first astronauts to be sent into space were among the most rigorously trained people on the planet.

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BBC

Eye closer as stem cells form shape

The prospect of growing an eye in a laboratory looks more possible after an experiment in which stem cells spontaneously organized themselves into eye-like structures.

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Sydney Morning Herald

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Stem cells form embryonic eye

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Telegraph.co.uk

Prehistoric near-perfect human brain found pickled in bog

A human skull dated to about 2,684 years ago with an “exceptionally preserved” brain still inside was recently discovered in a waterlogged U.K. pit.

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EDUCATION

A love of teaching, but fear for the future

Greta Voit knew she wanted to be a teacher before she had even started elementary school. Four years into her teaching career, she sometimes finds herself re-evaluating her choice.

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MSNBC

At home on campus, not in country

Dozens of student officials turned up at the American College Personnel Association’s annual convention, where survey results showed that many international students still struggle with discrimination.

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Inside Higher Ed

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Ground Zero Cross on the move again

The Cross at ground zero, an I-beam which was a part of the iron skeletons of the World Trade Center towers, will move to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at ground zero.

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Religion News Service

Thou shalt not put Jesus on bluff

Jesus has risen on a Minnesota man’s Mississippi River bluff property, but he might have to come down. City Hall wants the 7-foot statue of Jesus, which sits atop a 10-foot base, off that cliff.

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Star Tribune

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Online dating: Maps show where happiest, kinkiest people live

Using data from millions of online dating profiles, a New York artist has created a series of maps showing how Americans in different parts of the country describe themselves when they’re looking for love.

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ABC News

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Love’s desires mapped by state

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Glenn Beck’s Fox show ending

Glenn Beck later this year will end his Fox News Channel talk show, which has sunk in the ratings and has suffered from an advertiser boycott.

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San Francisco Chronicle

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Earth’s vital link to comets

Scientists have found evidence that comets not only may have taken life away through cataclysmic impacts, they may have helped provide life by supplying Earth with vital molecules such as water.

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Photo of the Day

A statue of Manikin Piss decorated with cherry blossoms and disaster prevention gear stands in a Tokyo station in Japan. The banner reads “Keep the spirit, Eastern Japan.” (Photo by Shuji Kajiyama / AP)

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