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In this file photo, Daniel Ellsberg, at right, talks to press during a recess in his trial for helping leak the Pentagon Papers. Forty years after the leak, the secret government study chronicling deception and misadventure in Vietnam is being released in its entirety. (Photo by George Brich / AP)

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After 40 years, Pentagon Papers declassified in full

In 1971, The New York Times published portions of the famous Pentagon Papers. And now for the first time, the government released all 7,000 pages of the report with no redactions.

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NPR

Reporter recalls his role in the Pentagon Papers saga

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(CBS News)

Political Hotsheet

For unemployed over 50, jobs scarce

Unemployment has hit baby boomers hard. For those over 55, the jobless rate is at 6.8 percent, which means over two million people, many of whom once had good-paying jobs, are now unemployed.

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CBS News

Syrian troops target villagers near Turkey

Syrian troops have moved closer to the Turkish border as they sweep through villages north of Jisr al-Shughour, rounding up hundreds of people they claim are linked to armed gangs.

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Guardian

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Refugees at Syria-Turkey border serve as mouthpiece for silenced Syrians

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Haaretz

Syria live blog

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(Al Jazeera)

Syria Live Blog

Sources: Facebook to go public in 2012

Facebook, the social-networking and one of the most closely-watched private companies in the world, is likely to go public by the first quarter of 2012.

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CNBC

7 GOP hopefuls hold a debate in NH

Seven Republican candidates introduced themselves, pledged to slash government, and pounded President Obama as a failed president in the first major debate of the 2012 presidential race.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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Pawlenty beats hasty NH retreat

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Politico

NATION

Ariz. fire closes Carlsbad Caverns

Carlsbad Caverns National Park was closed and at least 200 visitors were evacuated as the fire spread across the border to New Mexico, officials said.

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CNN

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Sentry keeps wary eye for fires

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Arizona Republic

The fog of cyberwar

A recent report says that the U.S. Defense Department will introduce its first cyberwarfare doctrine this month. The rules of engagement, however, are less clear.

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Scientific American

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Hackers break into Senate computers

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Reuters

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Government may have hacked IMF

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BBC

POLITICS

High court upholds conflict-of-interest ethics laws

The Supreme Court upheld ethics laws across the nation that forbid legislators and city council members from voting on matters in which they have a clear conflict of interest.

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Star Tribune

Is Obama’s bet on green jobs risky?

President Barack Obama’s administration is betting that green technologies — from wind and solar power to advanced batteries and biofuels — will create jobs in the country’s future.

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NPR

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Obama pledges focus on job creation

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Kansas City Star

Obama quests for Hispanic votes

President Barack Obama embarks on a pilgrimage familiar to generations of New York politicians, making a rare presidential trip to Puerto Rico that accentuates his campaign’s emerging focus on Hispanics.

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Politico

BUSINESS

Citigroup took 3 weeks to notify customers of breach

Citigroup Inc., the third-biggest U.S. lender, took as long as three weeks to notify customers after data for about 210,000 of its credit card accounts in North America were breached.

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Bloomberg

The rebirth of shopping malls in America

Industry analysts think a mall comeback is under way. The positive outlook doesn’t apply to all properties but rather top-tier locations often owned by big, publicly traded mall owners.

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CNNMoney

ENVIRONMENT

EPA delays CO2 rule on power plants

The Environmental Protection Agency, pressured by Republicans and big utilities, said it extended a deadline by two months on draft rules that would limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

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Environmental News Network

Bid to repair Lake Michigan and Great Lakes, 1 marsh at a time

A $2 billion restoration effort may help rehabilitate Lake Michigan and the other Great Lakes, but environmentalists say it may be too late to reverse four centuries’ worth of damage.

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Christian Science Monitor

New Mexico site called model for nuclear waste disposal

A half-mile under the flat, scrubby desert in southeastern New Mexico, a warren of chambers chiseled into a 250 million-year-old salt formation are filled with radioactive waste.

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San Jose Mercury News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Islamic education on the rise in US, struggling for acceptance

There are an estimated 240 private Islamic schools in the U.S. offering instruction to K-12 students. The increasing enrollment reflects the religion’s growing number of American followers.

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MSNBC

Liberal US Catholics are concerned over the Church not listening

Members of a liberal group of U.S. Roman Catholics called on Church leaders to open talks with their members on controversies ranging from the ordination of women to allowing priests to marry.

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Reuters

Columns And Op-Ed

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Kiosk idea staggers

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Syria may be next for revolution — in the hearts of soldiers

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Christian Science Monitor

Blog (Amanda Marcotte):

Why are there more male sex scandals?

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(Slate)

XX Factor

Blog (Maia Szalavitz):

Does acting like a Weiner mean you’re an addict?

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(TIME)

Healthland

What the inspectors say

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Column (Deepak Chopra):

Is evolution ready to further evolve?

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San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Rep. Dan Burton):

25 years after Chernobyl, Russia and Belarus still don’t get it

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Huffington Post

Column (James Dorsey):

5 ways torture hurts America’s interests

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Star Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

Toms Shoes expands to glasses

The innovative canvas shoe company will now sell eyewear — and donate glasses or eye care to those in need.

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Christian Science Monitor

USC gets $150M donation from Keck Foundation for medical research

The University of Southern California received a $150 million pledge for medical research from the W. M. Keck Foundation, the third gift of more than $100 million to the school.

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Bloomberg

Eye doctors salvage sight in war zone

With so much debris flung by gunfire, improvised explosive devices and other hazards of war, protective eyewear is mandatory for every U.S. soldier in Afghanistan.

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USA TODAY

WORLD

Warning: Extreme weather ahead

Tornados, wildfires, droughts and floods were once seen as freak conditions. But the environmental disasters now striking the world are shocking signs of “global weirding.”

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Guardian

In Mexico, growing popular movement calls for end to drug war

Javier Sicilia, a Mexican poet and grieving father, led hundreds of activists and reporters last week on a “trail of pain” through some of the most blood-soaked cities of his country’s drug war.

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The Atlantic

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Twin supermassive black holes found at nearby galaxy’s heart

A nearby galaxy that looks like a smiley face harbors a dark secret: It has twin supermassive black holes, not just one. This rare find could shed light on what happens when huge galaxies collide.

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Popular Science

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Black holes of the universe

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SPACE.com

Cloned cows to produce human-like milk

Scientists have created the world’s first transgenic cow, using human genes that will allow the animal to produce the equivalent of human milk.

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GPS users fear getting lost in the wireless expansion

GPS devices have become ubiquitous: Millions of drivers rely on them for directions. The government hopes to construct a new air traffic system based on GPS navigation rather than radar.

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NPR

SPORTS

Bruins chase Luongo, force Game 7 with a 5-2 win

The Boston Bruins rocked the Vancouver Canucks for the third time in as many games on their home ice, setting themselves up for a free ride into Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

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NHL.com

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Bruins force Game 7 with Canucks

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Sports Illustrated

Yankees’ Jeter wants 3,000 hits at home

There’s pressure on Derek Jeter — seven hits away — not only to reach 3,000 hits, but to do it at home.

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USA TODAY

Special section:

Derek Jeter

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ESPN

HEALTH

Pesticides in fruits and vegetables: Are they really healthy?

You know to eat your fruits and vegetables. But with a “dirty dozen” list of pesticide-contaminated produce and the recent E. coli outbreak linked to organic produce, what can a healthy eater do?

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ABC News

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Apples top most pesticide-contaminated list

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USA TODAY

Hold those drugs, doctor

U.S. doctors are too quick to reach for their prescription pads, according to a new report urging them to think more about side effects and alternatives.

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Reuters

Heart with no beat offers hope of new lease on life

Dr. Billy Cohn and Dr. Bud Frazier at the Texas Heart Institute say they have developed an artificial heart that uses whirring rotors — which means people may soon get a heart that has no beat.

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NPR

EDUCATION

How educated are state legislators?

It’s a tension that dates to the founding of the country: In our representative democracy, should those who make the laws reflect the entire citizenry, or should they be chosen from an educated elite?

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Chronicle of Higher Education

Surging college costs price out stagnating middle class incomes

Tuition and fees at public universities, according to the College Board, have surged almost 130 percent over the last 20 years — during which time middle class incomes have stagnated.

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CNNMoney

Special section:

Project on student debt

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Institute for College Access & Success

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

‘Super 8’ reels in No. 1 weekend

J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg’s science fiction tale “Super 8” debuted as the weekend’s No. 1 movie with $35.5 million, bumping “X-Men: First Class” to No. 2.

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Yahoo! News

Use caution with bounce houses

A rash of increasingly serious accidents involving bounce houses and inflatable slides around the county has left some wondering just how safe the popular amusements are.

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St. Petersburg Times

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Over a million immigrants landed US jobs in 2008-10

Over the past two years, as U.S. unemployment remained near double-digit levels and the economy shed jobs, over a million foreign-born arrivals to America found work, many illegally.

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Reuters

Photo of the Day

Men ride horses through a public park in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Gemunu Amarasinghe / AP)

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