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A supporter of Indian rights activist Anna Hazare sits as other shout slogans outside a stadium where Anna supporters are being held, in New Delhi, India. Hazare, arrested for planning a public hunger strike, began his fast behind bars, before officials ordered his release. (Photo by Manish Swarup / AP)

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When a doctor isn’t enough

In the growing field known as patient navigation, navigators help patients make informed medical decisions and assist with setting up multiple doctors’ appointments and tests, all at no extra charge.

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Wall Street Journal

Industrial output surges as Japan quake impact eases

U.S. industrial output posted its best gain in seven months in July as the auto sector bounced back from supply disruptions wrought by Japan’s devastating earthquake.

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Reuters

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Fitch Ratings backs US AAA credit rating

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MSNBC

Arrest of Indian activist sparks anger

The arrest of India’s leading anti-corruption campaigner hours ahead of a planned hunger strike has set off nationwide protests, putting the government on the spot.

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Reuters

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Indian anti-graft campaigner Anna Hazare jailed as protests spread nationwide

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Bloomberg

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Is Anna’s arrest justified?

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How Anna Hazare was sent to jail

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New Delhi Television

Bachmann touts wide appeal, but has backed few Democratic bills this year

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., who has claimed she appeals to voters across the political spectrum, has only co-sponsored three Democratic bills this year.

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The Hill

Special section:

Michele Bachmann

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PolitiFact

‘Lost’ Dr. Seuss stories to be released

New stories, full of whimsical characters and Dr. Seuss’ signature rhyming style, will be bundled together in a new book.

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ABC News

NATION

Immigration fingerprint program stokes lots of anger

About 200 people walked out of a meeting by a federal government task force in protest of a program that gives immigration officials access to the fingerprints of people arrested.

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CBS News

BART backs off tactic of cutting cellphone service to thwart protests

BART officials decided that cutting cellphone service to thwart another planned protest would cause more trouble than the protests themselves.

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Christian Science Monitor

Lake Tahoe clarity dips, leaders summit

The decades-long effort to restore the clarity of Lake Tahoe stands at a critical juncture as leaders from California and Nevada meet to discuss its future.

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San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Obama says congressional Republicans are holding back economy

President Barack Obama sharpened his criticism of congressional Republicans, charging that they were handcuffing the country’s ability to pull the economy out of a slump.

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Miami Herald

True cost of wars is anyone’s guess

When congressional cost-cutters meet to decide on trimming the federal budget, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq could represent juicy targets. But how much do the wars actually cost the U.S. taxpayer?

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McClatchy Newspapers

In final Wis. recall, signs of a national tea party backlash?

Wisconsin will hold its final two recall elections amid signs that the bellwether state might be swinging back left after jumping on the tea party bandwagon.

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Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

Recruitment shifts from West to East

Global companies are increasingly shifting recruitment for highly-skilled jobs from older markets in Europe and the U.S. to emerging economies in Asia.

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CNBC

Antitrust questions could dog Google-Motorola Mobility deal

Already under investigation by regulators, Google likely will have to quell a couple of antitrust questions as part of completing the $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, antitrust experts say.

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USA TODAY

HEALTH

Researchers develop suicide-bombing bacteria to fight infections

Researchers have used the tools of synthetic biology to create an Escherichia coli cell that can infiltrate foreign bacteria and explode, killing off the pathogens along with itself.

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Science

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Meet your bacteria

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Telegraph.co.uk

Addiction is not just bad behavior, it’s a brain disorder

Addiction isn’t just about willpower. It’s a chronic brain disease, says a new definition aimed at helping families and their doctors better understand the challenges of treating it.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Genetic markers predict which prostate tumors will kill

A new study associates five genetic markers with fatal cases of prostate cancer. During a study, those who had four or all five of these genetic markers were 50 percent more likely to die from the cancer.

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LiveScience

EDUCATION

Simulations help school leaders hone people skills

A project is creating a series of parent, teacher, student and community-member roles to help principals and teachers learn how to cope with tricky conversations.

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Acceptances up for foreign applicants

American graduate schools accepted 11 percent more international applicants in 2011 than they did in 2010, according to a report being released today by the Council of Graduate Schools.

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Inside Higher Ed

SPORTS

Yankees pass test

The New York Yankees entered a pivotal stretch against three playoff-caliber teams. The Yankees were able to battle through that tough stretch with a 4-4 record against the Red Sox, Angels and Rays.

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Rutgers grows athletics, trims academics

Rutgers University spent more money on athletics than any other public institution in the six biggest football conferences during the 2009-2010 fiscal year, based on data compiled by Bloomberg.

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Bloomberg

Columns And Op-Ed

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Is Afghanistan worth 1 more US soldier?

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USA TODAY

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Political, economic jabs

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Christian Science Monitor

Interview (Mikhail Gorbachev):

‘They were truly a bunch of idiots’

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Spiegel International

Column (Matthew Lasar):

Did San Francisco’s subway ‘pull a Mubarak’?

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Ars Technica

Blog (Catherine Mayer):

A week later, the battle to understand England’s riots rages on

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(TIME)

Global Spin

For campaign transparency, start with federal contractors

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The Platform (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Column (Julian Glover):

When all hope is collapsing, it’s time for a reality check

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Guardian

Put police where they are most needed

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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GOOD NEWS

Virtual hunt for solar technology yields initial results

U.S. researchers have used computer modelling to identify an organic molecule with useful electrical properties, proof that will soon yield new compounds to harvest solar energy in photovoltaic cells.

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Nature

All Detroit schoolchildren will receive free meals this fall

All Detroit Public Schools students will receive free breakfast, lunch and snacks in an effort to remove the stigma of being from a low-income family.

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Detroit Free Press

Donors help re-open mothballed telescopes searching for ET

Telescopes looking for extra terrestrial intelligence should re-open within weeks after donors replaced income lost in public funding cuts.

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BBC

WORLD

Germans recoil as Europe seeks more handouts amid debt crisis

Germans groaned about bailing out Greece, Ireland and Portugal, but agreed. Now that Europe’s debt crisis threatens economic giants like Italy and France, everyone is looking to Germany again.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Europe’s debt woes wash up on US shores

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MSNBC

UN Libya envoy to meet both sides as rebels close in on Tripoli

Jordanian former foreign minister holds meetings in Tunisia as rebels fight to cut off supply routes to Tripoli.

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Guardian

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Gadhafi isolated as Libyan rebels advance

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Sydney Morning Herald

Russia still lags on democracy 20 years after coup

Russia is still traveling the long and bumpy road to democracy, 20 years after a coup in which hardline communists made a last, desperate attempt to save the Soviet Union.

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Reuters

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Mikhail Gorbachev: ‘I should have abandoned the Communist party earlier’

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Guardian

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

How Americans really use cellphones

If you’ve ever pretended to be talking on your cellphone to avoid talking to, or acknowledging, someone nearby — you’re not alone. One in 13 Americans have used this ploy, a new survey says.

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CNN

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Americans and their cellphones

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Pew Research Center

Reversing aging in the immune system

Researchers have discovered a new mechanism controlling aging in white blood cells that could temporarily reverse the effects of aging in the future.

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ScienceDaily

Flickering lights could help power wireless networks in the future

Labs and startups are producing custom-built light-emitting diodes prototypes with high-speed data transmission capabilities, but the ones produced by German researchers come right off the shelf.

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ENVIRONMENT

Predicting oil leaks

Computer models could be of use to the oil industry. Researchers at MIT’s Impact Laboratory are using the model in car crashes to predict how pipes fracture in offshore drilling accidents.

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Environmental News Network

Why wastewater stays dirty in our minds even when cleaned up

Water reuse is a system by which water that has been used in your toilet, sink or shower is purified through a variety of technological processes that make it clean enough to drink.

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NPR

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Recycling wastewater

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Study: Are cohabiting parents proving to be bad for kids?

As more and more U.S. couples decide to have children without first getting married, a group of 18 family scholars is sounding an alarm about the impact this may have on those children.

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NPR

‘Why marriage matters’

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(Education Week)

The end of the road for motormania

Is the West falling out of love with the car? A combination of our ageing societies and a new zeitgeist among the young seems to be breaking our 20th century addiction to cars.

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Every hour of TV watching shortens life by 22 minutes

Anyone who spends six hours a day in front of the box is at risk of dying five years sooner than those who enjoy more active pastimes, it is claimed.

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Telegraph.co.uk

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Muslims decry anti-Sharia bill as racist

Prominent Muslim leaders and others announced their opposition to a bill to ban “foreign laws” in Michigan, calling the measure a racist attack on Islam.

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Detroit News

Malaysia’s 1st openly gay pastor to wed

Getting married on the upcoming anniversary of Malaysia‘s independence day holds special meaning for the country’s first openly gay pastor, who is seeking greater tolerance.

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Reuters

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Human cues used to improve computer user-friendliness

Lijun Yin wants computers to understand inputs from humans that go beyond the traditional keyboard and mouse.

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Photo of the Day

Children watch the Deopokhari festival, held to appease what locals believe is a demon in the pond, in Khokana, Katmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha / AP)

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