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An image of the Statue of Liberty is projected above as photos of soldiers are displayed at the Schofield Barracks in Hawaii during a ceremony commemorating those who were killed in the 9/11 attacks and soldiers lost in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Photo by David Goldman / AP)

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For the dying, a chance to rewrite life

Psychiatrists who work with the dying have been trying to come up with ways to help people cope with the reality of their death. One of these therapies asks the dying to tell the story of their life.

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NPR

The really free schools are online

An Ivy League degree is worth a fortune, so why is one top U.S. college giving away a course online at no cost? And why are they not the only ones?

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The Independent

Taliban to open political office to enable peace talks: Report

The United States has reportedly approved a plan to allow the Taliban to open a political office in Qatar to enable formal peace talks to begin.

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Msnbc.com

Al-Jazeera: Taliban offered to give up bin Laden before 9/11

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On Deadline

Job-creation plan largely ignores nation’s current housing woes

More than four years after the sector‘s initial collapse, housing has become the economy’s silent killer. But Obama, in unveiling his proposed $447 billion package, said little on the mortgage issue.

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Los Angeles Times

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Obama renews push for ‘common-sense’ job creation plan

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CNN

The economy where you live

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NPR

Debate over proposed Alaska gold mine

In a battle that pits gold against fish, members of Congress are scrapping over a plan to build one of the world’s largest open pit mines in southwest Alaska.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Special section:

Gold and other money metals

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CNBC

NATION

In love with death

Mounted on the horrors of 9/11, the war in Iraq multiplied them; dead innocent Iraqis succeeded dead innocent Americans at a ratio thought to be more than 30 to one.

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Special section:

How 9/11 affected the arts

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Photographers recall day of horror

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Guardian

Inuit kin plug into globalized world

Two American explorers made a historic assault on the North Pole a century ago and then went home, leaving behind a legacy of daring and discovery, and of their two half-Inuit sons.

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Idaho Statesman

Washington state wildfire fight turns toward mop up

A wildfire in south Washington state that forced several hundred people from their homes has recently become more than 30 percent contained with more than 800 firefighters battling the blaze.

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Reuters

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Washington wildfires

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

POLITICS

Conservatives join liberals in opposing Obama’s payroll tax cut extension

President Barack Obama’s push to extend a payroll tax cut has united a rare combination of conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats in opposition.

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The Hill

Is there someone who can step up to forge a deal on federal deficit?

The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction was given a Herculean task: Break the partisan roadblock to reduce the federal deficit by at least $1.2 trillion. And it must be done by Thanksgiving.

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Detroit Free Press

BUSINESS

US getting a chance to catch up on credit card security

The next time you swipe your credit card at check-out, consider this: It’s a ritual the rest of the world deems outdated and unsafe. The rest of the industrialized world uses “smart” chip-based cards.

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Houston Chronicle

Employer coaches workers on ways to get out of debt

Employees would come to Nathan Stooke’s office to ask for an advance on their next paycheck. Many, he concluded, were having trouble making ends meet, so he decided to do something to help.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

EDUCATION

Florida virtual-school options expand

Florida, a pioneer in the field of virtual education, is extending its digital reach with a new law that will push even more students to log on to learn.

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Orlando Sentinel

Teams visit homes to persuade dropouts to return to school

Juaquin Ramirez is one of 300 dropouts one Nevada school district tried to lure back into the classroom through a series of home visits in its Reclaim Your Future campaign.

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Las Vegas Review Journal

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In Texas, 63 dropouts promise to give school another chance

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Houston Chronicle

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Though not explicit, Colorado music often informed by Christianity

It might come as a surprise in the world of rock and pop music, but Denver’s music scene is filled with current (and former) Christian believers.

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Denver Post

San Diego Muslims are opening doors amid the scrutiny

The Muslim community in San Diego, Calif., drew attention after 9/11 since two of the hijackers lived there. A local imam has been working to change perceptions.

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NPR

9/11 in art: Photographer captures tributes in murals, tattoos, graffiti

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The fine art of medical diagnosis

Professor Michael Baum of London shows his students how medical and scientific knowledge gives a new perspective to classical paintings — and how art can provide insights for a young doctor.

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Guardian

Andy Whitfield, star of ‘Spartacus’ series, dies at 39

Andy Whitfield — who left the show “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” after he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma — died in Sydney, Australia. He was 39.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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GOOD NEWS

Design student creates sleeping-bag coat for homeless people

A design student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit conceived her coat-bag for a class project in 2010 — and now she’s planning to go national.

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San Francisco Chronicle

IPad called education’s ‘equalizer’

A growing number of special-needs students nationwide have gone back to school with tablet computers.

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USA TODAY

Grandfather is proving he is not too old to play football

Alan Moore, a 61-year-old Vietnam veteran and grandfather of five from Montgomery, Ala., became the oldest player ever to get in a college football game.

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Houston Chronicle

WORLD

Arab League presents Syria peace plan to Bashar Assad

The Arab League presented Syrian President Bashar Assad with a 13-point document detailing Arab proposals to end the bloodshed and to usher in a new era of reform.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Saadi Gadhafi is in Niger, Libyan troops seek to strangle Gadhafi hometown

Saadi Gadhafi, a son of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has arrived in Niger, an official said, as Libyan fighters tried to stamp out the last pockets of the former leader’s loyalists.

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CNN

Post-Gadhafi West and Central Africa a ‘powder keg’

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CBS News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Peer pressure is hardwired into our brains, study finds

The rewards outweigh the risks when you’re in a group. A study explains why people take stupid chances when all of their friends are watching that they would never take when they are by themselves.

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ScienceDaily

The full harvest moon of September is peaking now

If you’re located in the Northern Hemisphere, you might have the opportunity to spot a special full moon in the sky this weekend: the harvest moon.

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SPACE.com

HEALTH

Study: Despite ‘munchies,’ smoking marijuana not linked to obesity

A study from France has found that pot smokers are less likely than non-smokers to pack on weight.

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AIDS halt starts at $6B, donors pull back

Michel Kazatchkine and Eric Goosby control the funds that buy drugs for most of the world’s AIDS patients and they may be able to halt the spread of HIV. They just need the money.

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Bloomberg

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Transgenic cats could boost AIDS research

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Superbug antibiotic resistance caused by specific genome change

Bacterial superbugs that have become resistant to different types of antibiotics are presenting an increasing challenge to the world of health care.

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Medical News Today

ENVIRONMENT

How to build a greener city

Between bike lanes, micro wind turbines, pneumatic garbage collection — there are many ways to make urban areas more environmentally friendly.

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Wall Street Journal

Texas struggles to manage hydrofracking water use

In drought-stricken Texas, water shortages are impacting its burgeoning hydrofracking-based oil industry.

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Earth Times

Poisonous rhinos discourage poachers

The Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve in Krugersdorp, north of Johannesburg, discovered that a medical mixture used to kill parasites on the rhinos also made their horns toxic to humans.

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SPORTS

Just how many wins over 100 can the Phillies go?

In the National League’s regular baseball season that now has just 20 games remaining, the challenges have been no challenge for these unflappable Phillies.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Stosur shocks Serena for 1st Grand Slam

Samantha Stosur captured the U.S. Open championship in impressive fashion, dominating 13-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams in straight sets.

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Serena stunned by Stosur

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ESPN

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

NY model might end homelessness

Thirty years ago, a nonprofit was launched to find housing for the homeless in New York. Now it has a national campaign.

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NPR

Photo of the Day

Fakir Munshi, a performer from India breathes fire in Lisbon’s Mouraria neighborhood, during the Todos, which means “Everybody,” Festival. (Photo by Francisco Seco / AP)

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