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In this file photo, civil rights activist, the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, departs the Federal Courthouse in Montgomery, Ala. Shuttlesworth, a civil rights pioneer who worked closely with Dr. King, had been hospitalized after suffering a mild stroke, and has died. (Photo by Dave Martin / AP)

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In memoriam: Civil rights leader, Shuttlesworth

The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, who was bombed, beaten and repeatedly arrested in the fight for civil rights and hailed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. for his courage and energy, has died. He was 89.

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TIME

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Congresswoman Sewell honors Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth before Congress

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Texas affirmative-action case could be 2012 campaign issue

A Texas affirmative action case has the potential to rewrite law on whether public colleges and universities may consider race as a factor in admissions.

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NPR

Greek state workers take to streets to fight cuts by government

Flights were grounded, schools shut and thousands of striking Greek workers took to the streets in protest against cuts the government says are needed to save the nation from bankruptcy.

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Reuters

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Flights to Greece cancelled in latest strike

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Telegraph.co.uk

Eurozone debt crisis: Germany backs bank recapitalization

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(Guardian)

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Pain of debt crisis felt on Greek streets

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YouTube

NBA cancels all preseason games

The NBA canceled all its 114 preseason games, saying that no new collective bargaining agreement had been reached with players.

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CNN

Jobs picture remains fuzzy

A pair of job reports show the nation’s employment picture remains cloudy at best. Automatic Data Processing, a payroll-processing firm, said private-sector employers added 91,000 jobs.

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CNNMoney

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US services sector ‘sheds jobs’: survey

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BBC

NATION

Super committee deficit-reduction talks get down to taxes, benefits

Budget talks in Congress entered a potentially groundbreaking phase with Republicans signaling they could consider revenue increases in exchange for Democrats embracing healthcare cuts.

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Reuters

Poll finds pride in military, but not for Afghanistan, Iraq wars

While Americans remain supportive of their all-volunteer military, the length of the conflicts has reshaped attitudes toward war and sacrifice.

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CNN

Ariz. dust storms ‘looked like a war zone’; left 1 dead

A blinding dust storm rolled across the Arizona desert, causing three pileups on a major interstate. One man was killed and at least 15 other people were injured, authorities said.

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MSNBC

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Arizona dust storm causes pile-up

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BBC

POLITICS

US trade pacts clear first hurdle on way to final approval

A congressional committee strongly backed deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, ending a lengthy trade policy paralysis. They are expected to boost U.S. exports by about $13 billion.

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Reuters

While Republicans argue, Democrats rewrite Obama’s jobs bill

Senate Democrats are scrambling to rewrite portions of President Barack Obama‘s jobs bill, even as Obama is attempting to blame Republicans for Congress’ failure to act.

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Washington Examiner

Obama’s call for jobs vote requires Democrats’ participation

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(USA TODAY)

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BUSINESS

Gold hedge book set to grow for first time after 11 years

For the first time since 1999, there will be a net increase in the global gold hedge book, with more gold sold into forward contracts, forecasts precious metals consultancy Thomson Reuters GFMS.

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Business Day

Ford and UAW have deal, may add nearly 6,000 new jobs

Ford Motor and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative labor deal that they say will create almost 6,000 new hourly jobs at Ford’s U.S. factories in the next four years.

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CNNMoney

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Apple iPhone fails to wow investors, fans

Apple Inc‘s newest iPhone left Wall Street and fans wishing for more than a faster version of last year’s device, drawing a rare outburst of criticism and disappointment on the Internet.

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iPhone 4S adds better camera, voice commands, many other sweeteners

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Christian Science Monitor

Don’t get math? Researchers home in on the brain’s problem

Can’t calculate a tip or balance your checkbook? Take heart. Maybe blame your brain’s parietal cortex. It also could be a problem with roots not in a failed arithmetic lesson, but even earlier.

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San Jose Mercury News

ENVIRONMENT

Europe’s electronic waste

The European Parliament and 27 E.U. member states are set for difficult negotiations as some insist on ambitious targets for collecting and recycling fridges, phones and other e-waste.

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Environmental News Network

Melting Arctic ice clears the way for supertanker voyages

Supertankers and cargo ships could voyage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans via the Arctic to save time, money and emissions, say Scandinavian shipowners.

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Guardian

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Bishops warn that church teaching must be non-partisan

U.S. Catholic bishops reminded Catholic voters that they can‘t cherry-pick from church teachings to justify their own political preferences.

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USA TODAY

Baptist Fellowship offering cash incentives to churches

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Missouri will offer cash incentives to any member church that is willing to consider hiring a female pastor.

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Christianity Today

Columns And Op-Ed

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The price of oppressing your women

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Al Jazeera

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When Jesus ate the magic mushrooms

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An ‘overwhelmed’ Amanda Knox returns home — will Seattle embrace her?

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Column (Gary Kamiya):

The unfree speech movement

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Salon

Obama’s right to give schools flexibility

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Orlando Sentinel

Column (Victor Davis Hanson):

21st century ‘class warfare’ is a weird thing

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Love and test of time

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(Psychology Today)

Love Bytes

Blog (Randy Rieland):

Technology for our pets gears up

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(Smithsonian Magazine)

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GOOD NEWS

5 mid-Missouri residents with new ideas strive for microloans, new lives

They’ve all had setbacks from the recession, but these five Missourians have been meeting twice a week to take part in a small-business startup program.

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Columbia Missourian

Gizmo offers a leg up

Jeris Connor, 28, will persuade you not to believe everything you hear. Doctors told his parents he wouldn’t survive a stroke seven years ago. False.

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Concord Monitor

Patrons rally behind resilient, innovative public libraries

Even as libraries face steep cuts, Americans are using them more than ever, and in more ways than ever. They are evolving and innovating, as people utilize them at steady or increasing rates.

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Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Hundreds of Nazi probes reopened

Nearly seven decades after World War II, German authorities have reopened hundreds of dormant investigations of Nazi death camp guards in an attempt to pursue dozens of new prosecutions.

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Houston Chronicle

Israeli scientist wins chemistry Nobel Prize for quasicrystals

Scientist Dan Shechtman was awarded for a discovery that faced skepticism, even prompting his expulsion from his U.S. research team, before winning widespread acceptance.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Russia, China both veto UN resolution against Syria

Russia and China vetoed a European-backed U.N. Security Council resolution that threatened sanctions against Syria if it didn’t immediately halt its military crackdown against civilians.

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USA TODAY

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Syrian TV airs interview with woman thought to be dead

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CBS News

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Syrian military defectors organize

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CNN

EDUCATION

Helping rural students leap cultural hurdles to college

Helping rural students figure out where they want to go to college and how to make that happen can be a full-time job. One of the challenges has nothing to do with students. It’s their parents.

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College fair gets major turnout

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Fayetteville Observer

Study finds minority students receive harsher punishments

Black and Hispanic students are far more likely to be kicked out of school when they break the rules, including some that often have nothing to do with keeping students safe, according to a new report.

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A new brand

Marketing is an activity that has been lacking in higher education as compared to the corporate world, say marketers who have been leaving private practice to work in universities.

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Inside Higher Ed

HEALTH

The thinnest state loosens its belt

Being fit is part of the culture in Colorado: there are biking trails and hiking trails and ski slopes and even the high altitude itself helps burn off calories. But waistlines are widening, especially among children.

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NPR

Cull ‘cannot save’ Tasmanian devil

Culling does not effectively control the contagious cancer threatening the Tasmanian devil, says a new study. The study seems to confirm findings in wild trials, that selective culling is ineffectual.

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BBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The ad magic of ‘What happens here, stays here’ for Las Vegas

When the ad campaign “Vegas Stories” with the tagline, “What Happens Here, Stays Here” began in 2001, it wasn’t an easy sell, especially after Las Vegas’ effort to promote itself as a family destination.

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‘The Simpsons’: 23rd season may be the show’s last

In its 23rd year on TV, “The Simpsons” could be in trouble. Following a report that big pay cuts are being sought for the actors, the show’s producer said that the show can’t continue.

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Salt Lake Tribune

SPORTS

Tiger Woods signs major endorsement deal with Rolex

Tiger Woods, in his first major endorsement in two years, announced a deal with Rolex to be one of its ambassadors. He had lost five major endorsements since exposed for adultery.

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Sports Illustrated

Rangers ride Adrian Beltre’s 3 home runs to ALCS

This is what Adrian Beltre envisioned when he signed with Texas in the offseason. Balls jumping off his bat in October, the Rangers making another run for the pennant.

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ESPN

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Francisco’s blast lifts Phillies past Cardinals in Game 3

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Philadelphia Inquirer

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

No room for books

While university libraries have taken on numerous functions over the years, one component that has always been central to their mission has been housing books.

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Inside Higher Ed

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Yannick Eijssen from team BMC rides past the sculptures of cyclists before the start of time trials of the UCI Tour of Beijing cycling competitions held in Beijing, China. (Photo by Ng Han Guan / AP)

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