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Revolution in a can

Graffiti on walls around the world today is about speaking truth to power. Whether in the Arab Spring, Haiti or Los Angeles, the artfulness of impassioned scrawls is second to what someone tries to say.

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Artists or vandals? Beirut’s graffiti writers flourish

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Graffiti.org

Occupy SF protesters reject city’s offer

In a heated general assembly dozens of Occupy San Francisco protesters rejected the city’s proposal to move their encampment of about 150 tents from Justin Herman Plaza.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Tale of a Southern ‘Occupy’: Nashville aims to bridge political divides

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U.S. News

Dow closes with largest gain since March 2009

Investors raced to scoop up stocks after the Federal Reserve said it will work with other central banks to support the global economy. All three major indexes closed up more than 4 percent.

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Q&A: Why central banks are acting together on eurozone crisis and recession fears

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Guardian

Lawmakers: end congressional pensions

While vast numbers of the private sector’s pensions vanished, members of Congress received both a pension and a quality employer-match plan. For some, it’s time elected officials joined the real world.

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The Hill

Durban: the early skirmishes

The first days of each annual U.N. climate summit start with delegations circling, looking for weaknesses and gauging strengths. This summit is no different.

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BBC

How Canada became the world’s latest climate pariah

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(Washington Post)

Wonkblog

The greatest light show on earth

The strange Northern Lights that circle the Earth, dancing in the frozen skies over Alaska, are a source of fascination. But scientists are launching rockets at them.

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BBC

NATION

Advocates push for greater awareness of HIV/AIDS in America

Advocates for HIV/AIDS research and treatment met to discuss how to reduce the spread of the disease in the United States, improve access to better care and raise general awareness.

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HealthDay

HIV treatment lags in US

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30 years of AIDS: 6,200 iconic posters, 100 countries, 1 collector

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The Atlantic

Quake warning system for West Coast almost nears reality

This summer, UC Berkeley and the U.S. Geological Survey began testing a prototype earthquake warning system, which would alert hospitals and transit systems a minute before a major quake.

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Contra Costa Times

POLITICS

Obama road trip: from payroll tax to campaign cash

President Obama’s one-day trip to Scranton, Pa., and New York illustrates the dual policy and political demands on Obama as the 2012 campaign season nears.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Biden says US pullout brings new phase with Iraq

Vice President Joe Biden said the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq by the end of the year opened a new phase in relations between the two countries, including a robust security partnership.

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Reuters

BUSINESS

Netflix viewing seen swelling US cable bills next year

Time Warner Cable Inc. and U.S. pay-TV companies, trying to profit from surging Internet demand spurred by Netflix and Hulu, are on the verge of instituting new fees on Web-access customers.

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BusinessWeek

UK public sector strike set to be ‘largest for a generation’

Public sector workers are staging a strike over pensions due to variances in the private and public sectors in what unions say is set to be the biggest walkout for an entire generation.

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BBC

Public sector strikes live

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Telegraph.co.uk

EDUCATION

Experts say social sciences ‘left behind’

As a majority of states implement common-core content standards, experts argue a focus on math and languages leaves out social and economic studies.

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Secretary of Education: ‘We have to look for radical change’

The key to economic recovery is improving the quality of the education system, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told nearly 500 people at a town-hall meeting in Las Vegas.

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Report suggests approach to improving graduation rates

Colleges may be able to improve their graduation rates by gaining a better understanding of the students they enroll, according to a report being released.

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Inside Higher Ed

ENVIRONMENT

Cleanup crews work to remove toxic goo from river in Colorado

Federal environmental officials have taken charge of a continuing toxic leak into the South Platte River, trying to stop oily black goo from fouling northeastern Colorado’s primary source of water.

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Denver Post

Architect leads bamboo building crusade

Eco-sustainable bamboo is strong and beautiful and can take the place of wood and concrete in many building projects, Colombian architect Simon Velez says.

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Los Angeles Times

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

African theologians chart post-colonial, 21st century future

As crowds gather again in Tahrir Square, Hutus and Tutsis seek reconciliation after genocide and Apartheid heals in South Africa, theologians wonder what Christian theology looks like now in Africa.

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(Houston Chronicle)

Sacred Duty

Black Catholics’ survey finds strong ties, strong engagement in church

African-American Catholics are much more engaged in their church on a variety of levels than are white Catholics, concludes the first National Black Catholic Survey.

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National Catholic Reporter

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7 hit shows that are past their prime

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An open letter to 11-year-old boy at Penn State

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Daily Beast

Blog (Alain Sherter):

Central banks‘ safety net won’t save Europe from austerity

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MoneyWatch

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Christmas carols: Why do we keep singing them?

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Slate

Blog (David Migoya):

Holiday poll: 1 in 4 dreads seeing family; 15 percent hates being nice

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The Balance Sheet

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Wim Wenders’ explicit 1-second wonders

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The Independent

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Why I support today’s strike

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(The Independent)

Battle of Ideas

Gingrich gets immigration right

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GOOD NEWS

War against cholesterol just got cheaper

The blockbuster drug Lipitor is now generic, saving its users a nice sum. “The patients are the winners here,” said Bob Billings, executive director of the Generic Pharmaceutical Association.

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CNNMoney

Two men survive a month adrift at sea

After a month adrift on the ocean, two men have been found on a deserted island in the Pacific. How could anyone survive being at sea for so long?

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BBC

Color-filtering lenses are helping dyslexics to read?

Specially tinted lenses originally developed for color blindness are helping some U.S. dyslexics read faster and see words more clearly, confirming the claims of the lenses’ British inventor.

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ABC News

WORLD

For Nepali girls abducted into brothels in India, where is home?

Every year, 12,000 women and girls are trafficked from Nepal to a life of sexual servitude in India. Many can never go back, but one survivor wants to build them a new home with new hope.

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The Atlantic

NATO: Pakistan cooperates on border

NATO says Pakistan is showing signs it might be willing to cooperate with the coalition again in the wake of NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani troops.

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Denver Post

Sec. of State Hilary Clinton tests reforms on historic visit to Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has begun a historic visit to the long-isolated Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar to test the country’s first civilian government in decades on its commitment to reform.

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NPR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Anyone out there? A new way to look for alien life

The ultimate goal of the Kepler space telescope is to find worlds similar to Earth, places where alien life might have taken hold.

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TIME

Ravens use gestures to communicate

Ravens use their beaks and wings much like humans rely on our hands to make gestures. This is the first time researchers have seen gestures used in this way in the wild by animals other than primates.

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Scientific American

HEALTH

Weight-loss study shows phone support as effective as face time

A Johns Hopkins study could change the approaches to weight loss. Patients who received counseling over the phone without in-person sessions lost an average of 10 pounds ‒ and kept it off.

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Medicare to pay for obesity counseling

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ABC News

The hidden potential of autistic children

Researchers are coming to the conclusion that we might be underestimating what autistic people are capable of contributing to society.

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Scientific American

Ways to inflate your IQ

Many people think of IQ as a genetic trait, like brown eyes: You‘re born with it and you’re stuck with it. Now, a growing body of research is showing that a person’s IQ can rise and even fall over the years.

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Wall Street Journal

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Life and death of Stalin‘s ’little sparrow’ who flew far away

Born Svetlana Stalina on 28 February 1926, Ms. Peters led a life in several epic acts that took her from a privileged childhood in the Kremlin to adult years of incessant wandering.

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The Independent

Guitar makers seek sustainable sound

Guitar manufacturers like Gibson and Fender are experimenting with innovative ways to make the best use of their ever-dwindling supplies of prized timber.

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The Atlantic

SPORTS

Valentine set to return as Red Sox manager next season

Bobby Valentine’s managerial career, which started in Texas, moved to New York and then all the way to Japan, will begin what should be a fascinating next chapter.

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MLB.com

Coach asked Tebow to talk to teammates

On the night before he delivered the Denver Broncos to their fourth straight win, the most since John Elway, Tim Tebow was asked by coach John Fox to address his teammates.

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ESPN

Tim Tebow — chapter 2

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(Kansas City Star)

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Sitting for hours can shave years off life

What’s particularly interesting about recent research is the revelation that sitting for extended periods of time does significant damage to human health that cannot be undone by exercising.

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CNN

Photo of the Day

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre holds a dress rehearsal of “Arden Court” in New York, which is choreographed by Paul Taylor and which is set to open in a newly renovated theater. (Photo by Mark Lennihan / AP)

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