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In this file photo, GOP candidates, from left, former Penn. Sen. Rick Santorum, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, stand during the National Anthem at a previous Republican debate at the Univ. of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla. (Photo by Paul Sancya / AP)

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Is English or Mandarin the global language of the future?

English has been dominant for a century, but is it the language of the future? If Mandarin Chinese is to challenge English, then it first has to conquer its own backyard in Southeast Asia.

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BBC

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Bilingual education: Learning in Mandarin

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Interactive atlas: endangered languages

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UNESCO

Obama offers to cut corporate tax rate to 28 percent

The White House wants to scrub dozens of loopholes and subsidies to reduce the top rate down from 35 percent, while giving preferences to manufacturers to set a maximum rate of 25 percent.

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Lots at stake in the GOP debate

This is the last time candidates will share a stage before primaries in Arizona and Michigan, before Washington state holds a contest on March 3 and before 10 more states hold face-offs on March 6.

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CNN

Arizona suddenly in play, no longer a given for Romney

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Politico

Argentina crash kills 49

At least 49 people were killed and more than 600 people were injured when a train plowed into a platform at a crowded station in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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CNN

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Argentine train crashes into station

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Msnbc.com

‘Occupy’ to hold national conference in Philadelphia over Fourth of July

Occupy plans to elect 876 “delegates” from around the country and hold a national “general assembly” in Philadelphia as part of ongoing protests regarding corporate excess and inequality.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Boys dying to be thin: the new face of anorexia in the US

Far from the world of beauty magazines, pin-thin celebrities and runway models, anorexia is striking an unlikely group: boys and young men.

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MSNBC

NATION

Texas becomes battlefield in Keystone XL pipeline fight

Although President Barack Obama rejected the application by TransCanada, the company is resubmitting its proposal, which holds $2 billion of potential for Texas, more than for any other state.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Costumes and beads give way to ashes in New Orleans

Officers on horseback cleared Bourbon Street, declaring an end to Carnival 2012 as Mardi Gras revelers began to prepare for the beginning of Lent, the period of fasting and repentance before Easter.

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TIME

This winter expected to be among top ten warmest for several US cities

The warm temperatures seen in December and January have continued right into February. Where exactly will this winter rank among the warmest on record when all is said and done?

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The Weather Channel

POLITICS

Four GOP governors get new grants to implement Obama’s healthcare law

The Health and Human Services Department awarded nearly $230 million to 10 states to help them establish insurance exchanges — new marketplaces to compare and buy healthcare policies.

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The Hill

Why running for president is a beneficial career move

A lot of sane people wonder who in their right mind would run for president. But there can be one major upside besides the thrill of hearing yourself talk: a big career boost, even if you don’t win.

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U.S. News & World Report

BUSINESS

Housing market perks up, but prices are still falling

Sales of existing homes — which account for most of the housing market — rose 4.3 percent in January to 4.5 million units per year. That level is still much lower than the 6 million that’s considered “healthy.”

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MSNBC

Are speculators behind rising gas prices in the US?

U.S. demand for oil and refined products is down sharply from last year, such that the U.S. is actually unable to consume all that it makes. So what is behind the latest surge in gas prices?

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McClatchy Newspapers

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As gas prices rise, White House goes on offensive, defensive

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PBS NewsHour

Finding the office of the future

A vision of the future workplace is one of flexibility, where technology keeps us constantly connected to the office. Soon, the office may be wherever you are.

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BBC

EDUCATION

Colleges deferring more students

With growing numbers of seniors applying for “early action” from colleges — an abbreviated application process in the fall that promises a decision by January — more applicants are being deferred.

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USA TODAY

Gov. Christie’s proposal would add more than $300M to NJ education budget

Gov. Chris Christie threw money behind his promise to support education in New Jersey, proposing an increase of $108 million for higher education and $213 million more for K-12 school districts.

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Star-Ledger

HEALTH

Raw milk illness rates in US prompt warnings from CDC

The rate of disease outbreaks caused by raw milk was 150 times greater than outbreaks linked to pasteurized milk, according to a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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CBC News

Cancer-drug shortages targeted by stopgap US approvals

Cancer-drug shortages that have plagued U.S. hospitals are being targeted by Food and Drug Administration decisions, giving generic-drug makers clearance to provide stopgap replacements.

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Bloomberg

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Courses for Catholics take a good look at the Good Book

The Denver Catholic Biblical School offers classes hosted by more than 20 parishes in the Denver Archdiocese. When you sign up for a Bible study here, you can expect a four-year course in the Good Book.

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Denver Post

Southern Baptists will not adopt fresh name as they face decline

The nation’s largest Protestant denomination will not be changing its name. After months of speculation, a task force recommended that the Southern Baptist Convention retain its historic name.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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The tide is beginning to turn on gay marriage

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The improbable Greece bailout plan

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Reuters

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The myth about getting manufacturing jobs back

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Column (Shaun Donovan):

A new era in homeownership across the US

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Blog (Amy Davidson):

The Quran and the NYPD

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Column (David Nelms):

How to close America’s financial literacy gap

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Reuters

As Catholic church shrinks, its role in education can still expand

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Detroit Free Press

Blog (Ron Elving):

Santorum’s problem with women could be his glass ceiling

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GOOD NEWS

Silky-smooth ice cream brings smiles

Everyone handles stress differently. Some let it overtake them; others control it. Chef Edie Weiss churns hers into mounds of glossy ice cream. Each therapy session produces a delicious outcome.

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Virginian-Pilot

Obama, Laura Bush break ground for African American museum

President Obama and former first lady Laura Bush joined at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the start of construction for the “National Museum of African American History and Culture.”

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USA TODAY

Father-son team develop drug to fight brain diseases

The relationship is a rare one in science: a father and son working together on a new drug that, if it works, could be among the first to treat terrible brain diseases such as Alzheimer‘s and Huntington’s.

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San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD

UN nuclear inspectors declare Iran mission a disappointment

The diplomatic options for a solution to the Iranian nuclear crisis narrowed after a team of U.N. nuclear inspectors returned from Tehran without an agreement on visiting a suspect site.

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Guardian

Global meeting on Syria faces pressure

Desperation and a rapidly growing death toll serve as a backdrop for a new effort dozens of countries are launching in hopes of finally stemming the brutal crackdown under way in Syria.

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CNN

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Journalists Marie Colvin, Remi Ochlik killed in Syria, activists and French official say

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MSNBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Heinrich Hertz celebrated

Google’s animated doodle celebrates the 155th birthday of Heinrich Hertz, the German physicist whose experiments with electromagnetic waves led to the wireless telegraph and the radio.

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The Guardian

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Google doodle for Heinrich Hertz

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YouTube

Genetics research solves modern mystery of blue-tinged family

Benjamin “Benjy” Stacy so frightened maternity doctors with the color of his skin, “as Blue as Lake Louise,” that he was rushed just hours after his birth in 1975 to Univ. of Kentucky Medical Center.

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ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

Amsterdam, Stockholm among models for smart cities of the future

At first blush, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Masdar and Singapore might not seem to have a lot in common. But they are among the seven cities that can serve as models for future smart urban centers.

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GreenBiz

Areas of open ocean starved of oxygen

Large regions of the open ocean are being starved of oxygen because of warmer sea temperatures, and fish and other marine creatures are moving into narrower habitats to avoid suffocation.

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The Independent

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

‘The Scream’ expected to fetch $80 million at auction

Short of putting the Mona Lisa up for sale, Sotheby‘s could hardly be dangling a more enticing trophy. The auction house announced that it will sell Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” in New York on May 2.

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The myth of the eight-hour sleep

We often worry about people who lie awake in the middle of the night — but it could be good for you. Scientists are considering the advantages of sleeping in four-hour chunks.

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BBC

Adele wins at UK music’s Brit Awards

Adele capped a momentous year of Grammy Awards triumph and medical woes with a double win at the Brit Awards, taking prizes for album of the year and best British female solo artist.

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Detroit Free Press

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Brit Awards 2012: Red carpet arrivals

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Telegraph.co.uk

SPORTS

Kansas State tops No. 3 Missouri for second time this season

Forget talk of Kansas State as a team teetering on the NCAA tournament bubble. Another convincing win over a top-20 team burst the Wildcats’ bubble — and the coach couldn’t be happier.

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ESPN

Aikman says concussions could be NFL’s downfall in the future

To most people it would seem the NFL sits safely atop the American sports pyramid, but former quarterback Troy Aikman says the league could be in for a fall.

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USA TODAY

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Families sometimes must choose between paying bills and buying food

Over 50 million Americans are “food insecure” and don’t know where they will find their next meal, according to figures released by the United States Department of Agriculture in 2009.

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ABC News

Photo of the Day

A pair of Oracle Racing AC45s sail past the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The AC45, a 45-foot catamaran, is the official boat of the America’s Cup World Series. (Photo by Jeff Chiu / AP)

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