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A Libyan rebel stands on the front line outside of Bin Jawaad, east of Sirte in central Libya. (Photo by Anja Niedringhaus / AP)

What is today’s American dream like?

They may not have called it the American dream, but for centuries people have gone to America in search of freer, happier and richer lives. Is today’s American dream a mythical concept or still a reality?

BBC

The US fiscal situation: Can Congress reach a solution?

As Congress turns its attention to the budget and the country’s fiscal situation, the debt ceiling debate that has been simmering underneath the surface could come to a boil in the near future.

ABC News

Blog:

Senate Dems, White House to offer $20B more in cuts

(The Hill)

On The Money

Libyan rebels target Gadhafi’s birthplace

Libyan opposition fighters continued their march west with a key target in their sights: Sirte, Moammar Gadhafi’s birthplace. Taking the city would be a symbolic victory for the rebels.

CNN

President Obama faces hard sell on Libya

Politico

Blog:

Obama on Libya: what to listen for

(NPR)

The Two-Way

Offering an exit strategy for Gadhafi

Reuters

When standardized test scores soared in DC, were the gains real?

In just two years, Crosby S. Noyes Education Campus went from a school in need of improvement to one of D.C.’s “shining stars.” A closer look, however, raises questions about its test scores.

USA TODAY

Social media has mixed effects on kids

Social media websites, such as Facebook and Twitter, have become nearly inescapable facets of life for kids. A new report suggests they can have real benefits and risks for children.

HealthDay

The World in Photos .........................................................................
A Bengal tiger cools off in the water at a zoo in Hyderabad, India. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar / AP)	A group of Falmouth firefighters ski down a slope on their way to the 21st Annual Firefighter’s Fundraising Race in Newry, Maine. (Photo by Robert F. Bukaty / AP)	Models wear creations from designer Li Xiaoyan during the Asahi Kasei Prize fashion show in Beijing. (Photo by Ng Han Guan / AP)

NATION

Tough economy refills empty nests

The recession has accelerated the parade of young adults moving back to the nest, reflecting broad cultural changes and rewriting the rules of separation for parents and young adults.

Star Tribune

Are jobs the lagging indicator once more?

Reuters

States’ push for migrant laws fades

In the days that followed the enactment of Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070 last year, illegal immigration foes predicted that other Republican-led legislatures would quickly follow suit and pass their own versions.

Arizona Republic

Unions strike back at anti-labor legislation

Besieged by state proposals to eviscerate collective bargaining, eliminate teacher tenure and make it harder to collect dues, teachers’ unions are fighting back.

Education Week

Thousands rally for organized labor in Calif.

CBS News

POLITICS

Campaign trailblazer Geraldine Ferraro proof ‘dreams can come true’

Political trailblazers reflected on how first-ever female U.S. vice-presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro changed the face of politics forever, inspiring scores of young women to get involved.

Boston Herald

Senate newbie Rand Paul makes a big splash in DC

In his first months in office, Paul, arguably the highest-profile face of the tea party movement, has made the rounds on the national media circuit calling for $4 trillion in spending cuts.

McClatchy Newspapers

CRISIS IN JAPAN

Japan nuclear plant data error was deemed ‘unacceptable’

The Japanese government has attacked the operator of a crippled nuclear plant for “unacceptable” mistakes.

BBC

More obstacles impede crews in Japan’s continuing nuclear crisis

AOL News

Radioactivity levels soar and spread to Japan’s soil and seawater

Workers at Japan’s damaged nuclear plant raced to pump out contaminated water suspected of sending radioactivity levels soaring as officials warned that radiation seeping from the complex was spreading.

MSNBC

Special section:

Disaster in Japan

CBS News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

‘Rooting’ your e-reader

What if you could buy a tablet with a slightly smaller screen than the iPad for half the price or even less? Hackers have been turning e-book readers into tablets for cheap Internet on the go.

NPR

Black hole found in binary star system

Astrophysicists have discovered the existence of a black hole 5.4 times greater in mass than that of the sun.

ScienceDaily

MIT lab creates 1st feasible artificial leaf

A practical artificial leaf that can turn sunlight and water into energy as efficiently as the real thing has long been a Holy Grail of chemistry, and researchers at MIT may have finally done it.

Popular Science

HEALTH

Scientists discovered mutations that cause acute myeloid leukemia

Three groups of mutations that cause acute myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the white blood cells, have been identified by scientists. The researchers suggest their work could lead to new treatments.

BBC

Why smoking is bad if you have diabetes

Researchers have long known that diabetes patients who smoke have higher blood sugar levels making their disease harder to control. A new study offers the most definitive evidence why.

TIME

SPORTS

Thunder top Blazers, clinch playoff berth

The Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a 40-point effort from Portland’s Gerald Wallace to clinch a playoff spot with a 99-90 win over the Trail Blazers.

Sports Network

VCU’s improbable run continues past Kansas into Final Four

The 11th-seeded Rams, who didn’t even bother to watch the NCAA tournament selection show, are heading to Houston, and final No. 1 seed Kansas is heading home after a spectacular collapse.

ESPN

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Column (Jane Wellman and Charles B. Reed):

Mend, don’t end, state systems

Inside Higher Ed

Column (Tom Malinowski):

Obama deserves more credit in Libya

The New Republic

Column (Mitch Albom):

And when I die ... no webcam is necessary

Detroit Free Press

Cartoon (Steve Sack):

The fig leaf

Star Tribune

Column (Tom Krattenmaker):

Even religious freedom has limits

USA TODAY

Column (Connie Schultz):

It’s your labor movement, too

Creators Syndicate

Cartoon (Michael Ramirez):

Japan, land of rising radiation levels

Slate

Column (Murray Richmond):

I preached against homosexuality, but I was wrong

Salon

Column (Rob Ray Sanders):

On Libya, Congress and media have schizophrenia

McClatchy Newspapers

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Libya: Daniel Byman March 28 at 11 am

Washington Post

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Boston Globe

Sports: Michael Wilbon March 28 at 1 pm

ESPN

Family law: Lee Borden March 28 at 9 pm

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GOOD NEWS

Parents can read to children from afar with new application

Parents whose hectic schedules mean they can’t be at home when their children go to bed can now buy an app that enables them to read their youngsters a good-night story or sing them a lullaby from afar.

Reuters

For those with autism, documentary offers new hope

Tracy Thresher and friend Larry Bissonnette, who have been advocates for people with autism, are spreading this message in their new film: being “disabled” doesn’t mean you’re “dumb.”

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Burt’s Bees founder wants to donate national park

Quimby wants to give more than 70,000 wild acres next to Maine’s Baxter State Park to the federal government, hoping to create a Maine Woods National Park.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

WORLD

Clinton: US won’t intervene in Syria