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Theodore Olson, second from right, representing Citizens United, argues a campaign finance case before the Supreme Court in Washington. (Photo by Dana Verkouteran / AP)

Justices hear challenge to election funding limits

The Supreme Court's conservative bloc sounded poised to strike down on free-speech grounds the historic ban on corporations spending large amounts of money to elect or defeat candidates.

WTVR

John McCain comments on court review

USA TODAY

Scores killed in multiple Iraq bombings

Four bombings in Iraq killed at least 24 people and wounded more than 80 others, officials said.

CNN

Displaced Iraqis return to village in ruins

NPR

Obama urges fast action on health care

Declaring that the "time for bickering is over," President Obama sought to revive far-reaching health care overhaul by seizing ownership of an initiative he has largely left in lawmakers' hands.

Denton Record-Chronicle

Varied reactions to Obama's speech

Reuters

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Double-digit post-speech jump for health care plan

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Obama's health care address to Congress

New York Times

Marijuana farming rebounds

Police officers cut down billions of dollars worth of marijuana in the country's top pot-growing states to stave off a bumper crop fueled by a down economy.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Nicotine creates stronger memories, cues to drug use

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine say nicotine, the addictive component in tobacco, "tricks" the brain into thinking smoking is positive behavior.

ScienceDaily

NATION

Jobless claims dip; trade gap grows on import surge

First-time claims for jobless benefits fell a greater-than-expected 26,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 550,000. And the U.S. trade deficit shot up in July to the highest level in six months.

NPR

States face drop in gambling revenues for 1st time

Casinos and lotteries in most states are reporting a downturn in revenue for the first time, resulting in a drop in the money collected by state and local governments, according to new state data.

New York Times

News media suppressed NYT reporter kidnap story

The New York Times carried out a quiet but intense campaign to keep the story of the kidnapping of its reporter, Stephen Farrell, out of the news.

NPR

Afghan journalists condemn 'reckless' mission

CNN

POLITICS

Obama’s pick brings new savvy to FCC

Julius Genachowski, the new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman, has been hailed as the agency’s most tech-savvy chairman in decades.

The Hill

Assemblyman Duvall quits after bragging about affairs with 2 women

Assemblyman Mike Duvall quit in shame after tape recordings showed the married father of two boasting and laughing about having sex with two mistresses.

The Sacramento Bee

South Carolina GOP representatives call on Mark Sanford to quit

Embattled Republican Gov. Mark Sanford received a stinging rebuke from his own party after the vast majority of Republicans in the South Carolina state House called on him to resign “for the good of our state.”

Politico

HEALTH

Flu warning after schools return

Schools have been told to adopt basic hygiene measures to help curb the spread of swine flu.

BBC

Most US campuses reporting flu-like cases

USA TODAY

New York schools prepare for H1N1 fight

YouTube

FDA panel OKs HPV vaccine for boys

Gardasil targets four strains of human papillomavirus, commonly called HPV. Males can carry HPV and transmit it sexually to their partners.

WebMD

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Musicians get creative on iPhones

Musicians are increasingly embracing the more sophisticated digital instruments available on the iPhone, using them in live performances, DJ sets and recordings.

San Francisco Chronicle

New iPods disappoint investors

Bloomberg

Apple unveils product, software updates

FOX News

New technology successful in reducing severity of car crashes

New automotive technology on the road could reduce car crashes by as much as one-third, according to the findings of an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study obtained.

ABC News

EDUCATION

Biden promotes education

Getting into college and being able to pay for it are essential to staying on the middle-class track, Vice President Joe Biden told a college audience.

Newsday

Many students don't graduate college due to lack of academic challenge

Researchers studying how to improve graduation rates at public universities have come up with a surprising finding: Students may not graduate because they're not being challenged enough.

USA TODAY

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Muslims viewed more favorably

Americans are learning more about Islam, and familiarity with the faith makes people more likely to view Muslims favorably and less likely to believe Islam encourages violence, according to a new study.

STLtoday

Poll: Muslim Americans still struggle for acceptance and face discrimination

A new poll finds that Americans see Muslims as encountering more discrimination than any other religious group.

TIME

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GOOD NEWS

Ex-con tells story of prison lessons and 2nd chances

What R. Dwayne Betts did behind bars — and when the cell door finally opened nine years later — is a remarkable story.

CNN

Americans to remember 9/11 tragedy with acts of service

Americans will honor the victims and heroes of 9/11 by serving their communities as part of the first federally recognized September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance.

PNNOnline

WORLD

US says Iran nearing ability to build atomic bomb, urges talks

The U.S. said that Iran was moving closer to being able to produce a nuclear bomb by stockpiling enriched uranium and, along with European allies, urged Tehran to engage in talks over its atomic program.

FOX News

Sierra Leone shipwreck leaves 8 dead, 221 missing