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Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, after the committee vote regarding the health care reform bill. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

Salary cuts more common

Pay cuts, sometimes from demotions or shortened workweeks, are more frequent than at any time since the Depression.

Austin American-Statesman

Cut in half

New York Times

JPMorgan profit grows 6 fold

JPMorgan Chase's profit increased more than six fold in the latest quarter, the company said, allowing the bank to handily beat Wall Street estimates.

CNNMoney

Credit vise tightening for small businesses

Press Democrat

Committee approves health care bill

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee’s approval of health-care legislation after months of struggling to reach an agreement sets the stage for an even bigger battle.

Bloomberg

GOP's Snowe shaped bill before backing it

USA TODAY

Biden leads dissent on Afghanistan

Vice-President Biden would accelerate training of Afghans while hunting al-Qaida in Pakistan using drones and special forces. His view has caught on with many liberals in his party.

Lexington Herald-Leader

UK sends 500 more to Afghanistan

BBC

Britain to deploy more troops in Afghanistan

BBC

Delaware 1st grader suspension lifted

A Delaware first-grader suspended for bringing a camping utensil to school can return to class after the school board made a hasty change granting him a reprieve.

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Local parents speak about boy's suspension

USA TODAY

NATION

EPA releases greenhouse gas finding suppressed by Bush administration

The Environmental Protection Agency released a report long suppressed by the Bush administration concluding that global warming posed serious risks and should be regulated by the government.

San Luis Obispo Tribune

Job market bleak, military recruitment up

Aided by a bleak job market, the U.S. military met all of its recruitment goals in the past year for the first time since it became an all-volunteer force in 1973.

Reuters

POLITICS

NJ Republican Christie would close gap with cuts, pension moves

N.J. Rep. Christopher Christie, who seeks to unseat Democratic Governor Jon Corzine, said he’d reduce a budget deficit of as much as $8 billion by deferring pension payments and reducing employee costs.

Bloomberg

Californians vent frustration at Schwarzenegger and legislators

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's approval rating is now at 27 percent according to a new poll. It's the second lowest rating for a California governor in 50 years.

Christian Science Monitor

Feingold sees similarities between Bush and Obama on intelligence sharing

Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) voiced his suspicion that the Obama administration is stonewalling on intelligence.

The Hill

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Houses of the future

Four years after Katrina, New Orleans is seeing a boom in architectural experimentation. Small, independent developers are succeeding in building where the government has failed.

The Atlantic

‘The Laramie Project’ revisited

When members of the Tectonic Theater Project descended on Laramie, Wyo., after the murder of Matthew Shepard, locals didn’t quite know what to make of them.

Newsweek

'The Laramie Project' 10 years later

The Ledger

EDUCATION

Children educated at home at severe disadvantage, study shows

Children educated at home are twice as likely to be known by social services and four times more likely as young adults to be out of work, education or training than those who go to school.

Guardian

College students demand green

Students on college campuses are clamoring for environmentally friendly classes, all the better to prepare for an expected wave of green-collar jobs.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

SPORTS

Phils confident they can repeat

Amid the euphoria of an inconceivable ninth-inning comeback, Jimmy Rollins was asked if he knows how long it has been since a National League team has won back-to-back World Series.

Courier-Post

Phillies vs. Dodgers NLCS preview

ESPN

Rush's bid runs into opposition in NFL

Rush Limbaugh's bid to buy the St. Louis Rams ran into opposition within the NFL. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Limbaugh's "divisive" comments would not be tolerated from any NFL insider.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Limbaugh's NFL bid draws fire

Times-News

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Army agrees Kansas priest worthy of Medal of Honor

Emil Kapaun died seven months after he was first taken captive by the Chinese in 1950. More than a half-century later, the Army's top civilian leader has recommended that he be honored.

Idaho Statesman

Vt. jury, high court side with plaintiffs in priest sex-abuse cases

A Vermont jury awarded a former altar boy a record $2.2 million in compensatory damages in a priest sex-abuse case against the state's Catholic diocese.

First Amendment Center

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GOOD NEWS

iPhone app lets you do good anywhere

A free iPhone application called "Give Work" lets you spend a few seconds helping Kenyan refugees earn money, and in turn, improve their quality of life.

CNNMoney

App provides Kenyan refugees with jobs

Huffington Post

For young mom, new CPR by husband beat back death

Scott Harden performed a new type of CPR on his wife. The new technique has been saving lives since 2004.

wibw.com

WORLD

Fatah to seek reconciliation with Hamas

Fatah announced it would sign an Egyptian proposal for reconciliation with Hamas despite a war of words that has created a toxic atmosphere between the increasingly bitter rivals.