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In this file photo, job seekers line up in front of a Dollar General booth at a Little Rock, Ark., job fair. New jobless claims drop less than expected to 530,000 as labor market remains weak. (Photo by Danny Johnston / AP)

Stimulus generated about 650K jobs

The White House says federal stimulus efforts have created or saved at least 650,000 state and local jobs.

CBS News

State snafu stiffs unemployed

Boston Herald

Economy is rebounding, but not employment

NPR

Defriending can bruise your 'digital ego'

If you harbor a bit of angst over Facebook friend requests gone unanswered, a surprise "defriending" or being deserted by your Twitter followers, you're not alone.

CNN

At least 5 die in India oil depot blaze

At least five people have died after a huge fire broke out at an oil refinery in India's western state of Rajasthan.

Al Jazeera

Major fire at oil depot in Jaipur

YouTube

Leaked document reveals dozens of ethics probes underway in Congress

More than 30 House lawmakers are under scrutiny by the ethics committee, according to a document leaked through a file-sharing network.

The Hill

In World Series, umpires find themselves back in center of dispute

Baseball’s first two playoff rounds were marked by umpiring rulings later shown to be incorrect, and the issue resurfaced in the World Series in Game Two.

New York Times

Burnett lead Yankees past Phillies 3-1

ESPN

Game 2 of the World Series

NBC Sports

NATION

US examining Chinese drywall for hazards

The first results of a federal investigation into Chinese drywall found no definite link to health hazards. This inquiry into drywall may become the largest defective building products case in history.

NPR

Former Pa. judge Mark Ciavarella's juvenile convictions vacated

Seeking to remedy what it deemed a “travesty of justice,” the Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacated the convictions of all juveniles who appeared before former Judge Mark Ciavarella from 2003 to 2008.

Times Leader

Jails that treat kids like kids

ABC News

POLITICS

House Democrats unveil $1.06 trillion health care bill

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., unveiled the House Democrats' broad new $1.055 trillion health care bill, saying it would provide "universal quality affordable health care for all Americans."

ABC News

Lack of health insurance linked to child deaths

Medical News Today

Murtha is open to raising taxes to fund a troop surge in Aghanistan

Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., said he is open to raising taxes if President Barack Obama decides to send more troops to Afghanistan.

The Hill

HEALTH

1 in 9 Americans report never getting enough sleep

More than 11 percent of surveyed American adults said there was not a single day in the previous month when they got enough sleep, CDC researchers said.

MedPage Today

National survey finds the most sleepless in W. Va.

Denver Post

Tamiflu-resistant swine flu passed person-to-person in US

U.S. researchers say they've spotted the first case of a Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 flu virus passing between two people — raising the specter that more widespread resistance will occur.

HealthDay

NY's governor declares H1N1 emergency

CNN

ENVIRONMENT

EU push for climate funding unity

EU leaders are trying to break an impasse over funding to help poor countries combat global warming on the last day of their Brussels summit.

BBC

US getting better at conserving water

Americans are using less water per person now than they have since the mid-1950s, thanks to water-saving technologies and a push to safeguard dwindling supplies.

San Francisco Chronicle

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

More freedom for Catholics in Iran

Pope Benedict XVI urged Iranian authorities to let Catholics have the priests and churches they need to freely practice their faith in the country.

Boston Herald

Pope asks Iran to collaborate

YouTube

Most improbable dialogue

Not long ago, evangelicals would have deemed substantive contact with Mormonism improbable. Yet since 2000, small teams of Mormons and evangelicals have held 17 dialogue sessions.

Christianity Today

EDUCATION

College enrollment set record in 2008

Almost 40 percent of the nation’s 18- to 24-year-olds in 2008 were enrolled in college according to one report.

New York Times

States lowered 'proficiency' bar

A U.S. Department of Education’s statistics agency released data which shows that some states may have lowered student-proficiency standards on state tests.

Education Week

Which states have the highest standards for their students?

Each state comes up with its own standards for student achievement. A new study from the National Center on Education Statistics compares them.

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Running NYC Marathon for more than just bragging rights

More than 40,000 people will take part in the NYC Marathon, each having a different reason for running, whether it is raising money for charity, achieving a personal goal, or proving they can do it.

NY Daily News

Company aids pet shelter that lost out on $5K donation

The Pet Connection is getting the $5,000 it won in a contest and then lost when the restaurant sponsor couldn’t come up with the money.

Kansas City Star

WORLD

Obama considering scaled-down Afghan war, nears decision

President Barack Obama is considering sending large numbers of additional U.S. forces to Afghanistan but fewer than preferred by his war commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. officials said.

MSNBC

Calculating the cost of the war in Afghanistan