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The space shuttle Atlantis comes in for a landing at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., at the conclusion of mission STS-125 to repair the Hubble space telescope. (Photo by Reed Saxon / AP)

Obama's Supreme Court nominee expected this week

U.S. President Barack Obama will likely announce a nominee within days to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, Assistant Senate Democratic leader Dick Durbin said.

Reuters

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GOP unlikely to filibuster court nominee

Politico

Mullen: Military will comply with law if gay ban changes

President Barack Obama's top military adviser said the Pentagon has enough challenges without rushing to overturn a policy that bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military.

Associated Press

Shuttle touches down safely in California

The space shuttle Atlantis and its crew returned to Earth, ending their Hubble Space Telescope repair mission in sunny California after stormy weather prevented a return to NASA’s Florida home base.

MSNBC

Atlantis crew lands safely in California

CBS News

A very successful mission

FOX News

US military: High-profile Iraq attacks down nearly 60 percent

High-profile attacks in Iraq have fallen nearly 60 percent, though violence continues to plague the northern city of Mosul, where a suicide car bomber killed one Iraqi and wounded 45 others.

ABC News

Foreign journalists taken to Pakistan's Swat Valley to assess fighting's toll

Military commanders in Pakistan say that an anti-Taliban offensive in and around the northwestern Swat Valley has recaptured a large swath of territory after destroying terrorist bases.

Voice of America

NATION

Choosing when to die was 'truly what she wanted to do,' says friend

Rather than die in agony or live in a drug-induced haze, Linda Fleming took a fatal dose of barbiturates and became the first suicide under Washington state's new "Death with Dignity" law.

Seattle Times

A look at Washington's 'Death with Dignity' law

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Honolulu holds historic Internet vote

Voting has ended in what is being touted as America's first all-digital election, and city officials say it has been a success.

USA TODAY

POLITICS

As parties drift, independents grow

Voters who call themselves Republicans or Democrats are increasingly turning a deaf ear to each other as partisan views harden, making the growing ranks of independents key to any long-term political gain.

The Hill

GOP takes Dems to task on alternative energy

YouTube

Powell defends GOP credentials, calls for more inclusive party

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell touted his Republican credentials, shooting down pointed criticism from Rush Limbaugh and Dick Cheney that he had abandoned the GOP.

FOX News

Ridge says US not less safe under Obama

Bloomberg

Labor pushes Wall Street on card check

The labor movement is taking square aim at Wall Street with a new tool in its fight to pass the Employee Free Choice Act: the pension funds it manages for union workers and retirees.

Politico

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Compact discs enter the 5th dimension

Researchers report a boost of data stored on a disc 10,000-fold by using gold nanoparticles. The technology could allow a single disc to hold as many as 300 movies or 250,000 songs.

Science

Pioneer makes 16-Layer, 400 GB Blu-ray disc

Digitaltrends.com

Yosemite's giant trees disappear

A 60-year study done by forest ecologists reveals the oldest and largest trees within California's world famous Yosemite National Park are disappearing, with climate change appearing to be a major cause.

Environmental News Network

Former astronaut picked to lead NASA

Nineteen years after helping launch the Hubble Space Telescope, Charles F. Bolden Jr. has been nominated to serve as NASA's next administrator.

CNET News

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Obama picks former astronaut to head NASA

Politics Daily

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Susan Boyle sings again on 'Britain's Got Talent' competition

The Scottish singer, 47, is competing in the semi-finals of the competition which she took by storm with the opening lines of her first song "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables in the first round.

Telegraph.co.uk

Michael Haneke takes the Palme d'Or with The White Ribbon

It has no musical score, it's filmed in black-and-white and it's long. But Michael Haneke's German language The White Ribbon gripped audiences in Cannes and tonight took the festival's top prize.

Guardian

HEALTH

Recession is bad for health

Americans are skipping doctor’s appointments, scrimping on drugs, delaying preventive care, and eating unhealthy foods because of fears about the recession.

WebMD

US troops in Kuwait suffer swine flu

Eighteen U.S. soldiers in Kuwait have tested positive for swine flu, health authorities have said.

BBC

Genes of new flu virus show it's not so new

Reuters

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Woman prayed as her daughter died

A mother accused of praying instead of seeking medical help for her dying 11-year-old daughter has been found guilty of reckless homicide in Wisconsin.

Sydney Morning Herald

Faith-healing bill in works

Wausau Daily Herald

Lawmaker wants to make 2010 the 'Year of the Bible'

If Representative Paul Broun of Georgia has his way with H. Con. Res. 121, it won't be the first time. Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first "Year of the Bible" in 1983.

Examiner

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GOOD NEWS

Heroic teen follows in dad's footsteps

There are heroes among us, everyday heroes who never get recognized. Some will say Michael Wert became a hero the moment he joined the Marine Corps.

Detroit Free Press

Volunteers' generosity has saved the school system millions

At age 90, Henry Duda is not only the oldest volunteer in the Marion County, Florida school district, he donates three times more hours than most every other volunteer, saving the schools millions.

Star-Banner

WORLD

UN chief Ki-moon visits Tamil refugees

Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary General, came face-to-face with the despair of Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka when he visited refugee camps in the northeast of the country.

Telegraph.co.uk

Sri Lankan conflict – the aftermath

Guardian

Pelosi in delegation heading to China

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was heading to China to talk with Chinese leaders about energy and climate change, after a brief stop in Alaska.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

BUSINESS

Geithner adopts part of Wall Street derivatives plan

The U.S. Treasury’s plan to regulate the derivatives market outlined by Secretary Timothy Geithner contains similar recommendations to those made by Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan.

Bloomberg

Report: German minister says Opel bids fall short

All three bids for General Motors Corp.'s Opel unit have shortcomings and a bankruptcy filing might still be a better option, Germany's economy minister said.

BusinessWeek

EDUCATION

Teen summer jobs turn scarcer

For generations, a summer job has been a rite of passage for American teenagers. But this year, teens face grim employment prospects as the recession hits hard.

CBS News

Teens, adults vie for jobs

Amarillo.com

Study: 58.5 percent of Houston freshmen finish high school

As thousands of Houston-area high school seniors prepare to accept their diplomas, a study released shows that only 58.5 percent of the region’s freshmen make it to graduation day.

Houston Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

China energy expert sees coal power slowing from 2011

China's boom of coal-fired power plants is likely to slow after next year as excess capacity and then expanding renewable and nuclear energy sources kick in, a senior energy policy analyst said.

Guardian

Special section:

Climate connections: a global voyage

NPR

Chicago bans BPA in containers

Chicago is the first city to ban the use of the environmentally-controversial chemical bisphenol-A, commonly referred to as BPA, in those hardened plastic containers used in products for children.

Examiner

SPORTS

Castroneves wins Indy 500

Helio Castroneves capped a remarkable saga by winning his third Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Kansas City Star

Jonathan Papelbon yields home run to squander victory

It’s hard to blame the umpires for consulting instant replay on a home run that otherwise was obvious last night. They probably couldn’t believe Jonathan Papelbon had blown a save, either.

Boston Herald

Nuggets blow golden opportunity

The story will undoubtedly be that the Lakers regained control of the Western Conference finals with a gritty 103-97 victory in Game 3.

Sports Illustrated

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