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Escorted by his bodyguards, reformist former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, center, is attacked by hard-liners as he attends a Quds Day rally, in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by AP)

Coughing swine in Northern Ireland prompt search for flu source

Coughing hogs at a 5,000-head piggery in Northern Ireland are being investigated to determine how they became the latest animal victims of swine flu.

Bloomberg

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Where scientists go to learn about swine flu

Reuters

First lady: Health reform is a women's issue

In a personal speech, Michelle Obama described health-insurance reform as "very much a women's issue" and said the current system is preventing women from achieving "true equality" in the country.

San Francisco Chronicle

Michelle Obama on health insurance

CNN

Iranians protest against Islamic government

Tens of thousands of people marched in Tehran and other major Iranian cities as demonstrators turned an annual anti-Israel event into a new protest against the Islamic government.

The Washington Times

Anger at Iranian Holocaust denial

BBC

Iranian protesters take to the streets

Telegraph.co.uk

42 states lost jobs

Forty-two states lost jobs in Aug. 2009, up from 29 in July 2009, with the biggest net payroll cuts coming in Texas, Michigan, Georgia and Ohio.

ABC News

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How can the unemployment rate fall when job losses go up?

Christian Science Monitor

Camera footage shows fatal Mexico subway shooting

The Mexican government posted security camera footage of a shooting inside a subway station that left two people dead and at least five wounded at the height of evening rush hour.

CNN

NATION

Ex-police officers admit home invasions

Four former members of a now-disbanded Chicago police unit admitted to taking part in a scheme in which they barged into homes and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from suspected drug dealers.

MSNBC

Terror plot suspect admits al-Qaida ties, may plead guilty

The Denver man at the center of an alleged New York bomb plot, Najibullah Zazi, has admitted he has ties to al-Qaida and may plead guilty to a terror charge.

ABC News

Setback to foreign policy agenda as US fails to secure Israel peace talks progress

A frantic effort by the U.S. Middle East envoy to wrest an agreement that would restart peace talks appeared to have ended in failure, a setback to President Barack Obama’s foreign policy agenda.

Times Online

POLITICS

President Obama rejects race as lead cause of criticism

Obama believes the cause of criticism aimed at his administration in the debate over health care is not race, but rather a sense of suspicion and distrust many Americans have in their government.

New York Times

Ex-CIA chiefs urge Obama to drop prisoner abuse investigation

Seven former heads of the CIA urged President Barack Obama to end the probe into allegations of abuse of prisoners held by the agency.

Reuters

Mass. House approved appointing a ‘temp’ to fill Kennedy seat

The Massachusetts House of Representatives approved a bill that would allow Gov. Deval Patrick (D), and governors who follow him, to appoint a temporary replacement to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Christian Science Monitor

Mass. closer to naming interim senator

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BUSINESS

Abercrombie & Fitch discriminated against US Muslim teen, lawsuit claims

The U.S. government has accused clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch of discriminating against a Muslim teenager by denying her a sales representative job because she wears a headscarf.

Guardian

Thain says he should have furnished Merrill at Ikea

John Thain, the former chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch & Co., who was accused of overspending on an office renovation, said he should have bought less-expensive furniture at Ikea.

Bloomberg

HEALTH

Shortages of flu shots are spotty

Early demand for the seasonal vaccine has caused some scattered delays, but an overall shortage is not anticipated.

Star Tribune

US health workers attempt to contain H1N1

YouTube

How binge drinking undermines the body's immune system

Researchers have confirmed that binge drinking undermines the immune system and weakens the body's ability to fight off infection for at least 24 hours afterward.

Medical News Today

EDUCATION

Change will keep schools stocked with fresh produce

More fresh produce from local farms could end up in schools across the nation under a federal rule change.

Newsday

Student homelessness soars in Oregon

Amid the recession, the number of Oregon students who are homeless surged 14 percent in the past year, rising to 18,000 children and teens without a permanent home of their own.

The Oregonian

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

After Muslims' fast ends, it's a time of joy

The appearance of a new moon signals the end of Ramadan and the beginning of a new month on the Islamic calendar.

Houston Chronicle

Templegoers with a unique view

After 31 years in the pulpit, Rabbi Jonathan Gerard retired in 2007 with the notion of spending more time on his private practice as a family therapist.

New York Times

Dozens of American Buddhists prepare to heighten inner awareness

Deep in a remote desert valley, Stephane Dreyfus and several dozen other Buddhists are preparing to undergo a mind-altering journey: three years, three months and three days of silence.

San Jose Mercury News

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GOOD NEWS

Volunteers clean the world's beaches

The Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup expects hundreds of thousands of volunteers to pick up trash on beaches around the globe.

Environment News Service

Day of Caring volunteers build bridge for county park

Volunteers from Grand Haven's JSJ Corp. built a 35-foot bridge over a stream at Eastmanville Farm County Park as part of the United Way's annual Day of Caring.

Grand Haven Tribune

Golfer hits $1 million hole in 1 at Utah charity event

A Utah man who was a late addition to a charity golf tournament made a hole-in-one during a contest for a $1 million prize.

USA TODAY

WORLD

Germany boosts terrorism alert level

The German government raised its terrorism alert level after al-Qaida posted a video threatening attacks in Germany if their elections do not come out the way the terrorist organization wants.

CNN

Obama to meet Dmitry Medvedev

President Barack Obama will meet Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for face to face talks in an attempt to urge Russia to back a tougher approach toward Iran.

Telegraph.co.uk

Top Russian official: no missiles near Poland

Seattle Times

UN concerned over Sri Lankan refugees

U.N. has expressed "strong concerns" over Sri Lanka's war refugees, warning that any delay in resettlement would undermine efforts to reconcile with the country's estranged Tamil minority.

Al Jazeera

UN on Tamil resettlement plan

BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Climate change warning from Greenland

Greenland ice melted much more rapidly as a result of warmer temperatures than previously estimated.

Nature News

Mercury threatens Calif. water

Abandoned mercury mines throughout central California's rugged coastal mountains are polluting the state's major waterways, rendering fish unsafe to eat and risking the health of the population.

Huffington Post

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Plants choose ammunition carefully

By 'consulting' with each other, plant hormones determine which defense mechanism they shall set in motion.

ScienceDaily

FCC chairman reportedly prepping Net neutrality rules

New Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski will reportedly unveil plans for Net neutrality rules at an event in Washington, D.C.

PCMag

SPORTS

Boston at Baltimore

Clay Buchholz won his fifth straight decision after allowing one run in six innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat Baltimore 3-1.

Sports Network

Mayweather loses $300K per pound

Floyd Mayweather Jr. weighed in at 146 pounds, two pounds heavier than the weight stipulated in the contract for his comeback fight against lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez.

ESPN

ENTERTAINMENT

Monopoly's hidden maps

During World War II, the Britain's secret service enlisted an unlikely partner in the ongoing war effort: Monopoly.

ABC News

Network rounds mean no rest for Obama

President Obama will appear on a record five TV networks plus sit down with late-night host David Letterman.

USA TODAY

Film chief at Disney steps down

The chairman of Walt Disney Studios, Dick Cook, resigned following struggles with profitability, creative focus and a shifting relationship with other Disney units.

New York Times

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