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Kai Diekmann, chief editor of German "Bild" newspaper, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, former US President George Bush, his wife Barbara, and Gorbachev's daughter Irina pose prior to the dinner "Fathers of the unity" in Berlin. (Photo by Michael Gottschalk / pool / AP)

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Germany celebrates 20th anniversary of Berlin Wall's fall

Since the fall of the wall, Berlin has roared back to life, offering visitors both a taste of modern Germany and a firsthand encounter with the wall's history.

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3 world leaders recall Berlin Wall's fall

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BBC

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Berlin Wall anniversary

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CNN

Lessons from oil industry may help address groundwater crisis

Some of the worst water battles of the next century in the U.S. may be over groundwater – a critical resource taken for granted until it begins to run out.

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esciencenews.com

Abdullah quits run-off, Afghan poll chaos

President Hamid Karzai’s challenger pulled out of the Afghan run-off election after accusing the government of not meeting his demands for a fair vote.

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Times Online

Afghan election

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BBC

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Karzai challenger quits Afghan runoff

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CNN

Black students fall behind

The identity issues facing middle-class black and Latino teenagers might be a clue as to why they don't do as well academically as their white counterparts, some researchers and educators say.

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NPR

Clinton calls Israeli settlement construction concessions 'unprecedented'

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said at a press conference in Jerusalem that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement on limiting construction in the settlements was "unprecedented."

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Haaretz

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Palestinian anger

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Times Online

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Clinton's Middle East mission for peace

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NATION

9 remain missing after midair collision

Rescuers are still searching for nine people missing in the Pacific off the southern California coast after a Coast Guard C-130 plane and a Marine AH-1 Cobra helicopter collided in midair.

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CNN

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Searchers scan Calif. seas for 3rd day

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Chapel housing 9/11 remains is set afire

The inside of a temporary structure where the remains of those who did not survive the burning World Trade Center towers was itself set aflame.

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Calif. may pull the plug on power-guzzling flat-screen TVs

The state that first championed the ban on energy-hogging refrigerators in the 1970s now has its sights set on power-hungry flat-screen TVs.

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Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

Privacy looms over gay rights vote

At a time when voters in many states are using petitions to qualify ballot measures on issues from gay rights to property rights, a legal dispute over the identity of 138,000 petition signers raises questions.

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3rd party challenges in NJ, NY viewed as a warning sign

Third-party candidates are shaking up two major races in elections, and the success of those candidacies is a warning shot fired at both major parties by voters disillusioned by politics as usual.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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GOP assemblywoman suspends campaign

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Newsday

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Democrats move to mark up climate bill, but Republicans say not so fast

Senate Republicans on the Environment and Public Works Committee say they may block panel Democrats from holding a mark-up hearing to pass climate legislation.

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The Hill

ENVIRONMENT

How does your rooftop grow?

Green roofs are rapidly gaining popular attention in the United States, recently becoming a high-profile component of sustainable building construction.

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LiveScience

AEP tests coal’s future at its W.Va. plant

An American Electric Power Co. plant in New Haven, W.Va., may help determine whether the nation’s 1,500 coal-burning power generators become relics of a dirtier age or can flourish in a low-carbon world.

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Bloomberg

Calif. oil spill cleanup will take days, Coast Guard official says

Cleanup crews will resume mopping up an oil tanker spill that dirtied at least 12 birds and left tar balls on the shoreline at Crown Memorial Beach and Ballena Bay in Alameda, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.

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San Jose Mercury News

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Founder of Dead Poets Society visits the graves of poets

In real life, the leader of the Dead Poets Society is a balding amateur poet who drives around in his "Poemobile," visiting and documenting the graves of dead poets and calling attention to their works.

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Denver Post

Will having 10 best-picture nominees diminish Oscar?

The number of Academy Award best-picture nominees will double from five to 10 for the first time since 1943.

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ABC News

EDUCATION

Federal government takeover of college loan pool in works

Banks and other private sources would be cut out of the college loan process by the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, passed by the U.S. House. The measure still must be considered by the Senate.

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Kansas City Star

School suicides lead Calif. students to battle despair together

As debate continued over how to stop the deaths and improve safety at the crossing where the young people stepped in front of moving trains, Sophia Jiang launched Operation Beautiful.

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Denver Post

HEALTH

FDA: no 'miracle cure' for swine flu

Fake drugs, ultraviolet lights and zappers that say they can kill the virus are just some of the products that have shown up on the Internet as this pandemic has grown.

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ABC News

Special section:

Swine flu

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BBC

Study examines mercury in vaccines

The presence of thimerosol in the H1N1 vaccine has once again raised concerns of whether there are risks posed to children when the tiny amount of mercury contained in thimerosol is included in a vaccine.

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Medical News Today

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GOOD NEWS

MLB stands up to cancer in Game 3

Major League Baseball, MasterCard Worldwide and Stand Up To Cancer joined together to lift up a sellout crowd and create a historic and "Priceless" live display of people helping others.

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MLB.com

Abused Zimbabwe elephants to return to the wild

Nine Zimbabwean elephants, which animal rights activists say were cruelly abused by an elephant-back safari operator, will return to the wild after being rehabilitated.

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Earth Times

WORLD

Philippines recovering after Typhoon Mirinae leaves 14 dead

The Philippines has been recovering after Typhoon Mirinae passed across Manila and southern Luzon, leaving 14 people dead and four missing, the National Disaster Coordinating Council said.

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Typhoon Mirinae lashes Philippines

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CNN

Big winner on economic stimulus and jobs is … Puerto Rico?

The island territory has been able to add a high number of new jobs per capita thanks to stimulus money, but it comes at a time of political struggle between public and private labor in Puerto Rico.

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Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

Payrolls probably fell, factories sped up

Employers in the U.S. kept cutting jobs and manufacturing picked up, pointing to an uneven economic recovery that will take time to encourage hiring, economists said before reports.

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Bloomberg

Del. beats Switzerland as most secretive financial center

The tiny state of Delaware beats the Alpine country in a contest for the most secretive financial jurisdiction, a tax justice rights group said.

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Reuters

Ford workers reject contract changes

Ford Motor Co. workers have overwhelmingly rejected contract changes that would have allowed the automaker to cut labor costs, leaving Ford at a disadvantage to its Detroit rivals.

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Houston Chronicle

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

World's oldest spider web

Spider webs encased in amber, discovered on an East Sussex beach, have been confirmed by scientists as the world's oldest on record.

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BBC

The global anti-trust battle over Google Inc.'s digital library

When plans were announced in 2004 to digitally scan millions of books, many saw the project as a visionary digital undertaking; but the project is now embroiled in a ferocious legal free-for-all.

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TIME

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Innovations in Internet search are surging

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San Jose Mercury News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

US churches pave way for Catholic switch

A few Texas churches may have helped pave the way for Anglicans worldwide to become Catholic under a new Vatican plan that makes it easier for such conversions.

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MSNBC

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Vatican may accept some married priests

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USA TODAY

Muslims call for justice at funeral for lslamic leader killed by FBI agents

Upset yet content with God’s will, Muslims called for justice at the funeral of an Islamic leader who was killed by FBI agents.

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Detroit Free Press

14th century Cairo mosque restored to its old glory

Developers unveiled the restoration of a 650-year-old mosque in Cairo's old city, part of an effort to revitalize the impoverished district and boost tourism to Egypt's treasure trove of Islamic sites.

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San Jose Mercury News

SPORTS

Andy Pettitte helps own cause in 5th-inning rally

Andy Pettitte's biggest moment through the first five innings in Game 3 of the World Series came at the plate.

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MLB.com

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A visual tour of the series

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NBC Sports

Is running a marathon safe?

More people than ever are taking part in running events, but seven runners have died in recent races.

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CBS News

Hamilton flies to Abu Dhabi pole

Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix by a crushing 0.7 second margin over the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Ex-homeless man honored for memoir

Thomas Wagner, who used to live under a viaduct, was honored for penning the critically acclaimed memoir "Land of the Lost Souls: My Life on the Streets."

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A Hindu man hands a wayside child vendor a two Rupees coin to buy a lotus flower in Bhubaneswar, India. (Photo by Biswaranjan Rout / AP)

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