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The crowd attending the "Restoring Honor" rally, organized by Glenn Beck, is seen from the top of the Washington Monument in Washington. In the foreground is the National World War II Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial is at the top. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / AP)

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Beck sounds religious rallying call ahead of event

Glenn Beck promised his rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., would fundamentally transform the U.S., sounding a deeply religious note in advance of the controversial event.

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Beck rally brings clash of ideals to Washington

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Obama marks end of US combat in Iraq

President Barack Obama said the end of combat operations in Iraq doesn't just reaffirm that country's sovereignty, but also makes good a campaign pledge.

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CBS News

Hurricane Danielle could bring rip currents to US coastline

Hurricane Danielle remained far out over the Atlantic, but is still expected to bring dangerous rip currents to the U.S. coast. The storm is southeast of Bermuda and is forecast to pass east of the island.

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Hurricane Danielle threatens rough waters at the NJ shore

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The Star-Ledger

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Cities attract hurricanes

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ABC News

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Danielle moves east of Bermuda

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Palestinians reject proposal for Netanyahu-Abbas meetings

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to hold a face-to-face meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

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Haaretz

Paying a price for I-95's promise

Interstate highways changed the way we think about cities and helped create the suburbs, the megalopolis and 90-minute commutes.

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NPR

NATION

Baby bust: US birth rate hits historic low

The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a century.

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Orlando Sentinel

Immigrants might be leaving Ariz. but staying inside the US

One of the key goals of the Arizona law was to encourage undocumented immigrants to self-deport to their home countries. But while people are leaving Arizona, many may be moving to other states.

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NPR

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Feds arrest 370 illegal immigrants

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NBC Chicago

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More Mich. voters support Ariz. immigration bill

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Detroit Free Press

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USA TODAY

US alarmed by example of 1st military tribunal case under new rules

After working to redeem the international reputation of military commissions, Obama administration officials are alarmed by the first case to go to trial under the new rules.

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POLITICS

Political ads surpass 2006 levels

It's not even Labor Day and negative political ads are muscling in on your TV time. Across the country, ad spending is up and attack ads lead the way.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Democrats file IRS complaint against Americans for Prosperity

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(USA TODAY)

On Politics

Ill. politicians: really corrupt or just dumb?

Rod Blagojevich's guilty verdict on one count of lying to the FBI makes him the second consecutive Illinois governor to be convicted of a crime, the fourth in less than 40 years.

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NPR

BUSINESS

FDA denies accelerated administrative approval for cancer drug

Federal regulators have ruled that a potential breast cancer treatment from ImmunoGen failed to meet the standard for accelerated approval, the company said.

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BusinessWeek

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Tech startups hope to fight cancer

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Houston Chronicle

Bank self-dealing catalyzed crisis

A ProPublica analysis shows the extent to which banks bought their own products and created fake demand.

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ProPublica

SPORTS

Plenty at stake as US basketball team heads into World Championship

The 2010 FIBA World Championship promises to bring out the best basketball of the summer. With 24 teams, the quality goes much deeper than in the 12-team Olympic competition two years ago.

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NBA.com

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Team USA talented, but will face challenges

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White Sox crush Yankees, wait for Manny

Guillen's team got off to a fast start in a 9-4 victory over the New York Yankees. A.J. Pierzynski hit a two-run double in Chicago's four-run first inning.

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NBCSports

ENVIRONMENT

Stimulus cash grant that propped up alt power due to expire

A federal grant program designed to stimulate spending on alternative energy is set to expire later this year, so energy developers and lawmakers are pushing Congress to extend it until 2012.

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Calif.'s green goal line in sight

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San Jose Mercury News

Another ice island breaks off Arctic glacier

A Bermuda-sized ice island broke free from the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf along the northern coast of Canada's Ellesmere Island.

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LiveScience

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Nation of Islam beginnings

Boxes of recently discovered Nation of Islam documents — some dating back to the movement's earliest days — were almost tossed into the trash, said a Detroit attorney, who is the trove's trustee.

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Chicago Sun-Times

More teens becoming 'fake' Christians

An author says more American teenagers are embracing a faith that portrays God as a "divine therapist."

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CNN

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Larry Kudlow):

Boehner's pro-growth message

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RealClearPolitics

Column (Jonathan Alter):

'The illustrated man'

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Newsweek

Column (J. Brian Atwood):

America is at its best when it is tolerant

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Star Tribune

Blog (James Ledbetter):

Baseball's incentive to lose

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MoneyBlog

Column (Juan Williams):

Even Katrina has a silver lining

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FOX News

Sports icons tumble from pedestals

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Column (Rich Miller):

Enough with the mosque: what about economy?

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Chicago Sun-Times

Column (Craig Ladwig):

Political correctness prevents us from discussing our problems

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GOOD NEWS

Teaching English to kids rewarding

Teenage students in Kosovo have taken advantage of an opportunity, thanks to a group of U.S. soldiers from Task Force Griffin, the aviation component of Multinational Battle Group East.

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Des Moines Register

Review: 'The Wish List'

The new Hallmark flick gives us a beautiful, lonely, wistful girl and two fine men who each in his own way longs for her love, but also serves up a scene that's one of the top-10 small TV moments.

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WORLD

Cuba embraces market reforms

Cuba has issued a pair of surprising free-market decrees allowing foreign investors to lease government land for up to 99 years and loosening strict state controls on commerce.

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CBS News

China seeks fresh nuclear talks, Kim Jong-il eludes cameras

China is lobbying neighbors to sign up to a road map for renewed nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea, whose leader, Kim Jong-Il is visiting China amid conciliatory words and threats of "holy war."

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Reuters

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North Korean leader on China visit

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Earth Times

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Scientists crack wheat's genetic code

British scientists have decoded the genetic sequence of wheat, a development that could help meet the challenges of climate change, disease and population growth.

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Denver Post

Cavemen may have wiped out cave bears

Giant cave bears, thought to have once dined on each other, might have been driven to extinction by the advance of humanity, scientists now suggest.

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LiveScience

Parents: Are you a high-tech snoop?

There's a growing arsenal of high-tech equipment to help parents monitor every move of their tweens and teens. But should parents use them?

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Star Tribune

EDUCATION

Paying the price

To deal with struggling economies and large budget cuts, governing boards all over the country are giving public institutions the authority to institute large tuition hikes.

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Inside Higher Ed

Education chief fired over $400M typo

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose deep budget cuts have won wide praise, fired his education commissioner after a clerical error cost the state $400 million in federal education dollars.

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Reuters

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Why women won’t ask for pay raises

Women earn far less than men, yet are reluctant to ask for salary increases. Why — and what is the best way to approach your boss?

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Guardian

Kindergarten's racial transformation

The kindergarten class of 2010-11 is less white, less black, more Asian and much more Hispanic than in 2000, reflecting the nation's rapid racial and ethnic transformation.

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USA TODAY

Hooping is hip again, for dancing, exercise and fun

Hula Hoops have become hip again, with clubs across the country bringing together hoop aficionados and exercise classes. Even first lady Michelle Obama touted the toy as a way to fight childhood obesity.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

HEALTH

At 101, patient is nation's oldest transcatheter heart valve replacement

A cutting-edge, experimental procedure replaced one of Doris Snyder's heart valves, allowing her to see her 102nd birthday.

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Medical News Today

Medicare to cover smoking cessation

Good news for seniors who want to quit smoking. Medicare will now cover tobacco cessation counseling, the Department of Health and Human Services announced.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Incarcerated pregnant women laboring and delivering in shackles

Across the U.S., there are stories of pregnant women going from jails or prisons to hospitals, where they labor and sometimes even deliver while restrained with handcuffs, leg shackles or both.

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NPR

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Wild horses graze in Duelmen, Germany. The last flock of wild horses on the European continent lives in a reservation in western Germany near the Dutch border. (Photo by Martin Meissner / AP)

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