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In this file photo, CodePink's Medea Benjamin demonstrates on Capitol Hill in Washington, as Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing related to the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP)

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Student loan debt rose 25 percent in 2009

Total student loan debt exceeds total credit card debt in this country, with almost $850 billion outstanding, according to a publisher of student aid websites.

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Detroit Free Press

Report: homegrown terrorists pose biggest threat

A new report says that the biggest terrorist threat is no longer coming from Afghanistan or Pakistan. The main threat, experts say, now comes from within our own borders.

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NPR

Federal judge: Military's ban on gays violates 1st Amendment

A federal judge in Southern California has declared the U.S. military's ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional because it violates the First Amendment rights of gays and lesbians.

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USA TODAY

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Has Calif. Supreme Court ruling 'wiped out' Proposition 8 opposition?

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Christian Science Monitor

4 confirmed dead in San Bruno fire

The death toll from the natural gas line explosion that leveled a San Bruno neighborhood grew to four as the National Transportation Safety Board launched a team to the scene of the disaster.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Calif. homes on fire after explosion

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Photos: San Bruno explosion and fire burns numerous homes

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San Jose Mercury News

E-mail virus shows security weakness

A global e-mail virus spammed inboxes, slowing — and sometimes halting — work at offices around the world as employees watched their inboxes inexplicably fill with e-mails titled "Here you have."

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PC World

NATION

Gulf oil spill: anatomy of a disaster

The cause of the explosion remains under investigation by federal authorities. But as more information trickles out, the image of a high-stakes, high seas venture collapsing in disarray is sharpening.

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CBS News

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Report spreads blame; what about liability?

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NPR

Minister: Quran burning might not be canceled, only suspended

Rev. Terry Jones says he's "reconsidering" his decision to call off the controversial event until getting word from an imam he has accused of lying about moving the location of the New York City mosque.

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CBS News

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Memphis church reaches out to Muslims

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MSNBC

POLITICS

Obama names Goolsbee to lead White House economy panel

President Barack Obama said he’s appointing Austan Goolsbee to lead the Council of Economic Advisers, calling him “one of the finest economists in the country.”

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The Hill

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Mixed reaction to business tax-break plan

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NPR

Wis. election officials reach deal on military, overseas voting

Wisconsin election officials and the Department of Justice have reached an agreement on how the state will comply with a new law designed to ensure all military and overseas voters have their ballots counted.

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Star Tribune

BUSINESS

The poor sacrificed to boost economy

When Congress returns from vacation, there will be lots of talk about stimulating the economy. What will get less attention are programs to help low-income Americans.

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NPR

Goolsbee said to be picked to head White House economic panel

President Barack Obama will appoint Austan Goolsbee to lead the Council of Economic Advisers, replacing Christina Romer, according to an administration official.

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Bloomberg

Coffee prices on the rise

A trifecta of bad news has sent coffee futures soaring, and companies such as Dunkin' Donuts, Green Mountain and Maxwell House are passing on those costs.

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CNNMoney

EDUCATION

Community colleges get creative with remedial education

Record numbers of students are arriving on community college campuses this fall, but nearly 60 percent aren’t academically prepared to handle the classwork.

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Teachers give generously from own money for school supplies

According to a recent study by the National School Supply and Equipment Association, U.S. public school teachers on average spent $356 of their own money on supplies for their classrooms in 2009-10.

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Ventura County Star

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Benedict to encounter hostile audience in visit to United Kingdom

Pope Benedict XVI travels to the United Kingdom for only the second papal visit to Britain, confronting Catholic-Protestant tensions and recent controversies.

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Religion News Service

Typical Briton is a 'fuzzy believer'

While secularism is on the increase in the U.K., immigration from Poland and the Indian subcontinent could reverse this trend.

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Guardian

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Viral video makes the VMAs relevant again

Social media, not radio or MTV, has become the way much of the public now becomes acquainted with new music. This changing of the guard is now being reflected by MTV’s Video Music Awards.

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MSNBC

Special section:

2010 MTV Video Music Awards

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MTV

Review: NBC's 'Outsourced': outrageous or outstanding?

To survive long term, a sitcom needs to surprise and engage beyond those initial expectations. It must prove it can be both provocative and sophisticated — while remaining true to the format's roots.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Columns And Op-Ed

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Castle's challenger

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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The American Dust Bowl returns

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Forbes

Music, meals and Marines

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Column (Ed Quillen):

Sacred ground in the West: What makes it hallowed?

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Salt Lake Tribune

Blog (Francine Kiefer):

When a Muslim holiday falls on 9/11

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News Desk

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Obama wins the right to invoke 'state secrets' to protect Bush crimes

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Unclaimed Territory

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After Obama, a dose of Hillary Clinton? Many moderates would support her

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GOOD NEWS

George Soros gives $100 million to human rights group

Billionaire philanthropist and investor, George Soros, donated more than $100 million to Human Rights Watch, the New York-based organization that investigates and highlights human rights worldwide.

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The Daily Maverick

City to recognize rescuers in Anchorage, Alaska, plane crash

More than 30 civilians put themselves in danger to assist in the rescue. The police department will also honor six of its officers who the department says went beyond the call of duty in responding to the crash.

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Anchorage Daily News

WORLD

For Chile, colossal trouble for natives on Easter Island

The modern-day descendants of the people who made those ancient statues, the indigenous Rapanui, have a conflict with the Chilean state.

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NPR

China may relax its 1-child rule

An aging population and the need for more workers have prompted China's Communist Party to consider relaxing the decades-long ban that restricts couples to one child.

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USA TODAY

HEALTH

New high-risk insurance pool draws only a few applicants

Few Iowans are showing interest in a new state health insurance program for people with medical conditions, such as cancer, diabetes or high blood pressure.

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Des Moines Register

More primary care services do not guarantee better health care

A country's primary care needs are not just a question of numbers; increasing the amounts of primary care services does not guarantee that patients will experience better outcomes.

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Medical News Today

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Appeals court lifts embryonic stem cell research funding ban

The government can fund embryonic stem cell research while it appeals a decision banning government support for any activity using cells taken from human embryos, an appeals court said.

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Bloomberg

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One-third of Americans back ban on synthetic biology

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LiveScience

Stay on stem cell funding ban

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Science Fair

Special section:

Stem cell debate timeline

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CBS News

Alien oceans detected by telescopes?

The next generation of telescopes could reveal the presence of oceans on planets outside our solar system.

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BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Climate-change study: Today's power plants aren't the problem

When it comes to greenhouse-gas emissions contributing to global warming, the problem isn't the power plant on the outskirts of town. Rather, it's the plants that will be built a decade from now.

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Christian Science Monitor

In the market for pollution: carbon trade or carbon con?

A company recycles a product, doing its part for the environment, only to be told it's worth more to destroy it. Welcome to the wonderful world of the carbon market, especially with refrigerants.

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Scientific American

SPORTS

Giants move closer to Padres

The Giants beat the Padres 7-3 to creep within a game of the National League West lead. The Giants hope it reverses a trend.

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USA TODAY

Saints frustrate Brett Favre as Vikings fall in NFC title rematch

Drew Brees and the Saints extended New Orleans' Super Bowl euphoria and denied Brett Favre a victory in the Superdome.

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ESPN

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No explosion, no win at the Superdome

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YouTube

Durant, US rout Russia, move into semifinal game

No other team in the 2010 FIBA World Championship has the speed and athleticism of U.S. And those are exactly the advantages the U.S. team used in its 89-79 quarterfinal victory over Russia.

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NBA.com

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Airline industry soars toward recovery

The global airline industry is expected to pull out of its slump and make its first profit in three years, according to an industry report.

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CNNMoney

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Part of a rainbow is seen at left behind the Millennium Wheel hit by light from the setting sun in London. (Photo by Matt Dunham / AP)

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