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In this file photo, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski listens to a supporter at a quick campaign stop in Juneau, Alaska. Murkowski became the first Senate candidate in more than 50 years to win a write-in campaign. (Photo by Chris Miller / AP)

China to turn Silk Road city into special economic zone

China hopes Kashgar, the crossroads of Europe and Asia, will become the launch pad for goods into South and Central Asia. But Uighur residents worry that the real goal is to weaken their identity.

Los Angeles Times

A Muslim stronghold thrives in atheist China

Toronto Star

TSA chief defends airport screening

The head of the Transportation Security Administration, John Pistole, is defending controversial screening procedures at the nation’s airports that have everyone from civil liberties groups to airline pilots upset.

NPR

9 things to know about airport screening

TIME

Lisa Murkowski re-elected by write-ins

Sen. Lisa Murkowski has has won the Alaska Senate race, making her the first person in more than 50 years elected to the Senate with a write-in campaign.

Politico

Alaska 2010 election

Alaska Dispatch

Alaska Senate cliffhanger comes to an end

MSNBC

Landmark terror trial ends in verdict of not guilty on all but 1 count

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was acquitted of all but one count of conspiracy-related charges in a landmark civilian trial involving the first Guantanamo detainee to be tried in civilian court.

CNN

Blog:

Ahmed Ghailani convicted on 1 charge

(PBS)

The Rundown

New glowing squid found

A large new species of deep red squid, with organs that glow, has been discovered living near undersea mountains in the southern Indian Ocean.

National Geographic

NATION

As lenders restrict FHA mortgages, home ownership gets harder

Home ownership may be falling out of reach for more Americans as lenders toughen their standards for Federal Housing Administration-insured loans beyond what the agency itself requires.

Bloomberg

Special section:

The economy where you live

NPR

Rise in factory production lifts hopes

After leading the U.S. economy out of recession, manufacturers might be getting a second wind: Factories boosted their output in October by the most since July, the Federal Reserve said.

Sydney Morning Herald

The alchemy of job creation

Newsweek

US lags behind Europe in traffic safety

A new report says Europeans are doing a better job than Americans of reducing traffic fatalities. The reason for the discrepancy is not technological — it’s sociological.

NPR

Officials push for motorcycle helmet laws

Globeandmail.com

POLITICS

Pelosi wins Democratic leadership fight

House Democrats voted to make Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., their leader for the 112th Congress, overcoming objections from moderates who argued that she was partly responsible for the party’s defeat.

CNN

Blog:

Nancy Pelosi elected to lead House Democrats in new Congress

(CBS News)

Political Hotsheet

Newt Gingrich: I’m working to clear path for 2012 presidential run

Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he is making personal arrangements that would allow him to launch a campaign for president early next year, which his closest political adviser expects him to do.

Des Moines Register

BUSINESS

Currency fight with China divides American businesses

The dollar’s value has fallen only modestly against China’s currency. That is because Beijing has kept the renminbi artificially low by pegging it to the dollar — instead of letting it float to its market level.

New York Times

Unemployment benefits extension introduced in House

The unemployed would have 3 more months to file for extended jobless benefits under a bill introduced in the House.

CNNMoney

HEALTH

You are what your mother eats

The old aphorism “you are what you eat” doesn’t go far enough, a new study from Oregon National Primate Research Center finds. You may also be whatever your mother eats.

LiveScience

Special section:

Healthy eating and diet

WebMD

FDA bans alcoholic energy drinks

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration told makers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages that the drinks can no longer be sold in their current form.

HealthDay

EDUCATION

Momentum builds to restructure teacher education and training

With conversations about the best ways to evaluate teacher performance already proliferating across the nation, preservice preparation could be the next stop to receive a similarly high level of scrutiny.

Education Week

Cheating and the generational divide

The revelation that hundreds of University of Central Florida students received an advance version of a midterm exam exposes the widening chasm in how different generations perceive cheating.

Inside Higher Ed

SPORTS

Halladay wins NL Cy Young award

Roy Halladay arrived in Philadelphia to a standing ovation, a $60 million contract extension and the billing as baseball’s top ace.

Sports Illustrated

Kings put perfect home mark on the line against Blue Jackets

The Los Angeles Kings had no trouble at home last year when facing the Columbus Blue Jackets. With the Kings off to their best home start in club history, the Blue Jackets have their hands full again.

Sports Network

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog (Lincoln Mitchell):

After the shellacking

Huffington Post

Column (Elizabeth Kolbert):

Uncomfortable climate

The New Yorker

Blog (Ryan Singel):

FCC Chief Genachowski on net neutrality: Trust me

(Wired)

Epicenter

Blog (Evelyn Leopold):

UN: Crunch time for war, peace or chaos in Sudan

Huffington Post

Column (James T. Kloppenberg):

True to his word

Newsweek

Editorial:

College impact: Crank the engines

Florida Times-Union

Column (John Shattuck):

By admitting its human rights problems, US helps other nations admit theirs

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Laura Vanderkam):

Microphilanthropy is changing the face of charity

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

New drug ‘may turn back the clock on heart disease’

A new cholesterol drug that appears to be the most potent ever cleared a critical safety hurdle. Doctors have predicted it could be powerful enough to conquer heart disease.

USA TODAY

George H.W. Bush to receive highest civilian honor

Former President George H.W. Bush is one of 15 individuals who will receive America’s highest civilian honor early next year, the White House announced.

CNN

Homeless, Erie man rebuilds a new life

Jerry Johnson, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, did something this spring he thought he might never do: He played golf.

Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

Afghanistan: Can NATO‘s ’security bubbles’ last?

After nine years of war in Afghanistan, NATO is getting ready to ask its member countries to commit to the fight until at least 2014.

NPR

US troops will stay in Afghanistan until 2014

McClatchy Newspapers

Afghanistan: the deadly Konregal valley

CBS News

George Osborne: UK will help Ireland through debt crisis

The British chancellor vows to help restore stability to Ireland’s banking system as European finance ministers gather for a crunch meeting.

Guardian

Ireland’s struggling economy

CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

How pain can make you feel better

Scientists are finding strange connections between positive emotions and physical pain induced by “nonsuicidal self-injury.” Explanations include that we might be hard-wired to like pain.

Scientific American

Do open-access journals enhance scientific progress?

The trend of increasing open-access publication has many singing its praises, but not everyone sees unbridled scientific advancement.

Scientific American

ENVIRONMENT

BP deep-cleaning Gulf of Mexico beaches amid new worries

What’s typically a beautiful, quiet stretch of beach now resembles a construction site. Bulldozers and dump trucks shake the ground; a giant sifting machine spits clean sand out one end, tar balls out another.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Study: Texas coal power plants foul neighbors’ air

Coal-fired power plants in Texas are responsible for dozens of bad air days in neighboring states each year, according to a new analysis released by an environmental group.

Houston Chronicle

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

The Catholicity test

The occasional flaps between professors at Roman Catholic institutions and the bishops in their dioceses often hinge on whether allegiance to church orthodoxy trumps the free spirit of inquiry celebrated in academe.

Inside Higher Ed

Rev. to NJ church leaders: Thou shalt not use Facebook

Thou shalt not commit adultery. And thou also shalt not use Facebook. That’s the edict from a New Jersey pastor who feels the two often go together.

Philadelphia Inquirer

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

How the Internet is shaping our perception of beauty

The Web hasn‘t merely revolutionized the way we work and play; it’s changed our view of what’s attractive and appealing, according to new research.

The Independent

Blog:

Are your tech gadgets out to get you?

(Psychology Today)

The Social Thinker

Spain’s flamenco declared a cultural treasure by UNESCO

Spain’s flamenco world is stomping its heels with joy now that UNESCO has declared the quintessential Spanish genre of music and dance an art form the world should treasure.

CBC News

Review: The new Harry Potter film: a hollow hallows

Instead of scooting like a Golden Snitch during a Quidditch championship, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1” is struck with a long spell of aimlessness, and the viewer with the curse of ennui.

TIME

First 36 minutes of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ leaked online

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