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Demonstrators stage a protest against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, demanding an end to the violence in Libya, in Valletta, Malta. World leaders have demanded action to stop the bloody crackdown against protesters in Libya. (Photo by Gregorio Borgia / AP)

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Holding on to Gullah culture

African-American linguist Lorenzo Dow Turner studied the culture of Sapelo Island, Georgia. Then he introduced the world to a community that still retains music and dances from West Africa.

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Smithsonian

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PBS

What is going to happen to the former NFL player’s brain?

Tregg Duerson, his face drawn and his eyes exhausted, expressed confusion and dismay about many of the details surrounding his father’s suicide. But he is sure of his father’s wish to donate his brain for study.

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NFL player’s suicide renews head trauma debate

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Leaders seek resolution for Libya crisis

International pressure mounted against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi amid clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters in the north African country.

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CNN

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Obama announces Libya sanctions

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BBC

Libya in crisis — live coverage

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Guardian

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Pressure mounts on Libya’s Gadhafi

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Al Jazeera

Obama urges Congress to avoid gridlock over budget

President Barack Obama urged Congress to find “common ground” that spared the country a damaging government shutdown, as U.S. lawmakers prepare for a showdown over spending cuts.

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Reuters

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Obama updates the nation

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USA TODAY

Civil War anniversary may mean business

This April marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War, which, among other things, promises to make 2011 the biggest year for the Civil War re-enactment business in 146 years.

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BusinessWeek

NATION

An American honor killing

Honor crimes occur most commonly in the Middle East, South Asia and North Africa. But the practice has followed immigrants from countries like Iraq and Yemen to the West.

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TIME

Health care law challenge ‘unenforceable’

State Attorney General Roy Cooper says a North Carolina challenge to the federal health care overhaul is “unenforceable” and could endanger federal health care funding to the state.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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NC health care challenge given final OK

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BusinessWeek

POLITICS

2012 contenders set their sights on swing-state governors

If you’re a swing-state governor, a trip to the National Governors Association meeting in Washington is just another chance for the 2012 wannabes and their backers to hit you up for support.

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Politico

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Ambitious governors shift political power

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CNN

Federal government sends health care funds to worried states

The federal government announced funding to help states evaluate health insurance rates and run preventive medicine programs, just as many state officials worry they cannot afford to carry out reforms.

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Reuters

HEALTH

Creating tomorrow’s abortion providers at UC and Stanford

Graduating in record numbers from medical schools, young women are increasing the ranks of tomorrow’s abortion providers, bringing the procedure out of the margins.

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San Jose Mercury News

FDA struggles to keep unapproved drugs off the market

As the Food and Drug Administration struggles to test new pharmaceuticals, it’s also trying to deal with a problem most people don’t even know exists.

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EDUCATION

Jail time for sneaking kids into a better school: Was justice served?

Would you go to jail to give your children a better education? Would you claim your kids live with a grandparent so they could attend an elite suburban school?

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Christian Science Monitor

Board votes to lay off RI teachers

The school board of Rhode Island’s capital city, Providence, has voted to send termination letters to all of its nearly 2,000 teachers after city officials said the move would give them flexibility to make cuts.

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Houston Chronicle

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A war on teachers

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CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Dark matter theory challenged by gassy galaxies result

A controversial theory that challenges the existence of dark matter has been buoyed by studies of gas-rich galaxies.

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BBC

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Baby planet birth spotted for 1st time

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Staring contests are automatic: People lock eyes to establish dominance

New research published in Psychological Science suggests that the dominance behavior exhibited by staring someone down can be reflexive.

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LiveScience

How a Smilodon saber-toothed cat closed its gaping mouth

The mystery of how prehistoric saber-toothed cats coped with their oversize teeth has been solved in part by a new analysis of the cats’ jaws.

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BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

For Buddhist master, you are how you eat

Dr. Jan Chozen Bays is a physician and a Zen priest. In her work, she pairs science, spirituality, research and reflection to approach a problem that threatens our deepest eating intentions.

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Religion News Service

Jailed Christian convert is freed in Afghanistan after religious campaign

An Afghan man who was jailed for nine months for converting to Christianity has been released after an intense campaign by international diplomatic missions and Christian activists.

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Salon

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Albert Raboteau):

Slavery and redemption in America

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Huffington Post

A milestone for gay civil rights

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Denver Post

Cure for Middle East oil shock? A higher US gasoline tax

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Christian Science Monitor

Column (Tom Eblen):

Watson for president

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Unions

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Slate

Column (Marc Dion):

Playing the envy game

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Creators Syndicate

Keep mortgage alive with Fannie, Freddie

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San Francisco Chronicle

Blog (Merv Benson):

Energy prices hurt economy

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Who’ll control Libya’s oil economy if Gadhafi falls?

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McClatchy Newspapers

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GOOD NEWS

Matching medical supplies with communities in need

Project C.U.R.E. collects donated medical supplies and equipment from manufacturers and sends the materials to the developing world.

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PBS

More Americans participate in the arts

A new analysis of data collected by the 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts reveals that nearly 75 percent of American adults participate in the arts.

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PNNOnline

The wonders of watercress

The benefits of watercress were first recognized by Hippocrates, the father of medicine, who is said to have placed his first hospital beside a stream to grow watercress with which to treat patients.

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WORLD

No survivors as New Zealand quake search goes on

Rescue workers in New Zealand found no survivors during another day of searching in the quake-hit city of Christchurch, as the slow process of identifying the dead began.

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BBC

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Christchurch earthquake: a bird’s eye view

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New Zealand Herald

Irish general election turns into mudslinging match with parties divided

Single transferable vote system turns colleagues into rivals as Fine Gael look likely to fall short of Dail majority.

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Guardian

BUSINESS

Cattle prices up, but costs up too

The last few months have been truly a best-of-times, worst-of-times period for cattle producers. A rebound in demand has driven prices to record levels for both live cattle and feeder cattle.

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Des Moines Register

Wall Street rebounds from sell-off as oil fears ease

Wall Street rebounded after a weeklong sell-off as oil prices stabilized from recent highs. The Nasdaq Composite jumped more than 1 percent led by semiconductor issues.

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Reuters

SPORTS

Kings ask for more time

The Sacramento Kings may not have a deal yet to go to Anaheim, but they’re exploring that option. The NBA revealed that the Kings’ owners requested an extension of the deadline for permission to move.

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Kings trying to leave Sacramento

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Giants enjoy series afterglow, but Rangers hit speed bump

With the World Series team almost intact, the biggest news in this camp is Aubrey Huff’s announcement that his red rally thong — donned throughout the Giants’ magical late-season run — is retired.

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USA TODAY

ENVIRONMENT

Why Ottawa bombs its frozen rivers

Ottawa’s residents must stay a safe distance from the river during the annual ice-blasting to prevent melt-water flooding the city. But what does this do to the fish?

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BBC

Can ‘geoengineering’ really freeze or slow global warming?

Scientist consider blasting sulfate particles into the sky and placing iron filings in the ocean to save the planet.

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USA TODAY

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Donor-conceived and out of the closet

The children of anonymous sperm donors are growing up, speaking out, and demanding rights in a forum fraught with controversy.

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Newsweek

Mobile etiquette seen getting worse, not better

Whether it is texting during dinner, talking on a cell phone in a public restroom or using a laptop while driving, most people think mobile etiquette is getting worse, not better.

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Reuters

Cell phone etiquette: 15 rules to follow

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Moving toward recovery

A health and fitness class for cancer survivors at a YWCA in Minneapolis is giving women a chance to gain strength while sharing their experiences.

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Photo of the Day

A visitor watches artwork by British artist Anthony Cragg during a new exhibition at the museum Kueppersmuehle in Duisburg, Germany. (Photo by Martin Meissner / AP)

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