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A Libyan soldier standing on a vehicle waves a pistol in the air to celebrate in Tripoli, Libya. Thousands of Moammar Gadhafi‘s supporters poured into the streets of Tripoli waving flags and firing their guns in the air, claiming overnight military successes. (Photo by Ben Curtis / AP)

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International Women’s Day: a century of slow progress

Much has changed in the 100 years since one million women took to Europe‘s streets for the first International Women’s Day demanding the right to work, the vote and an end to discrimination.

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Guardian

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Women who turned politics upside-down

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MSNBC

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100th International Women’s Day

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NPR

Difficult decisions ahead on Mars

The joint Mars exploration envisioned by the U.S. and Europe is set for an overhaul after an announcement that the American part of the budget is critically short of funds.

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BBC

A tug of war over US military options in Libya

As Libyan aircraft and soldiers continue to attack anti-government rebels, political pressure is mounting for the U.S. and its allies to take action.

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NPR

Region in turmoil

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Al Jazeera

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Gadhafi air strikes on Libyan civilians

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CBS News

Result of Calif. prison worker furloughs — $1B liability

California prison workers have racked up 33.2 million hours of vacation, sick and other paid time off — an astounding accumulation that amounts to nearly half a year per worker.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Protests in 5 states as union battle rages

The battle over union rights raged on several fronts with protests in at least five states and a bill to curb collective bargaining rights winning final passage in the Idaho state legislature.

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Reuters

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E-mails reveal possible concessions on union bill

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

NATION

More states use purchasing power to ‘buy American,’ create jobs

State and local governments are increasingly trying to leverage their purchasing power to favor American businesses and create jobs.

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ABC News

Special section:

Made in America

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ABC News

Ending homelessness: a model in NY that might work

Thirty years ago, a nonprofit was launched to find permanent housing for the homeless in New York. Now it has a national campaign.

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NPR

Despite openness pledge, President Obama pursues leakers

The Obama administration, which famously pledged to be the most transparent in American history, is pursuing an unexpectedly aggressive legal offensive against federal workers.

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Politico

POLITICS

Spending fight continues: Capitol Hill vs. White House

The spending fight will take center stage on Capitol Hill, with two votes in the Senate and more negotiations expected between Congressional leaders and the White House.

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ABC News

Huckabee says SC is a ‘must win’ for GOP presidential run

Republican Mike Huckabee said that if he decides to run for his party’s nomination for president again in 2012, he knows he has to win South Carolina.

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The State

HEALTH

Obesity: ‘Like the new smoking’

Two out of three Americans are at greater risk for getting cancer than they need to be. This particular cancer risk shared by 150 million or so Americans comes from being overweight.

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Researchers find US ‘diabetes belt’

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Reuters

Prenatal Down syndrome blood tests are in the works

A new method of screening for Down syndrome during pregnancy may eventually offer a safer, less invasive alternative to amniocentesis, according to a new study.

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WebMD

EDUCATION

Obama administration pushes teacher preparation accountability

Federal officials plan to overhaul the reporting requirements for higher education-based teacher preparation in favor of leaner, outcome-based indicators of program quality.

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Budget cuts in Pa. mean tuition hikes

Gov. Corbett’s plan to cut higher education funding by half would inevitably mean tuition hikes, staff reductions and even fewer students, administrators at Pennsylvania’s colleges and universities said.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

The gray wave: retiring professors

College administrators will have to chart a tricky course as large numbers of professors are poised to retire over the next decade, but are not likely to leave willingly, a panel of experts said.

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Inside Higher Ed

ENVIRONMENT

Icelandic geothermal energy

Iceland’s largest energy company is considering construction of the world’s longest underwater electric cable so the nation can sell its vast geothermal and volcanic energy to the European market.

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Environmental News Network

Elephants outwit humans during intelligence test

Elephants recently aced a test of their intelligence and ability to cooperate, with two of them even figuring out ways that the researchers hadn’t previously considered to obtain food rewards.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

New net rules set to make cookies crumble

The way websites track visitors and tailor ads to their behaviour is about to undergo a big shake-up.

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BBC

Gene analysis of African Bushmen challenges assumptions of human origin

A team of Stanford University scientists has determined that the human family tree is rooted in one of the world’s most marginal and primitive people — the Bushmen of southern Africa.

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San Jose Mercury News

Fire in the hole

A new vent opened on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano and erupted slowly with quiet periods punctuated by curtains of lava 80 feet high, said scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

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Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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Kilauea volcano: Hawaii eruption spurts lava

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National Geographic

Columns And Op-Ed

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What should Tressel’s punishment be?

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ESPN

Blog (Jonathan Cohn):

Stealing away with health reform’s subsidies

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Column (Michael Lind):

The neocons are trying to talk us into war — again

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Salon

Column (Scott Herhold):

A shrine to the age-old art of barbering

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San Jose Mercury News

Column (Jonathan Chait):

Why I’d place my bet on Tim Pawlenty

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The New Republic

Column (Rahul Parikh):

The truth about music in the operating room

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Salon

America corrects a mistake: trying minors as adults

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Christian Science Monitor

Amazon should pay fair sales tax

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San Francisco Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Cooperation is contagious

Scientists have known that if one person is kind to another, that person will likely return the favor. But the new research shows this contagion extends beyond the initial pair of giving individuals.

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LiveScience

Ex-Starbucks executive helps develop global eye banks

Some 10 million people suffer from corneal blindness. A Seattle-based nonprofit is applying lessons learned in the coffee business in its efforts to bring sight to as many people as it can.

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NPR

Multiple sclerosis blocked in mice

Scientists have blocked harmful immune cells from entering the brain in mice that have a condition similar to multiple sclerosis.

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ScienceDaily

WORLD

New Guantanamo trials could include 9/11 suspected conspirators

President Barack Obama’s decision to resume military trials for detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will open the door for the prosecution of several suspected 9/11 conspirators.

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CBS News

US funding to train 140,000 African health care workers

The top U.S. AIDS official says the U.S. will fund training for 140,000 African health care workers in an initiative to “transform and dramatically increase” medical education and research on the continent.

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Karzai to Petraeus: Apologies are no longer enough

Apologies are not sufficient when it comes to civilian casualties, Afghan President Hamid Karzai told the NATO commander, days after a NATO air strike killed nine Afghan boys.

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CNN

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US negotiating security deal with Afghans

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Denver Post

BUSINESS

Why Barnes & Noble avoided Borders’ bankruptcy fate

Unlike Borders, Barnes & Noble seems to be far from its final chapter. Their e-book kiosk might be making all the difference.

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TIME

Heirloom tomatoes, coffee attract shoppers to US malls

Malls angling to reel in American shoppers are using groceries as bait. Grocery stores pull in shoppers almost nine times a month, three times as often as malls do, according to trade groups.

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Bloomberg

Crop prices feed inflation of food bills

Analysts and recently released government estimates predict food prices will rise this year thanks to a tangle of factors, including rising grain prices, monetary policy and oil costs.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

SPORTS

OSU coach Tressel knew of quarterback Pryor’s violation, Yahoo! says

Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel was aware that players were violating NCAA rules eight months before the school said it was informed of the infractions, Yahoo! reported.

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Bloomberg

UConn ends Big East tourney skid with rout of DePaul

Kemba Walker finished with 26 points, leading No. 21 Connecticut to a 97-71 victory against DePaul in the opening contest of the Big East Tournament.

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RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Hearing to ask: Are Muslims being radicalized?

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Peter King, a Long Island Republican, believes the hearing is a valuable investigation into the “radicalization” of many U.S. Muslims.

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NPR

The hymns that keep on going

There are many ways to identify the most lasting or best loved hymns among American Protestants. But what would we find by looking at all 28 hymnals published by mainline Protestant denominations?

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Christianity Today

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

New Orleans lets the good times roll for Mardi Gras

Judging by the frenzy of flamboyant costumes, the dancing and drinking on Fat Tuesday, the city was doing its best to forget the twin disasters that brought it to its knees.

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Yahoo! News

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Mardi Gras music: history you can dance to

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Popular traditions and history explained

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AOL News

GDC wrap-up: an eye on gaming’s future and past

The 25th annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco served as a setting to examine video games past, present and future.

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USA TODAY

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Woman fighting sex slavery named Hero of the Year

Anuradha Koirala, whose group has rescued more than 12,000 women and girls from sex slavery, was named the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year at a ceremony in Los Angeles.

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CNN

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A member of Mocidade Independente samba school parades atop a float at the Sambadrome during carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd / AP)

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