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Republican Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty speaks on ABC’s “This Week” in Ames, Iowa. Hours after finishing a disappointing third in the Iowa straw poll, Pawlenty dropped out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination. (Photo by ABC News / AP)

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A campground in Brooklyn

When New Yorkers get out of town, they often go to “the country.” When in New York, out-of-towners usually end up in a hotel. Now there’s one destination for all: A campground is growing in Brooklyn.

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Wall Street Journal

Gallup: Obama’s rating sinks below 40 percent for 1st time

President Barack Obama’s summer woes have dragged his approval rating to an all-time low, sinking below 40 percent for the first time in Gallup’s daily tracking poll.

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Los Angeles Times

Pawlenty drops out of presidential race

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty abandoned his bid for the GOP presidential nomination after a disappointing finish in the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa.

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CNN

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GOP race jolted with straw poll, Perry entry

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Houston Chronicle

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Bachmann and Perry — a beautiful 2012 rivalry

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Reuters

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Bachmann triumphs at Iowa straw poll

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USA TODAY

Some good news about the economy

It may seem hard to believe after such a tumultuous week on Wall Street, but economists do see a few bright spots.

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NPR

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Markets heading to new danger zone: Zoellick

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Reuters

Afghanistan: Many die in assault on governor’s compound

At least 19 people are dead and many are injured after militants stormed the Parwan provincial governor’s compound in the town of Charikar, Afghanistan.

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BBC

NATION

Indiana State Fair stage collapse: 5 dead

The main stage collapsed on a crowd waiting for a Sugarland performance at the Indianapolis fair after being blasted by winds as strong as 60 to 70 mph. The death toll has risen to five.

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Los Angeles Times

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Terrifying Ind. State Fair stage collapse

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Gizmodo

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Ind. State Fair stage collapse

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ABC News

60,000 pounds of ground beef being recalled because of E. coli

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says National Beef Packing Co. of Dodge City has recalled about 60,424 pounds of ground beef because of E. coli concerns.

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MSNBC

Could London-style riots happen in US?

As Americans look across the Atlantic, a natural question arises: Could the recent violence that erupted in Britain be coming soon to this country as well?

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CBS News

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America’s most destructive riots of all time

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CNBC

POLITICS

Obama casts Congress as the problem

President Barack Obama used his weekly address to decry partisanship of Congress, seeking to align himself with a frustrated electorate. But his own popularity has sagged, and critics draw Jimmy Carter comparisons.

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Christian Science Monitor

Betty Ford’s death widens rift at her old treatment center

The death of former first lady Betty Ford has deepened divisions between the Ford family and allies and the director of the Betty Ford Center, prompting several people to pull donations.

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USA TODAY

BUSINESS

Stocks cheap but not cheerful

After a roller-coaster week in risk-averse markets, world stocks are looking decidedly cheap. Valuations have fallen steeply as the benchmark MSCI world equity index hit 11-month lows, down 15 percent.

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CNBC

BP ‘cannot find skilled workers’

A shortage of engineering skills in the U.K. could hamper growth at BP’s North Sea operations, an executive has said.

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BBC

HEALTH

The science of making chocolate

When most chocolate lovers snap off a cube of chocolate they are not thinking about its delicate crystal structure, nor the percentage of milk proteins it contains as it melts in their mouth.

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Sydney Morning Herald

Depression raises female risk of stroke by 29 percent

Adult females with clinical depression are 29 percent more likely to suffer a stroke than other women of the same age without depression, according to an article published in the journal Stroke.

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Medical News Today

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Cuba sees its 1st ‘gay wedding’

A Cuban man and transgendered woman have married. Same-sex marriage is illegal in Cuba, but bride Wendy Iriepa is legally a woman after undergoing one of the first state-sponsored sex changes in 2007.

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BBC

Making nice in the online world

Summer teaches us two things: Corn on the cob is labor intensive, and houseguests are a risky proposition, especially if you’re renting online.

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Wall Street Journal

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

The buddha in the mirror

If we have the courage to look at ourselves honestly, we see both our flaws and our basic goodness, known in the Buddhist tradition as our buddhanature.

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Jewish seniors come to summer camp

Though most Jewish summer camps are held for youth, for two weeks at Isabella Freedman, active, fun-seeking seniors, some in their 90s, dominate the scene.

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SPORTS

Sox beat Royals behind Lillibridge’s 3-run home run

The White Sox won the series against the Royals with 6-2 victory. And while a sweep would have been preferable, right now the Sox would be satisfied with taking two of three games.

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Chicago Tribune

There’s no stealing Serena’s thunder

Following a year lost to injury, 29-year-old Serena Williams arrived in Toronto ranked 80th in the world. After brushing aside Sam Stosur 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the Rogers Cup, she has risen to 31st.

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Toronto Star

Columns And Op-Ed

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Vodka nation

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Weekly Standard

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Iowa straw poll wins rarely lead to big time

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Political Hotsheet

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Tackle the reasons for flash mobs

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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What Michele Bachmann’s win means

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Telegraph.co.uk

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Analysis: Results good for Santorum, bad for Pawlenty

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MSNBC

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Our beauty obsession is boring. Let’s celebrate the grotesque

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Guardian

Blog (Hendrik Hertzberg):

GOP fitness training at the Fox News gym

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GOOD NEWS

Off-duty police officer confronted rioting youths in London

A police officer has been hailed as a hero after confronting hooded youths during rioting while off duty and wearing no protective equipment.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Full Circle Farm sets down urban roots

When Full Circle Farm planted its first vegetable crops in Sunnyvale, Calif., no one could have foreseen that the 11-acre urban farm would grow more than 50,000 pounds of organic produce.

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San Jose Mercury News

Saving the Earth is new mission at more churches countrywide

In churches — and synagogues and mosques — across the country, saving the planet is becoming as important as saving souls.

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Orlando Sentinel

WORLD

Cheers as Suu Kyi tests freedom

Thousands of well-wishers lined roadsides in Myanmar to welcome opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she tested the limits of her freedom by taking her first political trip after her release from house arrest.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

At least 21 dead after Syrian naval forces shell port city

At least 21 people were killed in a Syrian military crackdown on anti-government protesters in the northwestern port city of Latakia, opposition groups said.

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CNN

Famine in Somalia also taking toll on Islamic militia group

As the U.S. and other donors scramble to help Somalis, some experts see an opportunity of sorts. The drought, they say, seems to be starving the Islamist militia group al-Shabaab of resources.

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NPR

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Horn of Africa famine

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Telegraph.co.uk

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Wyo. paleontology dispatch No. 1: Why 56 million years ago?

56 million years ago, the Paleocene Epoch passed into the Eocene. The Paleocene, which began about 66 million years ago, marked the beginning of the so-called “Age of Mammals.”

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Smithsonian Magazine

Annual meteor shower puts on celestial fireworks display

Sky-gazers across parts of the planet have been treated to a celestial display of the Perseid meteor shower.

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BBC

Traces of DNA discovered in space

A team of NASA scientists appears to have found chemicals called nucleobases — building blocks for DNA — on meteorites.

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Christian Science Monitor

ENVIRONMENT

Recycling stores invest in community and the environment

It’s the ultimate in recycling, plus a cost-effective way to improve or furnish homes — and a major fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity affiliates.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Scientists keep trying to restore Atlantic water meadows

Attempts to bring eelgrass back have largely failed, but scientists are hoping a revival is coming through ongoing restoration work, including in New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Mass.

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San Francisco Chronicle

EDUCATION

Official: Make teachers pay for cheating

School employees found helping students cheat on standardized tests shouldn’t only lose their jobs, they should pay to clean up the mess, said acting Commissioner of Education George Coleman.

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Connecticut Post

Charter school bid aimed at immigrants

A proposal to create a charter school in Somerville, Mass., targeting students from the city’s immigrant community is starting to generate debate as the founding group works to finalize its plan.

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Boston Globe

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Father’s dog tag finally in son’s hands after 40 years

Christopher DeGroff never knew his father. But 40 years after his death Christopher received his father’s dog tag and learned what happened to him.

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Las Vegas Review Journal

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Pakistani girls perform during a ceremony to mark Independence Day in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan is celebrating the 65th anniversary of its independence from British rule. (Photo by Anjum Naveed / AP)

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