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Protester John Leonard sleeps beneath a sheet of plastic on a fold out couch outside City Hall in Philadelphia. The demonstration is one of many being held across the country recently in support of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York. (Photo by Matt Rourke / AP)

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Cars still available, even if you don’t want to own one

While green-minded consumers, especially those on college campuses, are a potentially lucrative target, carshare companies like Zipcar target a wide range of customers.

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MSNBC

Auto makers are warming up to car sharing

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(Wall Street Journal)

Debate shows frontrunner Romney, cautious, lacks party majority

Mitt Romney left the stage of the Republican presidential debate as a cautious frontrunner, not prone to mistakes, who has yet to win the backing of at least 70 percent of his party.

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Bloomberg

Republican debate: Winners and losers

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(CBS News)

Political Hotsheet

Wall Street protest movement draws overseas attention

The Occupy Wall Street movement, which has spawned grass-roots activities around the U.S. and prompted comments from President Barack Obama, is now drawing political remarks from overseas.

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Boston Globe

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Why the Occupy Wall Street protest isn’t about a list of demands

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CNNMoney

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Occupy Wall Street protests continue to spread across country

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Guardian

Cargo ship leaking oil off New Zealand breaking apart

A cargo ship that has spilled hundreds of tons of oil since striking a reef off New Zealand’s coast appeared to be breaking up in heavy seas, as its captain faced criminal charges in court.

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CBS News

US seeks to punish Iran for Saudi envoy assassination plot

The Obama administration plans to leverage charges that Iran plotted to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States into a new global campaign to isolate the Islamic republic.

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USA TODAY

Special section:

Iran profile

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BBC

NATION

Should offenders who are minors be subject to strip searches?

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case testing whether prison guards may constitutionally strip search even minor traffic offenders when they are arrested and taken to jail.

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NPR

Frontline investigation: Newly released files cloud FBI’s anthrax finding

A re-examination of the anthrax investigation by “Frontline,” McClatchy and ProPublica turned up new evidence that challenges the FBI’s narrative accusing Bruce Ivins of the crime.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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New evidence adds doubt to FBI’s case against anthrax suspect

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ProPublica

Alabama parents prepare for the worst: separation from their kids

Hispanic families, fearing arrest under draconian new immigration laws, are starting to draw up legal documents for the care of their children.

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Guardian

POLITICS

Congress issues subpoena for Holder, others in ‘Fast and Furious’ probe

Congressional investigators have issued a subpoena to Attorney General Eric Holder, over the “Fast and Furious” federal gunrunning operation, according to Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California.

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CNN

Darrell Issa to Eric Holder: “You own Fast and Furious”

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(Houston Chronicle)

Texas on the Potomac

Senate blocks Obama’s $447B jobs plan

President Barack Obama’s drive to enact a $447 billion jobs plan was derailed by the U.S. Senate, falling short of the 60 votes needed to advance his proposal to revive the faltering economy.

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Bloomberg

BUSINESS

Sony halts 93,000 online accounts after unauthorized access

Sony Corp., the world’s second largest maker of video game machines, temporarily suspended about 93,000 user online gaming accounts after finding they were hacked.

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BusinessWeek

GM unveils convertible Camaro, plans to build small pickup in the US

General Motors confirmed that it plans to build the all-new Chevrolet Colorado small pickup trucks in the U.S. and unveiled its 2013 Chevrolet convertible as it seeks to grab share at its Dearborn rival’s expense.

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Detroit Free Press

Recession nipping at the heels of a slow-poke recovery

The U.S. economy has been hit by a series of external shocks that brought a modest recovery nearly to a halt. The slowdown, however, may have been under way even before the shocks took place.

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NPR

ENVIRONMENT

Cute otters spark ugly battle

Conservationists want to allow otters back into southern California waters. But because otters eat valuable shellfish, fishermen think that rehabilitation efforts will destroy the industry.

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Rescued turtles headed back to sea

The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium will release two rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtles back into the ocean on the Outer Banks in North Carolina this week, zoo officials said.

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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Environmental protests on the rise

Experts predict more protests as the U.S. enters an era of environmental civil disobedience rivaling that of the 1970s.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

EDUCATION

More schools using digital devices — on kindergartners

A growing number of schools are using technology when teaching young students, which proponents say can allow children to move at their own paces and help educators manage larger classes.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Columbus schools import Singapore method to improve math education

From kindergarten through second grade, Columbus schools are using a new math curriculum influenced by teaching in Singapore, which is regularly at or near the top in international math tests.

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Columbus Dispatch

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Muslim comic book series aims to break through in US

In the aftermath of 9/11, a Muslim man creates a comic book series, “The 99,” inspired by the principles of his faith. It builds a global audience and investors contribute for it to continue and expand.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Deaf ministry bridges cultural understanding within community

A dozen men and women stood before the congregation at Parkade Baptist Church performing the last measures of a song of praise — using the American Sign Language motion for “amen.”

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Columbia Missourian

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (David Shaywitz):

Are doctors obsolete?

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The Atlantic

Stop picking on immigrants

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Anwar al-Awlaki, national enemy and US citizen: Since when did we forego due process?

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Orlando Sentinel

Column (James Traub):

Elephant in the room: Why the GOP candidates won’t talk foreign policy

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Slate

Column (Bryan Walsh):

The worst kind of poverty: energy poverty

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TIME

Column (Sarah Goldhagen):

How Steve Jobs turned design into a necessity

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The New Republic

Column (Kate Bolick):

All the single ladies

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The Atlantic

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GOOD NEWS

St. Louis magnet school program breeds success, transformation

St. Louis Public Schools has engaged in an ambitious effort to transform a school that was once listed for closure into a top-tier magnet school serving gifted children.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

1-on-1 speech therapy goes digital

Online forms of speech and language therapy are drawing interest now as the number of children requiring any kind of therapy grows.

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UK study shows how better HIV drugs extend lives

Life expectancy for people in Britain who have HIV rose by 15 years between 1996 and 2008, thanks largely to earlier diagnosis and treatment with better, less toxic drugs.

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Gates project spared 100K Indians from HIV

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

WORLD

Women, war and peace

A thought-provoking documentary series examining the role of women in conflict zones as far-flung as Bosnia, Liberia and Afghanistan sounds like a downer. It isn’t. There are tales of courage and defiance.

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canada.com

‘Women, War and Peace’

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Los Angeles Times

Gilad Shalit bound for Israel ‘within days’ after prisoner swap deal

Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier held captive in the Gaza Strip since 2006, is due to return to his family. The Israeli cabinet agreed to free more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in return.

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Guardian

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Celebrations in Jerusalem and Gaza

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BBC

Confusion after Egypt’s deputy PM resigns

Egypt’s ruling military council rejected the resignation of Hazem El-Beblawi, deputy prime minister and finance minister, who sought to quit in protest after deadly clashes left at least 26 people dead.

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Al Jazeera

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Extent of Libyan resistance still present is ‘surprising’ to rebels

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Marine Corps Times

HEALTH

‘Peanut butter medicine’ giving hope to Haiti’s hungry

“Medika Mamba” — or “peanut butter medicine” in Creole — is made by a U.S.-based nonprofit. It’s a therapeutic paste packed with nutritious ingredients to put malnourished children back on track.

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CNN

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Can ‘green’ construction products hold up in Haiti’s humid climate?

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Oregon Public Broadcasting

Faulty heart disease gene modified by eating fruit and raw vegetables

A genetic variant which raises the risk of heart disease can be modified by eating fruit and raw vegetables which can bring the risk of heart disease down to the same level as those without the faulty gene.

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Medical News Today

Toxins all around us

Scientists have become increasingly worried that even extremely low levels of some environmental contaminants may still have significant and damaging effects on our bodies.

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Scientific American

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Zoned-out rats may give us clues about human consciousness

The network of brain structures used by humans for introspection has now been identified in monkeys and rats, suggesting that “zoning out” might serve a key function in our survival.

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UFO-like stealth drone in Navy test flight

The U.S. Navy has a vision for unmanned aerial warfare that includes a tailless robotic aircraft resembling a UFO that is scheduled to begin landing on aircraft carriers in 2013.

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SPACE.com

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Reading beneath the lines

Palimpsests — recycled, handwritten books from the Middle Ages — aren’t a big deal. “What’s rare is finding one that’s interesting,” says museum curator of manuscripts and rare books Will Noel.

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Wall Street Journal

Michael Jackson did not cause own death, says doctor

Michael Jackson could not have given himself the powerful anaesthetic that caused his death, the medic who carried out the singer’s autopsy has testified.

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BBC

SPORTS

US women win gold at world gymnastics championships in Tokyo

Unfazed by the loss of their Olympic captain, the team won their third title at the world championships, letting everyone know they’re the team to beat next summer in London.

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Denver Post

Tim Tebow gets the nod in Denver

Tim Tebow will be the Denver Broncos’ starting quarterback when the team takes on Miami in Week 7, a decision announced two days after he nearly led a fourth-quarter comeback against San Diego.

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Sports Illustrated

Urban Meyer believes in Tim Tebow

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CBSSports

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Special report: In China the big nuclear question is ‘how soon?’

While Germany and Italy have turned their backs on nuclear power, China is pressing ahead with an ambitious plan to raise capacity from 10.8 gigawatts to as much as 70 or 80 GW in 2020.

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Reuters

Photo of the Day

Pakistani tourists are silhouetted against sunset as they enjoy a boat ride at Rawal lake on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo by Anjum Naveed / AP)

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