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Carlotta Walls Lanier, left, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Terrence Roberts and Melba Pattillo Beals, far right, four of the Little Rock Nine who helped desegregate Little Rock Central High School in 1957, greet each other before a reception at the Governors Mansion in Little Rock, Ark. (Photo by Mike Wintroath / AP)

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50th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine

In May 1954, the Supreme Court ruled that separate educational facilities were inherently unequal. Eisenhower then ordered federal troops to protect the rights of African Americans.

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San Antonio Express-News

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Little Rock Nine mark 50th anniversary

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CNN

Polygamist leader convicted in Utah

The leader of a polygamous Mormon splinter group was convicted of being an accomplice to rape for performing a wedding between a 19-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl.

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USA Today

New U.S. sanctions on Myanmar rulers

U.S. President George W. Bush announced new U.S. sanctions on Myamar's military rulers and urged global support for ending their "19-year reign of fear" and replacing it with democracy.

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AFP

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White House: Bush will not be sidetracked by Ahmadinejad

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CNN

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Protests expected for Ahmadinejad U.N. speech

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MSNBC

Front-runners criticized for not attending GOP minority debates

The last African-American to serve as a GOP member of Congress harshly criticized the decision of Republican presidential front-runners to not attend a debate focused on minority issues.

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ABC News

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2008 presidential hopefuls

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WJZ

World Trade Organization probes Chinese piracy of U.S. goods

The World Trade Organization opened a formal investigation into allegations China is providing a safe haven for product piracy and counterfeiting.

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International Herald Tribune

NATION

Administration revisits Social Security

The Bush administration said the only way to permanently fix Social Security is through some combination of benefit cuts and tax increases.

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CBS News

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Treasury wants early Social Security reform, but cannot say when it's possible

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Forbes

Life sentence: Prison is reshaping the U.S.

A government program whose impact rivals the New Deal, pushes communities out of mainstream society and costs billions of dollars; scholars are just beginning to understand American prisons.

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International Herald Tribune

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FBI: Violent crimes nearing 5-year peak

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USA Today

POLITICS

Democratic presidential candidates might skip Florida party's convention

One day after Florida Democratic officials said they'd defy the national party and press ahead with plans for a Jan. 29 presidential primary, the consequences became a bit clearer.

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Sun-Sentinel

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Florida joins rush for early primary votes

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MSNBC

Bush rips Congress on the budget

President Bush blasted the Democratic-led Congress for having failed to complete work on a single appropriations bill.

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The Hill

BUSINESS

GM workers strike as labor talks halt

United Auto Workers walked off their jobs at General Motors Corp. after nine days of intense labor negotiations failed to produce a new labor contract.

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MarketWatch

Dollar slump could help U.S. exports

The U.S. dollar's slump on world currency markets boosts sales prospects for U.S. exporters but could mean higher prices for American consumers already smarting from rising food and energy costs.

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McClatchy Newspapers

HEALTH

Study of stroke victim offers insights into sensory perceptions

By studying a woman who experienced sounds as bodily sensations after suffering a small stroke, researchers think they've gained insight into how the brain processes sensory signals.

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HealthDay

Survey: 70 percent of churches provide health care services

About 70 percent of U.S. churches provide direct health care services to either members or the community, and half offer such services to both, according to a survey.

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Medical News Today

SPORTS

Virginia prosecutor seeking indictment against VIck

The prosecutor in the rural county where Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has admitted to bankrolling a dogfighting operation plans to present "a host of bills of indictment."

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Sports Illustrated

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Opinions on Michael Vick

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ESPN

'Raw Deal' busts labs across U.S., many supplied by China

DEA agents shut down 26 underground steroid labs and made more than 50 arrests across the country.

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ESPN

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Steroid fallout

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Yahoo! News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Indonesians tune in to digital Quran

With her tiny earphones and slim digital player, Mira Indriarti looks like any other young music lover — only she's not listening to the latest tunes, but to a recording of the Quran.

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Reuters

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Muslims try out digital Quran

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BBC

China Catholics throng to church

Beijing's Southern Cathedral has the kind of congregation many Catholic churches in Europe can only dream of attracting. At Sunday morning Mass, the church is overflowing with worshippers.

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BBC

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GOOD NEWS

The 'Book Thing' is give and take

The Book Thing. That's the name Russell Wattenberg chose when he started to gather books to give away at schools, in jails and on street corners near The Johns Hopkins University campus.

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Christian Science Monitor

Munich mayor taps Oktoberfest barrel

Munich's mayor joyously hammered a tap into Oktoberfest's first barrel of beer, opening the annual drinking spree with the traditional cry of, ''It's tapped!''

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WORLD

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Eighth day of pro-democracy protests by monks in Myanmar

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USA Today

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Monks defy Myanmar junta

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Reuters

Elite British troops rescue Italians in western Afghanistan

Helicopter-borne British special forces rescued two Italian soldiers, killing their captors in a gunfight in western Afghanistan, defense sources said.

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Guardian

Pakistan curbing al-Qaida hunt

Political turmoil and brazen attacks by Taliban fighters are forcing Pakistan's president to scale back his government's pursuit of al-Qaida, U.S. intelligence officials say.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

ENVIRONMENT

Amazonian forest 'more resilient'

The Amazon rainforest may be more resistant to rising temperatures than was first believed. Researchers found that during the 2005 drought, parts of the rainforest "greened."

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BBC

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Amazon forest: geographical location

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Is an ecofriendly cruise possible?

Cruise ships pose environmental problems and raise other issues. But some advocates say there's a way you can travel with a clear conscience.

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Christian Science Monitor

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Fans jazzed to attend 50th Monterey

The world's longest consecutively running jazz festival kicked off its Golden Anniversary celebration, but tickets for the shows with the best-known performers were already sold out.

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San Jose Mercury News

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Legends help Monterey Jazz Festival turn 50

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NPR

'The War' re-examines World War II

The new documentary series, "The War," from award-winning producer and director Ken Burns debuted on PBS and is re-examining one of the most hallowed eras of American history.

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CBS News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Germs taken into space return meaner than before

It sounds like the plot for a scary B-movie: Germs go into space on a rocket and come back stronger and deadlier than ever. Except that it really happened.

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USA Today

Why China shut down 18,401 Web sites

Chinese authorities are in the midst of a harsh crackdown on the Internet, closing tens of thousands of Web sites that allowed visitors to post their opinions, according to Internet monitors in China.

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Christian Science Monitor

EDUCATION

Study: College campuses are not destroyers of faith

For any who think that the university is hostile territory to religion, there is new evidence that Jesus is still a big man on campus.

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Denver Post

In growing cities, a loss of students

Public school officials in several districts in Arizona, California and Texas are seeing a drop in enrollment this school year, and many are at a loss to explain it.

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Christian Science Monitor

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Asian pollution clouds intensifying global warming

Brown clouds of pollution over South Asia have multiplied solar heating of the lower atmosphere by 50 percent, new research finds.

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People form a human tower during the Saint Merce celebrations, a Catalan tradition, in San Jaime square, Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Manu Fernandez / AP)

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