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Demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals after a panel heard oral arguments in San Francisco in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Proposition 209, which barred racial, ethnic or gender preferences in public education, employment and contracting. (Photo by Paul Sakuma / AP)

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How race-neutral admissions could potentially work

A new report provides evidence for how the nine states that do not employ affirmative action may increase diversity in college campuses with race-neutral solutions.

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Houston Chronicle

Supreme Court’s affirmative action case draws Midwest interests

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Sioux City Journal

Vitamin D will not cure common cold

Vitamin D supplements do not prevent colds or ease their severity in adults without deficiency, a randomized trial showed.

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Voter ID rules fail court tests across country

After a Pennsylvania judge delayed a new identification law, disputes around the country over voting laws are looking far less significant.

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‘Dead’ voter controversy raises concern

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Houston Chronicle

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Everything you have ever wanted to know about the voter ID laws

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ProPublica

Special section:

Pennsylvania voter ID law

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Wall Street Journal

The proposed $1 billion mission to reach the Earth’s mantle

Humans have reached the moon and are planning to return samples from Mars, but when it comes to exploring the land deep beneath our feet, we have only scratched the surface of our planet.

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CNN

Urban life: ‘Million-dollar blocks’ map incarceration’s costs

By mapping the residential addresses of every inmate in various prison systems, the Justice Mapping Center has created “million-dollar blocks.”

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NPR

NATION

Homeland Security ‘fusion’ centers spy on citizens, produce ‘shoddy’ work

The Department of Homeland Security has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on a network of 77 so-called “fusion” intelligence centers that have collected personal information on U.S. citizens.

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NBCNews.com

Central Massachusetts scouts torn by anti-gay stand

Many individual troops and packs have voiced opposition to the anti-gay policy and refused to abide by it for years. A recent affirmation by the Boy Scouts of America has fueled the fire.

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Telegram & Gazette

Ole Miss looking back at integration without Meredith

James Meredith, the black man who enrolled at the University of Mississippi 50 years ago amid violent protests, says he doesn’t plan to participate in the school’s commemoration of his history-making step.

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Jackson Sun

POLITICS

Economy to dominate crucial 1st debate for Obama, Romney

President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will offer voters two starkly different prescriptions for fixing the ailing economy as they duel in their first and perhaps most critical debate.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Romney says debate isn’t about winning

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Feds to buy Thomson prison from state for $165 million

The Obama administration and Gov. Pat Quinn have mapped out an end-run around the GOP that will enable the state to unload the long-mothballed Thomson Correctional Center for $165 million.

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Chicago Sun-Times

BUSINESS

Who wants to fly American Airlines?

The troubled airline has been beset by labor troubles, delays and flight cancellations and, most recently, two aircraft that couldn’t keep several seats in place.

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CNN

Study: 40 percent of Washington state jobs now tied to global trade

International trade now accounts for 40 percent of all jobs in Washington and is the largest single driver of the state’s economy, according to a new report.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Bernanke seeks gains for stocks in push for job creation

Chairman Ben Bernanke is increasingly aiming for gains in stock prices as the Federal Reserve reaches for new tools to spur the three-year recovery and reduce unemployment stuck above 8 percent.

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Bloomberg

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Holiday sales seen rising 4.1 percent

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Chicago Sun-Times

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What’s bringing US jobs back from overseas?

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LiveScience

ENVIRONMENT

Northern forests may become stressed due to increasing outdoor recreation

Federal and state park systems in the U.S. are known for their pristine environments. However, as tourism grows, forests will be affected.

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Environmental News Network

The casualties of Chesapeake’s ‘land grab’ across America

Chesapeake Energy Corp. has amassed drilling rights on more land than almost any U.S. energy company. Yet, the company’s tactics have land brokers, land owners and lawyers saying they push legal limits.

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Reuters

Feds to distribute $8 million for research to stop Great Lakes invasions

Federal grants will support research into ways to prevent invasions of the Great Lakes by foreign species, with special emphasis on techniques that detect their DNA in the water, officials said.

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Detroit News

Special section:

Great Lakes restoration

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Space: the new cybercrime frontier

It sounds like the imaginings of science fiction writers. However, cyber experts warn that hackers could send the world back to the 1960s by hijacking satellites dotted around space.

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The Independent

Liquid air ‘offers energy storage hope’

Turning air into liquid may offer a solution to one of the great challenges in engineering — how to store energy.

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BBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Among some 2012 MacArthur Fellows, a focus on looking at war and the military

The MacArthur Foundation announced 23 “genius grant” award-winners including a mandolinist and an astronomer.

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PBS NewsHour

Leaf peepers: expect spotty fall colors around US

Leaf peepers should be prepared for a spotty season of colorful fall foliage in the Northeast and around the country, according to forecasters.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Shifting Libya attack raises red flags

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USA TODAY

Column (Dan Hind):

Reincarnating the newspaper

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Al Jazeera

Column (Eric Liu):

The real problem with televised debates: the viewers

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TIME

Column (Richard Sander and Stuart Taylor Jr.):

The painful truth about affirmative action

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The Atlantic

Blog (Candace Calloway Whiting):

SeaWorld has lost its compassion

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Romney, Obama recordings deserve equal attention

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Columbus Dispatch

Blog (Zeeshan Aleem):

Why nobody should watch the presidential debates

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The Blog

Blog (Katy Waldman):

Your mother has a favorite, and it may not be you

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XX Factor

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GOOD NEWS

Teen drinking and driving rate cut in half

Drinking and driving among U.S. teens is down 54 percent since 1991, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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FOX News

Classroom meditation benefits both pupils and teachers

Adding a few minutes of transcendental meditation to the school day for pupils and teachers has made a big difference to a private school in Lancashire, England.

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Back in the Majors, Adam Greenberg is living the ‘dream’

Seven years after one pitch changed his life, Adam Greenberg was given a second chance: a one-day contract with the Florida Marlins that he hopes marks another opportunity to achieve his goal.

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MLB.com

WORLD

Georgia’s president Saakashvili concedes election defeat

Georgia’s president, Mikheil Saakashvili, has conceded defeat in parliamentary elections, saying the opposition led by the billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili will form the country’s new government.

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Guardian

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Georgia election: world reaction in quotes

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BBC

Syria: At least 27 killed in three powerful explosions in Aleppo

Syrian official says at least 27 people have been killed in suicide bombings in Aleppo. Three powerful explosions rocked the main square in a government-controlled central district of Aleppo.

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USA TODAY

A strongman’s last stand

Amid rumours of failing health and with the country’s infrastructure crumbling, Hugo Chávez faces an election that will decide the fate of the Venezuelan revolution.

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Guardian

EDUCATION

Education secretary calls for making textbooks obsolete, using digital instead

Education Secretary Arne Duncan called for the nation to move as fast as possible away from textbooks and toward digital ones. “Over the next few years, textbooks should be obsolete,” he declared.

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Washington Post

Colleges pledge to graduate additional 4 million for global leadership

Nearly 500 public colleges pledged to produce 3.8 million additional graduates by 2025, a target that would help bring the U.S. closer to its goal of regaining the global lead in college attainment.

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Yahoo! News

Why kids should evaluate their teachers

A decade ago, an economist at Harvard, Ronald Ferguson, wondered what would happen if teachers were evaluated by the people who see them every day — their students.

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The Atlantic

Supporting our children’s future by grading teachers

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The Blog

HEALTH

Salmonella in Netherlands and US from Dutch smoked fish

Scores of people in the Netherlands and the U.S. have caught salmonella after eating Dutch smoked salmon, say Dutch health authorities. An official told the BBC that this could be the “tip of the iceberg.”

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BBC

Alcohol enemas cause new booze worry

A University of Tennessee student was hospitalized with a blood alcohol level of 0.4, a potentially lethal dose. Experts agree that this incident raises concerns about binge drinking in colleges.

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Inside Higher Ed

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Unitarian faith growing nationwide

Unitarian Universalists — a group of people who believe in organized religion but are skeptical about doctrine — remain small in total numbers, but hold a steady, growing appeal throughout the U.S.

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USA TODAY

Pope’s butler says he is innocent, but guilty of betrayal

Pope Benedict XVI‘s butler has said he is innocent of stealing the pope’s private correspondence but guilty of betraying the trust of the pontiff, whom he said he loved like a son would love his father.

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Yahoo! News

SPORTS

The strange new civility of Red Sox fans

As the Red Sox continue to struggle, and likely will not be contending for the AL East in 2013, how will fans express their angst? Anti-Yankee memorabilia is poised for a major comeback.

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The Atlantic

NHL defines preseason losses as lockout continues to disappoint

The financial losses are starting to pile up as a result of the NHL lockout. NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly estimated that the league has lost $100 million in revenues from the canceled preseason.

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Sports Illustrated

Wayne Gretzky thinks NHL season will begin by January

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Football: Old Bears defense picks off 34-18 win over Cowboys

Charles Tillman had the ball thrown right into his hands. All the Chicago Bears cornerback had to do was grab it and run 25 yards untouched down the sideline for a touchdown.

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Yahoo! News

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A Thai feeds pigeons at Public Park in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit / AP)

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