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Brig. Gen. Ashraf Rifi and a member of Lebanese police intelligence division unit salute the two coffins wrapped with Lebanese flags of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan and his bodyguard Ahmad Sahyoun during their funeral processions at the Lebanese police headquarters in Beirut. (Photo by Hussein Malla / AP)

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George McGovern, proud liberal, dead at 90 years old

Former Sen. George McGovern, the three-time Democratic presidential candidate who won his party’s nomination in 1972 on an anti-war platform but lost to President Richard Nixon, has died.

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CBS News

Baby boomers truckin’ into old age

The generation that walked on the wild side in its youth faces health issues. The good news is that many of the ailments have more effective treatments than ever — if boomers even acknowledge aging.

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Star Tribune

Slain official’s funeral ends in Beirut violence

The state funeral in Beirut of an assassinated Lebanese intelligence chief ended in violence as angry mourners broke away and tried to storm the offices of Prime Minister Najib Mikati.

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Reuters

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Push for 4-day truce in Syria

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Syria’s history in Lebanon long, tumultuous

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Salt Lake Tribune

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Beirut blast: the aftermath and the protests

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Guardian

Early diagnosis is vital for meningitis

U.S. doctors in Baltimore said diagnosis and treatment of patients at risk of fungal meningitis is vital, based on the case of a healthy woman who declined rapidly after receiving steroid injections.

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Newsday

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Meningitis victims face uncertain recovery

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ABC News

Scouting goes through a rough patch

Although membership has remained steady at 2.7 million youths, many parents are taking a hard look at The Boy Scouts of America — especially its ban on gays, lesbians, atheists and agnostics.

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CNN

NATION

Stellar airline safety record makes it difficult to justify new rules

It has been 43 months since the last deadly airline crash in the United States. One consequence of such a remarkable record is that it’s difficult to justify imposing costly new safety rules.

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Denver Post

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FAA under fire on airline safety

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NBCNews.com

9/11 trial: Did US have improper influence? Lawyer asks judge for help

A defense lawyer in the 9/11 war crimes trial tells a judge that a top prosecutor, asked if there had been improper influence, refused to answer at least 25 times.

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Christian Science Monitor

Flashy toys cram stores’ shelves

With the holiday season approaching, retailers are rushing to stock the latest toys and roll out extra services, all to woo parents who may be spending a bit more on Junior this year.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

POLITICS

Foreign policy crammed for last debate

One day out from their last debate, Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama are cramming foreign policy and taking a rare break from swing-state campaigning.

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Kansas City Star

For Hispanics, the question is turnout

It is no surprise that most Latinos plan to vote for President Barack Obama. They are the nation’s largest minority group, often likened to a sleeping giant that could decide the outcome in swing states.

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NPR

BUSINESS

Small business playing crucial role in aerospace, defense industries

While the big businesses in aerospace and defense like Honeywell and Boeing get a lot of the headlines, small companies form the East Valley’s backbone and growing business in the sector.

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East Valley Tribune

News Corp. denies talks for Chicago Tribune or LA Times

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. denied it has held talks to acquire the Los Angeles Times or Chicago Tribune once the newspapers’ owner, Tribune Co., emerges from bankruptcy.

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BusinessWeek

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope names 7 new saints

Pope Benedict XVI added seven more saints to the roster of Catholic role models, saying their example would strengthen the church as it tries to rekindle the faith in places where it’s lagging.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Aboriginal saint

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CBC News

French mosque stormed by protesters

Dozens of far-right extremists stormed an unfinished mosque in western France to show their hostility toward it and denounce immigration that has brought millions of Muslims into the country.

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Huffington Post

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Soyuz Craft readied for International Space Station mission

A Russian-made Soyuz rocket was erected into place, ahead of the start of a mission to take a three-man crew to the International Space Station.

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ABC News

Global mobile usage

According to the latest estimates by a trade association, there are currently 5.9 billion active mobile “connections,” industry lingo for SIM cards.

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Economist

Leukemia could be treated with plasma

Scientists have found that cancer cells from leukemia sufferers are killed when they are exposed to a type of matter known as cold plasma.

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Telegraph.co.uk

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Coffee-loving Italians swap cafe for kitchen during recession

Italians aren’t the biggest coffee drinkers in Europe, but their nation’s link with cafe culture is etched on every menu board, with espresso, mocha and latte. Now that link is feeling the strain of recession.

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Reuters

Thefts of cell phones rise nationwide

In San Francisco, a tech-savvy city teeming with commuters and tourists, the cell phone has become a top target of robbers who use stealth, force and sometimes guns.

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Houston Chronicle

Columns And Op-Ed

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George McGovern: He deserved better

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Salon

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Young, female and undecided

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CNN

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Binded by a slight

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NPR

Blog (Ellen Walker, Ph.D.):

Childfree adults are misunderstood and maligned

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Complete Without Kids

The Edu. Department’s rubber rooms are shrinking, poor teachers remain

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Obama on foreign policy: Tax the rich

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Townhall.com

Column (Garrett Epps):

‘90 years of discrimination’ is enough, court declares

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The Atlantic

Column (Morley Winograd and Micheal D. Hais):

Millennial generation could kill the NFL

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Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

A CEO tackles a ‘terrible wrong’

Nancy Feldman, who lost her husband Bob possibly to after-effects of Agent Orange exposure, now seeks to help others in Vietnam.

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Star Tribune

‘Mother of outcasts’ to be a saint for her work in leprosy

Mother Marianne Cope will become a saint, nearly a century after her death. She is the second person to be honored in this way for caring for people in Hawaii with leprosy, or Hansen’s disease.

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NPR

Riding for life perched on a cycle

In a grueling but little-known motorcycle sport, a Minnesota man has discovered invigorating therapy — and joy — in combating cystic fibrosis.

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Star Tribune

WORLD

US ‘too slow’ to act as drone’s cam captured Libya horror

The United States had an unmanned Predator drone over its consulate during the attack that slaughtered four Americans — which should have led to a quicker military response, it was revealed.

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Intelligence shows no planning for Benghazi consulate attack

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Political Punch

Burma opens after 50 years, but tourists still scarce

As Myanmar comes out of five decades of army-imposed hibernation, it is finding the tourist game a tough one to play.

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Christian Science Monitor

EDUCATION

Not-so-special treatment in Seattle of special education students

Formal complaints on behalf of the Seattle school district’s 7,000 special-education students have doubled. Parents, teachers and state officials blame administration.

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School sued for punishing victim of secret sex video

A high school junior from Berks County, Pa., has filed a civil rights suit against his school alleging that administrators in the school district erroneously claimed he had engaged in “disorderly conduct.”

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Philadelphia Inquirer

HEALTH

Study: Fertility treatments may raise risk for birth defects

Couples who undergo in vitro fertilization to try to have a baby are more likely to have an infant born with a birth defect, new research indicates.

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HealthDay

Diabetics’ mild weight loss not found to cut heart risk, strokes

Losing a small amount of weight doesn’t appear to lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes in people with diabetes who are already getting good medical care.

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ENVIRONMENT

Elephant hair helps them stay cool

According to a new study, scientists have found that the sparse bristles of hair covering the skin of the largest living animals to walk on land can dissipate heat.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Protesting the Keystone pipeline

Fifty activists crossed an easement owned by TransCanada, the owner and builder of the Keystone pipeline, where protesters have been living in the trees in an attempt to stop construction.

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The Atlantic

Dirty hands, clean air

Volunteering at a network of organic farms has evolved into a form of slow travel.

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The Age

SPORTS

Are professional sports more gay-friendly than ever?

As the gay-rights movement makes strides in society at large, the sports world is starting to change, too, with more and more athletes speaking out in support of the LGBT community.

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Salon

D-day looms for Armstrong but case likely to drag on

The Lance Armstrong doping scandal reaches a decisive day when cycling’s governing body announces whether it has ratified the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s sanctions.

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Reuters

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Lance Armstrong speaks at Livestrong gala

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YouTube

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

This so-called middle school life

Teachers in Virginia collected podcasts from children’s point of view on surviving middle school, resulting in surprisingly frank testimonials about a confusing world.

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Virginian-Pilot

Photo of the Day

People visit the “Tree of Life” in Sakhir, Bahrain. The 400-year-old mesquite tree stands alone in the desert with no apparent source of water. (Photo by Hasan Jamali / AP)

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