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Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, center, sits among anti-Syrian lawmakers in front of a picture of slain pro-government lawmaker Antoine Ghanem as they gather in the Parliament in downtown Beirut. Lebanon's parliament put off a session to elect a new president until Oct. 23. (Photo by Jamal Saidi / Pool / AP)

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Lebanese MPs hit stalemate in debate to pick president

Lebanese MPs quickly reached deadlock in a crucial debate to choose a new president, despite having thousands of troops outside to remind them of the grim cost of failure.

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The Age

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Explosion rocks Beirut

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ABC News

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

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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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

The 'new' Homeland Security math

A Congressional Research Service shows that rural, less-populated states like Alaska and Wyoming may end up with a disproportionate share of Homeland Security money.

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TIME

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Schumer gives Homeland Security a 'c' grade

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WCBS

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

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

Lengthy UAW strike could cost GM

In calling a strike against General Motors Corp. the United Auto Workers took a bold gamble that it could get a stronger contract by shutting down an already weakened company.

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NPR

Oil slides below $80, Gulf of Mexico production rises

Oil fell nearly $2 to below $80 a barrel on continued profit-taking from last week's record high, as more output was restored in the Gulf of Mexico following shutdowns triggered last week by a storm.

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CNBC

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OPEC agrees to boost production

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HEALTH

Breast cancer deaths continue to drop

The death rate from breast cancer continues to drop steadily by about 2 percent a year, but black women are not seeing the same benefits as whites, the American Cancer Society said.

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Breast cancer cases declining

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KCAL

Flu shots in elderly questioned

Researchers are questioning how much the flu vaccine prevents flu-related deaths among older people, saying it may provide less protection starting around age 70.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Scientists study flu vaccine in elderly

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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

Pirates hire ex-Indians assistant GM Neal Huntington as scout

Neal Huntington, a former Cleveland Indians assistant general manager who was moved to a mostly scouting role two years ago, was hired as the Pittsburgh Pirates' general manager.

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ESPN

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

Chicago charity hands out $500,000 'genius' grants

An eclectic blues musician, an artist who draws on barrels and a biologist who studies spider silks were among 24 scholars, scientists and artists given no-strings $500,000 "genius" grants.

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Reuters

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

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

Majorities around the world want climate change action

The need for urgent action to combat climate change is being recognized by a majority of people in many countries, including China, Brazil and Indonesia, a BBC poll said.

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Earth Times

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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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Through a lens, darkly

During the historic 1957 desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, journalist Will Counts took a photograph that gave an iconic face to the passions at the center of the civil-rights movement.

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Vanity Fair

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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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Meteor crash in Peru caused mysterious illness among locals

An object that struck the high plains of Peru and caused a mysterious illness among local residents was a rare kind of meteorite, scientists announced.

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National Geographic

Study says modern humans retain caveman's survival instincts

Like hunter-gatherers in the jungle, modern humans are still experts at spotting predators and prey, despite the developed world's safe suburbs and indoor lifestyle, a new study suggests.

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LiveScience

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

EDUCATION

Math scores up for 4th and 8th graders

Elementary and middle-school students are making across-the-board gains in math and more modest progress in reading, national test results show.

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Associated Press

Report: British students 'are least hard-working in Europe'

Britain is in danger of losing its reputation for providing a world-class university education because its students work far fewer hours than students in the rest of Europe, a report warns.

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Independent

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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