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Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

Iranian airliner crashes in Northwest, killing 168

An Iranian airliner, a Russian-made Tupolev, crashed in the Persian Gulf country’s northwestern province of Qazvin on a flight to Armenia, killing all 168 people on board.

Bloomberg

Plane crash in Iran

CBS News

Consumer prices jump 0.7 percent

Consumer prices shot up by the largest amount in 11 months, reflecting the biggest jump in gasoline prices in nearly five years.

Forbes

Factories beginning recovery, inflation tames

CNBC

GOP senators hammer 'wise Latina' remark

As the third day of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings resumed, so too did the questions about her past comment on "wise Latina."

ABC News

Sotomayor keeps her cool

TIME

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Sotomayor pressed on gun rights and Second Amendment

CBS News

Sotomayor defends controversial comment

MSNBC

Major quake strikes off New Zealand

A major earthquake struck off the coast of New Zealand's South Island, rattling residents and prompting a tsunami warning that was later canceled.

CNN

Australian east coast on tsunami alert

The Australian

Senate panel passes health reform bill

A Senate committee became the first congressional panel to advance health care reform legislation this year.

The Hill

NATION

Pentagon deploys new troops to Iraq

The Pentagon announced new troop deployments that begin to formalize the role of soldiers in Iraq as advisers instead of combatants gunning for insurgents.

Christian Science Monitor

Obama expects unemployment to keep ticking up for several months

President Obama says unemployment is likely to tick up for several months as the economy recovers from its deepest downturn in decades.

FOX News

Obama sees jobless rate rising

Reuters

POLITICS

Steele pitches GOP to NAACP

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele stopped by the NAACP convention to press the civil rights organization to consider his party an ally.

Baltimore Sun

Hillary Clinton plans to reassert herself with high-profile speech

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is ready to articulate her own policy agenda, one that focuses in part on strengthening Americans’ capacity for what has been called “smart power.”

Politico

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Robert Redford weds German girlfriend

Robert Redford married artist Sibylle Szaggars at the luxury Louis C. Jacob Hotel in Hamburg, Germany, in front of 30 friends and family members.

People

Cursing makes you feel better

The next time you stub your toe or bang your shin into a table, cursing may be the best medicine, according to a new study.

NY Daily News

HEALTH

Study opens door to identifying people at higher risk of sudden cardiac death

A study of Frenchmen suggests there may be a simple way to establish if apparently healthy people have an elevated risk of sudden cardiac death.

Medical News Today

Proposed smoking ban angers some

A Pentagon-commissioned report urges the Defense Department to ban smoking in the military, even by combat troops in battle zones.

MSNBC

EDUCATION

Obama pushes for more aid to colleges

Cash-strapped community colleges may be an essential tool for preparing Americans to find jobs and help the economy recover. The White House has noticed. Has anyone else?

TIME

Math gap in Colorado thins

Colorado is one of just four states where black students have gained ground on their white peers on eighth-grade math tests over the past two decades, according to a U.S. Department of Education report.

Denver Post

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Episcopal vote on gay clergy widens Anglican split

A global schism in the worldwide Anglican Communion looked set to widen after its U.S. branch, the Episcopal Church, approved a resolution to ordain gay and lesbian clergy.

Reuters

What will follow Episcopalian vote for gay clergy?

NPR

Ganesha Temple, Hindu place of worship in Flushing, Queens, trumpets return

The sound of chanting filled the pungent air as hundreds of Hindus sought blessings from God at a “once-in-a-lifetime” religious ceremony at a Queens temple.

NY Daily News

Columns And Op-Ed

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GM pays ex-CEO $8.6 million

Truthdig

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The gray in 'green jobs'

Christian Science Monitor

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Goldman Sachs is back. Be worried.

Salon.com

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Link between attractiveness and grades

Newsweek

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Obama as community college organizer

Slate

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Venezuelan land redistribution backfires

NPR

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Palin is still party's leader

Times Online

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Foiling terrorism

DC Examiner

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Reform health care

Detroit News

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A diverse court is a stronger court. Period.

Vanity Fair

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GOOD NEWS

New water desalination system helps cut costs, time in producing clean water

Scientists have developed a water desalination and filtration system that cuts costs and time in producing clean water, with possible applications in emergency situations and developing nations.

Yahoo! News

Peace Corps volunteer promotes clean and green community in Mali

Peace Corps volunteer David Williams of St. Louis, Mo., is making a difference in rural Mali. Williams works with villagers who are proving their dedication to the environment on a local level.

Examiner

WORLD

China demands Turkish retraction

China has demanded that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan retract his accusation that Beijing practiced genocide against ethnic Uighurs.

BBC

Reports: Death-penalty trial of Baha’is delayed in Iran