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Randy Hook, 50, of Hopewell, Pa., right, questions Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., during a town hall meeting on health care in a Penn State University ballroom in State College, Pa. (Photo by Carolyn Kaster / AP)

Congress moves to extend unemployment insurance benefits

The Senate and House are both moving to extend costly unemployment insurance benefits included in the $787 billion economic stimulus package amid fears about a jobless recovery and fiscal deficits.

The Hill

Lockerbie bomber 'to be released'

The Libyan man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing is likely to be freed on compassionate grounds, according to reports from the BBC.

BBC

Mother of Pan Am 103 victim outraged

MSNBC

Health care views take sympathetic tilt

The raucous protests at town-hall-style meetings have succeeded in fueling opposition to proposed health care bills among some Americans — particularly those who are independents.

USA TODAY

Obama injects himself into talks, despite risks

MSNBC

Myths persist in health care debate

Reuters

Exploding iPods and iPhones?

Reports seem to be appearing about exploding iPod Touches and iPhones from several countries, and apparently Apple is trying to suppress them.

Digital Trends

Obama may risk prestige to boost Chicago’s bid to host Olympics

President Barack Obama is weighing a trip to the International Olympic Committee’s meeting in Copenhagen to make a closing argument that his hometown of Chicago should host the 2016 Summer Games.

Bloomberg

Golf, rugby may be included in 2016 Games

ESPN

NATION

Some states get share of stimulus faster

Stimulus money is flowing far more slowly to some states than others, analysis shows, despite the Obama administration's push to speed up spending to help jump start the nation's economy.

USA TODAY

California state workers challenging furloughs with lawsuits

California's government is in a state of civil war. The battlegrounds are the courtrooms from San Francisco to Sacramento. The fight is about furloughs.

Sacramento Bee

POLITICS

Report: Cheney felt Bush ignored advice

Former Vice President Dick Cheney believes former President George W. Bush turned away from his advice during their second term, showing a surprising independence.

Star Tribune

White House seeks limits on derivatives

The Obama administration sent Congress legislation seeking to impose broad new oversight on derivatives, the complex financial instruments blamed for hastening the global economic crisis.

KOMO News

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

New survey shows 'generation gap' has widened but softened

A surprising national survey suggests that the divide between how young people and their elders view the world has actually grown since Woodstock.

San Jose Mercury News

Drinking, DUI arrests up among women

Law enforcement officers across the United States say they are noticing a disturbing new trend: More of those being arrested for DUI are women.

ABC News

Age of 1st-time moms is going up

Women in developed countries are waiting significantly longer before having their first children than new moms of a generation ago, shows a study by the CDC.

WebMD

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Judge orders Microsoft to stop selling Word in US

A federal district court judge has ordered Microsoft to stop selling Word in the United States — and the tiny company behind the lawsuit is digging in for a showdown.

PC World

Multiple sclerosis successfully reversed in mice through immune suppression

A new experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis completely reverses the devastating autoimmune disorder in mice and might work exactly the same way in humans, say researchers.

ScienceDaily

EDUCATION

Wilkes, NC, school system settles military counter-recruiting lawsuit

A woman who said her First Amendment rights were violated when she was not allowed on campus to counter a military recruiters' message has settled a lawsuit with a North Carolina school system.

WFAE

Too many students, not enough money

Several states nationwide are making deep cuts in college financial aid programs, including those that provide a vital source of cash for students most in need of money.

Gainesville Sun

ENVIRONMENT

Stowaway mosquitoes threaten the Galapagos wildlife

The unique wildlife of the Galapagos Islands is under threat from disease-carrying mosquitoes arriving on board growing numbers of aircraft and tourist boats, researchers said.

Reuters

India's water use 'unsustainable'

Parts of India are on track for severe water shortages, according to results from NASA's gravity satellites.

BBC

Gas-guzzling cars, SUVs top Cash for Clunkers trade-ins

Americans may not be entirely over their love of big, gas-guzzling automobiles but there is a chill coming on, as 83 percent of the top trade-ins under Cash for Clunkers have been SUVs or pick-up trucks.

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Obama gives Medal of Freedom to 16 distinguished luminaries

President Obama took a break from the vitriol of the health care debate to bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 16 luminaries in theater, sports, science, the humanities and politics.

New York Times

Obama honors Ted Kennedy

CBS News

Neil Young to be honored with award for charitable work

Rock legend Neil Young is set to receive a humanitarian award for a range of charitable work that has spanned his four-decade career.

PARADE

WORLD

France and Germany exit recession

The French and German economies both grew by 0.3% between April and June, bringing to an end year-long recessions in Europe's largest economies.