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First lady Michelle Obama sits with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius before speaking on health insurance reform and its impact on women and families. (Photo by Haraz N. Ghanbari / AP)

First lady: Health reform is a women's issue

In a personal speech, Michelle Obama described health-insurance reform as "very much a women's issue" and said the current system is preventing women from achieving "true equality" in the country.

San Francisco Chronicle

Michelle Obama on health insurance

CNN

Moscow: Ahmadinejad Holocaust gibe 'totally unacceptable'

Iranian President Ahmadinejad's statement that the Holocaust was "a myth" is "totally unacceptable," the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.

Yahoo! News

Thai protestors clash with security forces

Security forces in Thailand are facing off against two separate protest groups – one at the Cambodian border, the other in the capital Bangkok.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Red and yellow shirts protest separately

Malaysia Star

Thailand rocked by rival protests

BBC

Obama seeks to reassure G-20 leaders

President Barack Obama vowed to work with fellow G-20 leaders to close gaps in financial regulations and insisted reckless schemes that yield "fat executive bonuses" could no longer be tolerated.

Reuters

Obama urges strengthening of regulations

Bloomberg

Network rounds mean no rest for Obama

USA TODAY

CIA heads urge end of abuse probe

Seven former heads of the CIA urged President Barack Obama to end the inquiry into abuse allegations of suspects held by the agency, claiming that the investigation would hamper intelligence operations.

BBC

NATION

Ex-police officers admit home invasions

Four former members of a now-disbanded Chicago police unit admitted to taking part in a scheme in which they barged into homes and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from suspected drug dealers.

MSNBC

Terror plot suspect admits al-Qaida ties, may plead guilty

The Denver man at the center of an alleged New York bomb plot, Najibullah Zazi, has admitted he has ties to al-Qaida and may plead guilty to a terror charge.

ABC News

Swing drawbridge in Fla. spans history

For 75 years, the Point Chosen bridge has connected the mainland levee to Torry Island in Lake Okeechobee. A simple task, but the bridge has a special place in Florida history: it's one of the last of its kind.

Palm Beach Post

POLITICS

'Values voters' point to revival in 2010

At the "Values Voter Summit," many of the participants are feeling under siege, with Democrats in control of both Congress and the White House. But they're promising a religious and political revival in 2010.

NPR

President Obama rejects race as lead cause of criticism

Obama believes the cause of criticism aimed at his administration in the debate over health care is not race, but rather a sense of suspicion and distrust many Americans have in their government.

New York Times

Mass. House approved appointing a ‘temp’ to fill Kennedy seat

The Massachusetts House of Representatives approved a bill that would allow Gov. Deval Patrick (D), and governors who follow him, to appoint a temporary replacement to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Christian Science Monitor

HEALTH

Shortages of flu shots are spotty

Early demand for the seasonal vaccine has caused some scattered delays, but an overall shortage is not anticipated.

Star Tribune

Blog:

Where scientists go to learn about swine flu

Reuters

How binge drinking undermines the body's immune system

Researchers have confirmed that binge drinking undermines the immune system and weakens the body's ability to fight off infection for at least 24 hours afterward.

Medical News Today

ENVIRONMENT

Parking spaces morph into ‘parks’

Activists across the country parked themselves curbside, taking up spaces reserved for cars and transforming them into mini parks to raise awareness about the impact of autos in the city.

MSNBC

Special section:

Park(ing) day

Inhabitat.com

Road impact on endangered rainforest 'cause for concern'

The impact which a new road through the endangered Amazon rainforest may have on the environment is causing concern among some conservationists.

Cool Earth

Special section:

Traveling down the Amazon road

NPR

Calif. solar power tower withdrawn in favor of monument

Solar energy developer BrightSource Energy, Inc. has withdrawn plans for a 5,000 acre solar thermal facility to be located in the Broadwell Valley in California's Mojave Desert.

Environment News Service

ENTERTAINMENT

Drama at Emmys: Will anyone new win?

Based on the nominations for the 61st annual prime-time Emmys, the show will be heavy on shows that much of the public does not regularly watch.

New York Times

Monopoly's hidden maps

During World War II, the Britain's secret service enlisted an unlikely partner in the ongoing war effort: Monopoly.

ABC News

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

After Muslims' fast ends, it's a time of joy

The appearance of a new moon signals the end of Ramadan and the beginning of a new month on the Islamic calendar.

Houston Chronicle

Muslims find new fast partners: Christians

Charleston Daily Mail

Dozens of American Buddhists prepare to heighten inner awareness

Deep in a remote desert valley, Stephane Dreyfus and several dozen other Buddhists are preparing to undergo a mind-altering journey: three years, three months and three days of silence.

San Jose Mercury News

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GOOD NEWS

Volunteers clean the world's beaches

The Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup expects hundreds of thousands of volunteers to pick up trash on beaches around the globe.

Environment News Service

Day of Caring volunteers build bridge for county park

Volunteers from Grand Haven's JSJ Corp. built a 35-foot bridge over a stream at Eastmanville Farm County Park as part of the United Way's annual Day of Caring.

Grand Haven Tribune

WORLD

Obama to meet Dmitry Medvedev

President Barack Obama will meet Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for face to face talks in an attempt to urge Russia to back a tougher approach toward Iran.

Telegraph.co.uk

'Stronger, smarter and swifter defenses'