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In this file photo, Miguel Estrada is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Estrada is one of the lawyers representing the tobacco industry, which faces government fines for illegally concealing the dangers of cigarette smoking. (Photo by Terry Ashe / AP)

US releases names of 645 detainees held in Afghanistan

The U.S. has released a long-secret list of 645 detainees held at a military base in Afghanistan, providing the information as part of a lawsuit seeking details of the government's treatment of terror suspects.

CTV

Iraq announces arrest in UN bombing

Iraqi authorities have captured a senior leader of a militant group linked to al-Qaida in Iraq who oversaw the bombing of the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad along with other attacks, the military said.

CBS News

Tobacco companies said to have met with US on suit

Tobacco industry lawyers met with Solicitor General Elena Kagan in an effort to avoid the government's attempt to extract billions from them for illegally concealing the dangers of cigarettes.

San Francisco Chronicle

The e-cigarette lights up a debate

Kansas City Star

FDA questioning whether BPA is still safe in plastics

The FDA has reversed its position on the safety of Bisphenol A, a chemical found in plastic bottles, soda cans, food containers and thousands of consumer goods, saying it now has concerns about health risks.

Denver Post

US Supreme Court accepts Ref. 71 case

The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case on the release of names from Referendum 71 petition was greeted warmly by traditional-marriage supporters.

Seattle Times

Bills offered for both sides of Ref. 71 debate

Seattle Times

Blog:

Privacy for people against gay rights?

CBS News

NATION

Appeals court considers: Is 'sexting' considered pornography?

A federal appeals court in Philadelphia may soon decide whether people can be prosecuted under Pennsylvania child pornography laws merely for appearing in a "sexting" cell-phone image.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Blog:

'Sexting': Child porn or child's play?

Huffington Post

More and more states on budget brink

Across the nation, state tax collections in the first three quarters of 2009 posted their steepest decline in at least 46 years, according to a recent report.

CNNMoney

Work finally begins on Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in DC

Construction is finally underway on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall after more than a dozen years of planning, fundraising and legal wrangling.

USA TODAY

HAITI EARTHQUAKE

What caused the devastating Haiti earthquake?

The earthquake that leveled much of Haiti's capital – the strongest to hit the country in 200 years — may have increased strain on the same fault that lies across the border in the Dominican Republic.

ABC News

Blog:

Haiti earthquake updates: live blog

Guardian

Special section:

Earthquakes

New York Times

Haiti's illegal immigrants given temporary protection in US

In a move supported by both Democrats and Republicans, the Obama administration extended special protection to some 100,000 Haitians living illegally in the U.S. that keeps them from being deported.

Christian Science Monitor

Speech:

Napolitano grants Haitians refuge

Politico

POLITICS

Skelton advocates 'don't ask, don't tell'

The leading House Democrat on military policy said that he opposes repealing the law that bans openly gay people from serving in the military.

The Hill

As Brown edges ahead in poll, Bill Clinton stumps for Coakley

Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Scott Brown are bringing in their parties' stars as they battle to win Ted Kennedy's Senate seat in a special election.

Christian Science Monitor

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

More moms bringing home the bacon

The number of working moms who are the sole breadwinners in their families rose in 2009 to an all-time high and the number of stay-at-home dads edged higher.

CBS News

'Hurt Locker' takes best picture

"The Hurt Locker," a low-budget movie about an American bomb-disposal unit in Iraq, was named best picture at the Critics' Choice Awards.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Network flaw causes scary Web error

A Georgia mother and her two daughters logged onto Facebook and wound up in a startling place: strangers' accounts with full access to troves of private information.

ABC News

Researchers hunt for bird mummy but find nothing

Researchers who examined an Egyptian mummy with the latest imaging technology found no evidence that a packet inside her was an offering to the gods.

Times Argus

Conn. scientists go bird hunting inside mummy

NECN

Why birds migrate to the Arctic

The Arctic summer is notable for its explosion of life. This abundance of resources — as well as lack of competition for them, and fewer parasites — may entice birds to migrate there.

Christian Science Monitor

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Dallas-area Christians, Muslims and Jews will worship together

Do Christians hate Muslims? Are all Muslims terrorists? Such negative stereotypes based on fear, suspicion and misinformation need to be dispelled, religious leaders say.

Star-Telegram

Scottish church may appoint Britain's first woman bishop

Rev. Canon Dr. Alison Peden, a Scottish Anglican priest, will find out if she is to become Britain's first woman bishop.

Telegraph.co.uk

SPORTS

Mo. could see $10 million windfall by joining Big Ten

University of Missouri's athletic department would generate an estimated $10 million in additional annual revenue — about twice what it receives now from the Big 12 — if it leaves for the Big Ten.

Sporting News

Arenas likely to get 6 months

Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas pleaded guilty to a felony for carrying an unlicensed pistol outside a home or business. Prosecutors recommend he should serve no more than six months.

Sports Illustrated

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GOOD NEWS

First elephant born at Melbourne Zoo

The 242.5 pound elephant, yet to be named, was born at Melbourne Zoo after a long hard labor, and keepers said she was "rambunctious" from her first breath.

Telegraph.co.uk

March for peace honors King

About 300 students of Lenape High School in Medford, N.J., walked in silence from one end of the school to the other while listening to the speech King made at the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963.

Burlington County Times

WORLD

Senior al-Qaida figures killed in attack, Yemen says

A Yemeni airstrike killed at least five senior members of al-Qaida's Arabian branch, Yemeni officials said, including the group's military commander.

New York Times

US State Dept. updates Bin Laden photo