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Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., does a cartwheel at a post-election party in Denver after he was re-elected to his 7th District seat. (Photo by Chris Schneider / AP)

Wikipedia teams up with academia, students

Wikipedia doesn‘t have enough public policy articles, so it’s asking students from the nation’s top public policy programs to help them write more.

NPR

Interview:

The wiki world, according to founder Jimmy Wales

Toronto Star

South Korea fires warning shots, 2nd incident in days

South Korea’s navy fired warning shots to drive away a North Korean fishing boat at a maritime border, the second incident in six days, jangling nerves in Seoul ahead of the G-20 summit.

Reuters

GOP and Democrats say they’re ready to move on

After the GOP gave a collective shout of victory and Democrats retreated to lick their wounds, leaders in both parties vowed to set the mudslinging aside.

ABC News

Voters take anger, energy to the polls

USA TODAY

Blog:

Election results live

(PBS)

Live Election Blog

Election day 2010

Christian Science Monitor

Memoir: Bush considered cutting Cheney loose in 2004

Former President George W. Bush says in his new memoir that he considered running for re-election in 2004 without Dick Cheney as his vice presidential candidate.

TIME

George W. Bush had ‘sickening feeling’ over lack of weapons of mass destruction

BBC

How to flee the Facebook frenzy

Facebook offers a world of online distractions, yet for all the social network‘s virtues it still exudes the faint odor of its potential ills.

Christian Science Monitor

NATION

Supreme Court justices challenge ban on violent video games

Several U.S. Supreme Court justices challenged a California official’s attempt to defend a ban on violent video games for minors in one of the more engaging sessions at the high court in years.

USA TODAY

Spill prompts call for safety institute

As oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year, international drilling experts and engineers huddled inside a Houston command center to strategize about the best ways to contain the crude.

Houston Chronicle

More than 11,000 people still cleaning up Gulf oil

Plain Dealer

POLITICS

Federal Reserve to make bold, risky effort to boost economy

The Federal Reserve is expected to announce a controversial new policy to buy billions of dollars in government bonds in an attempt to breathe new life into the struggling U.S. economy.

Reuters

‘Resounding’ defeat for Proposition 19

California voters defeated Proposition 19, the nation’s most sweeping proposal ever to legalize marijuana. Opponents celebrated, while advocates took heart that the issue had been taken seriously.

San Francisco Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Jeweler protest over mining company’s Alaskan quest

Jewelers from around the world have pledged to boycott mining company Anglo American’s proposed Alaskan project because it threatens the world’s most important fishing ground for wild salmon.

The Independent

UK biofuel power stations planned

Two new power stations that use a fuel critics say contributes to the destruction of rain forest in Southeast Asia may be built in the U.K. through subsidies added to customer bills.

Guardian

SPORTS

LeBron James, reluctant point guard

LeBron James has an odd relationship with the label “point guard.” In short, he wants no part of it.

ESPN

Landis team manager says French trial of cyclist ‘ridiculous’

Floyd Landis‘ team manager says it is “ridiculous” to think the American cyclist will face trial in France for hacking into a doping laboratory’s computers.

Seattle Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

What would you say if you knew it was your last chance?

A website called “The Things You Would Have Said” (wouldhavesaid.com) has proved to be less about confessions and more about venting unfinished business.

USA TODAY

‘Walking Dead’ a monster smash

AMC’s “The Walking Dead” premiere ratings are enormous: The 90-minute Halloween debut delivered 5.3 million viewers, 3.3 million of which were adults age 18 to 49.

Hollywood Reporter

Roots revisited

As genealogy gains popularity, people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds are spending their time researching their family histories.

Star Tribune

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Is Ariz. channeling state money to religious schools?

The Supreme Court will hear a challenge from the taxpayers who argue that a state law is a violation and that the policy funnels state money to religious schools.

ABC News

Mexican officials investigate whether priest accepted drug money

Mexican federal authorities are investigating whether a priest received money from a top narco-trafficker to build a chapel.

CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Why space shuttle Discovery is a ‘machine with personality’

After a brief delay due to a pair of gas leaks, the space shuttle Discovery has been cleared for launch. If all goes as planned, the shuttle will be lifting off on the final mission of its career.

National Geographic

Baby dinosaur footprints discovered near Denver

Footprints of a baby Apatosaurus, roughly the size of a pug dog, were spotted in the foothills near Denver.

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Halting the world’s most lethal parasite

A new malaria vaccine, a plan to immunize mosquitoes and other “crazy” ideas have brightened prospects for vanquishing this killer.

Scientific American

Preserving Malaysia’s architectural jewel

Two years ago, part of the Malaysian capital, George Town, won UNESCO World Heritage Status, putting it on a par with Angkor Wat, the Taj Mahal and the Egyptian pyramids.

CNN

Cell phones to help Salvation Army raise funds this holiday season

The Salvation Army Tidewater Virginia Area Command will launch a Mobile Bell Ringer campaign. All proceeds will benefit families in need in Norfolk, Chesapeake, Accomac and Northampton counties.

PNNOnline

WORLD

Huge volcanic blast spurs more Indonesians to flee