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Members of a Female Engagement Team for a security detail take position before making contact with locals in the village of Khwaja Jamal in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. (Photo by Julie Jacobson / AP)

Combat vet says gender bias led to untreated PTSD

PTSD and depression are the top disability claims among America's female veterans — many of whom served in Iraq and Afghanistan. But many of them have trouble proving that they saw combat.

NPR

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Post-traumatic stress disorder

WebMD

Fewer inmates in US state prisons – but only to save money

In the fight for reform of America's grim, overcrowded and gang-ridden prison system, it is a small victory: A new study shows that state prisons have actually reduced their total number of inmates.

Observer

Pensions may deepen financial crisis

There's a looming U.S. financial problem that's big. From Connecticut to California, pension funds for teachers, firefighters and other public employees are severely underfunded.

NPR

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Retirement

New York Times

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The trillion dollar gap

The Pew Center on the States

How the West poisoned Bangladesh

Up to 20 million people in Bangladesh are at risk of suffering early deaths because of arsenic poisoning – the legacy of a ill-planned water project that created a devastating public health catastrophe.

The Independent

How a lawsuit over school laptops and privacy evolved

A review shows that Philadelphia area school administrators blew past warnings of trouble and missed obvious opportunities to disclose the Web cam capability to parents and students.

Philadelphia Inquirer

NATION

Stage set for health care reform vote

President Barack Obama made his last appeal for the reform, telling House Democrats on the eve of the historic vote: "Let's get this done."

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Pelosi: No separate abortion vote for bill

CBS News

Obama to Dems: Back health bill for Americans

YouTube

Thousands rally in DC against Iraq war

On the seventh anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, demonstrators carried flag-draped cardboard coffins as they rally in Washington D.C.

NBC Washington

Panel asks to question Bush's senior officials

Telegraph.co.uk

Name that war: must be catchy, inspirational, scare the hell out of enemy

Names are important, especially in war. Like a good advertising jingle, war names must be catchy and concise. But above all else, they have to sell inspiration to the troops and promise to non-combatant civilians.

Toronto Star

POLITICS

Obama says new US financial regulations are 'essential'

President Barack Obama said the financial regulatory proposals that a Senate panel will take are essential to prevent future crises and to let markets function fairly.

Bloomberg

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Obama focuses next on financial reform

ABC News

Iowa flood legislation washes aside

State lawmakers appear poised to adjourn without approving a raft of measures aimed at protecting the lives and property of Iowans in future floods.

Des Moines Register

HEALTH

Plastic surgery in decline as America tires of excess

Americans appear to be finally falling out of love with cosmetic surgery after a new report revealed that the number of operations dropped by 18 percent.

Guardian

The agony of long-distance runners: coronary plaque

Long-distance runners have less body fat and better heart rates than people being tested for cardiac disease. Paradoxically, however, runners have more calcified plaque in their heart arteries.

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

Volcano erupts in Iceland

Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beside a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency said.

MSNBC

Artificial wetlands raise hopes for waterfowl recovery in Colo.

After years of declines in the number of ducks visiting Colorado, wildlife advocates are hoping to woo the waterfowl back with artificial wetlands designed to give the birds places to nest and rest.

Denver Post

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Goodwill goes high-dollar

Goodwill is opening up a high-dollar boutique in Texas, a far cry from the traditional Goodwill retail store. The idea is to attract customers looking for designer clothes at discount prices.

WMBF

Goodwill goes upscale

MSNBC

Volunteering day to honor Fred Rogers

Friends and colleagues of late television icon Fred Rogers want to honor his legacy with a national day of volunteering on his birthday. Rogers would have been 82.

San Francisco Chronicle

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Child’s modernized version of Christ's beatings stirs Lenteen passions

Some find Jackson Potts II's photograph of a nightstick-wielding policeman beating a fallen, bleeding child violent and offensive. But to Jackson the disturbing image has religious symbolism.

MSNBC

In Morocco, a crackdown on Christian aid workers of all nationalities

The Village of Hope deportations are part of what appears to be a widespread crackdown on Christian aid workers in Morocco. An estimated 40 foreigners have been deported this month.

TIME

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GOOD NEWS

Girl donates hair to help friend with hair-loss disorder

Maci Anderson donated her hair to Locks for Love, hoping it could go directly to her friend, Makensie.

The Town Talk

Judges and lawyers race for good cause

Judges and lawyers raced against each other for a good cause. The 2nd Annual Race to the Courthouse 5k encouraged Tampa, Fla., attorneys to donate pro bono hours.

ABC News

WORLD

Iraq PM calls for recount

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who is locked in a tight battle with his main rival to form Iraq's next government, called for a recount of votes cast in the country's March 7 polls.

Sydney Morning Herald

Allawi holds narrow election leads