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Iraqi security forces secure the scene where a blast killed seven people in the Hurriya neighborhood about 500 yards from a polling station in Baghdad. (Photo by Hadi Mizban / AP)

Attacks sour 1st day of Iraqi elections

Iraq opened its polls for tens of thousands of security workers, but a series of attacks in Baghdad aimed directly at them marred the first day of voting in the country's parliamentary elections.

New York Times

Iraq opening to BP, Exxon Mobil, Shell

Bloomberg

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Struggle for Iraq

BBC

Court jails Islamists for foiled US attacks

Four Islamists who admitted planning "a monstrous bloodbath" with foiled car bomb attacks on U.S. targets in Germany were convicted of conspiracy to murder.

Reuters

Economic indicators are mixed after heavy snow season

Just when you thought the mess from the February snowstorms was over, it has started to obscure a clear understanding of how the economy is doing.

Washington Post

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The economy where you live

NPR

Jobless claims in US fall

Claims for U.S. jobless benefits dropped last week from a three-month high, pointing to an improvement in the labor market that is slow to develop.

BusinessWeek

Intuit's new index finds small firms hiring

San Francisco Chronicle

Census jobs unfilled in some places

USA TODAY

Proposed passport fee hikes draw ire

Get ready to open your wallet even wider to satisfy your travel bug: It may soon cost more to apply for a new U.S. passport or renew an old one, news that is not sitting well with some lawmakers.

CNN

NATION

College students rally over budget cuts

College students on more than 100 campuses nationwide are planning walkouts, rallies and other actions to protest budget cuts and tuition increases.

USA TODAY

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Twitter updates student protests

Huffington Post

Pensions falling short for retirement

Most American workers were woefully unprepared for retirement before the financial crisis struck. The stock market crash that followed made things worse.

NPR

Many over 60 can't afford to retire

CNNMoney

Same-sex marriage becomes legal in DC

Same-sex couples can start applying for marriage licenses in Washington, the sixth place in the nation where gay marriages can take place.

TIME

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Same-sex marriage leads Catholic Charities to restrict benefits

Washington Post

POLITICS

Obama seeks health care final vote

President Barack Obama began a final push for health care reform, urging Congress to vote on the plan even if it means passing the measure with no Republican support.

Reuters

Q-and-A: how reconciliation works

McClatchy

Barack Obama rallies support for health plans

BBC

How high could the US tax rate go?

By running up a monster deficit as it struggles to keep the economy growing, the government may be setting the stage for sharply higher taxes down the road.

TIME

RNC mocks donors, plays on 'fear'

The Republican National Committee plans to raise money this election cycle through an aggressive campaign capitalizing on "fear" of President Barack Obama and a promise to save the country from socialism.

Politico

HEALTH

Hopes for Alzheimer’s drug are dashed

In recent years, an old Russian hay fever pill had become one of the world’s best hopes for treating Alzheimer’s disease. But those hopes were dashed when the drug failed in its first late-stage clinical trial.

New York Times

Market finishes flat as Pfizer shares fall

Reuters

Obesity police want to track your kid's BMI

Researchers from the nonprofit Altarum Institute are calling on states to implement an electronic BMI surveillance system in a recently published analysis.

ABC News

Anti-obesity campaigners' horror at McDonald's link to Weight Watchers

Times Online

Healthier snacks for kids

CBS News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The art of list-making

What can lists tell us about the personality of the list-maker? An exhibition in Washington reveals the obsessive and controlling sides of some of the world's greatest artists.

BBC

'Hurt Locker' producer barred from Oscars

A producer of the Iraq war story "The Hurt Locker" will be barred from the Academy Awards ceremony because of e-mails he sent urging academy members to vote for his movie, Oscar overseers said.

NZ Herald News

ENVIRONMENT

Billion dollar Chinese hydropower projects get go-ahead in Cambodia

Construction of two Chinese-funded hydropower dams costing more than $1 billion dollars is to begin in Cambodia.

Earth Times

Farm aid from space

Satellite data of climate activity enable remote herders to obtain drought insurance. Like all insurance, the intention is to mitigate risk.

Christian Science Monitor

EDUCATION

Darwin foes add 'warming' to targets

Critics of the teaching of evolution in the nation's classrooms are gaining ground in some states by linking the issue to global warming, arguing that each side of both issues should be taught.

New York Times

13 Baltimore Catholic schools to close

Facing rising costs and falling enrollments, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore will close 13 of its 64 schools at the end of the academic year.

Baltimore Sun

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GOOD NEWS

Baylor University receives anonymous $200M gift

Baylor University has received an estate gift that is the largest donation in the school's history by a wide margin. It is the second-largest gift to a Texas university.

Waco Tribune-Herald

Kellogg Foundation receives award for 'Access to Recreation' initiative

The national award recognizes grant-making foundations that have demonstrated innovative leadership, bold vision, and significant impact in advancing the common good.

PNNOnline

WORLD

US panel sets resolution to vote on Armenian mass genocide

A U.S. congressional panel was set to vote on a resolution declaring the Ottoman era killing of Armenians as genocide, a move that could alienate Turkey.

MSNBC

6.4-magnitude quake hits Taiwan