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Libyan rebels on the road between Al-Egila and Ras Lanouf, eastern Libya. Brega, a main oil export terminal in eastern Libya, fell after a skirmish and rebel forces moved swiftly west, on their way to the massive oil refining complex of Ras Lanouf. (Photo by Anja Niedringhaus / AP)

The secret bunker Congress never used

Laying in wait for the apocalypse, a massive bomb shelter stocked with supplies for members of Congress in case of an emergency was kept secret for 30 years.

NPR

When home fallout shelters were all the rage

CBS News

New requirements for mortgage loans

The government is reshaping the mortgage market. And right now there is strong political support for requiring much bigger down payments for most home loans.

NPR

Libyan rebels in westward push

Libyan rebels claim to have taken complete control of the eastern oil towns of Uqayla, Brega and Ajdabiya with the help of western coalition air strikes.

Al Jazeera

Gates: Gadhafi losing ground in Libya

CBS News

Advancing Libya rebels make gains

BBC

Libya woman says Gadhafi forces raped her

MSNBC

Protestors of Middle East violence take turns at White House

Groups cheering for or against the ongoing protests in the Middle East took to the streets outside the White House.

CNN

Medicare rise could mean no increase in Social Security payments

The government is projecting a slight cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits next year. But for most beneficiaries, rising Medicare premiums threaten to eliminate payment increases.

USA TODAY

NATION

Winter weather to make a comeback

Cold weather, snow and severe storms were expected in several parts of the country. A band of snow and cold rain is expected to sweep from Omaha, Nebraska to the District of Columbia.

Reuters

Will cold nip cherry blossoms in the bud?

The Weather Channel

Alaska Airlines cancels flights after outage

Alaska Airlines and its Horizon Air affiliate canceled 95 flights because a computer system used for flight planning failed. The outage lasted intermittently for about seven hours.

San Jose Mercury News

Republican 2012 hopefuls criticize Obama’s Libyan policy

The Republicans looking to succeed President Obama all say he’s bungling Libya. What most haven’t spelled out: how they would address the latest international crisis if they were in the White House.

San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Supreme Court to decide Ariz.’s unique campaign financing law

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to examine the constitutionality of an Arizona statute that guarantees government money to certain political candidates.

Christian Science Monitor

Parnell bid to cut oil taxes stuck in Senate

Gov. Sean Parnell’s attempt to slash Alaska oil taxes to encourage more development appears to be going nowhere in the state Senate with less than a month before lawmakers adjourn for the year.

Anchorage Daily News

CRISIS IN JAPAN

To rebuild or not? Japan confronts post-tsunami construction

Japan is confronting years of post-tsunami reconstruction along its northeastern coast, grappling with an estimated 18,000 people dead, hundreds of thousands left homeless and entire villages destroyed.

MSNBC

A burial in the rain for Japan tsunami victims

Vancouver Sun

Radiation in reactor’s building tests 10 million times above normal

Radiation levels in pooled water tested in the nuclear reactor’s turbine building at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant are 10 million times above normal, utility company and government officials said.

CNN

EDUCATION

A mentor’s goal: keeping at-risk Chicago teens alive

Chicago’s school system is assigning paid mentors to teens identified as being most at risk of becoming victims of gun violence. Under the $20 million program, mentors provide counseling in and out of school.

NPR

China’s new crop of exports — students

The food, the language, the students, the classes — for Neo Nie, everything at Governors State University is different from Guangdong University of Technology, the school he attended in China.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cuban doctors struggle to prove credentials in US

Without transcripts, it’s nearly impossible for the doctors to take the required medical board exams and to get approval from the U.S. group that accredits foreign physicians.

Modesto Bee

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

A deeper history for the humble hand axe

Anyone in love with their iPad may want to weigh it against the humble hand axe. Modern technology comes and goes, but this stone remained in fashion for more than a million years.

USA TODAY

2,500-year-old human brain discovered

A 2,500-year-old human skull uncovered in England was less of a surprise than what was in it: the brain.

LiveScience

Listen to the ‘voices of the landscape’

Bryan Pijanowski is asking fellow scientists to take a huge step back and, metaphorically speaking, listen to the whole forest.

NPR

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Muslim-Americans focus on trying to ‘write’ Hollywood’s wrongs

In television and films, Muslims are often portrayed as the bad guys. A group called the Muslim Public Affairs Council has been working with Hollywood studios for years to foster more accurate portrayals.

NPR

Army readies chaplains before ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal

The Army has started training chaplains on the repeal of the ban on openly gay military members, saying those who are unable to follow the forthcoming policy can seek a voluntary departure.

USA TODAY

They’re successful because they care

Can you identify the most successful among us? What do you think are the indicators of success? In the words of one astute observer, “The capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.”

Philadelphia Inquirer

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

What some students say

Florida Times-Union

Column (David Senjem and Dan Sparks):

More gambling good for Minnesota? Certainly

Star Tribune

Editorial:

On writing: Authors reveal the secrets of their craft

Guardian

Column (Andrea Lunt):

It’s a man’s media world

Al Jazeera

Column (Daniel Akst):

You vs. temptation: Why self-control has gotten so hard

Christian Science Monitor

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Be a patriot

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Column (Steve Andreason):

Missile defense: The missing piece of the puzzle

Guardian

Blog (Mohsen Kadivar and Ahmad Sadri):

Hillary Clinton’s crucial choice on Iran

Salon

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GOOD NEWS

Solar canopy energizes Cincinnati Zoo

Visitors to the Cincinnati Zoo are marveling at a new sight: nearly four acres of solar panels over the parking lot. The “canopy” will do more than control the zoo’s utility bills, developers say.

USA TODAY

Funny faces help you laugh off wrinkles

A new breed of fitness instructors across the country are teaching facial exercises to stave off droopy jowls and crow’s feet.

AOL News

Severely disabled mother wins visitation rights for triplets

A California judge ruled that a woman who suffered severe brain damage during the birth of her triplets must be granted visitation rights to see them.

CNN

WORLD

Anti-cuts march draws hundreds of thousands as police battle rioters