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In this Aug. 9, 1974, file photo, Richard Nixon says goodbye to members of his staff outside the White House after resigning the presidency in Washington. (Photo by Anonymous / AP)

Watergate: 40 years later

Long before the Watergate break-in, gumshoeing, burglary, wiretapping and political sabotage had become a way of life in the Nixon White House. What was Watergate? It was Nixon’s five wars.

Chicago Daily Herald

Watergate scandal

History.com

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Watergate at 40

Washington Post

The woman who defied Saudi’s driving ban and put it on YouTube

Manal Al-Sharif, who gained international attention after she uploaded a video of herself driving in a country where women are banned from it, is now the face of Saudi Arabia’s Women2Drive movement.

CNN

EU’s Spain bank rescue may bring only brief respite

Eurozone finance ministers rushed Spain into an EU funded rescue for its banks to pre-empt the threat of a bank run if Greece’s debt crisis flares again, but any respite for Madrid may be short-lived.

Reuters

Spanish prime minister says Spain has averted a full bailout

Telegraph.co.uk

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Eurozone crisis

Guardian

Japan tsunami debris brings wave of worry over invasive species

A floating dock from Japan recently washed up on an Oregon beach, and scientists worry that it represents a new way for invasive species to muck up the West Coast’s marine environments.

Denver Post

Return to Alcatraz: Will a legend end after 50 years?

One of the most daring prison escapes in U.S. history happened 50 years ago. Legend has always held that if the three men who escaped from Alcatraz are still alive, they will return on this anniversary.

NPR

A behind the scenes glimpse of Alcatraz

Discovery Channel

NATION

Colorado fire displaces hundreds

A Colorado fire that started at about two acres has been fueled by high winds and was marked at 0 percent containment. Evacuation remains a top priority as crews continue to battle the fire.

USA TODAY

Colorado fire destroys buildings

Msnbc.com

Jobless pay the price for collecting early on Social Security

Even as most Americans are delaying retirement to bolster savings, the recession has forced many older people who are out of work to draw Social Security much earlier than planned.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

POLITICS

Latino growth not fully felt at voting booth

The nation’s growing Latino population is one of the most powerful forces working in President Barack Obama’s favor in many of the states that will determine his contest with Mitt Romney.

San Jose Mercury News

Obama campaign woos Hispanics with ads

Tampa Tribune

Prosecutors assigned to investigate leaks of government information

Attorney General Eric Holder assigned two U.S. attorneys to lead a criminal investigation into possible, unauthorized leaks of classified government information.

FOX News

BUSINESS

Nonprofit offers patent help to inventors

Small businesses face a daunting challenge trying to protect their inventions. A new, low-cost service called LegalCorps offers some help.

Star Tribune

Banks told to go for radical rethink

Banks need a radical overhaul to boost profitability against the backdrop of tougher new rules and a grim economy — and they expect their customers to share some of the pain.

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

The deadly legacy of US fields of gold

In the 1970’s, Nixon’s agriculture secretary realized farmers were harvesting more corn than they knew what to do with. His answer was to champion their efforts and use of high-fructose corn syrup.

The Independent

California creates nation’s 1st statewide underwater park system

A vast network of undersea reserves — which conservationists have dreamed about for years — has been completed by the California Fish and Game Commission.

San Francisco Chronicle

EDUCATION

Risky rise of good-grade pills

At U.S. high schools, pressure over grades and college admissions are encouraging students to abuse prescription stimulants, according to interviews with students, parents and doctors.

Msnbc.com

Authorization vote could push Chicago closer to teacher strike

Angry that a promised raise disappeared and that they’re being asked to work longer days without an adequate pay increase, Chicago teachers are considering their first strike in a quarter-century.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Obama warns on teacher layoffs

In his weekly radio address, President Barack Obama called on Congress to pass a measure to stop teacher layoffs that he first proposed last September.

Politico

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Conservatives rally across US for ‘religious freedom’

Hundreds gathered on Capitol Hill and at rallies across the nation in an attack on President Obama’s health care law and a mandate to require employers to provide insurance coverage of birth control.

Religion News Service

Young people less tolerant and more ignorant of other religions

Young people in the U.K. show less tolerance of other religions than older people, a new poll suggests, highlighting widespread ignorance of links between Christianity, Islam and Judaism.

Telegraph.co.uk

A celebration of life: More US families opt for non-traditional funerals

As an increasing number of Americans describe themselves as “more spiritual than religious,” and funeral services are beginning to follow suit.

Montgomery Advertiser

Columns And Op-Ed

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Mentally ill, chronically homeless

Detroit Free Press

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Wars, disasters and zombies – Is the end of the world nigh?

The Independent

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The NFL tackles concussions

Baltimore Sun

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Stall tactics bring shame on court

Detroit Free Press

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Elections for sale

Salt Lake Tribune

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Syrian military aid request

Plain Dealer

Column (Trudy Rubin):

Moscow and Washington hold key to Syria’s future

Kansas City Star

Column (Dick Jerardi):

Will we ever see another Triple Crown winner?

Philadelphia Inquirer

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GOOD NEWS

Help for homeless at Tampa, Fla., homeless health fair

The Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County held its annual homeless health fair, providing showers, haircuts, housing assistance and educational resources to low-income or homeless individuals.

Tampa Bay Times

From Kenyan slum to Middletown, Conn., honors grad

Odede grew up in a slum in Kenya without sewage systems, roads or access to health care and education. The honor grad recently gave the commencement address at Wesleyan University.

Msnbc.com

Cold War pilot to get Silver Star

An American pilot whose U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union will be posthumously awarded the Silver Star, 50 years after he was released from prison and returned to the United States.

CNN

WORLD

Chief Syrian opposition body elects leader