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In this file photo, Illinois U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, holding his daughter Malia, 6, and his wife Michelle, holding their daughter Sasha, 3, are covered in confetti after Obama delivered his acceptance speech as a senator in Chicago. (Photo by M. Spencer Green/ AP)

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Discovery astronauts begin first spacewalk

Spacewalking astronauts floated outside the international space station to help install the orbiting outpost's newest room, a bus-sized Japanese laboratory.

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ABC News

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Small planet discovered orbiting star

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Many states facing tough trek to reach universal proficiency

In order to avoid sanctions over the next six years, schools and districts need to stay on course in order to achieve the No Child Left Behind Act's goal of 100 percent proficiency in reading and math.

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Obama claims Democratic nomination

Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois claimed the Democratic presidential nomination, NBC News projected based on its tally of convention delegates.

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'Race will go on' McAuliffe says

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CNN

GM to close 4 factories, may cut Hummer

As more consumers opt for smaller cars due to rising fuel prices, General Motors is closing four truck and SUV factories in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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MSNBC

UN chief: Increase food production to avert crisis

U.N. Chief Ban Ki-Moon called for a drastic increase in food production to meet the demands of a rising population and stave off a crisis brought about by oil prices and climate change.

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CNN

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Mugabe presence at global hunger summit drops jaws

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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The rising cost of rice

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BBC

NATION

Sect's kids, parents reunited

More than 460 children seized by state authorities in an investigation of possible sex abuse at an isolated West Texas polygamist community began going home.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Foreign travelers face closer scrutiny

Foreigners enrolled in the current Visa Waiver Program will have to submit personal information for a background check before they can board a flight or ship headed for American soil.

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ABC News

POLITICS

Arguments begin over climate change

As senators began a raucous argument over climate change legislation, even its sponsors admitted their chances of passing the Climate Security Act this year are, at best, a long shot.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Senate debates climate bill

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NPR

Initiative to ban gay marriage qualifies for California ballot

In an expected move on the highly charged debate over gay marriage, an initiative banning same-sex unions has qualified for the November state ballot.

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San Jose Mercury News

Both McCain, Obama exaggerating Iran's nuclear program

The presumptive Republican nominee for president and the leading contender for the Democratic nomination are exaggerating what's known about Iran's nuclear program.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Poll: Majority of Americans agree with Obama's Iran approach

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CNN

BUSINESS

Staples ups bid for Corporate Express to $2.65 billion

U.S. office supplies retailer Staples raised its all-cash bid for Dutch business products group Corporate Express for the second time to $2.65 billion.

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Forbes

Microsoft strikes search deal with HP

Microsoft moved to make search engine selection even easier for consumers by making the choice for them.

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InformationWeek

ENVIRONMENT

Desert is claiming southeast Spain

The Spanish province Murcia is running out of water. Spurred on by global warming and poorly planned development, swaths of southeast Spain are steadily turning into desert.

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International Herald Tribune

With US farmland maxed out, growers tap into reserves

Soaring commodity prices are bringing new pressures to increase agricultural output, but U.S. farmland is maxed out, limiting any response to price hikes.

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National Geographic

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Mars Lander to start digging for water

The Phoenix Lander's robotic arm reached out and touched soil for the first time, providing scientists with an up-close view of what could be either salt or ice embedded in the terrain.

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Arizona Daily Star

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Touchdown on Mars

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MSNBC

Yahoo! opposed Google deal before Microsoft bid

Yahoo! Inc. dismissed a search-advertising deal with Google due to antitrust concerns, one day before Microsoft Corp made its takeover offer earlier this year, according to court documents.

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Reuters

HEALTH

Study: Heavy marijuana use shrinks structures of the brain

A study reveals that brain scans of heavy marijuana users versus nonusers show the hippocampus and amygdala structures of the brain are much smaller.

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Reuters

Babies, tots low on vitamin D

Forty percent of kids in a recent study had suboptimal blood levels of vitamin D. A third of kids with vitamin D deficiency had bone demineralization, a sign of thinner bones.

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WebMD

South Korea urges US not to export beef from older cattle

South Korea's agriculture minister said his country has asked the United States not to send it shipments of beef from cattle over 30 months old.

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Xinhau

Columns And Op-Ed

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We are all appeasers now

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Salon.com

Struggling student gets chance to be kid again

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Fertile ground for a legal mess

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Denver Post

Power awaits Sen. Clinton — just not in the White House

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Times Online

Red vs. blue? New electoral map turns purple

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Why Islam lies at the heart of Iraq's civil war

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Christian Science Monitor

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Bob Barr's unlikely comeback

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Guardian

Column (Michael Kinsley):

Rejecting Obama's radical friends

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TIME

Column (Sharon Begley):

Praise the humble dung beetle

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Newsweek

Column (Jennifer Bennett):

Immigration enforcers run amok

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Slate

Column (John W. Mashek):

Consultants hurt the election process

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U.S. News & World Report

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Be gay, be anything — just not single!

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Salon.com

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GOOD NEWS

Preserving the Woodstock ethos

A funny thing happened on the magic bus trip back to the tie-dyed land of peace, love and music.

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International Herald Tribune

Fla. woman runs a sanctuary for big cats

Judy Berens takes in abandoned leopards, panthers, and other exotic animals at a conservation center on her home property.

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Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

UN nuclear inspectors to visit Syria

Syria will let nuclear inspectors visit the site of a suspected reactor that Israeli warplanes bombed last September, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.

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International Herald Tribune

China's bereaved parents push for accountability

Furious, they are pressing local officials to explain why so many schools collapsed in the May 12 quake, killing their children, when surrounding buildings stayed standing.

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Christian Science Monitor

Making sense of modern China

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BBC

Al-Qaida linked to Danish embassy attack

Al-Qaida or one of its affiliates was likely behind the blast outside the Danish embassy in Pakistan, Denmark's intelligence service said.

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CNN

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Bo Diddley, the legend of rock'n'roll, dies of heart failure aged 79

Bo Diddley, the idiosyncratic blues guitarist who became one of the fathers of rock 'n' roll, died at his home in Florida. He was 79.

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Times Online

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Musician Bo Diddley dies

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BBC

Doctor: Kennedy brain surgery 'successful'

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy underwent successful surgery to treat his cancerous brain tumor, and told his wife shortly after that he felt "like a million bucks," a family spokeswoman said.

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MSNBC

SPORTS

Mets' pitcher Santana notches 100th career victory

Santana wrapped up New York's turnaround homestand by pitching into the eighth inning for his 100th win, as the Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Tiger Woods tops SI.com's list of top-earning US athletes

Having earned over $128 million in prize money and endorsements over the past year, Tiger Woods has made more than twice as much as any other U.S. professional athlete.

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Bloomberg

NFL grants Pacman limited reinstatement

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell notified previously suspended defensive back Adam "Pacman" Jones that he will be allowed to join his Dallas Cowboys teammates effective immediately.

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The Sports Network

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Chopra: 'Guru' film not insulting

The best-selling author and spiritual teacher is defending "The Love Guru," a comedy in which Mike Myers plays an aspiring self-help guru who aims to achieve Chopra's level of popularity.

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TIME

Blair charity aims to use religion as a force for good

Tony Blair has unveiled plans for an ambitious new charity that he hopes will enlist religion as a force for economic development and conflict resolution, rather than violence and strife.

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Sydney Morning Herald

EDUCATION

Global credit crisis takes toll on US student loans

Some of the biggest U.S. banks have closed their doors to students at community colleges, for-profit universities and other institutions.

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International Herald Tribune

Florida gets tougher phys-ed standards

Gov. Charlie Crist has signed a bill requiring Florida elementary schools to provide 30 minutes of continuous exercise daily for their students.

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Yahoo! News

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Vitamin C does not prevent most people from getting colds

A new review of the scientific literature says that taking regular supplements of vitamin C to prevent colds is not justified unless you are exercising hard or living in an extremely cold place.

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Medical News Today

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American artist Jacob Hashimoto's untitled artwork is shown at the international art show "Art 39 Basel" in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Georgios Kefalas / Keystone / AP)

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