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Women protesters march towards the Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines, to mark the 100th year of International Women’s Day. The protesters denounced the alleged dismal condition being suffered by Filipino women. (Photo by Bullit Marquez / AP)

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International Women’s Day: Who inspires you?

It’s the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, a celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women past and present that is observed around the world.

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Huffington Post

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16 of history’s most rebellious women

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TIME

Obama administration pushes teacher preparation accountability

Federal officials plan to overhaul the reporting requirements for higher education-based teacher preparation in favor of leaner, outcome-based indicators of program quality.

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Opposition: No exit deal talks with Gadhafi

Libyan opposition members denied that they have been negotiating an exit deal with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, rejecting an assertion by an opposition official earlier in the day.

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CNN

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No-fly zone may not halt Gadhafi offensive

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Live updates: Gadhafi renews attack on rebels

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BBC

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Libya’s underground prisons

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Reuters

More states use purchasing power to ‘buy American,’ create jobs

State and local governments are increasingly trying to leverage their purchasing power to favor American businesses and create jobs.

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ABC News

Ex-Starbucks executive helps develop global eye banks

Some 10 million people suffer from corneal blindness. A Seattle-based nonprofit is applying lessons learned in the coffee business in its efforts to bring sight to as many people as it can.

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NPR

NATION

Ending homelessness: a model in NY that might work

Thirty years ago, a nonprofit was launched to find permanent housing for the homeless in New York. Now it has a national campaign.

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NPR

Despite openness pledge, President Obama pursues leakers

The Obama administration, which famously pledged to be the most transparent in American history, is pursuing an unexpectedly aggressive legal offensive against federal workers.

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Politico

POLITICS

Spending fight continues: Capitol Hill vs. White House

The spending fight will take center stage on Capitol Hill, with two votes in the Senate and more negotiations expected between Congressional leaders and the White House.

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ABC News

Huckabee says SC is a ‘must win’ for GOP presidential run

Republican Mike Huckabee said that if he decides to run for his party’s nomination for president again in 2012, he knows he has to win South Carolina.

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The State

HEALTH

Obesity: ‘Like the new smoking’

Two out of three Americans are at greater risk for getting cancer than they need to be. This particular cancer risk shared by 150 million or so Americans comes from being overweight.

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Researchers find US ‘diabetes belt’

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Reuters

Nutrition should always be a human priority. With March being National Nutrition Month, it’s easy to be healthy by eating bright and vibrant foods.

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Medical News Today

Prenatal Down syndrome blood tests are in the works

A new method of screening for Down syndrome during pregnancy may eventually offer a safer, less invasive alternative to amniocentesis, according to a new study.

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WebMD

EDUCATION

The gray wave: retiring professors

College administrators will have to chart a tricky course as large numbers of professors are poised to retire over the next decade, but are not likely to leave willingly, a panel of experts said.

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Inside Higher Ed

Faculty pay remains flat at public colleges, edges up at private colleges

Amid a still-recovering economy and tight state finances, faculty members at public colleges saw no average increase in pay this year for the second year in a row, a survey has found.

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Chronicle of Higher Education

SPORTS

Texas Tech axes basketball coach Pat Knight despite legacy

Texas Tech University fired Pat Knight, ending a disappointing three-year run for the basketball coach who failed to lead the Red Raiders to the NCAA tournament after taking over for his famous father.

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CBSSports

NFL labor optimism follows 1 week extension as contract talks resume

The week-long extension of negotiations between the National Football League and its players union may be the most positive sign yet that they will avert a shutdown of the U.S.’s most popular sport.

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Bloomberg

Former chair of NLRB clarifies key issues in NFL labor battle

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SportsMoney

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

The hymns that keep on going

There are many ways to identify the most lasting or best loved hymns among American Protestants. But what would we find by looking at all 28 hymnals published by mainline Protestant denominations?

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Christianity Today

White House praises Muslims

Days ahead of a controversial congressional hearing on Islamic extremism, the Obama administration is highlighting the role Muslim Americans play in combating radicalism in their communities.

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Religion News Service

Columns And Op-Ed

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Why I’d place my bet on Tim Pawlenty

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The New Republic

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The truth about music in the operating room

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Salon

America corrects a mistake: trying minors as adults

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Christian Science Monitor

Audio (Michel Martin):

Charlie Sheen: a bellwether for what is next

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NPR

Amazon should pay fair sales tax

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San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Chris Good):

The rise and fall of Sen. John Ensign of Nevada

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The Atlantic

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US Forest Service looks at changes in the 21st century

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Idaho Statesman

Blog (Amy Davidson):

Libya and the prince

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Washington Examiner

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GOOD NEWS

Cooperation is contagious

Scientists have known that if one person is kind to another, that person will likely return the favor. But the new research shows this contagion extends beyond the initial pair of giving individuals.

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LiveScience

After the Haitian earthquake: saving priceless murals and artifacts

Cori Wegener talks of missions to rescue works of art and other “cultural property” in the wake of disaster. She is trying to save Haiti’s treasures in an effort to preserve its soul.

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Christian Science Monitor

Multiple sclerosis blocked in mice

Scientists have blocked harmful immune cells from entering the brain in mice that have a condition similar to multiple sclerosis.

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ScienceDaily

WORLD

New Guantanamo trials could include 9/11 suspected conspirators

President Barack Obama’s decision to resume military trials for detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will open the door for the prosecution of several suspected 9/11 conspirators.

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CBS News

US funding to train 140,000 African health care workers

The top U.S. AIDS official says the U.S. will fund training for 140,000 African health care workers in an initiative to “transform and dramatically increase” medical education and research on the continent.

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Karzai to Petraeus: Apologies are no longer enough

Apologies are not sufficient when it comes to civilian casualties, Afghan President Hamid Karzai told the NATO commander, days after a NATO air strike killed nine Afghan boys.

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CNN

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US negotiating security deal with Afghans

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Denver Post

BUSINESS

Crop prices feed inflation of food bills

Analysts and recently released government estimates predict food prices will rise this year thanks to a tangle of factors, including rising grain prices, monetary policy and oil costs.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Southwest raising fares

Southwest Airlines Co. has joined a sweeping increase of $10 in the price of many domestic round-trip airfares, citing the need to offset high fuel prices.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Highest and lowest gas prices across US

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U.S. News & World Report

ENVIRONMENT

Ghost mountains

Numerous ice structures within Antarctica’s Dome A region reveal new understanding about ice sheet growth and movement that is essential for predicting change as the Earth’s climate warms.

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Environmental News Network

No hiding for cattle methane culprits

When it comes to greenhouse gases, methane is right up there with CO2 as a worrying contributor to global warming. And one of the biggest sources of methane comes from livestock.

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Earth Times

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The new cyberarms race

Future wars will be fought not just with guns, but with the click of a mouse half a world away that unleashes weaponized software that could take out everything from a power grid to a chemical plant.

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Christian Science Monitor

Gene analysis of African Bushmen challenges assumptions of human origin

A team of Stanford University scientists has determined that the human family tree is rooted in one of the world’s most marginal and primitive people — the Bushmen of southern Africa.

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San Jose Mercury News

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Elephants outwit humans during intelligence test

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Fire in the hole

A new vent opened on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano and erupted slowly with quiet periods punctuated by curtains of lava 80 feet high, said scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

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Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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Kilauea volcano: Hawaii eruption spurts lava

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National Geographic

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

After a century, New Orleans’ Zulu remains a Mardi Gras favorite

Even after more than 100 years of parading and revelry during Mardi Gras, the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club never disappoints as a crowd favorite.

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Louisiana Weekly

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Carnival around the world

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MSNBC

GDC wrap-up: an eye on gaming’s future and past

The 25th annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco served as a setting to examine video games past, present and future.

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USA TODAY

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Woman fighting sex slavery named Hero of the Year

Anuradha Koirala, whose group has rescued more than 12,000 women and girls from sex slavery, was named the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year at a ceremony in Los Angeles.

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CNN

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A member of Mocidade Independente samba school parades atop a float at the Sambadrome during carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd / AP)

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