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Egyptian voters cast their ballots in the second day of presidential elections in the Mataraya neighborhood of Cairo. The wide-open race that will select a successor to Hosni Mubarak will define the nation’s future political course. (Photo by Pete Muller / AP)

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The War of 1812: Remember the Raisin!

Today, few Americans hallow the War of 1812 and its historic implications. Now, the “Raisin” — short for the River Raisin that runs by the site — recently became the first national park devoted to the war.

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Smithsonian Magazine

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200 years since the War of 1812

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The perfected self

B. F. Skinner’s notorious theory of behavior modification was denounced by critics 50 years ago as a fascist, manipulative vehicle for government control. Now, for obesity, his ideas are making a comeback.

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The Atlantic

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Child obesity linked to cesarean deliveries

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ABC News

Egypt sees a 50 percent turnout on final day of historical vote

Polls opened in Egypt for the final day of voting in the country’s ground-breaking presidential election, even though many worried the army would quash the results should they not like the country’s choice.

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CNN

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Egyptians search for superman

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Houston Chronicle

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Egyptians vote for the second day in first free presidential election

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NPR

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Egypt votes: day 2

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BBC

National debt: Will the US be like Japan?

Prolonged economic stagnation is a risk many experts say the U.S. may be more vulnerable to than a sudden crisis in which Treasury investors turn tail and demand higher interest rates.

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CNNMoney

Could ‘fiscal cliff’ push US into a recession?

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DC Decoder

Veterans face ruin awaiting benefits as wounded swamp VA

With the Iraq War finished and troops returning home, record numbers of former service members are turning to disability pay, adding to a backlog of claims that has burdened the VA for years.

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Bloomberg

NATION

For Native American women, scourge of rape, rare justice

One in three American Indian women have been raped or have experienced an attempted rape, according to the Justice Department. Their rate of sexual assault is more than twice the national average.

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Thorpe‘s legacy: Native American’s Olympic dream

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CNN

Gay marriage: America’s latest culture war

Those who have fought to legalize gay marriage in the U.S. like to think Obama’s expression of support was a tipping point. However, the move may have built another bitter dividing line in American politics.

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Globeandmail.com

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On gay marriage, Obama may shift again

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Washington Post

Town seeks to lure gun, ammo makers

A small community in the forested, western foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Idaho was searching for an economic future. The town of Potlatch, they decided, would go from timber town to gun town.

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POLITICS

Senate ‘Fire Department’ seeks to ease partisan rancor

Frustrated by an inability to get much done amid the partisan rancor in what has been called “the world’s greatest deliberative body,” two senators have decided to reach across the divide.

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Reuters

Get ready for the 1st robot president

Whoever wins in November may go down in history as the First Robot President because the next occupant of the White House will face a growing influx and influence of robots in our everyday lives.

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NPR

BUSINESS

Oil boom strikes Kansas

Oil rigs are springing up in farmers’ fields. “No vacancy” signs hang in the windows of local motels. Along Kansas’ southern border, the once-quiet farm towns are quickly transforming into boomtowns.

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Memorial Day: good news on gasoline prices, and it may get better

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Christian Science Monitor

Wireless carriers ‘offload’ customers

Major carriers are investing in ways to unload customers’ data traffic from their airwaves into cheaper and more localized networks, such as Wi-Fi hot spots and small cellular base stations.

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USA TODAY

Shareholders sue Facebook

Facebook’s listing, envisioned as a crowning moment for an eight-year-old company that has become a business and cultural phenomenon, has instead turned into a legal and public relations fiasco.

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Reuters

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The Facebook IPO : So much has gone wrong

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iTWire

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Were investors misled?

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RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Nationwide vigils aim to demonstrate solidarity with sisters

From Alaska to Washington, D.C., people gathered outside Catholic churches and cathedrals in about a dozen cities to pray, sing and show support for the American nuns criticized in a recent Vatican report.

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National Catholic Reporter

Franciscan files tell abuse story

Sexual abuse accounts at St. Anthony’s, a prestigious Franciscan boarding school in California, are in more than 4,000 pages of confidential sworn testimony, the largest release of a religious order’s files to date.

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Google News

SPORTS

Before leaping to 10 gold medals, athlete beat polio

Ray Ewry is a forgotten Olympic great from the early 1900s with a remarkable story. Before winning his 10th gold medal in 10 tries, Ewry accomplished something remarkable: He learned to walk again.

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NPR

Kosovo gunning for Olympic justice

Two cousins who are at the top of their sport will not be in London this summer because the International Olympic Committee does not recognize their homeland of Kosovo.

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BBC

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This Memorial Day, show the military you care

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Detroit and guns

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A Catholic spring?

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Congress should scrap the debt limit

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Taxes

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What do we learn from things we save?

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Wrong questions, wrong answers

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Democracy in America

Police have no right to privacy in public

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GOOD NEWS

Crowne Plaza Hotels to donate $60,000 through ‘charity foursome’ program

PGA tour players and Facebook fans rally at the Crowne Plaza Invitational to benefit four charities: Birdies for the Brave, Shelter In A Storm, Cook Children’s Medical Center and The First Tee.

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MarketWatch

Drawings help son cope

Because of J.T. Goodman, the family of every patient who comes to St. Louis, Mo., into the Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s intensive care unit now gets a chance to tell their loved one’s story.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mixed faith groups get together for common good

At an interfaith convention held in Las Vegas, Nev., various individual faith groups and nonprofits gathered to join forces as a single organization that helps tackle a broad spectrum of social issues.

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Las Vegas Review Journal

WORLD

EU urges Greece to stay in euro, plans for possible exit

EU leaders, advised to prepare plans in case Greece decides to quit the single currency, urged the country to stay the course on austerity and complete the reforms for its bailout program.

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Reuters

Eurozone crisis live: EU summit leaves France and Germany divided

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Business

Fukushima gets mixed radiation report

Radiation exposure from the Fukushima nuclear disaster was below levels thought to increase risk of cancer, but one town’s infants could still be at risk.

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Guardian

EDUCATION

Student debt burden MBA graduates

More MBA programs are trying to help students with scholarships, and some compete for students with top GMAT scores by offering aid. But students still can graduate with six-figure debt.

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Christian Science Monitor

Romney opens new front against Obama: Schools are failing

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney opened a new front in his fight against President Barack Obama, accusing him of presiding over a failing U.S. education system.

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Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

US scientists identify organ that helps whales gulp up prey

Scientists believe they’ve identified an organ that helps whales accomplish the task of quickly opening and closing their giant mouths underwater while moving along relatively rapidly.

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CBC News

Rich-poor divide reopens at UN climate talks and negotiations

The advances made in U.N. climate talks last year appeared at risk as a rift between rich and poor countries reopened in negotiations aimed at crafting a global pact to stop the planet from overheating.

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San Francisco Chronicle

HEALTH

Long-term birth control more effective than short-term

New research suggests that long-term birth control options, such as intrauterine devices and under-the-skin implants, are 20 times more effective than short-term contraceptives.

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U.S. News & World Report

Frito-Lay jumps into gluten-free craze with new labels

Gluten-free diets are a part of a growing health trend that food companies and their marketing departments are starting to notice.

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ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Warning over deep-ocean stowaways

Scientists using the famous Alvin sub say the vehicle picked up limpets from a depth of almost 10,000 feet and inadvertently transferred them to another location more than 373 miles away.

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BBC

Commercial craft maneuvers for space station flyby

SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule went through orbital tests aimed at making sure the pioneering commercial spaceship can be brought in safely for a hookup with the International Space Station.

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Msnbc.com

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Olympian effort behind the saving of the Hitchcock 9

The British Film Institute is celebrating the work of film-maker Alfred Hitchcock with a season of screenings, including nine of his little-known silent movies, restored to their original glory.

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BBC

Have superheroes become too big for the small screen?

“The Avengers,” “Batman” and “Spider-Man” headline summer’s must-see movies. But why is it so hard for superheroes to fly on the small screen?

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TIME

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Ammonia could be key to developing emissions-free fuel for cars

Ammonia could be the answer to developing an emissions-free fuel for cars. Ammonia produces just nitrogen and water vapor when burned and, unlike hydrogen, is easy to store in liquid form.

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LSU’s Tyler Hanover slides safely into third on a steal as Missisippi third baseman Andrew Mistonea catches the high throw in the second inning of their NCAA college baseball game during the Southeastern Conference tournament in Hoover, Ala. (Photo by Dave Martin / AP)

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