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US paratrooper set to win highest honor

A U.S. paratrooper who took part in some of the heaviest fighting in the war in Afghanistan has become the first living nominee for the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam war.

Guardian

Vice President Biden gives oath to new Americans in Baghdad

At a July Fourth citizenship ceremony at one of Saddam Hussein's former hunting lodges, Vice President Joe Biden stressed that all of Iraq's competing factions need to feel included in the new government.

ABC News

Skimmer continues testing in Gulf

A ship billed as the world's largest skimming vessel will continue testing its abilities in the Gulf of Mexico.

CNN

A subdued July 4th on La.'s Grand Isle

Christian Science Monitor

Inventor takes tip from whales to clean oil

NPR

Petraeus takes command in Afghan war

Gen. David H. Petraeus took command of the troubled Afghan war, warning of hard days to come but promising to persevere until the government and army here are strong enough to stand on their own.

New York Times

A timetable for withdrawal in Afghanistan

Newsweek

Petraeus: 'We are in this to win'

ABC News

US diplomacy: hitting the right notes

The State Department's Rhythm Road program sends musical ambassadors around the world, conveying American values with a beat.

CBS News

NATION

Appeals court says Algerian man at Guantanamo should get new hearing

A U.S. appeals court says an Algerian protesting his Guantanamo detention deserves a new lower court review — to determine whether he was part of al-Qaida, not just a supporter.

Star Tribune

Data on air workers, retirees stolen

American Airlines' parent company said the personal information of about 79,000 retirees, former and current employees has been compromised after a hard drive was stolen from its Fort Worth headquarters.

CBS News

POLITICS

Hillary Clinton makes fence-mending trip to Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan urged the United States to help solve the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed its authoritarian government on human rights.

Reuters

Dems in a jam as economy slows

President Barack Obama and the Democrats head into the summer campaign season with the economy slowing, unemployment flirting with double-digits — and few options for a quick fix.

Politico

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Application disables texting while driving

The application allows a cell phone user to dial and text almost everywhere like normal. But if the phone's built-in GPS function detects it moving faster than 10-mph, texting is disabled.

Florida Times-Union

New US satellite to monitor debris

A new U.S. Air Force satellite will provide the first full-time, space-based surveillance of hundreds of satellites and thousands of pieces of debris.

USA TODAY

ENVIRONMENT

US awards $2 billion for solar power plants

The government is handing out nearly $2 billion for new solar plants that President Barack Obama says will create thousands of jobs and increase the use of renewable energy sources.

CBS News

Obama: Clean economy restores lost jobs

CNN

BP Gulf oil spill: turtles to be protected from 'burn boxes'

BP and the U.S. Coast Guard have agreed to allow wildlife rescuers to pluck sea turtles from oil patches to keep them from being incinerated alive, ending one of the most dramatic consequences of the Gulf oil spill.

Christian Science Monitor

Turtle rehab

Reuters

Conservation deal saves 1,270 acres in Colo.'s San Luis Valley

A newly signed conservation easement will preserve 1,270 acres in the northern San Luis Valley, including the historic Valley View Hot Springs, according to the local nonprofit Orient Land Trust.

Denver Post

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Cleric considered Hezbollah's 1st spiritual leader

Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, considered Hezbollah's first spiritual leader, has died.

CNN

Brevard professor looks at how cults respond to science

Benjamin Zeller's new book examines how three cults, which he calls new religious movements, responded to scientific advances in late 20th century America.

BlueRidgeNow.com

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Labor without force

Economist

Column (Jonathan Alter):

Timetable for withdrawal in Afghanistan

Newsweek

Column (Amy Goodman):

America can't afford war

Ashland Daily Tidings

Blog (Robert Reich):

Slouching towards a double-dip or a lousy recovery at best

Huffington Post

Blog (Glenn Greenwald):

Bill Keller's self-defense on 'torture'

Salon

Editorial:

Have a blast this 4th — at whose expense?

Detroit Free Press

Column (Larry Kudlow):

Business-power neglect

RealClearPolitics

Editorial:

On July 4, the Founders didn't create America; America created the Founders

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Father, son, nephews pump gas in drag as hospital fund-raiser

One village pantry employee, along with his son and two nephews, will be dressed as women soliciting donations for Riley Hospital for Children.

Indianapolis Star

Teen tackles 'bucket list' with smiles

Carly Davis has been a wild horseback rider in Utah, a ukulele player in Hawaii and a world traveler exploring the Louvre in Paris. When Davis, 17, is on these adventures, her mind is away from her terminal cancer.

Houston Chronicle

WORLD

Iran 'has proof US kidnapped scientist'

Iran has handed over new documents proving one of its nuclear scientists was abducted by the U.S., Tehran says.

BBC

United Nations' 1-stop shop to improve women's lives