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An anti-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi rebel takes up a position and holds his RPG as he shouts slogans after the capture of the oil town of Ras Lanouf, in eastern Libya. (Photo by Hussein Malla / AP)

Women now backbone of US economy

Women are now the backbone of the U.S. economy. About 60 percent of them work, and they comprise 46 percent of the labor force, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

MSNBC

Better jobs for women that break glass ceiling

Vancouver Sun

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Women’s history

PBS

Taste: It’s in your nose and memories

It’s true that taste isn’t just about the way food hits your tongue; there’s a whole science behind how we perceive flavor and develop preferences for certain foods.

CNN

Libya rebels repel Gaddafi forces

Anti-government fighters in the western Libyan town of Az Zawiyah have pushed back forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan president, following a fierce assault on the town.

Al Jazeera

Blog:

Live from Libya

Guardian

Rebels ‘beat back Libyan troops’

BBC

Libyan rebels and Gaddafi claim gains

YouTube

President Obama denounces political spending cuts

President Barack Obama said that spending cuts to narrow the U.S. budget deficit must not be politically motivated or threaten the economy as it climbs out of recession.

Reuters

Blog:

Obama: Cut spending ‘without slowing our economic momentum’

(The Hill)

Blog Briefing Room

Could cornstarch have plugged BP’s oil well in Gulf of Mexico spill?

Engineers might have been able to stop the BP blowout in the Gulf of Mexico using a child’s plaything: oobleck, a mixture of cornstarch and water.

NPR

NATION

Loughner charged with slaying of 6

Jared Lee Loughner, 22, was charged in a 49-count federal grand jury indictment and could face the death penalty if convicted, U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke in Phoenix said in an e-mailed statement.

Bloomberg

Help on the way for air traffic jams

To deal with potential gridlock from the one billion U.S. air passengers expected to crowd the skies by 2021, the FAA is overhauling its traffic system, which has remained largely unchanged for 30 years.

CNN

POLITICS

NH gay marriage debate puts 2012 hopefuls on spot

New Hampshire’s legislature is likely to hold a vote to repeal the state’s law permitting same-sex marriage next January, which would force the GOP presidential field to confront the issue.

Politico

Republicans dismiss White House budget

Republicans denounced as inadequate a White House proposal to cut an additional $6.5 billion out of this year’s federal budget, as the battle over spending cuts headed toward Senate votes next week.

Reuters

HEALTH

Model predicts walking ability after spinal cord damage

A tool accurately predicts which patients with spinal cord injuries would be walking independently a year after getting hurt. The tool combined age, motor function and touch sensitivity to distinguish patients.

MedPage Today

Improved understanding of long-term memory formation

Star-shaped cells in our brains called astrocytes were once considered little more than structures to fill the gaps between all-important neurons. But more recent evidence has revealed their importance.

Medical News Today

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Jump-starting the electric car

Government subsidies, high technology, “green” consumers and rising fuel costs usher in a new electric car era — again.

Baltimore Sun

Blog:

Ford’s future: voice-activated gadgets in electric cars

(Wired)

Autopia

Islands show evidence of early seafaring

Evidence of an ancient sea-based economy among North American inhabitants is emerging from three sites on California’s Channel Islands.

Science Daily

2011 TED Conference: Great minds share their next big idea

TED, technology, entertainment, and design, a nonprofit devoted to innovation, creates events where the world‘s great minds come to dream the impossible and show that it’s happening.

ABC News

SPORTS

NFL, players agree to 7-day extension of collective bargaining agreement

Failing to reach a deal that would keep labor peace intact for the nation’s most popular sports league, the NFL and the players’ union agreed on a seven-day extension for their collective bargaining agreement.

Sports Illustrated

Fear not a factor in Peavy’s return

For Chicago White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy, concern for his post-surgical condition was unprecedented. No other high-profile athlete had the muscle behind the shoulder tear completely away from the bone.

ESPN

Blog:

White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy could be next Tommy John

(USA TODAY)

Daily Pitch

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Initiative helps to unite Jewish, Chaldean groups in Detroit

To help forge and enhance ties, the publisher of the Detroit Jewish News and Chaldean leaders developed the Building Community Initiative.

Detroit Free Press

La. archbishop wrestles with doubts on school paddling

As Archbishop Gregory Aymond confronts formal physical punishment at one of New Orleans’ top Catholic high schools, he is clear about his opinion on corporal punishment.

Religion News Service

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Adult trial not out of question

Denver Post

Column (Fred Kaplan):

Not mincing words

Slate

Column (John Dvorak):

Microsoft is dead money for investors

MarketWatch

Editorial:

Avoiding the next San Bruno, Calif., disaster

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Mark Shields):

Open ‘Mike’ 2011

Creators Syndicate

Blog (John Cloud):

Why we exaggerate the joys of parenthood

(TIME)

Healthland

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1st Amendment right to display opinion

USA TODAY

Blog (Denise Schreiber):

Works of art at the Philadelphia Flower Show

(Christian Science Monitor)

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GOOD NEWS

Olympian Carlos recalls human rights statement

Carlos and Tommie Smith created one of the most indelible images of the racially charged 1960s after winning medals in the 200-meter dash at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Des Moines Register

Iowa woman forms network to help dogs

More than 600 dogs once facing difficulty in being adopted now play with toys, sleep in warm beds and frolic with their human families.

Quad-City Times

Stimulus dollars help give new life to foreclosed homes in Idaho

Since 2009, the Idaho Housing and Finance Association has been revitalizing neighborhoods in nine counties with areas blighted by empty, foreclosed properties.

Idaho Statesman

WORLD

How Egypt’s protesters will change US diplomatic ties