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Demonstrators hold a candlelight vigil outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., as negotiations between Republican lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton continued in efforts to come to a budget agreement. (Photo by Genevieve Ross / AP)

Specialized summer camp for kids teaches social skills

At Camp STAR in Highland Park, Ill., children with ADHD, anxiety and socially disruptive disorders earn rewards for participation and following rules.

ABC News

US Secretary of State Clinton outlines road ahead for Arab democracy

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said that the rule of law, political parties and democratic institutions must emerge in the Arab world if it is to transition to truly free societies

Philadelphia Inquirer

Minnesota government shuts down amid debt fallout

Minnesota’s government has shut down for the second time in the past six years after state leaders failed to find common ground on how to resolve a $5 billion budget deficit.

CBS News

Special section:

Complete coverage of the Minn. state shutdown

Star Tribune

Minn. government shuts down

YouTube

Fire crews battle NM fire as it pushes into the canyon

Firefighters battled a 145-square-mile fire burning in a canyon leading to parts of the Los Alamos nuclear lab and an evacuated town, even as confidence rose that both would be spared from the flames.

USA TODAY

Los Alamos fire set to become state’s biggest

MSNBC

July means fireworks and a new crop of state laws

Like any fireworks show on July 4, state laws taking effect are certain to deepen some Americans’ patriotism — and leave others feeling cheated.

NPR

NATION

Low corn prices may ease food inflation

Corn prices fell 10 percent after the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a report that noted farmers are sowing unexpectedly large amounts of the grain.

BBC

Blog:

Corn export sales jump

(Des Moines Register)

Green Fields

US to probe deaths of 2 detainees

The U.S. Justice Department inquiry into CIA interrogations of terrorist detainees has led to a full criminal investigation into the deaths of two people while they were in custody in Iraq and Afghanistan.

USA TODAY

Remaking the future of defense manufacturing for more effectiveness

Military and defense contractors can learn a lot from the wisdom of the masses — and American fighting forces could be better equipped and better protected.

Popular Science

POLITICS

Justice Ginsburg reflects on term, leadership role

In her new position as the most senior member of the Supreme Court’s liberal wing, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been carving out a more prominent role among the nine justices.

USA TODAY

Panetta promises defense cuts will not leave Pentagon with ‘hollow force’

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta took over at the Pentagon and immediately promised the budget cuts he will oversee will not produce a “hollow force.”

The Hill

Is GOP resolve on taxes showing cracks?

Most Senate Republicans voted to end a tax break for ethanol. Some see that vote as a chink in the armor of anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist and the no-new-taxes pledge he’s gotten GOP lawmakers to take.

NPR

BUSINESS

Stocks jump on manufacturing data

Stocks climbed, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index poised for its largest weekly rally in almost a year, as a U.S. manufacturing index unexpectedly rose and Greece moved closer to averting a default.

Bloomberg

Fannie Mae’s silence opened the way to $3 billion fraud

The first sign of what would become a $3 billion fraud surfaced when Fannie Mae executive Samuel Smith discovered Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. sold him a loan owned by someone else.

Bloomberg

Home Depot accused of violating Buy American Act

Home Depot is the target of a lawsuit for allegedly selling goods manufactured in China and other prohibited countries to U.S. government agencies in violation of the Buy American Act.

ABC News

EDUCATION

Federal data shedding light on recent education disparities

New federal statistics shared about thousands of schools and districts show that students across the country don’t have equal access to a rigorous education, and school counselors.

Education Week

Civil rights survey: 3,000 US high schools don’t have math beyond Algebra I

To better diagnose achievement gaps and help education leaders tailor solutions, federal civil rights officials released an expanded, searchable set of information.

Christian Science Monitor

Schools find uses for predictive data techniques to predict success

The use of analytic tools to predict student performance is exploding in higher education. Experts say that these tools show even more promise for K-12 schools.

Education Week

SPORTS

NBA to lock out players

The NBA’s thrilling season came with a high price tag. The NBA will lock out its players, a long-expected move that puts the 2011-12 season in jeopardy.

Sports Illustrated

Bill Hancock, DOJ officials meet

Called in by the Department of Justice to explain how college football crowns a champion, the head of the Bowl Championship Series made a case for the much criticized system.

ESPN

How are college football rankings determined?

HowStuffWorks.com

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

House Republicans’ budget cuts imperil food safety

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Leonard Pitts Jr.):

On gay marriage, the president evolves too slowly

Detroit Free Press

Editorial:

Character and compassion define the American spirit

USA TODAY

Column (Sherrilyn A. Ifill):

To save states, fix prison system

CNN

Editorial:

Deciphering signals on Gadhafi, Libya

Star Tribune

Blog (Alex Pareene):

Mark Halperin comes up with great excuse to fire Mark Halperin

(Salon)

War Room

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Chavez feels better

Slate

Column (Suzanne Fields):

Video violence vs. free speech

Creators Syndicate

Column (Andrew J. Rotherham):

Should tenure be completely abolished?

TIME

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GOOD NEWS

Genetic alterations in pig tissue may allow for human transplantation

A genetic discovery may one day allow pig tissue to be transplanted successfully into humans. The research is a major step forward in filling the shortage of vital organs for human transplantation.

ScienceDaily

King County man, Wash., receives hero award posthumously

A King County man who drowned when he jumped into a swift Oregon river to help save a 12-year-old boy was one of 20 people honored for their bravery by the Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund.

Seattle Times

Texas wetland restoration could be model for Gulf

A complete ecosystem with animals living in a man-made creation dredged from the Houston Ship Channel is part of a 20-year-old project to restore lost wetlands and islands off the Texas coast.

CBS News

WORLD

Prosecutors find significant problems with Dominique Strauss-Kahn case