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All Sides Pledge Cooperation in Mideast Talks

AssociatedPress | Secretary of State Hillary Clinton opened the first direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in nearly two years on Thursday.

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Egyptians react to Mubarak's son in Israeli-Palestinian talks

AlJazeeraEnglish | The attendance and involvement of the son of the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in the ongoing Middle East talks in Washington DC has raised speculation in Egypt...

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Offshore Oil Rig Explodes in Gulf of Mexico (video)

AssociatedPress | An offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill.

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Oil Disaster Lasting Impact on Gulf Tourism

AssociatedPress | In Louisiana, it's a tale of two localities? The coastal communities saw Summer tourism dollars evaporate after the BP oil rig disaster. New Orleans did just fine.

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The Obama Tax Cuts

CBSNewsOnline | President Obama has proposed extending tax cuts for individuals making less than $200,000. But the top two income tax rates would revert to higher levels.

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Facebook Page Leads Search for Missing in Haiti

AssociatedPress | A Facebook page has become an emotional centerpoint for relatives of those lost in Haiti's Hotel Montana, during the devastating earthquake earlier this year.

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Gunman Had Long Grudge Against Discovery Channel

AssociatedPress | A gunman shot to death by police after he took hostages at Discovery Channel headquarters said he hated the company's television shows...

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iPad Changing How College Textbooks Are Used

AssociatedPress | As college students return, many have a way of avoiding buying all those textbooks. The iPad is allowing students to carry just one device, and possibly save money along the way.

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Smoking Baby in Rehab

CBSNewsOnline | The infamous smoking toddler's mother checked him into rehab and is optimistic her son will quit smoking for good.

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Rachel Maddow - Shameless: Republicans play both sides of Obama policies

MSNBC | Rachel Maddow examines Republicans who campaign to overturn Obama's economic and health care programs while touting their benefits back at home.

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NY Muslim Groups Decry Hostile Atmosphere

AssociatedPress | It is "unethical, insensitive and inhumane" to oppose the planned mosque near ground zero, more than 50 leading Muslim organizations said Wednesday...

 

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Obama, Netanyahu Condemn Hebron 'Slaughter'

AssociatedPress | President Barack Obama says the killing of four Israelis in the West Bank was a "senseless slaughter" that won't stop the U.S. from seeking peace in the Middle East.

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Ray DeForest: FotoMac

By Ray DeForest

Each year they creep up. Each year I want them to last forever. Each year I get depressed and happy all at the same time! It’s always a whirlwind of emotions. Those damn birthdays! When I was younger, I wanted to be older, now that I’m “older” I want to look better. What a damn circle of life!

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Can We Harness the Earth's Magnetic Field for Electric Power?

By Zach Stowers

I wonder, is it possible to harness the power of the Earth's magnetic field in order to power our electrical devices and vehicles.  I did a quick search and I found this letter at the Morning Sentinel from a Mr. Robert W. Vitolo of Waterville, Maine:

...I am suggesting we tap an energy supply right under our noses that is inexhaustible. I mean the field of magnetism that this old Earth is floating in. 

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Mitch McConnell's tax cut lies | Joan Walsh

Salon | By Joan Walsh

I don't see the Park51 controversy as a mere distraction from the country's "real" issues of unemployment and economic trouble. What matters more than our nation's tradition of religious and political freedom? But it's clear to me that the "mosque" issue is this August's version of last August's "death panels" – another faux-Fox controversy manufactured by divisive right-wingers to keep us from focusing on our country's serious problems.

What Will It Take to Move Us?

By Zach Stowers | Publisher

No one seems to have any capacity left for disaster. There's been so much of it this year. More than last year. Nonetheless, I hope you're paying attention.

Climate change is impacting the world. We may not be causing it. But, you cannot deny that something is happening. And you cannot deny, when your life is at stake, it is better to be safe than sorry.