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Members of the “Revolution Beat” rap group hang out next to a banner of Libya’s legendary anti-Italian fighter Omar al-Mukhtar, at a media center in Benghazi, Libya. Freewheeling amateur rap’s powerful songs helped define recent uprisings, marking Gil Scott-Heron’s legacy. (Photo by Ben Curtis / AP)

America’s godfather of protest hip-hop

Poet, novelist, pianist and spoken-word artist Gil Scott-Heron, who died last May, forever changed American music but left a legacy too eccentric for classic-rock radio. His new memoir saved his best for last.

New York Times

How Gil Scott-Heron and Stevie Wonder set up Martin Luther King Day

Guardian

Scott-Heron’s legacy of political music: ‘Revolution will not be televised’

YouTube

ECB, BoE leave interest rates unchanged, noting signs of stabilization

The European Central Bank and Britain‘s Bank of England each left their key interest rates unchanged as they fight the government debt crisis, although economists believe cuts can spur growth.

Denver Post

Blog:

Eurozone crisis live

(Guardian)

Business Blog

Foreclosures fall 33 percent to 2007 lows

While the sharp decline seem like good news for the housing market, much of it is due to processing delays caused by fall-out from the “robo-signing” scandal.

CNNMoney

US unemployment claims rise by 400K after post-holiday seasonal layoffs

MarketWatch

US forces in Afghanistan facing accusations of war crimes

Officials in the U.S. and Afghanistan expressed shock and outrage over a video purporting to show U.S. Marine snipers desecrating dead bodies. The U.S. ordered an “immediate and full investigation.”

CNN

Illegal immigrants across US obtained Missouri driver’s licenses

Thousands of illegal immigrants living across the U.S. used fraudulent paperwork to obtain Missouri driver’s licenses, federal authorities said.

McClatchy Newspapers

Internet revolution dawns

A quiet Internet revolution has begun. You can apply to name your own domain — instead of entrusting operators of .com, .org, .gov and others — in a radical move that may build new online communities.

Reuters

Critics: disaster in expansion of domains

NPR

NATION

Miss. judge bars release of 21 newly pardoned inmates

A Mississippi judge barred the release of prisoners newly pardoned by former Gov. Haley Barbour, who outraged some by granting clemency to more than 200 convicts as he was leaving office.

Reuters

Miss. attorney general: Barbour tried to rule the state like Boss Hogg

CNN

Homicide drops off list of top 15 causes of death in US

Homicide is no longer among the 15 leading causes of death in the U.S., according to an analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

USA TODAY

Social tensions growing in America between rich, poor

Tensions are increasing to the most intense level in nearly a quarter-century, a new survey shows. Americans see more social conflict over inequality than hot-button topics of immigration, race and age.

CBS News

POLITICS

Occupy DC camps persist through winter

While the movement flickers, protest in the nation’s capital is persisting into the winter, buoyed by demonstrators who stay on federal land in a city with a history of civil disobedience.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Special section:

Occupy movement: updates

Huffington Post

Democratic National Convention rules set off K St. scramble

Access is everything at the Democratic National Convention for K Streeters. But a ban on corporate and lobbyist donations is trying to limit Big Business’s involvement in the biggest party of the year.

Politico

BUSINESS

President Barack Obama to offer tax ideas to spur investment

President Barack Obama said he will soon roll out new tax proposals to encourage U.S. companies to keep jobs at home instead of outsourcing them overseas.

Reuters

Obama urges US businesses to ‘insource’ jobs

CBS News

Ford recalls 450, 426 minivans and SUVs

Ford, the Michigan-based automaker, says it’s recalling nearly half a million minivans and SUVs because of mechanical issues.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

EDUCATION

Calif. fiscal analyst tells schools to prepare for worst-case scenario

Gov. Jerry Brown wants schools to budget optimistically, assuming voters will approve new taxes. But the state’s top analyst says to plan a worst-case scenario so schools know whether to cut or hold steady.

McClatchy Newspapers

Some states skeptical of NCLB waivers

The White House gave states the opportunity to escape from some of the provisions in “No Child Left Behind,” but a handful have either rejected that offer or voiced reservations about it.

Education Week

HEALTH

New DNA reader to bring genetics to clinics

The reader makes genetic testing less expensive and more accessible. Taking up as much space as an office printer, it sequences an entire genome in a single day rather than eight weeks.

HealthNews

Divorce can raise risk of early death

A new review by the University of Arizona of more than 30 published studies found divorced adults have a higher risk of early death compared with married adults.

Detroit Free Press

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Groundbreaking Supreme Court case: Can’t sue over firing from a church

The Court unanimously held religious employees cannot sue for employment discrimination, but did not specify the distinction from secular employees.

Detroit Free Press

Megachurches launch mobile apps

Second Baptist is a tech-savvy congregation long using digital projection screens in services and Internet tools to connect with the community, so to them this is a logical next step.

(Houston Chronicle)

Believe It Or Not

Columns And Op-Ed

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Video (Ed Pilkington):

Guantánamo: Still a part of America’s conscience

Guardian

Column (Bill Gates):

India’s 1st year polio free

Forbes

Column (Lawrence Summers):

Why isn’t capitalism working?

Reuters

Column (Patricia Cohen):

The advantages of the middle-aged brain

Time

Column (Ken Hackett and Carolyn Woo):

2 years later, Haiti’s quiet progress

Baltimore Sun

Column (Kaustuv Basu):

2nd draft of history: current affairs must be taught in schools

Inside Higher Ed

Editorial:

Tracking medical errors remains stubbornly inconsistent

The Platform (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Editorial:

Chicago Tribune endorses swearing

Star Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

As Muhammad Ali nears 70th birthday, old friends reminisce

Long before dazzling footwork and punching made him world champion, young Cassius Clay honed skills by sparring with neighborhood friends and running alongside school buses.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Libyan rappers find a voice

Siraj Kamal Jerafa, who performs under the stage name Lantern, is part of the GAB Crew, a Libyan hip-hop group whose members are reveling in their new-found freedom of expression.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A spiritual resurrection: Those who lost beloved school keep spirit alive

There is life after death of a Catholic school, Michael Ritz proves. Two decades after St. James High closed, the alumni association has never been stronger, distributing over $500K in scholarships.

Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

Japan to buy less Iran oil, backing US push for sanctions