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Brig. Gen. Ashraf Rifi and a member of Lebanese police intelligence division unit salute the two coffins wrapped with Lebanese flags of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan and his bodyguard Ahmad Sahyoun during their funeral processions at the Lebanese police headquarters in Beirut. (Photo by Hussein Malla / AP)

George McGovern, proud liberal, dead at 90 years old

Former Sen. George McGovern, the three-time Democratic presidential candidate who won his party’s nomination in 1972 on an anti-war platform but lost to President Richard Nixon, has died.

CBS News

Baby boomers truckin’ into old age

The generation that walked on the wild side in its youth faces health issues. The good news is that many of the ailments have more effective treatments than ever — if boomers even acknowledge aging.

Star Tribune

Slain official’s funeral ends in Beirut violence

The state funeral in Beirut of an assassinated Lebanese intelligence chief ended in violence as angry mourners broke away and tried to storm the offices of Prime Minister Najib Mikati.

Reuters

Push for 4-day truce in Syria

The Australian

Syria’s history in Lebanon long, tumultuous

Salt Lake Tribune

Beirut blast: the aftermath and the protests

Guardian

Early diagnosis is vital for meningitis

U.S. doctors in Baltimore said diagnosis and treatment of patients at risk of fungal meningitis is vital, based on the case of a healthy woman who declined rapidly after receiving steroid injections.

Newsday

Meningitis victims face uncertain recovery

ABC News

Scouting goes through a rough patch

Although membership has remained steady at 2.7 million youths, many parents are taking a hard look at The Boy Scouts of America — especially its ban on gays, lesbians, atheists and agnostics.

CNN

NATION

Stellar airline safety record makes it difficult to justify new rules

It has been 43 months since the last deadly airline crash in the United States. One consequence of such a remarkable record is that it’s difficult to justify imposing costly new safety rules.

Denver Post

FAA under fire on airline safety

NBCNews.com

9/11 trial: Did US have improper influence? Lawyer asks judge for help

A defense lawyer in the 9/11 war crimes trial tells a judge that a top prosecutor, asked if there had been improper influence, refused to answer at least 25 times.

Christian Science Monitor

Flashy toys cram stores’ shelves

With the holiday season approaching, retailers are rushing to stock the latest toys and roll out extra services, all to woo parents who may be spending a bit more on Junior this year.

Philadelphia Inquirer

POLITICS

Foreign policy crammed for last debate

One day out from their last debate, Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama are cramming foreign policy and taking a rare break from swing-state campaigning.

Kansas City Star

For Hispanics, the question is turnout

It is no surprise that most Latinos plan to vote for President Barack Obama. They are the nation’s largest minority group, often likened to a sleeping giant that could decide the outcome in swing states.

NPR

BUSINESS

Small business playing crucial role in aerospace, defense industries

While the big businesses in aerospace and defense like Honeywell and Boeing get a lot of the headlines, small companies form the East Valley’s backbone and growing business in the sector.

East Valley Tribune

News Corp. denies talks for Chicago Tribune or LA Times

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. denied it has held talks to acquire the Los Angeles Times or Chicago Tribune once the newspapers’ owner, Tribune Co., emerges from bankruptcy.

BusinessWeek

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope names 7 new saints

Pope Benedict XVI added seven more saints to the roster of Catholic role models, saying their example would strengthen the church as it tries to rekindle the faith in places where it’s lagging.

San Francisco Chronicle

Aboriginal saint

CBC News

French mosque stormed by protesters

Dozens of far-right extremists stormed an unfinished mosque in western France to show their hostility toward it and denounce immigration that has brought millions of Muslims into the country.

Huffington Post

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Soyuz Craft readied for International Space Station mission

A Russian-made Soyuz rocket was erected into place, ahead of the start of a mission to take a three-man crew to the International Space Station.

ABC News

Global mobile usage

According to the latest estimates by a trade association, there are currently 5.9 billion active mobile “connections,” industry lingo for SIM cards.

Economist

Leukemia could be treated with plasma

Scientists have found that cancer cells from leukemia sufferers are killed when they are exposed to a type of matter known as cold plasma.

Telegraph.co.uk

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Coffee-loving Italians swap cafe for kitchen during recession

Italians aren’t the biggest coffee drinkers in Europe, but their nation’s link with cafe culture is etched on every menu board, with espresso, mocha and latte. Now that link is feeling the strain of recession.

Reuters

Thefts of cell phones rise nationwide

In San Francisco, a tech-savvy city teeming with commuters and tourists, the cell phone has become a top target of robbers who use stealth, force and sometimes guns.

Houston Chronicle

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Issac J. Bailey):

Voting is constitutionally protected and doesn’t require a photo ID

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Joan Walsh):

George McGovern: He deserved better

Salon

Column (Cat del Valle Castellanos):

Young, female and undecided

CNN

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Binded by a slight

NPR

Blog (Ellen Walker, Ph.D.):

Childfree adults are misunderstood and maligned

(Psychology Today)

Complete Without Kids

Editorial:

The Edu. Department’s rubber rooms are shrinking, poor teachers remain

NY Daily News

Column (John Ransom):

Obama on foreign policy: Tax the rich

Townhall.com

Column (Garrett Epps):

‘90 years of discrimination’ is enough, court declares

The Atlantic

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GOOD NEWS

A CEO tackles a ‘terrible wrong’

Nancy Feldman, who lost her husband Bob possibly to after-effects of Agent Orange exposure, now seeks to help others in Vietnam.

Star Tribune

‘Mother of outcasts’ to be a saint for her work in leprosy

Mother Marianne Cope will become a saint, nearly a century after her death. She is the second person to be honored in this way for caring for people in Hawaii with leprosy, or Hansen’s disease.

NPR

Riding for life perched on a cycle

In a grueling but little-known motorcycle sport, a Minnesota man has discovered invigorating therapy — and joy — in combating cystic fibrosis.

Star Tribune

WORLD

US ‘too slow’ to act as drone’s cam captured Libya horror