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Supporters of the health care reform law signed by President Barack Obama rally in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. The court is beginning three days of arguments that will decide the fate of the legislation. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

Setback for baby boomers

A generation that radiated optimism and changed the world in years past is remaking itself after the recession claimed jobs and retirement plans.

Columbus Dispatch

Few US cities are ready to handle the aging baby boomer population

USA TODAY

Electronics are the top distractions among teen drivers

A new study has found that the use of electronic devices is the leading distraction among teen drivers, and teenage girls are twice as likely to use phones or other electronics while driving.

CBS News

Questioning begins in health care case

The Supreme Court is plunging into a three-day debate on the overhaul of the health care system. At the outset, justices are asking pointed questions about a legal issue that could derail the case.

ABC News

Why health care debate is not about Obama

TIME

Blog:

What to expect from the Supreme Court’s health care reform case

(Yahoo! News)

The Lookout

Obama warns North Korea, Iran that their options are few

President Barack Obama is warning North Korea and Iran that their refusal to back down from actions that threaten world stability leave them with few options.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Blog:

Obama: US has ‘moral obligation’ to reduce nuclear stockpiles

(Msnbc.com)

World Blog

Environmentalists taking aim at toxic lead in ammunition

In a move opposed by many hunters, 100 organizations in 35 states want the Environmental Protection Agency to ban or severely limit the use of toxic lead in hunting ammunition.

McClatchy Newspapers

NATION

No child left alone: finding mentors for inmates’ children

With 2.3 million inmates behind bars in the U.S., the goal of volunteers in mentor programs for the children of prisoners is no child left alone. Despite government cuts in funding, the programs continue.

Christian Science Monitor

Time doesn’t pay, as the wrongfully imprisoned find out

Alan Northrop was playing pool in 1993 when his life changed forever. He was lining up a bank shot when he felt something on his wrist: a handcuff.

CNN

Evidence of innocence: the murder case of Michael Morton

CBS News

Friends fear for safety of man who shot Florida teen

Friends and supporters spoke out on behalf of the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed an unarmed teenager in Florida, saying he fears for his safety after receiving death threats.

Reuters

Blog:

Jesse Jackson at Fla. church: Trayvon Martin is a ‘martyr’

(USA TODAY)

On Deadline

POLITICS

Obama to Russia: ‘I will have more flexibility after elections’

Apparently unaware of the live microphone near them, President Barack Obama and the Russian president candidly discussed election politics and the negotiation of missile defense policy.

U.S. News & World Report

Some in tea party cite ‘buyer’s remorse’ with SC Gov. Haley

S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley enjoyed the support of the tea party on the way to an election win in 2010, but now she must deal with their disapproval: Tea party groups say she has become part of the establishment.

McClatchy Newspapers

BUSINESS

‘Cash Mobs’ gather to splurge in locally owned stores

Flash mobs have been blamed as a factor in looting during urban riots. But now a group of online activists is harnessing social media to get consumers to spend at locally owned stores in cities worldwide.

Reuters

Why cash is losing its currency

It‘s costly to make, it’s unclean and it is the magnet to criminal activity. For these and other reasons, experts believe that cash’s days are numbered.

CBS News

Making a change in making change

CBS News

Unemployed veterans making inroads

Unemployment last year was 12 percent for men who served during Iraq and Afghanistan compared with 9.3 percent among civilian males, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

Chicago Sun-Times

HEALTH

Gene that fights flu identified

Some people may be at risk of a severe reaction to the flu because they are not protected by a key gene, scientists believe.

Guardian

Infant drug addicts

The number of newborns in Manatee County, Fla., hospitals experiencing drug withdrawal as a result of their mothers’ substance abuse rose from two to 27 during the years 2007 through 2010.

McClatchy Newspapers

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Landmark Philadelphia priest abuse trial set to begin

Defense lawyers plan to attack the credibility of the troubled adult accusers when two Roman Catholic priests go on trial in a landmark child sex abuse case involving the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

USA TODAY

What would Jesus brew? Lots, beer makers are claiming

The “What Would Jesus Brew?” class is part of a yearlong Heavenly Homebrew Competition of Churches for Charity where church teams brew individual beers for a charity fall event.

Religion News Service

EDUCATION

Reported sexual assault of Notre Dame student leaves unanswered questions

The reported sexual assault and subsequent suicide of one Notre Dame student has left the school contemplating the darker side of sex and gender relations on its South Bend, Ind., campus.

National Catholic Reporter

Like never before, teachers are falling under heavy scrutiny

Minnesota is among a growing number of states grappling with the problem of tying teacher evaluations to student performance with a system that is meaningful and fair.

Star Tribune

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog (Matthew Yglesias):

The problem with college teaching is inefficiency, not short hours

(Slate)

Money Box

Editorial:

Revoke this license to kill

Miami Herald

Editorial:

US Supreme Court should be open to televised hearings

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Mitch Albom):

A day in Haiti, and a life is in the balance

Detroit Free Press

Column (Jillian C. York):

The disruptive power held by the Wiki

Al Jazeera

Column (Peter Gelzinis):

How can you see something, and say nothing

Boston Herald

Column (Rupert Cornwell):

The murderous demon of race still stalks this land

The Independent

Column (Trudy Rubin):

Is US committed to rights of Afghan women?

Philadelphia Inquirer

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GOOD NEWS

Reddit users help girl take action against her bully

The social news site Reddit has a penchant for do-gooding. This time, users took up arms, responding to a girl’s pleas for help in dealing with cyberbullying.

TIME

Eric Maddox breaks bread — and barriers — 1 virtual dinner at a time

Eric Maddox created the Virtual Dinner Guest Project to bring people from different cultures together over a meal through a video link.

Christian Science Monitor

Girlfriend to marry soldier shot dead by scooter killer

The pregnant girlfriend of a French soldier gunned down in Toulouse by the “scooter killer” has applied for permission to marry her partner posthumously.

The Independent

WORLD

What can the Western world learn from Asian-style capitalism?