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Obama takes health care overhaul push to Missouri (AP)
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House Leaders Bar Earmarks to For-Profit Companies
Panel Releases Proposal to Set U.S. Education Standards
Meeting With Biden, Palestinians Stick to Plan for Talks
Concocting a Cure for Kids With Issues
Furriers Lure Young Designers
White House Spars With the Chief Justice
Sebelius to Insurers: It's Not Too Late to Work Together
Two Large Multinationals Pull Back From Iran
Obama Pledges U.S. Aid to Haiti
Panel Will Review U.N. Climate Work

Slate Magazine
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Slate V: Runaway Prius in California
Lost: Vive le Linus!
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A baby starves to death while its parents play online.
The Slatest: Afternoon Edition
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The at-home preservation trend.
Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, and why we're still fascinated by the Bauh...
The bizarre religious roots of the abortion tweeter.

The Register
Biting the hand that feeds IT
Intel's redemos six-core Gulftown
Citrix tunes XenApp for Windows Server R2
Google boss says something will happen in China 'soon'
Google flips switch on mobile YouTube banner ads
LG 3D TV line to debut in May
Voltaire brings InfiniBand switch to the masses
Pistol fired on Olympic honour campaign for Turing
Cryptome: PayPal a 'liar, cheat and a thug'
Underground mole-satnavs to work off lightning strikes
Ex-Sun boss punts Apple-Microsoft-world 'tried to sue me' missive

Boing Boing
Moviegoer stabbed for complaining about a woman on her cell phone
Kitty cosplay
Widespread support for toilets that separate crap from urine
Woman imitates Michael Jackson after brushing her teeth
GDC Gallery: How The Indie Fund Could Change Game Dev Destiny
Little Billy's Letters to famous and infamous people
Did Charley Patton play that way?
Art of film title sequences
OK Go leaves EMI, launches their own record label
The Clash, Blondie, and Cobain sneakers from Converse

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The Lost Film That Accompanied Empire Strikes Back
OpenSSH 5.4 Released
Amazon 1-Click Patent Survives Almost Unscathed
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Man Threatened Spam Attack In $200,000 Extortion Plot
Code Bubbles — Rethinking the IDE's User Interface
Unboxing the Fake Intel Core i7-920
Next-Gen Augmented Reality Rears Its Unreal Head
Farewell To the South Pole Dome
LHC Will Be Shut Down In 2011 Because of "Mistake"

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6 Movie Monsters That Just Wouldn't Work
Final, glistening Super Street Fighter IV character revealed
Alignment According to The Big Lebowski [Chart]
The Dirty Secrets of Beloved Videogame Characters
For And Against DRM In Games
Extreme Travel: Most Dangerous Travel Activities
Stanford Undergrads: iPhones are addictive!
Studying abroad with Al Qaeda: An Undercover Operation
Illustration Of A Jonas Brother's Tweet [PIC]
New York Doc Sets Donkey Kong World Record

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22nd Annual Keyesville Classic
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The Psychology of Video Games
Bike Maps
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Making your shitty doodles look less like shitty doodles
How Facebook Was Founded: The Untold Story
Corey Haim dead at 38
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webOS PDK Beta Now Available
Verizon Dumping Mail-in Rebates for Palm Devices?
Palm Releases New Facebook App for webOS
Palm Releases Updated webOS SDK
webOS 1.4 Now Available
CNBC: Palm's Major Credibility Problem
WSJ Posts Palm CEO's Letter to Employees
Palm Pixi Drops to $50 at Sprint
Palm Amends Financial Guidance
Palm Shares Drop on Downgrades

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LJWorld.com stories: Local news
City OKs downtown in-and-out parking meters
Some downtown Lawrence merchants want 15-minute parking meters to facilitate ...
Bowersock operators to speak at North Lawrence Improvement Association meetin...
The more the merrier: A college student joins community of North Lawrence ret...
The makings of champions
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Unlock the savings: Lawrence families cut costs on phone plans
Up beats: Free State alumnus releases CD of positive children’s music
Volunteers can make a Big difference to kids
Lawrence resident John Clifford leaves behind cult film legacy

NPR Programs: Morning Edition
Morning Edition gives its audience news, analysis, commentary, and coverage of a...
Fear Of Taliban Hinders U.S. Efforts In Marjah
Google Unveils Newest Map For Bicyclists
Contest Winner To Trigger Texas Stadium Blast
After Quake, Haiti Seeks Better Business Climate
Job Openings Up Sharply In January
Training Displaced Workers But For What Jobs?
Company Offers First 'Practical' Jetpack
Divisiveness Of Abortion Impedes Health Care Plan
Study: Doctors May Not Know Which Drug Is Best
'Soros Lectures' Shares Wisdom, Criticisms

NPR Programs: All Things Considered
For two hours every weekday, All Things Considered hosts Robert Siegel, Michele ...
Ahmadeinejad Denounces U.S. In Afghanistan
Plan For Afghan Poppy Fields Examined
OK Go Fights For Its Viral Video
Armored Trucks Shield Marines From Taliban Bombs
Chile's Transfer Of Power Complicates Recovery
Official Condom Design: New York's New Sex Symbol
States Square Off Against Amazon Over Sales Tax
In Florida, Gay Adoption May No Longer Be Banned
For Quake Scientists, Chile Becomes A Unique Lab
Pakistan Arrests Throw Afghan Taliban Into Disarray

The Smoking Gun
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Baby Beer Bottles Nipped In Bud
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Crime Over Spilt Milk
Mug Shots Of The Week 3/5/2010
Friday Photo Fun LI
Lawyer Threatens Suit Over Coat
IHOP Fingered In Gross Lawsuit
Getting Off In Denver
Giga-Biter In Obstruction Charge

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