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In this AP file photo, Bobby Seale, the then chairman of the Black Panther Party, addresses a rally outside the party headquarters Aug. 13, 1971, in Oakland, Calif., urging members to boycott certain liquor stores. (Photo by Anonymous / AP)

At 16, I was a Black Panther

I walked into a Panther office in Brooklyn in 1968. Dr. King had been assassinated and protesters swarmed the streets, setting trash fires and hurling bricks at white-owned businesses.

The Atlantic

Jamal Joseph — a Panther’s perspective

New Hampshire Public Radio

A new definition of cognitive impairment may confuse patients

New diagnostic criteria would reclassify cases of very mild Alzheimer’s dementia as mild cognitive impairment. The change may be confusing for doctors and misleading for patients and their families.

TIME

Alzheimer’s research to get US funding boost

San Francisco Chronicle

Romney losses show conservative woes

Mitt Romney just can’t shake his difficulty attracting conservatives, exposing deep divisions within the GOP. That reality is undercutting his effort to become the Republican presidential nominee.

NPR

Romney intensifies fight for conservatives

Kansas City Star

Romney to focus on Obama

YouTube

Special section:

2012 live

Politico

Calif. gay marriage case could go to Supreme Court

The striking down of California’s ban on gay marriage sets up what may be a quick appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

BusinessWeek

Special section:

Same-sex marriage

San Jose Mercury News

US searches for way to ‘help’ in Syria

Washington is relying primarily on what it has been doing in a so-far unsuccessful bid to force Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government to end its bloody offensive on opponents.

CBS News

NATION

610,000 ditched banks in ‘fee-asco’

Consumer activists and Occupy groups nationwide urged customers to switch to low fee banks. Through blogs, billboards and bullhorns, last Nov. 5 was designated as “Bank Transfer Day.” It worked.

McClatchy Newspapers

Reaction as LA school replaces staff

The move by school district administrators to replace the entire staff at an L.A. school rocked by teacher sex abuse claims was a bold step to restore parents’ confidence, but it has been met with mixed feelings.

CBS News

Report: Teacher’s aide sent love letters to boy

San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Ala.’s immigration law may get 2nd look

Repealing the immigration law in Ala. is unlikely, but there’s mounting pressure to tweak it. New rules require proof of citizenship to renew a driver’s license, prompting long lines to renew car tags.

NPR

Lawmakers quarrel over payroll tax

Lawmakers trying to hammer out a deal on extending the payroll tax cut quarreled as they waded into the contentious issue of how to pay for the $160 billion package.

Politico

White House tries to quell brewing storm around birth control issue

An Obama administration rule requiring faith-based employers to offer workers free contraception is popular in polls, but the actions of the president’s top advisers reveal their worry about a backlash.

Politico

Blog:

Catholics want birth control coverage

(USA TODAY)

Faith & Reason

BUSINESS

Decline in jobless rate masks drop in US labor force

The unemployment rate’s unexpected drop has overshadowed a less-positive labor market development: Fewer Americans are looking for work.

Bloomberg

Yahoo Inc. shakes up board: Chair, 3 directors stepping down

Yahoo Inc. said Chairman Roy Bostock and three other directors are stepping down in yet another major shake-up at the Internet giant. The board also elected two new independent directors.

MarketWatch

Blog:

Yahoo chair, 3 directors step down in ‘soft eBay takeover’

(Wired)

Epicenter

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Whales ‘stressed by ocean noise’

Ships’ propellers emit sound in the same frequency range that some whales use for communicating, causing whales to alter their calling patterns. Now, researchers have also noted a rise in stress hormones.

BBC

Why some wild animals are becoming nicer

Nature is supposed to be red in tooth and claw, and domestication an artificial process for making animals gentle. But it appears that some corners of the animal kingdom are domesticating themselves.

Wired

Radar yields evidence of ocean on Mars

Mars Express has returned strong evidence for an ocean once covering part of Mars. It detected sediments reminiscent of an ocean floor.

ScienceDaily

EDUCATION

Calif. Speaker Pérez wants to cut college costs for middle-income families

Planned legislation introduced by Assembly Speaker John Pérez would grant Calif. students from middle-income families massive breaks on tuition at state’s colleges and universities.

San Francisco Chronicle

Obama rekindles state debates on high school dropout age

President Barack Obama‘s call for every state to require school attendance until age 18 may spark action in some statehouses.

Education Week

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Churches go less formal to make people comfortable for worship

Across the U.S., churches are springing up in unexpected locations — movie theaters, gyms, old warehouses — in an effort to welcome people who may not feel comfortable in more traditional settings.

USA TODAY

A pulpit for the masses

Many take to the pulpit of YouTube to express views about Jesus. One now reaches biblical proportions. With over 18 million views, “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus” is a YouTube sensation.

NPR

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Tim Stanley):

Rick Santorum’s victories: Mitt Romney has only himself to blame

The Telegraph

Column (Mary Sanchez):

Mexico’s drug cartels have expanded beyond drugs and guns

McClatchy Newspapers

Editorial (Rick Scott):

Pill law sends ‘pillbillies’ packing back home

Orlando Sentinel

Column (Mark Brown):

Not enough help for those with developmental disabilities

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial:

Super Bowl ads vs. campaign ads

Star Tribune

Editorial:

It’s your (online) funeral

Plain Dealer

Blog (Lisa Rankin, M.D.):

Is it your fault if you get, and stay, sick?

(Psychology Today)

Owning Pink

Column (Sven Böll):

Debt crisis myth: why Germany isn‘t benefiting from euro’s woes

Spiegel International

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GOOD NEWS

Charitable donations in US rise as economy improves, new study shows

The Philanthropy 50 list reveals that the top American donors gave more than seven times as much money to charities than in 2010.

Guardian

6,000 kids see free dentists on 1 day

Dr. David Oltmans’ dental office is closed on Fridays, but a dozen children came in for free dental care. About 6,000 kids around Minnesota did the same during the 10th annual “Give Kids a Smile” day.

Star Tribune

Giants fan who bet on safety to donate winnings to charity

Bettors in Nevada wagered upwards of $93.8 million on Super Bowl XLVI in hopes of striking it rich, and 28-year-old Jona Rechnitz was fortunate to live every gambler’s dream.

ESPN

WORLD

Greek workers strike over job cuts