The black scholar and the white cop who arrested him agreed to disagree and promised to talk again, a conclusion to a round of a dialogue on race that allows President Barack Obama to get back to his agenda.
Source:Cop, scholar to meet again after Obama chat
A “hedonometer,” or a device that measures happiness, has been created by scientists. The software collects content from blogs and tweets to zero-in on the happiest and saddest days of the last few years.
Source:Blogs, tweets help scientists measure happiness
Pelosi and most of her Democratic colleagues have accepted campaign contributions from health insurers, despite referring to them as “immoral.”
Source:House speaker will keep money from ‘villains’
Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts returned to Earth on Friday, completing a long but successful construction job that boosted the size and power of the international space station.
Source:Shuttle Endeavour lands safely in Florida
Honduras’ coup-installed leader has dampened hopes for a negotiated solution to the country’s crisis, capping days of mixed signals.
Source:Honduran leader: Zelaya can't be restored
AP - The House has voted to rush an additional $2 billion into the popular but financially strapped “cash for clunkers” car purchase program.
Source:House approves $2B more for 'cash for clunkers'
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AP - Bowing to populist anger, the House voted Friday to prohibit pay and bonus packages that encourage bankers and traders to take risks so big they could bring down the entire economy.
Source:House votes to clamp limits on Wall Street bonuses
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Reuters - The U.S. Congress moved to triple the funding for the government’s successful “Cash for Clunkers” auto rebate program, which has brought car buyers back into showrooms and raised the outlook for an industry beset by abysmal sales, bankruptcies and job cuts.
Source:Congress moves to extend autos 'clunkers' plan
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Reuters - The deepest U.S. recession since the Great Depression showed signs of easing in the second quarter, buttressing hopes for a second-half recovery, though it may be anemic as consumers are still strapped for cash.
Source:U.S. economy shrinks modestly
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AP - A string of bombings targeted Shiite worshippers in the Baghdad area during Friday prayers, killing at least 29 people in an apparently coordinated attack against followers of an anti-U.S. cleric who were blamed for some of Iraq’s worst sectarian violence.
Source:Wave of blasts near mosques kills 29 in Iraq
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