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Five things Ron Paul wants from the Republican National Convention

It looks as if Ron Paul is going to be an active participant in the Republican National Convention in Tampa this August. Here’s our take on the five things Paul hopes to gain from staying within his party’s tent in 2012.
Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Artisans

They are explorers and activists, artists and educators, farmers and faith leaders – even mayors. And they have trenchant suggestions on how to improve the world.
In Pictures: 'Tebowing': football's latest pose
What is Somalia's Al Shabab?

The international community has more questions than answers about the Somali militant group Al Shabab, the target of Kenya's military incursion into Somalia. But they know how it affords food for its troops – and it's not from piracy.
Unemployment rate giving you the blues? Try these top five cities for jobs.

Here are five large metro areas with the lowest unemployment rates and where unemployment is down at least half a percentage point over last year:

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Flying while distracted? Northwest pilots say they used laptops.

Pilots of the Northwest flight that overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles say they were looking at their laptops. Skeptical experts say longer-lasting recorders would have helped understand what happened in the cockpit.
Northwest Airlines, Amelia Earhart, and 'balloon boy'

The connection is whimsical. But flying is serious business, especially when passengers are aboard. And why did those Northwest pilots wander so far past Minneapolis?
Northwest pilots' mishap highlights delay in new cockpit rules

Northwest pilots who flew past Flight 188's destination by 150 miles aren't the first to overshoot. Despite other such incidents, new rules on pilot fatigue and cockpit oversight are not yet in place.
Northwest Airlines flight leads to probe of pilot professionalism

The FAA is working on new rules regarding fatigue and other aspects of pilot conduct in the cockpit.
The New Economy
Unemployed? Here are this week's Top 8 job offers.

Intriguing job offers of the week range from cheese-quality inspection to squeezing a little profitability out of your pooch.
'No impact man' after a year doing without -- what now?

To reduce its environmental footprint, No Impact Man and his family did without toilet paper, elevators, TV, and cars for a year. What did they learn?
Discoveries
Biggest news you've never heard: Earth isn't warming
Universities try innovative ways to get grads jobs

With hiring slowed to a trickle, universities are trying new techniques to get alumni jobs
The New Economy
Money Daily Brief: US home prices rise for third straight month

American home prices rise for the third straight month and consumer prices fall in Japan.
No place like home: Brazilian immigrants leave US for better job prospects

The deep US recession – and a rebound in Brazil – have reversed the flow of migration. Will other immigrants follow?
Obama takes on Glenn Beck and 'tea party' critics over healthcare

A new Treasury Department study reports that most Americans don't have health insurance at some point in a 10-year span.
Obama tries to build momentum on healthcare reform

He points to new poverty rates indicating that the number of Americans without health insurance is growing.
Job hunting? This week's most intriguing offers.
The Vote
Gibbs: Resistance to Obama school speech just plain 'silly'
The New Economy
Job hunting? This week's Top 10 intriguing offers.
Invasive plants -- from pest to pesto

Foodies learn to sink their teeth into plants that are better known as weeds.
Lutherans will allow gay clergy in same-sex relationships

It's a controversial move that's divided members of the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States.
Favre, the football lifer, reemerges in Minnesota

The future Hall of Famer signed for the Vikings Tuesday. Money and a potential Super Bowl are factors, but he also apparently can't bear the thought of retirement.
Global News Blog
How Y.E. Yang stood up to Tiger Woods – and shocked the world

The South Korean pulled off one of the greatest upsets in sports on Sunday by beating golf legend Tiger Woods in the 91st PGA Championship with calm insouciance.
The Whistling Season
Drivers face delays from 2,000 stimulus-funded projects

US motorists are likely to see more construction zones this summer.
How one youth was drawn to jihad in Somalia

Like the Somali-American from Minnesota who was killed this weekend, Tawakal Ahmed was recruited through mosques in Kenya to fight for Islamic militants in Mogadishu.
Blacks' test scores lag, but New Jersey is a bright spot

The Garden State has narrowed gaps between white and black fourth-graders in both reading and math scores, according to a new analysis by the Education Department.
Coming to a movie screen near you, the best in theater

Plays from the world's most revered stages are being beamed into multiplexes, bringing theater lovers a chance to see top-class productions at a modest price.
The New Economy
Jobless? These 10 intriguing offers could help.