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CSMonitor editors share their favorite people to follow on Twitter

Twitter turned 7 this week. In celebration of the social network's birthday, The Christian Science Monitor compiled a list of favorite Twitter accounts. Each is informative and useful in its own way. Find out what each section recommends for you.
Four reasons Republicans are embracing the 'sequester'

Republicans, it is clear, are conflicted on the "sequester." How did they come to embrace it? Here are four reasons.
If not 'sequester,' then what? Five ideas from left and right.

Few in Washington believe that "the sequester,” $85 billion in automatic spending cuts set to hit the federal budget as of March 1, is a good idea. But what's the alternative? Here are five proposals, from the right, the center, and the left, to replace the sequester. Which do you like?
6 reasons why President Obama will defeat the NRA and win universal background checks

Something is going to happen this session in the US Congress that hasn’t happened in more than a decade: The National Rifle Association (NRA) is going to lose on a top priority issue. Here are six reasons why President Obama will win a victory on universal background checks.
10 weird criminal sentences

Check out these 10 court cases where judges have done more than sentence the guilty to a fine or jail time.

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Sarah Palin or Mike Huckabee: Who's the better primary-day backer?

As we await returns from primaries in Alaska, Arizona, and Florida, which of the two theoretical candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination is working harder to support their candidates – Sarah Palin or Mike Huckabee?
Secret Air Force X-37B space plane changes its orbit

The US Air Force's secret X-37B space plane has boosted itself into a new orbit, say skywatchers.
Egg recall culprit has a history of corporate crimes

Egg recall originator, agribusinessman Jack DeCoster, is pulling 380 million eggs off the shelves. His corporate malfeasance reaches back for decades, but he seems to regard fines as the cost of doing business. A database of repeat corporate offenders could prevent another egg recall or oil spill.
Governors' races 101: What's at stake outside Washington in 2010 election

Governors' races are happening in 37 states in the 2010 election. The candidates focus on different issues depending on their states, but one stands out – state budget deficits.
DNA tests help identify missing Vietnam War soldiers

DNA tests by the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory have helped identify the remains of two U.S. Army soldiers who had been missing in Vietnam for nearly 40 years.
Yellowstone: Arizona fugitives believed to be in national park

Yellowstone National Park may be the hideout for two convicted killers who escaped from an Arizona prison and their suspected accomplice.
Green living: tapping geothermal energy for a home HVAC system

Green living in Oklahoma: This family taps geothermal energy straight from the earth for it's HVAC system.
Tennessee GOP primary: Bill Haslam's win fits Election 2010 trends

Bill Haslam won almost 48 percent of the vote in the Tennessee GOP primary for governor. Like some other Republican moderates, he prevailed over 'tea party' candidates and is self-funded.
Wheat prices soar: How will that affect the grocery bill?

Wheat prices have jumped about 75 percent since early July. Drought in Russia and, perhaps, speculators in the commodity markets are behind the increase.
Missouri voters stage revolt against Obama health-care reform

They approved a ballot measure designed to let them ignore the part of the Obama health-care reform law that requires people to buy insurance. More than 70 percent of Missouri voters backed it in Tuesday's vote.
In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/04
Free Whataburger for Tuesday? Sure. For 60 years? Wow!

Whataburger is offering customers a free Whataburger on Tuesday evening. One online winner will get 60 years of free Whataburgers.
Missouri voters could rebel against Obama's health-care reform law

The first chance for voters to weigh-in on Obama health-care reform comes Tuesday, as Missourians decide whether to ban the 'individual mandate' requiring those without medical insurance to buy it.
Sarah Palin anoints a new 'mama grizzly': Does it make a difference?

Sarah Palin endorsed Wyoming State Auditor Rita Meyer as a ‘mama grizzly’ Thursday. The Wyoming gubernatorial candidate joins Palin’s growing sisterhood of conservative feminists.
Black Eyed Peas join Mexico in protesting Arizona immigration law SB1070 [video]

A handful of protests were staged Thursday in Mexico against Arizona immigration law SB1070, and a Black Eyed Peas member this week joined other musicians such as Shakira and Kanye West in denouncing it.
As Race to the Top competition intensifies, so do education reforms

In announcing the Race to the Top finalists Tuesday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan called the program part of ‘a quiet revolution’ under way in education reform.
Classic review: The Bean Trees

Barbara Kingsolver gives readers a character to believe in and laugh with and admire.
iPad as a learning device? Oklahoma colleges embrace the iPad

iPad learning is something Oklahoma colleges think is a winner. Many Oklahoma colleges are embracing the iPad.
Opinion: Elena Kagan: Could she defend the Constitution's purpose?

Elena Kagan has shown a troubling willingness to defer to the tyranny of the majority, instead of upholding individual rights.
Would Elena Kagan bow out of a health-care reform case?

Republican senators are asking Elena Kagan about her potential involvement, as solicitor general, in setting the strategy to defend the health-care reform law from court challenges. Ms. Kagan is now a nominee for the Supreme Court.
Job search for Americans will be difficult if unemployment benefits aren't extended

Job search efforts by many Americans could be hindered if Congress doesn't extend unemployment benefits into the fall, as one Ohio woman is discovering.
Nancy Pelosi puts her stamp on the House

Nancy Pelosi is a master tactician and the most powerful speaker in a half century. Behind her personal brand of power politics – and whether she will still be speaker after the midterm elections.
The Only Game in Town

A sparkling, eclectic collection of sports profiles from the pages of The New Yorker.
Opinion: Arizona’s next ugly battle: citizenship for immigrant children

The same state senator behind Arizona’s strict immigration laws is now pushing a troubling bill to ban birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants.
Elena Kagan: Supreme Court nominee eases through GOP questioning

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan deftly handled her second day of questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee and appears headed for confirmation.