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Newly discovered loris may be slow, but its bite is toxic
A new slow loris species was discovered in Borneo, named Nycticebus kayan. The little primate weighs less than a pound.
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Katrina in the Midwest: Tornado-struck town begins road to recovery
Harrisburg, Ill., hit by a tornado Wednesday, was spared by the massive storm system that spawned tornadoes across the East Friday. Instead, it started the process of healing.
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Asian carp: DNA evidence finds something fishy near Lake Michigan
The failure of a recent expedition to find any invasive Asian carp near Lake Michigan – though DNA traces say they are there – has shipping interests claiming victory and others calling foul.
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Will Asian carp turn up in fishing expedition near Lake Michigan?
Federal officials start the four-day expedition Monday. Its aim is to determine whether the Asian carp has infiltrated water locks that are designed to keep the species out of Lake Michigan.
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Mississippi River flooding: After levee blast, threat shifts to Memphis
Late Monday, the US Army Corps of Engineers blasted a two-mile hole in a Mississippi River levee to relieve water pressure that was endangering Cairo, Ill. But problems remain downriver.
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Illinois abolishes death penalty, will other Midwest states follow?
Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill to make Illinois the 16th state to abolish the death penalty. Questions about the fairness of the death penalty led to a state moratorium in 2000.
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Are TSA pat-downs and full-body scans unconstitutional?
The TSA says the pat-downs and full body scans are necessary to keep airliners safe. But critics ask if such intimate searches violate the Fourth Amendment.
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Researchers discover that some frogs do belly flops
Most frogs land on their feet, but researchers have discovered some primitive species that flop on to their bellies, suggesting that frogs became proficient at jumping before they perfected landing.
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Justice Stevens retirement portends long, hot political summer
Confirmation of Supreme Court nominees has not always been so contentious. But with the defeat of Robert Bork in 1987, nominees' political positions as well as their judicial qualifications have been probed. This will likely be the case in replacing retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.
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The Vote
Tea-partiers bring their protest to Harry Reid's hometownBarring bad behavior, the tea party protest in Searchlight, Nevada, could mark the beginning of the movement’s next mission: Taking down lawmakers who voted for healthcare reform.
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Opinion: Obama can instill civic responsibility – through a mandatory Youth Corps
The times call for a regeneration, not just a feel-good tweak.
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Corruption winds through Illinois politics
Weak laws and entrenched culture lets officials put personal gain ahead of public service.
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For Obama, bipartisan aims, party-line votes
A desire to build cross-party consensus in Senate rubs up against political perils of compromise.
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On the horizon: News from the frontiers of science
Hydrogen fuel balls for cars; disappearing tropical frogs; a new generation of smaller, faster computers.
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Many Americans switch religious denominations, study finds
In a landmark survey, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life finds a new religious landscape in America.
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