U.S. Embassy locked down amid violent protests

Thousands of Afghans furious over burning of Qurans at Bagram air base take to the streets for a 2nd day

Should lying about military medals be a crime?

It is under current law, but free speech advocates say it shouldn't be; Supreme Court set to hear arguments on the issue

Early prenatal test raises ethical, political issues

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New test, MaterniT21, which can identify Down syndrome symptom, can be used at 10 weeks, is nearly 100 percent accurate

Obama, music legends sing blues at White House

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Watch President Obama take up "Sweet Home Chicago" with B.B. King, Mick Jagger and other blues stars

Feingold: U.S. threats both foreign, domestic

Ex-senator says America needs a better understanding of the world; electing "hostile" Newt Gingrich would be a step back

Book on Sharon Tate slaying has rare recordings

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One mentions Polanski's "Rosemary's Baby"; Book is by Tate niece and family friend about actress' slaying by Manson family

Tyler Clementi's brother writes touching letter

James Clementi writes "You were never alone; it just felt like it" in letter to his brother published in Out magazine

Diverse Syria opposition would be hard to help

Clarissa Ward: Rebel fighters battered by Assad regime desperately need help, but helping them will prove difficult

Maya Angelou's "Note to Self"

Celebrated poet, actress, author, and civil rights activist offers insights in letter written to her teenage self

Eye Opener: Anti-U.S. protests in Afghanistan

Anti-American protests explode in Afghanistan; Santorum targets GOP rivals ahead of another GOP debate; All that and more, in 90 seconds

GOP hopefuls hit Obama hard on gas prices

White House deflects blame as rivals fault policies; Issue sure to stay in spotlight, especially if pump prices slow economy

White House wants election year fight over taxes

O'Donnell: Administration proposing cuts in corporate tax rates, loopholes in effort to put issue front-and-center

Alan Alda on free love commune in "Wanderlust"

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Former "M*A*S*H" star joked that his family's burlesque past prepared him for role as leader of a free love commune

Women and heart attacks: What you need to know

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Study finds women more likely to have heart attack without chest pain, therefore less likely to get immediate treatment

Woman turns in father-in-law, a British fugitive

From England to Ozark, Mo.: 19 years after allegedly robbing armored truck in Britain, "Fast" Eddie Maher nabbed in Missouri

Will latest Greece bailout work?

Rebecca Jarvis: Eurozone nations agree on $170B rescue package, but it remains "very small step" in effort to save Greek economy

FDA giving controversial diet drug second look

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Expert: Qnexa issues not resolved, but obesity risks may override potential heart attack, birth defect concerns

Violinist Joshua Bell, the "athletic" musician

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Artist says he brings emotional and physical energy to music, tries to avoid perception that classical music is formal

Kate Middleton visits schools in Oxford

Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, makes more solo appearances with husband, Prince William, deployed in Falklands

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