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Jamaican drug lord Christopher Coke wrote a letter to his judge asking for leniency
The president addressed the assembly at 10 am ET
In a new campaign ad, he deems Obama "President Zero"
Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal's detention will reportedly end soon
The Daily Show host marked the end of the policy barring gays from openly serving
And also in today's academia round up: a massive Colby party
Plus: a math problem pop-quiz, courtesy of Harvard research
Public Policy Poling finds the Democrat is basically dead even with Brown
"They flew the plane in, but we caused it," Bennett told Howard Stern
Newt says his ideas are "exactly what Abraham Lincoln would have campaigned on"
Former president Burhanuddin Rabbani was killed in a bomb attack
Ted Weschler doesn't seem to mind taking a pay cut at his new job
An AP-MTV poll of teens and twenty somethings surveys what they find offensive
Plus: if you went to 'Carolus Magnus' university, we're sorry
Plus, in today's research round up: a very small silver lining to unemployment
Rep. John Fleming frames his opposition to the president's tax increase proposal
In the video, the plane swerves directly downward into the camera's lens
An AP-CNBC poll finds only 2 in 10 Americans think they'll be a millionaire in a decade
In his first interview since returning to France, he accuses Nafissatou Diallo of lying
And: a law school gets nervous when a convicted murderer gets accepted
And: apples aren't supposed to be controversial
The day after dining with the Texas governor, Trump calls him "Jim Perry"
Taiwan will have to settle for upgrades rather than new models
London police charged the trader connected to $2 billion in unauthorized trading
The president says his reelection odds are better than they were four years ago
The Supreme Court ordered a stay 90 minutes after the execution was scheduled
The Daily Show host delves into the scandal of the bankrupt solar company
And: drug-testing an entire student body, round 2
Plus: SpongeBob researchers clarify their findings
An unnamed official says Abu Hafs al-Shahri was killed earlier this week
Gallup polling finds that unemployment is the top issue on everyone's mind
The president and a Medal of Honor recipient have a beer at the White House
The Daily Show host weighs in on New York's special election
And: fighting for the right to mock your alma-mater
Plus: another explanation of science's errors
The allegation came in a staffer's filing for unemployment benefits, of all places
A day after Ahmadinejad's hopeful remarks, other Iranian officials backpedal
Bob Turner defeated Democrat David Weprin in Tuesday's special election
Plus: why couldn't there be a tie between all the top colleges?
Plus: people trust the Food and Drug Administration too much
Two new polls give decent showings to Mitt in a head-to-head match up against Obama
The Hill surveys the post-resignation prospects of resigned and retired lawmakers
The CIA Director delivers remarks on the group's viability to a committee hearing
In The Atlantic, Taylor Branch explains why a major overhaul of the NCAA is necessary
The family of a victim with a misspelled name seems understandably upset
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tells NBC News that they'll be freed "in two days"
The Daily Show host realizes he misses "campaign Obama"
Plus: Colleges brace for rejection from U.S. News rankings
Plus: what a Super-Earth looks like
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