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Wildfire smoke keeps Californians indoors, Marvel deal will build on Disney's Pixar model

Today's News: August 31, 2009

Top Stories

Wildfire smoke keeps Californians - and their pets - indoors
As counties issue air quality warnings, even residents far from the L.A. flames try to stay out of the dirty air.
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Baja's 'strongest ever' hurricane set to make landfall Tuesday
Mexican authorities are scrambling to get many of the peninsula's residents to evacuate as the nearly Category 5 storm approaches.
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Turkey, Armenia move to establish ties
After a century of hostility, the nations announced talks on establishing diplomatic relations. But they will avoid the most troublesome issue: the question of Armenian genocide.
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US commander: Afghan situation 'serious' but winnable
Gen. Stanley McChrystal submitted his recommendations Monday for a revised strategy to turn around the conflict.
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Commentary

The Monitor's View: 'Jobs that Americans won't do'
With millions of native-born people desperate for income, those jobs presumed to be too menial are now acceptable - a point to remember in the immigration debate.
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Featured stories

Marvel deal will build on Disney's Pixar model
Much of the response to the deal has been positive and appears to take note of the happy marriage that Disney has achieved with Pixar.
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Arts: In Syria, delicate preservation work is pushing against profit-driven speed.
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Innovation: Ten ways to protect your privacy online
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Environment: Our best guess about global warming may be wrong
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Vote Blog: Paulson: I wish Barney Frank were a Republican
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The Home Forum

Christian Science perspective: Confrontation of another kind
It seems that confrontation in the world never ceases. Consider the violent sectarian clashes between security forces and militants in the city of Bauchi in Nigeria.
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Home Forum: The power of sitting
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Essay: Drawn unerringly toward home
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