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• There May Be ‘No Better Place,' but There Is a Better Slogan
  Leaders in Columbus, Ohio, who have long despaired that the city lacks a distinctive image, have embarked on a multiyear quest to define the city's soul.
  
  
• Debate Heating Up on Plans for Mosque Near Ground Zero
  The Anti-Defamation League announced its opposition to a proposed Islamic center and mosque, intensifying a fierce national debate about the limits of religious freedom.
  
  
• Snooki of 'Jersey Shore' arrested in New Jersey
• Army Broadens Inquiry Into WikiLeaks Disclosure
  Investigators were focusing on a group of Pfc. Bradley Manning's friends and acquaintances in Massachusetts.
  
  
• Study of seaweed focuses on what causes it to grow
  The goal is to figure out where seaweeds get their food here, whether from nutrients naturally present in the environment or a human-caused source such as fertilizer runoff or sewage.
  
  
• In Maine Village, Lobster Goes Briskly; Traffic, No
  Traffic near a seafood shack is so infamous, officials approved $100 million to build a bypass around the town.
  
  
• Stewart fastest at Pocono
• Obama Sees Auto Revival as a Success
  The president emphasized that G.M. and Chrysler had returned to profitability and added jobs since the government came to their rescue over a year ago.
  
  
• Round One: Rays
• Regulators close banks in 4 states