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President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney both campaigned in the battleground state of Ohio this week. AP hide caption

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Presidential Race

Ohio County A Historic Predictor Of State's Vote

11 min

Ohio County A Historic Predictor Of State's Vote

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Archbishop John J. Myers stands outside Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, N.J. The archbishop has urged followers to assess the presidential candidates for their views on abortion and gay marriage. Mel Evans/AP hide caption

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Politics

What Winning The 'Catholic Vote' Means Today

6 min

What Winning The 'Catholic Vote' Means Today

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First-grade teacher Euginia Miller reads to her class at Avondale Elementary School in Birmingham, Ala. In this crucible of the civil rights movement, the city's schools are being reintegrated, as a handful of middle-class parents ignore the school district's poor reputation and enroll their kids in the city's public schools. Dan Carsen/WBHM hide caption

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New Wave Of School Integration In Birmingham, Ala.

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Lorie Miller affixes a QR code to her grandparents' gravestone. Miller and her husband are launching a business that will supply QR tags and maintain a website featuring the deceased. Emma Lee/Newsworks hide caption

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Technology

QR Codes For Headstones Keep Dearly Departed Close

3 min

QR Codes For Headstones Keep Dearly Departed Close

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Former New York Times president and publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, center, died on Saturday. He was 86. Marty Lederhandler/AP hide caption

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Obituaries

Sulzberger Ushered 'New York Times' Into New Era

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Sulzberger Ushered 'New York Times' Into New Era

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Ben Folds Five (from left): Robert Sledge, Darren Jessee and Ben Folds. Autumn de Wilde/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Music Interviews

Ben Folds Five Is Back

8 min

Ben Folds Five Is Back

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