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04/26/2011 - Updated 08:20 PM ET

Amid scrutiny, Cam Newton vows to thrive in NFL

The Auburn star and Heisman winner, who is expected to be picked No. 1 by the Carolina Panthers, has become the lightning rod of this year's draft.

Nation & World

Trays of printed Social Security checks wait to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury's Financial Management services facility in Philadelphia.

Americans depend more on federal aid than ever

Benefit programs now account for a higher share of personal income than ever before.

Money

Aflac says it got more than 12,000 auditions to be the voice of the Duck.

Aflac Duck gets a Minnesota accent

Aflac is betting a TV advertising sales manager from Minnesota has the voice to drive the Duck.

Sports

NFLPA to players: Teams must negotiate contracts

The NFLPA advised players and their agents to report unwilling partners for possible violations.

Life

It's official: Katie Couric is leaving the 'CBS Evening News.'

Katie Couric leaving 'CBS Evening News'

It's official: Couric is leaving her anchor spot at 'CBS Evening News' desk.

Travel

Disney publicity photo shows professional dancer Tony Dovolani from

Disney World adding princess-themed rooms

The "Royal Rooms" will be based on characters from classic Disney films.

Your Life

A wedding without diabetes worries

Need a special diet on that special day? No need to forgo a feast or cancel the cake.

Tech

This Feb. 27, 2011 picture shows the Biosphere 2 complex in Oracle, Ariz. With new projects and experiments, researchers say Biosphere 2 may be even more relevant today than when those first people passed through the airlocks on Sept. 26, 1991. The focus now is figuring out how we'll survive on our own warming planet.

Human terrarium looking good at 20

Scientists use the huge facility to figure out how we'll survive on our own warming planet.

Opinion

Visiting the most populous Muslim country: President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama tour a mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia with Imam Ali Mustafa Yaqub last fall.

Obama's America does not bully the world

Column: Is hands-off approach in Libya weak and deferential, or simply a realist's foreign policy?

Markets

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