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• Dems nearly ready to vote on health care bill (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

  March 18, 2010 - From left, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif, Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-Calif.,

• What 15 Journalists Took Home from South by Southwest (Poynter Institute)

  I can't find "Austin hangover" on Urban Dictionary, so I'll define the term myself: the mental exhaustion that follows four days of pouring new ideas into your head at South by Southwest Interactive. (It can be accompanied by a traditional hangover, though it's not required.)

• More multigenerational families living together (Pioneer Press)

  WASHINGTON — Goodnight, John-Boy: Driven partly by job losses, more multigenerational families are choosing to live together as "boomerang kids" flock home and people help care for grandchildren or aging parents.

• Tea party at the Capitol: Fiery speeches outside, polite conversation inside (Pioneer Press)

  They came bearing Gadsden flags, quoting Thomas Jefferson and promising to take back the country. But when tea partiers stormed the Hill Tuesday to demand that Democrats dump their health care bill, they were met mostly with accommodating staff and cordial lawmakers.

• The day the music died (Student Life)

  America is often praised and hated for its pop culture. Regardless of such opinions, it cannot be denied that culturally, America’s reach extends to the farthest regions of the world. American clothes, food, hip-hop, rap, rock and movies are all enjoyed by the world. However, while America is involved with the present, it seems to lack the time or patience to appreciate and embrace the fine arts.