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Zimbabweans vote for a new president Wednesday, after a violent and disputed election in 2008 and five anxious and turbulent years since. The vote ends a power-sharing deal between veteran leader Robert Mugabe and his main political rival, who is the top challenger in the presidential race.

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was acquitted of the most serious charge he faced. So what's the message for America's fugitive leaker? Both cases explore the line between whistle-blowers and traitors, but experts say there are vast differences.

Priests of the powerful Georgian Orthodox Church led a recent attack on a group of people protesting against homophobia in Tblisi, Georgia. The incident in May raises questions about human rights and the balance of power between church and state in the religiously conservative former Soviet republic.

In the new book What You Want Is in the Limo, author Michael Walker argues that a peak year in the careers of Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper and The Who also marked a cultural shift — from the peace, love and understanding of 1960-era music to '70s rock decadence.

According to the paper, if an analyst strays from the safeguards put in place by the American government, they could have access to "nearly everything a typical user does on the Internet."

Gross domestic product, or GDP, grew at an annual rate of 1.7 percent in the second quarter, compared with 1.1 percent in the previous quarter. This may mean that the economy is weathering government spending cuts without sustaining much damage.

Acting altruistically rather than selfishly is what makes quarantines successful in stopping disease outbreaks. But an analysis by scientists at MIT finds that commuting patterns also could play a big role in how infectious diseases spread.

The Labor Department announced on Thursday that applications for jobless benefits fell to 326,000 last week — that's the lowest level since January of 2008.

A week out in nature — away from electrical lights — quickly resets the body's internal clock, scientists say. And it helps night owls who have problems waking up be more alert in the morning. The findings suggest some easy ways to help everyone hop out of bed with more energy.

Much of the political debate over immigration reform has raged within the Republican party. Host Michel Martin talks to former Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez about the solutions his group, Republicans for Immigration Reform, has to offer.