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Plenty of politicians know how to keep a poker face. But now they've met the pros. The Poker Players Alliance, including several top professionals, went to Capitol Hill this week, lobbying to promote Internet poker and the game's image.

President Obama's budget proposal includes a roughly $300 million cut from the Community Development Block Grant program. Popular with state and local governments, the program funds everything from affordable housing to job creation programs. Local officials from both parties say such cuts will only hurt cash-strapped cities and counties.

Terry Jones made headlines last year when he announced — and then called off — plans to publicly burn a copy of the Muslim holy book. But on March 20, he actually did it — and though it drew little media attention at the time, it's since sparked protests in Afghanistan that have claimed 20 lives.

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Top nuclear officials in India say the country's existing reactors are safe and that the next generation of power plants will be even safer. But some experts say the country's nuclear establishment is so secretive that it's impossible to say how safe the program may be.

One of the fastest growing segments of the weight-loss market is surgery. But doctors warn that it should not be seen as a quick fix. Indeed, though surgery can help with diabetes and high blood pressure, some patients struggle with health issues even years after going under the knife.

Alec Baldwin and Christopher Walken each guest-hosted public radio shows recently and in Walken's case, he interviewed former Old Globe artistic director and three-time Tony winner, Jack O'Brien.

The recent debate over the debt ceiling and the downgrade of U.S. debt has foreign economists worried about America's fiscal future. Belt-tightening is certain to come, but observers in Europe and Asia worry it won't go far enough in addressing underlying problems.

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