The latest big viral success online takes the Occupy Wall Street movement to a place that most wouldn't expect it to go: A celebration of the smart, attractive women taking to the streets in search of economic justice. Or at least that's how The Hot Chicks of Wall Street blog is framing it. Here's what's racking up the web hits on Tumblr right now.

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Washington state education officials know a lot more about your kids than they ever knew about you. They can now track a child from kindergarten through college enrollment and soon will be able to tell you everything about every child who has gone to school in Washington from preschool through their first job.

By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP…

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Rhodes Scholars named for 2012

The 32 American students chosen as Rhodes Scholars for 2012, listed by geographical region:

District 1:

Helen E. Jack, Hanover, N.H., Yale University

Emma F. LeBlanc, Manchester, N.H., Brown University

District 2:

Elizabeth W. Butterworth, Auburn, Mass., Princeton University

David S. Poritz, Amherst, Mass, Brown University

District 3:

Miriam Rosenbaum,…

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By Erik Kirschbaum, Reuters November 18, 2011 11:06 AM

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POSTED: Monday, Nov. 07, 2011



The Associated Press



MERCER ISLAND, Wash. - Police say an off-duty Secret Service agent fired a shot at a person he thought was videotaping his daughter through a window at their home at Mercer Island.



Police say the agent went into his backyard Sunday night and identified himself as a police officer. When the suspected peeping Tom made a furtive movement the agent fired.



It's unknown if the suspect was hit. The person… Continue