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US Navy grabs suspected pirates

The U.S. Navy has grabbed its first pirates in more than 50 years, swooping down on two boatloads of suspects and throwing them into a brig.

ABC News

Gregg says no to Commerce position

Republican Sen. Judd Gregg, abruptly withdrew his nomination as commerce secretary, citing "irresolvable conflicts" with President Obama's economic stimulus and the 2010 census.

Newsweek

Stimulus victory for Obama, but in a new political climate

President Obama's first big legislative accomplishment and how he achieved it underscored the scale of the challenges and how different a political climate this is from the early stages of recent administrations.

MSNBC

$789B stimulus: What's in it for you?

ABC News

How to gauge whether the stimulus is working

NPR

Pakistan admits India attack link

After months of rising tensions between India and Pakistan, a senior Pakistani official admitted that 2008's attacks in Mumbai, India, were planned in Pakistan.

BBC

US lost track of guns in Afghanistan

An independent study found the U.S. has shoveled weapons into the hands of Afghan troops and thousands of weapons are unaccounted for.

CBS News

Troops throng Afghan capital after attacks

International Herald Tribune

Bloodshed in Afganistan

Reuters

NATION

Homeless woman's plea to Obama at town hall draws flood of support

She's being hailed as the "face of the economic crisis," and now Henrietta Hughes has become something of a media star after reaching out to the president in an emotional plea for help.

CNN

Homeless woman asks Obama for help

Huffington Post

States eye open-carry gun laws

Four Southern states — Texas, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Arkansas — are considering legislation allowing people to carry handguns openly.

USA Today

POLITICS

Bank CEOs flogged in Washington

The heads of eight top banks have faced the fury of Congress. But the execs noted that without TARP funds, credit would have become even harder to obtain.

CNNMoney

Special section:

Who's to blame for the financial crisis?

TIME

Bank CEOs share the hot seat

MSNBC

Senate approves Lynn nomination

The Senate voted 93-4 to approve the nomination of William Lynn, a former lobbyist, as deputy defense secretary, endorsing President Barack Obama's decision to waive ethics regulations.

MSNBC

Grassley deplores Pentagon nomination

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Everglades cleanup threatened by economy

The billion-plus-dollar Florida state plan to buy up vast sugarcane farms and repurpose the land to help restore the Everglades is in jeopardy, experts say.

National Geographic

Alaska accuses Exxon of violating water-use permit

Exxon Mobil Corp. violated a state water-use permit while building an ice road across the North Slope, state officials say.

McClatchy Newspapers

EDUCATION

Program shown as urban triumph

The Knowledge Is Power Program, a group of high-achieving public schools, reshaped expectations about urban education, particularly in low-income areas.

USA Today

Abuse at Chicago schools

Hundreds of students have allegedly been beaten by teachers, coaches and staff at Chicago Public Schools. In the vast majority of cases, teachers found guilty were only given a slap on the wrist.

CBS News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Could ‘liquid wood’ replace plastic?

While many scientists are turning to other green options, a German company, Tecnaro, says it has found the magic formula. Its “liquid wood” can be molded like plastic, yet biodegrades over time.

Christian Science Monitor

Videogames seen good for children

Videogames can be good for children, encouraging creativity and cooperation, a European Union report concluded — a finding which runs counter to the violent reputation of some titles.

Reuters

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Jewish leaders to meet Pope; optimistic end to bishop issue

Jewish groups are mending ties with the Vatican after a dispute over a Holocaust-denying bishop.

USA Today

Church of England debates female bishops, traditionalist parishes

The Church of England's governing body, seeking to bridge differences over allowing women to become bishops, is expected to vote on a compromise that would let traditionalist parishes be overseen by men.

Beliefnet

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column:

What would Lincoln do?

TIME

Editorial:

Why eight can be too many

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column:

Obama's growing pains

MSNBC

Column (John Dickerson):

Stimulate first, ask questions later

Slate

Column:

Stimulus: a history of folly

Commentary

Column (Roland Martin):

Don't be my Valentine

CNN

Editorial:

GOP's ‘audacity of nope’

USA Today

Column (Richard B. Katskee):

Valid reasons to leave creationism out

U.S. News & World Report

Column:

How will Obama liberalism shape the US?

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

Don't escalate in Afghanistan

The Nation

Column (Tim McGirk):

Israel's election dashes hopes for peace

TIME

Blog:

Obama, Bush and state secrets

Atlantic Online

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GOOD NEWS

Teachers win $76 million, return to jobs

A group of 15 educators slated to share a $76 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot all showed up to their jobs at a school district north of Redding, California.

MSNBC

Teachers win lottery millions

CNN

WORLD

Interpol issues global security alert for 85 terror suspects

Interpol has issued security alerts for 83 Saudis and two Yemenis thought to be plotting attacks against Saudi Arabia, in its largest-ever group alert.

BBC

Rival parties in Israel each claim victory

Inconclusive election results sent Israel into political limbo with both current Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Benjamin Netanyahu claiming victory.

International Herald Tribune

Israeli results dismay Palestinians

Al Jazeera

Israel election in pictures

Ha'aretz

BUSINESS

Sirius XM trying to renegotiate costly programming deals to avoid bankruptcy

To keep his satellite radio company out of bankruptcy, Sirius XM Radio CEO Mel Karmazin is trying to renegotiate deals with pro sports leagues and big-name talent like Oprah Winfrey.

BusinessWeek

Study indicates fewer women reaching corner offices

A new study shows that as the economy began to slow, so did the advancement of women. "The results were not what we we hoping," said the chairman of Women Executive Leadership, an advocacy group.

McClatchy Newspapers

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

TV on the Web: net's best serial shows

Joss Whedon's taking Web serials primetime with his hit, "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog." Here are five others you should be clicking on.

Rolling Stone

Blog:

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Dr. Horrible

Despite economy, the show must go on

Hollywood has trouble keeping up appearances during the nation's economic downturn, even during its splashiest self-celebratory time: awards season.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

HEALTH

FDA issues reality check on diet pills

The FDA has determined that several dozen products sold as weight-loss supplements contain potentially harmful drugs not listed on the labels.

LiveScience

England attempts to boost child learning

The Child Health Strategy promises a boost in health visitor numbers and expands a free school meals pilot across England.

BBC

SPORTS

Selig mulls: Hammerin' Hank No. 1 again?

Selig said he would look into reinstating Hank Aaron — a personal friend — as No. 1 on the all-time home run list and attach asterisks or some other note to the records of players involved in steroids use.

MSNBC

Giambi happy players are going public

Jason Giambi is happy to see more baseball players going public with their involvement in performance-enhancing drugs and hopes the fascination with baseball's steroid era will soon fade.

ESPN

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