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Madrid bombings trial begins

The trial in the Madrid train bombing case has begun, nearly three years after terrorists killed 191 people and wounded 1,800.

CNN

Iraqis in U.S. applaud refugee plan

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

GOP opposition to Bush plan forms

Breaking ranks, a small band of House Republicans declared their opposition to a troop buildup in Iraq, and President Bush appeared resigned to passage of a nonbinding measure disapproving of his decision.

CBS

Bush confident Iran provided weapons in Iraq

President Bush said he is convinced a unit of Iran's military gave explosive devices to Iraqi militants but he could not prove Iran's leaders ordered the move.

Reuters

U.S. insists radical cleric is in Iran

CNN

Baghdad sweep begins, meets little resistance

U.S. troops swept house-to-house virtually unopposed through mostly Shiite areas in the opening phase of the Baghdad security crackdown. Four U.S. soldiers were killed in an outside area.

Yahoo! News

Report: Missing Iraqi-American in video

A Shiite militant group has issued a video of an Iraqi-American soldier who was kidnapped nearly four months ago while visiting his wife in downtown Baghdad, a U.S. television network reported.

Forbes

MEPs approve damning CIA report

The European parliament has approved a damning report on secret CIA flights which condemns member states that turned a blind eye to the operations.

BBC

Testimony ends in Libby perjury trial

The defense has rested in the perjury trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, and Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald said the state won't call any rebuttal witnesses.

CNN

NATION

NATO 'kills' Taliban commander

A senior Taliban commander has been killed in Afghanistan, along with a number of civilians in a NATO air strike, according to reports.

BBC

British study critcizes military strategy in Afghanistan

Deutsche Presse-Agentur

Lebanese mark date Hariri assassinated

Tens of thousands of people packed into a city square under tight security to mark the second anniversary of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination.

Houston Chronicle

Bomb explosion in southeast Iran kills at least 18

A car bomb has exploded in Zahedan in south-eastern Iran, killing at least 18 people, ISNA news agency reported.

M&C

POLITICS

Justice Kennedy says morale low over pay

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy told Congress that first-rate federal judges are leaving because of inadequate pay, a problem he said hurts morale.

Biloxi Sun Herald

Black S.C. leaders back Clinton over Edwards

Two key black political leaders in South Carolina who backed John Edwards in 2004 said they are supporting Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

MSNBC

McCain courting Christian conservatives

Sen. John McCain is working hard to repair relations with conservative Christian activists, whose support could be critical to winning the GOP nomination.

Centre Daily Times

SPORTS

NCAA looks to scrap new clock rules

An NCAA committee has proposed rolling back some football rules that were enacted last season to shorten games after coaches complained the changes were unfair.

Sports Illustrated

Weis testifies he had surgery to avoid health risks

Despite the potential risks, Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis decided to have gastric bypass surgery because he was afraid he would one day "drop dead" if he didn't lose weight.

ESPN

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

U.S. Congress urged to act fast on climate change

U.S. legislators should quickly tackle climate change in an effort to push other major polluters to cut greenhouse gas emissions, former World Bank chief economist Sir Nicholas Stern said.

Reuters

Moonlight magic

In Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, 15 miles west of Tucson, the depressed and ailing come to bathe in the gentle blue-white beam of Richard Chapin’s 50-foot-tall moonlight collector.

Popular Science

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

NASA craft probe mysteries of the northern lights

The shimmering waves of color of the northern lights are a display unparalleled in nature, caused as the Earth's atmosphere is buffeted by energetic particles from magnetic storms.

Guardian

Study: NY, Calif more likely identity theft targets

New Yorkers, especially around New York City, and Californians, especially around Los Angeles, are more likely to be targets of identity theft, according to a new study.

Yahoo! News

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (David O'Rourke):

Looking for courage in China

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Joseph Biden):

Open Nazi archives to victims, survivors

Miami Herald

Column:

Clinton freezes press in NH

New York Observer

Column:

Sunni vs. Shi'a: It's not all Islam

Real Clear Politics

Column:

Preacher primary

Newsweek

Blog:

Hebron blues

TIME

Editorial:

An Israeli-Palestinian peace... by inches

Christian Science Monitor

Column:

This dog won't wag

American Prospect

Editorial:

A brave start for Mexican president

Houston Chronicle

Editorial:

Accord will test North Korea

Denver Post

Column:

Who makes the tough decisions?

San Francisco Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Postmaster shows a lot of love in Fidelity

Among thousands of Valentine's Day mailings that have gravitated to this place over the years, a widow's loving plea instantly grabbed Peggy Ruyle's heartstrings.

AOL

Sanford provides $400 million gift to improve the human condition

South Dakota businessman Denny Sanford has set a new standard in healthcare philanthropy with an unprecedented gift of $400 million to Sioux Valley Hospitals & Health System.

PNN

NATION

Storm wreaks havoc on Valentine's Day

Blowing snow and sleet glazed windshields and roads across the Northeast and the Midwest, messing up Valentine's Day flower deliveries and wrecking couples' plans for romantic dinners.

TIME

Death certificates on abortions proposed

Legislation introduced in Tennessee would require death certificates for aborted fetuses, which likely would create public records identifying women who have abortions.

AOL News

Teacher convicted in porn case

Until recently, Julie Amero says, she lived the quiet life of a small-town substitute teacher, with little knowledge of computers and even less about porn.

ABC News

BUSINESS

Fed: Economy holding steady

Although investors have speculated against future interest rate hikes for months, Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chief, has confirmed to the world that a rate increase is not in the cards.

Forbes

Chrysler Group to cut 13,000 jobs

DaimlerChrysler AG announced plans to cut 13,000 jobs at the Chrysler Group from 2007 to 2009 as part of a three-year plan to return the Auburn Hills unit to profitability by next year.

Detroit Free Press

ENVIRONMENT

Smith's body can be released from morgue

Judges on both coasts weighed in on what to do with Anna Nicole Smith's body amid the custody dispute over her daughter.

Houston Chronicle

Cosby pup dogged by defeat

Harry, the award-winning, crowd-pleasing terrier co-owned by the Fat Albert mastermind, lost out to an English springer spaniel in the finals at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.

E! Online

HEALTH

Carbs may help you fall asleep faster

Carbs which quickly raise blood sugar may hasten sleep, especially when eaten four hours before bedtime, the researchers report.

WebMD

New predictor of women's heart risk

Women may soon have a better idea of what their actual cardiovascular disease risk is for the next 10 years and beyond.

HealthDay

EDUCATION

Sex-ed lesson creates controversy at MD schools

The group that introduced the "Gum Game" to area schools says it has been using the controversial lesson for nine years, and never had a complaint — until now.

WTOP

Education act changes proposed

Parents who believe a school is not properly carrying out No Child Left Behind should be allowed to sue the superintendent and other educators who are failing their children, a panel said.

San Francisco Chronicle

RELIGION

300,000 Lebanese rally for Muslim-Christian unity

As church bells tolled and a muezzin called Muslims to prayer, a crowd of 300,000 Lebanese gathered for a huge rally in Beirut that opened with a renewed call for Christian-Muslim unity.

Catholic News

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