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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, accompanied by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., speaks during a news conference in Washington following a vote on a non-binding resolution on the Iraq war. (Photo by Susan Walsh / AP)

House passes nonbinding resolution on Iraq

The House sent President Bush a double-barreled confrontational message, telling him it opposes his latest buildup of troops in Iraq and in the next few weeks will try to start curtailing military operations.

San Francisco Chronicle

Poll: Support increases for troop surge

San Diego Union-Tribune

Few Americans see Iran as an immediate threat

Angus Reid Global Monitor

Iran versus the West: The view from the Tehran bazaar

London Independent

31 to stand trial in CIA kidnapping case

An Italian judge indicted 26 Americans and five Italians in the first criminal trial over the CIA's extraordinary rendition program.

ABC News

Officials say Baghdad violence drops, but why?

MSNBC

FDA widens peanut butter warning

All Peter Pan peanut butter bought since May 2006 should be discarded, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a statement broadening its warning about salmonella-contaminated peanut butter.

Reuters

NY businessman accused of funding terror

Terrorism charges brought against a New York businessman claimed that he secretly tried to send $152,000 to the Middle East to buy equipment for a terrorist training camp.

Newsday

Docs: patients hurt themselves by lying

There's an open secret in medicine: patients lie. They lie about how much they smoke and whether they're taking their medicine. They understate how much they drink.

CBS News

King of Nepal stoned by crowd

Nepal's King Gyanendra came under attack from a stone-throwing crowd as he travelled in a motorcade. The monarch, on his way to a pilgrimage site in Kathmandu, escaped unhurt.

BBC

NATION

Madrid train bombing trial opens

Nearly three years after the rush-hour bombings that killed 191 people and left more than 1,800 wounded, the trial of 29 defendants began with emotions running high.

Toronto Star

Chad may face genocide, U.N. warns

The violence in Chad could turn into a genocide similar to that in Rwanda in 1994, the U.N. refugee agency has warned.

BBC

U.S. doubts police wounded al-Qaida in Iraq

The U.S. military cast doubt on a report from the Iraqi government that al-Qaida in Iraq chief Abu Ayyub al-Masri was wounded in clashes with police.

CNN

GIs sweep Baghdad; al-Qaeda leader hurt

U.S. News & World Report

POLITICS

Congressional Black Caucus presses president in meeting

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus pressed President Bush on post-Hurricane Katrina reconstruction aid, the war in Iraq and social programs during an hourlong meeting at the White House.

Baltimore Sun

Pelosi: Bush lacks power to invade Iran

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Bush lacks the authority to invade Iran without specific approval from Congress.

CBS News

GOP takes back accusation that Pelosi violated copyright

San Jose Mercury

SPORTS

Gay-bashing Hardaway out of NBA bash

John Amaechi kept his homosexuality a secret during his five-year NBA career. Apparently, former All-Star guard Tim Hardaway also had some things he kept to himself, including his homophobia.

Chicago Sun-Times

After long delay, Bonds signs on the dotted line

Barry Bonds finally signed his $15.8 million, one-year deal, ending more than two months of wrangling between the slugger and the San Francisco Giants.

ESPN

Fighting Illini say goodbye to the chief

The University of Illinois will drop its 81-year-old American Indian mascot, Chief Illiniwek, following the last men's basketball home game of the season next Wednesday.

CBS

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Tire reef off Florida proves a disaster

A mile offshore from this city's high-rise condos and spring-break bars lie as many as 2 million old tires, strewn across the ocean floor - a monument to good intentions gone awry.

Central Florida News

Global lawmakers seek new climate accord

A group of global lawmakers signed a resolution urging a new agreement limiting greenhouse gas emissions by 2009 to succeed the Kyoto protocol, which is set to expire in 2012.

Examiner

January weather hottest by far

Environmental News Network

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

More evidence of water is found on Mars

New images of a craggy, fissure-filled canyon on Mars provide evidence of long-term underground water flows that may have provided a suitable environment for microbial life, scientists said.

Scientific American

Frog in amber could be 25 million years old

A miner in Chiapas discovered a tiny tree frog that has been preserved in amber for 25 million years, a researcher said.

CNN

RELIGION

Seven Anglican leaders refuse Holy Communion with U.S. church

Seven conservative Anglican leaders refused to take Holy Communion with the head of the U.S. branch of the church, who supports ordaining gays and blessing same-sex unions.

Houston Chronicle

Setback for Church conservatives

BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Editorial:

Taking a bite out of eating disorders

Christian Science Monitor

Column:

U.S. needs resolve, not a resolution

Chicago Tribune

Column:

Look, just grow up and kick out the kids

Times

Blog (Andrew Sullivan):

While Baghdad burns

Daily Dish

Column:

Who will get blacks' votes?

Indianapolis Star

Column:

To our troops we must remain faithful

Real Clear Politics

Editorial:

A Bush reversal that could pay off

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Ayub Nuri):

My war away from war

International Herald Tribune

Column (David Clark):

Like it or not, the U.S. will have to accept a multipolar world

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Cat adopts puppy rejected by mom

Workers at the Meriden, Conn. Humane Society are marveling at a mother cat that has adopted a 6-day-old rottweiler puppy that was rejected by its mother.

Houston Chronicle

Film about past recognizes heroes

A film about France's past has helped bring changes in the present by recognizing colonial troops who fought in World War II.

HappyNews

NATION

Lawyer in child porn case charged

A prominent defense attorney was accused of destroying a computer containing child pornography that belonged to his client, a former church music director.

Forbes

Shelter forced to kill 1,000 dogs and cats

An outbreak of contagious diseases at a shelter where officials admit they kept animals for too long without destroying them has forced the killing of about 1,000 dogs and cats, officials said.

CNN

Shuttle commander: Astronaut arrest won't affect mission

The arrest of an astronaut on an attempted murder charge has not distracted the crew of the upcoming space shuttle mission, the shuttle's commander said.

CNN

BUSINESS

Housing starts plunge in January; wholesale inflation eases

Construction of new homes and apartments plunged 14.3 percent in January, the Commerce Department reported, leaving home construction at the lowest annual rate in nearly 10 years.

CNBC

Backlash grows against free trade

Worries about the dark side of free trade are surfacing in the United States in ways that could affect the course of globalization worldwide.

Christian Science Monitor

Sources: GM in preliminary talks to buy Chrysler

General Motors Corp. is in preliminary talks to buy Chrysler, a source familiar with the situation said.

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

From big screen to rock scene for Gore

Al Gore announced a series of worldwide concerts yesterday to focus on the threat of climate change, with a powerhouse lineup from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Snoop Dogg to Bon Jovi.

Toronto Star

Smith will names Stern; judge approves embalming of body

Anna Nicole Smith said in a 2001 will that all property of her estate should be given to longtime companion Howard K. Stern to hold in trust for her son, who has died.

USA Today

HEALTH

FDA warns consumers of online drug scam

Consumers who thought they were purchasing sleep aids, antidepressants and other drugs over the Internet were shipped a powerful anti-psychotic, sending some to the emergency room.

Yahoo! News

Fish diet in pregnancy may hone kids' IQ

Women who eat seafood while pregnant may be boosting their children's IQ in the process, according to new research published in The Lancet.

Examiner

EDUCATION

More succeeding on AP exams

More high school students are proving they can keep up with college-level courses, passing Advanced Placement exams that have become a measure of academic rigor.

Honolulu Advertiser

Schools strive for 'no parent left behind'

With schools increasingly held accountable for the performance of every student, the demand to partner with parents has intensified.

Christian Science Monitor

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