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Afghanistan's not worth it

The war being waged by the United States in Afghanistan is fundamentally different and more ambitious than anything carried out by the Bush administration.

Newsweek

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Afghanistan

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POLITICAL HOTSHEET

Biden warns GOP: expect a November 'shock' by Dems

Vice President Joe Biden had a warning for Republicans who say they got "their groove back" heading into the November election. Biden admitted Democrats will lose seats but added, "It won't be that bad."

ABC News

Engineers detect seepage near BP oil well

Engineers monitoring BP Plc's damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico detected seepage on the ocean floor that could mean problems with the cap that has stopped oil from gushing into the water.

Reuters

Sense of hope along Gulf — cap still holding

YouTube

Clinton raises pressure on Pakistan to fight militants

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned about the possibility that an attack against the U.S. could emanate from Pakistan and has called on Islamabad to take specific actions against militants.

BBC

Taliban IEDs kill 5 NATO troops in Afghanistan

Christian Science Monitor

Train collision in India kills dozens

At least 61 people have been killed and more than 130 injured in a train collision in eastern India.

Al Jazeera

NATION

Moonshine 'tempts new generation'

A growing number of Americans are thought to be getting involved in moonshining — distilling illegal liquor. Stills are now going into production in cities across the nation.

BBC

Youths bringing back ancient craft of distilling moonshine illicitly

gothamist.com

Federal jobs give hope to job seekers

With a 9.5 percent unemployment rate reported, there aren't a lot of job opportunities for recent graduates, but the federal government is looking to fill 50,000 entry-level positions in the next year.

NPR

POLITICS

Biden: Afghan withdrawal may start with 'a couple of thousand troops'

As few as "a couple of thousand" U.S. troops may leave Afghanistan in the first phase of withdrawing forces from there beginning a year from now, Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview.

CNN

Immigration reform: President Obama's political dilemma

President Barack Obama wants comprehensive immigration reform, and he’s suing to block Arizona’s tough new law. But most Americans — including many Democratic officials — are against him.

Christian Science Monitor

Obama's poll numbers down

ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Hard to find scientific discoveries

Until recently, no one actually tried to measure the increasing difficulty of discovery. It seems to be getting harder.

Boston Globe

WISE mission completes its first glance through universe

The WISE infrared telescope finished surveying the universe, but its $320 million mission will continue until its funding and hydrogen coolant run out later this year.

Spaceflight Now

SPORTS

Oosthuizen cruises to first major title

There was little drama at the British Open Championship. Louis Oosthuizen eagled the ninth and after a birdie on the 12th, he was eight strokes clear of the field.

Sports Network

Oosthuizen holds on to large lead

ESPN

Giants making quick work of Mets

Rookie first baseman Ike Davis' 2-run homer that glanced off a spectator and landed in the water in McCovey Cove in the seventh inning snapped the team's scoreless drought, but the Mets nonetheless lost 8-4.

ESPN

EDUCATION

Lower education? Fed plan said to lower bar for Mass. kids

An educational watchdog’s report blasts new national guidelines backed by Massachusetts’ education czar, warning they will lead to the dumbing-down of Bay State students.

Boston Herald

Bill Gates' latest mission: fixing America's public schools

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates says that smaller schools have not achieved all the gains that were hoped for but that it is "not fair" to declare them a failure.

MSNBC

ENVIRONMENT

Zijin stymied by China gold industry’s worst spill in 2 years

Zijin Mining Group Co. is saddled with regulatory probes and a plunging share price after the industry’s worst environmental accident in years.

Bloomberg

Gulf oil spill: Fouling air as well as water?

The EPA says some communities in Louisiana face a 'moderate health risk' due to hydrocarbon fumes from the Gulf oil spill. Researchers will report air quality findings this week.

Christian Science Monitor

Scientists get another day to study cap

ABC News

BP extending 48 hour test

CNN

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Don McNay):

Was 'financial reform' really Robin Hood — in reverse?

Huffington Post

Column (Errol Louis):

The rising tide of racial mudslinging will not win over a mature America

NY Daily News

Editorial:

Wall Street reform that isn't

Washington Examiner

Column (Andres Oppenheimer):

Hugo Chavez may win by losing

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Richard Haass):

We’re not winning. It’s not worth it.

Newsweek

Column (Joan W Walsh):

Wash. Post gives New Black Panther story new life

Salon

Editorial:

Immigration stings must target employers

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Daniel Gross):

Poor little CEOs

Slate

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GOOD NEWS

Student organizes race for charity

School’s out for summer, but not for Levi Felton. The Superior senior is pacing his way through the details involved in creating a 5K run/walk — the Osaugie Open Run for Hunger — from scratch.

Duluth News Tribune

La. reopens Gulf waters to sport fishing

Tossing a life preserver to its ailing tourism industry, the state of Louisiana has reopened most of its state waters in the Gulf of Mexico to recreational fishing.

MSNBC

WORLD

Suicide bombers attack Iraq militia and kill over 40

A suicide bomber attacked government-backed Sunni militia as they lined up to be paid on Baghdad's southwestern outskirts, killing at least 39 and wounding 41, Iraqi security sources said.

Reuters

Bombs target ‘Sons of Iraq’

BusinessWeek

Suicide bomber attacks militiamen in Baghdad

Yahoo! News

Polanski makes first appearance since house arrest ends

Film director Roman Polanski has made his first public appearance since being released from house arrest in Switzerland four days ago.

BBC

BUSINESS

EADS looks to India, Brazil for defense industry growth

Looming defense budget cuts in Europe are forcing EADS to accelerate its international expansion and forge deeper relationships with India, Brazil and Saudi Arabia.

MarketWatch

Housing outlook clouded by expiration of tax credit

For the first time in over two years, the U.S. housing market is on its own, without extraordinary help from the government.

MarketWatch

HEALTH

Painless patches may replace flu jabs

Traditional flu jabs could be rendered obsolete by a hi-tech skin patch which delivers vaccine painlessly through scores of tiny needles.

Sydney Morning Herald

Highly active antiretroviral therapy has halved number of new HIV diagnoses

HAART, or Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, has halved the annual number of new HIV diagnoses since 1996, when the therapy was first introduced.

Medical News Today

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

America's aging beach boys to record the history of surfing's golden age

The Surfing Heritage Foundation is seeking to collect the oral history of surfing by talking to its oldest living practitioners.

Guardian

Facebook closes in on 500 million users, preps 'Facebook stories' to celebrate

The announcement comes just over one year since Facebook hit its 250-million-user milestone. Facebook itself was born in 2004 and has since risen to become one of the Internet's most-visited sites.

PC Magazine

The Facebook effect

Guardian

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Is this your brain on God?

More than 50 percent of adult Americans report they have had a life-changing spiritual experience. Now, scientists are using new technologies to analyze the brains of people on God.

NPR

Evangelicals call for day of prayer for Gulf communities hit by oil spill

While prayers have been answered for those who asked for the oil to stop flowing into the Gulf, evangelical leaders say the praying must continue.

USA TODAY

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