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Walking past an image of Neil Armstrong, Glenn Beck, right, waves to supporters at the site of the Restoring Honor rally by the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / AP)

Beck sounds religious rallying call ahead of event

Glenn Beck promised his rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., would fundamentally transform the U.S., sounding a deeply religious note in advance of the controversial event.

MSNBC

Beck rally brings clash of ideals to Washington

YouTube

FDA denies accelerated administrative approval for cancer drug

Federal regulators have ruled that a potential breast cancer treatment from ImmunoGen failed to meet the standard for accelerated approval, the company said.

BusinessWeek

Tech startups hope to fight cancer

Houston Chronicle

Hurricane Danielle could bring rip currents to US coastline

Hurricane Danielle remained far out over the Atlantic, but is still expected to bring dangerous rip currents to the U.S. coast. The storm is southeast of Bermuda and is forecast to pass east of the island.

Baltimore Sun

Hurricane Danielle threatens rough waters at the NJ shore

The Star-Ledger

Danielle moves east of Bermuda

YouTube

Kindergarten's racial transformation

The kindergarten class of 2010-11 is less white, less black, more Asian and much more Hispanic than in 2000, reflecting the nation's rapid racial and ethnic transformation.

USA TODAY

100 affected by fumes at MGM Grand pool in Vegas

High concentrations of a chemical similar to bleach seeped into a pool at the MGM Grand on the Las Vegas Strip, causing the evacuation of 1,500 guests and sending 26 people to local hospitals.

Washington Post

NATION

Baby bust: US birth rate hits historic low

The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a century.

Orlando Sentinel

Immigrants might be leaving Ariz. but staying inside the US

One of the key goals of the Arizona law was to encourage undocumented immigrants to self-deport to their home countries. But while people are leaving Arizona, many may be moving to other states.

NPR

Feds arrest 370 illegal immigrants

NBC Chicago

Blog:

US to stop deporting eligible immigrants

(USA TODAY)

On Deadline

Pushing for immigrant law and citizen status

Washington Post

After Katrina, Gulf Coast is still vulnerable

Since Hurricane Katrina slammed the U.S. Gulf Coast, breaching levees and flooding New Orleans, one thing hasn't changed: Louisiana is still sinking at a rate that's only going to quicken.

Discovery News

Hurricane Katrina: a NASA video retrospective

NASA

POLITICS

Political ads surpass 2006 levels

It's not even Labor Day and negative political ads are muscling in on your TV time. Across the country, ad spending is up and attack ads lead the way.

San Francisco Chronicle

Blog:

Democrats file IRS complaint against Americans for Prosperity

(USA TODAY)

On Politics

GOP plans wave of White House probes

President Barack Obama needs no incentive to go all out for Democrats. Republicans are planning many committee investigations targeting the White House and Democratic allies if they win back the majority.

Politico

BUSINESS

Bank self-dealing catalyzed crisis

A ProPublica analysis shows the extent to which banks bought their own products and created fake demand.

ProPublica

Egg recalls change how we eat — briefly

It’s too soon to predict whether the egg recall will affect Americans’ buying habits over the long term, but if the reactions to past recalls are any indicator, dietary changes will be short-lived.

MSNBC

SPORTS

Three get game suspensions

The Pacers Brandon Rush was suspended for violating the league's drug agreement, the Sacramento Kings Tyreke Evans and the Miami Heat's Kenny Hasbrouck were suspended for driving offenses.

New York Times

Strasburg has 'significant tear'; Tommy John surgery likely

Stephen Strasburg has a torn elbow ligament and most likely needs Tommy John surgery, bringing the pitcher's promising rookie season to an abrupt end.

Sports Illustrated

ENVIRONMENT

Another ice island breaks off Arctic glacier

A Bermuda-sized ice island broke free from the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf along the northern coast of Canada's Ellesmere Island.

LiveScience

Coal-ash dumps polluting water

A newly released study finds that 39 sites in 21 states where coal-fired power plants dump their coal ash are contaminating water with toxic metals — such as arsenic — more extensively than previously estimated.

San Francisco Chronicle

Climate-control failures increase coal trading

Bloomberg

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

NY's Mayor Bloomberg defends mosque

Mayor Mike took to "The Daily Show" last night and held his own with Jon Stewart and again defended the Park51 project.

NBC New York

2nd molestation charge hits Santa Rosa Roman Catholic Diocese

A second man has sued the Santa Rosa Roman Catholic Diocese, alleging he was molested by a priest sent to work in California after facing similar accusations in his native Ireland.

San Francisco Chronicle

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (J. Brian Atwood):

America is at its best when it is tolerant

Star Tribune

Blog (James Ledbetter):

Baseball's incentive to lose

(Slate)

MoneyBlog

Column (Juan Williams):

Even Katrina has a silver lining

FOX News

Editorial:

Sports icons tumble from pedestals

Eagle-Tribune

Column (Rich Miller):

Enough with the mosque: what about economy?

Chicago Sun-Times

Column (Craig Ladwig):

Political correctness prevents us from discussing our problems

News-Sentinel

Column (Rochelle Riley):

We, the people, need to pay attention

Detroit Free Press

Editorial:

All we are saying ...

Philadelphia Inquirer

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GOOD NEWS

Teaching English to kids rewarding

Teenage students in Kosovo have taken advantage of an opportunity, thanks to a group of U.S. soldiers from Task Force Griffin, the aviation component of Multinational Battle Group East.

Des Moines Register

Review: 'The Wish List'

The new Hallmark flick gives us a beautiful, lonely, wistful girl and two fine men who each in his own way longs for her love, but also serves up a scene that's one of the top-10 small TV moments.

NY Daily News

WORLD

Rebels reach peace deal in Qatar

Yemen's government and northern rebels have agreed to bolster a fragile truce and start political dialogue to end a civil war that has raged on and off since 2004.

Reuters

American imprisoned in N. Korea returns to US

Looking gaunt but relieved, an American freed after being jailed in North Korea left Pyongyang in the company of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

MSNBC

North Korea frees American

CNN

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Older social-media users flocking to Facebook, Twitter

While younger people are the majority on social-media sites, the number of users over 50 is the fastest growing, a survey says.

CNN

Older adults and social media

Pew Research Center

Mars e-mail a hoax: no '2 moons'

An e-mail promising sky-watchers a view of "two moons" has astronomers seeing red, as scientists try to counter a seemingly unending Mars hoax.

National Geographic

EDUCATION

Paying the price

To deal with struggling economies and large budget cuts, governing boards all over the country are giving public institutions the authority to institute large tuition hikes.

Inside Higher Ed

Education chief fired over $400M typo

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose deep budget cuts have won wide praise, fired his education commissioner after a clerical error cost the state $400 million in federal education dollars.

Reuters

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Why women won’t ask for pay raises

Women earn far less than men, yet are reluctant to ask for salary increases. Why — and what is the best way to approach your boss?

Guardian

Court allows GPS on cars without warrant

Law enforcement officers may secretly place a GPS device on a person's car without seeking a warrant from a judge, according to a recent court ruling in California.

CNN

The director who ignored Hollywood

Jean-Luc Godard, the legendary French film director, controversialist and self-styled intellectual has responded to news that he is to receive an honorary Oscar with the weariest of Gallic shrugs.

The Independent

A tribute to Jean-Luc Godard

YouTube

HEALTH

At 101, patient is nation's oldest transcatheter heart valve replacement

A cutting-edge, experimental procedure replaced one of Doris Snyder's heart valves, allowing her to see her 102nd birthday.

Medical News Today

Medicare to cover smoking cessation

Good news for seniors who want to quit smoking. Medicare will now cover tobacco cessation counseling, the Department of Health and Human Services announced.

MedPage Today

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