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Earlier this week, House Speaker John Boehner reenacts the swearing in of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., on Capitol Hill in Washington. Giffords was shot in the head while meeting with constituents in Tucson, Ariz. (Photo by Susan Walsh / AP File)

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Southeast braces for winter storm

As the Northeast appeared to avoid a repeat of the Christmas blizzard, residents in the Southeast turned a wary eye on a new storm that is threatening to drop as much as an inch of ice in parts of the region.

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CNN

Elvis’s birthday celebrated at Graceland

Fans are marking what would be the 76th birthday of the King of Rock and Roll with a celebration at his Graceland estate — and one of Elvis’ biggest fans is taking part.

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ABC News

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Chilean miner sings at Elvis’s home

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BBC

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, others shot in Ariz.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., was shot in the head, an unknown number of people were injured and at least 6 were killed, including a U.S. District Court Judge, when an assailant opened fire in Tucson, Ariz.

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MSNBC

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Profile: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords

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Congress.org

March discussion of threats by Giffords

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MSNBC

Federal judge killed in Ariz. shooting

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Blog Briefing Room

Live updates of Ariz. shooting; some dead

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The Two-Way

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Live video coverage from KOLD TV

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Washington Post

Mexican police find 15 dead in Acapulco

Police found the bodies of 15 men on a street in Acapulco. Handwritten signs left with the bodies were signed by “El Chapo’s People” — a reference to drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman of the Sinaloa cartel.

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Star Tribune

Seahawks upset Super Bowl champs

Once Marshawn Lynch reached the end zone, it was clear that these Saints had been KO’d by a punch no one saw coming.

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NATION

Feds push back over testing of key device in Gulf oil spill probe

Investigators are responding to criticism that they aren’t doing enough to keep companies involved in the Gulf oil spill away from the forensic analysis of equipment that failed to stop the spread of the oil.

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Kansas City Star

Paraplegic from NM takes flight at Cave Creek Balloon Festival

Michael Glen, the world‘s only paraplegic hot-air balloon pilot, will be flying in the Cave Creek Balloon Festival. He has dreamed of flying hot-air balloons since he was a boy.

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Arizona Republic

Obama: Economy moving in right direction

President Barack Obama sees clear and encouraging movement by the economy, trumpeting private-sector job growth and lower unemployment. “The trend is clear” on the economy — and it’s encouraging.

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Houston Chronicle

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New hires come with jitters

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NPR

POLITICS

Napolitano target of DC package

Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano was reportedly the intended recipient of an incendiary package. Two such parcels aroused alarm in Md., but did not appear to contain explosive material.

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Christian Science Monitor

Obama revamps his economic team

President Barack Obama is revamping his economic policy team and signaling cooperation to Republicans and the business community at a pivotal moment in the nation’s recovery.

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Detroit Free Press

Republicans find governing isn’t easy

From the substantive to the absurd, the opening of the 112th Congress provided GOP leaders with lessons in the difficulty of getting all 242 members of their majority marching in the same direction.

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Politico

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GOP: Focusing on the people’s priorities

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CNN

EDUCATION

Va. considers ban of Facebook and texting between students and teachers

The Virginia Board of Education will soon vote on a measure to discourage school teachers from using Facebook or text messaging to communicate with students.

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The Daily Caller

PG-13 films: too hot for classrooms?

It’s a teenage cry for freedom that illustrates what can be a difficult question for parents and teachers: When, if ever, are students old enough to watch movies with mature content at school?

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Star Tribune

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

NY’s 41 percent abortion rate riles clergy

New York’s Archbishop Timothy Dolan wants religious leaders to work together to make abortion “rare” in New York City, which has one of the highest rates in the country.

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CBS News

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Abortions in China on the rise

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Star Tribune

Iowa senator concludes 3-year probe of ministry finances

Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa has concluded a probe into alleged lavish spending at six major broadcast ministries, and asked a prominent evangelical group to study ways to spur “self-reform."

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Religion News Service

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

We were naked until 170,000 years ago

Clothing first appeared 170,000 years ago. That’s what University of Florida researchers have deduced from an unlikely source — the annoying clothing louse.

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USA TODAY

NASA stuck in limbo with new Congress

Lawmakers passed a bill that called for NASA to receive $19 billion in 2011 — a boost from the 2010 NASA budget of $18.3 billion. But funding was not appropriated.

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Space News

US orders Twitter to hand over WikiLeaks’ account records

A U.S. court has ordered Twitter to hand over details of the accounts of WikiLeaks and several supporters as part of a criminal investigation into the release of hundreds of thousands of confidential documents.

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Reuters

SPORTS

Jim Harbaugh lured from Stanford to San Francisco 49ers

Characterizing it a “perfect competitive opportunity,” Jim Harbaugh accepted the job as coach of the San Francisco 49ers.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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Class differences: Luck stays, Harbaugh bolts

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Chicago Sun-Times

No. 11 LSU rallies past No. 18 Aggies in Cotton Bowl

Jordan Jefferson threw three touchdown passes to Terrence Toliver and ran for a score to help the 11th-ranked Tigers rally for a 41-24 victory over No. 18 Texas A&M in the 75th Cotton Bowl.

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Highlights: Cotton Bowl

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Columns And Op-Ed

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

Blog (Stanton E. Samenow):

Peer pressure does not cause crime

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Inside the Criminal Mind

(Psychology Today)

DHS head poised to do a lot for kids

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Detroit Free Press

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For Episcopalians, vote in Sudan gets personal

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(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Blog (Ken Rudin):

Barring info, speculating on motive behind Giffords shooting helps no one

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It's All Politics

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War forecast

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RealClearPolitics

Cursing isn’t always a crime

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?

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Christian Science Monitor

Take dramatic steps if schools flunk test

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Star Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

Mother Nature’s cleanser may help study of global warming

Scientists have long known about the atmosphere’s ability to cleanse itself of nasty pollutants such as benzene and methane. But they haven’t always understood how nature’s cleanser works.

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AOL News

Breast-feeding boosts children’s test scores, study finds

Infants breast-fed for at least six months after birth scored higher on math, reading and spelling tests at age 10, according to a recent study.

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MyHealthNewsDaily

Young people prefer praise

Sex, booze or money just can’t compare with the jolt young people get from a boost to their self-esteem, says a new study of college students that found the desire for praise trumped other desires or needs.

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USA TODAY

WORLD

Somali Islamists ban men and women from speaking or traveling together

Al-Shabab insurgents threatened to whip, imprison or execute anyone found breaking the edict that unrelated men and women are baned from shaking hands, speaking, walking or traveling together.

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Pentagon chief heads to China, hopes to improve relations

After a rocky year for U.S.-Chinese relations, Defense Secretary Robert Gates heads to China in hopes of strengthening relations with the rising military power and global competitor.

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So. Sudan’s Salva Kiir calls for peace

Southern Sudanese leader Salva Kiir says there is no alternative to peaceful co-existence with the north, on the eve of an independence vote.

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BBC

BUSINESS

US tradition endures in vintage motels

Five years ago, the Island Breeze was a run-down relic. After a sweeping renovation the inn shines as an exception to the rule of fading rental properties.

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Sarasota Herald Tribune

Banks lose pivotal foreclosure case

U.S. Bancorp and Wells Fargo & Co., in a ruling that drove down bank stocks, lost a foreclosure case before Massachusetts’s highest court that will guide lower courts in bank disputes involving real-estate law.

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Bloomberg

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Bank stocks drag markets lower

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CNNMoney

Europe is the market’s biggest wild card

Investors are optimistic that stocks will continue to recover in 2011, but it will be far from a smooth ride, thanks to a number of potential road blocks along the way.

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CNNMoney

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

As bingo struggles, fans hang on

Some people walk into the bingo hall and take any open seat. Not Ruby Murray, who arrived very early for the bingo session held by the Shriners.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Gypsy Rose Lee, ‘American Rose’

To say that Gypsy Rose Lee was a stripper is a bit like calling Frank Sinatra a saloon singer. Which is to say: Yes, but.

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NPR

History Network pulls plug on fictional Kennedy series

A controversial miniseries on the Kennedy family will not air on the History Channel because the completed multimillion dollar project does not fit the “History brand,” the network said.

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The Boston Channel

ENVIRONMENT

Co-management holds promise of sustainable fisheries worldwide

Encouraging new evidence suggests that the world’s fisheries could be sustained using community-based co-management.

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ScienceDaily

Australia reviews sustainable forestry

The Australian Government has stepped up its efforts to ensure the sustainability of the country’s forest plantations. Officials have commissioned a review of the codes governing plantation farming.

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Earth Times

HEALTH

Extreme obesity raises risk from H1N1

Extreme obesity was associated with an increased risk of death for people infected with the H1N1 pandemic flu.

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Breakthrough to hit the world market

A University of Adelaide reproductive biologist has achieved a breakthrough that is expected to help millions of women who have suffered miscarriages after treatment.

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ScienceDaily

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

How we can prevent medical errors

Incorrect diagnoses, needless infections, drug mix-ups and surgical mishaps have prompted a push to tackle one of medicine’s biggest problems: medical error.

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Newsweek

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A man skates on the frozen surface of the Lake Balaton off the coast of Balatonfured, Hungary. (Photo by Bela Szandelszky / AP)

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