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A resident crosses a river with potable water as a house remains tilted by the riverbank at Legazpi city, Albay province near the slopes of Mayon volcano, south of Manila, Philippines. Hopes virtually vanished Sunday for finding survivors of typhoon-triggered mudslides that engulfed entire villages in the eastern Philippines.  (Photo by Bullit Marquez / AP Photo) Suicide car bomber attacks NATO convoy A suicide car bomb exploded next to a NATO convoy in southern Afghanistan, and troops speeding away from the scene shot at several civilian cars. CNN Adviser: Clinton actively weighs '08 bid for White House Democratic jockeying for the presidency in 2008 intensified with Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh taking the first official step toward a run and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton gauging support among lawmakers. Yahoo Lawmaker's wife appeals deportation The wife of a Georgia legislator known as an outspoken advocate for immigration rights is in hiding after federal agents came to their home with a deportation order, her lawyer said. San Francisco Chronicle   WORLD Red Cross: Asia typhoon death toll may pass 1,000 The top Red Cross official in the Philippines said 1,000 people or more have been killed by Typhoon Durian. MSNBC Chile's Pinochet has heart attack Chile's former military leader Augusto Pinochet is in a serious but stable condition after being treated for a heart attack, doctors have said. BBC Lawyers lodge Saddam death appeal BBC Death squads roam Baghdad's hospitals Sunday Times Pfizer abandons drug trials after 82 deaths Pfizer Inc. said it has cut off all clinical trials and development for a cholesterol drug because of an unexpected number of deaths and problems in patients who used it. Fox News   WORLD Saudis arrest 139 'sleeper cell' suspects Saudi security officials said they foiled a planned terrorist suicide attack and arrested 139 suspected Islamist militants who were in "sleeper cells" believed to be affiliated with al Qaeda. CNN Poisoned spy case may have another victim A man who met former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko shortly before he fell fatally ill with radiation poisoning was himself admitted to a London hospital. Houston Chronicle Castro is no-show for parade in his honor Tanks rolled through the streets and jets roared overhead in Havana's first military parade in a decade, but ailing leader Fidel Castro did not show up. CNN Unemployment rate up in November The unemployment rate crept higher in November and job growth fell short of the year's average, signs of a slowing U.S. economy, according to forecasts ahead of a government release this week. Bloomberg Airbus gets green light for mid-size jet Airbus parent EADS decided to go ahead with development of a new mid-size jetliner to strike back at Boeing Co. in their fight for market share. Times Toyota passes Ford again Toyota outsold Ford to rank second in U.S. sales of cars and light trucks for November, as gains for Japanese and South Korean automakers cut market share for U.S. competitors to record lows. Bloomberg POLITICS Democrats tap evangelical for radio address Democrats turned to an evangelical Christian to give their weekly radio address, citing a desire to avoid partisanship after last month's elections that gave them control of Congress. AOL Feds: Paperless voting machines insecure Paperless electronic voting machines in widespread use across the country may be vulnerable to errors or sabotage and cannot be made secure, a draft report by a federal agency said. CBS News Delay on tax break plan affects many Millions of entrepreneurs, teachers and parents with kids in college have a financial stake in whether Congress, in the dying hours of Republican rule, revives tax breaks that expired 11 months ago. AOL Diocese nears break with Episcopal Church In a public rebuke of the Episcopal Church, a conservative diocese voted to affirm its membership in the worldwide Anglican Communion after distancing itself over sexuality and the ordination of women. CNN Russian Orthodox bishop discusses Orthodox-Catholic reconciliation Jeffrey Donovan spoke to Bishop Illarion Alfeyev about why the Catholic and Orthodox Christian churches want to move closer, and about what keeps them apart. Radio Free Europe 'Double diabetes' a new threat Despite the flurry of public service campaigns and education efforts, the diabetes epidemic in the United States continues to escalate out of control. Health Day Controversial clinic opens in Vancouver A deal that allows a controversial private clinic in Vancouver to operate without charging patients is a "win-win" for patients, a clinic spokeswoman said. CTV   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Democrats and trade Seattle Times Editorial: On foster care reform: Why are these children dying? San Francisco Chronicle Column: Wake up, America! We've got to pay our bills Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial: Kafka and Katrina International Herald Tribune Column: Spy poison Christian Science Monitor Blog: The best thinking on how we got into the Iraq mess Huffington Post Editorial: Imams' eviction from plane reflects tough post-9/11 calls USA Today Column: Baker commission would leave our troops exposed New York Post Column (Walter Shapiro): No graceful exit Salon   Site edited by: Yvonne Lee, Jim Scripps, Tom Regan, Walt Chiu, Jesse Glickstein, Rich Garcia and Joe Naroditsky.   GOOD NEWS Soldiers honored for heroic acts Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor had just an instant to react when a hand grenade was tossed into his rooftop hideout in Iraq. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Woman beats cancer, becomes Miss Rodeo Miss Rodeo North Dakota Ashley Andrews had goals of beating cancer and winning the Miss Rodeo America crown. She accomplished both. Happy News Soldier's death prompts old friend to offer truck for charity Christy Abrams won a truck through a radio promotion, and after learning her friend had died in Iraq, decided to give it away to help others who have lost loved ones. Houston Chronicle Supreme court to confront school racial diversity The Supreme Court will confront whether race can be used in deciding where students to go to school, testing the willingness of the newest appointees to overturn racial diversity programs. Reuters Judge's order reveals FEMA aid shortcomings What has happened to 2.6 million households that applied for hurricane Katrina aid but have been largely shed from the rolls? The numbers, recently disclosed by FEMA, are striking. MSNBC Mail keeps coming to former World Trade Center address It is the kind of holiday mail that might have been tossed aside, discarded like any other piece of junk mail: a special gift offer for a facial at a local spa. ABC News NY police shooting spurs rapper's response One New Yorker incensed about last weekend's fatal police shooting of an unarmed man has fired back - in rhyme. Newsday Lindsay Lohan in Alcoholics Anonymous Lindsay Lohan has been attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, her publicist said. People SPORTS Phelps finishes with six gold medals at U.S. Open Two-time Olympian Michael Phelps was pleasantly surprised by his success at the U.S. Open Swimming Championships. Sports Illustrated Trojans' BCS title hopes in ruins after stunning loss to UCLA Step aside, Trojans. Your chase for the national championship is over. ESPN Lens for distortion free wide angle image South Korean researchers claim to have designed and built a new inexpensive optical lens that collects light from a large area and produces a virtually distortion-free wide angle image. Zee News Hurricane season goes out with a whimper The mild 2006 Atlantic hurricane season drew to a close without a single hurricane striking the United States. CBSNews EDUCATION Report: Race and class achievement gaps fail to narrow A report by Policy Analysis for California Education concludes that the No Child Left Behind Act and the state's accountability system have not narrowed race and class achievement gaps in the state. North County Times Students with good attendance can win a new car, truck Sixteen-year-old Kaytie Christopherson was preparing to do homework when she got the call: She had won a brand-new pickup truck for near-perfect school attendance. CNN Drilling might resume in Alaska bay President Bush is deciding whether to lift a ban on oil and gas drilling in federal waters off Alaska's Bristol Bay, home to endangered whales and sea lions and the world's largest sockeye salmon run. CNN In Britain, wind turbines offer homespun electricity Amid the rooftops and chimneys of Brighton, a seaside town south of London, spins a solitary symbol of Britain's growing devotion to green energy: wind turbines. Christian Science Monitor   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Inmates smuggle in cell phones with ease Hundreds, and perhaps even thousands, of inmates inside U.S. prisons have gotten a hold of cell phones. NPR   Photo of the Day	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. 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