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Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor is escorted on Capitol Hill in Washington, by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, prior to the start of the committee's confirmation hearing.   (Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP) CIA had secret al-Qaida plan A secret CIA initiative terminated by Director Leon Panetta was an attempt to carry out a 2001 presidential authorization to capture or kill al-Qaida operatives, according to former intelligence officials. Wall Street Journal Cheney hid program from Congress: senator Reuters Seymour Hersh: Bush administration considered operation to provoke Iran war YouTube Roadside bomb misses US ambassador The U.S. ambassador to Iraq escaped unharmed from a roadside bomb that targeted his convoy in a southern province, the U.S. Embassy said. CNN Iraq violence takes toll on Christian minority Press TV   Judging Sonia: Senate confirmation hearings begin Judge Sonia Sotomayor will face grilling on polarizing issues such as affirmative action, abortion, the death penalty and gun rights as Republican senators seek to portray her as a radical activist. ABC News Special section: Sotomayor timeline CBS News Missteps, ignored advice on Palin’s exit Much of the advice sent Sarah Palin’s way by supporters appeared to be happily received and then largely discarded, barely slowing what was, in retrospect, an inexorable march toward resignation. MSNBC Media report: North Korea's Kim Jong Il has cancer North Korea's reclusive dictator Kim Jong-il has been diagnosed with life-threatening pancreatic cancer, a South Korean TV station reported. Christian Science Monitor Kim Jong-il has pancreatic cancer Reuters Alleged mass grave probe ordered President Obama has ordered an investigation of the deaths of as many as 2,000 Taliban POWs during the opening days of the war in Afghanistan. MSNBC   NATION Impatience builds over stimulus President Obama's first signature achievement, the stimulus, is drawing fierce GOP attack and stirring agitation on the left for a second stimulus. San Francisco Chronicle Obama: Recovery to take years, not months FOX News Obama on stimulus CNN Wash. officer's children recant sex abuse stories 20 years later Former police officer Clyde Ray Spencer spent nearly 20 years in prison after he was convicted of sexually molesting his son and daughter. Seattle Post-Intelligencer POLITICS GOP, Holder battle over New Black Panther party Key House Republicans are charging Attorney General Eric Holder of playing politics at the Justice Department. The Hill Obama in Africa: short on specifics President Barack Obama's maiden presidential voyage south of the Sahara was keenly watched across Africa as the first test of how this son of the soil will wield his star power on the continent. Christian Science Monitor LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Black culture lights up Broadway stages When President Obama took his wife, Michelle, to a Broadway play by African American playwright August Wilson about a black father's search for freedom, ticket sales for the production spiked. MSNBC Kempner says 'Yoo-Hoo' to unsung heroine in new film In Kempner's new film, "Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg," Gertrude Berg takes center stage as the film tracks the rise of one of America's most underrated creative forces. NPR HEALTH High stakes: A call to legalize marijuana At issue in cash-strapped California is the narrowly-defined liberty people have to grow and sell a certain plant and the desire of some folks to tax it. CBS News For Obama, failure not an option With the economy struggling and his poll numbers dipping, the president who made "change" his campaign mantra cannot afford to come up empty on health care, his top legislative priority. Reuters EDUCATION Merit pay has pitfalls for schools Some school policymakers are promoting a new idea for improving the schools: merit pay plans that would tie teachers’ pay to the scores their students earn on standardized math and reading tests. EducationNews.org Community colleges: Can they help save the US economy? Community college graduates earn up to 30 percent more than high school grads which helps state and local governments reap a 16 percent return on every dollar they invest in community colleges. TIME Bleak economy squeezes community colleges NPR SPORTS Acta out as Nationals manager In the middle of his third year as manager, Manny Acta was fired by the Washington Nationals. The dismissal came as the Nationals headed into the all-star break with a 26-61 record, worst in the majors. Baltimore Sun Lesnar entertains, but UFC isn't laughing Brock Lesnar is on his way to becoming mixed martial arts' biggest name. He's already its biggest jerk. USA TODAY   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: CIA's lies to Congress Baltimore Chronicle Column (Jon Meacham): An opportunity for Tehran Newsweek Column (Marc Kilmer): Best medicine: competition Baltimore Sun Editorial: 2nd stimulus? Not yet Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial: A modest step Economist Column: The CIA coming clean NPR Column: Sustainable population, minus the control Christian Science Monitor Column: The dangers of cheap stuff Salon.com   Site edited by: Jeff Bromberg, Jasmine Jernberg, Binal Ghelani, Leslie Wendel, Jessie Wright-Mendoza, Randall Rich, Sevim Yolacti, Darling Gutierrez, Ryan Kieffer and Orion McClure.   GOOD NEWS Big Ben rings in 150th birthday A giant birthday message has been projected on to Parliament's clock tower to mark 150 years since the first ringing of Big Ben. BBC Homeless reconnect to society, jobs, shelter via soccer team Less than a year ago, most of the players on Sara Silvennoinen's soccer team were sleeping on the streets, or in nearby woods, or at the city's homeless shelter. Detroit Free Press WORLD Displaced Pakistanis head home Pakistan's army is keeping up its offensive against suspected Taliban positions as the first of around two million refugees start returning to the Swat valley and surrounding areas. Al Jazeera Swat refugees return BBC Heavy security in China's Xinjiang, stability urged An uneasy calm returned to China's riot-hit Urumqi where 184 people died in ethnic violence a week ago, though the official tally of dead could rise, a regional official indicated. Reuters BUSINESS Bernanke may explain Fed exit strategy in testimony soon Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke probably will show how the central bank will exit the biggest monetary expansion in history when he reports to Congress, economists said. Bloomberg Singapore probably emerged from recession on production gains Singapore’s economy probably expanded for the first time in five quarters as a rebound in manufacturing helped the Southeast Asian nation emerge from its worst recession since 1965. Bloomberg SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Space shuttle tries again to launch NASA will give the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour another try after having been repeatedly thwarted by the weather and technical malfunctions. CNN Solar-powered car tests technology in record-breaking Arctic journey Despite his passion, inventor Marcelo da Luz never imagined he would one day break the world record, driving his silver, sun-powered saucer to the Arctic Circle. ABC News ENVIRONMENT Miss.: world's dirtiest coastal ecosystem The world's most imperiled coastal marine ecosystem is at the mouth of the Mississippi River, although coastal marine ecosystems are at risk worldwide as a result of human activities. Environment News Service Declining Aral Sea Once the world's fourth-largest inland body of water, new images highlight the dramatic retreat of the Aral Sea’s shoreline from 2006 to 2009. ScienceDaily RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY States are faster than church on same-sex unions For decades, mainline denominations have been wrestling with issues surrounding homosexuality: Whether to ordain gay clergy and whether to recognize — and bless — same-sex unions. Religion News Service Couple detained at Mormon plaza after kiss Seattle Times Study finds Apollo astronauts to be type A personalities For the man of faith, walking on the moon challenged and redefined his concept of God and creation. For the scientist, it was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to deepen his knowledge. Independent Online   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Afghanistan's controversial law emboldens women's rights activists This marks one of the few times women have openly confronted the conservative attitudes in this country, and the first time in years they have demanded their rights in a public demonstration. Christian Science Monitor   Photo of the Day A Palestinian girl, right, and her two brothers are seen in their family's garden as the sun sets in the West Bank city of Ramallah.  (Photo by Muhammed Muheisen / AP)	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 If we can connect in some tiny way with a human that doesn't agree with us, then maybe we won't blow up the planet. 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