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Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., left, hugs Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during an enrollment ceremony for the bill to repeal ‘don‘t ask, don’t tell’ on Capitol Hill in Washington.  (Photo by Alex Brandon / AP) US women poised for wage gains In a new report, New York-based analysts argue that women’s earning power will recover from the recession far quicker than that of men. Globeandmail.com In a sign of foreclosure flaws, suits claim break-ins by banks When Mimi Ash arrived at her mountain chalet here for a weekend ski trip, she discovered that someone had broken into the home and changed the locks. New York Times Judges bypassed for foreclosures Bloomberg   Obama signs ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal President Barack Obama fulfilled a campaign promise and signed a landmark law repealing the ban on gay men and women serving openly in the armed services. MSNBC Gay service members say repeal makes them more likely to stay in the military CNN Obama ends ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ Reuters Census results to spark map fights Census Bureau results — the once-in-a-decade population data that determines which states gain or lose congressional seats — mark the beginning of a season of politics in its rawest form. Politico Census count in US to more than 308 million San Francisco Chronicle Nearly 25 percent of applicants fail Army entrance test Nearly one quarter of recent high school graduates who try to join the Army fail its entrance exam, painting a grim picture of the education system. Denver Post   NATION Death penalty support is dropping Statistics show that use of the death penalty was down across the country — even in Texas, which has carried out more than a third of all U.S. executions since the modern death penalty was instituted. TIME Governor declares state of emergency as storms pound Calif. Half a dozen southern California counties are under an emergency declaration as another storm from the Pacific pummels the region. CNN Biggest storm yet heads for Calif. San Francisco Chronicle Benefits checks to go paperless The government check will no longer be in the mail. Officials have settled on the dates when millions of people will no longer be able to get their Social Security and other benefit checks by mail. Star Tribune POLITICS What is in the new START treaty? A contentious nuclear arms control pact with Russia, known as START, secured enough support from Republicans, giving Democrats the 67 votes they needed to ratify the treaty. ABC News START treaty: final vote could be Wednesday Christian Science Monitor Shift in support for nuke treaty marks policy win for Obama PBS CIA task force to assess WikiLeaks impact The CIA has launched a task force to assess the impact of the exposure of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables and military files by WikiLeaks. Washington Post Blog: CIA’s WikiLeaks investigators go by the acronym WTF (seriously) The Atlantic SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FCC gives government power to regulate Web traffic Federal telecommunications regulators approved new rules that would for the first time give the federal government formal authority to regulate Internet traffic. How much or for how long remained unclear. Wall Street Journal Blog: FCC makes Net neutrality rules official  (CNET News) Signal Strength Application removed from Apple store Apple has removed a WikiLeaks application from its App Store just shortly after its release. The $1.99 WikiLeaks App offered access to the whistle-blower site. CNET News EDUCATION More testing for high school students High school is becoming a focus of increased testing, as more states tie diplomas to some type of assessment and require other exams that are not linked to graduation, according to a recent study. Education Week Picking on social science A bid to question the merits of federal funding for social and behavioral science research may be failing to capture the public’s attention. Inside Higher Ed ENVIRONMENT Real or artificial? Christmas tree debate A study found that carbon emissions from real trees each year were one-third of those from an artificial tree. Christian Science Monitor What happens to electronic waste? The dirty little secret is that when you take your electronic waste to a recycler, about 80 percent of that material finds itself on a container ship going to a country like China, India, Vietnam or Pakistan. NPR   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Bill McKibben): UN’s climate conference ends with modest victory New Haven Advocate Editorial: Shrinking great state must adjust again Detroit Free Press Editorial: Voting rights part of rehabilitation Des Moines Register Blog (Michael J. Formica): A season of joy — and stress and anger and angst …  (Psychology Today) Enlightened Living Column (Ian Morris): The next 40 years will be the most important in human history Christian Science Monitor Column (Mary Sanchez): School zero-tolerance policies are overbearing Columbus Dispatch Column (Roger Simon): Congress displeases us Creators Syndicate Column (Robert Samuelson): Retiree benefits are cheating our children Newsweek Blog (Steve Wozniak): Keep the Internet free The Atlantic   Site edited by: Jeff Bromberg, Jayalaxmi Arasalike, Kathie Raikes, Elizabeth Quinn, William Ellis, Alexa Even, Cat Van Le, Sara Stewart, Adrian Smith, Paul Wertheim, Rachel Wright, Robert Hang, Jessica Flier and Ayesha Sharma.   GOOD NEWS Ordinary people, extraordinary giving Three graduate students at Rutgers University are giving away a chunk of what they earn now and have pledged to give a heftier chunk after they graduate and embark on careers. MSNBC Charities tap into social networks Without leaving the comfort of her home in Sonoma, Calif., Deb Carlen has assisted the American Red Cross, the National Park Trust and dozens of other nonprofit groups across the globe. San Francisco Chronicle Hill Country blogger found key to charity While most nonprofits struggle to get Christmas donations back to pre-recession levels, one Texas woman raised $39,000 for needy families in a mere few days. Houston Chronicle WORLD South Korea to hold large live-fire drills South Korea will hold its largest winter live-fire drills in an area adjacent to North Korea, the South Korean army said. CNN NATO denies report of US push for expanded raids in Pakistan A NATO spokesman denied reports of a proposal by the U.S. to expand operations along the Afghan border, where the government of Pakistan is already frustrated by drone attacks. Christian Science Monitor BUSINESS Toyota to pay US $32.4M over recalls Toyota has agreed to pay more than $32 million in penalties after two federal investigations that faulted the automaker for its handling of recent auto recalls. CNN If your meat prices rise, blame ethanol About a third of corn crop doesn’t go to cereal or cows — instead, it helps run your car. To boost use of renewable fuels, the federal government subsidizes corn-based ethanol. NPR RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Lunar eclipse on winter solstice: cosmic meaning, moon myths Amateur astronomers weren‘t the only ones paying attention to the lunar eclipse. For those who make meaning out of cosmic conditions, it was a symbolically-charged celestial event. ABC News Quran written in Saddam’s blood poses Islamic dilemma Iraqi officials are puzzling over what to do with a rare artifact considered to be both a sacred text and a ghoulish relic of days gone by: a copy of the Quran handwritten in Saddam Hussein’s blood. AOL News HEALTH Discovery of a compound that prevents the growth of prostate cancer cells Researchers have demonstrated that the antibiotic monensin prevents the growth of prostate cancer cells. Monensin is used in the meat and dairy industry. Medical News Today ‘Chocolate cough remedy’ in sight A chemical in cocoa could soon be turned into a medicine for persistent cough, researchers claim; they are carrying out the final stages of clinical trials of a drug that contains theobromine. BBC SPORTS Cowboys put Romo on injured reserve Tony Romo suffered a fractured left collarbone during an Oct. 25 loss to the New York Giants. Now the Dallas Cowboys have officially ended his season by putting him on injured reserve. ESPN UConn blows out Florida St. for 89th win The No. 1-ranked Huskies women‘s basketball team topped the 88-game winning streak set by John Wooden’s UCLA men’s team from 1971-74, beating No. 22 Florida State 93-62. USA TODAY UConn alone at the top after 89th straight win NBCSports UConn’s 89 in perspective ESPN LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT US teen birth rate at all-time low The U.S. teen birth rate fell in 2009 to its lowest point in almost 70 years — a decline that stunned experts who believe it’s partly due to the recession. San Francisco Chronicle A force behind the lower teen birthrate: MTV Christian Science Monitor 4 interesting jobs that may have slipped your mind Out of work for too long or feeling trapped in a job you hate? Perhaps it’s time to consider some under-promoted occupations that provide entirely new vistas and where jobs are generally available. Philadelphia Inquirer   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Birth order affects smarts, personality Birth order typically creates sibling rivalry, but a new study suggests it also has an impact on personality and intelligence. 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