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President Barack Obama is greeted by Gen. David Petraeus, left, and Ambassador Karl W. Elkenberry, center, during an unannounced visit to Afghanistan.  (Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP) Insurance brokers fight for their future Some experts would say Debbie Stocks ought to start looking for a new career, that the new health overhaul law makes insurance brokers like her obsolete. NPR Households with insurance hits 50-year low USA TODAY Information unstacks the deck The reams of data culled from colleges across the country need to be broadened, put in one place by the federal government and made more consumer-friendly, a Harvard University professor argues. Inside Higher Ed   Obama in Afghanistan on unannounced trip to thank troops Speaking to nearly 4,000 U.S. troops after a secret overnight flight from Washington, President Barack Obama said they were making “important progress” against militants in Afghanistan. MSNBC LIVE: Troops wait for Obama CNN Unemployment rises to 9.8 percent Non-farm payrolls rose by a disappointing 39,000 jobs in November as the unemployment rate edged up to 9.8 percent, the government said. ABC News Oddities abound in disappointing jobs data Reuters Unemployment rate rises YouTube Congress acts to stifle loud TV ads The House gave final congressional approval to a bill that would prevent advertisers from abruptly raising the volume to catch viewers wandering when programming is interrupted. Detroit Free Press Congress approves a ban on loud TV commercials Examiner   NATION Held as slaves, now free They arrived in the U.S. from West Africa, young girls held against their will and forced to work for hours on end. This time, it wasn’t hundreds of years ago. CNN Human-trafficking bill sent to House Columbus Dispatch ‘Premature’ to end military ban on gays: Sen. McCain It may be premature to end the U.S. military‘s ban on gays, Senator John McCain warned, as Republicans geared up to block President Barack Obama’s push to repeal the “Don‘t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Reuters WIKILEAKS WikiLeaks fights to stay online after US company withdraws domain name The U.S. was accused of opening up a dramatic new front against WikiLeaks, effectively “killing” its web address just days after Amazon pulled the site from its servers following political pressure. Guardian Forget policy, some of this WikiLeaks stuff is great to read Note to Tatiana Gfoeller, U.S. ambassador to Kyrgyzstan: If you ever tire of the Foreign Service — or get drummed out — there may be a reporting job for you. Bradenton Herald POLITICS US House votes to keep Bush middle class tax cuts The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would extend tax cuts for middle-class Americans while letting them lapse for the wealthy. BBC Senate plans weekend votes on Dem tax plans St. Louis Post-Dispatch House approves bill to improve school lunches’ nutritional value The House approved a bill that would improve the safety and nutritional value of food served at schools — and expand the number of schoolchildren eligible to receive free and reduced-price meals. USA TODAY Erskine Bowles: a Democrat willing to swing the budget ax Erskine Bowles is co-chairman of the presidential deficit commission, which will soon vote on U.S. fiscal plan. He‘s no stranger to budget-cutting. He’s had to trim more than $550 million and 1,000 jobs. Christian Science Monitor HEALTH Is infidelity genetic? Genes associated with sensation-seeking behaviors, such as drinking alcohol or gambling, may also be associated with sexual promiscuity and infidelity, according to a new study. WebMD Employer insurance costs rising Although premiums for employer health insurance have risen 41 percent since 2003, new research says that employees are getting less bang for their buck. HealthDay Man doses himself with a parasite for intestinal problems After reading research on the effect of an intestinal worm found in pigs on ulcerative colitis, a patient tracked ingested eggs from a similar roundworm that infects humans, in hopes of easing his own colitis. ABC News RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Your brain on meditation Science has proven that meditating actually restructures your brain and can train it to concentrate, feel greater compassion, cope with stress and more. Yoga Journal Holiday battle: Catholics vs. atheists As if trying to negotiate the traffic wasn’t hard enough, drivers coming into New York City via the Lincoln Tunnel are getting caught up in a battle of beliefs. CBS News LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Where has ‘Tron’ gone? Has anybody seen Tron lately? Not the new “Tron: Legacy” — with its reported $170 million budget, it’s impossible to miss all the billboards — but Disney’s original 1982 film. Newsweek Hello Kitty hooks generations on cute Sanrio, the Japanese company that defined cute, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010. Its star, Hello Kitty, remains popular with adults and children. NPR The real ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ badge coming for Chuck Norris Actor Chuck Norris for years played a Texas Ranger on television. Now he’s going to become one in real life. Texas Gov. Rick Perry is scheduled to present the actor with a designation as an honorary member. Chicago Sun-Times   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Blog (John C. Abell): Don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t do: ‘objectivity’ in the age of the Internet  (Wired) Epicenter Column (Matt Warman): Net neutrality: where philosophy meets economics The Telegraph Editorial: After Rangel censure, will House backtrack on ethics? USA TODAY Column (John Dickerson): Please stop playing nice, Mr. President Slate Blog (Mark Thompson): All players stick to script at Senate hearing on repealing ‘Don‘t Ask, Don’t Tell’  (TIME) Swampland Column (David Korn): Palin, the GOP, and the wimp factor Mother Jones Cartoon (Mark Fiore): WikiWorld MarkFiore.com Editorial: Republicans should not kill labor committee The Portland Press Herald   Site edited by: Kristen Toland, Charles Weiss, Anuja Seith, Lynne Adams, Daishi Sato, Paul Wertheim, Adrian Smith, John Harvell, Sara Stewart, Ayesha Sharma, Ranjini Kutty, Diana Shaw, Jeff Bromberg and Robert Hang.   GOOD NEWS Hospital staff works overtime to give sick kids a dose of cheer Lisa Scherber has spent the past 18 years working to brighten the lives of children with cancer. Last Christmas, Lisa and her staff created a wonderland in the pediatric cancer clinic at a hospital in Boston. USA TODAY Microsoft co-founder gives $26M for animal health Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is giving $26 million to Washington State University for its School for Global Animal Health. Star Tribune Brain scan ‘best thing’ for early detection of autism The way autism is diagnosed could become less subjective by using a brain-imaging-based test that is being developed by researchers and that, in early trials, was 94 percent accurate. MSNBC WORLD Bhopal: India wants compensation by US company doubled to $1.1B India’s attorney general is seeking to more than double to $1.1 billion the compensation paid by a U.S. chemical company for the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster. BBC China expands travel ban ahead of Nobel Prize ceremony A Chinese human rights advocate became the latest casualty in the government‘s effort to expand its no-fly list that aims to prevent prominent guests from attending this Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony. CNN Ivory Coast opposition leader named winner of vote The head of Ivory Coast‘s electoral commission declared opposition leader Alassane Ouattara the winner of the country’s contested presidential election. St. Louis Post-Dispatch BUSINESS Madoff trustee sues JPMorgan The trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff’s former investment firm sued JPMorgan Chase & Co. for $6.4 billion over claims the bank aided and abetted the imprisoned con man’s fraud. BusinessWeek Blog: JP Morgan suspected Madoff  (ABC News) The Blotter Pending sales of US existing homes rise a record 10 percent Pending sales of U.S. existing houses unexpectedly jumped by a record 10 percent in October, indicating the industry at the center of the last recession is stabilizing as the job market improves. Bloomberg Is the housing market on the verge of a rebound? The Atlantic Jump in holiday retail sales pushes stocks higher Stocks are starting off December with a two-day winning streak. Strong retail sales and a healthy reading on the housing market helped boost major indexes. BusinessWeek ENVIRONMENT Green-dot-gov The words “bureaucracy” and “efficiency” usually don’t make it into the same headline. But the White House’s efforts to cut the government’s energy use are making some progress. Newsweek 2010 to be among warmest years ever The year 2010 will be one of the warmest ever, climaxing a record-breaking decade, the U.N.’s World Meteorological Organization says at global climate talks. Sydney Morning Herald SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Satellite for sale: Buy it, bring Web to developing world A school bus-sized satellite parked over North America is up for grabs — and a group of philanthropically-minded futurists want you to help buy it. ABC News Big bang poured out ‘liquid’ universe, atom smasher hints In the immediate aftermath of the big bang, the universe behaved like a very dense, superhot liquid, according to data from the most powerful atom-smashing experiment yet performed. National Geographic EDUCATION Drilling the living tongue A push for standardization and basic foreign language skills has contributed to the departure of some faculty and staff of the Arabic studies department at the University of Maryland, College Park. Inside Higher Ed NYU professor installs camera in head Wafaa Bilal, an NYU photography professor, had a camera surgically implanted into the back of his cranium for an art project commissioned by a museum in Doha, Qatar, he said. CNN SPORTS Lebron drops 38 as Heat crush Cavs LeBron James scored a season-high 38 points — 24 in a third-quarter clinic — to lead the Miami Heat in a 118-90 blowout win over the Cavaliers, taming a hostile Cleveland crowd even before halftime. ESPN LeBron, a homecoming King YouTube What soccer’s World Cup choices tell us about the world After a secret ballot, FIFA awarded the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar, respectively. The verdict came amid allegations of corruption and bribery ahead of the pivotal vote. TIME   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT British websites are pushing boundaries of online medicine In Britain, an increasing number of websites are pushing the boundaries of online medicine, with many offering consultations and medication most countries only allow during in-person visits. USA TODAY   Photo of the Day Pedestrians walk on the illuminated the boulevard “Unter den Linden” in Berlin.  (Photo by Markus Schreiber / 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. 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