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Republican presidential candidates, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talk during a commercial break at the Republican presidential candidates debate in Jacksonville, Fla.  (Photo by Matt Rourke / AP) Family’s mental disorders may help to shape your interests A family member with a mental disorder could help determine which subjects you find intellectually engaging, according to new research that reveals a link between family psychiatric history and interests. LiveScience Student faces town’s wrath in protest against a prayer Jessica Ahlquist is an atheist who has incensed a heavily Roman Catholic city with a successful lawsuit to remove a prayer from the wall of her high school auditorium, where it was for 49 years. New York Times   Romney assails Gingrich on tactics and policies in Florida debate Mitt Romney assailed Newt Gingrich repeatedly in the last televised Republican presidential debate before putting the former U.S. House speaker on the defensive for his campaign tactics. San Francisco Chronicle Blog: Fla. see-saw tipping in Romney’s direction  (ABC News) The Note Hispanics in focus as GOP race being heard Houston Chronicle Economy growing faster, but continues to struggle The United States economy picked up speed at the end of 2011 as businesses substantially built up their inventories and consumers increased their spending. CNNMoney Blog: Signaling modest growth, GDP grew at 2.8 percent rate in 4th quarter  (NPR) The two-way ‘Fracking’: Is it a dirty word? A different kind of F-word is stirring a linguistic and political debate as controversial as what it defines. The word is “fracking” — a technique used to free oil and gas from rock. CBS News   NATION Prison dilemma: surging numbers of older inmates In corrections systems nationwide, officials are grappling with decisions about geriatric units, hospices and medical parole as elderly inmates make up an ever-increasing share of the prison population. ABC News New data are suggesting more US economic momentum New orders for U.S. manufactured goods rose in December and a gauge of future business investment rebounded. But new claims for jobless benefits rose, and new home sales unexpectedly fell. Reuters Blog: How economists interpret Fedspeak about US interest rates  (Guardian) Economics POLITICS The public respects civility, but also rewards rudeness The flap involving Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and President Barack Obama is an example of politicians behaving badly. This behavior may be viewed as principled confrontation. NPR What ‘American values’ really means LiveScience Obama’s tarmac encounter with Brewer sidetracks White House BusinessWeek Pentagon to shrink US ground troops by 100,000 as part of $487B in cuts The Pentagon released a budget blueprint that cuts projected military spending by nearly half a trillion dollars, yet still calls for increasing the base defense budget in all but one of the next five years. Guardian Blog: To shrink budget, Pentagon proposes cutting 100,000 ground troops  (NPR) The two-way BUSINESS Web economy in G20 set to double by 2016, Google says The value of the web economy in G20 countries will nearly double by 2016, according to Boston Consulting Group. BBC Netflix surges after subscriber rebound Netflix Inc., the online and mail-order video-rental service, surged the most in two years after reporting fourth-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates. San Francisco Chronicle ENVIRONMENT Wind power: Is it a clean energy and a dirty business? In the developing world, where land-intensive wind turbines are being rapidly constructed, wind power has often turned clean energy into dirty business. Christian Science Monitor Forests for all? New federal rule aims to strike a balance It‘s no easy task figuring out how to balance forest and wildlife protection with logging, drilling and offroading on the nation’s national forests, but the Obama administration says it will do just that.  (Msnbc.com) U.S. News HEALTH The real skinny: America’s ongoing obsession with thinness America is virtually obsessed with thinness. But it hasn’t always been this way. Many non-Western cultures view female fatness as a sign of health and vitality, and, before the 1800s, so did Americans. LiveScience Millions now manage aging parents’ care from afar The National Institute on Aging estimates around 7 million Americans are long-distance caregivers. Houston Chronicle RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Holocaust remembrance day, observant survivors keep the faith It’s a huge question for observant Jews: How can one still believe in a merciful God after suffering through the worst genocide in history? Huffington Post Trial date set for KC bishop, diocese The trial of Bishop Robert W. Finn and the diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo., the first bishop and diocese to face criminal charges in the clergy sex abuse crisis, has been set for September. National Catholic Reporter SPORTS Kaya Turski lands 1st women’s 1080 at Winter X Games Not only did Kaya Turski win her third consecutive gold medal in women’s ski slopestyle, she did it by landing the first switch 1080 by a woman in Winter X Games history on the final jump of the run. ESPN Nadal tops Federer to earn final, Sharapova avenges loss to Kvitova The stars of eight Grand Slam men’s finals were on the same side of the draw for the first time since 2005. Nadal had injured his knee and wasn’t sure he’d play. Now, he can barely believe he’s in the final. CBSSports   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Rachelle Cohen): Faith restamped in Postal Service Boston Herald Editorial: Central America’s fire-free zone McClatchy Newspapers Blog (Strudwick Patrick): You do not choose to be straight or gay; it chooses you  (The Independent) Notebook Column (Glenn Greenwald): The human rights ‘success’ in Libya Salon Cartoon (Pat Bagley): The 2 party system Salt Lake Tribune Column (Mark Guarino): With Indiana ‘right to work’ vote, a GOP thumb in the eye to unions Christian Science Monitor Column (R. A.): The Fed acts without acting Economist Column (Peter Hartlaub): In defense of kid games: many offer good lessons San Francisco Chronicle   Site edited by: Tanya Flowers, Maria Laverghetta, Tamara Dixon, Sam Dieter, Shahinaz Ayoub, Diana Shaw, Brian Kendall, Jessica Duncan, Kristen Podgurski, Anuja Seith, Charlene Morisseau, Sarah Alender and Brooke Coggiano.   GOOD NEWS Kidney donor meets stranger, gives organ on a whim Celia Oyler, a professor in New York, gives doctoral student John Young — a virtual stranger — her kidney, enduring every invasive test and eventually transplant surgery to save his life. ABC News Gates donates $750M to fight AIDS, TB and malaria The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will inject $750 million into the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced at the World Economic Forum. CNN Former model becomes spokeswoman for Mothers Against Drunk Driving The self-described “shy” high school student who sat in the back of classrooms to avoid attention and the need to talk has grown into a beautiful spokeswoman for Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The Grand Island Independent WORLD Twitter planning to selectively ‘censor’ tweets by country Twitter has announced that it now has the technology to selectively block tweets by country basis. BBC Private data, public rules Economist Spain’s unemployment total has passed 5 million Spain’s unemployment figure passed the five million mark in the last quarter of 2011, official figures show. Spain already has the highest jobless rate in the whole of the 17-nation eurozone. BBC Unemployment is a full-time job in Morroco NPR How Iran could beat up on America’s superior military America’s defense budget is roughly 90 times bigger than Iran’s. But Iran has mastered a well-honed strategy of asymmetric warfare. Christian Science Monitor Blog: Will new oil sanctions be the game-changer in Iran?  (National Review) The Corner Special section: Iran and the world Telegraph.co.uk EDUCATION Community colleges are welcoming Obama’s challenge President Barack Obama’s focus on training programs for laid-off workers reflects a long-standing view by his administration that community colleges are the linchpin of a transitioning workforce. USA TODAY A cap on pay The California State University System approved a new policy which would cap the amount of state dollars that campuses can direct toward compensation for any new presidents. Inside Higher Ed SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The way we plowed before snow plows were invented America‘s first settlers were not so well-equipped to deal with the New World’s snowy winters. The Atlantic Some roses suddenly aren’t the same A rose by any other name still smells as sweet. Which is reassuring, because even Shakespeare would definitely be startled by what has recently become of the rose family: the Rosaceae. San Jose Mercury News Viruses con bacteria with helping hand Scientists studying ocean microorganisms have encountered something they have never seen before: A marine virus has managed to trick the host into sowing the seeds of its destruction. Medical News Today LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Freud, interrupted Lucian Freud, who died at 88, rejected the idea that an artist’s life mattered to his art. Yet Sigmund’s grandson, arguably the greatest portrait painter of his era, forged his closest bonds in his studio. Vanity Fair The Girl Scouts: still relevant at 100 If scouts a century ago compared badges with today’s, they might be dumbfounded by new categories — Stress Less? Business Owner? But the “Girl Scout law” still holds. Denver Post New Girl Scouts badges offer different choices to smart cookies NPR Classical music as weapon For many, this art form has an exalted purpose. But now some also use it to fight crime in commercial space, control crowds or even punish pupils. Brisbane Times   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT In Washington, new law bans anonymous sperm and egg donors A new law guarantees children conceived with gametes from Washington sperm banks and egg donation agencies access—when they’re 18—to their donors’ medical histories and their full names. TIME   Photo of the Day Indian Border Security Force soldiers ride camels in formation on Rajpath during the main Republic Day parade in New Delhi.  (Photo by Kevin Frayer / 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 Take the first step in faith. 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