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An Israeli soldier drives an Armored Personal Carrier as he advances towards Gaza Strip, near Israel's border with Gaza, southern Israel. (Photo by Ariel Schalit / AP)

Burris' best bet could be in federal court

If Senate Democrats stick to their refusal to seat Roland Burris as a senator from Illinois, his best bet could be getting a federal judge to force open the Senate's doors.

Associated Press

Column:

'Paying no heed to what's right or wrong'

Chicago Sun-Times

Burris refused seat in U.S. Senate

YouTube

Obama and aides work towards mending a party rift over Panetta

The new-leak of Leon Panetta's selection appears to have created a rift among the Democratic ranks, and President-elect Barack Obama and his aides are putting in efforts to mend the divide.

Top News

Israel welcomes cease-fire proposal

A government spokesman says Israel "welcomes" a proposal from France and Egypt to end fighting in the Gaza Strip.

Associated Press

Israel offers short respite

CNN

Israeli leaders to debate 'final' Gaza push

Reuters

Obama says deficit likely to approach $1 trillion for years

President-elect Barack Obama said he expects a $1 trillion budget deficit and that similar shortfalls are in store.

Bloomberg

Congress opens with drama in Senate

San Francisco Rep. Nancy Pelosi — the first female speaker of the House — was elected to her second term, but that milestone was overshadowed by drama in the Senate.

San Francisco Chronicle

Fed officials revive discussion of explicit inflation target

Federal Reserve officials revived the prospect of setting an explicit target for inflation to counter the risk that the worst economic slump in the postwar era will trigger a broad decline in prices.

Bloomberg

NATION

Homeland Security rules on data collection rile businesses

The Department of Homeland Security will collect millions of new electronic records about private planes, imported cargo, foreign visitors and federal contractors.

USA Today

Obama offers CNN's Gupta US surgeon general post

President-elect Barack Obama asked neurosurgeon and CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta to be U.S. surgeon general.

Reuters

Sanjay Gupta approached for Surgeon General

YouTube

POLITICS

Obama wants Sanjay Gupta to be the new United States Surgeon General

The Obama administration approached Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, about becoming the next U.S. surgeon general.

CNN

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says won't run for the US Senate in 2010

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, brother of U.S. President George W. Bush, ruled out running for a Senate seat he had been considering contesting.

Reuters

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Gaza conflict plays out online through social media

The Gaza Strip may be closed to most traditional media, but the conflict there is still being reported — sometimes through YouTube — and increasingly on social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

NPR

Apple cuts iTunes song prices

Apple is cutting the price of some songs in its iTunes online store to as little as 69 cents and plans to make every track available without copy protection.

San Francisco Chronicle

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Swayze 'may live only 2 years'

Speaking in his first U.S. TV interview since being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, actor Patrick Swayze said he may survive only two years.

BBC

Ron Asheton: 'You just play 'til you drop'

Ron Asheton, the guitarist from The Stooges, has died at age 60. He never became a household name like Iggy Pop did, but Ron's raucous guitar parts laid the groundwork for so much rock 'n' roll to come.

Entertainment Weekly

SPORTS

Celtics can’t stop slide in Charlotte

The backcourt combination of D.J. Augustin and Raymond Felton made the difference as the Bobcats won 114-106 in overtime.

Boston Herald

Hornets end Lakers' home win streak

The New Orleans Hornets snapped the Los Angeles Lakers' 15-game home winning streak with a 116-105 victory.

Sports Network

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Police raid New Orleans church

Police cleared out two New Orleans Catholic churches occupied by former parishioners opposed to the archdiocese's decision to close them.

Examiner

Church that split over gays can't keep property

MSNBC

Gaza conflict spreads to Europe with Jews attacked

Signs are mounting that the conflict in Gaza is starting to spill over into violence in Europe's towns and cities, with assaults against Jews and arson attacks on Jewish congregations.

Beliefnet

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Joan Walsh):

How far should Obama go right?

Salon.com

Editorial:

Keep race out of it

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial:

A mother captures evil of Hamas

NY Daily News

Editorial:

A new broom for the CIA

Economist

Column:

The American century isn't over

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Richard Cohen):

Could have seen this war coming

Real Clear Politics

Column (Hua Hsu):

The end of white America?

Atlantic Online

Editorial:

Opportunity for lull in combat

Ha'aretz

Column (Jay P. Lefkowitz):

AIDS and the president

Commentary

Column:

With 111th, the age of Pelosi dawns

Politico

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GOOD NEWS

Fort Worth couple adopts 9 children

John and Marie Ornelas are a Fort Worth, Texas, police husband-wife team who were both school liaison officers.

HappyNews.com

Kevin Sharp plays Make-A-Wish concert

Platinum-award winning country music artist Kevin Sharp plays a benefit concert for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Penn Live

WORLD

India formally accuses Pakistan of involvement in Mumbai attacks

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has formally accused Pakistan of involvement in the Mumbai attacks, which left 172 dead.

Christian Science Monitor

Pakistan intel chief says no Indian war

International Herald Tribune

Pakistan agency had hand in attack

YouTube

Natural gas row sends shiver through freezing Europe

Ukraine and Russia said the supply of natural gas to Europe is completely shut off, but each side blames the other for the cut-off, which comes as Europe faces a wave of freezing temperatures.

CNN

Special section:

Graph: worst affected countries

Guardian

Europe running out of gas

YouTube

BUSINESS

US retail sales continue to fall

Deep discounts that failed to coax consumers to shop in December are likely to lead to a number of profit warnings, when retailers report sales for the all-important holiday month.

Reuters

Factory orders in the US tumble more than was forecast

Bloomberg

European stocks fall after six-day rally

European stocks retreated for the first time in seven days on speculation deteriorating earnings will overshadow government efforts to revive the global economy.

Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

Excrement, insulation, bike paths trim CO2 emissions in cities

From Berlin to Vancouver, cities are creating bike paths, making windows airtight and building cleaner power plants to counter the threat of global warming.

Bloomberg

Law center names 10 most endangered places in the South

The largest environmental advocacy organization working to protect the Southeast, announced a list of 10 special places in the region that face immediate, potentially irreparable threats in 2009.

Environment News Service

HEALTH

Deep brain stimulation helps those with advanced Parkinson's

A new study finds that deep brain stimulation improves both physical function and quality of life after six months in Parkinson's patients.

HealthDay

How Obama can heed Clinton health reform failure

Experts involved in the health initiative in the Clinton administration say Obama will have to do things differently to make healthcare change this time.

NPR

EDUCATION

ACLU sues NC school system for barring peace activist

The American Civil Liberties Union sued a rural North Carolina school system for barring a peace activist from talking to high school students about alternatives to joining the military.

USA Today

50-state report card

Amid national financial worries, states remain on the front line pushing hard for school improvement.

Education Week

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