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President Barack Obama meets with Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top commander in Afghanistan, aboard Air Force One. (Photo by Pete Souza / White House / AP)

Obama gets support for Afghan deliberations

President Barack Obama won backing for his deliberative approach to a new strategy in Afghanistan from congressional leaders, even as lawmakers indicated little change in their own views on the war.

Bloomberg

Afghan war debate: battle of two books rages

Wall Street Journal

Special section:

Afghanistan: the road ahead

CBS News

North Korea may have bacterial weapons

North Korea is in the final stage of restoring its nuclear capabilities, and its armed forces are capable of carrying out 13 kinds of viral and bacterial attack, reports say.

Sydney Morning Herald

Immigrant detention to be in converted hotels

The Obama administration announced new reforms aimed at improving the standards of detention facilities for illegal immigrants.

Christian Science Monitor

Special section:

Immigration detention in the US

New York Times

Special section:

Detention map

Detention Watch Network

Border crossing 'game'

ABC News

Supreme Court hears 1st Amendment case on dogfight videos

In a very important case, the Supreme Court argued a case concerning the constitutionality of a 1999 federal law that bans commercial trafficking in “depictions of animal cruelty.”

New York Times

Animal cruelty vs. free speech

CNN

‘Cleantech’ could be next big thing

The U.S. economy sure could use the Next Big Thing on the scale of railroads or the Internet — the kind of breakthrough that builds industries and generates jobs.

MSNBC

NATION

Dalai Lama urges US to address rich-poor economic divide

The Dalai Lama, accepting a human rights prize from a U.S. foundation, chastised the United States for not fully addressing the economic divide between its poorest and richest citizens.

CNN

White House not on Dalai Lama's D.C. tour

NPR

Support increases for tax credit to boost job creation

The idea of a tax credit for companies that create new jobs is gaining support among economists and officials grappling with the highest unemployment in a generation.

New York Times

POLITICS

Democrats vow to ban domestic violence as 'pre-existing condition'

Top House Democrats slammed insurers who claim that domestic violence is a preexisting condition that can be used to deny coverage to battered women.

CNN

More taxes on health care companies

Reuters

Obama's 'czars' are nothing new

President Barack Obama is not abusing his authority by appointing so-called "czars" to oversee certain issues or problems, a Senate panel was told.

McClatchy Newspapers

White House snubs Sen. Feingold

The Hill

Senate approves $626B defense budget

The Senate approved a $625.6 billion Pentagon budget, ending a weeklong debate reflecting very different but related wars.

Politico

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Injury forces DeLay to give up dancing

Politician turned hoofer Tom DeLay stepped down from the hit TV show Dancing With the Stars, citing an injured foot and a desire not to drag down his partner.

Houston Chronicle

'Idol Gives Back' comes back

"American Idol" will be a mix of the old and new. On the one hand, the fourth seat will be filled by newbie judge Ellen DeGeneres. On the other, the "Idol Gives Back" charity special will return.

MTV.com

Swiss keep Polanski jailed

Film director Roman Polanski was set to stay in jail after Swiss justice ministry officials said the risk of flight if he were to be released was too high.

Monsters and Critics

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft launches Windows Phone in swipe at rivals

Microsoft is launching a full-frontal assault on Apple's iPhone and Google's embryonic mobile phone platform Android with a global advertising campaign to promote the launch of its new Windows Phone software.

Guardian

AT&T ends ban on iPhone VoIP applications

TG Daily

DNA sequencing in a holey new way

IBM will announce on how it intends to hold DNA molecules in tiny holes in silicon in an effort to decode their genetic secrets letter by letter.

BBC

'Smart' speed bumps being developed

Environmental concerns have prompted one Mexican state government to embrace a "smart" speed bump that could make driving smoother, without sacrificing safety.

USA TODAY

EDUCATION

Another banner year for Utah colleges

Bryan Poulsen is a member of the largest freshman class in Dixie State College's history and a contributor to Utah's historic enrollment boom.

Salt Lake Tribune

School districts, nonprofits can benefit from extra stimulus dollars

School districts and some nonprofits can benefit from a $650 million competitive grant fund for school reforms pushed by President Barack Obama.

MSN Money

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Recent Stonehenge find shows the site's religious significance

Researchers say a new find near the famous Stonehenge monument shows the religious significance of the site.

San Jose Mercury News

Jesuit law school professor embroiled in gay marriage debate

A Boston College Law professor found himself embroiled in the same sex marriage debate in Maine when he appeared in an advertisement urging voters to support traditional marriage.

The Bulletin

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GOOD NEWS

Palestinian teen gets a leg up

It's been six years since 15-year-old Sobhi Subeh stood on two legs. At the age of 9, he was severely injured when a bomb landed on his family's farm field where he was helping his parents work.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Making a difference: Gunnar Swanson

One Iraq war veteran has dedicated his life to helping children affected by conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Somalia minister held in Uganda

Somalia's junior minister for defense has been detained by Ugandan security forces during a trip to capital, Kampala, the Ugandan army has said.

BBC

France warns of new terror threat from 'body bombs'

The French intelligence service has warned of a new threat from suicide bombers carrying in-body explosives undetectable by standard airport screening.

Spiegel International

Machu Picchu on endangered list

Tourism, development or neglect threaten monuments, including Frank Lloyd Wright Homes, Machu Picchu, Sagrada Familia and a New Orleans Cemetery.

CBS News

BUSINESS

Reverse-mortgage marketing have high likelihood of abuses

Reverse mortgages, which let seniors cash out home equity, have the potential to spawn another subprime-style financial crisis, according to a report.

San Francisco Chronicle

Gold jumps to record price

Gold rose to a record on speculation that currencies will depreciate, spurring inflation and boosting the appeal of the precious metal to preserve wealth.

Bloomberg

Gold hits record high

MarketWatch

Bank of America vows unchanged card fees ahead of law

Bank of America Corp., the biggest U.S. bank, vowed to keep consumer credit card fees and interest rates unchanged until federal regulations take effect next year.

Bloomberg

Push for earlier credit card legislation

NPR

HEALTH

Breast tissue feature may predict cancer

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that certain structural features within breast tissue can indicate a woman's individual cancer risk.

ScienceDaily

Concern about spreading flu in churches

The White House and federal health officials have released guidelines recommending that worshippers take precautions against spreading germs to reduce the risk of contracting H1N1 flu.

Religion News Service

Why nondrinkers may be more depressed than regular drinkers

A new study suggests that people who never drink are at significantly higher risk for not only depression but also anxiety disorders, compared with those who consume alcohol regularly.

Times Online

ENVIRONMENT

Carbon emissions to fall due to recession

Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions will drop three percent in 2009 largely because of the worldwide financial crisis, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said.

Guardian

Obama: agencies to reduce pollution

ABC News

Jordan faces up to water crisis

In Jordan, the government can provide tap water to the capital only once a week. Every day private distributors fill the tanks of their trucks with private well water, for sale to the residents of Amman.

BBC

The high stakes of melting Himalayan glaciers

CNN

SPORTS

Vikings-Packers telecast is a record-setter for ESPN

Brett Favre's first game against his former team drew the biggest audience in cable TV history and put up extremely high numbers in Minnesota.

Star Tribune

Tebow returns to practice

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has returned to practice on a limited basis after a concussion, though he still has not been cleared to play in Saturday's game against No. 4 LSU.

ESPN

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