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U.S. Army Sgt. Alma Santiago, 25, from Worcester, Mass., with 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, waits at Baghdad International Airport as her unit begins their journey to the United States. (Photo by Maya Alleruzzo / AP)

Scientists suggest fresh look at psychedelic drugs

Mind-altering drugs like LSD, ketamine or magic mushrooms could be combined with psychotherapy to treat people suffering from depression, compulsive disorders or chronic pain, Swiss scientists suggested.

Reuters

Ayahuasca offers 'window into the soul'

NPR

School nutrition: healthier ingredients, more education for 2010-11

School nutrition has advanced for the 2010-11 school year as parents, children and government programs push healthy menu options.

Christian Science Monitor

Last US combat brigade heads home

The last U.S. brigade combat team has left Iraq, leaving 56,000 U.S. troops in the country, according to the U.S. military.

Seattle Times

Iraq in the rear-view mirror

Los Angeles Times

Special section:

Iraq

Guardian

US ends combat operations in Iraq

MSNBC

Obama: No regrets on mosque remark

President Barack Obama said that he has "no regrets" about his comments supporting the rights of Muslims to build an Islamic center and mosque near the 9/11 site.

CBS News

Poll: NY voters opposed to mosque

USA TODAY

American Ballet Theatre returns to Cuba after 50 years

The American Ballet Theatre company is to perform in Cuba for the first time in 50 years. President Barack Obama's administration has given the troupe permission to dance in Havana.

BBC

NATION

Egg recall tied to salmonella grows

Hundreds of people have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs in three states and possibly more, and health officials dramatically expanded a recall to 380 million eggs.

CNN

Tainted egg recall grows

YouTube

USF Scientists: Gulf oil remains in deep undersea canyon

Researchers are warning that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is a bigger mess than the government claims and that a lot of crude is lurking deep below the surface.

CBS News

Meet the microbes eating the gulf oil spill

Scientific American

Military denies WikiLeaks claims

The Defense Department's civilian leadership and the Army are denying new claims by WikiLeaks that the military has asked them to cooperate on the review of some 15,000 leaked military documents.

AOL News

WikiLeaks: US army willing to discuss review of Afghan files

NPR

POLITICS

Biden to attend Stevens' funeral

Vice President Joe Biden will lead a long list of national and international dignitaries attending the funeral of the late Sen. Ted Stevens in Anchorage, Alaska.

Politico

Obama: US must tackle deficit without denting recovery

President Barack Obama said the United States must look at ways to "get control" of its deficit over the long-term without denting economic recovery.

Reuters

Obama engaging in kitchen-table politics

YouTube

ENVIRONMENT

Turning a corner on US rail

For generations, much of the nation has been forced to use cars, buses or pricey aircraft to travel to nearby cities. But this year, Washington opened the door to what may be a historic turning point.

CNN

Cloning has terrible trade-offs

Plants which clone themselves to live for eons may be cheating death, but at a terrible price, say researchers.

Discovery News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Man’s best friend

Dogs can do a lot more than fetch and roll over. Research suggests that dogs can help children learn to read.

ABC News

Will Facebook jump into 'location wars'?

Virtually everybody paying attention predicts Facebook will soon announce its long-expected leap into the world of location-based networking.

CNN

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Books that offer a dash of fame

As much as Americans love their food, they seem to enjoy it best with a dash of celebrity. Luckily, the celebrity food world loves to keep people well-fed.

Cape Cod Times

John Lennon letter to singer arrives 34 years late

A British folk singer who expressed fears that success and wealth could ruin his songwriting revealed how John Lennon sent him a letter of reassurance, but it did not reach him for 34 years.

Discovery News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

'Eat Pray Love' upsets Catholic leaders

Catholic News Service officials in Washington, D.C., have suggested that faithful film fans should skip the adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling memoir.

MSNBC

Tailgate prayer stand attracts Calif. commuters, takes prayer requests to go

Shawn Heggi's unconventional ministry caters to worshippers on the go, strategically placed near a traffic-heavy intersection and two hospitals.

Star Tribune

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Dick Polman):

Bill Clinton is back, and Obama might need him

McClatchy Newspapers

Editorial:

Freedom of religion, more than a phrase

Seattle Times

Editorial:

Why so little outrage about Russian helicopter purchase?

Hartford Courant

Column (Mark Brown):

Blagojevich tries to spin it, but there's no 'persecution'

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial:

On beach driving look south, Volusia

Orlando Sentinel

Editorial:

Mexico's drug war

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Daniel Rubin):

An infuriating search at Philadelphia International Airport

Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial:

Build the mosque

Philadelphia Inquirer

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GOOD NEWS

Standing up for homeless vets

More than 400 homeless veterans relaxed in comfort in Northern California. The occasion: a “Stand Down,” where the homeless veterans were given access to good food, clean clothes and beds.

OneWorld

An ancient remedy to fight chemotherapy side effects?

Yale researchers have developed a medication based on a Chinese herbal recipe more than 1,800 years old to counteract the adverse effects of chemotherapy.

Hartford Courant

WORLD

Venezuela ban on violent images fuels censorship debate

Venezuela's ban on violent images fueled a censorship debate as a newspaper editor accused the government of covering up violent crime in a run-up to the election.

Guardian

South African public sector workers strike over pay

Public sector workers in South Africa have begun an indefinite strike after rejecting the government's offer of a pay raise.

BBC

Pakistan militants attack cops

Islamist militants attacked police posts in Pakistan and killed two civilians active in an anti-Taliban militia, challenging a security establishment straining under a national flooding disaster.

CBS News

Floods shape an archipelago of misery

MSNBC

Special section:

Pakistan floods

BBC

BUSINESS

GM files for public stock offering

General Motors Co. filed for an initial public offering that may be the second-largest in history and reduce the U.S. to a minority investor.

BusinessWeek

Analysis: Retail numbers show path slow to economic growth

Pinks and reds may be the big colors for the fall, but retail executives are seeing only gray skies ahead.

Reuters

HEALTH

Tai chi may ease fibromyalgia pain

Tai chi, an ancient Chinese practice of exercise and meditation, may relieve symptoms of a painful chronic condition called fibromyalgia, a new study shows.

USA TODAY

ADHD could be misdiagnosed in nearly 1 million US children

Two published studies suggest that nearly 1 million kids are potentially misdiagnosed with ADHD just because they are the youngest in their kindergarten year.

Medical News Today

EDUCATION

Politics or civility?

The oppressed conservative student is a regular theme in the right's critique of higher education. You know the stories — mocked for displaying the American flag or a Ronald Reagan bust.

Inside Higher Ed

ACT scores down, but more kids are college-ready

Average scores on the ACT college entrance exam inched downward this year, yet slightly more students who took the test proved to be prepared for college, according to a recent report.

CBS News

SPORTS

Braves acquire 1st baseman Lee from Cubs for 3 prospects

The Atlanta Braves bulked up for the playoff race, acquiring first baseman Derrek Lee from the Chicago Cubs.

CBSSports

Favre: 'Another shot at title lured me'

The lure of playing in another Super Bowl brought Brett Favre back to the National Football League again.

NBCSports

Oswalt, Polanco lead Phillies past Giants

Roy Oswalt's seven sharp innings and Placido Polanco's four hits helped Philadelphia beat San Francisco 9-3. The Phillies took a one-game lead over the Giants in the wild-card race.

Sports Illustrated

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