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Participants with the "Sea of People" project march down the street in Lower Manhattan during the Step It Up 2007 rally in New York. More than 1,300 events were organized in every state, calling for Congress to require an 80 percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.   (Photo by Dima Gavrysh / AP) Global warming rallies held across the U.S. Americans worried about climate change gathered on ski slopes and in cities for a nationwide day of demonstrations aimed at drawing attention to global warming. MSNBC Diplomatic Washington asks N. Korea to keep its promises The Bush administration said North Korea must follow through on its promise to shut down and seal its nuclear reactor, but held back from criticising Pyongyang for missing the deadline to do so. Sydney Morning Herald Deadline passes Yahoo! News   East Coast braces for severe nor'easter Three hundred flights were canceled as a hard-blowing nor’easter bore down on New York and threatened to deliver some of the worst flooding in coastal Long Island in 14 years. MSNBC Huge winter storm sweeps east ABC News Deadly storm moves across U.S. CNN Baghdad bombs kill 26, British helicopters crash Up to 26 people were killed and 70 wounded in bomb attacks in three mainly Shi'ite districts of Baghdad and two British military personnel died when two helicopters crashed north of the city. Reuters Car bombers claim more lives Yahoo! News Thai flash-flood deaths reach 35 The death toll in a flash flood that swept away holidaymakers in southern Thailand has reached 35. BBC Thai flood death toll rises Yahoo! News   NATION Moscow police violently quash pro-democracy rally Thousands of police brutally suppressed an anti-Kremlin rally in Moscow, beating some protestors with truncheons and detaining at least 170 demonstrators, including former world chess champion Garry Kasparov. Financial Times Iran enrichment 'in early stages' The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Iran had only hundreds of centrifuges for enriching uranium, not the thousands that would be needed for industrial production. BBC Eye on Iran, rivals pursuing nuclear power International Herald Tribune Wolfowitz fate overshadows global finance chief meetings The fate of World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz overshadowed meetings of global finance chiefs as Britain said his actions had damaged the bank and critics stepped up calls for him to quit. Reuters European nations pile pressure on Wolfowitz Reuters POLITICS Democrats hope to get their way on Iraq Democrats know they might lose this month's showdown with President Bush on legislation to pull troops out of Iraq. But with 2008 elections in mind, Democrats says it is only a matter of time. Houston Chronicle Giuliani: GOP must focus on terror, taxes Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani in Des Moines warned GOP activists that insisting on a nominee who always agrees with them would spell defeat in 2008. Des Moines Register McCain trails rivals in cash Forbes Libby says not seeking new trial but will appeal conviction A top White House aide convicted on perjury and obstruction of justice charges has decided not to seek a new trial but will move directly to challenge his conviction in the appeals court. Reuters Libby to appeal conviction USA Today BUSINESS Computer Associates founder accused of fraud A special committee of the board of directors at computer software company Computer Associates accused its founder of fraudulent accounting and urged legal action. Reuters Google to buy DoubleClick for $3.1 billion Google has once again thwarted Microsoft's Internet ambitions, announcing it will buy DoubleClick, a maker of advertising software, for $3.1 billion in cash. San Jose Mercury News SPORTS Pacman: NFL making me a poster boy Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones said he will appeal his season-long suspension and thinks NFL commissioner Roger Goodell made him the league's poster boy for disciplining players. ESPN Wade of old back, leads late comeback In a fourth-quarter flurry, Dwyane Wade turned back into Dwyane Wade at AmericanAirlines Arena. Sun-Sentinel HEALTH Shopped liver If you lose your job, you can sell your home. If you lose your home, you can sell your possessions. And if you lose everything else, you can sell one more thing: your organs. Slate Gonorrhea mutates to resist antibiotic treatment Gonorrhea has become so resistant to one class of antibiotics that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the drugs should no longer be used to treat it. USA Today EDUCATION Is cursive writing cursed? Under pressure to meet testing standards, teachers are devoting less time to penmanship practice. Seattle Times Study: Abstinence classes failing Students who took part in sexual abstinence programs were just as likely to have sex as those who did not, according to a study ordered by Congress. CBS News   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Hillary is right to raise competency issue Boston Herald Editorial: Wolfowitz at the World Bank door Investor's Business Daily Editorial: Kurt Vonnegut, R.I.P. International Herald Tribune Editorial: Address casino shortcomings before approving any more San Jose Mercury News Editorial: Torture in Egypt report should trigger wider Arab studies and action Daily Star Blog (John McWhorter): Etymology and what's on the screen New Republic Column (Julian Baggini): This is what the clash of civilizations is really about Guardian Column (Chuck Todd): The Imus primary MSNBC Blog (Christy Smith): Of threats and deletions and a hefty helping of hubris Firedoglake   Site edited by: Ryan Dowse, Jim Scripps, Yvonne Lee, Joe Naroditsky, Walt Chiu and Josh Miles.   GOOD NEWS How she saved her brother Mom was out, and Madison Valentine's little brother was hungry - again. Since he was adopted from Haiti two months ago, 7-year-old Erickson has been that way pretty much all the time. San Jose Mercury News Chicago to lead bid for 2016 Olympics Chicago beat Los Angeles in a U.S. Olympic Committee vote to pick a candidate for the 2016 Summer Games. Sports Illustrated NATION Police find driver in Corzine crash, won't pursue charges Courier-Post Governor Crozine still at risk after second operation Bloomberg Hawaiian singing legend Don Ho dies Don Ho, the biggest and best-known Hawaiian entertainer of the last 50 years, died of heart failure, his publicist Donna Jung confirmed. Honolulu Star-Bulletin Military disputes Marines' version of suicide attack A preliminary U.S. military investigation indicates that more than 40 Afghans killed or wounded by Marines after a suicide bombing in a village near Jalalabad last month were civilians. Seattle Times ENVIRONMENT Energy under water Six giant turbines are being placed underwater in the East River around New York City for a $7 million project to harness the energy of the tides and produce electricity. Hartford Courant Air pollution rules relaxed for U.S. ethanol producers The federal government said it will permit corn milling facilities that make ethanol for fuel to emit more than double the amount of air pollutants previously allowed. Environment News Service LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT The best Vonnegut obit you haven't read In July of 1982, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. refused to attend a ceremony honoring him, saying, "I personally find it embarrassing. It seems to me this is the kind of thing you do for an author after he's dead.'' San Francisco Chronicle 'Stranger' far from 'Perfect' Early on, you know "Perfect Stranger" is going to be dopey when its newspaper reporter heroine announces she's going to a bar and "the drinks will be on the paper" after filing a big story. News Journal Blog: The popcorn review: Perfect Strangers Seattle Post-Intelligencer SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Bone stem cells 'may morph into sperm' Stem cells taken from the bone marrow of men can be coaxed into something that resembles an immature sperm cell, researchers working in Germany said. The Age Mars Global Surveyor lost because of human error Human error triggered a cascade of events that caused the battery to fail on the Mars Global Surveyor last year, according to a preliminary report released. Sydney Morning Herald RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Brazil, world's biggest Catholic country, to get its first native-born saint The canonization of Antonio de Sant'Anna Galvaoan, an 18th-century Franciscan monk and Brazil's first native-born saint, will be the centerpiece event when Pope Benedict XVI visits Brazil next month. McClatchy Newspapers Creationist museum challenges evolution For some a battle between science and religion is being fought for the soul of America. BBC   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT France takes step toward smoking ban Part one of a French ban on smoking in public places takes effect this week, setting the clock ticking for smoke-filled cafes and bars that have until next January to kick the habit. Yahoo! News   Photo of the Day Participants holding flags are seen at a remembrance day event to mark the 62nd anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald near Weimar, eastern Germany.  (Photo by Gordon Schmidt / 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 Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine. 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