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President Bush speaks about the congressional debate on Iraq war spending during a meeting with reporters in Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.   (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP) Bush: No Iraq funding bill by mid-April will affect troops President Bush warned Congress that if it fails to send him an acceptable Iraq war funding bill soon, it will threaten U.S. military equipment and training. CNN Bush criticizes Democrats on war funding Yahoo! News Stricter emission limits get a boost The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency has authority to regulate vehicle emissions that cause global warming. USA Today SCOTUS rebukes Bush on auto emissions CBS News Millions of toys recalled for lead dangers About 4 million Groovy Grabber children’s bracelets, manufactured by A&A Global Industries, have been recalled because the paint on the metallic part of the bands contains high levels of lead. MSNBC   Solomon Islands tsunami death toll rising Survivors sought food and water in towns hammered by a tsunami on the Solomon Islands' west coast, while officials said the death toll was 28 and would rise as they struggled to reach remote communities. CNN Humanitarian crisis threatens tsunami-hit Solomons Reuters New images released of seized Britons CNN Iran's president to talk about British sailors Reuters ABC: Iran nuclear bomb could be possible by 2009 ABC News Ukraine leader calls early election Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko dissolved Ukraine’s parliament and called early elections. But parliament refused to acknowledge the order and vowed to continue meeting. Ireland On-line Shiite cleric rejects proposal to allow Baathists to return to government The most powerful Shiite cleric in Iraq has rejected an American-backed proposal to allow thousands of former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party to return to government service. International Herald Tribune   NATION National strike begins in Zimbabwe Zimbabwean police and troops fanned out through impoverished townships on the first day of a two-day national strike called to protest deepening economic hardships blamed on the government. CNN Huge hailstones kill 13 in China Seven people were killed and one was injured when a bus was hit in a landslide triggered by hailstorms in a mountainous region of Sichuan Province. The other six were killed by falling roofs and lightning. Channel 4 News FDA blocks Chinese wheat gluten The U.S. is blocking imports of wheat gluten from a company in China, acting after an investigation implicated the contaminated ingredient in the recent pet-food deaths of cats and dogs. Houston Chronicle POLITICS Reid says he'll try to cut off war funds Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he wants to cut off money for the Iraq war next year, making clear for the first time that Democrats are willing to pull out all the stops to end U.S. involvement. AOL News Pelosi shrugs off White House criticism of trip House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shrugged off White House criticism of her impending visit to Damascus, saying she had “great hope” for reviving U.S. relations with Syria and changing its behavior. MSNBC White House effort aims at Syrian leader Kansas City Star Book: Kissinger kept Nixon in the dark Newly released documents show that former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger delayed telling President Richard Nixon about the start of the 1973 Yom Kippur War to keep him from interfering. Reuters BUSINESS Brussels accuses Apple over iTunes Apple is facing a European Commission antitrust probe after Brussels issued formal charges alleging that the deals that underpin the sale of music through iTunes violate competition rules. Financial Times New Century files for bankruptcy as mortgages default New Century Financial Corp. became the biggest subprime mortgage company to go bankrupt in the past year after the lender was overwhelmed by customer defaults. Bloomberg Tribune accepts $8.2B offer from Zell Tribune Co. is going private in a deal engineered by Chicago real estate tycoon Sam Zell that will give shareholders $34 a share in a two-stage transaction, the media giant announced. Editor & Publisher SPORTS Florida wins second straight college basketball title The Gators were too much to handle once again, keeping their stranglehold on the college basketball world with an 84-75 victory over Ohio State for their second straight national championship. Sports Illustrated NCAA college basketball championships CBS SportsLine Devils GM follows form, dumps coach of winning team The New Jersey Devils' Lou Lamoriello lived up to his reputation as the NHL's most aggressive general manager as he fired coach Claude Julien even though the team is second in the Eastern Conference. USA Today HEALTH New mammography guidelines issued for women 40-49 New mammography guidelines for women 40 to 49 years old suggest that any decision to undergo the exam should be based on a discussion between a woman and her doctor. Health Day Pregnancy weight linked to heavy kids Mothers-to-be who follow widely accepted recommendations for weight gain during pregnancy may still be putting their babies at risk for becoming overweight early in life. WebMD Technique to convert blood types could end shortages Scientists have developed a simple method of converting blood from one group to another. The breakthrough could potentially mean the end of blood shortages. London Independent   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: Bullying, manipulative Iran Times Editorial: Tuskegee Airmen deserving Denver Post Column: How Congress can end the war without hurting the troops Salon.com Column (Nat Hentoff): Joe Frederick, First Amendment idol Village Voice Editorial: Kudos to Joe Biden Washington Times Column: Bush needs to fight back Weekly Standard Column: Fred Thompson is for real Real Clear Politics Editorial: Not the good guys ... San Francisco Chronicle   Site edited by: Ryan Dowse, Jim Scripps, Yvonne Lee, Josh Miles and Rich Garcia.   GOOD NEWS NY Academy of Medicine receives $9.5M to address workforce shortage The Social Work Leadership Institute at The New York Academy of Medicine has been awarded more than $9.5 million in grants to address the rising demand for care for the nation’s aging population. PNN Because of boy's spirit, doctor's dream comes true On the wall of Dr. Alan Wong's office is a framed check for $10,000 signed by Jan-Willem Knapen, one of his patients. A small note is pasted on it like an affirmation: "The check that started it all." San Jose Mercury News NATION Little redress in U.S. courts for detainees A sharply divided Supreme Court has declined to decide whether detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, are entitled to federal court hearings to challenge their open-ended detention. Christian Science Monitor Mom offers 7-year-old daughter for sex A 33-year-old woman was jailed after she was charged with offering to let an undercover investigator take pornographic photos of one of her children and have sex with the 7-year-old. WXYZ Mom offers daughter for sex CNN 2 brothers missing since November found dead in Minn. The tiny bodies of two young brothers who disappeared while playing outside their home were found encased in ice, four months after the search for them began. San Diego Union-Tribune ENVIRONMENT Seafood poisoning on the rise as oceans become warmer, more polluted Bowls of piping hot barracuda soup were the much-anticipated treat when the Roa family gathered for a casual and relaxing meal. Within hours, all six fell deathly ill. Environmental News Network Tuscan countryside yields 4-million-year old whale skeleton The skeleton of a 10-meter-long (33-foot) prehistoric whale in the Tuscan countryside found by Italian researchers could shed light on the ancient environment of the sea, officials said. PlanetSave.com LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT 'Blades of Glory' debuts atop U.S., Canada box office The Will Ferrell figure-skating comedy "Blades of Glory'' opened as the top film in U.S. and Canadian theaters this weekend, taking in $33 million in ticket sales for Paramount Pictures. Bloomberg Why is Will Ferrell funny? Slate Australia becoming a land of singletons The United States got there first, but Australia is a close second with demographers expecting the next census to show that just over half of all women in the country are unmarried. Monsters and Critics EDUCATION British schools drop Holocaust lessons Schools have avoided teaching the Holocaust and the Crusades in history lessons because they are concerned about causing offense to Muslim pupils, government research has found. Guardian M.I.T. education in China, minus the degree When M.I.T. introduced its OpenCourseWare project six years ago, the project was intended to make virtually all of the institute’s course materials available online for free. Ledger SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Katrina's scars will be restored on Google Earth Accused by lawmakers of "airbrushing history" for altering Google Earth to show pre-Hurricane Katrina imagery of New Orleans, Google plans to include pictures that better reflect reality. InformationWeek Apple iTunes to sell EMI catalogue without DRM controls Apple said EMI Music has agreed to allow its entire digital music catalog to be sold free of digital rights management controls on Apple's iTunes music store. InformationWeek As tech stocks slip, Apple rises after EMI deal MarketWatch RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY City of David claim reinforced by find A recently found wall from the first Jewish temple in Jerusalem has given strength to a claim of where King David's palace existed, an archaeologist says. Playfuls U.S. Orthodox, Reform at odds over Iraq Agudath Israel of America and the Reform movement are at odds over what Jewish values say about U.S. military involvement in Iraq. Jerusalem Post   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Iraq war's statistics prove fleeting The U.S. war in Iraq is entering its fifth year. That, and 3,197 U.S. military deaths reported by the Pentagon, are among the few certainties in a war characterized by confusion and misuse of key data. MSNBC   Photo of the Day Relatives of Oleg Bondaronok, a crew member of a Belarussian cargo plane, mourn during a farewell ceremony in Minsk. The downing of the plane after it had delivered equipment for Ugandan peacekeepers in Mogadishu, came at the end of a particularly violent week in the Somali capital.  (Photo by Sergei Grits / 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 Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward. 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