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An activist disguised as German Chancellor Angela Merkel is being pulled between activists representing good and evil as they protest for a better climate policy in Berlin, Germany.   (Photo by Maya Hitij / AP) Demonstrations on climate change staged around the world From seabeds to mountaintops, people around the world were staging a day of demonstrations to call for urgent action on climate change. CNN Danish PM says climate talks painfully slow Reuters Optional public option enters Senate health care talks Senate Democratic leaders met with White House officials to consider including a public health insurance option, along with a provision allowing states to opt out of it, in a health care overhaul bill. CNN Reid closed in on 60 votes for health option Politico   Obama calls on banks to help small businesses obtain credit President Barack Obama called small businesses the "engine" of the U.S. economy and said too many are still struggling to get needed credit to operate. Bloomberg Banks that failed in 2009 top 100 CBS News Special section: Where the banks are failing CNNMoney NATO considers troops for Afghan war Top NATO and U.N. officials signaled they may request more international troops to join American forces in Afghanistan as President Barack Obama is supposedly far from deciding on a shift in war strategy. Kansas City Star NATO backs McChrystal BBC NATO endorses Afghan strategy Australian Broadcasting Corporation Facebook and MySpace socially divided The online social world is dividing up into neighborhoods, and Facebook is taking over more and more of the social networking space in the U.S. NPR   NATION Okla. abortion laws spark court battles Abortion rights supporters have challenged two new Oklahoma laws that would give the state some of the strictest abortion laws in the country. ABC News Death row may go private in Ariz. In a first in the criminal-justice world, Arizona's death row inmates could become the responsibility of a private company. Seattle Times Death row in private hands New York Times US tsunami shelter planned Residents of the small Oregon town of Cannon Beach are preparing to build the first tsunami-resistant shelter in the U.S. National Geographic POLITICS Debt threatens security, health care CIA Director Leon Panetta warned that the nation's ballooning federal debt threatens resources available for national security as well as education and health care. San Francisco Chronicle White House fires back in feud with FOX After taking incoming fire from the prime-time stars of FOX News, the Obama White House is firing back, charging that FOX News is different from all other news. CBS News When artifacts become political pawns Globalization, it turns out, has only intensified, not diminished, cultural differences among nations. The forces of nationalism love to exploit culture because it’s symbolic. New York Times BUSINESS Rebate cards are a better present for retailers than for consumers Millions of consumers intent on grabbing holiday deals by way of mail-in rebates are likely to see fewer checks this year and more plastic designed to lure them back into the store, retail experts say. Denver Post Hand sanitizer in short supply Demand for hand sanitizer has gone through the roof since swine flu broke out, and some makers of the germ-fighting gels are scrambling to keep up. CNNMoney EDUCATION University of Calif. launches $1B fundraising drive for students University of California President Mark Yudof announced an ambitious plan that would guarantee that students who are accepted into the system would have the money to pay for their education. San Jose Mercury News Special section: College cost calculator New York Times Parents rally for public education The closure of 256 public schools statewide isn't sitting well with a lot of parents. A few dozen parents brought their kids to Noelani Elementary School to stage a small rally against furloughs. KHON2.COM ENVIRONMENT Hawaii regulators approve 1st US tuna farm off the big island Hawaii Oceanic Technology aims to create an environmentally friendly open ocean farm for bigeye tuna, a favorite source for sushi and sashimi that's overfished in the wild. Arizona Republic China looks to check massive emissions Seeking to transform an economy heavily dependent upon coal, China's government has closed down old cement and coal plants, subsidized row upon row of new wind turbines and taken other measures. MSNBC RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Clergy celibacy may be deal-breaker for some Anglicans While Pope Benedict XVI hopes to encourage conversions by disaffected Anglicans, the Catholic tradition of celibate clergy may be an insurmountable obstacle for some potential converts. USA TODAY Africans told to either repent or resign Declaring that Africa needed more "saints" in public life, African bishops issued a strong statement calling on corrupt Catholic politicians on that continent to "repent" or leave office. New York Times Religion defies easily identified patterns The National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago released what it described as "the most comprehensive analysis to date of global religious trends," with no clear directions identified. New York Times   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Microsoft: an aging giant Guardian Video: Where will you be on October 24th? YouTube Column: Criticizing FOX News isn't 'Nixonian' Salon.com Blog: What women want Huffington Post Blog: Will job tax credits put US back to work? CBS News Column: University blasts in Pakistan Christian Science Monitor Column: Mr. Salazar, tear down this cross Weekly Standard Blog: Why musicians are right, Liz Cheney is wrong Huffington Post   Site edited by: Jayanthi Nathan, Laura Noueihed, James Morris, Jennifer Rivera, Andrew Evans, Jessica Flier, Darling Gutierrez, Michael J. Bobak, Jennifer Yirinec, Rick Dossey, Nadine Natour, Leslie Wendel, Amy Helfman and Andreea Chirita.   GOOD NEWS Airliner lands safely after damage report A Russian airliner with 279 people aboard landed safely in the Russian capital following reports of possible damage to its landing gear. Houston Chronicle Weight Watchers offers food donation The local chapter of Weight Watchers have lost 4,600 pounds, and collected 1,300 pounds of donated food for charity as part of the Lose For Good campaign. Springfield News-Ledger WORLD Nuclear inspectors head to Iran Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency are travelling to Iran ahead of a visit to a newly revealed nuclear site. BBC Iranian site prompts US to rethink nuclear plan MSNBC 1/5 of UK electorate consider voting BNP A poll indicates that 22 percent of people in the UK would ‘seriously consider’ voting for the far-right party in an upcoming election. Times Online Asian leaders eye EU-style bloc Asian leaders meeting in Thailand are discussing plans to "lead the world" by forming an EU-style community by 2015. BBC HEALTH Heavy patients get less respect Mirroring a societal stigma against the obese, Johns Hopkins researchers report that doctors appear to have less respect for their heavy patients. HealthDay 'Scaffold' may help humans replace bone Lizards have the unique ability to regrow body tissue that is damaged or torn. Human beings are not so lucky. But now we might be able to come close, thanks to new research from Tel Aviv University. ScienceDaily SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Jurors using Twitter jeopardize trials A growing number of jurors are tapping away at their phones from the jury box and the deliberation room — potentially putting trial outcomes in jeopardy. ABC News Symphonies embrace digital performers Classical music has arrived kicking and screaming into the Digital Age. Computers are helping change the way people make, perform and listen to symphonic music. Christian Science Monitor Teams strive to create new life forms Creating an original organism required no bolt of lightning for a team of University of Virginia students. Seattle Times LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT As the foliage falls outdoors, interior motifs turn over a new leaf And while there may not be a more trusty autumn look than leaves and leaf motifs, fall decorating offers more than the usual harvest gold and burnt orange palette. Denver Post Special section: Fall foliage map The Weather Channel Walt Disney Co. expands refund program for Baby Einstein videos Walt Disney is expanding a refund program for its Baby Einstein videos in response to challenges about the legitimacy of the videos' educational claims. St. Petersburg Times SPORTS NBA refs to return for regular season A nearly monthlong lockout of the league's 57 referees effectively ended when they approved, on a voice vote, the collective bargaining deal that had been agreed to. ESPN A brain battered by football Years of hard hits have left George Visger with severe memory loss and other brain problems, and his doctors warn they could get more serious quickly. NPR   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT This article will self-destruct: tool is developed to make online data vanish The University of Washington has developed a way for electronic communications such as e-mail, Facebook posts and chat messages to automatically self-destruct. 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