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Demonstrators protest the visit of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Brasilia, Brazil. The poster reads in Portuguese "Mr. Ahmadinejad uses countries to disseminate messages of hate. Not here! Not Brazil!"   (Photo by Andre Penner / AP) Brazil defends visit of Iranian leader, despite rising tension As leaders from Brazil and Iran prepared to meet, the Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, defended his decision to host the Iranian president at a moment of tension over Iran's nuclear ambitions. New York Times Three Mile Island leak probed Investigators with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission found that a minimal amount of radiation had leaked inside a reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. Philadelphia Inquirer Radiation leak at Three Mile Island ABC News   Democrats step up push for votes on health care reform bill Obama administration officials and their Congressional allies are stepping up overtures to select Senate Republicans in hopes of winning their ultimate support. New York Times Health care fight swells lobbying USA TODAY The bottom line on the health care bill ABC News Bill may be out of reach for Democrats NPR US existing home sales rise 10 percent Sales of existing U.S. homes increased more than forecast in October to the highest level since February 2007, spurred in part by a first-time buyers' tax credit. Bloomberg The koala wars Representatives of the Australian Koala Foundation took a determined campaign for better protection of the koalas to the government. Their message? The koala would be extinct "within 30 years." Guardian   NATION Lawyer: 9/11 defendants want platform for their views The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, said the lawyer representing one of the defendants. San Francisco Chronicle US setting aside $1.3 billion for anti-Taliban Afghan militias The United States will make $1.3 billion available for a program that rewards Afghanistan's anti-Taliban militias with development money. Huffington Post Afghan war a game of trade-offs New York Times POLITICS Not all Rhodes lead to Congress Rhodes scholars have a long history of heading into politics upon returning from their two years at Oxford University. But not many of the most recent scholars will arrive on Capitol Hill as elected officials. Politico Proponents alter immigration bill in face of tough economic climate House Democrats are making changes to their immigration legislation to reflect the nation's high unemployment rate. The Hill LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT Sting urges Brazil to listen to tribe's dam building fears Rock star Sting has used his latest visit to Brazil to urge the government there to listen to the concerns of indigenous peoples over a proposed new dam in the Amazon. BBC International Emmys to honor David Frost British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career. ABC's Barbara Walters will give the award. Hollywood Reporter ENVIRONMENT Strange creatures of the deep found in underwater 'twilight zone' Thousands of strange ceatures which exist in perpetual darkness miles below the surface of the oceans have been catalogued for the first time by scientists. Telegraph.co.uk 'Dumbo,' other deep-sea oddities found National Geographic Students rush to classrooms to land new energy jobs Ryan Light expected to get just 15 students for his community college classes on installing wind and solar power equipment. Instead, 40 signed up, and enrollment since has grown to 45. Des Moines Register HEALTH Shocking treatment for erectile dysfunction shows promise If you experience impotence, instead of a little blue pill maybe you want to apply shockwaves to your privates instead. LiveScience Your body's biggest enemy According to a poll of nearly 6,300 people by the Institute for Medicine and Public Health, it's likely that you spend a stunning 56 hours a week planted like a geranium. Women's Health EDUCATION UC Santa Cruz protest regarding tuition increase ends in tense scene Dozens of student protesters who took over a UC Santa Cruz administrative building after a system-wide tuition increase were removed when police in riot gear ordered them to exit the building. San Francisco Chronicle Proposal to merge black schools draws fire in Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour plans to merge Mississippi's three historically black universities. A decades-long legal battle over the historic underfunding of those schools makes for a tense atmosphere. MSNBC   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Violent game raises moral question Chicago Sun-Times Editorial: The agony of job creation Christian Science Monitor Editorial: Fostering trade with South Korea Denver Post Column: Extreme secrecy of the federal courts Salon.com Blog: The uninsured turn to charity Huffington Post Column: The key question: Is Blair a war criminal? The Independent Video: Will health care limit mammograms? CBS News Column: Who created Major Hasan? New York Times   Site edited by: Beth Ruiz, Megan Morris, Randall Rich, George Knowles, Jennifer Rivera, Jessica Flier, Leslie Wendel, Rick Dossey, Nadine Natour, Laura Noueihed, Deionna Pope and James Morris.   GOOD NEWS Jacksonville clinic gives free check-ups, tests to senior citizens A Florida clinic donates its services once a year so that those 60 and older can get a variety of tests done at no cost. Florida Times-Union Wanted: money, parts, and prayers Tyler Shipman will test his fully restored 1986 yellow-and-black Pontiac Fiero. The plan is for his dad, Jay, to have the honor of being in the driver's seat. Star Tribune WORLD 21 dead in Mangundadatu hostage crisis Twenty-one people who were among a group abducted in the southern Philippines have been killed by armed men. Al Jazeera In Philippines strife, uprooting is a constant New York Times Pilgrim dies of swine flu A 17-year-old Nigerian girl and three other pilgrims died of swine flu soon after arriving in Saudi Arabia. allAfrica.com US stirs controversy with plans for bases in oil-rich Latin America The United States is building up its potential for nuclear and non-nuclear strikes in Latin America and the Caribbean by acquiring unprecedented freedom of action in Colombia. The Independent BUSINESS Massive crib recall set, sources say The Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to announce one of the largest crib recalls in U.S. history, involving cribs with dropdown sides, fearing they may be unsafe, even deadly. CBS News Ford's turnaround gains momentum Ford Motor Co.'s North American division is emerging from survival mode for the first time since 2005 and sees a brighter future on the horizon. Detroit Free Press Credit card payments drop in 3rd quarter For the first time in a decade, more people paid their credit card bills on time in the third quarter than in the second quarter. MSNBC SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Sea level rise could cost port cities $28T A possible rise in sea levels by 0.5 meters by 2050 could put at risk more than $28 trillion worth of assets in the world's largest coastal cities. CNN Shifting blame is socially contagious A study called "Blame Contagion: The Automatic Transmission of Self-Serving Attributions" is believed to be the first to examine whether shifting blame to others is socially contagious. ScienceDaily SPORTS Westwood seizes titles with 8 birdies Lee Westwood of England became Europe's number one golfer after winning the Dubai World Championship. ESPN Lee Westwood wins the 2009 race to Dubai YouTube Johnson secures title as Hamlin wins Jimmie Johnson made NASCAR history by securing an unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup Series title with a fifth place finish. Racer magazine RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY For churches, beefed-up security is a mixed blessing Jesus may have taught his disciples to turn the other cheek, but these days some churches are hiring armed security teams — just in case that whole forgiveness thing doesn't work out. TIME Atheist groups flower at colleges As the stigma of atheism has diminished, campus atheists and agnostics are coming out of the closet at universities across the United States. St. Louis Post-Dispatch   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Internet addicts get 1st US clinic The Heavensfield Retreat Center, located in Fall City, Wash., claims to be the first U.S in-patient center to treat Internet, video game and texting addictions. 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