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President Barack Obama visits the press cabin on Air Force One en route to Fort Myers, Fla.  (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP) Ahmadinejad signals Iran is 'ready for dialogue with US' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he would welcome talks with the U.S. as long as the conversations were based on "mutual respect." BBC Iranian lawmaker wants US strategy change CNN Obama's strategy for Iran CBS News California may have to cut prison population by 40 percent Federal judges tentatively ruled that California must reduce the number of inmates in its overcrowded prison system by up to 40 percent to stop a constitutional violation of prisoners' rights. CNN   Obama makes case for stimulus plan President Barack Obama took his case for his $800 billion economic recovery package to the American people as the Senate cleared the way for passage of the bill. International Herald Tribune Examining Obama's job, pork claims Examiner Obama brutally changes his tone YouTube Obama calls for swift action on economy Associated Press Overview of US bank rescue plan Too many Americans will lose their jobs and too many businesses will fail unless we restore the flow of credit and repair our financial system. Reuters Pakistan calls for 'new' US ties Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that his country and the U.S. must base their relationship on "trust, cohesion and understanding." BBC   NATION US troop obesity doubles since 2003 The number of troops diagnosed as overweight or obese has more than doubled since the start of the Iraq war, yet another example of stress and strains of continuing combat deployments. USA Today Mexican drug violence spills into the US Just as government officials had feared, the drug violence raging in Mexico is spilling over into the United States, and not necessarily in just the border towns. Las Vegas Sun POLITICS SEC enforcement director to step down U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Enforcement Director Linda Thomsen, whose unit is the target of congressional scrutiny for failing to detect Bernard Madoff’s alleged $50 billion fraud, resigned. Bloomberg Obama sticks to Bush adminstration's stance on torture suit President Obama's Justice Department signaled that the change in administrations has not changed the government's position on the rights of foreign prisoners. San Francisco Chronicle Senator seeks Bush 'truth commission' Reuters ENVIRONMENT Bird migration tied to climate change Of 305 species tracked in a study by the Audubon Society, more than half are spending the winter about 35 miles farther north than they did 40 years ago. Houston Chronicle New fuels for fuel: making it from waste Enerkem, a Montreal maker of biofuels and green chemicals, says it's nearly ready to start cranking out second-generation biofuels on a commercial scale. Triple Pundit EDUCATION Scores found unaffected by teacher-training route Students who have teachers certified through alternative-training programs do no worse than students whose teachers have been certified by traditional teacher education programs. Education Week Many Americans vexed by spelling Almost two-thirds of Americans say that spelling among adults is on the decline; a quarter acknowledged that they were simply bad spellers. Washington Times HEALTH Do it for Fido: Smokers quit to help a pet People unwilling to quit smoking to improve their own health may consider giving up cigarettes to spare their pets from second-hand smoke. Reuters Maintaining a Mediterranean-style diet may prevent memory loss A new study shows that people who eat a Mediterranean-style diet are less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment, which is a stage of memory loss between typical aging and Alzheimer’s disease. WebMD Vitamins do older women little good A recent study finds no evidence that multivitamin use helps older women ward off heart disease and cancer, the top two killers of women, respectively. HealthDay RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY For Catholics, heaven moves closer Recently, dioceses around the world have been offering Catholics a spiritual benefit that fell out of favor decades ago — the indulgence, a sort of amnesty from punishment in the afterlife. International Herald Tribune Streetbrand launches social networking site for Christian youth You become like the people you hang out with: That is the philosophy behind a new Christian youth social networking site, Streetbrand Magazine Community. Christian Today   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Arianna Huffington): Bipartisanship fetishism Huffington Post Column (Michael Scherer): Obama's power at the pulpit TIME Column (Jeffrey Sachs): The critical state of the economy Real Clear Politics Editorial: Curb America's debt culture Christian Science Monitor Column (Ann Applebaum): Our ticket out of Afghanistan Slate Column (Robert Shrum): The Taliban GOP The Week Blog (Ross Douthat): The trouble with centrism Atlantic Online Editorial: Israel leans right Economist   Site edited by: Charles Jones, Emily Naughton, Joe Gold, Max Miller, Walt Chiu, Eli Greenlaw and Lauren Thurmond.   GOOD NEWS Experiences bring more joy than possessions do Although money can't buy happiness, purchasing life experiences instead of material possessions may increase your well-being, research suggests. U.S. News & World Report Quality of life improves with exercise Regular physical activity is known to lower blood pressure, cholesterol and the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer, but a new study shows it can improve quality of life in almost all areas. USA Today WORLD US seeks assurances from Pakistan over release of nuclear scientist The United States has sought "solid" assurances that Pakistan will take steps to prevent freed nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan from nuclear proliferation in the future, a senior U.S. official said. MSNBC Australian fires: Alerts were issued moments before inferno hit towns The death toll from southern Australia’s raging bushfires rose to 173 as recriminations grew over the government’s handling of the country’s worst natural disaster in more than a century. Times Online Australian wildfire death toll past 170 YouTube BUSINESS UBS posts $6.9 billion loss, plans further job cuts Switzerland’s largest bank reported a fourth-quarter loss of $6.9 billion on trading losses and leveraged loan impairments and said it plans to cut more banking jobs. Bloomberg Private capital: the bailout wild card A key priority for Tim Geithner's financial cleanup plan is getting private investors to help pick up the tab. Here's how he might be able to do that. CNNMoney SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Optical clock is more accurate than time A new generation of atomic tickers, known as optical clocks, have just won the record for accuracy from the ensembles of oscillating caesium atoms that held it for half a century. New Scientist Amazon unveils Kindle 2 Amazon launched its second-generation e-book reader, the Kindle 2. The $359 update sports a new svelte design with longer battery life. PC World LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT Actors ready to resume talks Representatives of the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will resume their film and TV contract talks. Reuters Allen backs Rosenberg to SAG Variety Rihanna now talking to the police R&B princess Rihanna is cooperating with Los Angeles police, who charged her boyfriend, singer Chris Brown, with smacking her around during an argument. NY Daily News SPORTS Big 12 coaches: Illegal contact with recruits happens often Most coaches said encounters such as that involving Kansas coach Bill Self and one of the nation's top high school prospects at a recent tournament in southwest Missouri are common. Sports Illustrated Tennessee self-reports violations Sporting News UConn remains No. 1 in Top 25 The Huskies (22-1) beat Louisville and Michigan to stay on top of the Associated Press' college basketball poll Top 25. 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