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President Barack Obama listens as Vice President Joe Biden addresses mayors in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

Israel counters Lebanon's rockets

At least one rocket fired from Lebanon landed in northern Israel, lightly wounding three people and prompting Israel to respond with a brief artillery barrage, the Israeli army said.

Reuters

Israel responds to Lebanon rocket

BBC

Israel's new leader faces rough ride to middle

International Herald Tribune

Nationalization fuels Wall Street fear

Nationalization was the word bouncing between Wall Street and Washington as talk that the government might take over some troubled banks fueled investor fear.

ABC News

Fears rock markets over nationalization

Financial Times

Treasury to begin tax cuts

President Barack Obama said the Treasury Department has begun directing employers to reduce the amount of taxes withheld from people's paychecks in accordance with the new law.

Las Vegas Sun

Obama says families will get tax relief soon

Bloomberg

White House to host fiscal responsibility summit

NPR

Mayors welcome stimulus money for cities

YouTube

US widens Pakistan missile strikes

The missile strikes on training camps run by Baitullah Mehsud broaden the American campaign inside Pakistan, which has been largely carried out by drone aircraft.

MSNBC

Obama backs Bush on detainee rights

The Obama administration has agreed that detainees at Bagram Air Base cannot use U.S. courts to challenge their detention.

USA Today

US soldier found guilty of killing Iraqis

A U.S. Army medic was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of premeditated murder in the deaths of four Iraqis.

Stars and Stripes

NATION

Even military split over Iraq pullout

The president's top generals in Baghdad are pressing for an elongated timetable, while influential senior advisers inside the Pentagon prefer a quicker pullout.

ABC News

Spike Lee calls for NY Post boycott over 'racist' chimpanzee cartoon

Filmmaker Spike Lee led the call for celebrities to join a boycott of the New York Post during a raucous protest of a racially charged cartoon.

NY Daily News

NY Post cartoon slammed by protesters

CBS News

POLITICS

The Obama Cabinet is a CEO black hole

In President Barack Obama’s Cabinet, there is a constellation of talent. However, there is virtually no one on Obama’s team with outsized achievements or a high-profile reputation earned in the world of business.

Politico

Illinois Gov. calls on Burris to resign

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn called on U.S. Sen. Roland Burris to 'put the interests of the people of the land of Lincoln ahead of his own' and resign because of the continuing cloud over Burris’ appointment.

Chicago Sun-Times

Black ministers call for Burris' resignation

YouTube

EDUCATION

The case against homework

Even though he's just a fifth grader, Ben Berrafato is challenging — seriously challenging — one of this country's most enduring and widely held beliefs: the belief that kids need homework.

CBS News

Online training firm lobbies for shorter path to teacher license

The eight-year-old non-profit company wants Arizona to approve its program to turn accountants, engineers, real-estate agents and other midcareer professionals into licensed teachers.

Arizona Republic

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

The novelist in wartime

In this powerful speech, author Haruki Murakami explains his controversial decision to accept a literary prize in Israel and why we need to fight the system.

Salon.com

Critics predict Oscar's big winners

Three of the nation's top film critics talk about who will win, and who should win, at the 81st Annual Academy Awards.

ABC News

Ten questions for 'Slumdog Millionaire' director

TIME

HEALTH

New clues for anti-aging therapy

New insights into how cells cope with stress could help combat neurological diseases and reduce the ravages of aging.

Wired

One million US AIDS cases

AIDS has now struck more than 1 million Americans and more than half of the new HIV/AIDS cases are among African-Americans, the CDC's latest HIV/AIDS numbers show.

WebMD

Growing HIV rates for gay, bisexual men in Asia

San Francisco Chronicle

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Fairness doctrine is still dead, but groups are still worried

A move to require broadcasters to provide equal time to all sides of controversial issues has religious radio programs worried, though no formal proposal was introduced.

Religion News Service

Pew study looks at the religious landscape of African-Americans

Through slavery and segregation, the black church has provided hope, unity and sanctuary. Today African-Americans are the nation’s most religious group according to a recent study.

Kansas City Star

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Mark Steyn):

Islamic radicalization is on the rise

Orange County Register

Column (Terence Samuel):

The monumentally egomaniacal senator

The American Prospect

Column (Scott Horton):

Investigating Bush's crimes

The Nation

Editorial:

The housing market can be fixed

Seattle Times

Column:

Street comes back from the brink

Forbes

Column:

Is Hulu first salvo in digital content war?

TechNewsWorld

Editorial:

Obama threads a mortgage needle

Christian Science Monitor

Column:

Real Reaganites raise taxes

National Journal

Column (Marie Cocco):

Good news for the Taliban

Truthdig

Column (Garrett Epps):

How to get rid of Burris

Salon

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GOOD NEWS

Good times rolling on for Mardi Gras

The sad state of the economy doesn't appear to be affecting the festive mood in New Orleans, La.

CNN

Art therapy helps breast cancer patients

Women having radiation treatment for breast cancer showed lasting improve- ments in mental and physical health after participating in five sessions of art therapy.

MSNBC

WORLD

Sri Lanka military officials say rebel planes shot down

Military officials in Sri Lanka said they shot down a Tamil Tiger aircraft near the Colombo International Airport in an air engagement with rebels that killed two people and left about 50 wounded.

CNN

Clinton seeks consensus with China on global economic woes

The United States and China could help lead a global economic recovery by working together, Hillary Clinton told a press conference in Beijing.

Guardian

Clinton kicks off China tour

Reuters

BUSINESS

Dow drops to 6-year low, may spur more losses, analysts say

The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s drop to a six-year low presages more losses for the 30-stock gauge, according to analysts who base forecasts on price charts.

Bloomberg

Beaten-up banks trade at bargain prices

Forbes

The collapse of manufacturing

The immensity of the manufacturing crisis is still sinking in, largely because it is seen in national terms — indeed, often nationalistic ones. In fact, manufacturing is also caught up in a global whirlwind.

Economist

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Record-breaking space blast spotted

The first sighting for NASA's newest orbiting gamma-ray hunter, the Fermi space telescope, has already shattered numerous records.

LiveScience

Video game law ruled unconstitutional

A U.S. appeals court ruled that a California law restricting the sales and rental of violent video games to minors and imposing labeling requirements is too restrictive and violates free speech rights.

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Major Calif. reservoirs remain shallow

Recent heavy rains didn't end Northern California's drought. For the first time in 18 years, mandatory summertime water rationing is all but certain for Silicon Valley.

San Jose Mercury News

Clinton visit signals cooperation between US, China on climate change

The world’s two largest emitters of green- house gases are laying the foundations for a new era of trust and cooperation on addressing the climate crisis.

Environmental News Network

SPORTS

Stoudemire has surgery to repair retina

The Suns have announced that Amare Stoudemire was forced to undergo surgery to repair a partially detached retina in his right eye suffered in a recent rout of the Los Angeles Clippers.

ESPN

We missed Tiger, but what did he miss?

As we contemplate Tiger Woods' return to competition next week at the World Golf Championships, the tendency is to think about what we've missed.

PGATour.com

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