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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner acknowleged the United States is in a “deepening recession,” and said President Barack Obama will be aggressive in finding a solution. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP)

Geithner says Obama committed to fixing US economy

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the Obama administration will do “what is necessary” to help revive bank lending and fix the faltering U.S. economy.

Bloomberg

Economists: 1 million fewer jobs?

ABC News

Where to look for a job

CNN

Recession: end of American dominance?

While the Obama administration seeks to improve America’s position vis-à-vis Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel-Palestine, Europe and Asia, the most critical foreign-policy front of all — the home front — is looking brittle.

The Atlantic

Gunman turns town into slaughterhouse

Investigators following the trail of death through southern Alabama are still trying to determine what set Michael McLendon on a murderous rampage that led to the deaths of 11 people, including himself.

ABC News

Obama backs teacher merit pay

President Obama embraced a new approach to education that would reward good teachers, remove limits on charter schools and lengthen both the school day and the school year.

NPR

Blog:

Obama's West Wing layout

Rolling Stone

Obama: Expand school day

CBS News

Gil Kerlikowske, next drug czar

The White House will announce Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske as the nominee to head the Office of National Drug Control Policy, otherwise known as the drug czar.

Seattle Times

Editorial:

How to stop the drug wars

Economist

Strict German gun laws fail to prevent school shooting

Germany will face pressure to re-evaluate its already tough gun laws in the wake of the school shooting near Stuttgart, in which at least 16 people have died, including the teenage gunman.

Telegraph.co.uk

Florida senator files bill in state legislature seeking to legalize gay adoptions

As gay rights advocates and religious groups queue up to influence the court case to decide whether gay people can adopt in Florida, a lawmaker has introduced bills that could render the dispute moot.

McClatchy

NATION

Pelosi open to second stimulus package

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that another stimulus package might be needed to help the ailing economy. "We have to keep the door open and see how this goes."

CNN

The emerging Obama doctrine

President Obama is leaning toward a pragmatic approach that limits military deployment while remaining open to humanitarian aid and security training, especially in places such as Darfur.

Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

Speculation on Obama's court nominees

President Obama will name a small stream of nominees to the federal appeals courts, offering the first signs of how much he intends to impose any ideological stamp on the nation’s judiciary.

MSNBC

Congress sends spending bill to Obama

Congress approved a $410 billion bill to fund the government through September 30, sending it to President Obama despite Republican objections to the price tag.

Reuters

Highlights of $410 billion spending bill

Google News

Franken's case to rest

Al Franken expects to call his final witnesses, and his lawyers are proclaiming they are confident that they will have proved their case.

Star Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

EPA proposes national reporting of greenhouse gas emissions

In a far-reaching move, the Environmental Protection Agency proposes reporting all major sources of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions to a national database.

Environmental Leader

Greenland ice melt 'further off than previously thought'

The giant Greenland ice sheet may be more resistant to temperature rise than experts realized, giving hope that the worst impacts of global warming, such as the devastating floods, could yet be avoided.

Guardian

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

For New York Times, digital future is now

Nick Bilton of the Times' development lab speaks of "sensors, smart content and the future of news," some of the most forward-thinking projects coming from the tech-savvy minds at the paper of record.

CNET News

High interest in broadband stimulus spurs public meetings

Two government agencies have 19 months to distribute stimulus funds for broadband deployment projects in all 50 states — and already thousands of potential grant recipients are knocking at their doors.

CNET News

US broadband growth plummeted in 2008

Ars Technica

HEALTH

Red wine carries same cancer risk as white

Attention red wine drinkers: Drinking moderate amounts of any kind of alcohol is associated with a slightly increased breast cancer risk — and the rosy-hued beverage is no exception.

CNN

Groundbreaking surgery saves 7-Year-Old

Seven-year-old Heather McNamara has overcome a deadly stomach tumor thanks to a risky and experimental operation involving the removal of vital organs.

CBS News

7-year-old girl survives rare surgery

Newsday

EDUCATION

Substitute teaching applications surge

As unemployment continues to rise, school districts nationwide are being flooded with applications for substitute teaching jobs.

USA Today

LA school board approves advance notice of 8,800 layoffs

The Los Angeles school board has voted to send notices of impending layoffs to more than 8,800 teachers and other employees.

San Francisco Chronicle

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column:

Joke of the 'student-athlete' in the NCAA

Sports Illustrated

Editorial:

Ancient Indian villages under attack

Salt Lake Tribune

Editorial:

A promise kept

Baltimore Sun

Blog:

Social media business bulls**t

Huffington Post

Column:

Fixing America's legal infrastructure

Detroit Free Press

Column:

In praise of earmarks

The Week

Column (Daniel Gross):

Waging war on the rich

Newsweek

Column:

Obama's Middle East chess game

The American Prospect

Column:

Coming evangelical collapse

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

'A futile act' in Northern Ireland

International Herald Tribune

Editorial:

Don't let judges decide mortgages

Denver Post

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GOOD NEWS

War message found inside Lincoln's newly discovered watch

A hidden message was inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch, the Smithsonian's Museum of American History announced.

CNN