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President Barack Obama talks about Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington. (Photo by Ron Edmonds / AP)

Obama faces cold reception in Europe

President Obama heads to London to press the Group of 20 nations for a global economic stimulus plan. He's likely to get a warm reception but cold comfort from many European leaders.

ABC News

Can Europe's love affair with Obama last?

Reuters

Indonesia crews resume dam rescue

Bodies are still being recovered more than two days after a dam burst near the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, killing at least 93 people.

BBC

Plan would narrow goals in Afghan war

President Barack Obama's plan to widen U.S. involvement in Afghanistan came after internal debate in which Vice President Joe Biden warned against getting into a political and military quagmire.

International Herald Tribune

US and Iran open Afghanistan peace talks

Times Online

Obama's new strategy in Afghanistan

YouTube

US may expand anti-militant efforts

NPR

'World's biggest cyber spy network' snoops in 103 countries

A cyber spy network thought to be operated from China hacked into classified documents on government and private computers in 103 countries.

Times Online

Mexico asks Obama for extra aid to win war on drugs

Mexican President Felipe Calderon called on the Obama administration to contribute tens of billions of dollars to help Mexico fight its war on drugs.

Bloomberg

NATION

Space shuttle Discovery lands after weather delay

The shuttle Discovery and its crew successfully wrapped up a construction mission that left the international space station with all its solar wings and extra electrical power.

MSNBC

Discovery shuttle lands

ABC News

Red River forecast revised, but Midwest stays on flood alert

The National Weather Service brought a dose of good news to weary Fargo residents, saying the flood outlook seems to be improving and may not be as dire as originally expected.

CBS News

'Formidable task' in Fargo as waters rise

YouTube

POLITICS

Obama invites 16 major economies for energy forum

President Barack Obama has invited the leaders of 16 major economies to Washington for a forum on energy and climate, the White House announced.

CNN

Ambitious agenda for first lady

Politico

Geithner weathers financial storm and long hours to fix Treasury

In any other year, Timothy Geithner already would have been to tennis camp in Florida. Instead he's working on fixing the U.S. financial system.

International Herald Tribune

The education of Timothy Geithner

Newsweek

Biden: Budget will pass intact

The Hill

Obama names 3 for Treasury posts

President Barack Obama named three choices for senior posts in the U.S. Treasury Department as his administration seeks to fill the ranks of officials to help confront a deep economic downturn.

Reuters

HEALTH

Too much salt hurting Americans

Americans already eat way more than the recommended amount of salt. Now the CDC finds that 70 percent of Americans should eat still less.

WebMD

Community health centers getting a US booster shot

Dozens of community health centers got a boost when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced stimulus grants to clinics that care for large numbers of uninsured patients.

Philadelphia Inquirer

EDUCATION

Idaho teacher sells ad space on tests

In a cash-strapped Idaho high school where signs taped near every light switch remind the staff to save electricity, an enterprising teacher struck a sponsorship deal with a local pizza shop.

Salt Lake Tribune

Teacher training: What's the best way?

There's now wide agreement that good teaching is the most crucial factor in raising student achievement. But when it comes to how to train those teachers – there's a deep ideological divide.

Christian Science Monitor

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

T.I. sentenced to prison

As expected, rapper T.I. was sentenced to serve one year and one day in jail after pleading guilty to weapons charges, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Rolling Stone

Roppongi festival to mark end of party?

When the all-night outdoor art extravaganza Roppongi Art Night kicks off, it will be the realization of goals long held by many people.

Japan Times

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Obama invite stirs Catholic debate

In American Catholicism, it doesn't get much bigger than Notre Dame. So when the university invited President Barack Obama to speak at its commencement, it stoked pride and anger on campus and nationwide.

Yahoo! News

Facebook users wage condom campaign against Pope

Critics took to the social networking site Facebook to voice their fury over Pope Benedict's remark that condoms do not prevent HIV.

CNN

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Nolan Finley):

Why your newspaper still matters

Detroit News

Column (Trudy Rubin):

Signs of hope in Obama's Afghan plan

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Ambrose Evans-Pritchard):

Unity needed to save world from ruin

Daily Telegraph

Column (Michael Goodwin):

Don't worry about the AIG bonuses

NY Daily News

Column:

Trust your guts

The Nation

Column (Stephen Moore):

Obama's fuzzy math

Weekly Standard

Column (John J. Metzler):

China 'going global' with military

China Post

Column (Margaret Talev):

Obama sets new standard for the media

McClatchy

Editorial:

The revival of American populism

Economist

Column (Simon Johnson):

The quiet coup

Atlantic Online

Column (Matthew Continetti):

A big, fat failure

Weekly Standard

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GOOD NEWS

US donates dairy surplus to schools

The U.S. government will shift $160 million worth of dry milk into school lunches, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

Reuters

The White House going green — again

President Barack Obama will find out two things as he tries to make the White House greener: It's already been done; it needs to be done again.

Environmental News Network

WORLD

Biden appeals to G20 protesters

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden asked G20 protesters to give governments a chance to tackle the economic crisis.

BBC

The return of the Baathists

For years Saleh al-Mutlaq, the amiable, disheveled parliamentarian, has spoken out for members of Saddam's old party. Now Iraqis are listening.

Newsweek

UK identifies kids at risk of radicalization

Ha'aretz

BUSINESS

Oil sinks on Detroit's struggles

Oil has fallen below $51 a barrel, as the U.S. government's rejection of turnaround plans for troubled automakers GM and Chrysler dampened investors' sentiments.

CNNMoney

Geithner says some banks need ‘large amounts’ of assistance

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said some financial institutions will need substantial government aid.

Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

Lights go dark worldwide for Earth Hour

Lights were going out across the world as millions of homes and businesses went dark for one hour in a symbolic gesture to highlight concerns over climate change.

CNN

Earth Hour hopes to shed light on climate

USA Today

Among climate scientists, a dispute over 'tipping points’

The idea that the planet is nearing tipping points has driven a wedge between scientists who otherwise share deep concerns about the implications of a human-warmed climate.

Environmental News Network

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Browser wars are back

The good news is that the latest version of Microsoft’s web-browser, Internet Explorer version 8 is a vast improvement over its predecessor. The bad news is it's not an automatic update.

Economist

Meteorites traced to asteroid 'parent'

For the first time, astronomers were able to track down meteorites from an asteroid spotted before it broke up in Earth's atmosphere. The space rocks are among the rarest known.

National Geographic

SPORTS

MSU set to attack Louisville's storm

Number 1 seeded Louisville meets Number 2 seed Michigan State in the Midwest Regional final at Lucas Oil Stadium. At stake is a spot in the Final Four in Detroit against Connecticut.

Indianapolis Star

Quality Road beats Dunkirk

Quality Road established himself as a leading Kentucky Derby candidate by winning the $750,000 Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park in track-record time.

ESPN

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