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President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, center, meet with senators in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., to discuss the Supreme Court appointment. (Photo by Ron Edmonds / AP)

Obama to expand housing plan

The Obama administration is expected to expand its mortgage aid program, announcing new measures that would help homeowners even if they don't qualify for other assistance.

San Francisco Chronicle

Congress inches toward ‘truth commission’ for torture probe

Congress is in danger of losing control of its own investigations into Bush-era “enhanced interrogation” methods – leading to calls for an independent “truth commission” to resolve the issues.

Christian Science Monitor

FBI expert: harsh techniques 'ineffective'

McClatchy Newspapers

Senators say Obama to reveal court pick

President Obama is considering a list of more than six contenders for the Supreme Court, which includes judges and leaders from own his administration who have never donned a judicial robe.

USA TODAY

Women dominate Supreme Court short list

NPR

Obama continues push for credit card bill

President Obama is continuing to press for legislation to protect consumers by ending some credit card industry practices deemed abusive, such as sudden interest rate hikes and late fees.

Houston Chronicle

Banned group aids Pakistani refugees

A charity with alleged links to the Mumbai attacks is aiding refugees in the region, raising questions about the government's pledge to crack down on the outfit.

Examiner

Special section:

Pakistan conflict map

BBC

Pakistan turmoil

MSNBC

NATION

Gap between Baby Boomers, young minorities grows

The United States is developing a stark generation gap between aging white Baby Boomers and a young, growing minority population, according to U.S. Census data.

USA TODAY

Obama revives old, losing arguments trying to withhold detainee-abuse photos

In reversing itself and blocking the release of photos of U.S. military personnel abusing detainees, the Obama administration claims to have found a new legal argument.

Baltimore Sun

President Obama on the detainee photos

CNN

POLITICS

Treasury asks for control of derivatives

The Obama administration is asking Congress to extend its oversight of the financial system to include the shadowy market of derivatives, the complex financial instruments that helped bring down AIG.

Forbes

Republican lawmakers back carbon tax (yes, that's right)

Reps. Bob Inglis of South Carolina and Jeff Flake of Arizona became the first Republican lawmakers to introduce legislation imposing a carbon tax on producers and distributors of fossil fuels.

McClatchy Newspapers

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Cuttlefish inspire TV screens

Cuttlefish are masters of disguise, able to change their skin color in less than a second. Now, scientists from MIT and elsewhere are developing cuttlefish-inspired electronic ink and television screens.

MSNBC

Real-time traffic information for drivers

New real-time traffic information technology will improve efficiency, lead to fewer accidents and reduce road congestion, fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and driver frustration.

ScienceDaily

HEALTH

New test could reveal dementia risk

Researchers report that a new test identifies with 88 percent accuracy those patients 65 and over who are likely to develop dementia.

CBS News

Chicago first city to ban BPA bottles, cups

Chicago will become the nation’s first major city to ban baby bottles and sippy cups containing the potentially harmful chemical bisphenol A, under a measure approved unanimously by the City Council.

Chicago Sun-Times

ENVIRONMENT

Growth of renewables transforms global energy picture

In 2008, more renewable energy than conventional power was added in the European Union and the United States, showing a "fundamental transition" of the energy markets towards renewable energy.

Environment News Service

Democratic climate plan would trim CO2 emissions 17 percent

House Democrats agreed on a compromise measure to cut U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions 17 percent by 2020, Chairman Henry Waxman said. The accord exceeds the target sought by President Obama.

Bloomberg

GOP will use gas prices against climate bill

The Hill

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

40,000 join pope at Nazareth mass

An estimated 40,000 people greeted Pope Benedict XVI on Mount Precipice in Nazareth before he presided over a mass.

Jerusalem Post

Pope in the Middle East

Times Online

Pope celebrates Mass in Nazareth

BBC

Notre Dame pro-life students plan to protest Obama at commencement

University of Notre Dame students who plan to protest the school's awarding of an honorary degree to President Obama on campus during commencement are calling for a peaceful, prayerful approach.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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GOOD NEWS

Neighbor makes heroic catch

A frantic mother held her baby out the second-floor window of her West Ashley, S.C., apartment, yelling for help as a fire smoldered in her living room below.

Post and Courier

Improving education may cut smoking

Although low socio-economic status is associated with an increased liability to smoke, performing well at school can mitigate this effect.

Medical News Today

WORLD

Burma's Suu Kyi 'to be charged'

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to be charged in connection with an uninvited visit by a U.S. national, her party has said.

BBC

Some at US diplomatic posts earn less than $1 a day