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Sen. John McCain and his wife Cindy, whose son Jack is graduating, listens as President Barack Obama speaks at the United States Naval Academy graduation ceremony in Annapolis. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

India's new government sworn in

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took oath along with 19 Cabinet colleagues to begin his second five-year term at the head of the multi-party government.

Times of India

India's key new ministers

BBC

Credit card law to revamp how most consumers spend

The credit-card overhaul that President Obama will sign into law could have a bigger impact on consumers than any other economic initiative so far.

CNBC

Obama addresses Naval Academy grads

President Barack Obama promised graduating midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy that, as their commander in chief, he will only send them “into harm's way when it is absolutely necessary.”

Baltimore Sun

Obama delivers graduation address

MSNBC

US to work with GM ahead of deadline

The Obama administration has no plans to push General Motors into bankruptcy and the outcome of the automaker's restructuring efforts may not be known until the June 1 deadline.

Reuters

GMAC receives $7.5 billion in new Treasury aid

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Climate-energy bill clears first big hurdle

New climate-energy legislation approved by a congressional committee marks a significant tipping point in U.S. energy policy, thrusting the economy toward renewable energy, away from fossil fuels.

Christian Science Monitor

House chair says he has votes to nix climate bill

The Hill

NATION

NASA delays landing of space shuttle

NASA delayed the return to Earth of space shuttle Atlantis due to bad weather at the Florida landing site, a NASA official said.

Reuters

‘Mississippi Burning’ town elects first ever black mayor

The city of Philadelphia, Miss., where members of the Ku Klux Klan killed three civil rights workers in 1964 in one of the era's most infamous acts of violence, elected its first black mayor.

Herald-Tribune

POLITICS

US soldier spared death for rape and murder of Iraqi girl

A former U.S. soldier who raped and murdered a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killed her family was spared the death penalty and sentenced to life without parole.

Times Online

Ex-soldier convicted of murder

CNN

Pelosi dodges CIA controversy questions

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to comment on how fully she was briefed on the use of waterboarding in 2002. “I have made the statement I am going to make,” she said. “I stand by my comments.”

The Hill

Will GOP attacks on Pelosi backfire?

Politico

Democrats won't talk about Pelosi and CIA

CNSNews

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Jetpack may be the only speed boost Firefox needs

OStatic reports that the latest build of Google's Chrome browser outpaces Firefox 3 beta 4, with up to 30 percent faster performance than its Chrome predecessor.

CNET News

Scientists doubt ‘Ida’ is your ancestor

A new 47 million-year-old primate fossil unveiled to the world has made waves among scientists and non-scientists, but some aren't convinced.

LiveScience

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Ledger's last performance hits screen

Australian actor Heath Ledger's final performance before he died of an accidental overdose in January 2008 nearly never made it to the big screen, U.S.-born director Terry Gilliam said.

Reuters

Fans welcome Bruce Springsteen

From the tailgate to the tail end, Springsteen and the E Street Band proved it all night, right down to an expected set list — including “Prove It All Night” — special requests and covers.

Daily Record

Springsteen performing ‘Outlaw Pete’

Star-Ledger

HEALTH

Research reveals how down syndrome shields against cancer

A pair of genes may explain why people with Down syndrome are largely spared from many types of cancer, Boston researchers say in a new report.

Forbes

Swine flu must be global to spark pandemic, WHO says

Swine flu would need to become global before it could be declared a pandemic, the head of the W.H.O. said, as the number of new reported cases declined and surveillance for the virus was pared.

Bloomberg

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

The symptom of spirituality: bridging the gap between religion and psychology

Activists and advocates have launched an initiative to further the understanding of the role of religion and spirituality in mental health.

Religion Dispatches

Victims' group urges church action after Irish abuse report

U.S. victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy say the Vatican should publicly rebuke the religious order that fought to keep abusers' names out of a report detailing crimes against minors in Ireland.

Beliefnet

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Eric Roston):

Climate change in the House

Grist

Column:

Another round for democracy

Salon.com

Editorial:

Change policy on gay soldiers

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (J. Lester Feder):

Healthcare bottom lines

The Nation

Editorial:

America and climate change

Economist

Blog:

ANC will savage any opposition to its rule

Afrodissident

Column (Stuart Taylor Jr.):

Identity politics and Sotomayor

National Journal

Column:

Read it and weep

Economist

Column:

Protecting our security and our values

RealClearPolitics

Column:

Moderation equals suicide

Slate

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GOOD NEWS

Drive helps disadvantaged adults return to the workforce

The American League of Lobbyists, The Hill and Men's Wearhouse are encouraging the public to donate gently-used men's and women's business attire to help adults re-enter the workforce.

PNNOnline

Sherpa scales Everest for 19th time

A Nepalese Sherpa guide has once again broken his own record, scaling Mount Everest for the 19th time, mountaineering officials said.

MSNBC

‘Tsunami’ of climbers storm Everest

Sydney Morning Herald

WORLD

UN seeks $543 million in Pakistan aid

The U.N. has appealed for a total of $543 million in humanitarian aid to help more than 1.6 million people displaced by fighting in northwest Pakistan.