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Hundreds of Iranians living in Germany protest the results of the presidedntial election and post-election violence in Iran, in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Markus Schreiber / AP)

Today's fathers are hands-on, pressure off

Today's fathers may well take parenting as seriously as their mates, but unlike many moms, dads don't view it as a competitive sport. Instead, fatherhood is hands-on and involved, but with a hint of playfulness.

USA TODAY

Lessons learned from Dad

MSNBC

Times reporter escapes Taliban

A New York Times reporter who was held by the Taliban for seven months has escaped. A Pakistani military spokesman said Pakistan was involved in freeing him.

CNN

New York Times reporter escapes

NPR

Death toll in Iran clashes at least 17

An eerie calm settled over the streets of Tehran, as state media reported at least 10 more deaths in post-election unrest and said authorities arrested the daughter of ex-President Hashemi Rafsanjani.

CBS News

Iran TV: '10 killed' in Iran clashes

BBC

In Tehran, terror in plain clothes

TIME

Turmoil continues in Tehran

ABC News

US trade freeze could be slowly thawing

After months of little U.S. action on trade, there are signs the issue could become more important for President Barack Obama, who heads to Italy in early July to meet with major trading partners.

Reuters

US spending, home sales probably increased

Bloomberg

Threat of missile launch by N Korea unnerves Hawaiians

Comforted by the U.S. military's missile defense systems, Hawaii residents doubt a North Korean missile would light up the sky like fireworks on the Fourth of July.

Associated Press

NATION

The high court rejects a DNA test

After noting that DNA testing has an "unparalleled ability both to exonerate the wrongly convicted and to identify the guilty," the Supreme Court said there was no right to the convincing reviews.

San Francisco Chronicle

The Supreme Court's ruling

Detroit Free Press

Gov Schwarzenegger's plane makes emergency landing

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plane was diverted to the Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley after smoke was detected in the cockpit.

San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Lungren tops Democrats’ list of California targets for 2010

California Republican Rep. Dan Lungren is the Democrats’ top target in the Golden State next year, a fact that has landed the party a trifecta of experienced candidates to choose from.

The Hill

Ensign takes offensive in affair drama

Sen. John Ensign is going on the offensive against the husband of the woman with whom he had an affair, charging that the man demanded large sums of money from Ensign himself.

Politico

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Apple's Steve Jobs sports new liver?

Steve Jobs, on extended medical leave from his CEO post at Apple Inc., underwent a liver transplant two months ago in Tennessee, according to a report.

MarketWatch

Analyst says iPhone to dominate in 2009

The debut of the iPhone 3G S could allow Apple to sell 18.7 million iPhones this year for a 10 percent share of the market, a U.S. analyst said.

United Press International

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Redford played car prank on Newman

Robert Redford has admitted that he once played a prank on Paul Newman involving a smashed-up sports car.

Digital Spy

Idaho 'locavore' creates food database

He searched the Internet to find a peach orchard he visited as a child but came up empty. With his Web site he is now helping others find local producers of fruits, vegetables, meat, wine and dairy products.

Idaho Statesman

EDUCATION

Teachers cite intense push to promote

The pressure to pass students, even those who rarely go to class or can't read, is pervasive in the Philadelphia School District, teachers around the city say.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Texas not sold on education standards

Texas has always been known for its independent streak. Now it is one of four that is sitting out an effort to create voluntary national standards for what students are expected to learn in school.

EducationNews.org

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Even non-religious Muslims forming new groups in France

New Muslim groups are mushrooming in France, reflecting a growing disenchantment with the country's main Islamic organization and an openness to non-practicing Muslims.

USA TODAY

Conservatives push for rival American Anglican church

Conservatives within the liberal Episcopal Church, the U.S. branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, now clamor for recognition of their own version of "Orthodox Christianity."

NPR

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (David Skeel):

Give bankruptcy a chance

Weekly Standard

Column (George Will):

We don't need radical health care reform

RealClearPolitics

Editorial:

Honor thy father

Orange County Register

Column (robert lenzner):

Stress-testing Obama's Wall Street plan

Forbes

Editorial:

Greenland's independence

Economist

Column:

Roe decision hasn’t met judge’s intention

Kansas City Star

Column:

Burris misled intentionally

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial:

Let's show our family values

Indianapolis Star

Column:

An empire of vice

The Nation

Column:

1959: the year everything changed

Slate

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GOOD NEWS

Work starts on New Mexico spaceport

Ground has been broken on the construction site of Spaceport America in New Mexico, the world's first purpose-built commercial spaceport.

BBC

Facebook, Google go Persian, aiding Iran

Some of the Web’s leading firms are rolling out new features, to accommodate worldwide interest in the protests in Iran, and to help out the pro-democracy movement inside the country.

Wired

WORLD

Attack on US base kills 2 soldiers

A rare rocket attack on the main U.S. base in Afghanistan killed two U.S. troops and wounded six other Americans, including two civilians, officials said.

MSNBC

Ethiopia troops 'return to Somalia'