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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on the semi-annual monetary policy report. (Photo by Gerald Herbert / AP)

Bernanke: Consumer protection should be formal policy goal

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said that consumer protection should be added to the Federal Reserve Act as a formal policy goal along with low inflation and full employment.

Bloomberg

Stocks mixed on banks, Bernanke

The Street

Concealed arms reciprocity rejected by Senate vote

The Senate rejected a measure allowing a person with a concealed weapon permit in one state to also hide his firearm when visiting another state.

MSN Money

John Thune's pro-criminal gun amendment

Politico

Obama going prime-time for health care

President Barack Obama will plead his case for a broad health care overhaul in a prime-time news conference, with doubts growing about the plan even among his fellow Democrats.

Reuters

Abortion roils already tense health debate

Politico

Health care squabble

CNNMoney

Senate doctors create show on health care

McClatchy

Hillary Clinton vows to protect Gulf states from Iran

Hillary Clinton has warned Iran's leaders that Washington will extend a "defense umbrella" across the Gulf if it develops nuclear weapons.

Times Online

Iran's 'pursuit of nuclear weapons will not advance its security'

BBC

Palin rejects allegations over legal defense fund

Alaska GOP Gov. Sarah Palin is aggressively pushing back against reports that claim evidence she may have violated Alaska's ethics laws.

CNN

NATION

Calif. budget deal doesn't end IOUs

Three weeks after the state started handing out IOUs, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders from both parties have brokered a deal that may allow it to get its fiscal house in order.

USA TODAY

Chain grocery stores ditch Detroit

National retailers are steering clear of Detroit, leaving independent grocers to serve the city's hard-hit residents.

CNNMoney

POLITICS

Pelosi: Congress should work through recess

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she's open to keeping the House in session through the August recess in order to pass its health care overhaul.

The Hill

Dems, GOP court lobbyists at summer getaway hotspots

It's summertime, and the giving is easy, as Senate Democrats and Republicans throw weekend getaways for some of their well-connected donors.

ABC News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Spider-Man' director Sam Raimi to direct 'World of Warcraft' movie

Sam Raimi, director of the top-grossing "Spider-Man" films, has signed on to direct a film adaptation of the wildly popular video game "World of Warcraft."

NY Daily News

Jackson film to hit theaters Halloween

Sony Pictures is finalizing a deal to acquire rehearsal footage from Michael Jackson's "This Is It" concert run. It hopes to release the footage in theaters by Halloween.

MTV

HEALTH

Hard times for young adults

Already the least likely of any age group to have coverage, adults in their 20s face brutal job searches and more time uninsured because of the recession. Nearly 30 percent were uninsured in 2007.

Seattle Times

Stimulus will provide $220 million for health care training

U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said that $220 million in federal stimulus funds will be disbursed to programs across the country to train workers in health care and other high-growth industries.

Kansas City Star

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

President convinces Congress to scrap additional F-22 order

The F-22 Raptor stealth fighter was designed to defeat any threat it might face but an even tougher fighter shot down seven of the planes before they even got off the assembly line.

Popular Science

F-22 Raptor takeoff and landing

YouTube

MLB tests DNA to detect frauds

Confronted with cases of identity and age falsification by Latin American baseball prospects, Major League Baseball is conducting genetic testing on some promising young players and their parents.

Austin American-Statesman

ENVIRONMENT

School's green roots go deep

Chicago's Tarkington School of Excellence is equipped with natural light sensors, temperature-regulating windows and acoustically sound walls, helping students focus on environmental awareness.

Chicago Tribune

Winter heat threatens California's crops, says study

California's abundant harvest of fruits and nuts is threatened by warmer winters, UC Davis scientists warn in a new report.

San Francisco Chronicle

Interview:

Environmentalist Bill McKibben

Minivan News

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column:

Think H1N1 is bad now? Wait till flu season

TIME

Column:

Flower power: natural skin care products

WebMD

Column:

Some Dems obstacle to health care

Salon.com

Column:

Can we trust politicians with health care?

ABC News

Column:

Turn economic setback into opportunity

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

Packing heat

Baltimore Sun

Blog (Melissa Harris-Lacewell):

Skip Gates and the post-racial project

The Nation

Column (Tom Eblen):

Cell phone driving bans a matter of time

Lexington Herald-Leader

Editorial:

Cronkite: a man and his time

Houston Chronicle

Column:

Why 2024 will be like 1984

Slate

Editorial:

A silly F-22 debate

Standard-Examiner

Editorial:

Destination Mars

Baltimore Sun

Column:

Health reform: Raw deal or New Deal?

Salon.com

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GOOD NEWS

Running gets homeless residents on track emotionally, physically

'Back on My Feet' uses running to help the homeless become self-sufficient, creating teams that run together to reach goals ranging from finishing a 3-mile run to a half or full marathon.

USA TODAY

Tyler Perry gives the gift of Disney World to Philadelphia campers

Perry announced that he was sending the Creative Steps campers, each with a guardian, on an all-expenses-paid trip to Disney World.

Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

Mumbai terror suspect tells court he is ready for gallows

The sole surviving suspect in the Mumbai attacks said that he expects no mercy and is ready to go to the gallows for his role in the violence that left 166 people dead.

CBC News

Hang me, punish me: Kasab tells court