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Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington.   (Photo by Susan Walsh / AP) Banks ‘too big to fail’ have grown bigger When the credit crisis struck, regulators pumped tens of billions into the nation's leading financial institutions because they were so big that officials feared their failure would ruin the financial system. MSNBC Large banks off FDIC radar Reuters Flat incomes raise doubts about economic recovery Evidence is mounting that the longest recession since World War II is losing its grip on the U.S. economy. MSN Money Special section: Fortune Big Picture Index Fortune   Abuse issue puts Justice, CIA at odds Long-simmering conflicts between the CIA and the Justice Department burst into plain view, threatening relations between two critical players on President Barack Obama’s national security team. New York Times Post-CIA, who will ask the questions, and how? NPR CIA will cover legal fees Washington Post US envoy 'in heated row' with Karzai The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, had a heated row with the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, in the aftermath of the election, reports say. Guardian US, Afghan 'row' concerns British diplomat BBC All's quiet at Burning Man — for now It's three days before the gates officially open to Burning Man, but already a lot of people have arrived here for set-up. The arts festival is quickly taking shape. CNET News Special section: Burning Man San Francisco Chronicle   NATION Huge crowds bid farewell to Kennedy A crowd of 25,000 bade farewell to Senator Edward Kennedy, with thousands more expected for his second day of lying in state in Boston. Times Online Thousands turn out to honor Kennedy NECN.com Thousands forced to flee Calif. wildfires A quick-moving wildfire burned structures and prompted evacuations in the ritzy seaside city of Rancho Palos Verdes, about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. CBS News Rancho Palos Verdes fire NBC Los Angeles POLITICS Green Party files lawsuit over ballot access rule The Green Party of Arkansas sued the state in federal court today challenging its decertification in Arkansas as a party. ArkansasNews.com Poll: Corzine closing the gap against Christie in NJ governor race New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine is narrowing the gap in his hotly contested re-election battle against Republican Chris Christie, according to a new Democratic poll. Politico Health care bill has curious coverage for illegal immigrants Immigrants living illegally in the U.S. could be mandated to have health insurance under the proposed health care reform bill but would be ineligible to receive subsidies to afford such coverage. CNN In health care debate, fear trumps logic NPR Fact checking the health care town halls CQ Politics HEALTH Internet addicts get 1st US clinic The Heavensfield Retreat Center, located in Fall City, Wash., claims to be the first U.S in-patient center to treat Internet, video game and texting addictions. LiveScience Radiation tests are questioned Skyrocketing numbers of expensive medical imaging procedures — from CT scans to nuclear stress tests — are exposing patients to significant amounts of potentially cancer-causing radiation. Baltimore Sun LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT Madonna booed for backing Gypsies Madonna incited booing — and a smattering of polite applause and cheers — at a concert in Bucharest after she attempted to preach the importance of loving thy neighbor to the Romanian crowd. E! Online Emmett Till’s coffin goes to museum The coffin of Emmett Till, whose 1955 murder in Mississippi helped galvanize the civil rights movement, has been donated to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. New York Times EDUCATION Latina dropout rate 'alarming' 'Alarming numbers' of Hispanic girls are dropping out of high school nationwide, two organizations say in a report that recommends an array of policy and educational changes to stem the trend. Newsday FBI seizes financial records of Philadelphia charter school Federal agents seized financial records from a North Philadelphia school in a widening federal probe of area charter schools. Philadelphia Inquirer SPORTS Vick shows fans how he can help Quarterback Michael Vick galloped onto Lincoln Financial Field for the second play of the Eagles' first offensive series. Courier-Post Michael Vick after preseason debut ESPN Federer, Nadal can meet in US Open final; Williams sisters cannot Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal could meet in the U.S. Open final for the first time. Serena and Venus Williams will not be able to reprise their sibling rivalry in the year's last Grand Slam final. Sports Illustrated Red tennis ball catapults merchandise sales Bloomberg   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: Cheney refuted Slate Column: The deification of Gentle Ben The Nation Column: Till debt does its part New York Times Editorial: A life in full: Ted Kennedy's years NY Daily News Blog: The next Ted Kennedy? There isn't one Politico Column: Britain and the Lockerbie bomber Wall Street Journal Column: The end of an era Salon.com Column: Facebook and filibusters Weekly Standard   Site edited by: Jeff Bromberg, Jayanthi Nathan, Darling Gutierrez, Jennifer Rivera, Jessie Wright-Mendoza, Andreea Chirita, Nadine Natour, Amy Helfman, Leslie Wendel, Laurie Hauptli and Beth Ruiz.   GOOD NEWS China's legislature endorses resolution on climate change China's legislature passed a resolution signaling its interest in "actively dealing with climate change" by considering new laws and strengthening controls over greenhouse emissions. USA TODAY Developers pitch in to maintain homeless encampment outside church A project to clean up a homeless encampment outside a church in downtown Baltimore recently received an infusion of cash from two developers who have long complained about the area. Baltimore Sun WORLD Grim milestone for US In Afghan war The death of a U.S. service member in a militant attack brings to 44 the number of U.S. troops who have died in Afghanistan this month, tying with July for the deadliest month of the eight-year war. CBS News Japan unemployment hits record high Unemployment in Japan rose to a record high and consumer prices dropped at an unprecedented pace, adding to fears that the country's economic recovery is already stalling under the grip of deflation. Guardian Japan set for risky economic change Telegraph.co.uk BUSINESS Toyota Motor Corp. to shut California auto plant in March Toyota Motor Corp. has decided to shut its plant in Fremont, Calif., the last auto-assembly line on the West Coast. MarketWatch FCC: The mobile crackdown cometh The Federal Communications Commission signaled that it's preparing to scrutinize the data services and software available on mobile phones and whether wireless carriers are inhibiting competition. BusinessWeek What the wireless industry will tell the Feds Wired ENVIRONMENT Climate change activists ban police from camp over fears of violence Protesters have banned police from their Climate Camp site because they mistrust them following the violence at the G20 demonstrations. Daily Mail Researchers return from garbage patch with samples Fresh from a 20-day voyage to a Texas-size vortex of plastic trash called the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch, a team of La Jolla researchers showed samples of what they found floating there. The San Diego Union-Tribune Laughing gas biggest threat to ozone layer, study says Nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, is now the biggest threat to Earth's ozone layer, according to a new study. National Geographic NO2 and agriculture: no laughing matter NPR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Facebook ratchets up privacy controls Facebook announced a new set of modifications to its user privacy controls as well as its developer API, aimed at the thousands of third-party applications built on Facebook's developer platform. CNET News Blog: What Facebook quizzes know about you ReadWriteWeb Snow Leopard: The big improvements come under the hood Apple's latest operating system, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, goes on sale very soon, and much of the change comes in infrastructure features. Seattle Times Mac OS X Snow Leopard New York Times RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Dalai Lama's trip angers China The Dalai Lama will risk angering China further by accepting a surprise invitation from the government of Taiwan to take part in a prayer meeting with survivors of this month's typhoon. The Independent Priests learn best practices in parish management seminar The International Institute for Clergy Formation at Seton Hall University in New Jersey joined with the Washington-based National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management to offer a seminar. National Catholic Reporter   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Files offer hidden history of America The federal government is opening the immigration files of millions of refugees, war brides, "enemy aliens" and other foreign nationals in the United States in the first half of the 20th century. USA TODAY   Photo of the Day Nepalese boys play with a soccer ball in a ground covered with overgrown weeds, as monsoon clouds hover over, in Katmandu, Nepal.  (Photo by Gemunu Amarasinghe / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. 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