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In this file photo, people wait in line to vote in Columbus, Ohio in the early morning. Election administrators across the country were not sure whether they have enough of machines and trained poll workers to use and service the electronic devices.  (Photo by Laura Rauch / AP) Consumers are drained of time waiting for services Americans last year wasted more than 2.75 billion hours waiting for some type of in-home service or appointment — the equivalent of 1.3 million people out of work. Denver Post Early voting: convenient for voters, challenging for campaigns While election day is not yet upon us, Americans across the nation are already heading to the voting booths and casting their ballots. ABC News Will online voting turn into an election day debacle? TIME   Judge OKs suit to block health care reform A federal judge in Florida gave opponents of health care reform a win, ruling that a lawsuit brought by 20 states challenging the constitutionality of the federal health care reform could proceed to trial. MedPage Today Blog: Challenge to ObamaCare may proceed  (Forbes) Health Dollars UN-backed troops ‘murdering and raping villagers’ in Congo U.N.-backed Congolese troops have been accused of murdering and raping villagers and looting homes in the area in which rebel militias carried out mass rapes two months ago. Guardian Congo army accused of mass rapes YouTube Students pursue green degrees but jobs are lagging Jobs in the clean energy sector have been slow to materialize. Instructors say it’s because it’s a market that depends heavily on using government incentives to get companies to invest in green endeavors. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Rare earths are elemental needs of the clean-energy economy Scientific American   NATION Justice Department appeals ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ ruling The Department of Justice asked a federal judge to allow the “don’t ask, don‘t tell” policy to continue while it appeals her order to end the ban on gays serving openly. CNN Blog: Obama: I don’t think being gay is a choice CBS News Don‘t ask, don’t tell ending YouTube No wonder you’re not getting hired! If you‘ve been applying for jobs but don’t seem to be getting anywhere, it might be due to your methods and not due to your skills and experience. San Francisco Chronicle POLITICS Voters want to know who funds ads Turn on a TV just about anywhere in the country right now, and you’ll see tough political attack ads. Millions of dollars are being spent on these ads by groups that are organized as nonprofits. NPR Political ads increasingly negative Veoh ‘How dare you take my pension’ becomes refrain as voters consider cutbacks Rising public pension costs are igniting political fights across the country. In California, voters around the state will decide whether to cut benefits for first responders and other public employees. Bloomberg BUSINESS Bernanke considers ‘crapshoot’ as Fed seeks to keep inflation from slowing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke once advocated setting an inflation target to keep prices from rising too fast. Now he may get the Fed to adopt a target to keep the inflation rate from falling. Bloomberg Automakers oppose EPA’s letter grades for new cars The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers — a trade group representing 12 major automakers — will tell the EPA that they oppose a plan to set letter grades of “A+” to “D” for new vehicle fuel efficiency. Detroit News New England fishing industry bridles under federal regulations New England‘s fishermen are angry over regulations and federal enforcement aimed at protecting the region’s fishing grounds, which have been excessively fished at times to the point of collapse. U.S. News & World Report ENVIRONMENT Wal-Mart to buy food from local farms Wal-Mart announced aggressive goals for improving the way food is grown and transported across the globe, bringing the weight of the world’s largest grocer to a process riddled with inefficiency and waste. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tornado tourism on the rise A new subgenre of adventure tourism is sweeping across the U.S. — more and more people are paying storm chasers to bring them along as they track down twisters in the heartland of America. Discovery News SPORTS Date Krumm makes history at Japan Open Kimiko Date Krumm made tennis history, beating world number eight Samantha Stosur at the Japan Open to become the first 40-something to beat a top-ten ranked player on the women’s tour. CNN Boise State football team goes wild(cat) The generic term is wildcat. For the Boise State football team, the set of plays is more of a wild card. Idaho Statesman BCS minute: Alabama’s loss, whose gain? ESPN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Medal of Honor game goes on sale The game follows the exploits of Special Forces troops battling insurgents in Afghanistan in 2002. There are calls to have the game banned after it emerged that users could fight as The Taliban. BBC Using discards, scientists discover different dinosaurs’ stomping grounds By examining the type of rock in which dinosaur fossils were embedded, scientists have determined that different species of dinosaurs occupied different environments separated by just a few miles. ScienceDaily   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (David Correia): Fighting to end Africa’s worst human rights crimes Counterpunch Column (Dahlia Lithwick): Privacy Rights Inc. Slate Editorial: Follow the money Philadelphia Inquirer Video: Notebook: Campaign ads CBS News Column (Vladimir Shlapentokh): How is elitist Ayn Rand a tea party hero? Christian Science Monitor Column (Dave George): Some big ideas for the Chilean miners’ rescue pod AOL News Column (Stuart Gottlieb): War on terror: Obama softened the language, but hardened Muslim hearts Christian Science Monitor Column (Jim Lobe): Survey: US Jews skeptical of Obama Al Jazeera   Site edited by: Mahvish Kazmi, Anuja Seith, Elizabeth Quinn, Tanya Flowers, Adrian Smith, John Harvell, Paul Wertheim, Daishi Sato, John Allen, Selena Williams, Charles Weiss and Jeff Bromberg.   GOOD NEWS Blind hikers tackle Grand Canyon The Canyon Crawlers, as the hikers facetiously dubbed themselves, are out to make a point to the world — that those who can’t see can appreciate the Grand Canyon without viewing it. USA TODAY ‘Monica and David,’ building a life on their terms In 1983, the life expectancy for people with Down syndrome was 25. Today, it’s 60. The HBO documentary “Monica & David” looks at two adults with Down syndrome, their courtship and their married life together. NPR Scientists eradicate rinderpest virus Researchers said that rinderpest, a virus that causes cattle plague, has been wiped out, the first time such an announcement has been made since the end of smallpox. Guardian WORLD Israel’s plans to build in East Jerusalem clouds peace talks The vast majority of governments accept what the United Nations and the International Court of Justice in The Hague have declared — that the settlements violate international law. New York Times China’s leaders meet to plan future China’s ruling Communist Party is meeting in Beijing to draw up its next plan for the economy. Analysts say the leaders will aim to close the gap between rich and poor. BBC Chinese activists urge release of Liu Xiaobo Guardian 35-mile tunnel opens as world’s longest Swiss officials and residents of the Alpine nation eagerly awaited the breakthrough moment for the world’s longest tunnel. Houston Chronicle HEALTH Marketing: the dark art for social entrepreneurs? Should the marketers at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure leverage their tremendous skills to raise awareness about heart disease, which is six times more likely to kill a woman than breast cancer? Inc.com WHO: Tropical disease victims suffer silently CBC News Age-related memory deficits reduced by compound in celery, peppers A diet rich in the plant compound luteolin reduces age-related inflammation in the brain and related memory deficits, researchers report. Medical News Today RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY American Shariah? That’s news to Muslims Oklahoma State Rep. Rex Duncan expects his “Save Our State” referendum to keep Islamic law out of state courts to pass easily on Nov. 2. He’s less certain a similar measure could pass in Michigan. Religion News Service A covenant with the earth The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the most recent clear and present witness that environmental issues are not the intellectual hobby of the dilettante, but have everything to do with life and death. Christianity Today LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Female leadership and the ‘imposter syndrome’ It occurs when accomplished women don‘t believe they’re successful despite evidence to the contrary. This self-view still can have harmful affects. Sydney Morning Herald Angelina Jolie responds to Bosnia film row Angelina Jolie has asked critics to “hold judgement” on her directorial debut following reports that Bosnia’s culture minister had revoked a permit enabling her to shoot in Sarajevo. BBC Rome Colosseum opens gladiators’ dungeons to public Underground dungeons at Rome’s Colosseum, one of the great feats of Roman architecture and where gladiators once locked in mortal combat, will open to the public. Reuters EDUCATION Linking teachers and student test scores gains some momentum The use of student test scores in teacher evaluations has been controversial in some places, but a number of school districts are going ahead with the idea. Christian Science Monitor No crowd control? Students flee Overcowding in some of Queens’ large, generalized high schools appears to be up and the culprit could be the borough’s high number of struggling schools. NY Daily News   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Linking courses to careers improves high school graduation rates Linked Learning makes what goes on in the classroom more relevant. At Skyline, every 10th-grader gets to choose from seven different career-themed programs. San Francisco Chronicle   Photo of the Day Trees on the street “Unter den Linden” shine with colored lights in Berlin during the “Festival of Lights.” Over 60 buildings and monuments were illuminated with colored lights during the festival.  (Photo by Theo Heimann / DAPD / 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. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin. Dwight D. 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