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Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, left, smiles after she received flowers from her supporters as she stands at the gate of her home.  (Photo by Khin Maung Win / AP) Myanmar frees democracy leader Suu Kyi Myanmar‘s government released Aung San Suu Kyi, the pro-democracy icon, after more than seven years of house arrest, offering a glimmer of hope for opposition groups. Wall Street Journal Burma frees Aung San Suu Kyi BBC USPS sees $8.5B loss, warns Congress it’ll be broke by 2011 The U.S. Postal Service reported an $8.5 billion loss and said it will run out of money in 2011 if economic conditions don‘t improve and Congress doesn’t act. Washington Post   US warns on exports, China pledges reform President Barack Obama called for surplus economies such as China to end reliance on exports for growth, but his Chinese counterpart cautioned that economic policy change would come gradually. Reuters Orlins interview on China Bloomberg Anheuser-Busch files suit against MLB Perhaps no beer brand is as closely bonded with the national pastime as Budweiser, thanks to its long history with Major League Baseball. But that seemingly solid marriage might be in trouble. St. Louis Post-Dispatch InBev dilutes loyalty to Anheuser-Busch BusinessWeek Special section: 2010 baseball awards MLB.com Wounded vets trade boots for suits The entrepreneurial among the thousands of soldiers returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan frequently use military-learned skills, such as leadership and organization, as they move into business ownership. ABC News They’re not the retiring kind Star Tribune   NATION High court won’t block ‘don’t ask’ discharges The Supreme Court has refused to block the military from discharging openly gay service members while the administration appeals a ruling that declared the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law unconstitutional. San Francisco Chronicle Blog: Gates launches investigation of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ review leak  (ABC News) The Note Supreme Court won’t ban ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ MSNBC Groups applaud push to boost policing of web privacy Advocacy groups have welcomed reports that the U.S. government plans to boost the policing of online privacy with new laws and a new watchdog. BBC Online holiday shopping: 5 pitfalls YouTube POLITICS President Obama seeks compromise on Bush tax cuts President Barack Obama has opened the door to a compromise with Republicans, signaling a new willingness to accept tax breaks for the wealthy to avoid immediate tax hikes across the board. Washington Post Blog: Obama: Middle-class tax cuts top priority  (CBS News) Political Hotsheet House Democrats reach deal on leadership House Democrats have reached a deal to keep both Reps. Steny Hoyer and James Clyburn in the leadership, with Hoyer serving as minority whip and Clyburn taking a new, as-yet-still-undefined number three position. Politico BUSINESS Make money in 2011: your job If you’ve made it this far into the toughest job market in decades without being laid off, chances are you’re out of the danger zone. CNNMoney Talk to your kids about money USA TODAY It’s become a month of Black Fridays Retailers are choosing many different ways to break customers of their habit of waiting for last-minute discounts, hoping the 2010 holiday season will show signs that the economic recovery can hold. MSNBC Amazon hiring 1000s to fill holiday orders NPR HEALTH Doctors brace for possible big Medicare pay cuts Breast cancer surgeon Kathryn Wagner has posted a warning in her waiting room about a risk to patients: She’ll stop taking new Medicare cases if Congress allows looming cuts in doctors’ pay to go through. USA TODAY Study: Severe acne raises suicide risks Anecdotal reports of suicides in patients taking Accutane for severe acne have long plagued the drug, but studies have failed to prove or disprove a link to suicidal behaviors. WebMD LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Michelangelo‘s ‘Last Judgment’ figures ’based on male prostitutes’ A researcher from Pisa University believes the enormous fresco is replete with homosexual imagery, including a man being dragged into Damnation by his testicles and kisses and embraces between male figures. Telegraph.co.uk ‘Simpsons’ renewed for 23rd season “The Simpsons,” the longest-running comedy in TV history, is set to return for a 23rd season, the Fox network has announced. CBC News RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY For Catholics, interest in exorcism is revived There are only a handful of priests in the country trained as exorcists, but they say they are overwhelmed with requests from people who fear they are possessed by the devil. New York Times Suspect turns case against priest Will Lynch is looking for justice in an unusual way. Charged with beating the priest he says molested him as a child, he plans to use his trial to shame the Rev. Jerold Lindner and call attention to clergy abuse. Philadelphia Inquirer   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: City ethics: Whom will you serve? Florida Times-Union Column (William Dalrymple): Iraq‘s disappearing Christians are Bush and Blair’s legacy Guardian Column (Shankar Vedantam): If parenthood sucks, why do we love it? Because we’re addicted Slate Editorial: After his Asia trip, Obama must not give up on new rules for the global economy Christian Science Monitor Column (Paul Bedard): Voters say don’t tax my soda pop U.S. News & World Report Column (Ron Ashkenas): Why best practices are hard to practice Huffington Post Blog (Noreen Malone and Hanna Rosin): The ‘mama grizzlies’ you don’t know  (Slate) The Doublex Cartoon (Jeff Stahler): The USDA and cheese Columbus Dispatch   Site edited by: Brigitte Leschhorn, Kathie Raikes, Paul Wertheim, Tanya Flowers, John Harvell, Sevim Yolacti, Jayalaxmi Arasalike, Jeff Bromberg, Ayesha Sharma, Elizabeth Quinn, Adrian Smith, Daishi Sato, Alexa Even, John Allen, Cat Van Le and Anuja Seith.   GOOD NEWS Harvard fellows honor Somali reporter Harvard University has honored an Associated Press reporter in Somalia with its award that recognizes those who display conscience and integrity in communications. Boston Herald New Americas wing opens at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts Is it the last of an art museum building boom that began in the affluent 1990s? Or is it state of the art for a 21st-century facility? Christian Science Monitor Dentist reaches out to make teens smile The national movement called Dentistry from the Heart, operating in every state except Alaska and Hawaii, provides free services that could be preventing much more than tooth decay. St. Louis Post-Dispatch WORLD Finland’s nuclear waste bunker built to last 100,000 years In Finland, the world’s first permanent nuclear waste repository, “Onkalo,” is being built. It is a huge system of underground tunnels that is being hewn out of solid rock and must last at least 100,000 years. CNN Obama offers extra $4.1 billion for nuke arsenal, source says MSNBC Japan says China vows action on rare earth exports China will speed up exports of rare earth minerals to Japan, the Japanese trade minister said, following complaints from Tokyo that shipments were stalled amid a territorial row. Sydney Morning Herald SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY When a Twitter post can land you in court As more air thoughts in forums like Twitter and Facebook, the line between appropriate and inappropriate, between a jab and an all-out assault, is still precariously fuzzy. TIME Formation of bulge on moon explained A bulge of topography on the moon has defied explanation for decades. But a new study shows that the highlands may be the result of tidal forces. ScienceDaily Will yourname@facebook.com be your new e-mail address? Facebook reportedly will roll out an e-mail service that will compete with Google’s Gmail and other Web e-mail offerings. Plus: Intel, Tesla, Amazon. San Jose Mercury News Google and Facebook rivalry takes centerstage Reuters EDUCATION Textbooks becoming obsolete Textbooks are becoming redundant in schools, as computers and electronic teaching aids take their place, according to a survey of schoolteachers. Telegraph.co.uk DeVry says the Department of Education to review student aid DeVry Inc., the parent of for-profit DeVry University, said the Department of Education intends to conduct an onsite program review of the college’s use of government student aid. Bloomberg ENVIRONMENT Dishwashing: A farewell to phosphates In 2006 the activists managed to push through the first statewide ban on phosphates in household automatic-dishwasher detergents, though it didn’t take effect until 2010. TIME Arctic waters vulnerable to oil spill An oil spill in the Arctic Ocean would be so hard to clean up that offshore development there should be put on hold, a U.S. environmental group has said. CBC News Study reveals enormous levels of illegal turtle harvesting in Madagascar Up to 16,000 of the world’s rarest turtles are being caught every year by villages in just one part of Madagascar, a year-long survey has revealed. Guardian SPORTS It‘s a Love-in as Kevin gets NBA’s first 30-30 since Moses At one point in the third quarter, Kevin Love leaned over to Michael Beasley on the bench and whispered in his ear. “I’m going for 30 tonight,” Love said. Philadelphia Daily News Kevin Love talks about 30-30 NBA.com Coaching for soccer parents? Some youth sports teams are asking parents to do the unthinkable: keep quiet during games. It’s part of an effort to encourage good sportsmanship among kids. San Jose Mercury News   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Tired of war, 1000s of Iraqis want to go to US Over 4.7 million Iraqis have left Iraq since 2003, in what the United Nations refugee agency calls the worst humanitarian crisis in the Middle East since millions of Palestinians were displaced in 1948. Reuters   Photo of the Day The Big Dipper shines in the evening sky over a 212-year-old farm house in Brunswick, Maine.  (Photo by Robert F. Bukaty / 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 Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you; you must acquire it. 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