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President Barack Obama delivers a statement to members of the media in the in the Old Executive Office Building, on the White House campus in Washington.  (Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP) Dropout rates are falling, but still no cause for celebration As part of the push for greater accountability in schools, states are now required to report on graduation rates in a more rigorous way. TIME A greener revolution aligns diet and land in Malawi Malawi has celebrated in recent years as the scene of a modest green revolution. Corn harvests are up but many believe that farmers in Malawi and all over Africa need to look beyond corn. NPR   Obama, GOP leadership square off Obama is framing the meeting with incoming GOP leadership as the first step toward a new and productive relationship. CBS News Special section: Who’s who at ‘Slurpee Summit’ MSNBC Jake Tapper on the White House Summit ABC News WikiLeaks release ‘shows China thinking on Korea’ Officials in China have expressed frustration with communist ally North Korea, according to leaked classified U.S. diplomatic cables. BBC Role of free press weighed in wake of State Department leaks USA TODAY EU launches antitrust probe into alleged Google abuses The European Commission has launched an investigation into Google after other search engines complained that the firm had abused its dominant position. BBC   NATION Last unemployment check is in the mail Many jobless have already filed their last claim for benefits since lawmakers aren’t moving to extend the deadline anytime soon. CNNMoney Hurricanes steered clear of US in 2010 For the first time in recorded history, 12 hurricanes formed in the Atlantic basin without a single one making landfall in the United States, according to experts at Colorado State University. USA TODAY Why did hurricanes spare the US this year? Houston Chronicle Read this: Buy new street signs Federal Highway Administration is ordering local governments to buy new street signs that they say are easier to read. ABC News POLITICS President Obama and GOP leaders finally to meet It won’t be the relaxed working session President Barack Obama wanted, but the White House still hopes that delayed and abbreviated summit with Republicans will start to bridge the bipartisan divide. Politico Obama, congressional leaders to tackle issues in ‘Slurpee summit’ CNN President Obama to meet congressional leaders Reuters A final push to repeal ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ The fate of the 17-year-old law known as “don‘t ask, don’t tell,” which bars openly gay Americans from serving in the military, is expected to be decided before Congress goes home prior to year’s end. NPR ENVIRONMENT Officials aim for small wins in climate talks Officials from 200 countries are meeting in Mexico to attempt one of history’s greatest repair jobs: the mending of the world’s project to cope with climate change. Nature Empowering women and saving the environment Newsweek Are we too clean? A new study from the University of Michigan School of Public Health suggests our quest to be clean and infection free could be negatively affecting our health. Earth Times The world: 4 degrees warmer As science shows our planet could warm by as much as four degrees, researchers predict what problems that could cause. Discovery News EDUCATION Education reform: Have business-savvy officials improved big-city schools? Mayors of big cities have been turning to leaders from the business world to push their agenda of education reform. Critics say schools need leadership from educators. Christian Science Monitor School effort aims to engage parents Much of the talk around educational reform has focused on the role teachers play in students’ lives, all but ignoring another big player: parents. Denver Post HEALTH Eating disorders rising in young children Among children younger than 12 with eating disorders, hospitalizations surged 119 percent between 1999 and 2006. That’s according to government data contained in an American Academy of Pediatrics report. MSNBC Parents put fat babies on diets ABC News Painkiller may prevent skin cancer Preliminary research suggests that the painkiller celecoxib (Celebrex) may help prevent nonmelanoma skin cancers, researchers reported. MedPage Today RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Muslim orphans caught between Islamic, Western law Islam has a guardianship system called kafalah that resembles foster care, yet has no exact counterpart in Western law. USA TODAY Turkey gives orphanage to Ecumenical Patriarchate The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians was given back the deed to a historic building in a move hailed as a symbolic but important victory for the formerly dominant church in Turkey. San Francisco Chronicle   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Daniel Indiviglio): Promoting US fiscal responsibility, responsibly The Atlantic Column (Katrina Trinko): Create jobs by bringing in immigrants USA TODAY Blog (John Horgan): Why psychotherapies never get better  (Scientific American) Cross-check Column (Todd Woody): Sunsetting of federal cash grant darkens solar industry’s prospects Grist Column (Matt Lewis): Liz Cheney blames George Bush for North Korea situation PoliticsDaily.com Blog (Cathy Lynn Grossman): ‘Take Back Yoga’ campaign: back where?  (USA TODAY) Faith & Reason Column (Chris Hedges): Hope, real hope, is about doing something Truthdig Column (Patty Fisher): Brighten the holidays for a foster child San Jose Mercury News   Site edited by: Ayesha Sharma, George Knowles, Jayalaxmi Arasalike, Anuja Seith, Charles Weiss, Brigitte Leschhorn, John Harvell, Sara Stewart, Tanya Flowers, Alexa Even, Daishi Sato, Diana Shaw, Kristen Toland, Kathie Raikes and Adrian Smith.   GOOD NEWS Holiday giving expected to surpass $48B, study forecasts Charities that can appeal to the emotions and those that make pitches in lots of ways will fare the best, according to a survey released by Convio, the fundraising software company. The Chronicle of Philanthropy Sacramento leads green job growth Clean-tech companies in California’s Sacramento region now employ more workers than the local agricultural sector, underscoring the importance of the industry’s role to the area’s economy. McClatchy Newspapers Buffalo Bills owner Wilson donates $1M to NY adult care The Kaleida Health Foundation announced a $1 million donation by Ralph and Mary Wilson through the Ralph C. Wilson Foundation to support adult day care and home care in Western New York. NFL.com WORLD No more tolerance, says South Korean leader South Korea’s President Lee Myung-bak has taken responsibility for failing to protect the country and said the South would abandon its long-standing policy of not responding to the North’s hostile acts. Sydney Morning Herald Kenya leader: Constitution says homosexuals ‘should be arrested’ “The constitution is very clear on this issue and men or women found engaging in homosexuality will not be spared," said Raila Odinga, prime minister of Kenya. MSNBC BUSINESS Rolls-Royce pushes $990,000 cars among China’s new rich Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd., Bayerische Motoren Werke AG’s nameplate, plans to sell 800 cars in China in 2011 as it aims to raise sales eightfold in two years in the world’s largest auto market. Bloomberg Wal-Mart: ‘We are not job destroyers’ The world’s biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, said it is looking forward to completing the purchase of a 51 percent stake in South African Massmart. Business Day SPORTS Sports Illustrated names Brees Sportsman of Year New Orleans Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees is the recipient of Sports Illustrated’s 57th Sportsman of the Year award. Sports Illustrated Dodgers sign Giants’ World Series hero Juan Uribe The Dodgers poached one of the Giants’ World Series heroes, agreeing with popular infielder Juan Uribe to a three-year, $21 million contract that is pending a physical. San Jose Mercury News SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The backwardly aging lab mouse In a lab in Boston, a research team has used genetic engineering to accomplish turning frail-looking mice into younger versions of themselves by stimulating the regeneration of certain tissues. Science Scientists find rodent fountain of youth ABC News Scientists trick cells into switching identities Scientists are reporting early success at transforming one kind of specialized cell into another, a feat of biological alchemy that doctors may someday perform inside a patient’s body to restore health. Star Tribune Bladder regeneration from bone marrow ScienceDaily 400-year-old personalized pipes found Bearing perhaps the earliest printing in English America, fragments of 400-year-old personalized pipes have been found at Virginia’s Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the New World. National Geographic LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT The women of pop art Notice a tint of gender bias in terms like “masterpiece” and “old master”? Now a picture is emerging of not just historical, but persistent discrimination against women in the art world. Christian Science Monitor Hundreds of unknown Picasso works discovered in Paris An extraordinary cache of hundreds of works by Pablo Picasso, painted during his most creative period, has been uncovered at the home of a retired French electrician. Guardian Heirs question origin of Picasso trove MSNBC Hastings’ double arches The arches will give Minnesota its first free-standing, above-deck arch bridge and will constitute the longest such span in North America, transportation officials said. Star Tribune   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT For American students, life lessons in the Middle East In what educators are calling the fastest growing study-abroad program, American college students are increasingly choosing to spend their traditional junior year abroad in the Middle East. New York Times   Photo of the Day Freak tides hit the lighthouse in Sassnitz at the Baltic Sea, eastern Germany.  (Photo by Jens Koehler / 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 To lose patience is to lose the battle. 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