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Gail Folsom dressed in Victorian costume poses as part of a group photo for the Jules Verne inspired ‘Steampunks’ at a San Diego comic book convention. (Photo by Denis Poroy / AP)

Picking up steam

Steampunk has been part of the cultural conversation, but it seems to be gaining a wider appeal, especially near Boston.

Boston Globe

Steampunk: Victorian futurism featured

North County Times

Bush considered ditching Cheney

Former President George W. Bush considered dropping Vice President Dick Cheney from his 2004 presidential campaign to “demonstrate I was in charge,” the former president says in a new memoir.

The Independent

UN: Climate change may hinder human progress

The United Nations has warned that a continued failure to tackle climate change risks hindering progress in improving the lives of the world’s poorest people.

Guardian

UK scientist: 2 C target may need change

Reuters

Ariz.’s tuition tax credit debated at US Supreme Court

The challenge to Arizona’s private-school tax-credit program went before the U.S. Supreme Court, and justices confronted both sides about whether it violates separation of church and state.

Arizona Republic

Confusion, fear as storm nears Haiti

Fear and confusion swept over many Haitians after officials advised them to abandon tent camps in Haiti’s capital before Tropical Storm Tomas arrives.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Tomas pounds Caribbean

The Weather Channel

NATION

Pentagon awards $630M Afghanistan contract to controversial supplier

The Pentagon has awarded a contract worth a potential $630 million to Mina Corp., a secretive company that refuses to disclose its ownership and whose role is under investigation by Congress.

Telegraph.co.uk

WikiLeaks founder tells US to open up on Iraq war

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called on the U.S. to open up “instead of covering up” after the website’s release of secret documents detailing abuses committed during the Iraq war.

Vancouver Sun

Blog:

CIA lawyer: US law does not forbid rendition

(Washington Post)

SpyTalk

20 tons of pot found near US border

Federal authorities have made one of the largest marijuana seizures in the U.S., confiscating 20 tons of pot near an underground tunnel, according to officials.

AOL News

POLITICS

Obama: I’ve got to do a better job

President Barack Obama says he believes U.S. voters are feeling frustrated with the pace of economic recovery, after midterm poll losses.

ABC News

Boehner poised to take speakership

In the wake of Republicans’ win of the House majority and gains in the Senate, John Boehner, R-Ohio, declared a legislative mandate and set his sights on repealing the recent health care reform law.

USA TODAY

ENVIRONMENT

Spill prompts call for safety institute

As oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year, international drilling experts and engineers huddled inside a Houston command center to strategize about the best ways to contain the crude.

Houston Chronicle

Scientist makes a bot to argue for him

Tired of arguing with climate change deniers within Twitter’s 140 character quips, programmer Nigel Leck wrote a script to do it for him.

Popular Science

Interview:

A sky-high eye on climate change

Nature

HEALTH

Use of prostate cancer treatment fell when Medicare paid doctors less

When Medicare cut its reimbursement rates for hormonal treatment for men with prostate cancer, use declined drastically.

HealthDay

The dark side of female friendships

Females leave lasting scars that make it difficult for adult women to form strong female friendships.

San Francisco Chronicle

SPORTS

Tenn. Titans acquire Randy Moss

The Titans passed on Randy Moss in the 1998 draft, but 12 years later they didn’t let another chance go by. While the rest of the NFL said “no thanks,” the Titans took a gamble and claimed Moss from waivers.

The Tennessean

Titans welcome Randy Moss with open arms

ESPN

Landis team manager says French trial of cyclist ‘ridiculous’

Floyd Landis‘ team manager says it is “ridiculous” to think the American cyclist will face trial in France for hacking into a doping laboratory’s computers.

Seattle Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Island of lost souls has many secrets

For New Yorkers who die without the money, family or identity required to get a proper funeral, they are sent to oblivion at Hart Island. Now an artist is helping families try to identify loved ones buried there.

Detroit Free Press

The business of magic

Disney has demonstrated a consistent ability to turn almost anything it touches into a cash machine.

Newsweek

Lewis Black’s Christmas wish is a family of his own

Lewis Black is known for his sharp, stand-up comic rants about the injustices in the world, from politics to pop culture.

USA TODAY

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Blog (Thomas E. Ricks):

Waterboarding update: President Bush fought the law, and the law ... lost?

(Foreign Policy)

The Best Defense

Column (Jim Talent):

Don’t cut military spending

National Review

Column (Jake Coyle):

In social media election, the GOP capitalizes

Slate

Column (John Aloysius Farrell):

Despite loss, Pelosi won for her party

Politico

Blog (Francine Kiefer):

Terrorist rehab in Saudi Arabia: a success?

The Editorial Board

(Christian Science Monitor)

Column (Lee Dye):

Want a long, healthy life? Think positive

ABC News

Column (Daniel Rubin):

Problem solved, burden eased for couple with disabled son

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Michael Cohen):

9 takeaways from the election

AOL News

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GOOD NEWS

Chef feeds India’s less fortunate

Narayanan Krishnan brings hot meals daily to India’s homeless and destitute. Since 2002, the chef has served more than 1.2 million meals through his nonprofit organization, Akshaya Trust.

CNN

Halting the world’s most lethal parasite

A new malaria vaccine, a plan to immunize mosquitoes and other “crazy” ideas have brightened prospects for vanquishing this killer.

Scientific American

The epic battle against mosquitoes

Popular Science

Fort Mason’s surprise historical trove

Archaeologists and historians are just thankful that the cache of 19th century treasure lay undiscovered for more than a century, which may shed light on the Civil War, medicine and more.

San Francisco Chronicle