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Merriam-Webster Inc. editor Peter Sokolowski holds up cards showing the word “pragmatic," in Springfield, Mass. Merriam-Webster has chosen “austerity” as its 2010 Word of the Year.  (Photo by Charles Krupa / AP) Merriam-Webster’s words of the year Merriam-Webster’s annual Word of the Year for 2010 is “austerity,” meaning “enforced or extreme economy.” San Jose Mercury News How English evolved into a global language BBC Pentagon health plan won’t cover brain-damage therapy for troops The Pentagon’s health plan for troops and many veterans refuses to cover cognitive rehabilitation treatment for brain-damage victims — a decision that could affect the tens of thousands of service members. ProPublica   Monitoring America Nine years after 9/11, the U.S. is building a vast domestic intelligence apparatus to collect information about Americans, using the FBI, local police, state homeland security, and military investigators. Washington Post Former ’70s activist recalls Memphis police surveillance was all over the place Commercial Appeal The Charleston, SC, police are watching you Post and Courier Special section: America on guard CBS News President Obama 2.0 President Barack Obama scored more legislative victories than at first looked likely following the midterm elections. But the lame-duck session also highlighted the narrow lanes in which he is operating. Politico Some now see Obama as the ‘comeback kid’ Christian Science Monitor Plenty of kids’ doctors, but in the wrong places, study shows There are enough children’s doctors in the U.S., they just work in the wrong places, a study has found. MSNBC   NATION Contractors behaving badly mean headaches for US Documents obtained by The Associated Press describe previously undisclosed offenses by more than 200 contract employees in Afghanistan, Iraq and other countries between 2004 and 2008. MSNBC Internet road rules near FCC vote A controversial proposal for Internet traffic rules that would allow providers to ration access to their networks is scheduled to come before communications regulators for a vote. Reuters It’s public vs. private in Net neutrality vote NPR Ready for a lunar eclipse? Stay up late tonight, or get up really early Tuesday and you may be able to see the one and only full lunar eclipse of 2010. Detroit Free Press Dark side of moon no longer mysterious iTWire 10 amazing facts about the moon LiveScience POLITICS Republicans dig in heels on START treaty Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin predicted victory for the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, but his Republican counterpart said that unless there are changes he is “absolutely” voting no. The Hill Congress recognizes a cultural shift Politico Blog: McConnell announces opposition to START  (ABC News) The Note New census count may complicate Obama 2012 bid The 2010 census report will include a boatload of good political news for Republicans and grim data for Democrats hoping to re-elect President Barack Obama and rebound from devastating elections. MSNBC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Microchips now used in everything from toilets to tombstones Besides being installed in everything from automatic teller machines to ocean-monitoring sensors, microchips also are going into a staggering array of once decidedly low-tech items. San Jose Mercury News Gawker hacking attack underscores flaws with passwords A hacking attack on Gawker Media Inc. underscores a basic security risk of living our lives online: Using the same username and password for multiple sites is convenient, but costly. Seattle Post-Intelligencer HEALTH Insight offers new angle of attack on variety of brain tumors A newly published insight into the biology of many kinds of less-aggressive but still lethal brain tumors, or gliomas, opens up a wide array of possibilities for new therapies. ScienceDaily Keeping holiday drinking in check may counter cancer Though holiday partying often includes alcohol consumption, cancer experts are urging partiers to partake moderately. HealthDay ENVIRONMENT Cryosat ice mission returns first science The Cryosat-2 spacecraft has produced its first major science result. Radar data from the European satellite has been used to make a map of ocean circulation across the Arctic basin. BBC Which heating methods are most efficient? Carsten Beier, of Germany, doesn’t believe that “anyone would burn a 50-dollar bill to keep warm. It’s simply too valuable." ScienceDaily SPORTS Eagles’ rally causes more Giant heartache, more lessons learned Many of the memorable moments in Eagles history have come at the expense of the Giants — the miracle at the Meadowlands, Randall Cunningham’s acrobatic touchdowns and Chuck Bednarik’s hit on Frank Gifford. Sports Illustrated Olympians flock to Breckenridge for 1st stop of Winter Dew tour More than 380 freestyle skiers and snowboarders are set to compete in halfpipe and slopestyle at the first stop of the Winter Dew Tour in Breckenridge, Colo. USA TODAY   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Blog (Glenn Greenwald): The government’s 1-way mirror revealed  (Salon) Unclaimed Territory Editorial (Warren Bolton): Celebrating South Carolina’s secession is just wrong Lexington Herald-Leader Editorial: The politics of fear invades the science of cancer care St. Louis Post-Dispatch Blog (Joe Klien): 2 dreams, 1 dead TIME Column (Robert Reich): Big government isn’t to blame for bad economy San Francisco Chronicle Column (Yasmin Alibhai-Brown): The ghost of Tiny Tim haunts coalition’s children in need The Independent Cartoon (David Horsey): Not all Christmas presents are equal Seattle Post-Intelligencer Blog (Kati Haycock): For-profit colleges and an illusion of opportunity  (San Francisco Chronicle) Sunday Insight   Site edited by: Jeff Bromberg, Elizabeth Quinn, George Knowles, Adrian Smith, Kathie Raikes, John Harvell, Michael Makofka, Tanya Flowers, Ranjini Kutty, Brigitte Leschhorn, Kristen Toland and Cat Van Le.   GOOD NEWS Facebook for farmers: Technology empowers China’s rural workers China Mobile‘s Nongxington — or farming information service — launched four years ago. The company is currently focusing on expanding its delivery in China’s western and southwestern regions. BBC Inside Juarez: hope amid the despair We tell the stories of three individuals who are struggling to bring some sense of order to the chaos that reigns over the troubled border city of Juarez, Mexico. Houston Chronicle Getting a 2nd chance Jeremy Williams, 16, walked into school in August, wondering what it would take to survive after running the streets for years. Now he has a home again, thanks to a man who’d lost a son and found Jeremy. St. Louis Post-Dispatch WORLD North Korea won’t retaliate over drills North Korea called South Korean artillery drills on a front-line island a “reckless military provocation” but said it would not retaliate, backing away from earlier threats to strike back. St. Louis Post-Dispatch South Koreans seek shelter in bunkers YouTube Czech doctors to abandon the Republic Fed up with shockingly low pay and long hours, doctors in the Czech Republic are threatening to leave the country en masse. NPR 1,000s flee fresh Darfur clashes As many as 12,000 people have fled following fresh fighting between army and Darfur rebels in Sudan, according to the United Nations. Al Jazeera BUSINESS Volt: head-turner, job saver On its first road trip from a Detroit factory to consumers’ garages near NYC, the Chevrolet Volt made a lot of people happy. Detroit Free Press GM launches new electric hybrid car in US Guardian In epic projects, US is no longer a leader Increasingly, a group of rising economies — from Brazil to the United Arab Emirates — is building the showcase projects that once were mainly the pride of the U.S., Western Europe and Japan. MSNBC RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Pope: Church must reflect on what allowed abuse Pope Benedict XVI said the Catholic Church must reflect on what is wrong with its message and Christian life in general that allowed for the widespread sexual abuse of children by priests. USA TODAY Survey: For many, Jesus isn’t the reason for the season Come-all-ye-partiers trumps “O Come, All Ye Faithful” for more than one in three people asked about their Christmas activities in a survey by LifeWay Research, a Christian research organization. USA TODAY EDUCATION Small schools flirt with forced closings Leaders of 10 Iowa districts spent more money than was authorized in the 2009-10 school year, state records show. Seven districts are in their second or third year of unauthorized spending. Des Moines Register Students eye measures to keep ‘movement’ alive after DREAM Act fails Emboldened by months of phone calls to lawmakers, hunger strikes and sit-ins, a group of students and graduates say they plan to take their fight for immigrant rights to the states and 2012 election. Star Tribune In NC, a racial uproar over schools stirs old echoes When Charlotte’s majority-white board voted to close several predominantly black and Latino schools, the ensuing tumult raised the specter of the civil rights era. Los Angeles Times LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Judging a book by its cover Sometimes the cover of a book like “The Godfather,” “Catch-22” or “Jaws” can be as memorable as the book itself. CBS News Blog: Sony says that E-readers are ‘selling out around the world’  (CNET News) Crave Andy Warhol: motion pictures at MoMA A modern art exhibit now on view focuses on Andy Warhol’s cinematic portraits and non-narrative, silent, and black-and-white films from the mid-1960s. Monsters and Critics Decades of close calls and near misses Safety lapses on the ground and in the sky, including near-midair collisions and runway wrecks, have led to close calls at Bay State airports. Telegram & Gazette   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Playing outdoors is vital for kids Today’s youth spend just four to seven minutes outside each day in unstructured outdoor play such as climbing trees, building forts or catching bugs, studies show. St. Louis Post-Dispatch   Photo of the Day People walk through the Viennese Christmas Market in front of the festively lit up city hall in Vienna, Austria.  (Photo by Ronald Zak / 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 Turn your wounds into wisdom. 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