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A flood-affected mother takes refuge at Kot Addu railway station with her children after losing her home in central Pakistan.  (Photo by Khalid Tanveer / AP) Mosque projects meet opposition While a high-profile battle rages over a mosque near ground zero, heated confrontations have broken out across the country where mosques are proposed for far less hallowed locations. New York Times Blog: Fareed Zakaria to return Anti-Defamation League award over ground zero mosque  (CNN) Belief In Ky., Tea Party vs. Obama proxy war Rand Paul is ostensibly running against Jack Conway in the Kentucky Senate race, but the two are quickly becoming stand-ins for the marquee proxy war of this election. Politico Jack Conway at Fancy Farm 2010 Louisville Courier-Journal   Rains hammer flood-hit Pakistan, hamper aid Torrential rains in flood-hit Pakistan have hampered aid efforts and are threatening to deepen a crisis affecting 14 million people across the country. Al Jazeera Food prices quadruple in flood-hit Pakistan SKY News In pictures: Pakistan floods sweep south BBC Deep-water drilling ban having a painful effect on oil industry The BP oil spill, which is having a diminishing effect on the Gulf of Mexico's water, continues to wreak havoc on the offshore oil and gas industry and the businesses that service and supply it. USA TODAY Will BP drill for oil in the Gulf again? ABC News Cash-strapped states cut funding for assistance to disabled At least 17 states have cut into funding for assistance to the disabled, or are planning to do it this year, says Phil Oliff, a policy analyst with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. ABC News   NATION Immigration: America's 'golden door' America's long-simmering immigration debate is boiling over. While protestors take to the streets, the state and federal governments are fighting in court over who can write and enforce immigration law. CBS News 'Birthers' fade after passage of law The persistent quest for President Barack Obama's birth certificate has died down since Hawaii passed a law allowing it to ignore repetitive requests for the document. Seattle Post-Intelligencer POLITICS Elena Kagan sworn in as 112th Supreme Court justice Elena Kagan was sworn in as the 112th justice of the Supreme Court, opening the first era in U.S. history with three women serving its bench. Baltimore Sun Special section: Kagan's nomination NPR White House reception for Kagan YouTube Mo. based conservative group fights for Proposition 23 One of the largest single contributions to the campaign for a ballot measure to suspend California's greenhouse gas reduction law has come from an obscure, Missouri-based conservative group. San Francisco Chronicle HEALTH Early steps can protect your knees, prevent later problems Protecting your knees when you're younger may help prevent serious problems such as arthritis and the need for knee replacement when you're older, an expert advises. HealthDay No wait needed after miscarriage Women who try again soon after a miscarriage may be more successful and fare better than those who delay trying to conceive, researchers found. ABC News SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WikiLeaks ready to publish more documents The online whistle-blower WikiLeaks said it will continue to publish more secret files from governments around the world despite U.S. demands. Seattle Times Profile of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange BBC British websites are pushing boundaries of online medicine In Britain, an increasing number of websites are pushing the boundaries of online medicine, with many offering consultations and medication most countries only allow during in-person visits. USA TODAY LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT What does 'video game' mean, anyway? From plummeting sales to a shift to social networks, critics love to endlessly debate what ails the gaming business. CNN 'Late-life lesbians' reveal fluidity of sexuality Some women might not know they have a capacity to be attracted to other women until later in life. NPR The iron men Antony Gormley explains why he has worked on a project to erect Horizon Field, 100 sculptures of his body, in the Austrian alps. Guardian SPORTS Rice, Smith enter Hall of Fame Linked as the NFL's leading receiver and rusher, two of the greatest players in history have entered the Hall of Fame. ESPN NFL: Hall of Fame enshrinement Digital Sports Daily Brockman is a hometown superstar Snohomish's most popular professional athlete will be back in his home town this week, when Brockman hosts the first-ever Jon Brockman Basketball camp. Daily Herald   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Eileen Norcross and Todd Zywicki): Public worker pensions too rich for New York's blood NY Daily News Column (Robert George): We deserve answers on bomber's release Philadelphia Inquirer Column (John Diaz): The Proposition 8 ruling San Francisco Chronicle Column (Carrie Budoff Brown): Obama promotes health overhaul Politico Column (Bobbie Ikegami): Out-of-school programs keep kids safe, support families Salt Lake Tribune Editorial: Self-help alive but unexploited Indianapolis Star Column (Vivek Wadhwa): Why we need to abolish software patents TechCrunch Column (Deroy Murdock): Obamacare’s already ailing Boston Herald   Site edited by: Brigitte Leschhorn, George Knowles, Anne Lawver, Selena Williams, Michael Makofka, Walt Chiu, Maribel Limon, Adrian Smith, Alexa Even, Nabila Dellil and Cat Van Le.   GOOD NEWS Off the grid families pioneer sustainable energy lifestyles An increasing range of Americans are leading a lifestyle mostly unhitched from public utilities. Using nature, they warm and cool their homes and power everything from a blender to a TV to a hot tub. Christian Science Monitor Wisconsin hospital treats injured and orphaned wildlife Wallace Blane, founder of Fellow Mortals Wildlife Hospital, and her staff of three other wildlife rehabilitators work almost 24 hours a day caring for orphaned wildlife. Chicago Tribune WORLD S. Korean president shakes up cabinet South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak nominated Kim Tae-ho to be the new prime minister as part of a Cabinet reshuffle, state media said. CNN 10 killed in attack in Afghanistan Ten members of a medical team, including six Americans, are believed to have been shot and killed by militants as they were returning from providing health care in northern Afghanistan. NPR Workers knew risks but loved Afghanistan CNN Abolishing nukes: flicker of hope In this place where a fearful age was born one fiery instant 65 years ago, the Flame of Peace still flickers on, awaiting the day when the world is rid of nuclear weapons. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Russia accuses US of selling arms to Iran YouTube BUSINESS Google buys social networking company In Google's latest step to build a social networking to blunt the threat of Facebook's 500 million users, the search giant confirmed its purchase of Slide. San Jose Mercury News US economy improving, more fiscal stimulus isn't the answer The U.S. economy will improve slowly and another round of fiscal stimulus likely wouldn’t be effective, former Treasury secretaries Paul O’Neill and Robert Rubin said. Bloomberg Chrysler sales rise but problems lurk A year after getting billions of dollars in federal aid to stay in business, Chrysler now brags each month about growing sales, insisting it is on the road to recovery. Philadelphia Inquirer EDUCATION Low demand for teachers has silver lining The Clark County School District in Nevada plans to hire only 230 or so teachers, a tenth of what it hired only three years ago and only a quarter of what it hired last year, which was the previous record low. Las Vegas Sun New law, e-books and rentals may make college textbooks less costly A new federal law requires publishers to provide textbook price information to professors and calls on colleges to identify course textbooks during registration, giving students more time to shop around. USA TODAY ENVIRONMENT Maryland seeks haven to refresh oyster habitat The state of Maryland is drawing up plans to set aside 25 percent of all oyster habitats in the Chesapeake as permanent sanctuaries where harvesting would be banned. NPR Dimmer view of Earth When Stanford climate scientist Christopher Field looks at visual feeds from a satellite monitoring deforestation in the Amazon basin, he sees images streaked with white lines devoid of data. San Jose Mercury News RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Cardinal in Scotland attacks US over Lockerbie bomber reaction The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has made an outspoken attack on the United States over the release of the Lockerbie bomber. BBC Serbfest celebrates century of Serbian culture in St. Louis Serbfest celebrates Serbian traditions and Eastern Orthodox beliefs. But the priest at Holy Trinity Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church also made a point to express his love of the U.S. St. Louis Post-Dispatch   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Why we have weather on the brain We live in air-conditioned houses and work in climate-controlled offices, yet we react as the ancients did to the weather. 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