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Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Scoville displays the Facebook page of a fugitive. The Feds are on Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter as law enforcement follows the rest of the world onto popular social networking services, watching suspects and gathering information.  (Photo by Elaine Thompson / AP) Stalkers, harassers plunge into world of social media The wide open world of social media is opening new territory for trouble. As the use of Facebook, MySpace and other technology grows, so does the number of crimes connected with them. Star Tribune Blog: National Stalking Awareness Month  (Florida Times-Union) Inside Hubbard House Obama administration ends high-tech border fence The Obama administration ended a high-tech border fence project that cost taxpayers nearly $1 billion but did little to improve security. Congress ordered the controversial high-tech fence in 2006. CBS News Feds reject ‘1 size fits all’ border security Houston Chronicle   US to bill states $1.3B amid tight budgets For states, a new bill is coming from the federal government, which will charge them $1.3 billion in interest on the billions they have borrowed from Washington to pay unemployment benefits. New York Times Liberals warn of Democratic schism if Obama backs Social Security cut The Hill Jobless claims jump more than expected MSNBC Tunisia swears in interim leader Tunisia’s speaker of parliament has temporarily assumed power in the country a day after President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali fled amid a mass uprising. Al Jazeera WikiLeaks: US ambassador warned that Ben Ali was unpopular McClatchy Newspapers In pictures: Tunisia tensions BBC Gun background checks have big gaps The National Instant Criminal Background Check System pulls records from state and local police as well as dozens of other agencies, but several studies say those records are often incomplete or missing. NPR   NATION IRS still ramping up for itemized filings The Internal Revenue Service announced the opening of tax filing season with a warning that it will not be able to process certain types of returns, including those with itemized deductions, until next month. Des Moines Register Obama readies new focus on education President Barack Obama is putting education overhaul at the forefront of his agenda as he adjusts to the new reality of a government with serious partisan division. ABC News TRAGEDY IN TUCSON Safeway at shooting site reopens One week to the day after a gunman riddled the parking lot with bullets, the supermarket north of Tucson where six people were killed and 13 were wounded reopened. Arizona Republic Police create timeline of Loughner’s morning before arrest In the early morning hours before he was arrested, Jared Loughner attempted twice to buy ammunition and had photographs developed of himself posing with a gun, law enforcement officials said. USA TODAY Blog: In America, violence and guns forever Reuters Giffords intern handling sudden fame Intern Daniel Hernandez’s brave and clear-headed actions in helping save the life of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords after she was shot made him an unlikely hero. Since then, he’s become something of a celebrity. San Francisco Chronicle Blog: Mass shootings and mental illness  (CBS News) In Focus POLITICS Reince Priebus elected RNC chairman Reince Priebus, who led the Wisconsin Republican Party to significant gains in the 2010 midterm elections, won the election and will now step in as the new chairman of the Republican National Committee. Politico RNC chair-elect: We must come together CNN Special section: The new elected RNC chairman MSNBC Obama to ease travel restrictions to Cuba, allow more money to be sent back President Barack Obama plans to loosen Cuban travel policy to allow students and church groups to go to the communist country, the administration announced. Star Tribune LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT New zodiac signs 2011: Can 1 guy just change the zodiac like that? In an interview, astronomer Parke Kunkle pointed out a fact that astronomers have known for millennia, a fact which has prompted an uproar among those who believe in astrology. Christian Science Monitor The most dangerous show on television MTV’s controversial new series “Skins” portrays teens as sex-obsessed, experimental, lying to their parents and sneaking out at night. In other words, it shows them as they really are. Newsweek Profiling the people who seek fame through assassination In the Secret Service Exception Case Study Project, they identified 83 people who had completed assassinations or made assassination attempts since 1949 — some cases known to the public, some not. NPR SPORTS Spurs victory leads to Mavericks’ 4th straight loss Everything is on track for the San Antonio Spurs. They’re staying healthy and coasting toward the home-court advantage they prize in the playoffs. Sports Illustrated NCAA survey delves into practice time Players in the NCAA’s Division I bowl subdivision say they devote over 43 hours a week to the sport during the season. Other sports, like baseball and men’s basketball also approach that commitment. USA TODAY RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY In rise of ultra-Orthodox, there are challenges for Israel Dramatic changes may be coming in Israel: Demographers now estimate about a third of last year’s Jewish babies were born into the ultra-Orthodox community, an insular and devout minority. Huffington Post Cleric’s opponents plan gathering too As the Muslim leader who proposed the mosque near ground zero kicks off a national speaking tour, a group of opponents will hold a conference on the same day to voice their strong opposition. Detroit Free Press   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Split decision Philadelphia Inquirer Blog (Nancy Darling): Flinching from ‘Tiger Mom’  (Psychology Today) Thinking About Kids Editorial: Obama showed grace, wisdom in Tucson Washington Examiner Blog (Samantha Henig): The logic of Michael Steele  (The New Yorker) News Desk Column (Zhang Wei): How to make the Chinese president’s US visit more meaningful Seattle Times Column (Pete Earley): Don’t blame the parents of Jared Loughner USA TODAY Blog (Glenn Greenwald): Brookings’ ‘centrist’ opposition to the rule of law Salon Column (Leila Levinson): Veterans support: Do you know anyone on active duty? Huffington Post   Site edited by: Brigitte Leschhorn, Adrian Smith, John Harvell, Sara Stewart, Kristen Toland, Elizabeth Quinn, Alexa Even, Michael Makofka, Shahinaz Ayoub, Laura Hardman, Jayalaxmi Arasalike, Beth Dupke and Anuja Seith.   GOOD NEWS South African teens get virtual mentoring from all over the world Using a custom, Web-based technology, Infinite Family has connected almost 300 South African teens — called Net Buddies — with nearly 200 volunteer mentors from around the world. CNN Stars come together on the Lennon Bus NAMM, the music trade show, opened recently in Anaheim, Calif., and perhaps the biggest event was the one thrown by the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus. AOL News Burning Man festival raises nearly $100,000 in donations The organization that stages the annual Burning Man festival has donated nearly $100,000 to various charitable, art and service organizations in northern Nevada. San Francisco Chronicle WORLD BP and Russia in Arctic oil deal BP has signed a joint venture with Russian energy firm Rosneft to exploit potentially huge deposits of oil and gas in Russia’s Arctic shelf. BBC BP, Rosneft in swap venture Reuters WikiLeaks activist searched and questioned at Seattle airport A member of the core group of computer “hacktivists” who founded WikiLeaks was detained by federal agents at the Seattle airport in an apparent attempt by authorities to learn more about the group. ABC News South Korean freighter hijacked by Somali pirates Somali pirates seized a South Korean freighter with 21 crew members in the Arabian Sea. Eight South Koreans, two Indonesians and 11 Myanmar citizens were aboard when it was hijacked. St. Louis Post-Dispatch BUSINESS Verizon drops ‘New Every 2’ program As Verizon Wireless prepares to offer the Apple iPhone, the carrier has dropped a promotion that would have given new customers an additional discount on a phone if they renewed after 20 months. InformationWeek AIG repays Fed, swaps Treasury investment for stock AIG Inc. retired a Federal Reserve credit line and swapped the Treasury Department’s preferred stake for 92 percent of the insurer’s common stock. Bloomberg SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Argentine dinosaur paved way for Tyrannosaurus rex A small predator that hunted in South America represents one of the earliest-known dinosaurs and foreshadowed T. rex, according to scientists. Reuters Fruit flies help solve computer problem Fruit fly larvae provide scientists with insight into solving a computer problem; the insect’s nerve cells offer a model of network efficiency. Discovery News IBM’s ‘Jeopardy’ supercomputer beats humans in practice bout IBM’s Watson supercomputer will do battle on Jeopardy with two of the show’s all-time top human champions. CNNMoney HEALTH Bedroom light can impact sleep, blood pressure and diabetes risk Exposure to electrical light between dusk and bedtime strongly suppresses melatonin levels and may impact physiologic processes regulated by melatonin signaling. ScienceDaily 13 most surprising health food impostors Unless you’re a super savvy shopper, be warned: Your diet may conceal some nasty surprises. That low-fat cottage cheese you love so much could be higher in sodium than potato chips. MSNBC ENVIRONMENT Missed deadlines in clearing pollution-caused haze over parks More than 30 years after Congress set a goal of clearing the pollution-caused haze that obscures scenic vistas at some of America’s wildest and most famous natural places, progress is still slow in coming. CBS News ‘Critical habitat’ recalculated for reintroduced lynx Federal lawyers have backed away from fighting a federal judge’s ruling that favors lynx, clearing the way for possible broader protection of the quick-pawed predators in Colorado and other Western states. Denver Post Researchers find rare gray whale swimming toward Alaska from Russia U.S. and Russian researchers have found a highly endangered whale typically seen near Russia’s shore swimming across the Bering Sea toward Alaska. Anchorage Daily News EDUCATION Students’ rights weighed as colleges assess threats A growing majority of colleges nationwide are keeping tabs on students through “threat assessment teams” charged with identifying dangerous students, causing debate to erupt over student rights. 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