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Demonstrators march across the National Mall in Washington, as part of Occupy DC activities in the nation’s capital.  (Photo by Jose Luis Magana / AP) New study: Human beings still evolving Despite using culture and technology as ways of adapting to new environments, humans, like all other living things on Earth, undergo genetic changes as a response to conditions around them. ABC News Is Romney’s Mormon faith affecting Republican votes? With his Mormon faith once again under fire, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney tried to win over social conservatives after disappointing results in a straw poll at the socially conservative Values Voter Summit. CBS News Blog: Cain, Bachmann avoid recent flap over Romney’s faith  (USA TODAY) On Politics   Lawmakers debate Wall Street protests Politicians fought to cast the ongoing Wall Street protests in a very different light, with two GOP presidential candidates calling them “class warfare” and prominent Democrats expressing support. CNN Blog: Occupy Wall Street-style protests spread to London, Britain  (Msnbc.com) World Blog More anti-Wall Street protests Reuters Secret US memo made the case for Anwar al-Awlaki killing Despite an executive order banning assassinations, a U.S. government memo said the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki was legal because the American-born radical Muslim feasibly could not be taken alive. Stars and Stripes Blog: After al-Awlaki’s death, al-Qaida still a threat ABC News Michael Jackson tribute: Fans urged to remember music, not controversy Chart-toppers, soul singers and three generations of Michael Jackson‘s family celebrated the King of Pop at an energetic tribute concert, urging fans to focus on the late star’s music and not his death. Star Tribune   NATION Changing face of migration on display at Mexican border Migrant shelters along the Mexican border are filled not with newcomers looking for a better life, but with seasoned crossers determined to return to families in the U.S. Seattle Times Veterans, civilians don’t see eye to eye on recent wars Veterans and the general public have different views on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the value of military service and patriotism, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. NPR Economy adds 103,000 jobs, but hiring is still weak The economy added just enough jobs to ease fears of a new recession. But hiring is still too weak to bring down unemployment, which has been stuck around 9 percent for more than two years. BusinessWeek In this economy, productivity without hiring USA TODAY POLITICS Ron Paul wins Values Voter straw poll Ron Paul keeps doing well in straw polls. It doesn’t seem to be getting him anywhere. And yet his followers continue to put massive efforts into doing well in straw polls. The Atlantic GOP vows retaliation after Reid uses nuclear option in Senate Senate Republicans vow they will retaliate for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s decision to unilaterally change the Senate’s rules without prior warning or negotiation. The Hill BUSINESS Bank of America, Adam Smith and a fee market system Bank of America instituted a five dollar per month charge for usage of its debit cards and a number of smaller banks have already announced the imposition of similar fees. ABC News Paulson loses more in September, fund now off 47 percent Hedge fund manager John Paulson lost more money in September thanks to ill-timed bets on an elusive economic recovery that left one of his biggest funds off 47 percent. Reuters SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ‘Minor’ radioactive leak at Dounreay nuclear plant The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) said the Radioactive material leak was minor and did not get outside the plant at the site of the former Dounreay nuclear power station in Caithness, Scotland. BBC Reefs recovered faster after mass extinction than first thought Metazoan-dominated reefs only took 1.5 million years to recover after the largest species extinction 252 million years ago, an international research team has established. ScienceDaily Venus ozone layer discovered by aircraft Scientists from the European Space Agency have discovered that the planet Venus has an ozone layer. BBC ENVIRONMENT New Zealand navy joins oil spill cleanup New Zealand‘s navy has joined efforts to contain pollution from a stricken container ship off the North Island that threatens the country’s worst ever environmental disaster. Al Jazeera Final Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline hearing gets rowdy Hundreds of laborers, environmentalists, oil industry representatives and religious leaders squared off at the final public hearing regarding a controversial pipeline that would carry oil from Alberta to Texas. San Francisco Chronicle Red states, green jobs Grist RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY California Presbyterian church to ordain its 1st gay minister Scott Anderson will become the first openly gay minister at Bethany Presbyterian Church in South Sacramento, Calif. San Francisco Chronicle In exhibit at JCC, artist reflects on her bond with Rwandans When Tanya Fredman left St. Louis for Rwanda, she went with a yearning to help orphaned Rwandan children, with extraordinary artistic talent and with a commitment to modern Orthodox Judaism. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Church of Scientology pays fines for Flag Building in downtown Clearwater The Church of Scientology paid the city of Clearwater, Fla., $413,500 in fines, capping a five-year code enforcement battle over the church’s downtown Flag Building. St. Petersburg Times   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Mary Sanchez): Texas has dealt well with failed immigration policy McClatchy Newspapers Editorial: Harry Reid shames the ‘greatest deliberative body’ Washington Examiner Editorial: Science vs. dogma Boston Herald Editorial: Don’t ignore Occupy movement Fresno Bee Column (Nikolas Kozloff): What is the chance of there being a general strike in Manhattan? Al Jazeera Cartoon (Various Artists): Cartoons Christian Science Monitor Column (David Brooks): Innovation stagnation is slowing US progress Houston Chronicle Blog (Julie Rovner): To keep required insurance affordable, start with price  (NPR) Shots   Site edited by: Valerie Serrano, Kathie Raikes, Erkinaz Shuminov, Sam Dieter, Kevin Augustine, Brian Lam, Cynthia Vidal, Cassidy Pham, Carla Baranauckas, Harsha Malik and Joanne Pelton.   GOOD NEWS The next step in bionics Step by step, bionic engineers are transforming lives in ways that barely could have been imagined until recently. CBS News Upbeat custodian serves dual role as unofficial college ambassador After working 30 years at the same job, most people would be thinking about retirement. Not Steve Addison. He’s just getting started. Orlando Sentinel Scoring a try against hunger: Rugby World Cup takes UN message to billions From the scrums on the fields of New Zealand, the current Rugby World Cup is taking the United Nations fight against global hunger, and its fundraising appeal, to a potential audience of 4 billion. UN News Centre WORLD Fighting rages on in battle for Sirte Libyan revolutionary forces are engaged in fierce fighting with Gadhafi loyalists in one of the biggest assaults yet in the battle for the deposed despot’s hometown of Sirte. Guardian Blog: Libyan fighters launch attack on Sirte  (Msnbc.com) Photo Blog Fighters killed in battle for Sirte YouTube Thai prime minister warns floods now threaten Bangkok Thailand’s prime minister warned that rising floodwaters that have wreaked havoc in the nation are threatening the capital, Bangkok. The death toll from the worst monsoon in decades rose to 253. MSNBC Yemen president wants to leave power, but when? President Ali Abdullah Saleh made vague comments that he is willing to leave power in his first major speech since returning to Yemen, but he gave no concrete plan for the future of the country. TIME EDUCATION Governor signs California ‘Dream Act’ For the first time, thousands of California students who are in the country illegally will be eligible to receive financial aid to attend any public college in the state at taxpayer expense, beginning in 2013. San Francisco Chronicle Teachers uprooted as Las Vegas schools balance staffing levels Melanie Danzeisen, 45, is one of more than 200 teachers being shuffled around the Clark County School District to level out student-teacher ratios at schools with higher-than-expected student enrollment. Las Vegas Sun HEALTH Big tobacco out billions, but still kicking after settlement More than a decade after Big Tobacco apparently knuckled under to a coalition of 46 state attorneys-general, income has risen despite the lower number of cigarettes smoked. Medical News Today Why discourage routine prostate cancer PSA test? A federal advisory panel wanted to figure out whether widespread PSA testing saves enough lives to justify the considerable medical fallout of the test. The panel said no, for several reasons. Los Angeles Times LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Famed pianist Roger Williams dies at 87 Roger Williams, the virtuoso pianist who topped the Billboard pop chart in the 1950s and played for nine U.S. presidents during a long career, has died. He was 87. Seattle Post-Intelligencer John Lennon educational tour bus On the eve of John Lennon’s birthday, youngsters who were born decades after the height of his legendary career are still feeling the rolling aftershocks of his influence. Literally. NY Daily News Sir Paul McCartney to get married for the third time Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney is expected to marry for a third time later by tying the knot with Nancy Shevell, an heiress to a trucking fortune, at a London register office. BBC SPORTS Martinez leads No. 15 Nebraska comeback vs. Ohio State The fans who criticized Taylor Martinez all week and booed him before halftime were cheering wildly for him by the end of the biggest comeback in Nebraska history. USA TODAY Raiders owner Al Davis is dead at 82 Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, whose NFL legend as a pioneering rebel began 60 years ago as an assistant with the Baltimore Colts, has died. ESPN Al Davis: a lifetime with the Raiders San Jose Mercury News   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Pentagon encourages comic book therapy for troops The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — the military’s fringe-science wing — has launched an initiative meant to encourage U.S. troops returning from war to tell their own stories in comics form. Wired   Photo of the Day A boy jumps between roof domes as he plays during the annual Tbilisoba City Day celebration in Tbilisi, Georgia, with the 13th-century Metekhi Church seen in the background.  (Photo by Shakh Aivazov / 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 Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. 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