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President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden stand during a ceremony marking the return of Gen. Lloyd Austin, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, right. Officials plan to re-asses where best to use u.S. military might.  (Photo by Evan Vucci / AP) Wash. outpost draws those hungry for slap of sea spray There are more remote outposts in America, where winds are more brutal and rain more relentless. But in this part of Washington, you can catch the ferry home for dinner. New York Times Iran to hold new naval drill near the strait of Hormuz Iran is planning new military exercises near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, according to a naval commander, after threatening to close the strait and completing another set of maneuvers. Virginian-Pilot The Strait of Hormuz by the numbers. Reuters   Under new strategy, US looks for biggest threat So just what kind of wars will the United States be fighting in the years to come? And whom does the Pentagon now see as the greatest threats to America? Christian Science Monitor New military strategy shifts U.S. priorities Detroit Free Press National Guard troops head to Afghanistan Washington Post Weeks after Iraq withdrawal, Obama announces plans to shrink U.S. military YouTube December jobs report: Hiring up, unemployment down American employers stepped up their hiring in December, helping to add 200,000 jobs in that month, and bring unemployment down, the Labor Department reported. USA TODAY Blog: Jobless rate dips to 8.5 percent, 200,000 jobs added to payrolls  (NPR) The Two-Way Mental decline can start at 45 Sorry, Boomers, but a new study suggests that mental functions can start to slip as early as age 45, a finding which runs counter to conventional wisdom that mental decline doesn’t begin before 60. HealthDay   NATION Obama administration plans change in immigration rule The Obama administration plans a rule change to reduce the time illegal immigrant spouses and children are separated from citizen relatives while they try to win legal status in the United States. TIME Mistakenly deported Texas teen will be returning to United States NY Daily News Gabrielle Giffords: Will she seek re-election after shooting? On the one-year anniversary of the shooting in Tucson that killed six and severely wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, she and her husband will attend a memorial to the other shooting victims. CBS News CDC scientists deem study of health affects of fracking necessary The U.S. should study whether hydraulic fracturing used to free natural gas from wells is a hazard to people or food sources, a top official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Bloomberg POLITICS Santorum draws boos opposing gay marriage before college crowd By Rick Santorum’s own admission, the Concord, New Hampshire, crowd he was addressing probably wasn’t going to be all that receptive to his conservative view on social issues. BusinessWeek Rick Santorum’s tax plan CNNMoney House GOP divided House Republicans aren’t looking for another bloody battle on the payroll tax. They don’t think it’s worth stepping into the ring with President Barack Obama during his 2012 crusade against Congress. Politico US ethics group wants lobbying inquiry of Newt Gingrich An ethics group is requesting a U.S. Justice Department investigation into whether Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich worked as an unregistered lobbyist. Reuters BUSINESS Can construction help build the recovery? Of all the good news in the December unemployment report, perhaps the most encouraging sign for the 2012 labor market was the increase in construction jobs. NPR Stocks gain ground after early struggle Stocks steadily gained ground after falling sharply at the market’s open. Investors weighed renewed concern about Europe against the latest encouraging report about the U.S. job market. Msnbc.com Digital music sales top physical sales CNNMoney Barnes & Noble may split off Nook, cuts are in the forecast Barnes & Noble Inc. cut its Nook sales forecast and shocked investors by saying it may spin off its fast-growing digital business, a move which sent its shares plunging 17 percent. Reuters EDUCATION Unemployment soars in some college majors — architecture, arts If you want the best odds of getting a job after graduation these days, don’t major in architecture or arts. CNNMoney Michelle Rhee’s ‘StudentsFirst’ coming to Missouri to support school choice The education advocacy group founded by former Washington D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee will set up shop in Missouri this winter to help pass laws affecting public education. St. Louis Post-Dispatch SPORTS Jason Kidd hurt in Mavericks’ loss Matt Bonner scored 17 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 93-71 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Dallas point guard Jason Kidd suffered a lower back injury with 24.7 seconds left in the first quarter. USA TODAY Paul Westphal fired after 2-5 start The Sacramento Kings fired coach Paul Westphal after two-plus seasons amid a slow start and an escalating dispute with young center DeMarcus Cousins. ESPN RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Presidential candidates rate poorly on secular scorecard The Secular Coalition for America rated all presidential candidates on nine issues, including church-state separation, civil rights, evolution and the taxpayer’s funding of religion. USA TODAY California court to mull expiration date for clergy abuse California‘s highest court is hearing a precedent-setting case that could expose California’s Roman Catholic dioceses to another round of clergy abuse lawsuits. USA TODAY   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Equal means equal Boston Herald Column (Lawrence Haas): Radical Muslim power grabs would be huge setback for US McClatchy Newspapers Column (Jonathan Cohn): Were the recess appointments constitutional? The case for yes. The New Republic Column (Laura Miller): The death of the very famous celebrity memoir Salon Editorial: The Taleban breakthrough Khaleej Times Blog (Deborah Khoshaba, Psy.D.): Women (and men) who do too much  (Psychology Today) Get Hardy Column (Corey Robin): Ron Paul has two problems: one his, the other ours Al Jazeera Column (Dave Zirin): The year I learned to hate college football San Francisco Chronicle   Site edited by: Valerie Serrano, Brian Lam, Diana Shaw, Sam Dieter, Brian Kendall, Tamara Dixon, Tanya Flowers, Charlene Morisseau, Sarah Alender, Brooke Coggiano and Kevin Augustine.   GOOD NEWS Cat escapes gas, but city policy stands In Utah, a stray cat’s will to survive was enough to let it live out the rest of its nine lives with an adopted family, but not enough to change the animal euthanasia policy where it lives. ABC News Lessons at 100: he witnessed the evolution of America In 100 years America has seen Jim Crow laws, segregation, Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement, and the election of the first black president. George Gray Jr. has experienced it all. Denver Post New material may prove useful in fight against global warming Scientists have announced a potential breakthrough in developing a new material that removes carbon dioxide from the air. Christian Science Monitor WORLD Bombings target Shiites in Iraq; dozens are killed An apparently coordinated wave of bombings targeting Shiite Muslims killed at least 78 people in Iraq, the second large-scale assault by militants since U.S. forces pulled out last month. USA TODAY Dozens dead as Iraq bombs hit Shiites YouTube Prosecutor seeks death sentence, hanging for Mubarak Prosecutors formally requested death by hanging for Hosni Mubarak and fellow defendants. Mubarak is accused of ordering protesters killed last year, and of corruption. He denies the charges. CNN ENVIRONMENT Manatees have another tough year Frigid weather was largely to blame for making 2011 the second-deadliest year on record for Florida’s mantees, with over a quarter of the 453 dead manatees found in state waters killed by ‘cold stress.’ McClatchy Newspapers Atmospheric pressure drives river water hundreds of miles off course Freshwater flowing into the Arctic Ocean from three Russian rivers has ended-up hundreds of miles off-course by changes in atmospheric pressure. Ending up in the Beaufort Sea, off the U.S./Canada border. Earth Times HEALTH FBI changes definition of rape to include men as victims The FBI is changing its definition of rape to include sexual assaults on males following calls from victims advocates who claim that the offense has been undercounted for decades. USA TODAY Doctors going broke Doctors in America are harboring an embarrassing secret: many of them are going broke. This quiet reality is claiming a wide range of casualties, including family physicians, cardiologists and oncologists. CNNMoney Cancer deaths down since 1990 Declining cancer incidence has translated into one million fewer cancer deaths in the U.S. over the past 20 years, according to data from the American Cancer Society. MedPage Today SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The race to dig deeper ports for bigger cargo ships Many environmental concerns are starting to surface as East Coast cities plan to dredge their ports — like in Miami, where engineers would drill for two years to deepen Biscayne Bay’s limestone bottom. NPR 1 small step: NASA launches open source portal, aims to open more code In its current form, a new NASA website provides documentation about NASA’s software processes. NASA intends to turn it into a development hub with a forum and hosted collaboration tools. Ars Technica Scientists make supersoldier ants When eight bizarrely big-headed soldier ants turned up in a wild colony collected from Long Island, N.Y., scientists knew they had found something interesting. LiveScience LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT A look at the 1st baby names of 2012, from Adian to Zoey The first babies born in 2012 got monikers both traditional and creative, with a continuing trend of alternative spellings for old names. LiveScience 50 years on: 1962 The “Sixties” as we know them, began in 1962, a year of seismic events — the Cuban missile crisis, Berlin Wall, Mandela jailed, Telstar satellite TV, James Bond’s film, and the sexual revolution. Economist Special section: The sixties: years of a generation that shaped a nation PBS Sixties music: a musical tour YouTube C.F. Martin & Co., a guitar pickers’ paradise for 6 generations Guitar-playing pilgrims travel to Penn. to tour the most coveted flattop guitars in the world. The story began in 1833 when Christian F. Martin opened a redbrick factory next to a family homestead. Philadelphia Inquirer   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Not all hybrids are a green bargain Before you expect a hybrid to soften the blow to your gas budget consider new findings showing that many don’t save consumers as much money as they might expect. MSNBC   Photo of the Day A man sits near an art installation entitled “Wait for the Next Fight” by Indonesian artist Q-ant displayed at a shopping mall as part of Jakarta Biennale 2011 art festival in Jakarta, Indonesia.  (Photo by Tatan Syuflana / 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 Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves. James M. 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