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Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks at a rally in Nashua, N.H.   (Photo by Elise Amendola / AP) Winter storm slams valley, Northern California With several major highways and bridges closing and 1.5 million households and businesses losing power across Northern California, experts were calling the storm the worst in recent years San Jose Mercury News California's storm San Francisco Chronicle Iraqi soldier kills 2 US troops The U.S. military said that an Iraqi soldier apparently shot dead two American service members for "reasons that are as yet unknown" while they were on a joint patrol north of the capital. ABC News Al-Qaida uses women as suicide attackers It goes against religious taboos in Iraq to involve women in fighting, but three recent suicide bombings carried out by women could indicate insurgents are growing increasingly desperate. Denver Post   Focus turns to a changing New Hampshire This is not your father's New Hampshire, as presidential candidates of both parties are about to learn, when the state holds the first primary of the 2008 campaign. McClatchy Newspapers Blog: Did Huckabee's 'Fair Tax' win in Iowa too? TIME Obama leads Giuliani by 10 points in US Angus Reid Iowa's caucus results get N.H. voters' attention NPR Inquiry into CIA interrogation tapes seen as payback for FBI The Justice Department's criminal inquiry into the destruction of CIA interrogation tapes will be carried out largely by agents from the FBI, which has been at odds with the CIA over the agency's practices. International Herald Tribune Kibaki hints at unity government Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki says he is ready to form a government of national unity, an official statement said. BBC Tutu urges end to Kenya violence Reuters   NATION FDA set to give OK for cloned milk, meat Having completed a years-long scientific review, the Food and Drug Administration is set to announce that meat and milk from cloned farm animals and their offspring can start appearing at supermarkets. Houston Chronicle Key factor in murder trends across the nation: youth, gang violence Cities' are successfully attacking crime and gun violence, but there is also an alarm about rising gang-related and youth violence, particularly within the African-American community. Christian Science Monitor Police: person of interest in missing hiker case in custody The person of interest in the disappearance of a hiker in the north Georgia mountains is in custody and is being questioned by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. CNN POLITICS Bush: markets 'strong' despite economy President Bush said that while there is some uncertainty about slowing economic growth, the nation's "financial markets are strong and solid." CNNMoney Where the job losses are CNN Clinton, Romney to feel major repercussions in N.H. Political experts say the Iowa caucuses will cause serious damage to Sen. Hillary Clinton and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in New Hampshire because both candidates failed to meet expectations. The Hill BUSINESS America's bull run Since 1982, the economy has suffered two recessions, in 1990-91 and in 2001, for a total of 16 months. In the previous 25 years, the economy suffered six economic downturns for a painful total of 67 months. U.S. News & World Report US dollar no good at the Taj Mahal The tumbling value of the U.S. dollar led tourism officials in India to ban the dollar bill from the breathtaking white marble mausoleum and other national attractions. NY Daily News Toyota overtakes Ford as No. 2 Toyota beat Ford in 2007 in U.S. auto sales, putting it behind General Motors, industry statistics showed. Ford had held the No. 2 spot since 1931, according to the company's historian. Houston Chronicle SPORTS Sweet wheat: Kansas tops Hokies The surprising Jayhawks exceeded expectations again, racing to an early lead and hanging on to beat Virginia Tech 24-21 in the Orange Bowl. Sporting News Tennis federation bans Hingis for 2 years The International Tennis Federation said an independent anti-doping tribunal found that Hingis, who announced her retirement on the day she revealed the positive test, had committed an offense. ESPN HEALTH A familiar fiend: painkiller addiction According to statistics compiled by the Partnership for a Drug Free America, nearly one in five teens, or 4.5 million kids age 12 to 19, reportedly abused prescription medications to get high last year. ABC News Happy marriage soothes job stress Happily married wives tend to bounce back better after a rocky day on the job, according to a new study of 60 California couples. All of the spouses had full-time jobs, children and a mortgage. WebMD Revising your diet? Emphasize plants Author Michael Pollan forages through the masses of conflicting scientific research and nutritional advice to hunt for wisdom on how we should eat. U.S. News & World Report Americans opt for healthy eating, not diets Reuters RELIGION Dallas judge rules silence is secular A mandatory moment of silence for Texas schoolchildren has a secular purpose of encouraging thoughtful contemplation and does not advance or inhibit religion, a federal judge said this week. Houston Chronicle Afghan clerics warn Karzai against Christian missionaries Afghanistan's Islamic council has told President Hamid Karzai to stop foreign aid groups from converting locals to Christianity, and also demanded the reintroduction of public executions. Reuters Can Atheists be parents? John Burke, an atheist, and his wife, a pantheist, had left the New Jersey Bureau of Children's Services' religious affiliation line blank. As a result, the bureau denied the Burkes' adoption application. TIME   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: If only we could regulate the subprime crisis away Houston Chronicle Editorial: Back to the future to cure mortgage scandal? Denver Post Editorial: Tapes and cover-ups redux Baltimore Sun Column: Solving consumption problems Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial: Safe parks, playgrounds, not nagging, lead to health San Jose Mercury News Editorial: Why US strategy on Iran is crumbling Christian Science Monitor Column: Does milk really do a body good? MSNBC Column: Iowa: lessons for the long road ahead USA Today   Site edited by: Rachel Wright, nicole miller, Jim Scripps, Carolina Pinto, Beverly Stiles and Walt Chiu.   GOOD NEWS Bill Gates donates $30 million to education campaign Bill Gates is spending $30 million on the U.S. presidential campaign for a cause, not a candidate. The world's richest man plans to make education the No. 1 domestic priority with voters. Bloomberg Las Vegas to build world’s first 30-story vertical farm A $200 million dollar project is designed to be a functional and profitable working farm growing enough food to feed 72,000 people for a year and provide another tourist attraction to the larger-than-life city. Environmental News Network WORLD N. Korea to 'harden its war deterrent' North Korea's state media warned the communist nation would bolster its "war deterrent," days after missing a year-end deadline for declaring its nuclear activities. CBS News Inside North Korea BBC Libya denies talks in Washington broached issue of human rights Libya denied that discussions in Washington between its foreign minister and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice broached the topic of human rights. International Herald Tribune Georgians vote in key elections Georgians have begun voting in snap presidential elections, in what is seen as a democracy test for the former Soviet republic. BBC ENVIRONMENT Burning biofuels may be worse than coal and oil, experts say Using biofuels could have a greater environmental impact than burning fossil fuels, because they have higher costs in terms of biodiversity loss and destruction of farmland. Guardian Biofuels, the biggest scam going Environmental News Network Bio-rich Costa Rica's new marvels Three new species of salamanders were among some 5,000 plants and animals recorded by scientists from London's Natural History Museum during three expeditions to Central America. BBC Crustacean 'swarm' destroying small Hiroshima island Millions of crustaceans, tiny relatives of crabs and shrimp, are causing a small island in southern Japan to disappear at an alarming rate, according to a local expert. National Geographic SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Growing artificial skin from hair roots There is new hope for patients with chronic wounds: Medical researchers have been granted approval to produce artificial skin from patients’ own cells. Science Daily Will text messaging take over takeout? Big restaurant chains are rushing into what could be the future of takeout and delivery food: text ordering. Detroit Free Press Happy New Year, your text message has failed CBS News LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Spears taken in ambulance after standoff A bizarre new chapter is unfolding in the life of Britney Spears, with the troubled pop star hospitalized "for her own welfare" after a three-hour standoff involving her two young sons. USA Today Love doesn't necessarily mean marriage Four out of 10 Americans say they don't need a marriage certificate to prove love or commitment, according to a new online survey. Yahoo! News EDUCATION An argument for preschool The states are spending more and more money to educate children before they start kindergarten. But one expert warns that not all programs are created equal. Newsweek Pay for college chiefs rising fast When Sprint Nextel executive Gary Forsee landed a job as president of the University of Missouri system, his annual salary dropped, reflecting the disparity in pay between the private sector and academia. Christian Science Monitor   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Forbes sees big business in women's lifestyle Forbes has spent a century covering businessmen in Brooks Brothers shirts. Now the magazine empire is aiming at executives who prefer Prada skirt suits and Balenciaga pumps. Reuters   Photo of the Day A ferris wheel towers over Iraqi women and a child at an amusement park in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, Iraq.  (Photo by Alaa al-Marjani / 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 There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day. 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