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In this file photo, Herman Shaw, 94, embarks on a visit to Washington, D.C. for a ceremony with President Clinton at the White House highlighting the 40-year Tuskegee Syphilis Study in which poor black men were recruited by the federal government and then denied treatment. (Photo by stf / AP)

‘Dark chapter’ of medical research

The Tuskegee syphilis experiment of the 20th century is often cited as the most famous example of unethical medical research. Now, evidence has emerged that it overlapped with a shorter study.

CNN

US apologizes for 40s STD study

ABC News

Bank of America freezes foreclosure actions

Bank of America Corporation has delayed foreclosures after a federal regulator called for a review because lenders may have submitted defective documents when repossessing homes.

Bloomberg

State leaders back tougher foreclosure limits

San Francisco Chronicle

Train crash in central Indonesia kills at least 36

A train crashed into another parked at a railway station in central Indonesia, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens, many seriously, officials and witnesses said.

BusinessWeek

Indonesia expects investment from Taiwan to double in 2011

Reuters

Special section:

Country profile: Indonesia

Al Jazeera

DC rally shows support for Democrats

Tapping into anger as the tea party movement has done, a coalition of progressive and civil rights groups marched by the thousands on the Lincoln Memorial and pledged to support Democrats.

Houston Chronicle

Whitman in tough spot on immigration

GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, still reeling from reports she had an undocumented employee, heads into a crucial debate with a still rapidly changing immigration policy.

San Francisco Chronicle

Calif. lawmakers, Schwarzenegger reach deal on stalled budget

California lawmakers reached a deal on the state’s budget that could solve its $19 billion deficit. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s spokesman confirmed the agreement.

CNN

NATION

Rutgers pres. to meet with gay community

Rutgers University‘s president pledged to meet with members of the school’s gay community amid furor over a student’s recent suicide.

CNN

How will Calif. change if Prop 19 passes?

Polls show California voters may well approve Proposition 19, which would make marijuana legal in the state. Costs and benefits are hotly debated by both sides.

Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

DeMint targets Senate colleagues

The Senate Conservatives Fund’s first target is Sen. Michael Bennet, the freshman Democrat from Colorado who is running against Ken Buck, a favorite of the tea party.

The Hill

Amid disageement over settlements, Netanyahu committed to Mideast peace

The U.S. is reportedly incensed over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of a draft letter that would have extended the freeze on West Bank construction.

Haaretz

EDUCATION

Calif. Governor vetoes transparency bill

California‘s public university foundations will remain closed to public scrutiny after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill that would have brought the nonprofit enterprises under the Public Records Act.

San Francisco Chronicle

A call for open textbooks

Student PIRGs, the activist group and gadfly of the textbook industry, has anointed a savior in its campaign against the high cost of course materials. Here’s a small hint: It’s not e-books.

Inside Higher Ed

HEALTH

Junk food nearly half of kids’ intake

Nutrition experts say a new study highlights just how unhealthy young people’s diets really are.

ABC News

When facing difficult tasks, groups demonstrate ‘collective intelligence’

A new study finds collective intelligence among groups who cooperate well, going beyond the cognitive abilities of the groups’ individual members. Cooperation is also linked to the number of women in a group.

Medical News Today

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Holocaust music captures camp culture

A handful of the countless songs written by victims of the Holocaust and other World War II prisoners made their world premiere at Emory University in Atlanta.

USA TODAY

Music from Holocaust captures culture of camps

Philadelphia Inquirer

Druidry to be classed as religion

Druidry is to become the first pagan practice to be given official recognition as a religion. The Charity Commission has accepted that druids’ worship of natural spirits could be seen as religious activity.

BBC

SPORTS

Contador: Revise anti-doping regs

Tour de France champion Alberto Contador called for anti-doping regulations to be revised after his positive test for banned substance clenbuterol.

Reuters

Padres deny Giants postseason berth

Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer, while Ryan Ludwick and Matt Stairs also connected and the Padres put San Francisco’s potential celebration on hold with a dramatic 6-4 victory.

CBSSports

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Editorial:

The answer is jobs

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Gary Andes):

Religion & the 2010 midterms — swing groups trending Republican?

RealClearPolitics

Column (Peggy Noonan):

The twister of 2010

Wall Street Journal

Column (J.A. Adande):

LeBron James, race and the NBA

ESPN

Column (Trey Graham):

3 words to help gay teens: It gets better

NPR

Blog (David Challan and Terence Burlij):

Change at the top: out goes Rahm, in comes Rouse

(PBS)

Rundown

Blog (Glenn Greenwald):

The US searches for war criminals

(Salon)

Unclaimed Territory

Blog (Matt Taibbi):

Some good news

(Rolling Stone)

Taibblog

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GOOD NEWS

Collaborative development hopes to make Brooklyn, NY, neighborhood bloom

Innovative effort turns former prison into an affordable housing complex with sustainable environmental design, services for the homeless, and a 32,000-square-foot common green.

NY 1 News

The evolution of a handmade ecosystem

Etsy, an online market of handmade craft, has features to encourage camaraderie. One of the earliest additions was an online homepage for “teams” using the site to arrange local shows or discuss techniques.

Newsweek

WORLD

Deaths in Pakistan ‘drone’ attack

Four missiles fired by suspected U.S. drones at a house in northwest Pakistan have killed at least nine people, Pakistani intelligence sources say.

Al Jazeera