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Workers monitor the valves controlling the mud being pumped into the well at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (Photo by Gerald Herbert / AP)

Young cancer patient writes children's book to help others

Deana Vega, who was diagnosed with an acute form of leukemia has recruited the help of two committed teachers to write a children's book about her experience for others coping with cancer.

Philadelphia Inquirer

San Francisco Age March 1st in history

When many of us still buy into a cultural ideal that beauty and success are based on youth, Barbara Rose Brooker is mounting an Age March to combat age discrimination.

San Jose Mercury News

Iranian media say president's convoy attacked; State TV denies reports

An Iranian website said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad escaped an assassination attempt after a handmade grenade exploded near his convoy, but Tehran state TV denied the report.

Baltimore Sun

BP: Mud pumped into well is holding back oil

BP said mud that was forced down its blown-out well was holding back the flow of crude in the Gulf of Mexico and it was in a "static condition."

ABC News

Work remains with BP leak plugged

San Francisco Chronicle

Gulf fishermen wary over return to work

CNN

Jobs: private growth, government cuts

Two employment reports gave a mixed picture, showing job growth in the private sector but continued weakness in government and non-profit payrolls.

CNN

Petraeus issues rules to avoid casualties

David Petraeus, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, has issued a new directive to troops, stressing the need to avoid civilian casualties.

BBC

Saudi Arabia bans BlackBerries

Saudi Arabia has become the second country to block access to Research in Motion's BlackBerry devices on grounds of national security.

Ars Technica

Experts say that BlackBerry ban could affect privacy everywhere

CNN

NATION

Fearing Ariz. law, illegal immigrants head to Colo.

While elements of Arizona's immigration laws have been placed on hold, some illegal immigrants in the state are leaving.

NPR

Restoring native lands

Something remarkable is happening in Indian country: Tribes whose lands were once taken from them are setting an example in restoring the environment.

National Geographic

POLITICS

Federal directive toughens stand on US deserters in Canada

The Harper government is painting U.S. military deserters as criminals in a new directive to officials that is coming under fire as too tough on conscientious objectors and war dissenters.

Globeandmail.com

Summer of no love

The Obama administration had good reason to hope it would have some summer fun, but the persistently lousy economy and a succession of major crises has turned it into the 'summer of no love.'

Politico

ENVIRONMENT

Census catalogues marine species

Scientists are creating a massive global database of marine creatures, revealing tremendous biodiversity ranging from the ocean's shallows to its cold, dark depths.

Scientific American

Giant rubbish islands threaten China's dams and bridges

Vast floating islands of rubbish and debris, accumulated after torrential rains and flooding, are threatening to topple a bridge and jam two big dams in China, state media reported.

Guardian

EDUCATION

California dreamer

Christopher Edley Jr., dean of the law school at the University of California at Berkeley, has been using his position to advocate for an ambitious expansion of the system’s online arm.

Inside Higher Ed

The irresistible allure of bad spelling

Jeff Deck drove around the country correcting other people's typos — a mission that taught him about the breadth of America's language problem and its citizens strongly divergent attitudes.

Salon

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Doctors beginning to rely on iPhones to guide treatment

Doctors' ability to easily exchange photos — and engage in video chats — with colleagues using a smartphone is adding a new dimension to consultations.

San Jose Mercury News

'Free' movies, songs no more as colleges bust file-sharing

College students who download music and movies from peer-to-peer file-sharing programs such as LimeWire and KaZaA will find themselves cut off when they return to campus this fall.

USA TODAY

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Lutheran pastor in Minn. discusses plans to return to pulpit

A Lutheran pastor in Minneapolis who has preached against homosexuality said that he has been attracted to men for decades, and plans to discuss his struggles on a nationally televised religious program.

Minnesota Public Radio

US appeals court: prison can ban scarf

Prison officials can ban employees from wearing religious headscarves out of concerns they pose a safety risk, a U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia ruled in a split 2-1 decision.

USA TODAY

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Daniel Indiviglio):

Who would want to buy Barnes & Noble?

The Atlantic

Column (Steve Kornacki):

An awful argument for replacing Biden with Hillary

Salon

Column (Bart Chilton):

The right financial reforms

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Andrew Hacker):

'Higher Education' is a waste of money

NPR

Editorial:

Finding religion on ethics in D.C.

Denver Post

Blog (Nikki Stern):

What's wrong with this picture?

(Salon)

It's Always Something

Editorial:

New START treaty between Russia and US could lead to better relations

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Eleanor Barkhorn):

Highbrow flirting in the digital age

The Atlantic

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GOOD NEWS

Children's hospice centers opening

When the debilitating cell disease that had plagued their daughter since birth began last year to stop her heart for several minutes at a time, Dawn and Stephen Murphy turned to home hospice care.

Baltimore Sun

Youth think 'outside the bomb'

Many have never used a compost toilet or a solar shower before arriving at the Think Outside the Bomb disarmament camp that brings together young people to discuss ways to achieve nuclear abolition.

Santa Fe New Mexican

WORLD

Israel-Lebanon border clash kills 5

Three Lebanese soldiers, an Israeli officer and a journalist have been killed in the first serious border clash since Israel's 2006 conflict with Lebanon's Hezbollah.

BBC

Lebanon-Israel clash