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Do shock ads go too far?

The extreme genre of shock advertising is reaching new levels, and while the cause may be honorable, some people are wondering if perhaps it has gone too far.

ABC News

Spill issues seep into energy legislation

Energy legislation advancing in the Senate would force companies to reveal closely held details about the chemical cocktails they use to extract natural gas from shale rock.

The Houston Chronicle

Oil disaster: The 1st 100 days

CNN

Judge strikes down key parts of immigration law

U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton issued a preliminary injunction preventing several sections of Arizona's immigration law from becoming law, until the courts have a chance to hear the full case.

Arizona Republic

Q and A: Ariz. immigration law

BBC

Immigration protests

CBS News

EPA relies on industry-backed studies to assess health risks of herbicide

Companies with a financial interest in a weed-killer sometimes found in drinking water paid for thousands of studies federal regulators are using.

Scientific American

Economists see tepid recovery in 2011

The U.S. economic recovery will remain slow deep into next year, held back by shoppers reluctant to spend and employers hesitant to hire.

MSNBC

NATION

Schwarzenegger declares fiscal emergency in Calif.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency over state finances, pressuring lawmakers to negotiate a budget that is overdue and will need to close a $19 billion shortfall.

Reuters

US crews try to contain oil that leaked from pipeline into major Mich. river

Devastating oil spills aren't limited to the Gulf Coast. Crews were working to contain and clean up an estimated 877,000 gallons of oil that poured into a creek and flowed into the Kalamazoo River.

Baltimore Sun

Mich. oil spill

Detroit Free Press

POLITICS

House votes to eliminate cocaine sentencing disparity

The House passed a historic bill that narrows sentencing between crack and powder cocaine convictions, which experts say contributed to the disproportionate imprisonment of African-Americans.

McClatchy Newspapers

FBI director defends bureau over test

Director Robert Mueller defended the FBI over allegations that many agents cheated on an important exam, raising questions about whether the FBI knows its own rules for conducting surveillance on Americans.

San Francisco Chronicle

Leaks dampen enthusiasm for war on Capitol Hill and beyond

Concern grew inside the White House that the release of documents painting a dark and disturbing picture of the conflict in Afghanistan risked further undermining support for Barack Obama's war strategy.

The Independent

Congress clears Afghanistan war funding

Politico

Whistleblower websites changing journalism?

MSNBC

BUSINESS

Capital goods orders in US climb, signaling investment pickup

Excluding aircraft, orders and shipments for non-military capital goods have climbed, signaling investment by U.S. businesses has picked up.

Bloomberg

Gen Y: no jobs, lots of loans, grim future

They are perhaps the best-educated generation ever, but they can’t find jobs. Many face staggering college loans and have moved back in with their parents.

MSNBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

What apps aren't saying: They're watching

Lookout Inc. scanned nearly 300,000 free applications for Apple Inc.'s iPhone and phones built around Google Inc.'s Android software and found that they secretly pull sensitive data.

NPR

UCLA launches experimental hand transplant program

UCLA says it is launching a hand transplant study and is looking for amputees, including war veterans, willing to undergo the experimental surgery.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

ENVIRONMENT

Ocean's most abundant food source, phytoplankton, disappearing

In oceans around the world, there has been a surprisingly large and extensive decline in phytoplankton — the tiny algae that keep marine food webs afloat.

Discovery News

Western states' ideas to cut greenhouse-gas emissions

A coalition of seven Western states and three Canadian provinces offered its most detailed strategy yet for controlling greenhouse-gas emissions blamed for climate change.

Seattle Times

SPORTS

Olympic venues on track amid concern from London residents

Two years before the games begin July 27, 2012, a once-desolate chunk of east London has started a remarkable transformation into a stage for the best athletes on Earth.

USA TODAY

Special section:

2012 Olympics

Telegraph.co.uk

Reds smack Brewers, tie Cards for 1st

Dusty Baker said Cincinnati's performance reminded him of a merry-go-round. The Reds' 19-hit effort brought them back where they've been most of the season — first place.

Sports Illustrated

Votto's RBI single

Cincinatti Reds MLB

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Editorial:

War in the age of Wiki

Forward

Editorial (Philip Smucker):

Washington's intelligence bubble needs a pin prick

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (James Norton):

Facebook and Twitter are turning my mind to mush

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Matthew Hulbert):

BP’s future may be decided in Russia

Moscow Times

Blog (Josh Harkinson):

GOP blocks campaign finance reform bill

(Mother Jones)

MOJO

Column (Dr. Allen W. Smith):

The ugly road to Social Security's current problems

News-Sun

Column (Tom Walsh):

Pulling together is way to fix job woes

Detroit Free Press

Editorial:

Protect chemical plants

Philadelphia Inquirer

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GOOD NEWS

Renewable-energy capacity booming worldwide, report says

A U.N. report states that for the second year running, the U.S. and Europe added more energy capacity coming from renewable sources than from conventional coal, gas or nuclear plants.

AOL News

Wind farm 'mega-project' underway in Calif.

YouTube

Nurse spreads laughter with clowns without borders

They say that laughter is far more contagious than any cough, sniffle or sneeze, which is why one medical professional has made it his mission to treat his patients with humor.

Newsplex.com

WORLD

UN declares access to clean water a human right

The United Nations declared access to clean water a human right, voicing "deep concern" about a human necessity denied to almost 900 million people worldwide.

Earth Times

Spain's Catalonia bans bullfighting

Catalonia became the first Spanish mainland region to ban bullfighting after its parliament voted to outlaw the tradition on animal cruelty grounds.

CNN

Catalonia bans bullfighting

Guardian

Pakistan crash kills 152

A passenger jet crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital amid poor weather, killing all 152 people on board and blazing a path of devastation and twisted metal wreckage.

Baltimore Sun

Passenger plane crashes in Pakistan

Reuters

EDUCATION

18 states, DC, are 'Race to Top' finalists

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan picked 18 states and the District of Columbia to advance to the final round of the Race to the Top competition.

Education Week

Minn. is land of college degrees

The United States has fallen behind 11 countries in its proportion of college graduates. But the report contains good news for Minnesota.

Star Tribune

HEALTH

More support for compression-only CPR

CPR with chest compression alone led to outcomes comparable to those achieved with chest compression plus rescue breathing, clinical trials showed.

MedPage Today

Rescue breathing and CPR

WebMD

Gene that causes Parkinson's identified

Researchers have found a molecule that causes the nerve cell death in the brain that sparks the condition — and hope they can soon stop it in its tracks.

Telegraph.co.uk

Following a script to escape a nightmare

While patients are awake, a technique called "scripting" or "dream mastery" is part of imagery rehearsal therapy used to treat nightmare sufferers.

MSNBC

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Is chivalry dead? Technology twists the wedding proposal

In decades past, your grandfather may have taken granny to the park, got down on one knee and proposed. Nowadays, some suitors are reaching out to their brides-to-be through their computer.

CNN

The trouble with tigers

There are twice as many tigers in captivity in the U.S. as are left in the wild. They make deadly pets. So why do Americans love them so much?

Newsweek

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

'Anti-Islamic' ads appear in major cities

The growing debate over Islam's place in America, which is escalating in light of plans to build a mosque near ground zero, is increasingly playing out on city streets across the country.

Christian Science Monitor

Catholic schools struggle in economy

Tough economic times in Missouri have forced a Catholic school in Wentzville to scratch plans for opening this fall, another in St. Louis to shut its doors after nearly a century and two in Florissant to merge.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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