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Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., is photographed on Capitol Hill in Washington. Patrick, the last Kennedy in Congress, has officially left the building saying, “my life is taking a new direction and I will not be a candidate for reelection.” (Photo by Alex Brandon / AP)

For the Kennedys, the end of an era

When Congress reconvenes, it will be the first time in 64 years that there has not been a Kennedy in office. The symbolic change on Capitol Hill is hard to escape.

ABC News

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The Kennedys

PBS

Iran claims it shot down ‘Western spy planes’ over Persian Gulf

Iran said it had shot down what it described as two Western spy planes over the Persian Gulf, according to Iranian media reports. The aircraft were described as spy drones “which can take pictures.”

CNN

Health care changes are arriving

Millions of Americans are already exploring realities of the health care overhaul and provisions likely to remain in place even as lawmakers threaten to repeal or defund it.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Blog:

Health care repeal bill coming before Obama’s annual address

(The Hill)

Blog Briefing Room

‘Obamacare’ kicks in Jan. 1

CBS News

U want a job? Help for ‘gen text’

Blame texting. Blame tweeting. Blame the relaxation of social norms. Regardless of the cause, many of today‘s young adults are a bit thin on the do’s-and-don’ts of the interviewing process.

Star Tribune

Financial habits to break in 2011

MSNBC

Marketing to Muslims tentative in US

American Muslims seeking more acknowledgment in the marketplace argue that businesses have more to gain than lose by reaching out to the community.

Detroit Free Press

NATION

US Capitol evacuated after plane loses radio contact

An airliner lost radio contact as it approached the nation’s capital, prompting the dispatch of fighter jets and the evacuation of the U.S. Capitol and all House and Senate office buildings.

Seattle Times

Blog:

Another day, another airspace violation

(Yahoo! News)

Associated Content

New Calif. laws affect everyone

Among others changes to California law, carrying a small amount of pot is no longer a crime, and children with pre-existing medical conditions will have better insurance access.

San Jose Mercury News

New Calif. laws for 2011

CNBC

Public workers facing outrage as budget crises grow

A wounded economy has blown gaping holes in state, city and town budgets, and revealed that some public pension funds dangle perilously close to bankruptcy.

New York Times

POLITICS

Spending showdowns will test new Congress leaders

Two early showdowns on spending and debt will signal whether the new Congress can find common ground despite its partisan divisions or whether gridlock is impending.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Green skeletons lurk in GOP closets

It may be heresy to conservatives, but a trip down memory lane shows nearly all of the top-tier Republican presidential contenders want to save the planet from global warming.

Politico

BUSINESS

Wages rise for all, but a gap widens

Thanks to its colleges and universities, Massachusetts has one of the best-educated, best-paid workforces in the nation, but a study shows the gap between the haves and have-nots has widened.

Telegram & Gazette

Silicon Valley jobs: a recurring cycle of boom and bust

Over the past 15 years, Silicon Valley has created some of the world’s most successful companies and best-paid workers, while shedding the jobs and industries it no longer needs.

San Jose Mercury News

EDUCATION

Colleges find Mo. freshmen unready

President Barack Obama has set a national goal of having the world’s highest proportion of college graduates by 2020. But with college remediation on the rise, it could be a difficult goal to attain.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Poor South Africans turn to private schools, with government schools failing

As the public school system collapses in South Africa, a free market replacement is emerging: private schools for the poor.

Star Tribune

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Rehab for religious terrorists: Pakistan tries reintegration program

Once a terrorist always a terrorist? Not so, says Pakistani military officials, who are using psychiatry, education and religion to rehabilitate more than 150 teenage extremists involved in terrorism.

ABC News

Pope rallies Christians not to despair in face of recent attacks

During his New Year’s Day homily titled, “Religious Freedom, the Road to Peace,” Pope Benedict XVI asked followers and governments to join efforts in combating religious persecution.

CNN

SPORTS

TCU triumphs in Rose Bowl

The No. 3 Horned Frogs won’t win a national title, but they made a major statement by beating No. 4 Wisconsin 21-19.

NBCSports

TCU completes their 1st undefeated season in 72 years

ESPN

NBA fines Stan Van Gundy $35,000

Magic coach Stan Van Gundy has been fined $35,000 by the NBA for publicly saying after Orlando’s 112-103 win that officials are targeting center Dwight Howard this season.

ESPN

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Marc Hansen):

Former inmates find real gift is to give

Des Moines Register

Column (Neal Peirce):

America needs to shrink its urban waistline

Sun Herald

Editorial:

Change, Mich. — or die trying

Detroit Free Press

Editorial (Mark Whicker):

Old-school ways still work for Wis.

NBCSports

Column (Monona Rossol):

We‘re hip to the dangers of lead and asbestos, but not PCBs

AlterNet

Blog (Robin Hackett):

Let’s talk about Becks

(ESPN)

On The Move

Editorial:

Fascinating political year sets stage for a new battle in 2011

The Day

Editorial:

Sad saga of Guantanamo Bay: Obama administration throws up its hands in defeat

Philadelphia Daily News

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GOOD NEWS

Iowa war hero skillfully, yet reluctantly, handles new fame

Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta had time to talk with his wife about the “what if” question. He’d been recommended for the Medal of Honor. If chosen, his name would be in headlines. His face in the spotlight.

Des Moines Register

Kindness you can count on

Jeanne Powers Quann’s mantra is simple. “No matter what your situation is, everybody needs a little kindness — even if it means saying hi to a neighbor, taking time for or opening a door for somebody.”

The Telegraph Herald

WORLD

North Korea calls for peace, warns of potential for ‘nuclear holocaust’

North Korea called for dialogue and peace on the Korean Peninsula in a state-issued New Year’s Day editorial, warning that a breakout of war with the South “will bring nothing but a nuclear holocaust.”

McClatchy Newspapers

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